FRGNM -Chapter 202 Facing the Enemy

Ling Ruoxi’s alertness was extremely high. Once she understood the situation, the black-clad figure retreated abruptly. However, under the tremendous gust of wind, the hair ribbon binding her hair snapped with a bang.

Her black hair scattered loose, cascading down her waist like a waterfall. She remained cold-eyed, her expression unchanged. Holding the Thunderbolt Spear in her right hand, she looked even more aloof and striking. Without the handsome air she had while dressed as a man, she now carried an added touch of feminine grace.

“A woman—she’s a woman!” As if struck by lightning, Jiang Ling’s hair nearly stood on end. He stared in shock at the scene before him and swallowed hard.

His gaze then shifted to Ling Ruoxi’s arm. The purple flower bud there, at some unknown point, had already fully bloomed. Purple vines spread forth, no longer showing the withered weakness they had when she first entered.

“Roar!” But the Earth-Spike Dragon didn’t care whether the person before it was male or female. Its massive tail swept forward and lashed out fiercely.

Cracks in the ground deepened further. Ling Ruoxi’s agile figure moved like a swimming snake, ignoring everything around her. The Earth-Spike Dragon was slow—no matter how powerful it was, it couldn’t hit her.

The surrounding trees, however, suffered greatly. With each heavy sweep of its tail, the mountain range nearly leveled. Deep ravines spread out, and thousand-year-old trees toppled one after another.

“Whoosh!”

Her figure flashed. Ling Ruoxi looked at the panting Earth-Spike Dragon and curled her lips upward. “Since you’re tired, then it’s my turn!”

Thunderbolt Spear in hand, the black-clad figure trembled slightly and shot forward.

Yet the resting Earth-Spike Dragon suddenly opened its huge mouth. With a whoosh, massive flames spewed toward the black figure ahead. This was the divine beast’s innate flame—if touched, not even ashes would remain.

Jiang Ling’s heart sank. “Careful!”

With a flick of his sword tip, he rushed upward.

However, the figure charging toward the Earth-Spike Dragon didn’t even seem to notice the flames. Her right hand pressed on the Thunderbolt Spear as a domineering surge of Dou Qi poured in. The raging flames split apart from the middle.

That small black figure shot forward like a meteor—boom!

“Roar!”

A miserable howl erupted. The black figure instantly leapt back, but her speed was still a bit too slow. The massive tail whipped violently and smashed into her body.

It felt as though her internal organs were all displaced. Ling Ruoxi tasted sweetness in her mouth and was flung backward. The Thunderbolt Spear—an island-protecting treasure of Qiongyu Immortal Island—had only pierced in its tip. Whether because her strength was insufficient or for some other reason, it barely penetrated. The Earth-Spike Dragon’s hide really was thick.

Whoosh!

A black figure arrived in an instant, wrapping an arm around Ling Ruoxi and descending rapidly.

The Earth-Spike Dragon ahead grew even more furious. Ignoring its bleeding hind leg, it lifted its foot and stomped viciously toward Ling Ruoxi.

Bang!

Eleven long swords shot out simultaneously—unmanned yet perfectly coordinated—forming a barrier before Ling Ruoxi, just in time to block the massive foot.

“Activate!”

A cold voice sounded from behind. Immediately after, another eleven white figures rushed out, surrounding the Earth-Spike Dragon. Their cultivation levels were only Purple Sovereign.

“Jiang Ling, return to formation! You’ve committed a grave crime. After subduing this divine beast, we’ll deal with it together!” The man hovering above shouted sternly. His gaze fell on Ling Ruoxi, her clothes in disarray, and he gave a disdainful chuckle.

“You… hide first.” Jiang Ling’s heart trembled. Without further thought, he set Ling Ruoxi down. With a tap of his toe, he was already suspended in midair.

On the ground, Ling Ruoxi propped herself up and retreated step by step to the side. The Earth-Spike Dragon couldn’t stomp down, so it retracted its front foot and turned to smash down with its tail.

But the twelve people in the air didn’t give it that chance. Their swords left their sheaths, dazzling like lightning in the night. Blue Dou Qi flared, one sword splitting into more than ten, sealing the Earth-Spike Dragon in tightly.

Boom!

As if sensing something wrong, the Earth-Spike Dragon grew even more enraged and charged straight into the flying swords. But just as it moved, the surrounding blue Dou Qi spread rapidly outward, forming a fine net that trapped it inside.

So it can be done like this?

Ling Ruoxi’s eyes lit up. She had never considered such a method before. Using formations and barriers like this—truly impressive.

Half-closing her eyes, Ling Ruoxi quickly swallowed a pill and sat cross-legged to regulate her breathing, while coolly watching the people above to see how they would stop the Earth-Spike Dragon.

“Formation!” Someone among the twelve shouted. The twelve figures who had been positioned around the dragon’s head instantly moved, spinning through the air like lightning. Their swords trembled slightly as twelve beams of blue Dou Qi shot straight into the sky, then suddenly reversed, crashing heavily into the Earth-Spike Dragon’s body.

“Roar!” Unwilling, the Earth-Spike Dragon roared. Its bulky body was smashed into the ground by the combined blue light, and the blue sword net sank down with it.

Is that it? Ling Ruoxi’s eyes gleamed. She knew that at this moment, the twelve people in the air were also extremely exhausted—this formation consumed an enormous amount of Dou Qi.

Yet before she could rise, the twelve figures landed at the same time. Twelve cold glints shot toward her.

Ling Ruoxi merely raised her brows slightly. “What—trying to kill me to silence me now?”

“Who are you, to dare intrude here!” The leader stepped forward, pointing his sword at her.

Jiang Ling’s face changed again. He quickly dropped to one knee and said in a low voice, “Big Brother, she participated in the Trial of the Gods. I don’t know how she mixed in. The divine beast’s rampage was all caused by the other eight. I—”

“Shut up! A woman wants to participate in the Trial of the Gods? Look at her—what right does she have to push open the gates of the gods and enter?” His eldest brother, Jiang Hao, sneered coldly. Such a delicate woman—he could kill dozens with a single sword.

It must be that this man was lusting after women and brought her in. Otherwise, with those useless men’s abilities, how could they have provoked the divine beast into a rampage?

“Big Brother, no—it’s not like that, she is—”

“She’s just a prostitute you brought along to fool around with, right?” Another man sneered. Seeing that although Ling Ruoxi was dressed as a man, her long hair fell over her shoulders and spiritual energy rippled around her, she indeed looked exceptionally beautiful.

Ling Ruoxi raised her brows; her expression darkened slightly.

Jiang Ling inwardly cursed—damn it! Second Brother, you usually target me, fine, but the woman before you is a Purple Sovereign! They were only able to suppress that beast with a special formation—they had no strength to truly fight it!

“Second Brother, listen to me—she is—”

“Roar!”

Like a volcanic eruption, a deep roar echoed through the天地.

The mountain ahead suddenly sank with a boom. Sharp claws tore through the earth, and the Earth-Spike Dragon—eyes blood-red like a demon from hell—slowly emerged from underground.

“My heavens, how did it come out!” Another person was terrified, eyes wide as he swallowed hard.

Jiang Hao’s expression changed drastically. Had the formation weakened? No—impossible. The formation would not weaken. It was the Earth-Spike Dragon—it had grown stronger…

Whoosh!

A sharp claw slashed forward viciously. Blue Dou Qi flared around it, shattering like broken glass and raining down.

Consumed by rage, the Earth-Spike Dragon locked onto its target. With a powerful push of its limbs, it shot out like lightning. Its speed was actually twice as fast as before!

“This is bad—the Earth-Spike Dragon has evolved! It was in the early stage of a divine beast. Forced by those twelve idiots, it’s advanced to the mid stage! Ruoxi, let me out!” A voice rang out from the magical pet space.

Ling Ruoxi suppressed it. “No. Stay put. Do you think I don’t have the strength to deal with this beast?”

“The situation is critical—we can’t stay. Run!”

The voice exploded in her mind. Her black pupils shrank sharply. Her black figure shot out, followed immediately by twelve other figures scattering in all directions.

Boom!

The ground cracked at a visible speed. Amid flying dust, the bulky body spun, its long tail sweeping out with fierce wind. The trees ahead all collapsed.

A white figure was struck by the tail like a kite with a snapped string. With a bang, he crashed into the ground, blood spraying from his mouth as he stared ahead in terror.

“Quick—send the signal, call the lord here!”

In panic, a green talisman shot into the sky, blossoming into a firework shaped like the character “cloud.” Those nearby grabbed the people on the ground and fled rapidly to the sides.

“Big Brother, this place isn’t safe—we should leave!” Jiang Ling shouted coldly. They were only Purple Sovereigns. Without the formation’s protection, they had no chance against the divine beast!

“Leave?”

Jiang Hao sneered. Tilting his sword, he pointed it at Jiang Ling’s chest and laughed coldly. “Why leave? With the divine beast rampaging, how many chances of survival do we have if we go back? We might as well think about how to subdue this demon beast—so the lord will look upon us with favor!”

“But the gap in strength—we—”

“Are you scared?” Jiang Hao snorted. Ignoring everything else, flames of battle ignited in his eyes. Holding his sword, blue sword qi erupted as he charged forward recklessly, caring for nothing else.