Jun Wuxie was a little nervous; this mission was too important for him, concerning his and Yue Yao's lives.
He prayed that the white-armored woman was not the Flame Python's opponent, and though it felt a bit unkind, it was the only way he would have a chance to complete the kill mission.
That woman had reached the deepest part of the valley.
The Flame Python's roar came from inside the rock cave.
It appeared, raising its snake head high, and charged directly at the white-armored woman.
Boom!
The great battle erupted instantly.
Jun Wuxie observed the battle in secret, his heart shaken.
That woman rode the Thousand Spirit Steed, her spear striking like a Dragon, each spear thrust blocking the Flame Python's attacks; their struggle caused mountains to collapse and earth to crack, the hard ground splitting open, and rocks flying through the air.
A Ningqi Realm expert?
Jun Wuxie held his breath; he had never seen a Martial Artist of this Realm before, and seeing one today was truly terrifying!
"I didn't expect it to be a fourth-order Vicious Beast!"
Inside the valley, the surprised voice of the woman fiercely battling the Flame Python reached Jun Wuxie's ears.
Fourth-order?
Jun Wuxie felt a chill down his spine; what was the concept of fourth-order? That was equivalent to a Cave Heaven Realm Martial Artist who had opened a Cave Heaven within their body!
From the looks of it, that woman was not a Ningqi Realm expert at all; she should be in the Cave Heaven Realm!
Such an expert actually appeared in a place like Qingyang City.
What Jun Wuxie couldn't understand was, would an expert of this Realm care about a hundred thousand gold?
Rumble!
The battle scene was incredibly chaotic, even causing a small mountain to collapse.
Many of the Flame Python's fiery red scales were dislodged, and the woman's situation didn't seem much better; her face was a bit pale, and blood stained the corners of her mouth.
"Something's wrong, she wasn't directly attacked, so why is she bleeding... Could it be that she already had internal injuries?"
Just as Jun Wuxie was thinking, the woman retreated towards the valley entrance during the battle, and the Flame Python stopped at the entrance, eventually returning to the rock cave.
The chance had come!
Jun Wuxie's eyes lit up; sometimes, luck was truly important.
His arrival here today seemed to be destined for some things to succeed.
He didn't hesitate and quickly ran towards where the woman was.
At the valley entrance, the woman was sitting cross-legged, recuperating and healing her injuries; sensing someone approaching, she opened her eyes.
She was slightly stunned; the person approaching was actually an Acquired Realm Martial Artist.
But this Acquired Realm Martial Artist had actually Cultivated to the Extreme Realm?
"An Acquired Realm Cultivating to the Extreme Realm, such Comprehension Ability and talent..."
The woman's heart stirred, and she couldn't help but look at the young man before her a few more times.
"Hello." Jun Wuxie stopped five meters away from the woman and said, "Judging by your attire, you should be a female general of the Great Zhou Kingdom, right?"
He scrutinized the woman.
This woman was incredibly beautiful, describing her as 'alluring enough to topple kingdoms' would not be an exaggeration.
Her heroic and valiant demeanor, exquisite facial features yet not lacking in feminine tenderness, and full, charming red lips.
Her eyes were incredibly bright, like two focused black gemstones.
"Those who can Cultivate to the Extreme Realm are as rare as Phoenix feathers and Dragon scales; aside from your low Realm, you are very good."
The woman's calm voice caused Jun Wuxie's heart to churn with stormy waves.
This woman could actually tell that he had Cultivated to the Extreme Realm?
She seemed to have seen through Jun Wuxie's thoughts and said, "My Bloodline is a bit special, granting me a pair of unique eyes; you don't need to be surprised."
"Excuse me, did you also accept the bounty to kill the Flame Python?"
When Jun Wuxie heard her mention special eyes, he couldn't help but think of half a year ago, when Xiao Tianming relied on a pair of special eyes to see through his Bloodline.
"Bounty mission?"
The woman paused, then gently shook her head.
Jun Wuxie secretly breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed this woman had come for another reason, and immediately said, "You want to kill the Flame Python, but you can't do it right now. We can team up; as long as we cooperate, we can kill it!"
"I was severely injured before coming here and can only barely exert the strength of the Early Stage Ningqi Realm, so I truly cannot kill that fourth-order Flame Python." The woman said this, then couldn't help but feel curious: "You are only in the Acquired Realm, yet you confidently claim you can kill it. I'd like to hear what method you have."
"We can't fight it head-on; we can only outsmart it." Jun Wuxie pointed to the deepest part of the valley: "Do you see the top of that cliff?"
"Are you thinking of..."
"You just need to hold it off and buy me some time."
The woman thought for a moment and said, "Given my current physical condition, I can't use sword arts; I can only use a spear, and the spear is my weakness. At most, I can only hold it off for less than half an hour. You won't be able to do it in such a short time."
"I think I can. Do you have a better idea?" Jun Wuxie took a few steps forward, extended his hand, and said, "Lend me the sword on your back."
The woman did not touch the sword on her back; she reached for her na ring, and a cold gleam flashed as a three-foot-long sword appeared in her hand.
Jun Wuxie's pupils contracted; was that a spatial na ring?
"Thanks!"
He took the long sword, and as he slightly circulated his Blood Qi into the sword body, the long sword in his hand actually emitted a joyful hum.
Sword Intent!
Only someone who had comprehended Sword Intent could make a spirit sword feel a sense of belonging; this young man before her had actually comprehended Sword Intent?
A hint of surprise flashed in the woman's eyes.
"Do you want to recuperate a bit more?"
"No need."
The woman shook her head, mounted her warhorse, and rode into the valley.
Jun Wuxie also began to act, quickly sneaking towards the top of the cliff in the deepest part of the valley.
"Is he from Qingyang City?" The woman looked at Jun Wuxie's back and murmured, "A few days ago, a celestial phenomenon appeared in Qingyang City, indicating that a Genius in Qingyang City had communicated with their Life Star and entered the Innate Knowing Destiny Realm. I wonder how their talent compares to this young man before me?"
Rumble!
She delved deeper into the valley, infuriating the Flame Python, and the battle erupted once more.
However, this time she lured the Flame Python to an area near the valley entrance, not confronting it directly, but rather entangling with it using the Thousand Spirit Steed's agility.
On top of the cliff, Jun Wuxie watched the battle while swinging his long sword to break open the solid rock ground.
The spot he was currently in had a solid rock about ten meters in diameter, and this rock was only a few meters from the cliff edge.
The long sword in his hand was incredibly sharp, cutting the ground around the giant rock as if slicing tofu.
Only then did he realize that this was actually a spirit weapon, though he didn't know its grade.
He started from both sides of the giant rock, cutting away the rocky ground supporting it piece by piece, then moved to the front and did the same.
Although he had a spirit weapon in hand, cutting through metal like mud, activating the spirit weapon consumed a lot of Blood Qi.
Before long, Jun Wuxie was sweating profusely.
The battlefield at the valley entrance was not optimistic.
The woman was severely injured, and after a period of entanglement, blood was already oozing from the corners of her mouth, her injuries worsening.
Jun Wuxie sped up, wildly swinging his spirit sword to cut the ground between the cliff and the giant rock, turning it into a steep slope.
Just then, the woman happened to look towards the mountaintop, and Jun Wuxie made a gesture.
She immediately understood, her weakened state swept away, and she thrust out a sky full of spear shadows, the fierce sharpness of her Spear Intent shattering large sections of the Flame Python's scales, continuously forcing it deeper into the valley.
Jun Wuxie hid on the mountaintop, observing the battle, his spirit sword pressed against the giant rock's last support point.
The Flame Python retreated step by step, already at the entrance of the rock cave. It was furious, almost violently counterattacking, making the woman vomit large mouthfuls of blood.
Just at this moment.
The sword in Jun Wuxie's hand suddenly vibrated.
The last piece of rock supporting the giant rock was shattered.
The ten-meter diameter rock instantly rolled down.
Under the acceleration of gravity from several hundred meters high, that multi-million-jin giant rock, carrying an impact force of hundreds of millions of jin, smashed towards the Flame Python.
The Flame Python heard the sound, suddenly raised its head to look, and human-like terror appeared in its diamond-shaped snake eyes. Its python body shot away like an arrow, but it was forced back by the white-armored woman's spear.
Boom!
The giant rock crashed down, the entire valley violently shook, the earth cracked, and dust filled the sky.
The Flame Python let out a tragic hiss, half its body crushed underneath, leaving only its head roaring madly.
At this moment, a silver spear pierced through its head with a thud, and its violently shaking python head instantly slumped to the ground.