Seeing a stream of green tea water hurtling towards her like an arrow, Gong Chenying's broken halberd halves still slammed down on Wang Lang. Her body twisted in the air, changing direction, and the arrow-like tea water grazed past her side.

Wang Lang curled his lips into a sneer upon seeing this. The giant sword in his hand instantly met the broken halberds. With a muffled thud, Gong Chenying was sent flying backward like a broken kite, and a stream of blood shot from her mouth.

After the arrow-like tea water missed its mark, it strangely circled back and attacked Gong Chenying's back as she fell. It was as if Gong Chenying was crashing into the tea water herself.

"Just as I expected!"

Wang Lang gently waved the giant sword in his hand. With that last blow, the girl's combat power was more than a tenth weaker than before. She no longer posed any threat to him; it was all just for show.

Wang Lang wouldn't give the other party another chance. He immediately charged forward, and the door-panel-sized giant sword was swung like a great saber, aiming to chop her down. At this moment, he felt an unspeakable sense of pleasure in his heart.

"What if she's a body cultivator? I won't use any immortal arts, I'll just overpower her with brute force!"

The thought of a sword cultivator not using a flying sword or immortal arts but instead using such a brutal method to kill a body cultivator made Wang Lang feel great. All his previous anger seemed to have found an outlet in this moment.

Gong Chenying, while falling backward, was not flustered. As if she had been prepared, she slapped her waist, and a flash of light enveloped her. A "Ghost Chariot Talisman."

If Wang Lang had known that Gong Chenying had given all three of her "Ghost Chariot Talismans" to Li Yan earlier and was able to take one out again now, he would have been surprised and suspicious, but he had no way of knowing this.

The "Ghost Chariot Talisman" had just enveloped Gong Chenying when a continuous "hissing" sound was heard. Where the green tea water made contact with the talisman's edge, brown smoke billowed out.

Among the smoke, a lot of tea stains fell off and dropped to the ground, creating a series of "clinking" sounds as they hit the rocks.

Just as the tea water hit Gong Chenying's body, Wang Lang's figure once again approached like a flash of lightning. A golden light flashed in the sky, and the giant sword, as if it wanted to split the heavens, let out a fierce howl as it diagonally slashed at Gong Chenying's waist and abdomen.

In the midst of the sword's fierce wind, the spiritual energy in this area of the sky became chaotic. On the ground, weeds flew everywhere, branches and leaves swayed wildly, and countless broken rocks shot out like crashing waves, making a "swishing" sound and breaking countless branches and leaves.

Gong Chenying's body was still in mid-air, falling. Seeing Wang Lang's attack aimed directly at her previously injured waist and abdomen, she had to twist her body in the air again. Even with her powerful physical body, she couldn't help but let out a painful grunt, and her face turned pale.

At the same time, her right broken halberd met Wang Lang's giant sword at an angle. In just that brief moment, the Ghost Chariot Talisman on Gong Chenying's back had been corroded for the most part and was about to lose all its spiritual power. The power of the tea water had also just been exhausted, which made her feel a little relieved.

The tea water was too overbearing. It was also clear that Wang Lang was in a very poor state at this moment. After casting the "Moon into Shadow" and releasing this attack of tea water, no more tea water was shot out.

Just as she had guessed, Wang Lang's spiritual power was entirely focused on the giant sword, and he had no extra energy to continue to drive the "Moon into Shadow" to attack. At the same time, he also felt that the surprise attack of the "Moon into Shadow" had completed its intended purpose, which was to cut off Gong Chenying's escape route from behind.

Seeing Gong Chenying's half-broken halberd once again blocking his giant sword, a fierce light flashed in Wang Lang's eyes.

"You want to block this? Delusional!"

He let out a low shout and was about to continue to exert force, but his face suddenly changed dramatically. He only felt a vast, irresistible force coming from the sword's body. Then, his chest felt stuffy, and his body was sent flying backward.

At the same time, a large amount of fresh blood shot out from Wang Lang's mouth like an arrow. His arm was intensely sore, and he almost couldn't hold onto the giant sword.

Gong Chenying looked at the retreating Wang Lang. Her body followed like a flash of lightning, and her two broken halberds rained down on the retreating Wang Lang. She still kept her lips tightly sealed, but now every strike was heavy and powerful, with no sign of the weakness she had shown earlier.

This made the surprised Wang Lang unable to summon his spiritual power. Every time he parried, his body would tremble violently, and he would be forced to retreat.

Gong Chenying felt a little regretful in her heart.

"Even with such a sudden attack, he was only sent back while spitting blood, and I couldn't take his life. Is this the gap between the Pseudo-Core and mid-stage Foundation Establishment?"

She had actually only recovered fifty percent of her strength now. Even with a sudden counterattack using her spiritual power and savage physical strength, she couldn't kill Wang Lang in one blow.

Wang Lang's eyes were bloodshot as he retreated, and his heart was filled with confusion.

"This is impossible, impossible. She was not seriously injured at all. It's absolutely impossible... When I heavily injured her before, she would have been unable to recover without several months of proper rest. Was she faking it before? Or did she have some kind of miraculous pill..."

For a moment, Wang Lang couldn't believe what was happening in front of him. He felt that Gong Chenying had been on the verge of being beaten to death by him before. How could she have been faking it? But what kind of immortal pill would it take to recover from such injuries so quickly!

For a moment, Wang Lang was caught off guard by Gong Chenying and could only retreat repeatedly, trying to neutralize her offensive power. As he retreated, Wang Lang tried his best to avoid objects such as mountains and giant trees.

However, he still ignored the black shadow that was pressing down from the sky a few zhang away. In his heart, he was also very familiar with these black shadows. He only needed to pay attention to keeping a certain distance, and he would be fine.

The crucial thing was that Gong Chenying's escape route was chosen this way. In order to kill the other party, he couldn't get too far away.

Just as Wang Lang was looking for an opportunity to turn the tide of the battle, an abrupt change occurred. From the black shadow in the sky on his side, a pitch-black object suddenly shot out like a meteor. It was accompanied by a fierce flash of light and went straight for Wang Lang's back.

With this sudden change, Wang Lang would never have dreamed of it. He had prepared for all possible attacks but never thought there would be an attack from the dark black shadow.

There shouldn't have been anything there at all. The attack appeared too suddenly and too strangely.

Wang Lang had no defenses at all, and the distance between them was so close. At this distance, even a third-level Qi Condensation cultivator would only take a moment to get there.

And in front, Gong Chenying's attack seemed to be in sync. In an instant, it was like a storm, forcing Wang Lang to be unable to dodge in any other direction. In his haste, it was too late for Wang Lang to dodge again.

And at this moment, his defense had also dropped to its lowest. A shrill scream came from his mouth. His back was caught off guard, and a sharp weapon was instantly inserted into it.

As a shocking scream came out of his mouth, his body froze for a moment. Another broken halberd, which had taken advantage of the opening, stabbed deeply into his right shoulder.

Amidst an even more shrill scream, Wang Lang's giant sword in his hand directly flung away the broken halberd that was inserted into his right shoulder. He then slapped his waist with his other hand. A red light landed in his mouth, and the aura on his body instantly increased.

As his aura continued to rise, a spiritual power shield once again appeared outside his body. The object that was pushing the sharp blade into his back was instantly bounced away by a great force and once again fell into the black shadow.

Wang Lang turned his head sharply but only saw a human-like figure fall into a large black shadow. He couldn't see what it was.

With his entire body glowing, a dripping flying sword still inserted in his back, he fled. His momentum was many times faster than when he came.

Gong Chenying glanced at the rapidly disappearing Wang Lang, sighed, and then turned her gaze to the place where the black shadow had fallen.

As she watched with some anxiety, a large patch of black shadow on the side surged, and a series of coughs came out. Then, a blurry figure with a hunched back walked out from within.

"Cough… I… I… cough… I suffered a loss. Cough cough… How unlucky… I've lost a magic artifact now. That sword was a magic tool… cough cough… cough!"

The person who walked out of the black shadow slowly became clear. It was Li Yan, with a hunched back and constantly coughing. Streams of fresh blood were coming out of the corner of his mouth. But before he could straighten his back, a light exclamation came out, followed by a slight spit.

"You… you… how could you be like this?"

After Wang Lang left, Gong Chenying's heart, though she was somewhat prepared, was still worried. She stared at the large patch of surging black tide until Li Yan reappeared. Only then did she let out a sigh of relief.

But at this moment, Gong Chenying's jade-like face was completely flushed, and she had already turned her head away.

Li Yan's internal organs were injured by the recoil, although not too severely, and his expression was a little dejected.

At this moment, after he walked out of the black shadow, his mind was full of the flying sword he had obtained from Miao Zhengyi. That was not a spiritual artifact or a spiritual treasure, but a magical tool! But it had been taken away by Wang Lang. Li Yan's heart was bleeding.

Suddenly hearing the strange tone in Gong Chenying's voice, Li Yan couldn't help but look up. He saw the girl who had already turned her head and didn't dare to look at him, then looked down at himself in confusion. He was instantly filled with a cold sensation.

He was completely naked now. His dark skin was on par with the black shadow. Li Yan quickly used his hands to cover his lower body. In his haste, he didn't know what he had covered. He immediately shouted.

"Throw my storage bag over here!"

He had given his storage bag to Gong Chenying earlier. Although his clothes were in his "earth patch," he didn't dare to reveal the existence of the "earth patch" in front of an outsider.

Gong Chenying was also flustered. Her jade-like hands fumbled at her waist, and she threw all dozens of Li Yan's storage bags behind her. Li Yan could clearly see that the girl's slender fingers had turned red.

He was extremely embarrassed. When he came out just now, he was so busy being heartbroken over the flying sword that he had forgotten that his clothes had turned to ashes the moment he entered the black shadow.

"When I came out just now, the recoil caused a sharp pain in my abdomen, and I was bent over. I wonder if I covered everything…"

Li Yan thought, his dark face blushing.

A moment later, Li Yan looked ahead with a serious expression and cleared his throat.

"Cough, that… that, Sixth Senior Sister, I'm ready!"

After hearing this, a few more shades of pink appeared on Gong Chenying's jade-like neck, making her look extremely alluring. This made Li Yan's mouth widen involuntarily, and something in his heart began to stir.

She slowly turned around and cautiously glanced at Li Yan, who was now dressed neatly. Only then did she relax. Her heart, however, was still pounding wildly, as if a little deer was running amok inside.

"Are… are you… really okay?"

The girl stood there gracefully, infinitely shy. She bit her lower lip and asked in a soft voice. The voice was so quiet that it was barely audible.

"Cough cough, I'm fine. I just suffered from the recoil, but I'm fine now!"

Li Yan just stood there, his face red, constantly scratching his head, not knowing what to say.

"Then… then let's go. Wang Lang should be unable to pursue us now."

Gong Chenying was still holding the broken halberds in her hand. Her long fingers were constantly clenching and unclenching the broken halberd, and her knuckles had turned white. She lowered her head and spoke in a low, flustered voice.

"Oh, okay… okay… He's been poisoned by the Fractured Poison Body. It'd probably be a miracle if he survives."

Li Yan also replied hastily.

The two of them got back on the small white jade boat, one after the other. In a quiet atmosphere, the small white jade boat once again shot into the air. This time, it was flying directly towards the center of the region.

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