Chapter 145 – Tails
However, Xue Qilin didn’t pursue the opponent.
“You’re finally here! Little Phecda, sword!”
“Understood!”
Phecda recited a passage at once, and the white dragon form turned into specks of light and dissipated in the air.
What emerged from it is a dark mechanical sword.
Xue Qilin grabbed the hilt tightly, and then quickly turned back. At the same time, she injected true qi into the mechanical sword – Empyrean Universe. The sword body of Empyrean Universe extended left and right and turned into a huge shield.
Ding… Fired from far away, a hissing spiritual qi projectile slammed into Empyrean Universe.
Different from the previous one, the spiritual qi this spiritual qi projectile contains transcends the Earth Realm. When it exploded, spiritual qi engulfed the petite Xue Qilin in an instant.
Heaven Realm… It must be Xi He! Xue Qilin swung the large sword and swept away the high-density spiritual qi fragments that are blocking her view.
All of a sudden, she felt a chill come from behind.
… behind!
Xue Qilin turned around, and then her eyes immediately faced two purple beads.
The lass recognized the master of these eyes.
“…!”
With nine slender tails flowing behind her, Xi He suddenly appeared and threw herself in front of Xue Qilin. The spiritual qi projectile just now was a diversion used to confuse Xue Qilin’s ears and eyes. At the same time, the turbulent spiritual qi produced by the explosion interfered with her perception.
“It really is you!”
“I said I didn’t want to see you in Martial Demon Realm!”
The air oscillated.
As if the surface of a lake hit by a stone, air ripples rose in the empty space. Xi He’s fist pierced through the sound barrier and shot towards Xue Qilin’s chest.
It is a blow without hesitation.
Strictly speaking, magic can be classified into qi school. But compared to sword school, qi school has a weak point that cannot be ignored, that is, the body of practitioners of qi school is more vulnerable. If Xue Qilin is hit by Xi He’s punch, it won’t be limited to a few broken ribs.
Scoundrel, she isn’t taking our past familiarity into account! As she watched the fist approach, Xue Qilin secretly scolded Xi He
However, her reaction wasn’t slow.
Xue Qilin hurriedly put the large sword horizontally in front of her chest to block the crushing punch.
Boom…!
The large sword issued a call, and a force pierced through the thick sword body and hit Xue Qilin’s chest.
“Ugh…!”
Xue Qilin groaned loudly and retreated by a considerable distance. Xi He pressed forward and unleashed a rapid barrage of firsts.
“Hey, do you seriously want to take my life?”
By virtue of Discerning Eyes’ excellent dynamic vision, Xue Qilin bobbed and weaved and evaded the barrage of fists.
“I told you, I don’t want to see you in Martial Demon Realm.”
Xi He replied expressionlessly while guarding against Xue Qilin’s counterattack.
“You’re really heartless! We have teamed up against ‘Asura’er’ the day before yesterday.”
“Whether it is the matter of the day before yesterday or Luotian Town, I’m very grateful to you.”
Xi He’s tone is sincere, but her fists don’t slow down.
“Grateful my ass! Aren’t you trying your best to take my life right now?! Biting the hand that feeds you!”
“That’s unrelated. I cannot tolerate you messing with my comrades.”
“Yo, we haven’t done anything yet.”
“But you are about, aren’t you?”
Xue Qilin humphed.
It’s not that they can’t communicate, but that their positions augur an inevitable conflict from the get go.
One of them is a human martial practitioner, the other is a martial demon of Martial Demon Realm.
… that’s all there is to it.
“Explode!”
Xue Qilin set off a spell.
The true qi between the two compressed in an instant, and then exploded and pushed them apart.
Xue Qilin took this opportunity to open the distance while looking down.
The sword rays and flames that flicker from time to time indicate that Merak Temple’s people got also caught up in battle.
There is a fiery figure traversing between the trees, and the sword in its hand, that is entangled by flames, is continuously colliding with a fangtian ji [1].
Qi Qiqi is fighting the Centaur martial demon.
In addition, there are fierce sounds of metal striking metal and people shouting nearby. The two opposing sides are presumably Merak Temple’s disciples and Iron Armored Oxen Xue Qilin blocked previously.
“You still have the time to get distracted?”
The nine tails slashed through the cloud of dust.
“Annoying!”
Xue Qilin shouted and swung her sword.
In the next moment, Xi He’s tails collided violently with Empyrean Universe, and sparks burst out.
As if they are made of metal, the tails infused with true qi are incredibly hard. Empyrean Universe can’t cut into them.
Xue Qilin tilted the sword in wanted to deflect the other party’s tails.
But the other party did let her wish come true.
Five of the tails suddenly wrapped around the sword like ropes and attempted to pull it away. The remaining tails wrapped around Xue Qilin’s limbs and restrained her movement.
“Qilin, she wants to separate us!”
Phecda’s indignant voice came from Empyrean Universe. From when she controlled Shui Yun’er, it can be inferred that Phecda hates when others try to separate her from her master.
“I got it! I won’t let her have her way, so calm down!”
Cold sweat is running down the lass forehead. She gripped the sword tightly so that Xi He won’t take Empyrean Universe away.
Since the physique of martial demons is superior to that of humans, Xue Qilin is naturally slightly weaker than Xi He in terms of physical strength. She is trying her best to keep her balance and prevent Phecda from moving towards the other party.
As for the shackles on her limbs, she has no spare time to try and break free.
The situation is in a stalemate.
Then Xi He’s figure emerged from the cloud of dust.
When she saw the thing in Xi He’s hand, Xue Qilin narrowed her eyes.
Xi He’s hand is brewing a true qi projectile. True qi projectiles are highly compressed true qi with the purest destructive power. Therefore, its power is not low. If Xue Qilin suffers a direct hit, she may end up with a big hole.
“Are you forcing my hand?”
“I don’t believe you have room to be lenient, do you?”
Indeed, Xue Qilin hasn’t exerted her full strength yet.
Although it looks like she has been suppressed by Xi He from the beginning, but she has never really retaliated. She still has ample true qi. Additionally, she hasn’t extend the circulation of true qi into Empyrean Universe and hasn’t activate the magic array engraved on Empyrean Universe.
“If you are being lenient in consideration of our relationship… then let me tell you this. Since the moment you stepped into Martial Demon Realm, we became enemies.”
Xi He is serious – after understanding this almost intuitively, Xue Qilin closed her eyes and sighed.
In the end, is it due to our different positions that we must face each other?
“Then don’t blame me…”
Xue Qilin cannot be delayed here by Xi He.
The people of Merak Temple are still fighting the martial demons down below.
The people she cares about are caught in a bitter struggle.
Xue Qilin’s face gradually became sinister.
Her lips twisted into an inconceivable arc, giving off the feeling that her face has split in two.
“I have a stupid cat in front of me.”
Unfathomable words escaped her full lips.
“With its claws drawn, extended its paw to scratch me. How should I respond to this?”
Xi He silently listened to Xue Qilin for no reason. She knows that the stupid cat the other party is speaking about is referring to herself.
Xue Qilin opened her eyes.
Violent fighting spirit is surging in the abyss of the gold eyes.
“Naturally, I’ll catch and spank it!”
The lass revealed a queer smile.
Then…
Something is different.
It is grandeur.
Xue Qilin’s grandeur is rising steadily, and the complex patterns on the large sword’s sword body began to glow.
“Break!”
The sound of fabric tearing erupted.
A shock wave mixed in with electric arc spread from Xue Qilin. Unable to bear the force from the shock wave, Xi He’s tails made tense sounds, indicating that they are about to be snapped.
“Ugh…”
Xi He released her tails from the pain, and the shock wave pushed her way.
At this moment…
The shackles imposed on Xue Qilin were undone violently.
… the impasse was broken.
[1] – fangtian ji
