Chapter 59 – Seven Kill Sword vs. Blue Silver Spiritjade Vine: The Blue Silver Forest, The Undying Vine!

"Yes, I'm Ye Yu. And you are?"

Faced with the indignant and haughty young girl before him, hands on her hips and fury written all over her face, Ye Yu had his suspicions but still responded politely.

"Hmph! Good. I didn't find the wrong person."

"My father is always going on and on about how amazing you are!"

"Today, I want to see for myself whether you deserve the praise!"

With her large apricot eyes glaring and her delicate, noble face flushed with anger, Ning Rongrong turned toward a white-robed youth at her side and pointed at Ye Yu.

"Brother Chen Xuan! Beat him up for me—hard!"

"Father keeps using him as an example to scold me. It's infuriating!"

"If you help me teach him a lesson this time, I'll only call you 'Big Brother' from now on!"

At her words, the white-robed youth named Chen Xuan stepped forward.

With a flash of silver-blue light, he summoned his martial soul—a gleaming longsword over a meter in length, exuding cold killing intent and a razor-sharp aura.

Beneath his feet, four spirit rings rose into the air: yellow, yellow, purple, purple.

"Brother Ye Yu, I must offend you."

Chen Xuan cupped his fists politely, but his voice grew cold.

"Don't worry—I'm just giving you a lesson on Rongrong's behalf. I won't actually hurt you."

"Be careful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xuan stomped down and charged forward. Sword in hand, his figure became a blur of white light, darting straight at Ye Yu.

Ye Yu frowned, exhaling with a slight laugh.

Soul Land really is crawling with simps…

From Ning Rongrong's words, he could guess what had happened.

Apparently, Ning Fengzhi had recently been praising Ye Yu in front of her—holding him up as the "ideal child" to motivate her.

Knowing Ning Rongrong's spoiled and headstrong personality, Ye Yu wasn't surprised she came looking for trouble.

But this Chen Xuan—just because she promised to call him "Big Brother" from now on—was immediately ready to fight on her behalf?

Truly pathetic. Doesn't he know how these things end?

Simps always end up with nothing!

In truth, Ye Yu could've easily avoided the attack.

Even without a Beast Martial Soul, his physical body was already comparable to a Soul Emperor's. Add to that his level 47 soul power, which had been twice compressed, and he could've dodged and created distance with ease.

Unfortunately, he was still wearing the weighted gear he had purchased earlier to train during his trip to the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.

The added burden significantly hampered his movements.

Thus, Ye Yu had no choice but to frown slightly and activate his Blue Silver Domain, summoning his martial soul:

Blue Silver Spiritjade Vine.

Suddenly, crystalline vines glowing in shades of blue and violet like starlight burst from the ground. They shot forward like spears, each one sharp-tipped and rigid like crystal lances, screaming through the air toward Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan's eyes widened in shock.

He hadn't expected Blue Silver Grass—no, this variant vine—to exhibit such a form.

Quickly, he raised his Seven Kill Sword and slashed at the incoming crystal vines, cutting several down.

But in the time it took him to do so, Ye Yu had already pulled back to a safer distance.

Shrouded by the camouflage of his domain, his spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple—glowed faintly. The first and second rings lit up in succession.

A moment later, the Blue Silver Spiritjade Vines rapidly burrowed underground.

Masses of root tendrils extended from the vines, splitting and digging deeper—some reaching over a hundred meters beneath the earth.

This was the effect of his first spirit skill:

Undying Root.

With it, his vines absorbed nutrients from the soil and rapidly converted them into spirit power and life energy, greatly increasing both their regeneration speed and durability, while also reducing soul power consumption.

In an instant, the vines began to multiply explosively.

Before Chen Xuan could react, an entire field of Blue Silver Spiritjade Vines erupted from beneath his feet, dancing wildly in the air like a storm.

With the *second skill—Starlight Absorption—*active, any exposed vine soaking in sunlight converted it into additional spirit power and life force, enhancing regeneration and growth even further.

The cost to Ye Yu's soul power?

Almost negligible.

In mere seconds, the Blue Silver Spiritjade Vines formed a whirling forest of crystalline blue, twisting and encroaching like a rising sea.

Chen Xuan's pupils contracted in disbelief.

His face paled.

"The Seven Kill Sword is sharp, yes…"

"But with this many vines—each one so tough—how am I supposed to cut them all down before they overwhelm me?!"

Grimacing, Chen Xuan quickly activated his spirit skills:

"First Soul Skill: Sword's Edge!"

"Second Soul Skill: Spirit Guard!"

"Third Soul Skill: Flow Like Water!"

"Fourth Soul Skill: Aura Unleashed!"

With each shout, sword light burst forth from his blade as he swung it in wide arcs, attempting to carve a path through the rapidly advancing vines.

But what he hadn't expected was this—

The moment he cut down one vine, another sprouted in its place.

Even the severed segments began to dig into the soil with new root systems, growing new vines in the blink of an eye.

The entire forest of Spiritjade Vines became a self-replicating tide, wave after wave sweeping toward him.

"This… this can't be happening!"

Desperate, Chen Xuan realized:

He couldn't escape. He couldn't advance. He couldn't win.

Completely surrounded by the writhing Blue Silver Forest, he could only flail and struggle as his strength and spirit power were drained away.

In the end, with no way to break through, he was wrapped up like a dumpling, tightly bound by hundreds of glittering vines.

"T-This isn't possible!"

On the side, Ning Rongrong stared in disbelief, her beautiful eyes wide as she watched Ye Yu summon what seemed like an endless horde of vines to completely suppress and defeat Chen Xuan.

"Sword-type martial souls are supposed to counter plant-type martial souls, right?!"

"And Brother Chen Xuan's martial soul is the Seven Kill Sword—the number one sword martial soul on the entire continent!"

"He should've cut those vines down like vegetables!"

"Why did it turn out like this?

"Why were there so many vines—

"And why couldn't he cut through them?!"

"What the heck is this guy?!"