When she had first encountered the Sacred Rakshasa, she had nearly lost her life, beaten into a panicked escape underground. She had not seen how Niu Youdao later subdued the Sacred Rakshasa.
This time, she had come purely out of trust in Niu Youdao. Coupled with her breakthrough into the Nascent Soul Realm, she had dared to fight the Sacred Rakshasa head-on.
Yet the moment they exchanged blows, she discovered that her strength as a newly advanced Nascent Soul was still far inferior to the Sacred Rakshasa's. Whether in attack speed or striking force, she fell short. After barely a few exchanges, she could no longer hold on, and she had already been injured.
The hard shell covering the Sacred Rakshasa's body was an innate defense. The slightest contact revealed its ability to turn aside blades and spears.
Yun Ji knew perfectly well that she could not keep forcing herself to endure. If she stubbornly held on, one mistake would cost her life. How could she dare take such a risk? It was already good enough that she had not fled outright.
Zhao Xiongge, who had been avoiding the battle from the side, looked toward Niu Youdao at the other end upon hearing this.
Niu Youdao bared his teeth. He had never seen what true Nascent Soul strength was like, and had wanted to take this chance to assess Yun Ji's Nascent Soul strength, while also gauging the Sacred Rakshasa's power. He had intended to watch a little longer, but who would have thought Yun Ji would be unable to withstand it so quickly?
That left him unable to tell whether the Sacred Rakshasa was simply too powerful, or whether Yun Ji, as a newly advanced Nascent Soul, was too weak.
Seeing Yun Ji in such a state, he knew