The atmosphere inside Linlang Pavilion plummeted to freezing point in an instant.
Su Chun and her companions had not expected to encounter such a cliché situation.
Zi Qiong moved through the pavilion like a phantom, the Purple Lightning Whip in her hand trailing crackling arcs of purple electricity that seemed to tear the very air apart.
Four Poles Realm 1. At this cultivation level, she was considered a standout among the younger generation. Of course, Zi Qiong was much older than the Luo sisters.
“Sister, do it! Let’s teach this old hag a lesson,” Luo Yu cried out.
The Flame Moon Sword in her hand erupted in flames, transforming into a crimson fire phoenix that roared as it met the whip’s shadow.
“You little wench, who are you calling an old hag? Where exactly am I old?”
Zi Qiong snapped, clearly incensed by the insult.
Cold mist surged around Luo Li as she swung the Ice Spirit Sword, unleashing a torrential downpour of sword shadows formed from countless condensed ice crystals.
“Twin ice and fire swords? A Combined Strike Secret Method? How interesting,” Zi Qiong sneered.
“Unfortunately, a gap in cultivation isn’t something that can be bridged by some fancy techniques.”
The power of the Purple Lightning Whip exploded as she spoke, lashing out like a furious purple python.
It forcefully shattered both the fire dragon and the ice sword shadows at the same time.
*Bang!*
The collision of the two forces released a massive boom.
A violent shockwave of energy rippled outward, instantly pulverizing the display shelves inside the pavilion.
Treasures of all kinds scattered across the floor.
The shopkeeper and his assistants trembled in terror, huddling in the corners and not daring to make a sound.
Standing deep within the pavilion, Su Chun watched the intense battle with her heart in her throat.
Although she didn’t fully understand the specific differences in cultivation levels, she could see that Luo Li and Luo Yu were clearly at a disadvantage.
Zi Qiong’s attacks grew increasingly fierce.
The purple electric whip was like a maggot on a bone, relentlessly clinging to the two sisters.
With every collision, Luo Li and Luo Yu’s faces grew paler, and traces of blood began to seep from the corners of their mouths.
‘This won’t do. If this continues, Li and Yu will get hurt.’
Su Chun grew frantic, her hand instinctively reaching for the storage bag at her waist.
Inside was the jade amulet Tantai Xuan had given her.
However, she knew that if she used the amulet, the situation would escalate.
She didn’t want to cause trouble for her mother the moment she arrived on Menghua Continent.
‘What should I do? What can I do?’
Su Chun’s gaze swept over the battlefield as her mind raced.
The only thing she could rely on now was the Divine Pen of Creation!
But what should she draw?
There wasn’t enough time, and whatever she drew might not have the power to wound a cultivator at the Four Poles Realm like Zi Qiong.
Zi Qiong’s figure flickered like a ghost as the Purple Lightning Whip lashed out again.
This strike was faster and more vicious than any before it.
“Sister, watch out!”
Luo Yu cried.
Without a second thought, she lunged forward to push Luo Li out of the way, taking the blow herself.
*Psh!*
The purple lightning struck Luo Yu’s shoulder instantly.
Her clothes tore, revealing a charred whip mark on her snowy-white skin.
“Yu!”
Killing intent erupted from Luo Li when she saw her sister injured.
“Sister, use the Combined Strike Secret Method along with our Bloodline Power!”
Enduring the sharp pain, Luo Yu nodded, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes.
“Fine. Today, we must teach this lustful old hag a lesson.”
The two sisters locked eyes and simultaneously bit their tongues, forcing out a single drop of essence blood.
“Using blood as a guide, water and fire share the same source. Extreme cold births fire, extreme heat births ice…”
They chanted an ancient incantation in unison.
Their blood converged in the air, transforming into a cloud of purple mist that they both inhaled.
In that moment, the cold aura from Luo Li and the blazing flames from Luo Yu stopped repelling each other.
Instead, they began to blend and merge.
An aura far exceeding their actual cultivation realm radiated from their bodies.
‘Is that… Bloodline Power?’
For the first time, gravity appeared on Zi Qiong’s face.
In the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, any entity capable of using Bloodline Power belonged to a faction with a significant reputation.
She began to feel a tinge of worry, wondering if she had provoked a major power.
However, it was too late to back down.
“Hmph! So what if it’s Bloodline Power?”
Zi Qiong no longer held back.
She pushed her Four Poles Realm power to its absolute limit, turning the Purple Lightning Whip into countless purple electric serpents that swarmed toward the sisters.
“Ice Fire Twin Slash!” Luo Li and Luo Yu shouted together.
Their figures merged as if they had become one person.
The ice and fire swords fused into a massive blue-and-red greatsword that cleaved through the air toward Zi Qiong’s serpents with world-destroying force.
*Boom!*
The giant sword and the swarm of electric serpents collided violently.
A world-shaking explosion echoed throughout the entirety of Huanhai City.
Under the terrifying shockwave, the entire Linlang Pavilion was reduced to dust in an instant.
Dust and smoke filled the air, obscuring everyone’s vision.
Pedestrians on the street had long since been stunned by the sudden battle, retreating far away to watch from a distance.
*Cough… cough…*
Several coughs sounded through the dust.
Luo Li and Luo Yu were seen supporting each other, their faces as white as paper.
Their auras were incredibly weak; it was clear that performing the Combined Strike Secret Method had exhausted them.
Not far across from them, Zi Qiong was half-kneeling on the ground.
Blood hung from the corner of her mouth and her hair was disheveled.
Her clothes were charred, showing that she hadn’t escaped unscathed either.
Her Purple Lightning Whip lay nearby, having lost its luster.
“Cough! Damn it… you actually managed to wound me?”
Zi Qiong looked up, glaring at the sisters with eyes full of murderous intent.
“You… fine. Today, none of you are leaving Huanhai City alive.”
She struggled to stand.
Despite her injuries, she was a Four Poles Realm cultivator, and her recovery speed far surpassed those in the Dao Palace Realm.
Luo Li and Luo Yu’s expressions shifted, but they remained calm.
A jade token appeared in Luo Li’s hand, and she prepared to use it.
Su Chun grew desperate.
She felt useless, having to stand by and watch while they faced such trouble.
‘What should I do? I have to find a way!’
Her gaze instinctively fell upon the Divine Pen of Creation gripped tightly in her hand.
She wondered what she could draw to subdue the woman quickly.
Draw a beast? Too slow!
Draw a treasure? It might not work!
Zi Qiong drew closer, her hideous grin magnifying in Su Chun’s eyes.
In that critical moment, a flash of inspiration struck Su Chun’s mind.
She thought of the most common and lethal weapon from her past life on Earth.
Though its power might be limited in a world of Immortal Cultivation, it was the only thing she could think of.
‘This is it!’
Su Chun didn’t hesitate.
She poured all her remaining mental energy into the Divine Pen of Creation and began to draw.
The tip of the pen radiated a brilliant nine-colored light.
Soon, a small, oddly shaped gold weapon appeared in Su Chun’s hand.
Upon closer inspection, it was a handgun.
From a distance, Su Chun’s arm trembled as she pointed the barrel at Zi Qiong.
“Stay away from them!”
Su Chun practically closed her eyes as she pulled the trigger.
*Bang!*
A deafening roar erupted.
A bullet condensed from nine-colored light shot from the barrel at a speed the naked eye could barely track.
It tore through the air with a sharp whistle, heading straight for Zi Qiong.
“What?”
By the time Zi Qiong heard the sound and reacted, it was too late.
*Psh!*
The nine-colored bullet struck Zi Qiong squarely in the chest.
“Ah!”
A shrill scream tore from Zi Qiong’s throat.
A bloody hole appeared in her chest as the bullet pierced her clothing, and blood began to pour out.
“You… what kind of hidden weapon is this?”
Zi Qiong clutched her chest, looking at Su Chun in disbelief.
Before she could finish her sentence, she collapsed, falling unconscious with her life hanging by a thread.
Even with her Four Poles Realm physique, she had been unable to withstand a single shot from a weapon that seemingly possessed no spiritual power.
*Huff… huff…*
Su Chun panted heavily, her hand still trembling as she held the handgun.
She was momentarily stunned.
The bullet released by this gun seemed different from what she had imagined.
Luo Li and Luo Yu were equally shocked.
Luo Li quickly stowed away the jade token she had been about to use.
They never could have imagined that Su Chun, whom they had been protecting, could draw such a bizarre treasure and pierce the body of a Four Poles Realm cultivator in a single strike.
However, just then, a voice filled with fury and majesty thundered from the sky like a strike of lightning.
“Who dare hurt my daughter?”
The expressions of Su Chun, Luo Li, and Luo Yu changed instantly.
The owner of this voice possessed a cultivation level that was unfathomable.
The three of them looked up and saw a streak of light flying toward them at extreme speed from the direction of the City Lord’s Mansion.
In the blink of an eye, it appeared in the sky above them.
The light dissipated to reveal a middle-aged woman of exceptional beauty dressed in lavish purple palace robes.
Her gaze swept across the scene like a physical force.
When she saw Zi Qiong twitching on the ground, a terrifying killing intent erupted in her eyes.
“Qiong’er!” she cried out.
With a flash of movement, she was at Zi Qiong’s side.
She pulled her into her arms and began infusing a gentle power into her body.
After a moment, she looked up.
Her murderous eyes locked onto the three girls.
“Did you wound my daughter?”
Her voice was icy, carrying a terrifying pressure of divine sense that made it difficult for them to breathe.
This woman was a cultivator of the Divine Firmament Realm.
Luo Li and Luo Yu turned pale.
They knew they were in massive trouble.
This woman was the City Lord of Huanhai City, Zi Yu.
‘This is bad,’ Su Chun thought.
‘It looks like I really have to use the jade amulet Mom gave me.’
Just as Zi Yu was about to lash out, Su Chun reached into her storage bag, pulled out the jade amulet Tantai Xuan had given her, and held it high.
“Senior, look at this!”
Zi Yu froze.
When she saw the jade amulet in Su Chun’s hand, which radiated the unique purple glow of the Tantai Family, her pupils shrank.
She was all too familiar with the design of that amulet.
It was the Tantai Family Token.
Shock filled Zi Yu’s eyes, followed by a trace of fear.
She never would have guessed that these young girls who had injured her daughter would possess the token of the Tantai Family Head.
Given that, who else could they be?
Zi Yu hurriedly scanned Su Chun’s face, noting that while she was younger and more innocent, she bore a striking resemblance to Tantai Xuan.
A thought flashed through her mind like a bolt of lightning.
‘No way… could this little girl be…?’
Zi Yu’s heart hammered against her ribs, and a cold sweat broke out across her back.
If it was truly as she suspected, then her daughter had stirred up a disaster today.