"Master Xuanzhi's spell worked!"
That was Xu Taiping's first reaction.
But it lasted only a single breath before the little fox turned back into Jiao Ling.
By then, however, the arrow shaped like a fire bird was less than three feet from her.
Boom!
The fire bird formed by the arrow passed straight through Devil Master Jiao Ling's body.
Even though she revealed her true Shark Demon body, with a human torso and a fish's tail, at the last moment, the arrow still pierced her chest, leaving a massive hole.
But a Devil Master was still a Devil Master. Even then, she had not quite died.
Brilliant white light flared around her, as though she were using some movement technique to escape.
Shing!
At that critical instant, the Mysterious Origin True Body, which had been gathering power to meet the Immortal-Slaying Sword, suddenly turned its blade without warning and slashed at Devil Master Jiao Ling.
Swish!
With a shriek through the air, a dazzling blade light swept across her neck, severing her head entirely.
At the same time, a mass of flame as blinding as the great sun overhead shot up from the ground and enveloped her head.
It was the great sun golden flame Xu Taiping had fired with his Heavenly Fire Finger.
But even so, just before her soul scattered and her spirit dispersed, Devil Master Jiao Ling still let out a furious roar:
"Xu Taiping, whether I return to the Demon Abyss or fall into reincarnation, this seat will never let you go!"
After saying this, she poured every last bit of strength in her body into the Immortal-Slaying Sword and shouted:
"Immortal-Slaying!"
The moment her words fell, Immortal-Slaying, which had been flying slowly, suddenly tore through the air toward the Red Armor Army formation below.
Already