Chapter 33: The Guidance
The moment the Chill Soul Sword Art emerged, the pressure on Andis surged sharply.
Zhang Yujun’s displayed strength clearly rose a full tier.
This sword art from a great immortal sect—in subtlety, no less than his Star River Sword Art; in invoking certain mysteries, even superior.
The blood qi suppression meant to pin the foe—after prolonged entanglement, depleted too much. Now only short bursts possible, seeking total resolution.
Sword shadows danced; nearby hills exploded sporadically, turned to rubble.
Ground scarred with smooth, straight trenches.
Chill Soul Sword Art or Star River Sword Art—neither yielded an inch. Retreat meant facing endless follow-up onslaught.
Over a hundred exchanges—both took damage.
Andis’s chill accumulated heavier, hampered blood qi flow.
Zhang Yujun’s spirit felt fatigue—finding flaws in Star River Sword Art’s tight defense no easy task.
“One move to decide.”
Both sensed no prolong—gazes met, saw resolve.
Clash again—seemed timing found.
Andis raised twin swords, tips light touch.
Cross glow rose slow, expanded till half sky.
‘Holy Judgment!’
Zhang Yujun leaped—spirit force, lunar mana full infuse Wangshu.
Three-foot chill edge flashed, condensed frost moon.
Instant—moonlight filled sky, frost blades like knives.
Chill Soul Sword Art final form: Frost Moon Transformation!
Sky-covering moon blades fell, clashed expanding cross glow.
Ice flowers bloomed midair, formed straight line—center figure gritted hold.
Andis body big small blood cuts—near blood statue.
But finally shattered frost moon.
Moment—seemed mutual heavy loss.
Zhang Yujun and Andis each side, regulated breath—no further move.
“Not Holy Knight level—yet force me this far?!”
Andis teeth ground, eyes fire—body near frost-frozen, immobile.
Zhang Yujun similar—mana fully depleted, spirit extreme fatigue.
Then, distant object hurtled—straight hit Andis back, pierced chest, obedient stopped before Zhang Yujun.
Tianhe Profound Sand.
Zhang Yujun eyes flickered, took sand—extra mana surged, clearly Chen Zhao’s.
Lips pursed, faint gaze Andis—he rigid, face savage, eyes unwilling.
Spur—Wangshu thrown, flying sword, behead Andis neck.
Instant—fine head flew, no blood spray—frozen ice.
Ground head eyes wide, stared Zhang Yujun—no threat.
Zhang Yujun finally exhaled.
Post-battle backlash hit—forced earth sha draw, mana overdraw, Andis wounds—triple combined, limit reached.
“But I won.”
Zhang Yujun eyes grand—even no final Tianhe Profound Sand aid, mana recovery speed she absolute faster.
Chill Soul Sword Art besides direct kill, froze Andis blood qi—no win chance left.
Thought here, support gone—collapsed.
Chen Zhao arrived—saw: Andis headless kneel one side, ground head eyes unclosed, stared opposite.
Zhang Yujun ground life unknown.
“Junior Sister?”
Chen Zhao heart jolt, instant beside, no care etiquette, caught Zhang Yujun, hugged arms.
“Senior Brother, alright?”
Chen Zhao taller head—awkward pose, Zhang Yujun no mind, held hand, fundamental immortal art pure mana passed.
Chen Zhao body dry sponge, absorbed constant.
Soon awake, about speak—close peerless beauty, stunned, realized, helpless:
“Junior Sister, release first.”
Struggled—Zhang Yujun grip astonishing, couldn’t pull.
“What’s matter…” Zhang Yujun subconscious, half said—realized current gender, brow slight frown, released, silent distance.
“Senior Brother no blame good.”
Jade-soft chill touch away—Chen Zhao inward faint regret, shook head: “Junior Sister save—I thank no time, how blame? But next—hard battle come.”
He meant Andis.
Unknown secret art—instant shatter Tiangang array, wounded him—Holy Knight power shown.
But Chen Zhao sure—foe injured too.
Andis judged deliberate drain, no entangle, wanted quick end.
Thus—took damage.
Though unexpected—weaken goal achieved.
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Holy Temple main ship.
Andis closed eyes rest—no disturb.
Strange—palpitation?
Sudden brow twitch—heart jolt.
Holy Knight full body control—such reaction only subconscious instinct.
“How?”
“Lord, arrived. But sky ring… still operating?”
Guard knight enlarged front projection—target sky ring, but odd: normal, not distressed as judged.
Andis eased—no anomaly seen. Best outcome.
“Send contact cipher—see response.”
“Yes.”
Guard left.
Soon back, face ugly: “Lord, wrong. Any message—no reply. Tried known contacts—no answer.”
“How?”
Andis frowned—first time.
Vision: sky ring real, life signs sensed.
Thought, order: “Approach!”
Main ship neared.
Closer—scene clearer, no cognition error, but Andis felt off.
Till near contact, sudden:
“No stop—ram!”
“Lord?!” Guard shocked turn.
“Ram!” Andis repeat.
Guard gritted, main ship ram sky ring—instant pass through.
Bright lights, floors reflected inside ship; nearby talk voices.
“Lord?!” Guard scalp numb, panic.
Andis eyes deep, to blue planet, indifferent:
“Prepare land. We descend see.”
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Meanwhile, Zhang Yujun integrated array qi.
Tide avatar easy for her.
Lunar mana palm reshaped mountains—no array harm, cleared last stagnation Duan Yue Tian Gang array.
Planned with Chen Zhao—deliberate flaw, fix in use, fit “broken mountain,” array power 30%+ boost.
Now array core hold, earth sha add—profound qi tide stopped resumed astonishing speed, to three thousand zhang limit—Foundation mana max.
“Holy Knight Andis?”
Zhang Yujun head slight up, sky star outer nearing huge main ship, sensed blazing aura—no fear, only anticipation.
“Let me see—you vs true Golden Core?”
Finger point—instant countless profound qi earth sha vortex spin, center dim light soul-seize.
She flung dim light out—huge beam pierced clouds, shot forth.