With a gentle wave of his right hand, he ripped open an abyss in the vast moonlight, like a huge, black mouth with crisscrossed fangs. Thousands of shadow crows flapped their wings and surged over like a black tide, swallowing Li Qingshan and Little Ann.
"Master!"
Ye Liubo heard the disturbance and emerged from her dwelling. When she saw this, she cried out in surprise.
Ye Weiyang glanced at her and felt displeased. With your strength, you actually have to acknowledge someone as your master. You've really embarrassed the night roamers. Once I kill them, I'll take you back to the Shadow palace and train you properly! Hmm? That's …
After the crows flew past, an azure-blue sphere hovered in the air, enveloping Li Qingshan and Little Ann. Although it was riddled with cracks, it managed to block all of the attacks.
Ye Weiyang was slightly surprised. He actually managed to block it. What a powerful defence. However, this did not seem to be a technique, but an innate ability of daemons. As it seemed, he also possessed the bloodline of daemons, which gave her a slight understanding of why the Banyan Tree King wanted to protect him.
"Shadow Queen, feel free to use whatever moves you have!"
Li Qingshan said. Gloomy demon qi turned into a set of vicious demonic armour, and the Demon Dragon sword spiralled out, producing a dragon's roar as it pointed straight at the Shadow Queen.
Just Now, when the crows passed through, the Banyan Tree King's voice rang out in his head, "I want to resolve this matter for you and bring peace to both sides. However, she'll only accept it after seeing your strength, so do your best!"
Li Qingshan thanked the Banyan Tree King inside. It really was all thanks to him that he could come to the Mist province this time. However, if he wanted to resolve this crisis, he still needed to rely on his own strength.
Before he had even finished speaking, a cry rang out by his ear, "Alright!"
The moonlight cast a long shadow beneath Li Qingshan's feet. Suddenly, it sprung alive, turning into a blurry figure. One hand wrapped around Li Qingshan's neck from behind, while the other turned into a blade and plunged into his back.
Blood spurted out, turning into flames. Whether it was the demonic armor or the Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell, they were completely useless!
Li Qingshan's pupils constricted as he made a backhanded grab.
The Demon Subduing Pagoda suddenly appeared and condensed above his head, casting down a huge shadow. It was accumulating power and was about to strike down. As long as he could pull her into close combat, even the strongest assassin would have to die here.
Little Ann also attacked at the same time. The Buddha Slaying Sword pierced through the shadow without a sound. Li Qingshan also grabbed thin air.
The shadow twisted and retreated, returning to Li Qingshan's feet, becoming an ordinary shadow.
It turned out that it wasn't Ye Weiyang's real body, but rather, it was just a spell that she had cast. It was so vicious and sinister that it was impossible to defend against it.
All of this happened in a split second. At this moment, the flames from the blood had only produced a single spark before returning to Li Qingshan's body. The wound closed up immediately.
Before Li Qingshan could even relax, another wave arose before the first had even settled. Thousands of shadow plants grew out of the space there, extending and curling around the Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell firmly. The Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell creaked as the cracks became denser and denser. It was already on the verge of shattering.
"Isn't the heart a weak point? Then let's try here! "
Ye Weiyang's figure suddenly appeared. She held a small bow that resembled a crescent moon in her hand, while she held a fine grain of sand that shone with silver light in her right hand.
The bow was the Crescent Moon Bow, a supreme treasure that had been passed down through the ancient kingdom of Night. It had always been wielded by the Shadow Queen in the Shadow Palace, while the sand was Stellar Sand, refined from Stellar Stones.
She drew the bowstring that resembled silver threads, and the fine sand flickered like stars. She aimed it right at Li Qingshan's forehead and loosened it gently. It was called the Crescent Moon Shooting Form.
A streak of starlight pierced through the air. The Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell shattered loudly. The fragments scattered and shone brightly.
Li Qingshan swung the Demon Dragon sword. The tip of the sword trembled, blocking the "Stellar Sand", but he did not feel much resistance. He thought, Oh no!
The starlight suddenly scattered, turning into thousands of silver threads that landed on Li Qingshan's body. His body only felt a slight pain, like he had been bitten by insects.
But in that moment, thousands of stars lit up in Li Qingshan's soul, flickering as if they wanted to shatter his soul. Even his will wavered. As it turned out, this move was not meant to harm the body, but to directly attack the soul.
"Sigh, I've wasted another grain of Stellar Sand! Since the body is tough, I'll attack the soul and sea of consciousness. That's the way of assassination. Li Qingshan, oh Li Qingshan. You've suffered three fatal strikes from me in a row. You won't die in vain! "
Ye Weiyang stowed the Crescent Moon Bow away and looked at Li Qingshan, but she was disappointed once again.
"The Spirit Turtle Suppresses the Seas!"
Li Qingshan bellowed inside. The figure of the spirit turtle appeared, shining brightly and suppressing the stars. The phoenix danced through the air, repairing his damaged soul. A while later, his mind cleared up and he said proudly, "Is that all?"
Ye Weiyang let out an interjection of surprise. She understood the power of the Crescent Moon Bow the best. She thought even if Li Qingshan survived, he would faint. That was because people with tough bodies often lacked the tempering of their souls. However, she did not know that Li Qingshan practised the four transformations of the Nine Transformations of the Demonic and Divine. His soul was even stronger than his body.
Suddenly, she thought of something, and the Buddha Slaying sword swung down from behind. As it turned out, when Li Qingshan drew away Ye Weiyang's attention, Little Ann had already circled around her silently. Against an opponent like her, the Skull Prayer Beads and the Blood Sea Banner were not particularly effective. Only the Buddha Slaying sword was bold enough to land a blow on her! Qing's punch came effortlessly.
This damned girl, why isn't she breathing at all? If I get injured again, I'll be utterly humiliated tonight. I'll show you what's good for this time!
With a flash, Ye Weiyang dodged the strike. She was slightly annoyed inside. His deep-blue eyes stared at the beautiful face that was as tranquil as water. He swung the Crescent Moon Star Shooting Bow in his hand, and the bowstring suddenly flew out, sweeping towards Xiao An's neck like a blade.
Little Ann ignored it, continuing to swing at the Shadow Queen. It was just the same plain strike, without any sharp light or chilling sword qi.
"Nice!" Li Qingshan praised inside. He never thought that not only would her cultivation progress so quickly in the past few years in the Chan Monastery of Deva-Nāga, but even her swordsmanship had improved so much. She had merged the buddhist dharma and zen principles into the path of the sword, breaking away from the sword intent of the Three Absolutes Calligraphy and forming a style of her own.
Ye Weiyang brushed past Little Ann and dodged Li Qingshan's attack at the same time, but a bloody mark appeared on her face. Although she had dodged the Buddha Slaying sword, she was still injured by the invisible sword qi, which made her even more furious. However, compared to the damage she had caused, this was basically a negligible sacrifice.
She was actually so fearless of her life!?
A thin, bloody mark appeared on Little Ann's fair neck, circling around it. The bowstring had already severed it, but she still paid no attention to it. She combined their swords with Li Qingshan and charged towards the Shadow Queen again!
Ye Weiyang's body flickered, swimming through the blades. Her heart was filled with disbelief, She's been beheaded, but she's actually treating it like nothing. Is she still human?
In this world, unless they were ghosts, the body was extremely important. No matter how high their cultivation was, they could not be damaged so easily. However, Little Ann and even Li Qingshan had both broken this common sense.
Speaking from their very nature, they were not human. Little Ann practised the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty, so her body was just an illusion. When the bowstring swept past, it only separated her neck bone slightly. Li Qingshan went without saying. Only someone who could overwhelm him with absolute strength like the Dragon King Of The Sea could kill him.
The two of them worked together to fend off a powerful enemy. They were extremely well-coordinated. Sword Qi interwove and layered on top of each other.
However, Ye Weiyang moved through the streaks of light like a fish in the surging waves. She was completely unscathed. In the end, she leapt up and merged into the night again.
"For now, it's difficult for her to pose a fatal threat to me and Xiao An, but it's almost impossible to kill her. If she keeps dodging, we won't even be able to harm her. She really is the most difficult person to deal with since coming to the southern border."
Li Qingshan furrowed his brows in thought. Compared to the Shadow Queen, the Fire Devouring Kings instead posed a greater threat to him, as the strength of assassins lay in targeting vital points and defeating those stronger than them despite being weaker. However, if they did not have any vital points, the threat of an assassin would be drastically reduced. Meanwhile, the Fire Devouring Kings' powers of flames could crush them head-on. No matter what their weak points were, they would be burnt to a crisp as long as they were not strong enough. However, in comparison, killing the Shadow Queen was much more difficult than killing the Fire Devouring Kings.
The two of them are at the second heavenly tribulation, but the strength they've demonstrated is already close to third heavenly tribulation cultivators. And, I don't know what cultivation method they practise, but their bodies are vastly different from regular people. Piercing their hearts and beheading them is useless. No wonder the Myriad Poison is so generous. I didn't think the matter would actually be so troublesome!
Ye Weiyang was no longer as relaxed as she was in the beginning. She began to think seriously.
If I want to kill him, I'll have to take some risks and engage him in close combat!
Ye Weiyang's eyes turned cold, and she silently took out a dagger. The dagger was around a foot in length and completely black and transparent, like a half-transparent shadow. A black snake coiled around the hilt.
Her killing intent immediately sharpened. The spirit turtle let out a shrill warning. Li Qingshan frowned. "Shadow Queen, if you attack again, I'm going to run!"
"Run?" Ye Weiyang found this rather funny. If he had said it out loud, then so be it, but he actually used a threat like that.
"You can try to kill me, or there will be a day when I flatten the Shadow palace!"
Li Qingshan said resolutely. He unfurled his phoenix wings to the limit, and the fierce winds began to whistle. He was only waiting to flap his wings and take flight. He could not deal with the Shadow Queen, but was the Shadow Queen supposed to kill him so easily? If you insist on going against me today, don't blame me for returning the favor tenfold in the future.
"Alright, then I'll try!" Why would Ye Weiyang allow herself to be threatened? She smiled coldly and swung the dagger, about to strike.
"All of you, get over here!" The Banyan Tree King's ancient voice suddenly rang out, echoing through the mountains and demonstrating great dignity.
Ye Weiyang and Li Qingshan were both taken aback. The Banyan Tree King had a mild temperament and was particular about letting nature take its course. He rarely gave orders so sternly.
Although he had always been as gentle and benevolent as an old grandfather, even the Shadow Queen dared not disobey him once he became stern. She revealed herself and arrived before the great banyan tree. This was not out of fear, but out of respect. Whether it be the night roamers or the Shadow Queen herself, they had all benefited greatly from him.
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