After consecutively killing three 100,000-year soul beasts, Ning Rongrong had consumed a considerable amount of zhenqi. Even her cheeks carried a trace of paleness, but her cold gaze and demeanor made it impossible for anyone to notice.
"Only you two remain, mermaids of the ice sea." Ning Rongrong said coldly. "Since you dared to attack the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan under Bo Saixi's orders, you should have been prepared to pay the price."
Ning Rongrong turned into an afterimage and appeared behind the Liya sisters in the blink of an eye. However, having experienced it several times already, they reacted.
Two spiritual arrows formed from mental power shot toward her back.
Clang! Clang!
Ning Rongrong, who had just revealed herself, was forced back. She stopped after retreating more than ten meters.
"Human, don't think you can kill us so easily." Liya shouted. Her clear voice carried mental power that caused the entire sea surface to surge with waves.
"Soul Skill — Ice and Snow World." Liya and her sister danced in the air.
In a few seconds, snowflakes began falling from the sky.
"Ultimate Ice?"
Ning Rongrong's brows furrowed slightly, but there was no surprise in her gaze toward the sisters. As daughters of the Sea Princess from the ice sea, possessing the power of Ultimate Ice was not impossible.
"Human, die!" Liya and her sister joined forces, spreading their mental power.
Instantly, the water mist within several thousand meters began condensing into dense arrows.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—they shot from all directions toward Ning Rongrong at lightning speed, as if to pierce her into a porcupine.
"What a pity for the mermaid clan."
"If it were any other attribute, I might have found it troublesome."
"But Ultimate Ice…"
On the Glazed Holy Sword in Ning Rongrong's hand, the faint white light that had been flickering turned blazing white. A thin layer of frost gradually covered the blade.
Suddenly, the originally gentle snowflakes became even heavier.
The temperature, which had still carried a hint of warmth, dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"This… what's going on?" Confusion appeared on Liya's face.
Before Liya could react further, a voice rang out, and every alarm bell in her body went off.
"Sword Skill — One Sword Freezes Nineteen Provinces."
The entire sky and the surrounding thousands of meters were shrouded in icy mist.
The water vapor that had condensed into arrows completely lost control at this moment and seemed to gather in a certain direction.
A crescent-shaped sword qi tore through space and shot forward.
"Not good!"
Liya cried out in alarm.
She wanted to dodge, but this terrifyingly fast sword skill was simply undodgeable.
Suddenly, her body was forcefully pushed aside. Using that pushing force, Liya was sent a thousand meters away.
But at this moment, she was completely stunned.
That familiar back…
"Sister!"
"Nooo!"
Liya screamed at the top of her lungs.
Shiiing—
The white sword light directly pierced through the body. Scarlet blood rained down from the sky.
"No… no!"
Liya watched her sister, who had been cut in two and turned into a mist of blood, despair filling her face.
"Human, I'll fight you to the death!"
Liya's body suddenly swelled as she charged straight at Ning Rongrong.
"Self-detonation?"
Ning Rongrong was slightly surprised. She hadn't expected this minor character from Peerless Tang Sect to be so decisive.
If a soul beast self-detonated, it seemed there wouldn't even be a soul ring or soul bones left.
Suddenly, an intense sense of crisis rose in Ning Rongrong's heart.
"Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda — Nine Treasures Invincible Divine Light."
Ning Rongrong immediately activated the strongest soul skill of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
She could use it ten times per day—this was a usage she had simulated based on the soul rings and properties of Ning Fengzhi's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Hum—
A soft vibration.
The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda raised a ring-shaped protective barrier that enveloped Ning Rongrong.
In the next moment.
A slanted beam of light turned into substantial mental energy, distorting space as it slammed toward her.
BOOM!
Ning Rongrong watched as the protective shield formed by Nine Treasures Invincible Divine Light shook violently.
Then the powerful impact sent her flying a thousand meters before she could steady herself.
By then, the duration of Nine Treasures Invincible Divine Light had ended, and the barrier turned into specks of light and vanished.
Ning Rongrong didn't mind. Her gaze was locked on the woman who had appeared beside Liya, placed a hand on Liya's shoulder, and directly suppressed her self-detonation with soul power.
What the hell is the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King doing?
Ning Rongrong's brows knitted tightly.
She had clearly told him to hold back the Sea Princess, yet the other side had come straight over.
Is your 990,000-year cultivation watered down?
It's fine that you can't beat Di Tian—after all, Di Tian has a noble status and was a first-level god, possibly even a God King, in his previous life.
But a mere 600,000-year half-god realm soul beast—and you're telling me your injuries are that serious?
You can't even hold her back?
"Mother… Mother…"
As a 100,000-year soul beast, Liya burst into tears.
She couldn't hold it in anymore. Five 100,000-year soul beasts—four were gone, only she remained.
"Mother, sister and Prime Minister Turtle, they… they…"
"I already know." The Sea Princess sighed.
Then her gaze turned sharp as she looked at Ning Rongrong, who held the Glazed Holy Sword. "Human, you actually killed my daughter. You've gone too far!"
"Too far?" Ning Rongrong sneered. "The killer will always be killed."
"Your ice sea clan dared to follow Bo Saixi's orders to attack Vast Sea City and even killed people from our sect. As the young sect master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, it is only natural that I come to settle the score."
"Otherwise, the dead would not rest in peace."
"Good, very good." Fury appeared on the Sea Princess's face as she lightly waved her sleeve.
Just as she was about to attack, a roar sounded. A purple streak of light passed the Sea Princess and appeared beside Ning Rongrong.
A middle-aged man stood with arms crossed, his gaze calm, completely unreadable.
This middle-aged man was none other than the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King who had been chasing the Sea Princess.
"Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, why are you here? Why did you let her come over?"
Ning Rongrong frowned and asked.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King did not answer. After a moment of silence, he said, "Ning Rongrong, you're already a Soul Douluo, aren't you?"
"Is there a problem with that?" Ning Rongrong asked, puzzled.
"Hmph!" The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King snorted coldly. "So why did you hide your soul rings from me back then?"
"How strange." Ning Rongrong tilted her head, tone confused.
"Two and a half years ago, I showed you my soul rings. Why would you care now?
"Are you saying you believed that woman when she said I would kill you?" Ning Rongrong shook her head. "How boring. You actually believed that kind of rhetoric?"
"Ning Rongrong, I don't quite trust you anymore," the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King said coldly.
"Boring." Ning Rongrong replied. "If I really wanted to use the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to deal with these people, would I still need you to fight? Would I still need to heal you?
"Our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Clan also has Limit Douluo and martial soul fusion skills. Do you think it would be difficult for me to kill you?"
Hearing Ning Rongrong's words, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King fell silent once more. Though silent, his eyes and ears remained alert in all directions.
(End of chapter)