"Trying to escape?!"
Seeing this, how could Li Qiuyun let her have her way?
With a delicate shout, she disregarded the injury on her shoulder and directed her flying sword to pursue.
"Qiuyun, this scoundrel is cunning, do not be careless! Let’s chase together!" Chen Ye shouted in a deep voice.
He was severely depleted and couldn’t execute a refined killing move like "Cyan Wave Line," but teaming up with Li Qiuyun, they should be able to slay this wretch!
The two of them, one after the other, tightly pursued the figure of the burly woman.
In the dense forest, shadows of the trees swayed, and the light was mottled.
"Blood Shadow Escape Technique!"
In her flight, the burly woman fiercely slapped her chest, spewing out a mist of blood.
The blood mist exploded, transforming into three identical blood-colored figures of her, each fleeing in different directions!
"Petty tricks!"
Li Qiuyun sneered coldly. As a Sect Disciple, her discernment was sharp.
At a glance, she could tell that two of the blood shadows had weak and insubstantial auras, clearly illusions.
She turned her flying sword, the cyan light surged, and went straight for the figure with the most solid aura!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Several cyan Sword Qi shot out, weaving through the forest like swimming fish, sealing off the burly woman’s retreat.
The burly woman, seeing her trail exposed, flashed a fierce look in her eyes.
She abruptly stopped, her long whip in hand flaring to life once more, blood-red Evil Qi surged out, turning into blood-colored silks, fiercely clashing with Li Qiuyun’s Sword Qi!
"Boom! Boom!"
Spiritual Power roiled, trees shattered!
Chen Ye’s eyes gleamed with a flash of brilliance as he forcibly suppressed the fatigue and pain piercing his Divine Sense to gather the scarce remaining Spiritual Power to his fingertips!
Once again, ten paths of Geng Metal Qi!
"Geng Metal Qi?"
The burly woman, entangled in a heated Magical Battle with Li Qiuyun, glanced over, astonished.
She split her focus to condense a Spirit Shield.
Unexpectedly, the golden Qi beam pierced through the Spirit Shield without obstruction!
"Ugh—!"
The burly woman let out an exceptionally dreadful scream, her burly body suddenly pierced with several bloody holes!
Li Qiuyun, ever vigilant, immediately seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
She gritted through the pain, shouting sharply, her flying sword emitted a large burst of cyan light, turning into a striking arc, with decisive killing intent, instantly pierced through the burly woman’s throat!
"Uh..."
The burly woman let out an ambiguous rasp from her throat, the Vitality in her eyes quickly dissipated, and ultimately, with a heart full of venomous hatred, she fell heavily into a pool of blood.
"Huff... huff..."
Leaning on her flying sword, Li Qiuyun breathed heavily, sweat streaming down her fragrant face.
She glanced at the Tribulation Cultivator’s corpse on the ground, then at the pale as paper, weak-breathed Chen Ye beside her, her heart a mix of emotions.
Uncle Chen... even his Magical Battle skills are this exquisite?
She was no fool,
When the burly woman saw Uncle Chen still alive, even with his weakened aura, she turned to flee.
This sufficiently indicated that the cultivators attacking Uncle Chen outside should be far stronger than the burly woman!
Seeing Chen Ye’s form slightly faltering, Li Qiuyun quickly stepped forward to support him, and said worriedly:
"Uncle Chen, are... are you okay?"
Chen Ye waved his hand, grinning lightly:
"Not dead yet... just... longing for the dry rations my two apprentices make. Once we return, I’ll let you try my apprentices’ cooking."
The sparse light in the forest fell on the man’s angular face.
Li Qiuyun was suddenly a bit dazed.
"Hmm? What are you spacing out for, hurry and collect the spoils of war!"
Chen Ye raised an eyebrow, full of anticipation,
"These two fellows are not ordinary people... one is a disciple of the Ten Thousand Puppet Sect, the other, despite their disordered Magical Battle tactics, used some Demon Path methods, likely having had interactions with Emotion Crossing Sect Demon Cultivators. They must have some valuable items on them..."
"I... I wasn’t spacing out!"
The spirited young woman blushed inexplicably, she angrily twisted Chen Ye’s arm,
"I was just... just... Uncle Chen, why are you calling me niece! I’m not really your niece! Hmph!"
"Aiyo... alright, alright, it was just a joke, okay?"
Chen Ye sighed.
Just calling her ’niece’ made Li Qiuyun blush in anger!
It seems,
not only is a young girl’s heart like a needle in the sea, but also a maiden’s heart is even more so like a needle in the sea...