Zi Lingling sneered, "Bullying me too much? You came to my Zi family, turned my Zi family upside down, and even captured... the old man, poisoned him for interrogation, and then tried to use him to lure me here, wanting to kill me. Who is bullying whom?"
Zi Zhu was speechless.
Zi Lingling was right. Who was really bullying whom?
Zi Lingling retracted her scalpel, infused it with spiritual power again, and slashed at the water spiritual energy shield.
She continued, "If I didn't have this ability today, would you have shown mercy and left a way for us to meet again?"
"If I were the loser today, would you feel you were being aggressive?"
"If you found what you were looking for in the Zi family, would you show some respect to the Zi family and spare their lives?"
"If I were seriously injured at this moment, would you stop and let me leave?"
"If..."
With each "if" Zi Lingling uttered, she retracted her scalpel, refilled it with spiritual power, and then struck again.
Zi Zhu was so ashamed by her questions that he wished he could disappear into the ground.
Don't lecture others on kindness without experiencing their suffering!
He had indeed been selfish earlier, failing to consider these issues from Zi Lingling's perspective.
Now, Zi Zhu had no face to ask Zi Lingling to show mercy.
However, Zi Donglai was the young master of the Imperial Zi family, and his death here would be difficult to explain upon his return.
Therefore, he could only continuously channel spiritual power into the water spiritual energy shield.
Even so, Zi Zhu's heart was in turmoil.
As his mind wavered, Zi Lingling seized the opportunity.
"Shatter!"
The power of spoken words erupted, and the water spiritual energy shield instantly cracked, disintegrating into spiritual energy elements.
Now!
Phantom Dragon Step!
Autumn Wind Falling Leaves Saber Technique!
Soul Needle!
Three moves were unleashed simultaneously, targeting Zi Donglai, who sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes closed in healing.
"No!"
"Brother!"
"Young Master!"
Zi Zhu, Zi Yi, and Zi Yun cried out in unison.
Instantly, three figures appeared in front of Zi Donglai.
Water, wood, and earth spiritual energy transformed into shields, forming three barriers before Zi Donglai.
Courting death!
Zi Lingling's gaze sharpened.
Wildfire Rages!
Body of Wildfire!
Soul of Wildfire!
Zi Lingling unleashed three consecutive spiritual skills, trapping the three within a sea of flames.
Then, using the Phantom Dragon Step, she bypassed them and arrived before Zi Donglai.
Her scalpel, imbued with immense spiritual power, slashed directly towards Zi Donglai's neck.
If this strike landed, Zi Donglai would surely die.
Zi Donglai, sensing the impending danger, was forced to stop healing and open his eyes.
Then, another talisman paper landed in his palm.
Spatial Teleportation Talisman!
Zi Donglai crushed it with force, and spatial fluctuations surged around him.
Concurrently, Zi Donglai's enraged voice rang out.
"Stinky girl, when I return, it will be the day the Tianqi Zi family is annihilated."
As his voice faded, Zi Donglai vanished.
Zi Lingling's strike missed, and she erupted in fury.
"Damn it! Another Spatial Teleportation Talisman!"
This was not the first time she had encountered a Spatial Teleportation Talisman.
The last time, on the outskirts of the Misty Forest, Pang Zi Nian Wuding had escaped using a Spatial Teleportation Talisman.
She had been careless!
Zi Lingling inwardly regretted her oversight, underestimating the hidden power of these great families.
She regretted not having Elder Du pre-emptively set up formations to counter Spatial Teleportation Talismans, otherwise, Zi Donglai would already be reporting to the King of Hell.
Zi Lingling's rage found no outlet, and the three trapped within the flames bore the brunt of it.
Her cold eyes fixed on them, and with murderous intent, she declared, "Hmph! Since he ran away, you shall stay!"
"Long'er, Xiao Hu, come out and get to work!"
As her voice echoed, a dragon and a tiger appeared in the courtyard of the Zi Yun Pavilion.
Zi Zhu, Zi Yi, and Zi Yun's faces changed drastically.
It wasn't that they didn't want to break through the fire wall's blockade, but Zi Lingling had infused the fire wall with the power of spoken words.
Therefore, their protective spiritual energy would be incinerated into nothingness the moment they approached the fire wall.
Thus, they could only watch helplessly as they were trapped in the sea of fire.
Now that Zi Lingling had murderous intent towards them and had summoned her contracted beasts, this clearly meant a fight to the death!
Moreover, these two contracted beasts clearly possessed the aura of divine beasts, and if a real battle ensued, they would be the ones at a disadvantage.
Zi Zhu looked warily at Long'er and the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger, "Miss Zi, how about we strike a deal?"
Zi Lingling sneered, "A deal? I don't need one! Besides, the moment that guy escaped, you lost your eligibility for any deal!"
Zi Zhu said fearfully, "Won't Miss Zi hear the terms of the deal?"
No matter how calm he had been before, he couldn't help but panic when facing death.
Seeing that Zi Lingling ignored him, she instructed Long'er and the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger, "Choose your opponents yourselves!"
Accordingly, Long'er flicked his tail and appeared before Zi Yun, his clear childish voice ringing out, "With your perverted look, you're clearly no good! This dragon will reluctantly send you on your way!"
The Wind Wing Phantom Tiger leaped, appearing before Zi Zhu, and let out a deafening roar.
The implication was clear: "You angered my master, so this beast will send you on your way!"
As for Zi Yi, the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger didn't even glance at her.
Even though he was a beast, he had his pride – a good beast doesn't fight with a woman!
Zi Lingling blinked in surprise, clearly not expecting that neither the dragon nor the tiger were willing to fight Zi Yi.
Since that was the case, she would do it herself!
Zi Lingling slowly walked into the sea of flames and stood before Zi Yi.
Wood spiritual root, huh?
Then she would use the same tactic against her.
With a thought, Zi Lingling's wood spiritual power formed into a whip, which she grasped in her hand.
"Given that we are both women, I'll give you a chance. If you can withstand ten of my lashes, I'll let you go!"
After speaking, she didn't wait for Zi Yi's reply and swung the whip towards her.
Zi Yi was shocked, and her wood spiritual power instantly formed a cage, protecting her.
Zi Lingling sneered and shouted, "Disperse!"
The wood spiritual energy around Zi Yi instantly vanished.
"Crack! Ah!"
A crisp whipping sound was heard, accompanied by Zi Yi's cry of pain.
Zi Yi's clothes were torn by the whip, revealing purple lash marks on her skin, interspersed with drops of blood.
"Bitch, you're bullying me too much!"
Zi Yi was enraged.
The spiritual power within her was drawn out again, and she softly uttered, "Thorns!"
Instantly, several thorny vines appeared around Zi Lingling, aiming to surround and attack her.
Zi Lingling sneered again.