The white crane seemed to have sensed Tang Sui’s probing range and keen senses. Thus, the white crane, which had initially intended to block Tang Sui’s path, paused mid-air. It looked at Tang Sui, who had landed in a corner of the wall, and smiled. Two azure beams of light shot from its eyes.
“You have concentrated your spiritual power for so long without showing any signs of fatigue. It seems I underestimated you. I must be more serious if I want to catch you.”
Upon seeing this, Bai Chenxiang’s anxious expression vanished, replaced by a confident smile. “Grandfather is about to use his spirit ability. Tang Sui is definitely going to lose now.”
“Who says our Sui Sui is going to lose? Perhaps this match has only just begun!”
Ma Hongjun, upon hearing this, disagreed.
As one of the few who knew about Tang Sui’s third spirit ability, Ma Hongjun had some idea why Tang Sui hadn’t used it earlier. However, hearing Bai Chenxiang’s confident declaration, he could no longer hold back.
“Fatty, watch carefully.”
Tang San called out to Ma Hongjun in a calm, measured tone.
Reminded, Ma Hongjun reluctantly closed his mouth, huffing inwardly.
*What good are spirit abilities? As long as Sui Sui unleashes her third spirit ability, Grandpa Bai He still won’t be able to touch her!*
Tang Sui, standing in the corner of the wall, watched as Bai He’s right leg suddenly bent, his waist lowered, and his seventh spirit ring suddenly lit up. Her fingertips twitched.
A hint of black light appeared in her dark blue pupils, swaying like floating flowers and ripples. The surrounding wind also seemed to shift, and the intertwined light and shadows twisted, like candlelight projected onto a wall, flickering unstably in the breeze.
“Seventh Spirit Ability, Martial Soul True Body!”
A clear bird cry pierced the night. Bai He suddenly floated into the air, his arms transforming into azure wings, and his legs and head began to change into his martial soul, the Sharp-tailed Swift. In the blink of an eye, Bai He had transformed into a Sharp-tailed Swift about a meter long, with a wingspan of a full five meters.
Seeing this, Tang San’s face was filled with shock. He understood that Senior Bai He was likely forcibly compressing his spirit power to unleash ultimate speed in pursuit of even greater velocity.
*Sui Sui...*
Several worried gazes fell upon her. Tang Sui calmly watched Bai He, who had transformed into a miniaturized, true-body form of his martial soul, without speaking.
After waiting for two seconds and seeing that Tang Sui had not released her martial soul, Bai He narrowed his eyes and said, “Tang Sui, I didn’t want to use my Martial Soul True Body to bully a junior. Why don’t you use your spirit abilities as well, be it offensive or otherwise. Let’s see how much you can delay me.”
With absolute speed, Bai He was confident that even with spirit ability lock-on, he could shake them off if he was fast enough, crashing into other people or objects.
Upon hearing this, Tang Sui also smiled and said, “There’s no need. If you unleash offensive spirit abilities together, I’m afraid you won’t be able to handle it.”
“Good heavens, I didn’t expect the Vice Sect Master’s personality to be even stronger than the Sect Master’s.” Niu Gao’s eyelids twitched as he looked at Tang Sui, who still refused to summon her martial soul. He clicked his tongue.
Tailong, who knew some of the details, looked at Niu Gao with a desire to speak but stopped himself. He then looked at Titan’s helpless and concerned expression, and finally at Tang San, who was not looking back ahead. He decided to remain silent for now.
*Forget it, the Sect Master hasn’t said anything, so I should keep quiet too.*
Bai He let out a cold snort, the azure light flickering around him retracted, and the entire Sharp-tailed Swift suddenly disappeared from Tang Sui’s sight.
*Above!*
Her body was pushed down by waves of demonic power. Sliding smoothly along the tall wall towards the corner, Tang Sui’s eyes flashed. She used her spirit power to adhere herself to the slanted wall, less than two meters from the ground, and then scanned her surroundings vigilantly.
“Hmph.”
A cold snort echoed through the air. The azure light narrowly missed Tang Sui. Reacting swiftly, she moved along the wall, constantly changing her footwork and evasive maneuvers, dodging the Sharp-tailed Swift that seemed to have merged with the wind.
“Not good! It’s a dead end ahead!”
Ma Hongjun’s eyes widened, and he nervously stood up from his seat.
Tang Sui, who had already evaded to the end of the wall, finding herself in a pseudo-triangular dead end, suddenly heard more than one clear, melodious cry in her ears.
Realizing something was wrong, Tang Sui turned her head, only to see the azure light split into five. Five materialized, even smaller Sharp-tailed Swifts swept their wingtips, and in the blink of an eye, they were upon her.
Tang Sui’s pupils constricted. The moment the five Sharp-tailed Swifts charged forward, blocking all her escape routes, she quickly darted towards the narrow angle of the pseudo-triangle.
The azure light pursued her relentlessly, but just as they all believed she was heading for a sure death, the sturdy, thick wall of the Yu Yi clan, for a fleeting moment, seemed like a mirage. Tang Sui’s slender and agile figure vanished directly into the darkness ahead!
“What?!”
Bai He, who had braked sharply, almost slammed his head into something, though he might have also directly collapsed the wall.
“She, she passed through the wall!?”
Bai Chenxiang stood up incredulously, looking at the five Sharp-tailed Swifts hovering in mid-air, utterly bewildered.
“Scared me to death.”
Ma Hongjun patted his rapidly beating chest with lingering fear, worried about his heart.
*This was a thrill ride, pushing my heart to its limit!*
Niu Gao and Titan, who had also stood up in shock, one looking stunned and the other astonished. Even Tailong looked confused, staring at the spot where Tang Sui had disappeared.
*What was that?*
*An instant disappearance technique?!*
“Sect Master, what’s going on?” Titan couldn’t help but look at Tang San, who stood at the edge of the seating area, seeking an answer.
Tang San’s tensed heartstrings relaxed slightly. When Tang Sui had unhesitatingly crashed into the corner of the wall, he had guessed what she intended to do. And now…
He watched Tang Sui emerge from behind a banyan tree planted in the courtyard, completely unharmed. The breath he had been holding completely released, and he finally answered Titan’s question, his voice tinged with a smile, “That is Sui Sui’s domain.”
“Domain?”
Bai He, who was baffled on the spot, also heard Tang San’s reply.
Tang Sui, standing in the shade cast by the banyan tree, looked at the five Sharp-tailed Swifts circling in mid-air and said calmly, “Yes, Senior. This is my twin domain. Wherever darkness and shadow pave the way, it is my domain.”
Beneath her smiling expression, Tang Sui’s unease remained.
In its Martial Soul True Body form, Bai He’s speed was even faster than she had imagined. If not for her spirit power being relatively unconsumed and the assistance of demonic energy, even she would have barely been able to track Bai He’s movements. Without the trump card ofVoid, her only option was to use a game of hide-and-seek… or perhaps whack-a-mole, to stall for time.
Tang Sui, about to become the “mole” to be whacked, was not happy.
Bai He, who had also realized the implication of Tang Sui’s words regarding her domain, let out a meaningful laugh. The five azure Sharp-tailed Swifts suddenly vanished from their positions.
“A fine domain! Then, I shall have a good look and learn!”