Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return

Chapter 1716: Chapter 1716: Have You Heard of Getting Struck by Lightning for Pretending?

”Nine Heavens, Star Fall!” The long-missed Qi surged and boiled within, and Han Yan swung his sword fiercely.

The snow-white sword light with a hint of bluish hue cut through the sky, even slicing through the powerful laws around it.

The dancing ice crystals suddenly froze, allowing the majestic sword light to cut through them.

Seeing this bizarre scene, Kang Qingyuan’s expression stiffened, his mind blank for an instant, until the sword light was about to strike his chest, he suddenly recovered and drew his longsword to block in front of him.

”Clang...” With a clear sound, Kang Qingyuan was sent flying, both man and sword.

”Impossible! How could you possess such strength?” Kang Qingyuan crashed into the rocks behind him, climbed up, and spat a mouthful of blood, saying in disbelief.

”Haven’t you heard the saying, ’pretending to be the hero invites disaster’? It’s talking about people like you.” Han Yan smiled slightly and swung his sword again.

Just as she imagined, although the temple’s cultivation method is different from the Holy Court Continent, the ranks are the same. Kang Qingyuan’s Ninth-level Divine Priest strength is actually equivalent to a Ninth-Order Swordsman, while her strength had been restored to Sword Master First Rank due to that Primordial Stone, the disparity was indeed one in heaven and one on earth.

Kang Qingyuan dared to flaunt his strength before her, wasn’t he courting death?

Having suffered a huge loss, Kang Qingyuan dared not have the slightest carelessness.

”Endless winter, grant me the power of ice and snow, ice...” Kang Qingyuan wielded his sword technique while chanting, unleashing his most powerful divine arts.

Unfortunately, before he finished chanting, the terrifying sword light was already before him. Han Yan had noticed earlier that the stronger the priest divine technique, the greater the difficulty of casting it, requiring not only sword technique assistance but also chanting, which slowed down the casting speed considerably. Although she didn’t consider Kang Qingyuan’s strength noteworthy, she certainly wouldn’t give him any chance to recover.

”Puff...” Kang Qingyuan spewed blood again, being sent flying, man and sword.

”How could you possess such strength? No, wait, this isn’t the priest divine technique, this is the Holy Court Sword Technique!” Kang Qingyuan spat blood profusely, his mind suddenly enlightened, pointing at Han Yan in shock.

”You’re right.” Han Yan nodded. She never intended to hide her identity when she sent off Sikong Qinglan, and she didn’t mind being recognized by Kang Qingyuan. Han Yan wasn’t planning to let him leave alive anyway.

”So you are from the Holy Court, no wonder, no wonder.” Kang Qingyuan realized in astonishment.

He had found it strange earlier since Han Yan was a natural divine priest, how could she be practicing martial arts, now knowing it was just a guise, the truly powerful skill was the Holy Court Sword Technique.

”Now that you understand, you have no regrets, you can be on your way.” Han Yan swung her longsword once more. Towards enemies that could threaten her life, she naturally wouldn’t show the slightest mercy.

”Do you really think you can kill me with your sword technique alone?” Kang Qingyuan sprang up and swung his sword in response.

Han Yan’s sword was without hesitation or pause, Kang Qingyuan clearly had no time to chant or execute his sword technique, that slash lacked any light, and not a trace of law power could be felt, instead, it seemed more like a desperate counterattack before death.

However, at the moment the two swords intersected, Han Yan realized this strike wasn’t as simple as she thought.

A powerful force surged along the longsword, Han Yan felt her wrist tingle and was forced to take half a step back.

This power wasn’t from priest divine technique or sword technique Qi explosion, it resembled more the pure force from martial arts.

Could this old man have practiced martial arts too? Han Yan was secretly surprised when Kang Qingyuan suddenly twisted his arm, the longsword cut an oblique arc towards Han Yan.

The arc of the sword stance was so exquisite and so bizarre that Han Yan couldn’t find a countermeasure at once, being forced to retreat continuously.

No, not martial arts, martial arts don’t have such intricate techniques. Is it the Holy Court Sword Technique? Quickly, Han Yan denied this guess too, the sword stance was too bizarre, defying human anatomy, such sword skill didn’t exist even on the Holy Continent!

While Han Yan hesitated, Kang Qingyuan suddenly let out a long roar, his longsword fiercely slashing out.

This slash, although lacking sword technique Qi and priest divine technique law power, was majestically powerful and overwhelming in aura, even making Han Yan secretly click her tongue.

More terrifying was that the sword stance was as ferocious as a torrential storm, sealing Han Yan off completely from all directions, its ingenuity seemingly surpassing the Holy Court Sword Skill.

Had it not been witnessed personally, who could believe such swordsmanship could come from a Temple Priest?

”Star Fall, Eight Desolates!” Han Yan had no way to avoid or retreat, she could only clench her teeth and unleash her strongest sword technique.

”Clang!” The two longswords clashed head-on, producing a crisp sound, sparks flying everywhere.

Han Yan’s entire body shook, her strongest sword was unleashed without reservation yet couldn’t push Kang Qingyuan back, both longswords stuck together, caught in a stalemate.

Han Yan was greatly surprised. Her strength had already recovered to about Fifth Rank Sword Master, and relying on the divine power of Star Falling in Eight Desolates, her Qi exploded to the extreme, possessing at least ten thousand pounds of force yet couldn’t repel Kang Qingyuan. Knowing that his slash lacked any Qi and wasn’t related to priest divine technique, but pure strength, how powerful must this strength be?

Han Yan couldn’t even understand how, without Qi protection and without the divine technique’s cleansing, his body could withstand such tremendous strength.

Even more astonishing was, subsequently, the two longswords stuck together like firmly glued, she couldn’t withdraw her sword or retreat, and that powerful force also surged along the longsword, impacting her meridians.

This force was so violent, filled with a sense of destruction.

Han Yan felt sweetness in her throat, spat a mouthful of blood, several meridians broke simultaneously, and the hand holding the sword also sprouted several wounds, bleeding profusely.

”Being able to traverse the void to the Divine Continent, you must hold a considerable position in the Holy Court, more impressive is even upon reaching the Divine Continent, you still possess such aptitude, given time, perhaps you could become the strongest on the Holy Continent’s peak, even the Divine Lord and Holy Master would look up to your radiance. But unfortunately, you encountered me.” Kang Qingyuan said fiercely, his eyes showing some inexplicable excitement.