Su Xi and Li Qiuyu stood where they were, not knowing where Li Ping had gone, waiting for a long while. Besides Li Ping's figure still not appearing, they naturally also did not see the legendary Ghost King.
"Could he have gone to deal with the Ghost King?" Li Qiuyu glanced at Su Xi and said cautiously.
At this point, besides this explanation, he couldn't think of any other more reasonable one.
Su Xi nodded, accepting Li Qiuyu's conjecture.
However, she was somewhat puzzled as to why Li Ping would do this.
From these thoughts, it was clear that Li Ping was not someone who would help others enthusiastically. Now, would he go to deal with the Ghost King for them?
Was he really not joking?
In any case, Su Xi felt that even if the author ascended to godhood, this idea seemed too absurd.
Just as Su Xi was pondering what had happened, she suddenly felt a gust of wind approaching, constantly whipping past her ears.
The wind that rushed towards them was fast and fierce, striking them heavily. The surrounding wind was so strong that sonic booms could be heard.
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Although Su Xi couldn't clearly see what was in front of her, she knew something was hurtling towards her, so she unhesitatingly dodged.
Only by avoiding it could she see what it was.
"Boom!"
The moment Su Xi dodged, she felt a heavy object smash into the ground in front of her, creating a large pit.
As the pit appeared, countless dust and smoke billowed out in all directions.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Stung by the dust and smoke in front of her, Su Xi felt overwhelmed and started coughing.
At the same time, her entire mecha was covered in a layer of gray soil.
After finally calming herself, Su Xi looked at the large pit before her, wanting to know what had fallen.
After all, if someone were to launch a sneak attack, they wouldn't use such a crude method.
When she approached the pit, she found it to be bottomless. Her night vision goggles, which could normally see the surroundings, were now useless.
To ensure she could see what was in the giant pit, Su Xi directly turned on her powerful flashlight.
As the light beam appeared, Su Xi quickly saw what was lying at the bottom of the pit.
In the giant pit, a monster with a completely black body, horns on its head, and two long wings on its back was lying there, twitching constantly.
Clearly, the violent impact had temporarily incapacitated him.
Although he looked terrifying, he seemed severely injured and motionless.
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What in the world is this?
Su Xi looked at Li Qiuyu, and Li Qiuyu looked back at Su Xi, their eyes filled with a strange confusion.
Clearly, neither of them knew what the creature in the pit was.
The monster in the pit, illuminated by Su Xi's light, awoke.
"Kachak!"
With a strange cry, the monster lunged out.
It was incredibly fast. In just a short moment, it charged directly at Su Xi's head.
Clearly, it intended to vent all its recent grievances on Su Xi.
Su Xi felt speechless as the monster charged at her.
"Don't tell me it's targeting me just because I'm bigger. I may be a beautiful girl, but I'm not..."
"I'm at least a person of some standing, can you stop attacking me every time?"
Although she was grumbling internally, Su Xi did not let her guard down.
She swung her Meteor God Sword forward, sending the bat flying.
However, her Meteor God Sword only left a string of sparks on the bat, causing no substantial damage.
Seeing its formidable defense, Su Xi felt a headache coming on and was extremely frustrated.
This guy was really that powerful.
Could it be like those shadows before, another difficult opponent?
The bat gave Su Xi no chance to think and charged at her again, determined to bite her to death.
Su Xi looked at the oncoming bat. Although she didn't want to engage in a head-on confrontation, she had no choice but to raise her Meteor God Sword to defend herself.
"Can you see that there's someone else here? Stop targeting me alone?" Su Xi said to Li Qiuyu.
She suddenly realized that the creatures in this place all seemed to be fond of her, completely ignoring others. Anyone with eyes could clearly see that Li Qiuyu was much easier to deal with than her.
Hearing Su Xi betraying him, Li Qiuyu's face turned even paler, nearly scaring him to death on the spot.
He was just a soul now; couldn't Su Xi stop treating him like this?
He hadn't done anything too wrong; couldn't she stop playing with him like this?
However, whether it was because the bat didn't understand Su Xi's words, or because it wasn't interested in Li Qiuyu, whom it could swallow in one bite,
It continued to focus solely on Su Xi, relentlessly attacking her.
If not for the protection of her mecha, Su Xi would have already been torn to shreds. Moreover, the gaps left by the shadows' previous bites on Su Xi hadn't fully healed yet, and if the bat found them, it would truly lead to the destruction of her mecha and her life.
"What a troublesome fellow," Su Xi muttered, and began to consider a solution.
After being sent flying again, Su Xi knew that if she continued like this, she would never have a chance to turn the tide.
The bat seemed tireless, constantly attacking her.
In this moment of crisis, she took out her Judge's Brush.
Although the Judge's Brush only had an effect on creatures from a certain planet, since this Seventh World was a subordinate to that planet, it should definitely have an effect on their creatures.
In the current situation, she could only try it to see if it worked.
She had to try, as if treating a dead horse as a live one.
With this thought, Su Xi unhesitatingly activated the Judge's Brush in her hand.
"Rise!"
As Su Xi moved her hand, the Judge's Brush suddenly emitted a captivating pink glow, which then intensified.
In a short while, the pink light fell upon the bat. As the thin pink lines landed on it, the previously ferocious bat's movements briefly paused.
Although it was only a slight pause, it was enough for Su Xi.
This time was sufficient for her to complete the rest.
Furthermore, she was now even more certain that her Judge's Brush was effective.
Su Xi's Judge's Brush moved swiftly, and in an instant, it fixed the bat in place. She then began to channel her mana into it.
As the mana flowed in, a white phantom gradually began to separate from the bat's body.
Sensing the changes in its body, the bat desperately struggled.
However, Su Xi's Judge's Brush was not to be trifled with; it continuously pulled its soul outwards.
During the separation process, Li Qiuyu was so terrified that he knelt on the ground, daring not to move an inch.
What was this? Why was he so afraid?
If possible, he wished Su Xi would stop.
Although he wasn't the primary target, it still had a significant impact on him.
At this moment, he also knew clearly that if she didn't act now, Su Xi would surely be in danger. If Su Xi were to have an accident, he would also be in grave peril.
For his own safety, he couldn't just do nothing.
With this realization, he could only shut his mouth, kneel on the ground, and watch Su Xi with tears streaming down his face.
He hoped Su Xi would finish quickly so he wouldn't have to suffer as much.
Seeing that her attack was effective, Su Xi increased the output of her mana.
As she channeled mana, the bat's body was gradually pulled out faster.
"Buzz!"
With a soft phoenix-like cry, the bat's white soul was instantly extracted.
As the white soul was pulled out, the bat's body immediately collapsed to the ground, motionless.
Su Xi returned the white soul to her laboratory, using it as an energy source.
Li Qiuyu, seeing that Su Xi had killed the bat, immediately looked at its physical body.
This bat looked powerful; if he could obtain it, he would surely be able to recover a significant amount of strength.
Therefore, an idea formed in his mind.
After dealing with the bat, Su Xi went to look for Li Qiuyu. Seeing him kneeling on the ground, she curiously asked, "What are you doing?"
In the time it took her to fight, why had Li Qiuyu knelt down?
Li Qiuyu looked at Su Xi with a fawning expression and said, "Uh, I wanted to get something from you. You don't need this bat anymore, do you? Could you give it to me?"
Su Xi looked at the bat carcass before her and nodded.
She didn't need it anyway, and keeping it would be troublesome.
Upon receiving Su Xi's permission, Li Qiuyu's face lit up with excitement.
Good heavens, he could finally find his sustenance.
He walked to the bat's side and was just about to devour it when he suddenly found that the bat had vanished.
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Li Qiuyu looked around in bewilderment, not understanding why his prize had suddenly disappeared.
Soon, he heard Li Ping's voice, "This thing is mine. You should just stay out of it."
He had originally not even wanted to give the bat's spirit to Su Xi, but Su Xi had been too quick, and he hadn't managed to stop her. Even though the bat's body wasn't much, it was still energy.
Therefore, he absolutely did not want to miss this opportunity.
Li Qiuyu looked at Li Ping, his face filled with a look of wanting to cry but having no tears.
Good heavens, don't be such a scammer!