Chapter 205: Chapter 205: The Girl in Red
Just as the red-clothed girl’s sword was about to strike the scrawny youth, she suddenly, without any warning, spat out a mouthful of blood that sprayed all over his face.
For some unknown reason, the red-clothed girl seemed to be already severely injured.
The scrawny youth was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. He shouted repeatedly, "Xu Xiao, kill her! Kill her!"
The tall, thin youth called Xu Xiao suddenly sprang into action, leaving a series of afterimages as he appeared beside the red-clothed girl and swung his long saber fiercely.
The red-clothed girl frowned. Her longsword swung out, striking the long saber with a CLANG. She immediately moved to retreat.
However, just as she landed, her throat convulsed and she gagged, spitting out another mouthful of blood.
The scrawny youth, Xu Fei, was immediately ecstatic. "Witch! Let’s see how you’ll fight us now! Xu Xiao, Xu Mao, let’s attack together and kill this witch."
The two youths beside him nodded and leaped forward to attack simultaneously.
Under the combined assault of the three, the severely injured red-clothed girl was clearly no match for them. She could only fight while retreating.
Shen Daoxing watched from his courtyard with great interest. These youths were so young, yet they had already reached the Ninth Layer of the Grotto Heaven realm. Their mastery of Martial Arts was superb—they were truly worthy of being called prodigies, even stronger than the ones Shen Daoxing had encountered during the Sacred Land’s assessment tournament.
However, among the four, the red-clothed girl was clearly the most formidable. If she weren’t severely injured, the three youths combined would probably be no match for her.
But Shen Daoxing had no intention of intervening. His current status was a sensitive one; he was wanted by the entire Celestial Profound Sacred Land and didn’t want to stir up trouble for no reason.
However, just as that thought crossed his mind, he saw the red-clothed girl fighting and retreating, heading straight for him.
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Shen Daoxing.
"Hmph, witch, you can’t escape!"
The scrawny youth, Xu Fei, glanced at the stump where his arm had been severed by a single sword strike. He glared viciously at the red-clothed girl, then suddenly thrust his sword forward. "Xu Xiao, Xu Mao, let’s kill her together."
Beside him, Xu Xiao nodded. He shot up from the ground, leaping high into the air. Gripping his saber with both hands, he brought it down in a vicious chop. A huge, crescent-shaped blade of light flew out with overwhelming momentum, sending tiles and rubble flying wherever it passed.
On the other side, Xu Mao, holding a long spear, quietly circled behind the red-clothed girl. He thrust his spear out like a startled dragon.
The red-clothed girl’s expression was ice-cold. She raised her sword to counterattack, but just as she lifted it, she spat out another large mouthful of blood.
In the next moment, her three opponents’ attacks arrived. The red-clothed girl could only raise her sword to block.
BANG!
The three attacks struck the red-clothed girl. She was sent flying backward like an arrow, crashing right into the wall of Shen Daoxing’s courtyard with a BOOM.
The three landed, entering the courtyard.
Xu Fei glared fiercely at the red-clothed girl. "Witch, if you want a quick death, hand over that Jade Token. Otherwise..."
As he spoke, his gaze roamed shamelessly over the red-clothed girl’s body and he began to laugh. "Otherwise, I’ll make you wish you were dead, to properly compensate me for the arm you cut off."
Then, he slowly raised his longsword.
At that moment, Xu Fei noticed Shen Daoxing, who was standing right between them and the red-clothed girl.
Xu Fei frowned, finding Shen Daoxing an eyesore. "Where did this ignorant scholar come from? You dare get in my way? You’re courting death!"
With that, he slashed his sword at Shen Daoxing, unleashing a sharp ray of sword light.
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Shen Daoxing.
Facing this unexpected disaster, Shen Daoxing was at a loss for words.
Just as he was about to be forced to act...
CLANG!
A crisp sound rang out.
Shen Daoxing saw a sharp ray of sword light fly out from behind him, striking Xu Fei’s attack with a BANG and deflecting it for him.
Shen Daoxing turned his head in surprise. He saw the red-clothed girl slowly lowering her sword, her expression calm.
’Clearly, she doesn’t want her problems to affect an ordinary person.’
Seeing this, Xu Fei scoffed mockingly, "You’re at death’s door, yet you still have the heart to protect some irrelevant passerby. You’re really digging your own grave!"
"Noisy!"
The red-clothed girl glanced coolly at Xu Fei.
In a flash, a blue light suddenly shot out from her body with a CRACKLE of arcing electricity. It flew toward Xu Fei with the speed of a thunderclap, too fast for the eye to follow.
Xu Fei froze, unable to react.
Beside him, Xu Xiao’s expression changed drastically. "Watch out! Fei!"
He leaped up to block Xu Fei, bringing his large saber down in a powerful chop.
CLANG!
With a crisp sound, the blue light struck the long saber and pierced right through it. Then, with a SQUELCH, it pierced through Xu Xiao’s body and continued, undiminished, toward Xu Fei.
Nearby, Xu Mao cried out in alarm, "Fei!"
He stepped in front of Xu Fei and thrust out his long spear.
SHATTER!
The blue light slammed into the long spear, directly blowing its head apart. It traveled through the shaft, entered Xu Mao’s palm, and exited through his shoulder, piercing his entire arm.
Though the blue light was incredibly fast, Shen Daoxing saw it clearly. ’A Thunder Attribute Sword Intent. It’s similar to my own, but far more powerful than my Thunderous Sword Intent. This is an Absolute Sword Intent—a level above even an Upper Grade Sword Intent!’
Behind the two, Xu Fei was horrified. ’I can’t believe this witch still has such terrifying power even when she’s so badly hurt!’
However, with Xu Xiao and Xu Mao blocking for him, he had time to react. He leaped up hastily and barely managed to dodge it.
However, just as he dodged the attack of the Thunder Sword Intent, the red-clothed girl’s figure flickered and vanished, preparing to strike again.
Xu Fei was terrified and quickly looked around, searching for a place to hide.
Just then, he saw Shen Daoxing in the courtyard. His expression lit up. He suddenly appeared behind Shen Daoxing, placed his longsword against his neck, and said coldly, "Don’t move. If you come any closer, I’ll kill him."
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Shen Daoxing.
"Come on, Young Master. I’m just an innocent bystander. Why would she listen to you?" Shen Daoxing said with a sigh.
But at that moment, the red-clothed girl suddenly reappeared and halted her attack.
Xu Fei threw his head back and laughed. "Witch, drop your weapon, or I’ll kill him!"
As he spoke, he tightened the sword held against Shen Daoxing’s neck.
CLANG!
The red-clothed girl resolutely threw her sword to the ground.
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Shen Daoxing.
"Hahahaha! Hahahaha!"
Xu Fei threw his head back and laughed triumphantly.
However, he had only managed two laughs before the red-clothed girl in front of him suddenly vanished. The next moment, she was right in front of him.
The red-clothed girl simply extended two fingers and, with a SQUELCH, plunged them into Xu Fei’s neck. She pulled them out just as quickly, and a crimson Blood Arrow shot into the air.
Xu Fei’s laughter froze on his face. His eyes went wide, and he fell backward with a THUD, unable to even process what had happened.
