C65 Fighting Combination Under the Tribulation Crossing(part I)

Upon seeing this, Lan Linglong descended from the sky and soared towards Qin Buyi, only to be intercepted by Hong Wanrou mid-flight.

Lan Linglong furrowed her brow and challenged, "What are you implying?"

With a cold snort, Hong Wanrou warned, "One step closer and you're dead!"

An icy expression set on her face, Lan Linglong unsheathed her long sword.

Observing Lan Linglong's move, Hong Wanrou's eyes held a dismissive sneer. "A mere Deification Stage dares to challenge one at the peak of Void Refining? The audacity!"

"Moon Water Secret Skill: Mirror Flower, Water Moon!"

Hong Wanrou wielded a round mirror, its reflection casting upon Lan Linglong.

Instantly, Lan Linglong lost control of her body, her form beginning to fade.

Meanwhile, her image in the mirror grew increasingly tangible, as if coming to life.

Qi Yun approached Hong Wanrou, seizing her wrist, he urged, "Wanrou, enough!"

Reluctantly, Hong Wanrou withdrew the mirror, and Lan Linglong's vanishing form solidified once more.

Qi Yun gazed down at Qin Buyi, lifeless in the pit, and lamented, "To perish in the lightning tribulation is such a waste."

As Qi Yun prepared to depart with Hong Wanrou, a flicker of murderous intent crossed her eyes upon glancing at Lan Linglong.

Hong Wanrou's right palm surged with the formidable spiritual force of Void Refining Perfection, striking out at Lan Linglong.

Caught off guard by the vast disparity in their powers, Lan Linglong couldn't react in time.

"You foolhardy creature, daring to raise your hand against me," Hong Wanrou spat venomously.

Witnessing her actions, Qi Yun's disappointment in Hong Wanrou deepened.

Struck by the blow, Lan Linglong's breath wavered, and she coughed up a copious amount of blood.

Her complexion turned ashen, and she staggered, plummeting towards the ground.

A distinct palm imprint, sunken an inch deep, marred her chest.

A resounding dragon's roar echoed as Azure swooped in to catch the tumbling Lan Linglong.

Now unconscious, Lan Linglong's life force ebbed away rapidly; she was barely hanging on, inhaling but not exhaling.

Azure gently laid Lan Linglong upon its back.

Perched atop the dragon, Lang Ye peered at the faintly breathing Lan Linglong, his mind replaying the moment she had shielded him with her spiritual energy.

Rage filled his chest as he glared furiously at Hong Wanrou.

Lang Ye retrieved a crimson pill from his storage ring and gently placed it into Lan Linglong's mouth, murmuring softly:

"I brought this from home specifically for life-saving purposes. Since you've been decent to me, I'll let you have it."

The pill dissolved within seconds after entering Lan Linglong's mouth.

Gradually, Lan Linglong's breathing became more even.

That single pill had snatched Lan Linglong from the jaws of death.

Azure, relieved to see Lan Linglong's steady aura, exhaled deeply:

"Phew, if she had come to harm, explaining it to the master would have been a nightmare."

Azure flew up to confront Hong Wanrou and Qi Yun, its dragon eyes blazing with fury.

Hong Wanrou met Azure's gaze without flinching and turned to Qi Yun, "Uncle Qi, since Qin Buyi is dead, why not let his dragon become part of my Water Moon Secret Realm?"

Qi Yun remained stoic, prompting Hong Wanrou to press further:

"Uncle Qi, if you assist me in capturing this dragon, I promise not to bother you again."

Qi Yun let out a weary sigh, "Enough. After today, our ties will be severed."

He raised the Taia Sword, aiming it at Azure's head.

Tension crackled in the air, a battle on the verge of breaking out.

But just as hostilities were about to commence, a faint cough echoed from the ground.

"Cough!"

Qin Buyi's eyes snapped open, and he rose unsteadily, propped up by the Killing Saber.

Looking down in shock, Hong Wanrou cried out, "You... You're alive!"

Qi Yun, too, was taken aback; his Divine Consciousness had detected no sign of life from Qin Buyi.

Qin Buyi had been battling the force of the lightning with his Divine Consciousness inside his body.

The lightning had shrouded his presence, rendering him undetectable to Qi Yun.

After a fierce internal struggle, the lightning's power finally dissipated.

With murderous intent in his eyes, Qin Buyi fixed a cold stare on Hong Wanrou and declared, "You deserve death!"

Despite focusing his Divine Consciousness inward to counter the lightning, Qin Buyi was acutely aware of the events transpiring around him.

Hong Wanrou had been under the watchful eye of Qin Buyi's Divine Consciousness the entire time.

Qin Buyi turned to Azure and instructed, "Azure, step back."

Azure replied crisply, "Understood, Master."

Azure withdrew to a strategic position, ready to leap into battle, its dragon eyes fixed on the fray.

Qin Buyi soared from the ground, the Killing Saber's tip aimed at Qi Yun and Hong Wanrou.

"Killing Swordsmanship: Extermination!"

With the Moon Water Secret Skill complete, Qin Buyi ensnared both Qi Yun and Hong Wanrou within its luminous embrace.

A myriad of Killing Saber phantoms emerged within the moon's glow, surging toward their targets.

Having executed the Extermination technique, Qin Buyi wasted no time. Saber in hand, he plunged into the moon's heart.

"Killing Swordsmanship: Slaughter!"

Amidst a dense swarm of Killing Saber phantoms, Qin Buyi swung his blade in a deadly arc toward the pair.

Qi Yun shielded Hong Wanrou and declared, "Qin, as long as I'm here, you won't succeed in killing Hong Wanrou today."

"Shu Mountain Sword Art: Ten Thousand Swords!"

The Taia Sword burst into innumerable beams, each one striking like a separate sword, clashing with the Killing Saber phantoms.

Qin Buyi, his expression icy, retorted, "Then you'll die alongside her!"

Fury had taken hold of Qin Buyi. Until now, Qi Yun had been reluctant to completely abandon civility, always maintaining a sliver of restraint.

But after allowing Hong Wanrou to assault Lan Linglong and, under Hong Wanrou's provocation, even attempting to strike at Azure, his patience had worn thin.

If Lan Linglong's injury had sparked Qin Buyi's desire to kill, then the attack on Azure was the final straw that ignited the inferno of his wrath.

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"...

Sword beams and Killing Saber phantoms clashed, each force nullifying the other.

The moonlight faded, leaving both adversaries locked in a stalemate, neither gaining the upper hand.

Cowering behind Qi Yun, Hong Wanrou watched Qin Buyi, now a maelstrom of murderous intent, and felt a deep, paralyzing fear.

Her body shivered with delicate fear.

"Boom!"

As Qin Buyi readied another strike, a thunderbolt from the roiling Tribulation Clouds hurtled towards him.

"Shu Mountain Sword Art: Sword Qi Slash!"

A surge of formidable sword qi gathered on the Taia Sword, slicing through the air at Qin Buyi.

Qi Yun spoke up, "Qin, if you agree to spare Hong Wanrou now, I'll back off immediately."

Qin Buyi's response was resolute, "Impossible!"

Qi Yun replied, "Then I'm sorry, Qin. I have no choice."

Hong Wanrou harbored a cruel thought, "Qin Buyi, today is your end. Once you're gone, that girl and your dragon are mine."

Above, the imminent Tribulation Thunder loomed; ahead, Qi Yun's formidable assault threatened.

Qin Buyi was in grave danger, truly a dire predicament.

"Killing Swordsmanship: Slaughter!"

"Killing Swordsmanship: Extermination!"

"Killing Swordsmanship: Death Domain!"

"Killing Swordsmanship: Soul Dispersing!"

"Strike!"

Qin Buyi bellowed.

In this critical moment, Qin Buyi unleashed his full arsenal of techniques.

The full moon reappeared, casting its glow over the Tribulation Thunder, Qi Yun, and Hong Wanrou.

The innumerable phantoms of the Killing Saber split into three, each one targeting the Tribulation Thunder, Qi Yun, and Hong Wanrou respectively.

Qin Buyi soared forward at the heart of the full moon, his Killing Saber clashing head-on with the sword qi from the Taia Sword.