Chapter 91.2 Forcefulness

Chongyu, who was hanging on Su Su’s neck, suddenly said, “I can do it! Su Su, use me, we have a chance of winning!”

Su Su was still not used to having Chongyu. Only at this moment, when hearing its childish voice, did she remember that she still had this powerful weapon.

She was never a fearful ¹ 畏首畏尾 (wèishǒu-wèiwěi) – afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous; afraid of the slightest thing person. Since there was a chance to save people, she wouldn’t hide to protect her own safety. The pain of the body being contaminated by devilish Qi was already unbearable, not to mention devil cores.

Perhaps, only one out of ten people could survive the torment of the devil cores.

Su Su flew out and shouted loud, “Chongyu!”

Divine artifact Chongyu konghou emitted an ice-blue light and transformed into its true form, landing in Su Su’s palm.

The moment Su Su held the Chongyu Harp, the body of the harp sensed her karmic fire attribute and turned a fiery red. The strings emitted a soft whistle, resembling the cry of a phoenix.

Su Su’s fingers plucked its strings, and Chongyu released a blast of sound.

The entire secret chamber was instantly engulfed in the intense heat of the fire.

Carrying the power of heaven, the fire phoenix charged toward the man in purple.

The man in purple opened his eyes in shock, and realizing there was nowhere to hide, he hurriedly summoned his demonic saber. The fire phoenix collided with the purple demonic saber, forcing the man to step back, and he felt a dull pain in his chest.

Meanwhile, in the air, Su Su didn’t feel good either. It was her first time using an intact divine artifact, and her current cultivation was lower than Chongyu’s. It was just one strike, but Chongyu’s immense power backfired, causing her to fall from the air.

Yao Guang couldn’t help but shout, “Su Su!”

Below was the terrifying devilish silkworm, which was eyeing Su Su menacingly ² 虎视眈眈 (hǔshì-dāndān) – to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom) . If she fell, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Just as Yao Guang was about to desperately rush over, she noticed another swift figure in white fly by. 

“Junior Brother!” Zang Hai shouted.

The Chongyu Harp in Su Su’s arms turned a faint icy-blue.

Su Su fell into a scorching embrace.

She looked up and saw a young man’s beautiful jawline.

The young man wore white clothes and a jade crown, his crow-black lashes hung down, not looking at her. His face still looked as cold as always. After putting her down, he just coldly glanced at her without acknowledgement, as if he had just caught Su Su in passing.

Tantai Jin turned around and shielded Su Su, facing the huge devilish silkworm and man in purple, who had regained his composure.

Remembering something, Zang Hai hurriedly threw something over, “Junior Brother, catch this, the ‘Time Immemorial ³ 混元 (hùnyuán) – origin of the universe; the world Sword’ given by Master.”

Zang Hai was reluctant to take it out if it wasn’t absolutely necessary.

It was also their Master’s finest treasure. This time, Zang Hai and Tantai Jin had come out to gain experience, so their stingy Master finally decided to take it out for them to use as self-defense.

Tantai Jin caught the Time Immemorial Sword, and without waiting for the devilish silkworm to attack, he immediately gripped the sword and charged forward.

Unlike Xiaoyao Sect’s graceful moves, every swing and strike of his carried a fearless ferocity and ruthlessness.

The devilish silkworm was huge. Tantai Jin dodged the silk it spat out and cut off its antennae with a slash of his sword.

The man in purple coldly said, “Two trifling kids actually dare to provoke me?”

Also recognizing that the devilish silkworm was in the way, he simply stored it into his Qiankun pouch and faced Tantai Jin’s Time Immemorial Sword with his saber.

“Su Su, I’m sorry. Chongyu didn’t know that you were so weak and couldn’t unleash my full power,” Chongyu said, both apologetic but smug.

Veins bulged on Su Su’s forehead.

She didn’t have time to bicker with Chongyu right now. She held the Chongyu Harp again and plucked the strings to help Tantai Jin fight the man in purple.

On the other side, sword and saber clashed. Tantai Jin took a few steps back, stabilizing himself with his sword, and he coldly looked at the man in purple.

The Time Immemorial Sword…… isn’t enough. But I can’t use the God Slaying Crossbow.

Su Su knew that neither she nor Tantai Jin could beat a Fusion stage devilish cultivator right now.

She had a divine artifact, but Tantai Jin was in front with nothing but a low-grade immortal sword.

The man in purple dodged the sound waves from the harp, and slashed a gash on Tantai Jin’s chest.

Tantai Jin groaned in pain, but still held up his sword and relentlessly chased the man in purple to cut him down.

He was literally using his sword like an axe.

If the man in purple wasn’t aware that his cultivation level was a few stages higher than the young man in white before him, he would’ve thought that he was the one being suppressed in battle.

The man in purple frowned.

Chongyu said, “Su Su, you big dummy! Quickly release the karmic fire, don’t stop the harp’s waves!”

Su Su gritted her teeth, “Don’t talk!”

She had only plucked the Chongyu Harp a few times, but the pain in her chest was already unbearable. After all, she had only been cultivating the Heartless Dao for less than a year since waking up, so it was already a miracle that she could use the Chongyu.

Yao Guang and Zang Hai had also joined the battle.

Tantai Jin still stood in front of everyone. His body had already received countless saber slashes, but he finally stabbed through the arm of the man in purple.

The devilish cultivator looked at them viciously and swung his saber hard. His slash carrying thick murderous Qi came in at full swing.

“Chongyu!” Su Su shouted.

Chongyu flew over and took the blow for everyone. The harp strings vibrated, but the Chongyu Harp remained intact.

The devilish cultivator glanced at Tantai Jin, who was covered in wounds, then looked at the Chongyu Harp. With unwillingness in his eyes, he finally disappeared in place.

As soon as he left, Tantai Jin slid to the ground with a loud thud. However, he refused to pathetically collapse, so he used the Time Immemorial Sword to support himself.

Su Su watched him from a distance and tightly gripped the Chongyu Harp.

Chongyu whispered to Su Su, “He’s quite impressive.”

Isn’t he amazing? A Golden Core stage disciple actually dared to fight against a Fusion stage devilish cultivator with the Time Immemorial Sword.

No matter how high one’s cultivation level was, they would still fear those who disregarded their own lives.

Chongyu thought that the young man’s fighting style was simply self-destructive.

“The immortal sect disciples are all in the silkworm cocoons. What should we do?” Yao Guang asked Su Su. She tried to use her spirit sword to cut them, but found that they wouldn’t budge.

Su Su raised her hand and was about to use Chongyu.

“You can’t use me, I’ll destroy the people in them as well,” Chongyu said.

Tantai Jin, who was supported by Zang Hai, watched all this with cold eyes.

Yao Guang was very anxious, and almost went to push the silkworm cocoons. Su Su was silent for a long time before walking up to Tantai Jin.

Their eyes met.

Su Su curled her fingers and softly asked, “Can you……”

She looked at his blood-soaked body and found it difficult to complete her sentence.

But Tantai Jin looked at her without blinking, and forcefully ⁴ 咄咄逼人 (duōduōbīrén) – an idiom; overbearing; forceful; aggressive; menacing; imperious questioned her, “You want me to go?”

Su Su moved her lips, about to speak.

“That’s enough! Don’t say it, don’t say anything……” He suddenly realized that he didn’t want to hear her say it. As long as she didn’t say it, he could deceive himself, believing that she hadn’t decided.

Tantai Jin sneered at himself and walked towards the silkworm cocoons. He cut his finger and let his blood drip onto a silkworm cocoon. The cocoon gradually opened, revealing the disciple inside.

He repeated what he had done and saved the next person.

“Stop it. You’ll lose your life too if you continue,” Zang Hai said.

Tantai Jin turned back and looked at the young girl standing in the distance. He didn’t know what he was expecting. Even if…… it was just a little bit of concern.

But the young girl just looked at him silently.

Tantai Jin could no longer lie to himself. She doesn’t care about me, she doesn’t care at all.

Just like in the past, it didn’t matter whether he was dead or alive, he still couldn’t evoke any response from her, the colored-glaze goddess.

In his heart, the young girl in front of him was more important than the entire world, but in front of her, he was more lowly than anyone else.

He pushed Zang Hai away and continued to melt the silkworm cocoons.

Edited by: Gaze