72: Just go for it, leave the rest to me.

Inside the Mountain Gorge, the atmosphere was deadly silent.

Blood Soul's voice, full of cruelty and mockery, slowly fell, his face completely filled with the playful amusement of a cat toying with a mouse.

However, the scene he had imagined of Ye Feiyan panicking and fleeing for her life did not appear.

Instead, the stunning woman in white robes, whiter than snow, actually... smiled, after hearing his confident words.

The smile was subtle and faint, yet it carried a trace of... cold pity, like a hunter looking at prey about to fall into a trap.

"Prey?"

Ye Feiyan parted her crimson lips, her voice clear and cold, like the Nine Nether Cold Spring, yet filled with endless killing intent.

"I'm afraid you've made a mistake."

"Today, I am the hunter."

"And you all..."

"Are the prey!"

The instant her voice fell, she moved!

Before Blood Soul could recover from her earth-shattering words, an extremely fast white streak of light tore through the sky, carrying a terrifying pressure capable of changing the color of heaven and earth, and struck directly at him!

"Golden Core Realm?!"

Sensing the majestic Aura that far surpassed Foundation Establishment, the smile on Blood Soul's face instantly froze! It was replaced by endless shock and disbelief!

How... how is this possible?!

Without thinking, he immediately pushed his entire Blood Fiend Demonic Technique to the extreme. A blood-red long saber instantly appeared in his hand, and he hastily met the attack!

*Clang—!!!*

The sound of metal clashing exploded loudly!

The violent energy fiercely carved a bottomless ravine into the ground of the entire Mountain Gorge!

After a single strike, both of them were forced back more than ten steps!

"Such... such powerful strength!"

Blood Soul forcefully suppressed the turbulent Qi and Blood within his body, but his heart was already churning with monstrous waves.

He could clearly sense that this woman's Spiritual Power, both in purity and magnitude, far surpassed that of an ordinary Early Golden Core Stage cultivator! She was definitely an extremely difficult opponent!

"It seems the intelligence was wrong..." he cursed inwardly, but immediately, the greed and killing intent in his eyes grew even stronger!

"But this is even better!"

"If I can bring the head of a Prodigy like you back to the Sect! The Sect Leader, that old man, Will certainly bestow a huge reward!"

Thinking this, he no longer hesitated in the slightest. The Blood Saber in his hand once again erupted with dazzling blood light, and he engaged Ye Feiyan in an earth-shattering battle!

...For a time, Sword Qi crisscrossed throughout the Mountain Gorge, and saber light flashed fiercely!

Both were powerhouses of the Early Golden Core Stage, and every move and stance contained world-destroying might!

However, just as the two were locked in a fierce, inseparable struggle, a highly dangerous ripple suddenly appeared, without warning, in the tranquil Heart Lake of Ye Feiyan's mind!

It was the feeling of being fiercely targeted by some extremely sinister and malicious natural predator!

It was as if a pair of eyes, hidden in the darkness she couldn't see, was constantly spying on her! Waiting only for her to expose the slightest flaw before launching the most fatal strike!

"Hmph! You dare to be distracted while fighting this old man?!"

Just then, Blood Soul's voice, full of sinister laughter, suddenly rang out!

"Blood Soul Clone!"

He slapped his chest hard, and eight Blood-Colored Clones identical to him instantly separated from his body!

Every Clone was lifelike and imposing in Aura, making it impossible to distinguish the real from the fake!

This was one of his Ultimate Techniques, rarely matched in the Early Golden Core Stage.

The next second, the eight figures simultaneously rushed toward Ye Feiyan from eight different directions, moving at extreme speed, aiming to crush her!

"Trifling skill!"

Ye Feiyan let out a cold snort, and a trace of golden Divine Light flashed within her cold phoenix eyes!

She showed no fear, not even bothering to distinguish the true from the fake among the Clones. Instead, she directly locked onto the figure attacking from the due east, and the Long Sword in her hand erupted with an unprecedented brilliant Sword Glow, striking fiercely!

"What?! She was able to lock onto my main body instantly?!"

Seeing this, Blood Soul couldn't help but be greatly shocked!

However, just as Ye Feiyan's supreme sword strike, powerful enough to split mountains and rocks, was about to land on Blood Soul's main body!

The fatal sense of danger that she had forcefully suppressed surged back again, like a frantic tide!

This time, it was more than ten times stronger than before!

Not good!

Ye Feiyan's expression drastically changed!

Without hesitation, she retracted her sword on the spot. Her figure twisted forcefully in mid-air in a manner that completely defied common sense, and she retreated rapidly backward! In an instant, she put a Hundred Zhang of distance between herself and Blood Soul, who also looked bewildered and uncertain.

She stabilized her figure, and her terrifying Divine Sense, comparable to the Golden Core Mid-Stage, swept frantically outwards like a tide!

Yet... there was nothing!

Whether within her sight or her Divine Sense, there was no other living being in this Mountain Gorge besides them!

Ye Feiyan's brows furrowed tightly.

She immediately sent a Thought Transmission to Mysterious Ink, who had been quietly coiled on her shoulder, asking: "Mysterious Ink, have you detected anything lurking in the darkness?"

"No." Mysterious Ink's answer was crisp and direct.

Hearing this reply, Ye Feiyan's heart instantly sank to the bottom!

Even Mysterious Ink's abnormal perception couldn't find it?

But, she was absolutely certain!

Something extremely dangerous was definitely lurking in the dark! Staring at her constantly!

The moment she showed any flaw, the result would be death and the destruction of the Dao!

"Don't worry."

Just then, Mysterious Ink's Will, filled with composure and confidence, slowly arrived.

"You, just be bold in your actions. Leave the rest to me."

"Alright."

Ye Feiyan nodded gently, and her heart instantly stabilized!

On the other side, Blood Soul saw that Ye Feiyan had actually chosen to retreat at the most critical moment, and his brow furrowed slightly.

—Could it be that she saw through my true Trump Card?

He thought to himself, and immediately, a cruel, sinister grin appeared on his face again!

He prepared to provoke Ye Feiyan!

"Heh heh... What's wrong? Is this all the courage the Genius of the Beast Taming Sect has?" he mocked. "Where did that indomitable Aura from before go? If you're scared, kneel down and beg for mercy now, and maybe This Great Master might still..."

However, he hadn't finished speaking.

"You're courting death!"

Ye Feiyan's voice, filled with endless coldness and killing intent, suddenly rang out!

She truly seemed to be enraged. Ignoring everything, she once again transformed into a streak of light and fiercely charged toward Blood Soul!

—Using His Scheme Against Him!

More accurately, she trusted that Mysterious Ink could help her resolve the crisis hidden in the dark.