Comprehension Ability: I Forge a Villainous Longevity Family-Chapter 174 - 170: The 10-Year War Begins!

In an instant.

Countless gazes turned towards Li Ran, who was descending the mountain step by step.

"Is she Li Ran?"

"Rumor has it that the Celestial Wave Saintess, Li Ran, possesses the beauty of a sinking fish and falling geese. It seems this is not an exaggeration at all!"

"What a pity, such beauty but blinded; she missed a great opportunity!"

"If Li Ran had agreed to be with Meng Hedong back then, the Qing State Meng Family and the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands might already have formed an alliance through marriage, wouldn’t they? Li Ran and Meng Hedong would have been the perfect couple in the cultivation realm!"

"Hmph! Whose fault is it? Blame Li Ran for being too shortsighted!"

Loose cultivators from the South Sea to the North whispered among themselves.

"Saintess!"

The disciples of the North and South Peaks all looked towards Li Ran.

Li Ran nodded slightly and glanced at Meng Hedong.

Vaguely, she could still discern the outline on Meng Hedong’s face, recognizing the once youthful and naive boy who had fervently scribbled ’Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west, do not mock the poor youth’.

However, the boy from back then had now completely shed his innocence, and his demeanor had become composed and restrained, with no emotions revealed in his eyes.

Meng Hedong was looking at Li Ran as well.

His heart involuntarily skipped a beat.

The little girl who once looked down upon the world and showed her emotions openly had now grown into a graceful and stunning woman of unmatched beauty.

In terms of appearance, she was even above his other close female companions.

"Come, let me see how much you’ve improved in ten years," Li Ran said calmly, her expression serene.

Meng Hedong nodded, just about to speak.

Suddenly, a crisp female voice emerged from the crowd.

"Brother Meng, don’t waste words with her. Back then, when she bullied you, you must give her a hard beating to vent your anger!"

In the crowd, a cute girl in a yellow dress with her hair in a bun was clenching her small fists as she spoke.

"Little Poison Immortal?"

In an instant, countless gazes turned towards the girl in yellow, immediately recognizing her identity.

"Little Poison Immortal, I didn’t expect you to be here too?"

Meng Hedong looked at the girl in yellow, and a hint of joy appeared between his brows.

"This is Brother Meng’s big event, of course I have to come and witness it."

The girl in yellow smiled playfully, revealing a small tiger tooth, her eyes forming crescent moons.

"Alright!"

Meng Hedong nodded, then took a deep breath, his gaze like lightning as he looked towards Li Ran, and shouted in a low voice:

"Li Ran, years ago you showed up to humiliate me, causing me to lose face, and my Meng Family became a laughing stock for a time!"

"Today is the day everything is returned!"

As his words fell, Meng Hedong slowly drew the black heavy-edged long blade from his back.

A True Self Realm aura began to rise.

Mysteriously, the entire scene seemed to feel the temperature rapidly increasing.

Li Ran’s dress fluttered, her brows and eyes icy cold.

"Back then, I came to break off the engagement as I simply didn’t want others to decide my marriage, I didn’t wish to become your Dao partner. How can that be considered insulting you? Even now that you are a prodigy of the era, I have no regrets. If given the chance again, I would still break off the engagement."

Pausing her speech, Li Ran shook her head and said:

"So be it, however you wish to think about it, it’s all up to you."

Hiss!

Li Ran reached out, and a silver-blue Water Pattern Divine Sword shot out from the mountain peak, landing in her palm.

"Words are unnecessary, let the blade and sword decide the victor!"

Meng Hedong, expressionless, lightly tapped his foot on the ground.

Bang——!

The earth trembled, patterns spread rapidly like a spider web.

Traces of fiery footprints appeared on the ground.

And Meng Hedong had already leapt up, fiercely slashing down towards Li Ran!

The True Self Realm aura, fully centered around him, erupted violently, surging like tidal waves!

"Come on! Li Ran, I’ve waited ten years for this battle!" Meng Hedong’s black attire fluttered in the wind, battle intent flashing fiercely in his eyes.

Whoosh!

Before the blade had even fallen, fierce flames attached to the entire blade, as if transforming it into a terrifying fire dragon!

Li Ran lifted her gaze, lightly tapping her foot.

In an instant, she transformed into several figures, simultaneously charging towards Meng Hedong who was striking from above.

Clang, clang, clang, clang!

In the void, a series of crisp sounds resonated.

Li Ran’s Water Pattern Longsword clashed seven times in succession with Meng Hedong’s black heavy-edged long blade!

Each clash dissipated some of the power on Meng Hedong’s long blade.

By the end of the seven clashes, the fierce flames on Meng Hedong’s black long blade were completely extinguished.

Swoosh——!

The seven figures of Li Ran instantly merged into one, appearing behind Meng Hedong.

"Freeze!"

Li Ran’s expression was cold, her vast Divine Thought erupted instantly, assaulting Meng Hedong’s Sea of Consciousness.

At the same time, Li Ran swiftly thrust her sword towards Meng Hedong’s back.

"Is it over just like that?"

At the mountain gate, countless South Peak disciples’ eyes lit up.

Guann Tianyu also praised, "Junior Sister Li has seamlessly integrated the path of Divine Thought into her combat skills, truly impeccable and flawless, it seems Meng Hedong might suffer a loss!"

Chen Zhixing squinted his eyes, watching the pair battling in mid-air, and said lightly:

"Senior Sister Li Ran first used illusion skills to disrupt Meng Hedong’s judgment, then commanded with ’Words Become Law’, taking advantage of Meng Hedong’s distraction to immobilize him, and finally executed a fatal move for a decisive strike."

"The idea is sound, the execution excellent, a series of movements flowing naturally."

Chen Zhixing shook his head and said:

"But... the difference in strength is too great."

As Chen Zhixing’s words fell.

In mid-air.

Meng Hedong’s eyes flashed with a blue flame as he turned to face the incoming thrust from Li Ran.

And in a split second.

"Flame God Armor!"

Meng Hedong’s Sea of Consciousness throbbed in pain, momentarily paralyzed.

But from his body, countless flames surged, quickly condensing and assembling on his skin surface, forming a thick flame-patterned armor!

Clang!

Li Ran’s thrust met what felt like a wall of copper and iron, merely sparking a long trail of sparks, unable to penetrate even a fraction.

Li Ran’s expression shifted slightly, and before she could alter her move.

"Ninefold Wave!!"

Meng Hedong’s eyes blazed with flames, breaking free from the bindings, and with a fierce slash, swung backward horizontally!

In an instant, layers of black flames surged like rising tides, wave upon wave crashing towards Li Ran!

"Lan Shield!"

Li Ran’s expression turned grave, her right hand quickly forming seals, as streams of water converged from all directions in the void.

These streams rapidly formed a dark blue transparent water shield in front of her!

Poof!!!

The turbulent fiery waves fiercely collided against the water shield.

Countless water droplets splashed, and flames scattered.

First Layer!

Second Layer!

Third Layer!!

The Ninefold Wave surged like the rising tide, each wave stronger than the last!!

By the Seventh Layer, the water shield before Li Ran shattered with a crash!

Immediately after.

The remaining three layers combined into an enormous fiery shockwave, ferociously striking towards Li Ran!!