Seeing the longsword slashing toward her with ferocious force, the Mermaid Concubine swiftly retreated. Her dress fell away, revealing soft fish-scale armor fitted tightly around her whole body. With a wave of her hand, a water dragon reared up with a roar and lunged at Hu Meier. Hu Meier whirled the Red Silk in her hand into the shape of a Blood Phoenix, which let out a piercing shriek and met the roaring water dragon with surging momentum.
"To think our sister was so capable!"
Seeing the two women fighting with such tremendous force above the great river, the concubines aboard the Flower Boat looked up to watch, wishing they would fight even more fiercely.
"Hu Meier may be a Demon General, but our sister underwent Demon Transformation years ago. With over a thousand armored soldiers supporting her on this boat, how could she lose?"
"Kill that slutty fox, sister!"
"Skin her and make our sister a dress!"
The Mermaid Concubine had several close confidantes who usually joined her in stirring up trouble and competing for favor, forming a very useful clique. If the Mermaid Concubine lost this fight, their days ahead would be hard as well, so they cheered her on with genuine fervor.
Hearing the women shouting from the boat, Hu Meier could not help growing angry, and the longsword in her hand abruptly became more vicious. Although she had no substantive relationship with Mu Bai, and the Mermaid Concubine was competing for Hei Feng, Hu Meier nevertheless fought with the fierce determination of someone defending her own position.
Seeing Hu Meier's unsettled state, the Mermaid Concubine's eyes filled with triumph. She spat out a snow-white fish pearl, already at the Soul Treasure level, which formed a curtain of water. No matter how Hu Meier thrust and slashed