At this moment, He Nian slowly emerged, protruding from the ground.
The once hard ground was now like a water surface, allowing He Nian to come and go freely.
"Earth Level Lower Grade Vein Technique, Flowing Earth Domain. What, never seen it before?" He Nian sneered, knowing that Long Yue could still hear his words from within the slurry.
"If it were your second brother, he wouldn’t have been easily trapped by me. It’s clear he’s just a product of resources, with no combat experience whatsoever. Fei Yue is truly wasted in your hands!"
A greedy thought flashed through He Nian’s mind: to snatch Fei Yue and take the opportunity to kill Long Yue.
Even if he wouldn’t use it, he could still sell it for a large sum of White Crystal.
Of course, the thought was fleeting.
In the next moment, a massive pulling force suddenly emerged from the erupting slurry, which spiraled the slurry up and redirected it. Through this direction, Long Yue burst forth from the slurry, landing on the ground and vomiting profusely, expelling the slurry that had entered her mouth and nose.
"How can there be such a useless person in the main branch of the Long Family." He Nian glanced at Long Yue without intending to continue his attack; since he couldn’t kill her, he was not inclined to bother.
This kind of woman is probably scared to death by now.
After speaking, He Nian looked towards the still-standing Sea of Clouds Tower, intent on heading there.
At this moment, hearing those words, Long Yue lay there stunned for a while. She felt her heart pounding fiercely and perceived the fear emanating from within her. However, recalling He Nian’s humiliation, she slowly scraped the slurry from around her eyes with her hands and stood up resolutely.
In the Long Family, she had no voice, so she chose to wander and explore.
It wasn’t that she loved to play; what else could she do if she didn’t?
Her father and the others always treated her like a child, an eternal child who did nothing but cause trouble.
Yet deep down, she longed to do something for her family.
"A Startled Glance!" Pulling out the sword from the umbrella handle, accompanied by a Vibrating Vein Sound, Long Yue swung towards He Nian’s path.
A sudden golden flash appeared, descending like lightning.
Where it landed, everything it touched was severed, leaving a ten-zhang long, bottomless sword mark on the ground.
However, the powerful strike did not hit He Nian. He Nian, after all, had seasoned experience, having lingered on battlefields for years, his reaction far exceeding Long Yue’s.
After evading the strike, He Nian took out his Giant Hammer from his Storage Ring and turned to smash it towards Long Yue. The hammer fell upon the open umbrella.
Long Yue used the umbrella to block He Nian’s assault while counter-attacking with the "A Startled Glance" sword move.
He Nian knew that Long Yue’s combat experience and skill were far inferior to his, even vastly different. But Fei Yue was a weapon genuinely used by Earth Unrestricted, much better than the Giant Hammer crafted by the Three-Spin Vortex Divine Artisan in his hand. So while attacking Long Yue, he was also wary of her sword.
If struck, it would break skin, even if not fatal.
"Resistance, fine, then I’ll deal with you first. When I’ve beaten you half to death, let’s see if Long Ye shows up." He Nian swung the hammer while verbally dueling.
...
Under the night sky.
With Sea of Clouds Tower at the center, people within thousands of meters began to flee.
At this time, only two people dared to walk inward.
These two were Wen Ping and Zi Ran.
Though Zi Ran walked inward, feeling quite uneasy, she kept a close watch on the center of the combat sounds.
"Sect Leader, where are we going? The forces outside Heaven and Earth Lake are fighting inside. Isn’t this very dangerous for us?"
"Just keep moving, would this Sect Leader lead you to death?" Wen Ping replied indifferently.
Zi Ran nodded reluctantly, could only follow.
If she had known the meal would be so perilous, she wouldn’t have gone out to eat.
Which food isn’t fragrant! Which meal isn’t sweet!
After walking a while, the half-brightened sky from the battle came into view. Still far away, but with her Mountain Suppression Realm eyesight, she could see clearly.
A man and a woman, fighting with power beyond the Mountain Suppression Realm.
Zi Ran recognized one person, the man who was the head of an outside force of Heaven and Earth Lake during the Demon Slaying Competition.
As for the other, Zi Ran didn’t have to think much to know it’s surely from another force.
Such a level of battle, even those three from the Hundred Sects Alliance wouldn’t dare approach, right?
Zi Ran sighed, the path taking more turns, fortunately, Wen Ping called out.
...
After half an hour’s battle, the people from the Hundred Sects Alliance had arrived.
Looking like they were going over to mediate, but were shouted away by the onlookers lead by Tian Mu, choosing to watch from a distance.
At this point, the battle was nearing its end.
He Nian fought more vigorously, while Long Yue grew more fatigued.
Their combat experience was showing decisive impact at this moment.
Long Yue’s Fei Yue no longer had the dominance it did earlier, He Nian’s Giant Hammer swung down without needing to fear Long Yue’s "A Startled Glance".
With relentless Earth Level Vein Skills, the exhaustion of the Spirit Body increased, and the times the "A Startled Glance" could be used grew fewer.
Clearly, Long Yue was about to be defeated.
The Half-Step Earth Unrestricted battle, half-hour was soon coming to close.
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