Clash

Chapter 38: Confrontation (Seeking Recommendation Tickets~)

A flicker of disbelief flashed in Shi Lan's eyes. Someone was manipulating the System from behind the scenes, and that person was now inside her body?!

"I know it's hard for you to understand right now, but the priority is to help you escape."

Shi Lan steadied herself and asked silently, "How will you help me?"

"Relax your body and hand over control to me. I'll handle everything from here..."

Shi Lan thought of many things in that instant, but she quickly agreed. If they delayed any longer, both she and Shi Feng would die here today.

Shi Feng watched as the blade phantom he had condensed was instantly shattered. His expression remained unchanged, and he simply raised his blade again.

Seeing Shi Feng's calm, unfathomable expression, the young girl shook her head with slight dissatisfaction. "This won't do. When you die later, your blood won't be hot enough."

With that, the girl lightly pointed a finger at Shi Feng's chest. As she moved, a colossal phantom finger slowly appeared in the air, pointing at the grand momentum Shi Feng had gathered behind him.

"Crack—"

A sound like shattering glass echoed. The grand momentum Shi Feng had gathered behind him developed spiderweb-like cracks, almost shattered by that single finger.

Shi Feng retreated several steps, exiting that profound and mysterious state. His eyes regained their brilliance, and numerous sensations surged into his heart.

The girl looked up in surprise, glanced at the cracked, intangible grand momentum, and clapped her hands, chuckling lightly. "Impressive."

To gather such grand momentum with mere Foundation Realm cultivation and withstand her finger was worthy of her praise. Unfortunately, such a genius would perish here today.

The girl beckoned to Shi Feng, her snow-white tail swaying gently behind her. A smile in her eyes, she said, "Come~"

Shi Feng came back to his senses. His expression still held no trace of fear. The fearless, selfless martial conviction had taken root in his heart. Even after exiting that state, he remained undaunted.

He flipped his wrist, unleashing several crimson blade energies into the air!

"Now that's more like it, but your vital energy is still far from boiling!"

The girl chuckled lightly, dodging the blade energies as if strolling through a garden, and appeared before Shi Feng.

Shi Feng leaped into the air, holding his blade with both hands. He brought it down from above with all his might!

"Clang—"

The girl raised her right hand, extended two fair fingers, and effortlessly caught the falling blade edge. Then, she twisted her fingers.

The blade, capable of slicing through metal and jade, seemed to turn into thin paper, instantly distorting and deforming!

Following that, the girl raised her left hand and, as if caressing a lover, lightly placed a palm on Shi Feng's chest!

"Crack—"

A series of bone-cracking sounds erupted. That seemingly light palm carried immense force. Shi Feng's chest caved in instantly, his blade handle slipped from his grasp, and his body was sent flying nearly a hundred feet!

After tumbling several times upon landing, Shi Feng barely managed to steady himself and struggled to stand.

"Pfft—"

Shi Feng spat out a mouthful of blood, mixed with fragments of internal organs. His body was in utter ruin, riddled with holes.

"Oops~ I used too much strength." The girl's eyes widened in apparent regret. She then clasped her hands together and rubbed them. The already distorted blade could no longer withstand the abuse and turned into fragments!

With his magic artifact destroyed and Shi Feng injured once more, blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Shi Feng ignored his injuries, instead channeling his Innate Qi with even greater ferocity and charging towards the girl again!

"Relax your body."

"I want to relax, but it hurts!"

Shi Lan gritted her teeth. She desperately wanted to relax, but the pain in her arm kept her muscles tensed. She couldn't relax even if she wanted to.

"Take a deep breath. It'll only be for a moment. If you don't relax, that kid will be played to death by that little demon!"

Shi Lan took deep breaths, forcefully suppressing her body's involuntary reactions and relaxing her entire being.

Suddenly, a vast amount of energy surged into her body. Starting from the back of her head, her body gradually began to lose sensation.

[Anomaly detected. An alien entity is attempting to invade the host's body. Threat elimination program initiated.]

Just as Shi Lan's body was about to lose consciousness, the cold voice of the Female Emperor's developed System suddenly rang out.

"Why are you everywhere?!" Lunhui exclaimed in frustration, somewhat frantic.

"What's going on?"

Shi Lan felt her body gradually regaining sensation and asked silently.

"The other System inside you has loaded some host protection programs. It's a bit troublesome."

"Then what do we do now?"

"Communicate with it. See if you can pause the functions it's currently activating."

I tried to contact the System and asked in a low voice, "System, can you pause the hazard elimination program?"

[Analyzing Sovereign intelligence...]

[Analysis complete, Sovereign intelligence is clear, command is valid.]

[Host's will is paramount, hazard elimination program paused.]

That feeling of losing consciousness returned, and soon Shi Lan completely lost control of her body.

The young girl watched Shi Feng charge at her. After sensing his vital energy, she nodded with great interest, "Faster, faster!"

Shi Feng rushed in front of the girl, raising his right fist high, and punched towards her delicate, jade-like face.

Just as Shi Feng's fist was about to touch the girl's cheek, his body seemed to freeze, instantly stiffening.

"Ah!"

Shi Feng's eyes instantly filled with bloodshot veins, and a beast-like roar escaped his throat. He wasn't even qualified to touch the person in front of him. This immense gap in strength almost caused his vital energy to surge backward. His vision went black, and he lost consciousness.

"Finally, it's boiling!"

Mad joy erupted in the girl's eyes. She formed a blade with her hand, about to sever Shi Feng's head and claim her prize, when a powerful sense of crisis suddenly emerged in her heart. The white tail behind her had its fur standing on end, puffing up by a circle.

"Meow--"

The girl let out a piercing shriek and instantly vanished from her spot.

"Boom!"

Almost at the same time, a palm print hundreds of feet wide appeared where the girl had been.

This palm print instantly drove the ground within hundreds of feet deep into the earth by dozens of feet, almost creating a small lake in an instant!

The girl hovered in mid-air, her forehead covered in cold sweat. Still shaken, she looked towards the carriage in the center of the beast horde.

Shi Lan slowly retracted her palm, her gaze calm. With a flash, she appeared beside Shi Feng.

After checking Shi Feng's condition, Shi Lan frowned slightly. She injected a stream of energy, temporarily stabilizing his injuries, then looked up at the girl in the air.

The girl's hair stood on end. Without hesitation, she turned and took a step, appearing a thousand feet away in the next instant, intending to flee.

Watching the girl shrink to a mere black speck, a hint of mockery flashed in Shi Lan's eyes. She said indifferently, "Power of space? A mere dabbler."

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