Chapter 523: Defend And Attack (1/2)

In that spacecraft was Sleeping Prince, who was sleeping at that moment.

Wendy Yushan moved in front of Nightking Gu.

One was ranked eighteenth while the other was ranked fifteenth. It would seem like the difference was not that great, but Lu Yin’s eyes could see the disparity as Nightking Gu’s amount of rune lines clearly surpassed Wendy Yushan’s.

There was no nonsense exchanged, and Nightking Gu promptly raised his skull-like visage. His sunken eyes sparkled coldly, but then he suddenly vanished, only to reappear right before Wendy Yushan. He punched out, while at the same time, a grey-white layer of air covered him. This was something that Lu Yin had seen before; this was the Nightking’s Body.

Wendy Yushan sliced out with her sword, and the tip managed to penetrate his bone to some degree. The might of Ten-Thousand Swords in One was enough to slice the Nightking's Body apart, but the blade drew no blood. On the contrary, Wendy Yushan was sent crashing into the mountain range by Nightking Gu’s punch, stopping at some unknown depth underground.

Countless people were stunned, as Wendy Yushan had sliced Zhanbing Daynight apart, showcasing the formidable power of her sword. However, even such a blade was ineffective against Nightking Gu. Her attack could not be deemed completely ineffective as she had broken through Nightking Gu’s defense, but it had not been enough to seriously harm him.

Lu Yin appeared in front Nightking Gu by using Flash Step and then swatted a palm at the Explorer. Nightking Gu noticed Lu Yin, but he did not bother dodging. Instead, he allowed Lu Yin to strike him. “Thirty Stacks, Seventyfold Shockwave Palm.”

Boom!

The ground split open as the two young men sank underground together. Lu Yin’s pupils shrank as he had discovered that the power of his palm attack was not enough to break through the Nightking's Body. In fact, it had been completely ineffective.

Nightking Gu turned and stared at Lu Yin with gloomy eyes. He then lunged out with his left hand without any warning. Lu Yin didn’t dare to allow himself to be grabbed, and he hurriedly retreated. However, Nightking Gu’s speed was not slow either, as no physically oriented cultivation technique would be slow. Nightking Gu hounded Lu Yin along his path of retreat. All the while, his fist vibrated in a way that damaged space, striking Lu Yin through the vibrations.

Wendy Yushan leaped up and stood in front of Lu Yin as she solemnly looked at Nightking Gu.

Nightking Gu stood back up. His skull-like face was enough to send chills running down one’s spine.

“Don’t intervene. You can’t handle his attacks,” Wendy Yushan said softly.

Lu Yin looked at her seriously. “You definitely cannot use that. At worst, we’ll give him the mountain range. The Sea King's Dome can’t blame us for not being able to defend this mountain range since we’ve already worked together.”

Wendy Yushan nodded, and her sword spun around before slicing towards Nightking Gu.

Nightking Gu’s body itself distorted the void. He obviously had no muscles, but he gave off a feeling of unparalleled strength that was enough to even make Wendy Yushan’s sword tip grow sluggish.

Nightking Gu did not even dodge Wendy Yushan’s sword. He allowed it to stab into his body again before he slammed out with another palm. Wendy Yushan’s expression changed as palm struck her abdomen, causing her to spit out a mouthful of blood as she was flung into the distance.

Nightking Gu ferociously charged after her with another fist, ready to strike again. Wendy Yushan glared at him coldly as she forcefully contorted her body to evade Nightking Gu’s attack. She struck out and stabbed her sword into Nightking Gu’s body again, and this time, fresh blood flowed down the blade, proving that she had injured him this time.

However, he paid no attention to the wound and grabbed the edge of the blade with his hand, causing the sword to slice into his palm while his other hand moved forward to strike at Wendy’s forehead. If his attack connected, then Wendy Yushan would definitely die.

Lu Yin appeared at this crucial moment and kicked out with a foot wrapped in six-lined battle force. The enormous strength of this kick distracted Nightking Gu, and he was forced to redirect his hand away from Wendy’s head to block Lu Yin’s attack. Lu Yin’s thigh twisted, and there was a crack as his bone snapped and his battle force collapsed. However, the force of his kick had also forced Nightking Gu to take two steps back, allowing Wendy Yushan to escape from her crisis.

Lu Yin crashed deep into the ground with a bang, his right leg bent at a strange angle that sent intense pain jolting through his body. He gritted his teeth and endured the agony as he watched Wendy Yushan break free from her crisis. Only then was he able to relax. Still, the pain from his ruined leg washed over him in waves.

Ever since stepping on the path of cultivation, Lu Yin had rarely lost out when it came to physical strength. His encounter with Nightking Gu at this time had been a struggle of physical strength, but he hadn’t even been able to really retaliate. This was a super expert, someone ranked fifteenth on the Top 100 Rankings.

Fortunately, it was just a bent right leg, and he could quickly heal from this sort of injury. Lu Yin touched his cosmic ring, as it seemed that it was time for him to rely on external help once again.

Wendy Yushan appeared beside Lu Yin and bent down to press her hand against Lu Yin’s leg.

Lu Yin was puzzled. “What’s the matter? It’s not that serious.”

Wendy Yushan did not answer him, and he saw that fresh blood was dripping from her lips and that her face was serious. In the next moment, her palm started to give off a faint, hazy halo, and Lu Yin’s right leg immediately stopped hurting and returned to normal.

This was an innate gift of healing.

When he had been in East San Dios, Lu Yin had guessed that Wendy Yushan most likely had some innate gift, as she was firmly placed within the top twenty, but he had never imagined that she would have an innate gift of healing. This sort of innate gift appeared in less than one person in 10,000, and that was when considering cultivators with innate gifts.

The functionality of healing did not need to be elaborated on. When Wendy Yushan displayed her innate gift of healing, the various major forces above the planet turned green with envy.