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Seeing that Dai Weisi could maintain the God of Slaughter Domain for a longer time than she could, Hu Liena couldn't help but sigh with emotion. After a brief pause, Hu Liena spoke once more.
"Now that we have left the Slaughter City, then we now..." As she spoke, Hu Liena couldn't help but tighten her grip on the dagger in her hand. The meaning implied by her action was self-evident!
And Dai Weisi, as if possessing a telepathic link with her, also drew his Holy Venerable Sword. His aura surged to the heavens as he pointed the blade at Hu Liena, chuckling lightly, "Miss Hu Liena, I believe I told you this before, didn't I? Now that we have left the Slaughter City, we are enemies once again. What follows is a battle to the death!"
He paused, his gaze sweeping over Hu Liena's graceful, delicate figure, before letting out a cold sneer. "Miss Hu Liena is Bibi Dong's most precious darling, isn't she? If I were to capture you, your teacher would likely be heartbroken, wouldn't she? Every person has their own value... I just find myself wondering, in Bibi Dong's heart, just how much is her precious apprentice worth?"
Dai Weisi had already made up his mind. He was going to capture Hu Liena alive and then use her to threaten Bibi Dong, forcing her to ransom her student back with soul bones.
Although Bibi Dong and Hu Liena were nominally teacher and student, their relationship was much closer, more like that of a mother and daughter. He had no fear that Bibi Dong would refuse his demands!
"I have also said this before: regardless of the outcome, I will fight for Spirit Hall until my very last breath! Make your move."
As she spoke, Hu Liena was already brandishing her dagger, lunging toward Dai Weisi like an arrow. The blade stabbed straight for Dai Weisi's face, kicking up a fierce gust of wind as the sound of it tearing through the air whistled loudly.
Dai Weisi, in turn, also activated his Ice and Fire Evil Eyes. In his vision, Hu Liena's movements became as slow as a snail.
"Such a petty trick!"
The corner of Dai Weisi's mouth quirked up. The Holy Venerable Sword swung out in an elegant flourish. With a sharp clang, the sword and the dagger collided violently, emitting a crisp ringing sound.
"Urk..."
A muffled grunt escaped Hu Liena's lips. Dai Weisi's strength was simply too overwhelming; the impact alone made the webbing between her thumb and forefinger ache fiercely.
Having blocked Hu Liena's attack with his sword, a golden light flashed on Dai Weisi's hand as his Dark-Golden Terrorclaws external soul bone thrust straight forward.
Hu Liena was keenly aware of just how dangerous those Dark-Golden Terrorclaws were. She hurriedly retreated, pulling distance from Dai Weisi while simultaneously condensing her soul power. Her third soul ring suddenly began to shine.
"Third Soul Skill: Sky Fox Transformation!"
This Sky Fox Transformation soul skill was one of Hu Liena's offensive skills, but it also served as an enhancement-type skill. On her fluffy fox tail, countless hard barbs suddenly sprouted and then shot out explosively.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The ear-piercing sound of tearing air echoed, as those tail barbs whistled toward him like a swarm of locusts.
"Naive!" Dai Weisi's eyes sharpened. His first soul ring lit up, and a protective golden light materialized into a shield, enveloping his entire body.
"First Soul Skill: White Tiger Protective Barrier!"
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sharp sounds of impact rang out incessantly. All of the tail barbs Hu Liena had shot were completely blocked by Dai Weisi. At that exact moment, Hu Liena lunged forward, accelerating into a fierce assault, her speed having increased significantly.
And this was the other effect of the Sky Fox Transformation: it could increase her attack power by fifteen percent, and both her speed and strength by twenty percent.
Being able to attack an enemy while simultaneously enhancing her own various attributes, it was indeed a rather good skill. At the same time, Hu Liena once again condensed her soul power.
"First Soul Skill: Fox Fire Command!"
The moment her voice fell, a dazzling fox fire ignited in Hu Liena's hand. With the appearance of this fox fire, the surrounding temperature seemed to rise considerably.
After activating her first soul skill, Hu Liena was not only able to project the high-temperature fox fire, but her own attack power would also increase by another fifteen percent. That fox fire could not only sear the skin, but it also possessed the ability to corrode spiritual power.
Hu Liena was seen controlling the fox fire, coating the blade of her dagger with it, making the weapon's power even more astonishing.
Seeing this, Dai Weisi also retracted his Holy Venerable Sword, and his third soul ring suddenly flashed.
"Third Soul Skill: White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
As he spoke, Dai Weisi's muscles instantly swelled, his entire frame growing by a full size. At the same time, he accelerated into a fierce charge, rushing to kill Hu Liena!
"God of Slaughter Domain!"
The two shouted in unison. Two vast and powerful slaughter auras erupted skyward, sweeping across the land and shaking the heavens!
"Aurora Divine Wind Claw!"
Suddenly, his Dark-Golden Terrorclaws soul bone flashed with brilliant golden light. At the exact instant his claw collided with her dagger, Dai Weisi blasted his palm forward. In that moment, a violent gale howled, and a terrifying force, like a cannonball, bombarded Hu Liena's body.
BANG—
A crisp snap echoed. Hu Liena's dagger broke clean in two. She herself was sent flying by this astonishing claw strike, hurtling backward like a kite with its string cut, and smashed heavily into the hard rock wall behind her.
This was only because Dai Weisi had held back. Otherwise, that single claw strike would have been enough to take Hu Liena's life. It was just that Dai Weisi's plan was to capture Hu Liena, to use her as leverage against Bibi Dong, not to simply kill her.
"Miss Hu Liena, you have lost!" Dai Weisi slowly walked over to Hu Liena's side, chuckling lightly. "Then, I'll have to trouble Miss Hu Liena to be my prisoner for a time."
As he spoke, he took out a rope, preparing to bind Hu Liena and take her away. However, right at that very moment, a sudden change occurred!
Swoosh—
The sound of something sharp tearing through the air suddenly came. Dai Weisi's expression changed in horror. He hurriedly looked toward the source of the sound, only to see a flying dagger streaking toward him.
"Is this Chrysanthemum Douluo's flying dagger?" Dai Weisi exclaimed in alarm. He quickly shot into the air to dodge the projectile, and in doing so, was forced to put distance between himself and Hu Liena!
"Hehehe, Your Highness the Crown Prince, we meet again. I never expected that you also went to the Slaughter City, and what's more, you successfully obtained the God of Slaughter Domain!"
As he spoke, Yue Guan descended from the sky, landing protectively in front of Hu Liena. Dozens of flying daggers orbited around him. As he looked at the slaughter qi radiating from Dai Weisi, his face was filled with astonishment.
"It has only been two years, yet your soul power has already reached rank 80, and you have also obtained the God of Slaughter Domain. It is truly as we thought, you absolutely cannot be allowed to live!"
Gui Mei (Ghost Douluo) also condensed his soul power, ready to strike at a moment's notice. After the major battle at the Clear Sky Clan, Dai Weisi had been listed by Bibi Dong as the number one most dangerous individual. She had issued a standing order to all Spirit Hall personnel: upon encountering Dai Weisi, there was no need to capture him alive. He was to be killed on sight!
Therefore, Gui Mei had no intention of trying to recruit Dai Weisi this time. Instead, he planned to kill him directly, to end the problem once and for all.
Seeing Elder Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo arrive to help, Hu Liena's eyes lit up. "Elder Chrysanthemum, Grandpa Ghost, why are you two here?"
"Hehe, Nana, we have been here waiting for you all this time!"
Yue Guan said with a smile, gently stroking a chrysanthemum in his hand.
It turned out that ever since Hu Liena had entered the Slaughter City, the two of them had been extremely worried about her safety. Coupled with the fact that Spirit Hall had been relatively quiet in recent years, they had opted to stay at a nearby Spirit Hall branch, waiting for the day Hu Liena would emerge.
After waiting for more than two long years, Hu Liena had finally walked out of the Slaughter City.
What they had never expected, however, was that Dai Weisi had also entered the Slaughter City, and that he would end up passing through the Hell Road together with Hu Liena, exiting at the same time.
It wasn't until they sensed that berserk, soaring slaughter qi from just a moment ago that the two of them realized what was happening and immediately rushed over to investigate the situation. In the end, they managed to save Hu Liena at the last possible second.
Otherwise, if Hu Liena had truly been captured by Dai Weisi, it was likely that Spirit Hall would have had to suffer another massive loss.
After confirming that Hu Liena had only sustained some minor injuries, Yue Guan let out a sigh of relief. He then turned his gaze toward Dai Weisi, and his eyes flared with immense killing intent. He spoke with a mixture of shock and rage.
"Dai Weisi! Two years ago, your Star Luo Empire caused my Spirit Hall to suffer disastrous losses! Have you decided how you want to die? If you surrender without a fight right now, Old Ghost and I might still grant you a quick and painless death!"
(End of Chapter)