Wherever she walked, all the Demon Wolves retreated in fear, and after a short while, the wolf pack began to gradually disperse, turning away and disappearing into the thick fog.
Feng Qingyang and Gu Liu Ma, who were fighting fiercely, immediately noticed the change in their surroundings. The wolf pack was frightened and started to dissipate, while the dense White Mist gradually vanished. The ground was littered with the corpses of over a hundred Demon Wolves, blood flowing like a river.
Feng Qingyang flicked the blood off his sword and frowned as he looked around. "What’s going on? Suddenly, this group of beasts just left."
"It seems someone has arrived!" Gu Liu Ma squinted through the thinning fog and indeed saw a slender figure approaching them. He shouted, "Who goes there?"
"It’s me!" Xiang Xueer emerged from the mist, her red pupils glimmering. Gu Liu Ma was startled at first but quickly recognized her. "You, you’re Miss Xueer, aren’t you?"
Feng Qingyang had seen Xiang Xueer before, but the form before him now, with those crimson eyes, looked demonic. He furrowed his brow and stood still, staring at her intently.
"It’s me!" Xiang Xueer looked up at the shattered Black Demon Tower and at the Azure Wind Sword that had fallen beside the Bagua Formation below the tower. In a flash, she arrived in front of the tower and reached down to pick up the Azure Wind Sword.
As soon as she touched it, the Azure Wind Sword seemed to come alive with electricity, instantly springing from her hand. Xiang Xueer rubbed her sore hand; could it be resisting the magic within her body?
After hesitating for a moment, Xiang Xueer reached for the Azure Wind Sword again. This time, the resistance was even stronger. Her grip on the hilt tightened as she felt her hand going numb from the electric shock. Damn it, she refused to believe that she couldn't obtain this Azure Wind Sword today.
Feng Qingyang and Gu Liu Ma's expressions darkened immediately. The Azure Wind Sword was an anti-demon sword; they had only seen her eyes earlier and had merely suspected her at first. Now that the Azure Wind Sword was resisting her, one thing was certain: this woman was a demon.
Feng Qingyang swept his silver Sword One toward Xiang Xueer, while Gu Liu Ma unusually stood still, squinting his eagle-like eyes as if observing the situation.
Killing Intent! Xiang Xueer’s keen senses immediately detected the waves of sword energy approaching from behind her. She swiftly dodged to her left, and with a sharp sound, blocked Feng Qingyang's White Longsword with her Azure Wind Sword.
The clash of their swords sparked violently as Xiang Xueer leaped back a few steps and shouted, "Feng Qingyang, what do you want? Why are you attacking me?"
"Humph! You really are a Demoness!" Feng Qingyang's sharp eyes glared at Xiang Xueer in front of him. "Yunyang said you were just possessed by a Witch, but it turns out you are a monster yourself!"
"What?" Xiang Xueer was taken aback, reaching up to touch her eyes, taking a sharp breath. Indeed, there was the power of the Witch within her body, including the Azure Wind Sword in her hand, which crackled with electricity, making her entire arm tingle painfully.
She sighed and began to explain to Feng Qingyang, "Listen to me, I am not a monster. It's not what you think. The Witch's soul has been extracted from my body; I only have her residual magic left."
Feng Qingyang frowned slightly and snorted coldly, "Enough! I don't want to hear your explanation. The Fire Rat and Wolf King just left, and you appeared right after. I suspect this was all planned."
The Fire Rat and Wolf King appeared? No wonder there were corpses of Demon Wolves and rats everywhere. The more Xiang Xueer listened, the angrier she became, and she retorted, "What’s wrong with you, old man? I'm here to help! Don't bite the hand that feeds you; you don't know a good person when you see one!"
After snapping back at him, Xiang Xueer turned to leave. Just a few steps away, she heard Feng Qingyang's stern shout behind her: "Demoness, don't even think about leaving! Leave the Azure Wind Sword behind!"
A cold blade lunged toward her from behind. She dodged swiftly and finally got angry: "Dream on! The Azure Wind Sword is mine; I found it first. If you want me to leave it behind, you'll have to defeat me first."
"You have quite the audacity!" Feng Qingyang sheathed his White Longsword, his Killing Intent surging beneath his feet. Seeing that he was indeed ready for battle made Xiang Xueer nervous; she certainly didn't want to fight against the number one Saint Ten elder for no reason—it wouldn't be fun at all.
She quickly turned to Gu Liu Ma and said, "Hey, Gu Senior, can you say something sensible? I've explained everything for so long, yet this stubborn old man refuses to believe me!"
The look in Gu Liu Ma's eyes also seemed filled with distrust toward her. Was it because of her Red Eyes or the so-called magic power within her body? How infuriating! These people were nothing but a bunch of narrow-minded fools looking at her through colored glasses.
"Fine, I'll admit you're tough!" Xiang Xueer was filled with grievances and anger that had nowhere to go. Plus, the Azure Wind Sword was repelling her—what did that mean? Even a rusty sword dared to bully her.
After finally being reborn into this broken body, she had to share a room with that Witch. What was worse was becoming an Exorcist—hard work with no rewards or handsome men around—and ending up in such a situation. Not human nor demon—how infuriating! What did I do wrong for heaven to treat me like this?
Xiang Xueer was furious. Fine, if a fight is what they wanted, then let it be. She raised the Azure Wind Sword in her hand, pointing it directly at Feng Qingyang's nose. The black Killing Intent beneath her feet began to spread, and her red pupils appeared increasingly bloodthirsty.
The two streams of Killing Intent started to clash with each other. Standing aside, Gu Liu Ma crossed his arms over his chest, a strange smile curling at the corners of his mouth. His expression was inscrutable, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
In the distance, Li Yunyang, Qingtian, Lian Cheng Xue, and others were rushing toward the scene. Before they even reached the broken suspension bridge, they could already see the two opposing forces of energy.
Li Yunyang had already sensed it; it was the presence of his master Feng Qingyang and Xiang Xueer. He stood by the riverbank, stamping his feet anxiously. "This is bad, Qingtian! The Dead Girl is about to fight my master."
"What? No way!" Lan Ran Qingtian was startled and quickly grabbed hold of someone who had leaped across the river. They saw that the ground was littered with the corpses of Demon Wolves and rats, scattered haphazardly. Looking up again, they noticed that the Black Enchantment Tower had already collapsed.
"Oh my God, the Demon Lord has come out of the Demon Prison Tower." There was nothing more concerning than this situation. Clearly, the two top experts from Saint Ten were stationed at the Demon Prison Tower; how could things have turned out like this?
Having heard the rumbling sound earlier, it seemed that a fierce battle had erupted here. But what kind of monster could be so powerful as to rescue the Demon Lord from under the noses of these two experts?
Li Yunyang quickly ran toward the battlefield. The once abundant Thorns had now turned into patches of withered vines and wild grass. It appeared that after the Demon Lord emerged from the Demon Prison Tower, these Thorns had lost their original purpose.
Lian Cheng Xue's left eyelid twitched incessantly. He swallowed hard, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart as they approached. Fortunately, Li Yunyang appeared just in time to stand between them.
"Master, Shirley, don't fight! What on earth is going on?" Li Yunyang began to mediate anxiously. Immediately, he heard Xiang Xueer start cursing angrily: "Hmph! That Demon Lord was rescued by Fire Rat and Wolf King! This old stubborn fool couldn't trap the Demon Lord and is taking his anger out on me!"
"What did you say?" Feng Qingyang became even angrier upon hearing this. He turned to glare at Li Yunyang. "Yunyang, get out of my way! Today I must deal with this Demoness!"
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