"Are you looking for this?" Zhou Yan pointed to his ring and said, "I just found this ring nearby. I took it from the mouth of that monster just now. I think you must be looking for the owner of this ring, and that the owner of this ring should be the person you are looking for, right?"
"It's him?"
The woman in black, her eyes flashed with a strange light. She gently stroked the jade pendant hanging around her neck, and her heart couldn't help but recall that young man.
"Yes," Zhou Yan nodded, and then said, "This ring should belong to that monster. It fell out of its mouth. This ring should be what it dropped. There must be something good in its mouth."
Hearing Zhou Yan's words, all six black-clothed people, including the woman, revealed greedy expressions.
"Good, leave it here and go," the woman in black said, drawing a long sword from behind her and stabbing it towards Zhou Yan.
"Clang..."
The long sword stabbed towards Zhou Yan. Zhou Yan grabbed the blade of the sword with his right hand and pulled it violently. Instantly, the sword was bent by Zhou Yan, and then, with a strong push of his right hand, Zhou Yan directly snapped the sword in half.
"Whoosh..."
Zhou Yan waved his left hand, and a surge of majestic true essence shot out, heading straight for the chest of the woman in black.
At this moment, the woman in black flickered her body and dodged Zhou Yan's attack. Her movement technique was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, she had reached Zhou Yan.
At this moment, the woman in black flipped her wrist, sweeping her long sword horizontally, and a sword aura instantly slashed forward.
Zhou Yan's speed was also extremely fast. As the sword aura approached, he met it with a punch. His fist collided with the sword aura, and a powerful burst of energy spread outwards. The surrounding trees were shattered and fell, landing on the ground and forming a deep pit.
Zhou Yan was forced back by the sword aura, while the woman in black's body pressed closer towards Zhou Yan, her long sword swinging towards Zhou Yan again. Her black robe also danced in the wind, rustling loudly.
This woman in black was indeed a master, and a master of swordsmanship at that. Her swordsmanship was extremely sharp, and its power was comparable to that of a Martial Saint realm expert.
Zhou Yan's expression became somewhat serious. These people were not ordinary. The swordsmanship of this woman in black was slightly superior to his, and her movement technique was also extremely fast. The long sword in her hand was like a coiling snake, unbelievably fast.
"Bang bang bang..."
Zhou Yan and the woman in black engaged in a fierce battle. Their movement techniques were both extremely fast, and they exchanged hundreds of moves in an instant. Each move contained immense destructive power. The surrounding trees were shattered, turning into flying sand and dust. This place seemed to have become a ruin.
The surrounding trees were not only destroyed, but even the ground around them was split into rubble by the sword aura. As the rubble fell, the ground became pitted and uneven, which was terrifying.
This was the battle of two peerless powerhouses. The trees had become their funeral objects. This scene was extremely horrifying, and even the birds on the surrounding mountain peaks were frightened and fled.
"Pfft..."
Finally, blood trickled from the corner of Zhou Yan's mouth. He was injured.
He had already been injured in his previous exchange with the woman in black. Although his physical body had reached an extremely terrifying level, he could still jump around even if both his arms were cut off, but the sword of this woman in black was too sharp, and he had to be extremely careful.
He hadn't expected that this woman in black possessed such terrifying swordsmanship. He had only exchanged more than ten moves with her before getting injured.
Seeing this, the woman in black's eyes lit up. She realized that Zhou Yan was only at the second stage of the Martial Venerable realm. To be able to withstand ten of her moves in the Martial Venerable realm was enough to shock her.
"Kid, since you can withstand my ten moves, you can scram. This ring is yours." The woman in black said.
This woman in black was very strong, and she seemed to know that the gap between her strength and Zhou Yan's was not very large. If she went all out, she could still defeat Zhou Yan, but in doing so, she would definitely expose her identity, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Alright, you guys leave first. I didn't come in here intentionally, but I really need this ring. I hope you can grant me this." Zhou Yan said with a smile.
The woman in black frowned and said unhappily, "Who are you? Why should I listen to you? This ring must be ours."
"Heh heh, Miss, my name is Zhou Yan. I am from the Martial God Sect. I am here to seek elixirs to save your master," Zhou Yan said with a smile.
"Martial God Sect? You are a disciple of that Martial God Sect?" Hearing Zhou Yan's words, the woman in black's eyes widened.
Zhou Yan nodded and said, "That's right, it is me."
"The Martial God Sect is one of the top sects in the Martial God Kingdom. It is one of the top sects in the Martial God Kingdom. Our Black Dragon Gang is also one of the lower-ranked ones, so we dare not provoke that sect. However, we can make a deal with you," the woman in black said.
Hearing this, Zhou Yan couldn't help but feel a little confused: "What deal?"
"I know your elixirs are very precious, and we in the Black Dragon Gang also want them very much. Therefore, we want to buy your alchemy skills. Our Black Dragon Gang is willing to pay ten spirit herbs as remuneration, how about it?" the woman in black asked.
Hearing this, Zhou Yan shook his head and said, "Ten spirit herbs are too few. We have quite a few spirit herbs in our sect. I don't want this ring anymore. You should leave."
"You don't want it?" The woman in black looked at Zhou Yan with some surprise. This young man's appetite was too great.
"That's right. This ring is really important to me. I must have it," Zhou Yan said.
"Since you are unappreciative, I can only resort to snatching it," the woman in black said.
As soon as she finished speaking, the woman in black attacked Zhou Yan again. Her sword once again tore through the void, stabbing towards Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan also reacted immediately, and he attacked again. Their moves collided once more.
At this time, a solemn look appeared on Zhou Yan's face. The swordsmanship of this woman in black was too formidable. Every time he made a move, he could not stop her swordsmanship, and every sword strike contained immense power. He simply could not withstand it head-on.
Zhou Yan's figure was constantly retreating, and a layer of faint golden light kept appearing outside his body. This time, Zhou Yan used a defensive divine ability, wanting to resist the woman in black's swordsmanship.
However, his defense seemed fragile under the woman in black's sword. The tip of the woman in black's sword had already pierced into Zhou Yan's skin, and bright red blood flowed out.