Yun Yun, Wounded

In the desert, sharp sonic booms rang out across the sky.

A woman in a plain dress, with enormous azure wings condensed behind her back, streaked through the air at incredible speed.

Her figure was like a drifting willow leaf. As she swayed gracefully, speed and elegance blended perfectly together, a sight pleasing to the eye.

Not far behind the woman in the plain dress, five snakefolk of varying builds were hot on her trail.

Wings of Dou Qi in different colors had likewise condensed behind the five snakefolk. However, compared to the woman's wings ahead, theirs were much smaller.

"Damn it, those clingy pests caught up so quickly?"

The woman in the plain dress glanced back at the five figures behind her, irritation flashing across her face.

Then, she stopped moving forward and turned to face her pursuers. Narrowing her eyes, she said coldly, "You snakefolk are certainly persistent, following me for so long. Since you refuse to appreciate kindness, don't blame me for showing no mercy."

As soon as the woman finished speaking, the five figures flew over and surrounded her.

"Hahaha, what a joke. You, the sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect, think far too highly of yourself."

"Forget that you were wounded by Her Majesty the Queen—even at your peak, if you encountered us, you would have to avoid our edge!"

A burly, bare-chested snakefolk stepped forward and mocked her.

His name was Flame Thorn. He was a Dou King expert and one of the snakefolk tribe's Eight Great Leaders.

The woman in the plain dress surrounded by them was Yun Yun, sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect in the Jia Ma Empire.

"That's right. With the five great leaders acting together this time, we will surely leave your soul in this desert!"

The only elderly snakefolk among the five, dressed in a gray robe, stared at Yun Yun sinisterly as he spoke.

"Then... let's try it!"

Her slender fingers lightly brushed across the sharp blade. Yun Yun gave a cold laugh, gripped the sword hilt, and used Wave-Soaring Steps, vanishing from where she stood in an instant.

When she appeared again, she was already behind one of the snakefolk. At the sword tip, pale azure sword aura surged three feet outward as it viciously and cunningly stabbed toward his vital point.

"Flame Thorn, watch your back!"

Seeing this, the elderly snakefolk hurriedly warned him.

Hearing this, Flame Thorn quickly swung his serpent tail and twisted his body half a foot to the left in an uncanny motion, barely evading the icy sword edge.

Her strike missing, Yun Yun's expression did not change in the slightest. Her palm released the sword hilt, and the strange longsword abruptly spun at high speed against her palm.

Whoosh!

Wrapped in sword aura that could only appear after extreme compression, the longsword tore through the air and shot toward Flame Thorn's neck.

Seeing the azure sword light rushing at him, Flame Thorn's face changed drastically. With no time to dodge, he immediately gathered all his Dou Qi around his body.

Bang.

The collision between blade and Dou Qi produced a dull explosive sound.

Immediately afterward, Flame Thorn was forced back several meters before falling awkwardly onto the ground.

"Her speed is too fast. None of us can face her alone—attack together!"

Seeing that Flame Thorn was no match for her, the gray-robed elderly snakefolk shouted urgently.

"Yes!"

The other three snakefolk answered in unison, simultaneously unleashing their respective Dou Techniques against Yun Yun.

"Courting death!"

Yun Yun gave a sharp cry and charged forward, swinging her longsword in her right hand.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sword tip collided with blades in a series of crisp rings as Yun Yun battled the five snakefolk in a tangled melee.

As time passed, Yun Yun's Dou Qi gradually began to fail her. Coupled with her existing injuries, she soon fell into a disadvantage.

Slash!

Suddenly, Yun Yun let her guard down and Flame Thorn's sneak attack succeeded. The fair skin beneath her azure sleeve was torn open, leaving behind a vivid red bloody mark.

As pain struck her, Yun Yun lost focus for a moment and was hit by the palm of another green-robed snakefolk rushing toward her. Her entire body flew backward several meters and crashed into the sand.

"Well done, Kui Xing."

Seeing this, the gray-robed elderly snakefolk was overjoyed.

"Hehe, Elder Yin Shi, you flatter me."

The green-robed snakefolk called Kui Xing grinned.

The snakefolk elder was named Yin Shi. He was a highly respected elder of the snakefolk tribe and held an extremely lofty position.

Even other Dou King experts treated him with great respect.

Yin Shi nodded, then looked at Yun Yun in the distance and said darkly, "Though you are a Dou Emperor expert, under the combined siege of five Dou Kings, you will still be slain here!"

"Hmph. If I had not suffered some injuries in my battle with Medusa, when would it have been your turn to act so arrogantly?"

Yun Yun rose to her feet, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and spoke coldly.

"Hehehe, so what? You are merely at the end of your strength now."

"Flame Thorn, Kui Xing, go! Kill her!" Yin Shi ordered.

"Understood."

The two answered before swiftly pouncing toward Yun Yun.

"If you want to kill me, you will first have to see whether you have the strength!"

Yun Yun shouted coldly. Her azure wings shook, and her body shot into the sky.

Then, she swung her azure longsword, and a terrifying aura surged violently from its blade.

Ultimate Wind: Setting Sun Glory!

Yun Yun shouted softly. More than a hundred illusory sword shadows condensed before the longsword in her hand and bombarded the two snakefolk below.

Feeling the force of Yun Yun's attack, Yin Shi's expression changed. He hurriedly shouted, "Flame Thorn, Kui Xing, dodge! Do not take this attack head-on!"

"What?!"

Before the two could react, the dense sword shadows struck their bodies, producing muffled explosions as they instantly blasted both of them away.

Cough, cough...

The two coughed up blood and struggled to their feet. Looking at Yun Yun in the sky, their eyes were filled with shock.

They had never expected this woman to still be capable of unleashing such a powerful Dou Technique.

What is going on? She was wounded by Her Majesty the Queen, and after facing the combined assault of the five of us, how can she still use such a high-level Dou Technique?!

Watching this, Yin Shi was secretly filled with doubt.

In truth, they had overestimated themselves somewhat. Even a wounded three-star Dou Emperor, if truly driven to risk her life, was not someone five unevenly matched Dou Kings could kill.

"I told you, if you want to kill me, you must first see whether you have the strength!"

Yun Yun drifted down and spoke icily.

"Hehe, Sect Leader Yun Yun, do not celebrate too soon!"

Yin Shi snorted coldly and shouted to the other four snakefolk Dou Kings, "Flame Thorn, Kui Xing, Black Venom, Flower Snake King, join me and form the Five-Snake Poison Vanquishing Seal!"

Having said that, his hands were the first to rapidly form a series of dazzling seals.

"Yes, Elder Yin Shi!"

Upon hearing Yin Shi's words, the other snakefolk Dou Kings answered in unison and began forming seals as well.

In an instant, a massive dark azure radiance rapidly condensed in the palms of all five men.

They had practiced these seals countless times. Thus, upon receiving the command, they could complete the complicated seals at astonishing speed.

Five-Snake Poison Vanquishing Seal! Activate!

Following Yin Shi's low shout, the dark azure light in the palms of the five Dou King experts suddenly flared brilliantly!

Next, five enormous dark azure energy pillars, each several zhang thick, burst from their palms and intertwined, merging together.

As the colossal fused energy pillar appeared, a fierce gale suddenly rose across the desert. An aura filled with bloodlust and savagery erupted from the energy pillar.

Moments later, the giant energy pillar transformed into a green energy serpent more than ten zhang long!

Hiss—hiss—

As soon as the energy serpent appeared, the desert winds intensified greatly. Visible spirals of wind rapidly revolved around its body, their howls resounding throughout the desert.

"So this is the snakefolk tribe's combined Dou Technique. It truly is extraordinary."

"In my current condition, this may be troublesome."

Yun Yun stared at the energy serpent, her brows tightly furrowed.

Though she could not sense the serpent's exact rank, judging from the pressure it radiated through the air, it was likely no weaker than some powerful sixth-tier magical beasts!

"Today, no matter how much strength you have left, you must die here!"

As Yin Shi's voice fell, the spirit serpent opened its great jaws and spewed a wave of green energy thick with poison toward Yun Yun.

"Not good!"

Seeing this, Yun Yun did not dare to be careless. She immediately pushed all the Dou Qi in her body to its peak. A chill flashed through her eyes as she flew into the sky once more!

Ultimate Wind: Falling Kill!