Before that, I will kill you first

Outside the wooden house

Luo Ruying, afflicted by the Miasma Toxin, was still desperately trying to kill the Ghost Husband. However, the Miasma Toxin continued to spread within her body, making her feel increasingly weak and her vision blurry.

"Hehehe, it seems even a woman from the Celestial Realm is nothing special," the Ghost Husband cackled. "If you continue to forcefully use the Spiritual Power within your body, the Miasma Toxin will spread throughout your entire being, causing you to rot and fester from the inside out before you die~"

The Ghost Husband grinned triumphantly at Luo Ruying. Seeing her face turn green and her powerful aura completely vanish, he knew the Miasma Toxin had begun to take effect. Luo Ruying was no longer a threat to him!

"Hmph! Before that happens, I'll kill you first!" Luo Ruying braced her weakened body and lunged forward, sword in hand, once again charging at the Ghost Husband.

For a peak Heavenly God Realm expert, catching up to an ordinary mortal with a child was not difficult at all. For the safety of Ning Yechen and the child, she had to eliminate this person here! Even if it meant dying with him!

The Ghost Husband was startled as Luo Ruying flashed towards him, her sharp sword light slashing down. This was the first time he had seen someone with the Miasma Toxin spreading throughout their body still dare to forcefully use their Spiritual Power without regard for their safety! This crazy woman truly intended to take him down with her before she died!

As Luo Ruying's sword light descended, the Ghost Husband was enveloped in miasma. The sword light sliced through the miasma, but the Ghost Husband was nowhere to be seen. The miasma Luo Ruying had cleaved spread outwards, engulfing her completely. Dense, invisible miasma toxin surrounded her from all sides.

Luo Ruying quickly covered her mouth and nose, her eyes scanning the miasma fog. She could sense the Ghost Husband hidden within it!

"Swish!"

A figure flashed rapidly through the fog! Found him! Luo Ruying's gaze was sharp. The moment the figure reappeared, she condensed Spiritual Power into her Immortal Sword and struck! The brilliant sword light cut the figure directly in half! Success! Luo Ruying rejoiced.

In the next second, a hand suddenly shot out from the fog behind her! Luo Ruying sensed it immediately, turning to block with her sword. But then another hand emerged from the fog and struck her abdomen heavily!

"Pfft!"

Luo Ruying spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying out of the miasma fog, collapsing to the ground clutching her abdomen.

"Hehehe, you fell for it, my dear celestial lady~" The Ghost Husband emerged leisurely from the miasma fog, a ferocious, triumphant smile on his face. Behind him followed dozens of Ghost Corpse Puppets he had refined and modified. The one that struck Luo Ruying's chest was one of these puppets. And the one Luo Ruying had killed as bait was also just a Ghost Corpse Puppet. His principle was never to expose himself to danger; if he could use Ghost Corpse Puppets and miasma, he would never risk acting personally.

Luo Ruying propped herself up, her Immortal Sword stuck into the ground. Her face had already turned a dark green, but her gaze remained fixed on the Ghost Husband with unwavering resolve.

"My dear celestial lady, stop struggling and surrender obediently," the Ghost Husband said. "I'll ensure your death isn't too unsightly. Perhaps you could become my Natal Ghost Corpse Puppet~" He stared at Luo Ruying's graceful figure, greedily licking his lips. He wasn't coveting her beauty, but her body! Ordinary Human-Celestial Realm cultivators who contracted his Miasma Toxin would have already rotted to death if they dared to forcefully use their Spiritual Power like this. Yet, Luo Ruying showed no signs of festering even now; the resilience of her celestial body was simply incomparable! The Excellency from the upper realm said that whether Luo Ruying lived or died was irrelevant, and perhaps he could even bestow this celestial body upon him... It would be perfect for refining into his Natal Ghost Corpse Puppet~!

Luo Ruying slightly turned her head to look at the forest behind her, a flicker of reluctance in her beautiful eyes, before resolutely turning back to the Ghost Husband. Golden, dazzling Spiritual Power surged, her ink-black hair instantly turning silver-white, and her crimson eyes radiated brilliant golden light!

"Goddess Luo!"

Luo Ruying let out a delicate cry, and behind her, a figure several dozen feet tall, clad in golden Immortal Armor, vaguely materialized.

The woman opened her eyes of golden, lustrous jade, raising her Immortal Sword high. With a seemingly casual swing, she brought it down upon the Ghost Husband!

The Ghost Husband felt an unprecedented pressure from the female effigy. The descending sword strike sent shivers of fear down his spine!

The dozens of feet of sword light descended like a beam of light; there was no time to evade.

The Ghost Husband could only hastily control all his Ghost Corpse Puppets to block in front of him, transforming his entire body's miasma into a barrier!

Soon, the sword light completely engulfed and shattered all the Ghost Corpse Puppets. The miasma barrier the Ghost Husband had erected in front of him offered almost no resistance and was also cleaved through!

"Ahhhhh!"

A piercing scream echoed from within the sword light.

The sword light stretched for dozens of miles, tearing apart everything in its path. Only astonishing sword might and a deep sword gash remained on the ground!

After unleashing this strike, Luo Ruying could no longer support herself, half-kneeling on the ground, propped up by her sword.

Forcibly using the power of the Goddess Luo with her Heavenly God Realm cultivation had consumed such a vast amount of Spiritual Power, and the Miasma Toxin had already infiltrated her body...

A piercing pain shot through her body...

But a tragically beautiful smile appeared on Luo Ruying's face.

The child and he should be safe now...

It's just that she might not be able to go find them...

However, just then, a voice that plunged Luo Ruying into despair suddenly rang out.

"As expected of a daughter of the Celestial Realm..."

"This old man almost met his end...!"

The Ghost Husband, covered in sword wounds and bleeding profusely, slowly crawled out of the sword gash.

The gaze he fixed upon Luo Ruying was filled only with malice and resentment.

If he hadn't immediately deployed the Immortal-tier supreme treasure, the Immortal Silkworm Heavenly Armor, in front of him within the miasma barrier, he would have truly perished from that sword strike!

Even his Immortal Silkworm Heavenly Armor had been shattered by that single blow!

As expected, when facing someone from the Celestial Realm, even if her cultivation had regressed to only the Human-Celestial Realm, one absolutely could not be careless!

Seeing that the Ghost Husband was not dead, Luo Ruying's face registered surprise.

He's not dead?!

What should I do...?

In her current state, let alone unleashing another strike, she could barely even move.

However, the Ghost Husband's condition didn't seem much better than hers.

Perhaps there was still a chance to kill him!

Otherwise, once he recovered, Ning Yechen and the child would be in grave danger!

Just as Luo Ruying prepared to make one last desperate struggle, something even more despairing happened!

Two more figures flew down from the sky.

Su Sheng and Lu Jian looked down at the Ghost Husband on the ground, their expressions filled with mockery and ridicule.

"Old Ghost, didn't I tell you to send a signal first after discovering her?"

"You weren't planning on hogging all the credit, were you?"

"It looks like not only did you not get to enjoy it alone, but you also got thoroughly beaten."

Facing the sarcastic taunts of Su Sheng and Lu Jian, the Ghost Husband was furious but utterly helpless.

With his current injuries, it was absolutely impossible for him to defeat Luo Ruying alone anymore.

There was no telling if these two would take advantage of his weakened state and strike him down!

Seeing Su Sheng and Lu Jian, Luo Ruying felt an even deeper sense of despair.

These two were also allied with the Ghost Husband!