Chapter 645: Two Women

In the midst of countless astonished gazes between heaven and earth, Chu Qing stood atop a towering ancient tree. His long, spiky black hair, flowing down, swayed gently, gleaming with a cold luster.

At this moment, Chu Qing's aura had changed dramatically. His previous laziness and nonchalance had completely vanished, and his eyes were filled with sharp intensity.

"Chu Qing, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you in this state," Jiang Taishen said slowly, his gaze landing on him.

Chu Qing grinned and chuckled, "Jiang Taishen, last time you won by luck. This time, perhaps your luck won't hold out."

"Is that so?" Jiang Taishen neither confirmed nor denied.

However, he also understood that if anyone among the younger generation of Cangxuan Heaven could still pose a threat to him, Chu Qing was the only one. Although the number of Chu Qing's genesis qi stars was slightly fewer than his, at this level, a small difference in genesis qi stars meant nothing.

Even he would not take this contest lightly.

Jiang Taishen took a deep breath. As his palms rotated gently, grayish-white genesis qi surged forth. The next moment, his palms suddenly vibrated, and the immense grayish-white genesis qi transformed into countless grayish-white genesis qi particles, gleaming with a chilling luster.

"Nether Dust!"

Jiang Taishen's eyes turned cold. He waved his sleeve, and countless grayish-white genesis qi particles whistled forth, engulfing Chu Qing like an overwhelming tide.

Those genesis qi particles possessed extremely potent corrosive power; once they touched flesh, they would directly melt it. Under a continuous onslaught, ordinary people would find it impossible to withstand.

Chu Qing gazed at the countless roaring particles, his eyebrows slightly raised. The next moment, his black hair, like a cloak, swept up, and with whooshing sounds, countless hair strands, as fine as ox hairs, shot out, like a black storm.

Sizzle!

In the sky, countless hairs collided with the particles, erupting in dull explosions.

However, this powerful offensive from both of them was merely a test. The next instant, their gazes instantly sharpened. They stomped their feet, and the towering ancient tree beneath them shattered.

Their figures transformed into streaks of light and shot out, finally colliding violently in the void above, amidst countless shocked gazes.

Immediately, incredibly violent genesis qi impacts raged in mid-air.

Zhou Yuan, who was rapidly moving forward, also sensed the astonishing clash behind him. His eyes flickered; in his perception, the genesis qi reserves of both Jiang Taishen and Chu Qing had exceeded his expectations.

"Is this the power of the first and second ranked on the Saint Son List... truly terrifying," Zhou Yuan muttered, his expression slightly solemn. Even he had to admit at this moment that if he were to face Jiang Taishen right now, he would likely find it extremely difficult to win.

However, he was confident that once he broke through to the Ninth Heaven of the Alpha Origin stage, he would no longer have any apprehension, even against Jiang Taishen.

Zhou Yuan quickly composed himself, understanding that his opponent this time was not Jiang Taishen.

Ahead, two streaks of light shot out.

"Jiang Taishen and Chu Qing are fighting," Zhan Taiqing said, her crimson eyes flickering slightly. She then looked at the two figures closely following behind. "These two rats have been following us. If we don't deal with them, we won't be able to safely retrieve the jade tablet."

Jin Chanzi chuckled lightly. "Then let's deal with them."

"Who do you choose?" He looked at Zhan Taiqing.

Zhan Taiqing licked her rosy lips and said with a smile, "I heard from Li Qingchan that Zhou Xiaoyao seems to have some capability? Then I'd really like to try and see if I overwhelm her, or she overwhelms me? Hehe."

"Leaving only Zhou Yuan for me is a bit too uninteresting," Jin Chanzi said, pursing his lips.

"Hehe, who told you your ranking is lower than mine? Of course, you can only pick up what's left," she replied.

Jin Chanzi sighed helplessly. In his eyes, as he looked at Zhou Yuan, there was a hint of cruelty. "Since there's no choice, it has to be him. Never mind. Once I capture him, I'll cut off his hands and feet first."

He spoke casually, clearly already seeing Zhou Yuan as easy prey.

"Keep him alive for me to play with later. I told Li Qingchan I wanted to drain all that boy's blood," Zhan Taiqing giggled.

Jin Chanzi casually nodded.

Seeing this, Zhan Taiqing's lithe figure, which had been rapidly shooting forward, stopped and landed on a giant rock. Her rosy lips parted slightly, and a crimson light spurted forth.

A dense bloody aura lingered around the crimson light. Within the light was a blood needle, about an inch long, condensed from fresh blood.

The blood needle was wreathed in blood poison; once it pierced the body, the victim's entire blood would be contaminated, leading to a fate worse than death.

The blood needle shot directly towards Yaoyao.

Yaoyao naturally sensed the blood needle shooting towards her. Her exquisite face remained unperturbed. A light of spirit flickered between her smooth eyebrows, and the next moment, invisible spirit energy shot out, also transforming into a long spirit needle.

The two long needles collided in the void, emitting a crisp sound. Amidst the surging genesis qi, both shattered.

"Junior sister from Cangxuan Sect, care to come down and play?" Zhan Taiqing chuckled sweetly.

Yaoyao's bright eyes glanced at her, then she said to Zhou Yuan, "Leave this woman to me."

For some reason, Zhou Yuan seemed to detect a hint of coldness in her voice.

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "I'll go after Jin Chanzi."

The three of them had long ago assigned their respective opponents.

Yaoyao nodded slightly, her spirit energy carrying her slender body as she slowly descended towards the giant rock where Zhan Taiqing stood. Zhou Yuan, meanwhile, accelerated forward, pursuing Jin Chanzi.

Zhan Taiqing watched Yaoyao descend and blinked. "What a truly beautiful person; she's so beautiful that I almost can't bear it."

Zhan Taiqing was extremely confident in her own appearance and demeanor; she was no less striking than Li Qingchan. But upon seeing Yaoyao, she felt somewhat overshadowed.

However, this only intensified the desire for destruction within Zhan Taiqing. She wanted to see if the person before her could still maintain such a perfect and beautiful face after she drained all the blood from her body.

Yaoyao paid no mind to Zhan Taiqing's brazen gaze. Her eyes serene, she said, "You must be Zhan Taiqing."

"What do you want?" Zhan Taiqing said with a smile.

Yaoyao stared at her, her red lips parted slightly as she spoke slowly, "I heard Li Qingchan say that you wanted to drain Zhou Yuan's blood to play with?"

Zhan Taiqing paused, surprised, then she chuckled charmingly. "Oh? So that boy is your little lover?"

She licked her rosy lips; her crimson eyes, however, held a chilling glint. "If that boy falls into my hands, I truly wouldn't mind draining his blood to play with."

She looked at Yaoyao, tilted her head slightly, and chuckled sweetly. "Are you angry? Hehe, don't worry, because you and he will meet the same fate..."

Yaoyao's clear, ethereal eyes gazed at Zhan Taiqing, then she nodded gently.

"I have no interest in draining blood," Yaoyao said. "But I think... draining your spirit might be more fun."

Her delicate hand rose, and a light of spirit condensed between her smooth eyebrows.

And then, an invisible spirit flame slowly drifted down, landing on Yaoyao's slender, jade-like hand, as Zhan Taiqing's expression slightly changed.

She flicked her delicate finger lightly.

The next instant, the invisible spirit flame shot out.

Invisible, yet brimming with killing intent.