A pale-faced elder grimly warned, “Be careful, Your Highness. She’s an astonishingly powerful martial artist. Even the Red Sun Reverend wasn’t a match for her.”
The Red Sun Reverend harrumphed, but he didn’t retort against that remark. The woman’s fighting prowess was indeed at a ridiculous level.
“The wilder the steed, the greater the satisfaction in conquering it.” Prince Zhenjin’s eyes gleamed with excitement.
He had come here to meet the legendary beauty, but the woman before him was also gorgeous and carried a unique air of wildness. The latter piqued his interest more than the legendary beauty.
Meanwhile, the Mongol soldiers toppled like domino pieces, with none withstanding more than a single blow from Firework. The Quanzhen Sect’s daoists feared being implicated by this scuffle, so they tried to persuade Guo Xiang to step down. They thought that given the ties between the Quanzhen Sect and the Guo Family, the Guo second miss would step down.
But Firework wasn’t the real Guo Xiang. She ignored them and even sent a Quanzhen daoist flying.
That enraged the Quanzhen Sect. They quickly constructed the Big Dipper Formation to confront her.
Firework, with her keen eye, easily saw through the formation’s crux and sneered, “That’s an interesting formation, but it’s a pity you've failed to grasp its essence.”
She dismantled the Big Dipper Formation with ease.
The faces of the Quanzhen daoists crumbled in despair.
They knew that they were lacking compared to the Quanzhen Seven Masters, as well as the already deceased Yin Zhiping and Zhao Zhijing. But they had been training diligently in recent years, and they'd thought they could at least protect their sect with the Big Dipper Formation.
Only now did they realize how weak they were.
“Looks like the Quanzhen Sect is going to disappear in our generation.”
That was the thought dominating the minds of the Quanzhen Sect’s upper echelon.
Seeing that neither the Mongol soldiers nor the Quanzhen daoists could stop Firework, the experts surrounding Prince Zhenjin finally made a move.
While Firework was busy fighting others, the flirtatious woman who had mocked the Red Sun Reverend earlier suddenly flicked a silk ribbon at Firework’s arms and legs. While the ribbon looked flimsy, it was a lethal weapon that viciously claimed the lives of the unsuspecting.
The white-haired man also made a move. He lifted his jade flute and blew a peculiar melody. This was his skill, Soul-Stirring Demonic Melody. His melody seeped right into the heart, evoked one’s lust, disrupted their psyche, and led them toward a fatal cultivation deviation.
“What a beautiful lady you are. Do you have a man you’re interested in? Why don’t I teach you how to give a man an unforgettable night?” the flirtatious woman’s voice echoed loudly.
The two martial siblings specialized in such coordinated attacks. The flirtatious woman’s seduction was amplified by her senior brother’s demonic melody.
Even though the lass was a formidable martial artist, it was obvious at a glance that she was inexperienced in the realm of physical pleasure. It would be difficult for her to withstand such temptations.
If they could apprehend this lass, especially after she had defeated so many experts, it would surely raise the Prince of Yan’s opinion of her. His Highness might even allow me to serve him...
The more the flirtatious woman thought about it, the more excited she became.
“What a shabby tune!” Firework harrumphed.
Her voice resounded like a thunderous roar in the white-haired man’s head, causing him to spurt blood. His glee gave way to horror.
At the same time, Firework stepped on the silk ribbon and twisted it with her foot, causing the flirtatious woman to fly through the air and slam into the charging Mongol soldiers like a hammer. The flirtatious woman spat blood, sustaining injuries so severe that she couldn’t fight anymore.
“Bai Sun, His Highness may be in danger if we let the lass to continue take us down one by one. Why don’t we join hands to subdue her?” The Red Sun Reverend was intimidated by what he was seeing. He dared not charge in alone, but it would be a different story if he could secure the help of Daoist Bai Sun and the others.
Even if the lass started training in her mother’s womb, there was no way she could withstand the combined prowess of both him and Daoist Bai Sun.
Daoist Bai Sun’s initial thought was to turn down the offer, thinking it was beneath him to gang up on a lass. But considering he had yet to accrue any merit ever since joining Prince Zhenjin, and Prince Zhenjin was clearly interested in the woman, this could be a good chance for him to score some points.
So, he snickered and said, “Alright.”
After securing Daoist Bai Sun’s help, the Red Sun Reverend got a huge boost of morale. He leaped into the air, his puffed-up red kasaya robe making him resemble a red sun.
“Someone who has already lost to me still dares challenge me?”
It didn’t take long for Firework to force the Red Sun Reverend back, but a green figure suddenly flashed toward her from the side to ambush her. She felt a cold aura even before the enemy arrived before her.
Firework was startled. This was hardly the strongest ice skill she had faced, but she'd had her almighty powers then. Stripped of her overwhelming power in this world, she could still overcome most attacks with her ingenious moves, but in a pure clash of energy, she was at a disadvantage.
She twisted to dodge the attack, but she was still forced to meet palms with Daoist Bai Sun. Both parties retreated several steps.
Firework shuddered. A tinge of gray appeared on her palms, slowly creeping up her arms. She frowned. His ice palm also contains lethal poison?
“Hahaha! The Xuanming Divine Palm lives up to its reputation!” The Red Sun Reverend was overjoyed. There was no way he would let Firework catch a breather. He charged in and rained attacks down on her.
Daoist Bai Sun snuck attacks in from the side, pressuring Firework with his Xuanming Divine Palm.
Firework channeled her inner energy to expel the ice poison while coping with the aggression of two top experts. She was no longer as domineering as before, but her composure remained.
Prince Zhenjin remarked, “What incredible martial arts and disposition. It’s my first time seeing a woman like that.”
“Your Highness, you can put your heart at ease. Your martial arts are formidable, but she is limited by her age. We can subdue her if we use our inner energy instead of our martial arts against her,” a monk observing the battle said.
Unlike other monks, his hair wasn't shaved. His hairstyle resembled that of the Western Xia[1] people, where the center was shaved and the sides were braided.
“I’m awed by your sharp insight, master. Once we conquer Great Song, I’ll assign you as Jiangnan’s Chief of Religious Affairs[2],” Prince Zhenjin said in delight.
“Thank you, Your Highness.”
The situation suddenly went awry. A Mongol soldier suddenly charged at Prince Zhenjin and took him hostage.
While Firework was distracting everyone else, Zu An had snuck into the Mongol soldiers’ ranks, holding his position and biding his time for a chance to strike Prince Zhenjin.
“You’re courting death!” the monk from Western Xia sneered as he thrust his palm at Zu An’s head. It’s rare for anyone to be as powerful as that lass. There can’t be another expert of that caliber in this world!
1. Also known as the Tangut Empire. ☜
2. ]The monk is Yang Lianzhenjia, a famous monk in the subsequent Yuan Dynasty, known for propagating Tibetan Buddhism further. ☜