"No, don't kill Young Master!"
With a choked sob, Qing Lin threw herself onto me and clung to me tightly. Her voice trembled with tears as her pale green eyes looked pleadingly at Medusa.
Feeling Qing Lin's frail, trembling body, anger rose within me. I, Nalan Ye—since when did I need a woman, especially a little girl who was not even a Dou Zhe, to beg for my life?
Yet mixed with my fury was a thread of despair. I glared at Medusa, only to witness a startling sight.
Her entire body had frozen. The light in her pale purple eyes had vanished, and the purple Dou Qi at the tip of her right index finger slowly dissipated...
This was— I abruptly lowered my head to look at Qing Lin. This was—the Jade Eye Three Flower Pupils!
Joy beyond words surged through my heart. I had never expected the Jade Eye Three Flower Pupils to be so heaven-defying that they could even affect Medusa at the Dou Huang Peak!
A towering sense of pride suddenly filled my chest. So what if she was a Dou Huang? I had a sword—one that could subdue demons!
"Flickering Thrust!"
I let out a low shout, circulating the Dou Qi throughout my body as I unleashed another Dou Technique. Though it was only Profound Middle-Rank, this technique was a thrust, best suited for piercing armor—and Dou Qi Armor as well.
I stomped forward, gripping my sword with both hands as I thrust directly toward Medusa's chest.
"Clang!"
The sword tip struck her Dou Qi Armor with a crisp ring, followed by an overwhelming resistance.
Hard—far too hard. My Dou Qi churned frantically within me, desperately driving the Third-Order Magic Core Sharp Sword forward, yet it could only penetrate by a fraction.
But I did