85: Su Mengyao's battle

The originally solemn Chess Sword Pavilion Grand Hall had now transformed into a bloody Asura field.

Scattered flesh and blood, remnants everywhere.

Lord Youyang and Nangong Li stared blankly at everything before them, unable to react for a moment.

Since the Sword Emperor founded the Chess Sword Pavilion thirty thousand years ago, such a cruel event had never occurred.

Nangong Li had even less expected that the simp who should have been under her heel would be so ferocious.

"Shen Lian! I'll kill you!"

Nangong Li let out a deep shout, raising her Autumn Moon sword, and with clashing Sword Qi, charged straight at Shen Lian.

"How dare a madman like you run wild in the Chess Sword Pavilion! Leave your life behind for this Lord!"

Lord Youyang was equally enraged. It was the first time in a thousand years that someone dared to openly slaughter people in the sacred Chess Sword Pavilion in his heart. He immediately transformed into a ray of light and rushed forward, intending to dismember Shen Lian.

"Go!"

Seeing the two enraged, Shen Lian did not linger. He grabbed Su Mengyao, feigned a palm strike, and transformed into a ray of light, rapidly retreating out of the Grand Hall.

Nangong Li and Lord Youyang pursued relentlessly. In the blink of an eye, three streaks of light had already left the Chess Sword Pavilion Grand Hall... The three streaks of light sped through the Void Realm, passing the Mountain Gate in an instant.

Just as Shen Lian's feet touched the ground, Nangong Li and Lord Youyang, one in front and one behind, blocked his path.

The four figures, each with different intentions, looked at each other for a moment, and Battle Intent already bloomed in the air.

"Step back!"

After a brief standoff, Shen Lian directly pushed Su Mengyao behind him, and with a flip of his hands, he was the first to break the stalemate.

"Void Concealment: Yin and Yang Dual Extremes Palm."

As he struck a palm towards Nangong Li, he suddenly changed his Move halfway, backhanding the condensed vigorous Qi towards Lord Youyang.

"Tribulation Crossing Realm Aura?"

After confirming Shen Lian's cultivation, Lord Youyang felt much more at ease facing the surging Yin and Yang dual Qi. He immediately raised his sword to form a shield and block.

However, the moment the palm strike hit the sword shield, he felt a sudden disorder in his internal Qi, and the true essence in his dantian sea boiled out of control, causing him to retreat several steps involuntarily.

"Hmph!"

After forcing Lord Youyang back first, Shen Lian quickly let out a low shout and directly raised his hand to strike Nangong Li.

"Courting death!"

Nangong Li immediately activated her Innate Sword Intent. Instantly, the wind and clouds changed color, and sand and stones flew.

Azure Sword Qi, laden with majestic Dao Rhyme, surged back towards Shen Lian.

Boom—

With a huge explosion, the surrounding scenery immediately turned into ruins.

Sword Qi and vigorous Qi exploded simultaneously. Even the Chess Sword Pavilion's Divine Grade granite Mountain Gate developed cracks under such violent impact.

After one Move, Shen Lian and Nangong Li each retreated several steps.

After steadying herself, Nangong Li's eyes were filled with surprise: "How can this be? You are only at the Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivation, how can you withstand my Primordial Five-fold Innate Sword Intent unharmed?"

"Nangong Li, I have long said that your sword is not pure. Even with the help of the Innate Sword Bone, it is difficult to make progress.

If you still have a shred of humanity, hand over the crouching dragon marrow along with the Innate Sword Bone, then kneel and commit suicide to preserve a Cultivator's dignity!"

As Shen Lian finished speaking, the heaven and earth root fused with his dantian sea, instantly restoring all the Spiritual Qi he had consumed earlier. He directly raised his hand and launched another offensive.

"Impossible!"

Nangong Li's sword moved like a swift wind. She roared and met him again.

"Just now, your Spiritual Qi was exhausted, why would it..."

"How can an ant know the ambition of a soaring swan? Nangong Li, the gap between you and me is even greater than you imagine!"

Swift swords and fierce palms, the two intertwined most intensely. Amidst the release of immense Qi flames, the surrounding hundred-li area suffered from their devastation.

Relying on the heaven and earth root's powerful Spiritual Qi replenishment speed, Shen Lian, with his Tribulation Crossing Realm Peak Foundation, fought Nangong Li to a standstill.

As more and more Moves were exchanged, Shen Lian's pupils gradually turned crimson, and his Battle Intent grew increasingly intense with time.

"How dare you!"

Just then, Lord Youyang, who had recovered, rejoined the battle.

"One Sword Breaks the Firmament!"

He aimed at Shen Lian's exposed back and unleashed a full-power sword strike.

"Step back!"

Feeling the deadly killing intent coming from his back, Shen Lian let out a deep shout, forcefully pushing back the entangled Nangong Li, then turned and directly cast Void Concealment.

"Void Concealment: All Rivers Return to the Sea."

In an instant, three thousand spiritual splendors flickered, transforming into boundless water vapor, completely nullifying that world-destroying sword strike.

"What! How is this possible!"

Nangong Li, witnessing this scene, immediately stopped her offensive, her face filled with disbelief.

"He actually completely nullified that sword strike?"

While she hesitated, Shen Lian on the other side had already launched a fierce counterattack.

"Standing Alone, Reflecting: Remaining Moon Extends Great Lou!"

Using a fan as a sword, Shen Lian broke through his own limits and explosively unleashed a sword strike.

"Not good, retreat!"

Seeing the blooming Sword Intent, Nangong Li and Lord Youyang simultaneously cried out, retreating a hundred zhang away.

But the next moment, Shen Lian suddenly retracted his Sword Intent, quickly descended from mid-air, and directly grabbed Su Mengyao's arm.

"Go!"

As his voice fell, dark clouds emerged from within him, forming a netherworld chariot, which vanished into the distance in a blink of an eye.

"Shen Lian! You're not allowed to leave!"

Nangong Li, realizing she had been tricked, turned purple with rage and quickly rose to chase the netherworld chariot.

The Sword Intent that Shen Lian had just displayed was even more perfect than the Innate Sword Intent she had comprehended.

Furthermore, Su Mengyao possessed the Supreme Sword Bone, and she couldn't bear to abandon it like this, so she pursued relentlessly.

But just as she moved, three vigorous Qi strikes shot out from within the netherworld chariot, each aiming for her vital points.

Boom boom boom—

After continuously receiving three palm strikes containing Lightning Tribulation, Nangong Li couldn't help but frown, being forced back three steps by the recoil.

By the time she recovered and wanted to pursue again, the netherworld chariot had already gone far.

At the same time, Shen Lian's arrogant voice came from mid-air.

"Want the Supreme Sword Bone? Then exchange it for the crouching dragon marrow! Nangong Li, the score between you and me should be settled item by item.

I remember everything you've done to me all these years. From now on, your smooth life should come to an end, hahaha—"

Listening to the wild laughter coming from the Void Realm, Nangong Li couldn't help but tighten her grip on her Autumn Moon sword.

"Shen Lian! I won't let you off!"

She roared in the direction the netherworld chariot had disappeared, preparing to order the entire Chess Sword Pavilion to hunt down Shen Lian.

But Lord Youyang stopped her: "Sect Master, the most urgent task now is to check the casualties of the Disciples. As for Shen Lian, you must also give a satisfactory explanation to the entire Sect."

Nangong Li was stunned, looking at Lord Youyang in disbelief: "Lord Youyang, what do you mean by that?"

Lord Youyang: "Since Shen Lian was once your fellow Disciple, and now he has harmed so many Disciples, shouldn't you, as the Sect Master, be responsible for this matter?"

"I..."

"Sect Master doesn't need to say anything. I will tell the Grand Elder everything that happened these past few days. Let him decide everything."

After speaking, Lord Youyang put away his spiritual sword and turned to walk towards the Mountain Gate.

Watching Lord Youyang's retreating figure, Nangong Li's eyelids twitched instinctively.

At this moment, she realized that she might have truly caused trouble.

"It's all Shen Lian's fault, what does it have to do with me?"

She muttered to herself for a while, then followed Lord Youyang back to the Grand Hall with great dissatisfaction.

On the other side, Shen Lian drove the netherworld chariot directly to the back mountain.

After pulling the still-shaken Su Mengyao out of the chariot, Shen Lian directly said, "Get lost. The farther the better. I won't kill you."