"What a ruthless foe. That sword nearly took this little woman's life," said a beautiful woman in a honeyed voice, spring passion rippling through her brows and eyes. With a gentle wave of her jade-like hand, she swept a streak of fiery sword light aside.
Facing her was a handsome young man. His Fire Sun Sword transformed into a cloud of flame and slashed toward the woman. The man was at the early Harmony Dao Stage, while the woman had already reached the middle Harmony Dao Stage. Yet his swordsmanship was astonishing, leaving their strengths nearly equal; for the moment, neither could gain the upper hand.
"That fox spirit has taken a fancy to another human youth," Xiong Lie said from the air. After Yan Chihuo's group shook off the pursuit of the venom-tailed bees, they continued onward. Along the way, they ran into two more troubles. Fortunately, the group was quite powerful and escaped danger each time, though they still lost another middle Harmony Dao Stage tiger demon.
This left the demons of Bear Tiger Ridge deeply disheartened. They had thought that with more people, they could easily overpower Elder Geng and Yan Chihuo. Who would have thought they would lose half their number along the way, with Gu Meng thrown into the bargain? What they did not know was that not only had Gu Meng died at Yan Chihuo's hands, but even that middle Harmony Dao Stage tiger demon had been secretly slain by Yan Chihuo after encountering danger.
Even setting aside the fact that Yan Chihuo had come this time to hunt demons and win Sea Heaven Sect a good ranking, they were bound to tear off all pretense in the end. If he did not strike first, he would only suffer by striking later. Still, though