"Awooo!!!"
"Fool, you actually fell for it." Qian Lin chuckled twice. Naturally, she couldn't pull out the Pear Blossom Storm Needles. She hadn't even managed to get her hands on that sinister thing in her past life, making her seriously doubt if it even existed.
So what she had just thrown out wasn't the Pear Blossom Storm Needles either, but a life-preserving prop she learned from a fellow Demonic Path enthusiast who was also good at surviving.
That fellow enthusiast called this thing the Palm Sun. You stuff various strange plant powders into a small cylinder, then inject Spiritual Qi to detonate it. Those plant powders, stimulated by the Spiritual Qi, erupt with extremely intense flashes of light, which can effectively hinder even a Grandmaster expert caught off guard.
And now, this Man in Black in the Heart Nurturing Realm had taken the Palm Sun directly to the Face... Ah, let's hope his eyes are okay.
"You brat! If I don't kill you, I swear I'm not human!"
A shrill scream rang out from behind. Though the gender was indistinguishable, Qian Lin could clearly hear the thick venomous resentment in it.
Hmm, the effect of this hidden weapon seems quite good.
A forest appeared ahead. After a brief moment of thought, Qian Lin immediately decided to hide in the woods.
Playing a game of chase on open flat ground was far too disadvantageous for her. While she had quite a few little props on hand, they could at most cause the Man in Black some minor hindrance. If that black-haired Stupid Girl couldn't bring back help before these props ran out, she'd be in real danger.
She was a Genius, alright, but fighting someone of a higher Realm was still a bit strenuous for her.
Unless absolutely forced, it was better to choose a safer method.
This forest would definitely slow down the Man in Black's speed, and the abundance of cover was more suited for her movements. So, what was she waiting for?
The white-haired Little Girl darted into the small woods in a flash. A flicker of hesitation passed through the Man in Black's eyes. The ambush had failed; he really should retreat now and wait for the next opportunity.
Water Element Cultivators weren't limited to just this girl. The wise choice was actually to leave immediately.
This white-haired girl's companion had already been gone for some time. Sacred Land Disciples from Honghu Academy could appear at any moment. Those guys, who started at the Body Tempering Realm at the very least, were not someone he could handle.
Just as the Man in Black was considering retreat, Qian Lin, who had already slipped into the small woods, looked back. Seeing that the Man in Black had actually slowed down and showed signs of retreat, a look of contempt actually appeared on her cute little Face.
Contempt?!
A surge of nameless fury instantly welled up in the Man in Black's heart. This damned white-haired runt dared to look down on him?
This is unbearable!
Today, even if he ended up being hunted down by those Academy guys, he had to finish off this white-haired brat!
Otherwise, where would his Face be!
Those on the Demonic Path generally didn't have very good tempers... Then again, people with good tempers wouldn't become Demonic Path Cultivators in the first place!
Qian Lin could pat her flat chest and guarantee that every single Demonic Path Cultivator, without exception, had psychological flaws—the kind that would explode at the slightest provocation.
Clearly, this Blood Sea Sect's Man in Black was the same, lured into the small woods by a single provocative glance from Qian Lin.
The moment he charged into the small woods, the Man in Black saw a white figure struggling to run ahead. For a Little Girl at the Peiyuan Realm, her agility was already quite impressive. But he was a full Rank higher than this girl!
Blinded by rage, he completely failed to notice that the movements of the figure ahead seemed somewhat stiff. His eyes were now fixed only on the girl. All he wanted was to carve out her heart and disembowel her at the fastest speed possible, to watch this damned girl die in agony.
To make her know the consequences of offending him!
Pushing his Spiritual Qi to the limit, a thin layer of Blood mist enveloped the Man in Black's body, boosting his speed by twenty to thirty percent in an instant.
In just a few breaths, he caught up to the still-fleeing white-haired girl. Seeming to hear the noise behind her, the white-haired girl tried to turn her head. Judging by her movements, she probably intended to use her little props again to delay her pursuer.
But it was too late! A slight curve appeared at the corner of the Man in Black's mouth, hidden beneath layers of black cloth. He could already envision the scene of this white-haired brat turning into a corpse under his hands.
"Die! You reckless girl!" His right hand formed into a claw, and the Man in Black pierced through the white-haired girl's chest with lightning speed.
But... there was no sensation of hitting flesh... instead, it felt like striking a block of solid ice.
Bone-piercing cold qi surged from his right hand into his body. In that instant, the Man in Black's body felt as if it were frozen, completely unable to Move.
Everything before his eyes vanished like shattered glass. An extreme cold aura appeared behind the Man in Black. Qian Lin had already leaped high into the air, her right hand transformed into a palm, with deep blue Spiritual Qi swirling around it.
He had fallen for a trick! The Man in Black was shocked in his heart. Just who was this girl? To actually devise such a counterattack in such a short time.
And... he hadn't even noticed such an obvious trap!
"Shatter!" Qian Lin aimed a palm strike directly at the Man in Black's back, towards his heart.
But the Man in Black's strength ultimately played a role. Just before Qian Lin's finishing Move landed on him, he forcibly dissolved the cold qi within his body using his blood Qi, twisting his body at the critical moment, causing Qian Lin's palm to land on his shoulder instead.
"Ugh!"
Bone-piercing cold qi invaded his Meridians, temporarily crippling the Man in Black's left arm.
Having landed a hit, Qian Lin had no intention of giving the Man in Black a chance to recover. Pressing her advantage, she launched a series of follow-up attacks while he was busy resisting the invading cold qi.
With only one usable hand left, the Man in Black, under Qian Lin's assault, was momentarily forced onto the defensive. In the few exchanges, his left shoulder was struck by another palm from Qian Lin.
This girl's Moves were so bizarre, a mix of feints and real attacks, completely unpredictable. They didn't resemble a proper, orthodox set of techniques at all.
Struggling to parry Qian Lin's pursuit, the Man in Black grew increasingly astonished in his heart. This girl would undoubtedly achieve great things in the future. She absolutely must not—
Before he could finish the thought, several terrifying auras had already locked onto him. A Flying Sword descended from the sky, its sharp aura forcing even Qian Lin to temporarily retreat to avoid its Sharpness.
Could those lunatics from the Green Lotus Sword Sect pay a little attention to the fact that there are allies here!
Boom!
"Tsk, Blood Evasion Technique." Qian Lin muttered softly, then took a few more steps back to avoid being caught in the Sword Cultivator's attack.
With a loud bang, the Man in Black transformed into a cloud of Blood mist and sank into the ground, leaving only a black garment behind, which was shredded into pieces by the Sharp Weapon that had flown in from afar.
The next moment, a Green-robed Sword Cultivator appeared where the Flying Sword had been. Frowning slightly as he looked at the shredded black garment, he seemed regretful that the Demonic Path Cultivator had managed to escape.