Not worthy

Two days passed by in the blink of an eye. Tie Hongchen and her troupes had already set up a camp a hundred meters from the main base of the shadow organisation. On this day Tie Hongchen decided to launch another attack. It was yet time for them to launch a decisive attack and were only probing each other but to Tie Hongchen it was another chance to weaken the shadow guild. She had already given the order to her soldiers to kill anyone that they meet on the battlefield. Since they had already sworn to weaken the shadow guild then there was no need to spare anyone. Tie Hongchen knew that the shadow guild was an ancient guild with a long history and a strong foundation so she was not arrogant when facing it as she knew that she was not even facing one tenth of its true force and was only dealing with the outer forces. It was hard to destroy a large guild like the shadow guild that had its roots everywhere and controlled almost three quarter of the continent. Tie Hongchen knew that she had to be careful when facing such an hegemon so her soldiers were always in formations and they were extremely cautious. On the battlefield they did not care about their lives but they made sure to exchange each life with the lives of more than ten enemies. The qualifications to enter the shadow guild was high and each of their soldiers were elites that they had spent huge amounts of resources on so they were terrifying. "Di Yi, have you made a decision or will you keep hiding behind this turtle shell of yours?" Tie Hongchen asked coldly as she stared at the formation before her. She did not dare to destroy the formation as she did not know how strong it was so she could only make Di Yi come out by himself. "Number 2,I guess your injuries are fully healed so why don't you play with her?" Di Yi asked with a smile. The golden phoenix emissary did not reply rather he took out his sword and attacked directly. He controlled his sword to attack before he left the pagoda. Tie Hongchen saw the sword and abandoned her horse. She dif not unsheath her sword rather blocked the sword with a palm strike which sent it flying back towards the owner. The golden phoenix emissary appeared a few steps before her and stared at her coldly not hiding his killing intent." You are just as annoying as that husband of yours," the golden phoenix emissary said." And you are just as weak and disappointing as always," Tie Hongchen replied." Let's take this elsewhere, shall we?" The golden phoenix emissary said." I leave them in your care," Tie Hongchen said as she left with the golden phoenix emissary. They moved at such a fast speed that one could barely see their movements. In the blink of an eye they had already left the battlefield and appeared on top of a huge mountain. The duo stood on different sides while staring at each other. The tightly held their swords in their hands but Tie Hongchen did not unsheath her sword yet rather she just stared at the golden phoenix emissary emotolionlessly." Why don't you take out your weapon?" The golden phoenix emissary asked coldly as he stared at Tie Hongchen." You are not worthy," Tie Hongchen answered. This was not the reply that the golden phoenix emissary expected so he was shocked at first after which he let out a loud laughter as he stared at Tie Hongchen. "After a hundred years you are the fifth person to say those words to me. Three are already dead and one of them is indeed stronger than me but as for you,who do you think you are? Let me see where your confidence comes from," the golden phoenix emissary said." Di Yi clearly knows that you are not my match yet he still sent you here to your death it seems that he doesn't really care about you," Tie Hongchen said." Stop trying to drive a wedge between us it won't work," the golden phoenix emissary said. "You are the one who said so not I. It seems you are not that close," Tie Hongchen said. The golden phoenix emissary knew that Tie Hongchen was trying to mess with his state of mind so he did not continue playing the word games and directly attacked." If you would've stayed in your palace and just made love with your husband you would be living a very peaceful life but you just had to choose the way to hell when faced with a path to heaven," the golden phoenix emissary said." If it is a heaven that only we get to enjoy then there is no need for it. Such peace that only lasts for a short moment is not what I want. I can only fight for a chance of freedom," Tie Hongchen said as she took a step forward. They both executed their techniques and started fighting directly. Tie Hongchen had no intention of unsheathing her sword and only fought with a sheathed sword but even then the golden phoenix emissary found it hard to fight with her. At this moment he realised that Tie Hongchen was right. After exchanging thirty moves the duo separated. The golden phoenix emissary laughed like a maniac as he stared at Tie Hongchen as if he was staring at a priceless treasure." Finally, another person who can force me to use this move again," the golden phoenix emissary said. His eyes turned red as his canines grew longer. He no longer looked like a human. His arms became larger and his muscles became more defined. His strength increased and even Tie Hongchen finally felt a bit of pressure. She tightly held her sheathed sword and took the initiative to attack. Seeing that Tie Hongchen still disdained to unsheath her sword, the golden phoenix emissary did not continue using her sword rather he faced her using his physical strength. The duo exchanged a hundred moves and there was still no winner. In this exchange it could be seen that Tie Hongchen was at a slight disadvantage. Her hands were now aching but the aura of the golden phoenix emissary showed no change rather it was rising." I guess I'll have to thank you. If not for you I am afraid I would not have been able to reach this level," the golden phoenix emissary said. The battles with Tai Jian had pushed him on the edge many times and each time he managed to escape but with his life hanging on a thread which had stimulated his hidden potential forcing him to improve his strength as if he failed to increase his strength he could only die. It could be said that he had become an expert at the level of Di Yi and was now considered a great being." Will you now unsheath your sword?" The golden phoenix emissary asked. Tie Hongchen smiled at this clearly not bothered by the fact that the golden phoenix emissary had broken through a bottleneck. "You have only broken through a minor bottleneck yet you now think that you can make me unsheathe my sword? Stop daydreaming. I was already at your level six months ago and I can tell you that my husband has only been playing with you because he didn't want to kill you before as it would've attracted unnecessary attention so don't get cocky before me," Tie Hongchen said as she took the initiative to attack.