The Rising Phoenix-Chapter 917: The Fight With The Assassins

His aura suddenly exploded outward as spiritual energy surged around his body. The ground beneath his feet cracked slightly under the pressure. Then he rushed forward. His speed was far faster than the other assassins.

Si Tang’s expression changed immediately. "Be careful!" She shouted.

However, Bai Xifeng did not move. She simply stood there calmly, watching him approach.

The leader raised his sword and slashed downward. The blade cut through the air with a sharp whistle. Just as the attack was about to land, Bai Xifeng took a single step back. Her movement was slow and perfectly timed. The sword narrowly missed her shoulder.

At the same moment, her fingers lightly brushed across the ground. A faint glow suddenly appeared beneath the leader’s feet.

The leader’s eyes widened. "An array?!"

Before he could retreat, the ground beneath him lit up with complex patterns. A killing array. Spiritual energy surged violently. Sharp pillars of light erupted upward like spears.

Boom!

The leader barely managed to dodge the first strike, but the array continued activating again and again.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Each attack forced him further back. The surrounding assassins hesitated, unsure whether to interfere.

Bai Xifeng calmly raised her hand again. A small jade bottle appeared in her palm. She opened it and gently flicked her finger. A thin stream of pale powder drifted silently into the air.

The wind carried it across the battlefield. One of the assassins suddenly staggered.

"What... what is happening to my body?"

His legs lost strength, and he collapsed to his knees. Another assassin felt his vision blur.

"My spiritual energy... It’s not responding!"

Panic quickly spread among them.

"This poison suppresses cultivation!" someone shouted.

Even the leader felt his spiritual energy suddenly become unstable. His expression finally changed. "You...!" He glared at Bai Xifeng with murderous intent.

However, Bai Xifeng remained calm. She walked slowly forward as if she were merely strolling through a quiet garden. Every step she took seemed completely relaxed.

Yet the assassins felt a strange pressure building around them.

"Retreat!" the leader suddenly shouted.

But it was already too late. Bai Xifeng raised her hand again.

This time, dozens of thin silver needles appeared between her fingers. Her wrist flicked. The needles shot forward like rain.

Pff! Pff! Pff!

Several assassins collapsed instantly. The remaining assassins panicked. Their formation was completely broken.

Meanwhile, Si Tang finally seized the opportunity. She rushed forward and struck one of the assassins down with a swift sword slash. The last remaining guard also joined the fight with renewed determination.

The balance of the battlefield had completely shifted. The assassins who had once surrounded them confidently were now the ones being hunted.

The leader’s face turned pale. He finally realised that the situation had completely slipped out of his control. This girl... She had been controlling the entire battlefield from the very beginning.

Bai Xifeng stopped several steps away from him. Her gaze was calm and cold.

"Now," she said quietly. "Shall we finish this?"

The leader’s breathing became heavier. The battlefield that had once been firmly under his control had completely turned against him. Bodies of his subordinates lay scattered across the ground.

Some had died from poison. Others had fallen to Si Tang’s sword. And the one who caused everything... Was the calm young girl standing before him?

The leader glared at Bai Xifeng. "You... who exactly are you?" he asked again, his voice colder than before.

Bai Xifeng looked at him quietly. For a brief moment, the wind passed through the battlefield, lifting a few strands of her hair. Her expression remained indifferent.

"Someone you should not have tried to kill," she replied calmly.

The leader clenched his teeth. He suddenly circulated the remaining spiritual energy within his body.

Even though the poison had weakened him, he still had strength left.

"I refuse to die here!" he roared.

His aura surged again as he rushed toward Bai Xifeng with desperate determination. His sword glowed with spiritual energy as he aimed directly at her heart.

However, Bai Xifeng did not retreat. Instead, she slowly raised her hand. Her fingers formed several complex hand seals. A strange pattern of spiritual energy appeared in the air.

Si Tang, who was watching from nearby, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. Even she could sense that something extremely dangerous was about to happen.

Bai Xifeng’s voice sounded soft, yet every word carried a terrifying calmness.

"Poison Art... Seventh Form."

A faint green mist began to spread across the battlefield.

"Silent Falling Petals."

The moment the technique activated, the mist scattered like drifting flower petals.

Beautiful.

Quiet.

Deadly.

The leader did not even realise what had happened at first. He continued charging forward. Then suddenly, his body froze. His sword slipped from his hand.

Clang.

The metal weapon hit the ground. The leader’s pupils shrank as a horrifying realisation dawned on him. His limbs were no longer responding. Dark veins slowly appeared across his skin.

"You... poisoned... the air..." His voice trembled.

Bai Xifeng looked at him calmly. "I told you earlier," she said quietly. "Dead people don’t need to know." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The leader tried to move. Tried to speak. But his body refused to obey. His knees suddenly gave out.

Thud.

He collapsed onto the ground. Within seconds, his breathing stopped. Silence fell over the battlefield. The remaining assassins who had survived looked at Bai Xifeng with pure terror in their eyes.

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