“Th-Third Brother!”

Watching his third brother get taken down in a single blow, the short-tempered second brother was the first to lose control of his anger.

He grabbed the iron hammer beside him and strode toward Bai Ye.

“Second Brother, wait!”

Watching his second brother walk away, Cai Ni tried to call him back. He knew his brother stood no chance against this cold-blooded silver-haired girl.

The gap in their strength was simply too great. There was no point even testing her. If his second brother went over there, he’d only be throwing his life away!

“Don’t say another word, Big Brother!”

At the sound of Cai Ni’s voice, the second brother paused. Then he spoke slowly.

“I know I don’t stand a chance. But I’d rather die with a fight than grovel and beg for forgiveness!”

His voice held a trace of anger, a trace of resentment, and even a hint of bitterness.

The second brother couldn’t understand why, faced with the girl before them, his big brother had so readily chosen to grovel instead of leading his brothers into a fight.

Was it only because he feared death? He didn’t understand, and he didn’t want to.

The girl before him had killed his brother right in front of him. No matter what, as their second brother, he couldn’t keep choosing to swallow the humiliation and cling to life!

Then let them fight. The worst that could happen was death.

“So you’re next...”

Facing the second brother, Bai Ye kicked the third brother’s corpse beside her right in front of him.

“He died so easily. I hope you’re a little stronger than he was.”

Bai Ye strolled about as if she had all the time in the world, even insulting his brother’s corpse. The second brother forced down his rage.

Perhaps realizing he was about to follow his third brother to the grave, there was something he wanted to ask more than anything.

“Why did you come after us? What did we ever do to you?”

Hearing his question, Bai Ye didn’t answer directly. She only gave a scornful laugh.

“What a stupid question. Do enough wicked things and sooner or later you’ll get what’s coming to you. I’m your comeuppance.”

Hearing that, the second brother knew she had no intention of giving him a serious answer. He said no more and charged at Bai Ye with his iron hammer raised.

His heavy footsteps pounded against the ground, sounding like drumbeats. He raised his long-handled warhammer and poured all his strength into that one blow!

The second brother knew he was no match for her. But that was exactly why he held nothing back. This was almost certainly the most powerful blow of his life.

He believed that even if the silver-haired girl before him was incredibly strong, she’d have no choice but to dodge his mighty swing!

Even if he was nowhere near her equal, he’d at least prove with this blow that he wasn’t helpless prey for anyone to slaughter!

“Hmph~”

Faced with such a powerful blow, Bai Ye only sneered. Then she did something no one could believe: she blocked it with her forearm!

Bang~

The warhammer, made of wrought iron, slammed into Bai Ye’s seemingly soft, fair arm—and rang out like metal striking metal!

“What?!”

Before her opponent could react, Bai Ye seized the warhammer’s long handle. Then she brought her hand down like a blade, snapping the wrought-iron shaft in a single blow!

“Goodbye...”

Bai Ye’s face was cold as ice. Gripping half of the broken hammer, she swung it with incredible speed and smashed it into her opponent’s head.

There was a crack of breaking bone, followed by a wet splatter. Just like his third brother, the second brother fell to the ground.

“I think I hit him a little too hard...”

Bai Ye took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood splashed across her face and hands. When she went back later, she couldn’t let Yilisi smell the blood.

“Second Brother...”

Cai Ni stared at his fallen brother as a jumble of emotions churned in his heart.

Grief, anger, fear, helplessness—all of them surged through him at once. The brothers who’d been drinking and bragging together just moments ago had become two corpses in the blink of an eye. And he didn’t even dare threaten the murderer.

“I’m next...”

Cai Ni picked up his sword and slowly walked over to Bai Ye.

“You’re the last one. Let’s get this over with. I’m getting a little sleepy.”

Bai Ye’s expression was utterly cold, as though Cai Ni—and the two people she’d killed—didn’t matter to her in the slightest.

Looking at her, even Cai Ni couldn’t help but mock himself. Were his brothers’ lives really worth so little?

“My lady...”

Even though his two brothers had died at Bai Ye’s hands, Cai Ni still addressed her respectfully as “my lady.”

“You said you can’t use magic. In that case, would you mind if I used it?”

“Hm? You can use magic?”

“That’s right, though I only know a few simple enhancement spells.”

Bai Ye narrowed her eyes, then nodded.

“You may.”

“Thank you, my lady.”

Cai Ni slid his sword into its scabbard at his waist and took up a stance as if to draw it.

“Muscle Enhancement, Perception Enhancement, Quick Slash!”

Cai Ni could indeed manipulate mana, but he had little talent. Even now, all he knew were a few simple enhancement spells—not even enough to qualify as a beginner Saint Cultivator.

Even so, he was the one with the best chance of winning Bai Ye’s game!

After casting his spells, Cai Ni seemed to radiate a stronger presence. His gaze sharpened, and he gripped his sword as he charged forward!

Seeing this, Bai Ye narrowed her eyes. Unlike before, this time she took the initiative and attacked!

She formed her right hand into a blade and charged at him just like Cai Ni. Her soft palm collided with his metal sword in midair, ringing out with a clear, metallic clang!

Then the two passed each other and came to a stop, neither making another move.

Crack~

At the sound of metal breaking, Cai Ni’s sword snapped in two and fell to the ground.

A small piece of fabric drifted down with it. It was the hem of Bai Ye’s clothes...

Cai Ni had won!