Facing the oncoming pill energy, Hao Shuai made no move. Instead, Yu Yingnan beside him brought out the Azure Mirage Bottle he had bestowed upon her. She supported it with her left hand and formed a spell with her right. A stream of brilliant azure light shot from the bottle. The moment it appeared, it resonated with everything around it. The first things caught in its grasp were the clouds of crimson haze, which were all drawn into the azure light and pulled back into the bottle. Like a giant whale sucking in water, it swept a broad patch of sky clear in the blink of an eye.
The crimson haze was the pill energy that demon Gu had painstakingly refined. How could it bear to watch Yu Yingnan snatch it away right before its eyes? With an angry roar, it opened its mouth and spat out a column of water, sending it crashing toward Yu Yingnan.
Unfortunately, before the column could reach Hao Shuai and the others, Li Yingqiong shot out a streak of purple-gold sword energy. It surged forward and split the column apart.
Seeing the Twin Swords of Purple and Green, which it feared greatly, swoop toward it once again, demon Gu gave free rein to its wild nature. With a strange howl, it opened its mouth and spat out a sparkling, emerald-green pearl as bright as a star, accompanied by a cloud of colored smoke.
It was only a few inches across when it first emerged, but in an instant it had grown as large as a bushel basket. Light streamed from it as it flew straight toward Li Yingqiong.
Seeing demon Gu release its demon core, Li Yingqiong drew the Ziying Sword back into her body, then took out a golden net and cast it