Chapter 2192

The sky was blue, and clouds drifted by.

A gust of wind blew across the grassland, rolling up a few strands of grass.

Cold air dissipated in wisps. Su Xiao gripped the hilt of the blade at his waist. He drew his blade in silence; he didn't have the habit of talking nonsense before killing people.

Zing—

Checking Zhan Long Shan left its sheath. Su Xiao held the blade with one hand, the long blade pointing diagonally at the ground.

There was no need for verbal communication. Bubu Wang had long since blended into the environment, while Amu was staring at a man standing diagonally behind Xi. That man looked lazy, with a sleepy appearance.

As for Baha, it was sizing up Mitang. It would prioritize killing the healer, followed by the perception-type. Clearly, Mitang was the perception-type.

"Xi, you didn't tell me we still had to deal with a guy like this. This... requires extra pay."

Mitang spoke vaguely with a lollipop in her mouth.

"This is no longer a question of extra pay."

Old Wolf took out a piece of equipment that looked like a gas mask, put it on his face, took a deep breath, and continued: "I'll handle that bull-head."

"Then I'll lure the bird away. The way it looks at me is clearly unfriendly."

Mitang bit the lollipop in her mouth, and her body gradually dissipated into the air.

"I'll leave it to you."

Xi spoke in a low voice, and rhombic crystals appeared around her. These crystals were completely transparent, with very faint red marks at the core.

"Assimilation."

Just as Xi's voice fell, with her as the center, the surrounding ground crystallized at a speed visible to the naked eye and spread rapidly toward the distance.

Crack, crack, crack...

The crystals spread to Su Xiao's front in an instant. Su Xiao flipped the long blade in his hand, held it in a reverse grip, and stabbed it into the ground in front of him.

Bang!

Crystal fragments splashed everywhere. The crystals stopped spreading just before Su Xiao's feet, and large cracks spread to the surroundings.

With a 'boom', Amu charged out, heading straight for Xi's teammate, Old Wolf, while Baha flew into the high sky—first to search for the perception-type's tracks, and second to prevent Tianba from appearing nearby.

In an instant, Su Xiao and Xi formed a one-on-one. This made Xi breathe a sigh of relief in her heart; at least this time, her teammates were relatively reliable.

Zing!

The blade edge rang. Su Xiao suddenly appeared in front of Xi like a vicious beast lunging at its prey, his whole body filled with blood energy.

"Roar!"

The Blood Beast condensed instantly and lunged directly at Xi—a 'greeting' with a big move upon meeting.

Thud!!

Blood energy exploded, and crystal fragments splashed everywhere. Xi flew backward, and with her whole body crystallized, her right arm and left leg shattered, and cracks covered her torso.

Just one encounter, and Xi was a bit stunned. The enemy was much stronger than she had anticipated. In the Siren Star, she had briefly engaged with Su Xiao, and at that time, she felt she was evenly matched with him. But now, that feeling had completely vanished.

She would die. If she didn't use 'that', she would die soon. This was Xi's most intuitive feeling now.

With a 'bang', Xi fell onto the crystallized ground. The next moment, she suddenly straightened up, her body floating in mid-air, about a meter from the ground.

The shattered crystals rolled back, and Xi's right arm and left leg recovered. She broke free from the crystallization state and returned to a flesh-and-blood body.

Threads formed by crystals snapped. The long blade in Su Xiao's hand swept across his left arm, cutting the crystal threads wrapped around his metal bracer.

Su Xiao walked forward slowly. Just after taking two steps, he suddenly leaped low.

With a 'boom', a sharp spike formed by crystals stabbed out from under Su Xiao's feet. He didn't dodge, but instead used the force of the leap to cushion himself, standing on the crystal spike. This was precise control over power.

Seeing this scene, Xi no longer hesitated. She pressed one hand to her chest, her pupils turning sky blue, and invisible flames seemed to ignite on her silver hair.

Crystal flames were burning, first burning Xi's vitality. Once the vitality was burned out, it would start burning her soul. Once half the soul was burned, she would die.

In Xi's view, there was nothing worth hesitating about anymore. Just one encounter was enough for her to judge that she was no match for Su Xiao, so she had to bring out everything and gamble on this kind of battle. Hesitation would only lead to a faster death.

Xi's silver hair moved without wind, and two piercing swords appeared in her hands. Crystal flames were also burning on the double piercing swords.

Xi's aura changed, becoming aggressive, and the crystals on the surrounding ground gradually dissipated.

"Defeat you, and then... kill you."

The double piercing swords in Xi's hands crossed in front of her, and an array appeared in mid-air. Nothing strange appeared; this array was in the process of brewing.

Zing—

A blade glow slashed over, almost unstoppable. Xi stepped on the ground, and a crystal wall nearly ten meters thick suddenly rose up.

The blade glow instantly entered the crystal wall, slashing nearly five meters deep before stopping, embedded in the crystal wall like a solid object.

Three blade lights flashed, the crystal wall collapsed with a boom, and a figure rushed out from among the shattered crystals.

Clang!

Checking Zhan Long Shan was clamped by the double piercing swords. The moment she blocked Checking Zhan Long Shan, Xi regretted it. In the final analysis, she was better at mid-range combat.

In reality, this was Xi's choice out of helplessness. When Su Xiao lunged at her, he gave her a strong sense of pressure. This was something that couldn't be helped. Melee types were indeed at a disadvantage in the early stages, but in the later stages, they began to show their advantages.

Xi's body leaned back slightly, the blades of the double piercing swords rubbing against the long blade with a 'crack' sound.

Just at this moment, Xi's body suddenly shattered, and a shining crystal appeared behind Su Xiao.

Xi suddenly appeared behind Su Xiao, the double piercing swords in her hands stabbing downward, heading straight for Su Xiao's neck.

"Blade Dao Blade · Time."

"Blade Dao Blade · Blue Ghost."

With a 'swish', the cyan-blue blade glow slashed over Xi's head, cutting off a few strands of her silver hair.

Su Xiao lowered his body slightly, his center of gravity placed under his feet, and the surrounding ground collapsed with a 'boom'.

Su Xiao kicked sideways, heading straight for Xi's lower abdomen. Xi's pupils became even more azure, but unfortunately, she was a moment too slow.

Thud—

Su Xiao kicked Xi on the side of her waist, and Xi broke through a shockwave and flew to the side.

Crack, crack, crack...

Crystal threads generated and wrapped around Xi, but were instantly snapped by the strong kinetic energy on her body.

Flying at least thirty meters away, Xi fell to the ground. After falling a few times on the ground, she stabilized her figure in a half-squatting posture.

"Cough..."

Xi coughed dryly and immediately covered her mouth. Bright red blood seeped out from between her fingers.

Crack—

A crisp sound came; it was the array Xi had created earlier. She had engaged in melee combat with Su Xiao almost like she was courting death, just to stall for time.

The air around the array cracked, and a crystal dragon crawled out from within. Its body was huge, and after its wings were spread, the span was at least fifty meters or more.

"Roar!"

The crystal dragon raised its head and roared, its wings spread, and everything around went still.

The piercing sword in Xi's right hand pointed forward, the tip aimed at Su Xiao.

Four crystal spears appeared in front of Xi and flew out with a 'bang', breaking through layers of shockwaves and attacking Su Xiao.

Su Xiao's arm raised slightly. He could feel that the surroundings were frozen; he was temporarily unable to move, and raising his arm was his limit.

Boom, boom, boom...

Four crystal spears penetrated Su Xiao's body and exploded. Smoke and dust rose, and shattered crystals whistled far away.

When the smoke and dust dissipated, a crisp sound came from beside Su Xiao. The surrounding air shattered like a mirror, and Su Xiao was unscathed. Just a moment ago, he had penetrated space and dodged the four incoming crystal spears.

"Blade Dao Blade · Blood Blade."

Blood-colored feathers emerged around Su Xiao, and he suddenly vanished from his original spot. When he appeared again, he was already standing on the crystal dragon's shoulder.

Boom.

The crystal dragon was slashed to pieces. Seeing this scene, the corners of Xi's mouth curled up.

"Crystal Empress."

One of the piercing swords in Xi's hand was raised high, and all the crystals around her surged toward her.