Chapter 516: Pulling Out All the Stops

’How is Ye Xuan’s Profound Power so dense?’

As surprised as Ye Xuan was, Lv Feng found his own shock impossible to suppress.

Although he was only a Tier Six Third Layer Martial Venerable, the Cultivation Techniques and martial skills he had practiced since childhood were far superior to those of an ordinary Martial Artist.

He could even hold his own against some ordinary Tier Seven First Layer Martial Kings.

Yet his full-power strike had not only failed to kill Ye Xuan, but they had been evenly matched. The realization shocked him instantly.

’He’s just a Tier Five Third Layer Martial Sect. How can he possess such formidable Profound Power and block my all-out attack?’

Lv Feng didn’t understand.

While he was lost in his confusion, Ye Xuan was already charging at him again.

"Die!"

The azure-purple Void-Treading Feathers appeared on his back. Amid flashes of lightning, Ye Xuan thrust his sword toward Lv Feng.

SWOOSH!

The black longsword streaked across the sky like a bolt of black lightning. Empowered by the speed of the Void-Treading Feathers, it was too fast to react to. All one could see was an ethereal line of black light flashing through the void before the sharp Sword Qi was right in front of Lv Feng.

When it came to a disciple of the Profound Mystery Sect, Ye Xuan naturally wouldn’t show the slightest mercy.

’Not good!’

Lv Feng was greatly alarmed. At this moment, he had no time to ponder why Ye Xuan’s Profound Power was so dense.

In this moment of crisis, a black chain suddenly appeared in his hand. The moment it manifested, it seemed to come alive, coiling around Ye Xuan’s thrusting black heavy sword with a series of clangs.

The black heavy sword and the black chain collided violently, erupting in a shower of sparks.

"Demon-Imprisoning Chain, bind him!"

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The black chain was incredibly flexible. Countless runes appeared on its surface, emitting a dense aura as it shot toward Ye Xuan like a giant serpent, attempting to ensnare him.

’What is this?’

Ye Xuan was startled. The Void-Treading Feathers on his back flared, and his body shot into the sky, escaping the chain’s attack range.

"Hm? A flying Spiritual Treasure. You think you’re the only one who can fly?"

Seeing this, Lv Feng gave a strange smile. WHOOSH. A pair of transparent wings made of Profound Power appeared on his back. With a single flap, he soared into the air, closing in on Ye Xuan.

The black chain in his hand struck like a venomous snake, its sharp tip stabbing toward various parts of Ye Xuan’s body like lightning.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

Amidst a dense series of clashes, Ye Xuan’s black heavy sword and the black chain collided dozens, even hundreds of times in an instant, unleashing astonishing shockwaves.

’Is that a flying spiritual skill?’

Seeing the Profound Power wings on Lv Feng’s back, Ye Xuan was secretly alarmed. Flying spiritual skills were an extremely valuable type of spiritual skill, exceptionally rare even in the Profound Domain.

What made them even more special was that most flying spiritual skills required specific conditions to cultivate. Some needed to be compatible with one’s martial soul, while others required rare materials. Therefore, those who could master a flying spiritual skill were often heaven-defying geniuses.

The black chain was the same. With just a single glance, Ye Xuan could tell that it was not only a Tier Seven Profound Soldier but also an alchemical product.

Every time his sword struck the chain, a strange power would seep through. It was clear the runes engraved on it contained a special force.

Both the black chain and the flying spiritual skill were a huge shock to Ye Xuan.

Although this Lv Feng was only a Tier Six Third Layer Martial Venerable, his fearsomeness was no less than that of some Tier Seven Martial Kings.

’The Profound Mystery Sect really spared no expense to deal with me.’

A Tier Seven Profound Soldier, a Tier Seven Sky-Screening Bead... Ye Xuan didn’t believe these were all trump cards that Lv Feng himself possessed. It was highly likely the Profound Mystery Sect had deliberately given them to Lv Feng for the purpose of killing him.

While lost in thought, Ye Xuan had already exchanged hundreds of blows with Lv Feng in an instant.

Beneath the sky shrouded by the Sky-Screening Bead, dense black shadows rampaged everywhere, unleashing alarming shockwaves.

The two battled from the sky to the ground, and from the ground back to the sky. Everywhere they passed, explosions roared, leaving behind a field of ruins.

BOOM!

A phantom image flashed past. The agile black chain pierced straight through a boulder several zhang tall, which instantly shattered into rubble.

Compared to the Sword of Dictatorship, Lv Feng’s black chain was far more flexible and could attack from a distance. Ye Xuan was hard-pressed for a moment, forced to constantly dodge.

Originally, he had planned to use the surrounding rocks and trees to block the chain’s attacks, but it was useless. Whether rock or wood, everything was as fragile as tofu before the black chain, shattering in an instant and unable to hold for even a moment.

Fortunately, Ye Xuan’s Void-Treading Feathers were much more agile than Lv Feng’s flying spiritual skill, allowing him to evade Lv Feng’s attacks time and time again.

’I have to think of something. If this goes on, I’ll definitely be forced onto the defensive.’

Ye Xuan frowned in thought.

He didn’t want to release Jin Lin unless it was a critical moment.

Because Jin Lin was a Profound Beast Demon King, his aura was too unique. If he were discovered by the instructors of Gale Light Academy, it would undoubtedly cause a massive uproar.

It wasn’t just about the Gale Light Academy instructors; the status of a Profound Beast Demon King was also special within the Endless Mountain Range.

Ye Xuan knew very well that most of the Profound Beast Demons in the Endless Mountain Range were divided into different factions. The consequences of an outside Profound Beast Demon King being discovered were unpredictable.

Most importantly, Ye Xuan didn’t know how Lv Feng communicated with the Profound Mystery Sect. If word got out that he had a Profound Beast Demon King by his side, he wouldn’t just be facing pursuit from the Profound Mystery Sect, but rejection from the entire Dream Realm Plain.

As he flew rapidly, defending and dodging, thoughts flashed through Ye Xuan’s mind one after another. Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

’I’ve got it!’

SWISH!

His figure suddenly dove into the jungle below.

"Trying to use the jungle for cover? Ridiculous."

Attacking again and again only to come up empty-handed had filled Lv Feng with secret rage. Seeing Ye Xuan dive into the jungle, he didn’t hesitate to give chase, simultaneously controlling the Demon-Imprisoning Chain to pursue Ye Xuan relentlessly.

BOOM!

A rock several men tall was pierced by the black chain and shattered.

CRUNCH!

Next, a massive tree that would take several people to encircle was easily pierced by the black chain. With a slight twist, it was turned to dust.

’Damn it, how is Ye Xuan’s flying Spiritual Treasure so fast? If it weren’t for that, this kid would have died by my chain long ago.’

The information from the Vice Sect Master indicated that Ye Xuan’s flying Spiritual Treasure was the masterpiece of the Sky Empire’s chief Artifact Refining Master, Master Lu Li. It was a Tier Seven Spiritual Treasure of extraordinary power.

"Hmph, once I kill this kid, that flying Spiritual Treasure will belong to me, Lv Feng."

Lv Feng grinned ferociously.

「Just then—」

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Three streaks of black light suddenly shot up from below Lv Feng. They were so fast that he had no time to react, reaching a point just a few meters in front of him in the blink of an eye.

"What?"

Lv Feng was shocked. He never would have imagined that three streaks of light would suddenly appear while he was chasing Ye Xuan. In his haste, he quickly retracted the black chain.

CLANG!

The black chain filled the sky, spinning with astonishing agility. It went from a single line of pursuit to a sky-covering chain defense in the blink of an eye. The links whirled continuously, instantly blocking the path of the three streaks of light.

"Hmph, Divine Spirit Gaze—Eye of Illusory Restriction!"

Ye Xuan, who had been darting away, abruptly stopped. His pupils suddenly turned azure, and an invisible ripple emanated from them, entering Lv Feng’s body.

During his escape, he had secretly hidden three Profound-Annihilating Flying Daggers in the forest, waiting for Lv Feng to pass before launching his sudden attack.

His Soul Power had now reached the Sixth Grade. Empowered by his Sixth Grade Soul Power, the Profound-Annihilating Flying Daggers were powerful enough to easily kill most Tier Six Third Layer Martial Venerables.

To prevent Lv Feng from reacting, Ye Xuan had unleashed the Eye of Illusory Restriction at the very same moment he activated the daggers.

As expected, the moment the Eye of Illusory Restriction locked onto Lv Feng, he felt his mind go dizzy, and his body instantly lost control.

’Damn it, what kind of Pupil Technique is this?’

Lv Feng was shocked. It wasn’t that he was ignorant of Pupil Techniques; the Profound Mystery Sect’s treasury contained several of them.

However, most Pupil Techniques were used for observation and analysis. Those that had a direct effect in combat were few and far between.

But now, a single glance from Ye Xuan’s Pupil Technique made his soul feel as if it were sinking into an endless abyss. The mental attack made him break out in a cold sweat, and he instantly lost control of his body.

Not only that, but the black chain in his hand also went out of control the moment the Pupil Technique hit. The three streaks of light from the Profound-Annihilating Flying Daggers instantly pierced through the layers of the chain’s defense, stabbing viciously toward his eyes and heart.

"Damn it!"

At the critical moment, Lv Feng struggled to awaken from the mental attack and let out a roar.

BOOM!

A thick black mist rose from his body. Immediately, a layer of ferocious black armor covered his skin, even encasing his head.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The Profound-Annihilating Flying Daggers struck the black armor, creating a shower of sparks, but they couldn’t penetrate its defense at all. They only left three tiny white dots on the armor, and soon, a flow of black light erased even those marks.

"What?"

Ye Xuan was shocked. His Profound-Annihilating Flying Daggers, powered by his Sixth Grade Soul Power, should have been able to pierce the body of any Tier Six Third Layer Martial Venerable. Yet, against that black armor, they had no effect whatsoever.

Without a doubt, this ferocious-looking, ancient-styled black armor had to be a piece of Tier Seven armor.

’The Profound Mystery Sect has really paid a steep price to kill me.’

Ye Xuan couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath.

On the Celestial Profound Continent, among Profound Soldiers of the same tier, defensive armor was undoubtedly the most expensive and rarest type.