nyslfriends Chapter 321 Liao Mingyu
Chapter 321 Liao Mingyu
The crow glanced coldly at Du Fan without speaking. He wouldn't be foolish enough to utter any threats before the other party made a decision.
Just as Du Fan was hesitating, Liao Mingyu chuckled and said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Du, it would be good for us to spar a little. We'll stop when we've reached our limit, so it won't hurt our relationship. As for their matter, in my opinion, let them resolve it themselves."
"Brother Liao, if this kid really becomes our enemy, you can't show him any mercy." Crow became anxious upon hearing this.
"How can we outsiders interfere in your internal affairs of returning to your roots?"
Liao felt an instant connection with Fellow Daoist Du, and a friendly spar would be fine, but a life-or-death struggle was completely unnecessary. Although Liao Mingyu was smiling, a hint of impatience was clearly visible in his eyes.
Seeing this, the crow felt a chill and decided it was best not to say anything more.
"Alright, Fellow Daoist Xiao, I will leave in half an hour, regardless of the outcome. Before that, you must hand over what you promised." Du Fan took a deep breath and said to the woman in black beside the altar.
"Absolutely no problem. As long as Fellow Daoist Du holds on for half an hour, or if I deal with that crow beforehand, I will present that item to you with both hands." Xiao Yun was overjoyed upon hearing this and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Fellow Daoist Du, let's go over there. We'll leave this place to Fellow Daoists Crow and the other two." Liao Mingyu smiled gently at Du Fan and then walked slowly towards another area in the stone chamber.
Du Fan glanced at the two men in black, then followed them without saying a word.
Just as Du Fan and Liao Mingyu were leaving, a fierce glint flashed in Crow's eyes. He suddenly raised his right hand, and a sea of crimson mist immediately appeared. Amidst the rolling roar, sharp screech came from within, as if it contained a ferocious bird or beast.
Seeing this, Xiao Yun's eyes revealed a hint of disdain. She quickly formed hand seals, and instantly a dark light rolled out from the woman's body. After gathering and condensing in the air, it immediately transformed into a pitch-black divine chain as thick as an arm and more than ten feet long.
After the divine chains were formed, they hovered and danced in mid-air, making a crackling sound, like a serpent.
"Go!" came a low shout from both of them at the same time.
The next moment, the rolling crimson clouds and the pitch-black divine chains clashed in mid-air. The two people controlling the two spells chanted incantations, their ten fingers moving rapidly like wheels, and spells shot out one after another.
In another area of the stone chamber, Du Fan and Liao Mingyu stood facing each other, several feet apart.
"Fellow Daoist Du, please." Liao Mingyu smiled faintly and nodded to Du Fan.
"Fellow Daoist Liao, forgive me!" Du Fan's eyes flashed, and with a flick of his wrists, six deep blue water blades appeared and shot directly toward the other party.
Liao Mingyu seemed to frown slightly, as if he was somewhat dissatisfied with Du Fan's probing attack. With a light flick of his sleeve, no light flashed, but something happened that sent a chill down Du Fan's spine.
The six sharp water blades, each about half a foot in size, were abruptly suspended in mid-air. Then, at a speed visible to the naked eye, the six water blades faded from deep blue to sky blue, light blue... until they became transparent and disappeared into nothingness.
Upon seeing this, Du Fan gasped. Without saying a word, he suddenly made a hand seal with one hand, and at the same time, a silver sword appeared and was grasped by his other hand.
Just then, a blue glow shot into the sky, and after a swirling motion in the high sky, it transformed into a sword shadow more than two zhang long, which quickly solidified and finally formed a black and blue water shadow sword that looked almost tangible.
"Slash!" Du Fan shouted, and swung his magic weapon at the opponent. The black and blue giant sword in the air suddenly shot out countless dazzling sword beams. After the sword trembled violently, it slashed down towards Liao Mingyu's head.
Liao Mingyu looked up at the sword shadow in the sky, a glimmer of light appearing in his eyes. But the light disappeared in a moment, and he shook his head in disappointment. With a flick of his sleeve, the same scene appeared again.
Du Fan's gaze swept over the area, and his pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly. The Water Shadow Sword he had just used had already surpassed the limit of a third-level Lesser Five Elements spell, yet it, like the Water Blade before, gradually faded and eventually disappeared...
"Fellow Daoist Du, do you look down on me, Liao?" Liao Mingyu frowned, and his voice turned cold as he spoke.
"The reason I proposed a fair competition with you is because I consider you an opponent, which is a form of respect when facing someone of the same level."
Of course, this respect is based on equal strength. If you are not strong enough, there will be no respect. As for what I said earlier about stopping short of a point, that's fine! Liao Mingyu's smile faded, and he looked at Du Fan, speaking in a deep voice.
Du Fan felt a chill run down his spine. It seemed that if he didn't use his true skills, he wouldn't be able to fight the opponent for even half an hour, let alone retreat now.
With a flick of his wrist, the silver sword magical weapon vanished, replaced by a pitch-black dagger over half a foot long, a mid-grade magical weapon that Protector Ziyan had recently given him.
Du Fan secretly activated a spell, and his internal magical power immediately surged into the dagger. A layer of... (The sentence is incomplete and requires more context to translate accurately.)
As the dark aura appeared, he suddenly raised his arm, and the black dagger immediately drew a graceful arc in the void.
At the same time, specks of spiritual light appeared, no longer blue, but pure black. After the spiritual light condensed, it transformed into twelve pitch-black water blades about a foot in size. As Du Fan uttered the word "Go," a loud sound of air being torn apart rang out, and the twelve pitch-black water blades roared out, smashing wildly towards Liao Mingyu.
"Interesting, but... not enough!" Liao Mingyu said expressionlessly, flicking his sleeve. Twelve jet-black water blades stopped half a foot in front of him. No matter how brightly the water blades shone and howled, they could not advance an inch.
This time, however, Liao Mingyu swung his sleeves twice before all the magical blades in front of him disappeared.
When a hint of anticipation appeared in his eyes, he turned his gaze to the spot where Du Fan had been standing and was slightly stunned, as there was no one there anymore.
Liao Mingyu was startled. Almost instinctively, an extremely powerful divine sense instantly spread out, sweeping across all directions. At the same time, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and his smile was full of fighting spirit.
"Fellow Daoist Du, if you can force me to use half of my strength today, I will spare your life." As Liao Mingyu spoke, his arm suddenly swung, pointing a finger at the ground about ten feet to his left. An invisible force surged forth instantly, spreading straight in the direction he pointed.
With a sharp "bang," a figure suddenly appeared on the seemingly empty ground—it was none other than Du Fan.
As soon as he appeared, he stumbled and took three steps back before finally regaining his balance. When he looked up, his gaze towards Liao Mingyu was clearly filled with horror.
"This physical technique is quite good. It should be the Copper and Iron Arm Forging Technique of Buddhism and Taoism. However, when Fellow Daoist Du performs it, its power is obviously much greater than the rumors suggest. Fellow Daoist Du must have cultivated other physical techniques as an enhancement to achieve such an effect."
"Besides, Fellow Daoist Du's earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique that allows one to escape from the earth) technique was timed perfectly. A cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage would probably have a hard time becoming your opponent." Liao Mingyu's gaze fell on the opponent's pair of golden, gleaming steel giant arms, his expression shifted, and he slowly spoke.
Du Fan looked down at his arm, his lips twitching slightly. On his left arm, there was a deep hole, several inches deep, from which blood was gushing out.
His expression changed drastically, and he was immediately alarmed.
Du Fan was greatly shocked. The Copper Iron Arm Forging Technique was one of his most important fighting techniques, which he used in almost every battle. However, this was the first time he had been injured like this while using the technique.
Moreover, he was using this technique with the aid of his Golden Light Indestructible Body, Undying and Indestructible Body, and Level 3 Body Strengthening Technique, yet he still suffered severe injuries, which shows how sharp the opponent's attack was... It was truly terrifying!
What made Du Fan even more uneasy was that from the beginning until now, he still didn't know what kind of cultivation technique the other party was practicing. Even if this person had a different spiritual root, it was impossible for him to be completely untraceable.
He had no time to think. With a flick of his arm, he immediately activated the recovery technique attached to the Vajra Indestructible Body. His wounds healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in no time, they were completely healed.
Immediately afterwards, his arms blurred, and countless golden fist shadows materialized, intertwining and overlapping to form a golden fist cloud about ten feet in size, shimmering with yellow light.
Du Fan unleashed a spell with one hand towards the golden fist cloud. The next moment, the cloud began to churn violently, then suddenly opened its mouth wide and let out an extremely eerie and sharp screech, transforming into waves of invisible sound that swept towards Liao Mingyu's location.
Upon seeing this scene, Liao Mingyu's eyes revealed a serious expression for the first time. He stepped on the ground with one foot, and his entire body immediately floated up and shot backward, moving seven or eight zhang away in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, he extended his right index finger, with a blue light flowing from the fingertip. As the light flashed, his finger moved repeatedly, pointing seven times in the air in front of him, instantly outlining a strange rune.
This rune, about the size of a palm, shimmered with dazzling blue light. A powerful spiritual pressure, surpassing even the Qi Refining Realm, emanated from the rune, spreading in all directions and causing the surrounding void to subtly distort.