Shui Bing'er forced herself to calm down and said in a deep voice, "So you are a senior from Canghui Academy. May I ask what brings you here to stop this junior?"
Shi Nian revealed a faint smile, but it was devoid of any warmth: "I have no problem with giving you guidance, but I just need you... to disappear from this world."
Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er instantly realized something, and her expression changed.
His next opponent is Canghui Academy!
Shi Nian seemed to enjoy her expression at that moment, and said in a sinister tone, "If you have to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for being too outstanding. As long as you, the captain, disappear from this world, then our Canghui Academy will have a chance to advance to the next round of the competition."
"After we face Blazing Fire Academy and Divine Wind Academy, I will kill Fire Dance and Feng Xiaotian!"
Upon hearing this, Shui Bing'er's face turned deathly pale.
The opponent is a Soul Saint! There's no way I can fight back!
She glanced at the hazy surroundings, forcing back the trembling in her voice, and said, "You're going to make your move here? Don't forget, this is the street of Heaven Dou City! Even if you kill me, you can forget about having a place in the Soul Master world!"
Shi Nian smiled, her wrinkles bunching up like a withered chrysanthemum.
His sinister eyes flashed with a cold light: "Since I've decided to take action, I've already made thorough preparations. I won't leave any evidence."
"Take another look. Is this really still the street of Heaven Dou City?"
As he finished speaking, the hazy scene around him suddenly became clear.
Shui Bing'er was surprised to find that she was no longer on a bustling street, but standing in a desolate wilderness!
Looking back, one can still vaguely see the tall city walls of Tiandou City in the distance.
This should be in a small grove of trees outside the city.
When did I arrive here?
Shi Nian chuckled evilly, "My greatest pleasure in this life is watching those so-called geniuses go mad little by little in my 'broken dream' until they finally die in despair. Soon, I will see a genius girl turn into that pitiful state, and I can already feel my excitement."
"but..."
As he spoke, Shi Nian's cloudy eyes began to brazenly look Shui Bing'er up and down, making "tsk tsk" sounds of admiration.
"You little chick, your figure and looks are quite to my liking. It would be a shame to kill you just like that. How about I enjoy myself a bit before I die? Hehehehehehe!"
That lewd laughter made Shui Bing'er feel nauseous and terrified.
She was so frightened that she trembled all over, her body stiffened, and she didn't even have the strength to move a finger.
Just as Shi Nian was about to unleash his illusionary soul skill to drag the beautiful girl in front of him into the abyss of despair, the smile on his face suddenly vanished.
He yelled, "Who's there? Sneaking around like that, get out here!"
...
Behind a large rock not far away, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Feng Xiaotian covered their mouths tightly, not daring to even breathe.
The three of them were simply unwilling to give up, so they chased after Shui Bing'er, wanting to persuade her again.
Unexpectedly, Shui Bing'er walked out of the city. Out of curiosity, they followed her and ended up witnessing this murder case.
They were still hesitating about whether or not to go out and rescue Shui Bing'er.
But the opponent is a Soul Saint! Even if these few Soul Masters rush out, they will only be offering their heads as sacrifices and adding a few more innocent souls to the list.
So they were figuring out how to slip away unnoticed and go get reinforcements.
However, they still underestimated the spiritual perception ability of a Soul Saint, and were discovered so quickly.
Now that we've been discovered, let's run!
The three exchanged a glance and instantly made up their minds to go all out and flee in different directions without looking back!
However, just as they were about to take action, a tall and imposing figure suddenly leaped down from a large tree not far from Shui Bing'er.
He landed steadily on the ground without making a sound.
The man's silver, tousled hair shimmered in the sunlight, and his golden eyes held a playful expression as he looked at Shi Nian before him.
"If I hadn't happened to be nearby, you old geezer would have really gotten away with it."
"You specifically target young geniuses and enjoy torturing them? Heh... You're a fallen soul master, aren't you!"
At the end, the man's tone suddenly turned cold!
An indescribable, terrifying pressure, like Mount Tai pressing down, instantly enveloped Shi Nian!
"Thump!"
Before Shi Nian could even react, his legs buckled, and he was forced to his knees by the immense pressure! His knees pounded two shallow dents into the hard ground.
He looked up in horror at the silver-haired youth who had suddenly appeared before him, his eyes filled with shock.
Shui Bing'er also saw who it was.
'It's Dongfang Jing! What's he doing here?'
Dongfang Jing ignored Shi Nian's fear and didn't look at Shui Bing'er. His gaze fell behind the boulder.
"Hey, you three over there, stop hiding and come out."
Huo Wu and the other two shuddered, knowing they couldn't escape it, and could only grit their teeth and carefully emerge from behind the boulder.
When they saw Shi Nian kneeling on the ground and Dongfang Jing looking relaxed and carefree, all three of them were filled with shock.
With just one sentence, a Soul Saint knelt down?
What kind of monster is this Eastern Mirror?!
Shi Nian knelt on the ground, trembling all over. He wanted to resist, but found that his martial spirit, Remnant Dream, was out of control and could not be mobilized at all.
"Who...who are you?!" Shi Nian managed to squeeze out a few words through gritted teeth.
Dongfang Jing simply couldn't be bothered to answer his question.
He had already activated the "Exorcising Evil Domain," and at this age, his Remnant Dream Martial Soul was only capable of casting evil illusions! Not to mention that his strength was even lower than Dongfang Jing's.
Being within the domain, Shi Nian naturally couldn't summon his martial soul to use soul skills.
A mirror image identical to the Eastern Mirror appeared silently behind Shi Nian, holding a gleaming golden blade in its hand.
Shi Nian felt the coolness pressed against her chin and was about to turn around.
"Pfft!"
The cold blade had cleanly and decisively sliced across his neck.
A head, its face contorted with terror and resentment, shot into the air, arcing through the sky before finally tumbling down into the nearby grass.
The headless corpse swayed twice before collapsing to the ground with a thud, its blood staining the ground red.
Sold out instantly!
A Soul Saint was instantly killed in an instant!
Shui Bing'er stared blankly at the scene before her, her mind completely blank.
Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Feng Xiaotian were so frightened that their legs went weak and they almost collapsed to the ground.
Dongfang Jing acted as if he had only done something insignificant. He withdrew his martial spirit and mirror image, walked up to Shui Bing'er who was still somewhat shaken, and asked, "Are you alright?"
Shui Bing'er then seemed to wake from a dream. Looking into Dongfang Jing's golden eyes, she quickly shook her head and waved her hand, saying somewhat incoherently, "I...I'm fine, thank you...thank you for saving me."
As she spoke, she bowed deeply to the mirror in the east.
Dongfang Jing waved his hand dismissively and said, "No need to be polite, I just happened to be nearby."
Dongfang Jing was not lying.
He planned to finish off Tang San tonight.
To ensure absolute safety and to give him no chance to escape, he began in advance to leave undetectable spatial markers on various secluded paths from outside Tiandou City to inside the city.
As the saying goes, it's better to be safe than sorry.
After all, Tang San was originally intended to be the protagonist of this world, and who knows if he might have some trump card to save his life.
It's always better to play it safe than sorry.
I never expected that I would stumble upon Shui Bing'er's dangerous situation.
Since we've run into this situation, there's no reason for us to stand idly by.
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