Dense bloodlight rose all over Nine-Headed Insect's body, thick demonic energy mingling within it. His face twisted with savage bloodlust, and his eyes turned entirely blood-red. He seemed to have lost all reason.
Shen Luo's heart sank. Nine-Headed Insect looked very much like he himself did when his demonic energy erupted.
"Die..." Nine-Headed Insect roared indistinctly, clawing out with one hand.
A blood-red claw the size of a house appeared above the three of them and snatched down like lightning.
Before the enormous claw reached them, an overwhelming wave of baleful energy descended, instantly engulfing everyone nearby.
The terrifying baleful energy invaded Shen Luo's mind directly, making his divine soul tremble.
But the Coiled Dragon Jade protected him. It could withstand even the baleful energy that erupted from his own body, let alone Nine-Headed Insect's, so he was not greatly affected.
Though Little White Dragon was gravely wounded, his cultivation was profound enough to withstand Nine-Headed Insect's baleful energy as well.
Wuman'er, however, was already the weakest among them, and her divine soul had suffered considerable injuries earlier and had yet to recover. When the baleful energy struck her, her entire body trembled, leaving her unable to move.
Shen Luo shouted. Moon Shadow light blazed beneath his feet, and the remaining Pure Yang Sword's radiance surged, carrying the three of them swiftly aside. They narrowly escaped the blood-red claw's grasp.
But the enormous claw grazed the Pure Yang Sword, and its crimson swordlight abruptly dimmed.
"Nine-Headed Insect has been corrupted by demonic energy! You're no match for him. Leave me and go!" Little White Dragon urged.
"If we leave, we leave together!" Shen Luo shook his head firmly and formed a hand seal to drive the Pure Yang Sword.
With a whoosh, countless streams of Red Lotus Karmic Fire erupted