A Little Too Giving

Zhu Que hesitated. "Steel Heart is injured..."

Bai Pu said, "Though I'm no longer at my peak, could a simple delivery task really stump me?"

Zhu Que shook his head. Before he could speak, Flame Blade Princess approached from the side. "Steel Heart, do you still not understand the threat you pose in the eyes of the demons?"

Flame Blade Princess moved with light steps. Even her wide crimson swordswoman's robes could not conceal her alluring, curvaceous figure. Her eyes remained fixed on Bai Pu as she spoke slowly. "Steel Heart is the only human powerhouse in nearly a century to defeat a Demon Emperor head-on and put one into slumber! To the Demon Emperors, you are an even greater threat than Master Bei Ming Ji Hu of the Bei Ming Xuan Jing Style. News of your arrival in the Underground World will soon cease to be a secret. The Demon Emperors will certainly send their strongest demon generals to hunt you down!"

As she spoke the words "hunt you down," a cold glint suddenly burst from Flame Blade Princess's star-like eyes! Intense killing intent surged toward him.

With a metallic ring, Flame Blade Princess drew her long blade. Its flaming edge flashed and vanished.

Southern Zhu Burning Heart School Secret Art—Flame Cut Flash! This strike was unbelievably fast, nearly beyond Bai Pu's visual tracking speed.

Agility had always been Bai Pu's weak point. Faced with this thrust, unable to dodge, the only thing he could do was block.

The Dark Gold Tower Shield appeared in his hand. Infused with Battle Qi, it formed an illusory image of a shield wall.

Yet Flame Blade Princess's Flame Cut Flash was withdrawn in an instant!

To shift seamlessly between feint and reality like that required not only extremely high Combat Expertise, but