Fighting for One's Life

With a successful strike, Xu Chunniang smirked at the corner of her lips. Her figure didn't pause as she shot towards the only cultivator at the third level of Qi Condensation present.

"Water Bind Technique! Spirit Blast Technique! Explode!"

Before the cultivator at the third level of Qi Condensation could even react, he was immediately enveloped and bound by a water sphere, unable to break free no matter how hard he struggled. He could only watch as four small, green orbs radiating violent spiritual qi surged towards his chest and detonated with a boom...

In the blink of an eye, two of the four opponents on the opposite side were dead, leaving only the leader, the male cultivator with the highest cultivation, and the tall male cultivator.

It was only at this moment that the leader, male cultivator finally saw clearly that the one who had attacked and killed was the Ugly Girl he had previously overlooked!

This, how could it be!

A mere girl at the first level of Qi Condensation had actually killed so many cultivators at the third, or even fourth, level of Qi Condensation. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, who would dare to believe it!

The leader, male cultivator forced himself to calm down and stared intently at Xu Chunniang opposite him, his mind racing.

Her true cultivation was definitely more than what was apparent!

And yet, she had hidden her cultivation all the way and followed behind them...

Then there was only one truth: there was no such thing as a person in green clothes; she was the one who killed the Cloud Tiger Beast!

The leader, male cultivator's breathing gradually became rapid. That's right, it must be like this!

After killing the Cloud Tiger Beast, she didn't choose to leave but hid in the trees to recover her spiritual qi.

Either his treasure had detected someone nearby, or they had all been deceived. Later, when her tracks were discovered, she had played along and blended into their group.

After seeing who it was, the tall male cultivator was also dumbfounded, "H-how is it you? Shouldn't you be dead already?"

He still hadn't figured out what was going on, let alone connected his dead teammates with this Ugly Girl before him.

"Didn't you want my Cloud Tiger and Flying Sword? Why aren't you coming over when I'm standing right here?"

Xu Chunniang tilted her head and looked at him, a half-smile on her face.

The tall male cultivator's expression finally changed, "Are you saying... you killed that Cloud Tiger?"

To be able to act alone in the Hundred Demonic Mountain Range, to kill a Cloud Tiger Beast that was at least at the middle stage of Qi Condensation, and to ambush their five teammates...

The tall male cultivator broke out in a cold sweat.

"What are you afraid of? Maybe she just got lucky and picked up the kill on the Cloud Tiger; her true cultivation isn't high."

The leader, male cultivator narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing within them. "If she had the strength to confront us head-on, why would she wait until now? Let's go together and kill her to avenge Maozi and the others!"

With that, he took out a long spear from his storage bag. Although this spear couldn't be considered a Spiritual Artifact, it was exceptionally sharp, clearly not ordinary iron.

The tall male cultivator's face turned serious, and he similarly took out an axe, lunging towards Xu Chunniang.

Xu Chunniang let out a cold laugh. With a shift of her feet using the Spirit Void Steps, she evaded their attacks and appeared behind them.

"Water Bind Technique, Bind!"

With a low cry, three water spheres materialized out of thin air. Two flew towards the leader, male cultivator, and one enveloped the tall male cultivator, trapping them both.

Xu Chunniang's Spirit Void Steps whirled, and she rapidly closed in on the tall male cultivator. With a flip of her palm, a mid-grade Water Arrow Talisman appeared between her fingers.

"Water Arrow Talisman, go!"

The Water Arrow Talisman instantly pierced through the water sphere binding the tall male cultivator, transforming into a water arrow within the sphere. To the tall male cultivator's disbelieving eyes, it ruthlessly pierced his heart!

The leader, male cultivator had just broken free from the water sphere when he witnessed this scene. His pupils contracted sharply!

Not only could this woman conceal her cultivation, but she also possessed profound footwork and binding techniques, and even produced a mid-grade Water Arrow Talisman that was extremely threatening to him!

When did such a monstrous talent appear in the Hundred Demonic Mountain Range? So young, yet so formidable in both cultivation and sorcery, even her schemes were exceptionally clever!

He couldn't help but wonder if he could be her opponent...

But he had already thoroughly offended her. If he didn't eliminate this person, the consequences would be endless!

The leader, male cultivator gritted his teeth and took out a top-grade talisman from his storage bag, one he kept as a last resort.

This was something he used to save his life, and he never expected to have to use it against a mere girl.

"You like using talismans, don't you? Then please, taste the power of my Spirit Sword Talisman!"

With that, he fiercely threw the talisman in front of Xu Chunniang. The talisman immediately transformed into a flying sword brimming with spiritual energy, charging towards Xu Chunniang!

"Not good, it's a Spirit Sword Talisman!"

Xu Chunniang's expression turned solemn. Spirit Sword Talismans were not like ordinary items such as Fireball Talismans; they possessed astonishing power, and once released, they would automatically track their target until the target died or the talisman's spiritual energy was depleted. Their price was also several times that of ordinary spiritual talismans.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Chunniang directly activated a top-grade Swiftness Talisman. Her speed instantly increased by several times. Combined with the Spirit Void Steps, she was actually able to stalemate the Spirit Sword Talisman.

However, the Spirit Sword Talisman relentlessly pursued her, unwilling to stop until she was dead.

Seeing this, a trace of hatred flashed across the leader, male cultivator's face. "Damn it! She actually has a top-grade Swiftness Talisman and managed to dodge it. But I want to see how long she can keep this up!"

"This can't go on!"

Xu Chunniang frowned, beginning to ponder a countermeasure. There was still a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Condensation eyeing her covetously nearby. By the time she depleted the Spirit Sword Talisman's spiritual energy, her own mana would likely be significantly depleted as well.

She took out two mid-grade talismans, a Wood Shield Talisman and an Earth Shield Talisman, and gritted her teeth, activating both!

This wasn't enough. Xu Chunniang then grabbed a large handful of low-grade talismans from her storage bag, including Golden Light Talismans in addition to the Wood Shield Talisman and Earth Shield Talisman. In one go, Xu Chunniang activated all the low-grade talismans!

Seeing this, the leader, male cultivator in the distance gasped, "Two more mid-grade talismans? How does she have so many talismans? Could her true identity be a talisman craftsman?"

But soon, a cold smile appeared on his face. What good were more talismans? They couldn't block his Spirit Sword Talisman at all!

And that's exactly what happened. Xu Chunniang slowed her pace and deliberately let the Spirit Sword Talisman attack. She saw the dozen or so protective barriers around her shatter like paper! At the same time, the Spirit Sword Talisman's spiritual power was halved.

"Pfft—"

Xu Chunniang's body trembled, and she spat out a large mouthful of blood.

As the sword formed by the Spirit Sword Talisman was about to pierce her body, Xu Chunniang merely retreated slightly, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes.

"What's going on? Did her Swiftness Talisman fail so quickly?"

The leading male cultivator frowned, calculating the time. It shouldn't have failed so soon. Could it be that she could actually break the Spirit Sword Talisman?

He stared intently at Xu Chunniang, wanting to see exactly what trick she was playing!

Then, he saw the Flying Sword Talisman pause, enveloped by a small water ball.

The next second, as soon as the Flying Sword Talisman broke free from the water bubble, it was wrapped in a new one. After it broke free again, another water ball would be waiting for it…

Soon, after more than ten such exchanges, the spiritual light on the Flying Sword Talisman grew dimmer and dimmer, and its speed in breaking out of the water balls slowed down, clearly indicating that its spiritual power was about to be exhausted!