NOVEL WEB Chapter 271 Alone
A quarter of an hour ago.
Meng Yu was enjoying the battle as he and Hua Miaochai chased after the butts of three Golden Cores belonging to their enemies, slashing at them.
He had enjoyed the battles these past days tremendously!
All along their journey, the greatest contributor was Mirror Twelve!
He hadn't let him make a move because Meng Yu wanted to train his martial skills.
But with him there, they had the most basic safety net. For instance, his keen Spiritual Sense allowed Meng Yu to fight without distraction and not constantly worry about the possibility of enemies suddenly appearing.
With Mirror Twelve, Meng Yu and Hua Miaochai didn't have to fear fighting to the death. Mirror Twelve was always watching over the two and ready to step in at any moment.
This kind of security allowed both Meng Yu and Hua Miaochai to make tremendous progress.
For example, in the battle where the two of them faced off against three from the Eternal Night Palace and sixteen Foundation Establishment cultivators, they both performed very well.
Hua Miaochai was not suited for combat to begin with; as a Mage, she was incredibly frail in battle, not to mention her issues with Mind and Nature—it's not that Hua Miaochai would flee from a fight, but her emotions would definitely fluctuate. She couldn't bring herself to be ruthless when necessary, worried about this and that when there was a problem, making it hard to make certain decisions. However, with Mirror Twelve anchoring the line, she could still draw on over eighty percent of her strength in battle.
Don't underestimate being able to exert over eighty percent of one's strength in battle. Countless Qi Refinement Practitioners cultivate all their lives, mastering numerous divine techniques and martial skills, but once on the battlefield, they make all sorts of judgment errors and become flustered!
Her Five Elements Peach Blossom Umbrella, reversing the Five Elements, creating chaos between Yin and Yang, split the three enemies apart, while Meng Yu exhibited even more extraordinary prowess, fighting at one hundred and twenty percent of his capabilities!
He only used the Wind and Fire Sword Intents because he felt it was enough; he wanted to experience the inspiration at the brink of life and death.
Being a born killer, the various battles he fought within the Immortal Sect sharpened his swordsmanship to an unusual degree, and in this two-against-three battle, his fighting power played a decisive role.
Clinging clothes, eighteen falls in close-quarters combat, the Three-legged Golden Crow for ranged attacks, combining Wind and Fire sword techniques smoothly—he repelled the enemies' Golden Cores time after time, each instance more ingenious and perilous.
Nothing could better enhance one's combat ability than these fleeting moments of life and death.
The sword that had grown somewhat blunt now shone with dazzling brilliance.
What was originally an advantageous situation for the enemy turned into two people chopping down a dozen or so of their number!
The enemy's sixteen Foundation Establishment cultivators lost half their number, all three Golden Cores were slightly injured, and the only thing everyone could think about this fellow who dared to trade life for life was that he was insane.
How do you deal with someone who swords it out with you time after time as if seeking mutual destruction?
In the end, Meng Yu won and then pursued the enemy.
Then, Mirror Twelve issued a warning.
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The situation was urgent; five Golden Cores had used a special method to conceal themselves and had now launched their attack.
The message reached both Meng Yu and Hua Miaochai at the same time; the next moment, Hua Miaochai's Five Elements Peach Blossom Umbrella suddenly closed, and Meng Yu turned and fled with her.
The three fleeing Golden Cores were a bit stunned, only to find that the imposing pressure from five Golden Cores approaching—it was an ambush by their Sect, but these two had seen through it!
The battle went from a chase to a counter-hunt; the next moment, the two became the hunted.
Eight pursued, two fled!
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Elsewhere.
"Amazing."
Their escape drew exclamations of surprise from the surrounding cultivators; Meng Yu was really too impressive.
Although the Eternal Night Palace was a large sect, it couldn't prevent other sect cultivators from watching.
The world is chaotic; it's normal for young people to struggle in Jianghu and conflicts to arise. But this doesn't mean Golden Cores can deliberately kill disciples from other major sects in broad daylight, especially when the victim is one of the True Seeds of a sect.
Beneath notice when away from home, roaming the Immortal Demon World comes with many dangers, so besides instructing their disciples to steer clear of enemies' territories, the major sects also follow an unwritten rule: do not bully the weak with strength.
If you bully the weak today, if you kill another sect's True Seed without reason, don't be surprised when you face fierce retaliation. If you show reason, others will show reason to your disciples and loved ones—of course, these principles exist among the orthodox sects and local overlords. Loose Cultivators can only rely on luck.
Particularly when eight Golden Cores come to encircle Meng Yu.
This was no longer a matter of shamelessness; this was the Eternal Night Palace throwing its own reputation to the ground. When people talk about this event in the future, they will say the Eternal Night Palace really has no sense of propriety.
Meng Yu is a cut above others and deserves such treatment.
They all missed detecting the Eternal Night Palace's ambush, but Meng Yu saw it, showing that his Divine Soul cultivation was incredibly strong.
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With the enemy now eight instead of three, Meng Yu fled desperately. The battle before had been evenly matched, but now it was utterly unwinnable, not to mention the arrival of five more Golden Cores; even if it had been just one, the situation would have been drastically different!
The one relief was that thanks to Mirror Twelve's early detection of the problem, the two had already escaped beyond the encirclement! "Young Master Meng, stop, we can sit down and have a talk, but if you keep this up, don't blame us for being impolite."
A Golden Core was calling out from behind Meng Yu, certainly very displeased. This ambush had cost them too much, the reputation of Eternal Night Palace had been completely lost, and yet it had still failed.
"Meng Yu, do you remember Su Xueyun and the others (Meng Yu saved them from the Wild Wind Thief)? They are now in our hands."
Someone flew from the side, attempting to block Meng Yu's path.
"Meng Yu, if you don't stop today, those who helped you will all die without a place to be buried!"
Someone was wailing desperately behind Meng Yu, never having imagined that Meng Yu could escape before the encirclement was formed.
Thus, they were furiously impotent, so threats ensued.
In these days, Meng Yu often helped people and made acquaintances, and so, from the intelligence obtained in Western Wastes, Meng Yu was known to be reasonable and sentimental. Then, using these ties to coerce him to sit down for a talk, wasn't it possible?
...
Two figures traced an arc, fleeing from the enemy's encirclement.
Meng Yu and Hua Miaochai didn't stop; on the contrary, the two of them fled even faster.
In everyone's eyes, it now looked as though Hua Miaochai was leading Meng Yu in their escape, but in reality, it was Mirror Twelve who had increased Hua Miaochai's speed and guided her movements to smoothly shake off the enemy.
A day later, the two reached a dense forest overgrown with lush ancient trees, a paradise for Hua Miaochai, and far off, around five hundred miles away, the Flying Boat named Solar Eclipse was stationed.
By then, they could completely rest or return to the Immortal Sect.
"Huahua, come down and hide first, head over to the Solar Eclipse. I'll have some fun with them!"
Meng Yu's voice was full of immense excitement, joy, and thrill!
Especially after hearing the enemy's threats!
"Alright."
Hua Miaochai didn't say much. With Mirror Twelve, she had nothing to worry about. She left the Five Elements Peach Blossom Umbrella and the Storage Bag with Meng Yu, and at the same time, the Divine Sense and Magical Power of Mirror Twelve surged into her body, causing her to vanish from Meng Yu's sight instantly. She would go into hiding on the Solar Eclipse, waiting for Meng Yu's call.
As for Meng Yu, he was currently having the time of his life!
He hated being threatened by others!
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"So impressive."
In the sky, on board a Flying Boat, six Golden Core Masters were watching the combat footage.
The speaker was a woman with little horns on her head. As the chief manager of the Northwestern region of The Dragon Palace of the East Sea, she had rushed over from another city after hearing the news.
In the Northwestern territory, despite the vast influence of Eternal Night Palace, it didn't mean they could cover the sky with one hand. There were several other powers that could wrestle with them. This time, after hearing about Meng Yu's appearance and his confrontation with Eternal Night Palace, it was natural for everyone to group together to witness, curious about the magnitude of the Divinity Transformation progeny's prowess.
At the same time, everyone was interested in the unknown True God Transforming Master.
Although this kid was said to be young, not even thirty, everyone only had one thought in mind upon witnessing his combat scenes.
"He's really too powerful."
While Meng Yu battled Eternal Night Palace, the crowd watched from afar using Magical Treasures, while instruments on the Flying Boat faithfully recorded everything.
In a battle of two against three, plus sixteen at Foundation Establishment, Meng Yu's dual-element swordsmanship earned immense praise from the six Golden Cores. Although his accumulation of Spiritual Energy was insufficient and his swordsmanship was nearly on par with theirs (two to three hundred years' old Golden Cores, ones who had cultivated martial arts), his daring fearlessness, smooth positioning, and even the risky moves like "Eighteen Falls of the Soiled Clothes" left them marveling at the intensity of the divine technique passed down by the True God Transforming Master.
Everyone knew the importance of strict demands on their disciples, but in reality? The disciples below, surrounded by dozens, even hundreds of concubines and followers, some of them even too delicate, claiming to be celestial beings who would not deign to touch the soil, despising anything that wasn't ostentatiously luxurious, and preferring to cast spells from a great distance when combating others.
But look at Meng Yu, the solid foundation he possessed, and everyone knew Meng Yu had valuables on him, yet he just wouldn't use them—in reality, this time to send Mirror Twelve over, aside from the Magical Treasures on Hua Miaochai, he brought nothing else, the best sword being no more than the Fiery Rock-solid Sword, which was a gift from Sun Bodang!
The Fiery Rock-solid Sword was known to all, which only increased their admiration for Meng Yu.
Combat for Cultivators, sometimes like on a battlefield, could encounter very complicated situations. Utilizing whatever was at hand was the correct approach.
"However... their escape was so fast," one of the Golden Cores pointed at the path where Meng Yu and Hua Miaochai turned tail and fled, "Why didn't they speed up after chasing for ten days? They could've easily caught up with the enemy, so why not?"
This question naturally elicited an instinctive answer from someone: "It must be that Flower Demon burning her essence to carry him in their flight. Such consumption is enormous and could even permanently impact Cultivation. It's said that Meng Yu is a man who cherishes flowers and values jade, he probably couldn't bear to see his Golden Core Maid exhaust her Vital Energy."
After this person finished speaking, everyone's gaze turned towards an extraordinarily beautiful woman.
Yuan Ziyu.