Chapter 415: Chapter 414 The Most Terrifying Person
Shi Xiaole nodded.
Fortunately, his spiritual strength was strong enough, otherwise, he might have met with calamity this time. But this reminded Shi Xiaole as well, the Martial World was treacherous, and one must always be extremely careful.
"Brother Shi, can you give me a hand?"
The young lady in black extended her hand and lifted her head. Her gorgeous face was slightly pale, giving a sense of frailty, urgently needed to be cherished. Most men were unable to resist the desire to protect her after seeing such a look.
"Miss, do as you please."
Shi Xiaole replied indifferently and began to sit cross-legged, treating his wounds.
"I really suspect Brother Shi has a heart of stone. Even if you are handsome and powerful, no woman would like someone like you."
The black-clothed young lady was irritated, feeling like her charm had been overlooked. She had to prop herself up and tried few times to sit in the right posture before she could start to recover her wounds.
Good luck often lies in misfortune.
Although he had been tortured by the Maple Forest Shelter Master for several months, for Shi Xiaole, the gain was greater than the loss.
Firstly, his spiritual strength has increased by one and a half times, reflected in his understanding. Many martial arts problems that had bothered him for a long time suddenly dawned on him.
Apart from this, due to the increase in spiritual power, the power of Shi Xiaole’s Soul Capturing Skill and Eye Knife Skill also improved greatly.
Especially for the Eye Knife Skill, Shi Xiaole was sure that even an ordinary first-level Dragon Gate Realm master, if caught off guard, would be victimized.
Moreover, due to the long-term immersion in the Golden Puppet Liquid, Shi Xiaole’s internal power has increased by nearly thirty percent. Such progress, which is equivalent to his hard cultivation for several years, or even longer, is indeed terrifying.
What Shi Xiaole did not know was that the young lady in black was equally thrilled.
At this moment, she was secretly running a certain mental spell, weaving a black light curtain in her mind. The spiritual power of the Maple Forest Shelter Master, as soon as it passed the light curtain, immediately turned into the purest energy, which was absorbed by her.
Who would have thought, my Broke Heart Great Method could reach perfection in such a situation."
The black-clothed young lady opened her eyes, her full red lips hooked slightly, looking at Shi Xiaole.
Before long, Shi Xiaole also stopped the flow of his internal power. His injuries were not serious, and he was now largely recovered.
"Brother Shi, am I beautiful?"
The pupils of the black-clothed young lady suddenly turned grey-blue, strange and enchanting, exuding a mysterious and seductive power.
With a flicker in the corner of his eyes, two spiritual knives shot out from Shi Xiaole’s eyes.
ZZZZZZ...
Like an electric spark, the sound of violent collisions echoed in the air.
"Brother Shi, you truly hide your talents."
The black-clothed young lady smiled on the surface, but she was secretly surprised in her heart.
Her Broke Heart Great Method is a top-quality spiritual martial art. Yet it was of no use against Shi Xiaole. This young man who came out from Qingxue State definitely possessed some astounding fortune.
"The feeling is mutual. And let me remind Miss, your injuries are much more severe than mine, you’d better not play with fire."
Looking at the somewhat pale face of the black-clothed young lady, Shi Xiaole didn’t reveal any emotion.
He could sense that the spiritual martial arts of the black-clothed young lady were more profound than his Eye Knife Skill, but her spiritual power was inferior to him, and thus they held a draw.
Of course, Shi Xiaole would never underestimate her. With numerous tricks up her sleeve, who knows if this woman has another hidden weapon.
Standing up, Shi Xiaole looked around at the surroundings.
The people in the other two pools were all in a coma.
He tested and found that most of the spiritual strength of these individuals had been drained and they had lost their autonomous consciousness. They must have been refined by the Maple Forest Shelter Master.
Shaking his head, Shi Xiaole walked towards the houses in front of him.
The house was built with red bamboo, consisting of only three rooms. In front of the house, Shi Xiaole saw the only row of peach trees in the Maple Forest Cottage.
Perhaps due to a long period of negligence, a large area of peach trees had already withered and died.
"Is it you guys?"
Recalling Peach Forest Town, Shi Xiaole muttered to himself.
The black-clothed young lady glanced at him strangely and walked towards the bamboo house first.
The door was opened, and there was only one table and three chairs in the house along with some simple furniture. Yet Shi Xiaole’s attention was fixed on a painting in the center of the house and couldn’t be moved away.
In the painting stood a woman dressed in plain clothes.
The plain-dressed woman initially didn’t seem very beautiful, but the more you look, the more she invigorates you, like a cup of green tea, initially bland but eventually tasting sweet, a comfort that seeped into one’s bone marrow.
The black-clothed young lady looked at the woman in the painting and then at Shi Xiaole, smiling, "Brother Shi, you two have a very similar unique charm."
Shi Xiaole’s heartbeat sped up, he shifted his gaze aside, then suddenly it froze again.
On the desk near the bamboo wall, a fruit that was white with traces of yellow lay casually. The faint scent it emitted made Shi Xiaole’s internal power stir.
Vigorous Air Fruit.
It was the Vigorous Air Fruit, which could help the Spiritual-Passage Realm master to break through!
Shi Xiaole’s breath quickened.
Despite planning to find the Vigorous Air Fruit, he wasn’t hopeful. Because this fruit is one of the exotic fruits of the world, is rare within the Martial World, and no one knew where they grew.
Even if someone were to obtain it, they would never brazenly display it.
However, its appearance here could be understood.
Considering the migratory state of Maple Forest Cottage — in combination with the cultivation level of the Maple Forest Shelter Master — obtaining the Vigorous Air Fruit wasn’t difficult. And since the fruit had no effect on him, it was naturally left out here.
A gust of wind suddenly whipped toward Shi Xiaole’s back.
Without turning back, Shi Xiaole swung his sword.
The surge of energy billowed outward, filling the bamboo house, but was nullified by the invisibility field created by the Array System.
"Brother Shi, you certainly are vigilant."
The girl in the black dress adjusted her hair at her temples and smiled sweetly.
"Being with you, even a fool would become smart. Lady, you have been seriously injured and are in a weaker state than I, yet you are confident that you have some trick up your sleeve to disadvantage me."
Shi Xiaole replied indifferently.
"Brother Shi, you indeed are a hard nut to crack. Since entering this house, I’ve had three opportunities to kill you, but now I realize that you had intentionally shown your weaknesses to bait me. Unfortunately, no matter how clever, sometimes one cannot overcome absolute power."
The girl in the black dress held a dark weapon and, with a mischievous smile, threw it at Shi Xiaole.
Shi Xiaole quickly dodged and took a swing with his sword.
Ping!
The black weapon burst in mid-air, it was a decoy!
Simultaneously, the girl in the black dress had closed the distance between them to a mere three feet, her hands swirling in a whirlwind of energy. She used the Dragon-controlling Hand technique she had once used against the Maple Forest Shelter Master.
To Shi Xiaole’s alarm, the girl was displaying a level of power through her Dragon-controlling Hand technique that was even stronger than when she used it against the Maple Forest Shelter Master.
She had been concealing her power all along, never showing her full strength, even when cornered!
"Splurt!"
Just as Shi Xiaole’s was transitioning between old strength and new, he was unable to dodge the speed and power of her strikes. He was sent flying forward, blood spraying from his mouth. He collided with the wall of red bamboo and fell to the ground, unable to get up for a long while.
"You... you have planned to harm me right from the start?"
Shi Xiaole uttered intermittently.
"Brother Shi, you misunderstand. In the Martial World, one always needs to hold a few trump cards."
The girl in the black dress stood with her hands clasped behind her back, her face wearing an innocent smile as if she was untouched by the world’s troubles, and replied gently.
"Brother Shi, we have such a connection, I really don’t have the heart to kill you. Would you beg me for mercy? Maybe I will grant you mercy."
Blood continuously leaked from the corner of Shi Xiaole’s mouth. The girl in the black dress hadn’t held back in her strike. Anyone else would have been dead.
Hearing this, Shi Xiaole tried to lift the corners of his mouth into a smirk and said weakly, "I am not accustomed to begging women for mercy."
The girl in black crouched down, gently touched Shi Xiaole’s cheek, and sighed, "Good looking men like Brother Shi are rare indeed. What a pity, I can’t bear to see your perennial calmness, as if there is no person or thing in this world worth bothering you about. Ironically, the thing I hate the most is being ignored by others."
She broke into a smile that was simply irresistible, demon-like, she said while leaving, "My Dragon-controlling Hand will gradually erode your Internal Power, and you’ll die in agony. Therefore, I’m gonna have to take the Vigorous Air Fruit on the table."
She jumped up and snatched the Vigorous Air Fruit before heading towards the door, seemingly forgetting all about Shi Xiaole.
A groan sounded.
Suddenly, the girl in black fell down with the Vigorous Air Fruit rolling ahead of her. Her originally pure white as jade skin, suddenly darkened. Her face expressed horror, "Poison, the fruit is poisoned."
The Vigorous Air Fruit was picked up by someone.
Shi Xiaole’s mouth was no longer bleeding. He was looking down at the fallen girl in black from a higher position.
"You, you obviously already ..."
"Lady, your overconfidence is quite concerning. It’s better to inspect things carefully before you hit someone."
The girl in black went through a series of varied expressions before shaking her head in confusion, "I don’t understand, why did you let me hit you on purpose?"
"I’m very sensitive to poison, but I can’t resist the poison applied to the Vigorous Air Fruit, so I had no choice but to use you to take the first hit of the poison."
The girl in black had an incomparably beautiful and helpless expression on her face and was on the verge of tears, "Brother Shi, I know you are inherently kindhearted and wouldn’t just stand by and let me die, right?"
Shi Xiaole walked away without a word.
If he could, he wouldn’t mind killing this dangerous girl in black, but he couldn’t.
Looking at the girl who suddenly appeared in front of him, wearing a smile again, Shi Xiaole made a bitter and helpless smile, secretly gathering his strength, ready to fight to the death at any moment.
"Brother Shi, you have such a cruel heart. It’s quite unusual for you not to get played to death by me."
The girl in black was grinning as if she had found a new toy, "Don’t worry, if I wanted to kill you, you would have already died. It’s just rare to come across someone mildly interesting, naturally, I wouldn’t want to kill him."
"Here, I’ll give this Vigorous Air Fruit to you. The next time we meet, I hope you won’t be so weak."
"Oh right, you are worthy of knowing my name. Remember now, I am called Ren Mengzhen."
The worth of one Vigorous Air Fruit cannot capture the attention of the girl in black. For her, a strong adversary can make life less boring.
Watching her departing figure, Shi Xiaole remained lost in thought for a long time.
He couldn’t tell if she had managed to neutralize the poison on the Vigorous Air Fruit or whether she knew it was poisoned from the start and had deliberately played along.
No matter what, this lady could be considered the most terrifying among all of his peers he had encountered.
