“Not bad, you have some skill,” Shangguan Yun said, clapping her hands together as if she were enjoying some light entertainment before a meal.
As she moved, the scattered cloud hands condensed once more. This time, they split into two and lunged toward Mu Yanxi.
Mu Yanxi kicked off her gliding board, soaring out of the reach of the grasping hands, and launched more missiles to blast them apart.
She had never seen a divine artifact like this in her previous life. It reminded her of those skyrocket fireworks used by mortals, yet it was surprisingly effective.
“It’s no use. The Cloud-Brushing Hand cannot be completely destroyed. You’ll have to defeat me to make it stop.” Shangguan Yun pressed her palms together, and the cloud hands reformed once again.
Mu Yanxi knew the situation all too well. The Cloud-Brushing Hand was a martial skill; as long as Shangguan Yun wasn’t defeated, she could use it indefinitely.
However, her opponent didn’t harbor any real hostility. This felt more like a spar than a battle, and the Cloud-Brushing Hand wasn’t a lethal technique; it was designed only to restrain an opponent.
Although the consequences of being caught by Shangguan Yun would be dire, Mu Yanxi couldn’t bring herself to attack her former fiancée. She wasn’t yet familiar with the gliding board’s full power.
From what she could see, the divine artifact was quite potent, and she feared she might accidentally hurt Shangguan Yun if she wasn’t careful.
Thus, she maneuvered the gliding board through the air, darting back and forth to evade the Cloud-Brushing Hands without launching an attack.
According to Shangguan Yun, there were other roommates. Once they arrived, Shangguan Yun would likely calm down.
The gliding board was exceptionally fast, leaving the Cloud-Brushing Hands unable to catch her. Amidst the chase, Mu Yanxi even found the composure to observe the composition of this illusory world.
It was exactly as Shangguan Yun had described. In this world, only the courtyard that resembled a brothel was real. The streets outside and the surrounding buildings were all blurred.
She could even see a barrier walling off the world. Mu Yanxi fired a few test missiles, but they vanished into the barrier like stones sinking into the ocean, leaving no trace behind.
“I told you it was no use. You can’t escape,” Shangguan Yun said with a smile. “The only way out is to defeat me. If you manage to beat me, I’ll let you do whatever you want with me.”
‘Why did she word it so strangely? Shouldn’t she have said “at your disposal”?’ Mu Yanxi spoke helplessly, “I have no desire to defeat you, nor do I want to engage in double cultivation this soon. Can we please stop this?”
“Hehe, why is my fiancé so naive?” Shangguan Yun chuckled.
“I’ve already activated the Bell Moon Red Dust, yet you still think I’m just playing around? Fine, I suppose I need to push you a little harder.” As she spoke, ten White Jade Swords suddenly manifested around her.
*Whoosh!* She stepped onto a White Jade Sword and soared into the air, closing the distance between her and Mu Yanxi at a speed that eclipsed the gliding board.
At the same time, the other nine White Jade Swords swirled around Mu Yanxi, launching a coordinated attack.
“So fast!” Mu Yanxi exclaimed. Just then, the immortal brain’s analysis appeared:
**[White Jade Sword Drone: Functions as both a flying sword and a drone. It can autonomously attack targets without the owner’s direct input or be controlled remotely to strike enemies within a 250-mile range.
To hack the White Jade Sword Drone and seize control, the immortal brain must be charged to unlock the hacking function.]**
Mu Yanxi felt like cursing at the top of her lungs. ‘What kind of timing is this? Does this immortal brain really need to be charged for everything? Is it completely useless without a power boost?’
Nevertheless, the immortal brain wasn’t entirely useless. It had finally finished analyzing the Cloud-Brushing Hand and provided the projected attack trajectories of the White Jade Swords.
Mu Yanxi’s star-imprint eye glowed, and the two cloud hands were drawn into her left eye.
Simultaneously, her body twisted and swayed like a serpent, allowing her to evade the combined strike of the nine White Jade Swords with a series of incredibly precise movements.