Chapter 90: Life and Death in an Instant

  Luoyu smoothed out her disheveled hair and was about to wash her face with water when she saw a monk approaching her.

  Luo Yu turned around and saw a man dressed in the outer sect's Qing Yi Taoist robe of the Tian Xuan Sect, with a long sword on his back.

  The man cupped his hands and asked: "Huang Shimei——"

  Luo Yu was stunned, her face still wearing a mask, how did he recognize herself?

  Luoyu looked down at her clothes and suddenly realized that the wolf's claw had shattered the men's outer shirt, and even the cloth belt that bound her chest was scattered. The identity of the female cultivator was now clear as day. Currently in the Qing Huang secret book, it is difficult to find a second female cultivator with a tall stature and slightly plump physique who practices Qi.

  Since it has already been recognized, then generously admit it. Luo Yu calmly and politely said: "I've seen Master Hou, uh, now I should call you Master Shu." After a pause, he congratulated him: "Congratulations to Master Hou for advancing to the foundation period."

  Hou Yong smiled slightly and nodded lightly, without saying a word, nor showing any intention of leaving, the silence lingering between them.

  Finally, Luo Yu spoke up first: "Master Uncle has already laid the foundation, why didn't you go to the inner city?" Looking at Hou Yong's gentle and refined face across from her, she felt a little flustered for no reason.

  Hou Yong slightly curled up the corner of his lips: "Not going to the inner circle, is to settle a matter." His face suddenly sank, and the long sword came out of its scabbard: "Sorry, Huang Shimei!"

  Luoyu's face changed greatly, and he instantly retreated, pulling away from the other party. His right hand tightly grasped the Golden Hoop Staff, "This is my second meeting with Master Shu, I am certain that I have never offended Master Shu before, why do you want to take my life?"

  Hou Yong stood still, not attacking immediately. "The day I fought with Huang Shi Mei, it was a thrilling battle, and I have great admiration for my sister. The next day, I watched the fight between Sister and Duan Qi Ming, and that's when I realized that Sister didn't use her full strength in our previous battle. If she had taken out what was in your hand back then, I'm afraid I would have lost. Hehe, it seems being the number one outer door disciple is not justified."

  "Killing me would make you truly deserving? Now, you've built your foundation, while I'm still at the peak of my Qi training. In the end, it's not like I can surpass you, so you're indeed worthy of being the number one outer disciple."

  Luoyu tried her best to avoid this fight, because Houyong's strength far exceeded that of the ordinary foundation-building period. She had no confidence in escaping from his hands, let alone winning.

  Hou Yong shook his head slightly, with a hint of pity in his eyes: "You're wrong, it's not because you're the first under heaven, but because... I owe someone a favor. And that person's request is to kill you."

  "Who is that person?"

  Actually, Luoyu's heart already had an answer, but it wasn't confirmed, and she couldn't be certain.

  Hou Yong shook his head: "I've already said as much as I can, if you want to resent me then so be it. After all, I owe that person a favor, and I'll take this resentment along with it. Disciple sister, make your move, this is your last battle, and I will give you the respect you deserve."

  Spare me the attitude! Luo Yu wanted to curse loudly, but ultimately held back, no matter what he said or cursed. He wouldn't budge, so it's better to save her energy and think of a way to escape instead.

  A flash of light in her eyes, Luo Yu took out the Golden Hoop Rod and smashed it towards Hou Yong fiercely.

  Hou Yong raised his sword to block, and the Golden Cudgel was bounced back. Luo Yu made a swift move, caught the Golden Cudgel, and swung it horizontally at his opponent's neck.

  Hou Yong dodged the attack with a backward leap, and smiled slightly: "Junior sister. I'm a sword cultivator, my body's agility is not inferior to that of a body cultivator. If this is all you've got, I'm afraid you won't last even a minute."

  Before the words had fallen, a sword energy struck Luo Yu's face. She frowned and slid to the left, her sleeve fluttering as she threw out a second-level explosive talisman. Boom! The talisman exploded, dispersing the sword energy, which was weakened by more than half and struck the giant tree, leaving a sword mark about a foot deep.

  "I had forgotten that my junior sister is a talisman master. In that case, I can have a good fight with her next time and make up for the regret of last time."

  Damn your grandfather's regret!

  During the Qi Refining stage, I can still use my magic to suppress you and prevent you from getting close. However, after building the foundation, a sword cultivator can release sword energy, which is suitable for both long-range and close-range attacks. The only difference is that some people take longer than others to cultivate sword energy, but Hou Yong was able to release sword energy as soon as he built his foundation, clearly making him one of the best in sword cultivation.

  Luo Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and with a fierce determination, she activated the Ling Can Fa Yi, flying towards Hou Yong. A sword aura struck out, and although the light of her Fa Yi dimmed slightly, she didn't stop. When she was only 3 meters away from him, she suddenly detonated 10 second-grade mid-quality fireball talismans, equivalent to the full-force strike of 10 Qi Refining stage cultivators at the beginning stage, with the effects doubled as they stacked together.

  She wanted to detonate more second-order talismans, but 10 second-order medium-grade talismans were already her limit.

  "Come in! Come on in!"

  At the moment of explosion, Luoyu anxiously summoned space, but found that space was unresponsive. At a critical moment, why couldn't space be opened?

  Luoyu's face turned pale white, her pupils constricted, this time she had gone too far! She prayed in her heart, Fa Yi, you must come through for me, or I'm done for!

  Whoosh! A massive flame shot up into the sky, igniting the surrounding giant trees.

  Whoa! Luo Yu was struck by the heat wave, flying 20 meters before crashing to the ground, with all his internal organs injured, his meridians ruptured, and unable to gather spiritual energy. He barely managed to keep his life, but his Taoist robe was severely damaged, completely ruined, and the mask on his face was also knocked off and burned to ashes.

  ROAR! A dragon's roar resounded through the clouds, a heavy and oppressive aura descended, as if a mountain was pressing down.

  "Pffft——" Luo Yu spat out a mouthful of blood, her body wracked with intense pain, completely unable to move, only her eyeballs rolling wildly as she stared fixedly ahead in shock.

  A black dragon's shadow flew overhead in the flames, raised its head and let out a long howl. The demonic beasts around all prostrated themselves on the ground, while the flames bowed their heads and bent their waists as if they had met their master, revealing a path. A man in green robes walked steadily out from within.

  If others were to see this, they would surely praise this person as a jade tree in the wind, surrounded by black dragons, like a heavenly god strolling through flames.

  Unfortunately, in Luo Yu's eyes, Hou Yong was like a god of death, stepping on her heart with every step, making her panic and suffocate!

  What to do! What to do! Luoyu struggled, but even her fingers couldn't move, unable to pick up the Golden Hoop Rod, unable to activate the talisman, unable to enter space, huh?

  "Big brother, I'm already a useless person, won't you even spare a useless person like me?" Luo Yu looked at Hou Yong with sorrow as he stepped closer.

  The woman on the ground had skin as smooth as jade, delicate features, and big eyes that rolled down tears. The fresh blood at the corner of her mouth was a beautiful and mournful sight, so much so that Hou Yong turned his head away.

  Because of her sturdy physique, everyone's first impression was that Luoyuzhuang had a robust figure, and few people paid attention to her appearance, including Houyong. At this moment, Houyong wanted to remember the female cultivator he had innocently killed, only to discover that her appearance was not inferior to any of the Ten Beauties of Tianxuan.

  Elegantly beautiful, but what's the use of being beautiful? Today, she is destined to die, and must die by her own Black Dragon Sword!

  ps：

  Rabbit found that pirated versions are basically synchronized with the starting point, which makes Rabbit very sad. Hope the pirates' subordinates will be merciful and delay uploading for a day.