Clang—
The sound of a long blade slowly sliding from its sheath reached the White Salamander, and its body shuddered violently.
"Spare me!"
"This little demon has had a hard time cultivating. I only ask that you show mercy, Great One, and take back this divine ability!"
It struggled to roll its eyes upward.
Walls of water towered dozens of yards high, the river roared and surged, and daylight streamed down through a narrow slit above.
Its gaze passed over that immaculate Silver Robe, but it couldn't make out the wearer's face.
It could only see a pair of eyes, their red light faintly glimmering, their indifference chilling to the bone.
This madwoman had never planned to leave it alive!
If she wouldn't let it live,
then they would die together!
The two fleshy whiskers beside its cheeks quivered violently, and its throat ballooned in an instant.
At the very moment Jiang Yuechu drew her blade,
it gathered its strength and forcibly lifted its head.
"Die!!!"
Ptooey—!!!
Thick, foul-smelling, dark green venom sprayed from its mouth.
The distance was too close.
There was no way to dodge.
The venom splattered all over Jiang Yuechu's face.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—
Billows of white smoke rose, instantly obscuring the young woman's face.
A flash of wild delight passed through the White Salamander's eyes.
It hit!
Forget flesh and blood—even Hundred-Refined Steel would melt into pus with just a single drop.
No matter how peerless your divine abilities, could you live without your head?
And yet—
In the next instant,
it sensed something was wrong.
The foot planted on its head hadn't budged.
Not even its pressure had lessened in the slightest.
What was going on?
When the white smoke cleared,
venom slid down Jiang Yuechu's fair, delicate face.
It sizzled.
Yet it hadn't