Before setting his plan in motion, Lu Ye had never imagined that the one to obstruct its completion would actually be Jujia.
What a colossal joke.
At this point, if he wanted to kill the Fox Demon under Jujia's protection, he would have to kill Jujia first. That was an outcome Lu Ye could never accept.
Though his attacks just now had been merciless and exceedingly violent, that was only because he knew Jujia could withstand them, so he had not held back in the slightest.
Now, seeing the Fox Demon cough up blood, Lu Ye's eyes lit up. He suddenly realized that killing the Fox Demon did not necessarily require killing Jujia. He only needed to maintain his previous offensive. Jujia could endure it, but the gravely injured Fox Demon definitely could not withstand the shockwaves from their clashes, no matter how well Jujia protected her.
With that thought, Lu Ye charged at Jujia again. His blood and Spiritual Power surged together as he viciously slashed out.
Time and again, savage strikes came down. Time and again, they were blocked. Every collision made Jujia's body shudder, and the Fox Demon in his arms was affected as well.
Time passed. The Spiritual Power barrier around Jujia's body shattered and reformed without end, while Lu Ye, too, was breathing heavily.
Against cultivators of the same tier, with his current strength, Lu Ye could basically settle things with one slash. Yet when facing Jujia, Lu Ye felt deeply powerless. This fellow's defenses were simply unreasonable.
But the results were obvious. Though Jujia had not been injured, the Fox Demon sheltered in his arms kept coughing blood, her aura growing weaker and weaker.
Then, at a certain moment, Lu Ye's saber came down as Jujia threw a punch, striking the Crag Mountain Saber