Chapter 213
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Chapter 213: Fierce Battle with the Water Cloud Mandala Beast
The water arrow unleashed by the Water Cloud Mandala Beast was so powerful that Ye Yun couldn’t block it directly. Aside from the incomplete third form of the Thundercloud Lightning Sword and the Born as a Sword technique, his strongest asset was undoubtedly his formidable physical body.
Yet even his hardened physique couldn’t withstand such an attack.
Ye Yun shifted his stance and darted sideways, barely evading the water arrow. The projectile struck the water curtain sealing the cave opening without shattering it. Instead, it merged seamlessly into the barrier. Outside, Su Ling sensed the curtain grow noticeably tougher.
Ye Yun steadied his breath, eyes locked on the beast. Holding nothing back, he summoned the Purple Shadow Sword with a flick of his wrist. The blade shimmered as light rippled across its surface like flowing water.
The serpentine Water Cloud Mandala Beast twisted its body, triangular eyes cold and devoid of emotion—only pure murderous intent.
Ye Yun’s brow twitched. Purple light erupted from his hand as the sword slashed through the air toward the beast’s head. Unexpectedly, the creature didn’t dodge. Instead, it spat a pale blue glow, conjuring a grinding wheel-sized shield of water above its head.
*Thud!*
The Purple Shadow Sword sank halfway into the watery shield but stalled, neither breaking through nor rebounding. Ye Yun’s heart raced. His cultivation had surged sevenfold after reaching the second stage of Qi refining, yet even this strike—charged with true qi—failed to shatter the defense.
A wave of danger gripped him. He yanked the sword back, but the shield’s suction held it fast. Meanwhile, the beast coiled and lunged, its body blurring into a streak of light aimed at Ye Yun’s chest.
Retreating would mean losing the initiative. Against a mutated second-tier spirit beast, hesitation spelled doom.
Ye Yun released the sword and leaped backward. A split-second delay would’ve meant a fatal collision. As he retreated, his right hand slashed the air. A faint sword shadow shot from his fingertips—*Born as a Sword!*
In that critical moment, his mind sharpened. He felt every thread of true qi surging through him, merging the first two forms of the Thundercloud Lightning Sword into this single strike.
*Clang!*
The sword shadow shattered into scattered light, but the beast’s charge slowed slightly. Ye Yun hadn’t expected to kill it—even enhanced, his attack was futile against such a foe.
The clash lasted mere instants.
Seizing the opening, Ye Yun pivoted left, then vaulted over the beast, landing behind it. “Die!” he roared. The Blazing Flame Explosion Ring and Ice Spirit Soul Lock materialized, swelling beside him. A blazing blue ice arrow fired, fused with flames from the ring, streaking toward the beast as it turned.
*Crack!*
The flaming ice arrow struck its head—only to snap and burst into shards. Not a scratch marred the beast’s hide. Ye Yun gaped. His cultivation rivaled Foundation Establishment disciples, yet this hybrid attack of Fire Spirit Qi and Ice Spirit Qi proved useless.
But then he noticed: though unharmed, the beast’s movements had slowed. Its blurred form grew clearer—the strike had bought him precious time.
Ye Yun raised his eyebrows. True qi instantly surged into the Fire Flame Explosive Cloud and Ice Spirit Soul Lock spiritual weapons. Another ice arrow wrapped in flames shot out, streaking toward the Water Cloud Mandala Beast’s head.
Crack!
The ice arrow struck true once more.
The beast’s forward momentum visibly faltered, its body jerking mid-air as its speed decreased.
Now Ye Yun clearly saw the creature’s form—a serpent-like being as thick as a watermelon, but with a head unlike any snake’s. Triangular eyes glinted with murderous intent, while two small bumps crowned its skull, each bearing a white spot where horns had yet to fully grow.
Ye Yun had no time to wonder about its origins. He hadn’t used two moves hoping to kill the beast, only to buy seconds to escape its attack range.
When the second ice arrow shattered, Ye Yun leapt upward. His body twisted like a great bird’s before landing by the water’s edge.
"Rooaar!"
The Water Cloud Mandala Beast roared in frustrated fury, astonished by Ye Yun’s repeated escapes.
Blue water arrows erupted from the beast’s maw, merging into a raging torrent that hurtled toward Ye Yun.
Standing firm, Ye Yun formed a sword-finger with his right hand and thrust it at the incoming onslaught.
"Ice Sealing a Thousand Miles!"
As he roared, all his Ice Spirit Qi concentrated into this strike. A gentle mist spread across twenty zhang around him.
The hundreds of blue arrows froze upon entering the mist, shattering into glittering ice crystals that rained down.
The mist expanded, engulfing the beast. Ye Yun withdrew his sword-finger and flashed through the haze. Purple light glimmered as his Purple Shadow Sword returned to his palm.
Crack!
A faint splintering sound revealed the beast momentarily frozen—for barely one breath.
Regret stabbed Ye Yun. Had he known the freeze would work, he’d have pressed the attack instead of retrieving his sword.
Too late.
The mist cleared, revealing the beast reared up. Its forked tongue flickered blue, triangular eyes now split—one deep ocean, one blazing flame.
Every muscle tensed. Ye Yun sensed mortal danger—this mutated beast’s next strike meant life or death.
Suddenly, calm smoothed Ye Yun’s features. The Purple Shadow Sword trembled in his grip, vibrating faster until hundreds of purple light shadows flickered around him like lightning.
"Come!"
Thunder rumbled as purple radiance blazed in Ye Yun’s hand.
