Lu Family Daughter-in-Law

The other two collapsed to the ground and wailed, leaving only Bu Le standing alone in place. The arrogant demeanor he wore just a moment ago had long since vanished from his face, leaving his heart filled with nothing but terror and panic.

All four of his Soul Rings lit up in unison, and the soul power of his Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers surged violently. A thick, dense layer of cyan soul power barrier tightly wrapped around his entire body, pushing his defense to the absolute limit as he stared at the slowly approaching Lu Xuan as if facing a formidable enemy.

Lu Xuan held the Divine Black Jade Bamboo Flute, his posture as graceful as a free-spirited crane, his steps light as he closed in step by step.

There was no violent explosion of soul power around him, yet his demeanor grew increasingly cold and sharp, entirely embodying the transcendent and untrammeled artistic conception of Peach Blossom Island martial arts. Every movement and gesture was filled with exquisite rules and patterns, completely devoid of any crude force or clumsy posture.

"Since you chose defense, I will put on a demonstration using you."

Lu Xuan's words fell softly, his wrist turning with agility. The Divine Black Jade Bamboo Flute spun a warm, gentle arc in the palm of his hand as he suddenly executed the Falling Petal Divine Sword, a supreme art of Peach Blossom Island.

Shadows of swords fluttered and crisscrossed, resembling peach blossoms falling in a flurry across the sky. They looked soft and gentle, hard to distinguish between true and false, lacking any deafening might yet concealing ever-changing and tricky follow-up moves. Dense palm force layered upon layer fell entirely upon the Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers barrier of Bu Le.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Dense and crisp sounds of qi colliding rang out one after another. Unlike the tyrannical impact of soul skills, the Falling Petal Divine Sword Palm was exquisite to the extreme, specializing in attacking the gaps and weak points of the barrier's defense.

The seemingly floating palm force precisely penetrated the soul power barrier, jarring Bu Le's whole body qi and blood into a churning mess and making his footing unsteady. The heavy Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers violently trembled, the cyan halo flickered uncertainly, and cracks quietly spread.

Bu Le's pupils contracted sharply, his heart filled with extreme shock.

He had never seen such bizarre moves before. Without relying on soul power suppression, mere mastery of exquisite moves was enough to dismantle his own defense—it was simply preposterous!

He clenched his teeth and urged all his soul power, wanting to reinforce the barrier and forcefully counterattack.

Yet Lu Xuan did not give him any chance at all.

The next second, Lu Xuan secretly converted his internal energy, the pure and profound internal energy of the Nine Yin Manual quietly surging. The palm wind instantly shifted from fluttering and agile to heavy, domineering, soft, and enduring.

Nine Yin internal energy excelled at breaking protective auras and discharging force, penetrating shields. The originally soft palm force abruptly turned peerlessly sharp, and wisps of hidden force pierced through the layers of defense of the Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers, directly invading Bu Le's body.

"Pfft!"

Bu Le shook violently all over, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood abruptly, and the Soul Rings lit up around his body dimmed by several shades as a result.

The protective Heavenly Gauze Twin Covers could no longer hold on, shattering and scattering with a loud crash. The rich soul power shockwave swept backward against himself, violently blasting him back several steps.

Lu Xuan's figure followed him like a shadow, his feet stepping out in the elusive footwork of Peach Blossom Island. His form flickered unpredictably, instantly sweeping in front of Bu Le.

The exquisite agility of Peach Blossom Island martial arts paired with the mighty enemy-breaking power of the Nine Yin Manual; the fusion of two peerless martial arts easily crushed this Four-Ring Soul Ancestor who relied entirely on defense to run amok.

Lu Xuan's figure flowed, continuously executing a series of self-created soul skills that poured out in succession.

He deliberately and precisely suppressed his own cultivation, firmly locking the might of every single move and stance within the realm that a Soul Grandmaster could unleash.

He grasped his sense of proportion to absolute perfection, possessing both the exquisite grace of martial arts and the soul power pressure of soul skills. Every move countered Bu Le's defense, beating the other party back step by step with zero ability to fight back.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling on the sideline had long been watching unblinkingly, their pairs of eyes locked tightly onto the dashing and neat figure in the arena, their gazes filled with amazement and genuine admiration.

Unlike the head-on soul skill clashes of conventional soul masters, Lu Xuan's moves were nimble and bizarre, advancing and retreating freely while balancing offense and defense. Every detail revealed a martial arts foundation far surpassing ordinary people, making the two of them watch with churning emotions.

Ye Lingling's eyes shone brightly, her heart filled with joy and praise as she softly sighed, "Are these Elder Brother Lu Xuan's family-transmitted supreme arts? They're much too powerful!"

Dugu Yan beside her was also full of envy, completely overturning her past perception of Lu Xuan. She had always thought that Lu Xuan leaned toward auxiliary cultivation, and would in all likelihood walk the path of an auxiliary-type soul master in the future; he was steady and gentle on ordinary days, and had never displayed such a sharp and domineering battle prowess.

Yet seeing it with her own eyes today, she finally knew just how deeply Lu Xuan had hidden himself. Compared to her own straightforward approach of only activating her martial soul and releasing soul skills, Lu Xuan's exquisite, ever-changing style of combat was worlds apart.

"I originally thought you only knew support and were wholeheartedly walking the path of an auxiliary soul master. I never expected your frontal combat capability to stun me to this degree!" Dugu Yan sighed sincerely, her tone full of envy.

Within a short moment, Lu Xuan took turns displaying his entire repertoire of supreme arts, the flute shadows and palm techniques rising and falling as his moves changed in myriad ways.

Once the demonstration was complete, he struck again, three moves landing in sequence.

The Fortress-Crushing Divine Claw, the Heart-Shattering Palm, and the Great Demon-Subduing Fist crashed down successively, thoroughly finishing off the three of them.

In Lu Xuan's view, scum of this sort who routinely harmed commoners—well, if you didn't run into them, fine. Since they crossed paths today, there was no reason to hold back.

Having finished off the three of them, Lu Xuan turned back unhurriedly toward Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

Throughout the entire exchange, he had advanced and retreated with composure, his attire as neat as at the start without even a fraction of a crease stained upon it, fully displaying his dashing grace.

He looked at the two young maidens, the corners of his lips raising into a slight smile as he asked, "How was it? Was it good to watch?"

"So powerful!" Ye Lingling nodded repeatedly, raising her gaze toward Lu Xuan to ask softly, "Brother Lu, are these also self-created soul skills of the Lu Family?"

"That's right." Lu Xuan looked at her, teasing with a trace of a smile, "This set of skills is only passed down to daughters-in-law of the Lu Family."

Hearing this, Ye Lingling's cheeks instantly dyed themselves in a layer of crimson, and she hurriedly lowered her head, her earlobes burning red.

She already held favorable feelings toward Lu Xuan in her heart, but why couldn't this guy just clearly state things himself?

Dugu Yan watched the two of them acting like this from the side and curled her lips.

"Only Lu Family daughters-in-law can learn them? What a pity I'm not one." Dugu Yan arched her willow eyebrows, a mischievous smile flashing in the depths of her eyes as she naturally possessed a free and easy, bold disposition.

She raised both hands, making random, empty gestures and comparisons in mid-air, tilting her head with a sly smile, "Let's compromise. I'll kiss you once, and you teach me a move, how about that?"

Watching Dugu Yan's claws-out, pouncing appearance, Lu Xuan instinctively took half a step back, smoothly shielding Ye Lingling behind him.

"Yanyan, no!" Ye Lingling immediately stepped forward half a step to guard Lu Xuan, her tone carrying a trace of serious, girlish petulance, "Brother Lu Xuan is my child-husband, you aren't allowed to take advantage of him."

"Lingling, it's obviously me who's getting the short end of the stick!" Dugu Yan gazed at Ye Lingling's shielding posture, puffed out her cheeks, and retorted snappishly, "How did it end up sounding like he's the one being taken advantage of in your mouth?"

Seeing that the two young lasses were about to bicker over this matter, Lu Xuan hurriedly spoke up to smooth things over, "Lingling, Yanyan, it's time for us to head back."

As he spoke, he stepped forward to separate the two of them, taking each by the hand and walking toward the direction of the hotel where they were staying.