CHAPTER 194: 143 MOUTH

The shrill sound of the whistle rang out again—the ranking tournament had begun!

"Go!" Ye Mingsheng charged forward with big strides. The Two-tailed Fire Fox leaped up, landing directly on Ye Mingsheng’s head, rapidly gathering a fireball right in front of its face.

"Little Wind Blow!" Li Mengnan gripped her longsword tightly. The Demon Sword Array at the hilt suddenly lit up, and the Three-foot Qing Peak hummed loudly!

The Wind Witch hovered beside Li Mengnan’s head, eyes tightly closed, as a ferocious wind gusted forward.

"Ooo~!" The Two-tailed Fire Fox sprang abruptly to the right, fireball still forming before its face, while its two tails waved back and forth.

Layers of flame followed along its path, spreading out in a flash.

It was clear—the contestants who made it to the top eight really did have some skills.

Just as Ye Mingsheng’s charge was stalled, Li Mengnan’s long legs tightened, one hand suddenly grabbing the Wind Witch, and she leaped off in a burst!

She viciously flung her left hand forward: "Kill!"

"Wuu!" The Wind Witch let out a strange cry—their teamwork as Human and Demon Pet had become flawless.

Borrowing the force of being thrown, the Wind Witch spun wildly, her white wizard cloak flaring out like a white skirt, the hem spinning into a "white disc."

Unyielding Silver· Tornado Blade!

Blade arcs painted themselves over the swirling skirt hem as the Wind Witch spun straight toward Ye Mingsheng.

"It’s useless. You can’t break my defense," Ye Mingsheng shouted loudly.

The thin blade he held in his hand looked a lot like the ancient Tang Blade from Du Yu’s previous life.

"Then don’t dodge!" Li Mengnan shouted, watching Ye Mingsheng sidestep to dodge as she charged ahead, swinging her sword viciously forward.

"Clang!"

Blade and sword collided heavily with an exceptionally crisp sound.

Although Li Mengnan had broken through to Demon Tamer·Great Success two days ago, compared to Ye Mingsheng who had long since reached the Demon Tamer·Peak Stage, she was still lacking in power.

Even with all her momentum, she only forced Ye Mingsheng back two steps.

"Heh." Ye Mingsheng gave a cold laugh, stomping hard, the Tang Blade in his hand pressing forward with all his might, pushing fiercely against Li Mengnan’s longsword.

Li Mengnan clenched her teeth tightly. In the contest of strength, she could only be forced to retreat again and again.

"Ying!" At the same time, a fireball spat out from the distant side of the fire wall, aiming right at the spot behind Li Mengnan.

If things continued, Li Mengnan would surely crash straight into that fireball.

"Wuu!" The spinning, airborne Wind Witch traced a perfect arc through the air, darting back into the fray with a Little Wind Blade slicing out.

"Nice!"

"Beautiful!"

"As expected of a Demon Pet from the Celestial Treasure Race..." Cheers erupted, all applauding Li Mengnan’s escape.

Outside the crowd, standing on a dirt mound, Du Yu’s eyes lit up as well.

Li Mengnan had truly put in the hard work—her training of her Demon Pet was impressive.

The Wind Witch could still precisely fling out a Wind Blade while spinning at high speed, aiming right at Spark Splash?

"Boom—!"

Spark Splash tried to blow up Li Mengnan, but was intercepted halfway by the surprise Little Wind Blade.

In an instant, heat waves surged and shockwaves flew everywhere.

"Ooo~!" The Two-tailed Fire Fox quickly formed another fireball in its mouth, leaping out from behind the firewall, dashing straight for the spinning, returning Wind Witch.

Li Mengnan gripped her longsword tightly, bracing against the Tang Blade as she backed up—her heart suddenly jolted. She hastily issued a command through their Contract: "Fly up!"

"You still have the mindset to worry about your Demon Pet?" Ye Mingsheng gave a cold snort. The girl hadn’t spoken, yet her glance to the left had already given her away.

Ye Mingsheng came to a halt, no longer pressing Li Mengnan forward, the blades instantly separating.

Catching the moment when Li Mengnan was backed away by inertia, opening up some distance, Ye Mingsheng suddenly raised his blade, hacking down hard and viciously!

"Clang!"

"Clang!"

"Clang!" Du Yu didn’t know how Tang Blades were supposed to be used in this world, but in Ye Mingsheng’s hands, that Tang Blade looked more like a massive chopper!

Ye Mingsheng advanced step by step, hacking down fiercely—not aiming to injure at all, as though intent solely on smashing Li Mengnan’s Demon Soldier Longsword to pieces!

"You are! Not! Good enough!" Ye Mingsheng roared angrily.

His power was overwhelming, his assault relentless, giving Li Mengnan no chance to catch her breath—each strike more ferocious than the last, his momentum terrifying!

"Damn it!" Li Mengnan’s gaze was sharper than ever, forcing the words through clenched teeth.

The top eight—indeed, this was her limit.

Making it this far was partly skill, partly luck.

Li Mengnan had mentally prepared herself, but what she hadn’t expected was that Master Qing would come watch!

"Ah~!" Gritting her teeth against the numbness in her arms, Li Mengnan crouched and sprang sideways, trying to seize a brief moment to catch her breath.

"Explode!" Ye Mingsheng, unexpectedly, did not give chase. Instead, his long blade pointed straight at the spot where Li Mengnan had leapt aside.

While the two of them clashed madly, the demon pet battlefield had already devolved into chaos.

The Wind Witch did enjoy a terrain advantage—its ability to fly made its movements quite agile.

But it was up against the Fire Fox Race—a clan famed for their speed!

The Two-tailed Fire Fox, clad in its Earth-level·Peak Demon Breath Battle Robe, swung its two long tails, relying on Continuous Fire Tail to forcibly block the Wind Witch.

At that moment, one witch and one fox were locked in midair combat.

The Two-tailed Fire Fox’s swollen tails lashed wildly at the Wind Witch.

The Wind Witch dodged again and again, climbing ever higher. The Little Wind Blades she flung down hacked at the Two-tailed Fire Fox, but its huge tails blocked every blow—the Wind Witch simply couldn’t break through the fox’s defense!