Martial Cultivator
chapter-528

In the wind and snow, Autumn looked at the young daoist who appeared before her. After a brief moment of contemplation, she recognized his identity and said calmly, “The Twin Pillars of Daoism? Why not face me together, instead of coming to die one by one?"

The person before her was naturally the other of the twin pillars, Yun Jianyue.

Now at the top of the Latent Dragon List, he could be considered the nominal leader among the younger generation.

“I’ve heard that the Demon Emperor has a remarkably talented daughter. I suppose that's you, Princess.”

Yun Jianyue smiled slightly. “Since you're the princess, my senior sister's defeat is understandable. However, since you've injured my senior sister, this lowly daoist would like to have a word with Your Highness.”

“You like that woman?”

Autumn looked at Yun Jianyue and mocked, “Your taste is truly poor.”

Yun Jianyue frowned slightly, showing some dissatisfaction. But he just shook his head and said, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What is good or bad is not for Your Highness to decide. If Your Highness intends to provoke this lowly with such tactics, it's rather underhanded.”

Autumn remained silent, merely letting out a cold laugh as the wind and snow intensified around them.

Yun Jianyue glanced at the demonic qi swirling around Autumn and said softly, “Since my senior sister couldn't handle Your Highness, why don't you take a look at this lowly daoist's techniques?”

After saying this, Yun Jianyue raised his hand slightly. The wind and snow behind him suddenly ceased, creating a stark contrast with the surging storm in front, forming a clear contrast between calm and chaos.

The difference was striking.

Yun Jianyue had broken through to the Great Beyond Realm in the ruins of the Rongshan Sect. Apart from the battle where he had to suppress his realm against Chen Chao, he had not fought in a long time. However, this did not mean that his cultivation had stagnated. On the contrary, as a daoist prodigy, his skills had advanced considerably in the meantime. He had deliberately feigned weakness in front of his senior sister Ye Zhihua. But in reality, she was no longer his match if they were to fight seriously.

In the world, there were very few young geniuses who could challenge him anymore.

Autumn's expression remained unchanged as the raging wind and snow surged past her body and continued forward. The storm swept her robes and long hair, adding a wild beauty to this demon princess.

Yun Jianyue's expression remained calm as he silently watched the wind and snow swirling around him. Meanwhile, the qi within him slowly seeped out, spreading throughout heaven and earth.

The wind and snow surged forward, carrying more snow and forming a snowstorm created by human effort.

The surrounding storm was disturbed, its trajectory altered, and it fell farther away.

Yun Jianyue stood at the heart of this storm without any movement. As the storm approached him, the snow at the forefront suddenly crystallized, forming various bizarre ice sculptures. Despite the layers of snow accumulating behind him, the storm could no longer advance an inch.

Just the initial exchange between the two made it clear that Yun Jianyue was far more powerful than Ye Zhihua.

This daoist prodigy, who had always been in the shadow of his senior sister, had surged ahead on the path of cultivation, leaving Ye Zhihua far behind in the dust.

Autumn furrowed her brows slightly, seemingly surprised that this other member of the Twin Pillars of Daoism was so actually much stronger than Ye Zhihua. After thinking for a moment, Autumn's figure darted across several dozen yards, directly traversing the snow that had already transformed into ice sculptures. As the ice sculptures shattered, Autumn reached out and casually drew a snow sword from the snow. She arrived in front of Yun Jianyue, who seemed taken aback by the fierce demeanor of this demon princess. However, Yun Jianyue merely fell back and retreated into the stagnant snow.

Autumn did not hesitate. She swung her sword downward, and the surging demonic qi poured out like a galaxy, transforming into streams of black energy that crashed into the world Yun Jianyue had constructed.

Seeing that Autumn did not plunge headfirst into the world he had created, Yun Jianyue felt some regret. This was the battlefield he had designed for Autumn, but the woman before him, with her high cultivation realm and profound cunning, had instantly seen through his intentions. Yun Jianyue had originally expected that since Autumn was prideful, she would definitely act recklessly...

Forget it.

Yun Jianyue, who had his plan exposed, showed no major signs of frustration. He noticed that the stagnant wind and snow were starting to tremble slightly. A butterfly of radiant light appeared from his fingertips and fluttered ahead. After leaving his hand, it flew towards Autumn. Yun Jianyue knew from detailed accounts of his senior sister's battle with Autumn that she had once used this technique in combat with Autumn but was defeated. Now, Yun Jianyue was curious to see if Autumn could destroy his butterfly with the same technique.

The butterfly flapped its wings, bridging the vast sea.

As the world of wind and snow created by Yun Jianyue completely shattered, the brilliant butterfly approached Autumn. With each gentle flap of the butterfly’s wings, the surrounding wind and snow were stirred, creating a phenomenon far surpassing the one previously conjured by Ye Zhihua.

In an instant, the wind and snow had already enveloped Autumn, and the radiant butterfly had also been swallowed by the storm, appearing right in front of Autumn.

Yun Jianyue watched this scene silently. However, the next moment, a brilliant beam of light shot out from within the storm, piercing the sky. Yun Jianyue frowned slightly, and golden threads began to emerge from his fingertips. At an incredibly rapid speed, these golden threads swept toward the storm, quickly wrapping around the wind and snow in front of Autumn.

At this moment, it was as if a massive cocoon had appeared in the world. It even shimmered with golden light, creating a striking scene.

The returning golden threads were grasped tightly by Yun Jianyue, who then pulled forcefully, tightening the large storm even further.

However, within moments, Yun Jianyue's complexion turned pale.

Rather than extinguishing, the massive cocoon in front of him grew even more radiant. Furthermore, more light began to emanate from the cocoon. As time went on, the cocoon became increasingly riddled with holes.

Yun Jianyue let out a sigh, realizing he had underestimated this demon princess.

Recognizing that it was too late to change the situation, Yun Jianyue chose to release the golden threads willingly. In the next instant, the massive cocoon exploded.

Countless wind and snow roared outward, crashing into everything around. Numerous snowdrifts and snowy ground were not spared. In a short time, the area around them for several miles was left in ruins.

Autumn reappeared in the world.

However, in the next moment, countless ice spears surged towards her.

Having released the golden threads, Yun Jianyue did not remain idle, he had already begun planning his next attack.

Autumn's snow sword was still in her hand, and with each swing, numerous ice spears were shattered and fell to the ground. This method was certainly effective, but it was impossible to cause her harm with such means.

But how could Yun Jianyue's methods be so limited?

As the ice spears were all destroyed, the thunderclouds beyond the storm began to rumble.

Among the younger generation of humans in the world today, if it came to lightning techniques, Yun Jianyue was undoubtedly the best.

Yet, before the thunderclouds fully formed, Autumn had already reached Yun Jianyue, thrusting her snow sword directly at him.

Yun Jianyue's daoist robe swirled, and a very pure daoist aura surged forth, attempting to block Autumn's strike. Within this small area, two auras clashed and devoured each other incessantly.

Autumn struck with her palm towards Yun Jianyue’s head. When they were in close combat, even with all his magic spells, Yun Jianyue found himself at a disadvantage.

This was the strength of the demon race, not only could they use techniques to fight against cultivators, but they also possessed a naturally unparalleled physique in close combat.

However, the demon race had different races, and there were differences in physiques too. While Autumn's physique might not be as formidable as Yuan Ling's, it was far beyond what Yun Jianyue, a daoist cultivator, could withstand.

Yun Jianyue was gradually finding it harder to cope. His daoist robe was already riddled with numerous tears.

After blocking Autumn's domineering palm strike, Yun Jianyue was struck on the shoulder by the snow sword, and blood instantly gushed out.

Yun Jianyue's face turned pale.

A golden lightning bolt suddenly fell from the sky!

Autumn furrowed her brows, intending to withdraw her sword, but she found that a tall snow wall had silently appeared behind her, blocking her escape route.

Yun Jianyue in front of her gave a faint smile and then slid back several dozen feet.

As he retreated, Autumn threw her snow sword. But unexpectedly, she did not use it to block the descending lightning bolt. Instead, she continued to pursue Yun Jianyue.

The snow sword pierced through the storm and drove into Yun Jianyue's chest.

At the same time, Autumn violently shattered the snow wall behind her, but it was too late. The golden lightning bolt had already descended.

The lightning pool Yun Jianyue had constructed had taken shape at this moment.

Countless bolts of lightning followed in succession, their power astonishing.

Yun Jianyue who had already landed far away showed no expression and did not reach to pull out the snow sword embedded in his chest. The snow sword had already melted, with water droplets falling and merging into the world.

Yun Jianyue had underestimated this demon princess in the end.