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Deep in the valley.
Sword Tail Scorpions lay sleeping soundly on the ground.
On a flat, smooth boulder, the Three-Tailed Sword Scorpion King lay alone, its three sword tails swaying unconsciously.
And just then.
Bang bang—
Rocks flew towards the Sword Tail Scorpion pack, startling them all awake.
"Come, chase me."
Zhu Zhuqing held a bamboo tube, her palms slick with sweat.
Seeing the Sword Tail Scorpions raise their sword tails high, hissing and charging at her, she turned and ran.
"One minute!"
"I can do it!"
"Li Dixian, the rest is up to you!"
Watching her subordinates chase the enemy.
The Three-Tailed Sword Scorpion King lazily remained still.
Such weak enemies were not worth its effort.
However.
Just as it was about to continue its slumber.
Rapid footsteps sounded, drawing closer.
Whoosh—!
The mist in the depths of the valley was disturbed.
A figure suddenly rushed out, purple Soul Ring rising from his feet, a streak of azure-green sword light erupting with terrifying sharpness.
"Green Edge Severance!"
The person who arrived was Li Dixian.
He dared not delay, rushing into the valley and immediately using his Spirit Ability.
The Three-Tailed Sword Scorpion King had not expected another enemy.
It felt the threat of this sword light and let out an angry hiss.
Its three sword tails fiercely slashed out, shimmering with bronze cold light, causing the air to hum continuously.
The Azure Lotus Sword violently collided with the three sword tails.
Clang—!
An ear-piercing clang of metal exploded!
The Three-Tailed Sword Scorpion King was shaken off the stone platform!
Li Dixian also retreated rapidly, his feet plowing deep furrows in the ground, inserting the Azure Lotus Sword into the earth, and sliding for several meters before he awkwardly stopped.
"What terrifying power!"
Li Dixian's right hand, holding the sword, trembled uncontrollably.
But he dared not stop at all.
"One minute!"
"Only one minute!"
Through his sweat-soaked hair, Li Dixian's eyes were faintly red.
"My sword and wine Spirits complement each other!"
"Today, Wine Boiling Sword Cry!"
The clear spring wine pot floated before his eyes.
Li Dixian grabbed it, pulled out the stopper, and tilted his head back, guzzling the wine.
The moment the strong wine rolled down his throat.
A majestic energy burst forth from his body.
The Azure Lotus Sword hummed and vibrated, its azure sharpness surging three inches.
And at this moment.
The Scorpion King's sword tail, like lightning, cut through the air, heading straight for his head.
Li Dixian rolled to the side.
The sword tail crashed beside him, carving a gully in the ground, and spiderweb-like cracks spread out.
"Green Edge Severance!"
Li Dixian leaped into the air.
The surging azure sharpness, carrying the Azure Lotus Sword's ultimate keenness.
Screech—!
This sword tail was severed with a snap.
Bronze-colored blood gushed out like a waterfall.
But Li Dixian had no time to rejoice.
The Three-Tailed Sword Scorpion King let out a pained hiss, its remaining two sword tails entwined into a spiral, bringing an ear-splitting sonic boom, heading straight for his chest.
Li Dixian hurriedly spun and slashed horizontally.
The sword edge collided with the sword tails, scattering fine sparks.
The Three-Tailed Sword Scorpion King's strength was too great.
Li Dixian was slammed into the rock wall, shattered stone mixed with bloody foam spilling from his mouth.
And it wasn't over yet.
The Three-Tailed Sword Scorpion King pounced.
Its two entwined sword tails separated, one on the left and one on the right, fiercely stabbing into Li Dixian's shoulders.
Li Dixian grunted, a large stream of fresh blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
He slowly raised his head.
Meeting the Three-Tailed Sword Scorpion King's violent compound eyes.
The confrontation between man and beast seemed to end in Li Dixian's defeat.
But he suddenly smiled.
The Azure Lotus Sword and the clear spring wine pot rose beside him.
Whoosh whoosh—!
The clear spring wine pot slowly tilted.
Clear, mellow wine poured onto the Azure Lotus Sword.
As the amber wine soaked the sword body, the Azure Lotus Sword, which had been emitting azure light, actually turned crimson like molten iron.
Lotus flowers bloomed on the green edge!
The wine boiled, the sword hummed!
This was "Wine Boiling Sword Cry"!
The Three-Tailed Sword Scorpion King felt a premonition.
It wanted to retract its two sword tails.
But it was already too late.
Crimson sword energy, like a blood dragon emerging from the abyss, erupted from the Azure Lotus Sword body with a sharpness almost like blood.
It slashed down instantly at the two sword tails.
The Three-Tailed Sword Scorpion King howled mournfully.
Feeling the sword tails stuck in his shoulders lose strength, Li Dixian gritted his teeth and straightened his body, he gripped the Azure Lotus Sword, its hilt scorching hot.
Burning his last bit of Soul power, Li Dixian leaped up fiercely.
The sword in his hand, like a meteor falling to earth, stabbed downwards at the frantically retreating Three-Tailed Sword Scorpion King.
Screech—!
The blade entered flesh.
The two severed tails writhed frantically on the ground.
Li Dixian half-knelt, propped up by the sword plunged into the Scorpion King's head, gasping for breath.
At this moment.
A purple Soul Ring slowly rose from the Scorpion King's corpse... Zhu Zhuqing ran wildly with her head down.
Behind her, about five or six meters away, Sword Tail Scorpions chased relentlessly.
"One minute!"
"One minute!"
"It's only been... ten seconds!"
Zhu Zhuqing bit her pearly teeth tightly, her smooth forehead beaded with sweat.
A whooshing sound suddenly rang out beside her.
She lightly tapped her toes.
Leaping onto a branch of a giant tree.
At her previous position.
A sword tail slammed into the ground, causing it to explode.
Zhu Zhuqing's delicate brows twitched, and she frantically continued to flee.
Her long black hair was messy from the wind, sticking to her cheeks.
Her black tight-fitting suit was also torn in places during her escape.
Zhu Zhuqing was on the verge of tears.
Having been pampered since childhood, she had never been so disheveled.
"Li Dixian!"
"You definitely owe me a favor!"
"I've sacrificed too much!"
Zhu Zhuqing thought this to herself, picking up the bamboo tube in her hand and taking a gulp.
Although she didn't understand.
Why Li Dixian told her to drink wine while running away.
But she still did as she was told.
And the moment the wine entered her throat.
A gentle yet powerful energy spread through her body.
Her legs, which had been a bit sore and weak, instantly regained vitality.
Even the Soul power within her body began to boil.
"Hmm?!"
Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful eyes widened, looking at the bamboo tube in her hand with surprise.
"This wine..."
She jumped onto a large boulder.
Again dodging a sword tail attack.
Then, she tried taking another gulp of wine.
The same comfortable sensation flowed through her entire body as before.
Her speed suddenly increased by a third, instantly pulling her several meters away from the Sword Tail Scorpions behind her.
"Good wine, good wine!"
Zhu Zhuqing's face was flushed, and she happily thought:
"No wonder that fellow Li Dixian always has wine in his hand!"
"So his wine is that good!"
In this way, taking a gulp of wine from time to time.
Although Zhu Zhuqing was still being chased by the Sword Tail Scorpions, she became more at ease.
Until... two Millennium Sword Tail Scorpions joined the chase!
"Damn it!"
Seeing the two Millennium Sword Tail Scorpions rapidly approaching in her peripheral vision.
Zhu Zhuqing's flushed face turned pale.
"Where did the Millennium Sword Tail Scorpions come from? Weren't they out foraging?!"
Zhu Zhuqing frantically drank gulp after gulp of wine.
But soon, the wine in the bamboo tube ran out.
At this moment.
The two Millennium Sword Tail Scorpions actually leaped up.
Appearing directly in front of her, blocking her path.
Sword Tail Scorpions hissed, completely surrounding Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuqing had nowhere to retreat and was completely panicked.
She was still just a twelve-year-old girl after all.
Now seeing so many ferocious Sword Tail Scorpions up close, her eyes gradually turned red.
"Hiss—!"
A Millennium Sword Tail Scorpion charged at her.
The exhausted Zhu Zhuqing had no time to dodge, she could only close her eyes in despair, thinking:
"Li Dixian!"
"It's already been over a minute, where are you?!"