Nie Rufeng’s eyes widened in disbelief, “You… you will… regret it!”
Alas, he didn’t even feel the pain before his life came to an end.
Zi Linling sneered, “Regret? The word ‘regret’ has never existed in the dictionary of this Ghost Hand Poison Doctor!”
Although she wasn’t a saint, all those she killed deserved to die.
Therefore, the word ‘regret’ had no place in her heart.
“How dare you!”
An angry roar echoed from behind Zi Linling, and simultaneously, a killing intent locked onto her.
Zi Linling turned around indifferently, and her vision was met by a gaunt old man.
The old man’s gaze was sinister, and he clearly lacked vitality.
He looked as if he had overindulged to the point of exhaustion.
He blocked Zi Linling’s path, but his eyes fell upon Nie Rufeng.
When he saw Nie Rufeng’s unclosed eyes, his already sinister gaze grew even more chilling.
“You killed our Saint Son?”
The old man asked, but his tone was one of absolute certainty.
Zi Linling stated calmly, “The moment he defiled me, his life was no longer his own!”
Her meaning was clear: she killed Nie Rufeng because he had defiled her.
“Hmph! Him desiring you was your fortune, so you shouldn’t have killed him!”
The old man’s sinister eyes intensified with coldness.
Zi Linling’s gaze turned sharp, and she retorted, “According to your logic, it was also his blessing that I killed him!”
Her voice was calm.
But those who knew her well understood that the calmer she sounded, the more furious she was.
She was angry because of the old man’s condescending demeanor!
She was angry because of his unreasonable and life-disregarding attitude.
“Sharp-tongued! Since you’ve killed my sect’s Saint Son, you shall pay with your life!”
As the old man’s voice faded, he had already vanished from his spot.
“Fire Dragon Palm!”
A giant palm formed from fire spirit energy instantly appeared before Zi Linling.
The palm’s target was Zi Linling’s chest.
“Die!”
The old man’s sinister voice, filled with monstrous rage, boomed through the air.
Zi Linling scoffed, “A mere trick! If you want my life, you’ll need the skill to take it!”
“Phantom Dragon Step!”
“Blazing Fire Shield!”
A massive fire shield materialized in front of Zi Linling.
The Blazing Fire Shield was a fire-elemental divine ability that Huang Yi had taught her after she broke through to the Emperor Realm, and its power surpassed that of “Prairie Fire.”
“Boom!”
The Fire Dragon Palm and the Blazing Fire Shield collided, creating a deafening roar.
A colossal shockwave spread outwards from the two of them.
Dust billowed, and sparks flew.
The surrounding buildings immediately collapsed in large sections. The onlookers who had been spectating from a distance were also shaken, their blood and qi churning.
“What powerful techniques!” many exclaimed involuntarily.
Failing to kill Zi Linling with a single strike, the old man’s brow furrowed slightly. “I underestimated you, little girl!”
Zi Linling sneered, “No, it’s I who overestimated you, old relic!”
The old man laughed in rage, “Good! Very good! It’s been a long time since anyone dared to speak to me like this! Little girl, since you’ve angered me, prepare to face my wrath!”
“Flame Devouring Heaven!”
He roared, and a sea of fire instantly formed, trapping Zi Linling.
Zi Linling chuckled coldly, “I truly overestimated you!”
“Prairie Fire!”
As her voice fell, four walls of fire emerged within the old man’s sea of flames.
The four fire walls connected head to tail, resembling a castle of flames, firmly protecting Zi Linling within.
It turned out that after she broke through to the Emperor Realm, “Prairie Fire” had undergone a significant change, expanding from a single wall of fire to four.
This was because her soul power and divine sense had undergone earth-shattering changes after reaching the Emperor Realm, allowing her to control flames with greater ease.
The old man chuckled sinisterly, “Little girl, you’re celebrating too soon! My move is called Flame Devouring Heaven; the sea of fire is merely the surface, devouring heaven is the essence.”
“Devour Heaven!”
As his voice ended, dense whirlpools appeared within the sea of fire.
The surrounding flames rapidly poured into the whirlpools.
As the flames surged in, the whirlpools spun faster and faster, their suction growing stronger.
The flames of Zi Linling’s fire castle were being rapidly devoured by the whirlpools under the force of their suction.
Hm?
Interesting!
“Devour Heaven? You call this ‘devouring heaven’?”
Zi Linling snorted coldly and rapidly formed hand seals.
In less than half a breath, dense seals appeared before her.
These seals were none other than the Demon Suppressing Seals, which only she could use.
Since her breakthrough to the Emperor Realm, the Demon Suppressing Seals could do more than just suppress demons!
“Swift!”
“Suppress!”
She shifted her hand seals, and all the Demon Suppressing Seals before her flew out.
The moment they flew out, the Demon Suppressing Seals grew immensely large.
One Demon Suppressing Seal targeted a whirlpool, pressing down fiercely.
“Puff!”
“Puff!”
“Puff!”
The whirlpools in the sea of fire shattered one by one, transforming back into flames.
“It’s rude not to reciprocate! Old man, you take a move from me too!”
“Blazing Prison!”
Zi Linling’s hand seals shifted again.
The fire castle that had surrounded her instantly moved to the old man’s surroundings, trapping him within.
“Blazing Body Burn!”
“Blazing Soul Forge!”
With Zi Linling’s two sharp cries, the flames on the fire castle leaped higher by several feet, and their intensity tripled.
“Hiss!”
Caught off guard, the old man was touched by the flames, and his clothes immediately ignited. At the same time, his soul felt a subtle ache.
“Hmph! Little girl, I underestimated you! Watch as I break free from your fire cage!”
He said, his spiritual energy surging within him as he attempted to break through the Blazing Prison with brute force.
“Huang Yi!”
Zi Linling’s thoughts moved, and she summoned Huang Yi.
Huang Yi, being of one mind with Zi Linling, naturally understood her intention.
As Huang Yi joined the Blazing Prison, the temperature of the cage increased tenfold.
“Aaaah!”
The old man let out a string of screams.
After all, Huang Yi’s flames were genuine phoenix true fire.
Concealed by the Blazing Prison, the phoenix true fire instantly engulfed the old man’s body.
Soon, not only the old man’s clothes, hair, and beard, but even his leaking spiritual energy, were set ablaze by the phoenix true fire.
The old man cried out in pain, utterly shocked.
However, he had no better solution and could only draw his weapon – the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Sword.
A chilling sword light, amplified by spiritual energy, transformed into a colossal sword aura.
“Slash!”
“Break!”
The old man shouted twice, and the sword aura cleaved towards the Blazing Prison.