Chapter 39- Not a human?

"What! It disappeared out of nowhere?" said the metal-masked man gazing at the distant Fire Ores mine ranges. He became confused as two beautiful women, with glaring eyes, caught up behind him.

'As expected, this guy is trying to find something here and plot everything to get that thing in the middle of the conflicts' thought Chu Lingshu, swinging her Burnet vine core whip that would rip apart any normal Yuan Dwelling Qi Master. 

"WOSSSHH!!" But the whip bounced off by the Wind Yuan element guarding the metal-masked man. 

"Ice Cloud Nine Sword Art- Second form Twin Ice Dance Strike" 

Two white Creasant slashes blasted towards the Metal-masked man as he countered it with the Wind claws canceling the Twin Ice Dance strike. 

"I don't have time to play with you sisters. Shall we finish this quickly?" said the metal-masked man as his attitude toward them became cold. 

"Cyan Emperor beast- Raising winds" 

Behind the Metal-masked man, a pair of cyan-colored wings formed, and sharp razor-cyan blades formed on his arms. A fierce gush of wind blew toward the Chu Lingshu and Mu Lingyi, making it difficult for them to stand in the air. 

The heart of Mu Lingyi became shining blue with extreme coldness as she took her mask. Her hair changed to pure white, and her blue eyes glared at the metal-masked man. 

"Yeah! I forgot that you are also in the 9th stage of the Golden Core realm," said the Metal-masked man, but Mu Lingyi didn't wait for any second to land on the ground with the tip of the foot. Like a shadow, she disappeared at the sight of the Metal-masked man, turning the entire ground into a frosty ground with pillars of Ice blunders blocking the fierce cyan winds. 

Meanwhile, at the edge of the Frosty ground, Chu Lingshu formed a shining green sphere in her hands, which was more powerful than her previous Natural Wood Technique. 

"Natural Wood Tree Germination- Tree Wooden Cage" 

That shiny green sphere slipped into Chu Lingshu's hands, and immediately, the whole Frosty ground was covered with thick and sturdy branches, each towering 20 meters in height, in the shape of a semi-sphere. 

It happened quickly while Mu Lingyi was keeping the Metal-masked man busy. Both were trapped in the cage with darkness, and for Mu Lingyi, this was the best environment, as the ground was filled with Ice Yuan elements and no light was passing through the Tree Wooden Cage. Also, Chu Lingshu was helping her to supply the drained Qi in her body. 

"Wow! What a splendid combination of you two?" said the Metal-masked man with an admiring voice in the darkness as he was escaping the fierce sword slashes of Mu Lingyi, which even he had the trouble to face off her attacks because both had the same Golden core realms' stages. 

Then the Metal-masked man began to counter the swords of the My Lingyi with his Razor wind blades on his arms. 

"KLANG!!!"

"KLANG!!"

Both already had exchanged around a hundred moves, but it seemed Mu Lingyi was at a disadvantage because the speed Metal-masked man was one step ahead of Mu Lingyi and had sustained some cuts on her fair white skin, blood leaking and wetting her black-clad rode. 

'What's happening to me? Why are my attacks not touching this bastard?' thought Mu Lingyi while swinging her sword heavily at the Metal-masked man who was escaping it easily using his Wind yuan elements. 

Her body was enveloped with the Shadow Yuan elements, merging into the darkness inside the cage, and she was attacking him at all sides, shifting her positions like a shadow fog. Her snow sword was coated with the chilly Ice Yuan element that froze a living body within seconds. 

'With this darkness, no one could see me properly with the same Cultivation realm or lower, but what is this guy just how could he able to find out my sword movements clearly?' thought Mu Lingyi, feeling slightly tired after using her both Yuan elements constantly and she knew that she shouldn't prolong this battle anymore or else it would be a disadvantage for her. 

'What's taking her so long to beat this bastard? I am already at my limit,' thought Chu Lingshu, the sweat drops forming on her fair, seductive face, and her Pure Qi was draining at an alarming rate. 

Mu Lingyi's expression was convicted with confusion and irritation, seeing how slippery the Metal-masked man escaping her Frost swings. 

Suddenly, Mu Lingyi's face became dark, as her strength fleeted away, starting pain in her nerves. Her widened eyes glanced at the Metal-masked man, who glanced at her with a playful look in the fading darkness. 

"You… HERUK!,.. When did you poison me?" asked Mu Lingyi, looking at the small and thin poison needle sting at her arm. She was shocked that in the darkness, which was a den to her on the battlefield, the Metal-masked man was able to poison her without her notice. 

'What the hell is this poison? Even my Ice Yuan elements are being eroded by this poison then I need to go all out, or else this might be our last day,' thought Mu Lingyi with a glare at the Metal-masked man who already noticed when he saw the rising shadow Yuan elements and took his playful demeanor as the Cyan winds became turbulent on his Razor Cyan blades on his arms. 

The metal-masked man jumped back, standing on the big ice boulder, and looked at the shining Mu Lingyi in blue Ice Yuan elements that were condensed and flowing around her like a river. A Blue Rune tattoo formed on Mu Lingyi's forehead, and her Ice Yuan element had become even more chilly, so a single breath alone would lead a Golden Core Qi Master in a dire situation. 

"So the rumors are true that the Ice Cold Palace had the Art Level Technique, which was beyond the Heaven level technique, but it seems like you are only able to do it at the level of High Spirit level range" 

"With your talent, you might be able to perform this technique fully, but that's sad in the future, no one could see that because you are going to die today, and I have wasted so much time Let me finish this," the Metal-masked man said that whole area had the mighty pressure pushing both Mu Lingyi and also Chu Lingshu who was outside the Tree Wooden cage while behind her Dong Fang knelt on the ground with the blood leaking from his mouth. 

'What the hell is this pressure, and what is happening inside there?' thought Dong Fang, lingering fear, and immediately he jumped back to control the puking blood coming out of his mouth. 

"Yeah, I am also thinking of finishing this and enjoying my vacation after a long time," said Mu Lingyi in a cold voice while she stood in the stance, pointing her sword to the front where the condensed river-like Ice Yuan elements raging at her Snow Sword. 

"..!?" 

The Ice Yuan elements suddenly merged behind the Metal-masked man, forming a thorny ice ball, and before he reacted, the ball started cracking instantly. 

"Frost Explosion" 

"BOOM!!" 

The metal-masked man was blasted away by the unexpected Mu Lingyi's technique, but he securely guarded himself with the Cyan wings, turned around with his wings frozen with the explosion, and immediately crossed his arms with the Razor Cyan blades to protect himself from the Mu Lingyi's incoming move. 

"Ice Cloud Nine Sword Arts- Fifth form Ice River Raging Flow!" 

Her voluptuous body flickered, drawing the Snow Sword, and in her elegant sword movement, there formed a river flow filled with the Ice Yuan elements that struck the Metal-masked man. In one instance, everything was shone in the bright Ice, forming a towering ice mountain and tearing apart the Tree's Wooden cage. 

"This idiot!" shouted Chu Lingshu, quickly backing while taking Dong Fang away from the impact of Mu Lingyi's Technique, or else both of them would become ice sculptures and Dong Fang would die in seconds. 

 "HRUEK!!" 

Many tree vines entangled and protected them from Ice Yuan elements. Chu Lingshu's hands were coated with the chilly ice, but still, she put more of her Pure Qi on the tree vines to protect Captain Dong Fang. 

"Hah…Hah…Hah.."

Mu Lingyi knelt on one knee on the frosted ground and turned her head back to see the Metal-masked man's frozen body in the Ice Mountain. 

"Hmm?" But Mu Lingyi noticed a man's height ice piece was cut down to the ground, and the Metal-masked man came out of the Ice Mountain with a grimacing glare at Mu Lingyi. 

"Do you know how much it cost to make this body because of you bitch it got damaged a bit, and you are going to pay for that?" said the Metal-masked man's body flickering, disappearing from Mu Lingyi's sight, and she felt a bone-chilling sense in her back as she immediately tries to put in a defense stance, but it was too late that the Razor blade already stabbed in her stomach. 

"Ah!,… HERUK!,.. Bastard…" Mu Lingyi glanced over her shoulder, but her eyes widened when she saw the wounds on the Metal-masked man's arms and chest with the sword mark, she didn't see any blood, but the hollow with some strange material with Cyan and Jade colors embedded inside. 

"Next is your head for the payment bitch" said the Metal-masked Puppet and raised the damaged arm to cut the head of Mu Lingyi, who was still in confusion by the discovery that she had been fighting was not a human but actually a man-made puppet. 

"That will be your bastard," said Chu Lingshu, using her Leaf Floating movement with very quick agility. She reached for the Metal-masked thing, which the puppet backed, escaping her long Vine Sword, and Chu Lingshu held Mu Lingyi with a worried face, seeing the deadly wound on the stomach and if the immediate medic was not done Mu Lingyi might die with the blood lose. 

"Lingshu! Careful at the poison!" shouted Mu Lingyi while she glared at the huge Cyan winged bird, which was made with the Cyan wind Yuan elements. She dashed towards them as there were many poison needles embedded in the Cyan winged bird. 

Both took action to defend the incoming fierce bird, raising the ground in front of the ice and thick trees. Chu Lingshu covered herself to protect her dear friend, where the poison needles strung on her smooth skin after the defense was blasted away. 

The True Qi was eroded by the poison inside the Chu Lingshu as her face became sullen and winced, and she quickly tried to stop the spreading of poison with the Wood Yuan element. 

"STAB!" The Razor blade stabbed both dear friends as Mu Lingyi was already on the edge of losing consciousness but being stabbed again made her lose consciousness. still, she tried to make another Frost explosion to blast away the Metal-masked puppet. 

"Goodbye, sisters Whoa~ you are very determined to destroy my greatest invention, and do you think I will let you bitch"

"WOSSHH!"

"STAB!"

"KERUK!"

"KERUK!"

The Razor blade vanished and again appeared, stabbing both of them, which was too much for both as they fell on the melting Frosty ground. Chu Lingshu's face was horrified to see her friend losing breath and being dragged on the chilly ground, feeling her freshly stabbed wound and putting the palm on Mu Lingyi's left chest as she felt the slow beats of the heart. 

"No…" whimpered Chu Lingshu as she took out the Healing pill bottle to give Mu Lingyi.

"TUHG!"

"No, sister, crawl over there and try to save your best friend, and I have something to deal with it, see you later"

Kicked Chu Lingshu's hand as the healing pill bottle flew and rolled on the ground in the distance, which was nearly difficult to pick up in her current situation. 

"You bastard, I will kill you for sure in a horrible way that you never imagined," said Chu Lingshu, winced and glared at the Metal-masked puppet who was pulling her hair to drag aside so that it would make it even more difficult for Chu Lingshu to save Mu Lingyi. 

The Metal-masked puppet left the place quickly and went in the direction of Natural Treasure, leaving the pitiful best friends on the ground to die.