Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 374 - 335: Soul Calming Sound, Yinfeng Claw

Chapter 374: Chapter 335: Soul Calming Sound, Yinfeng Claw

"It’s not you?"

Granny Yan and the Scattered Flower Celestial Maiden changed their expressions at the same time.

Their gazes towards Zhou Ping’an were extremely strange.

At this moment, the two parties faced each other.

It was expected for the Green Lady to arrive on time.

She, of course, posed no threat in their hearts.

Most exhilarating was that Zhou Ping’an also hurried over.

Granny Yan, while mobilizing the forces within the city, did not engage in a massacre, but instead appeared to be fleeing in all directions—all just to lure out the suspected Divine General Rank expert above the Fifth Level.

Then use the Soul Locking Bell to lock onto the brand left by Saintess Yunling to take control of her, thus gaining control of the several hundred thousand civilians and nearly a hundred thousand soldiers within the city.

This was akin to conquering without fighting.

The first half of the plan unfolded as expected, without any mistakes.

Even more so, they could sense the boundless and immense Blood Origin Power within Zhou Ping’an’s body, like a huge volcano hidden inside, ready to erupt at any moment.

Only a physique like that could sustain the outburst of a Fifth Level or even Sixth Level "Purifying World Lotus Body" without damaging the body.

And only such a powerful force could, in a head-on confrontation, slay Fang Buping, the Branch Leader of Guangyun, on the spot...

Of course, the faint sense of familiarity emanating from Zhou Ping’an’s body, which came from his cultivation of the Red Lotus Secret Teachings, also convinced them they had not found the wrong person.

But what happened?

The bell rang.

Zhou Ping’an showed no reaction whatsoever.

Instead, it was the general who rode on a tall horse not far ahead who cried out and fell off his horse.

This was rather embarrassing.

The occurrence made Granny Yan’s previous pretense and designs seem like a huge joke.

"So, the divine general who cultivated ’Pure World Red Lotus Body’ also hides some controlling measures. How sinister, how despicable."

A lightning-fast thought flashed through Zhou Ping’an’s mind.

He immediately understood what the old crone’s actions truly signified.

He sneered, his voice still lingering in place, his figure slightly illusory, and he had already crossed over seventeen or eighteen yards, arriving right in front of Granny Yan.

In the blink of an eye, he vanished without a trace.

The blade light was like silken threads, emitting a faint cyan glow, and had already reached Granny Yan’s neck.

"Ends of the Earth Within Reach..."

The old crone’s diminutive figure shuddered slightly and had already melded into the wind.

On the long street, a cold wind whooshed, and ghostly wails filled the air.

In an instant, she had completely disappeared from view.

If it were not for Zhou Ping’an’s extremely keen Spirit Perception, which allowed him to detect a shadow that was both illusory yet real, hidden within the surging gusts around him, one might think the old woman had escaped.

Of course, she had not fled.

Five sharp gusts of wind, like knives and swords, coiled around Zhou Ping’an’s now visible, now invisible figure, stabbing and attacking unpredictably.

As swift as they were, the air was torn apart, leaving behind tiny black and white scars.

Every once in a while, tinkling clashing sounds could be heard.

Like the collision of gold and jade.

"You’re a cunning lad, aren’t you? I was killing people when your dear mother was still suckling. And you thought you could ambush me?"

Granny Yan stepped into the wind with a vanish.

Merging with the chilly wind, her attacks were extremely erratic, yet she also felt a lingering fear.

That blade strike from Zhou Ping’an was too fast, too sharp.

It almost exceeded the speed of her Divine Will’s sensory perception.

She nearly lost her head in the process.

Even though she dodged quickly, she still felt blood flowing from the skin on her neck, and the blade’s edge, without making a substantial cut, had already injured her flesh.

’Clearly, he’s a Divine General Series expert with a strong body, and yet he possesses such exquisite Sword Technique, as if he had been immersed in it for a century, impeccable. Even more outrageous is his movement technique’s speed and the swiftness of his strikes, which are not far off from my own lifelong study of the art of assassination?’

Granny Yan was puzzled.

But there was no time for her to think further.

Her Yinfeng Claw was transcendent, blending with the wind in unrestrained fashion, Corrosive Wind Martial Intent, already perfected to eighty percent—not only able to tear apart and erode the wind but also capable of wearing away everything.

Unexpectedly, her attacks were completely blocked by that long blade, which moved like a ghost.

’This is all I can do.’

All of a sudden, Granny Yan’s figure froze, and she let out an inaudible roar.

Everyone around felt as if their heads were being hammered, their foothold unsteady.

Their vision was filled with stars.

Onlookers already felt this, let alone Zhou Ping’an, who bore the brunt of this bellow.

In his Sea of Consciousness, the Karma Fire Red Lotus rippled, his Qi-Blood vibrated incessantly, and he felt a slight numbness.

This affected all the Spiritual Sense embedded deeply in his cells.

It caused his actions to pause for a moment.

A withered, ghostly claw, almost like an illusion, broke through the slightly delayed protective circle of blade light and had already grabbed at his heart.

"Soul Calming Sound, be careful."

The Green Lady had just come to her senses, and her face changed drastically as she screamed a warning. At the same time, she transformed into a fluttering butterfly, a flash of yellow, and had already reached the Scattered Flower Celestial Maiden, her sword light leaving a white streak.

Celestial Maiden Bai He, however, flashed a trace of ruthlessness in her eyes and suddenly shook her arms.

Two white flower phantom images appeared in the air, and with a pop, struck in front of Zhou Ping’an.

Ignoring Green Lady’s attack, she dove forward, closing the distance rapidly, and rushed towards Xiao Ju, aiming a palm strike at the young girl’s forehead.

She had been scheming for a long time and knew that Granny Yan would use this move. She had quietly planted the poisonous powder flowers, and her sudden attack was indeed unexpected.

Also, Bai He knew the Green Lady cultivated the Oblivion Melody, which actually had not yet been mastered. This martial art, once mastered, naturally allows one to freely control emotions.

But before reaching mastery, it exposes weaknesses everywhere.

The deeper the affection, the more controlled you are.

In such a situation, even a small maidservant could restrain Green Lady, rendering her powerless.

If he killed her most beloved maid on the spot, it might trigger a backlash from the Oblivion Melody Sound Technique, affecting the flow of her True Qi and weakening her fighting strength.

"Soul Calming Sound, Yinfeng Claw..."

Zhou Ping’an’s Qi-Blood trembled and then subsided once again.

His body slightly tilted as he offered his shoulder to the sharp claws.

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

He had to admit that this old woman with a face full of orange peel texture was indeed very troublesome.

In terms of movement technique, she could merge with the wind, moving so fast that not even a shadow could be seen, and honestly, her speed was even faster than his own.

What was most formidable was her strange secret techniques, which were endless.

Her five fingernails, sharp as treasure swords, could clash lightly with his Cang Yue’s precious blade without taking damage; the eerily frigid Gang Qi could freeze flesh and blood, making his movements, unbeknownst to him, less fluid.

One could only say that in this vast world, there was no lack of extraordinary people, and every expert who emerged from life-and-death battles had their own special qualities.

Zhou Ping’an thought this way.

And he stopped probing.

If the opponent started with a soul attack and then used her trump card divine skill to break through the blade’s defense and attack his physical body, then he would give her what she wished for.

Thud...

Granny Yan’s five sharp nails, cultivated to the Vajra Jade Drill, pierced through decaying soil and plunged into the muscles and bones, flesh and skin.

In an instant, Zhou Ping’an’s left shoulder was penetrated.

Just as she was about to forcefully exert more strength, aiming to rip apart that hot body and snatch out the heart...

She suddenly felt the body that had been as soft as mud suddenly turn into the hardest meteorite cold iron.

Her Yinfeng Claw that could destroy everything couldn’t penetrate it.

One hand was deeply embedded in the flesh, firmly locked and unable to advance or retreat.

A golden light lit up before her eyes.

It seemed as though she could see the thickness of the earth.

She saw the rotation of the planets.

"This..."

Transverse Training Golden Body, Indestructible Demon Body?

Granny Yan was shocked.

She bit her teeth and spat out a mouthful of blood.

She raised her head and let out a piercing howl.

No longer thinking of retreating, her five fingers that were deeply stuck converged into a beak thrust and exerted their strength once more, as she gathered her Divine Will like never before and struck down fiercely with the move "Destroyer Cone."

Even if it was the Transverse Training Indestructible Golden Body, she aimed to pierce it right on the spot.

"Why bother going through all this?"

Zhou Ping’an chuckled coldly, "Even in death, you want to splatter me with your blood?"

Using his body to lock down her elusive figure for an instant, his right hand, wielding the long blade, slashed out from an impossible angle, seemingly weightless.

In the void, one could almost hear the sound of the tide crashing against the shore.

A thread of azure light flashed by.

A thin red line appeared on Granny Yan’s neck.

Her head, with eyes wide open, slowly slid off her shoulders.

It fell to the ground and rolled around.

Only then did the two white flowers shot by the Scattered Flower Celestial Maiden reach Zhou Ping’an’s eyes.

He didn’t even glance at them as he flicked his finger.

A ripple appeared, and the white flowers were reduced to nothingness.

The blade turned, cutting out a long crescent-shaped mark, sweeping across a distance of seven Zhang...

Celestial Maiden Bai He had just slapped her palm above Xiao Ju’s head, aiming to exert force and shatter the maid’s skull.

Hearing the shocked cry of the Green Lady, a trace of satisfaction crossed her heart.

Back then, within that group of little girls, Green Lady always overshadowed her, making her suffer countless grievances.

At this moment, she finally found a trace of revengeful pleasure.

Just as this thought flashed in her mind...

Her outstretched right arm suddenly trembled and hung limply.

She felt a searing pain coming from her shoulder.

Looking down, she saw a flash of blade light and a spray of blood.

One of her arms had been severed.

"My hand."

As the intense pain hit her heart, she also felt wisps of sharp Qi Force, like razor blades, infiltrating from her shoulder into her limbs and bones, reducing her strength to mud.

She couldn’t muster any strength at all.

Her entire body’s True Qi also seemed to lose all impulse.

"It’s over."

This thought just flickered through her mind when she saw the Green Lady had already pounced in front of her.

Her eyes bore a chilling intent to kill.

Her sword flashed continuously, severing the tendons of Bai He’s left hand and both legs.

"Deal with these people as you please, I only want their information," Zhou Ping’an said, turning his long blade again.

His figure flashed, leaving multiple afterimages, quickly circling around the Jianghu people who had sided with Granny Yan, then with a move of his blade’s back, knocked them all out cold.

It was only then that he had the opportunity to check on Tang Lin’er.

He always felt that Tang Lin’er had wasted the "Mysterious Yang Pill" he had prepared for her.

Tang Lin’er’s Purifying World Lotus Body had already been cultivated to the Third Level, able to unleash a twelve-fold attack power, pushing her physical body to its limits.

Zhou Ping’an had originally thought that once on the battlefield, Tang Lin’er would shine brightly, charging through enemy ranks with victory messages continuously being sent, yet he didn’t expect her to fail so miserably.

With just a light shake of a little bell, she had already fallen to the ground.