"Shen Lang, you led me here, do you intend to make this your burial ground?" Xue Piaopiao sneered at Shen Lang.
"Kill me?"
"No, you cannot."
Shen Lang looked at Xue Piaopiao and smiled, "Unless your strength reaches my uncle's level, ensuring you can kill me with a single blow, you will never be able to kill me."
"Boastful words! This Saintess will now tear you to pieces!"
Xue Piaopiao's eyes emitted two red beams of light. Then, with ghostly speed, she closed in on Shen Lang and threw a heavy punch directly at him.
In the news, and in the eyes of her followers, Xue Piaopiao always appeared benevolent and holy. But now, she was filled with a violent aura, completely possessed.
"This punch… so terrifying…"
Shen Lang dodged Xue Piaopiao's attack with extreme speed, but the force of the punch still sent him staggering back three steps, a trace of blood involuntarily appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"As expected of the Saintess of the Holy Court, truly formidable. Come again."
Shen Lang never favored defense; for him, offense was always the best defense. After uttering these words, he leaped into the air and brought his leg down in a powerful aerial strike towards Xue Piaopiao.
"Little Brother Shen Lang, be careful! Don't hurt the Saintess!"
At this moment, Xiao Nu arrived with her subordinates. Seeing Shen Lang attack Xue Piaopiao, she called out anxiously.
There was no choice. Xue Piaopiao's status was too noble. If she were harmed, not only would the Pope not forgive them, but the followers would also tear them to shreds.
"Sister Xiao Nu, she is no longer your Saintess. She is a demoness now."
Shen Lang smiled and said, "She is now filled with violence and rage, only thinking of killing and bloodshed. If she is not quickly subdued, it will be detrimental to both her and others."
"Stand aside and watch, and absolutely do not interfere."
As Shen Lang spoke, he invisibly increased the power in his leg by thirty percent. In the blink of an eye, Shen Lang's kick reached Xue Piaopiao. However, seeing this, Xue Piaopiao showed no fear, allowing Shen Lang's leg to strike her shoulder heavily.
Yet, after enduring Shen Lang's powerful kick, Xue Piaopiao showed no sign of pain and appeared composed.
However, a bizarre event occurred. Xue Piaopiao, despite the heavy blow, was unharmed, while Shen Lang discovered that the bones in his shoulder had shattered with a crack. His entire arm then throbbed with pain, rendering it immobile.
"How can this be?"
Shen Lang, though experienced, had never encountered such a strange phenomenon. He couldn't comprehend what was happening and looked at Xue Piaopiao with wide eyes, hoping she would provide an answer.
"Shen Lang, surprised?"
Seeing Shen Lang's astonished and confused expression, Xue Piaopiao snorted coldly and said, "This Saintess is chosen by heaven. How could an ant like you possibly harm me? All acts of disrespect will lead to self-immolation."
As she spoke, to Shen Lang's astonishment, Xue Piaopiao rapidly closed in and struck him with a heavy punch, sending him flying more than ten meters. He slammed into a tree, snapping one as thick as a bowl, and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"This…"
Witnessing Xue Piaopiao's bizarre ability, not only did Shen Lang's eyes widen, but Xiao Nu and the others also froze, their faces filled with disbelief.
Why was this happening? Shen Lang attacked Xue Piaopiao and was injured, while Xue Piaopiao attacked Shen Lang and was completely unharmed.
"Whoosh—"
While Xiao Nu and the others were in shock, Shen Lang, having recovered, his eyes turned cold. Three Taiyi Divine Needles shot directly towards Xue Piaopiao.
The Taiyi Divine Needles were an extension of Shen Lang's will. Once activated, even Heavenly Realm experts could not evade them. Xue Piaopiao's strength was far inferior to that of a Heavenly Realm expert, and even weaker than Shen Lang's.
Shen Lang was at the peak of the Earth Realm, while Xue Piaopiao's strength was at most at the early stage of the Earth Realm. Therefore, Shen Lang was confident that the three Taiyi Divine Needles would hit their mark.
"Shen Lang, you want to injure me with golden needles? Fine, I'll give you that chance."
Facing the three incoming Taiyi Divine Needles, Xue Piaopiao showed no fear on her face. Instead, a calculating slyness flickered in her eyes.
With a cold laugh, Xue Piaopiao did not evade or dodge, allowing the three Taiyi Divine Needles to embed themselves directly into her chest.
"Saintess, are you alright?"
Seeing Xue Piaopiao struck by the three Taiyi Divine Needles, two foreign men's faces changed drastically. They rushed forward to express their concern.
"What are you doing? Concerned about this Saintess?"
Xue Piaopiao looked at the two subordinates who had approached her, a sinister glint in her eyes. "Do you think that after three golden needles pierced this Saintess, I would be injured? Do you believe this Saintess would lose to Shen Lang, right?"
"Saintess, that's not what we meant."
Xue Piaopiao usually appeared kind and benevolent, never having shown anger towards her subordinates. Thus, this sudden outburst instantly turned the faces of the two subordinates pale, and they stammered.
"This Saintess is chosen by heaven and is the ruler of this world. You lowly ants should only bow and scrape before this Saintess and should not doubt my power. You have now committed a capital offense. This Saintess now bestows upon you the grace of death in the name of the Saintess."
Xue Piaopiao shouted, and then her right hand became like an invincible sword that could cleave iron. The two foreign men had no time to react to what was happening before their heads were severed by Xue Piaopiao's palm strike, rolling to the side of Xiao Nu and the other subordinates, causing their faces to turn deathly pale and making them recoil in fear.
"This Saintess is a messenger of God. Any word or action that doubts my ability is a capital offense. He is your example."
Xue Piaopiao thoroughly enjoyed the fearful gazes of Xiao Nu and the others, shouting coldly.
Hearing Xue Piaopiao's words, Xiao Nu and the others' eyes were filled with terror. They instinctively knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.
"Ah—"
As soon as Xue Piaopiao finished speaking, Shen Lang's scream rang out.
He was seen kneeling on the ground, writhing in pain, his eyes filled with shock and fear.
Because it seemed as though Shen Lang's chest had been pierced by the Taiyi Divine Needles, and on his arm, the three vital points were precisely where he had struck Xue Piaopiao with his Taiyi Divine Needles.
"Why are all my attacks returning to me?"
Shen Lang looked at Xue Piaopiao, shocked, and asked, "What did you do?"
"Shen Lang, for you to break through to the peak of the Earth Realm in your twenties, you are indeed a prodigy. Unfortunately, you do not know that compared to this Saintess, you are not worth mentioning. No matter how you attack this Saintess, the damage will return to you. This is this Saintess's ability."