"Miss Du, we meet again," the Left Protector said, scrutinizing Du Yuemian with a smile.
Lin Cangyun and Lin Fengxuan stood silently to the side.
"It seems you've been watching me for a long time!" Du Yuemian's tone was frigid.
The Left Protector's gaze made her profoundly disgusted.
"Of course!" the Left Protector replied casually.
But in reality, it wasn't quite like that.
His original target had been the Dao Heart Jade.
However, when the black-robed man bid for the Dao Heart Jade, he changed his mind. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Because, he understood better than anyone how brutal the ensuing competition for the Dao Heart Jade would be. A single misstep could easily implicate him.
Furthermore, he couldn't ascertain the black-robed man's background. Thus, he decisively gave up.
He would avoid anything that could threaten him as much as possible.
This was precisely why he had successfully ascended to the position of Left Protector and reached the Martial King realm.
Caution always served one well.
Since most people were drawn to the Dao Heart Jade, naturally, not many had their sights set on the Crimson Heart Fruit.
Indeed, after observing in secret for so long, he had only seen a few petty individuals plotting for the Crimson Heart Fruit. There wasn't a single expert at the Martial King level.
So, why would he risk competing for the Dao Heart Jade?
"Hahaha! By choosing you, I can not only obtain the Crimson Heart Fruit but also possess a beauty as exquisite as you," the Left Protector leered at Du Yuemian. "Tell me, isn't this a win-win situation! Hahaha!"
Perhaps, in his heart, obtaining Du Yuemian was the primary objective.
"Delusional!"
Facing the Left Protector's brazen gaze, Du Yuemian stepped forward, a powerful aura erupting from within her.
Then, gripping her crescent dual blades, she lunged at the Left Protector.
"Lord Left Protector, there's no need for you to act. Leave this to your subordinate."
At this moment, Lin Cangyun stepped forward, bowed respectfully to the Left Protector, and then charged at Du Yuemian.
"Good!"
He was very pleased with Lin Cangyun's loyalty.
Their blades clashed, Lin Cangyun's palm, wrapped in his inner energy, engaging fiercely with Du Yuemian's dual blades.
"Break!"
With a sharp cry from Du Yuemian, two streams of inner energy surged into the crescent blades. A flash of steel, and a bloody gash appeared on Lin Cangyun's chest.
"Ah!"
Du Yuemian's sharp blade technique had caught Lin Cangyun off guard.
Moreover, Du Yuemian's cultivation realm was already a minor tier higher than his. Thus, he was naturally no match for her.
"As expected of the Du family's once-in-a-century genius!" The Left Protector, watching from the side, couldn't help but praise.
"You are not my match!"
Du Yuemian flicked her hand, shaking the blood from her blade.
"I know!" Lin Cangyun grinned and said, "Guess, after I use all my strength to fight you, even if you win, how much inner energy will you have left?"
Huh?
Du Yuemian's hands tightened, her eyes filled with solemnity.
She knew that her opponent was simply trying to deplete her inner energy. In the end, with the fully restored Left Protector making his move, would she still stand a chance?
At this moment, Lin Cangyun's aura shifted, his momentum steadily climbing.
"Fight!"
He roared and charged at Du Yuemian with incredible speed. His palms condensed into two pitch-black demonic claws, exuding a putrid aura.
Upon closing the distance, Lin Cangyun attacked Du Yuemian like a frenzied beast, sparing no effort.
Even when wounded by Du Yuemian's blade energy, he ignored it, continuing to swing his demonic claws, intending to further exhaust Du Yuemian's inner energy.
It was a suicidal fighting style.
From afar, the Left Protector watched with a smile.
"This madman!"
Indeed, under Lin Cangyun's reckless assault, Du Yuemian could no longer passively defend. Continuing like this would only lead to greater depletion.
A fierce glint flashed in her eyes. She brought her hands together in front of her, channeling inner energy into her blades once more.
"Slash!"
The dual blades descended, and a cross-shaped crescent blade energy shot towards Lin Cangyun. The terrifying power within it made him sense a hint of death.
He knew Du Yuemian had decided to kill.
But now, he could only channel all his inner energy into his demonic claws, place them in front of his chest, and withstand the strike head-on.
Bang!
"Wow!"
With a burst of energy, Lin Cangyun was sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground, a mouthful of blood gushing from his lips.
Du Yuemian's strike had critically wounded him.
"Huff! Huff!"
Du Yuemian panted, watching the fallen Lin Cangyun, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But the next second, she realized the Left Protector beside her had vanished.
"Not good!"
As she spoke, a terrifying aura struck from behind her. At this moment, Du Yuemian could only rely on instinct to turn, bringing her dual blades in front of her.
Bang!
She was still a step too late. Her right shoulder was heavily struck, sending her body flying like a kite with a broken string.
However, just as she was about to hit the wall, she forcefully stabilized herself, one hand on the ground, creating a thin skid mark.
"Pfft!"
A muffled groan, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. If she hadn't desperately suppressed it, swallowing the coppery sweetness in her mouth, she would have been unable to stand.
She raised her head, staring intently at the Left Protector, her eyes filled with mockery. "I never expected a late-stage Martial King like you to resort to sneak attacks against someone a minor realm below you."
Indeed, Du Yuemian truly hadn't anticipated that the Left Protector, a Martial King, would employ such ignoble tactics.
He had completely disregarded the dignity of a Martial King.
"Heh heh heh! As long as I can defeat my opponent most effectively and achieve my goals, I don't care about any methods," the Left Protector said, mockingly looking at Du Yuemian. "Although you have great talent, you are ultimately just a pampered canary in a comfortable cage. The outside world holds cruelties you can't imagine."
"Speaking of which, you should be thanking me," the Left Protector said, his gaze fiery as he looked at the weakened Du Yuemian. "If I hadn't wanted to obtain you, there would likely be a cold corpse on the ground right now. So, to repay my mercy, shouldn't you pay some price?"
The Left Protector's possessiveness intensified as he gazed at the beautiful, tragic figure before him.
"Cough!"
Feeling her internal injuries worsen, a rare hint of dejection appeared in Du Yuemian's eyes.
She knew she was likely doomed today.
A deep breath caused a sharp, constricting pain in her lungs. She shifted her steps, moving to the wooden long box she carried.
As she opened it, she gave the Left Protector a mournful smile and said, "You want me to repay you?" She then placed her two crescent blades into the box, continuing, "Alright! Then you must properly receive the grand gift I've prepared for you!"
For some reason, upon hearing this, the Left Protector felt a sense of impending danger. Something bad was about to happen.
At this moment, before his eyes, Du Yuemian took out two crescent long sabers from the box, identical in appearance to her previous blades.
Under the light, a dazzling white radiance reflected from the blades. The reflected light alone gave off an intense suffocating feeling.
The Left Protector, seeing the two sabers, felt his hair stand on end. Disbelief was evident in his eyes.
"The Du family's ancestral inheritance sabers: Twin Moons."
Now, the Left Protector began to panic. He hadn't expected the Du family's hereditary artifact to be carried by Du Yuemian.
Just as he was preparing to evade, Du Yuemian had already drawn the sabers.
If he dared to turn his back and flee now, it would be no different from courting death.
"You should know, with your injuries, if you use these sabers, you will surely die!" the Left Protector said, his nerves taut.
"Heh!"
Du Yuemian wasted no words.
To her left and right, she held the Twin Moons, their tips hanging naturally. All the inner energy within her flowed through her arms into the sabers.
A humming sound echoed in the air.
It seemed to understand its master's resolve, letting out a sorrowful cry.
"Madness, absolute madness!"
Seeing this, the Left Protector also channeled all his inner energy.
This strike was no joke; it meant death.
Du Yuemian looked at the enemy before her, but her eyes did not see the Left Protector.
Blade rises!
She saw the Du family of the provincial capital, her loved ones, her friends, her entire life.
"I did my best!"
This statement was for the Du family, for her relatives and friends, and for her life that withered before it could bloom.
She was free.
Blade falls!
Closing her eyes, she poured all her strength, all her essence, into the saber.
At this moment, a blurred figure appeared in her mind.
"I'm sorry, I've disappointed you!"
This!
Was her only regret.
And thus, this saber was born.
Named: Moonfall into the Mortal Realm.