Chapter 448 47: Seizing the Sword!!

"My love!"

Seeing Pei Jingque grievously wounded, ripples disturbed the calm of Zhu Ju's Xinhai, and the arms of his Chixiao mecha shot out.

Myriad Phenomena Celestial Attraction!

Amplification!

The Second Heaven of Myriad Phenomena Celestial Attraction allowed him to unleash the full extent of his Physical Body's power.

Amplified by the built-in Gravitational Device within the Chixiao mecha, this Physical Body Martial Arts technique was pushed to its absolute limit.

A vortex, a black hole that devoured everything, materialized out of thin air.

Terrifying gravity pulled at Qit Baifeng, dragging her bit by bit toward the black hole. The distortion of space stretched her body like a noodle, twisting her into a bizarre and unnatural shape.

The black hole Zhu Ju created was no celestial body, of course, but it still possessed the power to pulverize all things.

The extreme gravity crushed and distorted everything; not even the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi or stray rays of light could escape its pull.

Even a Late-Stage Golden Core Cultivator, if devoured by it, would have absolutely no chance of escape.

"What kind of Magic is this?"

Qit Baifeng's expression flickered.

She felt as if countless hands were pulling at her from all directions, trying to drag her into the black hole.

'I'll die!'

A sudden premonition of danger washed over her.

'If I'm devoured by that black hole, I will die without a doubt!'

ZING!

The Yin Yang Dual Swords trembled, and their Power of Yin Yang Magnetism automatically generated a repulsive force that halted her slide.

It even interfered with the operation of Myriad Phenomena Celestial Attraction.

Zhu Ju's brow furrowed.

With his current methods and power, especially his mastery of gravity, he was certain he surpassed anyone in the world.

Including Qit Baifeng!

'The only reason she could counter Myriad Phenomena Celestial Attraction so easily isn't her own Divine Techniques,' he thought, 'it must be the Treasure Sword in her hand.'

The Yin Yang Dual Swords!

As a Spiritual Artifact possessing Innate Origin Qi, there was no power in the world that it could not influence.

Gravity was no exception.

Fortunately, however, no matter how powerful a Spiritual Artifact was, its might was still limited by its wielder.

Qit Baifeng had shattered a High Grade Magical Treasure and grievously wounded Lou Yutang and Wukong with a single sword strike. While astonishingly powerful, that attack had also caused her Golden Core to dim and her Magical Power to wane. For the moment, she still couldn't break free from the Myriad Phenomena Celestial Attraction.

"My love!"

"I'm here."

Pei Jingque took a deep breath. The Three-Flame Simurgh Fan appeared in her hand, and she waved it gently toward the Chixiao mecha.

FWOOSH...

A massive ball of Fierce Flame flew out.

The Fierce Flame swelled in the wind, instantly expanding to the size of an acre before completely enveloping the Chixiao mecha.

WHIRRR...

The core energy furnace in the Chixiao mecha's chest spun up rapidly, and a crimson flame blazed to life.

Chixiao!

The name itself meant flame.

However, the flames of a technological world were really just high temperatures. Extreme heat could incinerate anything, but without the support of Magical Power and the enhancement of a Spirit Flame, its damage to a Primordial Spirit was negligible.

It certainly couldn't break through the Protective Magical Power of a Golden Core Grandmaster.

Now, the Spirit Flame from the Three-Flame Simurgh Fan fused with the Chixiao mecha's high temperature, creating a blindingly brilliant light.

It seemed to melt away the very void.

This was the ultimate Killing Move that Zhu Ju, with Pei Jingque's help, had developed using the Chixiao as a foundation.

BOOM!

The fiery light illuminated the sky for a thousand miles.

Then, it was devoured by the all-consuming gravity, leaving a black sphere and a red sphere of light trembling in the sky.

Caught between them, Qit Baifeng's eyes filled with terror as her Physical Body began to dissolve at a visible rate.

Already injured, she could no longer resist such an attack.

"Damn it!"

Clenching her teeth, Qit Baifeng summoned two painted scrolls that appeared around her, transforming into chaotic qi that swirled to protect her.

The Middle Grade Magical Treasure, the Funeral Banner!

The High Grade Magical Treasure, the Thousand Charms and Hundred Beauties Painting!

TING-A-LING-LING...

The sound of bells rang out.

The High Grade Magical Treasure, the Joyful Bell!

As the Sect Leader of the Joyful Sect, Qit Baifeng naturally had other tricks up her sleeve besides the Spiritual Artifact, the Yin Yang Dual Swords.

As various Spiritual Lights flashed, her body came to a sudden halt. At the same time, two streams of Sword Qi—one black, one white—shot toward the Chixiao.

CRACK-CRACKLE...

The outer armor on the Chixiao's arms quickly shattered.

The mecha that had withstood a Holy King Beast had almost no defense against a Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact.

ZING!

A Sword Light flashed.

Ten Directions Killing Dao!

The Ten Directions Cross Sword struck one hundred and eight thousand times in an instant, desperately trying to intercept the attacks of the Yin Yang Dual Swords.

At the same time, over three hundred Curved Sabers flew from Zhu Ju's back, becoming a blur of afterimages as they launched a frenzied bombardment.

Wind and Thunder Blade Wings!

The sound of surging wind and thunder was incessant.

The Five-Colored Divine Light also swept down from above, attempting to halt the advance of the Yin Yang Dual Swords.

But Zhu Ju had clearly misjudged the power of a Spiritual Artifact. Now he understood why Zhou Yuantong and the others were still in such a perilous situation, despite having prepared for so long, having the support of a Tier Three High Grade Array, and attacking all at once.

Of all his techniques, only the Five-Colored Divine Light could noticeably impede the Yin Yang Dual Swords. The rest were all but useless.

BOOM!

As the Spiritual Light shattered, the black and white Flying Swords suddenly retracted, and in the next moment, the Chixiao mecha's head had been smashed to pieces.

Fortunately, the pressure from Zhu Ju had forced Qit Baifeng to deploy her Spiritual Artifact, which naturally weakened her personal defenses.

Seeing their chance, the others swarmed forward and attacked.

A shower of starlight fell from the sky.

A flash of a saber followed close behind.

Qit Baifeng's beautiful eyes narrowed. While controlling her Flying Swords to tear apart the mecha, she also cast Magic to counter the incoming assault.

Suddenly—Primordial Spirit Stab!

A cold sneer flashed in Zhou Yuantong's eyes. Her gaze flickered seven times in an instant, and seven strange blasts of Divine Soul Power hammered into Qit Baifeng's Primordial Spirit one after another.

The injured Qit Baifeng's mind reeled. She felt dazed and disoriented, and by the time she sensed the danger, the various attacks were already upon her.

A blinding white saber flash seared the eyes, stirring the seven emotions and six desires. As the crisis descended, the various life-saving talismans and Magical Artifacts on Qit Baifeng's body erupted with multicolored light, forming a Protective Spiritual Light around her.

SCHLICK!

The Demon Saber sliced through as if meeting no resistance, and layer after layer of Protective Spiritual Light shattered silently.

Qit Baifeng's heart went cold. Just as she was about to recall the Yin Yang Dual Swords, she suddenly discovered an alien 'thought' that did not belong to her in her Sea of Consciousness.

"Sect Leader."

"I've come to see you off!"

A pair of impossibly beautiful eyes met hers, illuminating her Sea of Consciousness and causing Qit Baifeng's body to freeze.

A Divine Soul Secret Technique!

'This woman...'

'She can actually wield Divine Soul Power to such an extent?'

As the thought crossed her mind, she was already powerless to resist, able only to watch as the blade's light sliced her Physical Body in two.

Even her Sea of Consciousness was brutally torn apart by the Demon Saber.

BOOM!

A giant mushroom cloud appeared out of thin air.

Qit Baifeng.

Was dead!

Zhu Ju flew from the wreckage of his mecha and took a deep breath. He swept the Five-Colored Divine Light upward, and his Myriad Phenomena Celestial Attraction enveloped the now masterless Yin Yang Dual Swords.

'I got them!'

ZING...

Suddenly, the dual swords began to tremble, trying to break free from his grasp and fly away.

'Hm?'

Zhu Ju's expression changed. He whipped his head around to see Zhou Yuantong smiling faintly, beckoning to the swords from a distance.

He didn't know what she had done, but perhaps the Joyful Sect had a special Method for controlling the Yin Yang Dual Swords.

"Brother Zhu, my apologies."

"The Yin Yang Dual Swords are the treasured inheritance of the Joyful Sect, the very foundation upon which our sect was built. An outsider cannot be allowed to possess them."

Zhou Yuantong smiled beautifully.

"Rest assured, I won't make things difficult for you, Brother Zhu. Once we return, I will certainly provide you with other compensation."

Her voice was so sincere that Zhu Ju's expression relaxed, and he subconsciously began to loosen his suppression of the Yin Yang Dual Swords.

But he snapped out of it a moment later.

"What did you do to me?"

To be able to affect the reasoning of a Mid-Stage Golden Core Cultivator with just a few words—this woman's ability to manipulate minds was simply terrifying.

Zhu Ju's face darkened. The skin on his forehead split open, and a glittering golden eyeball blinked into view.

The Eye of Insight!

This vertical eye possessed little offensive power, but it could help Zhu Ju detect any abnormalities affecting him.

Sure enough.

"Alien Energy intrusion detected. Divine Soul affected..."

"Oh?"

Zhou Yuantong raised an eyebrow.

'Zhu Ju's favorability rating toward me is over seventy,' she mused. 'Based on my experience, that should be enough to make him concede to a certain extent without him even noticing anything is wrong.'

But now, not only had he not backed down, his favorability rating was plummeting, finally stabilizing at fifty.

He had even started to show some malice toward her.

"As expected of my darling husband, able to resist my Secret Technique."

Pressing her lips together, Zhou Yuantong gestured with both hands.

"However..."

"I absolutely cannot let you have the Yin Yang Dual Swords."

"Is that so?" Zhu Ju's voice was cold. With a light stomp of his foot, the Twelve Celestial Star Array materialized.

"An Array?"

Zhou Yuantong's expression changed.

"When did you set up an Array here?"

Her question went unanswered as the Array's Power instantly enveloped the Yin Yang Dual Swords.

"Hmph!"

Zhou Yuantong snorted. With a flicker, she appeared beside the Yin Yang Dual Swords and gripped their hilts.

"Now that the Joyful Sect's Leader is dead, as a Golden Core of the Joyful Sect, I automatically become the new master of the Yin Yang Dual Swords..."

SWOOSH!

Zhu Ju's figure also appeared at her side. He grabbed Zhou Yuantong's shoulders and squeezed with all his might.

CRACK!

The sound of shattering scapulae rang out.

Even if she had become the Spiritual Artifact's new master, it was impossible to master its power in such a short time.

"Hmph!"

Zhou Yuantong snorted, her face devoid of emotion as she slashed forward with the dual swords.

Space.

Silently tore open.

The Yang Sword tore open the void, and the Yin Sword emerged to take its chance.

The void tore open behind Zhu Ju, and the blade pierced straight through his body.

"Ngh!"

Muffled grunts of pain escaped from both of them at the same time.

Zhu Ju was run through by the Treasure Sword, but he had managed to brutally hack off Zhou Yuantong's left arm, which still clutched the Yin Sword.

Both were grievously wounded in an instant.

"Go!"

Aided by the Array, Wukong regained his Instant Teleportation ability. He instantly appeared at Zhu Ju's side, grabbed him, and teleported them both back to Pei Jingque.

Then, the three of them vanished without a trace.

Vanishing along with them were the Yin Sword still embedded in Zhu Ju's body, and Zhou Yuantong's severed arm.

"Gone?"

Zhou Yuantong's beautiful eyes narrowed. Paying no mind to her severed arm, she scanned her surroundings.

"Impossible!"

"The Yin Yang Dual Swords are a Spiritual Artifact! I should be able to sense them even if they were ten thousand miles away, as long as they're still in this world."

"But now..."

"They're just... gone!"

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Dozens of miles away.

Fang Zhong retracted his Spying Technique and stroked his beard.

'It seems Sect Leader Pei doesn't know Little Friend Zhu as well as she thinks. He was able to take down Qit Baifeng even without my help.'

"Heh..."

"This old bag of bones... even if I had stepped in, I doubt I would've been much use."

He summoned his Six-Six Gourd, and with a flicker, sat cross-legged upon it.

"I shouldn't have come. But since I'm here and didn't help much, I might as well pay a visit to the Bright Void Sect."

"After this battle, the Bright Void Sect..."