"Gu Qinghan, don't be too arrogant. Do you really think you can defeat me?"
Facing Gu Qinghan's taunts, Alice snorted and said, "I was careless just now and didn't take you seriously. Let's go again."
As she spoke, Alice became like a sharp cannonball, charging directly at Gu Qinghan.
Her punch was faster, more dominant, and filled with more killing intent than before.
Facing Alice's direct killing punch, Gu Qinghan stood her ground, calm and collected.
"Bang—"
Just as Alice's fist reached Gu Qinghan, Gu Qinghan's left hand quickly shot out, catching her opponent's fist. With a twist, she instantly neutralized Alice's punch, and then her right hand swiftly struck out, hitting Alice in the lower abdomen.
"Pfft—"
Alice was sent flying backward like she had been hit by a truck, crashing heavily onto the ground, spitting out another mouthful of blood, her face ashen.
"Ancient Tai Chi?"
Seeing Gu Qinghan defeat Alice twice with the same technique, Shen Lang was surprised.
Ancient Tai Chi was created by Zhang Sanfeng, the earliest Tai Chi in the world, and also the most powerful. Shen Lang never expected Gu Qinghan to know it.
"Brother has a good eye."
Gu Qinghan smiled after speaking with Shen Lang.
She had studied Ancient Tai Chi for many years but had never used it before. To have it recognized by Shen Lang on her first attempt made her marvel at his sharp insight.
"Alice, are you convinced yet?"
After talking to Shen Lang, Gu Qinghan said to the heavily injured Alice lying on the ground, "Do you still think the people in the Martial Guard are mere weaklings?"
"To be able to injure me repeatedly, Gu Qinghan, you have indeed shocked me."
Facing Gu Qinghan's renewed mockery, Alice showed no anger this time.
Alice slowly got up from the ground, her face and eyes devoid of any anger, exhibiting an unusual calmness, like a poisonous snake preparing to strike, a calmness that sent chills down one's spine.
"Gu Qinghan, I have seen your skills. Next, I will show you mine."
Alice took a test tube from her pocket. Everyone saw that it was filled with a bronze-colored liquid.
Under everyone's gaze, Alice uncorked the test tube and drank the bronze-colored liquid in one go.
Alice changed.
Everyone present could clearly sense that after drinking the bronze liquid, Alice had transformed.
Alice's pupils changed from emerald green to scarlet red, her hair from black to snow white, and her face became ferocious and terrifying.
"Strength of Xuan Realm?"
Seeing Alice's transformation, Shen Lang was slightly surprised, not expecting the bronze liquid to have such an effect.
"Gu Qinghan, let's go again."
With a roar, Alice became like a ghost, appearing before Gu Qinghan in an instant and throwing a punch at her.
Her punch was direct but filled with killing intent.
Facing this punch, Gu Qinghan felt an indescribable power and dared not underestimate it. She poured all her strength into a palm strike, intending to use the Cloud Hands of Ancient Tai Chi to deflect Alice's punch and then find an opportunity to counterattack.
However, as soon as she grabbed Alice's fist, she suddenly felt a sharp pain.
"What?"
In pain, Gu Qinghan realized that Alice was wearing a ring with a sharp small blade, which had directly pierced her palm.
Not only that, but seeing her red blood turn black, Gu Qinghan realized the blade was poisonous. She had been poisoned.
"Bang—"
As Gu Qinghan's expression changed, Alice seized the opportunity and landed a heavy punch on Gu Qinghan's chest.
This punch sent Gu Qinghan flying back more than ten meters.
Alice believed that this punch was enough to shatter Gu Qinghan's internal organs, making it impossible for even an immortal to survive.
However, what happened next was completely unexpected to Alice.
She saw Gu Qinghan, after being sent flying more than ten meters, not even spitting blood, and quickly stabilized herself.
"How is this possible?"
Seeing this, Alice's eyes were filled with disbelief.
Gu Qinghan also couldn't believe it. Alice's terrifying punch had snapped the steel plate on her bulletproof vest, yet it hadn't injured her. It was truly inconceivable.
No, the force of that palm strike was blocked and dissipated by the Golden Armor.
Gu Qinghan suddenly remembered the Golden Armor Shen Lang had given her and was shocked, not expecting the Golden Armor to be so miraculous.
However, although she didn't suffer a heavy blow from Alice, her injured hand had turned black, and the poison was spreading rapidly.
"Whoosh—"
Just as Gu Qinghan's expression changed, a golden needle suddenly shot out and embedded itself in Gu Qinghan's wrist.
The moment the golden needle hit, Gu Qinghan felt the pain in her wound disappear, replaced by an indescribable comfort.
Then, she saw her blackening hand slowly return to normal, her blood turning red, and the bleeding stopped.
Seeing this, not only Gu Qinghan was shocked, but also the other Martial Guards and Alice were astonished.
They couldn't understand what had happened.
"Thank you, brother—"
While the Martial Guards and Alice were still bewildered, Gu Qinghan looked at Shen Lang and said.
"You are too kind, sister—"
Shen Lang raised his hand, and the golden needle flew back into it. He then took out a piece of gauze and walked to Gu Qinghan, gently wrapping it around her hand.
"Kid, I know you. You killed my eight subordinates."
Seeing Shen Lang bandaging Gu Qinghan, Alice roared angrily.
"What?"
Hearing that Shen Lang had killed Alice's eight subordinates, Song Shaodao and the bald man, who had just arrived, were shocked.
"Shen Lang, well done."
Song Shaodao did not hesitate to praise Shen Lang, saying, "You fought bravely, with the spirit of my youth."
"Kid, you deserve to die for killing my eight subordinates."
The bald man's face contorted with malice. He ordered Alice, "Alice, kill this kid immediately."
"Understood—"
Upon hearing the bald man's words, Alice replied respectfully. Then, she drew the curved Nepalese kukri hanging at her waist and quickly approached Shen Lang, slashing down with her knife.
In the blink of an eye, the blade flashed, instantly reaching Shen Lang.
"Brother, be careful—"
Gu Qinghan cried out upon seeing this.
"Sister, worry not, I will take her down."
Facing Gu Qinghan's concern, Shen Lang said, and then moved swiftly.
"Crack—"
The next second, Shen Lang grabbed Alice's wrist and twisted it forcefully. Alice's wrist snapped with a loud crack.
"Ah—"
With her wrist broken, Alice let out a scream of pain, and the knife in her hand fell uncontrollably.
But just as the Nepalese kukri was about to hit the ground, Shen Lang kicked it up, caught it, and then swung it down.
The next moment, Alice's head flew off, landing on the ground.
A single decapitation. The entire scene fell into dead silence!