Qi Chan'er in Peril, Qi Chuan Takes Action (Please Bookmark)

On Small Stone Island, a trace of anxiety showed on Qi Chan'er's pretty face.

At this moment, a Golden Ring-shaped Light Shadow spun ceaselessly around her in the surrounding air, moving at extreme speed. Streaks of Golden Light shot out from the ring-shaped shadow, falling in every direction.

From different directions around her, the four Water Cloud Crocodiles let out pained howls the instant they came into contact with those Golden Lights. Some of their Ferocious Scales shattered, and blood seeped out.

Having suffered for it, the Water Cloud Crocodiles recognized the power of those Golden Lights. When several more streaks came shooting toward them, they hurriedly began to dodge.

Yet while evading the Golden Lights, the Water Cloud Crocodiles did not abandon their siege of Qi Chan'er. They still waited for opportunities to pounce on her from four different directions. Their Beast Pupils watched her like tigers eyeing prey, while Foul Saliva dripped from between their huge teeth.

Seeing this, the anxiety in Qi Chan'er's eyes deepened.

I need to think of something. Otherwise, I may well be left here this time. With my Spell Power, I can't keep activating this Golden Ring for long.

The Golden Ring-shaped Light Shadow flying around Qi Chan'er was a High-grade Magic Tool known as the Golden Ring.

As the daughter of the Qi Family's Transmission Elder, Qi Chan'er had left Red Maple Valley to cultivate at the Wind Moon Sect. The Transmission Elder had spent considerable effort to give her such an excellent High-grade Magic Tool.

The Golden Ring was capable of both attack and defense. When defending, it flew around its user as it did now, releasing streams of Golden Spiritual Energy Light to repel enemies and protect the area around its user.

In its attacking state, the Spiritual Energy Light it released became more condensed and far more destructive, but its range was reduced. It was unsuitable for her present situation of being surrounded, because if she slackened in any one direction, a Water Cloud Crocodile would certainly pounce on her and tear Qi Chan'er apart.

With such an excellent High-grade Magic Tool protecting her and her Cultivation Base at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, Qi Chan'er's safety would not face any major problems in the short term.

However, while defending against four demonic beasts of equal strength, even though the Golden Ring's Spell Power consumption was originally considered relatively low among High-grade Magic Tools, the actual expenditure now still made Qi Chan'er tremble inwardly.

At this rate, her Qi Refining Fourth Layer Spell Power could not possibly sustain her for long.

By then, she would not even need to wait until her Spell Power was completely exhausted. Once only a little remained, flaws would inevitably appear in the Golden Ring's defense, and then all would be over.

Had I known this would happen, if I had been more careful, I wouldn't have fallen into such a predicament.

As she held on, Qi Chan'er also felt some regret in her heart.

Ever since entering the Wind Moon Sect's outer sect, she had constantly accepted a large number of Sect Missions over the past few months in order to quickly increase her strength, enter the inner sect, and surpass Qi Chuan.

Over these past months, she had come to this Black Swamp several times because of missions.

She knew this was originally the habitat of the gregarious Water Cloud Crocodiles, yet for some unknown reason, their numbers were instead very low and scarce.

Even if one deliberately searched for them, it would take some time to find one or two.

Not long ago, she had accepted a mission in the outer sect to come to this Black Swamp and search for a Spirit Herb called Black Profound Grass.

The amount of Black Profound Grass in the Black Swamp was likely even scarcer than the Water Cloud Crocodiles that remained.

After searching for some time, Qi Chan'er had harvested only two stalks.

To find more Black Profound Grass, she decided to take some risks and ventured deeper into the Black Swamp.

Even in the deeper reaches of the Black Swamp, Water Cloud Crocodiles were no longer numerous and were scattered sparsely. Qi Chan'er had not encountered any accidents, and she had found a considerable amount of Black Profound Grass.

Not long ago, she discovered three stalks of Black Profound Grass on this Small Stone Island. Delighted, she entered the island to collect them.

But she had never expected that, in her carelessness, she had not thoroughly surveyed the environment around Small Stone Island or eliminated potential dangers. Thus, the accident happened.

The four Water Cloud Crocodiles lurking in the Marsh Water Area around Small Stone Island may have left the water due to their innate habits. They suddenly came onto the island, came face-to-face with Qi Chan'er just after she had collected the Black Profound Grass, and then launched a savage siege against her.

In truth, if Qi Chan'er had carefully surveyed the waters around the stone island before entering it, she should have been able to discover at least two or three Water Cloud Crocodiles. With precautions in place, she could have escaped before facing danger.

But reality had no ifs. Thus, Qi Chan'er's heart was now filled only with regret.

Still, regret was useless now. She could only think of a way to resolve this crisis.

It seems I can only take some risks and break out of the encirclement.

Qi Chan'er looked at the four Water Cloud Crocodiles watching her like tigers eyeing prey. She gritted her teeth, and a trace of determination emerged in her eyes.

Given the current situation, the longer she held on, the less Spell Power she would have and the more perilous things would become. In the end, she would fall into a hopeless situation.

Rather than that, while she still had plenty of Spell Power, she might as well change the Golden Ring from its defensive state to its attacking state, unleash more condensed Spiritual Energy Golden Light, suddenly kill or heavily wound one or two Water Cloud Crocodiles, then seize the chance to rush through the opening and flee without a trace.

However, this method of completely abandoning defense and focusing solely on attack was immensely dangerous. A single misstep or error in any link could leave her heavily injured, and she might ultimately remain here forever.

Yet things had come to this, and Qi Chan'er could only take this risk.

Now!

Seeing the Golden Ring release several more streaks of Golden Light and temporarily force the two Water Cloud Crocodiles on her left back several steps, Qi Chan'er's beautiful eyes narrowed as she locked onto the two Water Cloud Crocodiles to her right.

At this moment, one of the two Water Cloud Crocodiles on her right was extremely close to her. If she suddenly switched the Golden Ring into its attacking state, the surprise attack would most likely heavily wound it, creating a brief opening.

Unfortunately, the other Water Cloud Crocodile was somewhat farther away. If it had been as close as this one, then without sparing her Spell Power, she could have erupted with all her strength and might have had a sliver of a chance to heavily wound both Water Cloud Crocodiles at once, opening a huge gap. That would have greatly increased her chance of escape. As things stood, the risk was still considerable.

Buzz!

The Golden Ring let out a tremor in the air and changed from its defensive state into its attacking state. Clearly, Qi Chan'er had already acted.

At once, she felt her Spell Power rapidly draining away. Then, the Golden Ring released an extraordinarily condensed beam of Spiritual Energy Golden Light toward the Water Cloud Crocodile closest to her, moving even more terrifyingly fast than in its defensive state.

Yet by a cruel coincidence, that Water Cloud Crocodile happened to take a step back toward its right rear. Seeing the condensed Spiritual Energy Golden Light descend upon it and unable to evade, a trace of fear appeared in its Beast Pupils.

At the sight, Qi Chan'er's heart skipped a beat, and she inwardly cried out in alarm.

Naturally, that movement could not allow the Water Cloud Crocodile to evade the Golden Ring's condensed Spiritual Energy Light, but by an unintentional action, it instinctively avoided its most vital weak point.

This meant that although she could still injure it, and its injuries would not be light, it would not be heavily wounded and would retain considerable mobility.

By then, the injured Water Cloud Crocodile would become even more frenzied. Together with the three uninjured Water Cloud Crocodiles in the other directions, her Golden Ring, now switched to its attacking state, would be even harder pressed to deal with them.

Even if she fought back desperately and eventually killed one or two Water Cloud Crocodiles, she would still be unable to escape death.

Is this the will of Heaven?

Before the Golden Ring's condensed Spiritual Energy Light had even landed, bitterness had already surfaced on Qi Chan'er's lips.

Boom!

At last, beneath Qi Chan'er's gaze, that condensed Spiritual Energy Light finally struck the Water Cloud Crocodile's body.

Roar...

The Water Cloud Crocodile immediately let out a pained howl.

Its flesh split open, its scales turned over, and scarlet blood poured down wildly, a horrifying sight to behold.

But just as Qi Chan'er had expected, the Water Cloud Crocodile had not lost its ability to move. After its howl, a bloodthirsty intent shrouded its Beast Pupils. Rather than fleeing, it lunged madly at Qi Chan'er at even greater speed, as though it no longer cared whether it lived or died.

Clearly, it had entered a berserk state. Water Cloud Crocodiles in this state were often even more terrifyingly destructive.

Roar...

At the same time, influenced by its berserk state, roars came from the other three directions. The Water Cloud Crocodiles in those directions also pounced toward Qi Chan'er with even greater ferocity than before.

Seeing this, a trace of despair could not help rising in Qi Chan'er's heart. She could only hold the Golden Ring in its attacking state, her gaze resolute as she prepared to activate it and fight back to the death.

Sigh...

But at that moment, a sudden soft sigh entered Qi Chan'er's ears, startling her inwardly.

Whoosh.

Then came a faint sound of something cutting through the air. From the corner of her eye, Qi Chan'er saw two Crimson Fireballs larger than fists abruptly appear in the air not far away. Clusters of dark flames coiled around them, burning through the air as they descended at extreme speed and smashed into the heads of the two Water Cloud Crocodiles before her.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

In an instant, firelight surged upward and blazed brilliantly. Two bursts of crimson flame exploded, directly swallowing the two Water Cloud Crocodiles. As terrifying heat erupted, Qi Chan'er immediately heard two incomparably shrill screams from the Water Cloud Crocodiles.

Seeing this, Qi Chan'er's eyes widened in shock, and she was even more astonished within.

This is... Fireball Technique at the Perfected Stage?