Heavenly Monarch Hei He was also only a Fifth Order, so the woman’s cultivation was no weaker than his own. Now that he had been ambushed, he was naturally at a disadvantage.
This junior was too cunning, actually allowing his subordinates to restrain their auras and trap him. Heavenly Monarch Hei He was so depressed he wanted to vomit blood.
He thought Lu Xue and Guo Ziyan had used some kind of Secret Technique to conceal their auras, but things weren’t what he had imagined. Two months ago, Lu Xue was really only a Fourth Order Open Heaven while Guo Ziyan was really only a Second Order.
The reason why they are able to undergo such drastic changes in such a short time was entirely because of the World Fruit.
When Lu Xue and Guo Ziyan dug up information about Heavenly Monarch Hei He, Yang Kai felt a headache coming on. Although there was only a difference of one grade between Fifth Order and Fourth Order, their true combat strength was worlds apart. With just Lu Xue alone, it was impossible for her to contend with Heavenly Monarch Hei He.
It was impossible for Yang Kai to hide in the Universe Temple all this time, so if he wanted to solve this problem, he could only let Lu Xue raise her grade.
However, the promotion in Open Heaven Stage was extremely difficult and often required a long period of accumulation and consolidation, so how could Yang Kai wait?
Fortunately, he had the World Fruit!
Of the three Mid Rank World Fruits, Yang Kai had left one for Yue He before he left, so he had two left. Since this was a matter of life and death, Yang Kai couldn’t care less and immediately took out another one for Lu Xue to refine.
Guo Ziyan also obtained a Low Rank World Fruit.
The two months they spent in the Universe Temple was the time Lu Xue and Guo Ziyan spent refining the World Fruit.
The World Fruit was indeed a legendary existence. With the help of this Divine Treasure, the two of them were able to break through one after another, resulting in the current situation.
However, although Lu Xue had broken through to the Fifth Order, if she were to fight alone, she would definitely not be Hei He's opponent. After all, Lu Xue had only recently broken through and her foundation was unstable, so she still needed a long period of time to fully display her full strength. As for Hei He, he is a veteran Fifth Order Open Heaven master. Whether it was the foundation of the small universe in his body or the power of the world, both of them were incomparable to Lu Xue, who had just broken through.
Between Open Heaven Stage cultivators of the same grade, there would also be an obvious gap in strength.
But Lu Xue still had the capital to fight with him.
Under this ambush, the effects were immediate!
In the void, the battle was still going on. Lu Xue’s long sword danced in an airtight manner as she did her best to maintain the advantage she had obtained with great difficulty, not daring to slack off in the slightest. On the other hand, after being sent flying, Guo Ziyan immediately turned back. In a battle between two Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage masters, the role he could play as a newly advanced Third Order cultivator was quite limited, but it was still possible for him to distract Hei He slightly, and the price he had to pay was to suffer heavy injuries again.
In the end, Hei He's foundation was a bit more solid. After fighting for a long time, he slowly stabilized his position and quickly found a turning point. His fight with Lu Xue had made him realize that this woman’s strength was somewhat weaker than his own. If he were to fight her to the death, she would definitely not be his opponent.
However, Hei He pretended not to notice, roaring as he retreated, showing a look of defeat.
Lu Xue became more stubborn. The power of a Fifth Order Open Heaven was something she was obsessed with, and after so many years of pursuing it, she felt that choosing to remain in the Void Land was the right choice. Otherwise, she would have needed at least several dozen years to break through to the Fifth Order.
But now, a World Fruit had allowed her dream to come true, and the benefits brought by the World Fruit were not as simple as just advancing one grade. The greatest benefit was that it allowed her to increase her growth limit.
In the past, her limit had been a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage, which was still a Mid Rank Open Heaven, but now her limit was a Seventh Order Open Heaven Stage!
She had never thought that in her lifetime, she would be able to see the light of a High Rank Open Heaven.
This made Lu Xue feel a sense of gratitude towards Yang Kai, so she naturally did her best to protect him.
The World Force poured into the Cold Water Sword in her hand, causing the sword light and Sword Qi to flow out in all directions, causing Hei He to be unable to resist!
In the midst of this fierce battle, Lu Xue grasped a flaw in Heavenly Monarch Hei He's defense and thrust her sword forward.
This sword light was extremely dazzling and was Lu Xue’s full-powered attack. Even Hei He, who was also a Fifth Order master, would lose half his life if he was struck.
However, just as this sword was about to succeed, Heavenly Monarch Hei He let out a sinister laugh and lashed out with his Black River Whip, causing his aura to skyrocket.
Lu Xue suddenly felt a terrifying force rush towards her, the pressure of the World Force giving her a sense of unable to match.
This person had been concealing his strength all this time!
Lu Xue was shocked! In the blink of an eye, the sword light shattered and the Black River Whip struck Lu Xue’s body, causing her to let out a muffled groan. Lu Xue felt as if her entire body was about to break apart, the small universe in her body shaking and the World Force in her body becoming chaotic.
Looking up again, she saw Heavenly Monarch Hei He break free from her entanglement and rush towards Yang Kai.
Lu Xue gritted her teeth. How could she not know that she had been careless? This Hei He clearly had the power to turn defeat into victory, but he had been hiding all this time, all for this sudden attack, and his only target was Yang Kai.
Yang Kai’s group of three had always been led by him, and this was obvious. It would not be easy for Hei He to deal with Lu Xue, but as long as he could capture Yang Kai, this battle would be over in an instant. At that time, with Yang Kai in his hands, whether he left or stayed would be up to him.
It had to be said that Heavenly Monarch Hei He had a good plan. Lu Xue was immersed in the power of the Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage and didn’t notice anything.
By the time she could react, it was already too late!
As she retreated from the explosion, Lu Xue clenched her teeth and her forehead suddenly split open, as if a third eye had appeared.
Sword between the eyebrows!
This move was Lu Xue’s trump card, and she would normally never use it because using it would consume too much energy. Now that Yang Kai was on the verge of death, she couldn’t care less.
An illusory sword light slashed out from between her eyebrows. It was neither magnificent nor majestic, but instead filled with murderous intent. The sword light left her body and slashed towards Hei He's back.
At the same time, Yang Kai’s face was filled with panic, his eyes widening as he staggered backwards, shouting, “Don’t come any closer, if you come any closer, I won’t be polite to you.”
Hei He couldn’t help sneering, “Junior dared to kill my descendant, today I will make you beg for death.”
Stretching out his hand, he grabbed towards Yang Kai. With a single grab, the world was sealed, and even the void seemed to be completely suppressed.
The power of a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage master was obvious.
It wasn’t that Hei He didn’t notice the sword slashing towards his back, but he was confident he could take down Yang Kai first and avoid this terrifying blow.
Time seemed to freeze as Lu Xue, who had just slashed out her sword between the eyebrows, rushed over with a pale face and an anxious look on her face. Not far away, Guo Ziyan also let out a loud roar and rushed over, disregarding his own safety.
However, although the two of them were eager to save others, how could they be faster than Hei He?
Seeing that the giant hand was about to capture Yang Kai, He suddenly grinned at Hei He before raising his hand and summoning the gourd vine.
The long vine shook and pierced through the seven small gourds. The Yin-Yang + Five Elements Forces immediately formed a wondrous cycle of reincarnation, growing endlessly as the aura of the World Force spread out.
Yang Kai didn’t hesitate and whipped his whip towards Hei He.
“Fifth Order Open Heaven?” The grin on Hei He's face turned into one of shock. He could actually feel the aura of a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage from this whip! He couldn’t help thinking of this question.
Could it be that this boy had been pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger all this time? He seemed to be at the Emperor Realm, but in reality he was at the Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage?
The moment of shock and hesitation caused him to miss a good opportunity. The gourd vine lashed out and shattered Hei He's giant palm. When it came down, Hei He was shocked and quickly summoned his Black River Whip to block it.
The two whips collided and a violent shockwave burst out.
On top of the gourd vine, the seven small gourds rolled around and fell into a deep sleep. Yang Kai himself spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backwards.
Although he could activate the power of the Gourd Vine, this thing could only take him by surprise and was unable to fight for long. His opponent was a genuine Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage.
After this exchange, Yang Kai immediately suffered a great loss, feeling his five viscera and six bowels roil and his bones break, instantly suffering heavy injuries.
But this was enough.
Although the Gourd Vine only had the power of a single strike for a short time, it still managed to block Hei He and send him flying.
[Chi…] With a loud sound, Hei He's face suddenly became fierce as he spat out a mouthful of blood.
The sword between Lu Xue’s eyebrows slashed across his back, immediately tearing a foot-long wound. Through this wound, one could almost see the shattered internal organs.
If it weren’t for Yang Kai’s unexpected actions, he could have easily captured Yang Kai and then escaped from the Sword between her eyebrows, but that moment of delay had allowed him to miss an opportunity and allow Lu Xue’s attack to succeed.
The sword between the eyebrows was Lu Xue’s trump card, and after suffering this blow, Hei He's aura rapidly weakened.
“Junior is treacherous, sooner or later you’ll die a miserable death!” Hei He roared, turning around and quickly fleeing.
He was seriously injured and didn’t dare to stay here any longer, only wanting to find a place to heal his injuries as quickly as possible. His attitude was extremely decisive, because he knew that in his current state, there was nothing he could do to Yang Kai, so instead of wasting time here, he might as well take his time.
How could Yang Kai allow him to retreat? Seeing Hei He fly away, he immediately called out to Lu Xue, “Hurry, chase him!”
Lu Xue obeyed and immediately threw out the Windmill Carriage Artifact. The three of them rushed in and chased after Hei He.
Inside the Windmill Carriage, Lu Xue had a look of lingering fear on her face. In the battle just now, she had almost caused Yang Kai to fall into danger because of her carelessness. If it weren’t for the fact that Yang Kai still had some ability to protect himself at the last moment, he would have been captured long ago.
Her self-reproach made her angry, and she spared no effort in pursuing him, not caring about her own losses. In addition, Hei He was seriously injured, so the distance between them was rapidly closing.
“Take your time, there’s no rush!” Yang Kai seemed to have seen through Lu Xue’s thoughts and comforted her while sitting down cross-legged with Guo Ziyan, each of them taking a pill and refining it.
Although the three of them were all injured in this battle, Hei He wasn’t having a good time either. This was the result after he had increased Lu Xue’s grade. If it was before, facing a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage master like Hei He, they definitely wouldn’t have been able to resist.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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