When she came to a stop, the ancient trees behind her were covered in claw marks deep enough to expose bone, yet she herself seemed as though she had never moved, her breathing as steady as before.
"Fourth Soul Skill—Nether Shadow Kill Formation."
Zhu Zhuqing raised a hand, ghostly green Soul Power dancing across her fingertips, then continued:
"It can create clones to launch group attacks, and..."
Shen Lian stepped forward, his fingertips gently brushing the golden-red markings behind her ear. The skin there was faintly warm from absorbing the Spirit Ring.
"And what?"
Shen Lian's voice was somewhat lower than usual.
Zhu Zhuqing's eyelashes trembled slightly. She suddenly rose onto her toes and gave his lips a quick peck, then darted away like a startled rabbit, her voice full of laughter:
"And when a clone is hit, the real body can instantly transfer to the clone's position and continue attacking!"
Sunlight filtered through the leaves, illuminating the faint upward curve of Shen Lian's lips.
He watched Zhu Zhuqing excitedly demonstrate her new Soul Skill in the clearing, her lovely hair fluttering in the wind as her body traced graceful arcs across the grass.
The low growls of Soul Beasts drifted from afar, as though urging them deeper into the forest.
The moment Shen Lian finished speaking, Zhu Zhuqing leaped to his side in perfect understanding.
Then, at the instant Huang Tian, the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon, burst from the Consciousness Sea, the temperature throughout the forest plummeted. The shriek of dragon scales grinding against the air made the clouds churn.
Huang Tian lowered his head. His dark purple pupils reflected Zhu Zhuqing's clenched fists, and with every exhalation of dragon breath, the rocks beneath them cracked inch by inch.
"Hold on tight, little girl."
When Huang Tian spread his