Gu Yuexi stood her ground, listening to Chu Nianci ramble on and on.
It all boiled down to four words: trying to be clever.
These self-righteous clan disciples were used to overthinking everything.
They always assumed there was a conspiracy behind every event.
They thought Gu Yuexi must have had a deeper motive for killing Jiang Qingyao and Jiang Xinglan.
Only Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng knew the truth.
’What conspiracy? There was no scheme!’
’If anyone dares to cross us, we just cut them down!’
’Why would we need so many reasons?!’
Those two had simply brought it upon themselves. They got what they deserved.
Seeing Gu Yuexi remain silent, Chu Nianci grew even more smug.
She thought her words had hit their mark, leaving the other woman speechless.
"Did you think I’d let you go just because you’re staying quiet and stalling for time?"
"Or perhaps you think that if you delay long enough, your Mosquito Beast Pet will come back to save you?"
"Stop daydreaming!"
"It can barely save itself, let alone you."
"Today, I must take you down."
"Otherwise, I won’t be able to answer to the Eight Great Clans!"
Gu Yuexi couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
’I haven’t said a single word, yet you claim I’m stalling?’
’So dramatic!’
She could only respond calmly with a single word.
"Lunatic."
"You..."
Gu Yuexi’s utterly indifferent attitude made Chu Nianci inexplicably furious.
In her hundred-plus years of life, she had never been so thoroughly ignored.
Especially by a Cultivator whose Realm was so much lower than her own.
At that moment, Ye Guxuan was already fighting Chu Sheng, and the battle was at a stalemate.
Chu Nianci instantly discarded the idea of taunting her further and began to channel the Power of Law within her body.
"Gu Yuexi, let’s see if you can still be so stubborn in five seconds."
The fastest way for a higher-Realm Cultivator to suppress a lower-Realm one was undoubtedly through the use of Laws.
After all, Chu Nianci was almost three full Grand Realms above Gu Yuexi.
Her Law Comprehension was certainly much higher than Gu Yuexi’s.
This was common sense, a rule no Cultivator could break.
She only needed to unleash her Law Divine Domain to easily crush Gu Yuexi, leaving her opponent with no strength to even fight back.
Chu Nianci’s line of thinking was indeed sound.
Unfortunately, she had chosen the wrong target.
"Destruction Divine Domain! Open!"
With a low shout, Chu Nianci directly unleashed her most powerful Destruction Divine Domain.
A surging, grayish-black Power of Destruction instantly enveloped Gu Yuexi.
She was worried Gu Yuexi wouldn’t be able to withstand it and would just drop dead, preventing her from getting information about the power backing her.
She even deliberately reduced the Law’s power, significantly lessening the oppressive feeling of the Destruction Divine Domain.
But the scene that followed left Chu Nianci utterly dumbfounded.
Gu Yuexi, standing at the center of the Destruction Divine Domain with her hands behind her back, still wore an indifferent expression.
She stood amidst the Power of Destruction as if taking a leisurely stroll in a courtyard, not even frowning.
To see her so at ease,
it was as if the Destruction Divine Domain, capable of easily obliterating an entire city, was nothing more than her own backyard garden.
"What’s going on?"
Chu Nianci frowned deeply, her mind filled with confusion.
She didn’t understand why Gu Yuexi was completely unaffected by the Destruction Divine Domain.
This defies all logic!!!
And all reason!!!
She gritted her teeth, no longer holding back, and began to increase the power of the Destruction Divine Domain with all her might.
The Power of Destruction grew denser and denser, and the surrounding Space began to twist and collapse.
But even when she had pushed her Destruction Divine Domain to its absolute limit,
Gu Yuexi still stood in the same spot, not wavering in the slightest.
Not even a single strand of hair by her ear moved. She was steady as a rock.
This was the Law that Chu Nianci was best at, the one she had comprehended most deeply!
Even a True God Realm Cultivator wouldn’t be able to withstand her fully powered Destruction Divine Domain so easily!
Chu Nianci was a very experienced fighter with a quick mind. She immediately thought of two possibilities.
First, Gu Yuexi possessed some sort of Divine Artifact that resisted the Destruction Law. It had to be of an extremely high grade, which was why she was immune to the Divine Domain.
The power of destruction she had summoned was being blocked by the Divine Artifact on Gu Yuexi’s person.
That was why Gu Yuexi was completely unaffected by the suppression of the Destruction Divine Domain.
Second, Gu Yuexi’s Comprehension of the Destruction Law was far superior to Chu Nianci’s, which was why she could ignore the Divine Domain.
’The first one!’
’The first one!’
’It has to be the first one!’
Without a second thought, Chu Nianci jumped to the first conclusion.
’What kind of Spirit Realm joke is this?’
’How could a Cultivator with a mere Divinity Transformation Realm First-Layer Cultivation possibly have a higher Law Comprehension than her, someone at the Integration Realm Peak?’
’That’s just ridiculous!’
’I wouldn’t even believe it myself if I said it out loud!’
On the other hand, the idea that Gu Yuexi had a powerful backer who had given her a few powerful Divine Artifacts made perfect sense.
Convinced she had seen through Gu Yuexi’s trick, Chu Nianci snorted coldly, her tone laced with disdain.
"You think you’re so great just because you have a Divine Artifact protecting you? You think you can rest easy?"
"The Destruction Divine Domain isn’t the only Law I’m skilled in."
"My Comprehension of other Laws has also reached the pinnacle of perfection."
"I refuse to believe you have a corresponding Divine Artifact for every single Law!"
As she spoke, she immediately withdrew the Destruction Divine Domain and summoned the Wind Divine Domain instead.
WHOOSH—
Violent Wind Blades surged forth, innumerable and incredibly sharp, circling around Gu Yuexi with piercing screeches.
With just a command from Chu Nianci, these Wind Blades, tinged with a destructive aura, could instantly shred Gu Yuexi into a bloody pulp!
"How about it? Scared now!"
Chu Nianci held her head high, looking down her nose at Gu Yuexi with an expression that screamed of certain victory.
"If you kneel and beg for mercy now, I might be merciful enough to spare your life."
However, the only response she received was Gu Yuexi’s two cold words.
"How noisy."
"You!!!"
Chu Nianci was about to explode with rage.
"Fine! Fine! Fine!"
"Gu Yuexi, you brought this on yourself!"
"Since you’re so eager to die, I’ll be happy to send you to your grave!"
With a furious roar, Chu Nianci held nothing back and unleashed the full power of the Law of Wind.
Countless sharp Wind Blades howled as they swept toward Gu Yuexi, intending to shred her on the spot.
But just as the terrifying Wind Blades were about to strike Gu Yuexi,
Gu Yuexi slowly raised her right hand and gave it a casual wave.
The gesture was like shooing away a fly.
And with just that one, understated wave,
the rampaging, world-destroying Wind Divine Domain instantly fell silent.
All the sharp Wind Blades, tinged with a destructive aura, vanished into thin air.
The gales ceased abruptly, leaving not even a ripple behind.
The world returned to a state of peace.
It was as if the Wind Divine Domain had never even existed.
"What in the world?"
Chu Nianci was dumbfounded once again.
She stood there dumbly, her mind completely unable to process what had happened.
A Divine Artifact capable of resisting the Destruction Divine Domain was rare, yes.
But it was plausible that Gu Yuexi might possess one.
However, ’you also have a second Divine Artifact that can resist the Wind Divine Domain?’
’Does your family own a Divine Artifact shop or something?’
’Who carries so many Divine Artifacts around?’
’It can’t be that...’
’Your Law Comprehension is actually higher than mine, an Integration Realm Peak cultivator?’
That was too reality-shattering. Of course, Chu Nianci refused to believe it.
She gritted her teeth, a vicious glint flashing in her eyes.
"I refuse to believe you have a third Divine Artifact to resist a Life-giving Divine Domain!"