Chapter 343: Chapter 340: The Terrifyingly Powerful Saintess
’I’ve never met such a crude and disrespectful man. My status is incredibly noble; my upbringing, talent, and strength all destine me... I was born to be praised.’
’Because I am the high and mighty Saintess of the powerhouse Sect, the Moon Shaking Immortal Palace!’
’The greatest talent the Moon Shaking Immortal Palace has seen... since the Ancient Times!’
’Even the most outstanding disciples from the great clans of the Ancient Times would never be so brazen, so utterly crude and disrespectful in my presence!’
’This is simply outrageous!’
For the first time, the woman in white’s icy eyes fixed on Qin Li’s face. There was a hint of bewilderment in her gaze, as if she couldn’t quite see through him.
However, this new expression of hers seemed to have a bit more life to it than her previous one.
Her voice was utterly frigid, as if emanating from ice ten thousand years old. Her tone was condescending as she stared at Qin Li with indifference. "If you have evidence, then present it. If you can’t, it naturally means you have a guilty conscience! As for who we are, you are not qualified to know. We are not of the same world, and our paths will never cross. But I have stumbled upon your evil deeds, and I cannot simply stand by and do nothing!"
The Snake Woman said coldly, "Enough talk. If you want to fight, then let’s fight! Don’t think everyone’s afraid of you!"
A cold smile touched the lips of the woman in white. She said faintly, "I gave you a chance to explain. A pity you didn’t take it. In that case..."
As she spoke, the woman in white suddenly raised her fair hands, and an astonishing scene unfolded!
Following her gesture, a beam of white light formed a crescent moon. It radiated a blinding light and a frightening momentum as it slashed toward the Snake Woman!
At that same moment, the brilliant moon in the sky bizarrely vanished! In truth, it hadn’t disappeared; it was simply obscured by the light from the woman in white’s attack!
"Then die!"
A faint, arrogant look appeared on the woman in white’s face.
’I never intended to use my Sect’s Ultimate Skill on two people I consider beneath my notice. But these two are simply courting death!’
The woman in white was no fool. She could tell from the words of Qin Li and the powerful woman in black that things might not be as her group had assumed. Perhaps they had truly misunderstood.
’But so what if it’s a misunderstanding?’
’These two are just too disrespectful! One attacked me without a word, and the other dared to speak so crudely to me... If I don’t teach them a harsh lesson, the pent-up frustration will make me sick! The arrogance I’ve cultivated over many years of superiority fills me with revulsion for this man and woman!’
BOOM!
A force that seemed utterly unstoppable blasted toward Qin Li and the Snake Woman!
But in that instant, Qin Li’s figure... vanished from where he stood!
Meanwhile, a mist as black as ink emanated from the Snake Woman’s body. The moment it appeared, a thick, sickeningly sweet and coppery scent filled the air.
The mist instantly formed into a massive, ferocious dragon that pounced toward the woman in white and those behind her!
It instantly devoured the crescent beam of light!
However, that unstoppable force didn’t vanish. It slammed viciously into the Snake Woman, instantly shattering her Protective Gang Qi. Her body was flung away like a leaf in the wind!
But the black mist the Snake Woman had released did not dissipate. Instead, it billowed toward the woman in white and her companions!
"The mist is highly toxic!"
Horror filled the woman in white’s voice. She instantly sealed her six senses and unleashed a dozen palm strikes into the mist. The space around her distorted violently with the rapid movements. Her power was simply astonishing; although she appeared to be in the same realm as the Snake Woman, the combat technique she employed was countless times more advanced!
However, this black mist was the Snake Woman’s own trump card, her Ultimate Skill!
No matter how desperately they attacked it, the powerful air currents they generated were unable to disperse it completely.
"Such a vile poison! You deserve to die!"
The woman in white snorted resentfully and retreated rapidly. At the same time, the other young people also scattered in a hasty retreat.
Just then, a terrifying Sword Intent locked onto the woman in white.
The woman in white was shocked. She never would have expected the young man she had completely dismissed to be capable of releasing such a piercing Sword Intent. Even she couldn’t easily manifest Sword Intent of this caliber!
A profound sense of danger washed over her. A silver longsword materialized in her hand, and an astonishing aura erupted from her body!
This was the first time that night that she had... unleashed her full strength. At this moment, she gave off the impression of a dazzling, majestic moon, her presence crushing everything around her. It was as if she were the only one left in the entire world!
This aura immediately weakened the cold, terrifying Sword Intent, but it failed to completely dispel the wisp of Sword Intent radiating from Qin Li!
The woman in white’s situation was still... precarious!
It was almost laughable. Qin Li’s strength was far inferior to hers, yet he posed a genuine, fatal threat to her.
What was even more terrifying was that the horrifying toxic mist had not yet dissipated. Two of the woman in white’s fellow disciples had been a bit too slow to retreat and were touched by it. One after the other, they let out terrified screams. A blackish pallor swiftly covered their faces, and in the next instant, they stopped breathing and dropped dead to the ground.
One of them was the Seventh Senior Brother in the cyan martial attire.
"Seventh Junior Brother!"
"Lao Qi!"
"Seventh Senior Brother!"
"Sixteenth Junior Brother!"
Several cries of alarm erupted from the remaining group. A few even wanted to rush over to check, but were held back firmly by the people beside them.
The woman in white had no time to be distracted, but she was keenly aware of everything that had happened. Immense grief surged through her heart, and her hatred for Qin Li and the Snake Woman transformed. The desire to simply teach them a harsh lesson had become an intense urge to kill them.
’Disciples from a powerhouse Sect have actually suffered casualties at the hands of two seculars. This is an intolerable disgrace!’
BANG!
A dull thud echoed through the air. The woman in white spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the bottom of her thin veil crimson. Blood dripped from its edge.
That mouthful of blood was the price she paid to forcibly break free from Qin Li’s Sword Intent.
’Better to be injured than to compromise the dignity of the Saintess of the Moon Shaking Immortal Palace!’
After breaking free from Qin Li’s terrifying Sword Intent, the woman in white became like an enraged lioness. She vanished from her spot and, in the next instant, reappeared at another point in mid-air.
RUMBLE!
A tremendous roar echoed through the sky as an incredibly dazzling light erupted, accompanied by the woman in white’s furious, cold snort. "Die!"
A strike that concentrated all her power, its might was astounding. After unleashing the attack, she stood poised in mid-air, her face a mask of cold detachment, her eyes filled with absolute confidence.
’I refuse to believe that someone so much weaker than me can block this attack!’
But in the next moment, the woman in white’s expression changed drastically. Her powerful Divine Sense told her that the man... wasn’t dead!
"Flying into a rage out of shame? You proud, self-righteous woman!" Qin Li’s voice drifted faintly from another direction, dripping with mockery.
A flush instantly spread across the woman in white’s face. It wasn’t from shyness, but from pure rage.
’When has anyone ever dared to mock me like this? I am the brilliant moon high in the sky, a supreme genius whom all others can only look up to!’
’And this man before me... God only knows where this base, vulgar cretin crawled out from!’
With a retch, the woman in white spat out another mouthful of blood. Her gaze locked onto Qin Li’s position as she said coldly, "I will kill you!"
Qin Li’s slightly breathless, mocking voice came from the sky. "What’s this? No longer enacting justice on heaven’s behalf? No longer fighting for the people who died on this island? Have you just resorted to plain murder now?"
"Enough nonsense! I will kill you today!" the woman in white declared. The light radiating from her body grew even more dazzling, creating a magnificent spectacle in the night sky.
Clearly, this had to be an extremely powerful combat technique to be able to channel Primordial Power to such a degree.
However, to Qin Li, who cultivated the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, Only I am Venerable technique, the overwhelming pressure radiating from the woman in white had little effect.
This was despite the considerable gap that still existed between his strength and hers.
At that moment, another wave of terrified cries arose from below. A vast cloud of toxic mist billowed out once more, forcing the group that had been about to surround and kill the Snake Woman to fall back in terror.
The terrifying poison cast a great shadow over their hearts.
The woman in white snorted coldly and unleashed a hundred sword strikes at Qin Li in quick succession.
One hundred crescent-shaped waves of Sword Qi tore through the space, each with unparalleled speed and power.
The immense pressure was nearly suffocating.
Qin Li’s figure once again vanished from his spot, but the price he paid was the near-complete exhaustion of his strength. The woman in white’s power was simply too terrifying. If not for the advantages granted by his cultivation technique and Lightweight Skill, he would have been cut down by her sword long ago.
After dodging the woman in white’s attack, Qin Li shot down and landed beside the Snake Woman. He had seen long ago that She She’s injuries were severe; otherwise, she would have come to his aid long before now.
"Let’s go!" Qin Li shouted in a low voice, pulling the Snake Woman to her feet and racing off the island.
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Phew, it’s finally quiet. I wrote this Chapter all by my lonesome. *sweatdrop* It’s already the first day of the Lunar New Year—the Year of the Rabbit has begun!
Happy New Year, everyone! I wish you all the best, and may your families be filled with joy! May you all reach new heights this year!
For the sake of this Xiaodao who is still banging out words on New Year’s Day, how about tossing a red envelope my way? Haha! (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log on to www.qidian.com. There are more Chapters, so please support the author and read the official version!)
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