Chapter 46
Elder Sister?
The two young women moved locations to in front of the hotel instead. The power of Grandmaster-level beings, if it exploded carelessly, could easily damage the surrounding environment.
Bai Fanxian observed the qi power bursting from Xie Suyao's body. Even though she didn't intend it, the poison accumulated in her body was packed densely into her qi power until it could be seen with the naked eye.
Xie Suyao's qi power was pitch black and looked murky. Just releasing it, the ground around her body had already melted into shallow pits.
"Attack me."
Bai Fanxian spoke calmly, her voice different from the excited spectators watching.
"Will this really work..." Xie Suyao made a troubled expression. Even though she felt this Miss Goddess's Smile was trustworthy, she couldn't sense even a bit of qi power in Bai Fanxian's body, so she still didn't dare take action.
In that instant, though, Bai Fanxian's no less heavy pressure exploded out. The people around trembled when they sensed the incredibly intense qi power of this young woman!
Grandmaster-level qi power!
Goddess's Smile was also a Grandmaster-level being!
"What the hell!"
"Are Grandmasters this common now?"
The watching crowd cried out in astonishment. The more the two qi powers began clashing and pressing against each other without either side yielding, the more stunned they became.
Seeing that Miss Goddess's Smile was also a Grandmaster, Xie Suyao sighed in relief. At least she could be somewhat confident her own power wouldn't harm the other side that easily.
On the other hand, she was extremely surprised. This woman looked only in her twenties, yet could achieve Grandmaster-level status. Or maybe she had a body like hers?
The more Xie Suyao thought, the more she felt like she'd met a friend. This similarity was like thin threads that made her able to trust and feel interested in this woman from their first meeting.
"Be careful..."
The young woman took a breath and warned her with good intentions. She waved her hand to the side. Her qi power condensed into a mass and shot toward Bai Fanxian.
This mass of power was infused with deadly poison that could corrode whatever it touched. Xie Suyao, afraid of injuring Bai Fanxian, held back quite a bit. The spectators who didn't know, though, thought it was a fatal attack, and gasped watching Bai Fanxian raise her bare hand to receive it!
Bai Fanxian sensed Xie Suyao's qi power in her hand with an impassive expression. The poison infused with the qi tried to corrode her skin eagerly, but it couldn't even touch her actual skin.
That was natural. Bai Fanxian's body had been forged with who knows how many thousands of medicines. Using her own body to test the medicines she'd refined until it developed into something beyond common sense made her never fear poison or foreign substances anymore.
"Don't hold back."
Bai Fanxian waved her hand lightly and that mass of qi power disappeared. She turned to make eye contact with Xie Suyao, who trembled the instant their eyes met.
This person could sense her qi power without getting injured?
This was both surprising and delightful at the same time. Since reaching Grandmaster level, no one could touch her body anymore—not to mention her qi power like Bai Fanxian!
"Yes!"
Xie Suyao responded while staring at Bai Fanxian with sparkling eyes. She released the power circulating in her body until it shot up toward the sky. Right now it was early evening. Village Beneath the Clouds was still bustling. The lights and decorations in the village adorned like a festival made it not dark at all.
When Xie Suyao's qi power appeared suddenly, it naturally became the center of attention. People far away could see something like a large murky spider overlapping with wind currents in the sky like an illusion.
The crowd started retreating further. Just watching, they could still perceive the danger. For small-time cultivators like them, no one dared risk their lives!
This intense pressure would naturally call great beings to appear. Han Junpo, who'd been keeping to himself, couldn't help but come out to watch personally. His injuries hadn't fully healed yet. His complexion was still a bit pale, but he could still walk around comfortably.
Naturally, the appearance of another Grandmaster-level being was quickly noticed. Soon news that Han Junpo was here too spread out.
"Xie Suyao's this strong now?" The old man gritted his teeth with displeasure. He looked at the young woman's surging qi power with jealousy. Previously they'd been at the same level, but not seeing her for just a few years, Xie Suyao had surpassed him by several stages already.
"The other one fighting is... Bai Fanxian!?"
Han Junpo was so stunned he forgot about his injuries. He accidentally blurted out the young woman's name in shock. When he realized, the old man coughed lightly to cover it up. He turned his back and walked away quietly, but the corner of his eye still stared at that clash.
How could no one hear, though? A Grandmaster-level being just appearing was already the center of attention. So just that sentence he let slip was secretly overheard by the surrounding crowd with both ears!
"...Bai Fanxian?"
"That name sounds familiar."
"Isn't that the new Grandmaster from the east?"
"Yeah! There was news about her just a few days ago!"
"Wait, so Goddess's Smile is Bai Fanxian? That can't be a coincidence!"
The crowd chatted excitedly the instant this topic was revealed. The cultivator world in the country wasn't that big. News that there was a new Grandmaster named Bai Fanxian had spread for a while before. Since no one had pictures to confirm it, though, it was thought to be just rumor and forgotten in no time.
Who would've thought both were the same person!
Director Wang, who was hiding in the crowd, was excited too. If Goddess's Smile was the same person as Bai Fanxian, that meant he could rank her higher than Xie Suyao without having to fear!
Because both were Grandmasters!
The more he thought, the more delighted he became. He ordered his assistants to capture images of the atmosphere and the battle between both well, not missing even one spot!
On the two young women's side, when Xie Suyao released her power completely, it seemed like she'd vented a bit. It was only a bit, though. She still felt the stuffiness in her body ready to explode at any time.
"Attack without holding back."
Bai Fanxian spoke calmly. Xie Suyao bit her lip and decided to act. Her body merged with the qi power around her until it formed a black layer. With just one movement, she'd already shot to appear in front of Bai Fanxian!
Boom!
The impact created tremors spreading in a wide circle. The surrounding buildings and houses shook lightly as proof of how intense it was!
When the smoke cleared, the crowd saw the two young women's figures standing close together. Both their clothes were fluttering and swaying, creating a beautiful image. The Red Widow Queen's palm was caught by Bai Fanxian until she couldn't move.
Xie Suyao looked at the situation happening with shocked feelings. She looked at the beautiful slender fingers holding her wrist with strange feelings. Her first instinct was to shake it off from deep-seated fear that she'd injure the person touching her.
When their eyes met, though, the young woman felt like the image in her head exploded into pure white. The closer they were like this, it was like she could smell the fragrant scent full of lofty charm emanating from the other side's body.
While Xie Suyao was daydreaming, Bai Fanxian didn't show consideration. She used just one arm to swing her until her body was sent flying far away!
"This might be easier..."
Bai Fanxian jumped after her. Seeing the legendary midair movement, the crowd's eyes naturally sparkled. That was like the goal of their cultivation and confirmation that Bai Fanxian was truly a Grandmaster!
She caught Xie Suyao's body midair, exerting force to swing again. The young woman's slender body shot down and crashed into the road until a small pit formed.
Naturally, just this couldn't injure a Grandmaster-level being. Xie Suyao was just confused and feeling strange. Bai Fanxian didn't let her recover, though. The next barrage of attacks shot down from the sky until Xie Suyao had to flip to dodge. The parts she couldn't dodge, she had to use qi power to resist!
The image of Bai Fanxian standing in the sky, her hair and hem swaying with the evening wind, created irresistible beauty. Skilled photographers rushed to capture images from many angles. Meanwhile, Xie Suyao felt her own heart was beating irregularly beyond control.
It was a feeling that had never happened to her before in her life.
The young woman shook her head to chase that strange thought away.
Bai Fanxian didn't let her rest long, though. The next barrage of attacks shot in, so accurate that Xie Suyao couldn't dodge anymore. She had to tense her qi power in her body to defend only!
The battle of these two great beings spread throughout the whole village. Xie Suyao's body sometimes flew, sometimes dodged along the way. No matter who or from which corner, everyone witnessed this sky-shaking battle at least once. No buildings were damaged or anyone injured by stray shots, though. Bai Fanxian could control everything completely and beautifully.
The chaos continued for about half an hour. By now, everyone was paying extreme attention to this clash. The image of Bai Fanxian being the only attacking side while Xie Suyao could only defend made them draw breaths and reassess Bai Fanxian.
Boom!
The violent impact sound rang out for the last time. At the road in the middle of the village appeared another pit. Xie Suyao was now lying exhausted at the bottom of that hole. Both the qi power and physical power in her body were wrung out until not even a drop remained. Her clothes showed some torn and ragged traces. Combined with the young woman's flushed face and harsh, rapid breathing, it could easily make the crowd's hearts pound.
Thud!
Bai Fanxian appeared beside Xie Suyao. Her Heaven Sense swept once to check her body again, while she threw her outer robe onto Xie Suyao's body lightly.
Xie Suyao could sense warm hands touching her head, while her nose caught Bai Fanxian's signature scent from her robe. She didn't know what was happening. The young woman felt as if she couldn't control herself.
The more Bai Fanxian moved closer, the more her heart pounded. She feared if Miss Goddess's Smile moved a bit closer, she'd definitely hear her heartbeat!
So she could only bow her head, not daring to make eye contact. Her eyes still kept trying to peek at the profile of the one helping her.
"You released all the poison in your body. Your body's developed a bit too. Don't worry—it won't explode again."
Bai Fanxian withdrew her hand from Xie Suyao's head. The young woman looked at those slender hands with regret. She didn't know why she wanted those sublime hands to keep patting her head longer.
When sensing the power in her own body, Xie Suyao felt a peace like never before. The poison that used to threaten to burst could now be easily controlled by her.
Though Bai Fanxian spoke easily that just releasing all poison from the body could solve this problem, in reality it wasn't that simple.
Xie Suyao's poison was truly severe. If she randomly released power at this level into this city, the entire city would definitely become poison hell.
Bai Fanxian forced her to keep using qi to defend herself. The poison in that qi was absorbed by Bai Fanxian's pure qi when they clashed until depleted. This method, besides carefully calculating power levels, also required the ability to perceive in detail how much power the other side had left.
And had to wring it out until the limit. Standing still, there was no way to do this.
Human power would be drawn out when oneself was in danger. Bai Fanxian just controlled her own power to be dangerous to Xie Suyao each time she attacked, yet also at the point where Xie Suyao could defend just right as well.
Besides this, she also imbued her own pure qi to gradually adjust Xie Suyao's body condition skillfully. As said before, this wasn't the first time Bai Fanxian had done this!
So she could do it extremely skillfully.
And only Bai Fanxian could do this!
When matters concluded, Bai Fanxian got up to walk back to the hotel stubbornly, making the young woman lying on the ground grit her teeth and get up following with all her strength.
Bai Fanxian's hem was pulled again. She felt lately her people loved pulling her hem like this excessively.
Since both were little girls, though, she didn't really mind.
Xie Suyao realized she was being rude and quickly released her hand with an awkward demeanor. The young woman's face was so flushed it was like a young girl. She didn't dare make eye contact with Bai Fanxian, who turned to look. She could only grip the robe covering her shoulders tightly.
"Um... Miss Goddess's Smile."
The young woman didn't know what she should say next. She looked like a tiny child who was extremely shy.
"I mean... it's just..."
"C-can I call you 'Elder Sister'?"
Xie Suyao spoke in a tiny voice. It was a sentence that took all the courage in her life to speak!