Yao Ziyan

The sky.

The dark clouds were dense, lightning bolts crisscrossing.

Under this heavenly might, almost all the demonic beasts in the Jiuyao Mountain Range hid in their dens, not daring to make the slightest move.

Within the dark clouds in the sky, however, a black figure flashed past.

Where it passed, the space even let out bursts of shattering sounds!

At the same time, behind it, several figures followed closely, like shadows.

"Yao Ziyan, if you can still escape from the encirclement of five Seeking the Way cultivators, then this old man has lived his nearly hundred years in vain!"

"Yao Ziyan, the Demon Race is in trouble themselves, do you still expect them to come and support you?!"

"Yao Ziyan, surrender obediently, and we can still leave you with an intact corpse!"

Shouts came from behind.

The name Yao Ziyan held immense prestige throughout the Tianxing Empire and its surrounding regions.

She was the legendary number one on the Shadow Kill Ranking, a phantom whose appearance was as rare as a dragon appearing, even holding the title of King of Assassins.

But she had another identity!

She was from the royal family of the demonic beasts of the Jiuyao Mountain Range!

Most demonic beasts that entered the path of cultivation possessed an Inner Core within them.

To humans, the Inner Cores of demonic beasts served many purposes.

The violent Spiritual Energy within the Inner Core was something humans could not refine. Consuming it directly would only lead to a fatal explosion.

Therefore, when humans obtained the Inner Cores of demonic beasts, they mostly used them for body tempering and forging Spirit Artifacts.

The higher the level of the demonic beast, the greater the effect of its Demon Core.

Yao Ziyan gritted her red lips, her delicate face filled with icy coldness.

Months ago, during an assassination mission, she inadvertently exposed her identity as a member of the Demon Race, which attracted the covetous gaze of human experts.

Demonic beasts at the Seeking the Way realm could already transform into human form, and their Inner Cores were coveted treasures, rarely encountered!

A few days ago, Yao Ziyan finally broke through the threshold of the peak of Seeking the Way, ushering in the Lightning Tribulation to advance to the Venerable realm!

It was known that the tribulation faced by demonic beasts was several times more dangerous than that faced by humans!

And just as Yao Ziyan completed her tribulation and was at her weakest, these experts at the Seeking the Way realm joined forces to ambush her, leaving her severely injured!

Yao Ziyan had never revealed the location of her tribulation to humans.

This meant there was a traitor among the Demon Race!

At this thought, Yao Ziyan's purple eyes burned with even greater fury!

Swish!

Suddenly, a golden light flashed from the side.

Yao Ziyan, unable to dodge in time, was directly struck.

Her body felt as if it had taken a heavy blow, and a mouthful of purple blood spurted out.

The golden light returned, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a Golden Alms Bowl!

"Amitabha."

A monk with an unusually demonic appearance flew through the air, tucking the Golden Alms Bowl into his embrace. The dark red Kasaya on his body fluttered in the wind, appearing like solidified blood!

"I truly didn't expect that the renowned Demon Monk Wuxiang would also make a move."

Yao Ziyan wiped a smear of blood from the corner of her mouth, a mocking smile appearing on her stunning face.

"A Demon Core from a Venerable realm cultivator is quite rare."

Wuxiang's face showed a sinister smile as he licked his crimson lips.

Wuxiang the Demon Monk had quite a reputation on the Tianlan Continent, his strength already at the second-grade Venerable realm!

Facing one Venerable and the encirclement of five Seeking the Way cultivators, Yao Ziyan took a deep breath, a resolute look flashing in her eyes.

"Not good! Retreat quickly!"

Sensing the energy fluctuations emanating from Yao Ziyan, Wuxiang's expression changed drastically!

Only someone at the Venerable realm like him would know that the royal family of demonic beasts, in a life-or-death situation, could unleash an attack far exceeding their current realm by sacrificing most of their Vitality!

A Demon Core, like a purple jade, appeared from Yao Ziyan's mouth, emitting a destructive, dreamlike radiance.

Boom!

Space shattered, the void trembled.

Instantly, the five pursuers at the Seeking the Way realm were annihilated, their bodies assimilated by the terrifying Spiritual Energy!

Wuxiang's Kasaya shattered, and he quickly hid within the Golden Alms Bowl, vanishing into the turbulent void!

At this moment, the Demon Core had completely dimmed.

After swallowing it, Yao Ziyan's delicate face instantly turned pale, her aura rapidly fading, and she then plummeted straight down.

Yao Ziyan's long hair danced in the air, her heart filled with desolation: Was everything about to end