Chapter 1194: Nine-Turn Golden Body!

"Holy Mother, matters here have been settled. We can withdraw at any time," Dayou said, bowing to Yueji.

"Mm, have them withdraw directly," Yueji said indifferently.

Dayou hesitated, then added, "Holy Mother, the three days are almost up. Could that Ye Yuan..."

Yueji's face turned cold. "Are you doubting my abilities?"

Though Yueji was seductive and often playful, she was a true demon, utterly merciless in killing.

Even if Dayou was her subordinate.

"I wouldn't dare!" Dayou quickly said.

Yueji suddenly changed her expression, brimming with confidence. "Even Jue Tian from a million years ago, if poisoned by the flower, would obediently become my demon slave. That mere Daoxuan realm brat—can he turn the tables? See? Here he comes."

As Yueji spoke, Ye Yuan's figure appeared in her sight.

"Hehe, dear little brother, come here, let big sister dote on you," Yueji said, waving at Ye Yuan with a smile.

Ye Yuan said nothing, simply flying toward Yueji.

Yueji laughed and said smugly to Dayou beside her, "Dayou, see? This is the Son of Destiny, now my demon slave! When I find that Kano fellow, I'll have a good show-off!"

But Dayou frowned. "Holy Mother, something... seems off!"

"Hm?" Yueji was startled. She turned to look at Ye Yuan and her expression changed drastically.

At that moment, Ye Yuan was less than a hundred zhang away, a hint of mockery flashing at the corner of his mouth.

Suddenly, Zhuxie Sword struck!

Raging Sword Fire Lotus!

A fierce killing intent locked onto Yueji, and two divine laws erupted!

A hundred zhang—crossed in an instant.

Yueji's reaction was swift. Terrifying demonic qi burst forth, shielding her completely.

"Boom!"

The sword struck the mass of black qi solidly. The energy waves from the two divine laws drove deep dents into the black mass.

The black mass was blasted a thousand zhang away!

"Hahaha, old hag, you think your petty tricks can subdue Lord Ye Yuan? Don't you intelligence gatherers know that Ye Yuan's title is 'Soaring Heaven'?" Meng Guang shouted from afar, laughing in mockery.

The black qi dissipated, revealing Yueji and Dayou.

Yueji's face was pale, a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth.

Dayou was in far worse shape—his entire body was mangled, almost shattered.

"Old hag, how did that strike feel?" Ye Yuan asked with a half-smile.

Having landed that sneak attack, Ye Yuan felt immensely relieved.

Since his rebirth, Ye Yuan had faced countless life-and-death situations, but none as perilous as a few days ago.

He had nearly become someone's slave.

Though he had overcome the crisis, Ye Yuan had been holding in his anger.

With that successful strike, he finally released that pent-up frustration.

Yueji's expression was grim. She had just been boasting to Dayou, and Ye Yuan had slapped her in the face.

That sword strike was immensely powerful; even she had suffered a considerable hidden loss.

More importantly, she had lost face completely.

"Impossible! The demon flower poison has no cure. How did you do it?" Yueji demanded, still in disbelief.

As a Heavenly Demon God, comparable to a Guixu Divine Realm existence, Yueji's confidence was not unfounded.

Even if she couldn't break through to the Divine Realm now, her methods were beyond ordinary human understanding.

But this time, she had miscalculated!

"No cure? I'm perfectly fine now, aren't I? Old hag, don't be too overconfident! Oh, I forgot—you're not human. Even as a demon, don't be too cocky, or you'll get slapped in the face!" Ye Yuan taunted.

Yueji's face shifted between shades, a far cry from her cheerful demeanor that day.

She wasn't shocked by Ye Yuan's sword strike, but by the fact that he had expelled the demon flower poison.

"Hmph! Boy, do you think that just because you've neutralized the flower poison, you're a match for me? Don't imagine that strike did me any real harm," Yueji sneered.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Stop bluffing! You're strong, but you're far from your peak, aren't you? If you were truly unrestrained, you wouldn't have let me leave that day. One strike wasn't enough, but ten or eight should do, right?"

Yueji's expression changed; she hadn't expected Ye Yuan to see through her so clearly.

After being suppressed by Jue Tian for a million years, how could Yueji's strength recover so quickly?

Her fight with Ye Yuan that day had already damaged her vitality, nearly exhausting all the yang energy she had absorbed over the past few months.

Though that sword strike hadn't harmed her foundation, ten or eight such strikes would indeed be troublesome.

"Hmph! That's assuming you can hit me again. Do you think I'll give you another chance? Die!"

Now furious and humiliated, Yueji pulled a vine from her own body and charged at Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan showed no fear; he closed in and engaged Yueji in fierce combat.

The clash of two supreme experts shook heaven and earth.

"Heh, not showing your true skills yet? This is boring! Or have you run out of tricks?" Ye Yuan mocked.

Though Yueji put up a brave front, Ye Yuan could sense that her strength was far less than it had been that day.

He returned her words from that day in full.

"Boy, do you really think I'm easy to bully? If you want to see my true skills, be prepared to die."

Yueji lightly leaped back a hundred zhang.

At the same time, her demonic qi surged, her hair flowing wildly, making her look extremely eerie.

With her demonic qi fully unleashed, Yueji regained her commanding presence. A sinister smile on her face, she said, "This is big sister's true strength. Catch it well! Thorns Everywhere!"

With a surge of demonic qi, countless thorny spikes burst from the void, nearly enveloping Ye Yuan completely.

Each spike was identical to the one that had pierced Ye Yuan that day.

It seemed Yueji was truly unleashing her ultimate move!

Ye Yuan's provocation had finally ignited her true fury.

She decided to kill Ye Yuan for good this time!

But Ye Yuan smiled calmly, unleashing the full power of his ninth-stage perfected physical body!

In that moment, Ye Yuan's skin turned golden, making him look like an arhat.

Yueji's expression shifted dramatically. "Nine-Turn Golden Body! Th-this... impossible!"