Chapter 1213: Moon That Hangs Above All

“You have one last move, Snow Fairy.”

Ye Qing looked at Xue Wushuang’s gloomy face and said, “If you still can’t hurt me by then, then you won’t ever be able to hurt me.”

“If that is what you think, then do not blame me for what comes next.”

Xue Wushuang was a famous genius. Although she wasn’t as overbearing as most geniuses, she had her own pride. It was only natural that Ye Qing’s belittlement and provocation would anger her.

The world responded to her emotions as anger welled inside her heart. Dark clouds covered the sky, the northern wind roared like a tiger, and snow fell profusely across the land. With Xue Wushuang at the center, layers and layers of frost spread out until hills and rocks were covered in snow, and countless wintersweet flowers had turned into ice.

In just the blink of an eye, the entire Wintersweet Mountain had been frozen in ice. There were no other living beings except Ye Qing and Xue Wushuang.

The ice and snow would have frozen Ye Qing as well, but a sheen of profound light prevented them from entering within one meter of him.

“This sword is called ‘The Bright Moon Hangs Above All’. Please inspect it!”

Wielding her sword with one hand, Xue Wushuang proceeded to execute a horizontal sweep.

Immense sword qi and heavy sword intent rose and fell like mountains as soon as the sweep was executed. The howling wind and the falling snow gradually came to a stop as well.

It was as if she had stopped a furious snowstorm with just one swing of the sword.

The next moment, a bright moon leaped out of the endless expanse of clouds and sprayed its clear beams across the human world.

It was still daytime, and yet everyone in Snowview City saw a bright moon in the sky.

The moon looked warm and inviting like a jade disc, and its light seemed soft and pliable like a stream. It was poetic, picturesque, and fantastical.

“Bright snow lines south and north of mountains

Moon shines hundred thousand meters of land

A meter of blade makes an excellent brush

To end the red dust of humanity”

“What a moon that hangs above all, what a blade that kills the red dust...”

Ye Qing looked impressed by the moon in the sky. The sword wasn’t just beautiful, it was terrifying.

In one swing, Xue Wushuang’s sword intent had filled hundreds and hundreds of kilometers in an instant. The bright moon suspended above everyone’s head was created from sword intent as well.

Moreover, this sword intent didn’t feel as cold and deadly as the one before, but it was definitely scarier and stranger.

It was a creeping death that killed the red dust of humanity without a sound.

The wintersweet flowers withered, the trees died, the stones crumbled, and the spirits extinguished. All under the moonlight died at once.

Even the Wintersweet Mountain itself was shaking dangerously.

They weren’t even the focus of the technique. Ye Qing was. The moonlight was the strongest where he stood.

The moonlight made Ye Qing look like a living celestial, handsome and divine. However, the price he might have to pay for this appearance could very well be death.

Ye Qing remained unperturbed despite all this. He simply took a step forward.

Yin and yang circulated beneath his feet, and all arts became undone. Amazingly, the moonlight abruptly curved downward and flowed into the ground below like a real stream.

Seeing this, Xue Wushuang lowered her sword three inches. The bright moon suspended in the nine heavens descended abruptly and filled the world with moonlight. It was so dazzling that it actually overwhelmed the sunlight.

There was a rumble, and the world abruptly plunged into pitch black darkness. It was so dark that one could wave their fingers before their face and not see them.

Inside the Snow Garden, everyone felt as if they had suddenly been teleported into the infinite expanse that was the universe. There was no light wherever they looked; no end or hope in sight. All they felt was fear, loneliness, and despair.

No one knew how much time had passed. One moment they were still basking and drowning in darkness, and the next, the darkness suddenly receded like tidal waves, revealing the sun once more.

As the sun warmed their flesh and blood, the crowd slowly but surely shook off the terror and despair. At first, they were too busy basking in relief and relishing the fact that they were still alive. Then, they recalled something and hurriedly looked at Wintersweet Mountain, searching for two figures.

They wanted to see how glorious the fairy who raised and dropped a moon with one sword looked. They also wanted to see how ugly the arrogant fool who declared that he would allow Xue Wushuang three moves looked.

Right now, the countless wintersweet flowers blooming on Wintersweet Mountain had all crumbled into fine powder. The Wintersweet Villa had also turned into rubble. As a result, the onlookers easily spotted Xue Wushuang and Ye Qing.

What they saw was the complete opposite of what they imagined, however.

Xue Wushuang looked tired instead of spirited, and Ye Qing was smiling and looking pristine as ever. Even the wintersweet flower he was holding looked fresh, vibrant, and completely unaffected by the clash.

“Hoo...”

Xue Wushuang sucked in a deep breath as Pure White rang melodiously in her hand. “You are truly powerful, Brother Ye. Wushuang admits that she had overestimated herself.”

Previously, she thought that Ye Qing was too arrogant and wanted to teach him a lesson. So, she unleashed the “Bright Moon Hangs Above All”, one of the three killer moves of the “Falling Snow Sword Canon”.

She had believed that the technique would, if not severely injure him, would at least throw him into a panic and put some shame in him.

In reality, Ye Qing had blocked her attack. It wasn’t like her sword technique was unblockable. On the contrary, it was blocked plenty of times in the past. However, no one in the same cultivation level as her had ever blocked it with the ease Ye Qing had shown. This was impossible even for the other three Sword Fairies who shared a title with her.

But Ye Qing had done it. Not only had he done it, he hadn’t taken a single injury.

“You’re not too bad yourself. Your “Bright Moon Hangs Above All” actually managed to move me a little. Yes, you’re not bad.”

Xue Wushuang: “...” On second thought, she took back what she said earlier. This man was arrogant and just asking for a beating.

“You have made your third move. It’s my turn now!”

Ye Qing waited until Xue Wushuang’s aura had stabilized before asking, “Are you ready, Snow Fairy?”

“Go all out, Brother Ye.”

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Xue Wushuang held her sword with both hands. “You may be strong, but I am confident I can take at least one of your attacks.”

“Your confidence gladdens me.”

As Ye Qing smiled, bronze dragons and serpents began surfacing from underneath his skin before forming a savage-looking, all-conquering suit of armor around him. As they hissed, a bloody, barbaric, masculine, and tyrannical aura washed out of him.

Empowered by the armor, Ye Qing’s aura began climbing rapidly. It wasn’t long before his pressure became so thick that it felt like a tangible object. At the same time, a dark blue gale howled like a god or demon.

Xue Wushuang blanched a little. She took nine steps away from Ye Qing as her sword rang incessantly.

If even Xue Wushuang was like this, then the others could only fare worse. Their hearts beat rapidly, and they felt like they were suffocating.

“Blue Demon...”

Xue Wushuang uttered through gritted teeth.

“That it is. Careful now, Snow Fairy.”

Ye Qing lifted his arm into the air, spread his fingers wide, and slowly clenched. The powerful gale blowing outward suddenly turned inward and flew into his palm. All of it.

The gale and pressure were now gone, but Xue Wushuang did not feel relieved in the slightest. On the contrary, she was feeling more pressured than ever.

She could sense that Ye Qing’s hand—as small as it was—was grasping the veins of this corner of the world; that his five fingers were connected to every direction.

When his fingers moved, it was as if the world itself was moving.

When he clenched his hand, it was as if he was holding the world in his hands.

And she, Xue Wushuang, was but one of the countless ants who lived in it.