Xiao Heng's pale blue Dou Zhi Qi surged like a raging tide, pouring into his blood-red saber. A confident smirk curved his lips as he casually swung, unleashing a sharp, crescent-shaped arc of Dou Zhi Qi that tore through the air, hurtling toward the cyan tornado.
A thunderous boom erupted. The cyan tornado, struck by this overwhelming force, scattered like gauze in a gale, vanishing instantly. The pale blue arc, too, dissipated in the clash, dissolving into specks of starlight.
"Satisfied with my strength?" Xiao Heng asked, gripping his saber, standing tall with a relaxed smile. His eyes glinted with provocation as he addressed the black-robed Yun Yun.
Yun Yun let out a cold huff, her refined features brimming with disdain. She didn't respond, but her Dou Zhi Qi began to churn violently, clearly preparing a more powerful fighting technique.
Moments later, she let out a delicate shout: "Extreme Wind, Sunset Blaze!" Instantly, a torrent of Dou Zhi Qi flooded into her sword like rivers to the sea. Dazzling cyan light bloomed from the blade, radiant and blinding.
A massive sword energy attack, like a brilliant meteor, streaked across the sky, slashing fiercely toward Xiao Heng.
Xiao Heng's expression sharpened, not daring to underestimate her. "Demon Sealing Slash!" he roared. Pale blue Dou Zhi Qi condensed frantically on his blood-red saber, its glow growing ever brighter.
With a fierce swing, a supreme blue blade arc, like a bolt of blue lightning, split the heavens and collided with the cyan sword energy.
The two mighty attacks clashed with an earth-shaking roar. Blinding light illuminated the battlefield, and a surge of energy rippled outward like a tsunami, scattering in all directions.
As the swirling sandstorm settled, the cyan-robed young man before Yun Yun had vanished without a trace.
Yun Yun froze, her brows knitting. Just as she assumed he'd retreated, the five powerful auras of the snake tribe closing in from behind jolted her. She understood instantly.
He hadn't fled—pursuers had arrived. From their earlier clash, she'd sensed his strength was a star below hers.
"Hmph, you think five Dou Wangs can stop me?" Yun Yun turned slowly, her gaze icy as frost, locking onto the five snake tribe Dou Wangs. Her tone dripped with contempt as she challenged them.
"Talk is cheap. Show me what you've got," Yun Yun said, a flash of impatience in her eyes. Her cyan-glowing sword thrust toward the gray-robed snake elder.
The gray-robed elder, a seasoned snake tribe member, had reached Eight-Star Dou Wang. Yet Yun Yun, a Three-Star Dou Huang, far outclassed him.
"Dou Huang or not, the snake tribe has no cowards!" a green-robed middle-aged snake Dou Wang bellowed, eyes blazing.
"Then you'll be the first to fall!" Yun Yun's lips curled into a cold, ruthless smile. Her slender fingers glided over her sword.
With a crisp sword hum, she vanished, reappearing behind the green-robed snake like a cyan lightning bolt. A cyan sword aura, like a coiling dragon, stabbed at his lower back.
The green-robed snake reacted swiftly, his tail whipping to narrowly dodge the lethal strike. But Yun Yun's attacks came like a relentless storm. As a Three-Star Dou Huang with the speed advantage of wind attribute, she overwhelmed him. Within a few breaths, the green-robed snake was covered in crimson wounds, blood soaking his robes red.
"No one fights alone! Form the Five Snake Venom Seal!" the gray-robed elder shouted, heart pounding with alarm. Alone, all five might perish.
At his command, the elder swiftly formed a strange hand seal with practiced ease.
The other four Dou Wangs followed, mirroring the seal with equal speed, clearly honed through countless drills.
The moment the seals were complete, a faint, eerie glow formed a protective energy shield around the five. It blocked any attempts to disrupt their combined fighting technique.
"Five Snake Venom Seal!" Five streams of ghostly cyan energy shot from their palms, arcing through the sky to merge into a massive energy beam.
The beam transformed into a giant green energy snake, its aura formidable, reaching Dou Huang strength.
Yun Yun's lips twitched upward, a confident smile spreading. Her eyes gleamed with disdain, utterly unimpressed by the energy snake.
Gripping her sword tightly, her Dou Zhi Qi erupted like a volcano, morphing into a cyan gale that whipped her black robe.
As the energy snake charged, Yun Yun tapped the ground lightly, soaring into the air.
Her cyan-glowing sword danced, tracing an elegant arc. A colossal cyan wind blade, laced with sword aura, surged forth like a cyan flood toward the green energy snake.
The snake didn't dodge. Instead, it collided head-on, splitting into two at the last moment to evade the brunt of the attack, grazed only slightly by the wind blade and sword aura. Reforming as one, it opened its gaping maw, spewing a deadly rain of venom toward Yun Yun.
Cyan Dou Zhi Qi coalesced before Yun Yun, forming a solid wind wall that blocked the venomous rain. But while the wall stopped the poison, it couldn't halt the snake itself.
The energy snake lashed its tail, shattering the wind wall with sheer force. Yun Yun barely raised her sword to block, but the impact, even against her Three-Star Dou Huang strength, forced her back repeatedly.
The strike didn't injure her, but green wounds appeared on her body.
For a Dou Huang like Yun Yun, such wounds were minor. Yet the energy snake's venomous rain was fiercely toxic. The five snake Dou Wangs gave her no chance to detoxify, as the energy snake pressed its relentless assault.
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