White-Robed Chief

"Let her go!" Hu Ya roared furiously and used the remainder of his strength to run into Zheng Yanwu.

Another master too used all his might to run into him.

They would not allow these two beauties to die before them, otherwise, they would not be real men.

"Hmph!" Zheng Yanwu let out a disdainful chuckle. With both hands facing the ground palm-side down, he pressed his hands downwards and the palm energy that was released rushed towards the pair of men.

"Bang bang!" The two men were sent flying as if they were kites with strings attached to their backs.

However, what befell the two men did not scare the crowd. On the contrary, this aggravated them to risk their lives as they charged towards Zheng Yanwu. They feared nothing and advanced courageously.

The two women looked at the crowd in surprise.

They did not expect this mismatched bunch of former Roaring Tiger Clan masters to be so strong and heroic.

A handsome reward of Light Pills and the presence of women motivated them to be fearless in displaying their aggressiveness.

The reason for men to do anything was because of women. In front of this pair of attractive women, they resembled a group of red-blooded young men.

Relying on both palms was not enough for Zheng Yanwu. He returned to his old trick and pressed his palms together to form a tiger's silhouette, which pounced onto the crowd just like a real one would.

"Bang bang bang bang!" Every person in the crowd was launched into the air upon being hit by the tiger's silhouette. They were propelled towards all sorts of directions a semicircle was formed.

Zheng Yanwu laughed wickedly as he glanced at the crowd. Then, he raised both palms again and struck the two women. 

Li Ruolan and Lu Zhen pursed their lips and glared at him. Their bodies were weak and they were incapable of moving even though they wanted to. They could only watch as his palms fell.

"Ah—!" Hu Ya crashed into Zheng Yanwu once more.

"Die!" Zheng Yanwu's expression darkened. He turned his head and delivered a blow with a force as strong as a sea wave.

Hu Ya was hit point-blank by the palm energy and went flying into the air once more.

"Swish!" A flash of bright light appeared and an ear-splitting sound could be heard.

"Ugh…" Zheng Yanwu's expression shifted and he looked at his own chest.

He knew Zhao Dahe's Light Blade posed a threat to him and it was powerful enough to surpass his own skill. Thus, he put on his treasured armor earlier to guard himself against the Light Blade but little did he know that his treasured armor was useless against the Blade, which had penetrated it.

The energy gathered by Chu Li culminated in the Single Slice. Its power was so magnificent that it split the treasured armor apart and stabbed Zheng Yanwu's body.

Zheng Yanwu turned around and walked away before he shifted out of view like a shadow and disappeared completely.

Chu Li stood quietly by the entrance and gazed coldly in the direction that Zheng Yanwu had disappeared into.

The crowd was startled at first. Then, they cheered jubilantly.

All of them saw the Single Slice that pierced Zheng Yanwu.

Chu Li approached the two women slowly and smiled. "Senior Sisters, both of you almost lost your lives, right?"

Li Ruolan replied irritatedly, "Help us inside this instant!"

Chu Li held both women's arms and stepped through the entrance slowly. He ignored the members of Gale Branch and their cries of pain.

Soon, Chu Li reemerged and tossed four jade bottles to Hu Ya. "Each person gets two pills, the ones who performed well get three, you get four!"

"Thank you, Branch Leader!" An overjoyed Hu Ya received the jade bottles hastily.

Chu Li raised his voice and exclaimed, "I still have some Light Pills. It all depends on whether or not you have the ability to get them!"

"Yes!" The crowd's reaction was thunderous.

This huge reward sent them into a state of hysteria. The wounds on their bodies did not seem that serious now.

Chu Li returned inside and came to a small courtyard.

The two women laid next to each other on the bed, looking sickly and dull.

He sat at the foot of the bed and regarded them with a frown. "Damn you, Zheng Yanwu! What a vicious palm energy!"

The palm energy endured by both women resisted the Light Pills. It neutralized the effects of the pills, thus worsening their injuries. If this went on, they would die in less than half an hour.

"This must be the White Tiger Sect's most diabolical skill, the White Tiger Soul Devouring Technique," Li Ruolan said as she laid on the bed. Her chest heaved violently and she gasped painfully for air. "The Light Pills are useless. To save us, your inner energy must be sharper and stronger than his!"

"Does this mean you can't be saved?" Chu Li replied. "You'll die for real?"

"All of us will die one day." Lu Zhen laid beside Li Ruolan. Her soft and pretty features made her look serene and demure. "Too bad we can't enter the Great Light Realm. Zheng Yanwu did that on purpose to prevent us from entering that place!"

"That evil man!" Li Ruolan snarled. "You must be wary of him. He won't be careless next time."

The Single Slice just now was astounding, but it could not be replicated.

Many people distracted Zheng Yanwu so that Zhao Dahe had the chance to send out the Single Slice. In the future, Zheng Yanwu would not be so careless.

Chu Li said, "I shall save you two first."

When he finished speaking, he took out a jade bottle and emptied four Light Pills on his palm. He popped two pills into each woman's mouth.

Once Li Ruolan swallowed the pills, she shook her head and remarked, "You're just dragging the time. These two Light Pills will just slow down my death by half an hour."

"Did you refine these Light Pills yourself, Junior Brother?" Lu Zhen asked.

Chu Li nodded. "As long as you have sufficient spirit herbs, refining Light Pills is a piece of cake! Take two pills every hour. We have a lot of pills and that should sustain both of you until we return to the Great Light Peak. The Saint can save you both!"

"Good idea." Li Ruolan nodded.

They believed that the Saint would be able to break the White Tiger Soul Devouring Technique.

However, Chu Li's expression darkened a moment later. After the women swallowed the Light Pills, the White Tiger Soul Devouring Technique absorbed the pills' properties and transformed it into its own energy. As a result, the two women's injuries became worse than before and the Light Pills were no longer of any use!

In the blink of an eye, the pair of women were severely affected and their faces looked paler than ever. They were about to die!

Everything began to turn black before their eyes as if they were about to be devoured by the darkness and they started to shiver.

Li Ruolan tried her best to force her eyes open. Her once bright eyes had already turned dull. "Junior Brother, if I die, please cut a lock of my hair and give it to Senior Brother Ji."

Chu Li said, "Senior Sister Li, why worry about so many things? You're going to die."

"...You've got a point." Li Ruolan sighed. "It's better that he forgets about me."

Lu Zhen forced out a laugh. "You're so sentimental, Junior Sister."

Chu Li's expression was unreadable. He gazed at the two women and watched their lives seep away from their bodies as coldness and darkness slowly devoured them. 

In the end, he sighed, bent over and pressed each palm on the top of their chests.

"You…" Li Ruolan and Lu Zhen's eyes sprung wide open as the pair glared at him in disbelief.

Chu Li shut his eyes and ignored them.

The two women attempted to raise their hands to tear his hands away. However, they sensed a surge of fresh, clear air penetrating their chests. The inner energy of the White Tiger Soul Devouring Technique pounced onto this surge of air like a wolf spotting a lamb.

Soon, the inner energy of the White Tiger Soul Devouring Technique followed Chu Li's palm and entered his body. After a few turns of the Cloud Slashing Power, the inner energy was neutralized and vanished without a trace.

Li Ruolan was right. Breaking the White Tiger Soul Devouring Technique required a purer form of inner energy. The Cloud Slashing Power was indeed reliable!

Both of Chu Li's palms were still pressed onto their chests. A gush of spiritual energy injected into their bodies and the women jolted awake.

Chu Li withdrew his palms and popped another Light Pill into each of their mouths. Immediately, the pill energy turned into clean energy which circulated their bodies and revived them.

Both women opened their eyes and looked at him in confusion.

Chu Li commented, "Isn't the Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture miraculous?"

"The Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture is astonishing indeed!" Li Ruolan nodded gently. 

Lu Zhen said, "Junior Brother Zhao, you saved us once again."

"We are even now," Chu Li replied.

The Earth Matrix and Reincarnation Scripture was wondrous but it could not do what had just happened. The technique that followed after the inner energy of the White Tiger Soul Devouring Technique was neutralized was the Life and Death Scripture so he had actually taken a big risk. If this went on, his cover would be blown sooner or later!