Chen Nan certainly wouldn't let this opportunity pass him by. He rushed forward quickly, leaping four zhang into the air, and slashed down with his long sword, unleashing a dazzling display of blade light.
How could Meng Ke'er not notice the Purple-Gold Divine Dragon? She hated this rogue dragon to the extreme, but at this moment she had to face Chen Nan head-on and had no time to control her flying sword. She could only deliver a final, fierce slash before withdrawing it. Then she activated the jade lotus petals and spun towards Chen Nan, its five-colored light dazzling and illuminating the entire valley.
"when"
The longsword collided with a jade lotus petal, producing a deafening metallic clang that soared to the heavens.
This time, Chen Nan did not use the aura emanating from his longsword to collide with Meng Ke'er's jade lotus petals. Instead, he used the "sticking" technique, concentrating all the powerful force carried by the longsword within its body. The longsword broke through layers of multicolored light mist and stuck to the jade lotus petals, colliding with them in a real collision.
He knew that a cultivator's primordial spirit was intricately connected to their magical artifact; if the artifact could be broken, the cultivator's body would also suffer damage. Although Meng Ke'er cultivated both martial arts and Taoism, she was still half a cultivator, and the supernatural power she was currently using was the Taoist art of controlling objects. If the jade lotus petals were to be slightly damaged, her primordial spirit would definitely be shaken.
However, the jade lotus petals are not jade. They are the lotus petals on the Jade Lotus Platform, a supreme treasure of Taoism. Ordinary swords and blades cannot damage them at all. Even a fourth-level expert, with all his strength, cannot destroy them in the slightest.
The deafening clash of metal was so powerful that it cracked Chen Nan's tiger's mouth. His internal energy surged violently, almost causing him to scream. Blood gushed from the corner of his mouth, and his body was sent flying backward for more than ten feet.
Meng Ke'er wasn't greatly affected. She quickly retrieved the lotus petal, activated her divine power, and launched the second jade lotus petal, which was now only a few feet away from Chen Nan. But at that moment, her face suddenly paled. She hurriedly calmed herself and quickly circulated her internal energy to regulate her breathing.
However, with this delay, the power of the second jade lotus petal was noticeably weakened. Chen Nan slashed diagonally with his longsword, immediately sending it flying. He himself was not knocked away like the previous times. This time, after knocking away the jade lotus petal containing great power, he quickly regained his balance.
Chen Nan was puzzled. Could it be that when he attacked the jade lotus petal with all his might, Meng Ke'er's primordial spirit suffered some shock? But that didn't seem likely.
At this moment, Meng Ke'er had recovered. Her bright eyes were filled with endless killing intent as she coldly stared at Chen Nan. The surrounding spiritual energy fluctuated violently, indicating that she was gathering her strength to deliver the killing blow.
Chen Nan was shocked. Meng Ke'er's strength was too terrifying. Even if she did not have a terrifying power sealed in her body, her cultivation level had probably already reached the middle level of the fourth rank, or even higher.
However, she always seemed unwilling, or rather unable, to use her full power against him, which was something that puzzled him. She had the power, but couldn't wield it at will. But after all, she truly possessed terrifying strength; rumors said she was one of the top ten young masters on the entire continent, and it was indeed true.
The fluctuations of the spiritual energy in the air grew more and more intense. Meng Ke'er's body shone brightly, and a jade lotus platform suddenly appeared beneath her feet, allowing her to float into the air.
Unlike in the past, this time Meng Ke'er, who was riding the Jade Lotus Platform, exuded an immense pressure. A terrifying power surged in the air, and the surviving tea trees in the distance suddenly exploded and turned into wood chips that fluttered in the air.
The jade lotus platform shone brightly, and the remaining seven lotus petals on it detached and began to flutter, radiating multicolored light, and a sacred aura permeated the area. Nine crystal-clear lotus petals danced around Meng Ke'er, their multicolored radiance illuminating the sky, their holy light like celestial mist.
In the distance, it seemed as if countless petals of all kinds were dancing around Meng Ke'er. The void where she stood seemed to be showered with flower rain. Tiny petals fluttered between nine huge lotus petals, and the fragrance of flowers was refreshing and delightful.
"Awooo... What a formidable little wench! Hey, kid, why are you such a coward? Why are you running away?" The Purple-Gold Divine Dragon noticed that Chen Nan was rushing out of the valley without looking back. It quickly followed, howling above his head, "Kid, you're such a disgrace, running away like that!"
Chen Nan angrily said, "Idiot, she has broken the seal within her body once again, and her strength is about to reach the level of a fifth-tier peerless master. If you don't escape now, you will surely die."
"Aww... I'm so unwilling to accept this! How can this little wench be so powerful?!"
Meng Ke'er seemed to be in some pain, her face flickering between light and dark, but the power emanating from her was growing stronger and stronger. However, she was unable to catch up with Chen Nan for the time being, and she seemed to be trying to suppress something.
Chen Nan grabbed the purple-gold dragon's tail and flew into the air with it, rushing quickly towards the edge of the valley. He gasped, "I finally understand. She wasn't uninjured; she was just forcibly suppressing it. As long as we can dodge her next attack and wait for her terrifying power after reaching the fifth-tier peerless expert level to dissipate, we can easily capture or kill her, provided we can hold out for a certain period of time. Quick, land! Don't fly high in the sky; go through the mountains and forests to avoid being easily discovered by her."
A man and a dragon rushed out of the valley, through the thorny thicket, and into the primeval forest, speeding forward.
"Aww... Is it really that scary? Is this little wench really that terrifying?"
Chen Nan replied, "Of course, if the seal within her body is broken and her strength reaches the fifth rank, let alone you and me, even ten more fourth-rank experts would probably be no match for her. Now I finally understand that she has been repeatedly attacked by the power of the seal, and her injuries are already very serious. She has only managed to suppress them with a secret technique. But this suppression is not a solution; once it erupts, her injuries will become even more severe."
"Aww... So, my escape from her wasn't because she deliberately set a trap, but because her injuries really flared up at the time?"
Chen Nan shook his head and said, "No, it should be a trap she set. This woman is very cunning; she wants to use this opportunity to get rid of me. However, she probably underestimated the backlash from the sealed power within her. As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes! As long as we survive the upcoming attack and wait for the sealed power within her to dissipate, her life and death will be in our hands."
Just then, a powerful force pierced through from afar, its surging power rising and falling, causing the entire mountain forest to shake.
Meng Ke'er stood on a jade lotus platform, her body radiating auspicious five-colored light. The peerless beauty was dressed in white, her long hair flowing. Against the backdrop of the surrounding ethereal mist, she looked like a celestial maiden descended to earth, exuding an aura of holiness.