The night was thick and deep.
Aside from the noisy chirping of insects outside, the house was very quiet.
Creak—
A soft sound of a door being pushed open echoed.
Warm light spilled from inside the room to the outside.
The girl, barefoot, stepped onto the slightly cold wooden floor.
Through a few dim lights, she looked up at the upstairs, then silently turned and walked into the kitchen.
After a moment.
Step, step, step—
Although it was just a slight sound of footsteps, in this quiet environment, it was still quite 'noisy.'
Finally, the girl went upstairs, and after some contemplation, she accurately stopped in front of a room door.
Just as she placed her hand on the doorknob to turn it, an untimely voice rang out.
"Go back to your room."
The girl seemed to sense something and turned her head to look aside.
She saw a figure in a red dress, originally leaning against the wall, slowly walking out from the dark area not illuminated by the light.
The figure in red looked at her and calmly warned again.
"I'll say it again, go back to your room..."
Clang—
Two weapons clashed, sparking bright flashes.
The two figures quickly separated after the exchange.
Watching a few strands of hair fall in the air, the girl in red couldn't help but narrow her pupils.
If she hadn't been alert just now and drawn the dagger strapped to her thigh to block, she might have been successfully ambushed.
"You really are not right."
The girl in red took a stance, her expression gradually becoming serious.
The girl said nothing, only slightly tilted the sharp kitchen knife in her hand.
The cold moonlight reflected on it, also reflecting the girl's expressionless face.
Under her beautiful bangs, her ruby-like pupils seemed to faintly glow, appearing somewhat frightening in the dim light.
In the next moment.
As if they had a tacit understanding, both girls simultaneously launched at each other, quickly closing the distance and engaging in combat in the blink of an eye.
In the darkness, the sounds of clashing echoed continuously, and dazzling sparks appeared from time to time.
In just over ten seconds, the two had exchanged hundreds of moves.
The intensity of their battle was not to be underestimated!
And the girl in red was increasingly alarmed.
The other party, who had seemed like a harmless girl before, was now completely a different person.
It felt... like a cold-blooded killer seasoned in battle!
Every move was lethal, extremely ruthless!
Moreover, the girl seemed to possess the strength of the early stage of transformation!
If it weren't for her recent rapid progress in cultivation under Mu An's guidance, reaching the mid-stage of transformation, she might not have been able to hold her own against the other.
But the current issue was not to kill the opponent, but to find a way to subdue her.
In a situation where their strengths were similar, capturing without killing was no small feat!
'That guy Mu An really gave me quite a headache!'
The girl in red couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache.
After several rounds of fighting, the two separated again, each on guard.
It seemed they were both gathering strength in the dark, preparing to deliver a thunderous blow to each other.
The girl in red still hadn't found an opportunity to subdue the other, so she could only continue to probe with words.
"You are not Tong Ziran, who exactly are you?"
However, once again, her inquiry received no answer, but rather a more rapid attack from the other.
Fortunately, it seemed both were intentionally controlling their strength; otherwise, with their own transformation cultivation, they might have already turned this corridor into ruins!
Creak—
Suddenly, a door was pushed open, and both girls instinctively turned their gazes over.
"What's all the noise in the middle of the night? Can't anyone sleep?"
Mu An, dressed in pajamas, rolled his eyes.
If it weren't for seeing the system suddenly frantically refreshing the emotional rewards of the two women, he might not have realized that there was a fierce fight going on outside.
By the way, the soundproofing in the room is excellent.
Even with his profound strength, if he didn't listen carefully, he might not be able to perceive what was happening outside.
With a swoosh, upon seeing the target appear, the 'Tong Ziran' who was originally attacking in red clothing flexibly twisted her delicate body in mid-air.
She used the wall of the corridor to dissipate some force, then exerted herself again, charging fiercely towards Mu An.
However, seeing this scene, the woman in red felt no tension at all; instead, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If anyone in this villa was the hardest to deal with, it would definitely be the perverse Mu An.
His strength was unfathomable, even she, a seasoned killer in the mid-stage of transformation, could only bow down in defeat.
To put it absurdly, as long as the other party had the thought of killing her, she might die without knowing how in the next second!
[Emotional fluctuation of reassurance from the woman in red +20, congratulations, you have received the reward [Cultivation Years +2 years]!]
On the other side, looking at the kitchen knife that was attacking him with a speed beyond that of an ordinary person, Mu An was completely unflustered.
"Girls shouldn't be so angry late at night; it can make your skin age easily!"
He didn't dodge or evade; with such a good opportunity, he just happened to test out a skill he had recently upgraded to divine level—Percentage Empty-Handed Catching of Blades!
This wasn't arrogance; it was confidence enough to handle any possible situation!
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[Divine Level · 100% Empty-Handed Catching of Blades]: As the name suggests, as long as it is a cold weapon, you can catch the opponent's attack without injury with a 100% chance. Even if the opponent is attacking or not, as long as you want, you can forcibly catch the enemy's blade! In other words, as long as the enemy is holding a cold weapon, they can never escape your control!
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With the enhancement of the girl's transformation cultivation, the kitchen knife carried an incredibly terrifying force.
Even before the blade arrived, one could already feel the fierce wind it brought, stinging the skin painfully!
However, Mu An was ultimately not an ordinary person.
Facing the stabbing kitchen knife, the man calmly extended two fingers.
In the next second, the overwhelmingly powerful kitchen knife was precisely pinched.
No matter how hard the girl tried, she couldn't move it an inch forward or backward.
"Using my kitchen knife to attack me, you're showing a bit of disrespect!"
Mu An smiled slightly. Saying this, he actually took the initiative to let go of the kitchen knife.
The girl, seeing this, hurriedly distanced herself, planning to act later.
However, just in the next second, her previously retreating figure suddenly became uncontrollable.
To be precise, the kitchen knife in her hand violently propelled her towards the man.
Yet the man still made that familiar gesture of pinching the kitchen knife with two fingers.
"Giving you a chance is useless!"
Mu An didn't intend to continue playing.
With just a simple hand chop, he knocked the girl, whose beautiful eyes still held a hint of shock and disbelief, unconscious.
Capturing the enemy was effortless, with no difficulty at all!
He really didn't understand what the woman in red was doing, taking so long to subdue someone weaker than herself?
"I was afraid of hurting her."
Seemingly aware of what the other party was thinking, the woman in red stepped forward and explained voluntarily.
"No need to explain; explanations are just cover-ups. The root cause is that your strength is too weak."
"From now on, your training plan will automatically double; after all, you wouldn't want to be unable to take revenge on your enemies because of your weak strength, right?"
Mu An waved his hand, indicating he refused to listen to explanations.
The woman in red:
"….."
[Emotional fluctuation of frustration and expectation from the woman in red +25, congratulations, you have received the reward [Fortune +25]!]