Chapter 1659 - 1656: Jiang Yao’s Defeat and Retreat
Lu Guangyuan was secretly shocked, not expecting Jiang Yao to pinpoint his instant teleportation traces so precisely.
It seemed that the other party was merely a tiny step away from breaking through to Divinity Transformation, and because he was traveling through the spatial rift with Yang Fei, he left too obvious traces, allowing the other to lock on accurately.
"Hmph!"
Lu Guangyuan snorted coldly. This time, he did not dodge but instead waved his hand casually, and a massive wall of wind and waves appeared in the void before him.
In the void, invisible to the naked eye, the hurricane roared. It was not just the movement of air currents, but a frantic magnetic field of power elements in the void, capable of shredding and tearing apart anything that entered it.
The immense Sword Qi from Jiang Yao’s slash cut into the wall of wind and waves, instantly cleaving a visible white crack.
Yet, at the same time, the powerful Sword Qi twisted instantly, cracks appearing, and finally, with a puff, it shattered and disappeared without a trace, its fragments assimilated into the magnetic field within the wall.
Jiang Yao’s pupils shrank, and his figure flickered, dodging the hurricane wall.
This technique was akin to the Domain Law’s divine skills. Even in a half-step Divinity Transformation realm, entering it would mean being shredded, so he could only evade, not confront.
Lu Jianxing and the other two Nascent Soul Masters arranged themselves around the two combatants, encircling Jiang Yao.
They were wary of Jiang Yao’s current combat power and did not dare to act rashly, fearing injury, but they were not afraid to stay away.
Thinking as long as Lu Guangyuan acted, he could suppress Jiang Yao. Their only job was to block Jiang Yao’s escape, giving certain obstructions at critical moments to help the ancestor detain him.
As Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, they were not familiar with the combat methods of Divinity Transformation Realm Masters. Witnessing the ancestor and Jiang Yao fighting, and seeing the ancestor casually create a world of his own power, easily dissolving Jiang Yao’s terrifying sword, left them secretly astonished and full of admiration.
Such are the means of a Divinity Transformation Realm Master.
With a wave of a hand, they don’t just mobilize the power elements of heaven and earth but alter the power laws of a realm, turning it into power laws more terrifying than the original power elements.
Just like Lu Guangyuan’s casual wave, the ordinary power elements in several thousand cubic meters of void in front of him instantly combined into a terrifying hurricane force, capable of shredding even the powerful Sword Qi of a half-step Divinity Transformation realm master.
If Nascent Soul Stage and below cultivators strive to absorb nature’s spiritual energy, converting it into their own mana, or understanding the mysteries of Heaven and Earth Essence power rules, trying to comprehend its laws, then Divinity Transformation Realm Masters can start to create their own power rules within a specific range.
In the Domain Rules of a Divinity Transformation Realm Master, if you cannot break through his Domain Barrier, then all the other needs is a single thought to kill you.
At that thought, the power laws within his domain rules can shred you into countless pieces.
Across the vast void, Lu Guangyuan held Yang Fei restrained with one hand, continuously waving the other in the void.
He no longer dodged but hovered in the void, gracefully releasing his own world of power in Jiang Yao’s appearing area with just a gentle wave of his arm.
Sometimes, hurricanes roared, shredding all of Jiang Yao’s powerful attacks; sometimes, endless ice and snow froze Jiang Yao’s attacks in an instant; sometimes, a world of fire shadows, with flames seemingly capable of burning all tangible power akin to the legendary Samadhi True Fire.
Whether showing off or letting the Lu Family’s Nascent Soul Stage cultivators see the world, Lu Guangyuan seemed to perform, using more than a dozen different materialized power rules.
He hovered in the void, while Jiang Yao exhausted his techniques but could not get within a hundred meters of him.
Even though Jiang Yao was a half-step Divinity Transformation, having burned his Life Essence Blood to boost his combat power, as long as he had not made that final step to become a true Divinity Transformation Realm Master, there remained an insurmountable chasmal gap between him and Lu Guangyuan, an early stage Divinity Transformation Master.
No spell attack reached within a hundred meters of Lu Guangyuan.
Even the renowned Qianyuan Sword couldn’t breach the defenses formed by the domain rules.
Attacks from other magic artifacts or treasures were also ineffective against Lu Guangyuan because these treasure attacks had range effects. No attack could reach close to him, so how could they cause harm?
"Jiang Yao, you can’t even get close to me. How can you fight me?" Lu Guangyuan said coldly, gazing proudly at Jiang Yao.
Jiang Yao already felt an immense drain on his mana.
The effect of the combat power boosted by burning a drop of Life Essence Blood was fading.
He was anxious.
What to do?
Is he just going to let Yang Fei be captured?
Watching Yang Fei, unable to make any response in the other’s grip, Jiang Yao was both unwilling and annoyed.
All blamed on this kid for refusing to heed his advice and insisting on his way. Now look what happened.
You really thought that you could roam the Cultivation World with a few impressive magic treasures, and now you’re like a chick caught in Lu Guangyuan’s hand, why so silent now?
He really wanted to walk away and ignore Yang Fei but was torn by Yang Fei’s importance.
"Jiang Yao, leave. I can certainly keep you here, but it will take effort. With this kid in my hand, I don’t want to waste any more time, lest it brings others’ covetous eyes and complicates matters." Lu Guangyuan continued.
The other three Nascent Soul cultivators of the Lu Family changed their expressions slightly, but they did not oppose the ancestor’s decision.
If they gave their all, they could hunt down Jiang Yao, but it would also require sacrifices on their part, particularly taking time.
Now that they had Yang Fei, the Lu Family had enough leverage, whether to extract more resources from Earth or to head to Wangxian Sect for refuge, they had enough confidence.
Continuing to tangle here, on the other hand, would waste time and risk attracting other factions’ covetousness.
Besides, killing Jiang Yao truly brings no benefit to the Lu Family.
If Zhao Yunzhi hadn’t perished in the last battle at Shang Qing Sect, then killing Jiang Yao would surely result in an endless feud between Lingxiao Sect and the Lu Family.
Jiang Yao glanced at Yang Fei, his expression changing several times. Knowing that he alone couldn’t rescue Yang Fei, it was better to deliver the news to Wan Daorong and Shen Wanjing as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, he resolutely made the decision, his figure flickered, and he disappeared.
Beside Lu Guangyuan, since Yang Fei was bound by the other’s powerful rules, not only his body couldn’t move, even his divine sense could not extend, and he couldn’t speak or breathe.
Inside, he was full of regret.
Seeing Jiang Yao burn his Life Essence Blood fighting desperately for him, he felt touched yet blameworthy.
Now, since Jiang Yao couldn’t break Lu Guangyuan’s defense and decisively left, Yang Fei was filled with bleakness and loss but also completely understood and agreed.
"Ancestor, since this lad has fallen into our hands, we should quickly head to Earth to obtain sufficient benefits while the battle at Shang Qing Sect hasn’t yet concluded," Lu Jianxing suggested to Lu Guangyuan as Jiang Yao left, snapping back to his senses.
