Chapter 1365: The Burden of ’Ye Hua’
Chapter 1365: The Burden of ’Ye Hua’
Translator: CinderTL
Wen Xuan and the other two were discussing how to exhaust Ying Wu’s spiritual power as quickly as possible without depleting their own.
Suddenly, Ying Wu unexpectedly broke from the sword formation, her flying sword in hand, unleashing crescent-shaped sword energy that shattered the water dragons still surging through the air. Simultaneously, she rapidly closed the distance between them.
Wen Xuan and Consort Xi’s faces lit up with smiles.
"Ying Wu, since you’re seeking your own demise, we’ll grant you your wish."
Wen Xuan once again activated the giant pillar, hurling it toward Ying Wu.
Consort Xi, meanwhile, abandoned the seemingly formidable endless water dragons. The radiant light from the flower basket coalesced into a hundred-zhang-long, deep azure giant dragon.
Gu Huang’s face twisted into a ferocious grimace, his teeth grinding like a beast ready to devour its prey.
"Ying Wu! You’d use the Great Void Sword Formation to protect others while risking your own life? You truly... love him deeply!"
Before Gu Huang’s roar faded, his flying sword, burning like a meteor, streaked toward Ying Wu, trailing endless fury and madness.
The Azure Phoenix Sword in Ying Wu’s hand shimmered with a cold, azure light, its edge as sharp and biting as frost and snow.
This flying sword was her true natal magic treasure.
"Azure Phoenix Sword, strike!"
With a soft cry, Ying Wu sent the flying sword soaring into the air.
"Chirp!"
The flying sword emitted a piercing cry.
A phantom shadow of a massive azure-flamed bird emerged, its wings beating as it met the deep azure giant dragon.
The giant dragon roared, its body blazing with blue light as it spewed forth a torrential wave.
The wave, saturated with icy power, left a trail of freezing crystals in its wake.
The azure bird’s hundred-zhang wings swept through the air, leaving a streak of azure light as it crashed into the icy wave.
Water and fire clashed, rising in a billowing white mist.
The dragon’s icy blast was torn asunder by the azure flames, ripping through like cloth.
The azure phoenix, momentum unbroken, lunged forward, its talons like hooks aimed at the dragon’s skull.
"Roar—"
Amidst the dragon’s agonized cry, a torrent of spiritual light erupted from its head. Its scales rapidly dimmed before crumbling inch by inch from the skull, dissolving into a swirling mist of Spiritual Qi.
As the azure bird and giant dragon battled, a faint spiritual light emanated from the Spirit Beast Pouch at Ying Wu’s waist.
The monstrous creature—with the body of an ape, the head of a snake, a thick tentacle for its left arm, and a massive spider leg for its right—suddenly materialized.
Its gaping maw erupted with endless streams of ghastly green mist.
The mist twisted like pythons, surging toward the descending giant pillar.
The moment the green pythons touched the pillar, they exploded in a thunderous burst, dissolving back into the toxic mist that now swirled around the pillar.
The mist was clearly highly toxic, capable of corroding spiritual power.
The talismanic patterns flowing like lava across the pillar’s surface rapidly darkened before the naked eye.
Yet the green mist couldn’t fully deplete the pillar’s might. The pillar continued its thunderous descent.
Just as the pillar was about to strike the monster, the creature displayed agility utterly incongruous with its massive frame.
In a flash, it dodged the pillar and darted behind it.
The tentacle on its left arm shot out like a gnarled vine, wrapping around the pillar.
The giant pillar, carrying immense force, instantly tore open the tentacle, spraying blood as if it might snap at any moment.
Yet the monster refused to release its grip, instead spewing forth a torrent of sickly green mist from its maw, surging toward the pillar.
Working in tandem, the tentacle and the Poison Mist finally exhausted the pillar’s momentum, bringing it to a halt a hundred zhang above Ying Wu’s head.
Around Ying Wu, a shield whirled continuously, deflecting Gu Huang’s natal flying sword.
In this way, she had narrowly weathered the combined assault of the three.
"It’s impolite not to return a greeting! You three shall taste my blade!"
Ying Wu hovered in mid-air, her black hair billowing around her, radiating an aura of arrogant disdain.
With a flick of her sword finger, the azure bird from the sky immediately returned to the sword’s body.
The cold light on the blade’s edge burned even brighter than before.
The flying sword transformed into a streak of light, like a celestial crane descending from the heavens, streaking toward the three.
Wen Xuan and his companions’ pupils contracted slightly, their faces showing a flicker of astonishment.
Even under their relentless siege, Ying Wu still possessed the strength to counterattack.
But the Azure Phoenix Sword, carrying the force to shatter mountains and cleave rivers, left them no time for deliberation. They could only brace themselves to defend.
Consort Xi immediately activated her flower basket, which erupted in a cascade of flowing light, weaving a radiant, shimmering wall of light before the three of them.
But Ying Wu’s sword strike would prove far from easy to block!
The Azure Phoenix Sword, carrying an unstoppable momentum, thrust straight forward. The instant its tip touched the light wall—
Clang!
A clear, resonant chime rang out. From the point of impact, countless fine cracks spread across the light wall like a spiderweb.
Consort Xi’s expression grew grave. Her fingers flew through hand seals, channeling a continuous stream of light from the flower basket to mend the cracks.
Yet the Azure Phoenix Sword’s tip, still pressed against the wall, began to rotate rapidly, emitting a sharp, grating screech.
The cracks multiplied, and the light wall finally buckled under the strain, shattering with a thunderous crash into a dazzling, celestial spectacle of scattered light.
Wen Xuan, Gu Huang, and Consort Xi had no time to admire the spectacle.
The Azure Phoenix Sword, its lingering force undiminished, cut through the luminous debris and continued its deadly charge.
In the brief window the light wall had provided, Gu Huang had already recalled his natal flying sword and met the Azure Phoenix Sword head-on.
Clang!
The two swords clashed, and the outcome was immediate!
Gu Huang’s natal flying sword was sent flying backward.
The Azure Phoenix Sword, however, continued its unstoppable advance.
At that moment, a blur streaked through the air—a ten-foot-long stone staff.
It was Wen Xuan’s natal magic treasure—the giant pillar.
The pillar had been ensnared by the monster’s tentacles and Poison Mist. To break free, Wen Xuan had been forced to shrink it down to its original, compact form.
The stone staff struck the Azure Phoenix Sword.
The sword emitted a phoenix’s cry as it was forced back.
"The three of you are far less capable than I anticipated."
Ying Wu’s lips curled into a smirk, as if mocking their incompetence. Yet, perhaps she was genuinely surprised by her own strength, having not truly fought in so long.
Wen Xuan and the others wore grim expressions. Ying Wu’s power far exceeded their expectations.
Whether it was the Great Void Sword Formation, the ape-bodied, snake-headed monster, or Ying Wu’s natal flying sword, each was absurdly powerful.
Any single one of these could have allowed her to dominate the Body Integration Stage. Yet all three lethal weapons were concentrated in Ying Wu’s hands alone!
"If this is all you can manage, my next strike will be aimed at the ten thousand Corpse Puppets in the underwater cave!" Ying Wu declared.
Wen Xuan’s face darkened like ink, his eyes flickering with cold light.
Even their combined efforts were no match for Ying Wu.
If not for Ye Hua’s interference, they would have been defeated long ago!
At this thought, a glint flashed in Wen Xuan’s eyes.
Isn’t Ye Hua Ying Wu’s greatest weakness?
"Consort Xi, Gu Huang, you two will focus on attacking the sword formation. I will focus all my efforts on restraining Ying Wu. Whether we break the formation or force her to divert her attention to support it, both outcomes benefit us. If we can drain her spiritual power in the process, we might turn the tide of battle."
(End of the Chapter)
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