166: Chapter 166 Handling with Ease

"Huh?"

Xing Yaoyan looked at the little girl before her, whose head only reached her own. The girl's face was etched with an anger Xing Yaoyan couldn't quite understand, as if she had done something to wrong her.

"Mo Yuling, don't stand up for me! If anyone's going to do it, it should be me!"

Chi Xie shouted from over there, seeming very displeased with the girl's presumptuous action.

"Shut up! Your Bloodline is suppressed by hers to begin with; you have no combat power at all. Besides, I'm your partner. If I don't stand up for you, who will?"

"Wait... Did I do something?"

Xing Yaoyan watched the two "kids" chattering and arguing in front of her and found it quite amusing.

Earlier, when she sensed their hostile red light, she had already roughly gauged their strength. Apart from Chi Xie, who was at the Three-Mark level, the other three little ones were all at the Two-Mark level. Not to mention a one-on-one fight, even if they all attacked together, she wouldn't feel the slightest pressure.

"You Heaven-Swallowing Star Wolves are universally acknowledged bullies of the Universe, always oppressing Chi Xie's Flame Tiger clan. In fact, he got separated from the main group when his entire clan was relocating to escape your persecution!"

Mo Yuling spoke up righteously and indignantly.

"So, as his good friend, I must definitely help him vent his anger!"

"Alright, alright, I accept your challenge..."

Seeing that the Dream Beast beside her didn't stop her but instead retreated to the side like a spectator, Xing Yaoyan simply agreed to this somewhat offensive request.

But come to think of it...

This little demon girl clearly had a stubborn, unyielding look about her. Even though her legs were still trembling just moments ago after Xing Yaoyan revealed a part of her Aura, she now dared to step forward directly and challenge her. So impulsive in youth...

Bah, bah, bah! Why am I saying this? I'm not old either...

Shaking off the miscellaneous thoughts in her mind, Xing Yaoyan extended a finger and beckoned towards the girl in front of her.

"Actually, it wouldn't matter if you all came at me together."

"Don't underestimate me! I've beaten Three-Mark Star Beasts before!"

As soon as the words left her mouth, purple mist instantly enveloped Mo Yuling's body.

Seeing this, Xing Yaoyan's eyes instantly lit up.

Demons have Demonic Qi, humans have Spiritual Qi, but these are things only demons and Espers at the seventh rank and above can actively release.

Although this little girl only had the Aura of Two Marks, the purple mist around her felt extremely similar to this Demonic Qi and Spiritual Qi.

She really does have some skill...

Xing Yaoyan also regarded Mo Yuling with a slightly more serious attitude, but only slightly.

"This is the Demonic Aura innate to our Demon Race! Let's see if you Heaven-Swallowing Star Wolves can handle my power!"

As if the purple mist surrounding her had accumulated to its peak, the girl's figure instantly turned into a purple afterimage, charging towards the white-haired girl.

Xing Yaoyan didn't move at all, simply watching with great interest as the purple figure drew closer and closer.

When she was less than a meter away from the white-haired girl, Mo Yuling's hand gestures changed. In the next moment, two purple short blades were instantly grasped in her hands, one held normally and the other reversed.

A fierce wind blew the girl's white hair swiftly backward. The purple blades drew nearer and nearer to the girl's neck...

Mo Yuling was very confident. Previously, in the Land of Destruction, she had killed a third-rank Star Beast using this very move she was employing now, defeating the enemy in a single strike.

Although the consumption was indeed great, the effect was truly excellent.

But... why isn't she defending yet?

She also knew that Star Beasts like them were certainly not comparable to those in the Land of Destruction that were corrupted by the Breath of the Abyss.

However... this was, after all, a strike that had genuinely slain a third-rank Star Beast. How could she be so confident!

Damn it, don't look down on us, the Demon Race!

Adding more power, the Aura carried by the demon blades grew even stronger.

Suddenly, her thoughts seemed to pause for a moment, because she saw a piercing, seemingly overwhelming golden light flicker in the white-haired girl's eyes.

Was Xing Yaoyan being overconfident? Actually, no. On the contrary, she had far too many ways to respond.

Not to mention she could also activate her "Golden Armored Angel" form to clash head-on with her opponent, at the very least, she could directly dodge using "Mist Form" or "Swap".

She was actually thinking, hoping to find a method that could completely cow this "bratty child" in front of her.

And now, she had an idea.

The line of weakness, found!

Following the guidance provided by her "Spirit Eyes", Xing Yaoyan instantly located the weakest point in Mo Yuling's attack.

At the same time, the Power Of Will she had prepared within her body circulated rapidly, coating her hands with a layer of golden light.

"Clang!"

Time seemed to stand still.

Mo Yuling regained her senses, only to find that her proud demonically-conceived blades were now firmly clamped between the two golden-glowing fingers of the white-haired girl before her, unable to advance an inch.

"How... how is this possible!"

"Not bad, really. The power of this purple toy knife of yours can indeed rival that of an ordinary fourth-rank Esper."

Xing Yaoyan's golden-glowing eyes were full of contempt, as if what her fingers were holding was merely a purple toy dagger.

"Damn it..."

Mo Yuling tried with effort again for a moment, but the demon blades seemed to have grown onto the girl's fingertips; she couldn't budge them in the slightest.

"Let her go, now!"

A tiger-shaped Star Beast covered in golden-red flames charged at Xing Yaoyan from the side.

Accompanied by a series of fierce roars, a massive red fireball hurtled towards her.

"I have to say, you really live up to the name Flame Tiger. Why are you so reckless? Aren't you afraid such a huge fireball might hit your ally by mistake?"

Xing Yaoyan shook her head, clearly somewhat disappointed with Chi Xie's method of attack.

She extended her hand, and a golden vortex appeared in her palm. In the next moment, this golden vortex rapidly expanded, enveloping the entire fireball in the blink of an eye.

Star Swallowing Art, swallow it for me!

The originally huge fireball continuously shrank, its imposing force gradually diminishing as well.

However, the sense of danger in Xing Yaoyan's perception not only didn't disappear but suddenly increased significantly.

This is...

Xing Yaoyan sensed something and looked towards the other side. There, Chi Xie had somehow already completed his charging motion, and a giant red claw was fiercely swatting down towards her back.

At this moment, her left hand was absorbing the fireball, and her right hand was clamping Mo Yuling's demon blades. She had no free hand to intercept this strike.

"Oh? It seems you're not as reckless as I imagined..."

Actually, upon hearing this slightly teasing tone in her voice, Chi Xie's heart had already sunk halfway.