299 A Transcendent Encounter (1/2)

Yun Yang felt a heart-wrenching agony. The purplish-golden liquid within his dantian instantly boiled away; his spiritual soul was shaken and a bleary despondency suddenly fell upon him. He came close to dispelling his wind manifestation, with the risk of falling from a high altitude.

The power of the black-robed elder was aimed directly at one’s spiritual being, a force which consumed the soul and corroded the spirit to the point of no return.

Yun Yang was concurrently manifested as wind, cloud, and thunder; a portion of him was condensed into a gale, half of his sentience formed the cloud while a sliver of his consciousness turned into lightning. It was the same for his deific consciousness and spirit; they had splintered into three unequal parts.

The tornado was only half of Yun Yang’s cultivation base. Otherwise, the sudden slash of the sword was enough to have chopped Yun Yang into two, like a tornado that had been split in twain!

Even then, Yun Yang had still suffered from a severe injury; his spiritual soul was gravely damaged. After all, it was no joke to have his manifestation of a tornado violently split against his will.

Yun Yang forced the flow of the Endless Divine Art while Emmie delivered an air of vitality continuously, to support his efforts. He used up the rest of his remaining energy for one final attempt. The tornado charged into a higher altitude with an ear-splitting boom.

The elder’s momentum with his sword ended; he had lost his chance to strike again.

With a hiss, the tornado dashed across the sky and swiftly disappeared.

A cloud came drifting in the sky, cushioning the tornado as it rose several thousand feet into the air. They pierced the snowy clouds before vanishing without a trace.

Silence.

The elder in black robes landed slowly, descending from the high altitude while holding his sword; shock was evident in his eyes. The middle-aged young lord who was on the ground had his eyes widened as well, staring at the ominous clouds; his gaze spoke of intimidation!

Who was that? What cultivation method had he used?

Both of them had struck out in an effort to block the person; they had given their all and the accumulated force would have been sufficient to turn the scenario to their advantage but it did not seem to have affected the tornado in the slightest!

At least, the other party had looked at ease and had left the scene gracefully.

”What cultivation method is this? What mythical power have we just witnessed?” the young lord asked uneasily.

”This…” The elder in robe chuckled dryly, ”...is something I have never seen nor heard before.”

The young lord frowned deeply and asked, ”Was that a person?”

The elder in black robes wore a grim expression and did not answer, speechless for a long while.

The tornado was man-made and the person behind it was diffused into the wind and clouds – that much was certain! However, who had the ability to entirely turn into wind – without a hint of his physical body?

His attack earlier had only chopped off half the tornado, but from what the other party had displayed, the entire tornado should have been his physical manifestation. Chopping half of it meant chopping part of the person’s form, but why was there only the dissipation of mystical Qi and not a solid wound to the physical body?

Such a cultivation method was terrifying and altogether surprising, not mention bizarre.

With the elder’s extensive experience, cultivation methods of wonder that could turn one into wind and thunder in a short amount of time were not common, within his knowledge. However, he knew that the term ‘turning into wind and thunder’ was only a metaphor.

No matter how dazzling the performance of the cultivator or how similar to wind and thunder it looked like, the physical body still had to exist.

If an opponent slashed at the physical body, the term ‘turning into wind and thunder’ would mean absolutely nothing.

Nonetheless, someone had indeed arrived, turned into the wind and landed without showing his true self. He had then collected the two ladies by wrapping them up in a tornado before shooting into the nine heavens!

Even when the person had been struck with a disembodying strike, only part of their mystical Qi was separated but the real self was not damaged at all; the physical manifestation of the sudden interloper had not materialized.

How could this not shock and petrify the man and elder?

”I didn’t expect the girls to have such a strong force behind them.”

The middle-aged young lord heaved a long sigh and said, ”No wonder they kept persevering and waited for help, never giving up… This had to be the reason behind their perseverance.”

He frowned then, and said, ”For such a character to intervene… I’m afraid all our arrangements prior to this have been wasted. Even if we were to find them, how can we fight with such a legendary expert?”

Other than the heavy disappointment lacing his tone, there was a tinge of genuine fear. Although he was vehemently reluctant, he had acknowledged the turn of events and did not wish to tempt fate.

Suc ha skill was barely fathomable; was it not seeking death to go against such a person?

”Young lord, there might be a loophole in this matter. We can't say for sure that this won't benefit us.” The elderly mused and said, ”From what I see, our set up might still be effective.”

The young lord’s expression was grim as he replied, ”Oh? How so?”