Chapter 8: Mirror Sect’s Gambit (Part 6)

Lin Fan raised his hand, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and stared fixedly at Lin Yue, who was pressing in step by step.

If this dragged on any longer, not only would he be defeated, but the Cultivators he had just rescued behind him would also completely lose their lives.

The opponent's power was simply too strong, far exceeding his current Realm.

In a place like Earth, where Spiritual Qi is strange and the rules are incomplete, achieving a Breakthrough is almost a fantasy.

Three years of stagnation had caused Lin Fan's cultivation to remain at the Nascent Soul Mid Stage.

However, Lin Yue was different.

After being taken away by Mirror Venerable, he had managed to climb all the way up within a mere three years, thanks to Mirror Venerable's terrifying methods, and had now reached the Soul Transformation Peak!

Soul Transformation Peak versus Nascent Soul Mid Stage. Such a gap was like a chasm, difficult to bridge.

Lin Yue sneered, waving his giant blade as he approached: "My good brother, what are you still hesitating about? Aren't you trying to protect everyone? Unfortunately, you can't even protect your own life!"

Lin Fan gripped his heavenly dao divine weapon tightly, suppressing the anger and anxiety in his heart.

Ordinary combat techniques were no longer enough to contend with Lin Yue.

Lin Fan took a deep breath and suddenly injected Spiritual Qi madly into his body.

Around him, a ripple-like spatial fluctuation suddenly appeared, and the world seemed to be slightly distorting.

"Void Domain!"

Lin Fan let out a low roar, and the heavenly dao divine weapon suddenly erupted with brilliant golden light. The space centered around him seemed to be instantly cut off, forming an independent, small-scale Domain.

Inside the Domain, countless Void Power permeated, darkness and radiance intertwined, and the surrounding spatial rules became chaotic.

Lin Yue was slightly stunned, his movements faltering for a moment.

His giant blade had clearly been swung down, but it was forcibly deflected by an invisible force, and the Saber Qi struck to the side, missing its mark.

"Oh?" Lin Yue raised an eyebrow, a hint of coldness in his eyes. "Is this your trump card? A lousy Domain, and you think you can stop me?"

"Try it and see!" Lin Fan's gaze turned cold. With the heavenly dao divine weapon held horizontally before him, his figure moved like a ghost. Utilizing the interference of the Void Domain, he quickly approached Lin Yue and launched a fierce offensive.

Lin Yue sneered and swung his blade to meet the attack again, but he found that his movements were constantly being interfered with by the Void Power. His strength could not be fully unleashed, and his speed was reduced by a few points.

Meanwhile, Lin Fan's sword momentum was swift and fierce, each strike precisely targeting his vitals.

As the two clashed, sparks flew everywhere, and the ground around them constantly cracked under the intensity of their battle.

"Is that all you've got?" Lin Yue gritted his teeth and erupted with monstrous black Qi again, wanting to forcibly suppress the Void Domain.

However, Lin Fan did not give him a chance to breathe. The heavenly dao divine weapon transformed into streams of sword light, continuously slashing at his defenses.

Although Lin Yue's power still held the upper hand, the weakening effect of the Void Domain made his attacks less sharp than before, and Lin Fan finally found a moment to breathe.

But, the Void Domain could only hold Lin Yue back temporarily. To truly change the course of the battle, he had to go all in.

Lin Fan took a deep breath, drove his judgment spear into the ground, formed hand seals, and whispered:

"Void Piercing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Fan's body shook violently, and the Nascent Soul above his head suddenly left his body, transforming into a small, illusory figure.

The Nascent Soul was covered in a radiance where golden light and Void Power intertwined. Like a sharp sword, it shot straight into the sky under Lin Fan's control.

Seeing this, a flash of astonishment crossed Lin Yue's eyes, followed by a sneer: "Lin Fan, you actually dare to use your Nascent Soul to attack! You are courting death!"

A Nascent Soul attack is the ultimate means for a Cultivator in the Nascent Soul Realm.

Once the Nascent Soul leaves the body, not only will the Cultivator's physical body become extremely weak, but if the Nascent Soul is damaged, it will injure the foundation, or even lead to death.

But Lin Fan had no way out. He controlled the Nascent Soul with all his might, injecting Void Power into it. The Nascent Soul transformed into a dazzling stream of light, leaving a long trail in the Void Realm as it thrust straight at Lin Yue!

Lin Yue's pupils constricted, and he hurriedly swung his blade to block.

However, the Void Power contained within the Nascent Soul was extremely powerful. The moment the blade touched the Nascent Soul, a huge crack was torn into it.

The stream of light pierced through the blade and struck straight at Lin Yue's chest.

"Damn it!" Lin Yue roared, and the black Qi all over his body suddenly condensed into an unbreakable barrier, forcibly blocking the Nascent Soul's piercing attack.

Even so, his figure was knocked back several yards, and a deep crack appeared on his giant blade.

His expression changed slightly. Looking down at his chest, although he wasn't directly injured, that Void Power still remained within his body, interfering with the circulation of his Spiritual Qi.

"Lin Fan!" Lin Yue was furious, gritting his teeth as he roared, "How dare you hurt me!"

Lin Fan recalled his Nascent Soul, his face pale.

He forced himself to stand, the heavenly dao divine weapon in his hand trembling slightly, the golden light on the blade dimmed a few points.

Cold sweat poured down his forehead; he was already at the end of his rope.

The series of battles just now had not only consumed his Spiritual Qi but also overdrawn his mental energy.

If he continued, defeat was inevitable.

The Void Divine Weapon, Annihilation Demon Blade, roared in his Sea of Consciousness like a demon from the abyss, calling for him to release its power.

"I cannot expose the identity of the Void Main God."

Lin Fan warned himself secretly, suppressing the impulse in his heart. If exposed, it would inevitably attract the gaze of the deities from the Upper Realm and even trigger a catastrophe.

The miraculous effect of the Nascent Soul leaving the body to attack could not be replicated; the opponent was already on guard.

The Lin Yue before him had strength far superior to his own; he was no longer an enemy that could be defeated by clever schemes and techniques.

"Only by injecting cultivation…"

Lin Fan gritted his teeth. In his mind, the thousand-year cultivation granted by the legendary title "I Have Ridden the White Emperor's Woman" appeared.

This was his greatest trump card. Since obtaining this power, he had only used one-thirtieth of it, which had allowed him to step from an ordinary Cultivator to the Golden Core Peak step by step.

"By consuming at most three hundred years of cultivation, I can break through to the Nascent Soul Peak, or even trigger the Heavenly Tribulation, and enter the Soul Transformation Stage in one go!"

Lin Fan, desperate, was just about to inject the cultivation into himself.

Just at this moment, in the wilderness mountains, the clear sky suddenly changed. A bright moon rose from somewhere unknown, casting a soft, water-like light.

Within the moonlight, a cold, ethereal celestial sound faintly drifted over, as if piercing through heaven and earth.

Lin Fan's movements paused, and he looked up at the high sky.

As the celestial sound gradually became clearer, a graceful figure slowly descended from the sky.

She wore a pale blue dress like an orchid under the moon, her sleeves fluttering, like a Fairy formed from frost.

Her face was stunningly beautiful, her figure cold as frost, and her pair of cold eyes seemed to contain the vast starry sky.

"Yueyin Palace Master—Fairy Youyue!" Lin Fan whispered to himself, his heart filled with immense shock.

Fairy Youyue waved her slender hand lightly, and a silver zither string appeared at her fingertips.

The zither string trembled lightly, and in an instant, a clear and resonant sound wave rang out, striking directly at Lin Yue.

Wherever the sound wave passed, the Void Realm vibrated like a mirror. Lin Yue's offensive was completely blocked, and he was knocked back several yards.

Lin Yue sneered and looked up at Fairy Youyue: "Xuanyin Qin Sect, sure enough, you love to meddle. Do you think you can stop me?"

Fairy Youyue frowned slightly, her voice as cold as ice: "Lin Yue, you are not of this Realm, and today you have attacked a Disciple of my Qin Sect…"

Lin Fan took the opportunity to retreat and increase the distance. He panted slightly, but a glimmer of hope ignited in his heart.

Fairy Youyue's sudden appearance had undoubtedly allowed him to temporarily escape danger.

But he knew that Lin Yue's strength was too great; even Fairy Youyue might not be able to easily subdue him.

Fairy Youyue raised her slender fingers, and the zither string vibrated accordingly. The entire world was suddenly shrouded in a hazy moonlight.

Streams of silver sound waves flowed around her, like a cage formed of musical notes, trapping Lin Yue firmly within.

Lin Yue snorted coldly, his hands crossed as he condensed pitch-black power and slashed fiercely at the sound wave cage.

The two forces collided, erupting with an earth-shattering roar, and the surrounding space instantly distorted.

Lin Fan quickly took out an immortal crystal and held it in his hand; Spiritual Qi surged into his body like a great whale drinking water.

Although there was a brief moment to breathe, the situation remained critical. He had to recover his strength as quickly as possible to prepare for the upcoming battle.