The timing chosen by these two figures to attack was excellent; upon realizing they might be exposed and unable to launch a sneak attack, they immediately chose to initiate combat when Qi Ping and his companion were unprepared and not communicating!
The purpose was to catch Qi Ping and his companion off guard.
Qi Ping and his companion instantly guessed the enemy's intention in choosing this timing to act.
"Experts!"
"Absolutely expert assassins!"
The fact that these two individuals could act in such perfect synchronicity at that moment, despite an unexpected situation and without prior communication, showed that regardless of their raw strength, their combat experience alone indicated they were not to be trifled with.
At least Qi Ping, who had not gone through many life-and-death battles, was definitely no match for them.
Therefore, thinking of this, even with the Gold Marrow Bee as a backup, Qi Ping dared not be careless in the slightest.
These two figures were dressed in black robes, which, judging by their texture and Aura, were Low Grade defensive Magical Artifacts.
From their physiques, they appeared to be one male and one female.
The male was at Qi Refining Fifth Layer, and the female was at Qi Refining Fourth Layer!
Upon sensing the enemy's Cultivation Realm and equipment, Qi Ping and Nan Jie's expressions instantly darkened.
Not only did these two possess greater overall strength than them, but their defensive robes also reduced the effectiveness of Qi Ping and his companion's poison-based tactics by half!
While still largely effective, they were indeed significantly restricted.
Such a situation was too dangerous for Qi Ping and his companion.
Perhaps life and death would be decided in an instant...
Facing this situation, Nan Jie immediately prepared for a desperate fight!
She planned to risk her life to erupt and delay the two, attracting the enemies' attention with the greatest commotion possible, and then buy herself and Qi Ping an opportunity to use poison.
Qi Ping's strength was not high, and direct confrontation would not be very effective; only by using poison from behind could he achieve an unexpected effect.
This way, they would have a greater chance of victory.
The moment Nan Jie made her move, a powerful Aura instantly erupted from her, an Aura that could even faintly contend with the Qi Refining Fifth Layer black-robed male!
This powerful Aura surprised even Qi Ping; the Aura Nan Jie unleashed at this moment was much stronger than Wang Shan's.
However, facing Nan Jie's outburst, these two black-robed enemies seemed to have anticipated it; from the moment they revealed themselves to their assault, the Qi Refining Fifth Layer black-robed male immediately charged towards Nan Jie.
The other Qi Refining Fourth Layer black-robed female, however, chose to bypass Nan Jie and attack Qi Ping from behind.
This directly caused Nan Jie's plan of single-handedly delaying both of them to fail.
"Do these two black-robed individuals know our information?"
A hint of doubt simultaneously arose in the hearts of Qi Ping and Nan Jie.
If not, how could these two have formulated such a targeted encirclement strategy without them revealing their Aura?
Especially since Qi Ping was still concealing his Aura with the Qi Concealment Art!
The two then recalled the incident half a month ago, when the beekeeper from Area D, Number 032, was killed outside, and the wealth on his mountain peak was quietly plundered.
Judging by this, their information might also have been sold out!
Nan Jie even suspected that her poison tactics might have already been exposed; these two black-robed individuals clearly intended to quickly eliminate Qi Ping, this novice, and then encircle and kill her!
"Damn it! Which son of a bitch sold out our information!" Nan Jie couldn't help but curse inwardly.
But now that things had come to this, she only hoped to use poison to unexpectedly kill the Qi Refining Fifth Layer black-robed male in front of her in a short amount of time.
Then, before Qi Ping was killed, she would save him and together with him, deal with the remaining black-robed female.
This was the only chance she could think of right now; if Qi Ping fell first, she would likely be finished under a pincer attack.
"Xiao Qi, you must hold on a little longer..." Nan Jie hoped inwardly.
Qi Ping's various performances today also made her believe that he must have some hidden methods.
And as for the Qi Refining Fifth Layer black-robed male in front of her, with all her methods unleashed, as long as the timing was right, there might be a chance to take him out in one go!
The life-and-death battle began in the blink of an eye...
Nan Jie immediately engaged in a fierce battle with the black-robed male!
Blade lights and sword shadows, the cold, harsh clanging of Magical Artifacts continuously resounded, powerful fluctuations sweeping everything in all directions.
Neither side spoke a word from beginning to end, nor did anyone ask why; there was only the ruthlessness of going all out to kill the opponent!
The cruelty of the lower echelons of the Cultivation World was revealed at this moment; there were no questions, no reasons, only the life-and-death struggle of the strong preying on the weak!
Win and live, lose and die!
Just like the life-and-death struggle between the black-robed male and Nan Jie now, a slight mistake could lead to a severed head or death by poison.
If someone said robber cultivators didn't use poison, Nan Jie would never believe it.
Just as the two were fully focused on their battle, a bloodcurdling scream rang out...
This made Nan Jie's heart instinctively chill; was Qi Ping unable to hold on so quickly?
However, she quickly realized that the scream was actually from the black-robed female!
This greatly surprised Nan Jie!
Qi Ping seemed to have won?
Although this result was somewhat unbelievable, she didn't know how Qi Ping had done it, but this was undoubtedly a huge piece of good news!
At the same time, she immediately composed herself and focused entirely on the battle at hand.
She wanted to see if this scream would cause the black-robed male to reveal a flaw, giving her a chance to use poison...
"Here it comes!"
The facts did not disappoint Nan Jie; after the black-robed female's scream appeared, the black-robed male indeed revealed a subtle flaw in his shock.
It was because of this small flaw that, in the next moment, a poisoned needle-shaped Magical Artifact instantly cut across the black-robed male's hand!
The potent poison on it immediately made the black-robed male feel a great sense of dread.
With decisive action, the black-robed male actually took out an Ink Cicada from his wrist, which immediately caused Nan Jie's expression to change drastically!
An incredibly fatal crisis arose in her heart!
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How could the black-robed male have such a thing!
Fortunately, at that critical moment, hundreds of golden Bees instantly surrounded the black-robed male!
Under their sharp and powerful stingers, the black-robed male's robe, which only had the strength of a Low Grade Magical Artifact, was quickly pierced through! Under the intense pain and venom invasion, screams also followed!
Nan Jie immediately seized this opportunity, quickly rushed over, and beheaded the black-robed male with a sword! To prevent the black-robed male from using the Ink Cicada with his powerful will, which would have meant her death!
After killing the black-robed male, Nan Jie turned and exchanged glances with Qi Ping, then, in unspoken understanding, immediately stripped the black-robed person of his robe, weapon, and Storage Pouch.
The corpse was also thrown with all their might into the dense jungle far away, after which Qi Ping and Nan Jie quickly left the area.
After escaping a significant distance, the two immediately found a relatively safe place to hide.
Only then did the two finally let out a slight sigh of relief.
The reason they didn't continue to flee was that the more fearful and panicked they were, the more likely they were to fall into new traps.
After a long sigh of relief, Nan Jie looked at Qi Ping with a somewhat complex expression.
"Xiao Qi, are these Gold Marrow Bees your Spirit Beasts?" Nan Jie asked, still somewhat incredulous.
"Yes, Nan Jie, I contracted their Bee Queen."
Qi Ping nodded; at this point, even if he said no, Nan Jie wouldn't believe him, right?
Moreover, in the life-and-death battle just now, Nan Jie had been incredibly supportive of him, arranging him in the back while she single-handedly resisted the two Qi Refining Middle Stage black-robed individuals, even though the plan didn't succeed.
But this also showed Nan Jie's character.
"I never thought you were the one hiding the deepest among us; I was completely fooled by you... But it's a good thing you were here, otherwise, we might have really died this time!"
Thinking of her earlier worry for Qi Ping, with this group of Gold Marrow Bees, it was clear her worry had been unnecessary.
However, after surviving the ordeal, her heart was filled more with joy, and a slight hesitation.
After a while, Nan Jie seemed to have made a decision, pulling out a somewhat tattered ancient book from her Storage Pouch and handing it to Qi Ping.
Qi Ping looked at the tattered ancient book, somewhat bewildered, and asked, confused:
"Nan Jie, what is this?"
"It's for you; it should be useful to you. You'll know when you look at it. Consider it repayment for saving my life just now. If it weren't for you, that Ink Cicada would have definitely taken my life."
Qi Ping curiously reached out and took the tattered book Nan Jie handed him. Upon opening it, the first page had seven large characters written on it:
"Spiritual Beast Cultivation: Demon Insect Chapter"!
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