Standing on her flying sword with Purple Ultimate in hand, Su Jiu wore an icy expression as she swiftly dodged the Tiger-Head Fish Demon's attacks.
Naturally, the mortals could not follow the speed of Su Jiu's attacks. To them, each strike was little more than an afterimage. Before they could even tell what she had done, another bloody gash appeared on the Tiger-Head Fish Demon's body.
In truth, it was not just the mortals. Even Yun Huanling felt that Su Jiu's movements seemed faster than when they first met.
This was an adult Tiger-Head Fish Demon, at the middle level of the second tier, equivalent to a human cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage in Cultivation Level.
Soon, Su Jiu discovered something strange about it. Although spiritual qi and demonic qi mingled within its body, it clearly used spiritual qi to cast its arts. Yet its strength seemed far beyond the middle level of the second tier.
Su Jiu had a suspicion: perhaps the demonic qi did not belong to it.
But whether the demonic qi belonged to it or not, the fact that it ate people was undeniable. At that thought, Purple Ultimate grew even fiercer in Su Jiu's hand.
In the distance, Yun Huanling shuddered. How long had he even known her? Why did it feel as though this girl's swordplay and spells had grown even more savage? His master had once told him that some people in this world grew stronger when they faced stronger opponents. Now he finally understood what such people were like.
In midair, Su Jiu and the demon beast fought almost evenly. Though she had suffered plenty of wounds herself, the demon beast was clearly injured more severely.
Su Jiu swallowed a Spirit-Replenishing Pill and flew back into the fight. Every sword