rú cǐ jié guǒ ， ràng lín xuān yě dà jīng shī sè ， tā yǐ jīng cāi dào zhè shén mì nǚ zǐ bú shì ruò zhě ， dàn yě méi xiǎng dào huì qiáng dào rú cǐ dì bù 。
如此结果，让林轩也大惊失色，他已经猜到这神秘女子不是弱者，但也没想到会强到如此地步。
Lin Xuan was left speechless by this outcome. He had already guessed that the mysterious woman wasn't a weak opponent, but he hadn’t anticipated her strength to such an extent.
jǔ shǒu tóu zú ， bù ， zhèng què de shuō ， shì dàn zhǐ jiān jiù ràng yī míng dòng xuán zhōng qī de xiū xiān zhě huī fēi yān miè le ， pǔ tōng de hòu qī xiū xiān zhě ， shì jué bù kě néng yǒu zhè yàng shí lì de 。
举手投足，不，正确的说，是弹指间就让一名洞玄中期的修仙者灰飞烟灭了，普通的后期修仙者，是绝不可能有这样实力的。
With just a flick of her fingers—no, more accurately, in the blink of an eye—a mid-stage Profound Abyss cultivator vanished into nothingness. Ordinary late-stage cultivators would never possess such power.
qiáng ， shí zài tài qiáng le ， nán dào tā yǔ nà míng bǎo shé shèng zǔ ， yǒu shén me guān xì me ？
强，实在太强了，难道她与那名宝蛇圣祖，有什么关系么？
She was too strong. Could she possibly be related to that Holy Serpent Ancestor?
lín xuān nán yǎn xīn zhōng de jīng yà zhī sè ， ér yī páng de xiē wěi lǎo zhě ， gèng shì chú le zhèn hàn hái shì zhèn hàn le 。
林轩难掩心中的惊讶之色，而一旁的蝎尾老者，更是除了震撼还是震撼了。
Lin Xuan couldn’t hide his astonishment. The scorpion-tailed elder beside him was even more stunned, no longer as composed as before but rather filled with trepidation. When the mysterious woman looked over, he shuddered: "I, Lou, greet you, friend. May I ask your name and title? How do you relate to the Holy Serpent Ancestor?"
zǎo yǐ bù fù gāng gāng de cóng róng ， fǎn ér shì mǎn liǎn de tǎn tè ， jiàn nà shén mì nǚ zǐ wàng xiàng zhè biān ， jìng jī líng líng de dǎ le gè lěng zhàn ：“ lóu mǒu jiàn guò dào yǒu ， bù zhī xiān zi gāo xìng dà míng ， yǔ bǎo shé shèng zǔ ， rú hé chēng hū ？”
早已不复刚刚的从容，反而是满脸的忐忑，见那神秘女子望向这边，竟激灵灵的打了个冷战：“楼某见过道友，不知仙子高姓大名，与宝蛇圣祖，如何称呼？”
His reaction was commendable; he had started to doubt her identity.
zhè jiā huo fǎn yìng dǎo shì bù cuò ， xiǎng jū rán yǔ lín xuān xiāng chà fǎng fú ， huái yí qǐ cǐ nǚ de shēn fèn lái le 。
这家伙反应倒是不错，想居然与林轩相差仿佛，怀疑起此女的身份来了。
"That is my ancestor," she replied coolly, her expression filled with arrogance. "As for my name, what are you, a mere nobody, that you dare inquire about it here?"
“ nà shì jiā zǔ 。” shén mì nǚ zǐ dàn dàn de shuō ， liǎn shàng mǎn shì ào rán zhī sè ：“ zhì yú běn gū niáng de fāng míng ， nǐ suàn gè shén me dōng xī ， yě pèi zài zhè lǐ dǎ tīng 。”
“那是家祖。”神秘女子淡淡的说，脸上满是傲然之色：“至于本姑娘的芳名，你算个什么东西，也配在这里打听。”
Her arrogance and haughtiness left no room for politeness. The scorpion-tailed elder’s face was a spectacle of emotions—fear, anger, and desperation.
xiāo zhāng ， bá hù ， bàn diǎn qíng miàn yě bù liú ， cǐ huà yī chū ， nà xiē wěi lǎo zhě de biǎo qíng kě wèi shì jīng cǎi dào jí chù 。
嚣张，跋扈，半点情面也不留，此话一出，那蝎尾老者的表情可谓是精彩到极处。
"Friend, why such hostility? Do you truly wish to exterminate us all? I am also an advanced-stage demon. In the end, we will both perish, which would be detrimental to me."
wèi jù ， fèn nù ， bù yī ér zú ……
畏惧，愤怒，不一而足……
"Perish together?"
liǎn sè hóng bái jiāo tì de biàn huàn zhe 。
脸色红白交替的变幻着。
She laughed, covering her mouth as if she had heard a joke: "Flattery requires boundaries; do you think you are worthy of such a fate with this Palace?"
bèi duì fāng zhè yàng dāng miàn xiū rǔ ， tā hèn bù dé jiāng cǐ nǚ shēng tūn huó bō ， rán ér gāng gāng tóng bàn yǔn luò de yí mù ， tā kàn de qīng qīng chǔ chǔ ， duì fāng shén tōng zhī qiáng ， shí zài yuǎn zài zì jǐ yù liào zhī shàng 。
被对方这样当面羞辱，他恨不得将此女生吞活剥，然而刚刚同伴陨落的一幕，他看得清清楚楚，对方神通之强，实在远在自己预料之上。
"Very well!"
ruò shì zhēn chū shǒu de huà ， bàn diǎn shèng suàn yě wú ， hé bì wèi le miàn zi ， jiāng xiǎo mìng dā zài zhè lǐ ne ？
若是真出手的话，半点胜算也无，何必为了面子，将小命搭在这里呢？
The elder was furious. He had initially wanted to avoid conflict but found the woman’s actions intolerable. With no room for retreat, he decided to fight. He wasn’t that worthless Vang, and a full battle might offer some hope.
nà yàng zuò ， zhí bù dé ， sú huà shuō ， xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu ……
那样做，值不得，俗话说，小不忍则乱大谋……
Raising his right hand, he struck his waist hard, sending out a black gourd-like artifact. The gourd glowed before turning into a deep black aura, rushing towards the opponent.
nǎo hǎi zhōng zhū bān niàn tou shǎn guò ， xiē wěi lǎo zhě yǐ míng bái gāi zěn yàng xuǎn zé 。
脑海中诸般念头闪过，蝎尾老者已明白该怎样选择。
The scorpion-tailed elder was decisive; once he broke the facade, there was no hesitation. He threw the gourd down with force. The aura emitted from it quickly coalesced into a monstrous snake, tightly wrapping around two icy rays of light.
shuí ràng zì jǐ jì bù rú rén ne ？
谁让自己技不如人呢？
The icy rays struggled but were useless. They revealed their true form—two daggers with an eerie blue hue, clearly poisoned.
zhì yú duì fāng suǒ shuō de shēn fèn ， tā fǎn ér méi yǒu zài yì 。
至于对方所说的身份，他反而没有在意。
"Hmph, you lowly woman, what arrogance," the scorpion-tailed elder’s cold voice echoed. Now that he had broken the facade, there was no need for courtesy.
kōng kǒu bái yá ， shuí zhī dào shì zhēn shì jiǎ ， bǎo shé shèng zǔ de hòu rén ， zhè shēn fèn gòu lí pǔ ， dàn shí yǒu shì wǎng zì jǐ liǎn shàng tiē jīn a ， rèn zhēn nǐ jiù shū le ， tā cái méi zhè me shǎ 。
空口白牙，谁知道是真是假，宝蛇圣祖的后人，这身份够离谱，但十有是往自己脸上贴金啊，认真你就输了，他才没这么傻。
"You are courting death!"
zhū bān niàn tou rú diàn shǎn guò ， tā yǐ zhī dào gāi zěn me xuǎn zé ， qiáng rěn zhe xīn zhōng de xiū nù ， liǎn shàng jǐ chū jǐ fēn xiào róng ：“ yuán lái shì shèng zǔ dà rén de hòu yì ， lóu mǒu shī lǐ ， xiān zi jì rán yào zài zhè lǐ bàn shì ， zài xià jiù bù dǎ rǎo le ， gào cí 。”
诸般念头如电闪过，他已知道该怎么选择，强忍着心中的羞怒，脸上挤出几分笑容：“原来是圣祖大人的后裔，楼某失礼，仙子既然要在这里办事，在下就不打扰了，告辞。”
The mysterious woman was enraged. A mere late-stage Profound Abyss demon dared to mock her? She couldn’t believe it.
huà yīn wèi luò ， tā yǐ zhuǎn guò shēn tǐ ， rán ér yī qīng xiào de shēng yīn chuán rù le ěr duǒ lǐ ：“ xiǎng zǒu ， nǎ yǒu nà me róng yì ， jì rán yǐ jīng lái dào zhè lǐ ， jiù jiāng xìng mìng liú xià 。”
话音未落，他已转过身体，然而一轻笑的声音传入了耳朵里：“想走，哪有那么容易，既然已经来到这里，就将性命留下。”
With a snap of her fingers, she revealed a green bracelet from her wrist, which instantly grew in size and emitted dark magic runes. It slammed towards the elder with force.
huà yīn wèi luò ， cǐ nǚ dòng shǒu le 。
话音未落，此女动手了。
The elder’s face turned grim; he tore his shirt open, revealing a necklace of eighteen black skulls around his chest.
tā zuǒ shǒu tái qǐ ， yù zhǐ fēi cháng de xiān xì ， shì huǎn shí jí ， xiàng zhe qián fāng diǎn qù 。
她左手抬起，玉指非常的纤细，似缓实急，向着前方点去。
Each skull was pitch-black, and he spat out some blood, which the skulls absorbed, growing larger and spewing dark flames at the bracelet.
“ chī ” de yī shēng qīng xiǎng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， yī dào bái guāng cóng tā de zhǐ jiān jī mǎo shè 。
“嗤”的一声轻响传入耳朵，一道白光从她的指尖激冇射。
These two treasures seemed to be formidable magic artifacts. However, upon contact, the seemingly fierce skulls were quickly overwhelmed and vanished.
pēng ！
嘭！
The scorpion-tailed elder was shocked by this outcome. But then, something even more unbelievable happened—the bracelet flashed and disappeared.
xiē wěi lǎo zhě huí guò tóu lú ， rán ér tā de fà jì què bèi dǎ diào le ， tóu fà pī sǎn xià lái ， jiāng dà bàn gè miàn kǒng zhē zhù ， rán ér yī jiù kě yǐ kàn chū ， tā de liǎn sè yīn mái dào jí chù ， hái hǎo gāng gāng duǒ dé xùn sù ， fǒu zé ……
蝎尾老者回过头颅，然而他的发髻却被打掉了，头发披散下来，将大半个面孔遮住，然而依旧可以看出，他的脸色阴霾到极处，还好刚刚躲得迅速，否则……
A clear ringing sound followed as it encircled his neck. Suddenly, he felt his strength blocked, unable to gather any force.
xiē wěi lǎo zhě bì shàng shuāng móu ， guò le liǎng xī de fū cái chóng xīn zhēng kāi ， biǎo qíng yě biàn dé zhēng níng le qǐ lái 。
蝎尾老者闭上双眸，过了两息的夫才重新睁开，表情也变得狰狞了起来。
The mysterious woman didn’t miss such an opportunity; she raised her hand and pushed forward, sending a thick light beam that pierced the elder’s chest instantly.
“ dào yǒu zhè shì hé yì ， mò fēi zhēn xiǎng yào gǎn jìn shā jué bù chéng ， lǎo fū kě yě shì dòng xuán hòu qī de mó zú ， dào shí hòu pīn gè yú sǐ wǎng pò ， duì chèn duì wǒ dōu méi yǒu hǎo chù ， dào yǒu kě yào xiǎng qīng chǔ 。”
“道友这是何意，莫非真想要赶尽杀绝不成，老夫可也是洞玄后期的魔族，到时候拼个鱼死网破，对称对我都没有好处，道友可要想清楚。”
She had positioned herself perfectly—there was no chance for him to escape with even an infant soul. He was obliterated on the spot.
“ yú sǐ wǎng pò ？”
“鱼死网破？”
Two rounds.
nà shén mì nǚ zǐ xiào le ， yǐ shǒu yǎn kǒu ， fǎng fú tīng jiàn le shén me huāng dàn bù jīng de xiào huà shì de ：“ chuī niú yě yào yǒu gè pǔ ér ， yǔ běn gōng yú sǐ wǎng pò ， píng nǐ yě pèi me ？”
那神秘女子笑了，以手掩口，仿佛听见了什么荒诞不经的笑话似的：“吹牛也要有个谱儿，与本宫鱼死网破，凭你也配么？”
Despite being at the same peak Profound Abyss stage, there was no suspense in their battle; it ended almost as soon as they clashed.
“ hǎo hǎo ！”
“好好！”
Lin Xuan was taken aback.
nà lǎo zhě bó rán dà nù ， tā shì yǒu xī shì níng rén de xiǎng lái zhe ， rán ér cǐ nǚ qī rén tài shèn le 。
那老者勃然大怒，他是有息事宁人的想来着，然而此女欺人太甚了。
In the first round, she had underestimated her opponent, allowing the daggers to be trapped. But once enraged, she instantly reduced a peer to ashes with a mere flick of her fingers.
duì fāng jì rán bù bù jǐn bī ， tā yě jiù méi yǒu le tuì ràng de yú dì ， pīn le ， zì jǐ kě bú shì nà xìng gǔ de fèi wù ， quán lì yī zhàn wèi bì bàn diǎn jī huì yě méi yǒu de 。
对方既然步步紧逼，他也就没有了退让的余地，拼了，自己可不是那姓谷的废物，全力一战未必半点机会也没有的。
She was formidable beyond words. Could she even surpass levels?
lǎo zhě bù xiǎng zhàn ， rán ér cǐ shí què méi yǒu bié de xuǎn zé ， yòu shǒu tái qǐ ， hěn hěn de cháo zhe yāo jiān pāi qù ， suí zhe tā de dòng zuò ， yī jiàn mó bǎo fēi lüè ér chū 。
老者不想战，然而此时却没有别的选择，右手抬起，狠狠的朝着腰间拍去，随着他的动作，一件魔宝飞掠而出。
Could she really be that Holy Serpent Ancestor’s descendant?
jū rán shì yī yǒu hēi rú mò de hú lú 。
居然是一黝黑如墨的葫芦。
Lin Xuan pondered from his hiding spot as the woman spoke again.
suí hòu xiē wěi lǎo zhě liǎn shàng shǎn guò yī sī zhēng níng zhī sè ， yě bù duō shuō ， jiù jiāng nà hú lú měng de cháo zhe xià fāng rēng qù le 。
随后蝎尾老者脸上闪过一丝狰狞之色，也不多说，就将那葫芦猛的朝着下方扔去了。
Raising her head, she continued her arrogant tone: "Friend, have you had enough? You dare to watch from here without coming out to face your fate?"
nà hú lú biǎo miàn guāng yùn yī shǎn ， jiù huà wèi yī dào yōu shēn de hēi qì ， cháo zhe duì shǒu pū le guò lái 。
那葫芦表面光韵一闪，就化为一道幽深的黑气，朝着对手扑了过来。
"What, did she discover me?" Lin Xuan was startled. His expression showed a mix of shock and fear. He knew his situation well—though he hadn’t used the Heavenly Demon Transformation technique, his Breath Control Art was quite mysterious, complemented by the True Simplicity effect of the Black Moon Heaven Witch Technique. Even an advanced-stage demon might not be able to detect him.
zhè xiē wěi lǎo zhě dào yě guǒ duàn ， yí dàn sī pò liǎn pí ， jiù méi yǒu bàn fēn de yóu yù ， xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng ， suī rán bù shē wàng néng gòu zhàn shèng duì shǒu ， dàn qiǎng dào xiān jī ， yīng gāi hái shì yǒu nà me jǐ fēn bǎ wò 。
这蝎尾老者倒也果断，一旦撕破脸皮，就没有半分的犹豫，先下手为强，虽然不奢望能够战胜对手，但抢到先机，应该还是有那么几分把握。
Could this woman’s awareness rival that of an advanced-stage existence?
lín xuān àn àn diǎn tóu ， cǐ rén de móu zāi ， méi cuò ， jiù bù zhī dào shén tōng shí lì jiū jìng rú hé ， zhè yǒu hēi hú lú yǒu zěn yàng de wēi néng le 。
林轩暗暗点头，此人的谋哉，没错，就不知道神通实力究竟如何，这黝黑葫芦有怎样的威能了。
This thought made Lin Xuan’s face even more grim.
nà shén mì nǚ zǐ jiàn duì fāng qiǎng xiān dòng shǒu ， dǎo shì lüè wēi yī dāi ， bù guò hěn kuài jiù bèi lěng xiào suǒ jiù dài ， zhǐ jiàn tā yù shǒu yī fú ， lì kè jiù yǒu liǎng dào hán máng fēi lüè ér chū 。
那神秘女子见对方抢先动手，倒是略微一呆，不过很快就被冷笑所咎代，只见她玉手一拂，立刻就有两道寒芒飞掠而出。
Seeing her earlier display and now this twist, Lin Xuan knew she was no ordinary opponent. He had faced countless powerful foes but wasn’t intimidated by a young girl. Unfortunately, his plan to remain hidden failed.
xià yī kè ，“ pēng ” yī shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， jī hū shì lüè yī pèng chù ， nà hēi qì bèi jī dì zhī lí pò suì le ， rán ér shì qíng bìng wèi jié shù 。
下一刻，“砰”一声传入耳朵，几乎是略一碰触，那黑气被击地支离破碎了，然而事情并未结束。
Lin Xuan sighed. Since he had been discovered, there was no point in hiding anymore.
lǎo zhě yì diǎn yě bù jí ， shuāng shǒu lián wǔ ， jiē lián jǐ dào jué dǎ chū ， nà sì jiàn fēi shè de hēi qì ， jū rán yǐ jīng rén de sù dù chóng xīn jù jí ， suí hòu biàn chéng le yī tiáo yāo shé ， jiāng nà liǎng tiáo hán máng jǐn jǐn chán zhù 。
老者一点也不急，双手连舞，接连几道诀打出，那四溅飞射的黑气，居然以惊人的速度重新聚集，随后变成了一条妖蛇，将那两条寒芒紧紧缠住。
He withdrew the Breath Control Art and emerged from his hiding spot.
nà liǎng dào hán máng pīn mìng zhēng zhá ， què méi yǒu yòng ， xiàn chū yuán xíng lái le ， yuán lái shì liǎng bǐng fēi dāo ， dāo rèn fàn zhe guǐ yì de lán sè ， yī kàn jiù zhī dào shì cuì yǒu jù dú 。
那两道寒芒拼命挣扎，却没有用，现出原形来了，原来是两柄飞刀，刀刃泛着诡异的蓝色，一看就知道是淬有剧毒。
"Your temper is immense; I merely passed through this area," Lin Xuan said with a hint of mockery. "Do you really think you can exterminate us all just because you are a Holy Ancestor? You can’t dictate life or death to your peers."
“ hēng ， jiàn bì hǎo dà de kǒu qì ， yuán lái yě bù guò rú cǐ 。” xiē wěi lǎo zhě lěng lěng de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， fǎn zhèng yǐ sī pò liǎn pí ， jiù méi yǒu bì yào zài kè qì 。
“哼，贱婢好大的口气，原来也不过如此。”蝎尾老者冷冷的声音传入耳朵，反正已撕破脸皮，就没有必要再客气。
However, the next scene left him speechless.
“ nǐ zhǎo sǐ ！”
“你找死！”
The woman was clearly furious and ready to unleash her wrath. But when she saw Lin Xuan’s face, her expression froze in shock. Her anger vanished; instead, she looked amazed, as if seeing a flower grow on his nose.
nà shén mì nǚ zǐ bó rán dà nù ， qū qū yī míng dòng xuán hòu qī de mó zú yě gǎn duì zì jǐ lěng cháo rè fěng ， jiǎn zhí shì bù zhī sǐ huó 。
那神秘女子勃然大怒，区区一名洞玄后期的魔族也敢对自己冷嘲热讽，简直是不知死活。
"You, you… what?"
kǒu zhōng yī shēng jiāo chì yǐ hòu ， tā yù shǒu yī dǒu ， yī zhī bì lǜ shǒu zhuó dùn shí cóng shǒu wàn shàng huá luò ， shùn jiān kuáng zhǎng biàn dà ， biǎo miàn hái yǒu wú shù mó wén pēn bó ， rú tóng páng rán ， hěn hěn de xiàng zhe lǎo zhě zá guò qù le 。
口中一声娇叱以后，她玉手一抖，一只碧绿手镯顿时从手腕上滑落，瞬间狂涨变大，表面还有无数魔纹喷薄，如同庞然，狠狠的向着老者砸过去了。
"What is it?"
lǎo zhě liǎn sè yīn mái ， bù gǎn yǒu fēn háo de dài màn ， yī bǎ jiāng shàng yī chě pò ， tā de xiōng qián jū rán guà zhe yī cuàn kū lóu 。
老者脸色阴霾，不敢有分毫的怠慢，一把将上衣扯破，他的胸前居然挂着一窜骷髅。
Lin Xuan, despite his broad experience, was taken aback by the woman’s behavior. Her reaction was too strange—could she…
měi yī kē jiē zuò qī hēi zhī sè ， gòng shí bā kē zhī duō 。
每一颗皆做漆黑之色，共十八颗之多。
A thought flashed through Lin Xuan’s mind: She had recognized him?
xiē wěi lǎo zhě jiāng qí qǔ le xià lái ， yī kǒu jīng xuè pēn chū ， nà xiē kū lóu xī shōu yǐ hòu ， dùn shí kuáng zhǎng biàn dà ， kǒu pēn mó huǒ ， è hěn hěn de xiàng zhe shǒu zhuó yíng shàng qù le 。
蝎尾老者将其取了下来，一口精血喷出，那些骷髅吸收以后，顿时狂涨变大，口喷魔火，恶狠狠的向着手镯迎上去了。
After much consideration, this seemed the only possibility. The woman had seen through his disguise and realized he was a cultivator from the Spirit Realm.
zhè liǎng jiàn bǎo wù ， sì hū dōu shì wēi lì bù xiǎo de mó bǎo ， rán ér yī jiē chù ， nà kàn shì xiōng měng de kū lóu què wán quán chǔ yú xià fēng ， hěn kuài jiù bèi sǎo dàng yī kōng 。
这两件宝物，似乎都是威力不小的魔宝，然而一接触，那看似凶猛的骷髅却完全处于下风，很快就被扫荡一空。
Lin Xuan’s face darkened; there was no other explanation. How did she spot the flaw? Regardless, he couldn’t let her leave alive.
rú cǐ jié guǒ ， ràng xiē wěi lǎo zhě dà jīng shī sè ， rán ér xià yī kè ， gèng bù kě sī yì de yí mù chū xiàn le ， nà shǒu zhuó yī shǎn ， jū rán xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
如此结果，让蝎尾老者大惊失色，然而下一刻，更不可思议的一幕出现了，那手镯一闪，居然消失不见。
A murderous intent shone in Lin Xuan's eyes as he heard her words: "You… are Lin Xuan?"
jǐn jiē zhe qīng míng shēng chuán rù ěr biān ， shǒu zhuó huà wèi yuán huán tào zài le tā de bó zi shàng miàn ， suí hòu měng rán yī jǐn ， tā hún shēn de lì fǎng fú dōu bèi zǔ duàn ， zài yě níng jù bù qǐ lái 。
紧接着清鸣声传入耳边，手镯化为圆环套在了他的脖子上面，随后猛然一紧，他浑身的力仿佛都被阻断，再也凝聚不起来。
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Lin Xuan was left speechless by this outcome. He had already guessed that the mysterious woman wasn't a weak opponent, but he hadn’t anticipated her strength to such an extent.
With just a flick of her fingers—no, more accurately, in the blink of an eye—a mid-stage Profound Abyss cultivator vanished into nothingness. Ordinary late-stage cultivators would never possess such power.
She was too strong. Could she possibly be related to that Holy Serpent Ancestor?
Lin Xuan couldn’t hide his astonishment. The scorpion-tailed elder beside him was even more stunned, no longer as composed as before but rather filled with trepidation. When the mysterious woman looked over, he shuddered: "I, Lou, greet you, friend. May I ask your name and title? How do you relate to the Holy Serpent Ancestor?"
His reaction was commendable; he had started to doubt her identity.
"That is my ancestor," she replied coolly, her expression filled with arrogance. "As for my name, what are you, a mere nobody, that you dare inquire about it here?"
Her arrogance and haughtiness left no room for politeness. The scorpion-tailed elder’s face was a spectacle of emotions—fear, anger, and desperation.
"Friend, why such hostility? Do you truly wish to exterminate us all? I am also an advanced-stage demon. In the end, we will both perish, which would be detrimental to me."
"Perish together?"
She laughed, covering her mouth as if she had heard a joke: "Flattery requires boundaries; do you think you are worthy of such a fate with this Palace?"
"Very well!"
The elder was furious. He had initially wanted to avoid conflict but found the woman’s actions intolerable. With no room for retreat, he decided to fight. He wasn’t that worthless Vang, and a full battle might offer some hope.
Raising his right hand, he struck his waist hard, sending out a black gourd-like artifact. The gourd glowed before turning into a deep black aura, rushing towards the opponent.
The scorpion-tailed elder was decisive; once he broke the facade, there was no hesitation. He threw the gourd down with force. The aura emitted from it quickly coalesced into a monstrous snake, tightly wrapping around two icy rays of light.
The icy rays struggled but were useless. They revealed their true form—two daggers with an eerie blue hue, clearly poisoned.
"Hmph, you lowly woman, what arrogance," the scorpion-tailed elder’s cold voice echoed. Now that he had broken the facade, there was no need for courtesy.
"You are courting death!"
The mysterious woman was enraged. A mere late-stage Profound Abyss demon dared to mock her? She couldn’t believe it.
With a snap of her fingers, she revealed a green bracelet from her wrist, which instantly grew in size and emitted dark magic runes. It slammed towards the elder with force.
The elder’s face turned grim; he tore his shirt open, revealing a necklace of eighteen black skulls around his chest.
Each skull was pitch-black, and he spat out some blood, which the skulls absorbed, growing larger and spewing dark flames at the bracelet.
These two treasures seemed to be formidable magic artifacts. However, upon contact, the seemingly fierce skulls were quickly overwhelmed and vanished.
The scorpion-tailed elder was shocked by this outcome. But then, something even more unbelievable happened—the bracelet flashed and disappeared.
A clear ringing sound followed as it encircled his neck. Suddenly, he felt his strength blocked, unable to gather any force.
The mysterious woman didn’t miss such an opportunity; she raised her hand and pushed forward, sending a thick light beam that pierced the elder’s chest instantly.
She had positioned herself perfectly—there was no chance for him to escape with even an infant soul. He was obliterated on the spot.
Two rounds.
Despite being at the same peak Profound Abyss stage, there was no suspense in their battle; it ended almost as soon as they clashed.
Lin Xuan was taken aback.
In the first round, she had underestimated her opponent, allowing the daggers to be trapped. But once enraged, she instantly reduced a peer to ashes with a mere flick of her fingers.
She was formidable beyond words. Could she even surpass levels?
Could she really be that Holy Serpent Ancestor’s descendant?
Lin Xuan pondered from his hiding spot as the woman spoke again.
Raising her head, she continued her arrogant tone: "Friend, have you had enough? You dare to watch from here without coming out to face your fate?"
"What, did she discover me?" Lin Xuan was startled. His expression showed a mix of shock and fear. He knew his situation well—though he hadn’t used the Heavenly Demon Transformation technique, his Breath Control Art was quite mysterious, complemented by the True Simplicity effect of the Black Moon Heaven Witch Technique. Even an advanced-stage demon might not be able to detect him.
Could this woman’s awareness rival that of an advanced-stage existence?
This thought made Lin Xuan’s face even more grim.
Seeing her earlier display and now this twist, Lin Xuan knew she was no ordinary opponent. He had faced countless powerful foes but wasn’t intimidated by a young girl. Unfortunately, his plan to remain hidden failed.
Lin Xuan sighed. Since he had been discovered, there was no point in hiding anymore.
He withdrew the Breath Control Art and emerged from his hiding spot.
"Your temper is immense; I merely passed through this area," Lin Xuan said with a hint of mockery. "Do you really think you can exterminate us all just because you are a Holy Ancestor? You can’t dictate life or death to your peers."
However, the next scene left him speechless.
The woman was clearly furious and ready to unleash her wrath. But when she saw Lin Xuan’s face, her expression froze in shock. Her anger vanished; instead, she looked amazed, as if seeing a flower grow on his nose.
"You, you… what?"
"What is it?"
Lin Xuan, despite his broad experience, was taken aback by the woman’s behavior. Her reaction was too strange—could she…
A thought flashed through Lin Xuan’s mind: She had recognized him?
After much consideration, this seemed the only possibility. The woman had seen through his disguise and realized he was a cultivator from the Spirit Realm.
Lin Xuan’s face darkened; there was no other explanation. How did she spot the flaw? Regardless, he couldn’t let her leave alive.
A murderous intent shone in Lin Xuan's eyes as he heard her words: "You… are Lin Xuan?"
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