Chapter 75: Bai Yu'an

Although Bai Yu'an looked incredibly fragile, her body a mere collection of skin and bones, this claw strike was shockingly violent. The angle was tricky, and the attack fierce, with a faint black energy swirling around the claw.

"Old woman, what are you doing?" Xu Yang casually raised his fist to meet the strike.

Xu Yang's punch was light and effortless, as if he hadn't eaten anything.

Bai Yu'an stared in disbelief. In her eyes, Xu Yang should be a powerful figure.

How could his counterattack be so weak and powerless?

Could it be that Xu Yang really was just at the Qi Refining stage?

Bai Yu'an almost saw Xu Yang being torn apart by her claw, his skin and flesh shredded. She tried to retract her strike, but her iron claw was only a fist's distance away from Xu Yang—there was no time.

Bai Yu'an helplessly closed her eyes, unwilling to watch as Xu Yang's blood splattered.

At that moment, she felt her claw touch something extremely hard.

Then, she felt her wrist clamped down by what seemed like an iron hoop, unable to move.

Bai Yu'an turned her head in confusion to see Xu Yang's fair hand, light as a feather, gripping her wrist.

It looked as though Xu Yang's grip was so light, as if even a chicken could escape from it.

Yet, Bai Yu'an felt like her wrist was about to snap.

She tried to break free, but her wrist didn't budge an inch. She was as powerless and ridiculous as a mantis trying to stop a cart.

Bai Yu'an gritted her teeth, and with her other hand, suddenly drew a spirit sword.

"Nine Hells Sword!"

The Nine Hells Sword Technique was the second strongest sword technique of the Sea Soul Sect, after the Grand Yan Blue Wing Sword Technique—extremely powerful!

Since entering the Sea Soul Sect, Bai Yu'an had specialized in the Nine Hells Sword, mastering it to perfection.

This sword strike, even a late-stage Cave Heaven cultivator would have to retreat before its edge.

Bai Yu'an believed that Xu Yang, fearing her Nine Hells Sword, would dodge, and that would give her the chance to escape!

Whummm…

A low sword cry echoed as nine black rays burst from Bai Yu'an's spirit sword, rapidly flying toward Xu Yang, resembling nine hellish black dragons leaping through the air. The momentum was as overwhelming as an army of thousands, and the murderous intent was colossal—gods and ghosts would bow before it!

"Master, be careful!" Even Ling Qingshu couldn't help but cry out, her face filled with worry.

This sword technique was the most powerful move Ling Qingshu had ever seen.

A smug smile appeared on Bai Yu'an's face. The momentum of this sword exceeded her expectations.

"You will have no regrets falling under my sword," Bai Yu'an said.

"Really?" Xu Yang sneered, not even bothering to raise an eyebrow, as his other hand casually lifted.

No form or thrilling scene appeared, yet with that light, casual punch, Xu Yang suddenly grabbed Bai Yu'an's sword-wielding hand.

Bai Yu'an felt a wave of weakness in her hand. Her grip loosened, and with a sharp 'crack,' her spirit sword fell to the ground.

"If you hadn't eased up just now, your hand would be ruined," Xu Yang said indifferently, suddenly flinging Bai Yu'an's hand away.

There was a loud crack…

Bai Yu'an's arm was actually dislocated from Xu Yang's sudden throw.

"This..."

Bai Yu'an gritted her teeth in pain, rubbing her arm for a while before managing to put it back in place.

"Senior, your cultivation is profound. I was too forward," Bai Yu'an took a deep breath and said after a while.

She was truly sincere.

In that brief exchange, she had been effortlessly defeated by Xu Yang.

Before Xu Yang, she felt as powerless as an infant facing an adult.

If Xu Yang had wanted to kill her, she would have already been dead.

"You realize that now?" Xu Yang rolled his eyes. "What, you just started attacking right away, did I provoke you?"

Xu Yang complained, fuming.

Bai Yu'an couldn't help but want to retort, "Of course, you provoked me!"

The Dark Cold Ancient Tree was the Sea Soul Sect's guardian tree. It had been standing as long as the sect itself.

Yet today, Xu Yang had uprooted it.

It pained her.

Had she been able to fight Xu Yang, she would have risked everything.

But of course, she couldn't say that aloud. Instead, she forced a smile.

"Senior, I was merely told by my disciple that you had profound cultivation, so I came to test it out. It seems my disciple was right; you are indeed formidable. But I'm curious, what is your cultivation level?" Bai Yu'an asked respectfully, though there was still some confusion in her eyes.

She had tested Xu Yang's cultivation and was shocked to find that Xu Yang was merely at the Qi Refining stage.

Of course, if she believed that, she'd be completely senile.

But no matter how she tested it, Xu Yang's cultivation seemed to be at the Qi Refining stage.

No solid foundation, no Golden Core, no Nascent Soul, no Cave Heaven.

Purely a Qi Refining cultivator.

Now, she was confused.

Either Xu Yang was so powerful that even someone at her Cave Heaven level couldn't see through his cultivation, or Xu Yang really was just a Qi Refining cultivator.

"You're asking about my cultivation?" Xu Yang chuckled and then said, "My cultivation is obvious—I'm at the Qi Refining stage."

Okay.

Bai Yu'an was speechless. She didn't believe Xu Yang was at the Qi Refining stage.

There could only be one possibility: Xu Yang was so strong that even she, a Cave Heaven cultivator, couldn't see through his cultivation.

At that moment, she suddenly remembered something.

"Senior, about the Grand Yan Blue Wing Sword Technique, what exactly is..." Bai Yu'an asked with some hesitation.

"Oh, that," Xu Yang's expression turned serious. "Let's go inside and talk."

He also wanted to know how the incomplete sword technique he had passed to his disciple ended up as the Sea Soul Sect's official technique.

What exactly was the connection between his disciple and the Sea Soul Sect?

"Since Senior doesn't mind, then please follow me to the guest hall," Bai Yu'an said.

...

Once inside the guest hall, Bai Yu'an impatiently asked again.

"Senior, what's the deal with this technique? How do you have the complete Grand Yan Blue Wing Sword Technique?"

"Senior, could you show me the Grand Yan Blue Wing Sword Technique? The Sea Soul Sect will surely be grateful for your great kindness."

Xu Yang calmly took out a fruit and began eating it with relish.

"It's really not as serious as you think. I can show you the technique, but I've just had a new breakthrough and would like to make a few revisions before I give it to you," Xu Yang said.

Bai Yu'an froze, carefully asking, "Senior, did you really create the Grand Yan Blue Wing Sword Technique?"

"Yes," Xu Yang said nonchalantly.

Bai Yu'an stared at Xu Yang, who looked completely unfazed, and once again asked in confusion.