Ninth Celestial's figure shot backward like a meteor, but a cold, successful smirk played on his lips. He had taken Shui Ye's punch head-on precisely to use that force to make his escape.
However, before the smile on his face could fully bloom, a graceful azure figure silently appeared in front of him, in the previously empty void.
Her position completely sealed off Ninth Celestial's retreat.
"What?! When did she get here?!" The smugness in Ninth Celestial's eyes was instantly replaced by boundless horror. The opponent had appeared before him like a ghost, without even a ripple of spatial fluctuation.
With a flick of her wrist, the longsword in her hand cut through space, letting out a clear, phoenix-like sword cry.
A condensed, ultimate azure sword light, as if capable of cleaving heaven and earth, slashed toward Ninth Celestial's chest.
His survival instinct made him frantically urge the remaining Dou Qi within him, wanting to forcibly change direction.
But it was too late.
The sword light mercilessly struck Ninth Celestial's chest!
"Pfft—!"
A mouthful of blood, mixed with fragments of internal organs, spurted from Ninth Celestial's mouth, and he flew back in a sorry state toward Shui Ye's direction!
Shui Ye, having been outmaneuvered by the opponent, was also very annoyed. If that cunning fellow managed to escape, he would surely be laughed at by the other old geezers.
Seeing Ninth Celestial sent flying back by Yun Yun's sword, his eyes narrowed, and his aura erupted with a roar.
"Ocean Quaking Fist!"
On Shui Ye's right fist, deep blue Dou Qi surged and gathered like a vast ocean, as if carrying the immense power of the entire sea. Aiming at the incoming Ninth Celestial, Shui Ye punched straight out!
This punch landed squarely on Ninth Celestial's undefended back.
"Bang!!—Crack!!"
After a dull thud, there was also the crisp, teeth-grinding sound of bones shattering. One could even clearly see the terrifying fist print that instantly caved in his back.
Ninth Celestial felt the violent Dou Qi frantically surge into his body, wantonly destroying his already collapsing meridians and internal organs.
Before his body could fly away, he felt a pulling force drag him back, bringing him face to face with Shui Ye.
Immediately after, he saw a blue fist coming straight at him.
But, severely injured and restrained, he had no ability to resist whatsoever. He could only watch helplessly as the fist smashed into his chest.
"Damn you, damn you! How dare you play tricks in front of this Venerable! You almost made me lose face, you traitor, you villain, you dog!"
Shui Ye cursed continuously while relentlessly pummeling Ninth Celestial, from high in the sky all the way down to the ground.
"Ah! Ah~!"
Ninth Celestial could only let out agonizing screams. The light in his eyes rapidly dimmed. Finally, Shui Ye stomped heavily on him, cracking the ground beneath.
With his foot on Ninth Celestial, Shui Ye slowly retracted his fist. The surging deep blue Dou Qi around him gradually subsided. Looking at Ninth Celestial, who no longer had any signs of life beneath his foot, he snorted coldly:
"Hmph, good thing you died quickly. You got off easy."
At this moment, Ninth Celestial's eyes were filled with pain and emptiness, clearly indicating that his soul had also completely dissipated.
With a casual stomp, he ground the body into dust, scattering it between heaven and earth.
After all was done, a smile appeared on Shui Ye's face. His previous annoyance was long gone. He bowed to Yun Yun: "Many thanks to Chief Yun for forcing him back with a single sword. Otherwise, that slippery fellow would have escaped."
Yun Yun nodded slightly, saying nothing. Her gaze turned toward the Wind and Thunder Mountain Range, where terrifying energy fluctuations were continuously emanating.
However, Yun Yun wasn't overly concerned. Medusa was a Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, an almost invincible existence at the same rank, and Medusa hadn't even unleashed her true form.
But Yun Yun also didn't arrogantly approach the battlefield. The energy fluctuations there were such that she would be injured within a hundred zhang, and within ten zhang, even a Nine Revolutions Dou Zun could be severely wounded if careless.
This showed the terrifying nature of a high-level Half-Saint battle.
Seeing this, Shui Ye also glanced at the battlefield before excusing himself to Yun Yun, leading the Boundless Heaven Hall members to clean up the battlefield and collect the spoils.
After all, the storage rings of those killed by Yun Yun were still intact on the ground…
...
Inside the Wind and Thunder Mountain Range, Medusa and the giant skeleton stood opposite each other.
"Bastard, you're actually using me to practice moves and train." After a long period of fighting, the Second Heavenly Venerable also discovered Medusa's intention.
"Oh? You finally noticed?" Medusa chuckled disdainfully.
She had indeed always had this idea. After all, in Boundless Heaven Hall, no one could spar with her like this. Among those at the same realm, there was only Xiao Huiying.
But if the two of them sparred, they certainly wouldn't go for a kill. Not to mention their good relationship, just the fact that Xiao Jietian would know meant he would definitely punish both of them severely.
Hearing Medusa's words, the green ghost fire within the giant skeleton's eye sockets continuously fluctuated up and down, clearly indicating his considerable anger. Usually accustomed to his high position, he was now being treated as a sparring partner.
"Tsk, are you angry? You've practiced for so many years for nothing. Your emotions are so unstable." Medusa slightly raised her hand, her expression like she was looking at a small fry.
"Alright, the practice is almost done. Your task should be completed now."
Medusa no longer paid attention to him. She gripped her hand, and the longsword within it subtly writhed, instantly transforming into a large, golden-red, snake-shaped longbow.
Medusa elegantly stepped onto the bowstring. Her right hand, with three jade-like fingers, hooked the bowstring. Her body arched backward, forming an astonishing curve full of power and beauty.
"Buzz!!"
The surrounding energy instantly boiled, frantically gathering, compressing, and condensing onto the bowstring, forming an energy arrow as thick as an arm.
On the arrow shaft, nine-colored light swirled and flowed, emanating a heart-palpitating destructive fluctuation.
Medusa was displaying one of the Dou Techniques she had awakened after evolving into a Nine-Colored Sky Swallowing Python: Nine-Colored Sky Annihilation Light.
This could be said to be the breath attack of the Sky Swallowing Python clan.
The ghost fire in the skeleton's eye sockets flickered violently. He felt a fatal threat from this arrow.
"Myriad Soul Bone Armor!"
The Second Heavenly Venerable controlled the Dark Skeleton King to unleash his matching defensive Dou Technique.
Dense black mist surged out from the Skeleton King's body like a vast blanket.
From within the black mist, piercing screams echoed, resounding throughout the heavens and earth.
Clearly, these black mists were condensed from countless soul bodies.
These soul black mists condensed on the skeleton's body, ultimately forming a set of bone armor that enveloped the entire Dark Skeleton King.
If one looked closely, the bone armor was covered with countless faces twisted in pain.
Seeing this, Medusa's eyes grew even colder. It was clear that these souls had all been forcibly extracted from living people.
Her three fingers, gripping the bowstring, quietly released.
"Whoosh—!"
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