Translator: CinderTL
Wang Qiuyue's dragon pupils abruptly narrowed into cold, vertical slits, her gaze toward Fan Kang radiating a palpable, icy killing intent.
Fan Kang not only sought to harm her but also intended to use her as a pawn in his scheme. He planned to have her eliminate the four venomous pythons before her death, allowing him to reap the benefits without lifting a finger.
Yet she was utterly at Fan Kang's mercy.
Trapped within the Weak Water Sky-Imprisoning Barrier alongside the pythons, she knew they wouldn't distinguish between her and Fan Kang's conflict. To them, both were enemies to be destroyed.
By now, the four venomous pythons had recovered from the violent collision.
With no escape, their only chance of survival lay in tearing apart the enemies before them.
Four pairs of eyes, burning with primal savagery and hatred, locked onto Wang Qiuyue's dragon form.
The pythons surged into the air, lunging toward her.
Their tactics were simple: either snapping their abyssal jaws at her or sweeping with their massive tails, occasionally spitting venomous darts.
Perhaps driven by desperation, their attacks were unusually ferocious.
Under the relentless, suicidal assault of four venomous pythons, Wang Qiuyue barely managed to hold her ground, relying on her deep azure scale shield and formidable physique. Yet she was stretched thin, her movements strained, and danger lurked at every turn.
"Wang Qiuyue!"
Fan Kang watched Wang Qiuyue's desperate struggle within the barrier, a twisted delight contorting his face as he roared maniacally, "When you reported me to the sect, you were so righteous and impassioned. Did you ever imagine it would come to this?"
"If you hadn't meddled, the sect wouldn't have abandoned me. I wouldn't have been exiled to this barbaric Western Rong Continent like a stray dog, where survival is a gamble against death."
"Even if I escape this hellhole alive, those two old geezers in the sect will never let me off the hook."
"All of this is your fault! You'll pay for your sins with blood!"
"Today, the Poison Dragon Abyss will become your final resting place!"
Wang Qiuyue twisted and turned amidst the pythons' frenzied attacks, dodging every strike she could. When evasion proved impossible, she braced herself behind her deep azure scale shield.
Though her situation appeared dire, her eyes betrayed no panic, only an icy, bone-deep calm.
"Fan Kang," she declared, her voice unwavering, "the one who dies today will not be me."
"Nonsense!" Fan Kang sneered, his face twisted with disdain. "Trapped within my Weak Water Sky-Imprisoning Barrier, you think you can still escape?"
Before he could finish his taunt, the manic glee on his face froze abruptly.
He whirled around, his gaze like lightning bolts, piercing toward a towering mountain to his lower left rear.
The mountain stood desolate and silent, yet within its depths, a terrifying killing intent erupted, chilling the very air.
In the next instant, a fissure tore open mid-slope, and a jet-black sword beam shot forth, hurtling straight toward Fan Kang's face.
"That's... the Nine Calamity Heaven-Measuring Sword!"
Fan Kang's expression twisted in horror. He frantically summoned his flying sword to intercept the dark blade.
Clang!
The three-foot green edge clashed against the jet-black sword beam.
The former let out a piercing wail as it was flung away, spinning wildly into the distance.
The dark sword beam, its momentum undiminished, continued its relentless strike toward Fan Kang.
Fan Kang dove downward, landing on the Weak Water Sky-Imprisoning Barrier.
The barrier shimmered, its transparent waters surging, instantly engulfing Fan Kang's figure.
Yet Fan Kang didn't enter the barrier itself. Instead, the barrier thickened around him, sealing him within a watery cocoon.
Boom!
A jet-black sword beam streaked across the sky, slamming into the barrier and erupting with razor-sharp sword intent and overwhelming energy.
Yet the Nine Calamity Heaven-Measuring Sword, which had always been unstoppable, met with failure.
The point of impact on the barrier instantly caved inward, as if on the verge of being pierced through.
But the Weak Water composing the barrier suddenly rippled outward in concentric circles, rapidly dispersing the destructive force across its vast expanse.
Though the jet-black sword beam was ferociously sharp, it was like striking into an endless abyss. The layers upon layers of ceaselessly flowing Weak Water completely absorbed its power, dissolving it into nothingness.
Finally, the sword's momentum exhausted, and the jet-black beam recoiled back.
Bang!
The summit of the mountain suddenly exploded.
A figure shot out from the flying rubble—Song Wen.
He caught the returning Nine Calamity Heaven-Measuring Sword and stared in astonishment at the transparent barrier before him, and at Fan Kang trapped within it.
This was the first time he had encountered a cultivator of his own realm who could so effortlessly withstand the full force of the Nine Calamity Heaven-Measuring Sword.
After all, this sword was a Profound Heaven Spirit Treasure, its power surpassing even Supreme-Grade Spirit Treasures.
Of course, with Song Wen's current strength, he couldn't unleash the Nine Calamity Heaven-Measuring Sword's full, heaven-shattering power comparable to a Supreme-Grade Spirit Treasure. However, the sword's inherent sharpness remained unmatched by ordinary treasures.
"Could this be 'overcoming strength with softness'?" Song Wen's eyes gleamed with interest. "Riverless Weak Water? Intriguing."
He became deeply fascinated by this Riverless Weak Water, which had manifested the Weak Water Sky-Imprisoning Barrier.
If he could integrate it into his Blood Sea Seal, his natal magic treasure's resilience and power would undoubtedly ascend to a higher tier.
Song Wen coveted the Riverless Weak Water, while Fan Kang was both shocked and enraged.
"Gou Jun! It's you!"
"Senior Yuanrong is searching everywhere for you! How dare you show your face?"
Ignoring Fan Kang's impotent fury, Song Wen summoned a crimson blood mist that surged around him like blood-red flames.
The Nine Calamity Heaven-Measuring Sword in his hand once again emitted a dark, eerie glow.
As he performed the Blood Spirit Sacrifice, converting his blood essence into spiritual power, Song Wen simultaneously channeled that power into the Profound Heaven Spirit Treasure.
He was eager to test the full power of the Riverless Weak Water once more.
"Ji Yin!" Wang Qiuyue's voice suddenly rang out, urgent and strained.
Under the relentless assault of the four venomous pythons, she was beginning to struggle.
"The Riverless Weak Water is inherently soft and yielding, embracing all things without resistance. It embodies the principle of 'softness overcoming hardness.' No matter how sharp or powerful your attacks, even capable of splitting mountains, they will dissipate into nothingness upon contact. Forcing a direct confrontation is futile unless your strength far surpasses Fan Kang's, making it nearly impossible to break through."
"Only Supreme Yang Blazing Flames can counter this substance. As a skilled alchemist, you must possess a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Flame. Unleash it swiftly to shatter the Weak Water Sky-Imprisoning Barrier!"
Song Wen's brow furrowed slightly at her words.
Wang Qiuyue's warning dashed his hopes of testing the Riverless Weak Water's power again with the Nine Calamity Heaven-Measuring Sword.
He began to ponder how to breach the Weak Water Sky-Imprisoning Barrier as quickly as possible.
The Earth Core Refining Flame he used for alchemy was balanced between yin and yang, hardly qualifying as a "Supreme Yang Flame."
However, he did possess another Supreme Yang Flame—the Jade Light Flame.
However, this flame was different from the Earth Core Refining Flame.
Song Wen had consciously nurtured the latter for years due to its use in alchemy, resulting in considerable power.
But the Jade Light Flame had long lost its utility for Song Wen, and he had neglected its cultivation.
Its power...
Best not to mention it!
"Hahaha..."
Fan Kang, who had initially been tense after hearing Wang Qiuyue's words, seemed to sense Song Wen's hesitation and burst into arrogant laughter.
"Gou Jun, it seems you don't possess Supreme Yang Blazing Flames. Then you'll just have to watch Wang Qiuyue die! Hahaha..."
Wang Qiuyue's expression immediately turned grave.
Trapped within the Weak Water Sky-Imprisoning Barrier and besieged by four venomous pythons, her extraordinary composure had largely stemmed from her reliance on Song Wen.
Now that Song Wen couldn't breach the Weak Water barrier, her greatest hope had been dashed.
After blocking a venomous python's sweeping tail strike, Wang Qiuyue glanced upward at Fan Kang, who stood between the barrier layers. Clenching her teeth, a resolute glint flashed in her eyes.
(End of the Chapter)
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