Chapter 178
Lu Sheng sat cross-legged on the cliff, his long hair billowing in the wind .
His twin sabers were stabbed into the ground on his right, crossed with each other . No one else was around him .
On the river beneath him, several silhouettes were trading blows in a
Lu Sheng knew that it was Wandering Heart Society’s ambush on Scarlet District Mistress . But from the looks of it, Wandering Heart Society’s Deputy Head Chao Hu was at the end of his strength . In merely the first few rounds, he was quickly suppressed by Scarlet District Mistress .
The saber with the shard that glowed red seemed to carry enormous might . Each time it slashed at the single-eyed titan, the titan would dodge cautiously, like he did not dare to take it head on .
As time passed, Wandering Heart Society’s men gradually decreased, until only Chao Hu was left to fight Scarlet District Mistress by himself .
Both of them were fighting at full strength . Terrifying as Scarlet District Mistress’ power and speed might be, they were still a cut below Chao Hu’s . Had it not been for the saber in her right hand, there would have been no way she could gain the upper hand .
With his cudgel broken, the single-eyed titan turned even more ferocious and savage . Every now and then, beams of pale golden light would shoot out from his single eye, forcing Scarlet District Mistress to evade .
Lu Sheng also noticed that she would clutch at her chest from time to time, as if her chest hurt greatly .
"Looks like I can’t rely on Wandering Heart Society… they can’t even defeat an enemy who’s been hexed . They’re just a bunch of brash demons . " Lu Sheng was calm and unsurprised by the outcome of this battle .
To him, whether or not Scarlet District Mistress won this battle, she would not leave this place .
"KABOOM!!"
Just then, another deafening explosion rang out from beneath again .
Large amounts of water exploded into the sky, then dropped like rain .
Scarlet District Mistress’ chest heaved vigorously as she blocked the beam of golden light shooting at her with her saber .
The beam of light had been fired from Chao Hu’s eye . Whenever such pale golden beams hit the river, the water would evaporate into steam instantly . When it hit a rock, the rock would disintegrate, as if it had been sliced into halves by the sharpest blade .
Unlike previously, however, the light beam this time was continuous, firing from his eye without end .
As he continued to fire that golden beam, step by step, Chao Hu edged nearer .
"You won’t have a chance!" He had long since expected this outcome . The name of this golden beam was Light of the Evil Eye—an ability he was born with . After many years of hard work, its might had increased until it was developed into his mutant ability .
"To think that you’d force me into using the Light of the Evil Eye!" Using that attack would decrease his longevity . Hence, unless absolutely necessary, he would never use it lightly .
Little did he expect that the ordinary Black Snake who did not use to be his match now showed signs of stepping into the top three grades of Snake realm .
"A mere tiger demon… yet you’ve pushed me this far…" Chao Hu stepped on the surface of the water, closing in on Scarlet District Mistress .
The golden beam of light turned denser and more blinding .
Scarlet District Mistress grit her teeth and held on . The Scarlet Dragon Tribulation shard on her saber hilt continued to release red glow, resisting the golden light .
Sparks of red light danced in her eyes . Her body had reached its limit . Every inch of muscle and every ounce of strength were being forcibly compressed and channeled into her saber hilt to resist the golden light .
"Sis…" Behind her, umbrella girl’s meek voice rang out .
"I won’t lose . " A glint of light flashed across Scarlet District Mistress’ eyes as she bellowed, "I WON’T!!"
"Spirit Transformation Phantom Shadow!!" Her right arm and saber suddenly dematerialized and turned translucent in that instant .
The dematerialized arm and saber cut though the golden light and slashed down on Chao Hu’s head savagely .
The saber strike was so fast that Chao Hu had no time to react . Before he knew it, he was screaming tragically and stumbling backwards, falling into the water on his butt .
At the same time, a roar of excruciating pain rang out from Scarlet District Mistress . Without a material body, she was unable to block the golden light anymore and hence was struck in her chest by it . The golden beam penetrated her chest, opening up a gaping hole through it .
"HA…HAHAHAHA!! DIE!" Without a care for the giant hole in her chest, Scarlet District Mistress pounced at Chao Hu .
Having been struck by that saber on his eye, blood poured all over Chao Hu’s head as he roared in pain . Sensing that Scarlet District Mistress was pouncing at him, he mustered all his strength and punched toward her .
By this point in the fight, neither of them had any more moves or stances left . It was the most simple, primitive sort of combat with raw power and speed .
Unlike humans with their assorted moves and techniques, most of their combat was simply a match of raw power, speed and, defense . If there were any martial arts involved, they were the most basic moves . To them, intricate martial arts were useless .
Spirit Transformation Phantom Shadow was Scarlet District Mistress' special mutant ability, like Chao Hu's Light of the Evil Eye . As Demons, every one of them would be born with a special ability .
These mutant abilities could evolve through the cultivation of different mantras and skills so that they would become more powerful, wider in scope, and even radically transform .
That was the purpose of Demon skills .
Although Scarlet District Mistress’ talent was exceptional, her cultivated mantra was very ordinary . That was why she hungered and thirsted for higher-level mantras .
Chao Hu, on the other hand, had no such problem . The reason why his Light of the Evil Eye was so powerful was because of his mantra . Had it not been for the Scarlet Dragon Tribulation shard, the outcome of this battle would undoubtedly be a repeat of the previous match between them, ending with Scarlet District Mistress’ shameful flight .
Raindrops began to fall . Quickly, the rain grew thicker until it turned into a storm .
They fought on for god knows how long .
By the time Scarlet District Mistress finally pulled her saber out from Chao Hu’s massive body on the river shore, two large wounds opened up on her chest and neck .
Her flesh was doing its best to heal and close the wounds, but a layer of faint golden light prevented it from doing so .
"Hoo… Hoo… . Hoo…"
Scarlet District Mistress landed heavily and knelt on the ground . Raindrops fell on her face and flowed down her body .
Suddenly, a thought occurred to her and she immediately looked around searching for something .
"Yingying! Yingying!!"
She hurriedly got up and stumbled towards umbrella girl who was on a nearby stretch on the shore . She seemed to have been hit by the fallout of the battle .
"Yingying, what happened to you?!" Scarlet District Mistress swept her up in her embrace .
"Splat!!"
Suddenly, a bloodied dagger stabbed pencil straight into Scarlet District Mistress’ abdomen .
In that moment, she froze . Then, she released Yingying from her embrace and stared dumbly at her own abdomen .
The blood and flesh was rapidly disintegrating around the wound .
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