192: Chapter 61: Imperial City Jade Talisman 192: Chapter 61: Imperial City Jade Talisman Boom!
The courtyard, filled with brilliant green fire, was covered by Phoenix Flames.
The tall man raised his hands, shielding his face, but his entire body was still engulfed by the magisterial Phoenix Flames, tumbling backward in disgrace.
Jiang Huang’s pupils burst forth with an unprecedented blazing brilliance.
Qing Sun could never have anticipated this.
That this slim, petite girl hid a second soul within her.
When the auxiliary Divine Soul was injured and fell unconscious,
the primary Divine Soul… would take over the body.
The reason why Xie Xuanyi sat at the stone table, holding the sheepskin soul contract deep in thought, was to stall for time, waiting for the “primary Divine Soul” to revive.
The half-drop of Undying Spring previously given had now become the bond between their Heart Lakes.
Submit to the Da Chu Royal Family for peace in this life?
What a ridiculous notion!
This soul contract required not even a moment’s consideration.
“Boom!”
Jiang Huang, pale-faced, suddenly became aloof and unapproachable in his demeanor at this moment, his eyes as fervent as the sun, his body enveloped in a crimson light!
The treasure rope binding his body was instantly severed by the Phoenix Fire!
Endless Phoenix Fire erupted from his mouth, forming a condensed column of intense heat that drowned the Qing Sun envoy.
“Ah…”
A cry of agonizing fury erupted within the courtyard.
The tall man, already a “fire man,” sank his feet into the ground as his arms and body began to “melt.”
At that instant.
“Crack!” A crisp sound exploded in the air!
This sound of Sword Qi piercing shattered the boiling noise of the Phoenix Fire.
A withered branch, entwined with fierce Sword Intent, stabbed into the back heart of the Qing Sun envoy.
“The Innate Separation Fire Saint Body can control all the fires of this world, but its only flaw is… due to its great affinity with fire, the Separation Fire Saint Body must undergo ‘Fire Devouring’ periodically.”
Xie Xuanyi emotionlessly said, “Excellent swimmers drown, arsonists self-immolate.
Before the Separation Fire Saint Body achieves Great Success, daily travels require the wearing of array patterns, talismans, and armor, to suppress the ‘Fire Devouring.’ Am I correct?”
This withered branch, stabbed from the back and piercing through the chest.
“…?”
The Qing Sun envoy turned slightly to see a face with a mocking smirk.
“This is why I encountered that armored figure last night… If I’m not mistaken, you always wear that armor to suppress ‘Fire Devouring,’ with the Primordial Fire energy gathering within the armor’s array patterns.”
Xie Xuanyi questioned word by word, “If it were just this level of Phoenix Fire, perhaps you wouldn’t be troubled.
But what if ‘Fire Devouring’ were added to it?”
Crack!
The Sword Intent in the withered branch burst forth, stirring and spreading within the tall man’s body.
A circle of intense fire sparks burst forth.
“You… want to kill me?”
The Qing Sun envoy stared at the youth from the Cave Heaven Realm behind him, feeling a chill from deep within.
It turned out, from the beginning.
Xie Zhen never intended to leave the mansion, nor did he plan to break the array patterns to notify anyone.
This kid.
Planned to use the enemy’s scheme against them, to take down this Yin God on the spot!
What’s terrifying is that this seemingly far-fetched plan… right now, was progressing step by step, taking effect, with absolutely no room for maneuver.
Before leaving the Imperial City.
The Qing Sun envoy rejected the “Fire Suppression Talisman” offered by Yuan Jimo.
In his view, mere ‘Fire Devouring’ was nothing, and even without the fire-scale heavy armor, he did not worry about Fire Devouring arising in a short time… Every Separation Fire Saint Body during their growth would endure numerous ‘Fire Devourings.’ The occurrence could be minor or major, and even without a talisman’s suppression, Fire Devouring could still be forcefully suppressed through the power of Divine Soul.
But if it happened during combat…
It would be a different story.
The Divine Thought of the Qing Sun envoy was currently fully engaged in combating the Phoenix Flames.
And the leftover part was entangled by the Sword Intent from the withered branch; he no longer had additional strength to suppress the increasingly tumultuous ‘burning intent’ within his body.
Fire Devouring began surging from his viscera, spreading outward.
Huge patches of burning cracks appeared on his skin.
And yet, this was not what the Qing Sun envoy found most “terrifying”…
What he truly “feared”…
Was that to this point, Xie Zhen still hadn’t summoned his Lifebound Flying Sword.
This youth had merely stabbed the withered branch into his own body, continuously injecting Sword Intent and Primordial Energy, time and again disrupting his own balance of Divine Thought, allowing ‘Fire Devouring’ to erode his viscera, and even at this stage, he still harbored no thoughts of using his sword to kill and secure victory.
Seeming to sense the opponent’s intention.
Xie Xuanyi quietly spoke, “You’re waiting for me to draw my sword?”
This remark caused the Qing Sun envoy’s pupils to constrict again.
Xie Xuanyi calmly watched the man being swallowed by the Phoenix Fire.
“You were sent by the command of the Imperial City to Da Sui Sword Palace… before the Sword Qi Ceremony, no one knew there would be a youth named ‘Xie Zhen’ emerging out of nowhere, so of course, the one you were investigating was not me, but ‘Xie Xuanyi’.”
“The ‘soul contract’ just handed to me wasn’t prepared in advance but drafted on the spot.
It seems the big shots in the Imperial City also didn’t anticipate that Xie Xuanyi had left such an apprentice.
However, for them, acquiring Xie Zhen is still not the most important thing; confirming what Xie Xuanyi left before his death is paramount.”
Xie Xuanyi understood all too well what the man before him wanted “to see.”
The entire Sword Qi Ceremony.
He had never summoned his Lifebound Flying Sword—even once—
to defeat the various challengers asking for Dao.
to defeat Jing Qingming.
Even when defeating Prince Jiangning,
Xuanyi had not resorted to using his flying sword technique.
The so-called envoy is indeed the “eye” of the imperial family, just as Qing Sun, the envoy, had stated during his first assassination attempt on himself: he didn’t care about his own life or death.
He only cared about one thing.
If he were to die like this, could he enable the significant figures back in the Imperial City to see any useful and valuable information?
“Why…do you understand the Imperial City so well?”
Qing Sun’s voice was hoarse as he spoke.
Amid the burning Phoenix Fire, his figure gradually turned into nothing more than a charred and shriveled form.
“As a Dark Child of the library, understanding the Imperial City should be quite normal, right?”
Xuanyi smiled softly, speaking in a gentle tone, “Rest assured, I will offer up my ‘Lifebound Flying Sword,’ but not now…
I will do so when you have only one breath left to ensure you have no chance to crush the Divine Thought talisman leading straight to the imperial family.”
As the imperial family’s “eye,”
they must carry items that allow them to directly communicate with the imperial family.
Xuanyi didn’t know, nor was he certain…
where this fellow hid his item or how to trigger it.
But he knew one thing.
If he were to offer “Chen Ke,” the sword must draw blood upon its release!
If any slight clue were to leak, then what awaited him was a severe strike from the Dachu Royal Family.
After making up his mind,
Xuanyi continued to pour in Sword Intent.
In the entire courtyard, only the monotonous and continuous sound of flaming combustion remained.
The scorching high temperatures of the Phoenix Fire had forced the tall man to the ground, kneeling on one knee, almost crawling.
The form that once resembled a small mountain melted little by little.
It was an extraordinarily severe “tug-of-war” for the three of them.
Qing Sun, the envoy, never faced such a frustrating moment; as a dignified Yin God, he found himself immobile due to his “Fire Saint Body.” At this point, he could only hope that these two “youngsters” would exhaust their strength before the Fire Devouring fully erupted.
But now, what truly brought him despair…
was not the Phoenix Fire.
It was the sword Xuanyi had thrust into his body, suppressed by the Phoenix Fire.
The initially seemingly insignificant Sword Intent had now become a genuinely lethal strike.
He couldn’t believe it.
The youth’s Sword Intent was like an endless ocean, boundless and continuous.
Despite being a Yin God himself, he was unable to cut it off or break it!
This thread of Sword Intent swam in his body like a fish, spreading through his meridians, rushing and colliding.
Even though his Fire Saint Body had long melted his meridians into pure fire, he could still feel the heart-piercing pain when the Sword Intent erupted!
“Hiss, hiss, hiss…”
An hour later.
The balance of this tug-of-war had gradually begun to shift.
The continually erupting Phoenix Fire’s color had turned somewhat paler; Qing Sun let out a deep, angry roar, struggling from kneeling on one knee to slowly standing up, his form, which had melted a bit, was somewhat restored under the repair of the “Fire Saint Body.”
Seeing this scene,
Xuanyi’s expression turned slightly grim.
He knew, this phenomenon meant Jiang Huang…
could no longer hold on.
With the main Divine Soul already weak, facing a life-threatening danger, it had erupted fully—
This Phoenix Fire eruption lasting this long could be considered a “final flicker.” While his Sword Intent could continue pouring in, the main Divine Soul was probably reaching its limit.
If he continued to suppress like this, the “Nine Death Forbidden” might explode first.
Xuanyi took a deep breath, feeling a wave of pressure.
This Yin God was much “tougher” than he had imagined…
He was enduring the Phoenix Fire, Sword Intent, and Fire Devouring for so long.
Watching the tall man gradually stand up, Xuanyi’s expression turned cold.
At this point,
he seemed to have no more options.
“Buzz, buzz, buzz!”
The entire courtyard was filled with the clear sound of Sword Sound, and a Golden Cave Heaven expanded over Xuanyi’s head, with countless Sword Sounds converging towards his palm.
Just then,
Jiang Huang spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood, suddenly losing consciousness.
The continuous Phoenix Fire suddenly broke!
Qing Sun, enduring the agony, finally saw an opportunity.
He had already heard the surging Sword Sound behind him…
In this instant of life and death, he followed the instinct in his Heart Lake, making an irrational decision.
Had it been any other Yin God, the likelihood would have been to immediately turn around, harness a breath of Primordial Energy, and directly confront the youth from the Cave Heaven Realm.
To bear the full brunt of a Perfect Cave Heaven’s Lifebound Flying Sword at the cost of killing the opponent!
But Qing Sun didn’t do that… At this moment, he abandoned the dignity and confidence of a “Yin God,” not choosing to turn around and strike, but instead using the painstakingly gathered breath of Primordial Energy entirely for the “Pocket World Retrieval.”
“Buzz, buzz, buzz—”
The courtyard’s howling Sword Qi briefly stagnated for a moment.
Xuanyi’s pupils constricted.
He watched as the figure, emerging from the sea of flames in an extremely ragged posture, retrieved a Jade Talisman from the Mei Xin Cave Heaven.
With a snap,
Without any hesitation,
Qing Sun clutched the Jade Talisman that communicated with the Imperial City’s Yang God’s thoughts.
The talisman emitted a breaking sound.
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