The cold, immense voice had barely faded when all the beauties' flowerlike faces and snow-white skin, as if sculpted from spring snow, began to rot. Pus bubbled from their wounds, and faces twisted with resentment sprouted from them.
"Hee-hee... Hee-hee-hee..."
Amid the shrill, grating laughter, terrified screams rose one after another. The beauties cried out in panic. The peerless women, whose beauty had moments ago put peach blossoms to shame and made fish dive and geese fall from the sky, transformed into monsters covered in oozing pus and blood, their bodies studded with human faces. Twisting and writhing like demons, they bared their teeth and claws, then lunged at Pei Ling in hysterical fury.
Pei Ling jolted back to his senses. Without the slightest hesitation, he slashed out a streak of Blood Saber Qi.
Whoosh!
Every beauty was cut in two by the saber qi.
Yet no blood flowed from their severed bodies. The moment they were wounded, they swiftly vanished into smoke.
The surroundings, however, remained unchanged: blue skies, clear waters, bright and lovely scenery.
The next moment, a figure in a black dress slowly emerged from the water.
She was soft and graceful, her slender waist like a willow. A black gauze dress, dark as night, wrapped around her. Her features were beautiful, but her expression was cold as frost and snow.
Yet when her gaze fell on Pei Ling, it was as if snow met the sun. In an instant, all her coldness melted into tender affection.
Without the slightest hesitation, she immediately started toward Pei Ling.
As she walked, the outermost layer of gauze, apparently weighed down by too much river water, slipped smoothly from her shoulders.
Senior Sister Li?!
Recognizing her face, Pei Ling froze. A fierce desire to cultivate with her immediately surged in