Chapter 591: Pretending to Fight Seriously

Boom… Boom…
Su Che and Xue Yu were engaged in a fierce battle, seemingly evenly matched, yet it looked like a life-or-death struggle.
In fact, as soon as Xue Yu unleashed her third divine technique, Su Che realized that though her killing moves appeared brutal, they lacked true intent to harm him and could not actually cause him any damage.
It was not hard to guess then that their earlier actions and the current fight were merely for the onlookers.
Who were the onlookers?
Of course, it was Guang Hao, who had somehow hidden away.
This guy, lurking in the shadows, remained a huge threat—especially since he was a demon transformed from a Great Vehicle-stage powerhouse. Moreover, Su Che and Xue Yu knew very little about such demons, only that they could be killed only with the help of the lightning here; other attack techniques had little effect on them.
Such a dangerous threat needed to be eliminated as soon as possible. Otherwise, at any moment, it might take advantage of them and cause them great harm.
Thus, Xue Yu deliberately pretended to fall out with Su Che and engage in this fierce fight, aiming to give Guang Hao a chance to profit from the situation and reappear, so that they could deal with him in turn.
The fight lasted for over a quarter of an hour. The intense energy generated by Su Che and Xue Yu caused the entire space to tremble, as if it might collapse at any moment. Yet the silver sphere suspended at the center remained as stable as a mountain, untouched.
Boom… Boom…
As they fought fiercely, they also cursed each other from time to time, seemingly growing more enraged, eager to tear each other apart alive.
In reality, Su Che’s curses were completely sincere, without any pretense; his attacks were also full of strength, without reservation. Whether it was acting or not, if he could take advantage of this opportunity to kill the other party, that would be the greatest gain for him.
So, Su Che was definitely not acting—there was no falsehood, no flaw at all.
In contrast, Xue Yu’s performance could truly be called “convincing”—her face cold, eyes filled with murderous intent, her attacks fierce and powerful. Even Su Che wasn’t sure if she might use this opportunity to unleash her true killing move, kill him on the spot, and take what she had always wanted.
This woman could do anything—completely unpredictable…

What one thinks comes to pass. Suddenly, Xue Yu flipped her wrist and took out her extremely mysterious compass, whispering the word “confusion” to Su Che.
Huh…
Su Che immediately felt a strange force sweep through his body. Then, everything before his eyes changed abruptly, and a highly vivid illusion filled his mind.
It was the day of his marriage to Xing Er in Cai Shi Town—everyone from the family gathered together, all filled with joy…
Though he knew it was definitely an illusion, Su Che still lost his composure. His intended killing move was halted by the people and events before his eyes.
Even if it was only for a brief moment, in a battle between masters, such a moment could often be a fatal mistake.
“What an amazing illusion technique! Even the Immortal Prison Pagoda couldn’t stop it in time,” Lao He muttered in the Immortal Prison in amazement. Normally, with the Immortal Prison guarding the soul, such illusions shouldn’t be able to affect the owner so quickly…
“Anyway, it’s just an illusion!”
Su Che steeled his heart and gathered the Light of Destruction once more, aiming to erase all these “family members” in the illusion. Making such a decision in just an instant showed his unwavering determination.
But still, he paused for a moment, meaning he was affected by the illusion.
It was a very slight effect, but that was exactly the opportunity Xue Yu needed.
Boom!
Xue Yu raised her hand lightly and slapped at Su Che. True to her style, aside from that mysterious compass, she never used any other magical artifacts.
This slap still carried an illusion effect. In Su Che’s eyes, it was his deceased wife Xing Er, with a big belly and a joyful expression, running toward him as if they hadn’t seen each other for days, eager to throw herself into her husband’s arms who had just entered the door.
“Damn it!”
Su Che was filled with hatred. He was angry that Xue Yu’s magic could exploit the people he missed the most.
Even though Xue Yu herself didn’t know Su Che’s past, the magic she used could bring out the most private things deep in his heart. This meant those secrets could likely be seen clearly by Xue Yu.
Sure enough, at that moment, a faint smile appeared on Xue Yu’s lips as she thought to herself, “So, these things buried in your heart are like this…”

Boom!
Fueled by rage, Su Che unleashed all four of his divine powers—Light of Destruction, Purple Crystal Blade Glow, Soul Slaughter, and Great Thunder Strike—at the same time, thereby stimulating his potential to some extent.
With these four powers acting simultaneously and their vastly different forces merging, an unexpected chain reaction occurred. With a roar, the entire space within nearly a hundred feet ahead completely collapsed. Anyone in that area would either be shattered to pieces or fall into a spatial black hole, trapped in a terrifying situation from which there was no escape.
Unfortunately, Xue Yu was extremely cunning—she was no longer right in front of Su Che.
“Master, she’s behind you!”
Lao He shouted from the Immortal Prison, warning Su Che in time.
“I know!”
Su Che wasn’t useless either; he could make his own judgments in battle and had never underestimated Xue Yu.
Swish swish swish…
With a swift motion, he swung his nine blades, sending nine waves of Purple Crystal Blade Glow toward his back. This was the strongest attack he could muster using his Purple Crystal Long Blade at this stage.
Previously, he had only shown six blades in front of Xue Yu; this time, he gave it his all without reservation.
“Good!”
A light praise came from behind him, along with an almost imperceptible feminine force that struck his back. Though it felt like a feminine force, it actually struck him like a heavy blow. With a thud, he was sent flying dozens of feet forward, completely out of control—clearly having suffered a severe setback.
Xue Yu, who had launched the ambush, also suffered greatly. Of those nine blades moving at incredible speed, she only managed to dodge four; the other five hit her head-on.
As Su Che rushed forward uncontrollably, she fell backward, resulting in a lose-lose situation for both.
Just then, a eerie wailing sound suddenly appeared. Guang Hao, who had been hiding in the shadows, appeared out of nowhere and instantly stood between Su Che and Xue Yu. With his claws, he grabbed both of them fiercely, twisting them with sharp force.
Great Tearing Technique!
When two fight, the third profits. Although Guang Hao had been corrupted by evil, he still retained his past memories. Through his interactions with Su Che and Xue Yu over the past year, he had long realized that there was a deep conflict and grudge between them—they were by no means close friends as they had claimed at first meeting.
A life-or-death struggle between the two was only a matter of time…

At this very moment, it was an extremely rare opportunity for him to turn the situation around; it was highly likely that he could easily take care of those two at once!
“Stun!”
Unexpectedly, Xueyu, who seemed severely injured and tumbling in the air, suddenly let out a sharp cry. A palm-sized, rather blurred character for “stun” shot out from the compass and, at lightning speed, precisely pierced into Guanghao’s armpit.
“Great Stun Technique?”
On the other side, Su Che was shocked. He now realized that besides the Great Transformation Technique, Xueyu could also wield a second great divine technique. Although neither of these techniques was truly mastered or comprehended by her—requiring her life talisman and the mysterious compass to be used—they still posed a huge threat to him as tools for ambush.
Despite his thoughts, Su Che didn’t hesitate. He immediately unleashed his Soul Slash, combining it with Xueyu’s Stun Technique to penetrate Guanghao’s demonic body.
The Great Stun Technique and the Great Slash Technique, when used together, even if executed by two ordinary cultivators with limited power, should be enough to freeze Guanghao in place for three to five breaths.
Three to five breaths was more than enough!
Huh! Huh! Huh! Huh…
Su Che unleashed the Great Thunderbolt Technique four times in a row, summoning over four hundred streams of transparent lightning, all directed toward Xueyu. Next, it would be Xueyu’s turn to gather the ultimate killing character to annihilate Guanghao, who had fallen for the trap.
Every time she activated the killing character, Xueyu would stare intently into Su Che’s eyes, with an obvious teasing tone, as if saying, “Aren’t you afraid that this killing character is aimed at you?”
Su Che would respond with a cold, indifferent gaze, silently signaling, “Come then, you wretched woman!”
Whoosh…
A massive burst of lightning enveloped Guanghao. Without a doubt, once the lightning dissipated, he would completely vanish from this world.
For the sake of this Thunder God Temple, Master Guanghao had devoted thousands of years of effort. Yet, the outcome he faced was such—a truly tragic end! It was fitting to say to his unjustly suffering soul: This is simply too pitiful!
Compared to that, it might have been better if the Witch Tribe had seized his primordial spirit; perhaps he could have retained at least his basic soul and had a chance to be reborn.
But now, he died completely, erased forever.
Sure enough, ten breaths later, the lightning faded, and Master Guanghao left no trace whatsoever, no longer posing any threat to Su Che and the others.

“Su Che, I’ve learned a few more of your secrets.”
Xue Yu smiled faintly: “I never imagined your background would be like this.”
Through the strange illusion just now, she indeed uncovered some secrets hidden in Su Che’s heart: his former wife, his unborn child, and the happy little family he once had as an ordinary man…