Chapter 1440: Scar (I)

Chapter 1440: Scar (I)

With his divine ability in motion, Helian Wumeng instantly dissolved into surging black baleful energy, shifting unevenly between Baleful Qi and baleful light as it rose and danced to meet the descending radiance.

Five kinds of Radiant Fire mixed with the Boundless Qi flames released by the [White Abundance Fan], and scattered downward in a drifting cascade. They clashed with the rolling Baleful Qi, erupting into red and black light. As the two fires parted, they revealed a white jade mountain descending from the sky.

Clang!

The butt of the long-handled blade rose lightly before his chest and braced itself against the descending jade mountain. At the same time, another hand shot out from the Baleful Qi, seizing the pitch-black halberd that thrust coldly out of the flames.

Bang!

A burst of sparks exploded as his hand locked firmly around the shaft of the halberd. Thick black smoke rose with the sparks, accompanied by a grating, teeth-aching screech.

Li Zhouwei's [The Armor Cycle Soul-Refining Halberd Art] was indeed formidable, but the weapon in his hand was only an ancient dharma artifact. It was far from ideal in the hands of a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator.

The five kinds of Radiant Fire fused with profound qi could scorch his opponent's body, yet the [Jade Smoke Mountain] once wielded by the Yu Family, who dominated the lake, had been casually blocked by the tail of a spirit artifact. Without the support of a divine ability, it would not even have been able to strike the opponent.

Only the surging black-flame halberd had forced its way into the Baleful Qi, compelling Helian Wumeng to grab it. It burned his palm until black smoke rose, making it the only spell art capable of inflicting real damage.

But then the [Heaven-Venerating Gate] in the sky arrived!

Helian Wumeng had been watching for this moment. He had taken so many attacks in his mist form precisely to free his hands for this opportunity. At this moment, he raised two fingers before his chest, and the eighteen glazed beads at his waist vanished instantly.

Buzz!

The glazed beads resonated with one another, releasing a vast Supreme Yin radiance that formed a white jade disc in the air, firmly catching the [Heaven-Venerating Gate] divine ability. Supreme Yin and Bright Yang energies collided, boiling and bursting with waves of light.

These eighteen glazed beads were known as the [Western Subjugation Glazed Stars], Helian Wumeng's trump card, which he had withheld for this very moment!

It was not that he feared Li Zhouwe’s divine ability. The setting was simply unfavorable. If this had been at sea or in the north, he would have tested its power without hesitation. Though he was eager to experience it, he had not lost his reason. He was deep in enemy territory, how could he allow himself to be suppressed so easily?

But the moment he released his treasure, the situation changed abruptly. The four arms behind the opponent had only served as a distraction. The golden-eyed youth in the sky had already withdrawn his true body, gripping Da Sheng in one hand as golden light flared in his eyes. His other hand plunged into the Baleful Qi and seized Helian Wumeng's neck from within the intangible haze.

Hm?

Helian Wumeng cultivated the [Baleful Essence] Body Divine Ability, allowing him to gather and disperse at will. Unless the opponent possessed a Fate Divine Ability, it was extremely difficult to locate his true body within the Baleful Qi. Normally, one would have to force him out with techniques. How could someone drag him out directly from within the Baleful Qi?

Yet now his neck was caught in a bare hand. With no time for shock, he poured his body's divine abilities into his eyes without restraint. The eighteen glazed beads in the sky dimmed, and his eyes turned blood-red as surging demonic qi rose, forming a violent demonic radiance to drive the opponent back.

However, the youth's golden eyes blazed. The heavenly gate above vanished, and light rose from the center of his brows as well.

Boom!

The blood-red demonic radiance and the Heavenly Radiance, Hidden Light formed tangible beams in the sky and clashed. Crimson flooded the entire sky as a surge of red light spread from Helian Wumeng. Though the two lights were similar in scale, the opponent's technique was more profound, and the mana poured into it was utterly reckless, giving it even greater power.

Yet a faint strand of golden light emerged from Li Zhouwei's [Heavenly Radiance, Hidden Light] at the center of his brows. It was the Supreme Yang energy provided by [Hidden Plunder Gold]. This thread of pure Supreme Yang energy surged upward against the flow, as if extracting something, causing the blood-red demonic radiance to rapidly weaken like a castle in the air.

The golden-eyed youth didn’t hesitate as he closed in, his face rapidly filling Helian Wumeng's vision. The moment the demonic radiance was disrupted, the silver-black armored youth had already taken a punch to the head, bursting into a cloud of black smoke with a thunderous crash.

"

Mm...

"

Two streams of blood tears ran down Helian Wumeng's cheeks. The Baleful Qi in the sky erupted in unison as his figure vanished in a flash of red light. The crimson blanketing the sky disappeared with him. He reappeared dozens of meters away amid rolling black smoke.

Li Zhouwei flicked his hand lightly. The demonic blood on it turned into surging, storm-like Baleful Qi and drifted away. Helian Wumeng's golden cicada-shedding escape clearly came at a cost.

The northern tribesman had screwed his eyes shut, pain etched across his face as blood tears continued to flow. He raised his hand early and drove two fingers hard into the area beneath his eyes.

Two round holes appeared in Helian Wumeng's cheeks. With a slight twitch, two blood-red eyes grew beneath his closed lids. Dazzling crimson light surged forth again, freezing the white light that chased through the air.

The power of [Heavenly Radiance, Hidden Light] relied largely on the Supreme Yang force released by [Hidden Plunder Gold]. But that Supreme Yang force was not endless. Having already invaded the opponent's eyes, the white light weakened and was crushed by the red glow, allowing the surging demonic radiance to strike the golden-eyed youth's forehead.

Boom!

Helian Wumeng showed no sign of relief, but rather, remained calm. At the same time, he flicked his long-handled blade upward, meeting the halberd that shot through the air like a venomous serpent with a sharp clang.

Clang!

Though harried, he did not yield in the slightest. Yet the opponent ignored the demonic radiance altogether. Instead, he twisted the halberd sharply. A branch of prismatic light brushed lightly across Helian Wumeng's face, carving open a horrifying wound that nearly sliced away half his face. For a moment, white teeth could be seen beneath the flesh.

Helian Wumeng remained utterly calm.

[Thousandfold Body]!

The radiance of his Body Divine Ability grew brighter. The massive wound that covered half his face shrank abruptly and returned to its original state. Instead of dispersing the Bright Yang energy and black flames lingering within it, he skillfully compressed them into a thin, golden-white scar.

Yet he had no time to dispel the Supreme Yang light in his eyes. With a slight movement, he dispersed into Baleful Qi again and reformed again, looking somewhat disheveled.

There was only one reason. He had to evade the [Heaven-Venerating Gate] that reappeared above and locked onto him.