Chapter 490 465: It's You I'm After, Pei Yuhang

HISS—

Amid the chaos, the sound of venting steam was particularly distinct.

As Ji Shenyun exhaled a turbid breath, billows of scorching white steam poured from the pores of her body.

She lowered her head, a flicker of impatience in her eyes as she looked at the translucent golden chains emerging from her heart.

Perhaps she had released too much power at once, leaving her with no energy to suppress the Golden Sun Divine Seal within her. Now, the feeling of being shackled and confined was returning.

'My Cultivation has also temporarily dropped to the Foundation Establishment realm...'

"Cough, cough... Now, our Cultivation levels are about the same."

Pei Yuhang emerged, looking somewhat disheveled, from a collapsed building. A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth; clearly, Ji Shenyun's Capital City-shaking punch had dealt him a significant injury.

Even so, there wasn't the slightest hint of retreat in his eyes as he looked at Ji Shenyun.

He drew the Silent Sword, preparing to face this Female Demon—whose physical body was comparable to a Divine Demon's—in a head-on battle!

"Come—!!"

「Outside Prince Ning's Mansion.」

A petite figure was sprinting wildly toward it.

Suddenly, an earth-shattering roar echoed from the distance, and the entire street trembled violently.

"Ah—"

Little Yueqiu cried out, stumbling and grabbing a crooked wall beside her to keep from falling.

She saw pedestrians diving to the ground, carriage horses neighing in terror, and heard the continuous cracking of breaking axles.

The girl bit her pale lip, drawing a trace of blood. Her knuckles turned white as she clenched her fists, oblivious to her nails digging into her palms.

'Master... is in trouble!'

Little Yueqiu's heart sank. Like an arrow loosed from a bow, she shot forward with even greater speed. 'Master, wait for me!'

...

...

「Within the near-ruins of Prince Ning's Mansion.」

Two figures, one black and one white, clashed fiercely within.

Every punch and kick from Ji Shenyun tore through the air, producing thunderous claps in the void.

Pei Yuhang knew he couldn't match the Dragon Elephant Divine Power contained within the woman's seemingly slender frame, so he did everything possible to minimize his mistakes and avoid taking even a single hit from Ji Shenyun.

The longsword in his hand struck out like lightning, aiming for the Achilles tendon, wrists, spleen, heart, throat, eyes... and groin!

Pei Yuhang attempted to pierce and slash every one of the human body's weak points.

However, the sword's edge, sharp enough to cleave mountains and shatter stone, could at most leave a faint white mark on Ji Shenyun's skin!

Her body was harder than any Magical Treasure Divine Weapon Pei Yuhang had ever seen!

"Ignorant junior, even if I am but a small Split Soul of my true self, you cannot hope to challenge me when our Cultivation is at the same level!

Back then, even the eighty-one Mahayana Human Race Cultivators, along with that supreme expert of the Human Race who had reached the Saint Realm, could do nothing against my invincible soul and body. In the end, they could only choose to grind down my strength before finally sealing me away for ten thousand years..."

"For a mere Sword Cultivator like you to think you can defeat me is nothing but a dream!"

"All creation owes its very grace to me!!"

Ji Shenyun let out a great shout. Seeing that she couldn't catch Pei Yuhang's agile figure, she simply exerted force with both arms, slamming her jade-like palms together.

CLAP—!!

A tremendous thunderclap compressed the air, creating a surging shockwave that blasted outwards.

Pei Yuhang was forced to pause for a moment, using his Sword Qi to disperse the oncoming wave of air. This, however, caused a momentary lag in his movements.

"Got you!"

Ji Shenyun barked, her figure flashing like a phantom, leaving several afterimages in the air as she instantly closed the distance to Pei Yuhang.

Her slender, delicate fingers suddenly spread, clamping down on Pei Yuhang's ankle like an iron pincer.

She performed a split kick in mid-air, her waist tightening like a bowstring. The sleek, explosive lines of her muscles traced a sharp arc under the sun.

"Stay down!"

BOOM—!!

Pei Yuhang's body was slammed into the ground like a kite with its string cut, and the bluestone floor instantly spiderwebbed with cracks.

Amidst the billowing dust, the longsword clattered from his hand, bouncing across the stone slabs for several yards.

"Cough, cough—"

Pei Yuhang coughed violently amidst the rubble, a trickle of scarlet seeping from the corner of his mouth.

Ji Shenyun looked down imperiously at the man in the crater, a slow smile gracing her red lips.

"Now, you can't escape~"

As she spoke, she used the tip of her toe to lift Pei Yuhang's chin, her beautiful eyes twinkling with the joy of a cat toying with a mouse.

"After being so heavily injured, this skin of yours has a certain charm... I really want that hypocritical bitch, Qing Yueqiu, to see her beloved Master, now being trampled so wretchedly under my foot.

I imagine her expression would be quite a sight~

Pei Yuhang, you have no idea. That little girl swore to me that you would definitely come to save her. Hahaha~"

The end of Ji Shenyun's sentence rose slightly, laced with a lazy, triumphant air.

"A pity that you can't even protect yourself now. Neither you nor your disciple will be getting away!"

Ji Shenyun said viciously.

However, to her surprise, a smile also lifted the corners of Pei Yuhang's bloodstained lips.

He suddenly reached out and grabbed her bare ankle. The warmth from his fingertips made Ji Shenyun's pupils shrink.

"No, you're the one who can't escape..." he said, his voice as faint as a gossamer thread, but his eyes erupted with a resolute light.

"Ruo Xi, recall my Divine Soul to my body!"

Pei Yuhang took a deep breath and, with his last ounce of strength, roared to the heavens.

Before his voice had even faded, a dazzling azure light burst from his chest. A brilliant pillar of light shot into the sky like a bridge to the heavens.

That was the Lifebound Spirit Pill Lu Ruoxi had given Pei Yuhang!

At this moment, the Lifebound Spirit Pill had become Pei Yuhang's bridge to the outside world.

Pulled by the azure divine light, his body began to float upwards, his white robes fluttering in the stream of light.

"You—"

Ji Shenyun was a mix of shock and fury, a hint of panic flashing in her phoenix eyes for the first time.

She tried to struggle free, only to find Pei Yuhang's fingers were like cast iron, unmoving.

"You want to drag me out of here with you?"

Her voice suddenly rose. "Do you know the consequences? I'll follow your Divine Soul and invade your body!

Aren't you afraid I'll possess you!"

Pei Yuhang let out a soft laugh at her words, his bloodstained teeth a jarring sight.

His deep eyes, reflecting the azure light, held a trace of mockery. "As for all that..."

As he spoke, he put even more force into his grip. "We can talk about it after you leave Yueqiu's body!"

Only then did Ji Shenyun notice that the hem of her skirt was gradually turning transparent in the azure light.

True terror finally appeared on her exquisitely beautiful face.

'No, this can't happen!'

'My Split Soul is too weak right now! I'm only surviving by absorbing the Power of Killing Momentum from Qing Yueqiu's bloodline.'

'If I enter Pei Yuhang's body, possession will be completely impossible!'

"Pei Yuhang, you junior are indeed a bit clever. To think you could actually scheme against me!"

"But I am the master of this body's Sea of Consciousness. How could I let you drag me away so easily!"

Ji Shenyun grunted, raising a hand and pointing at the dazzling azure light in the sky.

In an instant, the clear, thousand-mile sky changed color as layer upon layer of dark clouds surged forth, blocking the azure light.

Ji Shenyun could feel the "sensation of ascension" that was pulling her away disappear, but her expression was not good.

'I've overdrawn my already weak control over this Sea of Consciousness... Its true owner is about to awaken.'

"Hahaha, old demon, it seems you've lost after all!"

"Once Yueqiu awakens, you will be completely suppressed... No matter what, you've been checkmated, so-called Asura Empress."

After the force pulling him from Qing Yueqiu's body vanished, Pei Yuhang fell limply back to the ground, but the smile never left his face.

'My mission for coming to this world is complete... My beloved disciple will finally awaken.'

Ji Shenyun's phoenix eyes narrowed as she looked at Pei Yuhang, a cold light flashing within them.

Her long, slender fingers slowly curled into a fist, her knuckles turning white from the excessive force. Her nails dug deep into her palm, yet she felt no pain.

Boiling rage churned in the depths of her eyes, making those demonic, pitch-black pupils all the more terrifying.

After countless millennia.

'I've been schemed against by the Human Race once again!'

But just then, Ji Shenyun suddenly sensed a small figure stumbling into Prince Ning's Mansion.

The corners of her crimson lips suddenly lifted, forming a bewitching curve.

"Pei Yuhang, did you say I've lost~? Hehe, why don't you take a look behind you~?"

"What are you planning?"

Pei Yuhang frowned. The next moment, he felt a familiar aura approaching him.

'It's Little Yueqiu!'

"Don't you dare touch her!"

Pei Yuhang mustered his last ounce of strength, propping himself up to point his sword at Ji Shenyun.

But Ji Shenyun only covered her mouth in a soft chuckle, her eyes and brow tinged with mockery. The next instant, she was in front of Pei Yuhang, pinning him to the ground with a speed he was utterly powerless to resist.

Ji Shenyun looked down imperiously at the weak, White-clothed Sword Immortal she had pinned beneath her.

"Why would I touch her?"

"The one I'm going to touch... is you~!"