Chapter 22 - Alchemy Duel

"Is that the mighty Sect Master of the Profound Heaven Sect I see?"

As soon as he heard these sarcastic words, Yu Weiyuan immediately turned his head towards their speaker.

'Peach Blossom Young Master Shen Dingxiang, the second son of the Market Head... And-'

But when he saw the woman who was accompanying him, his eyes narrowed and his face lost his smile.

KRRR!!!

As the ground started to tremble, Mo Hua felt the surrounding atmosphere condense, becoming tenser and heavier. 'What is happening?

She looked ahead only to cross gazes with completely reddened golden eyes covered in a scarlet black baleful killing aura; eyes that seemed to promise death.

From Yu Weiyuan's body emanated wide streams of supremely malevolent Murderous Qi which began to dye the skies red, forming a malicious canopy abover their heads, shifting Heaven and Earth through his Killing Intent.

"Myriad... Demon Temple?" Yu Weiyuan's voice became eery as he indulged in his Killing Intent, letting his state of mind merge with his murderous desire, thus blending his Soul Power with his Murderous Qi, amplifying the pressure of his domain of death.

"Why is a pathetic scourge like you here?"

Mo Hua felt her body tighten as she grit her teeth, bitting her tongue to resist the pressure and keep her consciousness. 'How can I avenge Grandpa like this?'

'What Killing Star? He is a calamity, a disaster!!!'

[Metal Armament]

Yu Weiyuan didn't hear her thoughts. And even if he did he wouldn't care. The Metal Qi formed through his Metal Element Spell converged in his right hand to form a seven foot long golden halberd.

"S...t... M...t...r!!!"

Yet, it lost some of its golden color as the surrounding Murderous Qi corroded it, forming deep red-black spots on the halberd's originally shining gold surface, scarlet fumes emanating from them.

"S...ct... M...st...r!!!"

Yu Weiyuan raised his weapon, preparing to use one of the technique of his very own [Seven Slaughter Art].

"LITTLE BROTHER!!!"

Yu Weiyuan became stunned by the voice he heard. All the streams of malevolent Murderous Qi that had covered Heaven and Earth red was retracted inside him as his eyes retrieved their usual sun-like glow.

The divine pressure dissipated as he looked back to encounter his sister Lu Ai's worried eyes. "Are you alright, Weiyuan?"

"I am... fine." Yu Weiyuan stabilized his mind, frightened by what he had just done. 'My Killing Dao is too intrisically linked to my emotions.'

'My hate for the Myriad Demon Temple aroused my Killing Intent and I lost control while I indulged in it.'

'My Seven Slaughters Art is still not perfected. While I can manipulate my Killing Intent and Murderous Qi as I please, I still cannot perfectly control its appearance...'

"Thank you, Sister." Yu Weiyuan turned his head to look back at the one who had spoken to him, Shen Dingxiang.

He smiled lightly, as if his eruption of Killing Intent had never happened. "To what do I how the pleasure, Peach Blossom Young Master?"

Shen Dingxiang, who had wanted to suppress Yu Weiyuan in order to shake away his lover's fear, broke in a cold sweat.

'A monster...'

'This is a monster...'

'A monster I shouldn't provoke...'

He turned his head towards Mo Hua only to see her shivers and repressed fear.

He gritted his teeth, suppressed his own anxiety and spoke with faked assurance. "Well, Sect Master Yu, I felt that this wonderful weather made today a day suitable for a duel."

"Wouldn't you agree?"

Yu Weiyuan raised a brow as he examined Shen Dingxiang more deeply, feeling the aura of a Seven Dao Markings Golden Core emanating from the young master.

His voice dripped in disdain as he said: "Are you seriously defying me to a duel with your puny cultivation realm?"

"Fighting?" As he said this word, Shen Dingxiang's eyes shone in derision. "Sect Master Yu, is such a boorish method of dueling the only possibility you could come up with?"

"I am obviously talking about comparing our skills in Alchemy."

Yu Weiyuan's eyes narrowed. "You should think about comparing alchemy skills with an Alchemist, Young Master Shen."

Shen Dingxiang laughed mockingly.

"Is there no one in your unparalleled Profound Heaven Sect who can represent you in this duel of alchemy, Sect Master Yu?"

"Maybe your Profound Heaven Sect is not as profound as its name may sound."

Yu Weiyuan's voice became cold, his tone as freezing as a might blizzard. "Can you afford those words, Young Master Shen?"

"Now?" Shen Dingxiang's tone rose in defiance. "I believe I can."

'He dares to insuld Master's Profound Heaven Sect?!' Yu Weiyuan's eyes took once again a tint of scarlet. "May the big picture go f*ck itself!!! I have no care for appearance if this f*cker continues to insult Master's legacy!!!'

He was on the verge of using one of his Five Elements Spells before he felt something tug at his sleeve.

He restrained his rising Killing Intent as he turned back. 'Her?!'

Li Moxue soft hand, as if boneless, held Yu Weiyuan's sleeve as her usually emotionless eyes had a tint of concern in them as she said.

"As your guest, Sect Master Yu, I am abilitated to represent you in this alchemy duel."

As he looked at her earnestness, another figure overlapped with Li Moxue's as he looked at her hypnotizing phoenix eyes.

He shook his head, shaking away this other figure. 'No... she is not her...'

He gazed upon her beautiful face, as if to remember it, to never confuse it to another.

"I will take you up on this offer, Eldest Daughter Li."