Chapter 0864: Counterattack in Desperation

Chapter 0864: Counterattack from the Brink

At this moment, Xian Rujing appeared radiant yet icy, exuding an aura of majesty and arrogance, with an innate nobility that made it hard for others to meet her gaze. Particularly chilling was the killing intent in her voice.

Almost every second, a bolt of divine punishment lightning struck Qin Yun.

Qin Yun had no chance to stand up—at most, he could barely prop himself up with his hands before another terrifying bolt of amethyst-gold lightning, carrying immense pressure, slammed him back to the ground.

Seeing Qin Yun being tormented like this, Xian Rujing’s jade-perfect face wore a cold, proud smile.

"Baldy, just admit defeat already!" Xian Rujing shouted coldly. "You’re no match for me!"

As soon as she finished speaking, two Snow Spirits in white dresses appeared behind her.

She could actually summon two Snow Spirits!

This instantly set the crowd ablaze with excitement.

Standing on either side of Xian Rujing, the two Snow Spirits made the trio resemble sisters—identical in their cold beauty and regal arrogance.

The Snow Spirit that had been injured by Qin Yun earlier had healed with unnatural speed and even brought a companion!

Qin Yun continued to suffer under the relentless divine punishment lightning. Though his back was torn apart, looking as if it had bloomed into a mangled ruin, he refused to yield.

"If I weren’t hiding my Sky Lion Power, summoning the Netherworld Celestial Lion would surely put her in her place!" Qin Yun thought to himself. Summoning four Netherworld Celestial Lions would be no problem for him.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The arena trembled under the continuous onslaught of furious amethyst-gold thunderbolts!

No one knew how many times Qin Yun had endured these devastating bolts—they only wondered when he would finally surrender.

Qin Yun’s astonishing willpower and physical resilience left everyone in shock.

Even Xian Rujing was taken aback.

She knew very well the limits of a person’s endurance.

Yet, this baldy before her had defied all limits.

"Even though you’re only at the Initial Stage of Martial King Realm, your strength proves your immense potential! Just admit defeat already. If I break you, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life!" Xian Rujing said coldly. If this continued, even her Divine Arts might drain completely.

Qin Yun had known from the start that Xian Rujing was powerful, especially in terms of energy, far surpassing him.

But he still firmly believed he could defeat her!

Because Xian Rujing had two weaknesses compared to him—her bodily endurance and her mental energy!

Qin Yun’s mental energy and physical body far exceeded the level of his Dao Core cultivation.

This was his most terrifying dormant potential.

The only problem was that he hadn’t yet learned to master it completely.

At this moment, the two Snow Spirits flanked Qin Yun from both sides.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

With a whirl of their sleeves, they began spinning gracefully, as if performing an elegant dance, swiftly transforming into two massive blizzard vortexes!

These icy tornadoes fired powerful ice arrows as they spun!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Barrages of ice arrows pelted Qin Yun relentlessly, forcing agonized screams from him!

At this point, the heavenly tribulation lightning striking Qin Yun was no longer as dense or continuous as before. Previously, it had fallen on him almost without pause, but now there were intervals between strikes.

After the heavenly tribulation lightning stopped, volleys of ice arrows would shoot out, all landing on Qin Yun.

Then another bolt of heavenly tribulation lightning would strike!

Though Qin Yun’s charred flesh split open, revealing raw muscle, the ice arrows couldn’t penetrate!

Such was the toughness of his Immortal-Demon Physique—extremely tough. The ice arrows only caused him pain but couldn’t pierce through his body!

Once again, Qin Yun felt the might of the Immortal-Demon Physique, though the pain was unavoidable.

"Little Yun, your edge is your body and mental energy! Even if you lie there and let her attack, she won’t be able to destroy you quickly. Though she’s at the Late-stage Martial King realm, her power has limits! Only if she were an Emperor Wu could those heavenly tribulation lightning strikes deal fatal damage to you!" Ling Yuner said. "Right now, you just need to tough it out!"

Qin Yun was only at the initial stage of the Martial King realm. If he wanted to defeat Xian Rujing, a prodigy at the Late-stage Martial King realm, he would have to pay a heavy price.

That price was enduring pain!

Xian Rujing kept her distance because she was well aware of Qin Yun’s methods and feared he might fight desperately, which would inevitably injure her.

"Still refusing to yield?" Xian Rujing shouted angrily. "Why keep struggling pointlessly? Your persistence is meaningless—you’ll lose in the end anyway!"

Qin Yun, ravaged by lightning and ice arrows, suddenly let out a hoarse laugh.

He was enduring all this for the Dragon-Phoenix martial soul. Xian Rujing surely didn’t understand how much it meant to him!

"What are you laughing at?" Xian Rujing was losing her earlier composure, frustrated by her inability to defeat Qin Yun.

"I’m laughing at you! Your energy won’t last much longer, will it? Your dual Divine Arts are also draining! Though you’re at the Late-stage Martial King realm, spamming Divine Arts must be draining you dry!" Qin Yun said, just before another bolt of heavenly tribulation lightning struck, making him cry out in pain.

"So what? Even if I’m nearly drained, do you think you can win? You’re already severely injured—you can't possibly reverse this! Just surrender already! If you keep enduring, you’ll still lose in the end. Why not admit defeat now and spare yourself the pain?" Xian Rujing said coldly.

"As long as I’m alive, I’ll never surrender!" Qin Yun coughed up blood, his face filled with determination as he grinned. "I will never lose to you. Today, I will defeat you!"

Even Long Yucang was impressed by Qin Yun's grit!

Long Cangsheng clenched his fists tightly and said, "This bastard's reached inhuman levels of endurance!"

Every time a bolt of heavenly tribulation lightning or a wave of ice arrows struck Qin Yun, the spectators would gasp and cry out—because they expected him to be completely crushed, yet he always endured!

Xian Rujing began sweating. Using such powerful Divine Arts consumed a tremendous amount of energy. Any normal Late-stage Martial King would've been tapped out already.

Only Xian Rujing could continuously unleash so many heavenly tribulation lightning strikes.

Now, she could only use them at intervals, and the lightning's intensity had noticeably waned.

The main force attacking Qin Yun now was the ice arrows unleashed by the two Snow Spirits!

Qin Yun mentally timed the gaps between the heavenly tribulation lightning strikes. Sensing that the gaps had lengthened, he knew his moment had come!

"Yun’er, cover me from the arrows!" Qin Yun suddenly sent a mental message to Ling Yuner.

As the lightning bolt hammered into him, he explosively launched himself upward!

This instantly drew gasps of shock!

Everyone thought he was half-dead, yet in the blink of an eye, he bounced back up, alive and kicking!

At that moment, two ice arrows shot toward him!

Ling Yuner activated Super Gravity, blocking the two ice arrows.

Simultaneously, Qin Yun quickly launched his ultimate mental energy attack—Jushensha!

He gathered all the mental energy from the Dark Moon, forming it into an invisible beam that shot into Xian Rujing’s head in an instant!

"Ah!"

Xian Rujing was just preparing to call down another lightning bolt when she was suddenly struck by soul-rending agony.

Qin Yun immediately turned to the two Snow Spirits and unleashed the EarthPiercing Shatterstrike Finger!

Two high-pitched shrieks echoed as the Snow Spirits were sent flying into the barrier, and the troublesome snow whirlwind dissipated.

Then, Qin Yun continued using Jushensha, barraging her with waves of powerful mental energy in a frenzied assault against Xian Rujing!

This sudden reversal left the crowd gaping in disbelief!

"It's a mental energy attack! That bald brat unleashed an incredibly terrifying mental energy!" a Half-Immortal from the Sky Dragon Sect exclaimed in shock.

"This guy actually has such terrifying mental energy—even Xian Rujing can't handle it!"

"Xian Rujing isn’t easy to deal with either; she should be able to fight back!"

Sure enough, after taking multiple mental energy hits, Xian Rujing suddenly snarled coldly, and two beams of white light shot from her eyes, striking Qin Yun’s head!

Qin Yun was too close to dodge, and the beams nailed him right in the head.

He felt the Dark Moon tremble violently, cracks forming on its surface, sending skull-splitting pain through his skull!

Xian Rujing’s sudden mental energy attack had damaged his Dark Moon.

Qin Yun immediately stopped using mental energy.

Ling Yuner moved fast, unleashing Super Gravity and slamming Xian Rujing to the ground.

Then, Qin Yun released the power of the Pain Divine Arts, wracking Xian Rujing with agonized screams.

Crash! Crash! Crash!

Enduring his headache, Qin Yun relentlessly bombarded Xian Rujing with gravity attacks.

The cold and noble fairy woman was finally defeated, writhing on the ground in pain.

Qin Yun produced the Slave Control Collar, let his blood drip onto it, and swiftly clasped it around Xian Rujing’s slender neck.

After a flash of white light, the collar dissolved into her alabaster neck.

Xian Rujing gave one last shriek before blacking out.

"He did it!" Long Yucang shouted excitedly.

The crowd found the outcome hard to accept—by all rights, Xian Rujing had been the stronger one, capable of crushing her opponent, yet she had lost in the end.

"That bald guy's body is unnaturally tough—he must have cultivated demonic techniques, otherwise he wouldn't be this strong!"

"His physical body is formidable, wore Xian Rujing out before counterattacking!"

"A strong physique is part of one's strength! It's like having strong defenses, while Xian Rujing only excels in offense but has mediocre defenses!"

"She was too careless, never saw his mental energy attack coming!"

"Exactly! She underestimated him—her arrogance led to her downfall! Pride goes before a fall!"

The crowd erupted in commentary about the just-concluded Tournament!

Qin Yun walked over and picked up Xian Rujing, declaring, "She's my slave now! If I hadn’t intended to enslave her, I would’ve pulverized her!"

The Tianlong Sect couldn't object, as Xian Rujing had brought this upon herself by being subdued with the Slave Control Collar.

Amid the noisy discussions, the barrier was lifted.

Long Cangsheng stepped forward, pouring healing energy into Qin Yun and Xian Rujing to stabilize their injuries.

"My brother won—hurry up and bring the DragonPhoenix Martial Soul!" Long Yucang demanded.

An elder from the Long family quickly approached, handing Qin Yun a large Soul-Sealing Pearl.

As Qin Yun took the oversized Soul-Sealing Pearl, he immediately sensed a familiar aura—the DragonPhoenix Martial Soul that Long Qiaofeng had suffered through having ripped out.