Chapter 171

The worst part was that she had very little spiritual energy left in her.

However, the fortunate thing was that Bai Ye had no idea about this.

As long as it is based on this information asymmetry, maybe… she will have a chance to achieve a Juedi counterattack.

(T/N: Juedi Counterattack/Strike Back is a modern revolutionary drama directed by Yin Fei and starring Wang Xin, Alia, and Wang Yizhou. It was a 12-episode drama that focused on the war after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. This drama was aired in 2020.)

“I’ve heard about your deeds since the Xiaochongshan incident, fellow daoist Ning Ning.”

Bai Ye smiled and said, “You’re indeed very clever, but I wonder about your swordsmanship. Please enlighten me.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a paper talisman appeared between his fingers, and amidst the flickering electric light, eerie blue sparks emerged under the bright daylight.

Suddenly, a strong wind arose, causing the branches and leaves on both sides of the road to rustle like the dark finger bones of ghosts, making a loud clattering sound.

Amidst the razor-sharp wind, thousands of thunders converged into a dense net, heading straight for Ning Ning!

Lin Qian frowned and looked away, unwilling to watch.

“Wait,wait, wait!”

Tian Xianzi was slightly taken aback.

“It seems there’s still a chance!”

The little girl in the mystic mirror was seen holding the sword tightly in her hand. After taking a quick look at the huge net flying in the air, she did not flee in panic or draw her sword to fight the enemy. Instead, she took a deep breath with a serious look.

She then fell backward vertically, folding her upper and lower body into an impossible 90-degree angle, narrowly avoiding the net in the air, and swiftly running towards the young talisman cultivator with a sword in her hand!

As she ran, her body remained in a folded position, making it appear as if two legs without the upper body were crazily twisting and moving forward, rapidly approaching Bai Ye.

As she ran, her body seemed to rise like soft clay, with a round head appearing, looking exceptionally horrifying. Even children would have nightmares upon seeing it.

Ning Ning appeared to be a proper person, and Bai Ye never expected her to perform such an astonishing action. He secretly made a ‘tsk’ sound, gathering spiritual energy at his fingertips to activate the fire talisman in his hand.

Immediately, sparks flew everywhere, and clusters of fireballs, like raindrops, fiercely attacked her position.

Tian Xianzi, feeling nervous, quietly sweated for his little disciple. He intended to sip some tea to calm down, but upon seeing her movements, he spat it all out.

Ning Ning knew that with her current spiritual energy, she couldn’t repel the flames, so she had to keep dodging to get close to Bai Ye. However, her dodging posture—

What a crazy movement! What an unbelievable human limit!

With a determined expression, she leaped into the air in a split, her upper body curling like a shrimp. She dodged several fireballs with eye-popping movements.

After landing, her legs shook uncontrollably, her face expressionless, and she rushed towards Bai Ye, swinging her arms.

This is too horrible!!! It shouldn’t be that serious; it really shouldn’t be that serious!!!

Not long ago, she used an explosive idea to prove the reality of physics to the cultivation world. Now she was breaking the laws of physics again.

Even if Newton was so angry that he opened his coffin lid, he could only shake his head and sigh when he saw this:

I’m sorry; matters concerning the world of cultivation are under the jurisdiction of my younger brother, Niubi.

(T/N: This is internet slang. Initially, it was used in folk slang and is the homophone of “Niu Pi” in “Chui Niu Pi.” Later, it was widely used on the Internet, meaning “a person or thing goes beyond common sense or normality.” This word also means “awesome” ,”very powerful” or “strong.”)

In broad daylight, the girl moved left and right with impeccable snake-like dodges. With a terrifying posture of doing a split and rotating 720 degrees in mid-air, she captured the attention of all the elders.

Bai Ye didn’t know she had little spiritual energy left. Her zombie-like movements surrounding the city frightened him, making his actions increasingly panicked and stiff. He nearly forgot how to fight. His head was filled with shouts that no one could respond to:

Who is he, where is he, what is he doing, and why is he fighting a mud monkey?

She was causing a commotion, and he was screaming. These young cultivation prodigies made their fight look like a zombie apocalypse dance.

Seeing her getting closer, Bai Ye was about to pull out another talisman when Ning Ning’s clear voice rang out.

“Take this! Thunderbolt Strike Void, Sword Energy Draws The Thunder Lord, Five Thunders to Break Fire—Heavenly Thunder Art!”

“Damn it!”

Lin Qian snapped out of her bizarre posture, shocked.

“With her current spiritual energy, she can’t perform such a spell. Even if she manages to do so, she’ll be utterly drained. Is she planning to go down with him?!”

Bai Ye’s eyes darkened, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

Sword cultivators indeed didn’t like to use their brains. Wanjian Sect’s Xu Ye recently suffered from this, and now she wanted to chant the spell openly.

Perhaps, in Ning Ning’s mind, reciting the spell was a way to boost her courage. But for Bai Ye, this chant would be the key to his victory.

Heavenly thunder from above. Once he knew the spell she used…

Holding the yellow talisman, a victorious smile flashed in his eyes. Spiritual energy gathered above, and faint lightning and thunder appeared over his head.

Once he knew her sword spell, he could counter it effectively and set up a defense in advance. As soon as she drew her sword to summon thunder, she would suffer a severe backlash, leading to—

This thought was abruptly interrupted.

The anticipated heavenly thunder didn’t come. Ning Ning was close, smiling with narrowed eyes.

Then she firmly gripped the sword handle, swept it down, and the unsheathed Xinghen Sword, with a touch of sword energy, struck his knee while he focused on the sky.

It was just like when he sneak-attacked Lu Minghao.

Bai Ye: …?

The thunder didn’t arrive as expected, and this was the parting meaning.

A tear slid down his cheek.

Bai Ye took a deep breath and fell to the ground.

She tricked him.

She actually tricked him! She is not a human being!

What’s worse than interrupting a skill chant midway?