“Fall back.”
One of the little white fox’s tails coiled around Ye Qiu and True Person Longbrow, flinging them ten thousand metres away in an instant.
At the same time, five more tails unfurled behind her.
Six tails in total.
“She’s at the Saint realm. Be careful,” Li Chaohui warned Nangong Jingyun.
The words sent monstrous waves through Ye Qiu’s and Longbrow’s hearts.
They both knew that inside Undying Mountain, the little fox had lost two tails.
In other words, she had originally possessed eight.
“Heavens… what realm was she before?” Longbrow gasped.
“Her original cultivation was probably no weaker than Supreme Venerable Wuji,” Ye Qiu said, equally stunned.
Now he was filled with regret. Had he known how powerful she was, he would never have let her lose those two tails in Undying Mountain.
If she had kept all eight, they wouldn’t have needed to flee from Supreme Venerable Wuji at all.
The little fox’s six tails swept across the sky, radiating boundless divine light that formed a protective array around her body.
BOOM!
Nangong Jingyun’s attack was completely blocked by the six tails.
“If this sovereign’s cultivation hadn’t fallen, I could kill you in the space of a breath,” the little fox said coldly.
“Saint against Saint, you are dead today.” Nangong Jingyun gripped a longsword that materialised in her hand.
A saint sword!
“Six tails mean six lives. Today I will sever every one of them with this saint sword and make you fall here.”
She thrust the sword forward.
Instantly, blazing flames erupted along the blade as though to incinerate the void itself. Sword light flashed, killing intent surged.
The might of this strike was overwhelming, a bolt of lightning that tore through space and reached one of the fox tails in an instant.
BOOM!
One tail lashed out like lightning, meeting the saint sword head-on.
Sparks flew, metallic clangs rang endlessly; it was as though two saint weapons were clashing.
“Pathetic,” the little fox sneered.
“Hmph.” Nangong Jingyun snorted. Light flashed in her left hand; another saint sword appeared.
She slashed backwards with it.
BOOM!
Another tail blocked it effortlessly.
“Is this all an elder of the Chaos Holy Land can do? This sovereign is disappointed.” The little fox’s voice dripped with contempt.
“Don’t get cocky. You’re dead today.” As she spoke, six more saint swords materialised around Nangong Jingyun.
The six swords radiated peerless sharpness, attacking from every direction.
The little fox’s expression shifted slightly. She used her remaining four tails and both hands to parry all six swords.
“Anything else?” she challenged.
Nangong Jingyun gave a sinister smile. Her brow suddenly blazed with light; a ten-thousand-zhang sword qi burst forth.
Another saint sword!
This one had been nurtured within her divine soul; its power far exceeded the others.
It shot forward like a dragon, ripping through the little fox’s defences and arriving before her in a flash.
The little fox’s tails and hands were all occupied, yet no trace of panic showed on her face. A strand of her hair rose, each filament turning draconic, instantly wrapping around Nangong Jingyun’s soul-nurtured sword.
Pfft!
The moment the sword was bound, its tip spat out a divine ray that pierced the little fox’s collarbone. Crimson blood blossomed.
Chi!
The tip spat another ray, stabbing toward the centre of her forehead.
Coldness flashed in the little fox’s eyes. A lock of hair near her ear flew up, blocking the ray. Then a single strand shot out like a heavenly sword, slashing toward Nangong Jingyun with lightning speed.
Pfft!
Nangong Jingyun’s left arm was severed at the shoulder. Blood sprayed. Her body shuddered and she hurriedly retreated.
Clang, clang, clang!
At the same instant, the little fox’s hands and tails erupted with overwhelming force, snapping every saint sword Nangong Jingyun had summoned.
BOOM!
She took a single step forward. Her wounded collarbone healed instantly. A mighty aura exploded from her body.
At the same time, a crown appeared above her head, binding her flowing hair. A crimson phoenix-like cloak materialised on her shoulders. She looked every inch an exalted empress!
“Even with my cultivation reduced, killing you is more than enough,” the little fox declared coldly.
“Die!”
Nangong Jingyun roared. Her severed arm regrew. She summoned yet another saint sword.
This one was blood-red and radiated murderous slaughter.
An unparalleled murderous weapon!
She gripped the weapon. Countless strands of saint power gathered at the tip as she stabbed straight at the little fox’s head.
This time, the little fox did not use her tails to block. She waited until the sword was almost upon her before extending two jade-like fingers and clamping the blade between them.
“What?!”
Nangong Jingyun was horrified.
This strike had been extraordinary, yet the little fox had stopped it with two fingers.
“Aaaah!”
Nangong Jingyun roared. Countless saint laws erupted from the sword tip. The little fox’s fingers were instantly shredded and bleeding.
Yet she did not let go.
“Die!”
Nangong Jingyun bellowed again, eyes blazing with killing intent. She jerked with all her might, wrenching the sword free from the fox’s fingers, then slashed downward like a guillotine.
The little fox raised an arm to block. A shower of sparks exploded, and a massive rift tore open in the void.
CLANG!
With a deafening ring, her other hand shot out like lightning, seized the blade, and snapped the peerless murderous weapon in half.
Everything happened in a split second, too fast for the eye to follow.
Immediately afterward, her six tails lashed out simultaneously, striking Nangong Jingyun from all sides.
Helpless, Nangong Jingyun could only meet them with her bare hands.
BOOM… PFFT!
Her arms exploded into bloody mist. Her body was struck by the tails and burst apart on the spot.
Her primordial spirit shot skyward, trying to flee, but the little fox was ready. Her tails whipped out.
Just as they were about to bind Nangong Jingyun’s primordial spirit, Li Chaohui intervened.
BOOM!
Li Chaohui thrust out a palm. A colossal palm print like a mountain range blocked the fox tails.
The little fox’s eyes narrowed. She realised Li Chaohui was far stronger than Nangong Jingyun.
Seizing the chance, Nangong Jingyun’s primordial spirit flew to Li Chaohui’s side.
“Old Li, hurry! Help me kill this wretched beast!”
Nangong Jingyun gnashed her teeth. “As long as you help me kill her, I’ll grant any request you have!”
“Is that true?” Li Chaohui’s eyes lit up.
“If I lie, may heaven and earth destroy me,” she swore.
“Very well.”
As he spoke, a pitch-black spear appeared in Li Chaohui’s hand.
Pfft!
The spear pierced straight through Nangong Jingyun’s primordial spirit.
