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— Chapter 282 —

A month later.

Misty Mountain Range.

After awakening his bloodline and three martial souls, Han Yuan put all his attention on them. After all, he needed to master all these new powers and make them truly his.

While one month is definitely not enough because each of his new martial souls is unique and powerful on its own, he already gets the gist of their true capabilities.

At this moment, Han Yuan and Xiao Yixian faced each other on an open field as they both summoned their martial souls.

“Brother, this time I am going to defeat you for sure!” Xiao Yixian held a strange yet beautiful black lily in her right hand.

Han Yuan smiled in amusement, “Well, let’s see what you can do then, Yixian.”

A dark-green turtle shell appeared beside Han Yuan and then broke into a bunch of smaller hexagonal shields, orbiting him around like debris. In his right hand, a beautiful white-gold lance, seemingly made of wood, also manifested.

Yes, unlike traditional beast spirits, the Lawless Turtle Kings allowed Han Yuan to use it as either a ‘tool’ spirit or a beast spirit. However, since his physique is already monstrous enough, he prefers the shield and lance form more.

Seeing the countless shields and a golden lance in Han Yuan’s hand, Xiao Yixian’s expression became grim. She remembered the bullying she had undergone at the hands of these two tools.

Meanwhile, outside the field, several people are watching this fight. They are Gu Xun’er, Yafei, Qing Lin, and hidden Murong Yun.

“Who do you think is going to win? Wanna make a bet?” asked Yafei playfully.

Gu Xun’er rolled her eyes, “You’re just asking that to extort us later. You’re not going to bait us again, Yafei.”

“What do you mean by extort? It’s just a simple exchange, alright?” Yafei shrugged helplessly.

Qing Lin pouted, “Sister Yafei is bad. Qing Lin lost all her candies because of her once.”

Yafei rubbed Qing Lin’s head gently, “Hey, hey, it’s not my fault that Qing Lin bet on Yixian’s winning, right? I already said that chance is low.”

“Hmph.” Qing Lin pouted even more upon hearing this. She bet on Xiao Yixian because Yafei is raising her bet, making her hesitate, and, um, greedy.

Murong Yun listened to these girls’ talks and giggled, ‘These girls are interesting.’

‘But Han Yuan would never lose…’

‘Because he is my man!’ Murong Yun’s light-blue eyes glistened with confidence.

Back then, Han Yuan asked Murong Yun if she wanted to reveal herself to others, but she immediately said ‘no’ because she dislikes crowds and prefers silence.

But!

Yes, but that was a lie!

This woman has been observing Han Yuan like a perverted little stalker for a whole month. She might think with her Heavenly State soul realm, Han Yuan wouldn’t be able to sense her, but the Eyes of Truth could detect her just as fine.

Of course, Han Yuan didn’t bother to expose Murong Yun. Frankly, he also got amused by this woman’s antics. As long as she doesn’t harm anyone and pry too much, he wouldn’t mind her.

Anyway, back to the ‘fight’ between stepsiblings.

Xiao Yixian stared at Han Yuan calmly, understanding that the power gap between her and her brother was big. ‘But that doesn’t mean I can’t fight him!’

‘I am no coward!’

‘Fight!’

As if responding to Xiao Yixian’s desire, the ominous black lily in her hand lit in purple flame and transformed into a sword. However, the sword is an odd one for sure.

While the handle and hilt are ‘naturally’ shaped like the bottom part of a flower, the blade is extremely thin, almost invisible to one’s eyes. Yet, if Xiao Yixian twisted gently, one could see a blade as if it were paper.

Yes, this is Xiao Yixian’s martial soul, Absolute Black Lily, or the second form of it, Black Lily Sword.

It is Ultimate Martial Soul, possessing Ultimate Darkness (Yin) and Sharpness.

Two jet-black Dou Rings floated from the Black Lily Sword as Xiao Yixian rushed toward Han Yuan like a jet stream, creating a dark purple blur in the field.

Han Yuan observed Xiao Yixian because he didn’t dare to look down on Xiao Yixian’s martial soul.

Ultimate Sharpness is no different than ‘Ultimate Penetration’ as it could ignore defense to a certain degree.

He knew Lawless Turtle King’s shield was strong and had very high cut resistance, but it was still not absolute before Ultimate Sharpness.

“Sky Clear…” Xiao Yixian’s first Dou Ring lit up, and a shadow of a dark-gold bear with ferocious claws appeared above her. Then, a stream of darkness dawned upon Han Yuan.

Han Yuan chuckled, “A mutated Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear sure is terrifying.”

“Still, it’s not enough to make me sweat, Yixian.”

BANG!

Once the stream of darkness hit Han Yuan’s orbiting shield pieces, several of them immediately crumbled. Still, he quickly compensated for this by moving the ones in the back to the front before charging forward like a sumo wrestler.

The sound of rattling shield and wind rang in Han Yuan’s ears. He smiled faintly before thrusting his lance forward, clashing with Xiao Yixian’s attack fiercely.

Xiao Yixian snorted, “This disgusting ability again!”

She could feel her attack weakening under the effect of Han Yuan’s lance, which absorbed, disintegrated, and refined laws. Regardless, what makes things more disgusting is that this stolen energy is ‘instantly’ utilized to create more hexagonal shield pieces.

It’s like someone is forcibly taking away your food, and they throw the poop back at you.

Sure enough, the shield pieces that Xiao Yixian destroyed got replaced with brand-new ones.

Xiao Yixian gritted her teeth in annoyance. She performed a somersault mid-air and then stabbed her sword a few times at Han Yuan’s head, wanting to give herself some time.

Han Yuan dodged the stabs casually, counterattacking by thrusting his lance toward Xiao Yixian’s stomach.

Xiao Yixian lowered her Black Lily Sword, but was hurled several meters away in return. She landed on the ground safely, feeling a stinging sensation in her hand.

“What’s the matter, crying already? Where are the challenging looks you had earlier, Yixian?” teased Han Yuan.

Xiao Yixian blushed, “S-Shut up!”

“I am just getting started!”

That’s true. Xiao Yixian hasn’t gone completely serious in the first clash because her foundation of cultivation path wasn’t Spirit Master, but Dou Fighter instead.

After being agitated by Han Yuan, the enhanced Dou Qi in Xiao Yixian’s body boiled. A three-meter-tall bear appeared behind Xiao Yixian and let out a roar to the sky, shaking the air slightly.

This bear is no ordinary bear, as it is Xiao Yixian’s contracted Spirit Soul, a mutated Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, or what Han Yuan called Dark Gold Demonclaw Bear. This bear doesn’t only possess the Ultimate Metal attribute, but also the Ultimate Darkness.

Dark Gold Demonclaw Bear is a Spirit Soul that Han Yuan obtained from the Task Master System. Initially, it was only a yellow (hundreds of years old) Spirit Soul, but Han Yuan had been feeding it the energy of heaven and earth for years, maturing it to 20,000 years old.

Don’t look down on its 20,000-year-old age; the Dark Gold Demonclaw Bear is just as strong as a 100,000-year-old beast with a mid-rank bloodline.

In fact, Han Yuan planned to contract this bear as his second Spirit Soul for his Clear Sky Ant King martial soul, but that arrogant little shit won’t accept it.

Damn, he was still annoyed by this.

Ultimately, it became Xiao Yixian’s contracted 1st Spirit Soul.

Xiao Yixian circulated her cultivation techniques, and her eyes blazed with demonic flare as she raised her sword, pointing it at Han Yuan. A pair of purple-azure Dou Qi wings burst from her back, resembling a goose’s wings.

Then, Xiao Yixian lowered her body as if she wanted to run and made her move.

“So fast!” Gu Xun’er mumbled, losing Xiao Yixian from her sight.

“Wow!” Qing Lin clapped her hands.

“Jeez, she has gotten stronger. How competitive.” Yafei giggled, covering her mouth. Yet, deep inside, she also felt driven by Xiao Yixian’s month-long improvement.

A black flash filled Han Yuan’s vision as a slender blade’s tip seemingly teleported before his eyes.

‘Ah, she got me…’ Such a thought flashed in Han Yuan’s mind.

This move of Xiao Yixian isn’t just a simple sword thrust. She also twisted the space around her with Ultimate Darkness, weakening Han Yuan’s perception.

‘Too bad, Yixian. Your brother is a cheater.’ Han Yuan activated one of his new abilities, Phantasmal Eye.

For a split second, a third eye seems to manifest on Han Yuan’s forehead as his body blurred, causing Xiao Yixian’s ultimate attack to miss.

“What?!” Xiao Yixian was shocked.

She gazed back and saw Han Yuan grinning playfully. He said. “Come on, keep attacking.”

Xiao Yixian clenched her hand, “Ugh, I don’t believe you can defend against my ultimate attack again!”

She repeated her action, the same state of mind, the same posture, and the same attack. However, it couldn’t even reach Han Yuan this time.

Eventually, Xiao Yixian depleted her enhanced Dou Qi and lay down on the ground, sweating profusely. “Damn it, you must be cheating!”

“I can’t prove it, but I know you were!”

Han Yuan put on a hurt look, “Whoa, there. How can you accuse your brother like that?”

“Your attack is good, but once the element of surprise is gone, and your first momentum fails, the next attack is pretty much useless.”

“Your swordsmanship had too much charm of an assassination technique, which, should I remind you again, what happens if an assassin fails to kill their target in one strike?”

“They die…” Xiao Yixian replied bitterly.

Han Yuan crouched down and then poked Xiao Yixian’s forehead with his finger, “Keep this up, and maybe one day, you can touch the corner of my clothes, hehe.”

“Ah, so annoying!” Xiao Yixian lashed out in anger. She started chasing Han Yuan, making the girls outside laugh.

Murong Yun stared at Han Yuan and mumbled, “That power… Was that one of the supreme techniques that the ancestor once tried to decipher from the inherited bone? Turning reality into illusion?”

“He was actually able to comprehend it in just a month…”

“Monster.” She sighed helplessly.

What Murong Yun didn’t know was that this was the power bestowed by the Venerable Yao. While Han Yuan told her about the inheritances and the existence of Venerable Yao, some details were ‘naturally’ omitted.

Han Yuan pinched Xiao Yixian’s cheeks and said, “So, are you going to follow me to the Jia Nan Academy, Yixian?”

“Of course! Don’t you dare leave me here, you stinky brother!” Xiao Yixian harrumphed.

“No way, I am going to keep you with me forever!” Han Yuan responded with a laugh.

Xiao Yixian froze. Han Yuan’s reply echoed in her mind as she stopped struggling under Han Yuan’s evil hands. “Hey, what’s the matter? You are not crying, right?” asked Han Yuan worriedly.

Xiao Yixian quickly collected her thoughts and snorted at him, “Hmph, it’s nothing.”

“Brother, I hate you~!” She beamed at him.

“Yeah, yeah, I know.” Han Yuan chuckled, unaware of just how dangerous his situation was right now.

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