Fourteen

  A loud "boom" shook the air as Lei Yuan's attack exploded on top of the Wan Zhen Fish King, stirring up a whirlwind that shredded the clouds into thin mist. Under the moonlight, one could faintly see the tens-of-zhang-long fish body writhing in agony within.

  Before the fog dispersed, a silver-white fish tail with sharp thorns suddenly swung towards Xiao Yao, taking advantage of the cover of the fog. But Xiao Yao was prepared and quickly enlarged the ghostly creature to block in front of her!

  Clang! The fish tail pressed down, the demon trembled endlessly, Xiao Yao was shocked by its tail wind, her chest felt suffocated and painful, she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood on the spot. She hurriedly leaned forward with her upper body, stabilized her lower盘, and firmly resisted the demon, finally stabilizing it.

  The two-phase angle rushed forward, dispersing the clouds and fog, revealing the red-eyed, blood-stained Wan Ren Yu Wang. It seemed that the previous lightning spell had indeed taken effect, but its single horn still stood upright. Thinking of her cultivation to the Hua Shen body, the internal immortal energy was tens of thousands of times more abundant than during the Yuan Ying period, and even one-third of the immortal power could not chop down this horn. Just how sturdy were the scales of this Wan Ren Yu Wang?

  For a moment, Xiaoyao couldn't help but feel a little discouraged in her heart, but soon she shook off the negative emotions and narrowed her eyes: The stronger the opponent, the more one cannot lose their fighting spirit! Thus, facing the fish tail that had retreated and then came back again, her blood suddenly boiled with intense battle intent: Since defense is useless, then launch a strong attack! She wrapped her powerful yuan force around the demon and unfolded her lightning wings to fearlessly accelerate towards it.

  Clang! Under the rapid collision, the two violently collided, and Xiao Yao was once again shaken out of fresh blood without any suspense. This time, Wan Ren Yu Wang was no longer unscathed, and under the dual effect of Yuan Li and Gui Mei, a large piece of tail scales was cut off.

  Indeed! Attack is the best defense.

  Xiao Yao laughed, her eyes shining like the stars in the sky. Before Wan Yan's Fish King could react, she suddenly took the initiative and launched a counterattack!

  Clang! Clang! Clang!

  The sound of gold and stone colliding reverberated through the vast cloud sea, and from a distance, the constantly attacking Xiao Yao seemed tiny, like a single starlight. From time to time, a bright purple arc would flash across the sky, and with each flash, the body of the Wan Zhen Fish King would shudder violently, shedding scales everywhere.

  Gradually, the Wanren Fish King grew tired of the intense bombardment and felt a hint of retreat. He also added a bit of fear towards the person in front of him, Ren Xiu, who seemed to be tireless. Seizing an opportunity, he quickly lowered his head, shook his tail, and prepared to flee back into the depths of the pool.

  Xiao Yao was now chopping with great relish, even the pain on her body forgotten, it was when her fighting spirit was at its strongest, how could she bear to stop? Seeing Wan Yan's Fish King fleeing in defeat was an even greater stimulation to the beastly nature of her blood, a sharp glint flashed through her eyes: The next strike would be one that would chop off his head!

  Again, one-third of the immortal energy was activated, transformed into yuan force, tightly covering the ghostly aura, thin as a knife's edge, sharp as a knife blade, with the momentum of thunder and lightning, chopping towards the connection between the head and body of the Wan Zhen Fish King.

  Zila! This time it's the sound of scales being torn apart.

  Xiao Yao's previous attack was not random, she aimed at the scales around the pectoral fin of the Wan Zhen Fish King, intentionally shattering them all, without the obstruction of the sharp thorns, this strike pierced through the fish fin.

  The intense pain caused the Wan Ren Yu Wang to constantly twist its massive body, and a layer of death's shadow shrouded its blood-red eyes as it stared at Xiao Yao who was still continuously casting the Gui Zei spell, filled with killing intent. In an instant, it exhausted all its remaining energy, and launched a desperate attack, even if it meant dying, it would take everyone down with it!

  As Xiao Yao was about to be left with nowhere to hide, she hastily arched her back, pressing her lower jaw against her chest, and grasped the demonic energy with both hands, unleashing it to its maximum. At the same time, countless sharp blades had reached her nose tip, she twisted her waist, holding the demonic energy spinning rapidly in place, like a rotating top, using speed and demonic energy to deflect the incoming sharp blades from all directions.

  Alas, this was the final, desperate attack of the Fish King, using its life to explode with a mighty killing move. Its power was unmatched, and she could only barely protect her vital areas, while the rest of her body was struck by multiple sharp stingers. Due to her robust physique, the stingers did not penetrate too deeply, but still entered several inches into her skin. As a result, after the Fish King finished its attack and stopped, her entire body except for her head, chest, and abdomen were covered in thumb-sized fish spines, especially on her back, where there were dozens of them, making her look like a porcupine.

  Xiao Yao temporarily ignored everything else, first picking up the fish corpses that had fallen into the pond and storing them in her storage bracelet. Only then did she look at the thorns on her body; as it turned out, after losing focus during battle, the pain became even clearer after indulging in emotions. She felt helpless, pouted and muttered a sentence, "It really hurts!", then sat down cross-legged, carefully starting to remove the thorns from herself.

  This time, the leopard also sat in front of her, but it did not show much joy when she successfully took down the Wanren Fish King, and even revealed a hint of regret and resentment in its eyes.

  "Want some help?" it asked.

  Xiao Yao raised an eyebrow. How did he suddenly become so kind? Thinking about the thorn on her back, if she were to pull it out herself, it seemed a bit difficult. So she said: "Okay, you pull it out from my back."

  The leopard tried to bite off a thorn with its mouth, but the force was not very strong. Xiao Yao was slightly surprised and found it strange that it did not take this opportunity to settle private grievances. As a result, after pulling out a circle of thorns, it suddenly popped up from behind and asked: "Now that I've helped you, will you let me graft my leg back on when we get back?"

  Xiao Yao glanced at it, and found that its leopard eyes were shining brightly. Rarely did the leopard not use its usual overbearing tone to make demands, but in her heart, a feeling she couldn't quite put into words arose, neither good nor bad, just a little distracted.

  The leopard didn't get a response, so it had to lower its head and continue to pull out the thorns. But if you looked closely at this moment, you would find that in its eyes, two flames were burning fiercely, its tail was stretched straight, obviously extremely angry: I'll take revenge even after ten thousand years, just wait and see!

  Gradually, the eastern sky began to whiten, and this fierce battle had lasted for a whole night. Xiao Yao gazed at the sunrise, facing the gentle morning breeze, thinking: A new day is about to begin again.

  After pulling out the last thorn from her body and applying some hemostatic medicine, she had intended to sit down and rest for a while before returning to Meishan Floating Island. However, just as she was about to let the leopard tear through the void, a magnificent carriage pulled by a qilin appeared in her line of sight! The occupant of the carriage was unknown, but it was accompanied by five powerful cultivators who emitted an intense aura of pressure, their cultivation far surpassing hers. Especially the white-browed old man at the lead, whose pressure even made her feel a hint of oppression.

  What to do? To leave or to stay?

  Xiao Yao furrowed her brow, thinking to herself: The other party is far stronger than herself. Since she had already been seen, if she were to suddenly leave, it would only arouse suspicion. Moreover, at this moment, she was covered in injuries and couldn't run quickly anyway. It's better to sit here calmly, pretending to tend to her wounds, with a respectful attitude. As long as the other party isn't someone who takes pleasure in making things difficult for others, they shouldn't bother her.

  The beast carriage stopped above the "Devil's Pool", just as she had expected, from start to finish the five people didn't even glance at her once. The old man jumped off the Qilin's back and respectfully said to the carriage: "Miss, we've arrived."

  Right after that, the car door slowly opened and three women got out of the car. All of them were in the Hua Shen period boundary. Two of them wore similar emerald green robes with beautiful faces, obviously they were the maidservants of a Xian family. The last one was wrapped in a snow-white fur cloak, only revealing a bright and moving small face, her eyebrows like willow leaves, skin like frozen fat, truly a stunning beauty, probably the young lady mentioned by the old man.

  This beautiful young lady from a noble family looked around curiously as soon as she came, and finally her eyes fell on Xiao Yao who was covered in blood. She was slightly surprised and asked: "Zeng Bo, why is this girl sitting here with blood all over her body?"

  At this point, the old man finally glanced at Xiao Yao from the corner of his eye and replied: "Miss, do you still remember that I said earlier that Wan Zhen fish's entire body is a treasure, so many cultivators will come to hunt and kill it. This little friend must be one of them, right?"

  The woman looked at Xiao Yao's injuries and couldn't help but feel a little sympathy. "Was she injured by Wan Renyu?"

  The old man then spoke with an attitude that was not worth sympathizing with: "Looking at the injury, it should be said that this Wan Renyu's strength is almost equivalent to a Refining Spirit stage cultivator. To think that a Transforming Spirit stage cultivator would dare to hunt and kill him alone, it can be said that he is overestimating himself, and ending up in such a state is also his own doing."

  Xiao Yao's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and she couldn't help but sneak a peek at the leopard. Fortunately, it didn't react, merely closing its eyes as if in deep sleep.

  "Is it really that difficult for a Nascent Soul cultivator to hunt and kill a Wan Jian fish alone?" The woman's brow furrowed slightly, showing both confusion and concern. "But Brother Mo is also a Nascent Soul cultivator, didn't he just use one move to kill the Wan Jian fish? Is brother trying to deceive me? If I were to kill this Wan Jian fish, would it be very dangerous for me too?"

  The old man's face turned red with sweat, secretly annoyed at himself for having misspoken again. He hastily explained: "Of course, Young Master Wu killed Wan Zhenyu with one move, Miss, you should know that even among cultivators in the Hua Shen period, there are differences. You and Young Master Wu are both geniuses of heaven, your innate talents are not something ordinary Hua Shen period cultivators can compare to. What this old slave said was that for those with average talent like them, killing Wan Zhenyu would be very difficult."

  Originally, Fog Brother had not deceived himself. The woman finally relaxed her eyebrows and smiled: "However, Zeng Bo doesn't think that this Taoist friend knows that his strength is not enough but still dares to try, isn't it admirable? You see she's a woman who got hurt so badly, isn't it pitiful? Our carriage just happens to have some wound medicine, why don't we give her some?"

  "Miss, this..." The old man's face was filled with difficulty. Each of the dan medicines on this carriage is a top-grade Xuan-class product, and its value is calculated in high-grade yuan crystals. Miss actually wants to take it away casually to give to someone else, how can he say anything good about it? In desperation, he glared at Xiao Yao fiercely, thinking: It's all because of this person causing trouble!

  Xiao Yao had always been quiet and respectful by the old man's side, but the anger in his eyes was clear to see. In his heart, he thought: This is terrible!

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