Chapter 482: 482
Zhao Family Ancestral Hall.
Zhou Yu sat cross-legged, regulating his breath and tuning his spirit to optimal condition before he swallowed the Golden Spirit Fruit in one gulp.
As soon as the Golden Spirit Fruit entered his body, Zhou Yu immediately began to refine the fruit’s medicinal power. However, just as he was about to start his cultivation technique, his eyes suddenly snapped open.
"Why do I have a bad feeling..."
"Could it be that there’s something wrong with the Golden Spirit Fruit?"
While Zhou Yu was in doubt, suddenly, a terrifying force of Divine Sense enveloped him.
His eyes shone with a brilliant light.
"No, it’s an attack of the Divine Sense!"
Zhou Yu’s expression changed, and he immediately closed his eyes, prompting his Yin Spirit to leave his body.
The moment his Yin Spirit left his body, he saw it.
In the distant sky, a black humanoid shadow, holding a long sword, was rushing towards him with lethal intent.
Almost in an instant, it had reached him.
"It’s not a Divine Sense attack."
"It’s a soul attack, even higher level than Divine Sense, using soul art techniques."
Zhou Yu’s face was filled with shock and anger.
Soul art techniques involve a special way of cultivating that allows the originally intangible Divine Sense to acquire a certain degree of substantial offensive capability.
Such an attack, if aimed at a martial artist’s physical body, probably couldn’t break through even a ming jin martial artist’s defense. But if it targets the person’s sea of consciousness, that’s formidable.
Even a high-level practitioner in the Saint Realm would find it difficult to defend against.
That’s what makes soul arts so formidable.
At this moment, the humanoid shadow holding the long sword slashed towards Zhou Yu’s sea of consciousness.
This strike, swift as lightning and astonishing in soul force, would likely obliterate his sea of consciousness upon impact.
Zhou Yu roared in fury and immediately prompted his Yin Spirit to meet the attack head-on.
Although he knew that the humanoid shadow was much stronger than his Yin Spirit, Zhou Yu had no choice at this moment.
Boom!
An inaudible collision.
Zhou Yu’s Yin Spirit was only able to block for a second before being pierced by the long sword.
The injury to his Primordial Spirit directly affected his physical body. His complexion instantly turned extremely pale, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
However, Zhou Yu no longer cared about the injuries to his physical body.
In this life-or-death situation, Zhou Yu deployed every technique he had.
He quickly circulated the Tai Chu Skill, invoking the Yi Wood True Qi, Nether Fire True Qi, and Sunflower Water True Qi. The three types of True Qi intertwined together, stubbornly guarding his sea of consciousness.
But after all, True Qi is only True Qi, and its defensive effect against soul attacks is minimal.
The humanoid shadow with the long sword swung slightly and cleaved through the True Qi defense.
Am I really going to die like this?
Zhou Yu couldn’t help but reveal a look of despair.
He watched helplessly as the long sword pierced his sea of consciousness without any resistance.
A pain that seemed like his soul was being torn apart struck him.
Zhou Yu felt as though his head was about to explode.
But just as his sea of consciousness was about to be completely destroyed, a golden glow suddenly emerged, blocking the sword.
Upon closer inspection, among the golden light, there was also a stream of black qi.
The golden glow and the black qi intertwined, not only blocking the terrifying blow but also slowly wrapping around Zhou Yu’s sea of consciousness completely.
The change came too quickly, and before Zhou Yu could react, he felt his consciousness fading, as if he were about to plunge into endless darkness.
At this moment, Zhao Fei’er, who was outside, heard the commotion and ran inside, only to see that Zhou Yu was covered in blood, lying on the ground.
Zhao Fei’er was so shocked that she stood frozen. After snapping back to reality, her face filled with urgency as she rushed over and knelt beside Zhou Yu, cradling his head in her arms.
"Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu, what’s wrong with you? Please don’t scare me?"
"Speak to me."
"Wait... for me to wake..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Zhou Yu completely lost consciousness.
...
Letian Association Headquarters.
Mr. Second and Yang Tianpeng were both anxiously observing the Heavenly Master Guan from a distance.
In broad daylight, a ten-meter radius around the Heavenly Master Guan seemed to be enveloped in darkness, which was extremely eerie.
Just at this moment, Heavenly Master Guan suddenly stirred, a trickle of blood leaking from the corner of his mouth.
Seeing this, both Mr. Second and Yang Tianpeng were startled.
"This..."
At that moment, Heavenly Master Guan slowly opened his eyes.
Mr. Second immediately rushed over and anxiously asked,
"Heavenly Master Guan, are you... all right?"
Heavenly Master Guan took a deep breath and retracted his cultivation technique. The darkness that surrounded him gradually dissipated.
"This Zhou Yu is indeed not simple."
"At such a young age, not only has his cultivation reached the peak of the Innate Realm, but he has also refined his Yin Spirit to Great Perfection and even formed the beginnings of a Yang Spirit."
"Furthermore, he has cultivated the Five Elements True Qi. This boy has grand ambitions; he wants to enter the Saint Realm in both Body Refinement and Qi Refinement."
The two had not expected that Heavenly Master Guan would start praising Zhou Yu after suffering injuries and waking up.
Mr. Second hurriedly asked,
"Heavenly Master Guan, what do you mean? Did you fail?"
Heavenly Master Guan let out a cold laugh.
"Fail?"
"Laughable. A mere martial artist in the Innate Realm, no matter how exceptional, couldn’t possibly make me fail."
"Don’t worry, his sea of consciousness has been destroyed. Even if he doesn’t die, his consciousness will sink forever. He won’t wake up in this lifetime."
Mr. Second, upon hearing this, did not show ecstasy.
It couldn’t be helped; the Letian Association had been thwarted by Zhou Yu too many times, which had left him feeling paranoid.
"Heavenly Master Guan, can you be certain the kid is truly done for?" Mr. Second asked, still not convinced.
Heavenly Master Guan frowned.
"What? You don’t believe me?"
Mr. Second quickly shook his head.
"No, no, of course not."
"It’s just that the kid is strong and cunning. I’m worried..."
"Hmph, enough talk. If you don’t believe it, you can verify by yourself at the Zhao Family."
Heavenly Master Guan snorted.
To confirm Zhou Yu’s downfall, Mr. Second could not afford to worry about offending Heavenly Master Guan.
"Heavenly Master Guan, please rest well, I will step out for a bit," Mr. Second said as he bowed and retreated.
After leaving the courtyard, he headed straight for the Zhao Family in the provincial city without delay.
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