Zhu Zhuqing Was Stunned! A Terrifying Ability!

Zhu Zhuqing's voice was extremely urgent.

"I'll cover you. Get out of here!"

Yet the boy behind her showed no intention of retreating.

A calm voice rang out.

"Why retreat?"

"I'll help you."

Before he finished speaking,

Zhu Zhuqing saw the boy extend his right hand.

An ancient bronze mirror silently appeared in his palm.

It was the Eastern Emperor Mirror.

The next moment, the Eastern Emperor Mirror blazed with light. An incomparably scorching, incomparably pure golden divine radiance suddenly shot forth, illuminating the entire dim forest like broad daylight.

That golden light was as blazing as a resplendent sun, shining down upon everything.

No shadow could hide from it.

The three-thousand-year Ghost Shadow Leopard let out a sharp screech. Its eyes were pierced by the sudden intense light until they bled, leaving it temporarily blind.

At the same time,

a wisp of golden light entered Zhu Zhuqing's body as well.

Buzz—

An indescribably terrifying power instantly filled every limb and bone in her body.

Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful eyes were filled with shock.

What a terrifying support ability.

She could clearly feel that her attack power had increased by at least five times!

Her speed had also increased fivefold!

Even her senses had become unprecedentedly sharp. Every movement in her surroundings, no matter how slight, was entirely within her grasp.

Back in the cave, she had witnessed the mirror's miraculous healing effects.

But only now did she understand that healing was merely one of its abilities.

This all-around enhancement...

The name of a sect instinctively surfaced in Zhu Zhuqing's mind.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The strongest support-type martial soul on Douluo Continent.

She dared to say that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's support abilities were absolutely nowhere near as terrifying as Tang Shuo's!

"Roar!"

After recovering from its brief blindness, the Ghost Shadow Leopard lunged furiously at the two of them.

This time, Zhu Zhuqing felt no fear whatsoever.

She was even eager to try.

"I'll do it."

The girl's figure flashed as she took the initiative to meet it.

Fast!

Fast to the extreme!

Her figure turned into a blurred afterimage among the trees. Her speed was not the least bit inferior to the Ghost Shadow Leopard, which was famed for its speed.

Her sharp claws sprang out, and the phantom of the Hell Spirit Cat appeared behind her.

Clang!

This time, it was no longer a powerless scrape.

The sharp cat claws collided head-on with the Ghost Shadow Leopard's claws, producing a crisp metallic clang.

With that strike, neither side gained the upper hand.

The Ghost Shadow Leopard was clearly stunned as well. It could not understand why this weak human before it had suddenly become so powerful.

It did not know

that Zhu Zhuqing was equally shocked.

So this was the power after being enhanced?

She no longer hesitated, and her attacks became even fiercer.

Rip!

The Ghost Shadow Leopard's claw swept across her shoulder, bringing up a spray of blood.

But at the same time, her Netherworld Claws left a wound beneath the Ghost Shadow Leopard's ribs so deep that bone could be seen.

Then, a bizarre scene occurred.

The wound on Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder was instantly smoothed over by the endless golden divine radiance shining upon her as soon as it appeared.

Meanwhile, the Ghost Shadow Leopard was drenched in blood, and its aura had already begun to weaken.

With one side weakening while the other grew stronger, the outcome was already decided.

Several minutes later,

accompanied by an unwilling wail, the Ghost Shadow Leopard's massive body crashed to the ground, completely losing all signs of life.

A deep purple Spirit Ring slowly rose from its corpse.

Zhu Zhuqing stood where she was, breathing lightly. The look she gave Tang Shuo was incomparably complicated.

She was silent for a long while before finally speaking.

"A three-thousand-year Spirit Ring..."

"For a level-ten Soul Master, absorbing it is no different from seeking death."

"Tang Shuo, this is too dangerous."

She sincerely tried to persuade him.

However, Tang Shuo merely glanced calmly at the purple Spirit Ring and shook his head again.

Seeing him shake his head, Zhu Zhuqing actually felt relieved.

Thank goodness. He had not been blinded by power after all. He knew where the line was when it came to courting death...

Yet Tang Shuo's next words struck her like lightning.

"This one is still a little lacking."

Zhu Zhuqing froze completely.

She suspected that she had misheard him.

A three... three-thousand-year Spirit Ring was still lacking?

She asked instinctively.

"Then... what kind do you want?"

An utterly absurd thought arose in her heart.

Could it be...

that he wanted a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring?

Impossible!

That was absolutely impossible!

Tang Shuo did not think much of it and simply answered casually.

"Let's try our luck."

The moment he finished speaking,

his brows suddenly rose, and he abruptly turned toward the deeper part of the forest.

"Hmm?"

Almost at the same moment, an indescribably terrifying pressure swept in from that direction.

Birds took flight through the forest, while all beasts cowered.

Zhu Zhuqing's face instantly became even paler than when she had faced the Ghost Shadow Leopard.

"Go!"

Tang Shuo shouted in a low voice. His figure had already become a streak of light as he rushed toward the source of that aura.

"Tang Shuo! Are you insane?!"

Zhu Zhuqing cried out urgently, her eyes filled with anxiety and worry.

That aura just now...

That terrifying aura that made even her soul tremble...

It was definitely a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

Without a second thought, Zhu Zhuqing gathered Soul Power beneath her feet and chased after him with all her strength.

The surrounding trees rushed backward.

That terrifying pressure drew closer and closer, like an invisible mountain pressing down until she could barely breathe.

After passing through a dense patch of brush, the view before her suddenly opened up.

It was a devastated clearing. Dozens of enormous trees requiring several people to encircle them had been snapped in half, their breaks as smooth as mirrors.

At the center of the clearing,

Zhu Zhuqing's pupils suddenly contracted to their limits.

She saw it.

A gigantic pitch-black serpent, thicker than a water barrel, was coiled on the ground, its cold snake eyes glimmering with eerie light.

Above it circled a massive golden falcon with a wingspan of over ten meters, every feather seeming to have been forged from gold.

A Nether Shadow Serpent.

A Blazing Sun Golden Falcon.

Two... Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts!

That suffocatingly terrifying aura was emanating from them.

Zhu Zhuqing felt her legs go weak and her throat turn dry. A fear originating from the depths of her soul nearly made her scream uncontrollably.

Just then,

a warm palm suddenly reached out from behind her and precisely covered her mouth.

"Mmph!"

Zhu Zhuqing's entire body stiffened. Instinctively, she erupted with Soul Power, and the Hell Spirit Cat's claws instantly sprang out as she viciously clawed at the person behind her.

However,

that person merely lowered his arm slightly. An overwhelming force she could not resist came through, effortlessly knocking her to the ground.

The next second, her entire body was firmly pinned against the grass beneath her, unable to move.

It was Tang Shuo.

A calm voice sounded beside her ear.

"It's me."

Hearing that familiar voice, Zhu Zhuqing's tense body abruptly relaxed.

Right, it was Tang Shuo.

But...

The relief that had just risen in her heart was instantly replaced by an even deeper shock.

That force just now...

Even though she had resisted with all her strength, he had subdued her so effortlessly?

Wasn't he a support-type Soul Master?

Why did he possess such terrifying physical strength?

Just how many secrets was this man still hiding?