Chapter 262: Yao Yao Takes Action

A clear, indifferent voice came from the entrance of Hundred Fragrance Tower, immediately silencing the entire building. Numerous gazes turned towards the doorway, then fixated on the graceful figure who resembled a fairy from the moon palace, unable to look away.

A strong sense of astonishment flashed in everyone's eyes.

Zhao Kun, Qiao Xiu, and the others were also staring intently. Even Song Wanxi, a woman, couldn't help but whisper enviously, "So beautiful!"

They naturally recognized that the person who appeared at the entrance of Hundred Fragrance Tower was Yaoyao.

However, what made them smile wryly was that Yaoyao's words didn't sound like they would resolve the conflict...

"Junior Sister Yaoyao is too fierce," Zhao Kun said with a wry smile. Given Lu Xuanyin's temperament, once Yaoyao spoke those words, today's matter would likely not end well.

"Damn it, are we afraid of them?" Qiao Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "I refuse to believe that an Inner Mountain disciple can wantonly bully Outer Mountain disciples."

The others also nodded in agreement.

Zhou Yuan, however, smiled calmly. He hadn't appeared flustered when facing Lu Xuanyin's aggressiveness earlier, primarily because he had specifically asked Shen Wanjin to invite Yaoyao before he arrived.

Of course, his original intention was just to have Yaoyao join the lively gathering, and encountering Lu Xuanyin causing trouble here was unexpected.

"Since Sister Yaoyao has arrived just in time, there's no need for us to worry," Zhou Yuan said, looking at everyone with a mysterious smile on his lips.

Zhao Kun and the others exchanged bewildered glances, completely perplexed. They had never seen Yaoyao fight. On weekdays, she rarely went to Source Mountain for cultivation, preferring to stay in her small building to study Genesis Runes. Consequently, in the eyes of many disciples, Yaoyao's whereabouts were extremely mysterious.

Therefore, they couldn't gauge Yaoyao's true strength, which was why she was never included in the rankings of the top ten Outer Mountain disciples.

But regardless, Lu Xuanyin before them was an Inner Mountain Gold Sash disciple whose strength had reached at least the sixth layer of the Alpha Origin Stage. Such power was simply incomparable to theirs, as Outer Mountain disciples who had just entered the Cangxuan Sect.

No matter how strong Yaoyao was, she couldn't possibly contend with Lu Xuanyin, could she?

Therefore, they felt a bit uneasy about Zhou Yuan's apparent composure.

Yaoyao, at the doorway, slowly walked in at this moment, heading straight towards Zhou Yuan and the others. Her clear, cold eyes first swept towards Zhou Yuan. With her jade-like hand stroking Tun Tun in her arms, she said, "I knew inviting me would mean trouble."

Zhou Yuan quickly gave up his seat and said helplessly, "I truly just wanted to invite you to gather with everyone and liven things up, so you wouldn't be bored alone."

Yaoyao glanced at Zhou Yuan, stared at him for a while, then finally let him off and retracted her gaze. She gracefully sat down in Zhou Yuan's seat. When her clear, cold eyes swept across again, Zhao Kun, Qiao Xiu, and the others immediately became well-behaved.

Her aura was simply too powerful.

Zhao Kun and the others broke out in cold sweat. Unlike Lu Xuanyin's aura, which stemmed from her cold arrogance, Yaoyao before them made them feel a true sense of suppression.

That suppression was indescribable, but they simply felt as if they dared not offend her.

As Yaoyao walked further into the building, Lu Feng's group gradually came back to their senses. Numerous disciples continuously gazed at Yaoyao, unable to conceal the astonishment in their eyes.

Even Lu Feng was startled, with a strange look in his eyes.

Only Lu Xuanyin, who had recovered her composure, had her pretty face suddenly turn unsightly. She looked at Yaoyao, a flicker of jealousy in her eyes. Yaoyao's beauty and temperament actually made her feel a sense of inferiority she had never experienced before.

This emotion turned Lu Xuanyin's face ashen.

"An Outer Mountain disciple dares to speak so boldly in front of me?" Lu Xuanyin watched Yaoyao coldly, a sneer curling at her lips. She said, "Are you sure you want to take a blow from my sword? I have no compassion for beauty. If I accidentally disfigure your pretty face, don't come crying to me then."

"Take a blow from your sword?"

Yaoyao gently stroked Tun Tun, swept a calm, indifferent glance at Lu Xuanyin, and said, "That wouldn't be very interesting..."

She extended her delicate hand, grasped a wine cup, gazed at the wine within, and said casually, "How about this: I have a Genesis Rune. If you can neutralize it, I'll admit defeat and you can do as you please."

"Oh?" Lu Xuanyin's eyes narrowed as she stared at Yaoyao, sneering, "How arrogant. In the entire Cangxuan Sect, there aren't many disciples who dare to speak to me like that!"

"So, what's your answer?" Yaoyao gripped the wine cup.

Lu Xuanyin's jade-like hand slowly tightened its grip on her Azure Edge longsword, and she said mockingly, "Since you insist on humiliating yourself, I will naturally oblige."

Yaoyao slammed the wine cup in her hand onto the table, and instantly the wine shot into the air, transforming into countless droplets.

A Sky Yuan Brush appeared in Yaoyao's hand. Its tip shimmered with light, seemingly transforming into countless afterimages, leaving behind many profound trajectories as it sketched in mid-air.

Countless wine droplets floated, and gradually, a complex Genesis Rune, seemingly formed from the wine, rapidly took shape above Yaoyao.

"Go."

With a casual flick of Yaoyao's brush tip, the Genesis Rune suddenly shot out. The Genesis Qi between heaven and earth suddenly roared at this moment, continuously being drawn into it.

The wine-water Genesis Rune swelled rapidly under the infusion of Genesis Qi, eventually transforming into a massive water dragon amidst shocked gazes.

Ancient and complex patterns covered the water dragon's body. A ferocious dragon roar echoed through the air.

The water dragon roared, charging directly towards Lu Xuanyin with boundless power.

The moment the Genesis Rune water dragon appeared, Lu Xuanyin's expression suddenly changed, a look of shock flashing in her eyes. She had clearly sensed the formidable power of Yaoyao's Genesis Rune.

"This woman... her Genesis Rune mastery is actually this astonishing?!"

Lu Xuanyin's thoughts churned, and her expression became extremely solemn.

Her jade-like hand gripped her longsword tightly, and the sharp blade suddenly slid from its sheath.

"Autumn Moon Sword Art, Moon Gleam!"

A sharp shout suddenly came from Lu Xuanyin's mouth. Everyone noticed that as the sword light swept past, it was as if moonlight had streaked by, and even space itself subtly rippled beneath the sword's edge.

A sword qi, resembling moonlight, carrying an extremely biting chill, sliced down fiercely.

Facing the imposing Genesis Qi water dragon, Lu Xuanyin dared not be negligent. Her first move was a ruthless one.

Swoosh!

Inside the restaurant, all the railings shattered, their broken edges smooth as mirrors.

Facing that moonlight-like sword qi, even Zhou Yuan and Lu Feng present showed a slight change in expression. Such a sword strike would likely heavily wound anyone below the fourth layer of the Alpha Origin Stage, no matter how they resisted.

Although Lu Xuanyin was cold and arrogant, her strength truly lived up to her status as a Gold Sash disciple.

Under the horrified gazes of the numerous disciples, the moonlight-like sword qi swept past, directly colliding with the roaring water dragon Genesis Rune.

Swoosh!

As the two collided, a stunning Genesis Qi shockwave erupted.

However, when the sword light passed, everyone saw that the water dragon Genesis Rune was actually cleaved apart by a single sword strike.

And that sword light, having passed through, directly pierced through the building and vanished into the night sky.

Within Hundred Fragrance Tower, water vapor carrying the scent of wine drifted down.

Zhao Kun, Song Wanxi, and the others' expressions slightly changed. Yaoyao's Genesis Rune water dragon seemed to have been directly dispersed. Lu Xuanyin's sword qi was unexpectedly sharp.

From this sight, it was clear that Lu Xuanyin still held the upper hand in their confrontation.

Lu Feng's group on the other side burst into laughter, clearly believing the victor had been decided.

Lu Xuanyin also gripped her longsword tightly, looking down at Yaoyao. A playful smile tugged at her lips as she said, "While your Genesis Rune mastery isn't weak, it still couldn't block my sword."

"Didn't you say just now that if you lost, I could do as I please?"

Looking at Lu Xuanyin, who seemed confident of victory, Yaoyao's expression remained calm. She said, "You seem to think you've already won."

"Haven't I?" Lu Xuanyin sneered, still thinking Yaoyao was just bluffing.

However, the instant her voice fell, her expression suddenly changed. She saw that the diffused water vapor had, without her noticing, settled onto her body.

The water vapor instantly condensed, surprisingly transforming into numerous water snakes. The water snakes coiled around her, tightly binding both her hands and feet.

The Genesis Qi within Lu Xuanyin's body instantly erupted, and she intended to shatter the water snakes, but light patterns suddenly appeared on the surface of the water snakes' bodies. The moment Lu Xuanyin's Genesis Qi touched those light patterns, it swiftly retreated as if sealed.

Long water snakes coiled around Lu Xuanyin's delicate body, pulling her arms and legs apart, leaving her suspended in mid-air in a spread-eagle posture.

The water snakes tightened, and the water vapor dampened her clothes, which actually highlighted Lu Xuanyin's exquisite figure.

The loud laughter of Lu Feng and the other local Shengzhou disciples abruptly ceased, as if ducks had their throats squeezed. They stared at Lu Xuanyin, who was now bound, their expressions becoming incredibly vivid.

Their eyes still held a deep sense of disbelief. They couldn't imagine that Lu Xuanyin, a Gold Sash disciple, could be so easily subdued by an Outer Mountain disciple.

Their terrified gazes turned towards the impossibly beautiful Yaoyao, their bodies trembling slightly at this moment.

Yaoyao paid no mind to their terrified gazes. She merely raised her eyes, looked at the wildly struggling Lu Xuanyin, and her calm voice echoed through the building.

"It seems... you've lost..."

(Attended JJ's new book launch today, which caused another day's delay. Updates will resume tomorrow.)