The young woman instinctively dodged aside, only to see a fierce streak of blade qi sweep past her side and sever another towering ancient tree.
Looking back, she saw the Deep-Sea Demonic Beast with a bloody hole in its chest leap high into the air, slashing its blade down at her.
Boom!
Seeing that escape was no longer possible, a look of resolve suddenly flashed in her eyes. She circulated all the true qi in her body, turning it into gang qi and gathering it in her palms, then raised them to meet the Deep-Sea Demonic Beast's descending blade.
Bang!
But the gang qi on her palms shattered the instant it touched the Bone Blade in the Demonic Beast's hand.
Then the force within the Bone Blade sent her flying backward, slamming heavily into the trunk of the tree behind her.
The Demonic Beast's strength was immense. Even with gang qi protecting her body, the impact still made her cough up blood.
This is bad. My bones are broken...
Gritting through the pain, the young woman tried to get up, only to discover that she had lost all feeling in her feet and could not move at all.
What do I do? If only I hadn't chased a bargain and bought that Wind-Travel Talisman from the Wang Household. If only I'd gritted my teeth and bought that Communication Jade Slip. Then... at least I could get the news about the Sea-Calming Tower out... If this news doesn't get out, once more Deep-Sea Demonic Beasts come ashore... Tianhai Town will be finished!
The young woman bitterly reproached herself.
Even now, her first concern was not her own life, but Tianhai Town.
Swish!
Seeing the young woman fall, excitement immediately appeared in the Demonic Beast's eyes. It raised its Bone Blade again