Yang Xia silently walked, passing tree to tree. Wang Lei following closely behind. Their walk so far was surprisingly peaceful. They hadn't encountered any spirit beast since their departure from the cabin and she couldn't detect any life forms nearby.
"Hmm...I heard that there was some sort of barrier in this forest which kept the beasts at bay. I wonder if that's why there aren't any spirit beasts. Little mouse, I guess today is your lucky day!"
He looked around and laughed. Yang Xia caught on quickly. He must be talking about Little Feng. She suspected that Little Feng's aura must have been quite threatening to all the spirit beasts, considering that he was at the top of the food chain. All the spirit beasts must have gone into hiding and evaded the cabin.
However, now the aura was gone because of her, the spirit beasts should start to pick up on the sudden change and begin to move around the forest which meant she'll have to keep her guard up. A spirit beast could launch an attack any minute, no way was she going to lower her guard, not for the beasts nor for this annoying bastard next to her.
She was still unsure about Wang Lei's true intentions. Little Feng had warned her about him and his companion and she agreed that it was certainly not a good idea to let him tag along. Even though he currently showed no malicious intentions towards her, she wouldn't want to start getting comfortable with him.
The moment she sensed any ill intentions, she will quickly defend herself and flee. She's not dumb enough to go against him. Yang Xia can only imagine the vast difference in their power, fighting him is only saying that you want to die.
In the end, she could only frown, this situation was quite unfavourable after all.
Wang Lei glanced at the girl, who looked deep in thought. Her eyes were icy and cold, everything about her seemed distant but despite that her features were quite nice! He'd be lying is he said she wasn't beautiful. She was something he could look at, but never touch. The thought frustrated him. It was like putting candy infront of a child! Yet never letting the child savour such treat.
Wang Lei grinned, this little mouse was so amusing. She piqued his Interest and his instincts told him to follow her, telling him that he would not regret it. He needed to recover some of his strength anyways, so hanging around her wouldn't hurt. And besides, he wouldn't need to hear the constant nagging of his brother. Just thinking about it sent shivers down his spine.
A rustling from the trees quickly alerted both of them. Stopping where they were, Yang Xia immediately took out her dagger. Wang Lei simply stood by her side nonchalantly.
A large figure soon emerged from the trees, the ground slightly shaking with every step the beast took. The creature came into view, appearing to be what looked like a large bear, except two pairs of massive horns protruded out of its head accompanied by large canines with saliva pouring out of its mouth, it almost looked rabid and feral.
The spirit beast let out a large roar, which shook the surrounding trees, Yang Xia planted her foot firmly down onto the ground and prepared to counter any attack from the beast.
Wang Lei simply stood back, curious to see how she would fair against such a beast.
"Little girl, that's a high stage grandmaster spirt beast. Do you think you can beat it? If you want help, just call this lord!"
He joyfully called out to her, crossing his arms and smiling.
Yang Xia ignored him as the spirit beast came closer to her and she out all her focus onto the ugly thing. It pushed itself up on its hind legs and swung its large claws towards her frame. Quickly, she jumped out of the way, the area where she stood previously was destroyed, leaving a small crater.
Gritting her teeth, she clenched the dagger even harder. She had just started her cultivation, however when it came to using her power and strength in this world, she had no experience. The spirit beast in front of her most likely had bounds of fighting experience and in that field, she would lose. No choice, Yang Xia had to use another technique from her past life. It was the only thing she knew how to properly use at this point, the power of her techniques would definitely be lower considering her weak flimsy body. But with her 20 years of experience, each technique she made were strong and destructive no matter what level of training her body had. It would be enough to barely take down a beast of this spirit rank.
The beast brang it's arms up and swung once again at Yang Xia. She let out a deep breath as it came down at her, Wang Lei noticed her body not moving. He tilted his head, hm? What was this little mouse planning now? He pondered.
Yang Xia lifted up her dagger and jumped from her spot. Bringing her blade down, her arm suddenly moved faster than before, becoming a blur in the motion. Her blade sliced at the beast's arm at a rapid speed, moving in multiple direction before she finally jumped back. It was only a few seconds, but it was enough to captivate Wang Lei.
As she moved back and landed on the ground, the beasts arm had been completely cut off and landed with a thud. Five Hundred Bullseyes! One of Yang Xia's blade technique! Five hundred slashes made on a targeted area of the opponent's body. The motion is quick and the opponent hardly feels it until the last second. The skill itself would've been ineffective against the spirt beast if she used it normally, but its different now since she embedded her spiritual energy into her blade.
Finally noticing what happened, the beast let out a loud cry of anger and pain. Its arm had been cut off clean! Wang Lei chuckled at the whole ordeal. This little girl was simply too amusing! Her technique was very fascinating as he'd never seen such a thing before. He was doubtful that she'd succeed but this alone changed his mind and Wang Lei couldn't help but grow more fond of the girl.
Alas, he decided to help the girl deal with the spirit beast. Lifting his finger a black tainted ice blade formed from the tip, before flicking it at the spirit beast's shadow.
The beast reacted instantly as blood began to drip out the area where its heart was, before its entire body dropped onto the floor, deceased.
Yang Guifei snapped towards his direction, annoyed.
"I didn't need your help."
She coldly stated with narrowed eyes, putting her dagger away. His action immediately set her off. Whatever he did was extremely dangerous and if he used the same technique on her, she was sure that she would be finished too. Wang Lei merely shrugged, tapping his chin with a devilishly cheeky grin,
"Little mouse, I helped you save time dealing with this spirit beast. You want to quickly leave this forest, don't you?"
Yang Xia furrowed her eyebrows and turned away, not able to put up with him any longer. Mainly to get away from this hazardous man but she was stopped by Little Feng's voice coming from her consciousness.
"Master!! Please wait! That spirit beast's body is very valuable! You could sell its parts for a very high price, which can be beneficial for you"
She looked back at the deceased figure on the ground, most of its body was intact. Besides its arm. Little Feng spoke up again,
"You can store living and non-living things inside your fire jade ring! They will be automatically taken to your soul world and I'll store the body so don't worry!"
Yang Xia was pleased with this new information, it could be very useful for her in the future...
With a wave of her hand, the spirit beast vanished from the ground, leaving only a small puddle of blood behind. Wang Lei smiled.
"Little mouse, you are becoming more of a mystery to me"
His golden eyes explored her small frame, a mischievous glint in his eye. He moved closer towards Yang Xia until he was face to face with the girl. Although he towered over her with his height, he bowed his head to look at her.
"I can't help but want to know more.."
Using his index finger, he lifted her chin up.
This guy...
Is so creepy!
Yang Xia couldn't help but cringe at his gesture. She was never fond of intimate actions. In her past life, men threw themselves at her. Not for love, but for her father's influence and power. Being the daughter and successor of a yakuza leader was not the most enjoyable thing. People tried to manipulate you constantly, you were never allowed to lower your guard.
It was a tough world, but Yang Xia was tougher. She learned resilience and instead of being the one manipulated, SHE would be the one pulling the strings. It was a dog-eat-dog world out there, you'd have to use everything under your sleeve for your own benefit and survival...
In the soul world, Little Feng couldn't help but cry for his master.
Yang Xia frowned. There were two things she didn't like. or in other words, wasn't comfortable with. Children and intimacy. Slapping his hand away from her, she turned and walked away from him with a huff.
"let's hope you don't."