Chapter 220: Fierce Fight In The Coffin
Yang Qingxi’s slender body slithered toward the head of the coffin like a swimming snake, while her palm pressed against the coffin lid and pushed it backward.
“Bang!”
The instant Left Attendant struck the Blood Mud Coffin with a palm from afar, the coffin lid closed tightly without a gap, and the internal Defense Formation was activated by Yang Qingxi.
“Boom!”
The eight long benches exploded apart, and the Blood Mud Coffin suddenly crashed to the ground.
Yang Qingxi entered the coffin and immediately sensed something wrong, discovering another living person inside, their bodies already touching.
Li Weiyi was utterly speechless.
After a thousand calculations, who could have predicted a single Yang Qingxi? Hua Yuzi, Chen Wenwu, the left and right attendants, two Great Mind Masters, and six masters actually failed to capture her?
Letting her escape into the coffin ruined all the plans.
Her burrowing in like this in a desperate situation, as long as Hua Yuzi wasn’t stupid, he would definitely suspect something was wrong with the coffin.
After the massive jolt of the coffin crashing to the ground, the Ci Hang Kai Guang Finger that Li Weiyi had prepared could only be given first to Young Lady Yang, who had crashed into his arms at this moment, warm and soft as jade.
To repel external threats, one must first stabilize the interior.
Yang Qingxi was also extraordinarily capable, reacting swiftly by reaching out to grab Li Weiyi’s incoming wrist. At the same time, her other hand shot out in a grappling move, aiming for the neck of the man of unknown identity.
Li Weiyi reached out to grab her incoming hand.
Each grabbed one of the other’s hands, both exerting tremendous power, causing gritted teeth in pain.
“Bang!”
Li Weiyi was extremely decisive, suddenly slamming his head forward, smashing it into Yang Qingxi’s forehead.
Unexpectedly, Yang Qingxi not only didn’t loosen her grip in pain but smashed back, head against head.
At this moment, she was filled with despair, only killing intent and hatred, fiercer than ever.
As if being harsher on herself, hurting herself more, would make her feel better inside.
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
…
After three mutual headbutts back and forth, both their heads were buzzing before they stopped, lying together like they were cuddling, panting heavily.
Li Weiyi only felt darkness and dizziness before his eyes; having cultivated Minor Accomplishment Golden Bone, in a headbutting contest, he could only end up in a draw.
Outside the coffin.
With the formation isolating it, the sounds of headbutting inside couldn’t be heard.
The left and right attendants burst into the spirit hall.
Hua Yuzi wanted to follow in, but was blocked by Chen Wenwu: “This is an Otherworld Coffin! Since Yang Qingxi chose to dive into it at a life and death moment, it must have something extraordinary about it.”
Hua Yuzi smiled faintly, not taking it too seriously: “She’s cocooning herself! A single coffin can’t save her.”
Above Qiu Zhou Prefecture City, a “release” character hovered, causing Spirit Mind Master-level formations to lose effect.
In such a situation, formations, runes, and other such means had limited threat.
Chen Wenwu said: “I understand Yang Qingxi; it’s better to be cautious.”
Hua Yuzi showed a thoughtful expression: “True, this woman is indeed not simple, accumulating kindness while hiding. Before this, who could have thought she was Hundred Veins All Silver?”
“Lord Hua, leave it to us.”
After failing to open the coffin, the left and right attendants used War Weapons, taking turns to attack the Blood Mud Coffin, trying to force it open.
Inside the coffin.
The two gradually recovered, still tightly gripping one of each other’s hands.
Blood was overflowing from the gripping points.
“Splash!”
Almost at the same time, their brows lit up, each releasing Spiritual Light.
But before they could attack, the coffin violently flipped. The two tumbled inside the coffin; sometimes Li Weiyi was on top of her, sometimes she pressed back, smashing faces blue and swollen, legs also clashing in combat, twisting and fighting together.
The external attacks were all resolved by the Defense Formation, only mild shockwaves reaching them, unable to harm them.
In the narrow space inside the coffin, grappling and attacking each other, every body part became a weapon for striking, intent on killing the other.
“It’s you, Li Weiyi… ah…”
Yang Qingxi was pinned under Li Weiyi.
His fingers pressed the blood hole below her left collarbone, causing her to spasm and twitch in pain.
At the same time, Li Weiyi’s groin was struck by her knee, but luckily he was prepared, avoiding vital injury. In the next instant, their legs also entwined tightly, neither giving the other a chance to use legs again.
The fight grew increasingly off.
To minimize chances for the other to strike, they entwined tighter and tighter, finally hugging closely, each wrapping the other’s hand behind the back and gripping.
The space was too narrow, the confrontation too intense, heads and faces pressed tightly together; in utter exhaustion, they could only hear each other’s rapid breathing.
Outside, the coffin was flung high into the air, then blasted heavily away.
Even with the Defense Formation dissipating attack power, the two inside suffered greatly, first intense weightlessness, then tumbling over each other.
Li Weiyi was ultimately more rational than Yang Qingxi, whose heart was now filled with hatred: “You’re injured, growing weaker, but I can fight all day. How about we stop temporarily?”
Yang Qingxi gradually calmed: “I dare guarantee you, even if injured, before dying, I can drag you down with me. You let go first!”
Li Weiyi’s mouth was at her nose tip: “Understand your position as the weaker side. Obey my command, and there might be a way out today. You let go first.”
Yang Qingxi said: “This Otherworld Coffin has an Attack Formation, only I know how to activate it. Once activated, it can heavily wound those outside. So you must listen to me.”
Li Weiyi chuckled lowly: “I know how to activate this Attack Formation, that’s why I hid in the coffin to ambush Hua Yuzi; you ruined it all! Otherwise, he’d be dead by now.”
Yang Qingxi frowned: “Since Far West Ash Region is our common enemy, we should abandon grudges and cooperate sincerely. Together we live, fight separately and we die.”
“You let go first! Otherwise, how can I believe you won’t kill me, the murderer, in Yang Qingchan’s coffin, to accompany her?” Li Weiyi said.
Yang Qingxi’s eyes dimmed, whispering: “Maybe you won’t believe! Actually I know her killer wasn’t you, but I can only pretend ignorance, pinning it on you as the murderer.”
Li Weiyi was shocked inwardly; Yang Qingxi had noticed something, truly a master of endurance.
Li Weiyi said: “I keep my word; before escape, I won’t strike you. Believe it or not, if you don’t, I have ways to kill you.”
Space too confined, unless desperate, Li Weiyi didn’t want to activate Buddha’s Sarira, fearing poor control would suck the entire coffin into Blood Mud Space.
That would expose it!
Li Weiyi added: “They seem to have loaded the coffin onto a cart, preparing to take it away. They can’t open it doesn’t mean Luan Sheng Lin You can’t, nor that Far West Ash Region lacks experts who can. Once at their base, escaping will be too late!”
Yang Qingxi’s chest heaved, thick and elastic; Li Weiyi could clearly feel that damned soft touch on his chest.
Gradually, she released her grip.
Li Weiyi breathed a sigh of relief, immediately pulling out the Insect Bag, releasing seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors to restrain her neck, heart, Sea of Qi, and other vitals.
Then, he used Spiritual Light from his brow to illuminate the coffin, seeking the Formation Script to trigger the nine layers of mystical light.
Yang Qingxi lying beside said: “Chen Wenwu also understands Otherworld Coffins; triggering the Attack Formation this way may not wound Hua Yuzi. If it fails, you’ll never escape alone. But together, even peak Hua Yuzi can be fought.”
“Also, I’m adept at Water Escape.”
“When water flow sounds, passing the riverbank, then act. Even if attack fails, escape will have greater advantage.”
Li Weiyi knew her schemes, wouldn’t trust: “You’d have greater escape advantage, right?”
“With my cultivation, Water Escape can carry one person,” Yang Qingxi said.
“But not me.”
Li Weiyi didn’t trigger the formation immediately, as he thought of what she did.
Killing out alone was too risky.
If cooperating with her, plus her Water Escape Technique, even Zuo Qiu Ting would be helpless; at least securing a non-death position first.
Li Weiyi turned his face, smiling: “I have a way to increase my trust in you.”
“What way?” Yang Qingxi said.
Li Weiyi said: “I learned a new rune called Six Desires Talisman. It’s simple to apply, but hard to dispel; must match exact sequence. In other words, only the applier knows the correct removal.”
“No need to explain so clearly, I know Six Desires Talisman.” Yang Qingxi’s eyes cold and hateful toward it, as sister Yang Qingchan died indirectly from it. Not main cause, but related.
Li Weiyi said: “Let me apply Six Desires Talisman on you, and I trust you.”
“Fine! But how do I know you won’t abandon me and flee alone? Trust is mutual; if you want my effort, I apply Six Desires Talisman on you too,” Yang Qingxi said.
Li Weiyi said: “You lack qualification to negotiate.”
Yang Qingxi closed her eyes, silently regulating breath: “I still have strong combat power, so I qualify. Sui Sect’s young generation nearly wiped out because of me; I’m in despair, can’t forgive myself this life, a worthless life. But you, Li Weiyi, the Young Son of Heaven many speak of, bright future, life precious as gold.”
She continued: “From Northern City to Western City, only passes Li Shui River; to evade Imperial Court martial cultivators, they’ll take Yu Li Avenue, over Five Heart Bridge. Five Heart Bridge is our only chance to act.”
“Past Li Shui River, no Great River; Water Escape loses effect. Without Water Escape, if we can’t reverse and kill them, we can’t even escape.”
“Decide quickly, time’s short!”
Li Weiyi hadn’t expected, after such setback, Yang Qingxi could recover reason and thinking so fast, truly admirable.
“Good, mutual Six Desires Talisman then.”
Li Weiyi knew, with Jiu Li tribe’s Nine Great Priests, Six Desires Talisman could be refined away. With his Hidden Person identity, Hidden Lord would exhaust ways to arrange it.
Yang Qingxi lacked such favor.
Even Yang Shenjing might not have face to summon so many Mind Power experts for her.
So no fear of her restraint; worst case, he had backup. Hidden Lord also gave him pills to suppress Six Desires Talisman, some left.
