My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

Luo Xu didn't speak, but his true energy swirled around the sword, and a wave of energy rippled around his body.

Within Qi Yu's energy range, he could clearly feel the stagnation of his internal energy.

Qi Yu's true energy can freeze other true energies, so to defeat Qi Yu, a swift battle is necessary. The longer it drags on, the more likely Qi Yu's true energy will invade the body, leading to certain death.

As a seasoned assassin, Luo Xu has killed many people, including many talented disciples from various sects and sects.

Because he killed so many people, he gradually became numb to the act of killing, and he rarely felt excited.

But the moment Qi Yu released his true energy, he became excited.

Because Qi Yu was different from the talented disciples he had killed; Qi Yu was superior to all of them in terms of status and talent.

Killing Qi Yu, killing the future leader, or even a saint—it feels so good to shatter a perfect piece of porcelain with your own hands.

Swish!

A sudden blizzard swept through the area, obscuring visibility, and Luo Xu's figure disappeared into the snowstorm.

Qi Yu doesn't need to use his eyes to see, because the range of his true energy release is his perception range; each strand of true energy is like an eye.

Within the range of one's own true energy, there is no possibility of launching a sneak attack.

Qi Yu channeled his inner energy into the paper umbrella in his hand, then swept it horizontally across the empty space in front of him.

The violent true energy adhered to the paper umbrella, causing the surrounding snowflakes to swirl back and be struck out along with the umbrella.

A long sword pierced through the wind and snow, striking the paper umbrella.

Bang!

The surge of true energy created a ring of air waves, whipping up wind and snow that swept outwards. The surface of Qingxin Lake also began to freeze after the air waves subsided.

On the shore, at the center of the energy explosion, two figures flashed back and forth, their energy creating craters in the ground and causing ice spikes taller than a person to rise from the earth.

Gradually, Qi Yu fell into a disadvantageous position, because no matter how much he strengthened his paper umbrella with his true energy, it was no match for the iron sword.

The paper umbrella in Qi Yu's hand gradually tore apart, leaving only a bare rib.

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Chapter 146 Perilous Situation

With a slight thought, Qi Yu conjured an ice sword from his true energy, which replaced the paper umbrella in his hand.

Qi Yu slashed Luo Xu away with his sword, interrupting Luo Xu's attack, and then raised his hand to clench it in Luo Xu's direction.

A sense of alarm rose in Luo Xu's mind, and he quickly jumped back.

bang, bang, bang...

Suddenly, sharp ice spikes shot out from where he was standing.

Luo Xu leaped backward, narrowly avoiding the ice spikes, but his body remained suspended in mid-air.

Qi Yu drew his finger downwards, and a huge ice ball immediately appeared above Luo Xu's head, crashing down with a thud.

Luo Xu looked up at the ice hockey puck, which was as big as a horse-drawn carriage, and his expression changed slightly.

With a flick of his eyeballs, a snowflake drifted down from in front of him.

Luo Xu was overjoyed. He lightly touched the snowflakes with his toes, bent his knees, and then suddenly pushed off, launching himself forward as if propelled by a spring.

As the ice hockey puck fell, Luo Xu's clothes touched it and were quickly frozen and shattered.

If he touches the puck, his fate will be the same as this piece of clothing—it's already turned to shreds.

Luo Xu stumbled back a few steps in a somewhat disheveled manner, then knelt on the ground, his long sword stuck in the frozen sand.

Luo Xu hurriedly raised his head and looked at the spot where Qi Yu had just stood, but it was empty; there was no one there.

A sense of crisis welled up in Luo Xu's heart, and he unleashed his true energy, wanting to escape this place.

But before his true energy could reach its peak, a hand landed on his shoulder, freezing all the true energy within him.

Luo Xu looked terrified, but his expression quickly froze, as he was frozen into an ice sculpture.

Qi Yu withdrew his hand, casually flicked away the ice shards, and then looked indifferently at the ice sculpture in front of him.

Luo Xu did not die because I did not freeze his internal organs and blood, but only his dantian and true qi.

The outer layer of ice is as hard as steel.

Even if you take a big iron sledgehammer and smash it, you can't even break off a shard of ice.

Qi Yu's ice, condensed from his own true energy, was comparable to iron, so he never prepared any weapons, because there was no need.

“There’s still time. Slowly compose yourself and tell me how you can survive!” Qi Yu said.

Luo Qing is only at the first rank in strength. To be honest, he's not even as powerful as the patriarch of the Chang family.

And this guy is clearly out of his mind!

Why fight with yourself? When you discover the characteristics of your own true energy, you should escape the range of your own true energy.

Is he confident in his own internal energy, believing it can withstand his cold energy and defeat him, or does he think his cold energy is just a little bit cold?

Qi Yu liked arrogant and conceited opponents the most, because they were usually quite stupid!

They had no chance of winning from the start, yet they put on a haughty and aloof attitude, looking down on others. What else could they be but idiots?

Qi Yu circulated his inner energy, lifting up the frozen Luo Xu, and turned to leave.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound rang out. Qi Yu frowned, turned around abruptly, and saw an arrow looming large in his eyes.

The arrow was not aimed at him, but at Luo Xu, who was frozen in ice.

Qi Yu didn't think much of it. With a flick of his ice sword, the arrow was immediately knocked down.

Just as it was shot down, a delicate fragrance wafted into Qi Yu's nose. Qi Yu frowned and hurriedly raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose with his sleeve.

Before that was all, a sword beam flew from Qingxin Lake, cleaving the lake's surface, and slashed straight at Qi Yu.

Qi Yu wanted to raise his hand to retaliate, but his true energy stagnated at the crucial moment.

Qi Yu's face was somewhat pale, and the fragrance from earlier flashed through his mind.

With a determined effort, Qi Yu shielded Luo Xu, who had been frozen solid, in front of him.

Bang!

The sword's edge struck the ice sculpture, and the violent true energy sent Qi Yu flying, before he crashed heavily into the willow trees planted beside Qingxin Lake.

Luo Xu's ice sculpture was shattered into pieces by the sword's edge, turning into chunks of blood-soaked ice.

Qi Yu endured the excruciating pain, touched the blood on his face, and then looked at Qingxin Lake.

The blood was Luo Xu's; some of his blood splattered onto him the instant he was struck by the sword's edge.

On the surface of Qingxin Lake in the middle, two blurry figures stood on the water. Qi Yu could not see their faces clearly, only their outlines.

The arrows and sword flashes just now were from the hands of these two people.

Qi Yu's true energy is currently stagnant, and his strength is less than one-tenth of what it used to be. If he makes another move, he will definitely die here.

Seeing the two dark figures on Qingxin Lake, Qi Yu leaned against a willow tree to stand up, feeling somewhat regretful.

I should have brought the Foolish Fruit along with me, otherwise I wouldn't be in this helpless situation now.

Su Yue said that her physical strength was comparable to that of a Grandmaster, or even stronger than that of an ordinary Grandmaster. Therefore, based on herself, the bomb could severely injure a Grandmaster.

They might even be numerous enough to kill a Grandmaster, like Li Zhen, the patriarch of the Li family.

There's no going back now. Qi Yu's true energy has been sealed by the fragrance from earlier, so he can only use less than 10% of his strength to fight and try to survive.

To Qi Yu's surprise, the two figures on Qingxin Lake did not attack, but gradually disappeared into the wind and snow.

Qi Yu frowned. Were these two people here to kill him?

If so, this is clearly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

If not, then why did you attack me just now?

Qi Yu looked at the lake and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that they had left.

Regardless, we survived!

My own combat experience is ultimately too limited.

He never imagined that the arrows would be coated with a poison that sealed off one's inner energy.

The best course of action at that time would have been to freeze the arrow with one's inner energy before it got close, or to create an ice wall in front of oneself to block the arrow, rather than shooting it down.

Qi Yu snapped out of his daze, looked at Luo Xu who was now in pieces, his mouth slightly open, and after a long while he sighed. With a slight thought, Luo Xu's remains were immediately frozen, and then with a 'crack', they turned into ice powder and were buried by the wind and snow.

Looking at the scars on his right arm, Qi Yu frowned.

There was no bleeding because it was frozen by true qi.

The sword beam pierced through the ice sculpture but still struck him.

There were some dried bloodstains on the wound; this was Luo Xu's blood, brought over by the sword light after it killed Luo Xu.

The ice sword he had conjured was severed in an instant.

The words of the head coach involuntarily came to mind!

The reason he was able to crush his opponent before was simply because his cultivation technique was more profound, while his opponent's cultivation technique was more superficial.

If he encounters an opponent who has also mastered advanced techniques, he will be no match for them.

Because he has less combat experience!

I didn't think much of it at the time, but now I realize the head coach was right.

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Chapter 147 Words? Qi Lin

Qi Yu dragged his injured body back to the courtyard, then closed the door tightly, took out some medicine, and bandaged himself up.

After becoming a first-grade cultivator, it seemed that he had stopped bleeding, because his true energy tempered his body.

I was slashed today, and it seems I can't mobilize my inner energy to speed up the healing process.