Three Miao Family cultivators used the Refraction Technique, their figures disappearing into the darkness.
However, the three large characters floating above their heads allowed Yang Shi and his companions to lock onto the enemy and notice the anomalies around them.
The spots where the three people were... seemed even darker, impervious to moonlight, which became their undoing once noticed.
In just a moment, Yang Shi had devised a strategy.
He gave several hand signals, and the two understood what to do.
They then quietly waited for the opportunity.
Seeing the three split up, each heading to search the first, second, and third floors, Yang Shi's eyes narrowed as he pointed at the person below.
"Pick them off one by one!"
Crack!
Hu Zi flicked his whip, and the Iron-spined Grey Wolf, which had been crouched in a corner, pounced on the isolated Fifth Layer Fetal Breathing cultivator below.
Howl!
The Iron-spined Grey Wolf was incredibly fast, hitting Miao San like a cannonball with a solid impact.
Thud!
He didn't have any time to react!
This was a Qi Cultivation Stage Grey Wolf!
Fed Fire Dragon Fruit for 30 days, it had been tamed only after its heart had stopped a full ten times, a ferocious creature.
Its body was all iron and steel—not a metaphor but a physical toughness it had achieved.
This collision was like striking it rich.
Miao San immediately spat out blood and fell unconscious.
"Foul beast! How dare you injure my brother!"
"Fire!"
Miao Renfeng on the second floor, furious, brought his fingers together, and a ball of flame flew toward the Grey Wolf.
Howl~
The Iron-spined Grey Wolf dove into the darkness and evaded, the fireball hitting the floor and scattering sparks everywhere.
"Who's there behind the window!"
Another Miao elder, at the Seventh Layer of Fetal Breathing, heard the sound of Hu Zi's whip and pulled out a dagger from his waist.
"Golden Sword Skill!"
A beam of golden light emerged from the dagger, razor sharp.
He accelerated and charged towards the three by the window.
What met him was...
Szzzzz~
The three sprayed high-concentration pepper spray through the window's crack, dousing him directly from above.
"Aaahhh!!"
Caught off guard, his senses were brutally assaulted.
But as a cultivator, realizing something was wrong, he quickly formed a magic formula.
"Five Elements Transfer Skill!"
Steam rose from his body, forcibly expelling the capsicum that had invaded his system.
This cultivation technique was indeed remarkable; after activating it, he no longer needed to breathe, and his body quickly expelled the capsicum, unlike the previously afflicted Zhao Kuangfeng.
But during his moment of distraction and retreat, Yang Shi had already moved in.
"Flowing Water Sword!"
The moment the Mid Grade Magic Artifact was drawn, it produced a hazy mist that obscured the sword form, perfectly complementing Yang Shi's Traceless Sword Technique.
Glimpses of the sword form within the mist, veiled and concealing the sword intent.
"Wind Passing Without Trace!"
One sword aimed directly at Miao elder's head.
The sword strike in the night was silent, like a breeze passing through the mist.
Clang!
A blue turtle shell sprung from Miao elder's chest, precisely blocking Yang Shi's strike.
"Protective Magic Artifact!"
Yang Shi kept his cool, sword techniques shifting, striking rapidly.
"Silent Rainfall!"
The dense strikes of Flowing Water Sword, infused with Water Spiritual Energy, rushed towards him, elevating the sword technique to the level of a Demon Swordsman.
Miao elder, recovering his senses, swung his Golden Light Dagger, engaging Yang Shi in combat.
A sword length's advantage, many of Yang Shi's sword moves landed, but all were blocked by the turtle shell.
"You a mere Martial Artist, worthy of using a Mid Grade Magic Artifact? Big brother, join me in slaying him!"
Crack!
Hu Zi flicked his whip, and the Iron-spined Grey Wolf hiding in the shadows leapt out, targeting Miao Renfeng who was attending to his comrade.
"Divine Movement Technique!"
An earthy yellow aura surged from his feet and Miao Renfeng's speed increased dramatically, swiftly dodging the Grey Wolf's attack.
"Foul beast! Face the fire!"
He fired high-temperature flames from his fingertips, the clever Grey Wolf dodging left and right.
But the fire's power was immense, quickly setting Yang's Tabletop Game Tea House ablaze, increasingly limiting the Grey Wolf's space to maneuver.
"You beast, let's see how long you can dodge, fire!"
Flames erupted, temporarily suppressing the Qi Cultivation first-layer Gray Wolf so much that it couldn't get close.
After all, its true form was a wolf, with an extremely tough body, but it wasn't fireproof, and several patches of its fur had already been scorched, looking quite wretched.
Jiang Xiaobai hid to the side, holding the Moonlight Mirror, which hadn't yet been filled with Spiritual Energy, but without Yang Shi's command, he wouldn't use it just yet.
Seeing the fire filling the room, Jiang Xiaobai had a brainwave and sat down cross-legged on the ground.
"Spiritual Rain Skill!"
The Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth around the tea house, carrying moisture, swirled into the building, causing rain to fall inside, continuously dousing the burning flames on the ground.
Five Elements Mutual Inhibition!
Water douses fire!
With the small flames extinguished on its body, the Gray Wolf felt much more comfortable, its red eyes glaring fiercely at Miao Renfeng.
Aaoo!
Pounce, bite, but dodged nimbly by Miao Renfeng.
"Such a small Spiritual Rain can douse my mighty fire? Fire come!"
He put an Elixir into his mouth, his body's Spiritual Power surged torrentially, and fire spurted from one hand as if he were a flame-throwing gas can.
The Spiritual Rain hadn't even fallen before it turned into mist.
Having his magic forcefully broken by the other's flames, Jiang Xiaobai, at the Fetal Breathing third layer, was stretched to his limit, his face pale, unable to resist, and his effort backfired.
The Gray Wolf, targeted by the surging flames, blackened as it neared the flames and could only retreat continuously looking for an opportunity.
"Then try this Spiritual Rain Skill of mine!"
"[Blessing: Spiritual Rain Skill]"
Even more tremendous Spiritual Power surged, carrying massive moisture into the tea house, causing a heavy downpour to fall!
Miao Renfeng's flames shrank to small flickers, struggling to not get extinguished.
"There's another expert!"
Miao Renfeng was shocked. The scale of this Spiritual Rain Skill was at least on par with him, a Cultivator of the same level, and it mainly cultivated the Water Element, restraining his most proficient Fire Spraying Skill.
Not good... must retreat.
When in doubt, skedaddle. That was the ancestral teaching of their Miao Family, the thief clan.
"Second brother, let's go!"
He turned his head to grab his third brother lying on the ground, but one look and he was seething with rage!
A tiger with one foot on the flames had already swiped his unconscious third brother, leaving a piercingly cold hole.
"Third brother!!!"
The small fire, a Fire Attribute Spirit Beast, had already sneakily made its way over during Miao Renfeng's fierce flame spraying, directly reducing their number by one!
The Gray Wolf now felt thoroughly comfortable, running rapidly in the Spiritual Rain, launching ferocious attacks on Miao Renfeng, forcing him to fend with all his might.
Clang! Snap!
Yang Shi's Traceless Sword Technique, enhanced by the Flowing Water Sword, became unpredictably mysterious, and after slicing dozens of times, he finally shattered the opponent's Protective Magical Artifact, the turtle shell, into pieces.
"Shadowless Following!"
The Flowing Water Sword shadow spread, deflecting Miao Lao'er's Golden Light Dagger, and a sword sealed the throat!
"Cough! He!"
Miao Lao'er clutched his neck and fell with an unwilling gaze; he actually hadn't won against a Martial Artist who wasn't even at the level of Innate Grandmaster...
"Second brother!"
Miao Renfeng roared out in anguish once more.
By now, he had no intention of continuing the fight.
"Entangle!"
He threw out a twig, which folded several times in the air and directly entangled the Gray Wolf.
"Mist Disperse!"
A cloud of gray powder scattered down, bursting out a large amount of smoke, as Miao Renfeng broke through the encirclement and fled from Yang's Tabletop Game Tea House.
The Gray Wolf, having been burned in several places by the flames during the recent battle and now bound, lacked the ability to pursue.
The crowd ran out of the tea house; Miao Renfeng was on the rooftops next to them, escaping into the distance.
"I'll remember the grudge of killing my brother! Someday, I will make you return it many times over! You'll all die!"
Miao Renfeng's resentful voice came from afar.
Yang Shi sighed, "Xiaobai, use it."
"Okay!"
With Spiritual Energy infused, the 80% charged Moonlight Mirror lit up with a streak of purple radiance, then whoosh—a dazzling stream of light flew out, shooting toward Miao Renfeng.
Thud!
The light pierced through Miao Renfeng's chest and disappeared.
Thump!
Miao Renfeng fell from the rooftop.
He gasped for air, but with a hole in his chest leaking air nonstop, blood spewed from the corners of his mouth.
"Spare... spare my life, I am willing..."
Pfft!
With one sword strike, like a water knife, it separated his body from his head.
After the intense battle, not a single filth was on the Flowing Water Sword.
He sheathed the sword.
"Carry the body over there, let's see what good things they have on them."