novelraw Chapter 735 - 397: Noble in the Palace, Celestial Carp
Chapter 735 - 397: Noble in the Palace, Celestial Carp
At this moment, he had drawn the "famous sword," striding forward while simultaneously slicing down with a swipe!
The ghostly blue famous sword cut out a ghostly blue Sword Light, and the air even carried a faint, eerie fragrance.
The Sword Light was like a crescent moon, slashing towards the crescent-shaped young maiden.
Just as the sharp Sword Light was about to split the maiden, Ziyu suddenly felt a strong sense of reluctance.
When something exquisitely beautiful is shattered, it always causes a heartache, especially when it’s such a beautiful young lady.
If Murong were here, they would probably be hugging Duan Yun’s leg, pleading with him to spare her and cherish her.
Yes, because the girl on the flower tree is just too beautiful.
Unfortunately, the Demon Blade is relentless, and in a flash, it was about to strike the maiden’s neck.
But at that moment, the flower buds on the tree suddenly bloomed, like wide-open mouths, spraying out thick nectar.
The nectar was so dense that the moment it adhered to the Sword Light, Duan Yun’s crescent-like Sword Light immediately dimmed.
And when this dimmed Sword Light fell, the maiden remained completely unharmed.
This was because right before her appeared, unbeknownst to anyone, a person.
Or rather, a corpse.
A tree branch was piercing through the neck of that corpse.
Suddenly, the branch writhed like a worm, and the corpse instantly became even thinner.
Ziyu suddenly realized why the corpses in those houses were so emaciated and why Wang Mazi suffered from blood deficiency because they had all been drained of blood.
Drained by this tree branch.
And where did this tree branch come from?
The maiden.
The branch extended from the maiden’s shoulder.
In other words, the coldly beautiful maiden, like moonlight, was actually a demon that feeds on human blood.
This chilling purity, coupled with her evil deeds, evokes both fear and heartache.
And Duan Yun had just made the move because he saw the corpse connected to her back.
Duan Yun’s swipe was neutralized like this, his face raging with fury, he said: "Audacious demon, seeing this Young Hero and still not obediently accepting death!"
The next instant, the Sword Qi on the blade of the famous sword surged violently, directly forming a giant sword of five zhang long, cleaving fiercely down!
Indeed, the two sides were less than five zhang apart, so this swipe was within Duan Yun’s firepower range.
Swish!
The gray flowers on the flower tree bloomed again, spraying nectar simultaneously, and the entire tree twisted to the side, avoiding the sharpest part of the Sword Qi.
Yet Duan Yun had used great force in this swipe, and the branches of the flower tree were swiftly cut off several sections, flowing out gray nectar.
And at this moment, a series of shrill trumpet sounds suddenly rang out, causing Ziyu to almost jump in fright.
She saw that many trumpet flowers had appeared around.
These trumpet flowers had all grown out from those medicine jars.
They trembled, emitting trumpet sounds while simultaneously spraying mist.
In an instant, the already dim palace was enveloped in mist, becoming even more hazy.
And Duan Yun kept staring at that flower tree.
On the flower tree, the moonlight-like maiden’s face was already wearing a human mask.
This mask was crimson, with large eyes drawn on it, looking extremely eerie.
Duan Yun sneered: "Pretending to keep ghosts under wraps."
The next instant, the flower tree shivered again, taking the maiden leaping to the side.
"Hmph! Trying to escape!"
Duan Yun moved like lightning, chasing after them.
The trunk of that flower tree twisted continuously, with its forward trajectory extremely peculiar, just like someone having an epileptic fit while skating, making it impossible for Duan Yun to anticipate its direction.
Swish...
The sound of the Colorful Phoenix Robe flapping in the wind.
The flower tree jumped off the building, tree and person as one!
"Don’t think that jumping to your death will make this Young Hero spare you!"
Duan Yun stomped the ground hard, creating a wave of Qi, and jumped down after them from the building.
Ziyu, rushing after them, only saw them jumping off one after another, the lady on the flower tree was very beautiful, closely followed by the handsome Duan Yun, momentarily mistaking them for a couple seeking a tragic romance.
As they landed after jumping, Duan Yun still did not halt. She saw him step on his right foot with his left foot, accelerating out of thin air, pursuing the lady on the flower tree.
Yet at this moment, those trumpet sounds suddenly paused, then simultaneously sounded again, becoming exceptionally loud, even emitting strange human voices.
"Blow the trumpet for me!"
"Uh!"
"Blow the trumpet for me!"
"Ah hum!"
Trumpet sounds and human voices combined, becoming inexplicably loud, Ziyu only felt a severe headache, quickly covering her ears.
Duan Yun had profound power, completely unaffected by this demonic sound, determined to let this demoness suffer the Young Hero’s righteous blow.
And at this moment, facing Duan Yun’s approach, the maiden’s lips curved into a cold smile.
Boom!
A terrifying explosion sounded, and beneath, a huge hole appeared in the lake, bursting forth with a colossal carp.
Previously, Duan Yun had seen and slain carps large enough, over two meters long, yet they were nothing compared to the carp before him now.
The fish head before him, likely as large as several truck heads.
The giant carp appeared extremely abruptly, its speed incredibly fast.
Duan Yun was already in mid-air, engulfed by its shadow.
"F***! Sto..."
At that moment, Duan Yun wanted to dodge, but was too late, and the word "pounce" hadn’t even come out before he collided with the carp.
For a long time earlier, Duan Yun had been estimating the toughness of his physical body.
He believed that a rapidly charging dump truck couldn’t possibly crush him, let alone make him cross dimensions again.
But at this moment, he felt like he’d been struck with the fierce impact of hundreds of dump trucks.
The True Qi surrounding his body frantically deflected the force, while the opponent’s power came layer after layer.
Rumble!
The gargantuan carp, comparable to a massive ship, pressed Duan Yun against the ground.
The stone floor in front of the nine-layer palace instantly cracked, collapsed, and rocks scattered like rain.
Ziyu scrambled to her feet, legs slightly wobbly.
For when the carp appeared just now, her eyes were only on Duan Yun, having personally seen Duan Yun get hit by the carp and pressed underneath.
From her vantage point, she could only see the fish head and fish whiskers, with only a pair of legs exposed.
A pair of long legs.
Duan Yun’s legs.
Could there be any life left?
Ziyu asked in terror.
At this moment, she suddenly recalled a funny incident that happened earlier at Yuzhu Manor.
That was when Murong suddenly wanted to challenge Duan Yun in palm force.
So he bought an old sow, where both parties would push the sow with palm force, and whoever fell would lose.
The final result made them laugh until their stomachs hurt.
Murong naturally lost, yet the manner of loss was quintessentially Murong.
He was harshly pinned under the sow, with only a pair of legs sticking out stiff and straight from underneath.
Yet now, Duan Yun’s situation is akin to Murong’s back then.
No, one could say it’s a thousand times worse.
Because this extraordinarily massive carp’s weight and force certainly outmatched that sow multiple times.
"Let go of him!"
Ziyu suddenly panicked and leapt down.
She had no sword in hand, but her eyes turned brighter than Sword Light.
She clenched and rubbed her hands, producing a Sword Light bright as autumn water, directly targeting the giant fish head.
Duan Yun’s pressing ultimately unleashed her potential.
To know formerly, she had to hold a sword to confidently unleash Sword Qi.
The bright Sword Qi, like a mirror, slashed towards the carp’s head.
With a squelch, the large carp’s head was cut open, scales and water splattering.
But this carp was just too vast; such a wound would be fatal on a bear, yet not nearly enough for it.
"Let go of him!"
Ziyu rubbed her hands again, her actions producing an even brighter, larger Sword Qi.
This Sword Qi cleaved vertically down, intending to chop off the fish head, but anyone could see it wasn’t enough.
The girl on the flower tree’s lips curved into another icy smile.
Yet at this moment, a sudden voice exclaimed "Great swordsmanship!"
Appearing alongside these words was Sword Light, brilliantly bright Sword Light.
This Sword Light was much larger than Ziyu’s Sword Qi, one might say it was grand and majestic.
It emerged from beneath the fish’s mouth, quickly joining with Ziyu’s Sword Qi.
Sword and knife unite!
The Duan Yun under the fish had connected with his own wings!