Within the dense forest, a figure clad in brilliant gold darted through the trees.
Sensing the presence clinging to her like gangrene to the bone, Qian Renxue's stunning face grew increasingly grim. No matter how much she accelerated, the two auras behind her remained at the same distance, tightly following her like seasoned hunters waiting for their prey to exhaust itself in fear.
She clenched her teeth, about to accelerate once more, when her expression abruptly changed. A powerful premonition of death surged from her heart. Behind her came the shrill boom of a sharp blade tearing through the air. In an instant, the second soul ring beneath her lit up.
Wings of Nothingness.
The six wings behind her suddenly folded in, wrapping tightly around her. The next second, a pale blade seemingly forged from the bones of some creature slashed down from behind her, yet it passed directly through as though it had struck an illusory bubble.
As she evaded the attack, Qian Renxue's fifth soul ring abruptly lit up. Her six wings spread, and a golden longsword appeared in her hand. She spun around and slashed without hesitation, only to find that the figure was simply too fast. Seeing her surprise attack dodged, the other party looked slightly surprised. Then, with a powerful flap of her bat-like wings, she retreated more than a dozen meters, her expression returning to one of mockery.
"Tut, tut, tut. Who would have thought that the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire was such a beautiful woman—and a Title Douluo, no less? It seems even the Heaven Dou Emperor doesn't know about this, does he?"
As she spoke, the other woman swept her gaze over the soul rings beneath Qian Renxue's feet. When she saw the final three blood-red rings, her brows