Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

Before Li Hanyi's words had even faded, she had already transformed into a white shadow and soared into the sky.

She clenched her fist in mid-air, and her martial spirit "Iron Horse and Ice River" was unsheathed. The sword's edge reflected the setting sun, gleaming with a layer of frosty, cold light.

As if sensing something, the Wind-Breaking Mantis suddenly crossed its two scythes and slashed down, unleashing two several-meter-long azure blade beams that cleaved through the air.

The wind howled like tearing silk, even the air itself was distorted and trembled!

"A soul skill? Interesting."

Her eyes sharpened, and a fierce sword intent suddenly erupted from her body. She raised her hand and lightly waved—

Two dazzling sword energies shot through the air like lightning and rainbows!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The blade energy and sword energy collided, exploding into three dazzling bursts of light.

The raging shockwave, carrying debris and broken branches, swept across the area, covering a radius of several dozen paces.

Ancient trees snapped in half, rocks crumbled into dust, and the ground was plowed with spiderweb-like cracks...

But the battle has not stopped at all!

The man and the beast collided again, moving so fast that only afterimages remained!

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The clanging of metal against metal was as rapid as a drumbeat, and each collision sent sparks and vortexes flying.

The sharp sword energy and razor-sharp blade aura crisscrossed and tore through the forest, and the aftershocks turned fallen leaves into ashes.

At first, Li Hanyi was still testing her moves, her swordplay was controlled and measured;

The Windbreaker Mantis was able to maneuver and parry, and even counterattack several times, making it a close fight.

But as her sword intent intensified and her pace quickened, the situation suddenly reversed—

The mantis's hiss grew increasingly shrill, its steps faltering, its carapace riddled with cracks, and it retreated step by step, with no chance to fight back!

Zhu Zhuqing's heart trembled slightly as she read this, and she blurted out in a low voice:

"The Windbreaker Mantis, which is over 50,000 years old, possesses both metal and wind attributes, and its speed and sharpness are top-notch..."

But even parrying the sword of the Cold-Clad Sister seemed difficult!

Looking at Lin Quan again, his expression was calm as still water, as if he had known this all along.

At this moment, Li Hanyi was only unleashing the initial power of her sword intent, and had not yet used her full strength.

Not to mention her trump card, the Still Water Sword Technique, and her self-created ultimate skill, "Moonlit Evening and Flowery Dawn"—

Before a single move was made, the outcome was already decided.

Suddenly, Li Hanyi slashed with her sword, the blade flashing like frost across the mantis's chest—

The shell, harder than steel, burst open with a snap, revealing the bone beneath!

"Hiss—Aww!!!"

The excruciating pain drove the mantis into a frenzy; its twin scythes trembled violently, whipping up a stench of blood.

He abandoned Li Hanyi, turned around, and charged at Lin Quan and the others like a madman!

"Watch out—"

Seeing the Windbreaker Mantis's lightning-fast attack, Li Hanyi let out a low shout.

She was already quite adept at dealing with this ferocious insect.

But its blade-like, cold, hard shell, its bronze-cast-iron-like bones, combined with its brute force—

At this moment, without the blessing of a spirit ring and with his cultivation being subtly suppressed by the laws of this world, it would take at least several breaths of fighting to defeat him by force!

Unexpectedly, the beast suddenly changed direction, snapped its double sickles, and pounced on Lin Quan and his three companions!

"I'll do it!"

Before she could finish speaking, Wang Yuyan shouted sharply.

Seven dark, ink-like soul rings suddenly rose up, appearing in concentric circles around her body.

The black ring at the very bottom suddenly flickered—

In an instant, a colossal, sky-covering sword phantom tore through the air, crashing down with immense force! Boom!!

Before the sword even arrived, the gale-force winds surged like a raging tide.

The Wind-Breaking Mantis had only charged halfway when it was violently thrown away by the overwhelming sword force, its claws failing to even touch the hem of anyone's clothes!

The first soul skill formed from 50,000 years of cultivation was actually a purely defensive move.

That's right—the unity of man and sword is a defensive technique that uses the body as a shield and the will as a weapon!

The moment the mantis flew backward, Li Hanyi lightly touched the ground with her toes, and she transformed into a streak of cold light and darted out.

His sword intent was as cold as frost, and his movements were as swift as lightning.

puff--!

With a short, muffled thud, the Iron Horse and Ice River silently sliced ​​past the neck of the Wind-Breaking Mantis.

A few breaths later, the head, covered in serrated teeth and with hideous compound eyes, slowly slid down and crashed into a pile of dead leaves.

"This is a soul skill..."

Li Hanyi sheathed her sword and turned around, her gaze falling directly on Wang Yuyan.

More precisely, it landed on the seven black rings that swayed around her waist.

That earth-shattering sword strike just now was flawless and powerful, even she felt a slight tremor in her heart.

In her eyes, what kind of defensive technique was that? It was clearly sword intent solidified and formed from nothingness!

"Yes, man and sword as one, that is my first soul skill."

Wang Yuyan nodded frankly, making no attempt to hide her feelings.

Just as Li Hanyi was about to ask another question, she suddenly saw wisps of black mist rising from the severed-necked corpse.

In just a few breaths, the mist had already surged, compressed, and shaped before everyone's eyes—

It eventually condensed into a black soul ring with a faint, flowing light!

"This is how the spirit ring manifests."

Li Hanyi stared at the slowly rotating black ring, her brows furrowing slightly.

Even though she held her breath and concentrated the whole time, she still couldn't grasp even the slightest trace of its formation.

Only after the spirit rings were fully formed did Lin Quan speak in a deep voice:

"In this realm, all spirit rings are formed from the essence of spirit beasts. The Wind-Breaking Mantis primarily cultivates the metal and wind elements..."

"Although it is not of the ice element, its metal nature is sharp and tough, which is exactly the way of weapon spirits."

"Furthermore, with at least 50,000 years of cultivation, I'm barely qualified."

"it is good."

Li Hanyi readily agreed, immediately sitting cross-legged and closing her eyes to regulate her breathing under the soul ring.

On the way here, Zhu Zhuqing had already explained the key points of absorption in detail.

With a thought, the black ring that had been floating in mid-air slowly descended and settled steadily on her shoulder.

hum-

The Iron Horse and Ice River sword trembled slightly, and a thin layer of cold light emanated from its blade.

Li Hanyi frowned slightly, then relaxed, her expression returning to normal.

There was not the slightest sluggishness or wavering.

It was as if it wasn't receiving a 50,000-year soul ring at all, but merely brushing away a speck of dust from the sword.

Upon reflection, it's not surprising—although she was only testing her soul rings for the first time, her cultivation level had already surpassed that of any titled Douluo in this world.

Why would someone comparable to a peak expert need to grit their teeth and endure the pain of absorbing a 50,000-year-old soul ring?

Just as Li Hanyi was calmly refining the essence, Qiao Jingjing quietly activated her spiritual power.

His gaze was like lightning, piercing straight at the mantis's tattered carapace.

In an instant, Qiao Jingjing gently shook her head at Lin Quan—her brows furrowed slightly, her lips not yet parted, but her meaning was clear.

It's clearly saying: This Wind-Breaking Mantis hasn't condensed a soul bone at all!

All four gazes turned to Li Hanyi.

In the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the dark, deep ring around her feet quietly sank into her body, like ink dissolving into water.

Become!

In the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, she had completely refined a soul ring that was over 50,000 years old!

"Sister Hanyi, what kind of soul skill did you acquire?"

Before Wang Yuyan could finish speaking, she couldn't hold back any longer and blurted it out.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

Lin Quan, Qiao Jingjing, and Wang Yuyan all turned their heads at the same time, their eyes fixed intently on Li Hanyi.

Facing four pairs of eyes, she made no attempt to hide her feelings and answered loudly:

"Sky-Piercing Slash".

Before the words were even finished, a thought stirred within him—and instantly, iron horses and icy rivers appeared, their cold light gleaming.

A solitary black ring rose from beneath her feet, flowing silently.

"Sky-Piercing Slash..."

With a flick of her wrist, she sent her longsword flying horizontally.

The black ring beneath my feet trembled slightly, as if making a low hum.

In an instant, a sharp sword light tore through the air, so fast that it didn't even leave an afterimage, and in the blink of an eye it had already slashed a hundred meters away!

Wherever it passed, the void was forcibly ripped open like a thin sheet of paper—

Upon closer inspection, several fleeting, jet-black cracks appeared on either side of the sword mark, as if space itself had been forcibly ripped open!