Divine Harem: My Sect of Heavenly Beauties

A fierce yet silent battle was taking place in the Tando Woodlands. The area was completely silent, but occasionally, sparks of metal striking something hard could be seen.

Ying Yue was too fast and had perfect concealment, so the Lizard couldn't even find an opportunity to attack her. Every time, it would miss by a small margin.

However, Ying Yue was also unable to do anything against the Lizard. It was a Tier 4 Spiritual Creature and had tough armour over its body. If that was it, it wouldn't have been an issue, but it also had a terrifying sense, and whenever she would aim at the joints, it would evade the attacks.

Because she was in a lower realm and had low strength, especially considering her aspect, she couldn't pierce that thick chitin armour.

That's how their battle dragged all over the area, and even the other Spiritual Creature suffered in the process. It was a silent and boring battle, but it was so terrifying that even a small mistake would lead to direct death.

The two of them had no other option, and neither of them intended to back away.

The battle went on for over an hour, but it still wasn't over. The two were still trying to outdo each other, but it wasn't so simple. They were also nearing their limits.

The Lizard's body was filled with scratches, and its eyes had exhaustion in them. Obviously, using its abilities to such a degree had pushed it to its limits. But the three eyes still burned with pure murder and hatred that wouldn't be gone unless it killed Ying Yue.

Ying Yue was in a better condition as she hadn't been hit even for once. However, the long battle was taxing on her mental health as she had to focus on even small details while making sure she wouldn't get hit. The only saving grace was her plentiful reserves of Qi; otherwise, a normal Foundation Realm Cultivator would have exhausted their reserves way earlier.

However, Ying Yue was an assassin with just one goal: to kill the target no matter what it took, and she had made plans accordingly.

And finally, it worked.

It was yet another attack from Ying Yue as she appeared directly in front of the Lizard. Her dagger, coated in her Qi, already falling on its eyes. The Lizard detected the danger in the attack, but this time, it didn't back away and attacked Ying Yue instead, abandoning its defences.

Ying Yue's lips tugged upwards as she whispered.

"Bingo!"

Then, one of the Lizard's limbs slipped on something, making its posture slightly unstable. And making a mistake, even the smallest, in front of an assassin was an Invitation to death.

Ying Yue didn't let the chance pass, and in the second the Lizard took to get the posture right and escape, Ying Yue changed her dagger's direction slightly towards the neck of the Lizard.

It was a soft spot and the weakness of the Lizard since it connected its head with all body and there wasn't armour there. Without the armour, the Lizard had a very soft skin, making Ying Yue's Qi-coated dagger easily slice it off.

Ying Yue backed away the instant she killed the spiritual Creature, avoiding the last tail attack of Lizard. The tail was heavy and had spikes on it covered with its tough armour. No doubt, if it would have landed on Ying Yue, she would have suffered heavily.

But she had killed it and also evaded the last attack. She had won a clean victory.

However, she didn't lower her guard and closed her eyes. Only when she sensed no one in the surroundings and her instincts also told her that everything was good did she relax and let the exhaustion wash over her.

She dropped to her knees and panted. The hours of constant pressure were exhausting, physically and mentally. But a wide smile was present on her face, showing how happy she was.

She had killed a Tier 4 Spiritual Creature, after all. And in a place where Tier 5 Spiritual Creatures could cause genocide, this was a huge thing.

She took a deep breath and went close to the big dead body of the Lizard. It had many scratches all over its armour and a gaping wound on its neck, which separated it from the torso.

She smiled and looked at the sides where the black smoke rose in the skies from the bottom of a tall tree.

'It was all according to my plan!'

She had made a second bait hidden in the first bait. Her first bait was to spread the smell of roasted meat in the area. The Spiritual Creatures, for some reason, were always hungry and devoured anything and everything. And a bait of food was the best.

That's what lured the Lizard in. The second was a slippery blood she had taken from the same Spiritual Creature she used the meat of as bait. It was a weak but hard-to-catch Spiritual Creature, but Ying Yue was successful in killing it. After that, she used its meat as the first bait and its blood, which was odourless and very slippery, for the second bait.

She had spread it in a very small area so that the Lizard didn't notice anything wrong. Then, all she had to do was lure the Lizard back to the oil and find the opportunity to attack.

It was a risky plan, considering even a single strike of the Lizard would have dealt her a heavy wound. Even a slight mistake would have cost her life, but she was successful.

Ying Yue was going to harvest materials from the Lizard, as they were very precious and could be used in future battles when she sensed a few figures closing in on her.

She instantly disappeared from her place and climbed the tall tree quickly as she waited patiently, ready for her next hunt.

The bait was already ready this time, and she didn't need to do anything.

However, soon, her eyes widened as heavy killing intent surrounded her.

"So, these bastards haven't given up till now, huh. Even better, I'll send you all to hell personally."