Huan Qingyi, while controlling the Life-Snatching Blood Garment, had arranged two protectors by her side specifically to prevent sudden attacks.

When the two protectors saw Wang Xiaoqiang emerge from the water, they immediately used their bodies to shield Huan Qingyi, focusing intently on their defense. Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang fire an arrow, they each condensed a Gang Qi Shield in front of them.

These two women were both at the Sixth Stage of the True Immortal Realm, stronger than Wang Xiaoqiang, but under the Sun-Shooting Bow, they were also stretched to their limits.

Boom!

A Gang Qi Arrow smashed through one Gang Qi Shield... The light became chaotic, and its strength was halved.

Boom!

When it broke through the second Gang Qi Shield, the Gang Qi Arrow also vanished with a loud crash.

Seeing the power of Wang Xiaoqiang's Bow and Arrow, the two protectors paled, barely escaping death under the Gang Qi Arrows and now appeared utterly ashen.

Just as Wang Xiaoqiang was about to draw his bow for another attack, he saw the Life-Snatching Blood Garment break through the water and pounce towards him.

Seeing this, Wang Xiaoqiang had to swiftly dodge to the side. Simultaneously, with a thought, the Patterned Beast burst through the water, causing a huge splash, roared mightily, and spread its wings, but it did not pursue the Life-Snatching Blood Garment anymore. Instead, it charged toward Huan Qingyi and the three of them.

The two protectors, seeing a fearsome creature charging at them, drew their Immortal Swords early to prevent it from interfering with Huan Qingyi's spellcasting and lunged at the Patterned Beast.

Wang Xiaoqiang, using his willpower to drive the Patterned Beast to attack Huan Qingyi as part of a strategy to 'lure the tiger away from the mountain,' rejoiced inwardly upon seeing the two protectors falling for the ruse and moving away from Huan Qingyi. While dodging the Life-Snatching Blood Garment, he fired an arrow at Huan Qingyi.

Swoosh!

The Gang Qi Arrow was shot at Huan Qingyi who, without the protectors, had to dodge. As she dodged, her spells slowed down for a moment, allowing the blood garment she controlled to slow down as well.

"Huan Qingyi, I never thought you, a sect leader of a righteous sect, would resort to using such evil things!" Wang Xiaoqiang shouted angrily, pulling his bow to shoot again, sending another Gang Qi Arrow toward Huan Qingyi.

"Hmph, to deal with a scoundrel like you, I must use special methods," Huan Qingyi shouted back angrily, dodging the Gang Qi Arrow while forming Orchid gestures with her hands and yelling "Grow!"

As soon as the word "Grow!" was spoken, the Life-Snatching Blood Garment suddenly grew larger—doubling in size with a whoosh, emitting flashing blood lights, and ghostly faces appeared again, pouncing towards Wang Xiaoqiang.

With a fiery look, Wang Xiaoqiang did not evade but went on the offensive, targeting the Life-Snatching Blood Garment with both palms in a strike.

Crack! Crack!

The Thunderclap Annihilation Palm blasted on the blood garment, causing the ghostly faces on it to howl in agony and dissipate, but still, it did not break through the garment.

As the Blood Garment rebounded, the ghostly faces reappeared and rushed at Wang Xiaoqiang again.

Wang Xiaoqiang was inwardly frustrated, wondering what material the blood garment was made of, as his Thunderclap Annihilation Palm seemed to cause it no damage?

"Hmph, Wang Xiaoqiang, don't exert yourself in vain. Once the Blood Garment is deployed, it must claim a life! I will definitely not spare you today!" Huan Qingyi shouted angrily. Wang Xiaoqiang had destroyed her avatar, causing her Cultivation Base to drop from the Onefold Body of the Immortal Venerable directly to the True Immortal Realm; she had long detested Wang Xiaoqiang. She vowed not to rest until Wang Xiaoqiang was dead.

"Fine, it seems I need to really show you how high and mighty the heavens and earth are!" Wang Xiaoqiang said as he suddenly dived downward, rushing into the Immortal River. At the same time, with a thought, he recalled the Patterned Beast.

Huan Qingyi, seeing Wang Xiaoqiang speak boldly but then retreat instead of advancing, turned and fled in astonishment, commanding the Life-Snatching Blood Garment to give chase.

When Wang Xiaoqiang returned to the Crystal Palace, he saw the Immortal River Mystic Serpent organizing troops, waiting for his command.

Seeing the Immortal River Mystic Soldiers arrayed in the Crystal Palace, Wang Xiaoqiang gave the order, "All troops, execute Huan Qingyi!"

At this command, the Immortal River Mystic Soldiers mobilized, led by the Immortal River Mystic Serpent; they burst through the water and charged toward Huan Qingyi and the two protectors in the sky.

Wang Xiaoqiang had hesitated to mobilize the Immortal River Mystic Soldiers too early mainly because he was worried about heavy casualties; the Mystic Soldiers were not highly cultivated and were mere seconds from being annihilated by someone of Huan Qingyi's caliber.

Indeed, the leading squad of Immortal River Mystic Soldiers hadn't even reached Huan Qingyi when they were treated like live targets by the two protectors, being wildly chopped.

The Sword Light was like a meat grinder, crushing a squad of Immortal River Mystic Soldiers into dust and bones.

Yet, the subsequent Mystic Soldiers did not show any fear and continued to charge at Huan Qingyi.

Once there were enough Mystic Soldiers, even the skilled protectors couldn't kill them fast enough, and finally, some soldiers managed to distract Huan Qingyi from her spellcasting. Huan Qingyi, while dodging, continued to control the Life-Snatching Blood Garment to attack Wang Xiaoqiang.

However, by this time the speed of the Life-Snatching Blood Garment had slowed considerably with the delay in Huan Qingyi's spellcasting, becoming extremely sluggish.

While dodging the Blood Garment and watching the battle, Wang Xiaoqiang saw the sudden slowdown in the garment's speed, prompting him with a thought to send the Patterned Beast to confront the garment.

The Patterned Beast roared furiously, crouching before Wang Xiaoqiang, and emitted a thunderous roar at the incoming Blood Robe.

Seizing the opportunity, Wang Xiaoqiang leaped into the air, flying towards the sky or, more precisely, towards Huan Qingyi who was controlling the Blood Robe from the sky, and flew past her once again.

Finally, when he arrived in front of Huan Qingyi,

Wang Xiaoqiang stood still, spread his arms wide, and assumed a heaven-lifting posture.

At the same time, he rapidly unfolded visualization in his mind, imagining himself as a constellation in the starry sky. As his visualization progressed, the sky stirred with winds and clouds, and two enormous forces descended from heaven into his hands, materializing into two ethereal swords.

The right hand wielded the Yang Sword, and the left the Yin Sword.

With twin swords in hand, Wang Xiaoqiang adopted the stance of a swordsman, performing various movements according to the human poses depicted on the "Pisces," with the Yin Sword flowing like water and the Yang Sword fierce like fire.

As the Pisces Sword Technique unfolded, the Yin-Yang Twin Swords coordinated harmoniously, intertwining and revolving at will in Wang Xiaoqiang's hands. Suddenly, a Taiji Diagram materialized, spinning continuously between the Yin-Yang Twin Swords, like a massive wind wheel. Sparks of electricity flashed in the middle, and the Taiji Light Wheel appeared around it, with powerful forces surging and its might imposing.

This time, by incorporating the mental method of the Thunderclap Annihilation Palm into the sword technique, the Taiji Diagram that emerged carried bolts of lightning, doubling its power.

Even Wang Xiaoqiang could feel it—those strands of electricity, that overwhelming mighty force, constantly recoiling upon his hands, numbing them. Had his Body Training Skill not reached the Late Stage of the Organ Refining Realm, he probably couldn't have maintained his grip on the twin swords at this moment.

"Go!" Wang Xiaoqiang shouted loudly, flicking his twin swords, and with a whoosh, the Taiji Diagram charged towards Huan Qingyi.

Huan Qingyi, controlling the Life-Snatching Blood Garment and greatly depleted of both spirit and energy, could not withstand it and had to dodge swiftly to the side.

Just as she dodged, Wang Xiaoqiang launched another Taiji Diagram at her.

Ah!

Huan Qingyi was terrified, having not expected such powerful sword techniques that Wang Xiaoqiang could deploy one after another. She had to abandon controlling the Life-Snatching Blood Garment and dodge, but it was a step too late.

The Taiji Diagram struck her like an exploding bomb, booming loudly, and shattered her Gang Qi Barrier. The electric arcs within the Taiji Diagram crackled wildly, striking her relentlessly.

Huan Qingyi trembled violently as if she were being electrocuted, then she felt dizzy and the world seemed to spin around her.

Then, she plummeted down.

She did not fall into the waters of the Immortal River, but into Wang Xiaoqiang's arms.

Wang Xiaoqiang caught Huan Qingyi's delicate body and then plunged into the Immortal River.

Moments later, Wang Xiaoqiang, carrying Huan Qingyi, entered a secret room. This room had been used by Wang Xiaoqiang as a bed during his earlier body cultivation rest periods.

Wang Xiaoqiang had once possessed an avatar of Huan Qingyi, but the actual Huan Qingyi and the avatar were quite different. The avatar was essentially just a servant of the original, absolutely loyal and obedient, of course not as genuine as the original herself.

On Huan Qingyi's right arm, there was a patch of scorched skin—a result of being bombarded by the electric arcs in the Taiji Diagram.

This scorched mark significantly marred the overall beauty of her delicate body.

As a perfectionist, Wang Xiaoqiang, seeing imperfection, felt compelled to restore it. He stretched out his hand, pressed it on the scorched skin, and channeled Wood Element Spiritual Qi to heal her.

As Wang Xiaoqiang's Spiritual Qi flowed, the scorched area gradually healed, turning to normal and then to tender, flawless skin.

However, as the healing concluded, Huan Qingyi also regained consciousness. She opened her beautiful eyes and suddenly saw Wang Xiaoqiang's hand on her right arm. Her scalp tingled as if electrified, and she jolted, but her body was still weak. Although her external injuries were mended, the internal ones were not, leaving her quite fragile.

"With such severe injuries, better behave,"

Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang's lecherous smile, Huan Qingyi's heart skipped a beat, followed by a surge of panic, "What, what are you going to do?"

"What am I going to do? Don't you understand? You killed so many of my Mystic Soldiers, how could I let you go..."

"Then, why did you save me?" Huan Qingyi gazed at the healed spot on her right arm, puzzled.

"I didn't save you. I just healed you to make your skin look better, to make your delicate body perfect, haha..." Wang Xiaoqiang laughed smugly.

"You, you, don't touch me..." Huan Qingyi felt a mix of shame and despair. Failing to kill Wang Xiaoqiang, she now fell into his hands, and what might follow could be his violation.

"Not touching you would be letting you off too easily,..."

Smiling, Wang Xiaoqiang walked towards Huan Qingyi...(To be continued. If you like this work, please visit qidian.com to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)

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