That pale-red light streaked forward at incredible speed, utterly shapeless and looking like nothing more than a hazy mass. Yet Xiahou Che and Qiu Bufan were both stunned. The moment they glanced at it, they hurriedly moved in front of the King of Jin!
"It's the Purple Bamboo Demon! The monster raised by the Southern Immortal Sword Sect! Everyone, block it!" Qiu Bufan shouted in terror. He produced a white-glinting sword and appeared to charge out to intercept the demon, but in truth, he had already fled.
"The Purple Bamboo Demon?!" Xiahou Che was also startled, fear and alarm surging through his heart. "Where are the two Imperial Preceptors? Quickly, come protect His Majesty!"
"The Imperial Preceptors are guarding the rear mountain! They aren't here!" a messenger said in panic.
The pink light shot to Qiu Bufan's side, but strangely swept right past him, not intending to pay him any attention at all. When it reached Xiahou Che, it quickly circled behind him and appeared directly before the King of Jin. Terror surfaced on the King's face, and in an instant, he prepared to flee toward the other army formations!
Two ghost emperors charged over from the other formations, but they were simply too far away. They stopped halfway because their opponent's power was far too terrifying!
Purple Bamboo glanced at the King of Jin, reached out, and with a whoosh seized his head. A cold laugh followed, and the King's soul marrow was sucked completely dry, leaving only a pile of dust drifting through the air!
Xiahou Che's expression changed drastically. He swung his long halberd at Purple Bamboo, but although Purple Bamboo had said she would kill the King of Jin, she had no intention of killing any other ghosts. She shot past like a beam of light