Chapter 126: Aodaili Drops the Act, Barbara Awakes

It was late at night.

The cave was extremely quiet.

The light from the magical flame not only brought brightness, but also made the whole cave unusually warm.

On the small bed to the right, Lu Xun had already fallen asleep.

Aodaili, however, was not asleep; she sat quietly there, motionless, as if meditating.

Her pair of long, jade-like legs were wrapped in black silk as deep as night, and the faintly visible sheen of her skin added a touch of mysterious, sensual charm to her demeanor.

Time passed minute by minute.

"Shush."

Outside the cave, a figure clad in black silently appeared.

From his perspective, the cave contained nothing.

If he were to walk into the cave like that, it would still appear empty.

This is because Lu Xun and Aodaili were inside a barrier.

Without sufficient cultivation, one couldn't even sense the barrier's existence.

However, this black-clad figure sensed it.

After arriving at the cave's entrance and observing for a few seconds, he raised the sword in his hand and lightly slashed at the cave mouth.

A spatial rift, which he quietly sliced open.

Then, the black-clad figure moved and entered the barrier, thrusting his sword straight at Lu Xun.

If Lu Xun were truly asleep then, he would surely not escape disaster.

"Meow!"

Little White sensed the danger and let out a 'meow'.

"Thud!"

Faster than Little White was Lu Xun.

A fiery-red shield rose up, blocking the black-clad figure's deadly strike.

"Come on!"

Lu Xun jerked upright.

The attacker was none other than the assassin who had escaped during the day.

"Thud-thud-thud~"

Successive impact sounds rang out, and Lu Xun drove forth more crimson-armor shields.

"Lu, hold on—I'll seal off this space!"

Aodaili woke, took out her wand, and began to mutter an incantation.

She was chanting.

Purely in terms of power, a mage's magical power is actually enormous.

At the same realm, the attacks of immortal cultivators and martial cultivators are slightly inferior.

It's not that immortal and martial cultivators are worse than mages; rather, under the old, unaligned ranking system, the fourth stage of immortal and martial cultivators corresponded to the sixth stage of mages.

The current unification is based entirely on combat power.

Although powerful, mages have an obvious shortcoming: their bodies are too frail, and some high-powered spells require considerable chanting time.

The assassin sensed the threat, moved, and suddenly lunged at Aodaili.

"Watch out!"

Lu Xun drove his flying sword to try to block the assassin, but the assassin simply shifted through space and pushed the sword aside.

Yet he also couldn't get close to Aodaili, as a space shield rose around her.

This shield cannot bear damage, but it can deflect harm away and also prevent others from approaching.

The assassin's sword thrust fiercely, and Aodaili's space shield rippled in layers, as if about to be pierced.

"Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh~"

The flying sword attacked, accompanied by sword qi, forcing the assassin back.

"In my name, Void Cage!"

Taking this opportunity, Aodaili finally completed her spell; a wave emanated from her wand, locking the space here.

Sensing danger, the assassin retreated and exited the cave.

But it was already too late.

Aodaili's magic speed was clearly faster, directly immobilizing the space over a large surrounding area.

"Lu, I'll maintain the space seal—you take care of him."

The assassin tried to break the seal, and Aodaili had to cast with all her might.

Without spatial shifting, the assassin lost his greatest reliance.

"Now let's see what other tricks you have!"

Lu Xun went all out.

This assassin is neither a martial cultivator—lacking overbearing true intent—nor an immortal cultivator—lacking their various techniques.

His earlier elusiveness came down to nothing but his spatial ability.

Now that Aodaili has nullified that ability, Lu Xun has full confidence in defeating him.

Had it not been for the assassin's elusive spatial technique, Lu Xun could have severely wounded him with his Fiery Eyes Golden Pupils.

"Really, it's not Aodaili."

The assassin's appearance completely cleared Aodaili of suspicion.

Of course, the suspicion that Aodaili is the assassin has been cleared, but her intention toward Xiao Bai remains undoubted.

"Ding ding ding~"

Sure enough, once deprived of spatial means, the assassin instantly fell into a disadvantage, shifting from the attacker to the defender.

But he, possessing Fourth Realm strength, remains extremely strong.

Although lacking true intent, with only a small sword in hand, he could still block or dodge Lu Xun's attacks.

"Ka ka~"

The surrounding space emitted a series of ka ka sounds.

"Lu, hurry, his spatial attainment is higher than mine."

Aodaili became a bit anxious.

While fighting Lu Xun, the assassin was still trying to break the spatial blockade.

It need not be fully broken; merely loosening it would allow him to escape easily.

"I have to use my trump card."

Such a hard-won opportunity, Lu Xun is not prepared to let this assassin go.

Otherwise, after this fellow escapes, knowing Aodaili is here, he will surely become more vigilant.

Letting such a troublesome fellow hide in the dark is too unbearable for Lu Xun.

What if this fellow can't handle Lu Xun, yet learns of his relationship with Chu Youqing and the others, and then attacks them?

Therefore, Lu Xun prepares to settle this in one battle, eliminating the assassin.

He attacks with the Shadowless Sword as his main, the flying sword as auxiliary, occasionally unleashing a fireball technique, and even using a spirit talisman.

Now!

Lu Xun's eyes burst with golden light!

"Boom!"

This time, the assassin couldn't dodge, was struck by the golden light, and instantly turned into countless fragments.

"Huh?"

Lu Xun blinked in surprise; this assassin, at least a Fourth Realm cultivator, was killed so easily?

Back then, Captain Xiao, after being hit by Lu Xun's Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupil, merely vomited blood.

Although Lu Xun's supernatural ability is formidable, in martial arts he is ultimately only at the early Third Realm; aside from the quality of his true qi, he still lags far behind Fourth Realm cultivators in other aspects.

"Lu, you're amazing."

From behind came Aodaili's cheerful applause; the girl's smile blossomed like a flower.

"Not right..."

Lu Xun did not relax his vigilance; he always felt the assassin's death was too simple.

Lu Xun gripped his long sword, preparing to go over and check the situation.

Then he realized that no matter how he walked, he remained in place, unable to move forward even a step.

Yet Lu Xun felt no sense of being bound.

Everything was fine; he stepped normally, walked normally, yet his position remained utterly unmoving.

Lu Xun swung his long sword, sending out streaks of sword qi.

The sword qi lashed out, yet couldn't even cut a single blade of grass a meter away.

"Lu, don't try anymore; this is the Void Cage I set up for you after three minutes of chanting—you can't escape."

Aodaili's voice sounded from behind.

Lu Xun snapped his head back: "The Void Cage just now... was it you who cast it on me?"

"Of course~" Aodaili tilted her head, flashing a sly smile: "Didn't expect that? Am I not smart? You surely didn't really think I was helping you, did you?"

She triumphantly shook her magic wand, like a little girl whose prank succeeded.

Having succeeded, she now simply drops the pretense.

"Then what's up with him?"

Lu Xun pointed at the shattered assassin.

"Oh dear, you've never heard of a demonic puppet?"

Aodaili pursed her lips, lightly tapping the fragments with her magic wand: "This is a demonic puppet I made at great expense; I imparted part of my power to it, giving it Fourth Realm combat strength, and it can even shield me from disaster at critical moments~"

She winced and stomped her foot: "Such a demonic puppet is precious, and now you've destroyed it."

"So, what is your purpose?"

Lu Xun understood everything.

Aodaili is not only smart, but also cunning, and extremely cautious.

She first used the demonic puppet to test him; upon finding the puppet unable to deal with Lu Xun, Aodaili herself stepped onto the stage.

Originally, she ought to have wanted to hypnotize Lu Xun, then seize Xiao Bai and leave.

But Lu Xun was too vigilant, not letting her succeed.

So, Aodaili ultimately still chose to seize by force.

She had the demonic puppet make a move; upon seeing it, Lu Xun would not suspect her too much.

Aodaili pretended to deal with the demon shame, but in fact she intended to unleash a major move on Lu Xun to trap him.

At the same time, it also borrowed demon guilt to consume Lu Xun's strongest means, namely the Fiery Eyes, Golden Pupils.

The power of the Fiery Eyes, Golden Pupils is too terrifying; Aodaili saw Lu Xun use it before, and worries that Lu Xun could use it to forcibly break the Void Cage.

In her view, such a mighty divine ability, after Lu Xun uses it once, it is impossible for him to use it a second time in a short period.

Otherwise, would Lu Xun's eyes not burst?

Of course it is.

Aodaili pointed to Little White in Lu Xun's arms.

As expected,

She came for Little White.

So, are you her disciple?

Suddenly.

Little White lazily opened its mouth, and what came out was a human voice.

Babala.

She woke up again.