You Can Die

Yang Lielan held her long spear. As she approached the two, she suddenly swept it horizontally.

Boom!

A fan-shaped massive wave of flames appeared before her eyes, swallowing the two elders of the Immortality Research Institute.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Qian Yishan and Miao Ju's bodies assumed defensive postures as they were both sent flying backward out of the flames.

Yang Lielan stomped on the ground, her figure instantly soaring into the sky.

The long spear in her hand thrust toward Qian Yishan high above, creating an explosive crack in the air.

Seeing this, Qian Yishan quickly swung the longsword in his hand.

A burst of cold energy flashed on the longsword, and he immediately pointed the tip of the sword at Yang Lielan.

In front of him, a thick layer of solid ice appeared.

Bang!

But the ice had appeared for less than a second before it was shattered by Yang Lielan's spear.

The spearhead pierced through the shattering ice and arrived right in front of Qian Yishan in an instant.

Qian Yishan quickly blocked with his sword, deflecting the spearhead.

Gripping his longsword tightly, he had already closed the distance to Yang Lielan.

"Little brat! Die! Seven-Star Frost Chain!"

Qian Yishan's longsword continuously thrust toward Yang Lielan's body. After every thrust, it would transform into frost emitting intense cold energy.

"Mystic Heaven Dual Polarity Breaker!"

A sphere of flames suddenly appeared around Yang Lielan, enveloping her body.

The next moment, black and white colors appeared on the periphery of the original flame sphere, resembling a Taiji sphere.

The massive waves of cold energy Qian Yishan unleashed all swirled around the Taiji sphere, failing to cause any harm to Yang Lielan.

"What?"

Seeing this, Qian Yishan thought to himself that this was bad.

"Right back at you!"

Yang Lielan suddenly raised her spear high and chopped down with force.

The cold energy entangled around her burst forth along the spear shaft and smashed into Qian Yishan's shoulder.

Swoosh!

Qian Yishan's body plummeted from the sky and smashed into the ground like a cannonball.

Boom!

A loud crash made the surrounding earth violently tremble.

However, because the surroundings were covered by formations, only a deep crater appeared, without the dust and grass debris that would normally fly up in a natural environment.

The shoulder on Qian Yishan's sword arm had caved in, and countless ice shards were embedded in his body.

The longsword in his hand had also fallen to the ground. Judging from the injury to his shoulder, that arm was probably useless now.

"Damn! So fierce."

Seeing this, Xu Mu was filled with surprise; he had looked down on her a bit earlier.

"She was a genius girl over a decade ago, although she's an auntie now."

Dai Xingluo said from the side, "I heard rumors about her back when I was at the Heavenly Sword Sect."

"Don't let her hear you. She's only thirty-five or thirty-six. It'd be fine if you were a little kid, but you're twenty now. Careful she doesn't get mad at you."

Xu Mu said with a smile.

However, his perception was constantly open, keeping everyone around them in his sights.

Miao Ju was just about to attack Xu Mu and the others when she saw Qian Yishan crash into the ground. She cursed under her breath.

She quickly looked up and found Yang Lielan surrounded by fiery light, falling like a meteor.

"Fuck! What a piece of trash!"

Miao Ju waved one hand toward Xu Mu and the others.

Buzz buzz buzz...

Swarms of bees glowing with blue light flew in droves toward Xu Mu and the others.

The next moment, she clenched both fists and aimed them at the plummeting Yang Lielan.

On the back of her hands appeared four blood-red Gu bugs, about the size of a thumb.

Two perched on each fist.

From their appearance, these four Gu bugs looked similar to bombardier beetles.

At this moment, the rears of the four Gu bugs were all aimed at Yang Lielan high above.

As Miao Ju unleashed her power, the four Gu bugs sprayed out terrifying air currents and corrosive solutions.

Bang bang bang bang!

Like air cannons, they caused violent vibrations in the surroundings.

The recoil from this force drove Miao Ju's feet deep into the ground.

Seeing this, Yang Lielan realized that at her current speed, it was impossible to dodge in time.

Therefore, she forcefully swung her spear, and a fiery spear gleam, much like sword energy, slashed forward.

Boom!

With a loud blast, Miao Ju's body was sent flying by this force.

Yang Lielan also adjusted her posture in mid-air and landed steadily on the ground.

As for Xu Mu's side, countless bee Gu were attacking them.

However, in front of Xu Mu's Spirit-Devouring Holy Gu, these things were mere snacks.

Dark gold light flashed all around, and all the Gu bugs were devoured by the Spirit-Devouring Holy Gu.

Seeing that Xu Mu was fine, Yang Lielan dragged her spear and walked toward Miao Ju.

Xu Mu smiled. No wonder Wei Jingzhi was so at ease; this woman was indeed very strong.

He was just about to speak when his eyes suddenly went wide. "Watch your back!"

Hearing this, Yang Lielan immediately turned around. Wearing a suit and sunglasses, Wang Hun was holding a longsword, ready to attack her.

"You finally came out to die!"

Yang Lielan immediately thrust her spear at Wang Hun.

Wang Hun quickly knocked the spearhead aside with his sword. Right at that moment, Miao Ju lunged over from behind.

"Look out..."

Bang!

Before Xu Mu could finish his sentence, Miao Ju crushed a fist-sized orb.

The orb acted like a bomb, dispersing a cloud of white smoke that swallowed up Yang Lielan, Miao Ju, and Wang Hun.

Yang Lielan's body instantly leaped out of the white smoke, surrounded by a barrier of flames.

Only after landing did she retract the Qi she had released.

"You underestimate me too much. Did you think I'd fall for such a simple trap?"

Yang Lielan's face was full of disdain.

"Do you think you escaped? To tell you the truth, this move was meant for Wei Jingzhi. Do you think you're stronger than him?"

Wang Hun smiled and raised his hand. "It usually takes a count of ten, but because of our little chat just now, it should happen within five seconds."

"Hmph! Who are you trying to scare? Let me tell you..."

As Yang Lielan spoke, her eyes suddenly widened in disbelief. She felt incredibly dizzy, as if the world were spinning.

With a thud, she fell to her knees.

She gripped her spear with both hands to support herself, but the sensation didn't fade; instead, it grew even more intense.

"Impossible! I clearly blocked it with my Qi just now. How could this be?"

Yang Lielan's face was as pale as paper.

"This poison of yours can merge with Qi, right?"

Seeing this, Xu Mu took two steps forward and said, "After the white smoke was released just now, neither you nor Miao Ju used Qi to defend yourselves."

"Xu Mu, you really are smart. This is a newly developed drug from our Immortality Research Institute."

Wang Hun looked at Xu Mu and said plainly, "This poison merges with Qi. It can't harm the surface of the body, so holding your breath is enough."

"Hahaha! Exactly."

Miao Ju laughed along, "Just now, this brat used Qi to block it, and then retracted the Qi back into her body. The toxin followed the Qi right into her system."

"What if I had blasted the Qi outward?"

Xu Mu asked in a deep voice.

"If you blast it outward, you naturally wouldn't be poisoned, but the chances of that happening aren't high. In normal combat, to save Qi, the Qi we use for defense is usually retracted back into the body."

Wang Hun smiled and looked at Xu Mu. "Even if they really blast it out, we can just use it again. They'll keep using Qi to defend themselves anyway."

Hearing this, Yang Lielan gritted her teeth. "Despicable! Wang Hun, you shameless coward! Fight me head-on if you have the guts!"

"We are humans, not beasts. Using tools to fight is what defines us."

Wang Hun raised his sword and charged swiftly at Yang Lielan. "I am not a man of many words. You can die now!"