A snowy night.
A loud noise suddenly rang out outside the once quiet city of Sal, waking many people who came out of their homes with puzzled expressions.
"What happened? Why did an earthquake suddenly occur?"
"A strange phenomenon has appeared in the sky! This is a strange phenomenon from the sky!"
"What strange phenomenon? It's like something exploded, right? I think it came from outside the city."
......
Unlike the chaos among the city's residents.
On the outskirts of Saluo City, in an extremely open area, the ground that was originally covered in snow has now been blasted into a very deep crater.
The eight burly men who had just been furious and determined to kill Sheng Ning were now mostly inside the deep pit.
A weak cough came from the deep pit.
The leader stood beside the deep pit, his fierce expression now masked by a look of stunned disbelief.
He looked at his underlings lying at the bottom of the pit, and when he raised his head again, he looked at Sheng Ning sitting in a chair beside him, his eyes clearly filled with fear.
His Adam's apple bobbed, and then he spoke in a hoarse voice, "Who, who are you?!"
Sheng Ning fiddled with the miniature control panel in her hand, and upon hearing this, she slightly lifted her eyelids to look at the fearful man not far away. "Didn't I just say in the inn that I am your great-aunt?"
Even if a man hears these words again, he will still feel a nameless anger rising in his heart.
But after that attack, he dared not make any more rash moves.
The henchman standing next to the man reached out and tugged at his sleeve. "Boss, we..."
The man glanced back at him, and the latter swallowed back the words "admit defeat" that were on the tip of his tongue.
The two of them looked up at Sheng Ning again.
The latter recalled how he and his brothers had just charged directly at the audacious Sheng Ning, wielding their natal magical weapons.
But then the other party moved a finger, and several round objects shot out from the few black mortal artifacts behind her.
At first, they didn't take those round things seriously, until one of their brothers was blown away, and then they realized the seriousness of the situation.
Now most of their men have been killed, and only he and his elder brother are left who managed to dodge those round, unsightly things.
Two against one, and Sheng Ning also had several spirit pets by her side.
The younger brother swallowed hard, no longer daring to look at Sheng Ning again.
He was afraid that if he looked at it for even a second, he would be blown into the sky by those round things behind Sheng Ning.
Seeing that the leading man still looked unconvinced, Sheng Ning curled her lips into a smile and tapped her fingers lightly on the miniature control panel. "How about it? Still not admitting defeat?"
"You beat us with those junk pieces, what kind of hero are you!"
"If you're so capable, then fight me one-on-one!"
The man's deep, hoarse voice was quickly swallowed up by the thick snow.
At first, Sheng Ning thought she had misheard, but seeing the gloomy expression on the other person's face, she sat up slightly.
"A one-on-one fight? When the eight of you were ganging up on me, why didn't you say it was a one-on-one fight?"
"Besides, you even used your natal magical artifacts when you hit me. I'm just a girl, completely powerless. You feel a sense of accomplishment when you bully me?"
A soft, gentle voice echoed through the snow.
Faced with Sheng Ning's calm expression, the man clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white and cracked, showing how furious he was, yet he dared not make a move because of what Sheng Ning was holding.
The cold wind howled.
Snowflakes began to fall again from the gloomy sky.
As the snowflakes overhead grew larger, the city of Sal was once again blanketed in a heavy snowfall.
After an unknown amount of time, a sharp, piercing sound suddenly rang out in the snow.
At the same time, the snowflakes falling at a constant speed were also broken apart by that spiritual power.
The snow was falling so heavily that it was almost impossible to see the road ahead.
The man stood still, and the tense expression on his face instantly relaxed the moment the spiritual energy shot out.
The younger brother seemed surprised that his older brother would make a move at this time.
The stunned expression on his face immediately turned into joy.
He rushed to the man's side, gesturing wildly, his face flushed with excitement. "Big brother, what you just did..."
The men were cultivators of magic, and at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul stage. If it weren't for the overpowered weapon in Sheng Ning's hand, they wouldn't have been so timid and hesitant.
Now that the man has made his move, his spiritual power is something that ordinary people simply cannot dodge.
The thought that Sheng Ning might die from this move made the underling's face turn red, and he even started to stutter.
The man gave a soft hum, and a ball of green spiritual energy surged in his hand.
Wood-type spiritual root, extremely fast speed.
"We were caught off guard and underestimated her, which allowed her to succeed."
"Such an arrogant and domineering little girl, she really doesn't know her place!"
The younger brother's mouth was practically stretched to his ears as he turned his head to look at the spot where Sheng Ning had been sitting. However, the snow was too heavy, and he could only vaguely see a shadow in front of him.
Convinced that it was Sheng Ning, the younger brother snorted like his boss, "Underestimating your opponent is never a good thing. You taught her a lesson today, so you should charge her some tuition."
"If you ask me, why don't we take her with us, brother? What do you say?"
The younger brother rubbed his hands together while letting out a lewd chuckle.
The man did not refute, after all, those who came to Saluo City were merchants from major sects or families.
Female cultivators do come every year, but they are not people they can touch.
But Sheng Ning is different.
She was a disciple of a minor sect.
Even if they don't take action, some major sects will eventually take action against them and annex them.
Rather than letting those disciples of major sects benefit, it's better to let them benefit...
Especially Sheng Ningsheng's stunning beauty.
A look of greed flashed in the eyes of both men. Then they exchanged a glance and simultaneously walked toward Sheng Ning's location.
"Big brother, where is she?"
The snow fell even more heavily.
The howling, cold wind falls on people, and within a few breaths, a thin layer of snow can accumulate.
Two men stood in front of a chair and saw that it was covered with a layer of snow at least an inch thick.
I knew that Sheng Ning had actually left the chair a long time ago.
But there were no footprints around, and the surrounding area was empty, without even a small tree.
Where could a woman like her possibly run off to?
Turning around to look behind me, I still couldn't see that pretty figure.
The henchman standing next to the man suddenly spoke in a trembling voice, "Big brother, I just checked and there isn't a trace of spiritual energy around."
Swallowing hard, the younger brother gripped the sleeve of the person next to him tightly. "Could it be that we...we've encountered some kind of evil thing?"
Just as he finished speaking, a sudden pain in the back of his head made his body tense up.
"You bastard, you're already at the early Nascent Soul stage, what are you afraid of, some damn ghosts and demons? Calm down!"
“Young friend, I know you must be nearby. If you show yourself now, we can discuss things.”
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