HCB Chapter 159 Battle to the Death
Chapter 159 Battle to the Death
Tao Tao stood on the arena, glanced around, her eyes indifferent, revealing neither joy nor sorrow. After scanning the crowd, she turned her gaze back to Ye Lan in front of her.
Ye Lan was also looking at her at this moment, her fingers slightly clenched, her eyes filled with anger. Tao Tao's indifferent appearance made Ye Lan hate her to the extreme. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, she showed no fear at all, just like back then. The person who should have been trampled under her feet always surprised her and almost counterattacked each time, replacing her.
You must know that Ye Lan is the most pure bloodline heir of the Ye family in thousands of years. Only she has the opportunity to break through the barrier and ascend to the Immortal Realm. Only she can fuse with the essence and blood of the Azure Phoenix True Spirit to transform into a True Spirit.
Therefore, she absolutely would not allow anyone to take away everything she had, not even a fraction of it.
As soon as the referee on the stage said "Start," Ye Lan summoned her magical artifact, the Nine Seas Plain Silk, and attacked Tao Tao with lightning speed. Her speed was so fast that many people did not have time to react. They only saw a beam of cyan light shot out and was already close to Tao Tao in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Tao Tao was not in a hurry. With a flick of his finger, he held the long sword horizontally in front of him. With a "clang", it collided with the Nine Seas Plain Silk. Instantly, the blue and green colors merged, and the powerful momentum shot straight into the sea of clouds. For a moment, the changes were unpredictable and difficult to see clearly.
"I didn't expect the eldest daughter of the Ye family to be so ruthless. I hope my junior sister is alright."
The senior sister from Xianling Valley, sitting in the stands, couldn't help but feel a little worried for Tao Tao. However, the one next to her was very calm and comforted her, "Don't worry, junior sister won't lose to her."
As soon as he finished speaking, dark clouds suddenly gathered in the sky, thunder rumbled, and in the blink of an eye, several thunderclaps descended, spreading a chilling cold.
The lightning struck swiftly, and Ye Lan had no choice but to summon her defensive magic weapon to block it. Even so, it still severed a lock of her long hair.
Ye Lan was furious. She had always been arrogant, and she believed that no one among the younger generation of major sects or even cultivation families could fight her. However, she never expected that she would be injured by a mere lowly disciple in front of everyone. How humiliating this was!
Her eyes were filled with rage, and the storage bracelet on her wrist emitted a dazzling light. A beam of white light shot out, instantly transforming into a light screen that deflected the incoming lightning and enveloped Tao Tao. Tao Tao felt as if an extremely strong force was pressing down on her head, almost making her lose her balance. Her internal organs churned, her mouth tasted metallic, and her spiritual power was firmly locked, making it impossible for her to mobilize it.
"It's the Heaven-Turning Seal! This is a high-level magic weapon, and Miss Ye actually took it out like that. It seems that the junior sister of Immortal Spirit Valley is in trouble."
"The Heaven-Turning Seal? Isn't this a treasure left behind by a senior master? It disappeared three hundred years ago, and I never expected it to be in the hands of the Ye family."
"The Ye family is quite resourceful; they even managed to get their hands on the Heaven-Turning Seal. Miss Ye is sure to win this battle."
"..."
The audience in the stands began to discuss the Heaven-Turning Seal intensely, because this treasure was extremely rare and would be a treasure of any sect. Who wouldn't be amazed to see it?
It was just a small martial arts competition, but I didn't expect Ye Lan to bring out such a treasure. It seems she really cares about winning or losing this time.
Tao Tao couldn't hear the sounds from the audience seats. Her eyes darkened, and she tried to mobilize her spiritual power, but each attempt resulted in a backlash, almost damaging her heart meridian.
"It's no use. You can't break free from the Heaven-Turning Seal. Prepare to die." Ye Lan said coldly, and quickly changed her palm seal. Six cyan feathers materialized behind her, each exuding a chilling aura.
While Tao Tao might not know about the Fantian Seal, she did know about the Azure Phoenix Feather. The Azure Phoenix Feather was a treasure of the Ye family, capable of locking the soul and taking a person's life in an instant.
However, the conditions for refining Azure Phoenix Feathers are extremely harsh. Looking at the entire Ye family, it is estimated that only Ye Lan has refined six feathers. Each feather can take a person's life. These six feathers are undoubtedly intended to give Tao Tao no chance to live.
With a flick of Ye Lan's finger, six azure phoenix feathers shot out simultaneously, accompanied by clear cries, and pierced through the air, arriving in front of Tao Tao in an instant. This creature was extremely powerful and difficult to resist, but Tao Tao was not one to sit idly by and wait for death. Unable to mobilize her spiritual power, she had no choice but to summon the Ice Lightning Sword, and blue lightning spread out to form a barrier to protect it.
"You think it can stop us?" Ye Lan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smug smile. Her eyes turned cold, and the feathers emitted a blue light, instantly shattering the barrier.
Oh no! Tao Tao swung her longsword backhand and retreated quickly, but Ling Yu followed closely behind, giving her no chance to escape.
The Heaven-Turning Seal enveloped the entire area again. She had already nowhere to retreat, but if Ling Yu were seriously injured, she would surely die.
Seeing Tao Tao's disheveled appearance, Ye Lan revealed a smug smile. She wished Tao Tao were dead; nothing could be more delightful for her than teasing him like this.
Tao Tao knew very well that if she didn't take action soon, she would be in great danger, and might even die. She couldn't care less about anything else at the moment. A blue pattern suddenly appeared between her eyebrows, followed by a clear cry from behind her. Huge blue wings spread out behind her, emitting a dazzling light.
When the feathers flew towards them, they were attracted by these wings, their speed slowed down, and there were even signs that they were being absorbed.
"This is……"
This scene shocked Ye Lan. Although she had always felt that Tao Tao and Ye Ling had some kind of connection, she never expected to see the remnant of the Azure Phoenix's true spirit on Tao Tao...
Before Ye Lan could react, another clear cry rang out, followed by the afterimage of a blue phoenix darting out from behind Tao Tao. Its forehead emitted a blue light, and it actually absorbed the six feathers into its body.
Seeing this, Ye Lan didn't care about anything else. Her palms kept changing, and a huge pink lotus flower appeared under her feet. She then sat down cross-legged on the lotus platform. As her palm prints changed, lotus flowers appeared around the platform and shattered into petals that instantly surrounded Tao Tao.
It was another extraordinary magical artifact, but this time, thanks to the effect of the Heaven-Turning Seal, it completely shielded the entire arena, so people outside couldn't see it at all; they could only see a blurry image.
Ye Lan had decided to kill Tao Tao, and she didn't want to give Tao Tao any chance. After all, Tao Tao had just revealed the afterimage of the Azure Phoenix, which made Ye Lan even more certain that Tao Tao was Ye Ling.
"I never expected that someone who has been dead for so many years would actually reappear. Are you a remnant of her soul in this world, or the real her who has survived by changing her appearance?"
This question had been troubling Ye Lan. She needed to figure it out: how could someone who had fallen into the abyss possibly survive? What exactly happened? Was someone secretly helping her behind the scenes?
"It seems you've already discovered it, so I have nothing to hide anymore. Ye Lan, you will pay double for what you did that day!" Tao Tao's voice was unusually cold. She didn't intend to hide it anymore. Anyway, today she and Ye Lan were bound to fight to the death, and she would make sure the other died knowing why.
"What you did that day?" Upon hearing this, Ye Lan raised the corners of her mouth in shock, revealing an extremely cold smile that looked exceptionally cruel. "That's right, my biggest regret is that I didn't kill you completely that day. My dear sister, you are destined to be nothing more than a stepping stone for me. The Ye family doesn't need you, your existence is meaningless."