Little Fishy grabbed Chu Feng and hurried away at full speed.
Only after they had put a considerable distance between themselves and that mountain range did Little Fishy finally stop.
"That was close. Thank goodness she didn't chase after us." Little Fishy turned back to check. Once she confirmed that the woman in black wasn't following, she let out a sigh of relief.
"Who was that woman?" Chu Feng asked.
He had actually seen fear on Little Fishy's face — and even when facing the Troubled-Era Scholar earlier, Little Fishy hadn't worn such an expression.
That alone proved one thing: that woman in black was an extraordinarily terrifying existence.
In truth, now that Chu Feng recalled the way that woman had looked at him, he felt a chill run down his spine.
The woman was quite beautiful, yet it was difficult to feel any warmth toward her.
It was all because of those eyes of hers. They were like those of a malevolent ghost — and no matter how gorgeous a ghost might be, when it was glaring at you with pure malice, anyone would feel a knot of dread in their chest.
"Nobody knows what her name is, and nobody knows where she comes from. But everyone in the vast martial cultivation world calls her the Madwoman," Little Fishy said.
"The Madwoman?" Chu Feng's curiosity only deepened.
"Her strength is immense, and her methods are exceptionally ruthless. She's the unreasonable type — if anyone dares compete with her for treasure, there's only one outcome: death."
"That's why every major power shares the same piece of advice — if you encounter this woman, the first thing you do is run."
"Never mind running into her inside some ruin. Even if you bumped into her on the street, you'd need to flee immediately."
"She's completely unpredictable. You might get killed just for glancing at her one too many times," Little Fishy explained.
"This woman is that powerful?" Chu Feng was stunned. What shocked him was that even a force like the Immortal Sea Fish Clan would be so wary of her.
So just what level of cultivation did this woman in black possess?
"Her strength naturally doesn't come close to my father's level."
"But she's still not someone to be underestimated."
"Even among my Immortal Sea Fish Clan, there are probably no more than ten people who could absolutely suppress her."
"Back then, one of our Supreme Elders encountered her inside a ruin, and she attacked without so much as a word."
"The elder managed to escape, but she severed one of his arms in the process."
"Moreover, her method of attack is very peculiar. That elder's severed arm still can't be healed to this day — even the people from the Seven Realms Holy Temple couldn't do anything about it," Little Fishy said.
"Then it sounds like this woman has been placed on your wanted list?" Chu Feng asked.
"Not exactly," Little Fishy replied.
"She hasn't?" Chu Feng was surprised.
Though the woman was powerful, she wasn't an enemy the Immortal Sea Fish Clan was incapable of dealing with.
But the fact that they clearly had the strength to take her down, and yet after one of their own elders had been harmed they still hadn't issued a wanted notice — that could only mean one thing.
This woman was truly ferocious.
And unless the patriarch of the Immortal Sea Fish Clan, or some other top-tier combatant, happened to encounter this woman, they simply couldn't kill her.
In that situation, they didn't dare rashly declare war against her either.
Why not?
Naturally, they feared her retaliation — and her retaliation would most likely be devastating.
"It's not just my Immortal Sea Fish Clan. The other Heavenly River overlords have all had run-ins with this woman."
"But even the Seven Realms Holy Temple hasn't put out a warrant for her."
"The Seven Realms Holy Temple's assessment of her is the same as ours — if you run into her, just run," Little Fishy said.
These words only further confirmed how formidable this woman truly was.
"So what you're saying is, we just walked through the gates of death back there?" Chu Feng remarked.
"Pretty much."
"After all, she was staying in that cave, presumably studying whatever the Wang family dug up."
"The two of us barging in — that wasn't just a chance encounter. It could easily be seen as us trying to spy on her treasure."
"That's the most dangerous scenario of all," Little Fishy agreed with a sigh.
"Indeed," Chu Feng nodded.
No wonder that woman's gaze had been so vicious toward him.
But suddenly, a wave of bone-chilling cold swept over them, and both Chu Feng and Little Fishy's expressions changed drastically.
For at the very same moment the chill arrived, the white-haired woman had appeared before Chu Feng — silent and without a trace.
Like a phantom, she simply materialized out of nowhere.
Her long hair hung in disarray, and her face was mere inches from Chu Feng's, nearly pressing against it.
Most importantly, those eyes of hers were still filled with venomous fury.
Even Chu Feng was startled, instinctively stumbling backward.
No matter how bold Chu Feng might be, his heart couldn't help but race with panic in that moment.