After obtaining a Heart Seed fruit and undergoing multiple refinements of her magic power, Shucao could already release this kind of light cannon that required little additional enhancement at a relatively low cost.
Therefore, after learning that Shucao could still use such attacks, Zhao Ying did not dare to be careless.
He did not dare to gamble whether, under this kind of restraint, Shucao’s spiritual power would run out first or his own spiritual power would run out first!
She already fired so many attacks earlier, and she can still continue releasing them now.
Does this woman have something on her that can store spiritual power, or is she constantly burning spirit stones?
If this continues, the consumption of spiritual power will exceed expectations.
Damn it, this woman turns out not to be an ordinary late-stage or peak Qi Refining cultivator.
These loose cultivators who hide their cultivation are far too insidious. I must end this quickly.
Zhao Ying’s mind raced as he thought, and he decided that from now on he would abandon defense and choose to only use teleportation to evade damage while closing in on Shucao at the fastest speed to launch an attack against her.
After that, he continuously approached Shucao, while Shucao also released light cannons while distancing herself from him.
For a time the scene turned into something like a game of tag.
“It seems his teleportation has a maximum distance.”
After carefully observing the distance of each of Zhao Ying’s teleports, Shucao reached this conclusion.
“And this maximum distance is the longest range that his ‘medium’ can be used. Every time he teleports or defends, he dances his fingers as if plucking the strings of a zither.”
“Moreover, after his fingers move, the vibration of that space is also like the strings of a zither.”
“Looking at it this way, using that kind of thing to launch slash-like attacks is quite reasonable.”
“Mm. It seems the artifact he is using is about to be revealed.”
“That is…”
“Threads, right? And transparent ones at that.”
After analyzing together with An Qianhua, Shucao spoke toward Zhao Ying, who was continuously chasing her from the front.
After hearing her words, Zhao Ying suddenly revealed a surprised expression.
“It seems I didn’t guess wrong.”
“Interesting. How did Fellow Daoist deduce this? Can you let me hear it?”
Seeing that the other party had stopped teleporting and also showed no intention of making a move, Shucao also stopped at a certain distance and then spoke the speculation she had made earlier with An Qianhua.
At the same time, she added.
“Your teleportation is also done by releasing threads and then using the threads to directly transfer to the endpoint of the threads, right? This is truly the most peculiar artifact I have ever seen.”
After hearing Shucao’s analysis, Zhao Ying also applauded in admiration and said.
“Fellow Daoist’s analysis is truly accurate. Being able to see through the clues of my artifact in such a short time, Fellow Daoist is the first. I sincerely feel admiration.”
As he spoke, he spread both hands.
At the same time, spiritual light surged in his hands.
In an instant, strands of pure white threads covered with many complex inscriptions appeared from his fingers.
“Since Fellow Daoist has already seen through it, I shall also let Fellow Daoist properly witness this artifact of mine. This item is called Hidden Spirit Thread. It is an artifact refined by me, and also the artifact that I will later refine into a spiritual treasure. It possesses both cutting and flashing effects. Although the range is not particularly long, the quantity is quite high, and it can produce very strong effects in close combat.”
“Fellow Daoist decisively pulling away distance has precisely hit the weak point of this artifact of mine. Moreover, because this thing is invisible, it is also easy to hit teammates. It is also for this reason that I did not let those junior brothers of mine come deal with you together with me.”
“Fellow Daoist is quite bold, actually willing to tell me all this.”
“Haha. Since Fellow Daoist can see through my artifact, I naturally must let you properly experience my painstaking work.”
“Then if I go and tell others the weakness of your artifact, wouldn’t you be at a disadvantage?”
“That’s true as well. But everyone who should know within the three sects already knows. Even if you go and tell those loose cultivators, it seems it wouldn’t be of much use. Those fellows might not even believe you.”
Hearing Zhao Ying’s words, Shucao also gave a speechless smile and did not pursue the topic further.
Then she said.
“Then, Fellow Daoist, do you still want to continue fighting? Perhaps it would be better for you to go find another tree yourself.”
“That does make sense. But since we have already fought for so long, one always wants to decide a winner and loser. I still have one more move. If Fellow Daoist can receive it, I will be completely convinced. I wonder if Fellow Daoist is willing to exchange one final move with me.”
Shucao could have continued using the previous tactics.
As long as she moved at a higher speed than him outside the attack range of his threads, the other party would absolutely be unable to hit her.
But looking at the fervent look in Zhao Ying’s eyes, Shucao decided to agree to his request.
Thus Shucao made a “please” gesture toward the other party.
“Many thanks to Fellow Daoist for granting this. This is also the first time I am using this move in front of someone other than my master. Please, Fellow Daoist, take a look!”
As he spoke, the threads in his hands were once again hidden.
In the next moment, he clenched both fists.
Waves of vibrating space were released from his fingers and arranged around Shucao, then hidden again, forming something like a domain.
“You’ve arranged all the threads?!”
“That’s right!”
The moment his words fell, the space behind Shucao suddenly vibrated.
In the next moment, Zhao Ying flashed behind Shucao, and a fist carrying sharp fist wind smashed toward her.
“He can actually teleport directly to places where threads have been arranged?!”
Shucao immediately turned to defend, but this surprise attack was still too sudden.
Although she blocked the direct attack against her body, the force still sent her flying.
And on the path she was flying along, a transparent thread was waiting for her!
But Shucao had guessed that the other party might use the arranged threads to perform a slash, so she immediately opened a magic power barrier behind her back, blocking the fixed thread.
Another vibration, and Zhao Ying teleported a second time to the thread location behind Shucao.
Just as he prepared to launch the second surprise attack, Shucao, as if she had anticipated it long ago, turned her head and smiled.
Magic power suddenly erupted, directly blasting apart the magic power barrier that had originally been behind her, causing Zhao Ying’s figure to lose balance.
She then spun around with a flying kick and blasted him away.
Just as Shucao wanted to pursue and attack, Zhao Ying once again teleported in the opposite direction.
At the same time, she also discovered that between her and Zhao Ying there were still many threads blocking her path, preventing her from quickly approaching the other party.
“If only I could fly… but…”
Shucao thought in her heart.
At the same time she raised her magic wand.
Powerful magic power surged forth.
While gathering at the tip of the magic wand, a portion of the magic power also spread outward, forming a magic power perception area.
“Fellow Daoist Zhao Ying, please also try this move of mine!”
Although Zhao Ying could not sense magic power, when he saw Shucao take this kind of posture, he knew that the other party must be about to use some powerful move.
Thus he immediately flashed closer while continuously recovering threads and arranging them around Shucao, ready at any moment to launch an attack against her.
But when he approached Shucao, he only saw a mischievous smile on Shucao’s face.
“Hehe. Did you think I would just let you approach like that?”
Boom!
A magic power explosion erupted.
A violent impact spread out from Shucao’s body, blasting Zhao Ying flying backward.
At the same time that Zhao Ying was blasted away, the pink radiance on the magic wand erupted violently.
Dazzling light shot into the sky.
After flying into the air, it expanded outward, floating in the sky like a cloud of pink.
At this moment, Shucao murmured.
“Sister Qianhua once told me when she was bored that ‘Shucao’ is another name for cherry blossoms. Then she also said that a fully blooming cherry blossom tree is very beautiful, and at the same time, the continuously falling petals are also quite beautiful.”
Beneath the pink cloud, points of radiance emerged, actually transforming into piece after piece of petals that fell from the cloud toward the ground like raindrops.
“She said the falling speed of the petals is five centimeters per second. Although I don’t know if that’s true, if possible, I also want to go see it.”
The countless petals floating down from the sky flew toward the ground at a speed that definitely did not look like only five centimeters per second.
The attack range completely enveloped the domain constructed by Zhao Ying.
Zhao Ying continuously teleported with all his might, but still could not dodge the petals falling like raindrops.
And every time a petal landed on the ground, an explosion was produced.
Although Zhao Ying could block a single explosion, with so many petals attacking simultaneously, even he was left with no way to deal with it.
Large-scale saturation bombing.
This was a move An Qianhua had proposed while refining magic power.
Like falling petals, create a super-large-range bombing attack that would absolutely turn enemies who liked to move quickly into rags.
“To be honest, I think Sister Qianhua’s analogy is super strange. It’s not like the petals at her house can explode, right?”
But An Qianhua’s answer was.
“Don’t you think this is cool?”
It actually had a unique charm.
Falling Cherry Radiance.
This was the name she had given this move.
A move this cool had to have a name, right?
Under this kind of attack, Zhao Ying did his utmost to resist, even canceling his domain.
This allowed Shucao to approach him extremely easily.
Seeing his appearance, Shucao withdrew her attack, walked behind Zhao Ying, and tapped the back of his head with her magic wand, smiling as she said.
“Alright~ You lose.”
In other words, Shucao had won!