"Not good!" The moment the cold glint appeared, Su Shi'er realized something was wrong. His mind trembled wildly, and he felt as though thorns were pressing against his back.
The Turtle Pattern Shield floated before him, leaving him no time to react. At the critical moment, he could only hastily summon the Blood Light Shield.
Crack!
The sword light fell, and the Blood Light Shield instantly shattered. The strike slashed viciously across Su Shi'er's back.
A bloody wound appeared.
Pain exploded across Su Shi'er's back, and he crashed toward the ground with a thud. ????
Before he could hit the ground, Zhao Yu seized the chance to thrust out another sword.
At the brink of danger, Su Shi'er executed a Sparrow Hawk Turn. The White Mist Sword appeared in his hand, and with one slash, he knocked aside Zhao Yu's attack.
He was still confident he could take an attack from someone at Qi Refining Stage Five.
Clang!
After the two swords collided, Su Shi'er's expression changed again.
Though he had blocked the strike, the immense force directly split the web between his thumb and forefinger.
Before his opponent, three Fireballs the size of heads had already formed, radiating astonishing heat.
"Hmph! You're only at Qi Refining Stage Four, yet you dare fight me? Today, you will undoubtedly die!" Zhao Yu snorted coldly, a blazing gleam flashing in his eyes.
At the same time, Zhao Yan, not far away, was also charging over with his spear.
Facing their pincer attack from front and back, Su Shi'er groaned bitterly inwardly.
These people truly were not easy to deal with. A single small mistake had actually landed him in such peril.
"I'll risk it all!"
A cold glint flashed in his eyes as Su Shi'er raised his hand and flung out a Soul Severing Nail.
"A hidden weapon? Boy, you're a fool if you think that will work on me!"
With a savage grin, Zhao Yu raised his sword and blocked the Soul Severing Nail flying straight at him, shooting Su Shi'er a mocking look.
But the next instant, he felt as though a mosquito had bitten the back of his head.
The smile froze on his face, replaced by utter disbelief.
It turned out that Su Shi'er had controlled another Soul Severing Nail with the Object Manipulation Technique, sending it into the back of Zhao Yu's head.
The Soul Severing Nail had clearly been coated in poison; once it drew blood, it sealed the throat.
Startled.
After that, Zhao Yu's eyes widened. He stared at Su Shi'er with a face full of unwillingness, swayed twice, then collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Almost at the same time, a long spear arrived. Zhao Yan thrust it straight toward Su Shi'er's heart from behind.
But this time, Su Shi'er had been prepared. He had already moved the Turtle Pattern Shield behind him.
Bang!
With a muffled boom, the Turtle Pattern Shield jolted violently and smashed hard into Su Shi'er's back beneath the force of the spear.
Su Shi'er gave a muffled grunt, his senses thrown into chaos by the impact.
But he gritted his teeth and borrowed the immense force.
He unleashed the Shadowless Illusionary Steps with all his strength, riding the wind as he fled swiftly into the distance.
Being able to trick a Qi Refining Stage Five cultivator to death had already cost him everything; it had not been easy. As for Zhao Yan, who was at Qi Refining Stage Six, Su Shi'er had never intended to fight him from the start.
"Brother Yu! Boy, if I do not kill you today, I, Zhao Yan, swear I am not human!"
His gaze swept over Zhao Yu's corpse. Zhao Yan's fury soared to the heavens, and his eyes reddened with rage.
Without another thought, he filled himself with True Yuan and chased after Su Shi'er.
One fled and one pursued, both moving with incredible speed, like cheetahs.
Su Shi'er's cultivation was inferior to his opponent's, but every so often, he flung out a handful of offensive talismans, making Zhao Yan, who pursued him from behind, suffer greatly.
Still, he was injured after all.
Though he had swallowed three Minor Restoration Pills long ago, he could still feel his strength steadily draining away.
"No, I have to quickly think of a way to shake him off. Otherwise, he'll catch up with me sooner or later."
Su Shi'er was secretly fretting when, just after rushing out of Boulder Forest, he spotted a familiar figure ahead.
The newcomer was none other than the female cultivator surnamed Chu, who had been pursuing him all along.
"Boy, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
The female cultivator surnamed Chu revealed an evil smile when she saw Su Shi'er, then flicked out three Soul Severing Nails.
Su Shi'er's pupils shrank, and a plan instantly formed in his mind.
He abruptly halted, and a gust of fierce wind lifted him soaring upward.
The three Soul Severing Nails passed right beneath his feet and shot toward Zhao Yan, who had just rushed out of Boulder Forest.
"Hidden weapons? Courting death!" Zhao Yan swept his spear forcefully, knocking away all three Soul Severing Nails.
Seeing the extra figure before him, his expression shifted slightly. He stared at the woman before him, wondering whether her attack had been aimed at him or at someone else.
Before he could figure out what was happening, Su Shi'er immediately shouted from the air.
"Senior Sister Chu, you shouldn't have come at a time like this. This guy is too powerful and hard to deal with!"
"You..." The female cultivator surnamed Chu swept her gaze around and had already guessed what was happening. Her face darkened as she prepared to expose him. ??
But before she could speak, Su Shi'er flung out a palm-sized Parchment Map and continued shouting, "Senior Sister Chu, the wondrous treasure and the Spiritual Plant Garden are marked on this map. Take it and leave quickly—I'll hold this guy back."
"Once your cultivation is complete, be sure to avenge me."
Seeing the Parchment Map fly toward her, the female cultivator surnamed Chu knew full well that it was a trap. Her first instinct was to destroy it.
But when she heard the words "Spiritual Plant Garden," her expression changed instantly, and she hurriedly drew the Parchment Map into her hand.
At the same time, Su Shi'er grinned and sent the remaining two Soul Severing Nails flying toward Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan instinctively raised his spear to block them. He had still harbored some doubts, but then his gaze swept across the five Soul Severing Nails on the ground.
They could not merely be called similar—they had come from the same mold.
He was already more than half convinced.
Then he looked at the Parchment Map in the female cultivator surnamed Chu's hand, and his pupils immediately contracted, greed flashing in his eyes.
His brother's vengeance could be taken at any time, but this wondrous treasure could not be lost.
In almost an instant, he made his decision and thrust his spear at the female cultivator surnamed Chu.
"So you're in this together. Then die!"
"Are you poisoned in the head? I don't know him at all!" The female cultivator surnamed Chu's face was so gloomy it seemed it could
drip water.
She was only at Qi Refining Stage Five, and when facing an attack from Qi Refining Stage Six, she did not dare be careless in the slightest.
As she spoke, she flung out more than ten talismans.
The talismans transformed into a dazzling array of attacks in midair and shot toward Zhao Yan.
"What a heartless woman. Unfortunately, both of you will die today!"
Zhao Yan stared fixedly at the female cultivator surnamed Chu. Along the way, he had suffered enough from talisman attacks.
There were only a handful of disciples in the entire sect who could afford to use so many offensive talismans.
Their attack methods were almost exactly the same.
No matter how the female cultivator surnamed Chu explained herself, he no longer believed her. Besides, whether they were enemies or not was unknown, but they definitely knew each other.
"Oh no, Senior Sister Chu, hold on! I'll go get help!" Su Shi'er shouted in feigned panic. As he spoke, he landed on the ground and activated an Escape Talisman in his hand.
A flash of earthen-yellow light passed by, and Su Shi'er vanished from where he stood. The five Soul Severing Nails on the ground vanished with him.
Facing Su Shi'er's departure, Zhao Yan hesitated only briefly before continuing his frenzied assault.
"You damned little bastard, don't think of running away!"
The female cultivator surnamed Chu clenched her teeth. Her hatred for Su Shi'er made her teeth itch to the roots.
She had long heard rumors about the Spiritual Plant Garden, but unfortunately, she had never obtained the map. Knowing full well it was a pit, she could only harden her scalp and jump into it.
But she could not accept simply letting Su Shi'er leave like this.
With a cold snort, she flung out another handful of offensive talismans, then leaped into the air and transformed into a streak of light, chasing after the escape light Su Shi'er had become.
Watching the escape light beneath the ground vanish and reappear almost immediately, her brows twisted into a knot. "That damned little bastard actually has so many Escape Talismans?!"
"Hmph! You want to run? Can you get away?" Zhao Yan snorted coldly. With spear in hand and True Yuan driven to its limit, he swiftly blocked the attacks before hurrying after them as well.
For a time, the three figures formed a single line, one in front, one in the middle, and one behind.
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