*ROOOAAARRR!*
A beast roared—a guttural, bone-chilling shriek that echoed off the towering sandstone walls of the subterranean maze.
The creature, a massive, stone-scaled desert panther standing over three meters tall, lunged through the dust with its claws raised, its red eyes glowing with feral fury.
*Thwip-thwip-thwip-thwip-thwip!*
Before its massive paws could even touch the ground, a barrage of silver, highly condensed sword intent pierced through the air like invisible needles.
In less than a fraction of a second, its dense, armor-like scales were shredded into ribbons.
Its body was instantly turned into Swiss cheese and fell down, twitching violently against the red stone floor, before it stopped moving altogether.
A quiet sizzle echoed as residual sword qi slowly dissipated into the thick, dusty air.
Shen Xinye stood before it, lowering her hand smoothly back to her side.
