Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 32: The Death of Ye Tianfan

"BLEGH—"

The whites of Ye Tianfan’s eyes showed as he spat out a large mouthful of blood. His Blood Qi surged, and the Elixir he had taken backfired, causing a backlash.

Ye Tianfan was overcome with rage, but Jin Zhifu stabilized his injuries with a stream of Sword Essence Power.

"Do you have any last words? Go on."

Jin Zhifu suddenly exhaled a long breath, her tone incomparably cold.

She had suppressed her injuries. As a Sword Intent Third Heaven cultivator, she was as steady as a rock here and felt her victory was assured.

"Of course. I haven’t sent you to paradise yet!"

Ye Tianling chuckled, taking the initiative to walk step-by-step toward Jin Zhifu and Ye Tianfan.

His unusual behavior made Jin Zhifu instinctively take a step back out of wariness.

In that exact instant, Ye Tianling suddenly activated the Black Water Small Barrier Talisman.

The Black Water Small Barrier Talisman only had a five-meter range, which was just enough to encompass the area between Ye Tianling and Ye Tianfan, leaving Jin Zhifu just outside.

By the time Jin Zhifu noticed the Black Water Small Barrier Talisman, it was already too late.

This was inside *her* Barrier, and even she would have a hard time dispelling it.

Even if she did, she couldn’t forcefully dispel the Small Barrier Talisman from the outside!

Forcibly breaking it wouldn’t be a problem under normal circumstances, but her Talent was suppressed by the Barrier Talismans, and she was seriously injured. It was impossible for her to break through the Barrier formed by this Small Barrier Talisman in a short amount of time.

"Jin Zhifu, watch me suppress Ye Tianfan."

Ye Tianling said with a grin. Then, his figure blurred as he struck out with his palm.

By this point, Ye Tianfan had already noticed something was wrong. He gathered a terrifying burst of Sword Qi and preemptively attacked Ye Tianling.

Ye Tianling’s palm strike created a vortex. After absorbing the Sword Qi, the vortex paused for a thousandth of a breath before flinging the same Sword Qi right back.

He had encountered this bizarre phenomenon before, and now it was happening again.

’The Double-Layered Barrier Talisman can’t even suppress Ye Tianling’s Talent?’

At this moment, the expressions on both Ye Tianfan’s and Jin Zhifu’s faces changed drastically.

Meanwhile, after consuming a Creation Pill, Ye Tianling’s Dragon Blood truly began to boil. His Battle Power seemed to be climbing endlessly.

As a result, the combination of his Nine Yang Divine Skill and Great Shift of Heaven and Earth Cultivation Techniques became even more ferocious and domineering.

The returned Sword Qi was far stronger than the one Ye Tianfan had originally unleashed!

Its power had increased by about fifty percent.

Ye Tianfan was already in terrible shape. Even though he was at the Sword Essence Third Heaven Realm, or perhaps even the Half-step Sword Intent Realm, he was still caught completely off guard.

With his Geng Metal Sword Body Talent suppressed, which had already cut his strength in half, he was even more unable to defend against such an attack.

"PUFF—"

The Sword Qi struck Ye Tianfan, forcing him to his knees. A bloody hole had appeared just above his Dantian.

His cyan robe was a piece of Defensive Battle Armor of Profound Tier Middle Grade, but against his own amplified Sword Qi, it offered almost no protection and was pierced straight through.

Blood flowed out in torrents.

Ye Tianfan’s eyes were filled with venom, hatred, and intense unwillingness.

Jin Zhifu, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment. She then drew her Jade Marrow Sword and began frantically attacking the Small Barrier Talisman, heedless of aggravating her own injuries.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The Small Barrier Talisman was being bombarded relentlessly, but Ye Tianling had already used his knowledge of systems like Qimen Dunjia and the Five Elements Bagua to grasp some of the talisman’s characteristics. He knew that at this level of attack, the Small Barrier Talisman could hold for at least three minutes.

Unconcerned, he unhurriedly drew his Fiery Sun Sword and thrust it into Ye Tianfan’s Dantian.

"PFFT—"

At this moment, Ye Tianfan had neither the strength nor the ability to block Ye Tianling’s lightning-fast strike.

Ye Tianling was actually stronger now than when they had been chasing him earlier.

The more he was tempered by battle, the more proficient he became with his various abilities, naturally growing stronger and stronger.

Meanwhile, Ye Tianfan was injured, depleted, and suffering from a soul-shock. With his Innate Ability sealed by the Double-Layered Barrier, he was naturally growing weaker and weaker.

It was as if Ye Tianfan were in a dream. The venom in his eyes finally gave way to abject terror.

"AHHH—"

He roared, his screams like the wails of ghosts and wolves, but Ye Tianling viciously twisted his sword. Sword Qi erupted from the blade and rampaged through his Dantian.

"PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!"

Inside his Dantian, the Qi Pillars in his Qi Sea and the nodes upon them all exploded.

His Dantian was destroyed. The entire Sword Essence circulation system within it shattered and collapsed.

A massive amount of Sword Essence Power flowed out like water, filling the space with an incredibly rich Sword Essence Energy.

Ye Tianling took a single breath and felt his mind clear slightly.

’It would be wonderful if I could absorb this Sword Essence Energy.’

Unfortunately, Ye Tianling currently had no way to devour Sword Essence. He could only watch as the Sword Essence Energy gradually dissipated.

At this moment, Ye Tianling couldn’t help but think of the fragmented *Bloodthirsty Soul Refining Technique*, as well as the *North Nether Divine Skill* and the *Star Absorption Technique* from Dugu Qiubai’s memories.

Unfortunately, Ye Tianling was unable to delve deeper into these two Divine Skill Manuals for the time being.

To obtain them, he needed to cultivate his various other Martial Arts to a certain Realm, unseal more of the Dragon Soul Inheritance, achieve greater Refinement of his Dragon Blood, and unlock more of Dugu Qiubai’s inherited memories.

A hundred thoughts flashed through Ye Tianling’s mind, but it all happened in the span of a single breath.

By now, Ye Tianfan’s repeated roars and miserable cries had ceased, and the light in his eyes had completely died.

Since the Small Barrier Talisman was active within the larger Barrier, everything happening inside it was still visible.

Thus, Jin Zhifu, who had been coughing up blood while fiercely attacking the Small Barrier Talisman, completely froze when she saw this. The frequency of her attacks slowed.

"Ye Tianling, I’ve already sent a message back to the Celestial Sword Sect through my father’s Sword Soul imprint! You’ve crippled Ye Tianfan—crippled one of the Celestial Sword Sect’s greatest hopes! You’re finished!"

Jin Zhifu roared, her voice exceptionally icy.

Unfortunately, Ye Tianling couldn’t hear her through the Small Barrier Talisman.

However, Ye Tianling could tell what she was saying by reading her lips.

But would Ye Tianling be afraid?

A mocking smile appeared on Ye Tianling’s face. He mouthed back, "Don’t worry, you’re next!"

Seeing him mouth the words one by one nearly drove Jin Zhifu insane with rage.

But she didn’t let her hot-headed anger get to her again. Instead, she gradually calmed down.

She took a deep breath. Instead of attacking the Barrier Talisman again, she began taking Elixirs and focusing on her Cultivation to recover, preparing to fight Ye Tianling to the death once the Small Barrier Talisman’s effect wore off!

By now, she had realized that Ye Tianling’s situation was not simple. If he were just burning his bloodline, it would be impossible for him to still use his abilities inside a Double-Layered Barrier Talisman.

This could only mean one thing, a terrifying one at that: Ye Tianling’s Talent was awakened, not just being burned for a temporary boost.

Furthermore, it was an awakened, mutated Fiery Sun Sword Body Talent. This was far more vicious and terrifying than the Fiery Flame Sword Body Talent of ’Emperor Cangqian’ Ye Cangqian!

’I’ve already offended such a genius to the point of no return. The only thing to do now is to strangle him in the cradle. I absolutely cannot let him continue to grow!’

’Right now, this little bastard is only at the Sword Qi Third Heaven Realm, yet he’s already pushed me, someone at the Half-step Sword Heart Realm, into such a miserable state. His future talent will be absolutely unimaginable!’