Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 163: Aren’t You Tired of Bragging?
Ye Tianling was at his limit. The Panhuang Life and Death Killing Dao was simply too draining.
After such a prolonged battle, even with his Emperor’s Qi Sword Body—a type of Sword Venerate Dominating Body—he was struggling to endure.
"Die!"
Ye Tianling channeled the Dragon Blood from his Ninth Layer directly into the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword, ignited it all, and once more unleashed the Panhuang Life and Death Killing Dao!
"PFFT—"
In that instant, Ye Tianling abandoned all defense, forsook his Guardian Power, and threw himself into a life-or-death clash with Xia Xinyan.
’If this drags on, I’ll definitely lose.’
And he was absolutely unwilling to use the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword’s ultimate killing technique: the Celestial Evil Heaven-Breaking Annihilation Dao.
There was no one left in the world who could restore him with Dragon Soul Origin Power and guard him when his own power was exhausted.
Once he used that move, he would be rendered completely helpless for a time, with no way to protect himself.
This strike from Ye Tianling, fueled by burning Dragon Blood, was equivalent to activating the effects of Burning Essence Blood.
In that exchange, having abandoned his defense, Xia Xinyan’s longsword had already pierced into Ye Tianling’s chest.
Meanwhile, Ye Tianling’s sword had nearly sliced Xia Xinyan in two.
However, a bloody light manifested from within Xia Xinyan’s body once more. It shimmered with a profound halo akin to the Five-Colored Divine Light, enveloping her to the point that Ye Tianling still failed to kill her.
"HSSSS—"
A Dao Sound manifested within Ye Tianling’s body. His powerful Overlord Body physique prevented Xia Xinyan’s attack from landing a decisive blow; after piercing only three or four centimeters deep, her sword was forcibly repelled.
The two were sent flying backward at the same time. Ye Tianling coughed up mouthful after mouthful of blood, having sustained significant trauma.
As for Xia Xinyan, she was coughing up blood just as violently, her face already deathly pale.
Her body was failing her. Despite being enveloped and restored by a Dao light akin to the Five-Colored Divine Light, despite casting another technique similar to Withered Wood Welcoming Spring, and despite having swallowed five Elixirs in a row, it was all to no avail.
Cracks began to appear on her body. Within these fissures, streams of bloody and divine light flowed, an exceptionally terrifying sight.
A ferocious, primal, and terrifying aura seemed to be gradually awakening.
Ye Tianling spat out another mouthful of blood, his expression incomparably grim.
’The battle has reached a stalemate, with no clear advantage. But now she seems to be awakening some terrifying trump card or guardian. If this goes on, it’ll only get more dangerous.’
’But if I use the ultimate technique of the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword, I’ll be completely spent. How will I save Long Tianyu then?’
’If I didn’t have to save Long Tianyu, a task for which I can’t afford to be completely drained, I would’ve used my trump card to decisively crush and kill Xia Xinyan long ago. Why else would I have let this drag on?’
...
A fierce wind rose.
Sand and stones flew through the air.
Boulders tumbled across the sky.
This entire stretch of the canyon had been reduced to ruins, a complete and utter wreck.
Xia Xinyan did not retreat. Though her face was deathly pale, the cracks on her body were slowly mending.
Her clothes were in tatters, in many places revealing the beautiful scenery beneath.
But neither she nor Ye Tianling paid it any mind.
At this point, they had neither the inclination nor the energy to care.
"My Ancient Killing Dao has never been inferior to another’s. It’s not that I can’t defeat you, but... my comprehension is still lacking. I underestimated my enemy before, and for that, I am now paying a heavy price. This is a lesson learned in blood.
But after today, it will never happen again!"
As Xia Xinyan spoke, her expression grew even colder. With a low HUM, blood-red flames ignited all over her body.
This was a step further than just burning her blood—this was Essence Blood incineration, the burning of her very Talent.
To win this fight, she didn’t hesitate to begin burning her own Talent.
She had been wounded multiple times, and this was the third time she was Burning Essence Blood to enhance her Talent. She was proving to be utterly relentless.
Her obsession—killing Ye Tianling to prove her Dao—had become her Dao Heart, a conviction carved into her very bones and soul.
Ye Tianling’s heart grew heavy, his expression equally cold.
In his mind, he was already beginning to use Inference, applying his sharp intellect to devise a way to win this fight.
’If this goes on,’ he thought, ’my own reserves are far too shallow. I’ll eventually be completely suppressed and defeated.’
"I just want to know, is this really worth it to you? I’ve been releasing my Dragon Soul Aura for a while now; you can’t take me down quickly. By the time you do, the Dragon Race and the Returning Butterfly Sacred Land will have found out. There will be no good end for your Blood Killing Heaven."
Ye Tianling said coolly.
All of his Supreme Daos had undergone a complete transformation, now reaching Perfection.
He didn’t really want to continue this fight. He needed to preserve his strength to enter the Celestial Dragon Sword Tomb Land and prepare to seize the Elemental Magnetic Aurora and the Life Soul Spring, not waste his power and energy here.
"After coming this far, how could we simply stop? This time, your death is certain!"
Xia Xinyan’s voice grew even colder, even more ruthless.
Ye Tianling scoffed. "You’ve said that dozens of times. Aren’t you tired of bluffing? Why don’t you blow my ’longsword’ instead? I’ll reluctantly forgive you then!"
With a smirk, Ye Tianling then let his gaze brazenly roam over the beautiful scenery of her exposed body.
Xia Xinyan’s face grew colder still. "Shameless cur!" she snapped.
Ye Tianling’s expression turned serious. "I’m advising you to stop now. I’ve already figured out a way to kill you; it’s just that I have responsibilities to attend to and don’t want to waste my potential. To me, your life is worthless—it makes no difference to me whether I take it or not.
But ’that other matter’ is more important to me than my own life! I’ve said all I have to say. Heed my words and get lost. If you don’t, then don’t blame me for what I’m about to do!"
As he spoke, Ye Tianling was already drawing upon the Dragon Blood from his tenth layer and activating the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword.
He wanted to try to control the Devouring effect of the Celestial Evil Heaven-Breaking Annihilation Dao, to attempt to release only about a tenth of its Battle Power instead of its full might.
He was attempting to take the Celestial Evil Heaven-Breaking Annihilation Dao, a technique he could normally only use once, and make it usable two or three times.
In his current Void Spirit state, a state in which he felt he could control anything, he felt a measure of confidence that he could achieve this.
Xia Xinyan said coolly, "Blood Killing Heaven is a holy land of slaughter. Our creed is to kill and be killed; why would we fear death? Besides, it is not yet certain who will be the one to die!"
Ye Tianling nodded slightly. "In that case, there’s nothing left to discuss. You’re quite beautiful, you know. It would have been nice to sleep with you. It’s a pity you’re about to be hacked into a pile of dry bones by me."
Ye Tianling sighed. He tightened his grip on the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword, pointed it at Xia Xinyan, and asked, "A mission from Ye Cangqian?"
Xia Xinyan did not answer. Instead, she plunged a hand into her own chest.
In that moment, she began to pull the Five-Colored Divine Light from within her body, bit by bit.
Finally, in her hand, the Five-Colored Divine Light coalesced into an incomparably vibrant, five-colored longsword.
The longsword was nearly three meters long and thirty centimeters wide.
On the hilt, the runes etched into the five-colored halo were so vivid they seemed to drip with light, yet they were also intensely blinding.
