SFS Chapter 145 A Powerful Enemy Appears Suddenly
Chapter 145 A Powerful Enemy Appears Suddenly
The setting sun, like blood, dyed the forest a strange, dark red.
Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye proceeded cautiously, each step feeling like walking on a knife's edge.
The surrounding air seemed to freeze, the silence was suffocating, with only the rustling of the wind through the leaves, like ghostly whispers, constantly tugging at their taut nerves.
"This atmosphere is a bit creepy..." Jiang Ye rubbed his arms and muttered to himself, "It's more nerve-wracking than when my mom checks my phone."
Ye Shuli ignored his complaints and focused intently on sensing the surrounding spiritual energy fluctuations.
A faint smell of blood permeated the air, mixed with a strange fragrance, which made her feel inexplicably uneasy.
"Watch out!" Ye Shuli suddenly pulled Jiang Ye behind her. At the same time, a dark shadow fell from the sky and crashed heavily in front of them.
Amidst the rising dust, a man dressed in black with a cold and stern face slowly stood up. His eyes were as sharp as a hawk's, radiating a chilling murderous aura.
"So you are Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye?" The man's tone was icy, with a hint of disdain. "You overestimating little insects, daring to track us down here."
"Who are you?" Ye Shuli met his gaze without fear, her tone laced with provocation. "You cowardly rat hiding your head and tail, how dare you spout such nonsense here?"
"Heh," the man sneered, "telling you won't hurt, I am..." He paused deliberately, a cruel smile curving his lips, "...the one who will take your lives!"
"You've got quite the nerve!" Jiang Ye peeked out from behind Ye Shuli, his face full of arrogance. "You? You think you can take our lives? You're dreaming!"
Ye Shuli's expression changed; this spiritual pressure far surpassed any enemy she had encountered before!
"Peak of the Spirit Venerable Realm..." She took a deep breath.
The man looked down at them arrogantly, as if they were two ants. "Now, it's not too late to regret it. As long as you obediently hand it over..."
"Hand him over, you big dummy!" Jiang Ye abruptly interrupted him. "Li'er, stop wasting your breath on him, get him!"
"That's exactly what I was thinking." Ye Shuli
Upon seeing this, a hint of surprise flashed in the man's eyes. "Oh? A divine artifact? It seems you still have some trump cards up your sleeve..."
"Enough with the nonsense," Ye Shuli sneered, "Take this!"
The man threw his head back and laughed, his laughter filled with disdain. "You think you can be my enemy? You're dreaming!"
Ye Shuli stopped talking nonsense, flicked her wrist, and pointed her longsword directly at the man, the tip of the sword emitting a dazzling light...
"Suffer to death!"
Ye Shuli took the initiative, her figure flashing like a white lightning bolt, instantly piercing the sky.
The long sword in his hand was imbued with immense spiritual power, and wherever the tip of the sword pointed, it seemed as if space itself was being torn open.
The artifact shone brightly, its dazzling light almost engulfing everything around it, as if a miniature sun had exploded in mid-air.
"Wow, this girl is really something when she gets serious!" Jiang Ye was dumbfounded and couldn't help but swear.
The surrounding small animals, like ants whose nest had been disturbed, scattered in all directions, squeaking and yelling.
Even the spiritual energy in the air trembled under this powerful pressure, afraid to even breathe.
The mysterious expert clearly hadn't expected Ye Shuli's attack to be so fierce. Caught off guard, he was forced to retreat repeatedly, looking rather disheveled.
"Interesting!" he exclaimed.
"Li'er, go for it! Defeat him!" Jiang Ye shouted, cheering wildly for Ye Shuli like a cheerleader captain, wishing he could rush up and help.
Hearing Jiang Ye's call, Ye Shuli felt a warmth in her heart.
She glanced at Jiang Ye, a hint of tenderness in her eyes, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up slightly.
The surrounding air seemed to be filled with an ambiguous atmosphere, and even the sword energy in her hand seemed to carry a sweet scent.
"Don't get distracted!" Ye Shuli cursed herself inwardly for being so useless. What kind of time is this to be having such an idol drama plot?
She quickly composed herself, exerted her strength once more, and wielded her longsword like a dragon emerging from the sea, carrying an overwhelming momentum as she fiercely stabbed towards the mysterious expert.
"puff!"
"Ok?"
The smile on the mysterious expert's face suddenly froze, replaced by an expression of disbelief.
He looked down at his chest, where the tip of a snow-white sword gleamed with a cold, eerie light.
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but found that his throat was blocked by something, and he couldn't make a sound at all.
"You..." The mysterious expert staggered back, clutching his chest, his face terribly gloomy.
"I underestimated you!" he roared, his spiritual power surging, and a powerful pressure spread outwards like a tide, making Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye almost unable to breathe.
"A mere trick!" He suddenly swung out a palm, and a black palm wind attacked Ye Shuli like a ghost, so fast that it was almost impossible to catch with the naked eye.
Wherever the palm strike passed, trees snapped in half, and the ground was plowed with a deep furrow.
"Li'er, be careful!" Jiang Ye shouted, trying to rush over to help, but was blasted away by the powerful pressure and crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Cough cough..." He struggled to get up, but felt weak all over and could only watch helplessly as the black palm wind attacked Ye Shuli.
Ye Shuli felt an immense pressure coming towards her, as if a mountain was pressing down on her chest, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.
But instead of dodging, she gritted her teeth, poured all her spiritual power into the longsword in her hand, and fiercely thrust it towards the black palm wind.
"boom!"
With a loud bang, two powerful forces collided with each other, bursting into dazzling light.
The surrounding trees were instantly leveled, and the ground shook violently, as if an earthquake had occurred.
Ye Shuli felt a powerful counterforce, which made her hands go numb and almost caused her to drop her long sword.
But she did not give up. Instead, she used the force of the recoil to spin her body and draw a beautiful arc with her long sword, which snaked around the black palm wind and stabbed fiercely at the mysterious expert's chest.
The mysterious expert grunted and looked down at his chest in disbelief. There, a snow-white sword tip appeared, and blood slowly flowed down the tip, staining his clothes red.
He never expected that Ye Shuli would be able to counterattack under such circumstances, and even hit the target with a single blow.
"You..." He looked at Ye Shuli in disbelief.
Ye Shuli sneered and slowly pulled the longsword from the mysterious expert's chest. "This is just the beginning!" She felt a powerful force surging from her body, and the longsword in her hand hummed as if responding to her power.
Ye Shuli felt a warm current surging through her body, and her spiritual power was like a flood that had been released, rushing endlessly. Her previously sluggish meridians were instantly unobstructed.
She felt much lighter, as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and even the longsword in her hand felt weightless.
"Damn, this is the pace of an upgrade!" She was secretly delighted, but her face remained calm. A wicked smile appeared on her lips, and the aura of a mid-stage Spirit Venerable instantly erupted, like an awakened beast, instantly shocking the entire scene.
The mysterious expert's pupils shrank, his eyes filled with terror. He never expected that this seemingly weak woman could actually break through in battle!
"This is impossible!" he exclaimed, his voice trembling slightly.
But Ye Shuli wouldn't give him a chance to breathe. She moved swiftly and pressed forward again, her long sword like the Grim Reaper's scythe, gleaming with a chilling light, aiming straight for the mysterious expert's vitals.
"Wow, Li'er is on fire!" Jiang Ye was thrilled watching from the side, wanting to jump up and cheer for her, but his injuries prevented him from doing anything but anxious.
He looked at Ye Shuli's figure, his heart filled with pride. This was the Ye Shuli he knew, who would never be defeated and would always be so dazzling!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Ye Shuli's longsword fell like a storm, each strike containing immense power, forcing the mysterious expert to retreat repeatedly, utterly powerless to defend himself.
He was in a sorry state, with several sword wounds on his body and blood staining his clothes. His disheveled appearance was a far cry from his previous arrogance.
"This girl is amazing!" Jiang Ye couldn't help but swear again. Her fighting power was simply off the charts. She was practically his idol.
The surrounding trees had long been destroyed by the aftermath of their battle, and the ground was riddled with holes and in a mess, as if a small war had taken place.
"You...who exactly are you!" The mysterious expert was forced to retreat step by step by Ye Shuli, and his previous composure was gone, replaced by deep fear.
He couldn't understand how a peak Spirit Venerable expert like himself could be forced to such a state by a mere early-stage Spirit Venerable girl!
"I am your father!" Ye Shuli sneered, and the long sword in her hand accelerated again, piercing the air with a whooshing sound, and fiercely stabbed towards the chest of the mysterious expert.
Upon seeing this, the mysterious expert roared, "You lot, don't be too happy yet!"
Ye Shuli frowned slightly. Did this old man still have a trick up his sleeve?
She did not lower her guard; on the contrary, she became even more cautious, gripping her longsword tightly, ready to face the challenges ahead. But at that moment, the mysterious expert smiled eerily, a sinister smile that sent chills down her spine.
"Giggle..."