"Zhang Tianyuan, do you want to kill me?"
"Kill you? I don't. Junior Sister was wrongly teleported to the trial ground for second - year students by Deacon Meng. Then, unable to bear the pressure, she was forced to the edge of a cliff by a rampaging spiritual beast and accidentally fell into the undercurrent river, leaving no trace of her body."
What a convenient "leaving no trace of her body"!
"Zhang Tianyuan, what evidence do you have?"
The young man pointed behind Zhao Shuning. Li Can was standing there. In the darkness, he held a cloth bag high in his hand. Five little rocs inside were chirping non - stop.
"Junior Sister, you stole the young of the purple - gold roc. In order to protect its young, the purple - gold roc attacked you onto the cliff. Unable to resist, you fell off the cliff."
"Knowing that Junior Sister was killed by the spiritual beast, I beheaded the purple - gold roc for you and sank it in the swamp. This should be an explanation to your family. When your family members know about it, they will surely kowtow to me three times and bow nine times to thank me properly."
Zhang Tianyuan had really calculated things well. Even Zhao Shuning had to applaud him.
He had pinned all his dirty deeds on Zhao Shuning.
"Senior Brother, why would I steal the young of the purple - gold roc for no reason? Am I looking for death?"
"Junior Sister received a letter from the family, saying that she should find a chance to send back one or two spiritual beasts to guard the yard. The young purple - gold roc is the easiest to tame. Junior Sister, for the sake of the family's interests, you really resorted to any means. You even violated the laws of the Eastern Ze Wilds and attacked the young rocs still in their infancy."
"Zhang Tianyuan, people do things and the sky is watching."
"Junior Sister, don't blame me. Blame the fact that you know too much."
Zhang Tianyuan gave a sinister smile, then waved his hand downwards. The surging spiritual power soared straight into the sky.
Zhao Shuning drew out a whip from behind. It was given to her by Zhao Xiangxiang when she left. She had promised Zhao Xiangxiang that after the three - year trial period was over and she returned to Qinghui Town, she would surely bring back a suitable weapon for her.
"Form the formation!"
Dozens of people took a horse - riding stance with their hands held up.
Then, above their heads, there appeared one sharp sword after another. They turned their qi into swords and took shape. These people were really quite powerful.
At Zhang Tianyuan's order, the swords flew towards Zhao Shuning at high speed.
Although Zhao Shuning's body was nimble, the swords of those spiritual pharmacists were transformed from their auras, so their directions were naturally controlled by the spiritual pharmacists themselves. Zhao Shuning kept dodging, but it was quite strenuous. Carelessly, a long cut was made on her arm.
Blood spurted out. Zhao Shuning covered the wound on her arm and stared hatefully in Zhang Tianyuan's direction.
At this moment, a cyan precious sword appeared above Zhang Tianyuan's head. This sword was much bigger than those of the other spiritual pharmacists.
Before Zhao Shuning had time to think or curse, the cyan sword attacked again.
At this moment, Zhao Shuning was surrounded by those shining swords. She kept moving and used all her physical skills to the extreme, but the cyan sword still shot straight towards her chest.
"Clang!"
The sound of the precious sword colliding with metal. Under the powerful pressure of the precious sword, Zhao Shuning's clothes were torn into many pieces.
Although the precious sword was sharp, it couldn't penetrate the armor Zhao Shuning was wearing. It was given to her by her grandfather and was the most precious thing of the Zhao family.
She didn't expect that less than half a year after leaving home, she would use it so soon.
"An armor? A mere daughter of the Zhao family actually has such a precious treasure. Hahaha, this trip has really been worth it for me."
At this moment, Zhao Shuning's blood was surging backwards. The whip in her hand was burned to ashes by this force.
"Zhang Tianyuan, you don't have the ability to take the things of my Zhao family."
Then, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, a powerful aura burst out from Zhao Shuning's body. This aura was far stronger than that of ordinary people. Even a fifth - level spiritual pharmacist might not be able to resist it.
In an instant, all the swords in front of her turned into powder.
Dozens of spiritual pharmacists, including Zhang Tianyuan, were shocked by this powerful force and took dozens of steps back. Many spiritual pharmacists vomited blood on the spot, fell to the ground and passed out.
Even Zhang Tianyuan had to rely on the friction between his weapon and the ground to stop his body.
But the pain in his chest told him that in this great battle, he might end up with more losses than gains.
That little girl named Zhao Shuning was hundreds of times more terrifying than he had imagined.
"The phoenix primordial spirit!"
How was this possible? The phoenix that only existed in legends, had it just appeared?
Zhang Tianyuan stared at Zhao Shuning not far away. At this moment, Zhao Shuning's skin was cracked in many places. Her neatly - coiled hair was completely loose. She was like a blooming mandala in the land of darkness, beautiful but eerie.
Zhao Shuning's abilities were completely exhausted after that instant outburst.
She really didn't expect that a young man could be so vicious.
That blow just now was only one - thousandth of the phoenix's power, and now she had to use all her strength to muster such a little bit of spiritual power.
Those second - level spiritual pharmacists who colluded with Zhang Tianyuan might have their spiritual roots damaged. From now on, no matter how hard they practiced, it would be of no use.
"Zhao Shuning, who on earth are you?"
As Zhang Tianyuan asked this question, a stream of dark blood trickled down from the corner of his mouth.
"However, no matter who you are, today you must leave your life here."
Zhang Tianyuan propped himself up with his weapon and slowly got up.
He grabbed four or five inner pills from his bag. These inner pills were of different colors, but the spiritual power they contained was extremely fierce.
"These inner pills were originally going to be offered to those old fogeys. Now, for you, I have to enjoy them myself."
Seeing Zhang Tianyuan's actions, Zhao Shuning guessed what he was going to do next.
But now, she didn't even have a bit of strength in her whole body, let alone stop Zhang Tianyuan's actions.
The pills slid down his throat. In an instant, Zhang Tianyuan's spiritual power was approaching that of a fourth - level spiritual pharmacist.
He stepped closer to Zhao Shuning step by step, while Zhao Shuning could only step back.
"Junior Sister, I'll take this armor of yours. It's a real treasure."
"Do you think you're worthy of touching the things of my Zhao family?"
Zhao Shuning gave a bloodthirsty smile, then made an attacking gesture forward. Zhang Tianyuan instinctively stopped and made a defensive stance. Taking this opportunity, Zhao Shuning jumped towards the cliff behind her with all her might.
On a towering mountain in the far - away Qingyun Kingdom, a peerlessly beautiful man suddenly opened his eyes.
Just now, was that the aura of the phoenix? Was it Ye Ling? Had she come back?