Chapter 57 – Fighting Side by Side
Ji Hongyan’s expression turned strange after she heard his words. Was this really the time to be telling her to kiss a clam?
However, this was Ye Chenyuan’s first time requesting something to her. Maybe the clam needed a woman to kiss it in order to open? Thus, she frowned and then lowered her head to kiss the clam.
He wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, but Ye Chenyuan felt like the clam had shuddered and closed even tighter. It didn’t have the slightest intention of opening, staunchly refusing.
If the clam could move, it might have arrogantly turned around to show its outright disdain!
“How is it?” Ji Hongyan didn’t know about all of that.
Ye Chenyuan: “… Nothing.”
So, had Ji Hongyan lied to him? Did she not like him at all, or did she not like him enough?
However, his master and the ice wyrm were still fighting, and Ye Chenyuan couldn’t think about it any longer. He said to Ji Hongyan, his voice lowered, “Throw me over right now. I truly have a way to restrain the ice wyrm! Plus, the ice wyrm can’t open the clam. I’ll be fine!”
Hearing this, Ji Hongyan thought for an instant and finally conceded!
“Okay, I’ll send you over. You agreed. You’re not allowed to get hurt!”
She had thought through it very clearly. That ice wyrm wanted Ye Chenyuan. There was someone in its way right now, but what if he lost? She definitely couldn’t outrun the ice wyrm while dragging a giant clam, so if Ye Chenyuan really had a way, he may as well help that person fight the ice wyrm.
Thus, her expression turned serious. The sword in her hand glowed red and wrapped around the giant clam. She swung it, sending it high in the air towards Celestial Poles Lake.
Yuan Chu was fighting the ice wyrm and didn’t notice. Whatever the ice wyrm had used to temper its body made it incomparably strong! The chopped off tail began to slowly recover. Her expression was cold and concentrated. Just as she was about to make a big attack, a giant, pink clam came hurtling over, and the ice wyrm caught it right in its mouth!
“Hahaha! The dragon egg is mine!”
Yuan Chu was shocked. She turned to give Ji Hongyan an accusatory glance. Just as the ice wyrm wanted to escape, an ancient and melodious voice emanated from the giant clam.
This was Ye Chenyuan’s first time using dragon language, but he was gifted, especially when his master was in danger. His natural talents were practically being milked dry!
At the sound of the voice, the ice wyrm began to shake its head in discomfort. Yuan Chu saw this and took the opportunity to dash over and attack the ice wyrm’s mandible. The ice wyrm’s movement was originally agile, but now, with nowhere to hide, the sword deeply cut into it.
It opened its mouth from the pain, and the giant clam fell. However, a shapeless force caught it in midair and carried it behind Yuan Chu.
“Why did you come!” Yuan Chu could still distinguish Ye Chenyuan’s voice even while he was talking in dragon language.
Ye Chenyuan divided his attention. While he continued to use dragon language to attack, he transmitted his voice to Yuan Chu’s mind.
“I may be weak, but I definitely won’t let you be in danger alone.”
This sent Yuan Chu into a daze.
His unhesitating words bumped against the softest part of her heart. The corners of her mouth couldn’t help but raise into a smile.
So was this the benefit of having a disciple?
Only, to other masters, disciples were a burden. However, it was different for her. Her disciple could fight side by side with her, even if the enemy was stronger than him.
The ice wyrm had almost gone mad from the dragon language’s tormenting. It suddenly roared, and its blue eyes turned red!
“D*mn it… You… awoke the dragon egg!”
The ice wyrm’s cold voice traveled over. Yuan Chu didn’t quite understand, but she saw the expression in its eyes turn greedy!
“When it was a dead egg, it could increase my cultivation by a thousand years. But now, I will turn into a true dragon once I eat it! Come, hand me your lives, you ants!”
With this, its tail swung in midair, rushing over upon a black cloud!
Ye Chenyuan stopped the dragon language attack just in time. He closed his eyes, listening with rapt attention. Whenever he heard the attacks crowd together, he would use dragon language to interfere. Although his strength was low, every dragon language attack made the ice wyrm’s movements slower, allowing Yuan Chu’s sword to pierce it!
The dragon language appeared in an instant and disappeared in the next. It could even be said to have no pattern whatsoever. Like this, the ice wyrm was continuously interrupted and contained. And whenever he wanted to attack the giant clam, Yuan Chu would always move it aside first.
Although it was the two’s first time fighting together, they were flawless. Not even a moment later, the formerly winning ice wyrm was covered in wounds. There was blue blood everywhere. The smell was sickening!
Seeing that a human cultivator had harmed it to this degree, the ice wyrm couldn’t have been any more enraged! Suddenly, it howled into the sky, its aura erupting!
And at that moment, Ye Chenyuan yelled out, “Now!”
He didn’t go into much detail, but the instant Yuan Chu heard what he said, she lunged toward the ice wyrm!
The ice wyrm’s aura had clearly become stronger. Yet, because of one word from Ye Chenyuan, she didn’t hesitate at all. From his view as a detached bystander, Venerable Li harbored deep doubts towards the man Yuan Chu was disguised as.
Just as Yuan Chu’s sword and the ice wyrm’s claws separated by an inch, the ice wyrm’s eyes revealed unconcealed killing intent and contempt!
“Go die!”
Its claws suddenly glowed, its nails lengthening greatly in an instant. It was about to tear Yuan Chu to shreds. However, at this moment, a wave of strange chanting emanated through the air. The tone of the dragon language was very strange and piercing.
The ice wyrm immediately felt a sharp pain in its stomach! It hurriedly sealed its six senses, but even so, the voice crawled into every orifice as if it was alive.
The killing swipe of its claw was chopped off by Yuan Chu’s sword. The ice wyrm wailed in anguish as the chanting sped faster and faster.
Just as it was about to fall apart, Yuan Chu’s sword also smoothly thrust seven inches below its neck, piercing its lethal point.
“Roar——!” The ice wyrm let out a long, mournful cry. It wanted to self-destruct, but that dragon language chanting restrained its inner core. A moment later, amidst its resentment and unwillingness, Yuan Chu chopped off its head. Its enormous body fell into Celestial Poles Lake, sending huge waves surging towards the sky.
“Fuu…” Yuan Chu, her face splashed with blood, waved her hand. A round spiritual beast inner core flew out of the water and landed on her palm. For now, she didn’t examine the hard-earned inner core, but rather, she hurried to ask Ye Chenyuan, “How are you?”
However, Ye Chenyuan didn’t say anything. The giant clam hovered silently in the air as if dead.
Now, Yuan Chu was a bit scared. She grabbed the clam and flew back ashore. Then, she pounded her fist down on the clam.
“Hello? Are you alright? Don’t scare me like that!”
Using dragon language was very draining on spiritual energy. Especially since Ye Chenyuan was only at Foundation Building, yet he tried to contain a Nascent Soul ice wyrm.
The two lines of dragon language he learned were, even more, draining on spiritual energy. If he didn’t have two more acupoints opened than other people, he definitely wouldn’t have lasted until the end. But luckily, they won.