Qin Xiao looked at the monstrous Liu Qingrong, who was struggling and screaming wildly in the cyan light chain, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.
"You've become such a mess, yet your mouth is still so gossipy." He spoke calmly, as if commenting on a dish that didn't suit your taste. "Ten years ago you stole a man, ten years later you're a bitter woman, is that all you've got?"
"Roar!" The Fiend Liu Qingrong was completely enraged, and the black energy around her surged even more violently, like boiling asphalt, constantly impacting the azure light chains wrapped around her. The azure light emitted by the chains flickered, clearly under immense pressure.
"Kid, stop talking nonsense!" The Taoist priest Qing Sheng next to him was so anxious that he scratched his head and started rummaging in the sleeve of his tattered Taoist robe again. "This [Spirit Binding Lock] won't last long! This thing has absorbed that kid surnamed Ye's luck, and it's almost midnight. It's really weird!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several crisp "crack" sounds were heard, and the chains of light wrapped around the arm of the evil spirit Liu Qingrong snapped!
The freed arm instantly transformed into a jet-black claw, whistling as it tore through the air, and lunged straight at Qin Xiao's face! Its speed was far greater than before!
Qin Xiao's pupils contracted slightly, his footwork shifted, and his figure slid half a step to the side and back like a ghost, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow. The sharp claws grazed his nose, and the resulting chilling wind stung his cheek.
"Quick reaction..." A ferocious smile stretched across the twisted face of the monstrous Liu Qingrong. The broken light chains did not stop her; instead, they made her even more violent. She exerted force with her other arm, and with a "bang," the remaining light chains shattered inch by inch, turning into specks of blue light that dissipated into the air.
Having completely broken free from her restraints, the black aura surrounding Liu Qingrong seemed to form a tangible armor, and its chilling presence caused the temperature in the entire courtyard to drop several degrees.
“Your luck… is sweeter than that good-for-nothing’s…” Her dark eyes were fixed on Qin Xiao, and she licked her lips with her long, scarlet tongue. The sight was enough to make the timid faint on the spot.
"I'm going to eat you!"
With a shriek, her figure transformed into a black shadow once more, appearing before Qin Xiao as if by teleportation. She unleashed both claws, leaving behind a trail of afterimages and sealing off all of Qin Xiao's escape routes.
Qin Xiao's eyes narrowed, and he held back no longer. He quickly formed a hand seal with his left hand, while his right hand gripped the peach wood sword, stained with his blood and gleaming with a faint golden light.
"【Demon-Slaying Sword Technique】!"
He let out a low shout, and the peach wood sword seemed to come alive in his hand. The sword's golden light shone brightly, no longer the gentle halo of before, but becoming dazzling and blinding, accompanied by a faint rumble of thunder. He flicked his wrist, and the tip of the sword drew mysterious trajectories, pointing with unparalleled precision at the flaws in the sky full of claw shadows.
"Jingle bells!"
The golden light and black energy clashed fiercely, producing a dense clang of metal against metal. With each collision, a large amount of black energy was purified and dispelled by the golden light, but also a chilling, bone-piercing force was transmitted through the peach wood sword to Qin Xiao's arm, making his hand go numb.
The power and speed of the Fiend Liu Qingrong exceeded expectations. Especially after absorbing Ye Chen's portion of destiny and fortune, her fiendish aura seemed to be catalyzed, becoming more solid and difficult to deal with.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Qin Xiao's forehead as he focused intently, unleashing the [Demon-Slaying Sword Technique] to its fullest potential. The sword light formed a net, firmly protecting his body while simultaneously eroding his opponent's murderous aura.
In the courtyard, golden light and dark shadows rapidly intersected and collided, creating turbulent air currents and sending pebbles flying.
Master Qingsheng watched with trepidation, clutching several yellow talismans in his hand, yet he hesitated to make a move. In a battle of this caliber, his rash intervention might not only fail to help but could also become a burden to Qin Xiao.
"Damn it, this woman is acting like she's been injected with chicken blood..." He nervously rubbed his hands, his eyes darting back and forth between the battlefield and Ye Chen, who had a gloomy face next to him.
Ye Chen, who was being watched by him, was feeling extremely complicated at this moment.
He leaned against a pillar, disheveled, his bright red wedding robes stained with dust and blood, a trace of blood still lingering at the corner of his mouth. Watching Qin Xiao, whom he had previously regarded as an ant, now fight such a terrifying monster to a standstill, even gaining a slight advantage, filled him with jealousy and humiliation that threatened to consume him.
On what grounds?
Why is it that Qin Xiao can win Liu Qingyou's favor?
Why was he able to so easily thwart the Liu family's scheme?
How can he now fight a monster that even he finds difficult to handle?
Could he really be some kind of hidden master?
No! Absolutely not! He must have used some underhanded methods!
Ye Chen's eyes gradually turned sinister. As he watched Qin Xiao intently dealing with the relentless, storm-like attacks of the treacherous Liu Qingrong, a wicked thought began to frantically grow in his mind.
Qin Xiao... must die!
Only when Qin Xiao dies will Liu Qingyou be his!
Only when Qin Xiao dies can the humiliation he suffered today be washed away!
This monster is so powerful, he can use someone else to do his dirty work! No, he could even... give him a push himself!
A resolute madness flashed in Ye Chen's eyes. He quietly circulated the remaining true energy within his body, and a scorching power gathered in his palm. He had seized an opportunity—
Just as Qin Xiao deflected Liu Qingrong's sharp claws with his sword, the old force had just dissipated and the new force had not yet been generated, causing his figure to pause for an extremely brief moment!
Now!
"Qin Xiao! Die!"
Ye Chen roared and shot up like an arrow, carrying a bellyful of resentment and killing intent, and slammed his palm hard into Qin Xiao's back!
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