Chapter 245 – The Last Strike

Chu Yue Li was unable to speak at all except for shock. The shock in her heart was even far greater than that of the others because she was most aware of what kind of state Yun Che was in a year and a half ago. Frankly speaking, the Yun Che at that time was nothing more than a pile of mud that could never hold up the wall in her eyes, and if it wasn’t for Xia Qingyue’s own insistence on marrying him, she wouldn’t have been able to even look at him squarely.

As for Xia Qingyue, her talent, comprehension, and state of mind were the only things she had ever seen in her life, and her ability to disregard the Xuan power limitations to cultivate Xuan power, and even open up the domain’s physique, made the Palace Master, Lin Yuxian, marvel in amazement. She took Xia Qing Yue as her disciple from the year she was twelve years old, taught her the Ice Cloud Skill, and used her own Heavenly Xuan Force to personally quench her body for her during those years, and during the time she was in the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace, all of the countless heavenly treasures that had been accumulated by the Palace for thousands of years were all used on her without any stint. At the same time, Xia Qingyue’s master was not just the only one, the two strongest people in the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace – Chu Yuechan and Lin Yuxian had likewise poured a great deal of effort into her, Chu Yuechan had risked a great deal in order to make her Ice Cloud Force reach the utmost purity, in order to obtain the XuanDan of three Ice System Heavenly Xuan Beasts… …

Throughout the history of the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace, it had never invested so much in any single disciple.

This is what brought about the present day Xia Qingyue.

And now, she was watching that teenager, who could only be called a waste originally, break down Xia Qingyue’s Ice Cloud Domain!

Xia Qingyue being able to use a domain broke everyone’s knowledge, and for Yun Che to actually destroy this domain could only be described as an incredible miracle.

After destroying the domain with phoenix blood, Yun Che’s power was nearly depleted, and Xia Qingyue’s state was no better than his. Using the Xuan power of the Earth Xuan Realm to launch the domain, the consumption was undoubtedly extremely huge. The opening of the domain consumed more than 70% of Xia Qingyue’s Xuan power, and the brief few breaths that lasted afterward consumed more than 60% of her remaining power, and coupled with the various losses from before, nowadays, her remaining power is even less than half a percent of her usual state. At the same time, the collapse of the domain had also caused her to suffer a certain amount of backlash, with her Xuan veins showing not-so-light trauma, and the control of her Xuan power starting to become grueling.

Xia Qingyue’s cheeks were already snow-white, and now they were even whiter to the extreme, not even a trace of blood color could be seen. But at least, she looked much better than Yun Che who couldn’t even stand.

The two people were staring at each other from a distance of less than ten feet, Yun Che’s eyes were constantly flashing with pain and hardship amidst the cold awakening, while Xia Qingyue’s eyes, on the other hand, were violently turbulent. It was as if she had not yet reacted from the shock she had just experienced.

“Uhm ……” in a low chant that was slightly tinged with pain, Yun Che supported Long Que and slowly stood up, as he slightly clenched his teeth and looked at Xia Qing Yue who was right in front of him, and said in a low voice: “You actually… …not being injured by the flames just now …… or not, the flames just now, even I can’t fully control it, if you are caught up in it, maybe …… it will make you seriously injured… …If …… the clothes are burned …… Hey, I don’t want my wife, to be seen by other people ……”

Yun Che’s words were broken, and every few words were accompanied by a large gasp.

Xia Qingyue: “……”

Both hands gripped tightly on the Dragon Que, but did not pull it out of the ground, as if it no longer had enough strength. Yun Che closed his eyes, and after a burst of violent panting, his breath, and voice suddenly gradually calmed down, “The strength I have left is only enough for me to wield another sword ……If this sword, you take it, then that means you’ve won me… …But …… however, I am absolutely …… definitely not going to lose to you …… so this sword, you can’t possibly take it no matter what! ”

Bang!

The Dragon Que was pulled up from the ground, and the weight of more than eight thousand pounds caused Yun Che’s hands that were gripping it to tremble slightly, “Prepare to receive the sword …… Qing Yue, remember the honor of your division, and also remember the words that I said to you before the match, and give me all of your strength! Otherwise, you are apologizing to the division, to me, and to yourself!”

Xia Qingyue: “……”

The teenager in front of her who was the same age as herself seemed to look unfamiliar, because compared to the Xuan Vein Cripple at that time, the Yun Che in front of her, and the Xiao Che from back then were completely two worlds apart. But in Xia Qingyue’s eyes, this teenager whose destiny has skyrocketed has an incomparable and incomparable familiarity, his eyes, the tone of his voice, the kind of arrogance engraved in his bones,…… especially the stubbornness that 100,000 oxen can’t possibly be pulled back, are all exactly the same as the Yun Che that she had known in those few short days of spending time with each other.

Xia Qingyue did not say anything, the ice spirit that had originally faded around her body once again floated, behind her, a huge ice lotus slowly bloomed, and the Ice Phoenix Qionghua Aya hovered in front of her body, and presented a bizarre “S” shape. An extremely dangerous aura was released and spread from every inch of the Ice Phoenix Qiong Hua Damask, bringing Yun Che an extremely heavy pressure.

“This is the starting move of …… ‘Ice Cloud Extreme Technique – Residual Moon Fulfillment’, is Senior Sister Xia still able to use this move now that her breath is weak? ” Looking at Xia Qingyue’s appearance, Shui Wushuang worriedly said.

“Barely. It seems that Qingyue is also prepared to put her best foot forward. This move is something that Yun Che simply cannot possibly follow.” Chu Yueri spoke out. However, when she said those words, she was more or less lacking in courage. Although the current Yun Che looked as if he couldn’t even stand, his previous performances, especially the flames that had burned out the Ice Cloud Realm, had made her no longer dare to treat this otherwise unthreatening-looking teenager with the slightest bit of contempt.

She no longer dared to conclude what earth-shattering thing he would do next.

The Dragon Que was slowly lifted above Yun Che’s head, and the fifty-four Xuan Passes of the Evil God Xuan Vein rapidly expanded, crazily condensing all the Xuan Power left in his entire body……. Suddenly, he let out a loud roar, and the ground under his feet crumbled, and the entire person just leapt up, his heavy sword swinging in the air, heavily chopping down… …

“Overlord Rage!!!”

The might of this sword was much, much less powerful than it was initially, but it was still amazing. Xia Qingyue similarly flew up, her entire body’s Ice Spirit flashed with a violent . Chaotic light, Ice Phoenix Qionghua damask transforms softness into firmness, folding into a snow-white residual moon, under the pouring of ice cloud power, flickering with piercing ice crystal light, colliding fiercely with the Dragon Que Sword in mid-air.

With a heavy sound, where the Dragon Que Sword and the Ice Phoenix Qiong Hua Damask met, a large circle of spatial ripples swept far and wide, and an incomparably cold aura completely enveloped Yun Che, as the enormous power from the Ice Phoenix Qiong Hua Damask hardened the Dragon Que into a curved moon shape.

Yun Che’s eyes instantly widened, his hands were almost completely numb in that instant of impact, he gritted his teeth in death and poured all the power of his entire body into the Dragon Que, but his remaining power was far too poor compared to Xia Qingyue’s all-out strike, the power of Overlord Rage was completely blocked, even the aftermath of the power was quickly swallowed up, and an icy cold power sufficient to completely rout him came crashing down on his face.

Sure enough, is it still going to come to that point?……

Such a situation did not surprise Yun Che at all, after all, he knew his current state better than anyone else. Feeling his power being completely suppressed, he violently raised his Qi and let out a beast-like roar from his mouth ……

My Xuan veins and body …… must be supported!

“Evil God Third Realm …… Purgatory!!!”

With Yun Che’s inner whisper, the third realm of the Evil God Xuan Vein’s …… Purgatory, opened for the first time.

The moment the “Purgatory” was opened, a demonic red light was suddenly released from the third realm gate, dazzling the entire Xuan Vein crimson, as if it was dyed with blood. This red light did not only exist in the Xuan Vein, but also overflowed from the Xuan Vein, forming a layer of scarlet light around Yun Che’s body.

The whites of Yun Che’s eyes and pupils completely disappeared, and in their place, two points of pupils that had completely turned blood-colored, and a ferocious and violent aura that seemed to have come from Purgatory was suddenly released from his body, causing Xia Qingyue to be completely suffocated in an instant.

“Evil God third style …… Extinguish Heaven and Jedi!!!”

Boom ！！！！！！

It was a roar as if the sky was collapsing, the entire Sword Discussion Stage trembled incomparably violently, even the entire land was shaken, as if a terrifying natural disaster had suddenly descended. In the loud roar, the ears of some low level Xuanists instantly went deaf, and on the Sword Discussion Stage, the flying debris and sand dust rose up to a height of nearly a hundred feet, covering the sky and the sun for a time, and completely obscuring Yun Che and Xia Qingyue’s silhouettes.

Alarmed cries spread across the Sword Discussion Stage, unparalleled shock appeared on everyone’s face once again, whether it was Yun Che or Xia Qingyue, it was clear that they were both close to exhausting their Xuan Power, while the momentum of this strike surpassed all that they had done before, and was completely no less than the monstrous wave of fire that had burned the Ice Cloud Domain to the ground. Such a terrifying wave of air and momentum, even a powerful Earth Xuan realm powerhouse would find it difficult to achieve, how could it appear in the collision of two young Xuan practitioners who had both exhausted their power!

Sand and dust filled the air, and no one could see clearly what was happening. Even if they imagined it, they were completely unable to visualize what exactly they had relied on to create such an earth-shattering collision.

The wariness of the Sword Discussion Stage soon ceased, and the sand and dust began to dissipate, and when the line of sight gradually became clear, everyone viciously sucked in a mouthful of cold air.

Presented before their eyes was a huge pit with a diameter of seventy to eighty feet!

The edge of the Sword Discussion Stage had also been completely destroyed, and not a single piece of intact stone could be found.

At the center of the huge pit, were two motionless figures …… Looking at these two figures, everyone’s breath was held, their gazes were stiff, and not a single sound could come out of their throats.

Xia Qingyue stood there quietly, her long hair messy, her body stained with dust, her gaze clear with an unspeakable disorientation, staring blankly at Yun Che in front of her.

Yun Che collapsed less than ten paces in front of her, his entire body’s outer clothing was shattered, his entire body was lying on the ground, and the corners of his mouth, forehead, limbs, and back …… were almost all over the place, all overflowing with streams of blood. His left hand grasped the ground, and the back of his right hand had been completely reddened by blood, but he was still firmly grasping the hilt of Dragon Que’s sword.

“Finally …… it’s over.”

Although the “Purgatory” had only been on for less than three breaths of time, it was undoubtedly a near-destructive load for his body, which was already almost powerless at that time, and under the “Purgatory”, he had also forcibly unleashed the corresponding Evil God’s Third Styles “Destroy Heaven and Jedi”…… That was the ultimate strike released with the power of his will and soul, causing his soul to endure a load that was no less than that of his body. It was nothing short of a miracle that he was still able to remain conscious for a short period of time.

With countless cracks on the surface of his body, but only not too heavy trauma to his internal organs, Yun Che grinned with difficulty, letting out a relaxed, contented, and with a deeply celebratory laugh, he closed his eyes, letting his consciousness sink down into the darkness, and the last of his will, turned into a wisp of a voice that could only be heard by Xia Qingyue ……

“The second reason I came to this qualifying battle …… is to prove to you …… that I …… Yun Che… …is qualified to be your husband …… and not …… your …… reward… …with …… giving …… alms …… to you.”

Xia Qingyue: “……”

Time slowly passes in dead silence …… one breath, two breaths, three breaths, four breaths ……

It wasn’t until Yun Che fainted and there was no more movement that people came back to their senses from the dead silence.

This duel, finally ended ……

Nine breaths, ten breaths ……

Ling Wushu was always the closest, and that earth-shattering strike just now was also felt most truly. If someone was close at this time, they would have noticed that his forehead was filled with a fine cold sweat …… That’s right! A Heavenly Xuan Realm Eighth Realm, a super powerhouse that had a high status even in the Heavenly Sword Villa, was actually shocked out of cold sweat by the sparring match between two juniors.

After ten breaths, Ling Wulin finally woke up as if from a dream, he glanced at Yun Che with extremely complicated eyes, quickly calmed his state of mind, and loudly announced with a thick voice, “Yun Che fell to the ground for ten breaths without getting up, the winner of the final battle of the current Ranking Battle is ……”