Chapter 402 - Chapter 402: Chapter 371: Pursuit Battle_1

Chapter 402: Chapter 371: Pursuit Battle_1

Just now, while going through the formation above, Xu Mu did not detect Yun Mengyao’s presence and guessed that she might be guarding the entrance. Now, it seems his speculation was correct.

At this moment, Yun Mengyao was sitting at the entrance, meditating with closed eyes. Around her were layers upon layers of formations and restrictions, making it practically airtight.

Before her was a space crack, as thin as a wall seam, revealing a sparkling clear lake vastly different from the maritime setting behind.

Just like the scene Xu Mu saw back then!

Xu Mu couldn’t help but feel a little fortunate. At the time when he discovered this mysterious space, he had been cautious and did not enter. Considering his cultivation level at that time, if he had acted rashly, he might have lost his life.

After his moment of relief, he couldn’t help but be troubled by the scene before him.

The stone chamber was quite small, and the many formations within made silent entry into the secret realm exceedingly difficult, even if he were to use all his tricks.

With a glance, Xu Mu had an idea. The illusion of his body slowly receded out of the stone room.

Not long after, a violent explosion resounded on the island. Yun Mengyao, who was in meditation, abruptly opened her eyes, revealing a pair of azure orbs, as clear as gemstones.

With a slight frown, she hesitated for a moment, activated the formation, and descended towards the ground.

Just a few breaths after her departure, Xu Mu’s ethereal figure appeared inside the stone chamber, broke through the layers of formations, and rushed towards the space crack.

Hum!

At the once empty space crack, a blue light curtain suddenly appeared, repelling the illusion of Xu Mu’s body.

“What kind of spell is this?!”

Xu Mu couldn’t help but feel a shock shooting through his heart as even he hadn’t detected anything.

But this clearly wasn’t the time for research. The Sky-splitting Halberd appeared in his hand, slashing fiercely at the blue light curtain.

Chi-La!

Under the blade of the Sky-splitting Halberd, the blue light curtain was instantly split in half.

Without any hesitation, Xu Mu crawled in. At the same time, a blue figure appeared and followed him in unabashedly.

Upon entering the Xuan Yang Secret Realm, before Xu Mu even got a moment to take in his surroundings, he could sense danger closing in behind him.

Freeze!

Xu Mu squeezed his fingers into a spell, forming layers of spiritual power shields behind him.

A blue, dragon-shaped stream of water bombarded the shields mercilessly.

Boom boom boom!

After smashing several shields, the force of the water stream was finally completely resolved, splashing in all directions.

“Hm? He can resist my Water Control Divine Skill?”

A woman’s voice full of surprise reached out.

Turning his head, Xu Mu saw an extremely beautiful woman with blue clothes and blue eyes, looking at him intently.

It was Yun Mengyao!

“You’re pretty impressive as well, breaking through several layers of my spiritual power shields while being in the early Nascent Soul stage!” Xu Mu said indifferently.

He was actually taken aback, not only because she had broken through his mana-constructed shield, but also due to her swift reaction.

The blue light curtain only held up for an instant before she chased after him, which suggested that she must have realized something immediately after leaving the stone chamber and came rushing back, otherwise she would not have been able to catch up.

“You’re also in the early Nascent Soul stage and yet you were able to resist my attack. You’re the impressive one,”

Yun Mengyao stared at Xu Mu, ready to launch a thunderous attack at any sign of trouble.

Xu Mu smiled, but did not explain. Though his cultivation level was indeed the early Nascent Soul stage, his combat power had long reached the middle stage of Nascent Soul. Plus, he had fused with the Ancestral Nascent Soul, making his spells and divine skills far stronger than those of an ordinary Nascent Soul.

“Since you acknowledge my strength, why not take your leave? You may consider me in your debt!” Xu Mu said with a smile.

Yun Mengyao did not immediately agree, but instead asked: “I know some Nascent Souls of the Sea Race, but I have never heard of you. Could you tell me who you are?”

“If I told you, would you let me go?” laughed Xu Mu.

“If you indeed tell me, it might be possible!” Yun Mengyao responded indifferently.

Xu Mu let out a hearty laugh, squeezed the finger jue, and summoned countless silver thunders to attack Yun Mengyao.

Neither of them were fools. Yun Mengyao’s line of questioning was simply her way of buying time. The Butian Pavilion still had two Nascent Soul experts, especially Pavilion Master Qiu Jixing, who was a well-known powerhouse throughout the sea region. If he caught up, escaping would be impossible, let alone surviving.

Respecting these old powerhouses, Xu Mu decided to make the first move without hesitation.

Yun Mengyao was plainly prepared. A blue scarf flew out of her body, enveloping her, blocking the phantom thunder attack from Xu Mu.

Then, with a wave of her hands, countless swords formed from the lake water under their feet, tearing through the air to shoot towards Xu Mu.

Xu Mu did not want to face off with Yun Mengyao. His body turned into a silver thunder light in the void, quickly darting through the gaps of the rigged swords and diving into the lake, escaping towards the depths.

Given the physical prowess of the Illusory Thunder Silver Shark Sea Race, along with Xu Mu’s own escape skill, there were few cultivators of his tier who could keep up.

He covered several miles in an instant, moving at an extreme speed.

However, much to Xu Mu’s surprise, Yun Mengyao wrapped herself in a blue light and not only caught up with him, but also closed the distance increasingly, her speed actually faster by a bit.

In the next moment, crack!

Xu Mu felt the lake water around him suddenly solidify, becoming extremely heavy and hard, as if liquid had suddenly turned into solid metal.

“Powerful Water Control Skill!”

Sensing the situation around him, Xu Mu couldn’t help but exclaim.

Being renowned across the entire sea region as a genius indeed proved she had some tricks up her sleeve.

Xu Mu also realized Yun Mengyao was no simple opponent and if he did not release some real power, he wouldn’t be able to easily shake her off.

“Water Dragon Summoning Skill!”

Xu Mu squeezed the finger jue, using a tier ten basic skill.

Blue light curtain suddenly appeared in the surrounding lake water, and two lifelike water dragons, their eyes filled with intelligence, flew out of the curtain towards Yun Mengyao.

Yun Mengyao’s brow furrowed slightly, not understanding Xu Mu’s intention. Knowing she was proficient in Water Control Skill, he was still using a water-based skill to confront her, and it was still an extremely basic one at that.

Summoning water dragons was often used to counter large numbers of low-tier cultivators because water dragons were not flexible enough and the consumed Spiritual Power was relatively large.

However, now was not the time to question his motives. No matter what technique the opponent used, she would just have to deal with it accordingly.

She spat out several ice needles from her mouth, her lifebound magic artifact, the Cold Frost Divine Needles, had already been upgraded to tier ten not long ago. It was the strongest attack she had, especially when infused with the power of the Dragon God from her bloodline, its power was on par with a tier eleven magic tool.

Puh-chi! Puh-chi!

The sharp Frost Divine Needle instantly penetrated various nodes of the two dragons.

Crack! Crack!

The ice power exploded from within the artifact, instantly freezing the two water dragons into two ice dragons, locking them in place.

“Shatter!”

Yun Mengyao snorted coldly and recalled the divine needles aiming to shatter the dragons, but something unexpected happened.

Crack! Crack!

The two dragons violently shook off the ice on their bodies and roared as they lunged towards Yun Mengyao once more.

“How is this possible!!”

Yun Mengyao’s eyes narrowed, as she couldn’t believe the scene unfolding before her.