Purple Ultimate was indeed useless against the Phantom Blood Demon, but Su Jiu's blood and spiritual energy were the strongest weapons for subduing it.
Her Arts were infused with her blood, multiplying the damage they inflicted on the Phantom Blood Demon.
By now, it had long lost its earlier composure. Its voice alternated between male and female, clearly betraying its excruciating pain. "Little girl, why must you hunt me down to the bitter end? You're nothing but a sacrifice those old monsters created to prevent the next descent of the Demon Realm. Once the Heaven-Connecting Tower is restored, no matter how well you treat them, they won't let you survive ascension!"
Su Jiu's Thousand-Mile Ice Seal possessed tremendous destructive power and covered an immense area, but the blood it consumed increased in proportion.
Yun Huanling stared in astonishment at the earth-shaking scene before him, but the words spoken by that mass of blood mist shocked him even more.
What did it mean, created? What did it mean, she wouldn't survive ascension? Still, he couldn't believe everything this Phantom Blood Demon said. Who knew whether it had deliberately said such things to confuse Su Jiu and save its own life?
Naturally, Su Jiu didn't believe a single word. Her resolve remained firm, and in the end, the Phantom Blood Demon was reduced to ash and smoke within her Thousand-Mile Ice Seal.
The moment the Phantom Blood Demon dissipated, their surroundings changed dramatically. The Cave became filthy, and the Blood Mist Forest outside turned into a desolate wasteland.
Aside from a few long-dead trees, nothing remained on that barren land but heaps of white bones.
Having lost a tremendous amount of blood and vitality, Su Jiu was utterly weak. When she sat down to meditate, Yun Huanling went into the Cave behind