Chapter 1136: Covered Eyes

It was remarkable that the figure, gradually enlarging before her, was a blind man. He wore an eye patch, and though he didn't rely on sight, he could clearly perceive every subtle change in the battlefield space. He could even hear Lingyao's breathing distinctly.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Three strange sonic waves suddenly erupted one after another as the blindfolded Soul-Devouring Heavenly King abruptly flickered into motion.

What incredible speed! Lingyao hadn't expected her opponent to possess such astonishingly extreme movement techniques. The word "extreme" perfectly described the Soul-Devouring Heavenly King's swiftness.

"I'm curious about the state of your eyes beneath that patch. Were you born blind?" Lingyao asked, watching the figure constantly shifting positions before her. Her opponent gave no reply. Almost simultaneously, several streaks of light instantly locked onto Lingyao's position.

Each streak of light, imbued with immense destructive power, launched a powerful assault directly at Lingyao's location. "Only victors are entitled to question me," the Soul-Devouring Heavenly King stated.

The moment he finished speaking, Lingyao pushed a pure ice-element aura upwards from her palm. A glowing ice-blue protective barrier instantly enveloped and perfectly shielded her.

Every sudden attack strategy involving light and movement techniques was thus foiled. Protected by Lingyao's incredibly powerful ice-element energy, she was able to significantly boost her defensive capabilities in a short amount of time.

As expected, the Soul-Devouring Heavenly King's initial surprise attack failed to achieve the desired effect. Without hesitation, he immediately changed his strategy. This time, he channeled an extremely powerful surge of energy, aiming his raised right leg at Lingyao's body, and unleashed a fierce kick.

Lingyao originally intended to open her eyes, but at that moment, an instinct in her mind reminded her. If she chose to rely on her sight in this space to fight her enemy, she likely wouldn't be able to win this battle, as everything in the surrounding battlefield exerted immense spiritual suppression on her.

Since she couldn't rely on sight to pinpoint her target, she would use aura to judge. With this resolve, Lingyao unhesitatingly formed a hand seal. The Heavenly Sword Totem behind her manifested once again in a very short time. After locking onto the Soul-Devouring Heavenly King's true form, she brought her sword down with a powerful aerial strike!

The terrifying burst of sword energy struck the Soul-Devouring Heavenly King's body in the very next instant. However, to Lingyao's surprise, the man showed no sign of retreating. Instead, he concentrated his powerful energy into his right leg and shattered the sword light she had unleashed with a single kick.

He pressed aggressively towards her. "Such powerful combat technique properties! It actually ignored my sword energy. What is the origin of this kicking technique?" Lingyao couldn't help but wonder internally.

However, at this critical moment, there was no time for her to think further. Relying purely on instinct, she soared into the air, narrowly dodging the immensely powerful flying kick. She hovered in mid-air, continuing to gaze down at the erratic showman from above.

"Please, can you stop darting around like a monkey? Wouldn't it be better to just confront me head-on in close combat?" Lingyao seemed to grow slightly irritated and couldn't help but mock her opponent.

However, the Soul-Devouring Heavenly King clearly had his own unique combat strategy. He completely ignored Lingyao's attitude and continued to maintain his previous fighting style. He concentrated all his energy in his legs, constantly changing speeds and angles in the void, repeatedly kicking towards Lingyao.

"Heh, do you think you'd necessarily gain the upper hand in close combat? Don't assume that the sword techniques you cultivate can dominate the entire cultivation world. There are simply too many talented cultivators in this world who are superior and more gifted than you. While I can't guarantee I'm stronger than you, even if I gave you the chance, you wouldn't be able to show off in front of me."

Next, the man who preferred to cover his eyes suddenly changed his combat strategy. He actually gave Lingyao an opportunity to confront him face-to-face, transforming into a streak of light and appearing before her.

What surprised Lingyao was that, without any apparent external assistance, this man possessed the ability to fly. He hovered steadily in the void, hundreds of meters above the ground.

Lingyao had been holding back a desire to teach this man a lesson. The simplest and most effective way to prove her strength was to strike him with her most powerful, unadorned, primal force.

As expected, in the very next instant, Lingyao simultaneously activated the five qi vortexes within her body. She perfectly fused the fluctuations of primal energy with the Heavenly Sword Totem behind her. Once again locking onto the Soul-Devouring Heavenly King before her, she unleashed an immensely powerful sword strike directly above his head!

A thunderous roar echoed. The immensely powerful sword energy, combined with the fluctuating primal energy within her, their fusion was enough to demonstrate Lingyao's formidable strength.

Yet, just as this sword strike, on which she placed such high hopes, fiercely cleaved down upon her opponent, a scene Lingyao had never dreamed of finally unfolded around the body of the blindfolded Soul-Devouring Heavenly King.

A dark red light suddenly coalesced, completely ignoring her incredibly powerful sword strike. The terrifying force shattered against the Soul-Devouring Heavenly King's body. Not only was he unharmed, but it seemed her attack couldn't even completely shatter his strange protective aura.

What was even more alarming was that Lingyao discovered the fluctuations of primal energy condensed around her Heavenly Sword were unbelievably being partially absorbed by the dark red light her opponent had conjured.

The portion of primal energy that had been forcibly absorbed was actually devoured by this man into his own body in the shortest amount of time. This meant that his combat technique not only pushed his own defensive capabilities to their limit but also had a certain degree of backlash effect on his opponents, allowing him to plunder and devour external forces to strengthen himself.

"I told you, even if I gave you such a chance, you wouldn't be able to gain any advantage against me. Stop struggling. There's a fundamental difference in power between you and me. It's simply not something you can overcome just by relying on the characteristics of your own techniques."