Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

Just as Yu Luoning was distracted, a tiger's roar rang out like thunder, and a huge sound wave exploded in a ring, uprooting the surrounding vegetation.

Yu Luoning's head was throbbing with pain, and she was thrown into the air.

She got up, covered in dust, and forcefully brushed the bits of grass and wood off her head before looking up again.

The tiger didn't rush to escape. It wagged its fiery red tail and stared at her with its round, golden eyes full of mockery.

That look infuriated Yu Luoning.

Seeing that she was angry, the tiger darted away, leaving a red streak as it disappeared into the valley. It didn't seem to be in a hurry to distance itself from her, as if it was waiting for Yu Luoning.

"Just because I don't show my power doesn't mean I'm a pushover, does it?"

Seeing this, Yu Luoning immediately understood that this big tiger had been toying with her from the very beginning.

Yu Luoning changed her stance and used the Transcendent Technique to flash in front of the tiger. She spread her five fingers, and a blazing fire dragon spewed from her palm, blocking the tiger's path.

"Run! Run! Today I'll beat you into a Hello Kitty! You like to whine, don't you? I'll let you whine all you want."

The mocking expression on the Crimson Flame Golden-Eyed Tiger's face finally faded. It stopped running away and instead lowered its front half slightly, scratching its claws at the ground—a clear sign that it was about to attack.

Next, Yu Luoning also put aside his contempt and the two of them engaged in a battle of magic from a distance.

The fire dragon grazed the tiger's mane several times, igniting it before being quickly extinguished.

Seeing its glossy fur burned black, the tiger became angry.

A red light ignited around him, and his attack became even more ferocious.

Yu Luoning's heart skipped a beat. This tiger's strength was probably more than one level higher than hers.

She became even more convinced that the tiger's cowardly behavior just now was just a joke on her.

Having been alone in these deep mountains and forests for so long, it's not like I've finally found a live toy that's delivered to my doorstep. Of course, I'll tease it as much as I can.

Thinking of this, a cold glint appeared in her eyes.

Taking advantage of the tiger's unpreparedness, a silver ribbon fluttered from his sleeve, and the Immortal Binding Rope appeared in response, accurately entangling the tiger and tightly binding its limbs.

With a thud, the tiger was thrown to the ground, like a big fat pig with its four hooves tied up.

Yu Luoning put her hands on her hips and laughed loudly.

"Don't you like to whimper? Whimper again and let me see."

Before he could finish speaking, a smug smile appeared on the tiger's lips.

The next moment, its entire body shone with a bright red light, and its originally huge body suddenly shrank to the size of an ordinary cat.

With ease, before the Immortal Binding Rope could tighten, he slid out.

Then, with agility, it turned back to its original form in a blink of an eye.

Then he turned around, made a face at Yu Luoning, stuck out his tongue, and wiggled his butt as he ran off again.

"..."

Yu Luoning was so angry she wanted to stomp her feet.

What do you hate most when playing games? It's being mocked by the other player.

She had only one thought in her mind: whether the mission was completed or not didn't matter; she just had to give this little rascal a good beating.

The man and the tiger resumed their frantic chase through the mountains and forests.

Yu Luoning gritted her teeth. The tiger ahead was methodical. Every time the Sky-Crossing Technique caught up, the tiger was very agile and quickly escaped.

Unbeknownst to them, the atmosphere around them had become tense and somber.

As if on purpose, the tiger suddenly leaped forward, and Yu Luoning, filled with rage, charged directly into a thick, impenetrable gray fog.

Amidst the mist, a streak of blood spread across the sky.

From within the sleeve, the mouse issued an alarm: "Master, danger! The people ahead are not on the same level as that tiger. I feel... I feel an incredibly terrifying pressure."

"Why...why didn't you remind me sooner?"

"I...I also wanted to catch that stinky tiger? I wasn't paying attention for a moment..."

"Stop talking and quickly hide inside the spatial jade bracelet."

After Yu Luoning finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to make a run for it. Before he could take a step, the surrounding air seemed to be sucked out, and a red light swept across.

The next second, Yu Luoning felt her whole body stiffen, as if she had been nailed to the spot, unable to even move her fingertips.

Is this the power of a domain?

Yu Luoning stood still, her posture unchanged as if she had turned to flee.

Through the eerie red light, her gaze fell upon the center of the valley, where a massive array formed by being bathed in blood.

Nine jet-black dragon bone nails were inserted into its eyes, drawing upon the source veins of the Dongbao Upper Sect.

Above the formation, a dozen or so powerful cultivators sat cross-legged, their hands constantly forming hand seals.

Holy crap, where have I wandered into?

Yu Luoning felt a vague unease, but seeing that the other party had no time to deal with her, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as she was thinking about how to escape, a person suddenly appeared in front of the group.

The opponent is completely unaffected by the domain? What kind of strength does this person possess?

Yu Luoning moved her eyes and looked at the person.

The moment she saw the man's face, her heart seemed to stop for a second.

It was a kind of eerie beauty that was extremely aggressive, dressed in an extremely loose, deep purple robe with the collar disheveled, revealing large areas of pale skin on her chest.

However, from his neck to his collarbone, there were dark, crisscrossing lines that were extremely eerie.

In novels and storybooks, characters dressed like this are definitely major villains.

"Alright, while these two groups are fighting, I'll find a way to escape," Yu Luoning thought to herself.

She remained calm and slowly mobilized all her spiritual power, and finally seemed to be able to move a finger.

Yu Luoning continued to work hard on this side while secretly keeping an eye on the other party's every move.

But then they heard the purple-clad man opposite them say casually, "I will protect this world for a hundred years. A hundred years, not a day less, not an hour less, not even the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

"Who...who are you? I've never seen you before, Dongbao Shangzong!"

The leading foreign cultivator's voice trembled.

The man in purple ignored him completely. He slowly raised his hand, and a wisp of black malevolent energy appeared at his fingertips.

The voice roared from the other side, "The spiritual energy of the Eastern Treasure Continent is about to recover, and great fortune and opportunities will appear at any moment. What makes you think you can monopolize it for a hundred years? Powerful beings from all the outer realms will come. Can you stop them?"

"It's good that they're all here; it saves me the trouble of looking for them one by one."

Cui Xiu lowered her head and chuckled softly. The sound pierced through the blood array, making Yu Luoning's eardrums ache.

He raised his eyes, his narrow pupils devoid of any warmth. "In this world, I am the rule."

The next second, he moved slightly, flicked his fingertips, and with a loud bang, the blood array that was strong enough to resist the Golden Core stage collapsed and dissipated inch by inch in an instant.

More than a dozen cultivators from other regions immediately coughed up blood.

"If it weren't for the suppression of cultivation levels in this world, how could we possibly be no match for you?"

Cui Xiu tilted her head, seemingly seriously considering what the other person was saying.

"Because of the suppression of cultivation level, he couldn't defeat Yu?"

His long, slender fingers rested on his well-defined jawline, as if deep in thought.

Then, the wide purple robe fluttered in the wind.

Cui Xiu: "Since that's the case, I'll give you a chance."

He chuckled softly, his slender fingers tapping the air as if manipulating some invisible rule.

In an instant, the laws of this world seemed to be forcibly torn open by an even more terrifying force. More than a dozen crimson spiritual lights shot straight into the sky from above the heads of the group of foreign cultivators, and formed a huge red vortex after reaching the horizon.

With a thunderous roar, more than a dozen powerful auras from the Golden Core stage descended from the sky.

The cultivators, who had just been listless, now had bloodshot eyes, and their spiritual energy, like boiling water, instantly restored them to their peak cultivation levels.

Yu Luoning, forced to hide in the distance, nearly bulged her eyes out.

I'm going to die, I'm going to die! At most, the elders of the Dongbao Sect are only at the Golden Core and Nascent Soul level.

Look at this group of people again; they come in dozens, and they are all experts at least at the Golden Core stage.

Fear ignited an unprecedented will to survive, and Yu Luoning frantically mobilized all her spiritual power, trying to break free from the damned domain's constraints.

Fortunately, her hard work paid off, and she was finally able to move three fingers.

As long as I can use the Transcendental Technique, I don't care about any Golden Elixir; I'll just slip away first.

However, just as more than a dozen Golden Core cultivators grinned and unleashed their natal magic weapons to launch a combined attack, Cui Xiu moved gracefully.

He raised his hand and pointed slightly downwards into the air.

There was no violent clash of spiritual energy, only countless streams of purple, ghostly light.

Then, an even more terrifying and violent force from the sky pierced through the bodies of more than a dozen Golden Core cultivators.

This was a devastating blow.

The dozen or so Golden Core experts remained in their attacking stances, but upon closer inspection, their pupils had lost focus.

What kind of power is this? A Golden Core cultivator vanishes in the blink of an eye?

The last person to be this terrifying was Yue Qi.

Ten thousand miles away, tearing through the void.

This person's strength is no less than Yue Qi's.

Could he also be a powerful figure from another realm?

Yu Luoning was so frightened that she forgot to breathe. At that moment, she clearly felt the power of the domain that was binding her loosen.

Escape! We must escape immediately!