Chapter 95: Pervert?
The Red Flame Tiger was first silently invaded by the Soul-Sealing Seal, then struck on the crown of its head by Long Ao's palm. Under the dual assault, its body crashed heavily to the ground.
He felt a surge of joy.
Long Ao immediately threw out the Dragon Seal, absorbing the Red Flame Tiger's soul into the Dragon Seal Space.
Long Ao had timed it perfectly. In just a few seconds, he had slain three Red Flame Tigers and obtained their souls.
"Let's go."
The remaining Red Flame Tigers had already dispelled the power eroding their bodies. One by one, their eyes turned icy cold as they gave chase.
Long Ao and the girl ran frantically for a full hour. When they finally confirmed they had completely shaken off the Red Flame Tigers, they both let out a sigh of relief and collapsed onto the ground.
Only now did Long Ao get a good look at the girl beside him.
With a cold snort, the girl shot him a vicious glare and snapped, "What are you looking at, you damn pervert?"
'A damn pervert?'
'I'm a damn pervert now?'
Stunned by her accusation, Long Ao's expression instantly turned cold. He said, "Are you sick in the head? I just saved your life. Forgetting a simple 'thank you' is one thing, but calling me a pervert? Is there something wrong with your brain?"
An ordinary man, upon seeing such a beautiful face, would have been utterly captivated, but Long Ao's heart was filled with thoughts of Yuyin. He had no interest whatsoever in any other woman.
"You dare curse at me? What did you just call me? If you've got the guts, say it again."
Long Ao didn't have the best temper either. He had risked his life to save her, and not only was she ungrateful, but now she was turning on him.
"I said you're sick in the head, that there's something wrong with your brain. What a fucking waste of my time, saving someone like you. Goodbye."
"Trying to leave?"
With a cold snort, the beautiful girl shot forward. Before she even arrived, a terrifying Killing Intent preceded her.
Startled, Long Ao had just gotten to his feet when she attacked. He threw a counter-punch—the Netherworld Nine-Link Strike. In an instant, nine waves of Fist Force stacked together. Palm met fist, and before Long Ao could react, he was sent flying back by her palm strike.
Greatly astonished, Long Ao had never imagined his opponent would be so powerful. He was confident he could fight, and even kill, a Fusion Martial Artist with his Soul-Sealing Seal.
But at this moment, Long Ao had a feeling that her strength had likely reached Fusion Peak. Unless he could silently infiltrate her body with the Soul-Sealing Seal, killing her would be nearly impossible.
'The Soul-Sealing Seal.'
Long Ao didn't use the Soul-Sealing Seal. No matter what, she was still a girl, and she hadn't committed any grave error. If he actually killed her, his conscience wouldn't be clear.
"I'm not going to argue with you. Sick women are always so short-tempered."
Hearing this, the beautiful girl's face flushed red with anger. With a furious roar, she resumed the chase. The two of them sprinted, one after the other. Long Ao had never expected things to turn out like this. He was supposed to be the rescuer, but now? The person he had saved was trying to kill him.
If you can't win, you run. Without using the Soul-Sealing Seal, Long Ao had no other choice but to flee.
「Inside the Thunder Forest.」
"Look, a Fusion Martial Artist chasing an Evolutionary Martial Artist. That guy is really unlucky."
"We better not interfere. Fusion Martial Artists are terrifying."
Long Ao and the beautiful girl were locked in a chase, one in front and one behind. None of the onlookers dared to get involved, because the powerful aura emanating from the beautiful girl clearly marked her as a Fusion Martial Artist.
A Fusion Martial Artist.
Of the four hundred or so participants in this Thunder Contest, only thirty were Fusion Martial Artists. This meant that among the four hundred Innate Martial Artists, the Fusion Martial Artists were the strongest. For this very reason, no one was willing to provoke one.
「Outside a secluded valley in the Thunder Forest.」
Hounded by the beautiful girl, Long Ao ran without any sense of direction. When he saw a massive valley, he didn't even think, darting inside in a single bound.
"You damn pervert! No matter where you run, I will kill you!"
With a furious roar, the beautiful girl, seething with Killing Intent, followed him into the valley. In the blink of an eye, both had disappeared inside.
Inside the valley, black mist swirled, and there was even a strange, pungent odor.
As soon as Long Ao set foot in the valley, his expression darkened. He could already sense that something was wrong, but with his pursuer right behind him, he had no way to leave.
WOOOO, WOOOO, WOOOO...
From the depths of the valley, a sound like a Ghostly Wail and Wolf Howl suddenly erupted. The moment he heard it, Long Ao immediately circulated his internal power to resist the cry, because the grating sound, much like the Soul-Sealing Seal, could erode one's soul.
Greatly alarmed, Long Ao could no longer afford to worry about anything else and focused all his energy on resisting.
The beautiful girl arrived in a flash. Seeing the "damn pervert" in her eyes, she roared and thrust her Sharp Sword forward viciously. It was clear she truly intended to kill, showing no mercy. The Sharp Sword shot out terrifying streams of Sword Qi, one after another, arriving in an instant.
Long Ao threw out a palm strike in return, but he didn't dare block the Sword Qi with his body. He dodged, but was still wounded by the attack. Yet, he couldn't spare it a thought. The force of the wailing sound was simply too immense. The slightest carelessness would result in his soul being eroded by it, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
The beautiful girl was about to strike again, but before she could, she also realized something was wrong. The sound was invasive, eroding her soul. Perhaps her anger had blinded her. The girl, who should have been able to resist, was overcome by rage, and with the strange sound eroding her soul, she fainted on the spot.
Seeing the beautiful girl faint, Long Ao truly wanted to just leave her be. But in the end, Long Ao was, after all, a man. This wasn't because he was lusting after her beauty, but because he couldn't just watch a woman die in front of him.
Left with no other choice, Long Ao darted over and grabbed the beautiful girl. Now, not only did he have to resist the sound's erosion himself, but he also had to help her resist it.
He didn't stay put. Long Ao carried the beautiful girl and sprinted toward the valley entrance. PLOP! At that moment, Long Ao and the beautiful girl fell into a dark pit together. Instantly, they both vanished without a trace. The valley remained, still shrouded in black mist, still filled with the ghostly wails and wolf howls.