At this point, Cao Yang was practically on his last legs. Let alone Qi Ling, even an ordinary person could probably take him down easily.
Just as Qi Ling's sword was about to pierce Cao Yang's chest, a sudden change occurred. A black lightning bolt descended from the sky, striking between Qi Ling and Cao Yang, forcing Qi Ling to retreat and dodge.
After regaining her footing, Qi Ling looked at the man who had appeared with lightning and couldn't help but sneer, " Qian Xunji, long time no see. What happened to you? Do you still dare to call yourself an angel?"
After the lightning subsided, Qian Xunji appeared there. At this moment, Qian Xunji was dressed in an extremely exaggerated outfit, and he looked less like the former Pope and more like a demon!
Especially behind him, there were six pairs of folded black wings, which looked dilapidated and incomplete. Such wings should not appear on an angelic Martial Soul. Obviously, something had changed on Qian Xunji.
Just as Qi Ling harbored intense hostility towards him, Qian Xunji also hated Qi Ling core. If it weren't for Qi Ling, everything would have gone much more smoothly for him, and his father wouldn't have died.
The hatred between Qi Ling and Qian Xunji is irreconcilable, a blood feud that has reached a point of no return. Fate has decreed that they will fight, and ultimately only one survivor will live.
However, Qian Xunji was clearly not here to cause trouble for Qi Ling today; he was here to take Cao Yang away. This guy had just fully demonstrated his strength, which would be of great help to Qian Xunji's revenge plan.
So just as Qi Ling is currently restrained from fully unleashing her power because of the people behind her, Qian Xunji also cannot act recklessly. Given Cao Yang's condition, he might even be killed if he were to fall too hard.
" Qi Ling, I didn't come here to see you today, so you don't need to be nervous," Qian Xunji said. "There will be a resolution between us, but not now."
"I came here today to take Cao Yang away. Now, goodbye."
As Qian Xunji was about to reach out and grab Cao Yang, Qi Ling slightly moved her right foot, kicking a stone that shot towards Qian Xunji, forcing him to withdraw his hand.
"Did I tell you to take him away? You dare to lay a hand on me, Qian Xunji? Don't you take me seriously at all?" Qi Ling retorted. "You hit someone, and you think you can just come and go as you please? Do you think this is a marketplace?"
"But you've already killed his men, so at least none of you died, right?" Qian Xunji said, looking at Qi Ling.
"Stop talking nonsense. It's because we're stronger than them, and it's also because they're stupid. They have only themselves to blame," Qi Ling said. "Now stop spouting useless talk. Empty words are pointless. You want to take him away? It's not that simple!"
"Hmph, then try to stop me!" A flash of anger crossed Qian Xunji's eyes, and the six pairs of black wings on his back suddenly unfolded, protecting him and Cao Yang. Then he picked up Cao Yang and was about to leave.
"I told you, I didn't let you leave. It's not that easy for you to leave!" Qi Ling said, taking out Hou Yi Bow. After drawing the bow, she shot an arrow. The golden arrow turned into a rain of arrows after leaving Hou Yi Bow, enveloping Qian Xunji.
Surprisingly, Qian Xunji's seemingly frail black wings actually possessed a remarkably strong defensive capability, and a protective shield seemed to automatically unfold around them. This shield was not visible under normal circumstances, but only revealed as black circular marks when blocking golden arrows.
Countless arrows rained down on Qian Xunji's protective shield, but they could not break through his defenses. Qi Ling snorted coldly and drew her bow again. This time, a golden light formed in front of the bow, condensing Qi Ling's incomparably powerful Soul Power.
Qian Xunji had just taken off, felt a chill run down his spine. Qi Ling's arrow had given him a great deal of sense of crisis. He immediately realized that the bow in Qi Ling's hand was no ordinary bow; it was definitely a divine artifact or something more!
"Whoosh!" An arrow shot out, the golden arrow seemingly breaking through the air's barrier, shooting towards Qian Xunji, giving him no chance to dodge at all, shattering the protective shield around him, and then hitting one of his wings, actually severing it!
Black blood spurted from Qian Xunji's wounds, and any flowers and plants on the ground that were splashed with even a tiny bit of it withered and died instantly, without exception.
Qian Xunji was severely injured, and his body swayed in the air, almost falling to the ground. After finally regaining his balance, he dared not fight against Qi Ling and could only continue flying into the distance.
"Oh? Not fighting back? What a stroke of luck!" Qi Ling looked at Qian Xunji, who was still flying, and couldn't help but laugh. "Then I won't hold back. I was just looking for a moving target like this to practice my archery skills!"
So Qi Ling drew his bow again, and this time, three arrows appeared on Qi Ling's Hou Yi Bow! Each arrow was aimed at one of Qian Xunji's wings, striving to shoot him into a bald eagle!
" Qian Xunji, if you don't dodge, your chicken wings will fall off!" Qi Ling said, releasing the bowstring and shooting three arrows at his three wings.
The reason Qi Ling didn't aim at Qian Xunji's main body was because she knew that although Hou Yi Bow was powerful, it would still be difficult to kill Qian Xunji. However, if she didn't aim at his main body, it might be a different story.
Qian Xunji was also anxious, because he felt the power of the three arrows. If he really lost three wings, he might really be left behind.
Left with no other choice, Qian Xunji shouted, " Xue Qinghe! Where the hell have you been?! Come out right now!"
Upon hearing Qian Xunji's summons, Xue Qinghe reluctantly appeared, emerging suddenly from another dimension, right in the path of the three arrows.
After deflecting the three golden arrows in succession, Xue Qinghe immediately wanted to escape. He really didn't want to face Qi Ling for even a moment longer, let alone in a situation where it had to be one-on-one.
With Xue Qinghe providing cover, Qian Xunji quickly escaped. But just as Xue Qinghe was about to leave as well, Qi Ling said, "Trying to show off and then running away? I won't let you be so free! Xue Qinghe, take this arrow!"
"Hmph, it's just an arrow, Qi Ling. Don't underestimate me. I am, after all, one of the Eight Devils' Souls, the Chaos Evil Dragon. How could I possibly be defeated by your arrow..." Xue Qinghe was about to say a few harsh words in resentment, but he suddenly couldn't continue, because he realized that Qi Ling's arrow seemed a little different!
This time, he didn't conjure arrows out of thin air with his Soul Power, but used a real object as an arrow—he nocked the Xuanyuan Sword onto the bowstring!