Hearing Bai Shuanglian’s words, Ling Xiaoyou froze for a moment, then quickly recalled how she had taught Bai Shuanglian about spell overclocking.
She had to admit, Bai Shuanglian was a genius. Even though the teaching time had only been a few days, she had still learned how to use the spell overclocking technique.
Although she hadn’t used it during the competition with Su Taosheng, Ling Xiaoyou understood that it was because Bai Shuanglian had wanted a fair match.
But now, fairness clearly wasn’t needed, so she would use spell overclocking to defeat her opponent.
Thinking this, Ling Xiaoyou felt much more at ease. She nodded seriously at Bai Shuanglian and said, “Then rest assured, I’ll protect everyone well until you come back!”
And that was exactly what she, as the strongest fighter in the car aside from Bai Shuanglian, should do.
Hearing this, Bai Shuanglian smiled at Ling Xiaoyou, then turned her gaze back and attacked the devil.
The devil was still stunned by the sheer power of the attack when he suddenly sensed something flash in the corner of his vision.
His hair stood on end. He instinctively threw himself to the side, and in the next instant, the sword light slashed straight at where his neck had been.
Even though the sword light missed, Bai Shuanglian didn’t stop her attack.
The spell overclocking technique was silently activated, and dozens of rock spikes erupted from the ground, thrusting straight toward the devil.
The devil’s reaction was undeniably fast. The moment he lay flat, he had a vague premonition of the next attack.
He immediately slammed his right fist into the ground, creating a deep crater, and used a slight angle shift to dodge the spikes.
Now trapped between the spikes and the pit, the devil’s mind raced, searching for a countermeasure.
‘This cultivator is definitely off. She shouldn’t be this strong at her realm. But even if I know she’s trouble, that doesn’t matter right now—I have to find a way to deal with her!’
As he thought, the devil’s heart stirred, and his gaze shifted toward the car.
He remembered that everyone in the car was this cultivator’s companion. If he could take them hostage…
He didn’t need to think further—past experience told him exactly what would happen.
The devil grinned fiercely, straightened his body, and smashed the spikes behind him apart from the middle.
Rocks and dirt flew everywhere. The devil leaped out of the pit, spear in hand, and charged at Bai Shuanglian.
But he wasn’t planning to attack her. Instead, he intended to take the car’s occupants hostage while she dodged his strike.
If he did that, even if he couldn’t beat her, victory would still be his!
In a flash, the devil closed in on Bai Shuanglian and thrust his spear.
Seeing this, Bai Shuanglian showed no special reaction. She simply turned gracefully, dodging the devil’s attack.
‘Got him!’
The devil grinned fiercely, stomped the ground hard, and launched himself toward the car like a rocket.
A hundred meters, fifty meters, thirty meters, ten meters…
He put all his strength into this dash, his speed fully unleashed by the life-or-death crisis—several times faster than before.
Seeing the car right in front of him, even able to clearly make out the girls’ expressions inside, the devil felt victory was within reach.
He couldn’t help reaching out to grab the girl who had been talking with Bai Shuanglian earlier.
If he caught her, then…
A triumphant smile spread across the devil’s sinister face.
But at that moment, an ice-blue longsword streaked through the air with a brilliant icy trail, instantly severing the devil’s hands.
Before the devil could even scream, Bai Shuanglian’s figure stopped beside him. The sword danced, striking several times in quick succession.
First the limbs, then the head. A few more sword shadows fell, slicing the devil into several chunks of meat.
This all seemed to take a long time, but from the moment the devil rushed toward the car to Bai Shuanglian’s clean kill, less than a second had passed.
Even the devil’s blood seemed slow to react—it only began gushing from the severed ends after the pieces hit the ground.
To the people in the car, it looked like the devil charged at Bai Shuanglian, then in a flash, the devil was cut to pieces, blood spraying into the sky like a small red rain.
Bai Shuanglian snapped her fingers. Golden yang flame erupted, burning all the blood away so none of it touched her.
Then she walked back to the car, got in, started the engine again, and drove toward the Exorcists Association without any hesitation—clean and efficient.
Even the few who wanted to marvel at Bai Shuanglian’s strength almost forgot what they were going to say because of how swiftly she acted.
Ling Xiaoyou had already expected this outcome, but she still hadn’t imagined Bai Shuanglian would become this strong after learning spell overclocking.
“Holy crap?!”
Bai Xiqing, in the back seat, exclaimed in surprise after recovering, “That was insane, Lian-jie! How did you suddenly get so strong in just a few days?”
She leaned forward and peered at Bai Shuanglian, who was driving, wishing she had eyes that could see everything Bai Shuanglian had done these past few days.
“It’s nothing. I just had a good teacher these past few days.”
Bai Shuanglian didn’t intend to elaborate, simply glossing over the matter.
The others didn’t react much to Bai Shuanglian’s words.
But Ling Xiaoyou’s face involuntarily flushed red. She buried her head into her collar, a hint of pink visible on her exposed skin.
“A good teacher? Was it Grandma Qiuyin?”
Bai Xiqing asked, still not noticing Ling Xiaoyou’s odd behavior. “But her teaching skills… how could she be good enough to teach you?”
“No. An even better teacher.”
Bai Shuanglian had no intention of saying more. She glanced at her cousin and pushed her back into her seat.
“Ugh, what’s the big deal? I’m just curious.”
Bai Xiqing covered her head, muttering a complaint, then suddenly noticed Ling Xiaoyou curling up into a small ball. She asked curiously, “Sister Ling? What’s wrong? Are you catching a cold?”
“No, I just want to rest for a bit.”
Ling Xiaoyou covered her burning cheeks with her small hands, hiding her current state from the others. In her mind, Bai Shuanglian’s words “good teacher” kept echoing.