Chapter 25

Despite the butler Yuan's orders, when Shang Xia led the cage containing the mutated rain swallow and fled first, he still felt a twinge of guilt in his heart.

Therefore, when he noticed someone chasing after the convoy from behind, he couldn't help but turn his head to look back.

At that moment, the female warrior, along with four subordinates, had already discovered the sixteen students from House Bing who were hiding behind the convoy and had not yet advanced to the Extraordinary Martial Realm.

"Leave two of them behind to watch them, and when the time comes, we can make a good deal with the Mystic Peak!"

The female warrior's voice came from a distance, but it strangely made Shang Xia feel a bit relieved.

As long as he could stay alive, there was hope!

Shang Xia's mind was free of other distractions, and he focused on channeling his internal energy to its utmost, taking strides that nearly spanned three yards, and fled forward with his head down.

Even though Shang Xia had never practiced any light body martial techniques, his speed was already extremely fast, thanks to the enhanced body and the abundant internal energy he had after crossing the Extraordinary Martial Realm.

"With the support of my internal energy, even a martial practitioner of the same rank who has practiced light body martial techniques can only surpass me in short sprints. If I ride the Red Cloud Horse, my endurance might be lacking, but my speed might not be any slower than theirs."

After running for a while and realizing that no one was chasing him from behind, Shang Xia couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and a sense of self-satisfaction arose in his mind.

"Jun Ge, why are you slowing down? Are you too tired to run?"

A soft voice suddenly sounded in his ear, making his hair stand on end.

Shang Xia instinctively channeled his internal energy into his legs. The overly fierce internal energy made his leg meridians ache, and a series of electric sparks danced on his legs, but his speed almost doubled instantly.

Fortunately, his clothes were of high quality and did not burst from the overflow of internal energy.

The brief moment of self-satisfaction had already flown to the nine heavens.

At the same time, Shang Xia couldn't help but look back.

This glance made his heart race.

He saw that the female warrior's figure was graceful, clearly having practiced some light body martial technique.

With a light tap on the ground, she glided forward several yards, not only with a beautiful posture but also at an extremely fast speed.

Even though Shang Xia had already burst to his limit, the distance between them was still constantly decreasing.

At this rate, it wouldn't be long before he was caught.

"Jun Ge ahead, put down the cage, and I won't kill you!"

Even at such a high speed, the female warrior's voice still sounded calm and unhurried.

Shang Xia, without turning his head, shouted loudly, "Woman behind, if the seven-colored cloud smoke is used together, the Mystic Peak's reinforcements will arrive immediately. If you know what's good for you, retreat now, or you'll lose your life. Remember, this is the Mystic Peak's territory!"

"Ha ha ha..."

The female warrior let out a clear laugh and said, "If the Mystic Peak's patrols were useful, would we have been able to infiltrate here?"

Shang Xia looked back and saw that the distance between them had shortened even more, and two of her subordinates were still chasing hard behind her. He cursed inwardly, stopped talking, and continued to flee with his head down.

The female warrior continued to taunt him, and seeing that Shang Xia did not respond, she became even more enthusiastic, even resorting to lewd jokes.

After a while, the distance between them was almost within arm's reach, and the female warrior could even hear Shang Xia's heavy breathing as he ran.

At this moment, a stone platform about half a yard high suddenly appeared on the path ahead.

The terrain of the Two Realms War Zone was complex and constantly changing. Such a stone platform was not unusual, and Shang Xia could easily jump over it.

However, Shang Xia now realized that the female warrior was not unable to catch up to him but was deliberately wearing him down.

If he continued to flee, he would not be able to escape, and once his internal energy was exhausted, he would be captured.

Shang Xia became alert. This woman was not only worried that he might kill the mutated rain swallow in the cage in a panic but also wanted to know how to capture a living mutated rain swallow from him!

Rather than let this happen, it was better to take a bold risk.

Shang Xia took a step forward but did not jump over the stone platform. Instead, he stomped hard on the bottom of the platform and used the momentum to turn around and pounce back at the female warrior who was chasing him.

The female warrior clearly did not expect Shang Xia to have the courage to counterattack in such a life-or-death situation and was momentarily caught off guard.

Shang Xia, who had been planning this for a long time, launched a sudden and powerful attack.

While still in mid-air, Shang Xia pushed his palms forward, and a golden bolt of lightning shot out from the origin in his palms, striking the female warrior head-on.

"Bold move!"

The female warrior couldn't help but exclaim, her face a mix of shock and anger.

She had not expected Shang Xia to counterattack, and even more so, she had not expected that the person she was chasing had actually mastered a martial arts technique from the Azure Universe Realm!

Fortunately, her cultivation was higher than Shang Xia's, and her strength was also extraordinary.

In the nick of time, a swallow-shaped golden hairpin flew out from her hair, transforming into a shadow of a large pair of scissors in mid-air.

As the large scissors opened and closed, "snap, snap, snap" three times, they actually cut the golden lightning into three segments!

To be able to cut through lightning, what kind of move was this?

Shang Xia didn't even have time to comment, and he changed his move in mid-air, using the "Fearless in the Wind and Rain" technique of the Primordial Palm, with his palm glowing with electric sparks.

Fortunately, the blood-colored scissors, after cutting through the lightning, were exhausted and fell to the ground as a piece of ordinary iron.

Otherwise, Shang Xia was afraid he might be cut in half by the scissors!

The female warrior, who had almost been ambushed by Shang Xia, was also a bit shaken.

Thinking about the fact that she had lost a precious item, she felt even more pain.

Seeing Shang Xia's palm strike, she shouted, "You accompany my scissors," and two white ribbons flew out from her sleeves, wrapping around Shang Xia's hand and aiming for his neck.

Although Shang Xia's palm strike was powerful, the white ribbons were light and insubstantial, and they were not affected at all. Under the female warrior's control, they were versatile and unpredictable.

The female warrior, while controlling the two white ribbons, also used a set of steps, making her movements look like a dance, hiding the lethal intent in her graceful movements.

In the blink of an eye, they exchanged seven or eight blows, and Shang Xia was predictably at a disadvantage.

The female warrior's strength was above his, but her cultivation path was clearly different from Shang Xia's, so he couldn't be sure if her cultivation was equivalent to the Martial Extreme Realm.

Shang Xia knew that he couldn't last long like this, so he changed his palm technique to the Thunderbolt Palm, using speed to counter speed.

"Chasing the Wind, Catching the Moon, Running the Thunder, Seizing the Lightning..."

Four consecutive moves, each one an aggressive attack, with the sound of lightning breaking through the air, but he could barely hold his own against the female warrior.

At this moment, the two other martial practitioners under the female warrior had caught up.

Without a word, they joined the battle, surrounding and attacking Shang Xia.

These two were clearly weaker than the female warrior. If her cultivation was equivalent to the Martial Extreme Realm, then these two should be at the Martial Essence Realm.

Shang Xia knew that breaking through the encirclement was now almost impossible, so he abandoned all other thoughts and focused on dealing with the three of them.

However, Shang Xia soon realized that the addition of the other two did not increase his pressure but instead created mutual constraints during the fight.

Shang Xia initially thought it was due to a lack of coordination, but he soon realized it was not the case.

What they truly feared was the string cage hanging on his waist!

At least three or four times, Shang Xia should have been hit by the white ribbons or the other two, but they all suddenly gave up at the last moment.

Shang Xia suddenly understood. The reason they were chasing him was for the mutated rain swallow in the string cage.

This was the reason they were hesitant to attack him!

Taking advantage of being hit on the shoulder by one of the martial practitioners, Shang Xia stumbled and quickly removed the string cage from his waist.

At this moment, the female warrior's white ribbon wrapped around his other arm, and Shang Xia simply handed the string cage over.

If they dared to take the cage, he could strike the mutated rain swallow inside with a palm first.

The female warrior frowned, and the white ribbon deftly avoided the cage in mid-air.

Shang Xia's heart steadied. After exchanging a palm strike with one of the martial practitioners and pushing him back three feet, the other martial practitioner took the opportunity to strike his back.

Shang Xia swung his arm backward, placing the string cage in front of his back.

"Don't..."

The female warrior hurriedly warned.

The other martial practitioner, clearly understanding the importance of the mutated rain swallow, forcibly retracted his palm, almost injuring himself with the reverse flow of internal energy.

Despite this, the fierce palm wind still made the mutated rain swallow in the cage flutter its wings in panic.

"Despicable!"

The female warrior shouted, "Put down the string cage, and I'll spare your life!"

Shang Xia, feeling confident, replied, "Let me go, or I'll leave you a dead swallow!"

"No way!"

The female warrior, although stronger in cultivation and seemingly in a favorable position, had been repeatedly frustrated by Shang Xia and was now angry and embarrassed.

"Then there's nothing to talk about!"

Shang Xia, although outwardly strong, was actually running on empty, but at this moment, he could not show any sign of fear.

Shang Xia knew that the more they hesitated, the more it proved the importance of the mutated rain swallow, which might be his only chance to escape.

The female warrior seemed to have noticed Shang Xia's thoughts and said to the other two martial practitioners, "Red Sparrow, Gray Sparrow, be careful not to let him escape. He has mastered a martial arts technique!"

The two martial practitioners' expressions changed, and they looked at Shang Xia with more caution.

Shang Xia cursed inwardly but could do nothing about it.

Just at this moment, Shang Xia's eyes suddenly lit up, and his gaze shifted to the female warrior's back.

"Chirp—"

A cold, long cry sounded, and a silver light flashed by.

The female warrior's face changed, and without even turning around, she crouched and darted to the left.

At the same time, Shang Xia also followed her movement.

The silver light flashed past, cutting off the female warrior's white ribbon sleeve and narrowly missing the string cage.

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