Chapter 67

Chapter 67

Last time I was careless and did not cast any techniques beforehand, resulting in being completely overwhelmed by Li Shiyin's fierce barrage of heavy attacks from the very start without any room to fight back. But it won't happen again this time...

Zhang Shan's sword-wielding hand faintly gleamed like metal. He had already activated some kind of technique, integrating himself with the sword to form a whole entity, allowing him to wield the sword like an arm extension while amplifying his strength, making him stronger than before!

"Die!" He let out a roar as his sword clashed with Li Shiyin's.

However...

Despite having casted a technique and undergoing a tremendous boost in his battle prowess, the outcome was still the same as last time.

An extremely terrifying force was transmitted through his sword. He was unable to resist it as the sword pulled his hand, his hand pulled his body, and his body lost balance...

It was even worse than last time. Last time, he had exchanged dozens of moves with his opponent before being defeated. But this time, he did not even manage to complete a single exchange.

"Why?" He was very puzzled. His techniques, swordsmanship and strength had all improved, so why was it still inferior compared to last time?

He was unaware that in terms of pure physical prowess, rogue cultivators like him would still fall far short of Li Shiyin's Foundation Establishment Stage physique even after cultivating for another hundred years.

It was an issue of resources. They would not have access to as many spiritual medicines to consume, an alchemist specially refining body-enhancing medicinal baths for them, or someone finding top-tier cultivation methods for them. Coupled with inferior talent, they were completely outmatched in all aspects.

Moreover, not only had he utilized a technique during this clash, Li Shiyin had also activated her own technique. And Li Shiyin's Starlight Technique she used was more powerful than his...

So how could he possibly win?

With a sword strike that disrupted Zhang Shan's center of gravity, Li Shiyin remembered her master's teachings to kill Wang Wu first instead of Zhang Shan. She then turned around and delivered a high kick, capitalizing on Zhang Shan's unsteady footing to land a kick squarely on his face that sent him flying out of the battlefield. Her attention shifted forward as she now faced Wang Wu directly.

"Zhang Shan didn't even last a move?" Wang Wu's heart skipped a beat.

But he would not retreat. He quickly stimulated his magic power, igniting flames on his huge blade as he charged at Li Shiyin. The two closed in on each other, but he suddenly opened his mouth wide at Li Shiyin instead.

"Roar!!"

At that instant, his head seemed to transform into a lion's as he let out a lion's roar!

Caught off guard by this sudden lion's roar, Li Shiyin failed to evade it and was instantly dazed by the shockwave.

"Hmph!" Wang Wu let out a cold humph. Gripping his blade with both hands, he pounced forward with his entire body cloaked in flames, making him resemble a flaming lion. This pounce was the lion's ferocious pounce!

Wang Wu’s attacks still maintained relentless pressure...

And the Zhang Shan who was previously blasted away by her had already been treated and fully healed by Wu Qing, now standing by Wu Qing’s side.

Li Shiyin felt her heart sink bit by bit.

"It's over..." she thought.

Looking at his silly disciple up ahead, Qin Ran let his trembling act drop and stopped squeezing out sweat forcibly. There seemed to be traces of anxiety in his eyes. Wasn't the pressure he created for his disciple a bit too much for her first venture down the mountain? His body flickered as he was about to summon another water clone to help...

But it was right at this moment!

A loud "swish" rang out.

With all her strength behind it, Li Shiyin forced Wang Wu back with a heavy sword swing. Aiming her glowing sword tip squarely at the stationary Wu Qing from afar...

A beam of starlight fired off at lightning speed before Wang Wu and Zhang Shan could react, hitting Wu Qing right in her chest to puncture a bowl-sized, blood-spurting hole!

"Wu Qing!" Zhang Shan shrieked in alarm as he rushed to support Wu Qing.

As Wu Qing cultivated wood attribute techniques, her vitality was tenacious. Even with a hole punctured through her chest, she was not dead yet. Instead, the blood flow quickly stopped as new flesh sprouted, already working to mend the wound.

"No..." she wheezed out, "...Don't mind me, go help Wang Wu!"

Zhang Shan looked back to see Wang Wu screaming out an "Ah!" as the tip of a sword withdrew from his turned back, leaving a bleeding stab wound.

"Wang Wu is injured?" His heart convulsed in horror. Weren't Wang Wu and that girl still exchanging moves just now with Wang Wu having the upper hand?

In the next moment, chaotic flashes of starlight and a flurry of swords...

"Shua...Shua...Shua..."

Blood sprayed everywhere!

In but an instant, countless additional sword wounds appeared on Wang Wu's body.

"Wang Wu!" His anguished cries rang out as he rushed back desperately.