Novel Full Chapter 439
Chapter 439: Chapter 72: A mutual exchange with Junior Sister Xu Chapter 439: Chapter 72: A mutual exchange with Junior Sister Xu The Great Bright Fire, which could burn mountains and boil seas, obscured the sun and the sky.
Rolling waves of heat rushed forward, causing the complexions of the surrounding cultivators to change.
Even those a bit closer had sparks catch on their robes.
Upon witnessing the intense blaze, the onlookers were forced to control their swords and retreat more than sixty feet away, continuing to watch the competition from a distance.
Ling Yunpo faced the Great Bright Fire without any change in expression, raising a single hand in a sword gesture, chanting an incantation:
“Misty and hazy, like a mirage on the water.”
Suddenly, a dense fog rose rapidly, clashing with the scorching waves of the Great Bright Fire, and immediately billowing white steam soared as if boiling water bubbled over.
Xu Yinglian continued to stimulate her True Yuan, aware that the Shushan Sword Immortal couldn’t possibly compete with her in this aspect, especially since she had cultivated the ‘Nine Heavens Clear Entrance True Mantra’, the robustness of her True Yuan unmatched by ordinary cultivators.
The opponent must be using Daoist Magic to temporarily withstand the Great Bright Fire, then planning to converge their killing move with Man-Sword Unity, waiting for the opportunity to snipe me directly from the fire!
Would I fall for such a lowly trick?
She sneered inwardly, already preparing another Daoist Formula with her hands.
This technique was one she had learned from her ancient ancestor Feng Tong within the secret realm of the Bright Palace last time, called the “Fire Escape Nine Methods.”
As long as there was a flame within the range of the technique, even just a tiny spark, she could teleport her body to that location, while simultaneously creating a fire system illusion at her original position-a profoundly mysterious and rare technique that required a Phoenix Bloodline to learn.
Because the illusion appeared almost flawless, it was perfect for evading attacks.
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Astute as Xu Yinglian was, she could even launch an attack immediately after teleporting, creating an excellent evade-attack routine that left opponents no chance to react.
She had intended to keep this technique in reserve for the finals against her Senior Brother, but seeing that neither Ling Yunpo nor An Zhisu could be easily defeated, she had chosen to reveal it now in preparation for a splendid victory.
As her thoughts gradually turned, Xu Yinglian suddenly realized that the momentum of the Great Bright Fire was weakening!
The opponent’s Daoist Magic had spread out.
Wherever the dense fog went, the sea of fire was immediately suppressed, its brightness and heat nearly halved.
What kind of Daoist Magic was this?
Of such a high rank that it could suppress my Great Bright Fire!
Shock filled Xu Yinglian’s heart as she quickly cast a spell with her hands.
The Sword Light of Man-Sword Unity pierced her body, and then her form dissipated into firelight, as Xu Yinglian reappeared on the other side of the fire sea, only to see that the white fog was not endless but always maintained around the Qing Ping Sword Light.
So, it was not Daoist Magic, but a seal on his sword; no wonder it had a limited range and couldn’t sustain itself without the Immortal Sword.
Considering that activating Sword Dao Techniques would consume much more True Yuan than using one’s own acquired Daoist Magic, it would be sufficient to intentionally avoid conflict and drag out time, waiting until his True Yuan was exhausted to win…
But would I, Xu Yinglian, stoop to such a shameless tactic for the sake of victory?
With this thought, Xu Yinglian called forth her Feather Jia Sword and fiercely charged towards Ling Yunpo.
Ling Yunpo was also taken aback: Well done!
Your swordsmanship is not as exquisite as mine, and you can’t achieve Man-Sword Unity, yet you still dare to charge at me directly.
You truly live up to your name, Iron-headed Junior Sister Xu!
He also stimulated his Sword Light to meet her.
As Xu Yinglian rapidly closed in, she suddenly spat out a very thin and bright golden thread.
Crimson Feather Nine Phoenix Fire!
Although the fire thread was only as thick as a fingernail, it was formed in Xu Yinglian’s meridians by compressing Fire System True Essence nine times, making its individual destructive power extremely terrifying.
Even though its intensity was halved by the Green Mist Veil Over the Mountains of the Qing Ping Sword, its brightness was still hardly diminished.
This shocked Ling Yunpo to his core, not even having time to turn his Sword Light.
He hastily dissolved the Man-Sword Unity and performed the Cloud-Parting Eight Trigrams Step, his figure shifting so rapidly that he narrowly dodged the fire thread.
The fire thread did not hit Ling Yunpo but swept behind him across the White Jade Capital’s plaza balustrades.
The jade balustrade, as if made of tofu, was cut neatly, the incision showing a molten golden red color, still slowly deforming and collapsing.
The golden fire line did not slow down and continued to sweep across several cultivators who could not dodge in time in the distance.
Caught off guard, those cultivators were bisected at the waist and then “resurrected” in their original spots by the secret realm’s mechanism.
Having just steadied their startled souls, they dared not stay put any longer.
They immediately fled on their flying swords, not even bothering to watch the competition anymore.
The rest of the onlooking cultivators were also stunned: What kind of Daoist magic was this golden line?
Its attack range was vast, its speed was freakishly fast, and its lethality was massive-even capable of slicing through the railings of the White Jade Capital Plaza!
It should be noted that the White Jade Capital Plaza had hosted many bouts in the past few days, yet it had never been damaged by the Daoist magic used in those contests!
In a state of panic, the crowd had no choice but to once again fly away on their swords to a distance of fifty zhang, all the while pinching their sword techniques, ready to flee if the situation turned dire.
Ling Yunpo too looked solemn, understanding that the Phoenix Secret Technique which Junior Sister Xu had obtained from the ancient ancestor Feng Tong within the Bright Palace secret realm had improved her combat prowess more than he had anticipated.
Well, if that’s the case, I won’t hold back either.
His expression gravely serious, he pinched his sword technique and once again drew the Thunder Punishment Sword and the Myriad Bamboos Sword.
Three flying swords hovered around him, the Green Duckweed Sword on the right, the Thunder Punishment Sword on the left, and the Myriad Bamboos Sword above his head.
Black, white, and green mingled together, radiating an imposing killing intent.
Xu Yinglian was not intimidated at all and turned her head to exhale flames again.
This time it was not the golden line but a new Great Bright Fire, rolling in like a tide towards Ling Yunpo.
Ling Yunpo exclaimed, This Great Bright Fire, although wide in range, is not as lethal as the Crimson Feather Nine Phoenix Fire.
Reduced by half with my Green Mist Veil Over the Mountains, it posed no real threat.
Why is Junior Sister still using this move?
As the sea of fire rose again, concealing Xu Yinglian’s figure, Ling Yunpo realized the bad news:
So that’s it!
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The Great Bright Fire wasn’t intended to attack me, but to create a massive wave of light and heat, masking her position!
As the thought crossed his mind, another golden line suddenly shot out from the sea of fire, its angle crafty and its speed incredibly fast, making Ling Yunpo break into a cold sweat.
Fortunately, after many years of training with An Zhisu, his reaction speed was well-honed.
He quickly dodged using the Cloud-Parting Eight Trigrams Step, simultaneously directing his Green Duckweed Sword towards the origin of the golden line.
The Green Duckweed Sword pierced through the sea of fire but didn’t seem to hit its target, suggesting Junior Sister had escaped through her bizarre techniques again…
Just as this thought came to him, another golden line shot toward him, this time from a different direction!
Ling Yunpo hastily dodged the sweeping golden line once more, and since the Green Duckweed Sword could not be retracted in time, he shot the Thunder Punishment Sword towards his opponent instead.
As expected, it hit nothing.
Junior Sister Xu, within the sea of fire, moving freely with her Fire Escape Technique, and maintaining a constant threat with her Crimson Feather Nine Phoenix Fire, had taken control of the rhythm away from me.
To defeat her, I would need to use an even wider-ranging Daoist magic to suppress the entire sea of fire on the battlefield!
With this in mind, Ling Yunpo once again pinched his Daoist formula, enacting the third layer of the Sword Dao Techniques on the Green Duckweed Sword, “North Wind Rolls White Feathers,” while reciting the incantation:
“Three-foot Abyssal Ice, a thousand li of white feathers!”
Suddenly, frost formed in the air, turning instantly into a heavy snowfall, blanketing the entire sea of fire and even the White Jade Capital Plaza beneath a layer of snowflakes.
Each snowflake was a blade of Water System Sword Qi, which upon falling onto the blazing Great Bright Fire, instantly extinguished each other, retreating on both sides.
Another Water System Daoist magic!
Hiding deep within the sea of fire, Xu Yinglian felt trouble brewing within her heart.
Two successive wide-area Daoist magics, both unleashed through the sealing of flying swords, this guy… where is he getting all this True Yuan from?