Dance Of The Phoenix
170. Gu Yuena vs Bai Youzhe

Gu Yuena had a peaceful day at the Phoenix Palace. He was not so disturbed because of his sight. It just makes his senses more sensitive.

Bai Youzhe did not tell anything regarding Wyvernia at this moment. He was only focused on healing Gu Yuena, not wanting to make her feel chaotic anymore.

Gu Yuena should have recovered thanks to her terrifying regeneration abilities, but these times of calmness were too hard to resist. If they returned to the Ruler Palace, they would only be charged by the work for the umpteenth time.

Bai Youzhe did not want the job to make her stay away from Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena had just lost her sight, she wanted to accompany him for longer without any disturbance. So far, he had not brought up the matter of Linghun Palace or the like.

Gu Yuena herself was still learning to get used to it and relied on her other senses to do things in everyday life. Not to mention using his magic and attacking the target accurately. It was not an easy thing, but he could do it through sharp perception.

It's not as horrible as he thought. Although his entire gaze was dark, he could still 'see' the movements of the people around him. This sense of sensitivity is very important when in battle.

"I think I'm getting used to it. It's just, I don't know what if in actual combat. Can you help me?"

Bai Youzhe who wanted to surprise from behind instantly stopped. For the umpteenth time he was discovered.

Gu Yuena was still in the same place with gray eyes that looked empty. However, his lips formed an enthusiastic smile when he felt Bai Youzhe approaching.

Bai Youzhe walked forward, then pinched her cheek. "I thought you'd just get more horrible."

"Can it be like that?"

"I get caught by you every time I come quietly."

Gu Yuena chuckled. "It's not working."

"Well, no problem." Bai Youzhe carried Gu Yuena into her arms and kissed her lips. "I just want to hug you every time and every time I see you."

"Youzhe, will you help me train?"

Bai Youzhe was silent for a moment with a sour look. "Do you have no other desire than to fight?"

"Huang Jiu couldn't resist one of my attacks. Here, only you can. I have no other training targets and would like to know where I am at a time like this. After all, the war was very close. I can't just stay behind. Although I can't see, I'm not weak either."

"Alright, but don't push yourself too much."

"I have to reach my limit." Gu Yuena was stubborn.

Bai Youzhe felt anxious and wanted to bite his wife who kept thinking about this job. It seemed that the incident made Gu Yuena's determination and ambition even greater, no matter the conditions she was in.

"I'll let you have fun tonight. How's it?" Gu Yuena made an offer that was hard to resist.

"All right." Bai Youzhe replied quickly.

It was precisely because Bai Youzhe replied that quickly, Gu Yuena became suspicious. But he didn't think too much. He just thought that Bai Youzhe had already moss waiting for him.

Because of Gu Yuena's condition, every night, Bai Youzhe only slept by hugging her. There's nothing more than that.

Bai Youzhe walked 100 meters away. He had to give Gu Yuena a considerable distance to prepare for the long-range battle. Bai Youzhe's main attack was close range, she was intentionally giving an advantage to Gu Yuena at the moment.

Gu Yuena closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them again as her countenance turned cold. The gray iris glowed with a faint red radiance accompanied by blood-red cinnabar between her eyebrows.

The black stick in his hand tapped on the ground beneath him, placing a diffuse magic suppression and forming a phoenix shadow above his head.

The pressure Gu Yuena was given was quite great. Even Huang Jiu was unable to accept it. Bai Youzhe was still standing in place, looking completely unaffected by the pressure. This was the difference in strength between them.

Bai Youzhe had yet to unleash any power until when the red magic shot towards her. The magic was like a blazing fire, with black patches like flowing water. The phoenix shadow appeared among the flames and struck along with a loud screech.

Bai Youzhe created a barrier and resisted the attack without moving from its place. His entire gaze was filled with the attack of a phoenix blazing with red light as well as blazing flames.

Gu Yuena had disappeared from her place. He arrived in midair and raised his staff towards Bai Youzhe in the barrier gap. An even greater pressure shot out from his staff, the qi shards behind him formed and gathered towards Bai Youzhe.

It didn't take long for Bai Youzhe to notice. He took off his aura, accompanied by the roar of a dragon that prompted the phoenix attack to retreat before blocking the qi shards as well as the pressure of the incoming flames.

The fire bombarded the area. While the qi flakes targeted single-handedly and penetrated Bai Youzhe's defense. At this moment, the corner of Bai Youzhe's lips lifted before her figure disappeared between the explosions.

"Well, it looks like you won't be merciful even to your own husband." Bai Youzhe reunited with the dragon shadow, then went into the air to approach Gu Yuena. His gaze became full of enthusiasm when he saw Gu Yuena in the air.

Gu Yuena realized very quickly. Although his gaze was blank, there was sharpness behind it as it flapped its wings higher to give it some distance. Don't let Bai Youzhe get close to him, or he'll be done.

As he stepped on the air, a magic circle of space and time appeared under his feet. He disappeared from his place and appeared on the other side while launching a corrosive attack from the magic circle.

Bai Youzhe avoided the corrosive attack. As an assassin, he was faster than Gu Yuena and arrived nearby, right before her.

The flames around Gu Yuena spun extremely fast and formed a melee protection. Moreover, the flames were also gushing out extremely wide and spreading like a mountain eruption. Bai Youzhe was forced to keep her distance. He did not expect to be forced to retreat in a rude manner.

That gushing flame did not affect Bai Youzhe too much who had the hellfire on her body. Rather than using a cold aura to fight the flames, he fought the flames using the flames from his body. His figure flickered once more with the hellfire enveloping his body before breaking through Gu Yuena's fire defenses.

The breakthrough created a huge explosion in the air. But when Bai Youzhe arrived, Gu Yuena was already washed away in flames and was invisible. He frowned.

Gu Yuena's ability to fight in the shadows completely shocked her. Usually the woman would attack brutally and blatantly like an angry person.

Bai Youzhe recalled Gu Yuena's tactics when fighting the Demon Lord with her. Bai Youzhe circulated her strength to search for Gu Yuena around the fire, but her aura was too faint.

As Bai Youzhe discovered a familiar move, he immediately shot into a corner of the cluster of flames without fear of being burned. Gu Yuena immediately appeared on that side, with a jade stick in her hand that was unsheathed like a sword and pressed down on Bai Youzhe's chest that slid towards her.

Bai Youzhe was startled, then took out a sword and parried the staff that was pressing against her chest firmly. He was pulled out of the fire.

At this moment, the blaze formed a larger fiery phoenix figure. Gu Yuena sat on it, emotionless and with a blank look in her gray eyes.

Gu Yuena could not exert her full ability from not being able to see. Most of its capabilities are launched for a single attack. While the area attack would not be able to fight Bai Youzhe. That was why, he used a phoenix controlled by soul force to find out Bai Youzhe's movements more accurately.

Every human has a soul. Although Gu Yuena was unable to see the world, she was still able to see one's soul at a time when her soul force was active. As long as one had a soul, he could see it within a certain time.

Bai Youzhe knew Gu Yuena very well and knew what Gu Yuena was up to. Automatically, he had no chance of dodging Gu Yuena's single attack directed through that soul phoenix.

Bai Youzhe moved very quickly. He created an area domain where his entire attack area was frozen like ice. It made Gu Yuena's attack power slow down. The fire attack was weakened.

However, the phoenix flame was so pure that its explosive power had not changed at all. That cold domain did not affect him significantly too much. Although the fire was slightly dim, its power did not seem to change and it managed to create huge fireworks in the sky.

If Bai Youzhe did not hold back the explosion in the sky using her domain, the explosion would affect the palace. The result will be very troublesome.

Gu Yuena's single attack was much stronger than an area attack. He could make Bai Youzhe who had initially restrained herself, now have to use her sword so as not to get hurt.

Assassin's defense wasn't very strong, but his attack was more deadly than anything else. That's why, don't give Bai Youzhe a chance to attack. Gu Yuena seemed like she would give her all in this battle in order to defeat Bai Youzhe. That's the goal.

Phoenix glided swiftly towards Bai Youzhe while releasing a red beam that locked onto Bai Youzhe wherever she went. Bai Youzhe would not lose so easily. He managed to change his own form into a huge dragon that was larger than the phoenix that Gu Yuena was riding.

All of the single attacks exploded around his hard body, giving it a high level of defense that left the blackened dragon skin from the explosion. But it didn't hurt him.

Gu Yuena was silent for a moment, then pulled the corner of her lips. This fight is very interesting.

Since Gu Yuena was losing sight, she should not be a blind phoenix so could only use the phoenix projection controlled by her. The projection of the phoenix became larger, as big as its original shape. Although the dragon in front of him was still much bigger, its strength would not lose.

Gu Yuena was very calm at this moment. He was eager to see Bai Youzhe's figure in dragon form—other than a small dragon, but unfortunately he couldn't see. He could only feel how his figure was changing and admirable.

They were at the height of the sky and such a large presence would not attract too much attention. In the sky, there was only a terrifying flash of red light as well as a pitch-black aura. That was all the phoenixes could see.

"Nana, can't you not be so cruel?" Bai Youzhe complained.

Gu Yuena just smiled lightly. "I told you I'd reach my limit."

"This is my limit!" Bai Youzhe roared helplessly.

Gu Yuena wiped her smile. "Lied."

"All right, I lied. But I wasn't given any chance to attack by you at all. Nana, I've lost since I turned into a dragon. In the human body, my defense is very weak. Your attack just now was enough to force me to change shape and suffer defeat. If I don't change in time, I'll be hurt real bad."

"But you managed to survive."

Bai Youzhe smiled wryly inwardly. He lowered his head weakly in the form of a dragon, then approached Gu Yuena who was above the phoenix.

"Nana, I'm so hurt .. please take care of me ...."

The dragon was like displaying a dog's eyes full of water. Grateful Gu Yuena could not see him, or she would immediately vomit blood. Even so, Gu Yuena still felt the change in the emotions of the dragon before her.

Gu Yuena softened back and grabbed Bai Youzhe's head then rubbed it gently. If others saw the scene where a huge dragon obediently stood before a human standing on a phoenix, it would be a rare moment that was hard to forget.

"Is anyone hurt?" ask Gu Yuena. He could feel that his attack was exploding on Bai Youzhe's hard body.

Bai Youzhe's body shone once again and displayed her human figure. He instantly stood on top of the phoenix and carried Gu Yuena into his arms. He even slightly raised Gu Yuena's body that was shorter than him.

"I'm always okay."

Gu Yuena became delighted. "Does that mean we can continue the fight?"

Bai Youzhe's expression turned reluctant. He lowered Gu Yuena to stand back up, then his head lowered on his shoulder. Gu Yuena immediately frowned.

"Sick .. very sick ... Nana, my strength was drained too much and the explosion bruised my body. Help me ...."

Bai Youzhe is lazy to fight!

Gu Yuena had already lost her smile this time and pinched Bai Youzhe's waist until the man complained in pain.

"Don't pretend. I know you don't feel any pain at all. You don't even feel pain when someone stabs you."

".... It's different."

"Alright, different." Gu Yuena did not want to argue about similarities and differences. He pulled out all his aura and lowered the phoenix to the mainland. He and Bai Youzhe landed as the phoenix melted into Gu Yuena's body.

In fact, the battle this time was enough for Gu Yuena to judge the extent of her strength. He had expended all his strength to the limit. Everything he put out was the strongest attack he could achieve.

Bai Youzhe no longer looked pitiful like a child who kept complaining on Gu Yuena's shoulder. He stood up normally without letting go of his hand that hugged Gu Yuena's waist.

"Aren't you thinking of going to the Ruler's Palace? Aren't you very busy?"

Bai Youzhe chuckled. "Compared to you, what else is more important? I like our days here better. This quiet place gives me more time to be with you."

Gu Yuena smiled gently subconsciously. "It would be great if no war would happen."

"Yes." Yeah." Bai Youzhe looked at him meaningfully. "No matter what happens, I'll be with you. Until this war is over, we will live the day comfortably. Then you'll give birth to a child, and I'll take care of it."

It was the little hope of someone who craved an ordinary life. It didn't matter if Gu Yuena lost one of her senses. On arrival, she had a beautiful and peaceful life.

"Yes." Yeah." Gu Yuena replied in a low tone. Unfortunately, it will be difficult to determine who will live and die in a war.

For this reason, Gu Yuena had a strong determination to live. He would not lose to Li Hua, his own mother. At least, he had to put everything into battle.