Chapter 789: How About We Have a Thorough Exchange?

In the silent Heaven and Earth, the environment of Purgatory Purple Mountain was desolate.

Only half an hour remained.

Qianyu was no longer pursuing Enlightenment Dao. She awoke from her meditative state, stood up, and walked out of the Array she had carved.

Her gaze swept around, completely ignoring Ye Tianling.

Choosing a direction, she manifested her battle wings and instantly flew into the distance, leaving Purgatory Purple Mountain behind.

Ye Tianling did not follow her.

The Power of Laws between Heaven and Earth swept through the sky, shrouding the entire area.

Within the Power of Laws, billows of blood-red mist roiled. They gathered in clusters, swirling about like dark clouds gathering in the sky, carrying an immense, crushing pressure like Mount Taishan itself.

This aura, this transformation, seemed to signal that this part of the world was beginning to close off.

Ye Tianling activated his Eye of Celestial Secret and took a look, immediately Sensing a great danger.

It felt as if the mists surrounding the rugged path atop Purgatory Purple Mountain were now surging toward him.

’This place... I can’t stay here for long.’

Ye Tianling mused to himself. Without further hesitation, he moved, flying after Qianyu.

Soon, Ye Tianling arrived at the foot of Purgatory Purple Mountain.

By now, the entire Purgatory Purple Mountain was shrouded in the billows of blood-red mist, completely obscured as if by a rising fog.

In the distance, the few remaining living Cultivators had been forced over by the terrifying mist, gathering within a one-kilometer radius.

Qianyu didn’t hesitate. She instantly manifested her Green Lotus Divine Body, turning offense into her defense and unleashing an endless, murderous intent of the green lotus.

That Slaughter Technique, in Ye Tianling’s eyes, was full of flaws and imperfections. Her Battle Power also had a great hidden weakness.

’How can she be this weak...’

Ye Tianling glanced over, a very strange thought rising in his mind.

It was as if Qianyu, who could once cross blades with him, was now utterly fragile in his eyes.

Ye Tianling rubbed his nose and glanced at the other Cultivators fighting Qianyu in the distance.

They were also in the Sword Tribulation Fifth Refining Realm, similar to Qianyu’s Realm, but their Battle Power was even weaker.

The disparity was so great that Ye Tianling had the absurd feeling—was that really a life-or-death battle?

Wasn’t it more like children roughhousing?

Ye Tianling frowned slightly. He stepped through the Void, crossing a kilometer in a single stride, and instantly appeared on the battlefield.

Qianyu had just slain a Female Cultivator with a burst of her Power of Green Lotus and blocked two other attacks from her besiegers. Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she suddenly sensed a disturbance beside her. A chill ran down her spine. Almost instinctively, she channeled her Green Lotus Divine Body, and a torrent-like green lotus flower swept violently toward Ye Tianling.

Only then did she realize that it was Ye Tianling who had suddenly appeared next to her.

"What are you doing!"

Qianyu had unleashed ninety percent of her Battle Power in that strike, but upon realizing it was Ye Tianling, she withdrew thirty percent of its strength.

Even so, the attack still contained sixty percent of her Battle Power.

Ye Tianling gave the attack a casual glance, raised his hand, and pushed his palm forward.

It was as if an invincible will from Heaven and Earth had gathered, forming a faint ripple that gently spread outward.

HUMMM—

Like a single drop of water falling onto a lake’s surface, a gentle ripple appeared, and then Qianyu’s attack was instantly annihilated, turning into nothingness.

The Void didn’t ripple with any Force Qi, nor did any Energy storm manifest.

It was as if the dust had already settled, and everything had become even calmer.

HISS—

In the distance, the seventeen Cultivators who had been preparing to besiege Qianyu all stared wide-eyed, despair filling their gazes.

"Why is Ye Tianling here!"

"Didn’t he... Wasn’t he staying out of this battle?"

"What in the world is going on?!"

"He... with a casual palm strike, he just annihilated Qianyu Fairy’s attack? How is that possible?!"

"We’re finished. If he makes a move, do we even stand a chance?"

"We didn’t have much hope of survival besieging Qianyu Fairy either, but... is death here real or just a simulation?"

"It’s real death. We all came here prepared to die."

"Teaming up against Qianyu Fairy, there was still a sliver of hope. But against Ye Tianling, an Unparalleled Divine Son... how could we possibly be his match?"

"What else can we do? Even if we can’t win, we have to fight! Though death is certain, we must die with dignity!"

"There’s no escaping it in the end."

"To be able to fight the Tianling Divine Son is an honor in itself. I have no regrets."

...

After personally witnessing Ye Tianling’s move, the seventeen male and female Cultivators felt as if they were facing a towering mountain. The impact was truly overwhelming.

They felt like ants before this great mountain; the feeling of being utterly insignificant was just too strong.

So strong that they could barely even muster the will to fight.

At a time like this, to be able to face Ye Tianling without kneeling or cowering, and to still think of putting up a fight, was already remarkably rare.

"You... you... you—"

Qianyu’s beautiful eyes were wide as well. As she stared at Ye Tianling, her heart couldn’t help but pound wildly.

The scene was so shocking that she felt as if she were in a dream.

Ye Tianling didn’t answer. Qianyu’s shock was about what he had expected.

He had felt this way before. When he faced the Celestial Tribulation Emperor Spirit, he had been completely crushed despite being in the same Realm. That feeling was truly indescribable.

It was the kind of experience that could easily break one’s spirit—even with his immense willpower and absolute determination, he had barely been able to withstand it.

Back then, every move the Emperor Spirit made had left him profoundly shocked and moved.

Now, although he didn’t possess the same majestic will as the Celestial Tribulation Emperor Spirit, his Battle Power, will, and comprehension had all risen by an immense degree. In terms of Realm, he had also stepped into the Middle Stage of Sword Tribulation Third Refining, so there was no longer much of a gap between him and Qianyu, who was at Sword Tribulation Fifth Refining.

So now, his Battle Power was naturally at a completely crushing level.

At the same time, his comprehension of the Emperor’s Qi Sword Body—the Sword Venerate Dominating Body—had also naturally deepened. Therefore, the impact on Qianyu was bound to be enormous.

"Ye Tianling... are you going to join the fight?"

Qianyu bit her lip. This region’s assignment had been set up to prevent the Ten Great Celestial Pride from fighting to the death.

But with Ye Tianling getting involved, it meant one of the Celestial Pride would fall.

Although Qianyu knew the true secret behind dying here, losing potential and Talent was not a price she was willing to pay.

"Is there any need to fight? There’s nothing in it for me, right?"

A half-smile played on Ye Tianling’s lips as he gave Qianyu a deep look.

Qianyu’s heart skipped a beat. ’What is Ye Tianling planning to do?’

"How about... we have a nice, long ’chat’?"

Ye Tianling’s eyes roamed up and down Qianyu’s figure, his gaze seemingly one of ’appreciation’.

Qianyu’s pretty face flushed slightly, a mix of indignant anger and unease.

It was as if his eyes could see right through her.

At this moment, the seventeen Disciples surrounding them didn’t dare to attack, all remaining in a state of high alert.