Ji Lingruo's body began to emanate that faint black aura again, which was completely out of place with the white and pink ruqun she was wearing.
She did nothing but extend her palm to meet the invisible palm in the air. The collision unleashed a rolling wave of air, and the surrounding white mist swirled and unfurled, but the slender girl stood as immovable as a towering mountain, her hand not even trembling slightly.
In this way, a powerful palm strike was forcibly depleted to the point of disappearing without a trace.
You Su sensed all this, he was horrified. Even through his clouded vision, he could seemingly make out the outline of the girl's body. And without his eyes open, all he could see was an evil spirit...
City Lord Liu also looked solemn, not expecting that You Su's seemingly most useless junior sister could undergo such a drastic change.
Moreover, observing the way she received the attack, there was no trace of the flow of Mystic Qi, which meant that the girl's body was so powerful that she could withstand his palm strike without being injured.
He then remembered that Qi Daodong had only gone to the Mandarin Sword Sect with the Evil Warding Token after his prompting. In this light, the complete annihilation of Qi Daodong's group was likely not because of You Su's Mistress, but because of this young girl.
"Junior sister! Don't push yourself!" You Su said with concern, while inwardly hating her own weakness and helplessness in the face of these turbulent undercurrents.
Ji Lingruo did not turn around; her black hair flowed freely, and her voice was calm yet firm:
"I said it before, I'm willing to do it for my senior brother."
City Lord Liu looked down at the two, a glint of light appearing in his cloudy eyes. "Interesting."
The girl's tone was gentle, yet the aura she exuded was filled with hatred and resentment. Even though he could tell she was possessed, City Lord Liu searched his memory but couldn't find any other evil spirit with such clear malevolent intent. What intrigued him even more was how the girl could suppress this tangible malice and act as brother and sister with You Su.
"If you think you can defeat me based on this alone, you're delusional."
City Lord Liu had absolute confidence, and he had the right to be so. He was an immortal standing in mid-air, while they were ants who could never leave the ground.
But the girl's next move shocked him. Ji Lingruo leaped up, crushing the blue bricks beneath her feet. Her speed was extremely fast, and she was already in front of City Lord Liu in an instant.
The girl seemed to be suspended in mid-air. Her move was so simple that it had no fancy embellishments; it was just a simple straight punch.
But this straight punch felt like a massive boulder weighing ten thousand pounds; it was as if the air itself trembled slightly from the force of the punch.
City Lord Liu immediately snapped out of his daze, and a suit of jet-black armor suddenly appeared on his body, which even exuded an ancient aura. It was actually an extremely rare technique of transforming Mystic Qi armor!
Ji Lingruo's heavy punch struck the armor, but it felt indestructible, as if it could not be broken by brute force.
The girl refused to give up, her punches continuing relentlessly until she had driven the wicked old man away. And indeed, it was somewhat effective, as cracks began to appear on the Mystic Qi Helmet.
But she couldn't fly after all; the time she had spent in the air from her previous jump had reached its limit, and her body involuntarily fell.
Previously, City Lord Liu was so focused on channeling his Qi to form armor that he hadn't been able to launch a counterattack. Now, with Ji Lingruo falling, it was the perfect opportunity to strike.
He suddenly spread his arms wide, like an eagle spreading its wings, and then made large, sweeping hand gestures while chanting incantations. Obscure spells flowed from his mouth, and the Mystic Qi of heaven and earth resonated with him.
Just as the girl was about to land, a pool of black mud appeared on the ground. No matter how strong her physique was, it was impossible for her to turn over at this moment without the help of Mystic Qi. You Su was too late to save her. The girl's legs touched the surface of the mud and immediately went soft, and she sank in.
You Su rushed to the rescue, but the swamp kept expanding, making it difficult for him to get close.
A flash of inspiration struck You Su, and he recognized the Technique Method!
This is an evil technique from True Man Ling's several Evil Canon books, the Crimson Carp Bone-Corroding Technique!
But he had no time to think about the chaotic problems in his mind. He handed over the sword sheath and shouted, "Junior sister, grab this!"
Ji Lingruo obeyed the order, but the dragging of the sword sheath did not allow Ji Lingruo to move an inch.
Suddenly, You Su felt that the black outline of his junior sister in his eyes became clearer and clearer, especially her legs that were stuck in the mud, which had turned into a huge lump of flesh of the monster junior sister!
In the next instant, the junior sister leaped out of the mud pit using the lump of flesh as a springboard, and Ji Lingruo seemed to have broken free of all her seals, her entire body beginning to change.
With its fine tentacles, flesh covered in pores, six flying fish eyes, and spiral-shaped mouthparts, she had completely transformed into the monster junior sister!
I didn't think much of her when we met in my dream; I just thought she looked strange and frightening. But seeing my angry junior sister in reality is like seeing a real Evil God.
You Su stared at all this in disbelief. His junior sister had actually become so corrupted in order to protect him, which made him feel extremely guilty.
City Lord Liu also stared in disbelief at the monster the girl had transformed into. His eyes first showed confusion, then shock, and finally ecstasy!
"You're actually... a Tai Sui!"
City Lord Liu had no idea that such a generous gift would fall from the sky and be given to him.
His benefactor had told him that although Tai Sui was classified as an evil spirit, it was also a rare treasure that was hard to come by in a thousand years. As the most special kind of evil spirit among those Flesh and Blood Type, even ordinary people who ate Tai Sui could become light-body and immortal, and could even rival immortals with their brute physical bodies. More importantly, unlike the flesh of other evil spirits, eating Tai Sui would not cause any side effects such as possession.
Unfortunately, it seems that Tai Sui only lived on in the words his benefactor had spoken to him, and no one knew or saw it.
But this time, City Lord Liu was certain he wouldn't be mistaken, because he had examined the portrait of Tai Sui drawn by his benefactor countless times. His benefactor had once said that the best offering to awaken the true god, as recorded in the Secret Scroll, was Tai Sui!
With Tai Sui already around, what need does he have for Auspicious Cave? No! He can have both!
Thinking of this, a greedy flame ignited in City Lord Liu's eyes. He no longer maintained his superior attitude and abruptly turned downwards, pressing down with a palm directly on Ji Lingruo's head.
Wind and thunder surged in his palm, making him look like an ancient god in charge of thunder and lightning.
Ji Lingruo raised her head and glared angrily at City Lord Liu, letting out a powerful roar from her spiral-shaped mouthparts, like a demon god in hell yearning for land.
But Tai Sui is ultimately just Tai Sui. The reason it is recorded in the Secret Scroll is because of its extremely high nutritional value, not because it possesses superior combat power.
In just one exchange of blows, Ji Lingruo was sent flying backward, carving a deep trench around You Su's side.
This is the difference between cultivators in the Feather Transformation Realm and those in the Condensing Water Realm. Even though Ji Lingruo killed the injured Qi Daodong like a dog that time, she is still somewhat powerless against cultivators in the Feather Transformation Realm.
City Lord Liu landed gracefully with his toes touching the ground, his hands behind his back, a bright smile on his face.
"You Su, I really have to thank you for bringing me such a gift. Otherwise, would I grant you immortality?"
Ji Lingruo and got up. After all, she was a demon Flesh and Blood Type, and her regenerative ability was extraordinary.
You Su also angrily drew his sword, standing between City Lord Liu and Ji Lingruo, his teeth almost grinding to powder.
The place was a mess, and the surrounding fog had thinned a little due to the frequent fighting.
City Lord Liu couldn't help but sigh:
"Sigh, you still won't give up?"
He truly couldn't understand why some people couldn't see the situation they were facing and insisted on engaging in these pointless, desperate struggles.
Why can't we learn from him? In times of crisis, we should sell when necessary and back down when necessary. As long as we're alive, we can always rebuild.
Only in this way can one, like him, endure countless lows and a hundred years of hardship, and finally reach the peak! At this moment, City Lord Liu felt an unparalleled sense of joy.
He walked slowly toward Tai Sui, step by step, like a tiger hunting its prey.
The white fog was thick and dense, and two Fairy in white dresses walked swiftly through it.
Although the main color was the same pure white, the one with a more upright and fuller figure had a thin veil of light blue and pink visible through the hem of her skirt, making her look like a lotus flower in August. The latter, the girl wearing Rabbit Mask, was flawlessly pure white.
They had just repelled the alluring female cultivator and were rushing towards Chuyun City without stopping, completely unfazed by the fog.
"Why are you so late?" He Shutong's voice was devoid of emotion, yet it always sounded accusatory.
"They won't let me out." Wangshu Fairy's voice was equally calm, simply stating the facts.
He Shutong frowned. Although she knew that her only disciple was under house arrest by the Xuanxiao Sect for special reasons, there was no reason not to let Wangshu Fairy, who was in charge of slaying evil spirits, leave the sect for such an important matter as the Dream-Eating Ghost.
"When we enter the city later, we only need to find one boy and one girl."
"What kind of boy? What kind of girl?"
"They all look great; you can spot them immediately in a crowd."
"What does 'beautiful' mean?" Wangshu Fairy asked again.
He Shutong was speechless. She was not a talkative person to begin with, but her disciple was someone who loved to ask "why," often leaving her speechless with her questions.
"To look like...to look like your teacher is what makes it beautiful," He Shutong said, slightly embarrassed.
"I understand." Wangshu Fairy quietly memorized this answer.
No sooner had the brief conversation between master and disciple ended than a bizarre, bright red evil spirit appeared out of the mist ahead, looking like a crab with human legs.
It noticed the two speeding figures and charged over with great force, drool flying from its mouth.
He Shutong and Wangshu Fairy neither dodged nor avoided, but continued to move forward.
"Hand."
At He Shutong's command, Wangshu Fairy obediently extended her hand. As soon He Shutong took her hand, the crab-shaped evil spirit suddenly turned into a headless fly, stomped twice on the spot, and then left, as if it had suddenly lost its target.
This is precisely why Wangshu Fairy He Shutong Wangshu a hundred times stronger than Gu Yao; she was the innate, flawless Goddess of the Xuanxiao Sect that Gu Yao spoke of.
Almost none of the evil spirits she encountered showed her any hostility, not even towards anything she touched. She moved among the evil spirits as if they were her own kind.
I'm guilty. 7k words is my limit. I'm dizzy and my head is spinning. I should know I'm terrible at writing. I'll try to finish this volume in two or three days. I feel like my description of this major climax is a complete mess.