Annihilated

Six people stood three meters away from Xiao Yi Xian, at a complete loss. This Poisonous Gas was difficult to resist even with Dou Qi.

"Young Commander, what should we do?"

"Young Commander..."

"Young Commander?"

The voices around him made Muli's head ache. How was he supposed to know what to do?

Even he, a seven-star Dou Zhe, could not withstand this Poisonous Gas. What solution could there be?

"Hm?"

Just as Muli was worrying, he discovered that the purple mist was quietly receding.

Seeing this, the people around him exchanged looks, joy evident in all their eyes.

They had stood under the blazing sun like idiots for several hours.

Xiao Yi Xian's eyes trembled before opening. The first thing she saw was the figure she hated most in her memories.

Half-kneeling on the ground, Xiao Yi Xian clutched her dizzy head and said, "Muli, why are you here?"

Seeing that Xiao Yi Xian had awakened, Muli smiled. "Naturally, it's all thanks to your pet!"

The instant Xiao Yi Xian saw the feather Muli was playing with, she understood. Looking at the barely alive Xiao Lan beside her, her eyes filled with rage.

The strength of a two-star Dou Zhe erupted instantly, purple Dou Qi coiling around Xiao Yi Xian like flames.

"Hahaha, I never expected you to have hidden your cultivation. But so what?"

Although Muli was surprised that Xiao Yi Xian was a Dou Zhe, the weakest among the six of them was already a three-star Dou Zhe.

Clearly, Muli did not believe Xiao Yi Xian had broken through so quickly. Just a few days ago, she had only been at the sixth stage of Dou Qi. What could she possibly have done in only a few days?

"Get her. Just don't kill her!"

Muli looked Xiao Yi Xian up and down, already imagining what would happen between them a few minutes later...

"Yes!"

Upon hearing their young commander's order, the five men pulled out the weapons on their backs and bared their teeth at Xiao Yi Xian. "Xiao Yi Xian, don't blame us for being rough!"

Xiao Yi Xian showed no fear as she watched the five men approach. Instead, she smiled. "Oh? And how exactly will you be rough?"

The five men looked at one another. With Xiao Yi Xian acting like this, there was a good chance it was a trap. What if...

"What, are five grown men afraid of a two-star Dou Zhe?"

Seeing the five men hesitate, Muli angrily shouted. How had he raised five such useless fools?

So what if Xiao Yi Xian was a two-star Dou Zhe?

Who had ever seen her practice a Dou Technique?

Or were five grown men above two-star Dou Zhe really afraid of one little woman?

Seeing their leader's anger, the five men knew they had no choice but to attack. They instantly gathered the Dou Qi in their dantians into their blades and charged fiercely at Xiao Yi Xian.

Xiao Yi Xian did not panic at all in the face of their attack. The poison in her hand was instantly infused with Dou Qi and hurled at them.

Purple powder scattered over the five men. With miserable cries of "Ah!", all five collapsed to the ground.

"This..."

Muli could not help taking a step back at the sight. It was his first time seeing poison this potent—it had instantly killed five Dou Zhe.

Had he seen that right?

"A bunch of worthless grunts. They got off easy!"

Xiao Yi Xian clapped her hands, feeling neither disgust, fear, nor terror at killing people.

Among Xiao Yi Xian's original memories were memories of killing. She still remembered that mercenary who had tried to violate Xiao Yi Xian.

She remembered that after poisoning him that time, Xiao Yi Xian's face had remained pale for several days before she gradually recovered some color.

And afterward, there had been cases where people she was treating died before they could be cured.

"Xiao Yi Xian, I don't believe you still have poison like that!"

Muli interrupted Xiao Yi Xian, who was still standing there lost in thought. He suppressed his fear. Who was he?

He was the young commander of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. What had he not seen?

A sly glint flashed through Xiao Yi Xian's eyes. She smiled at Muli and said, "As expected of the young commander. I don't have that kind of poison anymore, but what can you do about it?"

Xiao Yi Xian might not have that poison anymore, but that did not mean her Dou Qi was not poisonous!

Muli wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. After a long silence, he said calmly, "Since that deadly poison is gone, don't blame me for being rough."

Muli pulled several throwing darts from his robes and sent them streaking toward Xiao Yi Xian along with his Dou Qi!

Xiao Yi Xian smiled faintly. Her eyes gradually turned black, and her brows drew together slightly. With a quick step, she easily dodged aside and murmured, "You Su!"

The sword case on her back trembled. As though answering its master's summons, You Su shot from its sheath in an instant. The sword edge scraped across the case, and the longsword gave a soft cry that lingered by the ear.

A silver-white longsword burst from the sword case behind Xiao Yi Xian, its dazzling radiance flashing through the air.

As the white light passed, Xiao Yi Xian caught the flying You Su. Fierce Sword Qi and wisps of Poisonous Gas filled its silver-white blade.

A cold glint flashed through Xiao Yi Xian's eyes. With steps empowered by erupting Dou Qi, the longsword in her hand slashed toward the hateful figure before her.

Watching the overwhelming display, Muli narrowed his eyes slightly. Dou Qi covered his entire body as he swiftly drew his curved blade from his waist and met her attack.

Bang!

A huge shockwave erupted as blade and sword collided, the metallic clash echoing endlessly through the sea of flowers.

Flashes of blade light and sword shadows repeatedly appeared amid the flowers and grass. Countless beautiful blossoms had their buds mercilessly severed, while the ground became covered in chaotic sword marks and blade marks.

As Muli faced Xiao Yi Xian, who seemed evenly matched with him, a cold killing intent flashed through his dark eyes. The Dou Qi within him surged violently, and the flames coating his blade burned even more fiercely.

Xiao Yi Xian's pale purple eyes flickered. Naturally, she could tell that Muli was using his full strength. With a quick upward sword stroke, she opened the distance, purple Dou Qi spreading through the entire battlefield as she moved.

Muli clicked his tongue, disgust flashing through his eyes. Poison was what people of the Jia Ma Empire hated most—without exception.

He had to constantly use Dou Qi to resist the Poisonous Gas around him. If this continued, he had a faint feeling that things would turn bad.

Yellow-grade Advanced Dou Technique, Flame Breaking Saber!

Muli's viciousness flashed and vanished. With a deep, roaring cry, the Dou Qi in his hand flooded madly into the blade. The blazing flames became even wilder and more violent than before.

This was one of the finest Dou Techniques of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. He was extremely confident that he could kill Xiao Yi Xian. After all, there were only a handful of people in all of Qingshan Town who possessed a Mystic-grade Dou Technique.

If he had not been the young commander, he likely would not have possessed such a precious Dou Technique.

Holding a blade filled with pale red flames, Muli charged at Xiao Yi Xian, his eyes brimming with madness and killing intent.

To him, life was more important than beauty. If a woman died, he could always find another. But if he lost his life, he would lose everything.

Xiao Yi Xian frowned. She had not yet cultivated any Dou Techniques or cultivation methods, so she could only improvise with the figure inside the sword case.

Crack!

The sword case on her back trembled slightly. The formation covering it shone, and the formation patterns on You Su's blade also began to glow.

Sword One.

A purple light flashed through Xiao Yi Xian's eyes. Holding You Su, she poured the Poison Dou Qi within her body into it wildly. The figure in her memories using the Dou Technique seemed to overlap with her own body.

Before her eyes, there seemed to be only purple and red. Within the purple poisonous mist, the flaming blade light carved out a patch of pure space.

But in the end, one side was outnumbered. The blade light, which had erupted with terrifying power, gradually faded away. A sharp crack resounded through the sky as a gleaming blade flew out and embedded itself in an old brown tree.

Muli's eyes were filled with unwillingness. The blazing flames around his body continued burning away the purple Poisonous Gas with hissing sounds.

In the end, darkness gradually filled his eyes. He fell to the ground in a daze, his mind filled with the beauty of the past...

Until the image froze on that graceful figure holding a longsword... and the Muli lying on the ground gradually lost all light in his eyes.

"Hmph!"

Xiao Yi Xian snorted coldly, flicked the blood from her sword, and put it away. If the figure within the sword case had not personally guided her through the Dou Technique, she might truly have been finished just now.

Xiao Yi Xian walked over to Xiao Lan. Seeing that it still showed signs of life despite remaining unconscious, she breathed a sigh of relief. After tending to its wounds, she began searching the six men for valuables.

As the saying went: "If you want to get rich, loot the corpses first!"

How could she fail to make use of resources delivered right to her doorstep?

The six underlings had quite a few gold coins on them. Muli even wore a Storage Ring, which contained that low-grade Mystic-grade Dou Technique.

There truly was no easier way to get rich than a dead man's fortune!