Chapter 533: If I don't kill you, I'm not from the
Zhao Yanzi’s feelings. When he was young, his parents were busy with work and paid him very little attention. As a result, he was quite independent and self-centered during his childhood. Fortunately,...Chapter 533: If I Don't Kill You, I Won't Be From the Duan Clan! (Final Day, Voting for Monthly Ticket!!!)
I wrote until late last night, and when I woke up today, it was already close to noon. After making some revisions, I immediately uploaded this chapter. There will be another one later on; whether or not there can be more depends on how the monthly ticket votes from my fellow classmates can motivate Little Dragon. Even if I can't catch up today, everything at the beginning of the month will depend on today's performance.
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Hao Ren smiled when he saw her charge out with such a fierce demeanor. Diao Man was capricious and Zhao Yanzi was ruthless; they had been enemies more than once already, and Hao Ren wanted to see how Zhao Yanzi would manage to force Diao Man into retreat.
Zhao Yanzi rode on Little White and in the blink of an eye, she circled around from the backside of the valley to its front entrance.
Diao Man was standing outside the mouth of the valley waiting for the reply from her ancestor when suddenly she heard a sound breaking through the wind. She quickly turned around.
"Representative Zhao Yanzi from the city, respectfully requesting that my honored ancestor grant me the Dan." Riding on Little White, Zhao Yanzi landed in front of the mouth of the valley with a bang.
Diao Man was initially stunned as she didn't expect someone else would come to request for pills. She then saw it was Zhao Yanzi and her eyes immediately widened in shock.
"Oh, how could it be you" Zhao Yanzi pretended to be surprised.
Fzzt...
Hao Ren standing inside the valley couldn't help but laugh.
Zhao Yanzi was also clever and resourceful. She actually pretended that she came here too to request for pills, so as not to make Diao Man suspect that Zhao Yanzi was related to Mystic Peak when they met by chance.
Indeed, after Diao Man's initial shock, she quickly drew out her emerald long sword and glared at Zhao Yanzi. "Vile Woman."
The last time Zhao Yanzi barged into Heavenly Mountain Sect in the middle of the night, she beat Diao Man up, snatched away her jade pendant, plus all previous grievances over stealing techniques and treasure swords which made her take the blame twice... All these added together made Diao Man wish to stab Zhao Yanzi to death.
"Oh my, this is your ancestor's territory. You still dare to act rashly here Quite brave of you," Zhao Yanzi pretended to be scared and took a few steps back.
Hearing that, Diao Man who had already drawn her sword also became wary. She gritted her teeth and glared at Zhao Yanzi, "Vile woman, today I will catch you if you don't run away."
She believed in her Condensation stage realm and felt confident Zhao Yanzi would not be able to escape from her grasp. Right now, the most important thing was still obtaining the Face Fixing Pill. Thus, she turned toward the valley and patiently waited for her ancestor's reply—indeed, if anything were to happen here that could upset her ancestor, then her Face Fixing Pill would go up in smoke.
Of course, she believed Zhao Yanzi, who was merely a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, wouldn't dare to take any action either. Once she obtained the Face Fixing Pill, all she needed to do was lie in wait around the valley, and there would be no way for Zhao Yanzi to escape.
Swish
The moment Diao Man thought that Zhao Yanzi wouldn't take any action, her purple-blue treasure sword suddenly lunged towards her.
Majestic Sword Art of the Celestial Pivot Style
"Y-You..." Duan Yao was taken aback, but luckily she had some caution and quickly dodged. However, a slit appeared on her sleeve, revealing her pale arm.
Zhao Yanzi wielded the Purple-Green Treasure Sword and slashed out another sword strike.
The Celestial璿 (Swirl) Sword Style
Compared to the first style, Heavenly Pivot, this second style was more exquisite. Duan Yao didn't expect Zhao Yanzi to have already reached the second stage. She hurriedly picked up her own Green Water Longsword for defense but was cut in half with a single strike from the Purple-Green Treasure Sword. The residual force of Zhao Yanzi's sword technique swept across her arm, leaving a bloody streak on her delicate skin.
Feeling pain, Duan Yao gritted her teeth and stepped back two paces, quickly covering the wound on her left hand with her right one, glaring angrily at Zhao Yanzi.
"You dare to act up even on the Old Ancestor's territory" For the sake of the Face-Stabilizing Pill, Duan Yao forcibly suppressed her anger.
Zhao Yanzi didn't waste any words with her. She swung the Purple-Green Treasure Sword, generating a sword light as she used both Heavenly Pivot and Celestial璿 (Swirl) at once.
Clang...
Duan Yao blocked Zhao Yanzi's attack with her broken sword, which snapped into two pieces again.
The Purple-Green Treasure Sword was a legendary treasure of the Heavenly Mountain Sect. Its sharpness could be easily imagined; Duan Yao didn't dare to tell her father that she had lost this invaluable item from the sect, so when she secretly left the mountain this time, she only took a longsword for protection.
But how could such a sword compare with the Purple-Green Treasure Sword
Seeing Zhao Yanzi using her precious sword and her own martial arts techniques to attack her, Duan Yao was almost driven mad with rage.
Suspecting that the Old Ancestor might be able to see outside from within the valley, she shouted, "Old Ancestor, it's not this girl deliberately offending you. This wicked woman is simply overstepping bounds and disregarding your presence."
As she spoke, she dodged and restrained herself from fighting back.
"Scream all you want! No one cares if you scream yourself hoarse," Zhao Yanzi swung the treasure sword again towards Duan Yao.
Hao Ren stood within the valley and saw Zhao Yanzi forcing Duan Yao to retreat continuously. He shook his head and smiled.
This time, without a Fifth Stage Snow Lion Beast for protection, and with Zhao Yanzi having reached the middle Foundation Establishment stage and being assisted by Second Stage Xiao Bai, if they were truly fighting, she might not be at a disadvantage.
Swish...
Zhao Yanzi slashed her sword across Duan Yao's shoulder. Her sword technique seemed chaotic but followed the rules of the North Star Sword Technique, displaying various ingenious variations.
Tsk... The clothes on Duan Yao's shoulder split open, and the blood seeping out instantly dyed them red.
"You've pushed me too far!" Finally enraged by Zhao Yanzi, Duan Yao disregarded the Face-Stabilizing Pill. She took out a dagger and fiercely stabbed at Zhao Yanzi.
Hao Ren, standing in the valley, was startled. However, Zhao Yanzǐ outside of the valley quickly used her Purple and Azure Treasure Sword to block a dagger while assessing the situation as unfavorable; she then immediately jumped onto Little White's back.
The golden claws on Little White roared with flames, carrying Zhao Yanzǐ into flight.
"Where can you escape, wicked woman" Duan Yao made a sword gesture with her right hand and threw the dagger. The silver-white dagger instantly turned into a beam of white light, piercing towards Zhao Yanzǐ.
A "young master from an official family" like Duan Yao naturally had one or two magic treasures for self-defense; this dagger was one of them. Normally, Duan Yao would use the Purple and Azure Treasure Sword, but she wouldn't easily use this dagger.
Now that her Purple and Azure Treasure Sword had been seized by Zhao Yanzǐ, and even the Green Water Longsword she took from the sect had been broken by Zhao Yanzǐ, she could only resort to using this dagger.
The dagger drew a bizarre arc in mid-air, aiming for Zhao Yanzǐ's forehead.
Zhao Yanzǐ was greatly surprised. Dragons were accustomed to direct combat; she had no experience with fighting by hurling magic treasures back and forth.
*Clang*
Fortunately, the Purple and Azure Treasure Sword wasn't a common magic treasure. Although Zhao Yanzǐ's sword skills weren't polished, she still swung her sword to deflect the dagger's trajectory, but the near-miss made her break out into a cold sweat.
"You dare fight me with such shoddy sword skills" Duan Yao sneered and was completely set on avenging herself. Since she couldn't obtain the Face-Fixing Pill, she would reclaim her own magic sword and jade pendant, then apprehend this wicked woman and return to Sky Mountain Sect in Layer Six of Heaven.
She slightly moved her fingers; the dagger, which had been flung away by an impact, instantly reversed its trajectory and stabbed towards Zhao Yanzǐ's back.
The dagger was nimble and swift under Duan Yao's control, almost as fast as Hao Ren’s sword beams. However, while Hao Ren could control hundreds of sword beams, Duan Yao could only control this single dagger.
When the dagger aimed for Zhao Yanzǐ's forehead, it had already made her break out into a cold sweat; now that the dagger was targeting her back, she felt even colder.
She really didn't expect Duan Yao to have such skills.
Seeing Hao Ren show no intention of coming out of the valley to assist Zhao Yanzǐ in combat, the latter pulled Little White's mane in panic and cried, "Little White! Little White!"
*Boom...* The claws on Little White emitted seven-colored light as it unleashed all its strength and took flight.
Duan Yao’s dagger couldn’t catch up to Zhao Yanzǐ; although Little White was only a second-level divine beast, due to the magic treasure that Zhen Cōngming had given it, it could achieve the speed of an Essence Formation stage practitioner in its retreats.
Standing in the valley, Duan Yao was both angry and frustrated. She hadn’t brought Luo Jia; even if she wanted to chase after Zhao Yanzǐ, she wouldn't be able to catch up, and her Green Water Longsword, which could serve as a flying magic treasure, had been snapped by Zhao Yanzǐ. She didn’t have any backup flying swords at hand.
Having broken out in cold sweat, Zhao Yanzǐ felt relieved when she saw the dagger couldn't catch up to her; she burst into laughter and pulled Little White back.
"You... !" Duan Yao glared angrily at Zhao Yanzǐ as she looked up at Little White. She unleashed all her strength in controlling the dagger, but it still fell short of stabbing Zhao Yanzǐ even when trailing several dozen meters behind her.
Seated on Little White’s back, Zhao Yanzǐ leisurely circled around Duan Yao above the mouth of the valley, exhausting her magical energy.
"If I don't kill you today, I’m not surnamed Du"段瑤 finally gritted her teeth and bit her finger, spitting a mouthful of blood into the air.
The dagger that had been slowly pursuing Zhao Yanzǐ suddenly accelerated. Its path was nearly invisible to the naked eye as it turned from white light to red and stabbed towards Zhao Yanzǐ.
This speed was almost faster than Xiao Bai's fastest escape speed. Hao Ren in the valley hurriedly prepared to intervene, but it was already too late.
In a flash of lightning, the dagger pierced toward Zhao Yanzǐ's chest.
Whoosh
Xiao Bai suddenly opened its mouth.
A beam of white light shot out from Xiao Bai’s mouth.
With a thud, Zhao Yanzǐ was hit hard in the chest and fell off Xiao Bai's back, clutching her heart in agony.
Hao Ren’s movements were almost instantaneous. He rushed out of the barrier at incredible speed to catch Zhao Yanzǐ.
"You scoundrel! You were also lying in wait around here!"段瑤, upon seeing Hao Ren, immediately glared and shouted angrily.
Her expression somewhat resembled Zhao Yanzǐ's, though Zhao Yanzǐ was merely pretending to be angry while 段瑤 was genuinely furious.
In her preoccupation with Zhao Yanzǐ,段瑤 did not notice Hao Ren emerging from the fog-filled valley and mistook him for having flown in from outside the surrounding valleys.
"Are you okay" Concerned, Hao Ren looked at Zhao Yanzǐ, his hand almost instinctively reaching towards her chest to check on any injuries.
Chirp chirp... Upon landing, Xiao Bai cried out loudly.
Hao Ren followed its golden claws and saw a dagger encased in ice blocks on the ground. It turned out that at the critical moment, Xiao Bai had expelled ice blocks to seal the dagger away, so Zhao Yanzǐ was hit by the solid ice instead of the blade.
"I’m dying... I’m dying..." Zhao Yanzǐ faintly opened her eyes and saw Hao Ren. Tears immediately welled up in her eyes.
She had only just started to like Hao Ren, yet she was about to die on the fifth floor… And there were still her parents… She hadn’t even finished junior high school...
A myriad of chaotic thoughts flashed through her mind. Seeing Hao Ren holding her and about to burst into tears.
"You’re not dead, you’re not dead... Xiao Bai saved you..." Hao Ren hurriedly comforted Zhao Yanzǐ, pointing at nearby Xiao Bai.
段瑤 coldly watched them with the thought that this was an incredibly odd couple. However, seeing Hao Ren comforting Zhao Yanzǐ, she felt a sudden pang in her heart.
"Scoundrel! I’ll take your life too!" She gritted her teeth and tried to regain control over the dagger, but found herself unable to sense it.as no weaker than that of Core Formation cultivators. However, there was no need for them to oppose passing-by Core Formation cultivators. But if an individual Nascent Soul cultivator or a dragon clan...