The sixth-tier Demon Crow swooped down at Su Jiu and Chu Luohen.
Su Jiu and Chu Luohen retreated in opposite directions.
But the sixth-tier Demon Crow's wings were simply too large. One swept across Su Jiu's cheek, instantly leaving a thin streak of blood on her face.
The Human-Skin Mask Su Jiu wore was so thin that a mere poke could tear it, so the face beneath it had undoubtedly been cut as well.
Chu Luohen's eyes narrowed slightly, cold radiating unchecked from him. As he looked at the sixth-tier Demon Crow, he suppressed a violent surge of agitation.
Su Jiu summoned the Nine-Star World-Cleansing Pearl outright.
Golden light immediately blazed around her.
Faced with one of the Magic Treasures demonic beasts feared most, the Demon Crow's pupils first contracted. Then it remembered that the Nine-Star World-Cleansing Pearl belonged to a mere child in the Nascent Soul Realm.
It gave another somewhat contemptuous laugh.
So what if it's the Nine-Star World-Cleansing Pearl? With such an incapable wielder, it can't do anything to me. If it hadn't acknowledged a master yet, I might have had some reason to fear it.
Unfortunately, it has acknowledged a master. In this world, however powerful a Spirit Treasure might be, an inadequate master can't bring out its full power. Even immortal artifacts are no exception, let alone the Nine-Star World-Cleansing Pearl, a mere sacred artifact.
At that thought, the Demon Crow's fear faded further.
The Demon Crow reckoned that the girl's cultivation seemed far weaker than the boy's. As the saying went, it was better to pick the soft persimmon to squeeze.
It acted on that thought. This time, it ignored the Nine-Star World-Cleansing Pearl and charged straight at Su Jiu.
Su Jiu's lips curled slightly, her eyes filled with coldness.
She could not help