Chapter 718 - 717: Extreme Counter-Kill! Plastic Sisterhood

"Ahhh!!!"

The white-robed girl roared in fury.

Using the last of her Divine Power, she threw a frenzied punch at the Azure Flame Flying Lion.

CRUNCH.

The Azure Flame Flying Lion didn’t even have time to cry out before she smashed it into a bloody pulp.

Even its soul was shattered.

After killing the Azure Flame Flying Lion,

the white-robed girl staggered back a few steps.

She leaned against the wall, panting heavily.

At that moment,

her Divine Power had stopped flowing completely.

Fortunately, she hadn’t suffered a fatal injury.

As long as she went back and had her senior brother help her remove the three Soul-Eroding Nails from her body,

her Divine Power would immediately recover.

The only regrettable thing was,

she now had no Divine Power.

She could no longer use the Soul Searching Technique on Gu Yuexi.

Meanwhile, Gu Yuexi had a Divine Sword stuck in her chest.

She was bleeding profusely.

She was on the verge of death.

Once Gu Yuexi died, her soul would dissipate completely.

Even if the white-robed girl could use the Soul Searching Technique then, it would be useless.

"To protect Immortal Venerable Shi Xi’s legacy."

"Gu Yuexi, are you willing to throw away your life for it?!!"

The white-robed girl stared daggers at Gu Yuexi,

she said, grinding her teeth.

She believed

that this series of counter-attacks from Gu Yuexi

was solely to temporarily suppress her Divine Power,

denying her the chance to use the Soul Searching Technique on Gu Yuexi again.

By doing so, she would protect Immortal Venerable Shi Xi’s legacy,

even at the cost of her own life.

As for the idea that Gu Yuexi was doing all this to kill *her*...

the thought never even crossed the white-robed girl’s mind.

The gap between their Realms was simply too vast.

Even though the white-robed girl couldn’t channel her Divine Power now,

with the physical strength of her Void Refinement Realm body alone,

killing the severely injured Gu Yuexi would be effortless.

Gu Yuexi calmly shook her head.

"No."

"I’m doing this to..."

"Kill you!"

The white-robed girl froze for a moment.

Then, she burst into wild, unrestrained laughter.

"Gu Yuexi, I’ve heard of people who overestimate themselves,"

"but I’ve never seen someone as delusional as you."

"You’re only in the Profound Understanding Realm, and you’re severely injured."

"How could you possibly be my opponent?"

"Do you really think you’re Immortal Venerable Shi Xi herself?!"

"Even if I stood here and let you hit me,"

"you couldn’t even scratch my Divine Body!"

Gu Yuexi ignored the white-robed girl’s mockery.

She reached out with her right hand,

and took a reverse grip on the hilt of the Divine Sword embedded in her chest.

Gritting her teeth,

she began to pull it out, bit by bit.

With every fraction of an inch it moved,

her face grew a shade paler,

and the blood flowed even faster.

As the Divine Sword was being withdrawn,

a sweet taste filled Gu Yuexi’s throat, and she couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

It splattered across her white dress,

like plum blossoms blooming in the snow.

Even after suffering such a grievous injury,

Gu Yuexi’s brow only furrowed slightly.

She quickly regained her composure.

SQUELCH.

Gu Yuexi pulled the Divine Sword completely free from her chest.

She tossed it aside casually.

The next second,

the deep, heavy toll of an ancient bell

suddenly rang out inside the pavilion.

DONG—

The sound was distant and long, echoing through the air.

Before the white-robed girl’s bewildered eyes,

iridescent beams of starlight

rained down from the void.

They landed on Gu Yuexi’s body.

A golden light completely enveloped her.

Pauldrons, a breastplate, vambraces, greaves...

piece by piece, a golden Battle Armor engraved with ancient phoenix patterns

slowly materialized

and fitted itself onto Gu Yuexi’s body.

When the final piece, a Crown bearing the same phoenix pattern and a deep blue Gemstone embedded in its center,

gently settled upon her head,

Gu Yuexi’s entire aura changed.

She was no longer the weak and helpless prisoner.

Instead, she was peerlessly magnificent and awe-inspiringly majestic!

Like a Divine Venerable reigning over all creation!

Her entire being radiated a sacred, inviolable presence!

After donning the Empress Battle Armor,

Gu Yuexi summoned a longsword in a simple, ancient Sword Scabbard from her Lifebound Space with her left hand.

She held the Sword Scabbard in her left hand,

and her right hand gripped the hilt.

Slowly, she drew the longsword from its sheath.

SHING.

The blade was drawn.

A cold light flashed from it.

On the blade,

five ancient, golden characters

gradually appeared.

SLAY!

THE!

GODS!

TO!

RUIN!

The white-robed girl’s laughter died in her throat!

The mockery and triumph on her face

were instantly replaced by terror.

Her eyes widened.

She stared fixedly at the Godslaying Ruins Sword in Gu Yuexi’s hands.

Her body began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Gu Yuexi, quick! Stop!"

The white-robed girl was panicking.

She retreated again and again,

her voice filled with fear.

"We can talk about this!"

"I’ll let you go!"

"I won’t ask you for the legacy anymore!"

She couldn’t channel any Divine Power.

All she could do was rely on her Void Refinement Realm body to withstand the blow.

But she could clearly feel

that the sword in Gu Yuexi’s hands

contained a terrifying power capable of severing a Divine Soul.

Her Divine Body...

...could not withstand it!!!

Gu Yuexi paid her no mind.

Her eyes were like ice.

She channeled all of her remaining Spiritual Power,

pushing the might of the Godslaying Ruins Sword to its absolute limit!

In an instant, the blade erupted in roaring golden flames.

WHOOSH!!!

A sharp, piercing sound cut through the air.

The Godslaying Ruins Sword transformed into a streak of golden light,

mercilessly tearing through the void

and striking the white-robed girl.

The white-robed girl only had time to hastily pull out a few Defense Treasures

and hold them in front of herself.

But without Divine Power to activate them, the Defense Treasures

were like paper mache.

They couldn’t block the Sword Qi of the Godslaying Ruins Sword at all!

SLICE!!!

The Sword Qi surged.

Under the sharp cut of the Sword Qi, the white-robed girl’s body

was neatly split into two halves.

She collapsed to the ground.

Her eyes were wide open,

filled with nothing but terror and resentment, unable to rest in peace.

Even in death, she couldn’t believe

that she had actually been killed by a mere Profound Understanding Realm Cultivator.

After all was said and done,

the Empress Battle Armor and the Godslaying Ruins Sword on Gu Yuexi’s body

dissolved into motes of golden light

and returned to her body.

She staggered,

grabbing a table for support.

She gasped for breath,

her face as pale as paper.

From feigning weakness at the start,

to using a clone to confuse her enemy,

to the sneak attack with the Soul-Eroding Nails,

then using the Azure Flame Flying Lion to completely drain the white-robed girl’s Divine Power,

and finally, using the Empress Battle Armor and the Godslaying Ruins Sword to complete the counter-kill.

Everything had gone according to her plan.

It was just a pity that

her Azure Flame Flying Lion,

in order to help her, had become a sacrifice.

Gu Yuexi looked at the corpse of the Azure Flame Flying Lion on the ground,

a flash of sorrow in her eyes.

Gu Yuexi caught her breath for a moment.

She didn’t dare to linger.

This was the Celestial Derivation Sect’s territory.

The white-robed girl’s death would soon be discovered.

She had to leave this place as soon as possible.

She took out a bottle of Healing Elixir,

poured out a few pills, and put them in her mouth.

Then, she prepared to flee this place of conflict.

Just then,

outside the pavilion,

the sound of clapping suddenly rang out.

The sound was crisp and clear,

and it seemed especially jarring in the silent pavilion.

Gu Yuexi’s brows furrowed slightly.

Her eyes instantly became vigilant.

She looked in the direction of the sound.

There, she saw a young woman in a long green dress

slowly walking into the pavilion.

She looked to be only about seventeen or eighteen years old.

She was exceptionally beautiful,

with a sweet smile on her face.

But in her eyes, there was a playful, knowing glint.

"Wonderful!"

"That was truly wonderful!"

The green-skirted girl said with a smile,

clapping as she spoke.

"Oh, my dear senior sister!"

"Tell me... should I avenge you, or not?"