"I know who you are!"
The old man's soul hovered in mid-air, staring intently at the woman.
His eyes were filled with murderous intent.
This puzzled Yang Tian; the old man seemed to have recognized the woman's identity, but why was he filled with hostility towards her?
This old man was the Guardian of the continent.
Then what was the woman's identity?
The woman let out a cold snort, suddenly leaped up, raised her palm, and slammed it down heavily.
This palm transformed into a massive Dharma Seal, attacking the old man's soul.
"Even though you are still alive, and your power is continuously restoring, I know you. It's absolutely impossible for you to kill me!"
The old man roared furiously.
A rumbling sound echoed as a Heaven-shattering Slash flew out from the old man and struck towards the woman's Dharma Seal.
This Heaven-shattering Slash was a Martial Spirit Treasure.
To everyone's surprise, the Heaven-shattering Slash shattered the woman's Dharma Seal into pieces.
"Do you still recognize this Heaven-shattering Slash?"
The old man shouted in a low voice.
But to the old man's frown, the woman did not answer him. Instead, she absorbed it into her hand, operated her Spiritual Breath, and quickly refined it.
The Heaven-shattering Slash was originally fiery red.
But after the woman absorbed its Spiritual Breath, it turned into a deep black.
"The young lady is absorbing the treasure's Spiritual Breath!"
Wang Yue quickly said.
In mid-air, a hint of murderous intent flashed in the woman's eyes as she suddenly descended, casting another Dharma Seal towards the old man's soul.
This Dharma Seal was exceedingly terrifying.
Yang Tian only needed to probe with his Divine Sense to be shocked: "Her strength has broken through from the mid Nascent Soul Realm to the late Nascent Soul Realm!"
Everyone gasped in shock.
No one expected that the woman, by simply absorbing the Martial Spirit Treasure's Spiritual Breath, could elevate her cultivation from the mid Nascent Soul Realm to the late Nascent Soul Realm.
The higher the strength of a cultivator, the harder it is to break through.
Some people could break through to the early Nirvana Realm in a hundred years, but in a thousand years, they might not advance to the mid Nirvana Realm.
Yet the woman absorbed the Martial Spirit Treasure and instantly broke through to the late Nascent Soul Realm.
"She's merely restoring her original power," Yang Tian quickly said. "The woman's cultivation is definitely more than just mid Nascent Soul Realm. Her absorption of the Martial Spirit Treasure is only to recover her original power. For others, even if they could absorb a treasure's Spiritual Breath, they couldn't break through so terrifyingly!"
"Just how terrifying is her true strength…?"
Wang Yue stood there, stunned.
She wanted to remind herself that this was her young lady, but Young Lady Yaoyao was too strange, becoming so unfamiliar that even Wang Yue, upon getting close, felt the strong pressure of the woman's Spiritual Breath.
This was no longer her young lady.
"Who exactly is she?"
Yang Tian asked solemnly.
He was almost certain that this woman was no longer Young Lady Yaoyao, or rather, the body was Yaoyao's, but the soul was no longer hers.
Then where did Young Lady Yaoyao's soul go?
And who was this terrifying woman?
Only the Guardian of the continent might know the truth.
"You've regained ten percent of your power, very good, very good. I'm no match for you, but I tell you, I'm the Guardian of this continent. If you come here, I will make sure you die without a burial place!"
The old man shouted fiercely.
Then, his soul flickered and disappeared into the sky.
The woman snorted coldly but did not pursue him, pausing for a moment before heading deeper into the forest.
Yang Tian operated his Divine Sense and could sense the aura of a treasure emanating from the direction the woman went.
He understood that she was likely seeking a treasure!
This question grew even stronger as Yang Tian's figure flickered, and he followed.
"Big brother, wait for us…"
Wang Yue called out and, along with the others, chased after Yang Tian, only to find after a while that both Yang Tian and the woman had vanished, lost within the vast forest.
"That shameless wolf actually chased after her alone; he's going to get into trouble!"
Wang Ying said disapprovingly.
At this moment, Yang Tian, following the woman's Spiritual Breath, arrived at a mountainous forest.
When his brows suddenly furrowed, he realized the woman's Spiritual Breath had disappeared ahead.
He extended his Divine Sense to probe the surroundings, unable to sense the woman's presence.
But then, a cold voice sounded from behind: "Why are you following me?"
Yang Tian shuddered, turning around to find the woman standing ten meters away, leaving him utterly shocked: this was the terror of the Nascent Soul Realm, appearing silently behind you, undetectable, and by the time you realized it, she could have already obliterated you!
"I mean no harm to you..."
Yang Tian quickly raised his voice to say.
The woman did not speak, only staring icily at Yang Tian.
For some reason, Yang Tian saw a trace of confusion in her eyes.
This trace of confusion bore the shock of a reunion with an old acquaintance, startling Yang Tian: Could it be that Yaoyao's soul had not vanished but merely lost its memory?
"My name is Yang Tian..."
Yang Tian cautiously said.
"You give your name straight away; are you telling me you know me?"
The woman suddenly asked.
Yang Tian nodded: "That's right, I know you. You are our companion, the princess of the Fox Race..."