Chapter 206: A Chosen One’s Battle
Ten miles outside the Wu Xuan Cave, deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains…
Under the cover of darkness and miasma, Fu Zhe strolled casually through the forest, a massive, man-sized saber slung over his shoulder.
The surroundings were eerily silent.
Hidden behind a large rock, Qingying watched him, her body concealed in the shadows, her eyes fixed on him.
“This isn’t good,” the System said, its voice grim. “This guy’s System is definitely high-level. He’s probably a powerful figure in Shen Li. You’ve attacked him three times, and you haven’t even touched him.”
“That’s not the problem.” Qingying’s brow furrowed. “Every time I get close to him, my spiritual energy vanishes, as if I’m just a mortal.”
“Just a guess, but could his System ability be nullifying spiritual energy?”
“…That would be terrifying.”
Such an ability would be deadly to any cultivator.
Even Ye Huang, with his impressive swordsmanship, would be helpless against it.
“You should be grateful,” the System said, its tone slightly teasing. “If it weren’t for your enhanced assassination ability, your attacks wouldn’t even scratch him.”
“You’re the useless one! Your assassination ability is pathetic!”
Qingying retorted angrily. “If you were more powerful, I wouldn’t be running for my life!”
The System, feeling wronged, grumbled, “Maybe his plot record is just more tragic than yours! At least I didn’t give you a terrible storyline!”
“Shut up and think of a solution!” Qingying snapped.
At that moment, Fu Zhe suddenly chuckled.
“Well, well, little girl. Not bad.”
“So agile and stealthy. Your Heavenly Dao Fragment ability must be related to concealment or assassination.”
“Such a useless ability, and you don’t even have any experience fighting Chosen Ones, yet you’ve managed to evade me for so long.”
“If I could recruit someone like you, the Divine Son would be pleased.” He chuckled darkly.
Qingying ignored his taunts, her eyes fixed on his back.
…If spiritual energy was useless against him…
…She would have to find another way.
How could she harm a powerful cultivator without using spiritual energy—
“Ah.” She suddenly remembered something.
Her time in the Azure Cicada Ancient Domain with Chen Yin.
“System, do I have enough points for that?”
The System seemed to have the same idea. “Barely. Are you going to try it?”
“Do we have any other choice?”
Qingying took a deep breath. “Exchange for it. I’m ready.”
A small, round orb appeared in her hand.
Looking at it, a flicker of memory crossed her eyes.
She remembered being trapped in the ice with that idiot Chen Yin, their bodies pressed together.
He had stared at her chest shamelessly. Such a pervert.
And now, she was being hunted, thanks to him.
Qingying blushed slightly and muttered,
“That bastard.”
“If he doesn’t compensate me for this, I’ll make him pay.”
She didn’t know how she would make him pay.
Perhaps it was just an empty threat.
But she had to say it.
Fu Zhe was getting closer.
Qingying concealed herself in the shadows, her eyes like stars in the night sky.
…She only had one chance.
She didn’t have enough points for another one.
She closed her eyes, slowing her breathing, her presence fading into nothingness.
Fu Zhe, having guessed her ability, was on high alert.
Although he appeared to be strolling casually, his senses were heightened, his attention focused on every shadow, every flicker of movement.
He was confident that no one, regardless of their cultivation, could defeat him.
But he also knew that
Chosen Ones were unpredictable.
A moment of carelessness could be fatal.
As he took another step forward,
A dagger flashed towards him.
Although his reaction was swift,
The blade stopped inches from his throat.
…So fast!
But seeing her attack, he relaxed slightly.
It was the same as her previous attempts.
As the dagger approached, its power waned, the spiritual energy dissipating.
Without spiritual energy, it was no threat to him.
“Enough playing hide and seek.”
He sneered. “It’s time for you to die.”
He swung his massive saber, the blade whistling through the air.
Qingying’s figure emerged from the shadows, her movements swift and graceful as she backflipped and fled.
“Trying to run?”
Fu Zhe roared, his cultivation erupting outwards, his body like a raging hurricane.
At that moment, Qingying finally understood how helpless a mortal was against a cultivator.
Even the wind generated by his spiritual energy felt like a world-ending force.
Without her spiritual energy, her body couldn’t even withstand his aura, as if a mountain was pressing down on her.
But her expression was filled with a calm determination.
Fu Zhe grinned triumphantly. It seemed she had finally given up.
But then, a voice came from behind him.
“Two.”
He froze, confused.
Qingying’s figure melted into his shadow.
As he turned around, he heard the next word.
“…One.”
Hengyu Particle Bomb.
Activated.
Chen Yin flew through the Ten Thousand Mountains on his sword, his spiritual energy surging, his speed incredible.
Qingying was in danger. He couldn’t waste a single moment.
Suddenly, a deafening roar and a powerful shockwave echoed from the distance.
A bright light flashed, illuminating the night sky, a mushroom cloud rising above the mountains.
It was visible throughout the Ten Thousand Mountains, even from the Wu Xuan Cave.
Chen Yin’s eyes narrowed, and he flew towards the source of the explosion.
The dust took a long time to settle.
The sky above was clear, the miasma that usually shrouded the Ten Thousand Mountains having been completely dispersed by the blast.
A massive crater, perfectly round, had appeared on the mountaintop.
“…Cough.”
Blood trickled down Qingying’s chin as she coughed, her face pale and bloodless.
“I didn’t realize it last time, when I threw it into the chasm,”
“But this thing… is incredibly powerful.”
“I didn’t expect you to be injured so badly, even after retreating so far,” the System said worriedly. “But at least that guy is definitely dead.”
Qingying breathed a sigh of relief.
Luck was on her side.
In a normal fight, this bomb would either result in mutual destruction or be neutralized by the opponent before it could detonate.
Even if a Chosen One found it in the System Shop, they probably wouldn’t use it.
Only in this specific situation, against an opponent who nullified spiritual energy, could its true power be unleashed.
“Alright, it’s time to—”
Qingying’s voice trailed off.
She stared in disbelief at the figure standing before her, completely unharmed.
Fu Zhe stood there, his appearance unchanged, unlike her own battered and bruised form.
Only his eyes, usually calm and indifferent, were now filled with a dark, menacing glint.
“You’re good.”
“Battles between Chosen Ones are always full of surprises.”
“But this… was unexpected.”
“If it weren’t for the Life Substitution Puppet, I would have been caught off guard.”
Life Substitution Puppet? Qingying froze.
“Let me check… holy crap,” the System exclaimed.
“What is it? Is it from the System Shop?”
“Yes, it allows you to cheat death once, like a second life… but let’s just say all your points combined wouldn’t even be enough to buy a tenth of it.”
Qingying’s face paled, her lips pressed together tightly.
…She had lost…
…because she was poor.
“That’s enough.”
Fu Zhe cracked his neck, his eyes filled with a chilling malice. “You made me pay a heavy price. Now it’s my turn. I don’t have time to waste. If anything happens to the Wu Xuan Cave, my plans will be ruined.”
He raised his saber, its blade gleaming in the moonlight.
“Go to hell and regret your decision to defy Shen Li!”
He grinned and was about to strike,
When his expression changed drastically, and he leaped back hundreds of meters, retreating to the edge of the mountain.
A terrifying chasm, stretching from where he had been standing to the edge of the cliff, split the mountaintop in two.
Qingying blinked, her brow furrowing slightly, her lips pouting.
“…Couldn’t you have been a little faster?”
Her voice was filled with a mixture of annoyance and playful reproach.
“My bad.”
Chen Yin took off his robe and gently draped it over her shoulders.
Qingying’s beautiful face was smeared with blood, but her eyes still glared at him resentfully.
“I paid a heavy price for this, you better compensate—”
Before she could finish her sentence, he pulled her into his arms.
“Mmm!”
Her face turned crimson, but she couldn’t speak.
“Anything you want,”
Chen Yin whispered in her ear,
“After I kill him, we can discuss it.”
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