Chapter 198: Demonic Dragon Rune Sword, Too Much Nonsense

Xiaolou Yiye was also a player not ranked in the Heavenly Ranking. He was the second Core Member of the formal Player Organization Misty Rain Tower, and a disciple of the Giant Wood Deity from the Eastern Pole’s Great Wild Mountain.

Although he had never appeared before the public, he was still included in this list, not missing a single one.

It showed that within the Far Shore, top players actually had a good idea of who the real experts were, and did not rely entirely on the Heavenly Ranking.

Facing a super powerhouse like Gu Qu Xilai, the Long-Legged Lady naturally would not hold back anymore, using all her methods.

Over her head, a Pale Flame swirled, while around her body, multicolored smoke lights flowed. One attacked, one defended; she advanced and retreated with clear strategy.

Gu Qu Xilai held a crimson dragon-head jade ruler in his hand. With a shake in the air, a monster that looked partly like a dragon and partly like a lion fell down. This dragon-shaped monster was covered in clusters of fire clouds. It let out a long roar and immediately spat a series of Five Fire Divine Thunderbolts towards the Long-Legged Lady.

“A Monster Pet! Gu Qu Xilai actually tamed such a high-level Monster Pet. That’s really rare.”

Ye Rong watched from below, his eyes burning with envy. Taming a powerful and stylish Monster Pet had always been one of his dreams, preferably one that could also serve as a mount, saving him the effort of Sword Flight.

It was just a pity that this wish had never been fulfilled, mainly because he hadn’t even met the basic conditions for taming a Monster Pet. He didn’t have a single Magic Treasure capable of capturing living creatures.

Actually, he already had such a Magic Treasure in his possession. It even had slots for capturing living creatures already used, containing three Pegasus Spirit Essences. However, he currently couldn’t summon them out, merely using it as a pass to enter and exit the Golden Cabinet Water Manor.

“Hmph, any one of my three Pegasus Spirit Essences is more impressive than this dragon-shaped monster, even in terms of power!”

Holding a treasure in hand but being unable to use it made Ye Rong very unhappy. He decided to find time after returning to talk with Ethereal Green Robe about what conditions were needed for him to transfer that Ancient Cultivator’s Remains to him.

A mere Qingcheng Disciple, how could he possibly defy the Chief?

That series of Five Fire Divine Thunderbolts slammed into the multicolored smoke lights like pellets. Each one stirred up layers of intense ripples. This was a rare occurrence, proving that the Taiyi Five Smoke Net must have been under fierce attack to react like this.

Seeing that the Five Fire Divine Thunderbolts it spat out hadn’t succeeded, the dragon-shaped monster simply lifted its entire body and flew up, charging fiercely forward.

Just from its initial movement, one could feel scorching hot winds rising, as if standing inside a giant furnace.

When that cluster of Pale Flame blasted down, it met it head-on without regard, only tilting its dragon head slightly to avoid a vital spot. Each blast created a bloody hole the size of a basket, with damage numbers in the thousands wildly jumping. But for this dragon-shaped monster, it was far from damaging its foundation.

Thump!

Even though the multicolored smoke lights blocked the dragon claw, they couldn’t withstand the dragon-shaped monster’s hill-like charging force. The whole person was sent flying back like a ball. Another series of Five Fire Divine Thunderbolts shot out, adding fuel to the fire, blasting the Long-Legged Lady away with a swoosh.

The additional property of the Five Fire Divine Thunderbolts was precisely the ability to cause a knockback effect, making it one of the most useful Divine Thunderbolts when surrounded by layers of monsters.

Qian Tian Tai Yi Silent Divine Thunder!

The Long-Legged Lady decisively used her ultimate nuclear weapon. Just one Monster Pet of Gu Qu Xilai had forced her to this extent, while he himself stood motionless in place, pinching his fingers and concentrating, murmuring something under his breath, as if activating a super Dao Spell.

The Silent Divine Thunder arrived in an instant!

That day, Haoshou Qiongjing died under this move, almost instantly killed.

“Monster Pet, protect your master!”

Gu Qu Xilai’s hand moved through the air, already drawing thin line runes in front of himself with his finger. They looked ancient and desolate, nearly fully formed. He had already sensed the terror of the Qian Tian Tai Yi Silent Divine Thunder. With a loud shout, a ripple moved through the air, and the dragon-shaped monster suddenly returned in front of him.

Boom! The dragon-shaped monster’s midsection was almost severed in two. It rolled on the ground in pain, gushing bright red blood, almost forming a river of blood.

Gu Qu Xilai hurriedly recalled his Monster Pet. If the Monster Pet truly died, the loss would be too great.

“Graceful Dream Butterfly, truly worthy of being a figure spoken of in the same breath as Xiaolou Yiye. Please experience my Demonic Dragon Rune Sword!”

With a forceful final stroke, a stream of blood shot from his fingertip. A flicker of pain crossed his face. The entire rune took shape, becoming a small rune sword brimming with demonic energy.

The Demonic Dragon Rune Sword appeared, actually accompanied by rumbling sounds. A blinding white light swept over everything like a tidal wave.

Even the wooden disc serving as the battlefield couldn’t withstand it, showing cracks for the first time. However, a woody spiritual light immediately emerged, repairing these cracks.

“Slash!”

It felt like a mountain pressing down, like splitting heaven and earth, nothing more than this. Even Ye Rong standing outside the arena felt this way, let alone the Long-Legged Lady inside it.

They saw the multicolored smoke lights, which had always seemed indestructible, finally shatter with a bang, shrinking into a ball and returning to her hand. Just as the Demonic Dragon Rune Sword was about to descend upon her head, a palm-sized withered yellow leaf floated out from the Long-Legged Lady’s body, emitting a soft, dim yellow light.

Yet it was this seemingly insignificant dim yellow light that firmly resisted the Demonic Dragon Rune Sword, accomplishing what even the Taiyi Five Smoke Net had failed to do.

By the time the small rune sword in Gu Qu Xilai’s hand dissipated, it still hadn’t managed to break this small withered yellow leaf. The two canceled each other out.

Gu Qu Xilai summoned another Golden Dragon Staff. A golden Flood Dragon circled once and was about to pounce again. By then, the withered yellow leaf seemed to have exhausted its energy, automatically burning to ash.

“We surrender this match!”

A large blue hand snatched the Long-Legged Lady back before the golden Flood Dragon could reach her, sending her to a safe place.

Ye Rong glanced down at the Long-Legged Lady. Her face was now waxen pale, bloodless, weak and frail, with none of her former powerhouse aura left. But she still blinked at Ye Rong, signaling that she was fine, just completely exhausted and seriously injured.

That withered yellow leaf was probably a life-saving trump card given to her by her master, Yan Yingmu. It could actually withstand a big move that Gu Qu Xilai had prepared for so long. It was simply unbelievable.

“Don’t worry, leave the remaining opponents to me!”

Gu Qu Xilai had already been forced to use his strongest Dao Spell, and even his Monster Pet was severely injured. If Ye Rong still couldn’t defeat Gu Qu Xilai, he would truly let down her desperate efforts. As for the remaining dozen or so players, they were just ants, not worth worrying about.

“Hey, are you really capable? Talking so big?”

Taotaole poked Ye Rong with her finger. She was also a bit puzzled; this Yijian Kurong acted as if he really had some skill.

“The Xumi Spirit Talisman is indeed extraordinary, it can even block my Demonic Dragon Rune Sword. Aren’t you going to admit defeat? With Graceful Dream Butterfly defeated, who else can fight me?”

Gu Qu Xilai wore a look of smug satisfaction. Although the victory was hard-won, this Graceful Dream Butterfly was quite famous among the expert group. Being able to defeat her was not easy. But from now on, she would drop out of that list of five people, because with this concrete battle record, she was enough to enter the Heavenly Ranking.

“Too much nonsense!”

Ye Rong stepped forward. Without needing to move his hands, the Chongxu Sword Qi suddenly leaped out, stabbing towards the back of Gu Qu Xilai’s head. At the same time, the Neither-Thought-Nor-Non-Thought Sword Scabbard on his back trembled. A black and a white Sword Light jumped out, the sword rays spinning rapidly.

The fight between the Long-Legged Lady and Gu Qu Xilai relied entirely on their powerful Magic Treasures and Dao Spells, with almost no sword skill competition involved. This let him quickly guess that this person’s flying sword operation skill probably wasn’t very high either.

This was normal. When one had powerful Magic Treasures that were simple and convenient to use, how many people were willing to put in the hard work to train their flying sword technique?

If Ye Rong hadn’t had such a miserable start back in the Shushan Sword Heroes days, relying solely on a flying sword to get by, and training bitterly, he wouldn’t have discovered his own decent talent with flying swords.

“I’m going to let these scrubs know today that flying swords are the true king! Randomly throwing Magic Treasures can’t compare to wielding flying swords and riding the wind in style!”

Gu Qu Xilai shook the Golden Dragon Staff in his hand. That golden Flood Dragon went to meet the Chongxu Sword Qi. In front of him, several more Magic Treasures floated up, firmly blocking Ye Rong’s Sword Lights.

“Good assets, so generous! As expected of someone who obtained the Jade Chi Immortal Manor!”

Ye Rong wasn’t anxious. He pointed at his two flying swords. The Sword Lights moved swiftly, slowly grinding down the durability of those few Magic Treasures – defensive Magic Treasures were originally not common in the Far Shore. Yet Gu Qu Xilai actually brought out three defensive Magic Treasures at once, protecting himself like an iron wall.

He was recovering from the intense battle with the Long-Legged Lady, needing to calm down before he could gather strength for a powerful counterattack.

“Your flying sword operation isn’t bad, but thinking you can defeat me with attack power like this is a dream! Even if you grind for three or four hours, you still won’t break my defensive Magic Treasures!”

Gu Qu Xilai seemed full of confidence. Although his defensive Magic Treasures couldn’t compare to the Taiyi Five Smoke Net, each one was still quite good, none below the Fifth Tier.

“Your nonsense really is too much!”

The probing attack finished. The Void Spirit Evasion activated! Whoosh!

When Ye Rong appeared again, he was within one meter behind Gu Qu Xilai. Casting Snow and the Black Phoenix, the two flying swords launched violent, continuous strikes, exploding into a shower of light. One by one, the defensive Magic Treasures shattered.

With his flying sword attack power, no one could say his attacks were too weak when he went all out – at least, Gu Qu Xilai couldn’t. The previous probing attack had lulled him into a false sense of security. This time, using Void Spirit Evasion to get behind his back, Ye Rong unleashed the most brilliant and ferocious offensive, directly grinding down the Magic Treasures’ durability until even True Qi replenishment couldn’t keep up.

Twin swords pierced through the heart. Gu Qu Xilai’s eyes showed disbelief, then he turned into light and vanished.