Wiped Out

The six men stood three meters away from Xiao Yi Xian, at a complete loss. This Poisonous Gas was something even Dou Qi could barely withstand.

"Young Leader, what should we do?"

"Young Leader..."

"Young Leader?"

The voices around him made Mu Li's head ache. How was he supposed to know what to do?

This Poisonous Gas was something even he, a Seven-star Fighter, couldn't resist. What other options were there?

"Hm?"

Just as Mu Li was fretting, he noticed the purple mist quietly receding.

Seeing this, the men around him couldn't help but exchange glances, all of them seeing joy in each other's eyes.

They had been standing under the scorching sun for several hours like idiots.

Xiao Yi Xian's eyelids fluttered, and she opened her eyes. The first thing that came into view was the figure she hated most in her memories.

Xiao Yi Xian knelt on one knee, clutching her dizzy head as she said, "Mu Li, why are you here?"

Mu Li looked at Xiao Yi Xian, who had finally woken up, and said with a smile, "Why, I have your pet to thank for that!"

Xiao Yi Xian looked at the feather Mu Li was toying with in his hand and instantly understood. She glanced at the dying Xiao Lan beside her, her eyes filled with fury.

The strength of a Two-star Fighter erupted from her instantly, and purple Dou Qi swirled around Xiao Yi Xian like flames.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect you to be hiding your cultivation, but so what?"

Although Mu Li was somewhat surprised that Xiao Yi Xian was actually a Dou Practitioner, he knew that the weakest among his group of six was a Three-star Fighter.

Clearly, Mu Li did not believe that Xiao Yi Xian could have broken through so quickly. Just a few days ago, Xiao Yi Xian had only been at the Sixth Stage of Fighting Qi; it was impossible to achieve anything in just these few days.

"Get her, just don't kill her!"

Mu Li narrowed his eyes, looking Xiao Yi Xian up and down. In his mind, he was already imagining what he would do with her in a few minutes...

"Yes!"

Hearing the Young Leader's command, the five men grabbed the weapons on their backs and grinned at Xiao Yi Xian, saying, "Don't blame us for being rough, Xiao Yi Xian!"

Xiao Yi Xian watched the five men approaching without a hint of fear. Instead, she smiled and said, "Oh? And how exactly do you plan to be rough?"

The five men looked at each other. Xiao Yi Xian's posture suggested she might be setting a trap. What if...

"What, are you five grown men afraid of a Two-star Fighter?"

Seeing the five men frozen in place, Mu Li shouted in anger. How had he ended up raising such a bunch of trash?

So what if Xiao Yi Xian was a two-star Dou Practitioner?

Who had ever seen her practice any Dou Techniques?

Or were five grown men, all above the level of two-star Dou Practitioners, actually afraid of a little girl?

Seeing their leader's fury, the five men knew they had to move. They instantly channeled the Dou Qi from their Dantians into their blades and charged aggressively toward Xiao Yi Xian.

Watching their attack, Xiao Yi Xian did not panic in the slightest. She infused her Dou Qi into the poison in her hands and hurled it at them.

Purple powder instantly showered over the five men. With a collective scream of agony, they collapsed to the ground.

"This..."

Seeing this scene, Mu Li couldn't help but take a step back. It was his first time witnessing such a lethal poison; it had actually killed five Dou Practitioners in an instant.

Had he seen that correctly?

"A bunch of salted fish and cannon fodder—that was too good for them!"

Xiao Yi Xian clapped her hands, feeling neither disgust, fear, nor dread at the act of killing.

Within the memories she had inherited from the original Xiao Yi Xian, there were already memories of killing. She still remembered the mercenary who had once tried to force himself upon her.

She remembered that after that poisoning, the original Xiao Yi Xian had remained pale for days, only slowly recovering after quite some time.

Furthermore, there had been precedents where patients had died before she could finish treating them.

"Xiao Yi Xian, I don't believe you have any more of that poison!"

Mu Li interrupted Xiao Yi Xian, who was standing there in a daze. He pushed down his fear. Who was he?

He was the Young Leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. What kind of sights hadn't he seen?

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Mu Li and smiled, saying, "As expected of the Young Leader. I don't have any more of that poison, but what can you do about it?"

Mu Li wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. After a long silence, his expression turned calm as he spoke, "Since you've run out of that deadly poison, don't blame me for being impolite."

Mu Li pulled several throwing knives from his robes and, channeling his Dou Qi, launched them rapidly toward Xiao Yi Xian!

Xiao Yi Xian's eyes gradually turned black. Her brows furrowed slightly as she dodged with a quick step and whispered, "Come, sword!"

The sword box on her back trembled, and You Su unsheathed in an instant. The blade grazed the edge of the box, the sword letting out a light hum that coiled around their ears like wisps of silk.

Xiao Yi Xian grasped You Su, its blade suffused with Poison Dou Qi, and struck toward Mu Li.

Mu Li covered his entire body in Dou Qi, drew the curved blade from his waist, and met her head-on.

The collision of blade and sword unleashed a massive shockwave. Mu Li looked at Xiao Yi Xian, who was locked in a standoff with him, a flicker of killing intent flashing in his eyes. The flames covering his blade burned even more fiercely.

Xiao Yi Xian saw that Mu Li was using his full strength. With a flick of her sword, she created some distance, and purple Dou Qi permeated the entire battlefield.

Mu Li clicked his tongue. He had to constantly use his Dou Qi to resist the surrounding poisonous gas; if this continued, it would be bad!

"Yellow-tier High-grade Fighting Skill: Flame Breaking Blade!"

Mu Li let out a low roar. The Dou Qi in his hands surged madly into the blade, and the raging flames became even more frantic and violent than before.

This was one of the best Fighting Skills of their Wolf Head Mercenary Group. He had great confidence that he could kill Xiao Yi Xian; after all, those in Green Mountain Town who possessed Mysterious-tier Fighting Skills could be counted on one hand.

If he weren't the Young Leader, he probably wouldn't possess such a precious Fighting Skill.

Holding the blade filled with pale red flames, Mu Li slashed toward Xiao Yi Xian, his eyes full of madness and killing intent.

To him, life was more important than beauty. If a woman died, he could always find another, but if his life was gone, he would have nothing left.

Xiao Yi Xian frowned. She had not yet practiced any Fighting Skills or Cultivation Methods, so she could only improvise by coordinating with the figure inside the Sword Box.

"Click!"

The Sword Box on her back trembled slightly, and the formation covering it emitted a glow. The formation patterns on the blade of the You Su sword were also glowing.

"Sword One."

A purple light flashed in Xiao Yi Xian's eyes. Holding the You Su, the Poison Dou Qi within her body surged wildly into it. The figure from her memories who used the Fighting Skill seemed to overlap with her own.

Before her eyes, there seemed to be only purple and red. With a "click" sound, the blade went flying.

Mu Li's eyes were filled with unwillingness. The raging flames on his body burned the purple poisonous gas incessantly, making a "sizzling" sound.

"Hmph!"

Xiao Yi Xian let out a cold snort, shook the bloodstains off the sword, and sheathed it. If it weren't for the figure in the Sword Box personally guiding her through the Fighting Skill, she might have really been finished just now.

Xiao Yi Xian went to Xiao Lan's side. Seeing that Xiao Lan still had signs of life and was merely unconscious, she breathed a sigh of relief. After tending to its wounds, she began to loot the property on these people.

As the saying goes: "If you want to get rich, loot the corpses first!"

How could she not make use of resources delivered right to her doorstep?

The six subordinates had quite a few gold coins on them, and Mu Li even wore a Storage Ring on his hand, which contained that Mysterious-tier Low-grade Fighting Skill.

Truly, wealth from the dead is the easiest way to get rich!