Chapter 455: Love and Hate Entangled

On the azure sea, Li Lin was severely disheartened. She was the saintess of an ancient Daoist tradition from another planet, ranked first among the younger generation in her sect. Coming to this declining planet only to be suppressed by a native made her so frustrated she felt like spitting blood.

After fewer than 150 moves, Chu Feng struck her left shoulder with a palm, causing excruciating pain. She plunged into the sea with a splash, sending hundreds of crystalline waves spraying upwards.

Chu Feng was astonished. Within the realm of Universal Equality, he activated the Great Thunder Sound Breathing Technique, making his body as resilient and powerful as a Buddha's golden statue. His palm, simultaneously infused with the spiraling tearing force of the Flood Dragon Demonic Fist, would have likely shattered half the body of anyone else who took such a blow.

In such an intense battle, no one would be foolish enough to show mercy to a woman; every move was a killing strike, aimed for decapitation.

Waves dozens of meters high surged. Li Lin, drenched and with her dress clinging to her, revealed the undulating curves of her body. As a saintess, her beauty alone was unparalleled, let alone her strength.

At any other time, Chu Feng would have certainly teased her, but in this life-or-death struggle, he had no time for such thoughts. A pair of energy wings on his back flapped, like crackling lightning, creating a deafening sound as he dove straight down, launching a decisive killing blow!

Water droplets clung to Li Lin's pale body, making her appear like a lotus emerging from water. Her crystalline face was delicate, and as she shook her hair, water beads flew off, scattering like hundreds of pearls.

Her right hand trembled slightly. Coupled with her breathing technique, a peach branch appeared, its flower buds blossoming, and surging energy swept towards Chu Feng.

Clearly, the so-called peach branch was an energy construct. Its pink petals fluttered, translucent and ethereal, yet intimidating, radiating immense power. With a tearing sound, it left streaks of blood on Chu Feng's fists and gashed his arms.

Chu Feng, with a solemn expression, declared, “You’re fated for a peach blossom calamity!”

Li Lin was momentarily stunned. Seeing his serious face, she genuinely thought something significant had happened, but she quickly realized her mistake. A cold expression appeared on her face; this native clearly didn't understand the use of various energy constructs and was deliberately spouting nonsense to distract her.

Hellflowers, Void Golden Lotuses, and Peach Blossom Calamities, among others, were all energy models, capable of unleashing even more powerful attacks!

Next, a green lotus emerged behind Li Lin, accompanied by countless stars. Although her power was suppressed, she could still employ some high-level techniques, which caused Chu Feng considerable trouble.

The green lotus swayed behind her, and the stars twinkled. Some of these celestial bodies actually began to fall, hurtling towards Chu Feng!

Chu Feng was startled. Were these energy stars?

With a bang, as he dodged, the sea surface immediately sank, as if vanishing into thin air. Then, with another bang, the ocean exploded, and waves instantly surged towards the sky.

Chu Feng activated the Golden Bell Shield from the Twelve True Forms of Xingyi, causing a large bell to materialize around him. He also summoned a flood dragon and an ancient wild ox. Golden mist billowed from his mouth and nose as his breathing technique reached its peak, allowing him to charge directly and clash with Li Lin, whose state was clearly extraordinary.

Clang, clang, clang...

One star after another plummeted, striking the great bell and causing a massive energy explosion.

Chu Feng's heart stirred. He felt he should enter the Free-Roaming Realm sooner, analyze various energy construct patterns, and carve out his own path; otherwise, he would be at a significant disadvantage in such confrontations.

The Universal Equality field was exceptionally strange; although it could suppress an opponent's strength, Li Lin's various techniques remained, making her formidable.

It was foreseeable that without the Buddhist kasaya protecting him, the relentless fall of stars would undoubtedly reduce even Shackled or Free-Roaming realm evolvers to dust.

Li Lin was truly a saintess-level figure, possessing extraordinary abilities. The mere display of some of her powers was enough to send shivers down Chu Feng's spine. In her full strength, with all her secret techniques unleashed, she would be absolutely transcendent.

“Buzz!”

As if the void exploded and white mist surged, Chu Feng hurled out the Vajra Choker, intending to suppress and kill her. At this level of combat, he could not afford to hold back.

Li Lin was no ordinary person; she dared to sever her own cultivation to cross realms prematurely. Her will was terrifying, and her ambitions immense!

At this moment, she also made a fierce move: a bright silver metal chain flew out, intending to assault Chu Feng and bind him.

Remarkably, both of them launched surprise attacks at the same instant, sharing the same thought. Coincidentally, their two weapons collided, erupting in brilliant light.

Li Lin was alarmed; her silver metal rope had dimmed from the impact. Had it not been soft and deformable, any other secret treasure would have shattered instantly.

“Our movements are perfectly synchronized. Is this the legendary unspoken understanding?” Chu Feng quipped, and immediately used his psychic martial arts to retrieve the Vajra Choker.

Li Lin's eyebrows arched slightly. The silver rope was temporarily unusable and required some time to recover; it had nearly been destroyed by the Vajra Choker, luckily it was flexible.

The next moment, Saintess Li Lin was infuriated, because after Chu Feng put away the Vajra Choker, he immediately took out the gleaming golden vajra pestle and hurled it at her. This was originally her secret treasure, now in his hands.

Bang, bang, bang!

The area became like a meteor shower, as the energy stars above Li Lin's head continuously plummeted, causing the ocean to boil and almost completely evaporate the seawater.

Chu Feng was heavily on the defensive. By the end, the energy bell vibrated ceaselessly, on the verge of shattering.

He held the Vajra Choker, ready to hurl it at any moment, but Li Lin moved with extreme speed, constantly guarding against him, extremely wary of the gleaming bracelet.

At the same time, she continuously summoned the energy stars to fall. This was too draining and ultimately unsustainable. She gritted her teeth, thinking that any other opponent, even a Saint Son-level expert, would have already been defeated by her.

However, due to the perverse nature of the Universal Equality field, her strength was directly suppressed.

Chu Feng found an opening. He activated the unstable energy bell and launched it directly, sending it hurtling towards Li Lin.

Li Lin shrieked. Sensing the terrifying energy pervading the air, she quickly shook down the last few stars above her head, sending them crashing forward.

Boom!

A massive explosion rocked the area, sending both of them flying amidst the energy blasts. Each was spitting blood, both injured.

“I must enter the Free-Roaming Realm soon!” Chu Feng yearned deeply. If he could evolve to a higher level, master those techniques, and understand the construction methods of various energy constructs, he wouldn't be in such a sorry state.

Li Lin was severely disheartened. Despite exhausting all her techniques, she still couldn't defeat the native. She estimated her own injuries were likely more severe.

At this moment, she moved like a golden serpent across the sea surface, darting towards Chu Feng. Her body was incredibly flexible, allowing her to engage him in close-quarters combat!

“Ow!” Chu Feng cried out.

The woman's body was incredibly supple, bending at impossible angles. She delivered a whip kick that made him wince, causing excruciating pain in his left kidney.

Li Lin was the strongest disciple of an ancient Daoist tradition. As a saintess, she naturally mastered many secret techniques, and the Golden Serpent Art was one such close-quarters combat style.

She believed Chu Feng's Vajra Choker and her confiscated vajra pestle posed too great a threat. Therefore, she found an opportunity to close in, intending to eliminate Chu Feng in a confined space.

Clink, bang, crash!

Sparks flew during the process as they also activated their secret artifacts, such as flying swords, which clashed fiercely.

At the same time, the two had already become entangled.

Li Lin's arms and waist were terrifyingly flexible, constantly attacking Chu Feng from incredible angles. Eventually, she coiled around him like a spirit-binding rope, intending to trap him.

“Be decent! You're forcing yourself on me!” Chu Feng cried out in alarm.

Hearing this, Li Lin's eyes turned cold, filled with killing intent. Indeed, once she used the Golden Serpent Art, physical entanglement was unavoidable. It was a form of *roujutsu* (jujutsu/grappling), sometimes using both arms and legs to lock down an opponent.

Under normal circumstances, she would never use this technique, but the situation was critical and unusual. She was going all out to cripple this native.

“Hey, your long legs are going to snap my old waist,” Chu Feng cried out, his words laden with innuendo.

Of course, the situation was indeed similar: Li Lin was like a beautiful golden serpent, her waist slender and supple, her long legs powerful. From behind, she locked Chu Feng's waist with her legs, while her arms coiled around his neck, intending to twist it off.

Both could feel the warmth of each other's bodies, in complete contact. An outsider, unaware of the circumstances, might have mistaken it for an intimate moment between lovers.

The reality, however, was that Chu Feng's tongue was nearly hanging out, and his neck was almost twisted off by her lotus-root-like arms.

At the same time, he felt excruciating pain in his glabella, suffering a psychic attack. Li Lin aimed to obliterate his consciousness.

“Go to hell! Do you really think I'm afraid of you?!” Chu Feng roared.

With a boom, as the Great Thunder Sound Breathing Technique activated, golden light erupted from every pore of his body. He became dazzlingly golden, like an indestructible golden body.

Li Lin scoffed. The opponent's breathing technique was indeed terrifying and astonished her, but after all, she had once been a master of the Visualization Realm, possessing superior insight and techniques.

She was certain that his approach would be ineffective. What if his physical body was as hard as a sixteen-foot golden Buddha statue? She was now using the Golden Serpent *roujutsu*, specifically designed to counter hard-style martial arts.

Of course, if he were an evolver on the same level as her, it would be a different story; at that point, such an peerless breathing technique would manifest even more profound wonders.

However, just as she was brimming with confidence, the golden light around Chu Feng's body retracted. His breathing technique shifted, and he employed the mysterious method taught to him by the Yellow Ox.

His body was immediately enveloped in white mist, becoming swiftly pliable. He also used the Flood Dragon Demonic Body Art, a technique embedded within the Flood Dragon Demonic Fist.

The next moment, Chu Feng, like a flood dragon, broke free and retaliated, using his arms, legs, and feet to entangle the astonishingly powerful saintess.

Waves churned, and the two plunged into the azure sea, battling fiercely, finally becoming completely intertwined.

Chu Feng roared, exerting himself to the utmost to suppress the woman. To an observer, their struggle might have seemed intimate, even sensuous, but he had no mind for such thoughts.

A single lapse could lead to strangulation.

He was certain this woman had a formidable background and was far from simple.

Their bodies tangled as if they had become one. A pair of snowy, lotus-root-like arms gripped Chu Feng's neck tightly, almost cutting into his flesh, as if intent on twisting it off immediately.

Chu Feng expelled sword qi from his mouth and nose. Simultaneously, his Fiery Eyes of Truth continuously shot out beams of energy, aiming to kill the woman.

However, Li Lin's physical martial arts were not only formidable, but she also understood profound secret techniques within psychic martial arts. Not only did an energy barrier appear on her body to block attacks, but her mental energy also surged out, solidifying into a shield.

At the same time, she was also employing secret techniques to kill Chu Feng.

In the azure sea, waves crashed sky-high.

Energy boiled, erupting from their pores. From a distance, it looked like a beautiful golden serpent and a flood dragon entwined, an extraordinary phenomenon resulting from their energy outbursts!

Such a commotion naturally startled many creatures in this sea region.

A shark that had broken six shackles wondered, “Are the South Sea Dragon Clan breeding again?”

Another gigantic hawksbill turtle, as large as a small island, surfaced and rumbled, “The Flood Dragon clan, when breeding, are as mighty as their combat power – earth-shattering.”

Many creatures appeared in the area, peeking from a distance. Although they couldn't see clearly, they reached a consensus: flood dragons were reproducing.

Li Lin's divine sense was incredibly keen, so she naturally heard everything. Her face flushed crimson with anger and vexation.

“You're right! My child is about to be born!” Chu Feng roared, gasping for breath, his face red and body boiling with energy, as his neck was nearly choked off.

Then, he head-butted Li Lin's forehead!

“It's passionate like fire, but also a bit like a battle. Is this the legendary entanglement of love and hate!?”

“Let's run! Flood dragons are reproducing. If we keep peeking, we’ll likely be dealt with later!”

A group of marine creatures fled, vanishing completely in the blink of an eye.

At this point, Chu Feng clearly gained the upper hand. The flood dragon techniques he employed caused his head to glow, and energy dragon horns materialized, granting him unparalleled offensive power.

The Golden Serpent Art was renowned across the cosmos, but it couldn't compare to the Flood Dragon Demonic Body Art!

Bang, bang, bang...

He rammed her powerfully, his physical energy boiling. The pair of flood dragon horns on his head were terrifying; they shattered Li Lin's protective energy barrier, pierced her psychic shield, and struck her so hard she rolled her eyes, feeling excruciating, tearing pain in her head, piercing to the bone!

Finally, she was struck unconscious by Chu Feng, collapsing limply as her crystalline, lotus-root-like arms and snowy long legs loosened and slid off Chu Feng's body!

“Damn it, I’m exhausted!” Chu Feng gasped heavily, then, carrying the beautiful "serpent woman," he sliced through the azure sea and swam into the distance.

“Congratulations, Dragon King, on successfully procreating offspring.” From a distance, a sea beast flattered him.

Saintess Li Lin lay submerged in the seawater, her tall figure clad in tattered clothing that revealed large expanses of her pale skin. Even her special battle suit had been ripped in many places during the intense fight.

Chu Feng ignored the sea beast and quickly swam away, holding Li Lin under one arm.