Chapter 661 - 661: Celestial Extreme Cyan Wolf

"Alright, you've got some skill. Just as expected of a Core Disciple."

"Then, try and take this next move."

"Celestial Extreme Cyan Wolf, Cyan Wolf Bite!"

Chen Qingyao let out a cold shout, his feet still rooted to the spot, and unleashed his Martial Soul.

A Tier Four Martial Soul, the Celestial Extreme Cyan Wolf.

Behind Chen Qingyao, the Martial Soul Illusion of a giant cyan wolf appeared.

As the Soul Technique was unleashed, a vast amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Power and Martial Soul Power converged in the air. It condensed into a massive wolf head over two hundred meters in diameter, which opened its cavernous maw and plunged down to bite Chu Qingyun.

The moment the wolf's head descended, Chu Qingyun felt a powerful sucking force pulling at his body, as if trying to drag him into its gaping mouth!

'Flame Martial Soul!'

'Iron Wire Ten-Star Vine Martial Soul!'

With an inward shout, Chu Qingyun unleashed two Martial Souls at once.

The Martial Soul Illusion of a vine wreathed in flames instantly appeared behind Chu Qingyun.

As he injected his Primordial Power, a massive amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Power also gathered frantically upon the Martial Soul Illusion.

Ten blazing Flame Vines grew rapidly from the Martial Soul Illusion. Following the pull of the sucking power, they shot toward the wolf head in the sky.

Each vine, once fully extended, had a diameter of over two meters!

The ten vines, like ten giant pillars of fire, all slammed into the wolf's mouth.

"Break!"

Chu Qingyun let out a cold shout. He focused all his energy, controlling the ten vines after they pierced the wolf's head, and tore them outward in ten different directions with all his might!

In mid-air, the wolf head was held in place, and it began to tremble violently.

After a brief stalemate, the entire wolf head Soul Technique actually burst apart under the strain of the ten Flame Vines, torn to pieces!

Although both were Tier Four Martial Souls, Chu Qingyun's "Flame Iron Wire Ten-Star Vine Martial Soul" was, after all, two souls in one. Coupled with his formidable Control Power, the force he could unleash was far greater than that of a typical Tier Four Martial Soul.

The wolf head Soul Technique was torn apart, and the sucking power vanished instantly.

Chu Qingyun, however, seized the opportunity, directing the ten vines to crash down upon Chen Qingyao in an overwhelming onslaught. They covered a huge area, aiming for his Strangulation.

"Hmph, you're courting death!"

Chen Qingyao snorted coldly. His long saber was instantly unsheathed, and a hundred-meter-long cyan blade light shot toward the sky.

Chen Qingyao struck three times in quick succession, severing five of Chu Qingyun's Flame Vines. He forcibly broke out from the encirclement and Strangulation of the ten giant Flame Vines.

However, his expression had now turned even colder.

In the clash of converged Heaven and Earth Primordial Power, the two were more or less evenly matched.

But in the exchange of Soul Techniques, his had been torn to shreds, forcing him to draw his saber first.

'Doesn't this mean that, up until now, I've been at a disadvantage?'

Being at a disadvantage against a mere level-one Martial King… For someone as proud as Chen Qingyao, this was intolerable.

"Kid, face my blade!"

Chen Qingyao shouted coldly and charged forward, slashing his saber at Chu Qingyun. The cyan blade light emanated a sharp, heart-pounding aura.

Chu Qingyun's Thunder Sword Intent was something he had cultivated entirely through his own comprehension.

Therefore, he had a deep understanding of the Intention Realm.

By analogy, he could tell that this cyan blade light was definitely a move that touched upon the Intention Realm, but it wasn't true Wind Blade Intent.

If he had to make a comparison, it was probably similar to his Lightning Sword.

Still, even if it wasn't true Sword Intent, it had touched upon the Intention Realm. Moreover, his opponent was a level-three Martial King, a full two levels higher than him.

So, Chu Qingyun didn't dare to be careless. He focused his mind, controlling all the Flame Vines to begin a defensive containment, entangling Chen Qingyao in a drawn-out fight.

Chen Qingyao's Saber Technique was masterful. Each swing of the cyan blade light was incomparably sharp, easily severing the Flame Vines.

However, Chu Qingyun was also quickly adapting to controlling the new, enlarged Flame Vines, becoming very agile and fast.

Furthermore, with a massive supply of Heaven and Earth Primordial Power, the regeneration speed of the Flame Vines had risen to another level.

And so, the two fought fiercely for nearly ten minutes without a clear winner emerging.

Facing vines that he couldn't seem to finish chopping down, Chen Qingyao's heart filled with frustration and resentment.

Under Chu Qingyun's control, these ten vines were simply too agile. Containment, defense, offense—everything flowed together seamlessly, without a moment's pause.

While they couldn't defeat him, they had him completely bogged down.

'When more Primordial Power is injected, the vines become gigantic. Both their power and defense increase drastically, but there's a downside: they're too conspicuous. They've almost completely lost the element of surprise…'

Amidst his battle with Chen Qingyao, Chu Qingyun was also silently observing and analyzing.

Just then, a thought suddenly struck him, and he considered a new possibility.

'Could I… deliberately control the vines to shrink back to their original thickness?'

He immediately put his thought into action.

Chu Qingyun split off a sliver of his Heart and Mind to start controlling the Martial Soul Illusion behind him.

He selected two of the vines and intentionally controlled them to stop absorbing Heaven and Earth Primordial Power, instead fueling them solely with his own Primordial Power as a level-one Martial King.

Sure enough, Chu Qingyun saw that the two vines quickly began to shrink until they were about their original size—just a little thicker than a thumb.

With ten giant vines now reduced to eight, Chen Qingyao didn't notice at first.

But he soon sensed that something was wrong, because "two new," very slender vines had appeared among the others.

And those two small vines were incredibly annoying!

Having grown accustomed to the giant vines, the sudden appearance of two smaller ones, constantly waiting for a chance to ambush him, was impossible to guard against.

Chen Qingyao was immediately thrown into disarray.

Harried by the two small vines, he began to make frequent mistakes. Not only was he struck hard by the giant vines several times, but more perilously, he was almost genuinely caught by one!

'Just a small change had such a huge effect. Real combat truly is the best teacher…'

Chu Qingyun mused to himself.

Of course, his ability to do this was inseparable from his capacity for Multi-tasking and his perfect control over his Martial Soul.

Others, even if they had thought of it, would have been completely unable to pull it off.

Chen Qingyao was a Core Disciple at the level-three Martial King Realm; it was impossible to truly wound him with vines alone.

But this drawn-out entanglement filled his heart with rage and frustration.

"Damn it, get off me!"

Chen Qingyao could finally take no more. He executed a Saber Technique, his long saber flashing between his hands as he unleashed five slashes in an instant, cutting his way out of the vine encirclement and retreating backward.

He didn't charge forward toward Chu Qingyun, because Chu Qingyun had laid out even more vines to intercept him there.

Only by retreating could he break free.