Chu Yueli was completely speechless except for shock. The shock in her heart was far greater than that of others, because she knew best what Yun Che was like a year and a half ago. To be honest, in her eyes, Yun Che at that time was nothing more than a pile of mud that could never be helped. If Xia Qingyue hadn't insisted on marrying him, she wouldn't have even looked at him straight in the eye.
As for Xia Qingyue, her talent, comprehension and state of mind were the only ones she had ever seen. She could ignore the restrictions of her profound power and practice profound skills, and even open her domain, which amazed Palace Master Lin Yuxian. She accepted Xia Qingyue as her disciple when she was twelve years old, taught her the Ice Cloud Art, and used her own Heavenly Mysterious Power to personally temper her body in those years. During her time in Ice Cloud Palace, the countless natural treasures accumulated by Ice Cloud Palace for thousands of years were all used on her without hesitation. At the same time, Xia Qingyue's master was not only her, but the two strongest people in Ice Cloud Palace - Chu Yuechan and Lin Yuxian - also devoted a lot of effort to her. In order to make her Ice Cloud Power as pure as possible, Chu Yuechan did not hesitate to take great risks to obtain the three Ice-type Heavenly Mysterious Beasts' profound pills...
Throughout the history of Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace, there has never been such an investment in any one disciple.
This is how the Xia Qingyue of today came into being.
But now, she watched helplessly as the young man who could only be called a waste defeated Xia Qingyue's Frozen Cloud Domain!
Xia Qingyue’s ability to use a domain shattered everyone’s cognition, and Yun Che actually destroyed this domain, which could only be described as an incredible miracle.
After destroying the domain with Phoenix Blood, Yun Che’s strength was almost exhausted, and Xia Qingyue’s condition was not much better than his. Using the profound power of the Earth Profound Realm to activate the domain, the consumption was undoubtedly extremely huge. The opening of the domain consumed more than 70% of Xia Qingyue’s profound power, and the short breaths that followed consumed more than 60% of her remaining strength. Adding to the various losses before, the remaining strength of her now was less than half of her normal state. At the same time, the collapse of the domain also caused her to suffer a certain backlash, and her profound veins suffered a serious injury, and the control of her profound power began to become difficult.
Xia Qingyue's cheeks were originally white as snow, and now they were even whiter, without even a trace of blood. But at least, she looked much better than Yun Che, who couldn't even stand steadily.
The two people stared at each other from a distance of less than ten feet. Pain and hardship kept flashing in Yun Che's eyes, while Xia Qingyue's eyes were turbulent, as if she had not yet recovered from the shock just now.
“Ugh…” With a slightly painful groan, Yun Che supported Long Que and slowly stood up. He gritted his teeth and looked at Xia Qingyue who was right in front of him, and said softly: “You actually… were not injured by the flames just now… That’s good. The flames just now, even I couldn’t completely control them. If you were caught in it, you might… be seriously injured… If… your clothes were burned… Hey, I don’t want my wife to be seen by other people…”
Yun Che's words were intermittent, and every few words he spoke were accompanied by heavy gasps for breath.
Xia Qingyue: “…”
His hands tightly grasped Dragon Fault, but he did not pull it out of the ground, as if he did not have enough strength. Yun Che closed his eyes, and after a burst of violent panting, his breath and voice suddenly gradually calmed down: "The remaining strength I have is only enough for me to swing the sword again... If you take this sword, it means that you have defeated me... But... But, I will definitely... definitely not lose to you... So no matter what, you can't take this sword!!"
BANG!!
Dragon Fault was pulled up from the ground. The weight of more than eight thousand kilograms made Yun Che’s hands tremble slightly as he grasped it. “Get ready to receive the sword… Qingyue, remember the glory of your sect, and remember what I said to you before the match. Use all your strength! Otherwise, you will be sorry for your sect, sorry for me, and sorry for yourself!”
Xia Qingyue: “…”
The boy in front of her, who was the same age as her, seemed very unfamiliar, because compared to the crippled Xuanmai at that time, the Yun Che in front of her was completely different from the Xiao Che back then. But in Xia Qingyue's eyes, this boy whose fate had been turned upside down was extremely familiar. His eyes, the tone of his voice, the arrogance engraved in his bones... especially the stubbornness that even a hundred thousand cows could not pull back, were all exactly the same as the Yun Che she knew in those few short days of getting along day and night.
Xia Qingyue did not speak. The ice spirits that had disappeared around her body began to float again. Behind her, a huge ice lotus slowly blossomed. The Ice Phoenix Jade Silk floated in front of her, forming a strange "S" shape. An extremely dangerous aura was released and spread from every inch of the Ice Phoenix Jade Silk, bringing an extremely heavy pressure to Yun Che.
“This is… the opening move of ‘Ice Cloud Ultimate Skill – Ode to the Broken Moon’. Junior Sister Xia’s breath is weak now. Can she still use this move?” Looking at Xia Qingyue’s appearance, Shui Wushuang said worriedly.
“Just barely. It seems that Qingyue is also ready to go all out. This move is something that Yun Che cannot possibly take on.” Chu Yueli said. However, she was somewhat lacking in confidence when she said this. Although Yun Che seemed to be unable to even stand steadily at the moment, his previous performance, especially the flames that burned the Ice Cloud Domain, made her no longer dare to underestimate this seemingly harmless young man.
She no longer dared to speculate what earth-shattering thing he would do next.
Yun Che slowly lifted Dragon Fault to the top of his head. The fifty-four gates of the Heretic God’s Profound Veins expanded rapidly, frantically concentrating all the remaining profound energy in his body… Suddenly, he roared, and the ground beneath his feet cracked. He just jumped up, and the heavy sword flew into the air, slashing down heavily…
"The Overlord's Fury!!"
The might of this sword was much weaker than the first one, but it was still very astonishing. Xia Qingyue also flew up, her whole body flashing with violent light, and the Ice Phoenix Jade Silk turned from soft to hard, folding into a snow-white crescent moon. Under the pouring of the power of the ice cloud, it flashed with dazzling ice crystal light and collided fiercely with the Dragon Fault Sword in mid-air.
With a loud bang, a large circle of spatial ripples spread far away from the place where the Dragon Fault Sword and the Ice Phoenix Jade Silk met. An extremely cold aura completely enveloped Yun Che. The huge power from the Ice Phoenix Jade Silk abruptly impacted the Dragon Fault into a crescent shape.
Yun Che’s eyes suddenly widened. His hands were almost completely numb from the impact. He gritted his teeth tightly and poured all his strength into Dragon Fault. However, his remaining strength was far inferior to Xia Qingyue’s full-strength attack. The power of Overlord’s Wrath was completely blocked, and even the aftermath of the power was quickly swallowed up. A cold force that was enough to completely defeat him rushed towards him.
Is it really going to come to that point...
Yun Che was not surprised at all by this situation. After all, he knew his current state better than anyone else. Feeling that his power was completely suppressed, he took a deep breath and roared like a wild beast...
My Xuanmai and my body... must hold on!
“The third realm of the evil god…Purgatory!!”
As Yun Che groaned inwardly, the third level of the Heretic God’s Profound Veins… Purgatory, opened for the first time.
At the moment when "Purgatory" was opened, a strange red light suddenly released from the third level, shining the entire Xuanmai red, as if it was stained with blood. These red lights did not only exist in the Xuanmai, but also overflowed from the Xuanmai, forming a layer of scarlet light around Yun Che's body.
The whites and pupils of Yun Che’s eyes completely disappeared, replaced by two pupils that had completely turned blood red. A murderous and violent aura that seemed to come from purgatory was also suddenly released from him, causing Xia Qingyue to completely suffocate in an instant.
"The third move of the evil god... destroying the heavens and the earth!!"
BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was a roar that was as if the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing. The entire sword arena began to tremble violently, and even the entire land began to shake, as if a terrible natural disaster had suddenly descended. Amid the loud noise, some low-level profound practitioners instantly lost their hearing. On the sword arena, the flying gravel and sand rose nearly a hundred feet high, covering the sky and the sun for a moment, and also completely obscuring the figures of Yun Che and Xia Qingyue.
Shouts of fear spread throughout the Sword Discussion Arena, and incomparable shock once again appeared on everyone's face. Whether it was Yun Che or Xia Qingyue, they were clearly close to exhausting their profound energy, but the momentum of this attack surpassed all their previous ones, and was no less than the raging fire wave that burned the Frozen Cloud Domain. Such a terrifying wave of air and momentum would be difficult for even a powerful Earth Profound Realm expert to achieve, so how could it appear in the collision between two young profound practitioners who had already exhausted their strength!
The dust was so thick that no one could see clearly what was happening. Even by imagining, they could not imagine how they could have created such an earth-shattering collision.
The shaking of the sword arena soon stopped, and the dust began to dissipate. When the vision gradually became clear, everyone took a deep breath.
What appeared before their eyes was a huge pit with a diameter of 70 to 80 feet! !
The edge of the sword fighting arena had also been completely destroyed, and not a single intact piece of stone could be found.
In the center of the giant pit, there were two motionless figures… Looking at these two figures, everyone held their breath, their eyes were stiff, and no sound came out of their throats.
Xia Qingyue stood there quietly, her long hair disheveled and her body covered in dust. Her clear eyes revealed an indescribable confusion as she stared blankly at Yun Che in front of her.
Yun Che fell less than ten steps in front of her. His outer clothes were torn to pieces, and he was lying on the ground. The corners of his mouth, forehead, limbs, back... almost all of his body was oozing blood. He grabbed the ground with his left hand, and the back of his right hand was completely stained red with blood, but he still held the hilt of Dragon Fault firmly.
"Finally... it's over."
Although the "Purgatory" was only activated for less than three breaths, it was undoubtedly a destructive load for his almost powerless body at that time. Under the "Purgatory", he also forcibly activated the corresponding third move of the Heretic God, "Destroying Heaven and Earth"... It was the ultimate blow released with the power of his will and soul, which made his soul bear a huge load that was no less than that of his body. He was still able to stay awake for a short time, which was simply a miracle.
There were countless cracks on the surface of his body, but his internal organs only had minor injuries. Yun Che struggled to move the corners of his mouth, letting out a relaxed, satisfied, and deeply grateful laugh. He closed his eyes and let his consciousness sink deeply into the darkness. His last will turned into a voice that only Xia Qingyue could hear...
“The second reason why I came to this ranking competition… is to prove to you… that I… Yun Che… am qualified to be your husband… and not… your… gratitude… and… charity…”
Xia Qingyue: “…”
Time passed slowly in the dead silence... one breath, two breaths, three breaths, four breaths...
It was not until Yun Che fainted and there was no more movement that people came back to their senses from the dead silence.
This duel is finally over...
Nine breaths, ten breaths...
Ling Wu Gou was always the closest, and felt the earth-shattering blow the most vividly. If someone were to get close at this moment, they would find that his forehead was covered with fine cold sweat... That's right! A super strong man who was at the eighth level of the Tianxuan Realm and had a very high status in Tianjian Villa was actually frightened into a cold sweat by the battle between two juniors.
Ten breaths later, Ling Wu Gou finally woke up from his dream. He glanced at Yun Che with an extremely complicated look, quickly calmed himself down, and announced loudly in a deep voice: "Yun Che has been lying on the ground for ten breaths and has not gotten up yet. The winner of the final battle of this ranking tournament is..."
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