Li Xing flashed past, covering hundreds of meters in an instant to appear beside the little ghost, raising his hand to slash at its neck.
"Still a ghost that looks like a little girl, I've really been looking for you!"
However, the longbow the little ghost held blocked the sword, and a kick was aimed at Li Xing's lower body.
"Damn! So young and already playing dirty tricks."
As Li Xing dodged, the little ghost leaped back and landed on a tree.
"Ghost hunter, I know you, your name is Li Xing. Brother Arrogant told me. Leave now, and I'll spare your life."
Li Xing was a little surprised. "Am I that famous? Everyone in your ghost realm knows me? You know Miyamoto Musashi, so you must be one of the Seven Sins, right?"
"Seven Sins, Envy. My name is Fei, Priestess Fei."
"Priestess? Are you from the family that was supposed to marry into the Ubuyashiki clan? That's strange, how can the Priestess family have demons?"
Priestess Fei was very displeased. She disliked this family intensely. If not for that Ten'on, she wouldn't have ended up like this.
"Shut up! The Priestess family is not worthy of me. Only I can lead the Priestess family to prosperity. I will definitely exterminate the Ubuyashiki clan, and Ten'on will also die by my hand!"
Li Xing probably understood. This Priestess Fei likely had a history with Lady Ten'on. Since she was the demon of Envy, it was highly probable that Priestess Fei liked Kagaya Ubuyashiki, but Ten'on was the one who married him. How dramatic.
Thinking of this, Li Xing chuckled. "Little girl, you know Lady Ten'on, which means you're a recently established demon? To have reached the position of Envy, you must have eaten quite a few people, right?"
Priestess Fei said dismissively, "So what? As long as it brings glory to the clan, whatever is done is right!"
Hearing this, Li Xing understood. Priestess Fei had left the Priestess family and become a demon, seemingly wanting to establish a new clan. But, can demons have children?
"Since you've eaten people, then go to hell! Priestess Fei." With that, Li Xing drew his sword and leaped, appearing behind Priestess Fei in the blink of an eye, slashing horizontally.
"Sun Breathing, First Form: Chaotic Dance!"
Priestess Fei seemed to have anticipated this, vanishing in an instant. She reappeared on a tree a thousand meters behind Li Xing, her forehead opening a third eye. She raised her hand, drew her bow, and fired hundreds of light arrows.
"As expected, none of the Seven Sins are easy to deal with. That so-called third eye must be your Blood Demon Art, right? It allows you to see far distances and guarantees the accuracy of your arrows." Li Xing said as he deflected the light arrows.
"It's not over yet. You provoked me first. Even if I kill you, Brother Arrogant won't say anything."
"Blood Demon Art: Bullseye!"
Priestess Fei shot out thousands more light arrows, one of which was larger than the others and appeared very powerful.
"Snow Breathing, Final Form: Absolute Zero."
Li Xing intended to freeze these arrows before closing the distance for close combat. This wasn't a close-quarters archer, so Li Xing wasn't panicked.
In an instant, all the light arrows were frozen, and ice spikes formed in the air, allowing Li Xing to gain leverage for closing the distance. However, the largest light arrow pierced through Li Xing's ice, continuing towards him at full speed.
Just as Li Xing was about to use Nebula to split the light arrow in half, it emitted a strong red light before hitting its target. Li Xing sensed danger and hastily retreated.
"BOOM!"
A deafening explosion echoed throughout Tajima, turning a lush forest into a barren wasteland. Tajima now looked bald, like an old man's receding hairline.
Because he dodged in time, Li Xing wasn't seriously injured, only buried in the ground by a pile of dirt.
"Blood Demon Art: Arrow Rain!" Priestess Fei gave Li Xing no chance to breathe, continuously using her Blood Demon Art. She hadn't expected the previous explosion to kill Li Xing. Finishing him off was the most sensible choice.
As Li Xing climbed out of the dirt, he saw the sky turn red the moment his head emerged. No, it was covered in light arrows, a skill with massive area-of-effect damage.
"Damn it, this is unfair. I'm getting angry. Little girl, I'm going to spank your butt!" Li Xing was enraged by this string of attacks.
Although his body from the neck down was buried in the dirt, Li Xing used his immense strength to swing his sword from within the earth.
"Snow Breathing, First Form: Falling Snow!"
"Snow Breathing, Third Form: Collapsing Snow!"
"Wind Breathing, Fourth Form: Rising Sandstorm!"
"Wind Breathing, Ninth Form: Idatenshin Fury!"
Using four forms in rapid succession, Li Xing's sword energy generated powerful currents in the air, forming a typhoon that tore apart the arrow rain in the sky. It also ravaged Tajima's ecosystem, shredding small animals within the tempest.
Priestess Fei hadn't expected Li Xing to be so powerful. A cataclysmic attack. There was likely no demon below Pride who could withstand it.
After the typhoon raged for over ten minutes, the entire island was devoid of trees, consisting only of sand and dirt. Priestess Fei lay by the sea, her body covered in numerous wounds, which were gradually healing.
Li Xing wasn't faring much better, his hair disheveled and his body covered in mud, but he was unharmed, having been at the center of the storm's eye.
"Priestess Fei, your wish will not be fulfilled. I will send you to hell. But before that, I promised to spank your butt, so I will spank your butt!" Li Xing grabbed the still-healing Priestess Fei with one hand and forcefully slapped her butt with the other.
"Bastard! How dare you! Let go of me, I'll eat you! Please, spare me..."
But Li Xing ignored Priestess Fei's pleas and continued to hit her. Since demons could heal, it wouldn't hurt, and besides, he was going to kill her later, so pain was irrelevant.
As he was hitting her, Li Xing seemed to hear crying. He turned to see Priestess Fei with tearful eyes, which, at first glance, looked quite cute. His hand loosened slightly.
Taking advantage of Li Xing's lapse in vigilance, Priestess Fei immediately leaped into the sea and vanished.
"Damn! The little one is playing tricks, deceiving an old man like me." Li Xing then jumped into the sea, swimming in the direction Priestess Fei had gone.
...
After swimming for half a day, Li Xing couldn't see where Priestess Fei had gone. Her scent was masked by the ocean's smell, and the island had disappeared. In other words, Li Xing was lost at sea.
"Shit!" Li Xing was furious, slapping the water with his hand. Now it was over. He had to swim ashore, and he didn't even know which direction to go.
"Xingxing, don't rush. When dawn breaks, you'll know the direction. Swim with your back to the sun, and you'll definitely reach shore. Whether you can hold on until then, well, that's another matter."
Hearing Li Yun's words made Li Xing even more agitated. He shouldn't have been playful and spanked her. He shouldn't have been soft-hearted just because she was a little girl. Now, all he could do was rage in the sea.