Chapter 586 - 248: Baiting with One’s Life, Who Is the Hunter? (Part 3)

She didn’t wait for Ji Mingyue to reply. With a twist of the broadsword, golden and thunderous light erupted from the blade. Yin and yang divided, and as she followed the sword, it tore through layers of air currents, striking toward the Dawn Sword Fuu Yuesheng.

This person, known for righteousness, has judged countless so-called "corrupt... officials..." with each kill, placing blame on Chen Ping.

He was also the first to firmly plant the label "nest of snakes and rats" on Chen Ping’s head.

This time, Ji Mingyue used herself as bait to lure out these two masters, making the trip worthwhile.

"Good, not a single one should escape."

Ji Mingyue gritted her teeth in hatred.

An unusual flash of sword light, a movement in shape; with bright moonlight, it already pierced into empty space on one side.

In the air, a ripple ten feet wide exploded. In the clash of Qi force, what was once empty space revealed a human silhouette.

A sword and a saber, fast against fast, skill against skill, and in a tiny space, they exchanged over ten moves.

The four of them attacked simultaneously. Amidst the explosion of Qi forces, the remaining Celestial Heart Pavilion spies and Wind and Cloud Pavilion assassins couldn’t control their bodies, tumbling in all directions.

For a moment, they only felt darkness before their eyes, with wild winds howling and no star or moonlight.

"Before they could recover."

Layers of golden light crashed like tides.

It was the more than fifty Primordial Iron Cavalry who had arrived.

"Those who should come have arrived, no need to hold back, swiftly kill these two, and the Southern Region will be settled."

The Dawn Sword Fuu Yuesheng suddenly laughed, and a circle of red sun appeared around him.

Infinite light and infinite heat.

It was as if the great sun was leaping over the sea, tearing the night apart completely.

Even before a single sword move, Han Xiaoru could feel the space around her shifting, as though she was no longer in Soul-Breaking Valley, but at sea.

In her eyes and heart, there was nothing but this one sword.

She found herself incredibly insignificant, no matter how strong the sword force or fierce the sword momentum, she couldn’t hit the opponent, couldn’t see where the opponent was.

How could mortals compete with the brightness of the sun and moon?

All power went into that blazing sun, disappearing completely.

"So this is the Yang Essence Domain, empowered after Divine Will transformation. Indeed, junior brother was right; I’m still a bit lacking compared to such a powerful foe, unable to withstand it. However, I have a trump card."

Without thinking, Han Xiaoru recalled Chen Ping’s advice when she saw the changing light and shadow in front of her, with a slight flick of her wrist, a talisman flashing with purple light attached to the sword body from her sleeve.

...

With Fuu Yuesheng’s laughter, the light and shadow around him changed.

As Han Shicheng exchanged quick blows with Ji Mingyue with the Wind-Slaying Saber, his eyes turned cruel, and his odd-shaped broadsword accelerated suddenly.

The surrounding gale shook, and the mid-air turned silent.

Not only was the swirling gale severed, but the air split into nothingness, the ten-foot radius becoming an empty void of no light or moon, no sound, with only a saber light faster than the eye could see, slicing straight at Xiao Mingyue’s neck.

Wind-Slaying, Sky-Slaying, cutting through everything.

’Sure enough, I have to use this move, don’t I?’

Ji Mingyue’s eyes flashed a trace of helplessness.

She thought to herself, with her early-stage Unity Realm cultivation, she still lacked some fire control.

After the opponent’s domain expanded, there was a full-scale amplification, breaking one or two saber strikes was possible, but she couldn’t break ten or a hundred, her sword momentum couldn’t keep up.

Ultimately, it was because her True Qi wasn’t thick enough to compete.

Compared to Han Shicheng’s tank of True Qi, her True Qi was just a bowl, differing by two or three small levels, so his saber speed and Qi infusion were much higher, making the fight extremely strenuous.

Especially since the opponent had a domain, interfering with the heart and spirit.

Fortunately, before setting off, Seventh Brother had already filled her mind with the ultimate skill using a cramming technique. Although she couldn’t use it perfectly, she could still apply it simply.

After breaking through the opponent’s Sky-Slaying Saber with one sword, Ji Mingyue hesitated no longer.

She knew that as the opponent’s saber momentum became continuous, she would eventually struggle to catch her breath.

Thus, she no longer paid attention to the swift saber light, so quick and unpredictable, but centered her thoughts, gathering her whole heart and spirit into the Bright Moon Sword in her hand.

"Strike..."

Ji Mingyue gently opened her mouth, biting her tongue tip until it bled, spraying a mist of blood.

The unremarkable Bright Moon Sword in her hand suddenly vanished into thin air.

But no, it wasn’t vanished; instead, the speed was so fast it transformed into a stream of light, making it impossible to capture the sword shadow with the eyes.

Han Shicheng’s second Sky-Slaying Saber strike in the silent domain was only halfway when he felt something was wrong. He couldn’t see the sword light or hear any sound, but he could sense the sharpness piercing his throat, cutting into his soul.

"Not good..."

Before Han Shicheng could perform Divine Wind Step to retreat or dodge.

His throat was already pierced through, the Qi force burst like a mountain, his entire neck shattering into a mist of blood.

Half the head, eyes full of disbelief, spun and floated into the air, tumbling and rotating.

"Sword Control Technique?"

His eyes seemed to be saying those words.

It was clear he recognized what this swordsmanship truly was.

"It can only be considered Sword Control," Ji Mingyue shook her head, exhaling a long breath, as she heard a crackling explosion in her ears.

In the sky, purple light like silk.

A bone-chilling thunderous force erupted suddenly.

Seeing across from Han Xiaoru, amidst flashing thunder and golden light, a charred and broken body had already been flung dozens of feet away, collapsing into the dust.

Evidently, the once arrogant Fuu Yuesheng, ranked sixth on the Celestial List, had also met his end.

"Really, such useless idiots. Despite your high Celestial List rankings, you couldn’t even hold out for a quarter of an hour."

As Han Xiaoru and Ji Mingyue had just felt relieved,

a resentful and angry sigh drifted down from the heavens.

With the sigh, a pressure as massive as a giant mountain crashed down within a hundred-foot radius.

The ground sank, and vegetation was crushed and broken.

"Divine Martial Realm!"

The two women’s faces changed drastically.

The baiting operation with their own bodies had finally hooked a Piggy Dragon.