"Senior Brother, it's this kid. The Foundation Pills you wanted were snatched by him!" The servant disciple pointed at Su Shi'er and quickly turned to speak to the sword-bearing youth.
"Kid, you're quite bold! You even dare to snatch the pills I reserved?" The sword-bearing youth looked down at Su Shi'er with an overbearing gaze.
In his eyes, Su Shi'er was just a Qi Refining stage cultivator, and a newcomer who had only joined the sect for half a year.
He didn't believe that the person in front of him could be a match for him.
Not only him, but the servant disciple beside him also shared the same thought.
"What do your reserved pills have to do with me? I only took what I deserved!" Su Shi'er said coldly, secretly on guard.
The moment these two appeared, he knew today's matter wouldn't end peacefully.
Fortunately, although the spiritual power around the sword-bearing youth was not weak, it wasn't unbeatable either.
Recalling his training results over this period, Su Shi'er felt he wasn't without a fighting chance.
Moreover, this was his territory. If things went south, he had other ways to handle it.
"Deserved? Kid, don't blame me for not warning you! If you know what's good for you, hand over the pills and kneel down to call me 'grandfather' three times, and I'll let this slide." The sword-bearing youth sneered arrogantly.
Before coming, he had already found out that the person in front of him was just a small character with a Mixed Spirit Root, with no backing in the sect.
Otherwise, if it were any other disciple, he wouldn't be so arrogant even if he wanted to make a move.
"You want to die!"
Hearing this, Su Shi'er was instantly enraged, his blood boiling with anger.
With a furious shout, he charged at the opponent in a fit of rage.
"Just as planned, kid, you've fallen into my trap!" The sword-bearing youth smirked with a wicked smile.
"Fire Control! Speed!"
The sword-bearing youth calmly raised his hand, conjuring a fireball.
It seemed he had intended to provoke Su Shi'er from the start.
In a battle, the last thing you should do is lose your cool.
The fireball, fast and fierce, shot straight towards Su Shi'er.
For others, at such a close distance, dodging would be nearly impossible.
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But Su Shi'er, having just mastered two skills, felt the heat from the fireball and instantly calmed down.
With a light tap of his toes on the ground, he leaped several meters to the side as the fireball approached.
Dodging the fireball, he charged forward, reaching the sword-bearing youth in an instant. His palm, filled with force, struck out fiercely.
"What?!"
"A martial artist?"
The sword-bearing youth and the servant disciple exclaimed in shock, stunned by Su Shi'er's move.
"Wind Summoning! Go!"
Compared to the servant disciple, the sword-bearing youth clearly had more battle experience.
In a critical moment, he swiftly retreated, forming seals with his hands, and a strong gust of wind blew towards Su Shi'er.
The wind was strange and swift, more powerful than Su Shi'er's full-force Wind Summoning.
As the wind blew, Su Shi'er's body tilted, and his attack naturally missed.
"Kid, with just a few mediocre skills, you dare to show off in front of me. Today, I'll show you what it means to face a mountain at each realm!"
"Fire Control! Wind Summoning!"
Forming seals again, this time, three fireballs appeared in his palms.
As soon as the fireballs were released, the sword-bearing youth cast another Wind Summoning.
With the wind's support, the three fireballs blazed fiercely, rushing towards Su Shi'er with incredible speed.
Su Shi'er didn't dare to be careless, using the Shadowless Phantom Steps to dodge left and right in mid-air, barely avoiding the fireball attack.
He was secretly alarmed; if he hadn't learned those two skills, facing such an attack, he might have been severely injured or worse today.
"Is this guy really so formidable at just the second level of the Qi Refining stage?"
"But... can his True Essence sustain so many spells at once?"
While dodging, Su Shi'er kept an eye on the sword-bearing youth's condition.
As he expected.
Casting so many spells at once, the sword-bearing youth was clearly showing signs of exhaustion.
"How is it possible that you dodged my attack?!" Gasping for breath, the sword-bearing youth's face looked grim, and he was slowly retreating.
It seemed like he was planning to escape after being outmatched.
Beside him, the servant disciple was so scared that his legs were trembling, inwardly cursing his luck.
No way, Senior Brother Zhao Yu is at the second level of the Qi Refining stage. How could he not be a match for this kid?
"Octapolar Avalanche!"
Seizing the opportunity, Su Shi'er shouted, pushing the Shadowless Phantom Steps to the limit.
With veins bulging, he charged at the sword-bearing youth like a cannonball.
His fists clenched tightly, launching the deadly move of the Eight Trigrams Eight Extremes Fist!
At the critical moment, the sword-bearing youth suddenly smiled, as if his plan had succeeded.
"Hmph! Dare to get close to me, you're dead!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sword-bearing youth suddenly grasped the long sword on his back. After years of cultivation, he wasn't a reckless person.
It seemed like he was recklessly using his True Essence to make his opponent lower their guard.
"Clang!"
With a sharp sound, Su Shi'er saw a dazzling light flash before his eyes, and a strong sense of danger surged in his heart.
Fortunately, he was prepared. The moment he saw the white light, he cast Wind Summoning on himself.
With a light tap of his toes, a gust of wind lifted him, and he soared diagonally upwards.
In a swift motion, he landed on a nearby wall. Just as he landed, a sword light slashed across, leaving a long crack on the ground.
Su Shi'er's pupils contracted, secretly thankful for his caution.
If he hadn't dodged in time, he might have lost a limb or worse.
After that slash, the sword-bearing youth's face turned noticeably paler.
Holding a two-foot-long sword, he stared at Su Shi'er, outwardly calm but inwardly shocked.
"How is this possible? What kind of technique is this? He actually dodged my fatal strike?"
"Damn it! Is this kid really just a newcomer?"
Using these techniques, he had defeated many opponents, even those at the third level of the Qi Refining stage, who couldn't gain an advantage over him.
But today, he was thwarted by a mere kid.
On the wall, Su Shi'er could tell at a glance that the sword in the opponent's hand was extraordinary, making him wary.
But he knew well that his cultivation was inferior to the opponent's, and his True Essence could only support three spells at most. Competing in spells, he had no chance of winning.
Gritting his teeth, he leaped again, closing in on the opponent.
"Courting death!"
Relying on the sword in his hand, the sword-bearing youth was fearless. With True Essence surging, another Sword Qi burst forth.
But in the next second, a gust of wind blew, and Su Shi'er accelerated, landing behind him.
"Bang!"
A fireball was slapped onto the sword-bearing youth's back by Su Shi'er.
The scorching heat burned his back, and the terrifying force sent him flying.
"Ugh!"
As he landed, the sword-bearing youth spat out blood, severely injured, and his sword fell to the side.
Su Shi'er quickly snatched up the sword. As soon as he held it, he felt the sword's uniqueness even more.
But now, he had no time to think. With a cold gleam in his eyes, he raised the sword to stab at the opponent.
Though he had never killed anyone, his battles with fierce beasts and demonic beasts over the past six months had honed a ruthless nature.
The opponent showed no mercy, and neither would he.
As the sword light approached, the sword-bearing youth's pupils contracted, eyes wide with fear.
"Kid, I'll settle this score with you sooner or later!"
Saying this, the sword-bearing youth bit his lip, producing a yellow talisman, an escape talisman.
Injecting True Essence into it, a yellow light enveloped him.
Before Su Shi'er could react, the yellow light flashed, and the sword-bearing youth disappeared without a trace.