Su Jiu's Purple Ultimate had been taken away for reforging. What she held now was only an exceedingly plain-looking lower-rank spirit artifact.
But to Li Ru, Su Jiu looked splendid just standing there. She had felt this same sense of security from Hall Master Xia Jue before.
Knowing that today's battle was probably unavoidable, the demon soul's expression gradually turned savage.
Su Jiu's cool eyes swept over Fang Qian's twisted face, and she said coldly, "How ugly."
The demon soul's expression froze.
Behind her, Li Ru also blinked in surprise, feeling that something seemed a little strange.
Regardless of anyone's reaction, Su Jiu's sword was already upon him!
After reaching the golden core stage, Su Jiu's strength had increased almost exponentially. A nine-pattern golden core had been rare since ancient times, and its power was exceptionally formidable.
Su Jiu's swordsmanship was swift, precise, and ruthless. Both her footwork and her swordsmanship showed an exceptionally solid foundation, nothing like a cultivator who had only just completed core formation. In just a few exchanges, she had beaten the demon soul until he could no longer fight back.
Retreating, the demon soul said, "Su Jiu! Don't forget that Fang Qian is still asleep inside this body. We entered into a symbiotic contract. If I die, he won't live either!"
This wretched girl's blows hurt far too much, but he did not want to wake Fang Qian now to help bear the pain.
Indeed, during the time he had disappeared, he had hidden in a cave and used a method unique to demons to seal Fang Qian's soul completely.
He had not expected Fang Qian to be such a tough bone to gnaw through. His repeated struggles had nearly caused the arts to backlash against the demon soul. Only after almost ten years of