14. A Stunning Beauty
How could this be?
After a failed attack, Gong Yiling quickly retreated, using her nascent soul energy to form a shield before her.
Her premonition was correct.
Yin Wuzong’s fist struck her forearm, the immense force sending her flying.
Both her arms felt broken, her inner energy in disarray from the impact, and a trickle of blood escaped her lips.
“Do you think I’m still the same?” Yin Wuzong’s voice echoed in her ear.
So fast?
Gong Yiling, although surprised, didn’t give up.
The Heavenly Saint Technique of the Myriad Paths began to work, quickly healing her injuries, suppressing the pain so she could temporarily ignore it.
She unleashed a series of palm strikes, the Four Taels Deflecting a Thousand Pounds technique.
Yin Wuzong’s heavy fist landed on her palm like hitting a ball of cotton, a portion of the force even rebounding back at him.
Seizing this opportunity, Gong Yiling quickly distanced herself and took a pill from her Universe Ring.
This pill was different from the one Yin Wuzong took. A potent healing pill developed by Yan Chuyue with the aid of the Divine Physician’s canon， it didn’t require any circulation of energy, easily healing her internal injuries.
However, the situation was still grim.
After activating that strange spiritual art, he seemed to have absorbed a significant amount of power from the large creature. He was much stronger than before.
To defeat him, relying on her previous strength alone was impossible.
“In that case…”
Gong Yiling suddenly smiled at him. “Let’s see who’s more ruthless, you or me!”
With that, Miss Gong decisively unleashed the Mother Bug’s true essence stored in her dantian.
If cultivated normally, this essence could have brought her to the Soul Origin realm or even higher.
This wasn’t an ordinary Soul Origin realm, but one with ten times the true essence.
Absorbing this power slowly would have been fine, but releasing it all at once was far more dangerous than overeating.
Gong Yiling immediately felt the terrifying power surge through her. Even with her exceptionally strong meridians, the tearing pain almost made her scream.
“Hah… hah…”
She panted, muttering to herself.
Did I take too much of a risk…?
If this continued, she would surely receive a harsh scolding from her mother and Chuyue after this fight.
But… Chuyue was a miracle worker. As long as she wasn’t completely dead, she could save her, right?
With a determined mind, Gong Yiling attacked again, her palm strikes like crashing waves.
Yin Wuzong, thinking she was just making a desperate last stand, was caught off guard when their palms met.
—No, this wasn’t the same level of cultivation as before!
This girl’s cultivation had clearly risen to a level comparable to his, but how… was it that pill?
Seeing that her strength now matched his, Miss Gong didn’t hesitate.
Her body couldn’t sustain this for long. If she couldn’t defeat him quickly, she wouldn’t last ten minutes.
So, the battle fell into her rhythm.
The girl didn’t need any weapons. Her hands were a hundred different martial arts.
Sword—spear—saber—fan—thorn—with each strike, her technique changed. And no matter which martial art she used, it was always with a simple palm strike, making it impossible to predict her next move.
In this duel, Yin Wuzong, unarmed, was constantly pushed back, accumulating more and more wounds.
Damn it…!
He could only draw more power from the strange beast, causing it to struggle against Gu Falie.
But this also made him stronger, and he managed to suppress Gong Yiling with sheer force.
Are you playing a turn-based game? I get stronger, you get stronger. What’s up with that?
Miss Gong was furious, so furious that she began to disregard the strain on her body and unleashed even more power.
“Come on! Whoever chickens out is a coward!”
“Come on! Who’s afraid of who!”
Yin Wuzong also continued to increase his power, until the giant beast was almost overwhelmed by Gu Falie.
In his mind, as long as he could defeat this girl, he could deal with the elder later.
And Miss Gong had also reached her limit.
Her face was pale, blood trickling from her mouth and nose, her body covered in cold sweat. The pain was several times worse than period cramps, making her tremble uncontrollably.
She couldn’t push herself any further, but she was still no match for Yin Wuzong.
Unless—
Thinking of this, Gong Yiling glanced at Gu Falie.
She could still escape, leaving the old man to fend for himself.
But… that wasn’t her style.
Nor was it Gong Yiling’s style.
If she was going to pursue excitement… then she would go all the way!
The girl closed her eyes.
Yin Wuzong didn’t know what she was planning, but he was also racing against time, his attacks not letting up.
In an instant, his palm was about to strike her neck. And at that moment, he felt a strange sensation.
This strange feeling… was it!?
“Crack—” The moment Gong Yiling opened her eyes, her right hand firmly grasped his wrist. Her weak Daoist cultivation was replaced by a surge of demonic energy, her aura becoming domineering.
She had been cultivating both techniques simultaneously. Her Return to Origin Daoist cultivation corresponded to a peak Return to Origin, almost Profound Void, demonic cultivation.
The true Blood Orchid Soul Devouring Art was unleashed, and Yin Wuzong suddenly felt his power being drained into her.
“What!? No!!”
His face changed drastically. He struggled to resist the flow, finally breaking free.
This strange technique, even if he hadn’t encountered it before, he had heard of it.
The Blood Orchid Soul Devouring Art, this was a bloodline technique only the true Gong family could master.
“You are… who are you!?” The mental shock was far greater than the physical one.
But the next moment, the girl’s voice echoed in his ear.
“Who am I? Didn’t you know from the beginning?”
Demonic and nascent soul energy erupted, and the human skin mask on her face shattered.
Before Yin Wuzong’s eyes, the final, stunning face was revealed.
