SFS Chapter 165 The War of Destiny Begins, Various Forces Approach
Chapter 165 The War of Destiny Begins, Various Forces Approach
Dai Yao was crouching down, preparing to secretly decipher the remaining text on the stone tablet, thinking smugly to herself, "The villain's counterattack is just around the corner!" Suddenly, a gust of cold wind swept behind her, and she heard the eerie sound of the wind, as if countless cold hands were gently stroking her back, making her hair stand on end.
"Found you!" A cold voice rang in her ear, like a chilling blade slicing through her eardrums, startling her so much she almost jumped up and performed a "Powerpuff Girl" act. Dai Yao turned around and, sure enough, it was her nemesis, the cunning and treacherous Ying Feng! Without a word, this guy shot a dark, menacing spiritual energy towards her, which appeared to her like a black lightning bolt, moving at incredible speed.
Dai Yao reacted with lightning speed, dodging the attack with a "flash." However, due to the rather unseemly flash, she crashed spectacularly into a nearby stone pillar. "Ouch—" Dai Yao clutched her arm, wincing in pain. Her arm felt like it was on fire, burning intensely, as if the bones were about to crack. The pain spread from her arm throughout her body, causing her to tremble slightly.
Good heavens, Yingfeng is ruthless! "Strike while the iron is hot!" Xingsha seized the opportunity, leading a group of his henchmen to charge forward menacingly. Hearing the footsteps and shouts of the group, Dai Yao felt as if a thousand troops were charging towards her. She was truly on the verge of tears; this was adding insult to injury. Yingfeng alone was already enough to give her trouble, and now Xingsha was joining the fray. Were they trying to wipe her out? She was now besieged on all sides, having to dodge the attacks of Yingfeng and Xingsha while protecting the stone tablet from damage. After all, this stone tablet contained crucial information for a comeback!
"Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best!" Dai Yao dodged the attacks while racking her brains for a solution. These two were at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm and the late stage of the Spirit Core realm; a direct confrontation was definitely outmatched. She needed to think of a way… Dai Yao gritted her teeth, fine beads of sweat forming on her forehead. She could feel the sweat slowly sliding down her forehead, tickling her. Just at this critical moment, she suddenly remembered…
"Wait!" Dai Yao shouted. Her shout caused Ying Feng and Xing Sha to pause, assuming she was about to surrender, and smug smiles spread across their faces. Dai Yao chuckled inwardly: Dream on! She's a woman with the protagonist's aura; how could she possibly give up so easily? She smiled mysteriously, "Trying to catch me? Not so easy! Haven't you noticed something's off?" Ying Feng and Xing Sha exchanged glances, looking around, but found nothing unusual. "Playing tricks!" Xing Sha roared impatiently, his voice making Dai Yao's ears ring, and he was about to attack again.
Dai Yao remained calm, silently reciting an incantation and activating her special ability to sense the flow of Qi, concealing her own Qi. In that instant, the surrounding air seemed to freeze. Xing Sha and Ying Feng suddenly felt they had lost their target. A faint halo surrounded Dai Yao, as if she had merged with the space, or as if she had suddenly vanished into thin air. Their fierce attacks lost their direction. "Where did she go?!" Xing Sha was completely bewildered. How could their prize have flown away? Ying Feng frowned, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.
While they were still stunned, Dai Yao seized the opportunity and unleashed her trump card – "Qi Luck: A Sudden Throw!" A golden spell, carrying a trace of mysterious Qi Luck power, shot straight towards Ying Feng. A deafening boom resounded, momentarily deafening Dai Yao. Ying Feng was knocked back several steps, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth; he had clearly suffered a setback. He clutched his chest, staring at Dai Yao in disbelief: "You…you actually…" Dai Yao, seeing Ying Feng's disheveled state, felt immense satisfaction, thinking to herself, "So this is what happens when you underestimate me!"
At that moment, a figure silently appeared in the ruins—it was the mysterious and unpredictable Fortune Messenger. He stood with his hands behind his back, expressionless, as if everything was under his control. Dai Yao's heart skipped a beat; this guy had finally appeared! She kept a wary eye on the Fortune Messenger while continuing to deal with Xing Sha and Ying Feng.
"Yaoyao, go for it!" Ziyou, hiding in a safe spot, waved her little fists, cheering Daiyao on. Xiaoling also flew to Daiyao's side, calling out in a childish voice, "Master, you're the best!" giving Daiyao a wave of encouragement full of spiritual energy. Daiyao felt her whole body filled with power, and a confident smile appeared on her lips: "This is just the beginning!"
Yingfeng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with a vicious, venomous glint. "Little girl, you've got some skills! But do you think you can win like this?" He rapidly formed hand seals, his spiritual energy surging around him. Dai Yao could feel the powerful fluctuations of spiritual energy crashing towards her like a raging torrent, her aura suddenly surging. Xing Sha also recovered, roaring angrily as he lunged at Dai Yao again, his attacks ruthless and vicious, like a mad dog.
"Oh dear, getting angry now? That's not good~" Dai Yao teased, but her hands moved with lightning speed. She used the Seven Star Step, her movements as agile as a ghost, weaving and dodging through the ruins like a cunning fox, toying with two powerful hunters. Seizing her opportunity, she used a stone pillar covered in runes as cover. When Xing Sha approached again, she suddenly leaped out from behind the pillar, shouting, "Luck Stripping!" A golden light struck Xing Sha, not directly attacking his physical body, but strangely coiling around the golden aura of luck surrounding him, frantically absorbing it.
Seeing his luck stripped away, Xing Sha trembled with rage, his eyes turning red like a raging beast. Dai Yao, however, chuckled softly, as if watching a clown performance. Xing Sha's luck visibly dimmed, and his power weakened accordingly. He stared wide-eyed in horror, roaring in disbelief, "What happened? My power..." His subordinates, seeing their leader in such a sorry state, panicked and lost their composure.
Instead of continuing her attack on Xing Sha, Dai Yao seized the opportunity to turn and charge towards the Fortune Messenger. She knew she had to pick on the weak, and that taking down the boss was the key! She wanted to use this unexpected tactic to force the Fortune Messenger to reveal a weakness. The Fortune Messenger clearly hadn't anticipated Dai Yao's sudden change of target; a crack finally appeared on his usually icy face, and he swayed slightly. Dai Yao was overjoyed; it seemed her gamble had paid off!
Just as she was about to press her advantage, she heard the Fortune Envoy coldly say, "A mere trick..." Before the Fortune Envoy finished speaking, a long sword shimmering with golden light appeared in his hand, its blade surrounded by a dense aura of fortune, seemingly about to devour everything around it. Dai Yao thought to herself, "Not good!" It seemed this old guy was about to unleash a powerful attack! She quickly circulated her spiritual energy, preparing to withstand the blow head-on.
Just at this critical moment, a furry little creature suddenly popped out from Dai Yao's sleeve, squeaked twice at the Fortune Messenger, the sound of which seemed particularly abrupt in the silent ruins, and then bit his wrist.
"Ouch! Little Ling, are you a mouse? Why are you biting everyone you see?!" Dai Yao complained while observing the Fortune Messenger's reaction. The Fortune Messenger winced in pain, his brows furrowing. He glanced down at the little thing biting him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. "A spirit beast? It's actually... an ancient beast?"
Little Ling proudly raised its head, as if to say, "I'm no ordinary mouse!" It released its mouth, and its body suddenly grew larger, transforming into a snow-white fox with nine tails, radiating a divine light. Everyone around was stunned by this sudden change. Ying Feng's eyes widened, Xing Sha's attack froze in mid-air, and the Fortune Messenger's expression changed drastically, a glint of greed flashing in his eyes.
Looking at the dramatic scene before her, Dai Yao couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, what a brilliant charade of a fox borrowing the tiger's power! But Xiao Ling, your transformation is so cool! It's practically blinding my titanium alloy eyes!"
Taking advantage of the moment when the fortune envoy was stunned, Dai Yao quickly continued to decipher the information on the stone tablet. She vaguely sensed that the key to preventing the shift in fortune lay on this stone tablet. Suddenly, she noticed a line of small characters on the stone tablet that she had previously overlooked! "With my blood, I will reverse the universe..." Dai Yao murmured to herself, a resolute glint in her eyes.
She bit her fingertip, letting a drop of blood fall onto the stone tablet...
"Oh no!" the Fortune Messenger suddenly exclaimed.