Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 89: Does It Feel Good?

SQUELCH—

Ye Qingfeng’s eyes widened as bright red blood instantly trickled from between his brows. His body immediately began to stiffen, then fell to the ground like a dried corpse.

"The Ancient Dragon Clan!"

Ouyang Ruoxue didn’t dare make a move. A chill ran through her body and soul, and her expression grew exceptionally grave.

At the same time, she had already cried out the young woman’s identity.

"Hmph. You have some knowledge, at least."

The young woman gave Ouyang Ruoxue a faint glance, as if seeing through her completely in an instant.

A chill shot through Ouyang Ruoxue’s delicate frame, and she immediately bowed in salute.

The young woman descended from the Qilin and came to stand before Ye Tianling, studying him closely.

The aura and Energy of a Dragon Soul Manifested in her eyes, yet it failed to resonate with Ye Tianling in any way.

"What a pity. His Soul’s aura is just very similar to ’Brother’s’."

As she spoke, her eyes dimmed considerably. She sighed, and with a flash of movement, flew back atop the azure Qilin.

The Qilin soared into the sky. The young woman remained in the air, carefully searching for something, not leaving just yet.

A moment later, three young men in purple robes arrived via Sword Control. After landing, the three fixed Ye Tianling with vicious gazes.

Upon seeing Ye Tianling’s face, their expressions changed, but they quickly reverted to their usual arrogance and pride.

"Brat, you relied on that pretty face of yours to get saved by our Dragon Girl, the Tianyu Saintess. That’s the good fortune of ten lifetimes. Aren’t you going to kowtow in thanks?"

One of the three, a cold and haughty youth, spoke with immense arrogance.

"Long Si, do not be rude."

The young woman shouted sharply. The three young men immediately fell silent like cicadas in winter, honestly bowing and saluting. "Yes, Saintess," they said respectfully.

The young woman descended from the Void once more, her gaze carefully sizing up Ye Tianling. "Fellow Daoist," she said, "This humble one is named Long Tianyu, a member of the reclusive Ancient Dragon Clan. I have come out in search of my long-lost brother, Long Tianling. Fellow Daoist, an Ancient Dragon Soul Aura just Manifested here. Do you know anything about it?"

Beside Ye Tianling, Ouyang Ruoxue was just about to speak when she suddenly felt a piercing pain and an extreme itch all over her body. She managed to bear it, but she instantly knew something was terribly wrong.

Ye Tianling shook his head. "I don’t know the specifics. Thank you for saving my life, Tianyu Saintess. I will surely repay this kindness one day."

The young woman stared silently into Ye Tianling’s eyes, as if trying to see if he was lying. But after a moment, she didn’t detect anything unusual.

The young woman nodded silently, then glanced at the three Dragon Race youths beside her. "Long Si, let’s go."

"Yes, Saintess."

The three young men in purple immediately mounted their swords.

The young woman rode her Qilin and departed into the distance.

As for Ye Tianling’s promise to ’repay’ her, she paid it no mind.

A while after the young woman and her group had left, Que Xinyan finally started coughing. He had also been injured to some extent, as he had borne the brunt of the oppressive aura from Ye Qingfeng’s Sword Void Six Transformation for a moment. He just hadn’t shown it before.

But at that moment, Ouyang Ruoxue gathered her killing intent and lunged at Que Xinyan.

However, the moment her killing intent coalesced, she let out a wretched cry and began to struggle.

The feeling of millions of snakes, insects, rats, and ants gnawing at her entire body washed over her in an instant, making her wish for death.

"Ouyang Ruoxue, how long were you going to hide? I already have you under my control!"

"Que Xinyan, plant a few more Life and Death Talismans in her, just to teach her how formidable we are," Ye Tianling said with a cold sneer.

"You—"

Ouyang Ruoxue’s eyes widened, filled with disbelief. She couldn’t imagine when Ye Tianling had seen through her disguise...

"Right away, Master! This is Lord Que’s favorite kind of work. Life and Death Talismans... Heh heh, this’ll be fun."

Que Xinyan’s dark face immediately filled with glee. He then used his Sword Essence in place of the Life and Death Talisman’s Ice Power, condensed it, and shot it directly into Ouyang Ruoxue’s body.

Ouyang Ruoxue was about to fight back, but the piercing pain of a million gnawing creatures erupted even more intensely. Even with her willpower, she couldn’t resist it at all.

"AHHH—"

Ouyang Ruoxue couldn’t help but scream wretchedly. Tears streamed uncontrollably down her face.

Ye Tianling watched her miserable state. She looked utterly pitiful, but he felt not a shred of sympathy.

Ye Tianling walked over and reached for Ouyang Ruoxue’s pretty face. A look of anger and terror immediately appeared on her features.

But this anger lasted only for a few breaths before the agony of the Life and Death Talisman struck again, causing her beautiful face to become utterly pale.

Her body began to tremble, and tears continued to flow uncontrollably, so much so that her eyes had turned red.

This had nothing to do with willpower.

There was no True Essence Power in this World, so Ouyang Ruoxue couldn’t Sense the Life and Death Talisman when it was formed from True Essence and in a state of Concealment. Once it erupted, she had no way to break it.

This was because the people of this World didn’t understand the Twelve Main Meridians or the Eight Extraordinary Meridians. The Life and Death Talisman, hidden within these meridians, connected to her Dantian and locked down the circulation in her acupoints. It even infiltrated her Three Great Martial Veins. It was like dropping ink into clear water; without the proper method, trying to separate it again was fundamentally impossible.

Ouyang Ruoxue tried many methods to expel that terrifying Ice Power, but every time she circulated the Sword Essence Power in her body, the result was only more pain.

The pain doubled again and again. It was simply supreme torture.

Even her willpower was being crushed to the brink of collapse.

And Ye Tianling just watched her quietly, his face completely indifferent, devoid of any emotion.

"Feels good, doesn’t it?"

Ye Tianling asked, his voice chilling.

"Ye Tianling... how can you be so vicious? I’ve treated you so well for over a month, better even than Xu Hanyan ever did! Don’t you have any feelings at all?"

Ouyang Ruoxue questioned him with a trembling voice, tears streaming down her face.

She truly looked to be in extreme pain, her beautiful body twitching from the agony.

"Don’t make yourself out to be so noble. Did you think I didn’t know about you colluding with Ye Cangqian?"

Ye Tianling’s cold retort made Ouyang Ruoxue’s heart stop. She couldn’t imagine where she had slipped up to have this hidden secret so thoroughly exposed.

"What, nothing to say? It felt good working with that bastard Ye Cangqian, didn’t it? If things went according to your plan, you would have killed Que Xinyan, and Ye Cangqian would have used Ye Qingfeng to suppress me, capture me, and take my Talent for his research," Ye Tianling said sarcastically.

Ouyang Ruoxue’s body still trembled intermittently, but she said nothing more.

Ye Tianling sneered. "Speaking of vicious, can you compare to yourself? You were willing to sell even your own body to kill Que Xinyan. I’m already in this state. Have you ever thought about how miserable my fate would be if I were captured? For the past month, I’ve been gentle and refined, and I’ve treated you well. Did you ever spare a single thought for me?

"So, don’t blame me for being cruel. Blame yourself for being too heartless."

Ouyang Ruoxue forced down the stabbing pain and asked with a quavering voice, "When... when did you find... find out?"