A Man and a Woman, a Venerable's Opportunity?

[A burst of fighting rang out, drawing closer and closer to you.]

["Little wildcat, where do you think you're running?!" The first thing you heard was a lewd man's wild laughter, followed by a fierce female voice. "Zhao Fei! You dared to deceive me! You'll die a miserable death!"]

[You lightly leapt onto a tree and looked down at the two of them.]

[The two were locked in battle. One was male, the other female, and they appeared roughly the same in height and build. It was not that the man was too short; rather, the woman was unusually tall, with a burly physique like that of a man. Yet her features were refined and sharp, carrying the heroic aura unique to a formidable woman.]

[The woman was clearly at a disadvantage. For some unknown reason, her body seemed weak and limp. Faced with the man's attacks, she could only evade and block.]

[From the spiritual power fluctuations radiating from them, you could tell that both were at Perfected Foundation Establishment.]

[You were currently in the outer region. Earlier, the Giant Rock Bear had chased you for dozens of miles, forcing you to flee from the inner region to the outskirts.]

[However, the injury on your back had not fully healed. The bleeding had merely stopped and the poison had been neutralized. A burning pain still lingered, especially whenever you moved your upper body. Any pull on the wound made it hurt even worse.]

[After several exchanges, the woman grew visibly weaker. Under the man's vicious chopping attacks, the Spirit Sword in her hand was knocked away. Then, gathering strength in his left hand, the man drove a brutal punch into her abdomen. That blow sent her collapsing limply to the ground, leaving her with no strength to resist.]

["Heh