Defeating the Enemy with One Hand
"You've completely misunderstood me. I am a humble and modest person, cautious in my words and actions, always strict with myself and lenient with others. I examine myself three times a day, correcting my mistakes and striving to improve where I am not. How could someone as humble and quick-witted as me be arrogant, complacent, or forgetful of myself?"
Regardless of the Demon Race's reaction, Ying Zhou was dumbfounded, Yu Shuying remained expressionless, Si Huaruo looked down at the ground.
Ignoring his companions' reactions, Si Ming snapped his fingers, put one hand in his pocket, and pointed at the demons with the other, saying, "There's only one truth: I deliberately fell for their trick to lure you out."
As soon as the words were spoken, a spear One Sword broke through the formation and arrived. The moment they hit the ground, a surge of cold air spread out, the earth was covered with white frost, the trees were frozen, and the world turned into a vast expanse of white. Frozen insects fell from the air in droves.
Chapter 686 Defeating the Enemy with One Hand
Two graceful figures descended like fairies. One was dressed in a white mink coat, her skin crystal clear, and she exuded an ethereal and otherworldly aura, as if she were not of this mortal world. The other was dressed in a deep blue flying fish robe, her heroic spirit soaring, like a divine weapon that had been hidden for a hundred years and had just been unsealed. Even from afar, one could feel an overwhelming Sword Qi slashing towards them.
The newcomers were Ling Huanxi and Murong Qing. Although the latter's aura was slightly weaker than the former's, she had clearly also reached the Spirit Transformation Realm.
Yu Shuying frowned almost imperceptibly. Murong Qing wasn't part of her plan. After all, she didn't have the ability to predict the future and didn't know that Murong Qing had successfully emerged from seclusion. The person she planned to involve was her master.
Si Ming first greeted Ling Huanxi: "Senior, I'm so grateful to have come all this way to find you."
Ling Huanxi gave a lukewarm "hmm," then reached out and pulled the gun out of the ground. To an outsider, it might seem like she was complaining, but in reality, she just felt that this was the easiest way to respond.
Si Ming didn't mind, and then said to Murong Qing, "Sorry, I just came out of seclusion and immediately called you here to deal with this fierce battle."
Murong Qing his five fingers, Moon God's Tear fell into his palm. He raised his sword-like eyebrows and said with high spirits, "It's alright. This battle is a good opportunity to verify my progress over this period of time!"
As soon as they finished speaking, the master and disciple rushed out simultaneously, taking on two female members of the Demon Race. Without uttering a single word, they immediately engaged in combat, unleashing their most powerful moves right from the start.
"Swift Surge and Chilling Waves!"
A flash of cold light appeared first, followed by a spear thrusting out like a dragon. Ling Huanxi's spear transformed into a silver snake, dancing wildly. The tall and slender Shiying unleashed its full Demon Power, its black hair seemingly coming to life, each strand like an iron needle piercing through the spear. Every second was a thousand collisions, and countless sparks erupted in the air between the two.
"Flying Frost on the Silver Screen!"
In the past Murong Qing used this move only to injure her enemy with her icy Sword Qi, aiming to catch them off guard. However, having advanced to the Nascent Spirit Transformation, she could now mobilize more of the world's spiritual Primal Qi. With the aid of an array, she slashed with her One Sword, causing the sky to explode. Ice and snow swept and swirled, condensing into a pale ice dragon that surged out with a majestic and boundless aura, its momentum truly terrifying.
Demon Marshal Youtong Tong was skilled in assassination techniques that caught the enemy off guard and avoided their strengths. At this moment, she dared not confront them head-on. However, being experienced, she did not dodge directly but instead made the illusion of resisting. She left a shadowy figure that was swallowed by the pale ice dragon, and her true form turned into a black shadow that merged into the shade of the trees, becoming a ghost of shadow and darkness.
Youtong's figure shrank to the extreme, moving with lightning speed as if it were only the size of a needle tip. It moved constantly by using the shadows of trees and flowers, as if it were traveling between dimensions, until it reached the stone reflection closest to Murong Qing, and then suddenly made its move!
In an instant, a sword light pierced out from the darkness, and Youtong himself merged into the sword light, as if leaping out of the void, and thrusting the One Sword towards the back of Murong Qing.
This One Sword was not only ghostly but also incredibly fast. Using shadows to move around was merely Youtong's instinct. It seemed like jumping around with shadows was quite complicated, but Youtong approached Murong Qing in less than a second. At that moment, the pale ice dragon had just crashed to the ground, turning into countless snowflakes that fluttered down.
However, Youtong 'One Sword failed, Murong Qing intercepted her with a precise backhand slash, as if he had known she would appear in that spot.
When her first attack failed, Youtong immediately vanished into the shadows, leaving no room for further entanglement. Only wisps of killing intent enveloped Murong Qing, seemingly omnipresent, ready to launch an assassination from any angle at any moment. At the same time, she used her voice to confuse, sometimes near, sometimes far, ethereal and indistinct, as if emanating from the deepest depths of the Youming.
"Little sister, your face is so exquisite, flawless, like a work of art, so beautiful that it makes your older sister so jealous!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, One Sword shot out from the void, aiming for Murong Qing's cheek. A point of sword light on the sword was chillingly sharp, and countless fine, needle-like energy energies converged and blended within the sword's momentum. It was clear that once the sword struck its target, those countless needle-like energy energies would instantly explode, shredding the target from the inside out. Even if blocked, the energy energies would still cause them to scatter and cut through surrounding objects.
These methods seem to prove that Youtong intended to disfigure Murong Qing.
However, Youtong 'One Sword suddenly changed direction halfway through, instead attacking Murong Qing's heart, clearly a feint attack!
Bite!
Murong Qing intercepted Youtong's assassination attempt once again, as if she had anticipated the other party's purpose.
Next, Youtong launched a series of attacks, with wispy Sword-Ray appearing in various locations without any discernible pattern. Her concealment skills were also at a superb level, making it impossible for ordinary Spirit Transformation to detect her movements. However, Murong Qing managed to do so, intercepting all of Youtong's attacks with an impenetrable defense.
"It's useless. Every snowflake is a continuation of my consciousness. Your every move is under my control. If it were a fair fight, without external interference, you might have a chance of winning. But within this Cold Mist and Silent Snow Formation, your defeat is already sealed!"
Murong Qing his sword around himself, and the surrounding ice and snow seemed to be summoned, condensing into an ice lotus that bloomed one after another. The sword light shimmered and the Sword Qi gleamed, erasing all shadows within a radius of ten feet, and instantly forcing Youtong out.
The ice lotus shattered, turning into thousands upon thousands of ice shards that shot out. Each shard carried the power of frost, causing Youtong to scramble and become extremely flustered in her defense. Meanwhile, Murong Qing used the Moon God's Tear to seize the opportunity and switch from defense to offense.
On the other side, Demon King Mengying ignored the dejected state of his two subordinates and looked at Si Ming, saying, "You only have two Nascent Spirit Transformation as your helpers? In that case, we still have the advantage in numbers."
Upon hearing this, Ying Zhou said with dissatisfaction, "This androgynous fellow doesn't treat us like human beings at all."
Yu Shuying calmly said, "Being ignored because of our lack of strength is only natural, and it's not without its advantages; at least it proves we're safe."
Ying Zhou said, "I don't want this kind of security. I'd rather be valued by the enemy than be looked down upon by them."
Yu Shuying said, "You are martial artists, which is different from my position. If you want to be respected, then go all out and show your strength. Besides, the power of this formation is constantly increasing. Don't you feel the temperature getting lower?"
Ying Zhou snapped out of his daze, rubbing his arms and exhaling white breath, saying, "So what? I feel cold too."
"Don't worry, insects are much more afraid of the cold than people, and isn't there one that isn't afraid of the cold?"
Yu Shuying turned her head and saw that Si Huaruo, who had been meditating with her eyes closed after the Frost Formation was set up, suddenly opened her eyes, her eyes shining brightly.
"With the enhancement of the formation, my Internal Cultivation has increased by at least two levels, reaching the Spirit Transformation stage, allowing me to further utilize the martial arts of the 'Heavenly One River Diagram'."
With a flick of her wrist, the Seven Ingenious Spirit Heart Staff appeared in her hand, but she held it only with one hand. With a flick of her left wrist, divine runes gathered in her palm, and she pushed forward, Lingering Lotus Breaking the Waves " technique.
The Divine Arts that originally summoned water waves to attack the opponent's lower body was transformed into surging snow waves under the influence of the formation. Si Huaruo followed closely behind, and the snow waves concealed her figure, making it a combination of magic and martial arts in an offensive.
Hujia was the target of the attack. He snorted coldly and used the Big Scissors in his hand to easily cut through the snow waves, but he did not see Si Huaruo's figure and was stunned.
Suddenly, Si Huaruo leaped out from the cut snow wave and struck Hujia with her staff, hitting him squarely in the left arm.
Hujia didn't take it seriously. The shell of the demon body transformed into a protective divine skill when it took human form. Its defensive ability was no less than that of the fully mastered Golden Bell Cover Iron Shirt. It could withstand even divine weapons, let alone a stick without a blade.
However, a chilling aura seeped into his bones from the acupoints on his left arm, causing Hujia to shiver involuntarily. He quickly retaliated with a palm strike. Although Si Huaruo knew she was no match for him, she did not retreat or dodge, but instead struck back with her own palm.
When their palms collided, Si Huaruo was thrown backward, but her Hujia was once again corroded by the forest's chill, and for a moment she felt as if the demon blood in her body had been frozen.
This move is called "Counter-Wave Ice Firmament," derived from the Si Clan's unique skill "Countercurrent Divine Gang." As long as it collides with Si Huaruo's True Qi, it will be met with a counterattack of cold qi. Previously, because the difference in cultivation between Si Huaruo and her opponent was too great, this move was not very effective. Now, with the help of the formation, the gap has been narrowed, and it can finally take effect. As long as the collision continues, the cold qi will accumulate like an avalanche until it completely erodes the opponent's Cultivation Body.