Beauties in Simulation Cross over into Reality-Chapter 164 - 146: Where Would She Find the Time?
"And what if I insist on staying?"
"Arrogant whelp, do you truly think I can’t handle you?"
The Celestial Vault Daoist’s hands flashed through a series of Techniques. The Exquisite Treasure Tower once again flared with brilliant light, descending upon Xiao Mo and Bai Ruxue with the force of ten thousand mountains.
"ROAR!!!"
Following a sky-shaking dragon’s roar, a massive dragon formed from the purest, ink-black Vast Righteous Qi shot up from behind Xiao Mo, fearlessly smashing into the descending Linglong Tower.
At the same time, Xiao Mo, longsword in hand, once again unleashed a beam of Sword Qi that tore through the sky, slashing toward the Celestial Vault Daoist.
Bai Ruxue also transformed into her dragon form at the same moment, fighting her way forward alongside Xiao Mo.
As an Ascension Realm Cultivator, every strike from Xiao Mo’s sword contained the profound True Meaning of the Great Dao.
However, after a few moments of fierce battle, the Celestial Vault Daoist keenly sensed that something was wrong with Xiao Mo’s aura.
His Spiritual Power fluctuations grew increasingly chaotic. His face was unnaturally pale, as if he were suffering from a severe, unhealed injury and was merely forcing himself to fight on.
Xiao Mo had no intention of killing the Celestial Vault Daoist in one fell swoop.
Firstly, the Celestial Vault Daoist was a veteran late-stage Ascension Realm expert, his Cultivation Realm two minor realms higher than his own. Killing him here would be next to impossible.
Secondly, his own physical condition made it difficult to sustain such a high-intensity battle.
Thus, seizing a fleeting opportunity, Xiao Mo fiercely swung his longsword, unleashing a blast of Sword Qi.
"BOOM!"
The rainbow-like Sword Qi precisely struck the birdcage enveloping the entire Black Mountain Sect, shattering it completely.
"Escape!"
Xiao Mo barked at the demons of the North Sea Dragon Race.
At the same time, with a wave of his hand, a surge of majestic Vast Righteous Qi gushed out and merged with the clouds in the sky.
In an instant, four or five colossal cloud dragons formed from the white clouds roared and lunged at the Human Race Cultivators below, forcefully carving out escape routes for the demons.
"Go!"
Xiao Qing and the other members of the Dragon Race didn’t hesitate for a second, knowing that staying would only make them a burden.
The dragons immediately transformed into streaks of light, fleeing rapidly in all directions.
Any Human Race Cultivators who wanted to give chase first had to break through the obstruction of the cloud dragons.
"We’re leaving too!"
Sensing that the other demons had escaped to a safe distance, Xiao Mo grabbed Bai Ruxue’s wrist, spun around, and shot toward the Desolate Land.
Bai Ruxue understood immediately, instantly transforming into her dragon form and letting Xiao Mo ride on her back.
Xiao Mo bit his fingertip and used his own Essence Blood to write the powerful, vigorous character for "Wind" in the air.
The blood-red "Wind" character scattered with the breeze, transforming into a powerful gust that instantly propelled Bai Ruxue’s massive dragon body forward.
However, the Celestial Vault Daoist deployed a Magical Treasure. He stepped through the void repeatedly, instantly crossing a vast distance to block Xiao Mo and Bai Ruxue’s path once more.
Immediately after, the Celestial Vault Daoist formed a series of Techniques, and corporeal clones materialized one after another, completely sealing off all escape routes for the man and the dragon.
’We have no choice but to fight.’
In almost the same instant, Xiao Mo and Bai Ruxue, with a tacit understanding, simultaneously erupted with their most powerful auras and charged ferociously at the Celestial Vault Daoist.
Both Xiao Mo and Bai Ruxue manifested their Heaven and Earth forms.
"I am adept at nurturing my Vast Qi. It is a qi most great and unyielding. If nurtured with integrity and not harmed, it will fill the void between Heaven and Earth."
As Xiao Mo loudly recited the Confucian classic, a majestic tide of Vast Righteous Qi surged out, instantly blanketing the enormous White Dragon that Bai Ruxue had become.
At this moment, the White Dragon was like a creature clad in invisible, intangible, yet indestructible armor, and it withstood a fatal sword flash from the Celestial Vault Daoist head-on.
Immediately after, Bai Ruxue’s colossal dragon tail, carrying the power of wind and thunder, viciously lashed out at the Celestial Vault Daoist’s Dharma Body.
The Celestial Vault Daoist was sent stumbling backward by the immense force, cutting a sorry figure.
Suppressing the jarring impact, he hastily maneuvered the Immortal Soldier, the Linglong Tower, to crush down upon Xiao Mo’s Heaven and Earth form!
"The Master, standing by a river, said, ’It passes just like this! Never ceasing, day or night.’"
Xiao Mo recited another classic, and his words became law.
In an instant, the illusion of a vast river materialized out of thin air in a ten-zhang radius in front of him.
The river’s current suddenly became extremely slow, as if time itself had frozen.
While calmly evading the Linglong Tower’s suppression, a longbow materialized in Xiao Mo’s hand.
This bow was named the Sun-Shooting Bow, a Half-Immortal Soldier that Xiao Mo had obtained after ambushing and killing an Immortal Realm Great Demon in the past.
Xiao Mo held the bow in his left hand and fiercely drew the string with his right. An arrow of brilliant golden light rapidly took shape on the bowstring.
The bowstring hummed, and the arrow was loosed!
From the moment Xiao Mo recited the Confucian classic to the arrow’s release, less than a single breath of time had passed.
The instant the illusory river dissipated and the flow of time returned to normal, the golden arrow Xiao Mo had shot had already become a streak of light, piercing straight through the Celestial Vault Daoist’s chest with perfect accuracy.
"PFFT!"
The Celestial Vault Daoist spat out a large mouthful of blood, his aura instantly weakening.
He hastily took out an Immortal Pill and stuffed it into his mouth, forcefully suppressing the injury.
"Worthy of a Confucian Saint."
The Celestial Vault Daoist wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze cold and sinister as he stared fixedly at Xiao Mo.
"If you were at your peak right now, I’m afraid I would have already turned tail and fled like a beaten dog. But it’s a pity, Xiao Mo. You’re too heavily injured. I’m guessing that battle between Ascension Realm experts damaged your foundation, didn’t it!"
Before his voice had even faded, the Celestial Vault Daoist’s hands flew through a Sealing Technique, and he violently threw a pearl, red as blood, high into the air.
The Red Pearl shattered with a bang high in the sky, transforming into specks of red light that vanished without a trace.
Immediately after, the Celestial Vault Daoist splayed his five fingers and made a grasping motion toward the blazing sun in the sky above.
The scorching sun, high in the heavens, plummeted toward Xiao Mo and Bai Ruxue, carrying with it a power that could incinerate all of existence.
"ROAR!"
Three massive dragons formed from the purest, ink-black Vast Righteous Qi roared and shot skyward. They met the falling "sun" head-on, using their immense bodies to hold it back, desperately trying to stop its descent.
Bai Ruxue moved to stand in front of Xiao Mo, her expression grave.
"Don’t be afraid." Xiao Mo gave her a reassuring smile and said softly, "This sun was created by that Red Pearl. But, Ruxue, open your Divine Sense and accept my Spiritual Power with your entire being."
"Eh?" Bai Ruxue was taken aback but then nodded. "Okay!"
Though her heart was filled with doubt, she had absolute trust in Xiao Mo and immediately did as he said, completely lowering all of her Divine Sense’s defenses.
Whether for the Human Race or the Demon Race, only when one has placed their complete and unreserved trust in another would they fully open their mind and spirit.
Xiao Mo reached out and gently took Bai Ruxue’s slender fingers in his hand.
In that instant, a warm and gentle stream of Spiritual Power, like a warm current, flowed into Bai Ruxue’s body without any resistance.
This Spiritual Power flowed through her organs, limbs, and bones, nourishing every one of her Spiritual Acupoints and meridians.
Bai Ruxue couldn’t help but bite her lip.
Xiao Mo’s Spiritual Power brought her an indescribable sense of comfort.
Bai Ruxue could clearly feel the Evil Qi inside her—a plague that clung to her like maggots on a bone—being rapidly dissolved by this Spiritual Power.
’This is... Merit of the Human Race!’
Bai Ruxue instantly understood. Xiao Mo was unreservedly giving her all the Power of Merit from the Human Race that he had accumulated to this day. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
Bai Ruxue looked at the profile of the man she loved, her expression growing even more complicated.
’All these years, most of what Xiao Mo did was probably to accumulate Merit for the Human Race, all to heal my injuries.’
The entire process took less than two breaths of time.
By the time the Celestial Vault Daoist finally realized Xiao Mo’s intentions and tried to intervene, the last trace of Evil Qi around Bai Ruxue’s body had been completely cleansed.
However, the Celestial Vault Daoist didn’t look particularly vexed. Instead, a cold sneer appeared on his face.
’The Evil Qi may be gone, but the damage to her foundation from its prolonged corrosion will require at least half a year of quiet recuperation to restore her vitality.’
’And right now, where is she going to find that kind of time?’
