Revealing True Appearance

Revealing True Appearance

The smoke and dust slowly dispersed. In the dim light, that slender figure was so beautiful.

Amid the wild wind, her long hair reached her waist, three thousand strands of black silk dancing with the gusts.

Then what he saw was that flawless profile. In the northern lands, there was a beauty; one glance toppled a city, a second toppled a kingdom.

And in Xiao Yan's understanding, the only thing that remained the same as when she wore the bamboo hat was that pair of Autumn Water Beautiful Eyes, as if they reflected a sea of stars.

Only now, there was no cover.

It was no exaggeration to say that Xiao Yan was truly stunned.

As for Wan Guniang's true appearance, he had actually long had his own guesses.

...After all, her voice was so pleasant to hear. Naturally, her looks could not be poor.

But the guesses and fantasies of the past could never compare to this startling glimpse at this very moment. It was as if everything before his eyes had been completely engraved into his mind, never to be forgotten.

"Wan Guniang..."

"Hide properly. Don't move around again."

Sensing this poisonous tide and wild wind that made one feel unwell in both body and mind, Yao Wan shook her Beautiful Head and paid no mind to the way Xiao Yan was looking at her.

"It's fine. I can settle this very soon."

"You already have no path of retreat. Hand over the Poison Flame, and I can spare your lives."

Since all pretense had been torn away, You Li naturally would not mention anything about face. However, he could also tell that even if two peak Dou Emperors joined hands, taking her down would definitely be no easy matter.

Thus, he still could not help speaking to stop her.

"Heh, spare our lives?"

Yao Wan gave a cold laugh. "I'm afraid once I hand over the Poison Flame, they'll start sharpening their blades, won't they? If you want to trick someone, at least pick a smarter excuse."

"If you don't hand it over, we can simply wear you down here. In any case, you need to bring along a burden. No matter what, you won't be able to escape."

"And besides, you're merely a Dou Wang. How long can you endure the Poison Flame's corrosion?"

You Li seemed certain victory was in his grasp, his tone filled with confidence.

Heavenly Flames were dangerous to begin with, and the Netherworld Poison Flame was even more so. Not only did it possess terrifying destructive power, it also carried a horrifying poison. One could say that contact meant death.

Even if Yao Wan could ignore it for a time and barely suppress it, how long could she maintain this state?

Xie Shan and Wu Ya, on the other hand, were still standing ready for battle. Unlike You Li, who kept running his mouth, the two of them had truly exchanged blows with Yao Wan, so they naturally understood the weight of their opponent.

Even if the other party was only a Five Star Dou Wang, a whole major realm below them, it did not affect the enormous threat she posed to them in the slightest.

Therefore, the two of them did not even have the thought of negotiating with Yao Wan.

A young Dou Wang capable of challenging those above her level had already been forced into a dead end by them. Were they really supposed to wait until You Li finished negotiating with her, then let her live?

Don't be stupid.

Once she left today, perhaps tomorrow, some extremely terrifying super faction would dispatch one or two experts who could flatten their sect to the ground.

Moreover, her own talent was terrifying beyond measure. If they truly waited until she advanced to Dou Emperor, then the ones who would have to flee in panic would be them.

Thus, whether it was Xie Shan or Wu Ya, they had only one thought.

Kill her. They absolutely could not leave behind future trouble!

But looking at the killing intent on Xie Shan and Wu Ya's faces that could no longer be suppressed, then at You Li's appearance as if victory was already in his grasp, Yao Wan inexplicably found it funny.

"How amusing... Do you really think you have me in the palm of your hands?"

Yao Wan raised her Beautiful Head slightly. The wind mixed with lethal poison blew through the three thousand black strands behind her head, causing her to involuntarily narrow those beautiful eyes.

"Mm?"

Soul swords transformed into a sword array, and a gorgeous formation pattern appeared beneath Yao Wan's feet.

You Li sensed that something was wrong. "Not good, this is a formation on the soul level! Retreat at once!!!"

Following You Li's explosive shout, Xie Shan and Wu Ya immediately reacted and retreated at once.

"Heh, trying to run?"

The corners of Yao Wan's mouth lifted slightly, that faint smile making a hundred charms dim in comparison.

"You won't escape."

As Yao Wan unfolded the sword array with her Divine Sense, it rapidly expanded beneath the three people who were shooting backward. Countless soul swords then grew out like thorns, piercing through their bodies and nailing them in midair, rendering them unable to move.

"What is going on?!"

"She's merely at the Dou Wang realm. Could she have already touched upon space...? No, that's impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"It's the soul... This level of Soul Power..."

You Li was startled into awareness, but by the time he reacted, he could no longer escape.

Because that had never been any ordinary method to begin with.

In essence, it was merely using the power of the soul to pierce the soul. If the soul could not move, then naturally, the physical body had no way to make any movement either.

"Void Piercing, Purple Light."

As her soft voice fell, an extremely hidden purple light slowly lit within those Autumn Water Eyes. Then, with a hiss, it directly pierced through space and appeared before You Li and the others. Amid their horror, the latter hurriedly gathered Dou Qi to defend.

In Xiao Yan's eyes, it was a purple light so pure that it could not be any purer, flashing past in an instant.

Then came a surging stream of light as dazzling as the sun.

That purple beam struck the Dou Qi defensive barrier the three had condensed with magnificent force. However, before they could even breathe a sigh of relief, a faint pfft quietly sounded, followed by a crisp shattering noise.

You Li's eyes instantly widened, disbelief filling them.

The Dou Qi defense they had painstakingly condensed was actually like thin paper beneath that purple light, without the slightest power to resist!

Then, the purple light directly swallowed the figures of the three.

Not even their screams could be heard.

Only when the purple light faded and the Soul Sword Array withdrew did two wretched figures fly backward amid the rising smoke and dust.

Naturally, they were Xie Shan and Wu Ya.

The two spat out a mouthful of fresh blood at the same time, no longer possessing their smug bearing from moments before.

As for You Li, who had been spouting arrogant words just now, he had died directly beneath Yao Wan's Void Piercing Purple Light, his corpse and bones gone without a trace, not even ashes remaining.

Xie Shan and Wu Ya were naturally unwilling to accept this, but Yao Wan had long since been waiting for them to come kill again. Nine soul swords took the lead and flew toward them.

"Cough, cough, cough! Damn it! You're ruthless! Brother Wu Ya, retreat!"

Facing those flying soul swords once more, Xie Shan no longer had the bearing of a peak Dou Emperor expert. At this moment, even slightly stirring the Dou Qi within him made him feel as if his five viscera were burning, leaving him in agony worse than death.

And Wu Ya's condition was naturally not much better than his.

Only, though he wanted to leave, he might not necessarily get his wish.

"...Want to leave? When did I ever say I would let the two of you go?"

Yao Wan was clearly standing right there, yet the voice Xie Shan and Wu Ya heard came from above their heads, like heavenly sound piercing their ears. The two peak Dou Emperor experts nearly could not endure it. They could only desperately cover their ears with both hands, but they still could not avoid blood flowing from both ears, slowly seeping through their fingers.

"Spare—spare us!"