"So what if she's at the Six Veins level? Don't be afraid. I'm here to deal with her. I was originally planning for us to take this little brat on together, but I've discovered her greatest weakness is that Divine Dragon. Right now, the Divine Dragon is unconscious, so this must be its weakest moment.
You two, go attack the Divine Dragon. It will definitely distract her. This is also the best opportunity to slay it. If that Divine Dragon wakes up, killing it will be incredibly difficult!" the Six Vein powerhouse continued.
Zhang Xinlan's heart leaped in alarm when she heard the Six Vein powerhouse's words. 'He's right. Ye Tian is my greatest weakness right now. He still hasn't recovered and has absolutely no Attack Power. An expert at the Five Veins level could easily injure him.'
The thought of Ye Tian being harmed was something Zhang Xinlan would never permit. She glanced at the Six Vein powerhouse and said, "You're dreaming if you think you can harm my husband!"
The moment she finished speaking, a silvery-white Longsword materialized in Zhang Xinlan's hand. A blanket of white mist instantly shrouded the blade, and she began to dance, the Longsword moving gracefully with her.
To any observer, Zhang Xinlan didn't seem to be wielding a sword; she seemed to be performing an elegant dance. With her already peerless beauty, she now looked like a Fairy, so captivating that no one could bear to look away.
Ye Tian had seen this dance of Zhang Xinlan's before. It was called the Ice Sword Dance, one of her most formidable techniques—an area-of-effect attack.
Zhang Xinlan's goal at that moment was to capture her opponents' attention. Even though the Six Vein powerhouse had devised a plan, she was confident her Sword Dance could hold them in place. Then, all she needed to do was unleash a devastatingly powerful Martial Skill to easily slay the men at the Five Veins level.
'With them gone, the last Six Vein powerhouse will be nothing to fear.' Zhang Xinlan's plan was working. The men were now staring at her, their faces filled with confusion as she danced in mid-air—a sight far more beautiful than any dance performed on the ground.
However, executing this technique in the air consumed a massive amount of her internal Energy. "Why is this brat dancing at a time like this? How bizarre! Is she hoping we'll just let her go?" one of the men asked.
"It's definitely strange, but her dancing is truly exquisite! I've seen the dances of many a Singer, and not a single one of them can compare to her!" another man at the Five Veins level remarked.
"Everyone, be careful," the Six Vein powerhouse warned. "I don't detect any Energy fluctuations from that brat's sword, but I think she's deliberately drawing our attention. Could she be trying to buy time for the Divine Dragon to recover?"
As he said this, his expression suddenly changed. "This is bad! We have to kill the Divine Dragon immediately! We can't fall for her trick!"
The men snapped out of the trance cast by Zhang Xinlan's dance. The two cultivators at the Five Veins level who had been ordered to attack Ye Tian were about to fly toward him when they discovered a strange white mist appearing in a radius of several hundred meters.
The mist appeared in an instant. To everyone's shock, it formed a Space Barrier. A Barrier that spanned several hundred meters was simply unheard of.
"You're clever, but it's too late now! Die!" Zhang Xinlan declared, abruptly halting her dance.
With a slight tremor of her Longsword, several illusory blossoms bloomed from the blade. They instantly transformed into sharp Sword Qi, which then multiplied again and again, growing ever more numerous until they finally solidified into razor-sharp shards of Profound Ice.
The shards shot toward the men at blinding speed. Faced with such an overwhelming attack that blotted out the sky, they all scrambled to draw their Weapons and defend themselves.
A staccato of sharp cracks and pings echoed through the air. But Zhang Xinlan's Ice Sword Dance had created far too many shards of Profound Ice! It was impossible to block them all. Many of the shards slammed directly into their bodies, instantly punching bloody holes through their flesh.
The Profound Ice penetrated deep into their bodies, and an intense chill immediately spread from within. The number of bloody holes rapidly increased, and two of the men were killed on the spot by the icy onslaught.
Two others succumbed to their grievous injuries not long after. The only one left alive was the Six Vein powerhouse, though he too had two bloody holes in his body. His face was deathly pale, and he was clearly struggling to resist the biting cold that had invaded his system.
The technique had taken a massive toll on Zhang Xinlan's Energy, but it wasn't enough to incapacitate her. She glanced at Ye Tian, who had now reverted to his human form, and let out a silent sigh of relief.
"You're the only one left. Still want to slay a dragon?" Zhang Xinlan asked the Six Vein powerhouse.
"Just who are you people? How can you possess such incredible power?" the Six Vein powerhouse demanded, his face a mask of terror as he stared at Zhang Xinlan.
"You don't need to know who we are. You've already seen enough, haven't you? The price for knowing our identities is death! Your companions have already departed. You should go and join them," Zhang Xinlan said coldly.
"It won't be that easy to kill me!" the Six Vein powerhouse retorted. A small bottle filled with a blue liquid appeared in his hand.
Without a moment's hesitation, he popped the cap and downed the contents in a single gulp. An agonized scream immediately ripped from his throat.
Zhang Xinlan's eyes widened in shock when she saw the potion. "A Soul Enhancement Potion? How could you possibly have one of those?"
The Six Vein powerhouse was incapable of speech. His entire body convulsed violently, and the sound of tearing fabric filled the air. In a single instant, his muscles became a perforated, mangled mess, but strangely, not a single drop of blood flowed out.
He was growing, rapidly shooting up until he became a monster standing three meters tall. His hands withered into skeletal claws. In fact, he was now a complete skeleton—a giant one.
Zhang Xinlan knew all too well what a Soul Enhancement Potion was. Such a terrifying concoction was only supposed to exist in the Holy Land. She never expected a Six Vein powerhouse to possess one. It was a potion that defied all common sense.
Anyone who consumed this potion was essentially selling their soul to the Undead. The Undead were a type of Dark Creature from the Demon Realm, possessing incredibly tenacious life force and extreme ferocity.
To become like this meant he had already turned into one of the Undead. However, once the potion's effects wore off, he would lose his soul and become a mindless walking corpse, unless he could somehow make his way to the Demon Realm.
"You forced my hand! Today, you'll witness the true power of a Soul Enhancement Potion!" the Six Vein powerhouse, now a giant skeleton, boomed. His voice was raspy and grating, a sound that made one's skin crawl.