Chapter 426: Grandma Vampire Finally Gets Her Turn

Cassandra watched as Miona finished off the two vice-leaders before slowly stepping forward, an amused smile playing on her crimson lips. "Hehehe. What’s wrong, little brat? Tired already?"

Miona immediately glanced over her shoulder, her expression turning slightly annoyed. "I said a little tired. Don’t make it sound like I’m exhausted."

Cassandra chuckled before casually stretching her arms, her crimson-black fingernails gleaming beneath the light. "Good. Then I suppose it’s my turn now."

Her blood-red eyes shifted toward the two remaining faction leaders, a wicked grin gradually spreading across her face. "After all, those two look rather delicious. You don’t mind leaving them to me, do you?"

Miona immediately opened her mouth, clearly intending to argue.

However, before she could say anything, she suddenly remembered their earlier agreement.

Her eyebrow twitched in irritation. "Tch. Goddammit..."

She reluctantly stepped aside, crossing her arms with an annoyed expression. "Fine, fine. I’ll let you have them, you damn old hag."

Cassandra’s smile immediately froze. "...What did you just call me?"

Miona had already started walking away, casually waving one hand over her shoulder. "Nothing."

Cassandra narrowed her crimson eyes, a dangerous smile slowly returning to her face. "Hehehe. Don’t think I’ve forgotten that, little brat. I’ll deal with you later, you ancient hag."

Miona merely snorted without looking back. "Yeah, sure. Whatever you say, grandma."

A vein immediately appeared on Cassandra’s forehead. "...You little shit."

Despite her irritated expression, Cassandra couldn’t help chuckling as she turned her attention back toward the battlefield.

After all, she had something far more entertaining waiting for her.

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Meanwhile, Kurogane Masanori and the Yamikarasu leader stood motionlessly, their expressions growing increasingly grim as they stared at the corpses of their vice-leaders.

Neither had expected the battle to reach this point.

After all, both Shigenobu and Kurotsume had been powerful Peak Nascent Soul cultivators, second only to themselves within their respective organizations.

Yet even those two had been killed by Miona.

Worse still, the woman who had defeated them was now casually walking away, leaving another woman to take her place.

Masanori gritted his teeth before finally reaching into his spatial ring. "Kagehito, our enemies are far more dangerous than we anticipated."

He glanced toward the masked leader beside him, his expression becoming unusually serious. "I’m going to use it."

Kagehito, the leader of Yamikarasu, immediately understood what Masanori meant.

He remained silent for a moment before giving a cold nod. "Very well. At this point, we have little choice."

Without another word, both men reached into their respective spatial rings.

A moment later, two identical crimson pills appeared in their hands.

[Top Rank Royal Grade Qi Burst Pill]

These pills were extremely precious cultivation medicines capable of temporarily increasing the combat strength of cultivators up to the Peak Nascent Soul Realm.

However, such tremendous power naturally came with a severe price.

Once the medicinal effects wore off, the user would suffer an entire year of weakness, leaving their cultivation strength considerably diminished throughout that period.

Under ordinary circumstances, neither Masanori nor Kagehito would willingly consume such a dangerous pill.

After all, a year of weakness could be disastrous for someone responsible for leading a powerful faction.

Unfortunately, their current situation was anything but ordinary.

They had already lost numerous senior members, including both vice-leaders, and their enemies had demonstrated strength far beyond anything they had anticipated.

If they continued fighting without taking drastic measures, they might not even survive long enough to worry about the consequences.

Masanori stared at the crimson pill in his palm before clenching his jaw. "Damn it. To think we’d actually be forced to use these..."

Kagehito narrowed his eyes beneath his mask. "Save your complaints for later. We need to survive this battle first."

Masanori nodded grimly.

Without further hesitation, both men tossed the pills into their mouths and swallowed them.

BOOOOOOM!

The effects were almost immediate.

Their already powerful Peak Nascent Soul auras suddenly surged upward, releasing terrifying waves of Qi that swept across the battlefield.

Masanori’s muscles tightened as tremendous power flooded his body, causing veins to bulge across his arms.

His black katana trembled beneath the pressure of his rapidly increasing Qi.

Beside him, Kagehito’s shadow grew unnaturally dark, spreading across the ground like a pool of black ink.

The surrounding air seemed to become heavier as both men’s combat strength increased dramatically.

Masanori slowly exhaled, feeling the explosive energy coursing through his meridians. "Hahaha... Now this is power."

Kagehito flexed his fingers, his cold gaze settling on Cassandra. "Let’s see how arrogant she remains after facing us like this."

Meanwhile, Cassandra had been watching their preparations with an amused expression.

The moment she recognized the pills they had consumed, she couldn’t help giggling. "Hehehe. My, my. So we’re resorting to pills now?"

She tilted her head slightly, her crimson eyes gleaming with playful mockery. "How desperate. Are you two really that frightened of little old me?"

Masanori’s face darkened immediately. "Keep mocking us while you can, woman. You’ll regret it soon enough."

Cassandra merely shrugged, completely unconcerned by their threatening auras. "Why would I complain? If anything, you’ve just made this battle more interesting."

She slowly raised one hand, extending her elegant fingers toward the two men.

Suddenly, countless strands of crimson blood Qi began gathering around her palm.

The blood swirled and twisted together, gradually condensing into the shape of a long, elegant sword.

Within moments, a beautiful crimson blade had fully materialized in her hand, its surface gleaming with an ominous blood-red light.

Cassandra casually swung the sword once, testing its weight before resting the blade against her shoulder. "Hehehe. Since you gentlemen have finally decided to use everything you’ve got..."

Her crimson-black eyes narrowed slightly as a wicked smile spread across her lips. "I suppose I should show a little seriousness as well."

She gently tapped the flat of her crimson sword against her shoulder before adding with a mischievous giggle. "How about I entertain you with a bit of swordsmanship?"

Hearing those words, Masanori’s expression immediately darkened, while Kagehito tightened his grip on his weapons.

After everything they had witnessed, neither man dared to treat Cassandra’s casual attitude as mere arrogance anymore.

Meanwhile, Cassandra simply smiled, her sharp vampire fangs glinting beneath her crimson lips. "Come now, gentlemen. Don’t disappoint me."