Chapter 817 - 815: Hong Xiaoxing

Chapter 817: Chapter 815: Hong Xiaoxing

The blurry silhouette gradually solidified, revealing itself to be a ferocious demonic tiger.

It looked identical to the demonic tiger phantom condensing above.

The aura of slaughter gradually became apparent.

HUM!

"The wind follows the tiger."

"The Windfall Immortal Wilds represents the absolute pinnacle of wind," Xu Yang murmured. "By fusing the demonic tiger’s slaughter with the profundity of wind..."

His mind churned as he continued his visualization.

At a certain moment, a flash of enlightenment swept through his mind.

SWISH!

Xu Yang’s entire body trembled as his eyes snapped open. As if in a trance, he opened his palm. A cluster of immortal essence surged out, instantly transforming into a swirling vortex of wind.

The vortex churned and expanded until it ultimately took the shape of a demonic tiger phantom, surrounded by the swirling winds in an awe-inspiring display of majesty.

Xu Yang’s eyes gleamed.

In the next moment, the demonic tiger and the vortex rapidly compressed. Finally, they morphed into the phantom of a saber that stood upright in his palm. Upon closer inspection, one could see countless wind vortices and demonic tigers coiled within the blade.

An aura of slaughter gradually emanated from it.

"The Windfall Immortal Wilds is purely the profundity of wind. Moreover, it is a large-scale offensive Divine Technique that consumes a massive amount of energy.

"However, this fusion of wind and tiger is condensed into a single saber strike. The consumption is smaller, yet the power is absolutely astounding."

Xu Yang stared at the saber phantom in his palm. After pondering for a long time, his eyes lit up. "The Wind Tribulation Tiger Slaughter Saber."

He was exceptionally satisfied with this name, as it perfectly encapsulated the conceptual essence of this strike. By visualizing the blurry figure and comprehending the nature of slaughter, he had successfully grasped this technique.

"Who is it?"

Xu Yang suddenly glanced to the side. At the exact moment he let out a low shout, he instinctively threw the saber phantom in his hand.

THUD!

BANG!

A faint, muffled impact echoed from a distance. It didn’t cause any waves; it seemed an astonishing force had enveloped and annihilated the strike.

However, that strike hadn’t been very powerful to begin with. It was merely something he had casually condensed for the sake of verification.

Xu Yang furrowed his brows tightly.

A petite, delicate figure slowly stepped forward. Her bright, jewel-like eyes stared at Xu Yang.

It was an unfamiliar young girl. She was at the Early Stage of Golden Immortal.

"You must be that old man who was asking around about Liou Xueyan in the Void Realm, right?" the young girl said with a smile.

Xu Yang’s heart skipped a beat. He thought, "Is she that little girl?"

"You must have mistaken me for someone else," Xu Yang said, his expression unchanging.

"Is that so?" The young girl smiled sweetly and teased, "If you’re here to kill Liou Xueyan, it seems you’ve made a trip in vain. I don’t think Situ Ke would hand her over to you.

"But if you’re here to save her, what do you think would happen if Situ Ke found out?"

"Who are you?" Xu Yang’s gaze turned icy.

"My name is Hong Xiaoxing," she replied with a radiant smile.

"Hong Xiaoxing?" Xu Yang frowned again. This name was completely unfamiliar to him. It wasn’t even on the Dragon and Tiger List.

Yet, she looked so young and possessed the cultivation of a Golden Immortal...

"If you’re here to save Liou Xueyan, then we aren’t enemies," Hong Xiaoxing added.

"Hmm?"

Hong Xiaoxing licked her lips and pointed at the demonic tiger phantom above them. "I want to steal this White Tiger Slaughter Map.

"However, doing it alone would be quite difficult. It would be great if I had some help."

Xu Yang was secretly appalled. She wanted to snatch the White Tiger Slaughter Map from Situ Ke? If this was true, he couldn’t help but admire the young girl’s audacity.

"My apologies, but that has nothing to do with me. I merely wish to comprehend the White Tiger Slaughter," Xu Yang said, shaking his head slightly. This young girl was mysterious, and her words were astounding; he didn’t dare to trust her.

"You’re quite vigilant, aren’t you," Hong Xiaoxing muttered. With a flick of her sleeve, she tossed out a figure that landed heavily on the ground.

Xu Yang’s pupils shrank, and he drew in a sharp breath of cold air.

This figure was shockingly one of the Early Stage of Golden Immortal cultivators following Situ Ke. He was now nothing more than a corpse.

"Is this enough sincerity for you?" Hong Xiaoxing revealed a charming smile.

Xu Yang stared deeply at Hong Xiaoxing. After a long silence, he finally spoke, "How can just the two of us possibly achieve this?

"I want to save Liou Xueyan, and you want to snatch the White Tiger Slaughter Map. Neither of us is a match for Situ Ke’s personal strength, let alone the three Middle Stage of Golden Immortal cultivators he has with him."

"So you really do admire Liou Xueyan!" Hong Xiaoxing’s eyes sparkled as if she had uncovered a juicy secret.

Xu Yang’s mouth twitched. "You guessed wrong," he said in annoyance.

Hong Xiaoxing harrumphed and said faintly, "If you dare to plan on saving Liou Xueyan all by yourself, you must have made some preparations. Regardless, if we cooperate, our success rate will definitely be much higher."

"What do you plan to do?" Xu Yang decided he could tentatively trust this girl for now.

"It’s simple. When they find Liou Xueyan and make their move, you go save her and help me hold them off. Once I control the White Tiger Slaughter Map, I can use it to deal with them," Hong Xiaoxing said with a wide grin.

"..." ℴ

Xu Yang took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his irritation. "Do you take me for an idiot?" he asked coldly.

"Don’t be so angry." Hong Xiaoxing chuckled. She crouched down, tilting her head up to look at him. "Even without me, isn’t this what you were going to do anyway?

"At the very least, by attempting to control the White Tiger Slaughter Map, I’ll draw away some of their forces."

Xu Yang rubbed his temples. "You have to help me pin down at least two Middle Stage of Golden Immortal cultivators."

"Sure. I’ll do my best."

Xu Yang’s pupils constricted. He hadn’t expected Hong Xiaoxing to agree so readily.

He thought, "Pin down two Middle Stage of Golden Immortal cultivators from the Vajra Sect... Is she messing with me?

"However, once the fighting breaks out, Situ Ke won’t view me as a threat. The White Tiger Slaughter Map is extremely precious, so he definitely won’t sit idly by; he’ll certainly dispatch someone to intervene. At least two or three Golden Immortals will be sent my way."

Thinking of this, Xu Yang gave Hong Xiaoxing a profound look. "Then let’s do it this way."

"Here’s to a pleasant cooperation!" Hong Xiaoxing’s eyes curved into happy little crescents.

"Who exactly are you?" Xu Yang couldn’t help but ask.

"You tell me who you are and how you got the Dark Gold Level Heaven’s Edge Order from Heaven’s Edge Pavilion first, and then I’ll tell you. After all, no one dares to forge a Dark Gold Level Heaven’s Edge Order from Heaven’s Edge Pavilion."

"..."

"Forget it." Xu Yang waved his hand expressionlessly.

"No sincerity at all," Hong Xiaoxing said, curling her lip.

Xu Yang pretended not to hear her. However, he guessed that this young girl’s background was anything but simple. She was likely a member of one of the seven top-tier immortal sects. Otherwise, how would she dare to snatch the prize right out of the Vajra Sect’s jaws? To have such confidence despite being entirely alone—she was absolutely extraordinary.

"Someone’s coming," Hong Xiaoxing suddenly murmured. Like a bolt of lightning, she stowed away the corpse on the ground and vanished into the demonic miasma.

At the same time, Xu Yang glanced sideways. He saw a cultivator speeding toward him. It was none other than a Middle Stage of Golden Immortal from the Vajra Sect.

"Has Mr. Xu noticed anything unusual?" The newcomer stared sharply at Xu Yang.

Xu Yang frowned. "Unusual? I was just startled awake by your arrival. Are there other people here?" He immediately adopted a vigilant stance.

The newcomer didn’t suspect a thing, nor did he answer Xu Yang’s question. He simply leaped up and darted off into the distance.

Xu Yang muttered to himself, "It seems they’ve noticed they are missing a person."

For Hong Xiaoxing to silently eliminate an Early Stage of Golden Immortal from the Vajra Sect—no matter what methods she used, it was incredibly astonishing.

"We found her!"

"She’s over here! Liou Xueyan is here!"

Exclamations suddenly rang out from deep within the area.

"This bitch actually hid underground. Hiss, what terrifying coldness. She fused a supreme ice treasure into this place to form frigid miasma. No wonder she was so hard to find!"

...

Xu Yang abruptly stood up straight, his eyes locked onto the direction of the voices.