Treasure Girl had finally appeared!
The sight of her filled Lin He with secret delight. Treasure Girl was one of the Moon-Covering Twin Beauties, and her grandmother was a Core Formation Stage elder of the Covering Moon Sect. Though she was only at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, she possessed plenty of Top-Tier Magical Artifacts. In particular, her Azure Condensation Mirror, which could immobilize magical artifacts and spells, was a Fine Grade Top-Tier Magical Artifact of tremendous power. Lin He had coveted it for a long time.
Unlike the delighted Lin He, Senior Sister Chang clearly recognized the White-Clad Woman facing them. Her face fell, and she cried out,
"One of the Moon-Covering Twin Beauties! Junior Brother Lin, we're in serious trouble this time."
Lin He nodded, looking rather unperturbed. "I recognized her too. Look at her-she looks ready to eat us alive. I doubt we can settle this peacefully."
Seeing how composed Lin He was, Senior Sister Chang regained some color in her face. She spoke gravely,
"Are you truly determined to kill us? You'd better think this through. There are two of us, and only one of you."
"Two pathetic amateurs, yet you talk so big. Then I'll show you mercy and send you scum trying to fish in muddy waters straight to your graves!"
Treasure Girl certainly had a fiery temper. The moment she finished speaking, she attacked. With a flick of her sleeve, two streaks of white light shot out. Whatever magical artifacts they were, they moved astonishingly fast, reaching Lin He in the blink of an eye.
Apparently, she had recognized at a glance that Lin He was only at the eleventh level of Qi Refining and decided to kill him first. That mistaken decision, however, soon cost her the initiative.
Lin He raised a hand, and a Brocade Handkerchief appeared. A blue barrier immediately enveloped him. The two streaks of white light struck it, making it tremble, but were blocked nonetheless.
Only then did Lin He see what the white lights really were: a pair of white rings. Spiritual light gleamed over them—they were a pair of Top-Tier Magical Artifacts!
As expected of Treasure Girl. Even her opening attack used Top-Tier Magical Artifacts.
Lin He licked his lips, growing even more delighted. Beside him, Senior Sister Chang immediately activated her high-grade flying sword. Rather than rescue Lin He, she sent the sword slashing toward Treasure Girl.
"Wishful thinking."
Treasure Girl sneered, casually took out a talisman brimming with spiritual energy, and slapped it onto herself. An earthen-yellow Protective Shield formed around her. It was actually a rare High-Tier Beginner Talisman—the Earth Wall Technique!
The high-tier beginner defensive talisman was indeed astonishingly powerful. No matter how the high-grade flying sword attacked, it was like scratching an itch through a boot, unable to shake the Protective Shield in the slightest.
Watching this, Lin He silently cursed her extravagance. In the original novel, even a high-tier beginner flight talisman sold for thirty spirit stones, while offensive and defensive ones cost even more. Defensive talismans in particular cost at least fifty spirit stones. Treasure Girl had spent fifty spirit stones with one casual slap. She truly had deep pockets.
With the Earth Wall Technique's formidable protection, Treasure Girl finally relaxed. She looked at Lin He opposite her and said gravely,
"So you're relying on a Top-Tier Defensive Magical Artifact. No wonder you didn't run when you saw me. Hmph, that artifact of yours is quite nice. I'll gladly take it."
Treasure Girl pointed at the pair of white rings. The next instant, they eerily merged into one. Not only that, the combined ring immediately expanded into an enormous ring.
With a fierce whistle of wind, the enormous ring slammed into Lin He's blue Protective Shield. This strike was completely different from the last. The entire Protective Shield shook violently, even beginning to give off sounds of imminent collapse. The Brocade Handkerchief Senior Sister Chen had given him spun madly, looking as though it could barely hold out.
The tremendous force of Treasure Girl's strike startled Senior Sister Chang as well. Suddenly, Lin He's low voice reached her ears,
"Senior Sister Chang, I'll cover your retreat. Leave now. I won't let her attack you."
Senior Sister Chang froze at his words. Then, seeing Lin He's grim expression, she could not help sighing,
"I'm truly ashamed. I haven't helped at all, and staying here will only hold you back. I'm leaving, Junior Brother Lin. Take care of yourself!"
Senior Sister Chang had finally recognized the reality of the situation. With Lin He's strength, protecting himself should not pose much of a problem. After all, he also had the help of that Peak Level One Azure Water Crocodile. But with a burden like her in tow, that was another matter.
Senior Sister Chang stamped her foot, recalled her flying sword, and immediately used the Wind-Riding Art to hurry away.
"Trying to leave? It won't be that easy!"
Treasure Girl pulled out two more mid-tier Great Fireball Talismans and threw them without even looking, aiming straight at Senior Sister Chang.
Halfway there, however, the great fireballs were intercepted by a shield. The fireballs exploded one after another, yet had no effect on the shield.
"Another Top-Tier Magical Artifact?"
Treasure Girl cried out, clearly astonished. By then, Senior Sister Chang was already far away, so she could only say darkly,
"I don't know which family you belong to, but you've offended me. Consider yourself unlucky."
"Is that so?"
Seeing that Senior Sister Chang had gone far away, Lin He no longer concealed his greed. He put away the Brocade Handkerchief. With nothing resisting it, the enormous ring immediately came charging at him, only to be blocked by a shield-the Black Iron Flying Shield he had purchased from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
Though it was likewise an Ordinary Top-Tier Defensive Magical Artifact, its defensive power was slightly superior to that of the Brocade Handkerchief, allowing it to hold off the attack for the time being.
"Now it's my turn."
Lin He waved a hand, activating all the dozen or so beginner talismans he had obtained from Senior Brother Lu. Then he took out the mother blade and directed its eight child blades to attack.
The assault was exceptionally fierce. Ice Spikes, fireballs, and rocks came one after another, with eight golden blades hidden among them, making the attack almost impossible to guard against.
The sight of such an assault startled Treasure Girl as well. Not daring to rely on the Earth Wall Technique to withstand it head-on, she hurriedly took out an unusual little mirror. It emitted a strange beam of light, and with just one sweep, the ferocious wave of attacks stopped dead.
Both the eight golden blades and the various spells unleashed by the dozen or so Low-Tier Beginner Talismans were frozen in midair, unable to advance an inch.
"The Azure Condensation Mirror!"
Lin He cried out, seemingly shocked. Treasure Girl looked thoroughly pleased with herself.
"Now you've seen what I can do! With those two Top-Tier Defensive Magical Artifacts, ordinary methods won't be enough to finish you off. In that case... I'll use my trump card."
Treasure Girl suddenly sat down cross-legged and took out a special talisman bearing the image of a small emerald-green sword.
Once I activate this Talisman Treasure, that brat will be dead for certain.
Treasure Girl used the Azure Condensation Mirror to immobilize
the golden blades and spells, while keeping Lin He occupied with her white ring. With an Earth Wall Technique shielding her as well, she finally felt safe enough to devote all her effort to activating the Talisman Treasure.
A powerful aura of spiritual energy now emerged from the emerald-green Little Sword Talisman Treasure, making it extraordinarily dangerous.
Yet as Lin He watched all this, he showed no fear. Instead, a strange smile appeared on his face.