Chapter 152: Battle Against the Orion Sovereign

Suddenly, Li Ting made a swift counterattack.
Venerable Hunter rushed over, barely having time to catch his breath, when Li Ting kicked him squarely.
"Humph!" Li Ting let out a cold laugh. "Old man, you're still not good enough!"
"Cough, cough!"
The Hunter clutched his chest and coughed violently a few times.
An eerie gleam flashed in his eyes.
At this moment, Li Ting was in no rush.
She tossed the dagger in her hand and walked step by step toward Venerable Hunter.
"Venerable Hunter, is it? I've heard of you. You are the universally acknowledged martial arts saint of the One-Blade Style and the Clear Spring Style!"
"However, today you, this martial arts saint, are going to die by my blade!"
Li Ting stopped wasting words.
Gripping the fiery red dagger, she sprang upward into a high leap.
Raising the dagger in her hand, she fiercely thrust it toward Venerable Hunter's head.
However, a force of over five hundred ninja troops had already arrived.
A high-ranking ninja fiercely hurled the kunai in his hand.
"Whoosh!!"
The kunai shot toward Li Ting at lightning speed, like a high-velocity bullet.
At this moment, Li Ting was faced with a dilemma.
If she continued her assassination of the Hunter, she would have to endure the attack of the kunai.
If she dodged the kunai, she would lose the opportunity to hunt down the Hunter.
All of this happened in the flash of a spark.
Yet, within that very split second, Li Ting had already made up her mind.
Venerable Hunter was a formidable enemy to the Dragon Kingdom's martial arts world; being able to execute him would bring only benefits to the Dragon Kingdom, with no drawbacks at all.
With this thought, Li Ting instantly made her decision.
Though she was a woman, her beautiful eyes flashed with ruthless brilliance at that moment.
Venerable Hunter was somewhat surprised.
He was astonished by Li Ting's determination to execute him.
This fleeting instant lasted merely a hundredth of a second.
Everything transpired in the blink of an eye!
"Boom!"
The dagger in Li Ting's hand had already reached the top of the Hunter's head.
At this point, no matter how the Hunter tried to dodge, it was impossible.
Yet, there was not the slightest trace of fear on the Hunter's face. On the contrary, there was a hint of derision!
Li Ting was slightly startled, but now was not the time for hesitation.
The hundreds of ninjas sprinting toward the scene cried out in shock and anger.
"Stop!"
"You dare!"
"Humph!" Li Ting smiled coldly and thrust fiercely toward Venerable Hunter.
Everything stood still.
A radius of dozens of miles seemed to have frozen completely.
This phenomenon was not caused by some spell.
Rather, it stemmed from Li Ting's own astonishment.

A look of surprise appeared on Li Ting's face, which eventually turned into profound shock.
For Venerable Hunter had firmly grabbed the blade.
Moreover, a grey vapor was erupting from his body.
Li Ting was utterly shocked: "An immortal cultivator?!"
Her complexion instantly turned ashen.
She possessed the Mind-Reading Technique, but the Yin-Yang masters of the island nation had set up a massive formation, rendering her ability completely useless.
With a livid expression, Li Ting muttered, "I never expected you to be an immortal cultivator!"
Venerable Hunter smiled coldly. "Little girl, there are many things you haven't expected!"
"Boom!"
Venerable Hunter directly unleashed the spiritual energy of his entire body.
Li Ting grew even more astonished: "The seventh layer of Qi Condensation?!"
"Humph!"
By now, the kunai attacking Li Ting had arrived, and Venerable Hunter's fist was also striking forward.
It seemed Li Ting was about to perish on the spot.
Suddenly, the kunai froze, and Venerable Hunter's expression froze along with it.
This time, it was a true, absolute standstill.
Space froze; time stood still.
"Boom!!"
A brilliant golden radiance suddenly erupted from Li Ting's body.
The golden light was so dazzling it resembled a sun.
Venerable Hunter's expression gradually turned to one of utter bewilderment.
As the golden light receded, Li Ting slowly stood suspended in mid-air.
At this moment, she was levitating and flying freely through the void.
However, Li Ting's demeanor had completely changed.
Her eyes were sharp and her face cold, as if she had become a completely different person.
Li Ting's true consciousness was even more astonished: "Zhao Feng? Why are you here?"
Zhao Feng rolled his eyes internally: "I'm here to save you!"
"Humph!" Li Ting scoffed. "Which avatar are you using right now, your Yin spirit or your Yang spirit?"
Zhao Feng said disdainfully, "I wouldn't deign to use my Yin spirit!"
"Oh, I see!" Li Ting scratched her head mentally. "To be honest, even if you hadn't come over, I could still have escaped!"
"Humph!" Zhao Feng sounded somewhat displeased. "Escape? What escape? When facing island nation ninjas, how can one run away?"
Li Ting rolled her eyes: "I never took you for someone so filled with patriotic righteousness!"
Zhao Feng glared fiercely at Li Ting: "Even if I lacked patriotic righteousness, if we just ran away, what would happen to the dragon veins?"
"I..."
Li Ting was rendered speechless with anger.
She had merely been joking with him, only to end up being the one accused of lacking patriotism.
Ceasing their banter, the two turned to resolve the immediate crisis.
At this moment, the numerous ninjas and Venerable Hunter had regained their mobility.
Venerable Hunter glared menacingly at Li Ting: "Who would have thought, you're an immortal cultivator too! You hid your strength deep indeed!"
He stared closely at Li Ting for a moment. "However, your realm is rather low—only the fifth layer of Qi Condensation?"
"Enough to kill you," Zhao Feng declared.

"Ha!" Venerable Hunter laughed aloud. "Let me see just how you plan to hunt down an immortal cultivator of the seventh Qi Condensation layer like me!"
"Humph!"
Zhao Feng smiled coldly.
He slowly raised his right hand and slashed it through the void. Instantly, the lake water before him churned violently.
"Hum!"
Masses of lake water converged together, eventually taking the shape of a long sword.
The water-formed sword was entirely azure-blue, looking precisely like a blade of solid ice!
Seeing this, Venerable Hunter's expression turned grim.
"Condensing matter into a sword?"
Zhao Feng looked at Venerable Hunter indifferently. "If you kowtow three times right now and leave the Dragon Kingdom, I might spare your life!"
"Ha!" Venerable Hunter sneered. "Condensing matter into a sword? I can do that too!"
With a grab of his hand, the lake water before him surged and finally coalesced into an azure ninja blade.
"How about this?" Venerable Hunter asked smugly.
"Ha!"
Zhao Feng scoffed.
"All flash and no substance!"
Zhao Feng wasted no more words.
Gripping the long sword, he slashed across the empty air.
"Wind Sweeping Withered Lotuses!!"
"Hum, hum, hum!"
Endless golden light blossomed around Zhao Feng.
Wherever the golden light reached, golden lotus flowers bloomed across the surface of the lake.
"Pop!"
A soft sound echoed.
The golden lotuses bloomed in full splendor, only to wither away at a rapid pace shortly after.
In an instant, the sky was filled with golden lotus petals.
Zhao Feng sneered and swept his sword fiercely.
Suddenly, the petals all over the sky straightened out rigidly like iron feathers, shooting toward Venerable Hunter like a hail of darts.
Venerable Hunter was struck with terror.
Waving his ninja blade in a gentle sweep, a cloud of smoke instantly billowed forth.
A thick fog enveloped a radius of ten meters, engulfing even Zhao Feng within its depths.
"Hah!"
Controlling Li Ting's body, Zhao Feng slowly closed his eyes.
Suddenly, Zhao Feng thrust his right fist backward behind him.
"Splatter!"
A figure tumbled out from the void.
Venerable Hunter looked at Zhao Feng in sheer horror: "How can you be this powerful?!"