At this moment, the Hall Master of Subduing Dragon led a group of people to the north of the Despair Valley. They found that the Despair Valley was full of poisonous creatures. As soon as they entered, they discovered that there were poisonous insects and Viper everywhere. They were afraid of being bitten by these poisonous creatures if they were not careful.
Ordinary people would never come to such a place. Only those from the Three Evil Sects would consider it a treasure. This place is not only full of poisonous creatures, but also covered with locust trees. These locust trees are full of yin energy and are most likely to attract ghosts and monsters. There are also many ferocious beasts and birds!
Suddenly, a large, Viper, several dozen feet long and covered in intricate patterns, appeared in front of them, blocking their path. It flicked its black tongue and stared at them with a cruel and greedy look, as if it were looking at a group of delicious food.
Upon seeing this, the nun from Emei slowly drew her sword, ready to kill the giant snake.
Upon seeing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger immediately stopped them, saying, "Master! Don't rush to make a move! Let some of the younger generation gain some experience!"
The nun nodded upon hearing this, "The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger is right! It's indeed good to let them gain some experience. Practicing in the sect all day long makes their martial arts progress too slow!"
"Zhou Zhiruo! Yu Ziqian! Fan Yili! The three of you, kill this giant snake!"
The three men, upon hearing this, meekly replied, "Yes!"
The three women nervously pursed their lips, drew their swords, and slowly approached the large Viper. Seeing that the three women were actually provoking it, the Viper flicked its tongue, opened its mouth wide, roared out a bloody breath, and pounced on them fiercely!
The woman named Yu Ziqian was so frightened that she knelt on the ground, unable to hold the sword properly, and fell to the ground.
Only the two of them managed to stay upright. The giant Viper, seeing its prey fall to the ground, looked at her with a mocking glint in its eyes and lunged at her with extreme ferocity!
Seeing this, Zhou Zhiruo quickly made her move, using the first Trickling Stream of the Emei Swordplay, "Slow and Steady Flow". Streams of Yin Softness energy gathered in the sword, and she suddenly struck out with the sword. The sword move, "Slow and Trickling Stream", seemed slow but was actually extremely fast.
He unleashed a burst of sword energy like splashing water, its power Yin Softness yet carrying a Yin Softness, slashing continuously towards the giant Viper!
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"
All that could be heard was the sound of metal clashing. Zhou Zhiruo's sword energy, as smooth as water, struck the head of the giant Viper. The Viper's scales were as hard as steel, and the sword energy sparked sparks as it struck its head, but it couldn't even hurt its skin!
Although the large Viper couldn't break its scales, a Yin Softness, trembling force still pushed it aside, making it slightly dizzy. Fan Yili quickly pulled Yu Ziqian aside and moved away from the snake's attack range.
The giant Viper suddenly shook its head, its eyes slightly red as it stared at Zhou Zhiruo, enraged that she had just struck its head.
Then it suddenly opened its mouth wide and spat out a mouthful of pitch-black venom towards Zhou Zhiruo. If it hit her body, it would probably be corroded and rotten by the venom!
Seeing this, Zhou Zhiruo's expression tightened slightly. She used the [Emei Lightness Skill] to leap lightly in place, dodging the fierce venom as nimbly as a swallow. The venom sprayed directly onto the ground, making a hissing sound as it corroded and rotted. Its venom was extremely potent!
When Zhou Zhiruo used the second move of the Emei Swordplay, "Willow Catkins Fluttering," streams of Yin Softness, yin-like true energy gathered in the sword, and suddenly unleashed a barrage of sword shadows, as continuous as willow catkins fluttering in the air, the sword light as fine and dense as needles and silkworm silk.
It transformed into hundreds of Yin Softness sword lights, each as fine as a needle or silkworm thread, slashing endlessly at the giant Viper with astonishing power!
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"...
All that could be heard were the sounds of violent metal clashing. Zhou Zhiruo's Yin Softness sword light slashed relentlessly at the giant Viper. Its hard scales were pierced by the continuous sword light, leaving a three-inch deep wound from which blood gushed out.
"Roar"!!
The large Viper, with a bloody gash cut into it, hissed in pain, its eyes bloodshot as it stared at the ant that had injured it. Its tail, as thick as a tree trunk, suddenly swept towards Zhou Zhiruo with astonishing force!
Zhou Zhiruo was startled upon seeing this, and immediately used the [Emei Lightness Skill] to leap up, as light as a swallow, and landed gracefully to the side after traversing a distance in the air.
Zhou Zhiruo's beautiful eyes narrowed as if she had discovered something. She used the third move of the Emei Swordplay, "Golden Summit Nine Forms." A series of powerful and continuous true qi gathered in the sword and suddenly unleashed nine powerful and continuous sword qi.
It transformed into nine powerful and continuous golden sword lights, striking the vulnerable belly of the giant Viper relentlessly. Within the sword lights was a hidden, resonant Latent Force, making it extremely fierce! It was also the most powerful and fierce move in the Emei Swordplay.
"Sizzle!"
A sound of flesh being sliced rang out as the Nine Styles of Sword Light cleaved a ten-zhang-long gash in the venomous Viper's weak belly. Blood gushed out like a river, and the Viper let out a mournful roar.
The entire snake body, which was over ten zhang long, was blasted into pieces by a shocking internal Latent Force. Blood and tattered internal organs fell slowly like a heavy rain, with extremely ferocious power!
Suddenly, the Emei Shītài waved her hand, unleashing a burst of pure true energy that swept towards the rain of blood, instantly evaporating the blood. Her power was terrifying!
At this moment, Zhou Zhiruo had exhausted her true energy after unleashing this attack and was panting heavily. After the fierce battle, her whole body was drenched in sweat and emitted a faint fragrance, which made the men present feel refreshed.
The Emei Shītài smiled slightly, "Zhiruo performed quite well! When we return, I will have the sect leader teach you more advanced techniques!"
Then, with a serious expression, he said to the two female disciples, "How can I trust you with such little courage? How can you roam the martial world! Especially you Yu Ziqian! You can't even hold a sword properly! Don't even call yourself a disciple of my Emei Sect! I'm so angry!"
Yu Ziqian's eyes turned red from the scolding, and tears were about to fall, but he stopped her. The Emei Shītài frowned.
"Don't think I'll forgive you just because you cry! Next time we encounter some ferocious beast, you'll be the one to fight! If you're too scared, keep going until you do it!"
Upon hearing Yu Ziqian said with a wronged expression, "Yes!"
Seeing this, Li Changfeng shook his head, thinking to himself, "Such a weak woman, I don't know how she lives in this world. Now she's lucky to have someone protecting her, but I don't know if she'll survive the great battle to come!"
"Forget it! There's no point in thinking about it! If it doesn't concern me, I won't bother with it!"