Why did Su Ming suspect this? Because Xiao Wu knew Rankyaku, Zhuqing's skill could break defenses, and Ning Rongrong had a talent for mental strength. All these made Su Ming believe that Qian Renxue had probably received some special talent, technique, or skill from the system too.
System: Oh, damn… you guessed right…
In the next moment, Su Ming aimed the Wood Golem's right hand at Qian Renxue, launching a barrage of wooden spikes.
"Wood Style: Cutting Technique!"
Su Ming fired the wood spikes from his right hand in rapid succession, using his left hand to steady his aim. It looked like he was wielding a Gatling gun, a visually spectacular attack! Qian Renxue, however, remained unfazed. Su Ming's attack was dense, and an ordinary evasion might have left her with some wounds. But she was different.
"Second Spirit Skill: Void Wings!"
Golden light surrounded Qian Renxue, enveloping her in a state of intangibility. In this form, she was completely immune to physical attacks and could nullify fifty percent of energy attacks, all while enjoying a twenty percent boost in speed. The skill's duration was determined by her spirit power.
Casting a quick glance at Xiao Wu, Qian Renxue's eyes held a hint of smugness. See? My second spirit skill works just like your Invincible Golden Body—just with an added boost!
Xiao Wu met Qian Renxue's gaze with a defiant scowl.
In an instant, the numerous wooden spikes passed straight through Qian Renxue's intangible form, failing to hit their target.
Su Ming: Wait… this is her second spirit skill?
He was stunned. Why didn't she use this incredible spirit skill back in the Heaven Dou Palace arc? It's such a wasted skill if she didn't use it against Tang San back then!
Su Ming smirked. Fine, two can play at this game.
Qian Renxue's skill, while formidable, likely had limitations. Typically, spirit skills like this are bound by time, frequency, or spirit power consumption constraints. And three seconds later, with her second skill still active, Su Ming deduced that it was indeed a spirit power-intensive technique.
Great. Let's see who can outlast whom.
Su Ming's second and third spirit skills allowed him to recover spirit power quickly, so he wasn't worried about an endurance match. Besides, while her skill was tricky, it had a glaring drawback: Qian Renxue couldn't attack in her intangible state.
Realizing this too, Qian Renxue mentally chastised herself. Su Ming's methods focused on endurance, especially with his Wood Style's regenerative abilities and spirit power reserves. If I keep this up, I'll lose.
She used the speed boost from her second spirit skill to dodge the wooden spikes while planning her counter.
"Angel Right Arm Spirit Bone Skill: Angel Clone!"
In a flash, three solid six-winged angels appeared, taking Su Ming's attacks head-on while positioning themselves to surround him in a triangle formation.
"Third Spirit Skill: Holy Angel's Light!"
This was her only healing skill, capable of restoring ninety percent of her injuries. Any damage she'd taken was now almost entirely healed.
Su Ming chuckled.
"Su Ming, you're surrounded now. Is that Wood Golem all you've got? Show me what else you can do!" Qian Renxue's confidence surged, feeling as though she had the upper hand.
But Su Ming, skilled in recognizing subtle details due to his powerful mental abilities, quickly identified which of the three clones were fakes.
"Let's test this out then… 'Life to Death—Transformation!'"
The two false angel clones were suddenly enveloped in a black aura, their forms starting to dissolve gradually. Though Qian Renxue was stronger than her previous opponents, Su Ming's destructive power wasn't something they could withstand indefinitely.
The drawn-out dissolution looked horrific to the onlookers.
Watching her clones disintegrate, Qian Renxue frowned. Her clones had nearly matched her strength, and the divine aura of the Six-Winged Angel was usually impervious to such effects. This technique is terrifying…
With a deep breath, Qian Renxue dismissed the dissolving clones. Her Angelic Sword gleamed, her aura intensifying. She was ready to unleash her Sun Breathing techniques. If Su Ming found her moves familiar, well, that wasn't her problem—it was the system's doing.
System: Ah…
Sensing the shift in Qian Renxue's energy and the radiant flames surrounding her Angelic Sword, Su Ming's eyes widened. Is she finally about to use it?
Her breathing technique felt strikingly familiar to him, yet he couldn't immediately place it.
"Sun Breathing—First Form: Circular Dance!"
With a sudden burst of speed, Qian Renxue closed in on Su Ming, slashing at him with a radiant flame-wreathed arc. The moment Su Ming recognized the attack, his pupils contracted. This move—Sun Breathing's Circular Dance—was something he knew all too well from his previous life, a signature technique of Tanjiro Kamado!