556: Chapter 66 A Situation Against the Wind

Seeing Lu Xueqi summon lightning to strike him, the Blood-Sucking Old Demon was greatly alarmed and hurriedly cast a spell to defend himself. However, due to the restraint of the Five Force Warrior Talisman, his reaction was ultimately a beat too slow.

He took the full brunt of the lightning strike; not only was he injured, but his body was also charred and his clothes tattered, making him look incredibly pathetic.

The Blood-Sucking Old Demon's eyes instantly turned bloodshot, and his killing intent toward Lu Xueqi and Tian Linger reached its peak: "Die! You must die!"

Hearing the Blood-Sucking Old Demon's thunderous roar, Lu Xueqi's face, already pale and weak from overexertion, instantly changed expression.

In that strike just now, she had put forth her full strength, and with Tian Linger's distraction and coordination, she had successfully hit the target. She had thought that even if it didn't kill the Blood-Sucking Old Demon, it would at least heavily wound him. But now it seemed the opponent had suffered only light injuries at most.

The gap in cultivation between the two sides was evident.

But most importantly, she had very little Qi left.

Tian Linger's cultivation was inferior to hers; even if she activated the protective Spirit Butterfly Hairpin, relying solely on her own strength, she certainly wouldn't be able to stop the Blood-Sucking Old Demon.

The others were also tied down and couldn't break away.

Things were dangerous now!

At that moment, the Blood-Sucking Old Demon lunged at them once again.

Lu Xueqi was about to step forward to block him to buy time for Tian Linger to escape, but she saw the latter take out two Talismanic Incantations and slap them onto both of them with a 'pah'.

In an instant, the power of the Talismanic Incantations was unleashed.

Lu Xueqi felt an invisible force swirling around her, and her body became incredibly light, as if she had no weight at all.

Then, Tian Linger grabbed her arm and leaped.

The two of them instantly moved with incredible speed, dodging the Blood-Sucking Old Demon's attack and crossing a distance of several yards to appear on the opposite rooftop.

His attack hitting nothing, the Blood-Sucking Old Demon was momentarily stunned.

What was going on?

A shadow flickered before his eyes, and they were gone.

Lu Xueqi was also a bit dazed: "Junior Sister Tian, this is?"

"Godspeed Talismans, drawn by Junior Brother. He told me to use them for strategic retreats."

Lu Xueqi: "..."

Immediately after, Tian Linger frowned and said, "But in this situation, if we strategically retreat, we'd have to abandon the others and return to the Sect for help."

Just as she finished speaking, the Blood-Sucking Old Demon, having regained his senses, pounced toward them.

The two of them retreated together, and with the enhancement of the Godspeed Talismans, they easily dodged the attack.

This left the Blood-Sucking Old Demon both enraged and secretly alarmed.

Through the exchange just now, he could easily judge that Lu Xueqi's cultivation was still within the range of the Yuqing Realm, and Tian Linger's was even lower. Logically, with his cultivation level, capturing or even killing both of them should have been easy.

But the reality was that he was in a pathetic state and had even suffered light injuries, yet he still couldn't do anything to them.

The reason for this situation lay with Tian Linger.

To be precise, it was because of her Talisman methods.

Kunxian Symbols, Five Thunder Talismans, Five Force Warrior Talismans, Godspeed Talismans.

He had never encountered these Talismans before.

The Poison God, Hundred Poisons Child, Wei Qiong, Azure Dragon, Kuong A Xiang, and Li Xun, as well as Jin Binger, the Ghost Master, You Ji, and Bi Yao, who were watching from the shadows, were equally astonished.

This was because it was the first time they had seen these Talismans, and they had never heard of the Qingyun Sect possessing such means.

Subsequently, the thoughts of these people varied.

Those like Wei Qiong, Kuong A Xiang, and Li Xun, who were on the same side as Tian Linger, naturally breathed a sigh of relief and were delighted.

People like the Poison God and the Hundred Poisons Child, who were in the opposing camp, were both shocked and furious.

Meanwhile, Tian Linger, who was using the Godspeed Talisman to dodge the Blood-Sucking Old Demon's attacks, was feeling quite worried.

The Demonic Cult not only controlled the people in the city but also had the advantage in strength.

If it weren't for their apparent internal conflicts—with the Poison God guarding against the Azure Dragon while controlling the Yanxia Golden Light Furnace, making it difficult for him to join the fight—the situation would likely have been one-sided long ago.

But even so, the situation was not optimistic.

Because once the Poison God hardened his heart, or directly reached a cooperation with the Azure Dragon, the Righteous Path side would fall into a perilous situation.

What should be done?

If only Junior Brother were here; he would definitely be able to reverse the situation.

Just then, the Poison God, seeing that the Blood-Sucking Old Demon was unable to take down Tian Linger and Lu Xueqi for a long time, completely ran out of his limited patience. He cursed him as a useless waste in his heart and then issued an order with irritation: "Forget those two girls, take down Old Man Wei first!"

Immediately after, he brought out his biggest trump card and said sinisterly, "Old Man Wei, and you juniors of the Righteous Path, surrender now."

"Otherwise, don't blame this seat for starting a massacre."

"For every move you make, this seat will kill one person."

As soon as these threatening words were spoken, the expressions of Wei Qiong, Zeng Shushu, Lin Jingyu, Li Xun, Tian Linger, and Lu Xueqi all changed.

"Shameless!"

"Despicable!"

Li Xun and Zeng Shushu shouted out directly.

The Azure Dragon, Jin Binger, Bi Yao, You Ji, and the others didn't speak, but in their hearts, they also felt utter contempt for the Poison God's behavior.

It was true they were from the Demonic Cult, but they also had certain bottom lines in their actions and wouldn't resort to such roguery.

Because if everyone played so dirty, the game would easily be ruined for everyone.

Although they utterly despised the Poison God's behavior, Wei Qiong, Zeng Shushu, and the others were still affected.

Though they weren't foolish enough to actually surrender, their movements slowed down as a result.

The people of the Wandu Sect immediately seized the opportunity to strike.

Wei Qiong took a palm strike from the Hundred Poisons Child, his body flying backward and crashing into a tavern.

Zeng Shushu and Li Xun were also injured.

Lin Jingyu had high combat talent and reacted in time, dodging the attack and remaining uninjured, but he was forced to retreat.

As for Lu Xueqi and Tian Linger...

They glanced at each other, seemingly reaching some kind of unspoken understanding.

Immediately after, Lu Xueqi, aided by the still-active Godspeed state, lunged toward the Poison God.

She thrust forward with the Tianya Sword, her posture like a Flying Immortal from Beyond the Heavens.

The Poison God hadn't expected that after he had shown his trump card and made such ruthless threats, someone would still not play by the rules, not only failing to do as he said but instead attacking him.

And Lu Xueqi, with the enhancement of the Godspeed Talisman drawn by Meng Li using Shangqing Realm Qi, was extremely fast.

With both surprise and speed on her side, even though the Poison God was experienced and had high cultivation, he found it difficult to respond perfectly in such haste. Facing Lu Xueqi's flying assassination attempt, he couldn't dodge in time and could only instinctively use his free hand to condense a small shield for defense.

The Tianya Sword only pierced half an inch into the shield before getting stuck.

Seeing this, the Poison God sneered in his heart, planning to put away the Yanxia Golden Light Furnace and take the opportunity to kill this ignorant junior, Lu Xueqi.

Just then, a Red Silk Ribbon suddenly flew over, wrapping around the Poison God's hand that held the Yanxia Golden Light Furnace like a spirit snake around a tree. Then, with a pull and a strike, it sent the Yanxia Golden Light Furnace flying. As it tumbled through the air, another Red Silk Ribbon flew out at the right moment, coiled around it, and delivered it into Tian Linger's hands.

Tian Linger was delighted to see the plan succeed. With a thought, she tried to put the Yanxia Golden Light Furnace into her storage ring, but found that the collection failed.

This unexpected turn of events caused her to freeze for a moment.

At this moment, the Poison God reacted. Furious and shocked, he directly threw Lu Xueqi aside, grabbed the Red Silk Ribbon in his hand, and lunged toward Tian Linger.

Seeing the Poison God coming at her with such ferocity, Tian Linger knew she was no match and instinctively tried to use her Godspeed state to dodge.

However, just as she had dashed a certain distance, the Poison God, who had long been on guard, gave the Red Silk Ribbon a tug and pulled her back.

Looking at the clearly dazed Tian Linger, the Poison God revealed a sinister smile: "Die for me!"

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