At this heart-pounding moment.
A clear, low voice reached everyone's ears.
Everyone felt as if a light breeze had brushed past their faces.
Just before the blue eagle and the purple-black sword collided, both sides witnessed an unbelievable sight.
A graceful figure, calm and composed, walked over step by step.
She was a woman of heroic bearing, yet her beauty was heart-stirring.
Cyan cyclones swirled around her, and within the cyan airflow was a faint, lingering sense of pressure.
Wearing high heels, she stepped lightly into the center of the two parties.
Ceruledge and Talonflame clearly saw her gradually raise both hands.
One jade-like hand reached out and caught the longsword with a simple pinch of two fingers.
The other jade-like hand extended a finger and casually tapped Talonflame on the forehead.
At the same time, the Wind Element within her body erupted instantly.
The cyan vortex around her rapidly expanded and spread, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
Meanwhile, as the hurricane spread, the impressive auras of both sides, which had been perfectly integrated, also disappeared.
Whether it was the blue flames or the dark aura, all were easily shaken apart as if they didn't exist.
Because of those three slender fingers, Ceruledge and Talonflame could not advance a single step further.
"I was only gone for a little while, wasn't I? How did things end up like this?"
After easily stopping both attacks, the woman looked slightly troubled and couldn't help but complain.
A hint of terror finally appeared on Ceruledge's face as it realized that no matter how much force it used, it couldn't break free from the restraint of those two fingers.
Its right sword was as if gripped by giant pincers, unable to move even a fraction.
A flicker of astonishment crossed Talonflame's eyes, but it had already recognized the woman before it.
However, it was soon about to fall to the ground due to exhaustion.
Flames flared in Ceruledge's eyes as it instantly raised its left hand and slashed down with its sword.
The black sword qi carved a path dozens of meters long on the ground, but the graceful figure from just now was nowhere to be seen.
...
"Sister Fei Xiao, you're finally back! I thought I'd never see you again!"
Lin Siyu threw herself into Fei Xiao's arms, weeping bitterly, her small face constantly nuzzling against her chest.
Fei Xiao's expression stiffened, but she didn't push her away.
She slowly set Talonflame down and gave the Little Loli's head a symbolic rub.
"Alright, alright, that's enough!"
Hearing this, Lin Siyu gave her face one last forceful wipe and quickly returned to her position, her expression perfectly natural with no flaws.
That's right, the newcomer was indeed the late-arriving Fei Xiao.
What Fei Xiao hadn't expected was to sense a violent explosion as soon as she arrived nearby; although she wasn't very worried, she couldn't help but quicken her pace.
She hadn't arrived early, but she had arrived just in time.
"She's Fei Xiao!"
Li Zhengxin pointed at the woman below in disbelief.
As for Ye Jinnian and Jiao Wuyan, they were also dumbfounded.
How did this Fei Xiao seem even more terrifying than in the previous videos?
"Heavens! This... Sister Fei Xiao was also hiding a billion tricks?"
Jiao Xiaoyan also couldn't figure it out.
Jiao Wuyan remembered the task at hand and shouted to those beside him, "Stop worrying about that for now! Hurry up and go get those two little girls!"
...
"Sister Fei Xiao, watch out! This Ceruledge is very powerful!"
Meng Xi took out the spray from before while warning her that the opponent's strength was not to be underestimated.
Fei Xiao didn't pay it much mind and replied with a confident smile, "Thanks, but for now, let me have a good talk with it."
Fei Xiao glanced at the helicopter in the sky but didn't pay it much attention, stepping toward Ceruledge.
"Ceruledge, can we have a proper chat?"
"Suo."
Ceruledge didn't retract its longswords; instead, it held them out in front, the cold gleam of the blades pointing straight at Fei Xiao.
Seeing this, Fei Xiao wasn't annoyed and continued to ask with a smile.
"Don't be so cold! Let's talk things through..."
Before she could finish her sentence.
The Ceruledge in front of her merged directly into the darkness and vanished.
Lin Siyu and Meng Xi knew this move but hadn't had time to tell Fei Xiao.
Ceruledge had already emerged from the shadow at Fei Xiao's feet, preparing a sneak attack.
However, wounding Fei Xiao with a sneak attack of this level wouldn't be that simple.
The moment the opponent appeared, Fei Xiao's body quickly leaned forward.
The purple longsword thus swept past the top of Fei Xiao's head.
But Fei Xiao didn't stop there; she sent a kick toward the rear.
Ceruledge couldn't dodge in time and raised its sword to block, but this powerful kick sent its body flying backward uncontrollably.
Fei Xiao spoke again, still pleasant and kind.
"How about it? Still want to fight?"
"Suo."
Ceruledge planted its feet firmly on the ground, staring at Fei Xiao with surging battle intent.
Without hesitation, it leaped several meters in one stride, arriving before Fei Xiao in the blink of an eye and slashing down with both swords.
Fei Xiao's expression remained unchanged; she didn't counterattack Ceruledge but instead took a step back to dodge the latter's assault.
Seeing its strike miss, Ceruledge continued forward, swinging its swords repeatedly at her.
Seeing this, Fei Xiao still didn't counter; without even looking back, her footsteps retreated smoothly like flowing water without a single mistake.
Seeing its opponent consistently refuse to fight back, anger rose within Ceruledge.
Its sword-swinging speed increased by another notch, the techniques becoming sharper and harder to defend against at every turn.
Yet, facing such a tight offensive, Fei Xiao still wore a faint smile, easily evading every one of Ceruledge's sword strikes.
Ceruledge's rage soared, but its mind remained calm.
Its sword speed didn't slow down; instead, it became increasingly fierce, with the blades already showing faint afterimages.
The continuous attacks gave the opponent no chance to breathe, constantly forcing her position backward.
The onlookers also noticed—did this guy have no limit at all?
How were its movements even faster now than when it fought Talonflame earlier?
...
"Whoa?"
Directly behind Fei Xiao was the lake from before; at this moment, she had nowhere left to retreat.
Seizing the moment, Ceruledge swung both swords at Fei Xiao simultaneously, and a Fire Blast poured forth.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A violent explosion rang out, but Ceruledge didn't concern itself with the center of the blast; instead, it calmly looked behind itself.
Sure enough, Fei Xiao had reached its back at some unknown point.
"Suo!"
Ceruledge was about to make another move when its sixth sense suddenly flared up.
Bang!!
A few crisp gunshots drew everyone's attention.
It turned out that after the others landed, they had intended to rescue Lin Siyu and the other girl.
But the captain discovered that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; for the sake of everyone's safety.
He ordered several people to take out their firearms, preparing to launch a sneak attack before the magical beast could react.
However, when everyone looked over, they were shocked once again.
Dozens of bullets had been sliced cleanly in half and were now scattered on the ground at Fei Xiao's feet.
Now, Fei Xiao's previously smiling expression had vanished, and a uniquely shaped gunblade had appeared in her hand at some point.
Cold words softly escaped her mouth.
"Excuse me, if you want to watch the battle, then just watch. It's best not to do anything unnecessary anymore, understand?"
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