Chapter 149: Quite a sight
"Care to introduce yourself?"
The lady asked, still sitting on the throne. Her posture appeared very relaxed but if one looked closely they would be able to tell that she was keeping her guards up.
"I'm just a hermit from Divine Shadow Legion. Your organization have harmed one of our sisters and we're here for the retribution. Though we can talk this through if you're willing to surrender."
As much as Lan Ming wanted to fight with the lady, she knew the value of Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator. Beside, if Ying Yue wanted her dead then they would simply kill her.
"Your sister? Hmm, let me guess, this sister of yours is that brat Ying Yue, right?"
The lady asked.
"Indeed, you have good brain up there so what about my suggestion? Are you willing to surrender?"
Lan Ming kept her blade close to herself and asked.
The lady looked at her for a while before sighing.
"My name is Qian Ru, one of the Elders of Assassin Organisation. Do you think I'll submit? Why do you think I don't hide my face like those cowards?"
The lady, Qian Ru scoffed, looking at Lan Ming's mask and continued.
"I am warrior. I know that you have someone powerful in your ranks, otherwise you wouldn't be able to cross the ancient formation of this hideout. We were doomed the moment that expert behind you came to us. I know all of that. But I don't really care. I have lived the life of a warrior and I shall die that way too.
I have never bent my knees to anyone and never I will. So come at me and show me if you have the strength to defeat me."
"Very well then. You have my respect for this decision as well as pity. But that's your choice."
Lan Ming smiled as she put one of her legs behind and raised her sword before her. A thin coating of white substance appeared on the blood red blade, making her aura sharper and deadlier.
Qian Ru smiled for the first time and stood up, as she began hovering above the bones like a goddess of death. Her hairs fluttered as winds picked up around her, despite being in a undergrond cave.
"Sword intent of second level, intresting. You're young and yet already achieved the second level. You have earned the right to make me go all out."
She waved her hand as a small tornado formed on her palm. Then she threw it casually as it grew in size and began to stir the winds of whole hall. The ground got gashes wherever it passed.
Lan Ming didn't show any fear and simply slashed at the tornado coming towards her with her red sword coated with the sword aura.
A diagonal slash formed from the edges of the sword and shot towards the incoming tornado at an insane speed. It was pure white in colour and was so sharp that it cut the air around it.
The one metre long slash collided with the tornado, making it explode in many small projectiles which advanced towards Lan Ming, continuing their momentum.
Lan Ming looked at the numerous wind blades coming at her and smiled. Due to being a sword expert, she could sense the sharpness of the nigh invisible and thin wind blades. They were enough to cut enchanted steel easily.
In response to the incoming wine blades, she simply held her sword's hilt and made it rotate clockwise as various small white slashes similar to the wind blades formed around her and attacked them.
Many explosions sounded in the hall as the gashes on the grounds and walls grew in numbers. Even the ceiling was affected by it and debris fell in them from above.
"Truly impressive! But let's take this outside. We'll just both be buried in the rocks if we fight here."
Qian Ru said, looking at her surroundings which was already showing cracks because of their initial clash. After all, they didn't hold back with the small attacks which were enough to cut even Core Formation Realm practitioners into pieces.
This was a battle of two Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators, who could change the landscape with their will. How could a small hall contain their battle?
Lan Ming looked at her surroundings and had to agree with Qian Ru. Even if she didn't die, she would definitely be in trouble with so many rocks falling over her head. After all, they were pretty deep in the underground.
If they fought, the results would be akin to world collapsing on them.
"Very well. But you don't expect me to through all those tunnels back just to have a death match with you, right?"
Lan Ming nodded and asked.
"You don't need to worry about that."
Qian Ru showed a faint smile as she raised both of her hands above her and closed her eyes, muttering some strange words. After a few seconds, she clapped her hand.
For a moment, nothing happened making Lan Ming confused but then the very ground she was standing on began to shake and tremble as if some ancient creature was waking up beneath her feet.
She frowned and clutched her sword tightly, ready for any cheap trips Qian Ru might show. However, it seemed that she assumed wrong.
Her eyes widened as she raised her head and looked at the ceiling with utter shock. Before her eyes, the ceiling spilt in two halves and began to grew apart as a enormous inverse chasm opened up in front of her.
She could see the rocks, the soil, the plants and their roots, small spiritual Creatures hiding deep in the chasm's wall. It was a mesmerizing yet horrifying sight.
It was more than a thousand metres long, making Lan Ming realise just what what would happened if they really fought. No wonder Qian Ru didn't want to go all out here.
If the whole ground above them fell over them, they wouldn't survive even if they were in Nascent Soul Realm.
"Shocked? I was too when I first came here. It's actually a land of wonder here, you'll experience new wonderful thing everyday."
Qian Ru smiled and then looked down at Lan Ming.
"Let's resume our battle. The outcome can only be kill or be killed. Oh yeah, I was the one who sent assassins after Ying Yue so you can try your best to kill me. Haha!"
Her laugh echoed in the hollow hall as she began to flew upwards in the narrow chasm that opened to show the distant sky. Along with her, gusts of wind followed as they brought all the bones from the hill of bones.
"So, even those are her weapons?"
Lan Ming whispered under her breath as she also shot towards the surface while avoiding the giant bones of various Spiritual Creatures.
Getting a little irritated by them, she flicked her fingers as the air around her became sharper and cut anything that dared to block her path. Every bone was cut into many pieces and small ones even turned dust.
In just a few seconds, both woman reached the surface, showing their insane speed in flight.
However, what greeted them was a sight to behold. A giant Wolf's body lay dead on the ground, along with more than twenty other Spritual Creatures.
Atop the Wolf's Giant head, a young man sat with a cigar in his mouth and smoke flowing in the air along the winds.
His trench coat fluttered in the wind and his demonic mask coupled with the scenery was enough to fill the two women with dread. They could sense the lingering aura of the Nine Spring Wolf and knew it was a Tier 6 Spritual Creature, something that could kill them easily.
Not only the Wolf, even the other Spiritual Creatures that lay completely dead were enough to give them trouble.
Shen Yu exhaled, causing smoke to fill his surroundings as he smiled at Lan Ming.
"Sorry for the...bad sight. I got a little too excited."
Lan Ming who was still standing rooted to the ground, shook hearing his chilling voice. She had known that her husband was insanely strong, but seeing the sight in front of her, she got a reality check. The sight of his strength had shaken her to the core.
It wasn't a bad feeling, but rather a realisation.
'Hah! We were really undermining his strength or maybe unconsciously ignoring it considering how good and kind he is.'
Lan Ming then shook of those thoughts and smiled at Shen Yu.
"It's nothing, Master. I actually like this side of yours. Maybe we can all go hunting together one day."
"That's a good idea. But, who's this lady beside you?"