"Since that's the case, then cherish the last moments of your life, because I will kill you."
Dongfang Yu Chu said, his effeminate eyes flashing with intense deterrence. His ability, like liquid mercury, was gray-white and floated in the air, instantly covering the entire battle stage like a vast ocean.
And they were in the vortex at the center of this ocean.
"What a powerful ability fluctuation. It seems Young Master Dongfang is truly angered. That kid is in for it now!"
Outside, a cultivator from the Dongfang clan exclaimed in surprise. In his memory, it had been many years since he had seen Dongfang Yu Chu so enraged. To unleash such a formidable ability right from the start, with a terrifying aura that seemed to want to tear the opponent to shreds, was completely unlike his usual gentle demeanor!
"Indeed. I once saw Young Master Dongfang use this move to great effect against a third-stage mantis demon. While it wasn't a killing blow, it was certainly one of his trump cards."
"To use such a technique right from the beginning this time, that young man named Yan Yu is likely doomed!"
Dongfang Yu Chu's sister, Dongfang Jing Yi, clasped her hands in front of her chest and said with adoration.
"That's not necessarily true. While Dongfang Yu Chu is strong, are any of the ones who have reached this point weak?"
A young swordsman from the Huai Bei Qing family, who had already been eliminated, said, his gaze fixed on Yan Yu in the Jade Pool Immortal Realm with a grave expression.
He had a deep impression of this white-haired youth with agate-like eyes, as he was the one eliminated by Yan Yu.
At that time, the opponent had only used one sword.
It was so fast that he hadn't even reacted to what happened, so fast that he hadn't had time to draw the sword at his waist, yet a shallow bloodline appeared on his neck, and he lost.
Hearing this, Dongfang Jing Yi turned her head with wide, beautiful eyes, displeasure evident. "What do you know? From the Myriad Races Alliance until now, Yu Chu gege has never shown his true strength."
"In my opinion, Yu Chu gege could even contend with Zuo Ming Qiu. For this fellow, whose origin we don't even know, to think he can win is simply wishful thinking!"
Qing Tong shook his head and said calmly,
"Whether it's wishful thinking or not, you'll know soon enough."
Dongfang Jing Yi snorted, "We'll wait and see, but my brother won't lose!"
On the other side, within the Jade Pool Immortal Realm.
The surging Yin element displayed an incredibly terrifying corrosive power. Hard bricks and stones instantly turned to liquid, and even the invisible substances in the air were eroded away.
Dongfang Yu Chu's hand movements changed, and the Yin elements filling the sky transformed into countless swords.
These swords were transparent gray, flexible yet sturdy, with sharp edges. However, they exuded a chilling aura, as they could simultaneously damage both the cultivator's soul and body.
These swords rained down from all directions.
Yan Yu had nowhere to evade. Just as he was about to be pierced by a thousand arrows, he moved a finger.
Bang!
Frost and snow spread outwards from Yan Yu's body like ripples on a lake.
Everything it touched was frozen.
The swords were no exception.
Instantly, it felt as if they were in an underwater world. Regardless of up, down, left, or right, Yin element flying swords were frozen together everywhere, like white fish trapped in ice.
"You have two moves left."
Yan Yu said, clenching his fist slightly. The ice seal shattered instantly, and the Yin element swords broke into countless crystals that fell to the ground, glinting brilliantly in the sunlight.
It was blinding.
Dongfang Yu Chu furrowed his brows, took a deep breath, and said with a solemn expression, "Do you come from the far north?"
"Don't waste time," Yan Yu replied.
"..."
Dongfang Yu Chu's facial muscles twitched slightly, his unspoken words caught in his throat.
He looked at Yan Yu, feeling both angry and amused.
"I'm being underestimated..." Dongfang Yu Chu shook his head slightly, raised his hand, and gathered the Yin element ability again, forming a statue of a goddess holding a holy grail in the air.
The statue was entwined with countless snakes, and even its hair was made of numerous small snakes. As the Yin element flared and surged, the statue seemed to come alive, and the holy grail in its hand suddenly pointed at Yan Yu.
"This is the attendant statue of Medusa. Legend has it that the souls of humans petrified by Medusa are collected into the attendant's holy grail, where they suffer hellish torment for eternity."
Dongfang Yu Chu looked at Yan Yu and explained calmly. As he spoke, Yan Yu's soul was already being sucked into the holy grail mid-air, and countless snakes coiled around him like ropes.
All of this happened within a single breath.
"Too slow."
Sensing the pain, Yan Yu decisively drew his sword. Then, with a flash of blue and white sword light, the sea-grass-like snakes were neatly cut into three sections.
The Medusa attendant statue was also evenly divided into three parts, collapsing with a crash and disappearing into space.
This all happened in an instant.
As for why it was divided into three parts rather than broken in half, it was probably because Yan Yu had unleashed two swords.
These two swords were so fast that the time of drawing and striking overlapped, and even the sword light they emitted overlapped. Therefore, to others, it looked like a single sword, but in reality, he had used two.
It was all over in the blink of an eye.
"You have only one move left," Yan Yu said to Dongfang Yu Chu, holding a fine sword that flowed like soft water.
Before the battle, he had promised Dongfang Yu Chu that he would let him have three moves. Now that the opponent had used two opportunities, he was only one move away from making his own move.
"You are truly strong. I have only felt such a sword from Chen Chang Kong before. You are the second."
Dongfang Yu Chu clicked his tongue, his expression turning exceptionally grave.
Yan Yu's strength far exceeded his expectations. Before their encounter, he had thought the other party was just a foolish braggart. But now, it seemed Yan Yu had the potential to contend for the supreme position.
If he didn't give it his all, he, Dongfang Yu Chu, would stop here, at the top thirty-two of the Myriad Races Alliance.
But he could not be satisfied with such a result.
Therefore, Dongfang Yu Chu once again began to condense Yin elements, but this time, the process was incredibly fast, completing in an instant. It was still a sea formed by Yin elements, but this time, a carp appeared in the sea.
The carp was several feet long, its scales tightly packed, and it swam freely in the sea of Yin elements. When it breathed, it emitted a chilling aura that condensed frost in the air.
Yan Yu's expression turned solemn upon seeing this.
Because the moment the frost appeared, he actually felt cold and even subconsciously rubbed his palms with his thumb to generate warmth.
"What kind of fish is this?"
Yan Yu, facing the chill, narrowed his eyes and fixed his gaze on the fish. He then saw a pearl slowly forming in the fish's mouth as it breathed.
Or perhaps, the moon.
An even more extreme chill descended, and Yan Yu's breathing became rapid. He followed the source of the cold and looked up at the sky. The sun, which had been radiating warmth just moments ago, had, at some unknown point, turned into a cold, bright moon.
Clouds hung before the moon, and the clouds were like a deep sea, the sea holding frost.
Within the frost, a fish swam freely, shattering countless ice shards, like a rudder steering a ship through the waves in the ocean.
However, this rudder grew larger and larger, and the air grew colder and colder.
Because the fish leaped out of the sea.
And swam towards Yan Yu.