Affected by this strange force, Xu Chunniang felt her body grow exceptionally heavy, and even her consciousness gradually began to blur.
Yet in the instant she lost focus, the desolate beast's attack was already right before her.
The deer-bodied, snake-tailed desolate beast reared onto its hind legs, its powerful deer legs kicking straight at her chest.
Instinctive danger drove Xu Chunniang to move. She arched backward like a nimble swallow, narrowly evading the kick aimed at her chest.
When its strike missed, confusion flashed through the desolate beast's eyes. It then let out an enraged roar and charged at her again.
Xu Chunniang took a deep breath and forced herself to regain clarity.
Under the influence of the desolate beast's strange power, she could not use either her spiritual power or divine sense. She could only fight this desolate beast with physical techniques.
Fortunately, during those years she had spent searching for a turning point, she had passed the time by thoroughly comprehending several physical techniques from the Tai Xu Xiaoyao Heart Sutra.
Xu Chunniang lightly tapped the ground with the tips of her toes. Like a nimble white ape in the mountains and forests, she drifted several zhang to the side, evading the desolate beast's storm-like chain of attacks.
Her gaze was calm and focused. Every movement seemed casual, but each had in fact been precisely calculated, exploiting the advantages of her surroundings to their utmost limit.
The desolate beast grew even more furious at the sight. Its snake tail swept fiercely through the air, kicking up a violent gale. Several towering trees fell in response, unleashing terrifying force.
Yet Xu Chunniang seemed to have anticipated it long ago. Her body shifted, and she slid beneath the desolate beast's belly. At the same time, she curled both hands into