In an open space outside Demon City, Leng Xiao and A Bao both held their weapons, ready for battle.
A Bao still held the Purple Dragon Heaven-Shaking Sword, while Leng Xiao held an exceptionally ornate staff.
Leng Xiao had designed and made this staff herself after learning alchemy, incorporating very few soul guidance arrays. When Huo Yuhao had asked Leng Xiao what requirements she had for making this staff,
Leng Xiao had answered without hesitation, telling Huo Yuhao, "It has to be pretty."
This had left Huo Yuhao speechless for a moment. However, the Demon God Emperor had supplied a great deal of materials for the staff's creation. Leng Xiao's cultivation had already reached ninth order, first level at the time, so this could also be considered encouragement from the Demon God Emperor.
The staff was purple throughout and ornate in design, incorporating a large number of crystals and magic cores. It amplified every element except the light element, with a particularly pronounced effect on dark elements.
Leng Xiao was very satisfied with this weapon and named it the Demon Dragon Staff.
When Huo Yuhao had heard Leng Xiao give the staff this name, he had felt that he had found a companion just as terrible at naming things as he was.
Back in the present, a short while after both sides were ready, A Bao immediately rushed forward and attacked, swinging the Purple Dragon Heaven-Shaking Sword straight at Leng Xiao.
With a clang, Leng Xiao blocked A Bao's attack with an Invincible Barrier. This was an Invincible Barrier she had prepared specifically for A Bao.
Over these four years of learning about soul tools from Huo Yuhao, Leng Xiao could already be considered a Class Seven soul engineer.
Although a soul tool like the Invincible Barrier could do little