Free Web NovelChapter 1706: Chapter 983: Jiu Shan Sha Yue (Part 2)
As the girl retreated, she raised her fingers as if to draw a bow, poised to shoot an arrow. However, there was no arrow on the bowstring. But in the next moment, Yang Xiao’s brows furrowed sharply; he keenly sensed an eerie power forming, and a sound like the whistling of air rang in his ears.
Yang Xiao suddenly darted to the left, and in the next second, he was shocked to find that the blade he had secretly set up was annihilated. It had been remotely destroyed by the attack launched by that bow and arrow.
That wasn’t all; another invisible arrow flew forth, and this arrow was more than twice as fast as the previous one, with an even more treacherous angle. Yang Xiao immediately activated the Soul-Capturing Mirror’s power, shifting position to dodge the arrow.
But what he didn’t expect was that just after he had repositioned himself, the arrow from before came pursuing him again. Yang Xiao discarded his saber and swiftly switched to the Human Bone Staff, timing his attack perfectly to strike the invisible arrow hard, finally obliterating the attack completely. Meanwhile, the girl let out a muffled groan and took a half-step back, obviously affected as well.
"It’s indeed a Spiritual Magical Artifact..." Yang Xiao closely watched the bow in the girl’s hand. It was similar to the Human Bone Staff, both being artifacts that could attack the spirit. Ordinary protective magical artifacts were almost useless in front of it.
"I can’t fight her at a distance; I need to close in and fight her in close quarters!" Yang Xiao quickly made a decision, threw out two strikes with the staff, and immediately charged forward.
Facing the attack of the Human Bone Staff, the girl retreated while firing invisible arrows, with extreme precision. The attacks from the Human Bone Staff hadn’t even reached her before they were all destroyed.
But Yang Xiao also took this opportunity to get closer to the girl, with only about three to four meters left between them. This opponent was not easy to deal with, and Yang Xiao couldn’t hold back; even if he had to injure her today, he must not be defeated.
Yang Xiao wielded the Ring-Headed Saber, ready to teach her a lesson with the back of the blade.
However, as he closed in, the panic on the girl’s face was instantly replaced with a smile of deeper meaning. She opened her palm to reveal a delicate trinket, but before Yang Xiao could clearly see it, he suddenly felt his world spinning. When he regained his senses, he found himself in an unfamiliar place. It was rather dark and somewhat damp, with the distant sound of flowing water. Based on Yang Xiao’s experience, it resembled an underground cave. freёwebnovel.com
He didn’t panic, quickly assessing the current situation. He realized what the little trinket the girl had taken out last was: a space-type magical artifact. He had been brought into the world within that artifact.
Using two top-level artifacts right away, no wonder she was from Japan’s Kusunoki Family. Yang Xiao admitted he had underestimated this opponent at the beginning.
This was indeed a powerful adversary, and it was rare to find one who was of the same generation, appearing at most the same age as him, perhaps even younger.
Her combat intelligence wasn’t bad either. She wasn’t the type to recklessly charge with sharp artifacts. Her previous unwillingness to engage in close combat was apparently a ruse to lure him in and trap him with this artifact.
Yang Xiao further analyzed that the space-type magical artifact probably had limitations; it couldn’t work from too far away and might only be usable face-to-face.
After really engaging, Yang Xiao confirmed that the girl’s true strength was at least at the Upper Ghost Level. However, with her great artifacts, she was an opponent no ordinary Upper Ghost Level Angel Envoy could contend with, even those at the Peak of Ghost Level could be challenged.
However, while the girl was a genius, Yang Xiao considered himself one too, never fearing any peer opponents among Angel Envoys. Could anyone else be a match for his sister’s artifacts?
Yang Xiao held the Ghost Lantern in his left hand and the Human Bone Staff in his right, cautiously advancing along the cave tunnel. He could already sense the feedback of spiritual power nearby; the girl was hiding there.
A small comfort for Yang Xiao was that the interior of this cave posed no problems; it wasn’t an illusion, as the Ghost Lantern was the bane of all illusions.
Yang Xiao emerged from the cave into a much broader space. He was surprised that the girl hadn’t ambushed him at the cave entrance.
He thought, on one hand, because he was a distinguished guest of the Kusunoki Family, representing the Patrol General Bureau, the girl couldn’t go too far; on the other hand, the girl knew he also wielded a Spiritual Magical Artifact, and even if she wanted to ambush him, he would sense it in advance, rendering it pointless. free𝑤ebnovel.com
Not long after exiting the cave, Yang Xiao saw the girl again; she was just standing there, seemingly waiting for him.
Yang Xiao looked around. The place was beautiful with a strange and indescribable allure, like stumbling into a Gothic fairytale. This cave was filled with purple crystals on the ground, walls, and ceiling. These brilliant crystalline structures glittered in the dim environment, creating a surreal sense of fantasy.
"A Spiritual Magical Artifact, a Space-type Magical Artifact, and a Functional Magical Artifact; the reputation of the Extremely Fierce Tiger of Rongcheng is well-deserved," Jiu Shan Sha Yue nodded, acknowledging Yang Xiao’s strength with an unusually serious expression. "You’re strong, stronger than I imagined, but... this farce should end now."
"Yes, it should end now." Yang Xiao followed along, nodding as he displayed a bit of pretense.
In the next moment, Jiu Shan Sha Yue took a deep breath, opened her collar, and retrieved a pendant from her chest, appearing pure white.
The reason it "appeared" was that Yang Xiao couldn’t clearly see the object. It wasn’t because the distance was far, but because there was something inherently wrong with the object. It seemingly... couldn’t be directly gazed upon, or else an inexplicable beam of light would dazzle his eyes so he couldn’t open them.
What Yang Xiao witnessed next was the object’s true might; it... it became increasingly brighter. It started out like a regular incandescent lamp but soon became so bright it was almost uncontrollable. From initially being unable to clearly see the pendant, Yang Xiao quickly progressed to not being able to clearly see Jiu Shan Sha Yue, until in the end, he couldn’t even see that section of the area. The light covered everything.
If this continued, Yang Xiao would soon be completely blinded. The light seemed to carry a sense of fate, even covering his eyes was useless, as if a sun was rising before him.
Moreover, under this light, the Soul-Capturing Mirror couldn’t reflect Yang Xiao’s image, which meant he couldn’t use it to hide or escape.
"Mr. Yang Xiao, admit defeat," Jiu Shan Sha Yue’s voice came from the brightest point of light, cold and ethereal, like the oracle of a god.
The reason she hadn’t immediately acted was, first, to gather strength, and secondly, to leave Yang Xiao with some dignity.
"You want me, Yang Xiao, to concede? How dare you?!" Yang Xiao also became ruthless, infusing all his spiritual power into the Ghost Lantern. In the next moment, the Ghost Lantern exploded, blasting a green light ball as fierce as the incandescent sun in the cave. The two forces devoured and battled each other, and almost instantly, both were annihilated.
The broken power left Jiu Shan Sha Yue stumbling backward, her eyes wide in disbelief as she gazed at Yang Xiao, more precisely, at the lamp in his hand. "What... what is that thing?!"
Yang Xiao was also scorched and dazed by the blazing sun, but he forced himself to step forward with a loud laugh, "Miss Sha Yue, there’s an old saying in my country: don’t pop champagne at halftime until the victory is decided!"
Jiu Shan Sha Yue nodded expressionlessly, and in the next second, Yang Xiao’s face turned white in an instant. He saw someone walk out from the darkness behind Jiu Shan Sha Yue, a figure wearing an ancient Noh Mask of a Ghost God on his face, clad in a black robe, almost merging with the shadowy surroundings, exuding a sense of death.
It was a Puppet!
And it was a High-level Puppet!
A chill ran down Yang Xiao’s heart. He could distinctly sense the surging spiritual power from this Puppet. This individual, when alive, was at least at the Half-step Nether Realm level, perhaps even higher.
"Mr. Yang Xiao, I won’t pop champagne at halftime again. Next... Sha Yue will get serious," Jiu Shan Sha Yue said solemnly.
"Wait a second!" Yang Xiao instinctively wanted to call for a timeout.
