cǐ kè gāi fù rén yě bèi xuè huǒ yǐ tuán tuán wéi zhù ， rán ér ， tā jū rán méi yǒu tài hǎo de shǒu duàn yìng fù ， zhǐ shì jì chū yī jǐn pà xíng zhuàng de bǎo wù ， jiāng zì jǐ hún shēn hù zhù 。
此刻该妇人也被血火蚁团团围住，然而，她居然没有太好的手段应付，只是祭出一锦帕形状的宝物，将自己浑身护住。
At this moment, the woman was also surrounded by a swarm of blood fire ants. However, she had no good means to deal with them. She merely summoned a treasure shaped like a brocade handkerchief and used it to protect herself.
tóng shí ， shǒu zhōng gāo jǔ zhe yī kē quán tou dà xiǎo de léi zhū 。
同时，手中高举着一颗拳头大小的雷珠。
Simultaneously, she held a fist-sized lightning pearl in her hand. From within, golden electric arcs shot out one after another. Wherever these electric arcs passed, the blood fire ants were swept away completely.
cóng lǐ miàn jī shè chū yī dào yòu yī dào de jīn sè diàn hú 。
从里面激射出一道又一道的金色电弧。
However, due to the sheer number of these magical insects and their lack of fear, the effect of the lightning pearl was somewhat insufficient. At least, it couldn't help her escape easily.
diàn hú suǒ guò zhī chù ， xuè huǒ yǐ bèi sǎo dàng yī kōng diào le 。
电弧所过之处，血火蚁被扫荡一空掉了。
The woman's face showed a look of despair: Could she really perish here?
rán ér zhè zhǒng mó chóng shù liàng tài duō ， qiě gēn běn bù zhī dào wèi jù wèi hé wù ， nà léi zhū suǒ néng qǐ dào de xiào guǒ ， yě jiù yǒu xiē bù tài gòu kàn le 。
然而这种魔虫数量太多，且根本不知道畏惧为何物，那雷珠所能起到的效果，也就有些不太够看了。
Before this thought could fully form in her mind, a faint rumbling sound entered her ears. Although the sound wasn't loud and seemed to be far away, it still made the woman pause as she turned around to look back.
zhì shǎo ， hěn nán bāng zhù tā tuō kùn ér chū 。
至少，很难帮助她脱困而出。
However, what she saw was nothing but empty space; there was no trace of any abnormality. Nevertheless, her expression became even more anxious. She was sure that she hadn't heard wrong—Lin Xuan was already very close. What should she do?
cǐ nǚ de liǎn shàng mǎn shì cǎn rán zhī sè ， nán dào zì jǐ ， zhēn yào yǔn luò zài zhè lǐ me ？
此女的脸上满是惨然之色，难道自己，真要陨落在这里么？
In a moment of desperation, the woman poured all her mana into the lightning pearl in her hand.
zhè ge niàn tou shàng wèi zhuǎn guò ， tū rán yǒu qīng wēi de hōng míng shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， suī rán cǐ shēng bù dà ， bìng qiě jù lí hěn yuǎn de yàng zi ， dàn yě ràng cǐ fù rén wéi zhī yī dāi ， rěn bú zhù huí tóu wàng le yī yǎn 。
这个念头尚未转过，突然有轻微的轰鸣声传入耳朵，虽然此声不大，并且距离很远的样子，但也让此妇人为之一呆，忍不住回头望了一眼。
Boom!
rán ér mù guāng suǒ jí ， què shì kōng kōng rú yě ， nǎ yǒu fēn háo yì cháng cún zài 。 bù guò cǐ nǚ de biǎo qíng què shì gèng jiā jiāo jí le qǐ lái kǒu tā què xìn zì jǐ méi yǒu tīng cuò ， nà lín xiǎo zi lí zhè lǐ yǐ jīng hěn jìn le ， gāi zěn me bàn ne ？
然而目光所及，却是空空如也，哪有分毫异常存在。不过此女的表情却是更加焦急了起来口她确信自己没有听错，那林小子离这里已经很近了，该怎么办呢？
Instantly, electric arcs shot out everywhere. The power surged several times over compared to before...
tiān jí zhī xià ， cǐ nǚ jiàng hún shēn de fǎ lì ， zhù rù shǒu zhōng de léi zhū 。
天急之下，此女将浑身的法力，注入手中的雷珠。
All the magical insects within a hundred feet were swept away with one horizontal slash. Then, the woman's figure transformed into an ethereal purple streak and shot off towards the distance.
hōng ！
轰！
But just as she had flown a few steps, the blood fire ants surrounded her again from afar.
shà shí jiān ， diàn hú sì shè 。
霎时间，电弧四射。
Her escape route was once more blocked.
wēi lì yī xià zi bǐ gāng gāng jī zēng le shù bèi hái duō ……，
威力一下子比刚刚激增了数倍还多……，
Her face turned pale in an instant.
fāng yuán bǎi zhàng nèi de mó chóng ， jiē bèi héng sǎo yī kōng ， suí hòu cǐ nǚ shēn xíng yī zhuǎn ， huà wèi yī dào dàn zǐ sè de jīng hóng ， jī shè xiàng yuǎn chù 。
方圆百丈内的魔虫，皆被横扫一空，随后此女身形一转，化为一道淡紫色的惊虹，激射像远处。
However, misfortune never comes alone; just as she was about to lose all hope, Lin Xuan's cold laughter echoed in her ears: "Escaping is futile. Fellow Daoist, how about you entrust your life to me?"
kě gāng gāng fēi le méi jǐ bù 。
可刚刚飞了没几步。
As he spoke, he raised his right hand. His avatar practiced the True Demon Shadow Technique, which was vastly different from his true form.
yuǎn chù de xuè huǒ yǐ yòu wéi shàng lái le 。
远处的血火蚁又围上来了。
A black glow flashed, and his right arm suddenly grew thicker by a circle, with his nails rapidly elongating into a dark-black demon claw.
cǐ nǚ táo pǎo de lù ， zài yí cì bèi dǔ zhù 。
此女逃跑的路，再一次被堵住。
Then, with a soft rustling sound, countless black claws shot out.
tā de liǎn sè “ shuā ” de yī xià bái le 。
她的脸色“刷”的一下白了。
"Ahh!"
rán ér wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ ， jiù zài tā jí jiāng jué wàng de yī kè ， lín xuān lěng xiào de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ：“ táo zhī wú yì ， dào yǒu jiāng xìng mìng jiāo yǔ lín mǒu rú hé ？”
然而屋漏偏逢连夜雨，就在她即将绝望的一刻，林轩冷笑的声音传入耳朵：“逃之无益，道友将性命交予林某如何？”
A scream entered her ears. The light barrier on the woman's body was torn apart; she was directly hit, reduced to a sieve, and even her soul core failed to escape before perishing.
yī biān shuō ， yī biān jiāng yòu shǒu tái qǐ ， qí huà shēn xiū liàn de nǎi shì xuě yǐng zhēn mó gōng shén tōng yǔ běn tǐ nà shì jiǒng rán bù tóng 。
一边说，一边将右手抬起，其化身修炼的乃是雪影真魔功神通与本体那是迥然不同。
Even Lin Xuan was left stunned by this outcome.
zhǐ jiàn hēi máng yī shǎn ， yòu bì měng rán cū dà le yī quān ， zhǐ jiǎ bào zhǎng ， biàn chéng le yī yǒu hēi mó zhǎo de mú yàng 。
只见黑芒一闪，右臂猛然粗大了一圈，指甲暴涨，变成了一黝黑魔爪的模样。
This... seems too easy.
suí hòu qīng qīng yī wǔ ， cī lā shēng dà zuò ， wú shù hēi sè de zhǎo máng jī shè ér chū 。
随后轻轻一舞，刺啦声大做，无数黑色的爪芒激射而出。
Although his strength far surpassed that of his peers, it wasn't this extreme. After all, the avatar's power still fell short compared to his true form.
“ a ！”
“啊！”
When would he be able to instantly kill a peer without using any treasures?
cǎn jiào shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， cǐ nǚ shēn tǐ biǎo miàn de guāng mù bèi sī pò ， tā zhí jiē bèi dǎ chéng shāi zi le ， lián yuán yīng yě méi lái de táo tuō ， yì qǐ yǔn luò 。
惨叫声传入耳朵，此女身体表面的光幕被撕破，她直接被打成筛子了，连元婴也没来得逃脱，一起陨落。
However, his doubts only lasted for an instant before Lin Xuan realized that it was not because he was too strong but because the woman was too weak. Moreover, she showed no courage in facing the attack; instead, she fled desperately, which was why her demise came as no surprise.
zhè yàng de jié guǒ lián lín xuān dōu bèi nòng dé dāi dāi de 。
这样的结果连林轩都被弄得呆呆的。
Regardless, another spirit realm cultivator had been eliminated. The details of how this happened were irrelevant.
zhè ……， sì hū yě tài róng yì le 。
这……，似乎也太容易了。
Lin Xuan's figure flashed, and he prepared to leave for his next target when his divine sense locked onto it.
suī rán zì jǐ de shí lì qiáng guò tóng jiē xǔ duō ， dàn yě méi zhè me lí pǔ 。
虽然自己的实力强过同阶许多，但也没这么离谱。
However, just as his body slightly trembled, Lin Xuan stopped again, slowly turning around to stare at a spot behind him that was empty.
hé kuàng huà shēn yǔ běn tǐ xiāng bǐ ， bì jìng hái shì yǒu bù xiǎo chā jù de 。
何况化身与本体相比，毕竟还是有不小差距的。
"Two fellow Daoists have quite the nerve to follow me. What do you intend? Now is the time to reveal your intentions."
shén me shí hòu yě néng bù dòng yòng bǎo wù ， shùn jiān miǎo shā diào tóng jiē le ？
什么时候也能不动用宝物，瞬间秒杀掉同阶了？
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Lin has such a reputation. Indeed, it's no wonder that even an avatar can detect our presence. Since my form has been discovered by you, we might as well come out and meet you."
bù guò yí huò zhǐ shì yī shùn jiān ， hěn kuài ， lín xuān jiù jiāng míng bái guò lái ， bú shì zì jǐ tài qiáng ér shì cǐ nǚ tài ruò ， ér qiě miàn duì gōng jī ， tā shèn zhì méi yǒu yī zhàn de yǒng qì ， pīn mìng táo pǎo ， zhè yě jiù nán guài huì yǔn luò diào 。 bù guǎn rú hé ， yòu miè shā le yī míng fèn shén qī xiū xiān zhě ， zhì yú guò chéng rú hé ， zhè lǐ jiù méi yǒu bì yào qù shēn jiū le 。
不过疑惑只是一瞬间，很快，林轩就将明白过来，不是自己太强而是此女太弱，而且面对攻击，她甚至没有一战的勇气，拼命逃跑，这也就难怪会陨落掉。不管如何，又灭杀了一名分神期修仙者，至于过程如何，这里就没有必要去深究了。
Before he could finish speaking, a flicker of spiritual light appeared from several dozen feet away, and a demonic cloud emerged.
lín xuān shēn xíng yī shǎn ， zhèng zhǔn bèi lí kāi cǐ chù xià yí gè mù biāo ， yǐ bèi tā de shén shí suǒ dìng le 。
林轩身形一闪，正准备离开此处下一个目标，已被他的神识锁定了。
The demonic cloud rotated, the aura contracting until two figures became visible. The one on the left had long ears and green eyes, with fresh red skin. Strangely, three demon eyes were on his forehead, exuding an ominous aura.
rán ér shēn xíng jǐn jǐn shì wēi wēi yī dǒu lín xuān jiù yòu tíng le xià lái ， huǎn huǎn zhuǎn guò shēn tǐ ， dīng xiàng le shēn hòu kōng wú yì rén de mǒu chù 。
然而身形仅仅是微微一抖林轩就又停了下来，缓缓转过身体，盯向了身后空无一人的某处。
On the right was a femalemonster race (you should provide pinyin for this term if it's not in the glossary).
“ liǎng wèi dào yǒu dǎo shì dǎn zi bù xiǎo ， jū rán gǎn gēn zài lín mǒu shēn hòu ， dào dǐ yì yù rú hé ， xiàn zài kě yǐ huà xià dào ér lái le 。”
“两位道友倒是胆子不小，居然敢跟在林某身后，到底意欲如何，现在可以划下道儿来了。”
At first glance, she seemed quite attractive, but her eyes glowed blood-red, and there were numerous red scales on both sides of her cheeks. She wore a red dress, with a small, well-shaped mouth that revealed a snake tongue constantly moving inside.
“ hēi hēi ， lín dào yǒu hǎo dà de míng qì ， guǒ rán shì shèng míng wú xū ， qū qū yī jù huà shēn ér yǐ yě néng fā xiàn wǒ men liǎng rén de zōng jì jì rán shēn xíng bèi dào yǒu kàn pò ， nà wǒ liǎ yě zhǐ hǎo chū lái yī jiàn le 。”
“嘿嘿，林道友好大的名气，果然是盛名无虚，区区一具化身而已也能发现我们两人的踪迹既然身形被道友看破，那我俩也只好出来一见了。”
Her true form was evident; she must have evolved from some kind of snake.
huà yīn wèi luò ， jù lí lín xuān shù shí zhàng yuǎn ， líng guāng yī shǎn ， yī duǒ yāo yún fú xiàn 。
话音未落，距离林轩数十丈远，灵光一闪，一朵妖云浮现。
The two demons were also at the late spirit realm stage, and the spiritual pressure they emitted far surpassed their peers by a significant margin.
suí hòu nà yāo yún dī liū liū xuán zhuǎn yún qì shōu liǎn ， liǎng gè rén yǐng xiǎn xiàn chū lái 。 zuǒ biān de nà ge zhǎng ěr bì mù ， pí fū xiān hóng ， é tóu shàng jìng guǐ yì de shēng yǒu sān zhǐ yāo mù ， yī gǔ xiōng lì zhī qì pèi rán ér chū 。
随后那妖云滴溜溜旋转云气收敛，两个人影显现出来。左边的那个长耳碧目，皮肤鲜红，额头上竟诡异的生有三只妖目，一股凶厉之气沛然而出。
This wasn't surprising. Without any substantial abilities, how could they dare to follow him?
yòu biān de zé shì yī yāo zú nǚ zǐ 。
右边的则是一妖族女子。
Lin Xuan's face showed no sign of fear: "Friend Daoist Tian Wei, what brings you here? Are you looking for death?"
zhà yī kàn pǒ yǒu jǐ fēn zī sè ， rán ér tā de yǎn jīng ， què fàng chū xiě hóng sè de guāng zé ， zuǒ yòu liǎng biān de liǎn jiá shàng jiē zhǎng yǒu bù shǎo chì hóng sè de lín piàn 。
乍一看颇有几分姿色，然而她的眼睛，却放出血红色的光泽，左右两边的脸颊上皆长有不少赤红色的鳞片。
"Looking for death?"
shēn chuān hóng yī ， yīng táo xiǎo zuǐ shēng dé pǒ wèi zhōu zhèng měi lì ， rán ér yī zhāng kǒu ， què kě yǐ kàn jiàn yī tiáo xì xì shé xīn tūn tǔ bù yǐ 。
身穿红衣，樱桃小嘴生得颇为周正美丽，然而一张口，却可以看见一条细细蛇芯吞吐不已。
The demon with the long ears and green eyes laughed: "You have quite an audacious tone. But this should be your words."
cǐ nǚ de běn tǐ hū zhī yù chū ， kěn dìng shì yóu mǒu shé lèi xiū liàn ér chéng dì 。
此女的本体呼之欲出，肯定是由某蛇类修炼而成地。
"Mine?"
èr yāo yě shì fēn shén hòu qī de cún zài ， ér qiě hún shēn suǒ sàn fà chū lái líng yā ， què shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， yuǎn yuǎn shèng guò tóng jiē xǔ duō 。
二妖也是分神后期的存在，而且浑身所散发出来灵压，却是非同小可，远远胜过同阶许多。
Lin Xuan was surprised.
bù guò zhè bù xī qí ， méi yǒu liǎng bǎ shuā zi ， yòu zěn me gǎn zài shēn hòu gēn zōng zì jǐ 。
不过这不稀奇，没有两把刷子，又怎么敢在身后跟踪自己。
"Yes."
lín xuān de liǎn shàng zì rán yě bú huì yǒu fēn háo jù sè ：“ tián wèi dào yǒu zhè shì rú hé ， zhǔ dòng sòng shàng mén lái ， shì xiǎng yào zhǎo sǐ me ？”
林轩的脸上自然也不会有分毫惧色：“田位道友这是如何，主动送上门来，是想要找死么？”
As soon as he finished speaking, the female demon interjected: "Fellow Daoist Lin, why bother pretending? If you were in your true form, my brother and I might retreat, but just a mere avatar—no matter how strong it is—can't pose any real threat to us. With our strength, can we not send you to the afterlife?"
nà zhǎng ěr bì mù dì yāo zú xiào le ：“ gé xià hǎo dà de kǒu qì ， bù guò zhè jù huà yīng gāi sòng gěi nǐ 。”
那长耳碧目的妖族笑了：“阁下好大的口气，不过这句话应该送给你。”
Hearing the two demons' confident words, Lin Xuan didn't immediately refute them; instead, he merely sneered: "Your fellow Daoists think so. Fine, let's see who wins."
“ sòng gěi wǒ ？”
“送给我？”
Lin Xuan showed no signs of fear or hesitation, naturally making the two demons fidget in their minds. However, since things had reached this point, turning back was impossible. The other party likely just wanted to bluff; what could a mere avatar do?
lín xuān yǒu xiē yì wài le 。
林轩有些意外了。
As if to confirm his suspicions, the snake demon let out a sharp cry and attacked.
“ bù cuò 。”
“不错。”
She flicked her jade hand, and a bright red light shot out like a bolt of lightning, faster than even the Black Spirit Drill.
huà yīn gāng luò ， què shì yī páng de nǚ yāo jiē kǒu le ：“ lín dào yǒu hé bì xū zhāng shēng shì ne ， nǐ rú guǒ shì běn tǐ dào cǐ chù ， wǒ xiōng mèi èr rén huò xǔ huì tuì bì sān shè ， dàn zhǐ shì qū qū yī jù huà shēn ér yǐ ， zài qiáng yòu néng dào shén me dì bù ， yǐ wǒ èr rén de shí lì ， nán dào hái bù zú yǐ sòng nǐ guī xī ？”
话音刚落，却是一旁的女妖接口了：“林道友何必虚张声势呢，你如果是本体到此处，我兄妹二人或许会退避三舍，但只是区区一具化身而已，再强又能到什么地步，以我二人的实力，难道还不足以送你归西？”
Lin Xuan seemed unprepared, as this red light pierced through him. The other party's move was particularly vicious; although the red light was only about the thickness of a thumb, it struck his heart.
“ ń 。”
“嗯。”
For a cultivator, this was undoubtedly a critical point.
tīng zhe èr yāo zì xìn mǎn mǎn de yán yǔ ， lín xuān jū rán méi yǒu mǎ shàng fǎn bó ， jǐn jǐn shì zài zuǐ jiǎo biān lù chū yī sī jī fěng zhī sè ：“ liǎng wèi de dào yǒu shì zhè me rèn wéi de ， hǎo ba ， nà wǒ men jiù zǒu zhe qiáo hǎo le 。”
听着二妖自信满满的言语，林轩居然没有马上反驳，仅仅是在嘴角边露出一丝讥讽之色：“两位的道友是这么认为的，好吧，那我们就走着瞧好了。”
While this wouldn't lead to immediate death, his physical body would be severely damaged.
lín xuān de biǎo xiàn shì sī háo jì dàn yě wú ， zì rán ràng èr yāo xīn zhōng rěn bú zhù yī zhèn dí gū 。 bù guò rú jīn shì qíng yǐ zǒu dào zhè yī bù ， zhuǎn shēn ér táo xiǎn rán shì bù kě néng de ， duì fāng duō bàn shì xū zhāng shēng shì ， qū qū yī jù huà shēn néng yǒu duō dà de běn shì ？
林轩的表现是丝毫忌惮也无，自然让二妖心中忍不住一阵嘀咕。不过如今事情已走到这一步，转身而逃显然是不可能的，对方多半是虚张声势，区区一具化身能有多大的本事？
"Haha, a hundred hears is no match for one see. Young Lin, I truly thought you had the power to turn things around, but in reality, it's nothing."
fǎng fú shì yào yìn zhèng xīn zhōng de cāi cè ， nà shé yāo yī shēng jiāo chì hòu dòng shǒu le 。
仿佛是要印证心中的猜测，那蛇妖一声娇叱后动手了。
To her surprise, this sudden ambush yielded such unexpected results. The snake demon's face showed extreme joy and she laughed arrogantly.
zhǐ jiàn tā yù shǒu yī fú ， yī dào liàng lì de hóng guāng jī shè ér chū ， fēng chí diàn chè ， lùn sù dù ， jū rán bù bǐ mò líng zuān xùn sè 。
只见她玉手一拂，一道亮丽的红光激射而出，风驰电掣，论速度，居然不比墨灵钻逊色。
The red light didn't shoot into the sky; instead, it paused and revealed its true form—a crimson scale about an inch long with extremely sharp edges.
lín xuān sì hū zhǔn bèi bù zú ， yī xià bèi zhè hóng máng chuān xiōng ér guò ， duì fāng zhè yī xià shí fēn yīn dú ， nà hóng máng suī rán jǐn yǒu mǔ zhǐ cū ， dàn suǒ mìng zhòng de bù wèi zhèng shì tā de xīn zàng lái zhe 。
林轩似乎准备不足，一下被这红芒穿胸而过，对方这一下十分阴毒，那红芒虽然仅有拇指粗，但所命中的部位正是他的心脏来着。
Clearly, Lin Xuan had lost all resistance.
jí biàn duì yú xiū xiān zhě ， zhè yě shì jué duì de yào hài méi cuò 。
即便对于修仙者，这也是绝对的要害没错。
She flew over triumphantly: "How is it, Fellow Daoist Lin? Do you still think I'm exaggerating? With just me alone, we're more than enough to send you to the afterlife."
At this moment, the woman was also surrounded by a swarm of blood fire ants. However, she had no good means to deal with them. She merely summoned a treasure shaped like a brocade handkerchief and used it to protect herself.
Simultaneously, she held a fist-sized lightning pearl in her hand. From within, golden electric arcs shot out one after another. Wherever these electric arcs passed, the blood fire ants were swept away completely.
However, due to the sheer number of these magical insects and their lack of fear, the effect of the lightning pearl was somewhat insufficient. At least, it couldn't help her escape easily.
The woman's face showed a look of despair: Could she really perish here?
Before this thought could fully form in her mind, a faint rumbling sound entered her ears. Although the sound wasn't loud and seemed to be far away, it still made the woman pause as she turned around to look back.
However, what she saw was nothing but empty space; there was no trace of any abnormality. Nevertheless, her expression became even more anxious. She was sure that she hadn't heard wrong—Lin Xuan was already very close. What should she do?
In a moment of desperation, the woman poured all her mana into the lightning pearl in her hand.
Boom!
Instantly, electric arcs shot out everywhere. The power surged several times over compared to before...
All the magical insects within a hundred feet were swept away with one horizontal slash. Then, the woman's figure transformed into an ethereal purple streak and shot off towards the distance.
But just as she had flown a few steps, the blood fire ants surrounded her again from afar.
Her escape route was once more blocked.
Her face turned pale in an instant.
However, misfortune never comes alone; just as she was about to lose all hope, Lin Xuan's cold laughter echoed in her ears: "Escaping is futile. Fellow Daoist, how about you entrust your life to me?"
As he spoke, he raised his right hand. His avatar practiced the True Demon Shadow Technique, which was vastly different from his true form.
A black glow flashed, and his right arm suddenly grew thicker by a circle, with his nails rapidly elongating into a dark-black demon claw.
Then, with a soft rustling sound, countless black claws shot out.
"Ahh!"
A scream entered her ears. The light barrier on the woman's body was torn apart; she was directly hit, reduced to a sieve, and even her soul core failed to escape before perishing.
Even Lin Xuan was left stunned by this outcome.
This... seems too easy.
Although his strength far surpassed that of his peers, it wasn't this extreme. After all, the avatar's power still fell short compared to his true form.
When would he be able to instantly kill a peer without using any treasures?
However, his doubts only lasted for an instant before Lin Xuan realized that it was not because he was too strong but because the woman was too weak. Moreover, she showed no courage in facing the attack; instead, she fled desperately, which was why her demise came as no surprise.
Regardless, another spirit realm cultivator had been eliminated. The details of how this happened were irrelevant.
Lin Xuan's figure flashed, and he prepared to leave for his next target when his divine sense locked onto it.
However, just as his body slightly trembled, Lin Xuan stopped again, slowly turning around to stare at a spot behind him that was empty.
"Two fellow Daoists have quite the nerve to follow me. What do you intend? Now is the time to reveal your intentions."
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Lin has such a reputation. Indeed, it's no wonder that even an avatar can detect our presence. Since my form has been discovered by you, we might as well come out and meet you."
Before he could finish speaking, a flicker of spiritual light appeared from several dozen feet away, and a demonic cloud emerged.
The demonic cloud rotated, the aura contracting until two figures became visible. The one on the left had long ears and green eyes, with fresh red skin. Strangely, three demon eyes were on his forehead, exuding an ominous aura.
On the right was a femalemonster race (you should provide pinyin for this term if it's not in the glossary).
At first glance, she seemed quite attractive, but her eyes glowed blood-red, and there were numerous red scales on both sides of her cheeks. She wore a red dress, with a small, well-shaped mouth that revealed a snake tongue constantly moving inside.
Her true form was evident; she must have evolved from some kind of snake.
The two demons were also at the late spirit realm stage, and the spiritual pressure they emitted far surpassed their peers by a significant margin.
This wasn't surprising. Without any substantial abilities, how could they dare to follow him?
Lin Xuan's face showed no sign of fear: "Friend Daoist Tian Wei, what brings you here? Are you looking for death?"
"Looking for death?"
The demon with the long ears and green eyes laughed: "You have quite an audacious tone. But this should be your words."
"Mine?"
Lin Xuan was surprised.
"Yes."
As soon as he finished speaking, the female demon interjected: "Fellow Daoist Lin, why bother pretending? If you were in your true form, my brother and I might retreat, but just a mere avatar—no matter how strong it is—can't pose any real threat to us. With our strength, can we not send you to the afterlife?"
"Hmm."
Hearing the two demons' confident words, Lin Xuan didn't immediately refute them; instead, he merely sneered: "Your fellow Daoists think so. Fine, let's see who wins."
Lin Xuan showed no signs of fear or hesitation, naturally making the two demons fidget in their minds. However, since things had reached this point, turning back was impossible. The other party likely just wanted to bluff; what could a mere avatar do?
As if to confirm his suspicions, the snake demon let out a sharp cry and attacked.
She flicked her jade hand, and a bright red light shot out like a bolt of lightning, faster than even the Black Spirit Drill.
Lin Xuan seemed unprepared, as this red light pierced through him. The other party's move was particularly vicious; although the red light was only about the thickness of a thumb, it struck his heart.
For a cultivator, this was undoubtedly a critical point.
While this wouldn't lead to immediate death, his physical body would be severely damaged.
"Haha, a hundred hears is no match for one see. Young Lin, I truly thought you had the power to turn things around, but in reality, it's nothing."
To her surprise, this sudden ambush yielded such unexpected results. The snake demon's face showed extreme joy and she laughed arrogantly.
The red light didn't shoot into the sky; instead, it paused and revealed its true form—a crimson scale about an inch long with extremely sharp edges.
Clearly, Lin Xuan had lost all resistance.
She flew over triumphantly: "How is it, Fellow Daoist Lin? Do you still think I'm exaggerating? With just me alone, we're more than enough to send you to the afterlife."