Chapter 724: Fierce Battle

Ye Tianling’s murderous strike tore through her defenses, snapping countless lotus roots as if severing the fibers of a broken stalk. These roots were all part of Qianyu’s very internal structure.

After the devastating assault, Qianyu coughed up blood again and again.

To Ye Tianling’s astonishment, even after he had destroyed innumerable lotus roots, that tenacious, fibrous law of hers had completely ground his Fist Intent to nothing.

Meanwhile, even more lotus roots gave birth to even more Qinglians, causing Ye Tianling’s lethal strike to dissipate completely.

Ye Tianling couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath.

His murderous strike, for all its power, had completely failed to obliterate Qianyu.

At that moment, Qianyu was sent flying back nearly ten thousand meters. Her peerless Green Lotus Divine Body trembled violently; even with an Undying Law as powerful as her tenacious, fibrous connection, she couldn’t withstand the blow!

Her body was torn open, a mangled mess of flesh and blood. Though her clothes were in tatters, her modesty remained intact, but she was still grievously wounded.

This scene stunned all the Celestial Prides present.

Even Ji Yun was visibly shaken.

As for Duan Cangyue, Su Wanhe, and Su Mufan, they were utterly silent.

They knew Qianyu well and were therefore keenly aware of just how terrifying she was.

Perhaps Qianyu’s offensive power wasn’t unmatched, not the strongest among the Ten Great Celestial Prides present.

But her Defense Power, her peerless Green Lotus Divine Body, was unquestionably the most durable!

That’s right—it was an Undying Law. Like a lotus root whose fibers refuse to sever, she simply couldn’t be killed!

As long as a single Qinglian remained alive, she could endlessly regenerate and recover in an instant.

Spirit lotuses, Qinglians, infinite transformations, an eternal cycle.

That was why Qianyu’s rank as second among all the Celestial Prides was absolutely well-deserved.

But now, something had happened that was so shocking it could make one’s eyes pop out of their sockets!

Qianyu, who had never been seriously injured before, had nearly had her Green Lotus Divine Body shattered in just the second exchange with Ye Tianling!

This was too terrifying!

Almost everyone present knew in their hearts that they were incapable of unleashing such Battle Power!

And if they couldn’t do it, they had no choice but to shut up!

Previously, when Ye Tianling had declared he would fight ten of them, these Celestial Prides had been filled with contempt. The hundred or so of them present had jeered, their ridicule on full display.

Now, all of it was like a resounding slap across their faces.

"Good! Excellent! I never imagined your Battle Power was so immense—no wonder you dared to be so arrogant! But do you think this is the end? No. This is only the beginning!"

Qianyu’s face was ice-cold as she spoke, enunciating every word.

Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, and she looked utterly wretched, as if she had suffered a devastating blow.

But Ye Tianling knew better. When his Fist Intent, manifesting Reincarnation Life and Death, had detonated inside her, he had clearly Sensed the sheer number of lotuses within her body—a number as dense as the stars in the cosmos.

What he had destroyed was merely the tip of the iceberg.

In other words, even though Qianyu appeared wounded, the damage was only superficial!

’It’s even possible she’s feigning weakness, deliberately putting on this display of grave injury to make me lower my guard! In reality, she probably hasn’t sustained any true damage at all.’

HUMMM—

With a vibrating hum, like a Lotus Seed giving rise to the Power of Life, a silhouette of light shot into the Void.

The silhouette sank into Qianyu’s body.

From Qianyu’s back sprouted a pair of transparent, luminous wings that resembled those of a butterfly.

HUMMM—

Another tremor echoed. Then, a dark Lotus Seed shot skyward, transforming into a silhouette of light that soared into the Void.

Then, that silhouette also sank into Qianyu’s body.

Qianyu sprouted a second pair of luminous butterfly wings.

And as her wings grew, her Battle Power began to surge dramatically.

The transformation was too obvious, and too frightening!

"Huh? Qianyu Fairy possesses such Battle Power?"

"Looks like she fooled us all. She wasn’t using her real Battle Power before!"

"Everyone holds back. Who would play their trump card before it’s absolutely necessary?"

"Be that as it may, Qianyu Fairy’s Battle Power is simply heaven-defying!"

"I hope she can suppress that Ye Tianling and beat him to a pulp!"

"I’m afraid that’ll be difficult. Ye Tianling shook Qianyu’s Power of Defense with a single punch. Regardless of her Battle Power, defense is her greatest Talent. The Green Lotus Divine Body prioritizes defense over offense... Even if Qianyu Fairy cultivated to her absolute limit and managed to convert that defense into an attack, she’d still struggle to match his edge."

"Let’s wait and see. If Qianyu Fairy can’t hold out, we’ll attack together! It’s everyone’s duty to execute a Demon like him!"

"Exactly. Why bother with honor when dealing with a vicious thug like him? We should just strike together and obliterate him!"

"Didn’t he want to fight ten of us? We might as well grant his wish!"

"Let’s watch a bit longer. The more we learn about his Abilities, the easier it will be for us to make a move. Of course, it would be for the best if Qianyu Fairy can kill him on her own."

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The various Celestial Prides present began to murmur amongst themselves. They now had a much clearer assessment of Ye Tianling’s Battle Power and were finally taking him seriously.

They even began to put themselves in Qianyu’s shoes, considering how they would counter such an attack if Ye Tianling were fighting them.

In a way, these considerations were a battle in their own right.

At that moment, Ye Tianling’s Soul Talent naturally Sensed the Celestial Prides’ discussion. His mood grew heavy, and his expression turned solemn.

He wasn’t afraid of fighting ten at once, but he worried that if a real brawl broke out, the altar’s refinement process would be interrupted.

If that happened, he would have no choice but to forcibly activate the altar and teleport away.

As for the danger, Ye Tianling paid it no mind.

He wouldn’t be afraid even if all Ten Great Celestial Prides attacked him, let alone if the entire group of a hundred joined in. He feared nothing.

In the same instant that Qianyu began her transformation, Ye Tianling also manifested his Bloodline Power.

He activated his Netherworld Life and Death Dao Skill, and the qi and blood throughout his body began to seethe and manifest as if they were on fire.

At the same time, he pushed his Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Immortal Sword Technique to its absolute limit.

Ye Tianling didn’t transform into his combat form, but his entire being was suffused with the glow of a peerless Divine Blood.

He was bathed in a bloody light, his frame visibly bulking up, making him appear exceptionally savage.

This terrifying aura was enough to make anyone wary.

At that moment, the abilities of his Unparalleled Divine Body Physiques, like the violet-gold Azure Celestial Dominator Blood and the Sword Venerate Dominating Body, fully manifested.

Ye Tianling roared, manifesting the Emperor’s Qi Dragon Swallowing Heaven Divine Technique and suddenly erupting with Dragon Soul Killing Intent.

The Emperor’s Qi Transformed Dragon, the Dragon Soul Roared!

In that instant, Ye Tianling unleashed an ancient Soul-Suppressing Sound.

BOOM—

A tremor ran through Qianyu’s brow as her very Soul shuddered. Her transparent, luminous wings immediately dimmed.

At the same time, the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword suddenly materialized in Ye Tianling’s hand.

SSSHHH—

A terrifying power erupted. Channeling the might of his Sword Venerate Dominating Body, Ye Tianling brutally unleashed a Killing Dao of utter Destruction, powered by his Panhuang Life and Death Killing Dao.