Senior Sister, Please Forgive Me

"That Miasma walked away."

Zhong Yue withdrew his gaze, and the Dragon Scale Sword pulsing in the sword box behind him also calmed down. He thought to himself, I always feel like a pair of eyes is watching me from the shadows. And these Demonic Beasts and monsters attacking us one after another along the way, could it be related to these eyes? Just now I felt a killing intent from those eyes, the owner of those eyes must have intended to make a move, but for some reason, they suddenly held back...

"Someone's coming, be alert!"

Ting Lanyue noticed something and looked into the distance, then smiled, "No need to be wary, it's disciples from my Upper Court! Senior Sister Yu, this group is from the Lishan Clan, and the one leading them is Li Xiuniang."

"Li Xiuniang of the Lishan Clan?"

The women were startled and all looked at Yu Feiyan. Since the core disciples of the Ten Great Clans arrived at the Upper Court, the Upper Court had been less peaceful, especially the Women's Court.

The senior disciple of the Women's Court was Yu Feiyan, known as the number one in the Women's Court. Although Li Xiuniang had not yet fought Yu Feiyan, many female disciples had been discussing behind the scenes, believing that a battle between the two was inevitable to contend for the title of senior disciple of the Women's Court.

Yu Feiyan snorted coldly and looked at the approaching Lishan Clan disciples. Many Lishan Clan disciples were rapidly closing in, with Li Xiuniang at the very front. On both sides, more than a dozen Lishan Clan disciples provided support, forming a triangular formation. These people had clearly experienced many battles along the way, their clothes tattered, looking somewhat disheveled.

Li Xiuniang, however, was calm and composed. Her clothes were not torn at all, and even her delicate feet were not stained with a speck of dirt.

The Lishan Clan maiden walked barefoot, yet she did not step on the ground. With each step she took, a Demonic Lotus Flower would automatically grow from the air.

Each time, her feet landed precisely on the pistil of the Demonic Lotus Flower, her delicate toes merely touching the fragrance. The lotus flower was a manifestation of her Spiritual Power. As the maiden walked past, the lotus flowers would wither, their petals fading until they disappeared into the air.

Even though Yu Feiyan was wary of this maiden, she had to admit that this Lishan Clan maiden was indeed formidable. Her control over Spiritual Power and her application of visualization had reached an incredible level!

Zhong Yue glanced from afar and also praised her, greatly admiring the maiden's attainments.

"Lotus Blooms with Every Step requires visualization. With each step, a lotus flower automatically sprouts underfoot. It's almost subconscious visualization, requiring no deliberate effort, which is truly remarkable."

Compared to Yu Feiyan, he saw more. He secretly praised, "Thought Arises from the Heart. Visualization only occurs when a thought arises in the heart, which is already a very profound realm, greatly enhancing combat power. Yet this Lishan Clan maiden has reached an even higher level. She visualizes automatically without needing to form a thought. This means she has integrated visualization into her being, making it as natural as taking a step or picking up an object. The core disciples of the Great Clans truly have their unique strengths; they are not all hothouse flowers."

Zhong Yue looked at Yu Feiyan and thought, Senior Sister Yu has not yet reached this level. There is likely a significant gap between her and Li Xiuniang. Her position as senior disciple might not be secure. Li Xiuniang is walking towards us with burning fighting intent, likely to challenge Senior Sister Yu for the position of senior disciple of the Women's Court.

Yu Feiyan's face was as cold as frost, her aura gradually brewing. She clearly felt the burning fighting intent emanating from Li Xiuniang!

"Zhongshan Clan's Zhong Yue?"

As the Lishan Clan disciples swarmed forward, Li Xiuniang suddenly stopped. She didn't look at Yu Feiyan but focused her gaze on Zhong Yue. Tilting her head, she smiled, "Junior Brother Zhong, I've been looking forward to a battle with you for a long time. Unfortunately, you've been hiding in your residence and haven't appeared for a while. An accidental meeting is better than a planned one. Junior Brother Zhong, please!"

Zhong Yue was stunned, Yu Feiyan was also dumbfounded, and the other girls were all speechless.

They had originally thought Li Xiuniang's target was Yu Feiyan, but they never expected her target to be Zhong Yue!

Yu Feiyan sighed, feeling a little indignant. She thought, Li Xiuniang's target isn't me but Junior Brother Zhong. Does she think I'm less of a threat to her than Junior Brother Zhong? How can we know without fighting?

Zhong Yue frowned slightly. "Senior Sister Li, you want to challenge me?"

Li Xiuniang smiled, a hint of allure in her expression. She said leisurely, "Junior Brother Zhong, you can consider it a challenge. I don't have as many petty schemes as Shui Qinghe. For me, this challenge is simply a crushing victory!"

Her robes fluttered, and she stood barefoot on a Demonic Lotus Flower floating in the air. Her entire being appeared ethereal and otherworldly. She continued, "My goal is to crush experts like you, accumulate an invincible aura, and then, in the Unrestricted Duel, use that invincible aura to crush and defeat the elites of other Clans like a destructive force! Junior Brother Zhong, please!"

Zhong Yue took a deep breath, and lightning gradually began to surge around him, transforming into various magnificent totemic patterns. He said in a low voice, "Crushing victory?"

Li Xiuniang chuckled, "You don't need to take my words to heart. If you have the ability, you can crush me too. As long as you defeat me, I will be convinced."

Her aura grew stronger and stronger. Behind her, a terrifying phenomenon gradually appeared. It was her Spiritual Power condensed to an extreme degree, gradually revealing the Lishan Clan's totem: the Demonic Lotus Flower!

This enormous flower was thirty-six feet in diameter. From within the flower, a Demonic God slowly rose, over ten feet tall, with three faces and four arms, its Demonic Energy soaring to the heavens!

This Demonic God was Li Xiuniang's Spiritual Power transforming the virtual into the real, manifesting the Demonic God totem before everyone's eyes!

This maiden was around Zhong Yue's age, but she had already achieved this level, which was truly admirable!

Zhong Yue's eyes flickered. A dragon's roar sounded, and a ferocious Flood Dragon slowly swam out from between his eyebrows, coiling around his body and limbs. Its dragon head rose from behind him, held high, its ferocious gaze fixed on the Demonic God behind Li Xiuniang.

At this moment, Zhong Yue's aura also changed drastically. When he was with the girls, his aura was gentle, and he showed no difference from any other young man. But now, the girls felt a wild aura erupting from this young man!

Like a primordial beast, like a tiger lying in wait that suddenly awoke and raised its head, like an evil dragon emerging from the abyss to hunt, it gave off an incredibly dangerous feeling!

"Roar—"

The Flood Dragon formed by Zhong Yue's Spiritual Power behind his head roared, its sound shaking the mountains. From deep within Beast God Ridge, roars of various pitches rose and fell. It was the Demonic Beasts living there, hearing the dragon's roar, unable to resist responding.

"Not bad!"

Li Xiuniang praised him. She moved her feet lightly, but her speed was like fleeting light. She charged towards Zhong Yue. As she moved, the giant Demonic God also acted simultaneously. The Demonic God raised its four arms, and each hand formed strange totemic hand seals, striking down at Zhong Yue!

"Junior Brother Zhong only joined not long ago. I wouldn't be surprised if you used your Soul Weapon!"

Li Xiuniang spoke while visualizing. Petals began to drift down from the air, and lotus flowers sprouted from the air, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers. The fluttering petals rained down.

"Falling Flower Sword Array!" Li Xiuniang shouted.

Clang, clang, clang—

The petals danced and suddenly transformed, becoming streaks of crimson Sword Qi. The Sword Qi instantly filled a space of several dozen feet, surrounding Zhong Yue within the sword array!

From the outset, she unleashed her most powerful techniques, visualizing the Demonic God and Demonic Lotus Flower, and executing the Falling Flower Sword Array. She intended to crush and overwhelm him, without any probing, directly defeating Zhong Yue!

"Not bad."

Zhong Yue's lips moved slightly. He stood in place, unmoving. Lightning erupted all around him. His Spiritual Power was swift as lightning, and his Spiritual Power even contained rumbling thunderous sounds, truly containing lightning within. Instantly, a space of several dozen feet was filled with totemic patterns of lightning. The totemic patterns, like several-zhang-long golden snakes, danced wildly in the air.

"Thunderclap Sword Art!"

Clang—

The sound of a sword being drawn rang out, a clear resonance mixed with the sound of erupting thunder. Sword light burst forth within a space of several dozen feet, colliding with the Falling Flower Sword Array. Streaks of Sword Qi traversed the sky, shattering and dazzling!

Meanwhile, the palm strikes from the Demonic God behind Li Xiuniang descended. The palm strikes were as large as a tabletop. Within the palm strikes, various totemic patterns were intertwined, forming a totemic seal, containing extremely terrifying power.

The Falling Flower Sword Array merely restricted Zhong Yue's movements, trapping him in place. Li Xiuniang's true killing move was this Demonic God!

Zhong Yue raised his hand, his arm entwined with the Flood Dragon's body, appearing incredibly thick. He raised his hand to meet the Demonic God's palm strike head-on. The instant their palms collided, the air violently churned and compressed outwards in all directions.

On the periphery, several young women suddenly clutched their stomachs and vomited. The shockwave from the air's turbulence had reached them, equivalent to a fierce punch to their abdomens. They were not body refiners, nor did they possess the cultivation of Li Xiuniang and the others. Facing such a heavy blow transmitted through air vibrations, they were caught completely off guard.

Zhong Yue's body swayed from the impact, and the Demonic God behind Li Xiuniang also staggered. Amidst the swaying, lightning erupted beneath Zhong Yue's feet, and his figure instantly became incredibly swift as he rapidly circled Li Xiuniang.

Li Xiuniang's heart leaped in alarm. She hadn't expected him to regain his strength so quickly. She watched as Zhong Yue's figure moved with astonishing speed, almost becoming a blur circling her!

But within the blur, she saw bolts of lightning-infused Sword Qi stabbing towards her from all directions. Simultaneously, dragon claws descended upon her.

"This guy is much stronger than when he fought Shui Qinghe!"

Cold sweat beaded on Li Xiuniang's forehead, her pretty face gradually growing serious. Her hands shifted in a myriad of ways, and the four arms of the Demonic God behind her also changed their forms, parrying the Sword Qi and dragon claws attacking from all directions!

"His moves aren't very refined, and the Flood Dragon Totem he's visualizing hasn't been passed down properly, but his explosive power is too fierce!"

Li Xiuniang blocked wave after wave of attacks, her blood and qi churning from the impacts. Zhong Yue's offense lacked refinement and variation, but the sheer power behind it surpassed hers. With destructive force and unparalleled speed, he forcibly compensated for any lack of technique, suppressing her to the point where she could only defend, with no time to unleash her own incredibly intricate moves!

"This won't do. If I keep defending, my guard will eventually be broken!"

Li Xiuniang moved, her feet treading on the air. Lotus flowers bloomed one after another beneath her feet, and she ascended step by step, intending to increase the distance between herself and Zhong Yue.

Her steps were incredibly fast, rising over twenty zhang high in just a few strides.

"Come down, Senior Sister Li!"

Zhong Yue crouched, then leaped. His body was like a Flood Dragon soaring into the sky, leaping over twenty zhang high. He reached out and grabbed the young woman's ankle, then swung his arm down forcefully towards the ground.

BOOM--

Li Xiuniang was smashed into the ground and slid backward. Gravel and dirt flew everywhere. She was both shocked and furious. The Demonic God behind her immediately flipped to its feet, but at that moment, a figure charged forward, unleashing a dense barrage of punches and kicks towards the Demonic God. In an instant, an unknown number of attacks landed on the Demonic God formed from her Spiritual Power.

BANG!

The Demonic God was shattered. Li Xiuniang retreated rapidly, but at that moment, a hand shot out like lightning and gripped her neck, lifting her up.

Zhong Yue released Li Xiuniang, let go of her hand, and took a step back, retracting his aura. He bowed and said, "Apologies, Senior Sister."