You Are No Match for Me

On the shore, Yun Ying stood barefoot, her purple robes rippling gently. The Purple Bamboo Sword hummed softly in her hand, its sword qi wandering through the void like silken threads, radiating a terrifying sharpness.

As still as a maiden at rest, she looked at the Sea God Descendant, her eyes as unruffled as an ancient well. "You want to take what I'm holding?"

The Sea God Descendant stood some distance away, his expression cold and somewhat grave. He could clearly feel a pressure emanating from Yun Ying that made his blood surge.

He had thought he had reached the pinnacle of the Spirit Transformation Realm and could sweep aside anyone within it. Now, it seemed he had been wrong.

"So what? I've never failed to get something I wanted."

Holding his great halberd in one hand, the Sea God Descendant pointed it at Yun Ying and shouted, brimming with aggression.

As he spoke, golden light surged around his body, and he charged at Yun Ying. His battle halberd swept across with a howling sound, vast swaths of pale golden light surging like an army of thousands of soldiers and horses.

At the sight of this onslaught, everyone nearby hurriedly retreated into the distance, not daring to remain.

Facing the Sea God Descendant's attack, Yun Ying said nothing, nor did her expression change. The Purple Bamboo Sword shone, its radiance flaring and receding as its ringing shook heaven and earth.

Clang!

The Purple Bamboo Sword collided violently with the battle halberd. Sparks flew, and runes burst like fireworks again and again. Terrifying shockwaves spread outward, making even the souls of the spectators tremble.

Runes filled the sky, and blazing symbols engulfed the area. The battle between the two young powerhouses had turned this place into forbidden ground that no one dared approach.

"That fat girl is really strong," Bear Child muttered as he watched them fight.

Still, he did not think himself inferior to them. His cultivation simply was not high enough yet; he had only just entered the Spirit Transformation Realm. Otherwise, he could have jumped in and joined the fray too.

Swish!

Brilliant sword light illuminated heaven and earth, piercing through the Sea God Descendant's shoulder and sending a great spray of blood into the air.

Pain shot through the Sea God Descendant, and he hurriedly retreated. Looking at his shoulder, his expression darkened at once. Had his battle halberd not blocked part of the strike, his shoulder would probably have been sliced clean off.

Opposite him, Yun Ying stood with an air of transcendence. A crystal-clear Sword Blossom bloomed beneath her bare feet, its sword intent surging to the heavens and making everyone's hair stand on end.

"You are no match for me," Yun Ying said lightly, her voice calm and without the slightest ripple.

At her words, the Sea God Descendant's expression grew uglier still, while everyone nearby sucked in a cold breath. Someone had actually overpowered the Sea God Descendant—and a young girl, at that.

"I am invincible! Who can contend with me?"

Refusing to concede, the Sea God Descendant roared. His golden battle robes shone, and with his battle halberd in hand, he charged at Yun Ying again.

He refused to believe he would lose to a girl who looked about his own age. He would prove that he was the strongest.

"Invincible? You will all grovel at my feet!"

Just then, a wave of heat swept over them, erupting like a geyser of lava as crimson radiance flooded the sky.

Within that blazing crimson light, the Red-Haired Boy appeared, holding a scarlet battle spear. He swept through the air and thrust it fiercely at the Sea God Descendant.

The Sea God Descendant's expression shifted slightly. He immediately changed direction to meet the Red-Haired Boy's attack.

The Red-Haired Boy came from the Flamefish Tribe, sworn enemies of the Sea God lineage. Naturally, the moment they met, they fought to the death.

Seeing that the Sea God Descendant had been tied up by the Flamefish Tribe's prodigy, Yun Ying paid him no further attention. Her sword intent dissipated, and the Purple Bamboo Sword returned to her Cave Heaven as she regained her peaceful, otherworldly bearing.

The people around her watched Yun Ying with flickering gazes, some greedy, others awed.

So many people had now seen Yun Ying obtain a section of Kun Wood. It was a divine tree, and although it appeared thoroughly rotten, it still bore one intact green leaf.

Everyone wanted to rush up and seize it, but they had also witnessed Yun Ying's strength. Even the Sea God Descendant was no match for her.

Here, Yun Ying was invincible. Anyone who approached would only be courting death.

Ignoring the gazes around her, Yun Ying turned and walked toward the Kunpeng Nest.

My cultivation is still too low...

Watching Yun Ying's retreating figure, Bear Child murmured to himself. He needed to reach the pinnacle of the Spirit Transformation Realm as quickly as possible. Otherwise, he would be in grave danger and unable to compete for anything.

After returning to the island reef where the Kunpeng Nest lay, Yun Ying discovered that its entrance had already opened and many people had gone inside.

The people from the Primordial Sacred Mountain had done the same. Yun Xi and the others had already entered the Kunpeng Nest.

When the people by the gate of light learned that the Kunpeng Nest's entrance had opened, they hurried over as well, rushing inside for fear that all the great opportunities within would be snatched up.

My sister and the others have the Kun Peng's bone fragments to protect them, so there's no need to worry. Still, I'm afraid that even with those bone fragments in hand, they won't obtain the Kun Peng's inheritance.

Yun Ying did not follow them inside, because her intuition told her that the Kun Peng Precious Technique would not appear so easily.

Sure enough, half a month later, everyone who had rushed into the Kunpeng Nest came back out.

Although they had ventured deep into the Kunpeng Nest, they still could not enter its central cultivation grounds, even with the Kun Peng's bone fragments, scales, clots of blood, and other remnants in hand.

Even after turning the outer reaches of the Kunpeng Nest upside down, they had found no trace of the Kun Peng Precious Technique.

Without a doubt, the central cultivation grounds would only appear once the Kunpeng Nest split open completely. If the Kun Peng Precious Technique existed there, it would surely be within those grounds.

"Little Ying," Yun Xi said as she came up to Yun Ying and told her about their exploration of the Kunpeng Nest.

"Since the time hasn't come yet, we can only keep waiting. Also, don't spend so much energy on this that you neglect your own cultivation," Yun Ying reminded her.

Yun Xi immediately understood what Yun Ying meant and nodded. "I understand."

After a pause, she asked, "Little Ying, they said you obtained a section of Kun Wood. Is that true?"

"Yes, but most of that section had already rotted away. Only a small portion of the heartwood in the middle was still intact. I've already refined it into the Purple Bamboo Sword."

As she spoke, Yun Ying willed it forth. A clear sword ring sounded, purple light flashed, and the Purple Bamboo Sword appeared. Divine light flowed over its entire length, mysterious runes flickered, and dragon patterns densely covered it, lending it an air of immortality.

Moreover, when the Purple Bamboo Sword appeared, faint strains of mysterious Dao sounds could be heard, enchanting all who listened. It was truly wondrous.

More astonishing still, the sword's edge had become even more terrifying. Even with its sharpness restrained, it stung the eyes and could not be looked at directly, like a peerless divine sword.

Looking at Yun Ying's sword, Yun Xi could sense its power and wondrous nature. Incorporating just a little Kun Wood had brought about such an astonishing transformation. It truly lived up to its reputation as a legendary divine wood.

In terms of quality, Yun Ying's Purple Bamboo Sword was now no inferior to those sacred artifacts.