Xuanhuan: The Empress and I Swapped Bodies

“I refuse to believe your physical resilience is truly that formidable!!”

“Come on, then! Taste the true power of my Divine Striking Art!!”

Although Liu Ningxian was nominally Ye Wushuang’s Martial Aunt, she had already come to think of herself as his master.

Because of this, she was utterly unwilling to accept not being a match for him. For a ‘master’, such a thing would be far too embarrassing.

However, what Liu Ningxian failed to see was Zongzheng Liu Ning, who couldn’t help but cover his eyes at this point. He already had a pretty good idea of what was coming next.

Although Liu Ningxian had increased the offensive power of her Divine Striking Art, she hadn’t raised her own cultivation realm at all. Under such circumstances, how could she possibly be a match for Ye Wushuang?

Sure enough, in the next moment, Ye Wushuang surged forward like a tiger descending a mountain, striking directly towards Liu Ningxian. His overwhelmingly powerful force simply punched straight through her Divine Striking Art, dissipating it.

Not only that, after shattering her technique, his immense power continued onward, landing squarely on Liu Ningxian herself.

Almost instantly, Liu Ningxian was sent flying.

She looked utterly vulnerable as she flew through the air like a straw doll, only stopping when she crashed against the defensive barrier at the edge of Ye Wushuang’s palace. After being flung to the ground, her robes were in disarray, hints of fair skin showing through. Her eyes were filled with sheer disbelief.

She had used her most powerful strength, yet Ye Wushuang had defeated her so easily. This was something she had never anticipated.

Seeing how effortlessly Ye Wushuang had handled her attack, Liu Ningxian felt profoundly humiliated. She didn’t even know how to proceed with the fight now.

Should she truly use Celestial Immortal realm power? Wouldn’t that just be admitting defeat, slapping her own face?

Fortunately, Zongzheng Liu Ning spoke up at that moment.

“You should use your Celestial Immortal realm power. With only your current strength, you simply cannot provide Wushuang with the training pressure he needs!”

“You need to utilize Celestial Immortal level force to pressure him, so he can recognize his own shortcomings. Only then will his progress be rapid!!”

Hearing these words, Liu Ningxian felt immensely grateful inwardly. Simultaneously, she seized the opportunity to save face, responding:

“Very well! Then I shall use Celestial Immortal realm power to see just where Wushuang’s limits lie!!”

In the next moment, Liu Ningxian’s loud shout echoed through Ye Wushuang’s palace.

“Divine Striking Art!!”

This time, the Divine Striking Art was fundamentally different from before. It was now a Divine Striking Art executed by a Celestial Immortal realm expert. Its power was incalculably greater than when Liu Ningxian had used it at the Immortal Realm.

The onlookers merely saw a white flash, and then Ye Wushuang was sent flying as if he’d been hit by an explosion.

“BOOM!!”

A deafening roar followed. Zongzheng Liu Ning felt the very palace shake and tremble under the force of Liu Ningxian’s strike. More importantly, he seemed to hear a faint cracking sound. It sounded like Ye Wushuang’s defensive power had been directly shattered.

Immediately after, Zongzheng Liu Ning also heard Ye Wushuang grunt in pain, causing his expression to change instantly.

“How is this possible? This Divine Striking Art is so terrifying? It actually broke through my dear disciple’s physical defense directly? Could it be a fearsome Dao Art specifically targeting physical resilience??”

“If she had used this technique against me during our last spar, wouldn’t I have been beaten to a pulp??”

“It seems she truly held back last time!!”

The moment the power of the Divine Striking Art was displayed, Zongzheng Liu Ning knew something was wrong. Its force was simply too terrifying, especially its potent suppressive effect against those who specialized in physical cultivation.

Thankfully, Liu Ningxian hadn’t employed this Dao Art during their previous match. Otherwise, he likely would have been in a world of hurt.

However, he did see a way to counter the Divine Striking Art demonstrated by Ye Wushuang. As long as one’s physical body was sufficiently powerful, the Divine Striking Art would have little effect. It might even be, as Ye Wushuang had said, like a mere tickle.

Thinking this, Zongzheng Liu Ning felt that perhaps he should go into seclusion for a while. Maybe he needed to break through to the Supreme Realm to feel completely at ease and free from any sense of crisis about being Ye Wushuang’s master.

So, he began considering whether to let Liu Ningxian look after Ye Wushuang for a time.

While he pondered this, Ye Wushuang, on the other side, also wore a grave expression.

Liu Ningxian, having elevated her power to the Celestial Immortal realm, was utterly fearsome. The moment her strike landed, his physical defense was breached, followed by an intense, excruciating pain spreading throughout his entire body. The sensation was like having every bone in his body nearly shattered, causing Ye Wushuang to barely stifle a scream.

It also made him understand that relying solely on his physical strength would not be enough to defeat Liu Ningxian. This Divine Striking Art alone countered him perfectly.

Therefore, to overcome her, he needed to employ other Dao Arts, and he absolutely had to avoid her Divine Striking Art.

Liu Ningxian, for her part, was paying close attention to Ye Wushuang’s condition. The moment she had used the Divine Striking Art at the Celestial Immortal level, she had already felt regret. She feared the power was too great, too heavy a burden for Ye Wushuang to bear. If she accidentally crippled him by mistake, she would never forgive herself.

Fortunately, after the battle fluctuations subsided, although Ye Wushuang looked disheveled, he seemed otherwise unharmed, allowing Liu Ningxian to breathe a sigh of relief. She then began wondering if she should hold back a bit in the subsequent exchanges.

Unexpectedly, Ye Wushuang was the one to speak up first.

“Continue. Use exactly this level of power!!”

Having said that, Ye Wushuang charged at Liu Ningxian once again.

This greatly surprised her, but she complied with his request, unleashing her Divine Striking Art once more. Her Divine Striking Art was not only immensely powerful but also incredibly fast. Once activated, it essentially locked onto its target, making it nearly impossible for anyone to evade.

However, this time, after she used it, Ye Wushuang simply vanished from her sight. Her Divine Striking Art seemed to lose its lock, striking the defensive barrier of Ye Wushuang’s palace instead.

In an instant, the palace’s defensive formation was shattered.

Liu Ningxian was utterly stunned.

“How is this possible? How could you possibly dodge my Divine Striking Art?? How is your speed so fast??”