Slaying a Heaven Tier Expert

Bai Qing was so frustrated he wanted to cough up blood. Why hadn't he just let the little bastard leave?

But the sword came at him with such ferocity that Bai Qing had no time for regret. He could only grit his teeth and muster all his strength to resist Zi Yun's sword once more.

It was difficult to execute the same move twice at full strength in such a short time. Bai Qing was doomed to be unable to draw on enough true qi to withstand this strike.

And this time, Zi Yun had put all her strength into it, reinforced by the momentum of her spin.

Strength piled upon strength, momentum upon momentum.

Zi Yun attacked with overwhelming force, while Bai Qing had not gathered enough power. The difference was instantly clear!

Clang! Their weapons collided. Bai Qing let out a muffled grunt and staggered back three heavy steps.

Zi Yun had forgotten all about the strange poison afflicting her. She was utterly consumed by astonishment.

Under that young man's direction, she had used three moves.

The first had unexpectedly exposed Bai Qing's opening, reversing the disadvantage that had kept her on the defensive.

The second had stabilized the situation and completely suppressed him.

The third had been simple and direct, yet even more ruthless, knocking Bai Qing back in a single blow!

Even at her peak, achieving such results in three moves would have been extremely difficult. Was this young man really just a Lineage scion from tiny Cloud City?

To settle the battle in three moves required an extraordinarily seasoned eye, incredibly precise judgment, and an unshakable mind.

"You silly girl, what are you standing there for? Get in there and chop his head off!" Seeing Zi Yun standing there in a daze, Tang Yan nearly jumped with impatience.

Tang Yan's words snapped Zi Yun out of her shock, and she hurriedly swung her sword.

But that brief opening had given Bai Qing enough time to prepare his defense, allowing him to narrowly evade the strike.

"Fuck, with combat experience like yours, how did you ever reach Heaven Tier? Don't you know to press your advantage?" Tang Yan covered his forehead and sighed deeply.

By now, however, Bai Qing was injured, and his strength had fallen further. With two more instructions from Tang Yan, Zi Yun sent him flying again.

Faced with that monstrous young man, Bai Qing had long since abandoned any hope of winning. All he wanted was an opportunity to escape.

But this time, when Bai Qing realized that he was flying straight toward where that hateful brat stood, his brows suddenly lifted.

You little bastard ruined everything. I'm going to kill you today!

Killing intent boiled in Bai Qing's eyes.

Naturally, Tang Yan saw Bai Qing coming. The moment he saw the direction in which Bai Qing had been knocked back, he knew the man would fly straight toward him.

Tang Yan did not know how formidable a Heaven Tier expert's defenses were, but he knew that the heaven-earth creation flame inside him could burn all things.

Ignoring Bai Qing's sinister gaze, he frantically circulated the true qi in his dantian and gathered it into his palm. With a pop, a deep-blue flame sprang forth, and he swiftly thrust his palm toward Bai Qing's throat.

Before even half a scream could escape him, a hole appeared in Bai Qing's neck, and his life was snuffed out.

But those eyes, filled with unwillingness, would likely never close in peace.

When Zi Yun saw Bai Qing flying toward Tang Yan, she inwardly cried out in alarm and rushed to save him. By the time she reached Tang Yan's side, she discovered that Bai Qing was already dead.

"You killed him?" Zi Yun stared at Tang Yan in shock.

"He tried to kill me, and I accidentally killed him." Tang Yan blinked innocently.

Seeing how utterly unruffled Tang Yan was after killing someone, Zi Yun grew even more astonished by this young man.

The first time she had met him, he had sniffed eagerly around her and even said he wanted to take her home as his wife.

She had thought he was a lecher and had nearly been unable to resist killing him. Who could have known he was such a monstrous genius?

Unfortunately, his strength was a little lacking. Judging by the aura he had just displayed, he hadn't even reached Yellow Tier, had he? Then how had he killed Bai Qing?

Unable to suppress her curiosity, Zi Yun glanced at Bai Qing's body on the ground. Only then did she notice that more than half his neck was missing. A chill ran through her. "How exactly did you kill him?"

"Can't I have a protective treasure? If you'd stabbed him sooner, I wouldn't have had to waste it. Do you know how expensive it was?" Feigning anguish, Tang Yan rubbed his neck, as though the treasure had been hanging there before.

Understanding immediately dawned on Zi Yun. So he had possessed a single-use protective treasure. No wonder he had been able to break through a Heaven Tier expert's defenses.

"Now that my treasure's gone, let's see whether this fellow has anything good on him. At least it'll make up for my loss." As he spoke, Tang Yan began searching Bai Qing's body.

His search actually turned up quite a few good things. Besides several stacks of banknotes, there were even two Third Tier pills. Although Tang Yan had little interest in pills, these were strength-boosting Essence Augmentation Pills, just right for his grandfather.

After finally putting away Bai Qing's sword as well, Tang Yan clapped his hands and stood up, muttering, "So poor. Just this handful of junk."

Zi Yun eyed the fellow before her. While directing her in battle, he had been spirited and poised. How had he seemingly become a different person in the time it took to drink a cup of tea?

Wait, what had he called her when he told her to chop the man with her sword? Silly girl?

She was the esteemed third young lady of Purple Bamboo City, showered with every possible affection. When had anyone ever dared call her a silly girl?

"Brat, what did you call me just now?" Zi Yun demanded, glaring at Tang Yan with wide eyes.

"Me? I called you Miss Zi." Tang Yan blinked and blinked, looking innocence itself.

"Anything else? Two words. Have you forgotten?" Zi Yun prompted.

"No. I didn't call you anything else." Tang Yan silently added, I was insulting you, not addressing you.

"Who were you calling a silly girl... ugh!" Just as Zi Yun was about to lose her temper, a sudden burning sensation flared in her dantian. She could no longer gather her true qi, and her gaze gradually grew unfocused. Tang Yan's figure began to blur into overlapping images.

After suppressing it for three days, she could finally no longer keep the Fire Evil Poison under control. Of course, she had never expected its effects to be so tyrannical once she lost control of it.

As she looked at Tang Yan now, she felt as though her body was no longer her own...

With her last shred of clarity, Zi Yun leaned close to Tang Yan's ear and pleaded, "Kill me, then take my body back to Purple Bamboo City. Don't violate me, or I'll never forgive you when I wake up!"

After that final sentence, Zi Yun could no longer restrain herself and flung herself onto Tang Yan like an octopus.

Breathing in her delicate fragrance, Tang Yan felt his heart sway. As the beautiful woman grew increasingly feverish against him, he sighed inwardly and brought his palm down, knocking Zi Yun unconscious.

Feeling Zi Yun's body grow scorching hot, Tang Yan knew that unless he treated her soon, it would inevitably damage her future cultivation. It might even cause her body to explode, killing her.

"What a pain!" Forcing down the impulses in his heart, he scooped Zi Yun up and ran toward the city.

When Zi Yun woke, she found herself lying on a bed. She surveyed her surroundings. The room was small but elegantly arranged, with fine furnishings. This was no ordinary household.

She tried to summon a breath of true qi, but her dantian was completely empty.

She looked down and saw that she was still clothed. Just as she was about to relax, she suddenly realized these were not her original clothes, and her heart lurched in alarm.