My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

She looked around and found that only the lifeless, large-tailed fox remained on the ground; not even a single hair of the Gale Tiger was left behind.

"Ok?"

Cui Ying exclaimed in surprise, her hand seals slowing down as she scanned her surroundings.

Suddenly!

A huge white figure flashed past in the distance, and with a gust of foul wind, a gaping maw instantly pounced on Cui Ying's head, about to bite off her head from her neck.

Almost simultaneously, Cui Ying withdrew her hand seals and rolled away on the spot without hesitation.

However, although Cui Ying seemed to be terrified, her cautious habits, honed from years of fighting in her previous life, meant she was actually prepared. With a soft shout, she instantly unleashed several ice spikes without a second thought.

But after a series of loud bangs, Cui Ying only had time to see streaks of cyan wind blades gushing out from the mouth of the Crimson Flame Tiger before a furry tiger claw flashed toward her face.

"Ow!"

But Cui Ying's expression changed slightly, and the Yao Guang sword that she had hidden in her storage bag appeared in her hand instantly. Seeing this situation, she didn't think twice and used her arm to block the Yao Guang sword in front of her.

But with a loud "boom," Cui Ying felt a heat in her arms, and her body was sent flying backward at an angle by an irresistible force, crashing into an ancient tree behind her and snapping it in half.

Before she could even regain her balance in shock and anger, the familiar hissing sound rang in her ears again.

Then a flash of blue light appeared in front of him, and seven or eight blue wind blades shot towards him with sharp cries, aiming to cut him into several pieces in an instant.

If it were any other ordinary Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator, even if they dared to attack the Gale Tiger, they wouldn't have time to mount any defense or counterattack after the first fierce impact.

But Cui Ying's expression changed, and with a thought, the Radiant Armor was immediately activated. She was enveloped in a layer of pale silver fluorescence, and at the same time, her body, which was soft and boneless, suddenly bent almost in half.

Cui Ying managed to dodge most of the wind blades with incredible movements, but three wind blades still landed on her. After a series of muffled thuds, they all vanished in a flash.

After Cui Ying's body returned to normal, she landed lightly on the grass several feet away and felt a burning pain in her shoulder.

There were two deep wounds, each over a foot long, running from his shoulder down halfway down his back. Crimson blood trickled down his arm, then slid from the palm of his hand holding the sword, and dripped onto the ground along the black blade.

However, Cui Ying did not notice that the black outer shell of the sword was slowly melting away whenever blood had stained it.

Her face paled, but fortunately, the Radiant Armor provided some protection, so she only suffered minor injuries. Her internal magic blocked the wounds, stopping the bleeding abruptly.

However, the wound on his shoulder was still gruesome.

Given Cui Ying's strength, she probably wouldn't be in such a sorry state if her opponent hadn't been so powerful.

But at this moment, Cui Ying's face also looked extremely pale.

One part of it was due to the pain and weakness caused by injuries and the gradual depletion of magical power, while the other part was naturally due to the Gale Tiger not far away.

"you wanna die!"

Cui Ying stared at the Gale Tiger that slowly appeared opposite her, feeling the excruciating pain coming from her shoulder, and uttered each word clearly.

Originally, she only planned to stall for time, and find an opportunity to escape after Zhu Chaoyun and Taxue had escaped to a safe distance.

But judging from the current situation, it seems like it's going to be a fight to the death.

Hearing Cui Ying's icy killing intent, Gale Tiger's large, bell-like eyes flashed, revealing a hint of extremely human mockery.

It opened its large mouth full of fangs and spat out several more cyan wind blades.

Cui Ying narrowed her eyes, and with a slight thought, erected a thick ice wall in front of her, colliding with it. But the wind blades only flashed with a blue light, and the seemingly indestructible ice wall was cleaved into pieces.

The intact wind blade trembled slightly before whistling as it slashed towards Cui Ying.

Cui Ying gritted her teeth and subconsciously raised the Yao Guang sword in front of her to block.

Another ear-piercing metallic clang rang out as the incredibly sharp wind blade and the Yaoguang Sword clashed fiercely together.

Under the flash of cyan light, cracks immediately appeared on the blade of the Yao Guang Sword, and finally, with a muffled thud, they both exploded. Countless wind blade fragments swept in all directions, forcibly shearing away a thick layer of the surrounding rock and soil.

The next moment, the Gale Tiger on the opposite side let out a low roar and suddenly leaped forward, its massive figure flying towards them enveloped in a cloud of green energy.

Upon witnessing this scene, Cui Ying looked at the Yao Guang sword, which was full of cracks and gradually revealed its silver-white blade, and showed a look of realization that she had indeed seen it all.

But then, after a blur, the short sword in his hand suddenly appeared, held in both hands in front of his chest, while he rapidly chanted some complex and obscure incantation.

In an instant, all the surrounding spiritual energy surged towards Cui Ying like a whirlwind, and as her aura surged, she spat out a mouthful of blood essence.

The Yao Guang Sword, which was originally full of cracks, not only immediately floated in mid-air after being nourished by the essence blood, but also burst out with countless cold lights from the cracks.

At the same time, Cui Ying felt a faint connection between herself and the Yao Guang Sword.

"Heh, I've played along with you for so long, now it's my turn to make my move."

Cui Ying snorted coldly, raised her hand and performed a dazzling sword technique. Immediately, the Yao Guang Sword shone brightly and rushed out with a whooshing sound, possessing the power to cleave the sky and shatter the earth.

-

Meanwhile, on a slope dozens of miles away.

Zhu Chaoyun suddenly stopped and said urgently to Taxue, who had suddenly slowed down, "Taxue, let's go."

Ta Xue stopped completely, opened her reddened round eyes, and growled twice at Zhu Chaoyun: "Woof woof woof woof."

"what are you talking about?!"

Zhu Chaoyun couldn't understand what Taxue was saying at all, and was both anxious and angry, wanting to go forward and pull Taxue away:

"You stupid dog, why do you have to drop the ball at such a crucial moment? My master is still waiting for us to go back and get reinforcements. What do you mean by standing here and not leaving?"

Before Zhu Chaoyun could touch it, it retreated several steps like lightning, its silence terrifying.

It stared silently at Zhu Chaoyun, then growled at him dangerously a few more times before turning and running away.

"That's a Gale Tiger, it will die, it really will die."

Watching Ta Xue's figure disappear into the forest, Zhu Chaoyun, his eyes red with excitement, roared forward. But soon, he gritted his teeth and chased after him.

-

"Ouch."

Over here, Gale Tiger also seemed to sense the danger.

A deafening tiger's roar resounded through the sky, and the body flashed with a blue light, suddenly splitting into three identical faint phantoms.

The Yao Guang Sword flashed past the illusory image in the middle for a moment, then landed abruptly in empty space.

At the same time, the three swift tiger shadows simultaneously unleashed countless wind blades, bringing with them gusts of wind that surrounded Cui Ying from all directions.

Cui Ying felt as if the wind was rising all around her, as if she were the only person left in the world, which made her mind tremble.

If an ordinary person were faced with such a situation, they would probably be terrified or hurriedly retreat to avoid it. However, Cui Ying's face turned fierce, and after letting out a long roar, she poured all her magical power into the Yao Guang sword in her hand and suddenly took a step forward.

A flash of silver light appeared on the Yaoguang Sword, and then with a few "whoosh" sounds, it unleashed seven or eight thick silver sword energies forward.

These sword energies were just a blur, but they all merged into a silver moon and spun around, crashing hard into the gale formed by the wind blades.

"Fuck!"

"Fuck!"

After the silver moon and the azure light intertwined and collided, they immediately exploded with a series of muffled booms, vaguely forming a huge vortex of silver and azure colors. It frantically attracted all the broken stones and fallen leaves around it, and made the nearby void tremble.

In a daze, Cui Ying heard a shrill tiger roar, and then saw a burst of blood suddenly explode in the air in the distance. Immediately afterwards, the figure of the Gale Tiger fell to the ground in a sorry state.

However, it quickly stood up, and after a deep look between the man and the tiger, Cui Ying lost sight of the Gale Tiger once again.