Two Sneaks

The only Light Phoenix Sparrow capable of flight chased after Meng Shu and the others.

But a large number of Light-type soul beasts remained behind.

Besieged by these soul beasts, Zhu Zhuqing quickly fell into a disadvantage with only her two blades.

Inside a hidden cave on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, Zhu Zhuqing covered the entrance with vines and other plants.

Only then did she drop onto the ground.

She looked utterly miserable now. Her left arm had been fractured, her body was covered in abrasions, and wounds laced with Light Attribute Soul Power covered her entire body.

Earlier, once she had determined that she could not win, she had decisively used Shadow Stealth to escape the scene.

She had then fled all the way to this cave.

Her Soul Power was now nearly depleted, and her body had suffered severe damage. She was at risk of dying at any moment.

Sitting cross-legged, Zhu Zhuqing began meditating to recover her Soul Power.

But just as Zhu Zhuqing was about to cultivate, the plants she had used to conceal the cave entrance were silently lifted aside.

Then, a purple-black tiger with wings on its back and a scorpion-like tail slipped soundlessly into the cave.

Its footsteps were light, its movements even lighter. It perfectly embodied the traits of a hunter.

Looking at Zhu Zhuqing, who was sitting cross-legged and meditating to recover her Soul Power without noticing it, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's eyes were filled with greed.

Such pure Dark Energy in this human. If I devour her, I'll definitely be able to advance further!

It tiptoed up to Zhu Zhuqing. In order not to trigger any reaction from her, it did not even dare let its gaze linger on her for half a second.

The tense atmosphere made the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger hold its breath.

Closer and closer...

Roar!

Once it judged the distance to be right, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger suddenly thrust its head forward. Its jaws snapped wide open, its eyes bulging as it eagerly waited to see this human get eaten.

Bang!

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's jaws swiftly clamped shut with a dull thud.

Got her!

That was the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's final thought.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

But at the instant the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger bit down, three black shadows suddenly shot out from behind "Zhu Zhuqing's" shadow.

Each black shadow held two blades as they expressionlessly slashed at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Zhu Zhuqing knew sneaks all too well, and for the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to have lived this long, calling it a true sneak would not have been an exaggeration.

It would not have been easy to lure it out with pure Dark Energy alone.

And to achieve a one-hit kill, she had to make the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger lower its guard.

So, she had staged a show.

After the pillar of dark light formed, she had switched places with her clone and hidden within the clone's shadow.

The subsequent pursuit of Meng Shu and the solo battle against the Light-type soul beasts had all been carried out by the clone.

Even at the end, worried that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger would not be able to find them, she had not dared let the clone fully conceal its aura.

Now, it seemed the results were excellent.

In the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's eyes, she and the Light-type soul beasts had fought to the death.

Then she had fled after suffering severe injuries.

At the same time, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had been stunned by Zhu Zhuqing's strength.

Fortunately, it had laid low for a while. Otherwise, it was hard to say who would have eaten whom.

It did not believe Zhu Zhuqing had put on an act for its sake. Who would be stupid enough to do that?

But reality was often cruel. You wanted benefits without doing anything?

Not even dreams worked like that!

Zhu Zhuqing and her two clones respectively targeted the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's eyes, ears, and head.

With such swift attacks, coupled with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's distracted state, she was confident she could take it down in one strike.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was also utterly aggrieved. It had calculated every possibility, yet it had never expected someone to be even sneakier than it was.

Hiding in the shadow of her own clone to ambush it.

This... was quite the move!

Boom!

However, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger truly deserved its reputation as an existence that required two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts working together to deal with.

Faced with a deadly crisis, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger directly unleashed Dark Demon Evil Lightning.

Endless black lightning surged from within the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, directly engulfing Zhu Zhuqing and her two clones.

Looking at the dense barrage of lightning, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were resolute. Golden light flashed in her eyes as Indestructible Vajra activated.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Roar!

Under the assault of Dark Demon Evil Lightning, Zhu Zhuqing and her two clones were sent flying, smashing viciously into the stone wall.

The two clones broke apart under that blast of Dark Demon Evil Lightning, turning into Dark Soul Power and vanishing.

Zhu Zhuqing, meanwhile, lay amid a pile of rubble, her breathing growing somewhat labored.

Yet Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were exceptionally bright at that moment, glittering as she stared fixedly in the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's direction!

Roar! Roar! Roar!

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger continued to howl miserably where it stood.

Zhu Zhuqing and her two clones had risked severe injuries to withstand the Dark Demon Evil Lightning, and it had ultimately paid off.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's eyes had been destroyed, its left ear ruined, and though its right ear remained intact, a scar ran from it across its entire tiger face.

Behind its neck, a massive gash had nearly reached the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's cervical vertebrae.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had never suffered such grievous injuries in its life.

Da Ming and Er Ming were strong, right?

But they had only driven it out of the core region. Yet now...

Bloody tears streamed from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's eyes. If it had reacted even a little slower just now, it would already be dead.

But its current state was not much different from death!

Its eyes had been destroyed, it had lost one ear, and a fatal wound had been left on its neck.

How was it supposed to survive outside in this condition?

"What a pity. It was only short by a dozen centimeters or so!"

Slowly rising from the pile of stones, Zhu Zhuqing looked at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and spoke regretfully.

Roar!

Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's words, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger grew even more enraged.

It would make this arrogant and despicable human die!

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger let out an angry roar and, relying on its one remaining ear to locate her, charged directly at Zhu Zhuqing.

"Fool!"

Watching the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger rush at her like a blindfolded fool, Zhu Zhuqing slightly lowered her body. Two blades appeared in her hands as she began gathering strength, her eyes locked onto the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's direction, ready to strike at any moment.

Roar!

Just as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was about to pounce on Zhu Zhuqing, it released a long howl at her.

Then, a small black sphere suddenly appeared between the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and Zhu Zhuqing.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had never intended to engage Zhu Zhuqing in close-quarters combat. It wanted to use the power of the Life-Death Arena to restore itself to its peak and cast Zhu Zhuqing down from the heights.

Then, within the Life-Death Arena, it would torture this hateful human to death.

Afterward, it would devour this hateful human and complete its revenge once and for all!

"Fourth Soul Skill, Dark Gaze!"

The instant the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger spat out the Evil Orb and activated the Life-Death Arena, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly raised her head. The Mental Attack she had been charging for so long burst from her eyes and struck the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger directly in its eyes.

Roar!

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's eyes instantly lost their light, and then it and Zhu Zhuqing were both sucked into the Life-Death Arena without any protection.