Chapter 1236: Chapter 1236: Trump Card Nullified! (First Update) The Twelve Calamity Technique harnesses the supreme power of the stars, unleashing a meteor shower to obliterate the foe. The destructive force of the descending stars made the elder’s heart skip a beat, nearly hitting him and costing his life at the hands of this young human king realm. Fortunately, Ye Qiu couldn’t maintain the Twelve Calamity Technique indefinitely, as the power within his body rapidly depleted with the activation of the method. In just a few breaths, there was little strength left in his Dantian. Yet the elder was still alive and well. Ye Qiu gritted his teeth, speeding up the circulation of his cultivation technique. Instantly, more stars fell, and at an increasingly faster pace. This action, though somewhat reckless, was necessary for Ye Qiu. If even the Twelve Calamity Technique, his strongest trump card, couldn’t take down his opponent, he would have no choice but to concede and await his fate. The elder moved like lightning, leaving massive craters wherever he stepped, such star falls were sheer and brutal, with evasion being the best strategy. The divine light in Ye Qiu’s eyes flared as he shouted at the elder, drawing his attention while simultaneously activating the Illusionary Eyes. Using the Illusionary Eyes to lock onto the opponent’s movement and then strike with the Twelve Calamity Technique, this flawless coordination—if it also failed—meant there was no hope for Ye Qiu to defeat the elder. “How dare you insult me?” the elder suddenly looked up, coldly glaring at Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu was waiting for this moment, the Illusionary Eyes opened, and the elder was stunned, drawn into the illusion. At the same time, stars continued to fall from the sky, all aimed at the elder. “Where is this…” The elder was momentarily dazed, suddenly realizing that he fell for the opponent’s trick. This wasn’t reality at all! The elder immediately broke through the Illusionary Eyes, snapping out of the illusion. Just then, a star landed, but he was a step too slow, and his shoulder was grazed by the star. An entire arm was smashed off the shoulder, leaving a bloody mess. He actually got injured, pulled into an illusion by a human king realm martial artist, and was wounded by him. If this leaked out to those familiar, wouldn’t it be laughed at? “You’ll pay for this!” The elder, infuriated. If it weren’t for his strong spiritual power that allowed him to detect Ye Qiu’s tactics in an instant, he wouldn’t have lost just an arm but his whole life. “Such a young man, I almost fell for your tricks and was eliminated here.” Despite wanting to tear Ye Qiu apart, the elder was startled by the young man’s strength, akin to a Saint Heir or Saintess. “Aside from the Great Sect Holy Sons and Holy Daughters I’ve seen, you’re the strongest younger generation I’ve encountered. But today, you must die. If you weren’t from the Dugus, and if you didn’t possess such treasures and techniques, perhaps I wouldn’t kill you. On the contrary, I would take you as a disciple and pass on my legacy. What a pity…” “Take me as a disciple? Are you even worthy?” Ye Qiu responded indifferently. Immediately, his expression changed, and he said harshly, “Old man, be careful not to be too greedy, lest you bite off more than you can chew.” “Haha… you want to lecture me? You think you’re the snake that swallows the elephant? What a joke!” the elder retorted. The verbal sparring between the two was evenly matched, and the duel immediately commenced. Ye Qiu quickly assessed his internal strength, approximately less than two layers. To deal with the elder now, he had to put all his effort into it. If it still didn’t work, then it was destiny. Ye Qiu used his last two layers of strength to stimulate the Twelve Calamity Technique. In an instant, stars fell like rain, wherever the elder was, stars crashed down. The lunar surface was full of craters; most of the mountain burial ground was destroyed, turning into a pitted landscape. The elder seemed to sense Ye Qiu’s weakening strength, his speed and danger detection abilities allowed him to avoid the stars despite their multitude. If not for the earlier loss due to the Illusionary Eyes, he wouldn’t have received a single injury. Constantly changing position, the elder was hard to pin down. If Ye Qiu could see the elder’s expression, he would find a cold sneer on his face. “Though this technique is powerful, even injuring me, a human king realm martial artist cannot sustain it, and your body will not withstand it either. Let’s see how long you can hold on,” the elder mused, having opted for evasion instead of confrontation, waiting for Ye Qiu’s power to deplete, which was inevitable, so he wouldn’t have to exert effort, as Ye Qiu would collapse on his own. Indeed, in less than thirty breaths, Ye Qiu’s remaining strength was exhausted. The speed and number of falling stars rapidly diminished. Ye Qiu’s face turned grim, unable to continue the Twelve Calamity Technique, while the opponent was still alive, putting him in extreme danger. Outmatched in strength and now powerless, the outcome was all too predictable. “You’ve attacked me long enough; now it’s my turn to fight back.” The elder stopped dodging because the second layer of the Twelve Calamity Technique had halted, no longer exuding any dangerous aura from the sky. He slowly approached Ye Qiu, sneering, and reached out, a massive suction force pulled Ye Qiu towards him. The elder grabbed Ye Qiu’s neck, lifting him up, and said indifferently, “Desperate, aren’t you? This victory ultimately belongs to me.” Ye Qiu’s breath became labored; his life or death was entirely in the elder’s hands now. In the end, he was defeated. This content belongs to nοvelfire.net Ye Qiu showed no expression, but a sense of dejection swelled inside; he had used every technique, but against such a formidable elder, he couldn’t change the outcome. A sense of defeat arose in him. “Excellent, I love the look on your face; pretending to be unaffected, right?” “I won’t kill you immediately; I want to see your eyes slowly turn to despair.” The elder laughed heartily, the anger from losing an arm to Ye Qiu now finally erupting. He wouldn’t allow Ye Qiu to die neatly. In Ye Qiu’s palm were two top-grade crystal stones. Even now in a dire situation, he hadn’t given up. As long as he wasn’t dead, there was hope. “You destroyed one of my arms, rendering me even more useless. Fine, today I will possess your body and become you. Although your body bears a curse, once I take everything from you and leave, I can switch bodies again, avoiding the curse.” The elder had planned Ye Qiu’s fate, loudly informing him, eager to see a change in Ye Qiu’s expression. However, he was disappointed. Ye Qiu’s eyes resembled dead water, unperturbed. “Think I’m trying to scare you?” The elder, anger aroused, moved immediately. Ye Qiu’s face suddenly twisted into a sinister smile, startling the elder. Suddenly, he was shocked to turn around, and at some point, a hand had pierced through his abdomen.