339: Chapter 339 Battle with Fei Xue

Feiying watched Lin Yun in the illusion, her beautiful eyes shimmering.

"It really is a Space Domain."

"And it can contend with Elder Sister's World Projection."

This person's strength was even greater than she had imagined.

...

Inside the illusion, the battle began.

Fei Xue made the first move.

Her sword was fast, so fast that only a streak of white light could be seen.

Wherever the sword light passed, space was torn, the ground was sliced, and craters were blasted open.

Every strike carried the power of her World Projection, with astonishing might.

Lin Yun remained calm and unhurried, unleashing his Phantom Corridor Steps.

His body merged into the spatial corridors, his true position always offset by one grid from where Fei Xue perceived it.

Fei Xue's sword light grazed past him, missing by a hair's breadth, yet never landing a hit.

At the same time, Lin Yun transformed his greatsword into thirty-six small swords.

Controlled by his Divine Thought, the small swords flew into the air, each occupying a position.

The Mirror Corridor Sword Formation instantly took shape.

Hundreds of spatial corridors intertwined, overlapped, and wrapped around within the sword formation, trapping Fei Xue inside.

Sword shadows attacked from all directions, one after another, growing increasingly dense.

Fei Xue blocked left and right, her sword light flickering as she struck down the sword shadows one by one.

But there were too many sword shadows, too dense, and too fast.

She could not block them all.

A sword shadow broke through her defense and slashed at her.

Her body trembled, and a flaw appeared in her defense.

More sword shadows poured in.

But she did not retreat.

Her sword became faster, her World Projection grew stronger, and her fighting will became more resolute.

The two fought until heaven and earth seemed to shatter within the illusion.

The ground collapsed, craters shattered, and the grey surface was torn apart by sword light, revealing the rock strata beneath.

The darkness in the sky was stirred by the power of light and space, creating fissures.

Their figures shuttled across the planet, moving so fast that only afterimages remained.

One had sword light like a rainbow, the other had sword shadows like a web.

Neither could do anything to the other.

The battle lasted for ten full minutes.

Then...

Two sword lights struck each other simultaneously.

Lin Yun's sword shadow slashed at Fei Xue.

Fei Xue's sword light pierced through Lin Yun's body.

Both of their virtual bodies turned into specks of light and dissipated within the illusion.

Mutual destruction.

...

Outside the illusion, both opened their eyes at the same time.

Lin Yun looked at Fei Xue, and Fei Xue looked back at Lin Yun.

In both of their eyes, there was a hint of appreciation.

King Feiyun and the other two were delighted to see the result of the battle.

They recognized Lin Yun's sword technique and Movement Technique.

It was the Mirror Corridor Sword Formation and the Phantom Corridor Steps from the Heaven-grade Peak Cultivation Technique, "Infinite Corridor."

And they had already been cultivated to the Perfection Realm.

Once the sword formation was unleashed, space folded, and sword shadows became endless.

Once the Movement Technique was displayed, his position shifted, and attacks always missed.

A Sixth Order Completion cultivator able to fight to a draw with a Seventh Order Early Stage special Physique.

This had already exceeded their expectations.

Feiying stood to the side, too surprised to speak.

Lin Yun actually ended in a draw with her elder sister?

A Sixth Order Completion fighting to a draw with her Seventh Order Early Stage elder sister?

How is this possible?

That is spanning an entire major Realm.

What surprised her even more was that Lin Yun was so young, yet his sword formation and Movement Technique were at the Perfection Realm.

Even better than herself and her elder sister.

She and her elder sister also had a Heaven-grade Peak Cultivation Technique, which they had cultivated for many years, only reaching the Major Achievement Realm three years ago.

To reach Perfection, it might still take decades or a century.

Yet Lin Yun, at 48 years old, had already reached Perfection.

This meant that his talent, Comprehension Ability, and cultivation speed were all stronger than her own and her elder sister's.

Much stronger.

Feiying's gaze as she looked at Lin Yun changed.

...

A maid brought over a pot of calming tea.

The teapot was a white porcelain pot, small and exquisite, with light blue patterns painted on its body.

The teacups were of the same style, as thin as cicada wings, translucent when held to the light.

The maid poured two cups; the tea was light gold in color and emitted a faint, refreshing fragrance that made one feel invigorated just by smelling it.

Lin Yun picked up a cup and took a sip.

It was warm and sweet, smooth going down, and a cool sensation spread from his throat throughout his entire body, finally gathering in his Sea of Consciousness.

Lin Yun's Divine Thought jolted, and the slight stinging sensation caused by the virtual death instantly vanished.

Fei Xue also drank a cup, closed her eyes to feel it, then opened them, her expression returning to normal.

"This calming tea is truly effective," Lin Yun exclaimed.

Fei Xue said, "This top-tier treatment is only available in luxury rooms; today, I am also benefiting from your presence."

Lin Yun replied, "Not at all, not at all."

Seeing that they had finished drinking, King Blood Axe asked about their personal experiences after the battle.

Fei Xue spoke first, "Lin Yun is very strong. His Space Domain, Phantom Corridor Steps, and Mirror Corridor Sword Formation have all been cultivated to an extremely high Realm. Especially the sword formation, which has infinite variations and is impossible to guard against."

She paused, then continued, "But what I admire most is not his strength, but his Cultivation Technique."

King Feiyun asked, "How so?"

Fei Xue looked at Lin Yun and sighed sincerely.

"Your Heaven-grade Peak Cultivation Technique has already been cultivated to the Perfection Realm. Yet I, after cultivating for many years, have only reached Major Achievement."

Her tone was calm, but one could hear the emotion within it.

"If we speak solely of sword technique and Movement Technique, I am not your equal."

Lin Yun was self-aware.

If not for the martial arts cultivation insights rewarded by the System, let alone Perfection, he wouldn't have even had the slightest chance of mastering the basics.

Those insights were not rigid memories, but vivid, profound experiences that were ingrained into his very bones.

Over these years, every time a descendant was born, the System rewarded him with one that contained ten years of insight.

Seven hundred and ten children meant seven thousand one hundred years.

With these insights stacked together, he could achieve twice the result with half the effort when cultivating any technique, feeling as comfortable as a fish in water.

Without these, he would be nothing.

Therefore, when Fei Xue praised him, he waved his hand modestly.

"It was just a stroke of luck and Opportunity."

"I would certainly like to possess such luck myself."

Fei Xue's eyes were playful as she made a passing joke, her appearance lively and adorable.

That tone, that expression, carried a hint of playfulness, a hint of helplessness, and a hint of self-deprecation.

Su Yingxue watched her, her eyes sparkling with adoration.

Too beautiful.

The cold and frosty Fei Xue, revealing such a playful expression—the contrast was too strong, making one's heart race.

Qianye noticed Su Yingxue's gaze and transmitted a message via Divine Thought, "Calm down."

Su Yingxue replied, "I am very calm."

Qianye: "Your eyes are about to pop out."

Su Yingxue: "..."

King Blood Axe spoke, his tone carrying a hint of regret.

"It is a pity that you only comprehended the Space Element, and not through the Five Elements generating each other. Otherwise, you could have easily won that battle against Fei Xue just now."