Ye Zhaozhao felt her blood run cold as she watched the menacing Golden-winged Roc.
She had been planning to hide and pick up scraps, but this Golden-winged Roc, for some unknown reason, suddenly charged at her again!
"Your opponents are us," Li Shuang said, making an effort to block it.
Yan Fan followed suit.
But the more Li Shuang tried to block it, the more the Golden-winged Roc fixated on Ye Zhaozhao, stubbornly determined to rush towards her.
Ye Zhaozhao gritted her teeth. She couldn't even spare a thought for Chang Le'an and turned to run.
She only had one last chance to unleash her full power. If this Golden-winged Roc forced her to use it, how could she kill Li Shuang?
If Li Shuang didn't die, how could she repay the system for all the benefits she had advanced?
This system never made a losing deal!
Just thinking about the possibility of being punished by the system made Ye Zhaozhao tremble.
As Ye Zhaozhao tried to flee, Li Shuang showed no urgency. Instead, she actively blocked the Golden-winged Roc.
"Quick, we absolutely cannot let the Golden-winged Roc catch up!" Li Shuang shouted.
Yan Fan nodded and joined Li Shuang in restraining the Golden-winged Roc.
Watching Ye Zhaozhao run further away, the Golden-winged Roc's eyes grew colder.
It let out a sharp cry, and golden feathers rained down like arrows.
Then, taking advantage of Li Shuang and Yan Fan deflecting the golden feathers, the Golden-winged Roc's body transformed into a streak of light. In that instant, its already astonishing speed increased even further. It actually broke through Li Shuang and Yan Fan's encirclement and shot straight towards Ye Zhaozhao's retreating figure.
Feeling the terrifying power behind her, Ye Zhaozhao's face instantly turned pale.
Li Shuang shouted loudly, "Junior Sister Ye, don't hide your strength, act now!!"
The Golden-winged Roc extended its sharp talons, its eyes chilling!
Good, good!
It wanted to see what strength this woman was hiding!
A fierce wind rose, and the Golden-winged Roc's talons instantly became incredibly massive, like a towering mountain, pressing down on Ye Zhaozhao.
The talons hadn't even arrived yet.
Ye Zhaozhao's body was already being torn with wounds by the fierce wind.
An unprecedented fear flashed in her eyes.
If those talons landed, she would die!
She would really die!
She was a transmigrator, born to crush these natives and stand at the pinnacle of the world.
How could she die here!
Ye Zhaozhao's eyes instantly filled with despair.
She screamed in her heart, "Unseal!"
Finally, her last chance to unleash her power was forced out!
Li Shuang!
It was all Li Shuang's doing.
Ye Zhaozhao was furious, but in the face of a life-or-death crisis, she had no other choice.
Ye Zhaozhao's strength instantly soared to its peak.
"Eh..." The Golden-winged Roc suddenly noticed something, a look of surprise and doubt on its face.
But it was already too late.
Ye Zhaozhao, with a cold expression, swung her sword.
There was no technique involved.
Nor was it any particular sword art.
In the face of absolute power, she simply swung her sword with all her might.
The Golden-winged Roc's two talons were instantly severed.
This was only because the Golden-winged Roc had forcibly changed direction at the last moment.
Otherwise, it would already be a corpse!
The Golden-winged Roc looked at Ye Zhaozhao with some horror. It didn't know that Ye Zhaozhao was merely a paper tiger now. Fearing that Ye Zhaozhao could still unleash such power, it turned to flee.
But how could Li Shuang and Yan Fan let this opportunity slip away?
They cooperated seamlessly, blocking the Golden-winged Roc from both sides.
"Crimson Flame Golden Fire."
A golden flame instantly landed on the Golden-winged Roc.
Then, an icy chill permeated the air.
An ice lotus bloomed shortly after.
From extreme heat to extreme cold, the Golden-winged Roc let out a shriek.
Its body was instantly encased in ice.
Then, with a bang, it shattered completely.
A super-grade demonic beast, the Golden-winged Roc.
Dead!
The Golden-winged Roc might have had other trump cards, but Li Shuang and Yan Fan seized the opportunity so perfectly that it didn't even have time to use any other means before it was utterly dead.
On the ground, only some shredded flesh remained.
"This Golden-winged Roc's inherent strength should have been at the Foundation Establishment stage. It hadn't even formed a demonic core yet," Li Shuang said.
Yan Fan nodded, "The bloodline of a super-grade demonic beast is indeed extraordinary among those of the same cultivation level. If it weren't for Junior Sister Ye, even with the two of us working together, we might not have won."
As Yan Fan spoke, he cast a probing glance at Ye Zhaozhao.
To severely injure the Golden-winged Roc with one move, the attacking power Ye Zhaozhao displayed in that instant was definitely not something a Foundation Establishment cultivator could achieve. It was almost on par with the Nascent Soul stage.
Ye Zhaozhao felt a little flustered under his gaze. She tried to maintain a calm expression: "I... I just used a fifth-grade talisman."
Li Shuang said, "Junior Sister Ye has a rich background; a fifth-grade talisman is nothing to her."
Yan Fan was surprised: "Junior Sister Ye's background is actually so rich? A fifth-grade talisman indeed possesses the power of the Nascent Soul stage. A fifth-grade talisman that can be activated by a Foundation Establishment cultivator is worth even more than double. A single talisman like that is probably worth at least a hundred high-grade spirit stones! And for Junior Sister Ye, it's nothing?"
Yan Fan was genuinely a bit shocked.
His own background was also considered wealthy.
However, if the same spirit stones were used for cultivation or purchasing magical artifacts, the improvement in strength would be more significant.
Spending a large sum to buy such one-time talismans would inevitably hinder one's cultivation speed.
Most people would not make such a choice.
"Junior Sister Ye is skilled in business. These spirit stones are indeed nothing to her, and she has more than just one fifth-grade talisman," Li Shuang said.
Yan Fan's expression grew even more astonished as he looked at Ye Zhaozhao.
Wealth, companions, techniques, and land.
Spirit stones were crucial for any cultivator.
If Ye Zhaozhao possessed such ability and used it well, her future achievements would certainly be considerable.
Yan Fan's surprised look made Ye Zhaozhao feel somewhat pleased.
She was about to say something when Chang Le'an's somewhat strange voice rang out: "Zhaozhao, it seems you're not short on spirit stones."
Ye Zhaozhao's expression instantly froze.
She had actually forgotten about Chang Le'an's presence!
Before, the people from Lingxu Peak had gone bankrupt to help her repay the spirit stones, but now Li Shuang pointed out that she wasn't short on spirit stones.
What would Shengyuan and the others think?
Ye Zhaozhao had nowhere to vent her grievances!
Aside from the fifth-grade talisman, she couldn't explain her several narrow escapes from death.
If people knew that she could unleash Nascent Soul stage power in this secret realm, it would likely cause a stir among the human race's high-ranking officials.
At that point, the existence of the system would inevitably be discovered.
For her, this was far more serious than being misunderstood as having a wealthy background!
Looking at Chang Le'an's probing gaze, Ye Zhaozhao could only force a bitter smile: "Third Senior Brother, I was thinking that with these talismans, we could gain more in the secret realm, so it wouldn't be a loss. But now... I've really used up all my talismans."
Ye Zhaozhao couldn't help but glare resentfully at Li Shuang.
It was all this woman's fault!
Otherwise, how could she be questioned by a bootlicker like Chang Le'an?