Chapter 259: Ye Ziyue's Mental Breakdown! Great Blood Soul Dao Origin!

The battle continued for quite a while.

Through their prolonged confrontation, Chen Xuan gradually discovered something.

Ye Ziyue’s own power was not particularly strong, limited by her Nascent Soul realm.

The reason she was able to compete with him—or more precisely, continuously defend against his attacks—was that every movement she made carried a special power.

Chen Xuan quickly recognized it.

It was the power of space.

Ye Ziyue constantly manipulated it as though the surrounding void were no different from water in her hands.

With a casual wave, she could distort the space around her, creating impregnable walls that were impossible to go through.

Void Refining realm!

This term immediately emerged in Chen Xuan’s mind.

He could almost be certain that Ye Ziyue’s true body had reached that realm.

After all, the “Void” in Void Refining referred to space itself.

Only cultivators who had reached such a realm possessed the ability to control space with such ease, and even create secret realms of their own.

Of course, there were other possible explanations.

For example, Ye Ziyue might have practiced some extremely special technique that allowed her to manipulate space beyond the limits of her cultivation realm.

Another possibility, and perhaps the more likely one, was that Ye Ziyue was not merely a Void Refining cultivator.

She might have already surpassed that realm!

The moment this thought took root in Chen Xuan’s mind, his attacks became even more ferocious.

He knew that this woman absolutely could not be left alive.

No matter what, he had to kill her today!

Thinking of this, a golden sword materialized in Chen Xuan’s right hand.

At the same time, his divine sense connected with Honglan.

The moment their divine senses resonated, the power between them began to merge, producing an even more terrifying force.

The golden light surrounding the sword became increasingly dazzling.

Bang!

The serpents protecting Ye Ziyue were instantly cut apart, as though the space they were in had been cleaved through.

The golden sword continued forward without slowing down.

Then, the sharp edge struck directly toward the woman’s abdomen.

A tearing sound echoed through the air.

Ye Ziyue’s flesh was torn open, revealing a bottomless darkness behind it.

For the first time since the two had met, this dangerous woman had been injured!

Blood flowed from the wound.

Although the power of space immediately descended and began repairing her body, just as it had previously done for her shoulder, Ye Ziyue still appeared visibly shocked.

Her beautiful eyes widened slightly.

“You… You…”

“You dare harm me?”

Her voice trembled with disbelief and pain.

She seemed unable to accept that her “husband” would actually attack her so ruthlessly.

For a brief moment, Ye Ziyue’s expression became desolate. It was as though she had suffered an unimaginable betrayal, her entire world collapsing because of Chen Xuan’s actions.

Yet that expression lasted only an instant.

The next moment, a trace of madness flashed across her eyes.

“Since you want to cut our relationship…”

“Then let’s die together!”

Her voice suddenly became sharp.

As the final word fell, her body began expanding.

A massive amount of spatial power erupted from within her.

The surrounding space twisted violently.

Countless invisible ripples spread outward, gathering around her body before rapidly revolving like a terrifying whirlpool.

The pressure continued to rise.

It seemed as though the entire space was being compressed toward a single point.

Once that power completely erupted, the consequences would be unimaginable.

‘What a lunatic!’

Chen Xuan couldn’t help but curse inwardly as he sensed the terrifying fluctuations.

He had never expected Ye Ziyue to act like this.

He had known from the beginning that she must possess some kind of trump card.

That was precisely why he had been prepared to slowly wear her down rather than recklessly force her into a desperate situation.

However, he had never expected her trump card to be self-destruction.

And all because her “husband” had betrayed her.

‘Sure enough, I was fooled by her human-like appearance.’

‘How could an undead possibly be rational?’

‘Even if they have reached the Void Refining realm, they’re still a bunch of lunatics!’ Chen Xuan cursed inwardly.

Yet strangely, despite facing the terrifying explosion that was about to occur, Chen Xuan neither attempted to flee nor displayed the slightest trace of panic.

Ye Ziyue’s trump card was indeed extremely threatening.

The explosion of such a massive amount of spatial power would be dangerous to any cultivator who had not reached the Void Refining realm.

If he relied solely on his current cultivation, even he would have to take it seriously.

There was even a chance of him dying here.

However, Chen Xuan considered Ye Ziyue’s outburst to be an opportunity.

His expression remained calm.

‘It seems that it’s finally time…’

The thought quietly emerged in his mind.

The next moment, Chen Xuan’s gaze locked onto Ye Ziyue’s figure.

Deep within his pupils, a crimson rune suddenly began to flicker.

The Spiritual Energy within him instantly surged.

At the same time, the Yin-Yang Law Mark on his forehead began to tremble, the Yin and Yang intertwining in bizarre movements.

An indescribable feeling spread through his body.

Chen Xuan’s vision began to change.

The world before his eyes gradually became different.

Whether it was the land beneath his feet, the clouds drifting through the sky, or even the surrounding space itself, they all appeared to have undergone some subtle transformation.

Yet the greatest change was Ye Ziyue.

Before this moment, Chen Xuan could only see her otherworldly appearance and the terrifying power surrounding her.

But now, he could see something else.

A small light flickering deep within her body.

Her soul!

The moment Chen Xuan saw that light, the crimson rune within his eyes began to shake.

A crimson stream of light suddenly shot out from his eyes.

It crossed the distance between them in an instant and landed directly on Ye Ziyue.

Ye Ziyue immediately noticed the attack.

Even in her current state of madness, her instincts remained sharp.

She instinctively attempted to defend herself, folding the space before her in the shape of a curtain.

Yet her movements were half a heartbeat too late.

Before she could react, the two streams of light passed through the curtain and entered her body.

Nothing happened at first.

There was no explosion, nor any terrifying fluctuation.

It was as though Chen Xuan’s mysterious technique had failed completely.

But only a split second later, Ye Ziyue’s expression suddenly changed.

The Death Qi within her body began to surge violently.

It was no longer under her control.

At the same time, the spatial power surrounding her began to fluctuate chaotically.

The force she had gathered gradually slipped beyond her grasp.

The terrifying spatial whirlpool weakened.

Then, it slowly began to fade.

Ye Ziyue’s eyes widened.

For a moment, she suddenly experienced an indescribable sensation.

It was as though another self were awakening deep within her soul.

A self that was far more powerful than she was and wished to replace her.

It was as though she were not an independent existence at all, but merely the clone of another, even greater being.

“How could this be?” A shocked whisper escaped her lips.

Even with her composure, her face was now filled with shock and terror.

Of course, Ye Ziyue understood very well that she could not possibly be the clone of another being.

That thought itself was absurd.

Yet the sensation she was experiencing was so real that she couldn’t deny it.

In her current state of cognition, the two were no different.

“You did this?!”

Ye Ziyue suddenly turned toward Chen Xuan.

Her teeth were clenched tightly as she spoke.

Unfortunately, her accusation received no response.

Chen Xuan’s expression remained calm.

His eyes were still fixed on her figure.

Or rather, on the tiny light deep within her body.

After the two streams of light entered her, the originally white light had begun to change.

A faint crimson color slowly spread across its surface.

Bit by bit. Layer by layer. The bloody color gradually deepened, spreading through the light as though it was trying to dye her soul from within.

It was as if an invisible force were seeping into the deepest part of her existence.

Ye Ziyue’s soul trembled.

The crimson continued to spread.

Great Blood Soul Dao Origin!

This Great Dao Origin, which Chen Xuan had only obtained recently, had already begun to display its terrifying power.

Among the three Great Dao Origins in his possession, this was the only Great Dao Origin that possessed no auxiliary abilities.

In exchange, however, its combat prowess was by far the greatest.

Until now, Chen Xuan had been waiting for an opportunity to use it on Ye Ziyue.

Given her identity, her soul was terrifyingly strong, far surpassing cultivators of the same realm.

As such, he could only wait until the opportune time.

It was only when her mental state deteriorated that he found a gap in her soul defenses.

And with that gap, the Great Blood Soul Dao Origin finally showed its terrifying power!