He faced a sudden flash of sword light!
Chu Tiannan had never imagined things would turn out this way. His powerful will to survive drove him to move at his greatest speed. Appearing several meters away, he demanded angrily,
"What is the meaning of this?!"
Little wonder Chu Tiannan was furious-the one who had attacked was the stunning girl before him.
Chu Tiannan had never imagined this. He had saved her, yet now she wanted his life. If he had been a moment slower dodging that strike...
The consequences would have been unthinkable!
"You actually dodged it." Seeing Chu Tiannan swiftly evade her close-range strike, the sword-wielding girl gave a soft exclamation of surprise.
Clearly, she had not expected him to dodge at such close range.
"Answer me!" Seeing that the girl holding the greatsword remained silent, Chu Tiannan spoke in an even angrier, lower voice.
But her answer was a strike of red light!
Clang!
The next instant, the violent collision between the two weapons sent fierce gusts surging through their surroundings, sweeping away all the broken twigs and fallen leaves on the ground.
Holding the Heaven-Deriving Sword, Chu Tiannan remained locked in a stalemate with her. He was furious that she had suddenly tried to kill him, but also secretly felt helpless.
He had clearly saved her. Without him, this stunning girl would have long since died in the jaws of those Demon Wolves.
Human nature!
"He actually blocked it." The sword-wielding girl, in contrast, was secretly startled. She knew exactly how powerful her strike was.
Even another Advanced Martial Artist would not dare take it head-on lightly, yet Chu Tiannan showed no sign of strain.
Swish! Swish!
The light sword slid across the Heaven-Deriving Sword with a piercing whistle. Just as it was about to slash across Chu Tiannan's neck, he used the force to retreat, then instantly drove forward with his feet and delivered a backhanded slash.
Clang!
The Heaven-Deriving Sword gave off a faint sword glow. With a powerful burst of hidden force, Chu Tiannan swept his sword sideways and forced the greatsword-wielding girl back. In their two brief exchanges,
They had actually fought to a draw!
The temple was quiet, with only the faint rustle of the breeze sweeping fallen leaves.
"Why do you want to kill me?" Seeing that she did not immediately attack again, Chu Tiannan forcibly suppressed the anger pent up inside him and asked in a low voice.
All Chu Tiannan wanted at that moment was a reason.
After all, he had no treasure she coveted. Killing him simply made no sense.
At his words, the colorful gleam in the sword-wielding girl's gemlike eyes remained utterly unmoved. Her long golden hair stirred gently in the wind. Holding a greatsword nearly as tall as she was, she said softly,
"You saved me. I... I have to kill you!"
"What kind of reason is that?" Chu Tiannan rolled his eyes hard. He had never expected her to be so blunt.
So blunt that she left no room whatsoever.
"Then... then I'll use another reason." The sword-wielding girl's delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she actually began to think it over seriously, leaving Chu Tiannan staring wordlessly at the sky.
"I'm killing you because I have to devote my entire heart and mind to the path of a Martial Artist. If you live, you'll disturb my true heart. You'll make me keep thinking about you."
"If you die, I'll be sad for a while, but I won't have to think about you every day."
Hearing the girl's perfectly earnest reasoning, Chu Tiannan's eyes went wide. At last, he could not help roaring,
"Are you out of your mind?!"
Chu Tiannan's roar in the quiet temple brought faint growls from Demon Beasts in the distance.
"Demon Beasts are coming!" Noticing the warning on his detector, Chu Tiannan said coldly, the Heaven-Deriving Sword in hand.
"Since you're fine now, let's go our separate ways. You gave me an advanced recovery agent, so we're even."
With that, the black-clad young man moved to leave, but the greatsword's red light struck again. This time, Chu Tiannan was thoroughly enraged.
"Don't push it! I don't want to fight you!" He brought the Heaven-Deriving Sword up to block, and the two strained against each other with all their strength. Neither sword gave ground; even their strength was almost equal.
Squeak! Squeak!
Seemingly noticing the disturbance within the temple, several low-level Beast Soldier Shadow Rats quickly slipped inside and naturally spotted the two figures locked in a stalemate.
Rustle! Rustle!
Having discovered humans, the dim-witted Shadow Rats were just about to summon their companions.
"Scram!" Drawing on her strength as an Advanced Martial Artist, the yellow-clad girl unleashed a thunderous shout. Its sheer force instantly frightened the weak Demon Beasts into scrambling and tumbling away.
It was as though they were saying, Sorry for disturbing you, sorry for disturbing you...
At the sight, Chu Tiannan felt both angry and unsure whether to laugh or cry. When this little madam got fierce, she really showed no mercy.
Even Demon Beasts feared her. Just how frightening did that make this girl?!
I can't keep tangling with her. I have to leave right away! His mind made up, Chu Tiannan dared not delay, afraid that large numbers of Demon Beasts would come flocking over.
Once surrounded by Demon Beasts, it would be a disaster for Chu Tiannan, who was only an Advanced Martial Artist!
So Chu Tiannan used Cun Jin to knock her giant light sword aside, then leaped onto the roof. Looking down at the girl as she moved to pursue him, he said,
"Give up. You can't catch me!"