Yao Lian''s eyes gazed over at Zahra Ashante and Yu Hua as she muttered, "Mere 9th level of Monarch Astral Stage..."


    Yu Hua''s gaze narrowed and she nced at Ning Xue who was floating beside her "Sister Xue, just now... our des."


    A frown etched Ning Xue''s face and she conjured golden mes on her palm "Both of you don''t fight her. Return to the artifact or protect Ying and Suyin."


    "She is in the Half-Step Empyreal Stage."


    Upon hearing this, Zahra Ashante raised an eyebrow "Should I go and call Tian-


    *swish* In the next instant, Yao Lian appeared in front of Zahra Ashante, her ws outstretched aiming at her neck.


    Ning Xue''s gaze narrowed and as Yao Lian''s ws inched close to Zahra Ashante *swish*


    H-Huh? Yao Lian was taken aback as her ws just cleaved in air and her pink eyes wandered around. ''Where did she go?''


    *sleesh* At this time, another sharp sword pierced through the air and Yao Lian quickly turned her hand.


    *nk* She caught the de by her palm, the power behind the attack causing her hair to flutter, as she gazed into the calm eyes of Yu Hu.


    *thoom* But a sudden burst of white energy burst forth from the sword and Yao Lian was sent spiraling into the air.


    Yao Lian was bewildered as she bnced her body mid-air "What the- She is just 9th level of Monarch Astral Stage..."


    Her pink gaze fell on the sword in Yu Hua''s hand and she muttered "Ahh... Mythic grade weapon, no wonder."


    *swish* At this time, Zahra Ashante reappeared from the artifact and sighed "Entering the artifact was the best call."


    Dashing through the air, Ning Xue approached Yao Lian "Hell Fire Chains."


    Just like before, chains forged of pure gold zing with golden brilliance swiftly appeared around Yao Lian trapping her body with the fiery chains.


    But the chains passed through her physical body and Ning Xue''s eyes narrowed "Above..."


    *swish* A sword is in Ning Xia''s grasp and she shed at the empty air above Yao Lian''s head.


    *nk* Ning Xue smirked at Yao Lian who had just appeared in the empty air and blocked her de with her ws.


    Zahra Ashante was startled to see two Yao Lian. One is parrying Ning Xue''s attack, while the other is transparently leaving Ning Xue''s Hell Fire chain.


    "There are two of them..."


    Yao Lian clicked her tongue in annoyance "So you figured it out..."


    Yu Hua''s eyes narrowed in confusion "Is that a cloning technique?"


    Yu Hua swiftly ducked her head, dodging the pink orb and Ning Xue twisted the sword in her hand and threw a powerful punch with her left hand, striking Yao Lian squarely in the face.


    Yao Lian''s head jerked sharply to the right, causing a surge of frustration to twist and churn within her chest.


    Her emotions bubbled over *swish* arge pink fox tail appeared from her back, bashing towards Ning Xue.


    Ning Xue quickly reacted and parried the strike with the sword in her hand.


    *thoom* But the force behind her attack was too huge for Ning Xue to parry and she was pushed back into the air.


    "Sister Xue..."


    Yu Hua hurriedly came near her and caught her body, stabilizing her mid air. "Sister Xue... be careful."


    Ning Xue shook her head and tossed the sword to Yu Hua "Don''t worry. I have already seen through her trick."


    "It''s not like she can pass through objects. It is just an illusion to confuse us and in fact, she is dodging or breaking free from my chains."


    Hearing this, Zahra Ashante clicked her tongue "What a cunning cunt."


    Ning Xue nced over at Zahra Ashante "Zahra, you go in and call Tian... I think I can defeat her, but she is quite tricky. So it is better to call him."


    *flick* In the next instant, Yao Lian appeared in front of Yu Hua and Ning Xue swiftly pulled Yu Hua back, narrowly avoiding the w attack.


    "Hua''er, back to the other sisters. Go and watch over them." *swish* Yu Hua took a quick nce at Yao Lian and dashed out of there.


    Yao Lian smirked and seeing the smile, Ning Xue''s eyes condensed ''Huh? She was not aiming for Hua''er... she is...?''


    "Arghh!" A pink orb bashed at Ning Xue''s stomach and she was sted away in the air, swirling pink lightning running through her body.


    "Urghhh!!!" Gritting her teeth, she quickly maintained her bnce and nced down at her robe which was burned on the abdomen, revealing her belly button.


    *swish* Yao Lian again appeared in front of her and punched at her.


    As Ning Xue was about to block her punch, she felt the pink eyes ring at her and her body suddenly went numb. ''Huh Wha-'' *thoom*


    *boom* Yao Lian''s punchnded on her abdomen and she was crashed down to the floor as debris and dust flew around in the area.


    Seeing this Yao Lian giggled mischievously.


    However, her amusement was short-lived. In the very next moment, Ning Xue burst forth from beneath the rubble, debris scattering in all directions with pink electricity still surging through her body.


    Ning Xuesped both of her palms "Eternal Inferno prison."


    *feen* The morning sky became even brighter as the air itself burned in golden mes. *woooshhh* Suddenly arrays of fire runes formed around Yao Lian, forming a round prison-like structure.


    Huh? Yao Lian was startled by the sudden formation.


    Ning Xue didn''t stop, she was dead set on roasting this bitch today "Purifying ze!"


    As she muttered through words, a glint of golden energy passed through her eyes.


    *FEEEEENNNNNNNN* The ''Eternal Inferno Prison'' burned brightly with golden mes, reaching the highest temperature that could be extracted from the golden mes for her cultivation prowess.


    "Arghhhhhhh!!!" The deafening cries of anguish screeched across the surroundings, causing ripples in the air as the sound waves reverberated.


    Yao Lian felt the Empyreal mes searing through her nerves and gritted her teeth in pain ''I-I can''t break away from this array formation."


    The mes continued to burn brightly and the painful cries of the Yao Lian trembled in the air.


    A littleter, the mes disappeared, and Ning Xue gazed at the deep hole in the ground with some moltenva.


    Amidst the fuming smoke, Yao Lian was kneeling on the ground with half of her robes burned and her pink eyes quivering in pain.


    A round pink barrier is surrounding her and she took deep breaths "W-Without this, I might have been dead, and on top of that, I had to use my life energy... Empyreal mes are frightening."


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