Naturally, the two Devil Emperors' arrangement had originally been meant for Liu Wuxie. They had planned to assassinate Liu Wuxie in a short time, wipe out the Misty Sect, and retreat at once before the Council Hall could dispatch reinforcements. Xiao Hua even felt that, had he not come to visit the Misty Sect, after Liu Wuxie was assassinated by the two Devil Emperors, they would certainly have pressed their victory and charged toward the Divine Blade Sect, turning their strategy of feints and solid blows into reality! Xiao Hua admitted that he could never have devised such a brilliant strategy!
Having consumed nearly half his true essence to activate the spiritual fire, Xiao Hua finally escaped the deadlock. When his figure appeared in midair, he immediately saw Liu Wuxie wielding her magic treasures and struggling to slaughter the devils. She had just flicked her hand again, sending a disc-shaped magic treasure flying from her Sumeru Ring. It transformed into a huge ring that shielded her.
Xiao Hua staggered in midair and barely steadied himself. His back, hundreds of zhang across, was covered in bloody marks. Those marks resembled devils frantically devouring his flesh, while faintly glowing devilish patterns flickered among them from time to time. As Xiao Hua circulated his innate True Qi to contend with the devil blood and devilish patterns, he secretly considered whether to use his own devilish qi. Yet, seeing that these bizarre patterns could fight his innate True Qi to a standstill, and that he could only prevent them from invading his bloodline, he knew these patterns were of a higher grade than his devilish qi. If he used devilish qi now, he feared it would be like carrying firewood to put out a fire.
Xiao Hua slowly turned around, his eyes filled with