Chapter 1304: Battle of the Giant Ao

Around the massive Buddha phantom, Liang Yue began to rapidly circle it.

Her speed was so great that it created a ring-shaped air current around the Buddha.

Yenatai focused intently, his expression grave. With just his eyes, he could no longer clearly see Liang Yue's current position.

Because wherever he looked, there were afterimages of Liang Yue everywhere.

"Is this... trying to find my weakness?"

Yenatai dared not be the slightest bit careless. The sacred Buddha's light surrounding him was incredibly divine, protecting him within as if impervious to all attacks.

Whoosh!

Liang Yue suddenly erupted into action. This time, she arrived behind the dharma form, thrusting her long sword fiercely toward the center of Yenatai's back!

Yenatai couldn't possibly have eyes in the back of his head.

Liang Yue believed this was his defensive blind spot.

However, this sharp, piercing aura was still detected by Yenatai. He did not turn around, but the head of the Buddha phantom protecting him eerily rotated one hundred and eighty degrees, its face wearing a cold smile.

Endless fists came crashing down!

Liang Yue swung her long sword, unleashing sharp arcs of blade light to block the attacks of these fists before quickly retreating.

"Even the back has no blind spot."

Liang Yue's brow furrowed deeply. Her mind raced as she scanned her surroundings.

Finally, her gaze landed at Yenatai's feet.

The Buddha phantom protected Yenatai's entire body, but what about below the ground?

Thinking of this, the moment Liang Yue landed, she suddenly and forcefully thrust her long sword into the ground.

A surging wave of powerful energy erupted violently!

"BOOM!!!!!"

This move instantly shattered the surrounding ground once more. The already sunken earth endured a new round of devastation.

The ground beneath Yenatai's feet shook violently, yet his legs seemed rooted like trees. As the ground sank, he showed not the slightest waver.

And at that moment, a sharp, cold gleam pierced through the earth beneath his feet, shooting straight for his jaw!

Liang Yue's attack was just a feint. The real technique was using nanofibers to deliver a short sword beneath Yenatai and launch a surprise attack.

As long as Liang Yue remained within Yenatai's line of sight, he had to focus all his attention on her, making it difficult to guard against an attack from below.

The sudden strike caused a flash of shock and surprise in Yenatai's eyes.

His reaction speed was extremely fast, and he abruptly pulled back.

"Thwip!"

The short sword grazed past his jaw into the air, skimming his throat and leaving a long, bloody line across his neck.

The pain, combined with the fluster of being caught off guard, finally caused his footing to become unsteady.

Without the slightest hesitation, Liang Yue severed the nanowire controlling the short sword, drew her blade, and charged straight at Yenatai.

The gleam of the long sword swept through the air like autumn water, slashing fiercely against Yenatai's protective holy light. Like cutting through a thick piece of metal, it relentlessly pushed deeper.

By the time Yenatai managed to steady himself, the long sword was already less than thirty centimeters from his head.

This situation scared him so much that cold sweat broke out, and he erupted with a powerful counterattack. Gripping his vajra rod, he roared and slammed it against the long sword.

At the critical moment, he blocked Liang Yue's attack.

However, the recoil force from this clash still caused Yenatai's blood and energy to churn. His body was sent flying back dozens of meters, his legs carving two deep trenches in the ground.

This scene made the atmosphere in the Allied Forces camp extremely heavy.

The outcome was already decided.

If Yenatai struggled this much just dealing with Liang Yue and couldn't quickly defeat her, then how could he possibly handle that calico cat leisurely eating mastiff brain matter in the back, occasionally casting sharp glances this way?

"How could such a powerful beast in this world be willing to submit to humans? Who exactly are these people!"

Deji's body trembled with anger and the impending failure he faced.

He couldn't imagine the consequences of losing this battle.

His reputation would be utterly ruined. He feared even the Lhamin and Xia Zha families would start having other ideas.

And all of this was because that Lord of the Charnel Ground, raised in Sangha Monastery, refused to take action.

Deji couldn't help but feel some pain in his heart.

But all of this was also of his own making.

The former Lord of the Charnel Ground was merely the nominal leader of the esoteric sect. The contemporary Lord of the Charnel Ground was from a branch of the Yasha Langtai family.

To avoid losing his own power, Deji, in his capacity as both a venerable monk of Sangha Monastery and the chieftain of Yasha Langtai, demanded that the Lord of the Charnel Ground not leave the monastery before adulthood, devoting himself solely to Buddhist practice.

Therefore, the Lord of the Charnel Ground remained indifferent to worldly matters like power and wealth.

Limited by the calling of Buddhist teachings, he even possessed a compassionate heart that pitied all living beings, refusing to cooperate with Deji to conquer the other families.

As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it too.

Deji couldn't possibly demand that the Lord of the Charnel Ground have no worldly desires while also expecting him to be decisive in killing and helping the Yasha Langtai family unify the Southwest Region, could he?

From then on, the battle between Liang Yue and Yenatai became a grueling contest.

In terms of strength among Delta-level superhumans, these two were already at the pinnacle.

Both were experienced fighters and well-rounded experts in both offense and defense. Neither would easily expose a flaw for the other to attack.

So at this point, it came down to constant offense and defense, forcing the other side to reveal a weakness first.

The people on the Allied Forces side had their hearts in their throats, filled with immense worry.

In contrast, Zhang Yi, Pagyi Gesang, and the others watched leisurely as if enjoying a show.

Pagyi Gesang occasionally glanced at Zhang Yi, his eyes holding a look of reverence.

If Zhang Yi was only powerful himself, that would merely prove his talent or good fortune.

But having so many talented people around him showed that Zhang Yi was not just a strong individual, but also a formidable leader.

However, while Zhang Yi appeared relaxed, his gaze never actually left the battlefield.

If any variables appeared on the battlefield, he would draw his gun and fire immediately.

A fierce tug-of-war unfolded between Liang Yue and Yenatai.

The two countered each other's moves. By now, every technique they used was purely for the purpose of killing the other. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Their strength was on par, and predicting the winner should have been difficult.

However, this was not a battle limited to just the two of them. There were too many external factors.

Hua Hua, who had been providing support from a distance, though just squatting on the snow mastiff's corpse watching the show, merely by being there watching, exerted a pressure on Yenatai that was impossible to ignore.

Coupled with considering the consequences of failure, even someone with the best mental fortitude would find it hard to maintain a normal state of mind.

When the mind becomes unsettled, the speed of attacks is affected, the rhythm of offense deviates, and defenses develop oversights.

And these small issues, over time, slowly evolve into a mountain of pressure weighing on the heart.

Author's Note