Chapter 354 - Frost Yin Canyon

A terrifying hurricane swept the stones on the ground toward Mu Yongyuan. The water also surged from the river, splashing like a waterfall.

In just a breath, Liu Wuxie and Mu Yongyuan were drenched. The blade ripped through the air and went straight for Mu Yongyuan. Since a fight was inevitable, Liu Wuxie had no intentions of holding back.

𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Yesterday's battle with thousands of abyssal devils had greatly enhanced his strength. A suffocating blade aura swept out, and Liu Wuxie's true essence showed no signs of rejection in the Abyssal Underground World.

Typically, when using true essence, there is a natural resistance from abyssal energy, which could lead to impurities in the true essence.

Liu Wuxie was different because his true essence was like a tidal wave without any restrictions. Due to the emergence of the abyssal realm in his dantian, the abyssal energy gushing out could destroy everything.

Mu Yongyuan's face changed because he had severely underestimated Liu Wuxie's strength. The latter's strength could not be measured in the True Core Realm. He drew his sword and clashed with the incoming blade aura, shattering it with brute strength.

Two conflicting forces clashed violently, sending out turbulent ripples. The very fabric of space seemed on the brink of rupture, while the surrounding flora—flowers, grass, and trees—were devastated in the aftermath.

A few abyssal devils were looking for food far away, and they fled immediately upon sensing the shockwave.

When the shockwave swept out, Liu Wuxie and Mu Yongyuan took ten-odd steps back before stabilizing themselves.

Mu Yongyuan's face was terrifyingly grim, and his heart was pounding in fear. It felt like he was facing a ferocious beast instead of a human.

An even more powerful fighting spirit erupted from Liu Wuxie. His strength would be significantly boosted if he could devour Mu Yongyuan's energy.

"Fight!" Liu Wuxie vanished without any hesitation and continued his clash with Mu Yongyuan. The Fatality Blade Art flowed like water, and each strike brought unexpected effects.

Mu Yongyuan had never encountered such an opponent before and was somewhat unaccustomed to it. Liu Wuxie's terrifying aspect wasn't his blade technique but his true essence, which wasn't inferior to Mu Yongyuan and even surpassed him.

This meant his martial technique and true essence were inferior to Liu Wuxie's under the same conditions. Apart from his cultivation, he had no other advantage in this fight. But there was no room for distraction in a life-and-death battle.

During his brief distraction, the Heretic Blade closed in on Mu Yongyuan, targeting his neck. The situation quickly turned dire for Mu Yongyuan, as one misstep led to another.

After finding an opening, Liu Wuxie attacked with full force, each strike perfectly capturing the changes in Mu Yongyuan's moves.

Liu Wuxie was invincible with Ghost Eye. Regardless of the changes in Mu Yongyuan's moves, the Heretic Blade could find the flaw and allow him to gain an advantage in the fight.

He had fused with the Heretic Blade. Though the union wasn't perfect, they were nearly inseparable. In this moment, he was the blade, and the blade was him.

The sky was filled with blades and Liu Wuxie's figures. They had merged, leaving Mu Yongyuan with no path of retreat.

Jian Xing'er covered her mouth not far away, watching this with disbelief. This was because Mu Yongyuan was a genius in her eyes. Two years ago, he ranked in the top three in the assessment and became an inner disciple within six months of joining Earth Force Peak.

However, the genius she once admired looked so pathetic in front of Liu Wuxie, whose cultivation was only in the eighth-level True Core Realm.

"Liu Wuxie, you deserve to die!" Mu Yongyuan roared, and his aura exploded with his sword transforming into countless swords.

"Junior brother, be careful. That's the Heavenly Sunflower Sword!" Jian Xing'er warned Liu Wuxie to be careful of this sword technique.

"I'll deal with you after killing him!" Mu Yongyuan looked deranged. For an esteemed inner disciple like him, being pushed to this extent by an outer disciple was utterly humiliating. In his mind, the only solution was to eliminate them both, including Jian Xing'er.

"You're shameless!" Jian Xing'er frowned upon hearing what Mu Yongyuan said. She didn't expect Mu Yongyuan to be such a shameless person.

A layer of blooming Heavenly Sunflowers appeared in the air.

This is interesting!

Liu Wuxie thought to himself, raised the Heretic Blade, and performed the Fourth Fatality Form.

A sword aura shot out from the blooming Heavenly Sunflowers, descending from the sky. The sword aura weaved into a net, wanting to trap and kill Liu Wuxie.

"Die!" Mu Yongyuan roared. When the Heavenly Sunflowers bloomed completely, one-third of the river's water evaporated under the power of this strike.

"You want to kill me with this sword technique? What a joke!" Everything was laid bare before Liu Wuxie's eyes under Ghost Eye. When he swung the Heretic Blade down, the Heavenly Flowers in the sky exploded. This was because the demonic flame, once empowered, significantly enhanced his true essence.

Most importantly, the sharpness of his blade was invincible, tearing apart all the surrounding sword rays.

This made Mu Yongyuan's expression grimmer because Liu Wuxie's combat power had exceeded his expectations.

When Liu Wuxie's blade aura descended, it felt like a deity had descended with a powerful blade intent unleashed.

"Break!" A suffocating explosion occurred at the point of impact, unleashing a powerful shockwave. This sent Liu Wuxie and Mu Yongyuan flying away.

Mu Yongyuan spat out a mouthful of blood. His injuries were severe, exacerbated by the backlash from his own sword technique. Moreover, Liu Wuxie's true essence was not only poisonous but also carried a trace of abyssal energy.

Those energies were corroding Mu Yongyuan's body, causing immense discomfort. If the poison and abyssal traits weren't removed promptly, his cultivation would suffer significantly, potentially preventing him from ever achieving another breakthrough.

However, the battle hadn't ended yet. Liu Wuxie performed a somersault in mid-air and mustered the astral energy. There was no room for mercy since this was a fight to the death. He roared, “Primordial Astral Fist!”

Liu Wuxie knew Mu Yongyuan would try to target him if he wasn't killed today.

When Liu Wuxie threw out a punch, Mu Yongyuan's face changed in horror. He didn't dare to carry on fighting after realizing the danger, not to mention he had already suffered heavy injuries.

"Run!" Mu Yongyuan chose to flee first instead of fighting.

"You want to run!?" The Primordial Astral Fist formed a powerful impact, rumbling toward Mu Yongyuan.

"Protection Talisman!" Mu Yongyuan threw out a Protection Talisman in the nick of time to block the Primordial Astral Fist. The impact caused the entire second level to rumble, with countless abyssal devils alarmed.

An enormous crater appeared on the ground as Mu Yongyuan threw up a mouthful of blood. He didn't dare to linger for another moment and fled.

The odds of Liu Wuxie catching up to him were low if someone in the fourth level of the Heavenly Dipper Realm focused on running. Liu Wuxie also knew it wasn't wise to pursue a desperate enemy, and he stood still with his face gloomy.

"Junior brother, are you alright?" Jian Xing'er ran over with concern written all over her face.

"I'm fine!" Mu Yongyuan had already fled, and it was too late to chase after him. The utmost importance now was to complete the mission and leave the underground world.

"I didn't expect Senior Brother Mu to be like this. I have misjudged him." Jian Xing'er stomped her foot on the ground in anger, but it was a relief to see Liu Wuxie fine.

They didn't have time to clean up the battlefield and left quickly because the commotion from the battle had attracted many abyssal devils. Most importantly, the abyssal devils had been hunting for them for two days.

The abyssal devils they encountered would be more powerful when they got closer to the central region. They nearly ran into a seventh-grade abyssal devil, but they managed to avoid it thanks to Ghost Eye.

"Senior sister, where can we find the Profound Yin Butterfly?" Liu Wuxie asked because it was a waste of time for them to wander around aimlessly. He hadn’t been lucky in gathering a lot of information on the Profound Yin Butterfly in the Book Collection Hall, so he turned to Jian Xing'er for help.

"The Frost Yin Canyon!" Jian Xing'er said.

"That place sounds cold!" Liu Wuxie shivered. Judging from the name, that place was filled with boundless yin energy.

"That's right. That place is filled with yin energy all year round, and Frost Demon Apes can often be seen there." Jian Xing'er nodded. Most people avoided that place.

Aside from the abyssal devils, the yin energy posed another danger because ordinary people couldn't withstand the corrosion.

"Alright, let's go then!" Liu Wuxie said without any hesitation. He had awakened the ice attribute, and yin energy wasn't a problem.

Jian Xing'er hesitated briefly and followed behind Liu Wuxie.

The second level was massive, stretching across several canyons.

"The Frost Yin Canyon is up ahead!" Jian Xing'er pointed to a pitch-black canyon with a hint of fear on her face. She had only been here once before meeting Liu Wuxie and nearly lost her life there. Judging from her expression, she still hadn't overcome her fear yet.

"What dense yin energy!" Liu Wuxie circulated the Desolate Devouring Art before entering, devouring the surrounding yin energy into his dantian.

"Junior brother, we have to be careful. abyssal devils are often seen here and fond of ambushing here." Jian Xing'er drew her sword as they walked together, ready to support each other if danger arose.

Liu Wuxie nodded and activated the Ghost Eye, capturing everything within a kilometer radius in his eyes. He couldn't sense time because it was dark underground, but it had been over ten-odd days.

When they approached the Frost Yin Canyon, Jian Xing'er shivered and could only protect herself with her true essence.

"Senior sister, you wait here for me and don't leave. The yin energy is too strong, and you will be in danger if you go in." Liu Wuxie took out array flags and set up a spiritual array for Jian Xing'er to stay inside.

"No, it's too dangerous for you to go alone!" Jian Xing'er insisted on accompanying Liu Wuxie into the Frost Yin Canyon, worried for his safety.

"Do as I say. The yin energy can’t hurt me." Liu Wuxie trapped Jian Xing'er in the spiritual array regardless of whether she agreed. No abyssal devils could enter, but this also meant she couldn't come out.

"Senior sister, the spiritual array will dissolve on its own in a day. If I don’t return by then, leave quickly and don't look for me," Liu Wuxie said and vanished, entering the Frost Yin Canyon.