Youth must be seized early; one cannot remain forever young. Chapter 112: The Conclusion of This Battle

“It worked!”

Seeing the effect of the Star-Moon Bodhi, Bai Qingzhou’s face lit up with joy.

Just as the female cultivator at the stall had said, this item could unleash a powerful beam attack, its strength equivalent to a full strike from a Qi Refining stage nine cultivator.

However, it could only be used three times before becoming useless.

Gazing coldly at Zhou Cai, whose abdomen was bleeding, Bai Qingzhou seized the moment and rushed forward once again, her long sword aiming straight for the center of Zhou Cai’s brow!

“Clang!”

At the critical moment, Zhou Cai swiftly withdrew his sword to block the fatal strike.

Though struck heavily by the beam, he had not yet lost the ability to fight. With a firm step, he suddenly retreated sharply.

Bai Qingzhou, riding the momentum, pressed the attack, swinging her sword ceaselessly.

She also took out all sorts of talismans from her storage pouch, hurling them at tricky angles.

For a while, Zhou Cai found himself in an extremely difficult position.

Relying on just one strike from the Star-Moon Bodhi, Bai Qingzhou had once again turned the tide, gaining a decisive upper hand.

Fear and dread filled Zhou Cai’s heart; he had never imagined that, with his Qi Refining level eight strength, he could be pushed to such a desperate situation by Bai Qingzhou.

“No! I can’t lose these five hundred spirit stones to him!” Zhou Cai gritted his teeth in determination.

He braced himself against an attack, stepped back, and widened the distance between them once more.

His eyes locked onto Bai Qingzhou as he suddenly produced a talisman from his hand, tightly pinching it between his fingers as he charged forward.

The yellow talisman was secretly concealed in his palm.

Seeing Zhou Cai advance instead of retreat, Bai Qingzhou’s heart inexplicably went cold, every hair on her body standing on end!

Something was wrong!

Since ascending to Qi Refining stage seven, her sensory perception had greatly enhanced. A glance out of the corner of her eye revealed the yellow talisman in Zhou Cai’s hand!

In that instant, she recognized the talisman.

Extremely familiar.

Because she had once used this very talisman to defeat a Qi Refining stage seven cultivator!

The talisman in Zhou Cai’s hand was a Shock Talisman!

A lower-grade profound talisman!

Without hesitation, Bai Qingzhou immediately wielded her sword, manifesting a faint spiritual energy shield before her.

“Circle Sword!”

With the sword in her right hand, her left hand was busy too. With a thought, she activated a yellow talisman and affixed it to her body!

The Earth Shield Talisman!

Less than a dozen feet apart, the two closed the distance.

In an instant, it was upon them.

Bai Qingzhou neither dodged nor flinched.

Even as the shocked gasps of cultivators rang out behind her, she seemed deaf to them, fully focused and determined.

Her eyes steadfastly locked onto Zhou Cai, ready to meet the attack head-on!

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