"Can I be blamed for this? Who told it to move around while lying down!" Ye Qiu complained, quickly following after her. He was also very innocent, okay?
As they ran, the two provoked the Emerald Cloud Winged Tiger following behind them. After entering a denser forest, its gliding ability was basically useless.
"Zhuqing! That's enough, start engaging it!" Seeing that they had the geographical advantage, Ye Qiu called out to her to stop.
"Understood! I'm on it!"
Pfft! Zhu Zhuqing, a ruthless woman of few words, directly activated her Shadow Spider Lance. Hiss, hiss! The spider lances pierced into the trees and ground, trailing wisps of black smoke, filled with corrosive venom.
"Roar!" A tiger's roar echoed, and an invisible wave surged outwards. A tiger's paw swiped, and Zhu Zhuqing quickly dodged.
Fortunately, she quickly blocked her ears with her spirit power, otherwise she would have fallen victim.
Ye Qiu had too few offensive methods; his left eye's Divine Might was easily dodged, so he could only use his etherealization ability for close-quarters combat.
He moved around the Emerald Cloud Winged Tiger with a dagger dipped in Shadow Spider venom, occasionally striking with a surprise attack.
Zhu Zhuqing, on the other hand, constantly moved through the forest. With the help of the Shadow Spider Lance, she stood steadily on the trees.
"Roar!" The Emerald Cloud Winged Tiger, corroded by the venom, roared in unbearable pain. Unfortunately, its mental attack was completely ineffective.
In a fit of rage, its tiger tail whipped viciously towards Ye Qiu, cutting through the air with a piercing sound!
Whoosh! At the same time, Zhu Zhuqing was about to leap onto its back.
"Zhuqing, don't be impulsive! Be careful!"
Whoosh! The Emerald Cloud Winged Tiger flapped the wings on its back, and several wind blades slashed towards her.
"Damn it!" At this moment, the tiger's tail had only just passed through half of Ye Qiu's body. He couldn't use Divine Might to rescue her right now.
Bang! Zhu Zhuqing crashed heavily into a tree, a few drops of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.
"Roar!" With a tiger pounce, the Emerald Cloud Winged Tiger directly charged towards her. The pain in its body filled its greenish-blue eyes with savagery.
"Divine Might!" Ye Qiu, who had freed himself, looked at its foreleg.
Its front leg was already slightly twisted, and white fur was seeping blood. After a mournful cry, it finally gave up attacking Zhu Zhuqing, dodged the Divine Might, and moved past her.
"Are you alright?" Ye Qiu shielded her behind him. If anything went wrong, he would take her away immediately.
"I'm fine! Don't worry about me, keep going!" Zhu Zhuqing wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with her arm. Fortunately, she had just used the Shadow Spider Lance to block the wind blade, otherwise she would have been in danger.
Swish! She climbed onto a branch again. This time, she didn't act recklessly. Following Ye Qiu's instructions, she used a slow and steady approach, fighting and retreating.
The sun had already descended considerably, and the light in the Emerald Cloud Winged Tiger's greenish-blue eyes was slowly fading.
It had long intended to retreat, but it was destined to fall here.
Ye Qiu had also stopped attacking and was recovering on the side, letting Zhu Zhuqing toy with it alone.
"That's enough, Zhuqing!"
No sooner had Ye Qiu's voice fallen than she landed directly on the ground, her eight spider lances moving rapidly, charging head-on towards the Emerald Cloud Winged Tiger.
"Roar!" The tiger's roar had lost its original clarity, becoming low and weak.
From a distance, it launched a wind blade, which Zhu Zhuqing easily dodged.
When closer, another tiger paw slammed down. The yellow spirit ring beneath Zhu Zhuqing flickered, "First Soul Skill, Hell Rush Stab!"
With a swish! With the help of her spider legs, her already greatly increased speed became even faster, turning into an afterimage as she rushed to its side.
The purple spirit ring lit up!
"Second Soul Skill! Nether Hundred Kills!" Zhu Zhuqing coldly shouted, her movements becoming ruthless.
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Her sharp claws continuously attacked its abdomen, black blood splattering. After more than a hundred consecutive hits, she even directly inserted the remaining few spider lances from behind into the tiger's body.
After experiencing the sensation of devouring a Spirit Beast's spirit power, she became somewhat addicted to it, a look of pleasure appearing on her face.
"Roar~" After a mournful roar, bang! The Emerald Cloud Winged Tiger crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Hey, hey, hey!" Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing still hadn't pulled out her spider lances, Ye Qiu quickly ran over, "Don't absorb any more! If it dies, won't we have to start all over again?"
Hiss! Zhu Zhuqing heard him and slowly retracted her spider lances. "Don't worry, I'm just absorbing some power to replenish my spirit power."
Ye Qiu said with a serious expression, "Don't use this devouring ability recklessly. Not only will it destroy your foundation, but using it to improve your cultivation might even lead you to fall into evil and become an Evil Soul Master."
"You said it, and I remember it all!" She smiled at Ye Qiu. She wouldn't do something that would destroy her own future. Even if she absorbed the power of a Spirit Beast, she would only use it to evolve her Shadow Spider Lance.
"It's good that you understand!" Ye Qiu didn't want to give her a Spirit Bone only to ruin her future. It was better to make some things clear.
"Stop nagging! If you keep talking, this tiger will really be done for!" Zhu Zhuqing pointed at the Emerald Cloud Winged Tiger on the ground, which was now breathing more out than in.
Ye Qiu glared at her again, causing her to cover her mouth and giggle. She hadn't intended to strike so hard either.
Walking in front of the tiger, there was no time to move the scene. He sat down cross-legged and pried open its greenish-blue eyes, which were about to close.
A red light flashed in its greenish-blue eyes, and its entire body began to warm, emitting a purple glow that enveloped Ye Qiu, like a purple cocoon.
"This guy's Spirit is really too unfair!" Zhu Zhuqing quietly watched him, muttering to herself.
Time slowly passed. The battle with the Emerald Cloud Winged Tiger had already taken up a lot of time, and the sky was gradually darkening.
All around were the sounds of small insects, and a cold wind blew, making Zhu Zhuqing feel a bit chilly!
"Why isn't he done yet?" Although the color of the purple cocoon was slowly fading, Ye Qiu's figure still hadn't appeared.
Rustle!
"More Spirit Beasts are coming!" Zhu Zhuqing frowned. She had already driven away several waves, and she didn't expect them to come at night!
"Hiss-ha~!" A dark giant snake slowly appeared before Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, flicking its tongue. It was 12 meters long!
"A six-thousand-year Iron Scale Python! Damn it!" Zhu Zhuqing glanced back at Ye Qiu. She couldn't retreat!
Hiss! The Shadow Spider Lance behind her immediately activated, and two spirit rings, one yellow and one purple, slowly rose from beneath her.
"First and Second Soul Skills! Hell Rush Stab, Nether Hundred Kills!"
'Ye Qiu, you have to hurry!'
Swish, she charged straight out, no technique, just a direct head-on confrontation! The opponent's massive body was also its disadvantage.
The snake's head turned, trying to avoid her, but Zhu Zhuqing was unwilling, constantly aiming for its forehead!
Clink, clink, clink! Hiss!
Sparks continuously flashed on its iron-like scales. After dozens of hits, she finally heard some sounds of it being wounded to the flesh.
Even the spider lances behind her continuously pierced the same spot.
"Hiss-roar~" The snake's head, in pain, whipped, sending Zhu Zhuqing flying backwards. Its vertical pupils stared fixedly at the prey before it.
Rustle! Its long body directly encircled Zhu Zhuqing. Its raised snake head looked down at her.
If she ran now, maybe it would still be in time! Thinking of Ye Qiu, she gritted her teeth, "Anyway, I was already supposed to die!"
Clink, clink, clink! She continuously attacked the shrinking encirclement.
As the encirclement tightened, the snake's tail slammed the air with an explosive sound, sweeping towards Zhu Zhuqing and hitting her solidly in the chest.
"Pfft!" Zhu Zhuqing spat out a mouthful of blood, falling to the ground, barely able to stand with the support of her Shadow Spider Lance.
The scent of blood further ignited the Iron Scale Python's ferocity. It opened its bloody maw and bit towards her.
The foul-smelling gust of wind had already blown onto Zhu Zhuqing's face!
"Is it over?" Zhu Zhuqing murmured, her eyes unconsciously looking towards Ye Qiu's direction.
A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes! The purple giant cocoon had broken!
'It's good that he can live! I don't owe him anything anymore.' She slowly closed her eyes.
However, the expected pain did not come. Instead, she heard a loud bang!
Bang! "Roar!" A huge crashing sound came, and the giant python hissed.
Zhu Zhuqing opened her eyes and saw only a giant, bloody arm horizontally in front of her, without a trace of flesh on it.
The Iron Scale Python, which had been grinning in front of her, had already flown out, landing heavily on the ground!
"What… what exactly is this?!"