Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 443 429: Breaking the Divine Abilities

BZZZT—

Sword Qi surged like a raging sea, while Sword Gang was like sky-rending thunder. The two sharp auras transformed into roaming dragons, intertwining as they tore through the clouds and shot straight into the high heavens.

Both Pei Yuhang and Yan Cang, the female Sword Demon from eight thousand years ago, understood that their powers were too immense.

They deliberately avoided the Ancient Dragon Heart bound by Bronze Chains, choosing to move their battlefield to the vaster skies above.

Pei Yuhang stood upon the void, his robes whipping in the wind. His cold, stern face showed no emotion, but his deep eyes reflected the Sword Demon's frenzied form.

Across from him, Yan Cang's headless body seemed to see everything. The Demon Blade, "Purple Prison," in her hand trembled incessantly, letting out an excited shriek.

The Demonic Qi churning at the stump of her neck formed another twisted face, which was splitting into a grotesque "smile."

"How exhilarating! Truly exhilarating! Though a Swordman always pursues a single-strike victory, that would be far too dull.

Only when evenly matched can one feel the thrill of weapons humming and one's body dancing on a blade's edge~!"

Yan Cang's headless female body trembled with excitement. She even began to scratch her fair neck with her fingers, leaving behind bloody marks.

This was a strange habit Yan Cang only had when in a state of extreme excitement while fighting a powerful enemy!

"You talk too much. I thought a bloodthirsty Swordman would be quieter."

Pei Yuhang forced the headless Swordman back with a single sword strike and said coldly.

"Aren't you excited enough to pop a boner fighting me, Pei Sword Immortal? As expected of someone from a Major Sect, you're so good at acting prim and proper."

Yan Cang mocked him with a laugh. At the same time, she gripped the hilt with both hands and raised Purple Prison high above her head.

BZZZT—!!

The blade's light slashed down.

Pei Yuhang expected a blade of light to shoot out, but he found there was nothing.

No, that wasn't right. It wasn't nothing...

A section of the Demon Blade's tip was missing!

Pei Yuhang ducked just in time. In the next instant, a purple blade of light slashed out from the void behind him, grazing a few strands of his hair as it passed.

"Tch. So you've discovered my Void Slash Divine Ability just like that, Pei Sword Immortal. I thought I'd at least have to lop off both your hands before you saw through it."

Yan Cang's words were laced with regret, but her hands didn't stop for a moment. She unleashed slash after slash from where she stood.

The light from Purple Prison's blade appeared out of thin air all around Pei Yuhang, without any pattern or warning. The slightest carelessness would result in his limbs being severed.

Pei Yuhang could only rely on his extraordinary, battle-honed instincts to dodge.

'But there has to be a medium for the technique. It's impossible for Yan Cang to just will a blade of light to appear beside me.'

'If she could command all techniques with a mere thought, she'd already be a Mahayana Cultivator. There'd be no point in me fighting her.'

'The medium to cast Divine Abilities is either sight or distance.'

'This Swordman has no eyes, so normally it should be a Divine Ability domain that works within a certain range... But one can't judge Cultivators by common sense. She can speak without a mouth, can't she? Having no eyes doesn't necessarily mean she can't see!'

With this in mind, Pei Yuhang leaped into a sea of clouds ahead.

This would both increase the distance and obscure her line of sight!

"Quick reflexes."

Yan Cang muttered. She stopped using Void Slash and instead poured vast Spiritual Qi into Purple Prison.

She hacked out blades of light wreathed in sinister purple Spiritual Qi, shredding the vast clouds to pieces.

But those shredded clouds, under Pei Yuhang's will, transformed into a flurry of Sword Qi that shot toward Yan Cang like a thousand swords piercing a heart.

Pei Yuhang hid among these remnant clouds, stealthily approaching her side.

'Once I close the distance, I won't need to worry about that troublesome Void Slash.'

The weapons in their hands shifted through thousands of variations. In an instant, they battled for over ten thousand rounds. The aftershock of every clash was enough to slay a Divinity Transformation Cultivator.

"Hahaha—Pei Yuhang!"

A hoarse, wild laugh vibrated from Yan Cang's abdominal cavity as her blade carved a sharp purple arc. "Don't you have a sword worthy of you? This scrap metal... It's an insult to our battle!

Even if I defeat you like this, it will be a regret."

CRACK!

The longsword in Pei Yuhang's hand shattered on cue. The flying fragments reflected his slightly furrowed brow.

He glanced down at his empty palm, then suddenly chuckled. With a flick of his sleeve, a green-edged sword erupted from the ruins below and landed steadily between his long fingers.

"It's fine. There are many, many more swords here."

"If you insist on seeing my Lifebound Spirit Sword, I believe that will be the moment you die by my hand."

Yan Cang's headless body suddenly stiffened. The Demonic Qi at her neck churned violently, as if she had been struck a sore spot, and she roared in fury, "Then try it with the sword in your hand!"

Her arm muscles bulged as she swung her blade. A purple Sword Gang, like something reaching out from the Nether Abyss, appeared and drained the color from the world.

Pei Yuhang, rather than retreating, advanced. The green-edged sword in his hand suddenly erupted in scorching flames. The brilliant Yang Fire even outshone the great sun in the sky.

BOOM—

Purple and crimson split the sky, but the purple Sword Gang was ultimately suppressed by the scorching Pure Yang Sword Intent and was steadily forced back.

"You have a Giant Sun Saint Body?!"

Astonishment, and even anger, appeared in Yan Cang's voice.

A Ghost Cultivator's body like hers was truly suppressed by a Divine Sun Body like this!

'But... but isn't your fucking title the Cold Sun Sword Immortal?!'

'You're supposed to specialize in the Cold Attribute!'

"Hah... It seems you don't have as many trump cards as I do."

Pei Yuhang tossed the Spirit Sword, which had been burned into molten iron, down from the sky. With a flick of his finger, nine more Spirit Swords flew up from below.

'It seems... I won't need that little imp Bai Jingjing's help after all.'

Pei Yuhang looked at Yan Cang, whose fighting spirit was beginning to falter, and knew the outcome of this battle was already clear.

The news of his perfect mastery over the Giant Sun Saint Body had not been revealed to the outside world. Everyone thought his greatest skills were his Sword Dao and Ice Divine Abilities.

This time, the Chosen One sent the wrong person to deal with him.

...

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Vortex Divine Abilities!

Water Vortex Daoist threw a punch, and the very space was warped and distorted by the vortex's suction.

Chen Xiuxian grunted. A golden light erupted around him, and a Dharma Aspect clad in armor and carrying a massive shield rose up from behind him.

BANG—!!

The vortex fist slammed into the golden shield. The Giant God Dharma Aspect, which even a Void Refining Cultivator of the same rank would find difficult to shake, actually began to twist violently into a vortex shape under the Vortex Daoist's fist.

Chen Xiuxian could feel that after the Vortex Daoist struck his Dharma Shield, a "point" that could devour his Spiritual Qi appeared in the center of the vortex. It was this "point" that caused the spatial distortion, making his Spiritual Qi swirl like a whirlpool and be devoured by it!

'If that's the case...'

"Young lady, this old man understands!"

Chen Xiuxian raised his head and shouted to Jiu, whose clothes were soaked with sweat and who was somewhat exhausted:

"The reason this Vortex Daoist is so hard to kill is because he has already abandoned his physical body! His current form is merely forged from Spiritual Qi controlling Water Elements. As long as his Spiritual Qi is inexhaustible, it's useless even if you slice his body into a thousand pieces.

Jiu, you must find the core within his body, just like the 'point' in the center of a vortex!"

'The point of the vortex...'

Jiu fell into thought, her mind suddenly clearing.

"Old fool! Your strength is nothing special, but your eyes are damn sharp!"

The Vortex Daoist never expected that the secret of his Divine Abilities, which he had hidden his entire life, would be seen through by a junior thousands of years later.

He flew into a rage from the shame and anger, summoning more vortexes to dissolve and consume the Golden Radiance Dharma Aspect before him.

'As soon as I break this turtle shell, I'll immediately crush this old fool who knows my weakness! I absolutely cannot let him spread word of my weakness to the outside world!'

Meanwhile, Jiu took out a precious Elixir that the Holy Daughter had once gifted her. After consuming it, she began to recover from the damage done to her body, which had been riddled with a thousand wounds by the Sword Qi from Pei Yuhang inside her.

Pei Yuhang had given her immense power, but that power naturally came with pain. To wear the crown, one must bear its weight.

Jiu had no complaints about the wounds all over her body, which felt as if she were being executed by a thousand cuts from the Sword Qi.

After recovering more than half her strength, brilliant red lotus patterns began to form in her eyes.

Under the effects of the Red Lotus Eye Technique, Jiu began to gradually see through the twisting vortex force field coiling around the Water Vortex Daoist's body.

'But it's not enough... I can't see it clearly enough!'

Jiu gritted her teeth and decided to unleash all of Shang Miaoyan's power dwelling within her eyes at once!

"Aaargh—"

Blood trickled from her eye sockets. The foreign power from another Void Refining Cultivator made things even more painful for Jiu, who was already gritting her teeth to bear Pei Yuhang's power.

'But I have to endure this excruciating pain. I have to see clearly, even more clearly!'

'I must... I must kill this monster in front of me, and quickly!'

'Pei Yuhang... he still needs this sword in my hands!'

"I see it!!"

Although it was just for a fleeting moment, Jiu finally saw the "point" that Chen Xiuxian had mentioned, hidden within the Water Vortex Daoist's body.

"Young lady, go!"

Upon receiving Jiu's telepathic message, Chen Xiuxian immediately disregarded his defense. He ignored the damage and controlled his Dharma Aspect to directly embrace the terrifying vortex body with its own, creating an opportunity for Jiu.