Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 144 - 127: Waltz

Chapter 144: Chapter 127: Waltz

In the Qionghua Realm, upon the boundless grassland, two figures were faintly visible.

One figure stood suspended in the air,

while the other lay in a large crater on the ground.

All around, within a several hundred-zhang radius, was the disarray left by the aftermath of battle.

Xu Yuan clutched Jing He’s jade sword, Thousand Thorns, and bit by bit, he shifted his body out of the pit, looking up at the girl in the sky who seemed untouched by a speck of dust.

With the light of the dome behind her, her palace dress fluttered as if she were a banished fairy, her whole body emanating a golden halo like that of a celestial fairy descending to the mortal world.

Xu Yuan gripped the jade sword in his hand a little tighter.

No way to win.

Absolutely no way to win.

Ever since Tianyan broke through to become a Third Grade Great Master, the battles against him had become overwhelmingly powerful.

The skirmish had lasted a quarter of an hour, and already he felt like a punching bag, while Tianyan hadn’t even had a corner of her clothing touched.

Tianyan, from her superior vantage point, spoke in a light and graceful tone, with a hint of disdain:

"You’re done after just a quarter of an hour? That’s disappointing. I thought maybe you’d surprise me today."

"...."

Xu Yuan rolled his eyes at her words.

Ever since breaking through to Third Grade, Tianyan had gradually started to talk more trash during their bouts.

Not just physical attacks, she also enjoyed psychological taunts.

After biting his tongue and swallowing his anger for an entire summer, it was clear this woman had accumulated quite a bit of resentment.

Now with roles reversed, the two returned to how they used to be in the outside world.

It was just unfortunate that Tianyan’s verbal attacks fell somewhat short.

At least, they were not as good as those internet warriors from his previous life’s online games.

There was some room for her manners to degenerate.

Carrying the jade sword, Thousand Thorns, Xu Yuan sighed and shook his head:

"Little sister, to strut like this after winning against someone with less than half a year’s cultivation, I really don’t know where you get the face for it. Is this all the Heaven’s Watchtower Master has taught you over these years? Tsk tsk..."

"...."

The girl in the sky clenched her fists tightly, stared at him for several breaths, exhaled, and then suddenly broke into a smile:

"Talking tough, aren’t you."

With that said,

she uttered a single word.

"Instant."

A surge of Origin Qi,

and in a flash, the distance of over ten zhang vanished as the slender figure of the girl appeared abruptly before Xu Yuan.

Tianyan’s "Instant" Heavenly Word Mantra was somewhat similar to his Step Void Slash, but the "Instant" Mantra caused a faint ripple of Origin Qi.

Xu Yuan’s gaze sharpened; he had been expecting Tianyan to close in as soon as he spoke trash.

It was Tianyan’s habit.

When words failed her, she resorted to fists.

Literal fists.

And Tianyan, who had cultivated the Yantian Art, was undoubtedly a mage in the most traditional sense, with undoubtedly the weakest close-combat capability.

But using fists to hit him was the most satisfying for her.

Cultivation technique circulating, streaks of fiery red patterns immediately emerged all around Xu Yuan.

The Returning Sun Art, Six Yang Gang.

Once the technique was activated, fiery red patterns mingled with waves of heat that seemed to burn everything spread out from around Xu Yuan.

Tianyan stood her ground and calmly uttered a single word:

"Seal."

Now restored to Third Grade, she could use the Heavenly Word Mantra without needing to form a seal.

As the word was spoken,

Xu Yuan suddenly felt the smoothly flowing Origin Qi within him being disturbed and blocked by an invisible force. If he didn’t stop circulating the Origin Qi, he risked going berserk!

He hurriedly ceased the circulation of the technique, and the fiery red patterns that had just spread out dissipated into the air with a "pop".

And at the same time,

Tianyan swiftly extended a slender hand, striking towards Xu Yuan’s chest, but he blocked it with the jade sword.

Although he was less skilled, as a Third Grade cultivator, he was still amongst the best.

Xu Yuan stared at Tianyan and laughed:

"Men and women should not touch hands when giving or receiving objects, Tianyan."

Tianyan exhaled:

"Xu Changtian, if you were as tough as your mouth, I might have really saved some effort."

"Have you tried my strength?" asked Xu Yuan.

"....."

Confused by his challenge, the girl said nothing more and simply uttered another word:

"Break."

Time seemed to freeze.

"Buzz——"

Intense force caused the jade sword to hum, almost slipping from his grasp.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan’s expression darkened, and he sought to retreat quickly.

But...

"Swift."

In an instant, Tianyan’s figure was already at his side.

Boom!

A loud blast!

The ground cracked like a spider web, and the jade sword, glowing with a fiery red light, slipped from an insufficient grip and shot out, creating a massive crater around them in an instant.

The roar echoed across the entire grassland, and dust flew everywhere. In a flash, a figure was sent flying!

Flying back several tens of meters and regaining composure midair, Xu Yuan made a gesture without any hesitation. The sword that had left his hand was summoned back into his grasp through the air.

He landed steadily and was about to make another move,

but the very next moment,

"Cough ah..."

A mouthful of burning hot blood poured out from his mouth, and he embedded the sword into the ground to maintain his posture.

At this time, the ground that had been shattered by their clash had begun to raise dust leisurely.

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Xu Yuan pulled the sword out of the ground and, with a serious look, stared intently at the rising dust cloud not far away.

Suddenly,

"Buzz——"

Tianyan waved her sleeve, and a gust of wind pressure spread from the center of the dust cloud, dispersing sand and stones in an instant, revealing the girl in the light red dress, untouched by dust.

She looked at him and asked with a smile:

"Do we continue today? If we do, you may not be able to get out of bed tomorrow."

Xu Yuan grinned, placing the jade sword down:

"Don’t be hasty, the move I’m about to use is something I can’t control," Xu Yuan said. "If I’m not careful, it could kill someone."

Tianyan’s delicate brows slightly raised as she uttered two words:

"Really?"

Having said that, she smiled and gestured for Xu Yuan to come forward.

Xu Yuan took a deep breath.

Now that Tianyan’s "Seal" Heavenly Word Mantra had just been used, there would likely be about ten breaths of time where she couldn’t use it again. This move should be able to injure her.

With that thought,

Xu Yuan unleashed the trump card he had been brewing for some time.

Step Void Slash!

Beneath Xu Yuan’s feet, the earth sank, and his figure vanished instantly above the boundless grassland.

Seeing this, Tianyan’s golden eyes narrowed slightly.

He was gone.

Even her Sky Pupil couldn’t see the slightest trace!

Although she didn’t think highly of Xu Yuan’s strength, Tianyan became instantly alert after witnessing this:

"Shield!"

"Swift!"

As the words fell, Tianyan was about to leave that place.

But the next moment, the vanished Xu Yuan suddenly appeared near her!

The red glow that had once adorned his jade sword was gone, replaced by a eerie light of blood ink!

Step Void Slash crossed a hundred meters, and just as Xu Yuan appeared,

With sword horizontal, he executed a sweeping slash.

The sword blade pulled a blood and ink colored arc through the pristine air, engulfing Tianyan’s slender figure in a sky-covering wave!

A single technique from the Blood Ink Sword Technique recorded in the Blood Essence Meteoring Art.

Blood Ink Jade · Waltz.

Where the Blood Ink Sword Technique passed, the lush green grass instantly withered and died, and it seemed as if the world itself dimmed for a moment!

Witnessing this, Tianyan’s breathing hitched slightly.

The scent of death instantly enveloped her, reaching into every part of her being.

In the past, even if Xu Yuan could shatter Tianyan’s "Shield" Heavenly Word Mantra, the golden shield lights would break apart like glittering dots.

But this time, the blood-ink sword arc interwove with the golden shield light, and the layers of golden light shattered as easily as a knife through tofu.

Then,

Tianyan’s delicate body was instantly split into two, and then gradually turned into specks of starlight that dissipated into the air...

This terrifying sword technique didn’t cause any damage to the terrain; the blood-ink color’s quiet arc lingered in the air for less than a breath before vanishing into nothingness.

After executing this sword strike, Xu Yuan collapsed onto the ground, his entire body devoid of strength.

And the next moment,

Tianyan reappeared in the air, her Origin Qi in disarray.

She, had her Qi breached.

After several breaths of silence,

Without a word, she landed beside Xu Yuan, staring at him with a slightly irate look, and spoke emphatically, "Xu Changtian, have you lost your mind?!"

With a weak smile, Xu Yuan replied, his voice tinged with exhaustion, "What’s wrong, almost died? I did warn you to be careful."

"Are you an idiot? Your move is strong, but it can’t kill me,"

Tianyan said with some amusement in her eyes, her chest heaving gently as she chided softly,

"If I had used the Heavenly Word Mantra to disrupt you just now, you would be dead, you know that?"

She had instinctively thought of using the Heavenly Word Mantra to disrupt him, and then realized that if she did, the bastard would have simply exploded.

The mantra she had wanted to say was swallowed back down, and instead she had to use the secret technique from the Yantian Art’s life and death Chapter to substitute death.

After scolding,

The young girl’s lips overflowed with a trace of fresh blood.

Silently wiping at the corner of her mouth, her lips were stained a vivid red.

Frustrated, Tianyan continued to scold:

"Sparring with you was meant to test techniques, not to seek death!

"Are you stupid? You dare to fight in real combat when you haven’t even mastered circulating your Qi?!"

Having said that, she stomped directly onto Xu Yuan’s thigh.

This stomp, though Tianyan wasn’t wearing shoes, she infused it with Origin Qi, causing Xu Yuan to grimace in pain.

However, after a moment’s pause, he just asked with a smile,

"So, how was it? My technique should be capable of slaying a Third Grade, right?"

The Blood Essence Meteoring Art, worthy of being a Blood Rank cultivation technique, cut through the "Shield" Zhen Yan from the Heavenly Word Mantra as if it were vegetables.

At his words, Tianyan’s eyebrows shot up, and her chest fluctuated fiercely once more:

"Heh, indeed it can, but what would you have done if you hadn’t killed the target?"

Xu Yuan was unapologetically brazen:

"What else could I do but wait to be slaughtered?"

Tianyan narrowed her eyes and snorted coldly:

"That’s all the ambition you have."

Xu Yuan looked up to the vast azure sky with contentment in his voice,

"Little sister, I’m only a Seventh Grade without even a grasp of ’the Path’, having the opportunity to kill a Third Grade above my level makes me quite satisfied already."

"Thump!"

Tianyan kicked him again: "Don’t call me little sister."

Xu Yuan shook his head with a smile, fixing his gaze on Tianyan’s gradually reddening cheeks:

"You should first suppress the poison from the Enchantress Divine Flower; you look like you’re about to fall ill again, and you still care what I say."

Tianyan stared at Xu Yuan for several breaths:

"Xu Changtian, your verbal skills are really something else."

"Thanks for the compliment."

"Thump!"

"Hiss..."

"..."

"..."

After a brief period of breath regulation, Tianyan carried Xu Yuan back to his private courtyard using Origin Qi.

Lying in bed and having taken several Elixir Medicines that Bai Fan had sent, it took Xu Yuan about an hour to barely be able to walk on the ground.

In the courtyard there was an elegant pavilion.

Taking advantage of the last light of the day, Xu Yuan was reading ancient texts inside the pavilion, while the palace-dressed young girl tended to her flowers and plants in the courtyard.

The rising sun set in the west, the evening sun colored everything red.

All was quiet and harmonious, just like the past several months.