396: I missed a little bit

"Look, look! There are actually Martial Commanders fighting in the Cloud Realm!"

"A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Don't miss out!"

"I'm so lucky! I never thought I'd be feast my eyes on this today..."

"Heavens, guess what I'm seeing? Two female Martial Commanders?!"

"The older one is called Zhang Jiahui? Where did she come from?"

"No idea. Could she be from some Hidden Family?"

"Who's that young female Martial Commander? Liu Rushi... so beautiful! How have I never heard of her?"

"Wow! Our Great Ming actually produced such a young female Martial Commander..."

"Unbelievable... She's only twenty-four and already a Martial Commander..."

"I feel like I've wasted my life compared to her!"

"Same here, same here..."

The spectators chattered excitedly. Bullet comments covered the light screen like snowflakes, and even more information flooded in like a deluge... Above the vast forest, Liu Rushi and Zhang Jiahui faced off. With a face like frost, Liu Rushi slowly drew her longsword and said coldly, "Die, you Old Hag!!!"

Zhang Jiahui gripped her flying claws and giggled, "Little slut, your face will soon be a mess. Let's see if you still dare to show yourself once you look like a ghost!!!"

With a *swish*, Liu Rushi lunged with her sword, quick as a flash of lightning!

Zhang Jiahui hadn't expected her sword to be so fast. Startled, she dodged hurriedly, but her hair ribbon was sliced off, causing her long hair to spill over her shoulders... "You?!!!" Zhang Jiahui screamed. She immediately focused, and a steel claw flew out, lunging straight for Liu Rushi's sword in an attempt to seize it.

Having landed the first strike, Liu Rushi seized the initiative and unleashed a continuous stream of sword techniques. For a moment, sword light flared brilliantly, covering most of the space. The spectators watched with dropped jaws; many couldn't even clearly see the sword or her figure. They could only see the sword light blooming incessantly within the space, with cold flashes flying out like bolts of lightning!

"Ah—" With a miserable cry, Zhang Jiahui's figure flew out from the curtain of sword light. She stumbled, nearly falling to the ground. Her hair was disheveled, her clothes were torn, and one of her ears had actually been sliced off, bleeding profusely... However, miraculously, she still tightly gripped her two flying claws, frantically fending off the incoming sword light... With two clangs, the steel chain between the flying claws was severed by the sword. Liu Rushi followed through with a thrust, aiming straight for Zhang Jiahui's face!

"Heavens!!!" A chorus of gasps erupted from the spectator stands. No one expected this battle to be so brutal. The two seemed to be fighting to the death, with every move being a lethal strike... Just when everyone thought Zhang Jiahui was about to be decapitated, an unexpected scene occurred. Zhang Jiahui opened her mouth, revealing a row of snowy white teeth, and actually bit down on the sword tip!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Daring to catch a longsword with one's teeth—such a move left everyone chilled from head to toe, completely stunned!

While biting the sword, Zhang Jiahui's hands smashed toward the blade like lightning. The two flying claws in her hands weren't rigid; they were articulated. They instantly clamped onto the sword. Liu Rushi felt a surge of immense force and, unable to maintain her grip, the longsword was wrenched from her hand!

"Hehehehe... Little slut, you didn't expect that I was feigning weakness, did you?!" Zhang Jiahui laughed triumphantly. Showing no mercy, she immediately pressed her advantage, her twin claws wildly attacking Liu Rushi. The claw shadows were like mountains, each higher than the last, pressing down until Liu Rushi could hardly breathe and could only struggle to survive... The situation had completely reversed. Most of the space was filled with claw mountains as Zhang Jiahui frantically hunted Liu Rushi. Everyone watched with wide eyes, unwilling to miss a single second... Seeing this, Long Yuan couldn't help but shake his head inwardly. He had overlooked one detail, leaving Liu Rushi in a dangerous predicament!

If this battle weren't in the Cloud Realm but in the real world, Liu Rushi would likely have destroyed Zhang Jiahui in no time. However, because the current Cloud Realm could not recognize Liu Rushi's Immortal Cultivation abilities, that aspect was completely absent. In reality, Liu Rushi's Immortal Cultivation Aptitude was far superior to Zhang Jiahui's, and her current cultivation level was also much higher. As long as she could use Spiritual Power, she could naturally defeat Zhang Jiahui with relative ease.

Currently, Liu Rushi could not use Spiritual Power and could only rely on her Profound Skill to cope. Compared to Zhang Jiahui, her Profound Skill didn't have much of an advantage; in fact, Zhang Jiahui was even one minor stage higher than her in terms of Realm. After the situation reversed, Zhang Jiahui used her momentum to suppress her opponent, fighting more and more smoothly and gaining a total advantage!

Even more shocking was that the spectators suddenly noticed Zhang Jiahui's appearance was gradually changing. Her face became somewhat pointed and protruding, and her canine teeth were fully exposed, gleaming with a terrifying cold light!

Countless bristles sprouted from her body. As the fur became thicker and more abundant, she seemed to be wrapped in a layer of pelt, glossy and shiny. The tip of every hair seemed extremely sharp; an ordinary person would likely die if pricked by them!

To everyone's horror, five massive furry tails grew out from Zhang Jiahui's backside. As she moved and shifted her body, these five furry tails swayed back and forth, extremely eye-catching!

"No way, no way, what am I seeing?"

"Could Zhang Jiahui be an Evil Cultist from Shadow Moon Hall?!"

"Quick, have someone check! How did a female Evil Cultist sneak into our tournament?!"

"Incredible! Something must have gone wrong!"

"This is clearly a vixen..."

The spectators in the stands were all losing their composure. Many who had never even seen a Beastman before were shouting in amazement. How could a member of the Human Race transform so starkly into a fox? If one suddenly encountered such a thing, wouldn't they lose their life?!

At this moment, on the main spectator stand, a purple-faced middle-aged man with black hair and a black beard looked quite solemn. This man was Liu Xihe, Sect Leader of Kunlun Sect. Seeing Liu Rushi falling into a disadvantage, his brow couldn't help but furrow... Beside him, a person dressed in Daoist robes was also full of surprise, asking curiously, "Brother Liu, why is Ru Shi here? And fighting to the death with this female Evil Cultist?"

This person was none other than Daoist Master Tianyi, who had previously appeared at the high-level meeting of Shuntian Prefecture. He was the master of Shangqing Temple and had been invited by Liu Xihe to serve concurrently as the Headmaster of Kunlun Academy. Therefore, he was naturally very clear about Liu Rushi's situation.

"I'm not entirely sure either. She should have been in South Yue City during this time. Perhaps she had some interaction with this female Evil Cultist..." Liu Xihe sighed.

"This Evil Cultist is extremely cunning. Ru Shi might be in some trouble in this match..." Daoist Master Tianyi said.

"Her combat experience is still insufficient. Losing her longsword basically means losing half her combat power. Defeat is inevitable!" Liu Xihe nodded.

"I wonder if her Special Ability can be mobilized? If it can, there might still be a chance..." Daoist Master Tianyi also spotted the crux of the problem at a glance...