Fierce Battle

The demon soldiers displayed astonishing combat power; with almost a single charge, the foremost twenty or thirty red-clad paper figures were torn apart.

The shattered paper body sprayed out wisps of red smoke, and the soul disintegrated and dissipated.

Streaks of red lines spread out rapidly like a blood-red spider web, suddenly swirling towards the attacking demon soldiers. Some of the Red-Robed Ghosts gleaming with ferocity, extended their sharp, knife-like claws and viciously grabbed at them.

The demon soldiers were individually quite powerful, skilled in both magic and martial arts, and would occasionally spew poison and fire, tearing apart the paper bodies of the ghosts.

The Red-Robed Ghost were numerous and particularly skilled in combined attacks. Even when at a disadvantage, they could quickly adjust and use their numerical advantage to encircle the demon horde, plunging both sides into a fierce and brutal battle.

At this moment, the strongest members of the ghost pack, including the Lamp-Holding Ghost and the Night Patrol Ghost, engaged in fierce battles with the demon soldier Captain. The two sides were evenly matched, and it was difficult to determine the winner for the time being.

Above the sky, the Ghost Bride soared into the air, transforming into streaks of blood-red lightning that darted through the air, her ghostly claws tearing through the air as she viciously slashed at the tiger demon.

At this moment, the Black Tiger Demon appeared extremely disheveled, being tossed about by the howling gale, its protective demonic power almost completely dissipated as if being sliced away layer by layer by sharp blades.

The Black Tiger Demon barely escaped the whirlwind using its Wind Riding Technique, but at that moment, it felt a chill behind it. Its protective demonic Yao Qi was torn apart like thin paper, and its unarmored left arm was ripped open by sharp claws, leaving a bloody wound.

Blood spurted out, and a chilling coldness seeped into the wound, almost freezing the blood.

"Ah~" The Black Tiger Demon was furious. The steel blade in his hand sliced through the air like lightning, emitting a deafening hiss.

Having landed a successful blow, the Ghost Bride vanished from her spot in an instant, her figure flashing like a ghost.

"Sizzle~"

Several Mind Blast struck, and while the tiger demon was dodging, it was hit by one of the shockwaves, causing it to pause abruptly.

Just then, the 29 guardians on the ground, under Lin Xu's mental control, seized the opportunity and launched another attack.

"Whoosh~"

As the Sharp Wind Flag unfurled, sharp wind blades sliced through the air, launching another attack on the tiger demon.

Ah~

A chill ran down the Black Tiger Demon's spine; he knew the situation was critical, and he brandished his nine-ringed steel blade, slashing repeatedly.

The Yao Qi surged, transforming into streaks of dark red blood energy that clashed fiercely with the incoming wind blades like an impenetrable wall.

"Clap clap clap~"

One after another, the wind blades condensed from magical power were torn apart by the Gang Qi, shattering into countless tiny wind blades that shot out and exploded in layers of ripples on the protective demonic Yao Qi.

Twenty-nine wind blades swept past, and the tiger demon swung its demon blade into a silver moon, breaking through the storm as it retreated while blocking the wind blades.

When the storm passed, the Black Tiger Demon retreated over a hundred feet away, completely unharmed.

Lin Xu activated the Glazed Lamp with his spiritual sense. With a flash of candlelight, a fire dragon soared into the air and roared as it pounced on the black tiger.

After breaking through to the Day Wandering Realm, he noticed that the power of his combat spells had greatly increased. In the past, he could only summon fire pythons that were a dozen meters long, but now, with the power of the spirit lamp, he could summon fire dragons that were a hundred meters long with a thought, which was terrifying.

"Kill!" The tiger demon, who had retreated in a sorry state, was holding his breath and saw the fire dragon. He roared and pounced on it.

With a fierce slash, the nine-ringed saber in his hand brought down a blade aura ten or twenty meters long that collided violently with the fire dragon.

"Boom~"

In the violent explosion, the blade's energy tore through the fire dragon, blasting open thousands of flames.

But then the splashing flames turned and instantly coalesced, transforming back into a fire dragon.

In the blink of an eye, the fire dragon, which had shrunk by more than ten meters, rapidly expanded, regaining its full size, and pounced on the tiger demon once more.

A dragon and a tiger fought fiercely in mid-air, bursting flames and Yao Qi, creating shockwaves in the air.

Amidst the raging flames and howling winds, a red light flashed and darted about, occasionally launching surprise attacks on the tiger demon, causing the demon tiger to roar repeatedly, yet it had to spare some attention to keep an eye on the Ghost Bride.

Whenever the tiger demon unleashed its demonic power and broke free from the fire dragon to pounce on Lin Xu, it would be bombarded by Mind Blast beams, hindering its movements.

The next instant, 29 wind blades attacked in succession, forcing the tiger demon to roar repeatedly in anger.

The tiger demon's face darkened as he glanced at the battlefield.

By this time, the demon soldiers were surrounded by the Red-Robed Ghosts who had reacted. The paper figures in the front row brandished their sharp claws and fought in close combat, while the red threads behind them wove a net to trap the demon soldiers.

Every now and then, lesser demons would be knocked down and instantly dragged into the horde of ghosts and torn to pieces.

"Roar~"

Seeing no hope of victory, the Black Tiger Demon finally made up its mind and unleashed its demonic power.

Lin Xu's expression changed drastically. He saw that the pitch-black demonic power spread out from the black tiger as the center, and a phantom white tiger figure flashed by.

The attacking fire dragon froze, its form fluctuating violently amidst the Tiger's Roar, struggling to maintain its shape.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Black Tiger transformed into a whirlwind and attacked Lin Xu.

Several Mind Blast struck, but the tiger demon nimbly dodged the Evil Eye's attack.

With the fire dragon no longer restraining it, the black tiger demon displayed astonishing agility, deftly dodging the Evil Eye's mental attack.

Just as the tiger demon dodged the Mind Blast, a red light flashed, and a net of black hair swept towards the demon tiger.

"Get out of my way!" Black Tiger roared, unleashing his demonic power and tearing the approaching Nether Hair to shreds.

But in the next instant, the demonic tiger's roar turned into pain and rage—

Just as its demonic power erupted, a blood-red hairpin quietly pierced through its protective demonic power, passed through the gaps in its armor, and struck its waist!

"Ah~ You deserve to die!" The tiger demon roared, swinging its blade, a burst of Gang Qi tearing through the sky.

The Ghost Bride retreated rapidly, trying to avoid the tiger demon's counterattack, but she was stunned for a moment—the tiger demon's blade energy was actually aimed at Lin Xu!

"Oh no, Master is in danger!" Yan Jingshu exclaimed in alarm. At that moment, the fire dragon was turning around, and she had just stepped back a step too late. There was nothing between Lin Xu and the tiger demon!

That damned tiger demon, its target has been Lin Xu from beginning to end!

The Ghost Bride suddenly transformed into a red light and attacked the tiger demon once more.

Sha Qi swept over him, and with the blade's energy locking onto him, Lin Xu's consciousness became highly focused.

This blade strike cannot be avoided!

His mind entered an overclocked state, time seemed to stretch out, and details he hadn't noticed before surfaced one by one. In an instant, he saw through the tiger demon's conspiracy!

"Get out of the way!" Before he could even shout, he instantly found the most appropriate course of action.

In an instant, consciousness, through the subtle resonance brought about by the Dharma Seed, connected with Yan Jingshu's thoughts.

In an instant, Lin Xu saw through her thoughts and feelings.

"Protect our master! Stop the Black Tiger Demon!"

At this moment, the Ghost Bride's will was highly concentrated, and all her magical power was gathered into the blood hairpin in an instant.

She was confident that once this highly concentrated magical power hit the Black Tiger Demon, she could severely injure it!

However, she did not realize that as her magical power became highly concentrated, the protective crimson light around her body suddenly weakened, exposing her vulnerable ghostly form.

She didn't even notice that the black tiger demon, which seemed to be charging towards Lin Xu, had quietly slowed down, turned its tiger face slightly, and gathered demonic power in its nine-ringed blade, preparing to turn and kill him!