Chapter 1044: Ice Feather Spirit Flower
"Yun Che? You're not dead yet!?" Mu Yizhou's gaze suddenly darkened, but his heart was filled with shock.
"Of course I'm alive and well. As for you... you might be dead soon." Yun Che sneered.
"With just you!?" Hatred flickered in Mu Yizhou's eyes: "Perfect! I was just thinking about how I didn't get to kill you with my own hands, and now you deliver yourself to me!"
"Mu Heng, don't let him escape! I want to personally butcher him!"
With a single command, Mu Yizhou grabbed his sword. But just as he released his profound force, he suddenly felt the scene before him sink rapidly, sink again, then abruptly turn gray, and then pitch black...
The Bing Huang disciple whom Mu Yizhou called Mu Heng had just begun to shift behind Yun Che when he saw Mu Yizhou's head fly up from his neck. Crimson blood sprayed violently from his neck under the explosive eruption of his profound force, propelling his flying head a hundred yards before it fell weakly and crashed into the snowpile at Mu Heng's feet.
His expression was calm, not even having time to show fear. Only his sharply dilated pupils revealed a terrifying panic.
"Ah... Aah!" Mu Heng stood frozen, and it took a long while before he suddenly let out a terrified scream, his feet stumbling backward, nearly falling on his rear from the immense fright.
Shadow concealment, aura concealment, instant burst of profound energy under the Buddhist Soul Heart Meridian, extremely fast instantaneous movement, and of course, the Cloud Butterfly Blade... every element was indispensable, flawless and perfect.
And this combination resulted in Yun Che, whose profound strength was only at the Divine Origin Realm Level 1, instantly killing Mu Yizhou, who was nearly two whole realms above him!
In that tiny instant, the Cloud Butterfly Blade sliced through Mu Yizhou's neck... silent and soundless, without Mu Yizhou noticing at all. Until death, he didn't know how he died.
"Cloud... Cloud Butterfly Blade!!"
Suddenly catching sight of the short blade flickering with icy light in Yun Che's hand, Mu Heng's pupils shrank, and he blurted out its name.
"Oh? You recognize it?" Yun Che put away the Cloud Butterfly Blade, quite surprised inwardly: This person's aura is far weaker than Mu Yizhou's; he should just be an ordinary Ice Phoenix Palace disciple, yet he recognizes the Cloud Butterfly Blade.
It seems that this Cloud Butterfly Blade indeed has a great reputation in the Yin Xue Realm.
"No wonder Brother Yizhou was actually killed by you..."
Plop!
It was only then that Mu Yizhou's headless body fell stiffly to the ground, the spilled crimson blood covering the ground, shocking to the eyes, as if all the blood in his body had been sprayed out.
"So then. Are you going to leave, or do you want... to be buried with him?" Yun Che said darkly. Since this person was exiled here, he certainly wasn't a good person either. But they didn't know each other and had no grudges. In a place like this, it's better to avoid trouble if possible. If he wanted to leave, Yun Che wouldn't waste energy stopping him.
Mu Heng's footsteps retreated slightly. But immediately, he stopped, the fear on his face gradually fading, and then transforming into a deeper and deeper malevolence: "Mu Yizhou was ambushed by you with the Cloud Butterfly Blade. Do you think that with your mere Divine Origin Realm profound strength, you're qualified to act arrogant in front of me?"
Yun Che narrowed his eyes: "So, you're choosing to seek death?"
"Seek death? Heh, you're the one who's going to die!" Mu Heng's face twisted slightly: "Here, death is inevitable sooner or later! If I can drag down a personal disciple of the Sect Master as a cushion... heheheh, then I won't die for nothing!"
"Mmm." Yun Che nodded in agreement: "Indeed, a good idea."
Within the sect, even with ten thousand times the courage, he would never dare to show any disrespect to Yun Che. But as a desperate outlaw in the Mist Abyss Valley, Yun Che's identity only made his twisted heart more frenzied and excited.
"Then obediently go die!!"
Mu Heng swept out with his sword, and biting cold instantly enveloped Yun Che, intending to directly freeze him there.
Yun Che raised his arm horizontally, firmly grasping the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand. Profound energy, flames, and sword momentum erupted simultaneously, and his gaze turned dark. Judging from the intensity of the aura, this Mu Heng's profound strength was probably around Divine Soul Realm Level 2 to Level 3. Although far inferior to Mu Yizhou, dealing with him would not be easy.
Fortunately, Mu Heng, who had been living on the edge of death every day in the Mist Abyss Valley, was not only covered in wounds but had long since suffered severe damage to his vitality, and his profound strength was greatly diminished. In such a state, if Yun Che went all out, he had no reason to lose!
Yun Che charged against the cold, exploding upward, and in an instant attacked in front of Mu Heng, enveloping him with an unmatched sword momentum.
Yun Che's speed greatly surprised Mu Heng, but he immediately raised his sword horizontally, his profound energy surging. He was extremely confident that with his own profound strength, this one sword strike would definitely shake Yun Che into severe injury.
With a heavy clang, snow flew everywhere. Yun Che was thrown far back, but Mu Heng's sword broke with a snap. His arms went numb, and his legs sank deep into the ground.
"Ah!?" Mu Heng's pupils shrank, and his face showed terror: "This... how is this possible!"
And in front of him, a pressure that shouldn't belong to the Divine Origin Realm suddenly assaulted him. Yun Che, who had been thrown back, directly somersaulted in the air and swung his sword again, flames rolling even fiercer than before, an oppressive force that suffocated Mu Heng.
Mu Heng gritted his teeth, threw away the broken sword in his hand, and no longer dared to hold back. Ice light flickered all over his body. With a furious roar, thirteen ice spikes rose from below, shooting straight into the sky.
The speed of these thirteen ice spikes was extremely fast and unexpected. Yun Che's plummeting figure was instantly pierced by two ice spikes simultaneously. Just as Mu Heng was about to laugh triumphantly, he suddenly discovered that the "Yun Che" pierced by the ice spikes quickly dissipated the next moment, leaving only a thin layer of icy mist.
And behind him, a calamitous force wrapped in flames slammed fiercely. By the time he sensed it, he could only let out a terrified scream before being ruthlessly struck.
Boom!!
With a clear, almost piercing crack, Mu Heng's spine broke with the sound. His entire body, like a tattered blood bag, flew far away and slammed heavily into the ice rock where Yun Che had previously hidden.
With his spine shattered, Mu Heng's upper body was useless, and he couldn't possibly stand. His body writhed painfully on the ground, constantly spurting crimson blood from his wide-open mouth.
"With such big talk, you're nothing special after all." Yun Che sneered. As soon as he finished speaking, a low beastly roar accompanied by a dangerous aura approached rapidly.
It would be abnormal if the commotion didn't attract profound beasts. Yun Che quickly sheathed his sword, too lazy to glance at Mu Heng again. He restrained his aura and unhurriedly slipped away. After a few hundred yards, he silently leaped and landed on a tall withered tree, his figure slowly fading away.
In the distance, the low roar of a profound beast soon came, along with Mu Heng's despairing screams.
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The third day of Yun Che's entry into the Mist Abyss Valley was coming to an end.
In less than two short quarters of an hour, it would be exactly thirty-six hours, and the spatial profound formation that Mu Xuanyin had set on Yun Che would activate, bringing Yun Che out of the Mist Abyss Valley.
A puff of thick fog dispersed, and Mu Xuanyin silently appeared in the sky above the Mist Abyss Valley. As her divine sense expanded, she quickly locked onto Yun Che's location, and her brow twitched slightly.
Yun Che was not hiding in one place, waiting to survive the three days. His current position was nearly a hundred miles off from yesterday.
She sensed his position but did not see his figure. Clearly, Yun Che was in a miraculous concealment state at this moment. But that wasn't the reason for Mu Xuanyin's surprise.
What surprised her was that Yun Che's aura was clearly moving slowly!
Moving while maintaining his concealment state!
"..." Mu Xuanyin's gaze rippled slightly, only calming down after a long time.
Yun Che maintained his concealment state, walking unhurriedly through the Mist Abyss Valley... and he couldn't move fast.
After a day and night of contemplation, insight, and experimentation, he could now perfectly maintain the concealment state while walking slowly or performing other non-vigorous movements. Although it took less than a day, compared to not being able to move at all, this was undoubtedly huge progress.
Since he could move while concealed and invisible, Yun Che naturally didn't need to stay huddled in one place anymore. Instead, he began to wander around the Mist Abyss Valley, admiring its unique scenery.
Indeed, admiring the scenery in the Mist Abyss Valley...
Of course, he still had to be careful. If he sensed the presence of a profound beast, he would still avoid it as much as possible. After all, although the profound beast couldn't detect him, if it accidentally swept him with its profound energy... he would immediately be revealed.
Silently watching Yun Che pass through layers of fog and casually stroll by fierce profound beasts as if entering an unguarded land, it was like this heavy lesson, punishment, and trial had become a leisurely vacation for him.
Just like three months ago when he was sent alone to the Ice Wind Empire!
In his current state, it would probably be difficult for him to have an accident in the Mist Abyss Valley. Mu Xuanyin withdrew her gaze and was about to leave when she suddenly froze and murmured: "Ice Feather Spirit Flower?"
Yun Che stopped walking, because from ahead came a dangerously powerful aura. Moreover, it was the most terrifying aura he had sensed since entering the Mist Abyss Valley. As he approached, he clearly felt his hairs stand on end.
His gaze pierced through the thick fog, and soon he saw a huge white silhouette.
The white silhouette was a full ten zhang tall, its outline resembling a giant ape. Its entire body was white... but not the snow-white of thick fur, but an icy white! Even with the fog obscuring it, it still reflected dazzling cold light.
Its body surface was not fur or hide, but a thick layer of ice armor! Just the luster alone was enough to imagine how tough it would be.
The aura of this ice-armored giant ape was terrifying, completely comparable to Mu Hanyi!
That meant its strength was at least equivalent to a Divine Tribulation Realm mid-stage human... possibly even late-stage!
Yun Che held his breath, slowed his pace, and retreated little by little. Although this ice-armored giant ape was motionless, seemingly asleep, and although he was in a state of concealed shadow and aura, he was still extremely cautious, because if he was accidentally discovered, the consequences would be disastrous.
Facing Mu Yizhou at the peak of Divine Soul Realm, he could barely escape.
But if locked onto by this terrifying Divine Tribulation Realm profound beast, even the hope of escape would be minimal.
No wonder this area was so quiet; he had walked so long without sensing the presence of any profound beasts. It turned out that this was the territory of a Divine Tribulation profound beast... other profound beasts wouldn't dare come near.
Just as he was about to turn and leave, a strange white light suddenly caught his attention.
Less than three zhang to the right of the ice-armored giant ape, a beautiful white flower was blooming quietly. It was entirely icy white, and its single blossom was pure to the point of unreality. Its petals had a peculiar feather-like shape, seemingly swaying gently with the breeze.
A strange spiritual energy filled the surrounding space. Even under the terrifying aura of the ice-armored giant ape, it was still clearly rich. Yun Che realized that this spiritual energy came from this exotic flower.
Growing in the Mist Abyss Valley, it could only be an exotic flower with an icy aura. But the spiritual energy it released did not make Yun Che feel any coldness. On the contrary, there was a warm sensation gently brushing his heart, lingering for a long time.
Yun Che stared fixedly at this strange white flower, momentarily forgetting to move away. In his life, he had seen countless exotic flowers and rare herbs, but very few had touched his heart at first sight like this one.
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