The system has issued another task?
Ling Xiaoyou was taken aback when she saw the task appear, then felt puzzled about what exactly that “Spell Overclocking Technique” was.
But she also understood that now was not the time to think about it. There was still an enemy in front of her!
Ling Xiaoyou shifted her gaze to the Unicorn Demon carrying the spiked chain ball. She furrowed her delicate brows and muttered, “So there was an ambush here… Did the demons guess my intentions?”
She looked at Su Lihua and asked, “Is that powerful Spirit Tool you carried last time still on you?”
“Ah… yes!”
Su Lihua was startled, then immediately realized what Ling Xiaoyou wanted her to do.
After all, they had cooperated before at the pier. This was just a repeat performance.
The next moment, Su Lihua felt something wrap around her feet, and a tremendous force yanked her away from her original position. At the same time, the spiked chain ball came crashing down with a roaring wind.
She no longer hesitated. She directly took out her Jade Pearl Artifact and began chanting an incantation.
The enemy this time was no weaker than the Demon Bishop from before. On the contrary, that Demon Bishop had been beaten up by Bai Shuanglian for a long time and was in terrible shape. Even forming mist to defeat him had required a long charge, let alone now.
Thinking of this, Su Lihua accelerated her chanting. This was a technique to assist the Jade Pearl in gathering mist—one she had specifically learned after that incident.
Hopefully, it would prove useful.
Ling Xiaoyu retracted the Water Rope that had pulled Su Lihua away. She glanced at the Jade Pearl, which had already begun to surge with mist, then at Su Lihua, who was chanting with her eyes closed, and finally at the Unicorn Demon. She took a deep breath, her expression turning serious.
She had to hold off this Unicorn Demon now, buying time for Su Lihua to charge up.
Ling Xiaoyou took out the Cloud Water Bow, drew the string, and nocked an arrow. Water converged into an azure arrow. Then she aimed at the ceiling and fired.
In an instant, dark clouds gathered, and a torrential downpour poured down. The ceiling, empty just moments ago, was now shrouded in clouds without any accumulation. A rainstorm fierce enough to drown a person fell directly.
Seeing this, the Unicorn Demon gave Ling Xiaoyou an astonished look, as if he hadn’t expected this little one to be able to change the weather instantly.
Though the change was small and limited to indoors, this was not something a cultivator of her realm should be capable of.
‘Another genius from Eastern Radiance, it seems…’
The Unicorn Demon sighed inwardly, then his expression twisted into a cruel grin—but what he loved most was snuffing out these so-called “geniuses.”
He yanked the chain with his right hand. With practiced skill, the spiked iron ball came roaring from behind, smashing straight toward Ling Xiaoyou, shattering all the rainwater along its path.
The iron ball looked heavy but moved extremely fast. In the span of a single breath, it had already reached Ling Xiaoyou’s back. The next second, it would crush her waist.
But of course, Ling Xiaoyou wasn’t going to just stand there.
Her figure instantly dissolved, turning into wisps of Water Vapor that rose up and merged into the clouds in the sky.
“Vanished?”
The Unicorn Demon was startled, then suddenly realized what was happening and looked up at the sky.
At that moment, the clouds changed. A form several times larger emerged from the clouds—Ling Xiaoyu, now enlarged. She drew the correspondingly enlarged Cloud Water Bow and fired an arrow as thick as the Unicorn Demon’s head, straight at the demon.
At the same time, Ling Xiaoyou manipulated the layer of water that had formed on the ground. Several thick water tendrils rose from beneath the demon’s feet, wrapping around his limbs, neck, and waist, binding him in place.
Now, the arrow was right in front of the Unicorn Demon. He could even clearly feel the sharpness of its tip.
Honestly, even an opponent one realm higher than Ling Xiaoyou would have a hard time escaping this combo.
But he was, after all, a demon at the Yin General level, far surpassing Ling Xiaoyou in strength.
The Unicorn Demon took a deep breath and let out a roar that carried a shockwave. He easily shattered the water tendrils. Then he swung the chain ball, smashing the arrow to pieces, and followed through by hurling the ball toward Ling Xiaoyou in the sky.
But Ling Xiaoyou had now become a Cloud-like body. Even if the chain ball was imbued with Mana, it was hard for it to actually hit her.
However—if he just changed his approach, it would work.
Since she had no physical form, he would just scatter the clouds before the attack landed!
So, like a game of whack-a-mole, the moment the chain ball was about to strike, Ling Xiaoyou actively dispersed the cloud in that area, revealing the ceiling beneath.
Boom!
The chain ball smashed straight through the ceiling, sending bricks and rubble raining down.
Ling Xiaoyou could even see the pitch-black dome outside through the crack.
Seeing this, the Unicorn Demon frowned, gave the chain a sharp pull, and swept it horizontally.
With an even louder crash, the chain ball and chain smashed through the ceiling again, creating a massive lollipop-shaped hole.
But Ling Xiaoyou dodged again. With her extraordinary reaction speed, she sensed the point of impact before the attack landed and dispersed the clouds in advance.
“Damn brat, are you just going to run?”
The Unicorn Demon finally couldn’t hold back his roar.
‘Nonsense, am I supposed to just stand here and let you hit me?’
Ling Xiaoyou muttered inwardly, but she didn’t respond. She just continued manipulating water tendrils to try and ensnare him again.
However, the Unicorn Demon easily broke free. His gaze turned to Su Lihua, who was protected by a bubble, and he said coldly, “Since I can’t hit you, I’ll take out your companion first.”
With that, he began stomping toward Su Lihua, swinging the chain ball wildly. The wind howled, making him look like a giant fan.
Seeing this, Ling Xiaoyou hurriedly cast her strongest current technique—Sigh of the Tides—creating a vortex beneath the Unicorn Demon to trap him.
The Unicorn Demon raised an eyebrow, looking slightly surprised at the vortex that held him in place momentarily. Then he punched down, forcibly shattering it.
The instant the vortex collapsed, Ling Xiaoyou’s figure burst out from the water. She drove a Rising Dragon Fist into the Unicorn Demon’s chin, sending him flying several meters until he smashed through the ceiling again.
Ling Xiaoyou rubbed her slightly sore little fist and looked up at the ceiling.
This was her home turf. The surrounding water greatly enhanced her Strength and Speed!
Even if she still couldn’t match this Unicorn Demon, it was enough to keep him occupied!
“Heh, now this is getting interesting.”
The burly figure crashed to the ground. The Unicorn Demon twisted his neck, producing a series of cracks, and said with a cold smile.