276: Who is the prey and who is the hunter?

Bang—

In an instant, a surging energy burst out in all directions, and the rising dust obscured almost all vision.

However, the Evil Soul still struck with great precision, blocking the sword, and then spoke with a slightly surprised expression, "Seventh-rank!"

"And a sword cultivator, you... are you from Shu Mountain?"

He seemed somewhat afraid of the newcomer, his expression a little flustered.

Across from him, Li Sisi's eyebrows were furrowed, wishing she could slay this Evil Soul with one sword strike and be done with it, but since the opponent still had the strength to contend with her, she immediately nodded, "That's right!"

"Hehe!"

At once, the Evil Soul laughed, his words full of mockery and disdain, "Shu Mountain, huh..."

"Back then, Shu Mountain was still glorious, but unfortunately, even the Immortal Domain has disappeared now. What is your mere Shu Mountain worth?"

"Little girl, This Lord originally didn't want to be rough with you, but since you came knocking on my door, don't blame This Lord for being merciless!"

Before his words even fell, the Evil Soul directly unleashed a ball of black mist, heading towards Li Sisi.

Ever since he emerged from beneath the spiritual spring on Kunlun Mountain, he had experienced many current events and understood that ancient beings had awakened in this world, which was why he had probed with his words just now.

If he were to accidentally provoke a disciple of some ancient being, that would be bad.

But he didn't expect that Li Sisi was a disciple of Shu Mountain, whom he looked down upon, so he immediately acted without hesitation.

"Clang—"

Seeing the unfavorable situation, Li Sisi raised her hand and struck with a sword. The sharp sword qi directly split the black mist, but then the Evil Lord merged with the black mist, instantly appearing beside her. His withered, emaciated claws reappeared, "Die!"

Rip—

The sharp claws, imbued with the force of wind and thunder, came assailing, subtly tearing through the air, and a chilling glint shone from their tips.

Li Sisi, however, reacted extremely quickly. As her wrist rotated, she conjured a beautiful sword flourish, deflecting the sharp claws.

At the same time, she used the force to retreat, and only after putting some distance between herself and the Evil Soul did she unleash several more sword qi strikes.

Rumble!

The next moment, the sword qi missed, shattering nearby boulders, with deep sword marks visibly etched upon them, showing immense destructive power!

"Hmph!"

"Petty tricks!"

The Evil Soul snorted disdainfully. After the sword qi flew past, he raised his hand and threw out another ball of black mist, but this time, he blew on it with his mouth.

Immediately, the black mist accelerated, its particles seemingly transforming into steel needles, all shooting forward.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

Li Sisi grew more and more alarmed as she fought!

This seemingly insubstantial black mist, upon colliding with her sword, actually produced the sound of metal striking stone, making her secretly think, "Indeed, this Evil Soul is not easy to deal with. No wonder Elder Hong Yi cautioned me before I left."

"However, I won't be afraid of you either!"

Thinking this, she once again raised her sword and slashed towards the Evil Soul.

Currently, although Li Sisi was only a Seventh-rank early-stage cultivator, by relying on her sword arts and the precious sword in her hand, she had been continuously entangled with the Evil Soul, preventing him from getting close.

Speaking of which, sword cultivators have high attack power, but relatively speaking, their bodies are also more fragile, which is why Li Sisi had been attacking from a distance.

Bang! Bang!

After an unknown period, Li Sisi and the Evil Lord had exchanged hundreds of moves, but neither side could overcome the other.

At this moment, Li Sisi's initial nervousness had turned into composure, and now even a sense of confidence had sprouted, making her feel that she indeed had a chance to subdue this Evil Soul. "It seems this Evil Soul's strength is at most Seventh-rank mid-stage!"

"If I handle him carefully, it's not impossible to take him down and complete this mission!"

"Alright, let's exhaust some more of his strength, that way it'll be even easier to eradicate the demon!"

"Good girl!"

Across from her, the Evil Soul already knew Li Sisi's strength. He had originally thought he could take her down in just two or three moves, but he never expected that they would fight for so long, and not only that, this Shu Mountain disciple was even subtly gaining the upper hand.

This made him extremely furious.

Now feeling Li Sisi's increasingly intense killing intent, the Evil Soul finally couldn't help but let out an angry roar, "If I found a physical body, killing you would be as easy as turning over my hand!"

"Hmph!"

"You worry about preserving your own life first!"

Li Sisi was not to be outdone, refuting him before erupting with an incomparably sharp aura again, launching an attack.

As the battle between the two sides grew more intense, the fluctuations also began to spread further and further. Some timid or weaker individuals had long since become silent, not daring to inquire about this matter.

"Hmm? What's going on?"

At the same time, Xia Fan was on his way when he suddenly detected these waves of battle fluctuations. He immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Could someone else have found the Evil Soul? But this doesn't seem right..."

After coming to his senses, he quickly used Void Traversing and rushed towards the source of the battle fluctuations.

"Little girl, aren't you very powerful?"

Not long after, the Evil Soul suddenly showed a smug expression, retaliating while taunting Li Sisi, "Why don't you kill This Lord? You were so confident just now, how come you're suddenly incapable?"

Upon hearing this, Li Sisi's expression became extremely ugly.

Just now, she had suddenly seized an opportunity to kill the Evil Soul, so she had condensed her strongest attack. But when the attack truly erupted, Li Sisi realized that it was a deliberate flaw exposed by the opponent.

And from then on, she had fallen into a disadvantage, and she estimated that if she continued fighting, she would suffer losses. Therefore, upon hearing the Evil Soul's arrogant words, she simply didn't want to reply.

However, the Evil Soul's consumption was also immense.

At this moment, he stared intently at Li Sisi, secretly pondering, "Currently, This Lord relies entirely on soul attacks, which consume a great deal of energy. It seems that without the support of a physical body, it really won't work!"

"Hmph!"

"If that guy wasn't so cunning, This Lord would have killed you long ago!"

"Whoosh—"

Just then, a spatial rift appeared.

Li Sisi didn't turn her head, but her expression relaxed, even showing a hint of joy, because from the aura emanating from it, she knew it was the Tiger King who had arrived.

"I've been searching high and low for it, only to find it effortlessly!"

The Evil Soul was stunned at first, then overjoyed.

But he didn't realize the gravity of the situation at all. His eyes, looking at Xia Fan, were like those looking at prey. "Junior tiger demon, you've finally come to your death."

"Hehe."

"Do you think This King still has the same strength as when we first met?"

Xia Fan couldn't help but sneer upon hearing this.

Previously, when he took the Life Pearl from the bottom of the spiritual spring in Magic Dragon Valley, he was startled by the sudden appearance of the Evil Soul. Coupled with his insufficient strength at the time, he had no choice but to flee in a hurry.

This left him with a very disheveled impression on the Evil Soul, who always thought Xia Fan was a weak fellow.

However... times have changed. The current Xia Fan has already reached a very high level! (End of this chapter)