Chapter 161
Chapter 161: Stay
Qiu Chou wanted nothing more than to cleave Wang Jie in two with a single strike. This bastard was clearly trying to force Wu Yun into silencing him.
Wu Yun coldly stared at Qiu Chou. “Since you’ve come, you might as well stay.”
No one here was foolish. If she let Qiu Chou go now, he wouldn’t believe it.
In this battle, either she would die, or these few would. There was no other possibility.
Qiu Chou glared at Wu Yun. “I don’t know what’s happening here. Don’t worry, this matter will never leave this place. I swear it.”
“Don’t beg her for mercy. She wants you as her dog.” Wang Jie shouted.
Qiu Chou growled, “Shut up!”
Lie Qiu stared blankly, her gaze growing more expectant. If only a wandering star realm were here, there might be hope.
Wu Yun’s eyes were indifferent. “Nonsense.” With that, she swung her Darkstar umbrella, unleashing a torrential black snow star force, which rushed toward Qiu Chou like a beam of darkness.
Qiu Chou was shocked. He could feel the immense pressure closing in on him, and he hastily dodged. “I said I won’t let this event leak out. I don’t know who you are.”
“She’s Wu Yun, didn’t I tell you?” Lie Qiu shouted.
Qiu Chou wished he could strike those two down first.
Wu Yun was far stronger than him. A cultivator of the strange star force, the Black White Heaven Deacon, she could easily overpower him.
He had no choice but to keep dodging. The starry sky was vast, but escaping in such a short time wasn’t easy, especially knowing he had no way to escape.
Snowflakes of black continued to fall from the sky.
On the spaceship, Wang Jie looked at Lie Qiu. “We’re still a ways from Sword Mastery Heaven. Push me over there. Only by joining forces with Qiu Chou there can we turn the tide. Otherwise, we’ll all die.”
“And me?”
“We live, you live. We die, you die.”
Lie Qiu gritted her teeth, no longer hesitating. “I’ll send you over.”
Wang Jie raised his left arm, facing Lie Qiu. “Do it.” He swallowed a restoration pill and a breath-holding pill. Before him, Lie Qiu unleashed her full battle power. Her spear swept through the air, crashing against Wang Jie’s left-arm bracer with a resounding noise. The immense force sent Wang Jie flying toward Sword Mastery Heaven.
The starry sky could be moved with a bit of external force, not to mention a full-force strike from the full star realm.
Wang Jie shot toward Sword Mastery Heaven at high speed. If he stayed on the ship, he would only wait for death. Qiu Chou wouldn’t fare any better against Wu Yun.
Wu Yun continued her chase after Qiu Chou, but her attention was also on Wang Jie.
After all, Wang Jie was her true target.
Seeing Wang Jie being sent toward Sword Mastery Heaven, she casually released star force. Wang Jie shouted, “Qiu Chou, we must team up!”
Although Qiu Chou wished to kill Wang Jie, he still raised his sword, cutting through the starry sky, slicing through star force.
Wu Yun’s cold gaze fixed on Qiu Chou, and her Darkstar umbrella swept over, unleashing a massive star force that struck both Qiu Chou and Wang Jie.
Qiu Chou rushed toward Wang Jie, enduring the barrage of star force along the way. Several waves of star force hit his sword, knocking him back and causing him to spit blood, but he gritted his teeth and kept charging forward.
Wu Yun snorted coldly, her footsteps flashing. She moved through the black snow faster than even Qiu Chou.
Wang Jie watched the scene unfold and realized that Qiu Chou wouldn’t get close to him first. In that case, he would use the sword form technique—single line to heaven.
Swords flew toward Qiu Chou. Just before Wu Yun could catch up, the swords connected with him. Qiu Chou grabbed a sword’s edge and, with a mighty swing, hurled Wang Jie toward Sword Mastery Heaven.
Wu Yun’s Darkstar umbrella crashed down, shattering the sword.
Qiu Chou glared at Wu Yun, the lock force spreading, raising his sword, and slashing.
Wu Yun had intended to chase Wang Jie, but Qiu Chou’s strike forced her to meet it head-on. This was a star-breaking combat technique.
Thousand Snow Umbrella Dance.
A thunderous crash sounded as the sword shattered, and both combatants were pushed back. Qiu Chou spat blood and continued toward Sword Mastery Heaven.
Wang Jie pierced through the starry sky, crashing heavily into Sword Mastery Heaven. His bones felt as if they were about to shatter.
The next moment, Qiu Chou landed, somewhat better off than Wang Jie, though still shaken.
“You’re trying to kill me.” Qiu Chou glared at Wang Jie, wishing he could take action.
Wang Jie tossed him a sword. “Stop talking. It’s come to this. No one’s getting out alive. Kill her.”
Qiu Chou gripped the sword, regretting ever saving Wang Jie. But now, there was no choice. Even if he killed Wang Jie, Wu Yun wouldn’t spare him. In her eyes, he, a lock force wandering star realm, was of no value.
Wu Yun entered, and both Wang Jie and Qiu Chou attacked simultaneously.
One sword, one strike.
Slash.
Wu Yun sneered. “Two wretches, what difference does it make if you join forces?” As she spoke, she raised her palm, pressing it down. Black snow star force erupted, forming a black beam that fell from the sky toward Sword Mastery Heaven. The terror of this star force made both Qiu Chou and Wang Jie instinctively want to flee.
Their sword moves were directly broken.
Wu Yun landed, and the tidal earth surged. The black snow star force spread wildly, one wave after another.
Qiu Chou had never encountered anything like this. Upon the first touch, he was instantly knocked back by the tidal force, spitting blood. “Is this the Great Domain Canon?”
Wang Jie was shocked. So this was the power of the Great Domain Canon?
Wu Yun swung the Darkstar umbrella, sweeping it across. Wang Jie was already close, and the umbrella collided with his sword. His strength couldn’t suppress her, and Wu Yun couldn’t help but be amazed at Wang Jie’s power. A star-breaking realm cultivator could withstand her tidal force?
A deafening crash.
Wang Jie’s body was sent flying, the surrounding black snowflakes swirling around, freezing everything in their path.
The vast expanse of Sword Mastery Heaven was instantly filled with a biting cold.
Qiu Chou planted his sword into the ground, slashing upward. The surging lock force condensed into a single strike, using sword qi to sever the tidal force. Taking advantage of this, Wang Jie used Sword Step to attack Wu Yun once again. His right hand gripped the sword, performing the Star Gazing Sword Style. His left hand used the Starry Finger technique.
Swords fell from the planet’s sky, and Wu Yun had seen this technique three times before, paying it no heed. However, behind those sword shadows were finger shadows, and the planet seemed almost real. Was this… a star method?
She was horrified. The black snow star force dissolved the sword shadows but couldn’t dissolve the finger shadows.
The finger shadows gathered, and one struck her left shoulder, piercing through it. Blood splattered, and she staggered back, her face paling.
Wang Jie seized the opportunity to unleash the Starry Finger technique once more.
Wu Yun opened the Darkstar umbrella, and one finger struck the umbrella. The powerful force pushed Wu Yun back, but only by a few steps.
Qiu Chou leaped into the air, slashing his sword.
Wu Yun looked up, her eyes filled with fury. She had been wounded. These two ants dared to hurt her?
Thousand Snow Umbrella Dance.
The Darkstar umbrella twirled, the black snowflakes spiraling like a beautiful winter scene unfolding in the night.
Qiu Chou’s sword broke in mid-air, and as the Darkstar umbrella approached, Wang Jie appeared in front of him. His left-arm bracer blocked the blow.
With a massive crash, Wang Jie pushed Qiu Chou forward while being struck by the Darkstar umbrella.
Qiu Chou was hurled toward Wu Yun, the two almost face to face. The Darkstar umbrella hovered above them, and Wu Yun was defenseless.
She stared at Qiu Chou.
He instinctively thrust the broken sword into Wu Yun’s abdomen. The searing pain washed over her, and in a burst of fury, Wu Yun slapped Qiu Chou across the head, cracking his skull. His body flew through the air, crashing into the distance.
Wu Yun also coughed up blood, staggering back and nearly falling.
The Darkstar umbrella returned, stabilizing her body. She hurriedly swallowed a pill, and her complexion improved significantly.
Far away, Wang Jie also swallowed a restoration pill.
He had blocked the blow with his bracer, so he hadn’t been seriously injured, but half of his body was numb.
Qiu Chou was in the worst shape. His skull had been cracked, and the broken sword was still embedded in Wu Yun’s abdomen. She looked at Qiu Chou with eyes filled with hatred.
“You worthless lock force… I’ll make you wish you were never born,” Wu Yun shouted, charging toward Qiu Chou with the Darkstar umbrella.
Qiu Chou swallowed a restoration pill, then turned and ran, heading straight for Wang Jie’s direction.
Wang Jie gritted his teeth. “Attack! We have to kill her!”
“Give me the sword.”
Wang Jie threw him a sword.
Qiu Chou reached Wang Jie’s side, then turned to face Wu Yun. Her movement shifted, and black snowflakes rained down. The Darkstar umbrella expanded, sweeping across.
Wang Jie and Qiu Chou both struck, directly meeting the Darkstar umbrella’s attack.
The crushing black snow star force suffocated them.
Wu Yun’s eyes gleamed with intense resentment as her overwhelming pressure descended.
Wang Jie raised his left arm once more to block, but he didn’t notice that Qiu Chou had gotten behind him. This time, he shoved Wang Jie forward, using him as a target.
Earlier, when Wang Jie had shoved Qiu Chou forward, it was to block a strike for him, intending to counter Wu Yun. Otherwise, Qiu Chou wouldn’t have been able to injure her. But now, Qiu Chou had used him as a target, pushing him out.
And he, himself, turned and ran.
Wang Jie, pressed by both Qiu Chou’s force and the Darkstar umbrella, couldn’t escape. He was slammed hard by the Darkstar umbrella, sending him deep into the ground, beyond sight.
Wu Yun snorted coldly, beckoning. The Darkstar umbrella flew out and leaped after Qiu Chou.
In her eyes, Wang Jie was as good as dead. Even if he wasn’t dead yet, he soon would be.
That Qiu Chou must die.
How dare he hurt her?
In the distance, Qiu Chou fled without looking back. He had lost the courage to fight Wu Yun and only wanted to hide in Sword Mastery Heaven, waiting for the woman to leave.
Sword Mastery Heaven was vast. She would never find him there.
Absolutely not.
But as the black snowflakes swirled around, his face went pale. He looked back, seeing Wu Yun beneath the Darkstar umbrella.
How… how was she so fast?
That wretch hadn’t even been able to delay her.
Before him, the blackness grew. Snowflakes swirled, and the Darkstar umbrella descended rapidly, bringing Wu Yun with it. The tidal earth surged immediately.
Qiu Chou felt the tidal earth’s force, blood spitting out of his mouth as his body cracked open from the bottom up. He froze in the ice-cold grip of death, snowflakes falling upon his head.
Please, don’t let me die. I don’t want to die.
Qiu Chou begged, “Don’t kill me. I can help you control the Lock Path interval. I can help you.”
Wu Yun casually slapped him, sending him deep into the ground, leaving only his head above the surface. The darkness engulfed him, and the agony of death expanded infinitely.
“You, a mere lock force wretch, dare to hurt me? I’ll make you wish you were never born.”
She was about to strike again when suddenly, she turned around.
Wang Jie had returned.
Her pupils contracted. Impossible.
Finger shadow descended, Starry Finger technique.
Wu Yun’s head was covered by the Darkstar umbrella, blocking all the finger shadows. The immense power pierced through the void, shaking her entire being. Her previously wounded state had weakened her; otherwise, even this person’s star method wouldn’t have been able to hurt her.
Why hadn’t that strike killed him earlier? Even if it didn’t kill him, it should have seriously wounded him.
Suddenly, the finger shadow’s power surged, and Wu Yun’s expression changed drastically. Impossible. How did he still have hidden strength at this point?
The Darkstar umbrella could no longer hold up, being pushed back toward Wu Yun herself. Wu Yun struggled with both hands, her palms bleeding as star force drained from her. Blood seeped from her shoulders and abdomen, dripping onto the ground and freezing into crimson ice blocks.
She couldn’t hold on any longer.