Myth Beyond Heaven

Chapter 2557: Grudge (2)

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The energy struck Tantai Xue's barrier, the impact sending shockwaves rippling through the air. The barrier held firm, but Yun Lintian didn't falter. He pressed forward, his movements swift and precise, each strike aimed at breaking through her defenses.

Tantai Xue raised her hand, and the Law of Order surged around her. With a casual gesture, she disrupted the flow of Yun Lintian's divine energy, causing his attack to waver. But Yun Lintian was prepared. He channeled the Law of Order within himself, countering her disruption with his own mastery over the same law.

The two forces clashed, creating a storm of energy that tore through the battlefield. The ground below cracked and split, and the sky above darkened as the heavens themselves seemed to tremble under the force of their confrontation.

Yun Lintian's eyes narrowed. He knew Tantai Xue was a formidable opponent, but he also knew that her power wasn't limitless. With a deep breath, he focused his energy, channeling the full power of the Heaven Piercing Sword Art.

The blade in his hand blazed with light, and he swung it in a wide arc, sending a wave of divine energy toward Tantai Xue.

BOOM!

The energy wave struck her barrier with devastating force, and this time, it began to crack. Tantai Xue's eyes widened in surprise, but she quickly regained her composure. She raised her hand, and the Law of Order surged once more, repairing the barrier and pushing back against Yun Lintian's attack.

Yun Lintian didn't let up. He pressed forward, his movements swift and relentless. Each strike of his sword was imbued with the power of the Heaven and Earth technique, and the force of his attacks began to wear down Tantai Xue's defenses.

Tantai Xue's expression shifted from calm to serious. She knew she couldn't afford to underestimate Yun Lintian any longer. With a swift motion, she summoned her own weapon - a set of formation flags.

The flags glowed with dark energy, and she quickly arranged them around the battlefield, creating a formation filled with traps and restrictions.

Buzz-

The space around them twisted and warped, the Law of Order bending reality to her will. Yun Lintian found himself surrounded by a maze of traps, each one designed to hinder his movements and disrupt his energy.

Yun Lintian remained calm and composed. He had faced numerous formations like this before, and he knew how to counter them. With a deep breath, he focused his energy, channeling the Law of Order within himself. His eyes glowed with a golden light as he began to unravel the formation, his movements precise and calculated.

Tantai Xue watched with a hint of surprise as Yun Lintian navigated her traps with ease. She knew he was skilled, but she hadn't expected him to be able to counter her formations so quickly. With a swift motion, she activated the next phase of her formation, summoning a wave of dark energy that surged toward Yun Lintian.

BOOM!

The energy struck Yun Lintian, but he was ready. He raised his sword, and the Heaven Piercing Sword Art erupted from the blade, countering the dark energy with a wave of divine light.

The two forces clashed, creating a storm of energy that tore through the battlefield.

Yun Lintian stood firm amidst the chaotic storm of energy, his Heaven Piercing Sword glowing with an ethereal light. His eyes were sharp, locked onto Tantai Xue as he prepared for her next move.

Tantai Xue's expression turned cold, her earlier calm replaced by a focused intensity. She raised her hands, and the air around her shimmered as she began to conjure various laws of the universe. Each law she summoned radiated immense power, and the battlefield itself seemed to tremble under their weight.

First, she summoned the Law of Fire, and a massive inferno erupted around her, its flames burning with a ferocity that could reduce mountains to ash. The fire surged toward Yun Lintian, its heat distorting the air.

Yun Lintian didn't flinch. With a swift motion, he summoned the Sword of Fire, its blade blazing with crimson flames. He swung the sword, and a wave of fire erupted from it, clashing against Tantai Xue's inferno.

BANG!

The two forces collided, creating a massive explosion of flames that lit up the sky.

Before the flames could dissipate, Tantai Xue summoned the Law of Water, and a tidal wave of dark, icy water surged toward Yun Lintian. The water was imbued with a chilling energy that could freeze even the strongest of cultivators.

Yun Lintian reacted instantly, summoning the Sword of Water. The blade glowed with a serene blue light, and he swung it, creating a wave of pure, crystalline water that met Tantai Xue's attack head-on.

CRACKLE!

The two waves collided, freezing into a massive wall of ice that shattered into countless shards.

Yun Lintian stared at her coldly amidst the rain of ice particles. "You don't have to test my strength. You will never understand it."

The fire and water swords hovered around him like guardians protecting their master.

Tantai Xue's expression turned grim as she spoke. "I must say you have grown beyond my expectations. This is indeed strange... Could it be that you have been pretending to be weak all this time?"

In their previous encounter, Yun Lintian was nothing but a weakling in her eyes. Even though her power hadn't fully recovered yet, she could have easily eliminated him. If it weren't for Jian Yun, she would've put a restriction inside Yun Lintian's body, preventing him from advancing further.

However, the Yun Lintian in front of her was entirely different. It was as if the one in the past was fake. Although Tantai Xue was well aware of Yun Lintian's potential, it was too exaggerated that he could grow so much in strength within such a short period.

Therefore, there was only one possibility in her mind right now - Yun Lintian had deceived everyone all this time.

Yun Lintian didn't deny or admit to Tantai Xue's question. It wasn't that he had pretended to be weak, but his understanding of his own power was too shallow in the past.

Since he had arrived in the Realm of Chaos, Yun Lintian's comprehension of the profound laws and his own power had grown immensely. Coupled with the experience of facing several powerful foes in the past months, Yun Lintian had tried various means in order to understand his power further, and it had worked extremely well.

In fact, the power Yun Lintian possessed right now didn't belong to any Primordial Gods, but it came from his own comprehension. When he realized this, Yun Lintian was no longer bound by the old thinking of inheriting someone's power.

It could be said that he had finally stepped out of his shell and truly become himself...