Chapter 1613 - 673: Cauldron Breath Showdown

Chapter 1613: Chapter 673: Cauldron Breath Showdown

The shadow slipped into the tent, as if searching for something, carefully flipping through items.

"How can it not be here? Could it be that I guessed wrong, and the Cauldron Piece isn’t in her hands?"

The shadow mumbled to itself.

"Are you looking for this?"

From behind, an unexpected voice drifted over.

The shadow’s body tensed, slowly turning around.

"It’s you! Weren’t you supposed to be on patrol?"

The newcomer blocked the entrance to the tent, donning a martial robe that looked washed-out. Though not strikingly beautiful, her face, no bigger than a palm, possessed eyes that shone like the morning stars.

In her hand was a necklace, and the pendant was that half-piece of Cauldron Foundation.

Upon seeing the Cauldron Foundation, the shadow’s pupils contracted sharply, emitting a greedy light.

Half of the campfire’s light shone upon the shadow’s face, revealing that it was the alchemist named Gongsun from the Jin Family’s representative team.

"I was waiting for you, Gongsun Zhi; you are Dongfang Liuli’s senior brother. Portraits really are unreliable."

Ye Lingyue held a portrait in her hand, issued earlier by the City Lord’s Mansion when they were in Qiyu City.

The Gongsun Zhi in the portrait was completely different from the one in front of her.

"When did you find out?"

Gongsun Zhi, seeing that his identity was uncovered, decided not to disguise anymore.

After joining the Jin Family’s representative team, he secretly observed many times. At first, he suspected Guangzi, Ye Lingyue, and Bo Qing, but ultimately confirmed it was Ye Lingyue.

"Just today. Earlier, I only had suspicions. When you cured Tang Tianqi and the others of the Red Scorpion Fire today, I was completely certain. You should also possess Cauldron Breath."

Ye Lingyue said with certainty.

Gongsun Zhi blurted out.

"So that was your trap?"

Tang Tianqi and the others were vomiting and having diarrhea continuously, although it wasn’t an illness, it almost cost them half their lives.

They couldn’t detect what poison they were affected by.

The Third Young Master Jin recalled Gongsun Zhi’s medical skills and urged him to take a look.

Intending to elevate his status within the Jin Family’s representative team, Gongsun Zhi boasted a bit and used Cauldron Breath to cure their illness, not knowing this was the trap set by Ye Lingyue.

Gongsun Zhi immediately understood why his clever junior sister fell into this woman’s hands.

"You’re somewhat intelligent, but unfortunately, you’ll never have the chance to reveal this secret. Obediently hand over the half Cauldron Foundation and the Cauldron Piece you have."

Gongsun Zhi surveyed the surroundings; Ye Lingyue had returned alone.

A black light shot towards him.

In the blink of an eye, Gongsun Zhi’s Yama Breath lashed out.

He hadn’t planned to let Ye Lingyue live; both of them were alchemists and both had Cauldron Pieces, the victory or defeat would be decided in an instant.

But with the Yama Breath in hand, Gongsun Zhi believed his victory was more certain. In his view, Ye Lingyue’s age was against her; even if she had other Cauldron Pieces, it was impossible for her to have cultivated Cauldron Breath.

The black Cauldron Breath, with its deathly implication, targeted Ye Lingyue’s Yintang acupuncture point, her fatal weak spot; if it hit, her head would surely explode, resulting in certain death.

It approached with extreme swiftness.

However, Ye Lingyue remained calm.

She slipped her foot, seemingly prepared, dodging that Yama Breath by a subtle margin.

The slender wisp of Cauldron Breath glimmered with an eerie black light in the dark night.

A dull thump echoed, like a sky-shattering stone.

Unfortunately, the night was deep and this heavy sound was swallowed by the darkness.

Behind her, an ancient wood that required two people to embrace was cut in half at the waist.

Seeing Ye Lingyue dodge, Gongsun Zhi’s eyes showed no disappointment, instead, a trace of coldness intensified.

After the initial miss, the Yama Breath didn’t dissipate but instead turned back at an uncanny angle.

"Spiritual Divine Power Skill, Rattle Spiral Kill!"

The Yama Breath, like the tail coil of a rattlesnake, sizzled in mid-air, leaving a trail shaped like an arc, rebounding like a shooting star, directly aiming for the back of Ye Lingyue’s head.

Gongsun Zhi was different from Dongfang Liuli, being male his cultivated Cauldron Breath carried a fierce strength, more ruthless than Dongfang Liuli.

His Cauldron Breath had been mastered to an exquisitely fine degree.

Using this same move before, he had killed a martial artist at the Peak of the Small Divine Power Realm.

Gongsun Zhi seemed to see the scene of Ye Lingyue’s brain matter splattering, lying dead on the ground.

But suddenly, the corners of his mouth twitched, as if witnessing something incredibly shocking.

Ye Lingyue still stood there unscathed.

His mouth twitched furiously.

That Yama Breath, which had claimed countless lives, was controlled in the palm of Ye Lingyue’s right hand.

Her slender five fingers tightened abruptly.

The Yama Breath just vanished into thin air in Ye Lingyue’s palm!

The Qian Cauldron Seal instantly absorbed that Yama Breath.

"Is this your trump card? It’s truly pathetic. The half Cauldron Piece in your and your junior sister’s hands is utterly wasted. Let me show you what true Cauldron Breath is."

Ye Lingyue’s lips moved slightly, and the previously vanished Cauldron Breath reappeared in her palm.

The black Cauldron Breath intensified, as dark as ink, wrist-thick, and what’s more astounding, it was transforming into a black Horned Snake about the width of a wrist.

Comparing the density and size of Ye Lingyue’s Cauldron Breath to Gongsun Zhi’s, the difference was like that between a Great Witch and a Little Witch.

Aside from the fact that Ye Lingyue had four Cauldron Pieces at hand, among which were the crucial Jiu Provinces Cauldron Soul Fragment and the Tri-legged Cauldron Qi Fragment, the primary reason was the cultivation technique of Cauldron Breath she employed from the moment she obtained the Cauldron Piece was vastly different from that of Gongsun Zhi and his junior sister.

Both Gongsun Zhi and Dongfang Liuli used Evil Method cultivation techniques for expedient cultivation, taking a path of slaughter.

Meanwhile, Ye Lingyue, under the influence of Hong Meng Fang Immortal and Jade Hand Poison Master, practiced the Dao of Life and Death.

The so-called life is to promote good, the way of salvation with White Tripod Breath.

The so-called death is to punish evil, the path of slaughter with Black Cauldron Breath.

The two complement each other, causing Ye Lingyue’s Cauldron Breath to grow at an astonishing rate.

From strands as thin as a hair, it grew to finger-sized, then to a small snake form, and finally to the size of a Horned Snake today.

The black Cauldron Breath, transformed into a black Horned Snake, emitted an aura of terrifying destruction and slaughter, uttering an angry hiss.

Whoosh!

The black Cauldron Breath Horned Snake transformed into a streak of black lightning; Gongsun Zhi turned to flee, but the black Horned Snake was too quick. In a flash, it wrapped around Gongsun Zhi’s body like a vine, tightening to restrict his movement entirely.

The half Cauldron Base Fragment fell from him.

Ye Lingyue raised her hand, taking the half Cauldron Piece into her possession.

The remaining half of the Cauldron Base Fragment was now in her grasp!

There was no longer a need to spare Gongsun Zhi’s life, Ye Lingyue was ready to deliver the final blow, but at that moment!