The enormous bear paw slammed towards the Shadow Envoy's head. If it hit, his skull would surely shatter.
But the mountain bear's paws mysteriously stopped in mid-air. Its enormous paws were frozen in place.
Awoo.
Upon hearing the giant bear's cry of pain, the blue light on the Shadow Envoy's right hand slowly dissipated.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Renqing's face turned ashen, and he remained silent.
"Boy, even among those of high rank, there are differences in skill. I deliberately waited for you to come chasing after me alone, because I wanted to kill you."
The Shadow Envoy raised his hands, and two small black figures appeared behind Zhou Renqing, their black blades aimed fiercely at his vital points in the back.
Sizzle, sizzle.
The black figure's attack missed.
The two small creatures plunged their black blades into each other's bodies. Then, they both vanished into thin air.
[Heaven and Earth Reversed]
Mid-level Chaos Magic.
Zhou Renqing's magic caused the two cursed figures to become confused and fight each other until they disappeared.
"Wow, you've got some skills."
The Shadow Envoy raised his hand and fired three more Shadow Nails.
Zhou Renqing didn't have time to draw a new star map; he could only barely move his body, trying to dodge. Two Shadow Nails grazed his body, but one still struck his left shoulder. He only had time to groan in pain before clutching his left arm with his right hand and collapsing to the ground.
"Kid, you're too green."
The Shadow Envoy stepped forward, his hands waving, and a blue star map gradually appeared, forming a powerful attack spell.
In the blink of an eye.
The star map is complete.
Countless ice spikes surged from the star map, shooting towards Zhou Renqing.
Awoo.
With a roar, the mountain bear, ignoring the injury to its right paw, pounced on Zhou Renqing, its mane bristling as it attempted to take the blow of the high-level ice magic with its back.
"No, Yue Yunpeng!" Zhou Renqing exclaimed excitedly.
This tier 4 magical beast was a partner he summoned through a contract after his summoning skill advanced to the intermediate level. Zhou Renqing had long regarded it as a brother who would share life and death with him.
But at this moment, his brother actually used his own body to protect him. This startled Zhou Renqing.
Crackling and popping.
The sound of ice spikes striking each other rang out.
However, the mountain bear did not feel any pain in its back.
It blinked its huge bear eyes, looking at Zhou Renqing with a puzzled expression, seemingly not understanding either.
Neither the man nor the bear saw the enormous Tai Chi diagram stand before them, blocking all the ice spike attacks before slowly dissipating into the air.
When the mountain bear turned around, it saw the Shadow Envoy staring in another direction with a grim face and a heavy expression.
"Wang Qiankun, reveal your true colors. The Cursed Doll is a unique magic of your Wang family!" Lu Shi appeared, her eyes fixed on the motionless Wang Qiankun. "Oh, by the way, what's your number in the Shadow Demon Society?"
"Who exactly are you?" Wang Qiankun didn't answer Lu Shi's question, but instead asked.
"Are you the head of the Wang family?" Zhou Renqing asked incredulously, snapping out of his daze.
"Yes, I am Wang Qiankun, and also the Fifty-first of the Shadow Demon Society." Wang Qiankun completely dropped the pretense, wiped his face with his right hand, and his ordinary face returned to its original appearance.
"We are both from four great families, why did you break into my Zhou family and steal my family's treasure, the Kunlun Mirror?" Zhou Renqing still couldn't believe it.
"A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime. It's just that your Zhou family has a priceless treasure that our Shadow Society desires." Wang Qiankun said calmly, "Now that you two have seen through my true colors, no matter who you are, tonight you must... die."
After saying that, Wang Qiankun disappeared from the spot.
Countless tiny black figures suddenly appeared, wielding swords and knives, and began slashing at Lu Shi and the others.
"I said, 'Let there be light!'"
Lu Shi raised one hand.
【Radiance】
A small sun appeared in the sky, illuminating the entire area.
It not only made all the little black figures visible, but also revealed Wang Qiankun's figure.
"A light-elemental mage?"
Ignoring Wang Qiankun's surprised voice, a white light barrier surged up around Lu Shi.
She even kindly stepped forward and moved to Zhou Renqing's side.
The Wall of the Heart
The light barrier encircled both the man and the bear.
The black figure's attack struck the light barrier of the Mind Wall without causing any damage.
"You're a mind-manipulation mage? Are you some kind of heavenly nemesis sent to torment me?"
Wang Qiankun roared indignantly.
"You're not worthy of my attention?" Lu Shi rolled her eyes and pouted.
"I don't believe in evil!" Wang Qiankun shouted angrily. His hands moved wildly, drawing different star charts with both hands simultaneously.
The curse-based attacks continued unabated, while high-level ice magic was unleashed once more.
A dual attack of mind and body.
He was determined to wage a war of attrition against Lu Shi.
Even if this woman has defensive magic, how many times can she cast it?
The moment the ice-based star map was completed, Wang Qiankun revealed a smug smile.
But just as his smile bloomed, a terrible scene unfolded.
Suddenly, Lu Shi's mental barrier expanded violently outward, and the intense white light instantly swept away all the black cursed figures.
Then, a phantom image of phoenix flames appeared behind her.
Lu Shi stepped on the wind track, transforming into a fiery phoenix, and crashed into the rain of ice spikes.
The fire was fueled by the wind.
This was a simple wind and fire fusion technique that Lu Shi had come up with, utilizing the acceleration of the wind track in conjunction with the intense burning of the phoenix flames. Lu Shi transformed into a firebird engulfed in flames, meeting all the incoming ice spikes at an unimaginable speed.
Countless ice spikes melted before they even touched Lu Shi, and as they continued forward, the fiery phoenix finally enveloped Wang Qiankun.
Click.
It was the sound of a defensive magical artifact shattering.
Lu Shi stood still, and the phoenix flames on her body slowly died down, leaving only the remains of the demonic artifact fragments on the ground.
call out.
Wang Qiankun's figure appeared not far away. Due to the presence of the radiant light in the sky, his Shadow Cloak did not allow him to move very far.
Half of his body was burned black, and blood kept spilling from his mouth.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his intact hand and burst into laughter.
"I know who you are now? So you're the one the Holy Maiden wanted to test. It seems you truly are a major threat to our Shadow Society!"
"It's good that you know. Go down and join your companions." Lu Shi didn't even let Wang Qiankun finish speaking before his right fist, wreathed in dragon-shaped flames, pierced through Wang Qiankun's chest.
"Wait, spare his life..." Zhou Renqing shouted.
Lu Shi's fist pierced through his body, burning a large hole in his chest, causing the blood to evaporate.
Lu Shi withdrew her fist and pointed with her left hand, causing flames to erupt from Wang Qiankun's body again, burning him until he screamed in agony.
"What did you say?" Lu Shi turned her head, staring at Zhou Renqing. Then, she snapped her fingers with her right hand, and Wang Qiankun's body exploded.
【ignite】
[Slayed a high-ranking human mage; soul weight 281g, automatically absorbed]
...
Looking at the murderous Lu Shi, Zhou Renqing swallowed his words.
The mountain bear is even more decisive; it no longer stands upright, but lies on all fours with its body curled up, its head lowered, and its ears pressed back against the sides of its head.
Looking at the bear-like creature, Zhou Renqing sighed and put it back into the contract space.
"Thank you so much, young lady, for saving my life."
"No need to thank me, I'll need you to repay my life-saving grace soon." Lu Shi waved his hand.
Zhou Renqing was filled with questions upon hearing this.
Lu Shi didn't say much, and his right hand lit up with a blue light.
【Wind Prison】
In an instant, Zhou Renqing was bound tightly.
"Stay here with me until dark tomorrow, and that will be your way of repaying my life-saving grace."
Lu Shi sat down cross-legged.
Zhou Renqing was completely exasperated and could only struggle desperately.
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