Chapter 446 - 45: Zhou Yuantong’s Plug-in: The Favorability System

"Let’s end this quickly!"

Lou Yutang said in a grave voice:

"The Yin Yang Dual Swords have the power of Void Shifting. The Dragon Gate Array can only suppress them for the time it takes an incense stick to burn."

In other words, if they couldn’t deal with Qi Baifeng within that time, she could leave whenever she pleased.

At that point, whether to fight or flee would be entirely up to her.

CLANG!

A blazing white saber light erupted from Zhou Yuantong’s hand. The platinum gleam shot across the void for dozens of miles.

Wherever the platinum saber light passed, the thick clouds were torn to shreds. A long scar from the saber appeared in the void, like a clear dividing line that split the sky in two.

The Demon Saber!

Unlike Zhu Ju, who wanted to walk his own path, Zhou Yuantong had spent all these years meticulously studying the Demon Saber Technique. She had even merged it with the Joyful Sect’s methods, infusing all seven emotions and six desires into it.

When the saber struck, the heavens and earth trembled!

In terms of Saber Technique alone, Zhou Yuantong had clearly surpassed her master, exceeding Zhu Ju.

TING...

The sound of a collision rang out.

Qi Baifeng held her dual swords, the black and white Sword Lights converging into a Tai Chi Diagram that blocked the saber light completely.

"Mid-Stage Golden Core, a Divine Saber Technique."

"Yuann Tong, everyone has underestimated you. To think you possessed such power on top of your insight into the human heart."

"Sect Leader," Zhou Yuantong said, standing with her saber pointed at her opponent.

"Surrender the Yin Yang Dual Swords and confine yourself to the forbidden grounds of Wind Moon Valley. I can spare your life and let your faction go."

"Heh..." Qi Baifeng chuckled lightly.

"How naive."

BOOM!

Before her words faded, endless starlight descended from the heavens, crashing down on her like a meteor shower.

The Falling Star Disc!

The ultimate treasure of the Netherworld Sect!

A top-tier Magical Treasure!

Lou Yutang held a patch of starlight in his palm. His Late-Stage Golden Core Magical Power roared like a river, compelling the starlight to plummet.

At the same time.

The High Grade Magical Treasure, the Netherworld Ghost Sword, appeared silently behind Qi Baifeng like a phantom.

CLANG...

The Ghost Sword slashed through the void.

The ghostly, sinister cold instantly transformed into a dazzling sword beam. The crisscrossing rays of Sword Light seemed to carry the wails of ten thousand ghosts, exuding an extreme ferocity and brutality.

ROAR!

A short, long-tailed monkey holding a short staff appeared on the battlefield.

Unlike Zhou Yuantong with her heaven-piercing Saber Intent or Lou Yutang with his vast Magical Power, Wukong’s aura was unassuming. But as it swung its staff down, the explosive power of its Late-Stage Golden Core Physical Body and tenfold Immortal Vein directly ignited a giant mushroom cloud high in the sky, causing the black and white Sword Light to tremble violently.

"A Primordial Spirit Stone Embryo!"

Qi Baifeng’s expression changed.

"To think such a thing still exists in this era!"

No one answered.

Zhou Yuantong’s figure flickered, and she charged forward with her saber once more.

In her perception, the world was filled with brilliant colors. The Five Elements Primordial Qi surged like a tide, while several active Primordial Spirits controlled this energy, unleashing their Divine Thought to clash in the void and erupt into countless particles.

Divine Thoughts swirled about like ripples and beams of light, some strong, some weak, some friendly, some furious.

She gently swung the long saber in her hand, her Saber Intent drawing upon the sharp killing intent, anger, and hatred in the air as she quietly slashed out.

Seven Emotions and Six Desires Cross Method!

As long as there were emotions, as long as there were desires—be they joy or malice—they could all be forged into the edge of her saber.

BOOM!

Qi Baifeng felt the killing intent and anger in her own heart being ignited, nearly destroying her reason.

’Not good!’

’I’ve fallen for her trick!’

She knew of Zhou Yuantong’s ability. Her manipulation of the human heart had reached an unprecedented level; in the thousands of years of the Joyful Sect’s history, no one had ever achieved such a feat.

Even she was wary of it.

Furthermore, no one could truly and completely control their own emotions, making it nearly impossible to defend against.

However...

’Since you want me to be angry, I’ll show you what real anger is!’

The Yin Yang Dual Swords suddenly flashed. The black and white sword beams merged, transforming into a gray, misty Sword Light that slashed down.

SWOOSH!

The Sword Light vanished in a flash.

Zhou Yuantong’s charging figure suddenly stiffened, and then, her Primordial Spirit silently shattered within her.

Death!

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"It’s you?"

Li Yugui looked at the man and woman blocking his path, a hint of surprise on his face.

"The two Golden Cores from the Bright Void Sect."

The Bright Void Sect, once on the verge of collapse, had produced two new Golden Core Grandmasters in just over a decade.

And both of them were extremely ’young’.

News like this had naturally spread throughout the Cultivation Realm, known to everyone in both the Righteous and Evil Dao.

However, Pei Jingque and Zhu Ju had only recently advanced to the Golden Core realm, so their strength should theoretically be limited.

"You overestimate yourselves!"

Li Yugui shook his head lightly.

"If you don’t want to die, get out of my way."

"Let’s end this quickly," Zhu Ju said.

"You provide support."

"Okay!"

Pei Jingque nodded.

CLANG...

The sound of a sword hummed melodiously.

A flash of blazing white sword beam appeared, and an intimidating, tyrannical Sword Intent enveloped their opponent before the blade even arrived.

Hm?

Li Yugui’s expression changed as his Blood God Sword shot out like a bolt of lightning.

TING...

The sounds of collision were as rapid as a downpour.

In the span of a single breath, Zhu Ju manipulated his Ten Directions Cross Sword to strike eighteen thousand times.

Sword Light Division!

The Sword Light flickered and split, transforming into ten beams that trapped Li Yugui within them like a wheel of light.

Then.

A frenzy of slashes!

Fast!

Extremely fast!

Li Yugui’s eyes widened. His internal Blood Pill spun, and his entire body instantly transformed into a ball of bloody light. Countless sword beams shot out from within, clashing with the incoming Sword Light.

The two cultivators and their two swords became two spheres of light—one large and one small, one white and one red—colliding madly in the void.

In the span of just over a dozen breaths, they exchanged no fewer than a million high-speed blows.

Pushing their Magical Power so frantically was an extreme drain, even for a Golden Core.

BOOM!

A violent hurricane swept out in all directions.

Both of them retreated simultaneously.

Sweat beaded on Li Yugui’s forehead as he gasped for breath, his eyes fixed on Zhu Ju, who was equally drained of Qi and strength.

"Mid-Stage Golden Core!"

"How long have you been a Golden Core? You’re already at the Mid-Stage Golden Core and can push me this far?"

Although he was also a Mid-Stage Golden Core, he had lived for over five hundred years, and his accumulation of Magical Power far surpassed Zhu Ju’s.

Even so, he still felt immense pressure.

As soon as his voice fell, Li Yugui abruptly looked up, his eyes narrowing as he scanned his surroundings.

He saw that, at some unknown point, crimson crystals had been scattered throughout the void, with lines of fire connecting them all.

It looked like a giant spiderweb covered in red cocoons.

At the center of the web stood a beautiful figure clad in fiery red.

"Husband."

Pei Jingque spoke.

"I’m ready."

She smiled serenely and gently clenched one hand.

BOOM!

All one thousand and eighty Fire Flame Crystals detonated at once, filling the world with a dense Power of Fire Element.

In an instant.

The entire battlefield was engulfed in Fierce Flames.

Pei Jingque’s figure flickered, transforming into the Three-Flame Simurgh Fan.

The Spirit Fan swung fiercely, and a Fire Phoenix shot out from it. It let out a sharp, clear cry as it charged toward Li Yugui, wreathed in the sky-filling flames.

The extreme heat was so intense that even before the Fire Phoenix got close, the void began to warp and all things started to melt away.

’Crap!’

Li Yugui’s expression changed drastically. The sea of blood he had transformed into was actually evaporating and weakening before these Fierce Flames.

SWOOSH!

A Sword Light flashed as he tried to escape.

However, as a five-colored light descended, his escape route was blocked, and he could only watch helplessly as the Fire Phoenix landed on him.

BOOM!

"AHH!"

A bloodcurdling scream rang out.

A sharp flash of light flickered and vanished. The Golden Core hidden within the sea of blood shattered on the spot.

Li Yugui.

Dead!

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Zhou Yuantong’s eyes were vacant. She looked down at her body; there were clearly no injuries, but her Primordial Spirit had quietly dissipated.

"Your ability to manipulate people’s hearts and the seven emotions is unrivaled, but your own Cultivation is ultimately limited."

Qi Baifeng said coldly:

"You made me angry, but you had to become angry yourself. Anger affects reason, and that is why you lost."

"My rage allows me to unleash greater power and more fully activate the abilities of the Yin Yang Dual Swords."

"The might of a Spiritual Artifact..."

"...is not something you can withstand!"

"..." Zhou Yuantong opened her mouth, her expression strange.

"So, this was your trump card?"

Hm?

Qi Baifeng’s expression changed.

"Impossible!"

"I already shattered your Divine Soul! There’s no way you’re unharmed!"

"You did," Zhou Yuantong said, twisting her neck as the chaotic Qi in her body calmed down. She glanced behind her and sighed.

"It’s just that someone else took that blow for me."

"A Substitute Death Technique!"

Qi Baifeng’s beautiful eyes narrowed.

"You actually managed to make a Golden Core Grandmaster willingly sacrifice their Primordial Spirit to take a fatal blow for you?"

The Joyful Sect’s cultivation techniques were skilled at exploiting the human heart, and there was no shortage of methods for exploiting puppets and slaves.

But Golden Core Grandmasters were different.

A Golden Core is pure and flawless, and its owner’s mind is firm. Even she couldn’t force another Golden Core cultivator to serve her.

And yet, Zhou Yuantong...

...was able to seize someone’s Primordial Spirit!

"This is a skill my former husband taught me. You capture people’s hearts, and once their affection level for you exceeds ninety, you can do whatever you want with them."

Zhou Yuantong shrugged.

"The Supreme Forget Love allows me to see the emotional changes in others and to quantify their affection levels. It’s equivalent to having what he called a ’System Cheat.’ Achieving this is perfectly normal."

"Forget it!"

"You haven’t heard those stories, so naturally you wouldn’t understand the mysteries of my cultivation technique. Let’s do this!"

She waved a delicate hand.

Wukong and Lou Yutang charged forward, unleashing their power in unison.