"Uh... do you have to react so obviously?"
Wen Wen’s face went dark with lines. He had casually mentioned letting her trim his eyebrows, not expecting such a big reaction from this woman.
To avoid getting too close to Wen Wen’s eyes, Nie Ying immediately switched to combat mode, her body instantly merging into the shadows like a splash of black ink blending into the dark sewage.
Earlier, when watching the match, Wen Wen could still see Nie Ying’s movements clearly, but when he faced Nie Ying himself, he found her movements becoming blurred.
"Hey, this twisted crazy woman is kind of interesting."
Actually, as an assassin, taking away her ability enhancements, Nie Ying was just at an amateur level, no, not even at that level.
Without this ability, she might have failed before even starting her career.
But just because of this ability called ’Shadow Affinity,’ she has repeatedly turned the impossible into possible.
From the moment she was born, she was blessed by the shadows. She can hide her presence within the shadows.
As long as she’s under a shadow, all her attributes are greatly enhanced. She can also traverse through shadows, moving at speeds comparable to spatial abilities over short distances.
Earlier, when she fought Tao Qingqing, she was actually just playing around. Now that she’s encountered a formidable opponent like Wen Wen, she’s finally going all out.
She transferred rapidly among all the shadowed areas, moving so fast that even Wen Wen couldn’t anticipate her position.
Facing such a situation, Wen Wen didn’t panic in the slightest. Instead, he sat on the ground cross-legged and then closed his eyes.
An invisible Sword Qi spread out from his body, resembling a massive shield. Within this range covered by Sword Qi, Wen Wen’s Perception Ability was greatly enhanced to the point where he could even embroider with Sword Qi with ease.
Under these circumstances, Wen Wen was finally able to capture Nie Ying’s movements, causing the corners of his mouth to twitch. He quickly clapped his hands to the ground, spiraling into the air on the spot.
The next second, Nie Ying was seen darting out from the place where Wen Wen had been seated, clutching a dagger in her hand.
"Hey, crazy woman, what exactly are you trying to do?"
Nie Ying snorted coldly: "An ugly man with small eyes like you shouldn’t leave offspring."
Then she dove back into the shadows, frantically darting around the vast area.
"Hehe... hehe... hahaha..." Wen Wen let out a few odd laughs, then snarled menacingly, "Darn it, you’re dead meat!"
Among all of Wen Wen’s opponents, there were more than a few who had angered him, but it was the first time he encountered someone like Nie Ying, who endlessly hurled personal insults.
The constant jeers of being called an ugly man were like daggers stabbing into Wen Wen’s heart, driving him to the brink of madness.
Nie Ying dared to taunt so openly not because she was missing a screw but because she was confident she could escape at any moment.
In this small town near the Arctic Circle, it’s nighttime most of the time, and the night is when she can fully harness her Strength, giving her the confidence to escape from any master below Catastrophe Level.
Moreover, the one who might need to escape might not necessarily be her!
Nie Ying’s movements were elusive and ghostly. Even though Wen Wen could barely track her movements, he took a few hits due to his inability to dodge.
But with each strike Wen Wen took, he gained some insight. By the time the last short sword stabbed into his side, he was already confident he could capture Nie Ying.
A sinister, eerie black-red aura spread from Wen Wen’s body. Just as Nie Ying was about to thrust a sword at Wen Wen’s eyes, she suddenly felt a shiver run down her spine, instantly retreating several meters back into the shadows while vigilantly watching Wen Wen.
Wen Wen’s body floated into the air, and a Rune Book hovered up, opening to a page halfway through.
The black-red aura morphed into countless densely packed black-red Energy Swords, each with a bizarre mouth at its guard, spouting all sorts of unsavory words.
These words made Nie Ying’s head feel like it was going to explode. Some commented on a mole in her armpit, others on her receding hairline, short stature, or her bra size...
In short, they were all personal attacks, making Nie Ying wish she could find a hole to crawl into.
"True Mysterious Swordmanship Dao... Evil Speech Thousand Sword Technique!"
This Sword Technique was something Wen Wen devised during his quiet introspection. The rank is one level higher than techniques like Five Stars, Falling Star, Seven Stars, and equivalent to Sword Qi Burst Stream.
The Evil Speech Thousand Sword Technique is composed of ten thousand Energy Swords. Each Energy Sword individually targets Wen Wen’s opponent with personal insults.
Truth be told, when crafting this move, Wen Wen did so purely to irritate people. While the move appears grand, its power is far inferior to Sword Qi Burst Stream.
But under the current circumstances, the Evil Speech Thousand Sword Technique was the only way for Wen Wen to ensure he could capture Nie Ying!
Tens of thousands of Energy Swords flew out in all directions; some even flew out of Nie Ying’s line of sight, while others seemingly randomly stabbed into the ground.
"This ugly man must be crazy, thinking this can catch me? Clearly, people who look ugly also have bad brains." Nie Ying emerged from the shadows, her head poking out with a dismissive glance at Wen Wen.
But the next second, Nie Ying’s mouth dropped wide open.
Above Wen Wen’s head, the Rune Book manifested a ten-meter diameter white Rune. Six light spheres hovered on the Rune, emitting bright light that dispelled the surrounding Invisibility, revealing Nie Ying’s form.
The strong light caused her great discomfort. Her body froze for a fraction of a second before she could retreat a few steps and hide back into the shadows.
She snorted softly. That moment of stiffness was Wen Wen’s best chance to catch her. Now that Wen Wen has let that chance slip, capturing her wouldn’t be as easy.
But Wen Wen didn’t feel it was a pity at all because the real show was yet to come.
Every Energy Sword’s mouth spat out several strands of energy silk, linking them together with other Energy Swords, forming a massive Rune Array encompassing ten miles!
"Shadowless Formation—Activate!"
All the Energy Swords let out piercing cries, and then the black-red sword bodies quickly turned as white as jade, emitting soft light identical to the central Rune Array.
Within a ten-kilometer radius, there was no shadow left!
For a True-order Master, destroying a city would be an easy task if no one stopped them. For Wen Wen, maintaining a shadowless area ten miles wide was simpler than using the toilet.
Nie Ying was forcibly driven out of the shadows, looking around blankly, her face turning pale.
Floating in the air, Wen Wen’s face was eerily illuminated by the white light, and he looked down at Nie Ying with a sinister tone.
"Wide forehead, short airplane runway body, now, do you think my small eyes are handsome?"