Chapter 822: The Horse Immortal

"So arrogant?!"

"He's completely disregarding us!"

Everyone had been exhausted from the fight, but hearing Lu Yang's arrogant words, they instantly felt re-energized.

Facing the agitated crowd, "Lu Yang" showed no hint of backing down. His eyes were as calm as an ancient well. "Heh, I don't think much of you. What right do you have to be noticed by me?"

In the mental space, Lu Yang sighed, covering his face. How could he have been so foolish as to let the Immortal Fairy take over the fight? This was bound to turn an uneventful situation into trouble.

But it was too late; his body had already been handed over to the Immortal Fairy. Even if Lu Yang regretted it, there was no way he'd get his body back until the Immortal Fairy had had her fill of fun.

From a distance, Meng Jingzhou watched Lu Yang's extravagant claims with a mix of surprise and uncertainty. His heart sank. "Oh no, could he have been beaten silly?"

"Charge!" Luo Wushuang was the first to act, controlling the ancient trees in the Luotian Forest. Their roots writhed like tentacles, emerging from underground to ambush the Immortal Fairy.

The Immortal Fairy had anticipated this. The moment the ancient tree roots shot out, she lightly tapped her toe on a root, performing an aerial roll to easily evade the ambush.

"Roar—" Zhong Yi crouched on the ground, like a magnificent lion with flowing mane, letting out an earth-shattering roar. This was the most authentic Buddhist Lion's Roar, a cry that could shatter space itself. The Lion's Roar sent ripples through space, and the sound waves formed a majestic lion that lunged towards the Immortal Fairy. This was a demonstration of a lesser mastery of the Buddhist Lion's Roar, capable of replicating three-tenths of the true essence of a Buddhist Guardian Lion.

"Ice Seal of a Thousand Miles!" Sun Chuanxian also made his move. His palms were covered in a layer of ice film. Anyone, human or demon, touched by his fists would turn into an ice sculpture. At the same time, Luo Wushuang once again activated the ancient tree roots, restricting the Immortal Fairy's movement space to ensure the Lion's Roar and Sun Chuanxian's ice attack could reach the Immortal Fairy.

"Annoying roots! Hundred Herbs Withering Fist!" The Immortal Fairy muttered impatiently, delivering an incredibly terrifying punch. The moment the ancient tree roots touched her fist, they rapidly withered and lost all vitality.

Seeing this, Luo Wushuang quickly severed his connection with the ancient trees, but he was a step too slow. He felt his entire body grow weak, as if his strength had been completely drained. He didn't even have the energy to stand, his legs buckled, and he collapsed to the ground.

"What kind of move was that?!"

The Buddhist Guardian Lion formed by sound waves, just as it was about to touch the Immortal Fairy, seemed to encounter something terrifying. It suddenly began to tremble uncontrollably, unable to maintain its form, and dissipated into the air with a boom. Everyone looked bewildered, unsure of what the Immortal Fairy had done.

Only Lu Yang, observing from the mental space, could roughly guess the reason: in ancient times, the Immortal Fairy frequently consumed great demons. These demons had ingrained their fear into their bloodlines. If the Lion's Roar hadn't replicated three-tenths of the Buddhist Guardian Lion's true essence, it might have been fine. But once it did, gaining that three-tenths of its essence, it had to face the Immortal Fairy's suppression. This was a suppressive force more terrifying than even that of ancient barbarian bloodlines.

In an instant, only Sun Chuanxian remained fighting the Immortal Fairy. Others, fearing accidental injury from his "Ice Seal of a Thousand Miles," dared not approach. The temperature around Sun Chuanxian dropped to an extremely terrifying degree; the air was dry, and the ground had frozen solid. This was merely the lingering power emanating from his icy palms.

"You think you're impressive just by holding two pieces of ice?" The Immortal Fairy scoffed. Suddenly, heat radiated around her, melting the ice on the ground. Her movements were elegant and light, as if she were an ancient divine tree holding ten suns. Layers of flames erupted from underground, transforming into a sea of fire.

"Fusang Tree Fist!" This was also a technique from the Immortal Fairy's fist arts, allowing her to regard herself as a Fusang Tree, emitting flames more terrifying than even the Golden Crow. The Immortal Fairy danced amidst the flames, her posture graceful, like a celestial being.

"What beautiful movements!"

"I heard that the Demon Realm's ruler, Supreme Lord Zhu Tian, attained enlightenment through dance. Lu Yang's dance here might rival Supreme Lord Zhu Tian's when he was still in the Nascent Soul stage."

"But why are the movements so feminine?"

The onlookers' expressions were strange. If Lu Yang's previous fighting style exuded masculinity, then his current movements were as effeminate as could be.

"Perhaps he learned it from Daoist Silent."

"That makes sense." Everyone nodded in agreement, acknowledging this deduction.

Sun Chuanxian was engulfed in a sea of fire, completely unable to discern the Immortal Fairy's position. With just two punches, the Immortal Fairy broke through Sun Chuanxian's "Ice Seal of a Thousand Miles."

"Let's all attack together!"

With Sun Chuanxian defeated, the others finally stopped worrying about friendly fire and collectively launched their attacks. The Immortal Fairy's combat skills were exceptionally refined, reaching a level Lu Yang himself couldn't hope to achieve. The power behind each punch and kick was perfectly controlled, and she could even use one opponent's attack to strike another, expertly employing the principle of redirecting force.

Everyone was extremely surprised. The Lu Yang who had just been suppressed was now incredibly valiant, as if possessed by a celestial being, unbeatable and unrivaled. They realized Lu Yang's combat strength had risen a level, making him even harder to deal with, so they no longer needed to hold back.

"Nascent Soul Manifestation!"

Everyone present was a Nascent Soul stage cultivator; any one of them, if put in the outside world, would be a terrifying Nascent Soul Elder. The young masters all had inherited family legacies, and each of their Nascent Souls was unique: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, ice, lightning, space, physical techniques, artifact techniques... akin to a hundred schools of thought contending, each with its own strengths. Lu Yang even broke into a cold sweat for the Immortal Fairy. The Immortal Fairy was fighting, but it was his own body that would suffer injuries.

"Just a bunch of innately flawed Nascent Souls; no matter how many there are, it's futile," the Immortal Fairy said casually, still completely disregarding their Nascent Souls. "Today, I shall let you witness my Invincible Nascent Soul!"

"Invincible Nascent Soul?"

Everyone was particularly puzzled; they had never heard of anyone's Nascent Soul being called that. The crowd couldn't see the changes happening inside Lu Yang's body; only Lu Yang, the one involved, was most aware. The Immortal Fairy's consciousness entered his Dantian, instructing Lu Yang to cut off his connection, then personally proceeded to subdue the Invincible Nascent Soul.

The moment the connection was severed, the Invincible Nascent Soul, facing a formidable foe, immediately took to its heels, but how could the Immortal Fairy give it a chance to escape? The Immortal Fairy grabbed the Invincible Nascent Soul's leg and started hitting it in the Dantian. Even though the Invincible Nascent Soul had mastered numerous techniques and was theoretically Lu Yang's strongest form, it couldn't withstand the attacks of Lu Yang's second Nascent Soul—the Immortal Nascent Soul. The first Nascent Soul was no match for the second, and submitted to its feet.

"Appear!"

With a soft cry from the Immortal Fairy, a chubby, fair-skinned Nascent Soul flew out from the Dantian and appeared above the Immortal Fairy's head. The Invincible Nascent Soul was ninety percent similar to Lu Yang and ten percent similar to the Immortal Fairy. This was because during a period of Lu Yang's Golden Core stage cultivation, the Immortal Fairy had assisted him, resulting in a slight resemblance to her. But those who didn't know the Immortal Fairy wouldn't notice it.

"Invincible Nascent Soul, go, destroy their Nascent Souls!"