Tang Dynasty Demon Suppression Division

"what!"

Ming Ji let out a painful howl as her entire body shattered upon impact. Countless ice crystals pierced through her body instantly, and thick purple smoke billowed from within her, emitting a hissing sound.

Ignoring the pain, she suddenly retreated into the air, her figure solidifying once more, and looked down in disbelief.

At this moment, her body was riddled with holes, some parts even so thin they were transparent. She was both shocked and furious. She suddenly looked up and stared intently at Leng Ning Shuang.

She was a rare prodigy among the demons, and since she began cultivating, she had never been able to defeat anyone of her age. However, she unexpectedly fell into the hands of a woman who was neither demon nor human.

"court death!"

With bloodshot eyes, Ming Ji roared and her body erupted with blackish-purple smoke. Each wisp of smoke condensed into a hideous demon head, which opened its mouth and let out a shrill scream.

Ning Shuang immediately felt dizzy; the sound was clearly capable of attacking one's soul.

She hurriedly threw a calming pill into her mouth, and a cool sensation rushed through her meridians to her Mingtai point, instantly clearing her mind.

"Very good, now it's my turn."

Leng Ningshuang's eyes instantly turned icy cold. She slowly raised her hands, and countless ice spikes condensed and spun rapidly around her.

Unlike her effortless handling of the situation, Ji Fanghua was struggling and disorganized in the glacial crevasses below the mountain.

Ji Fanghua's opponent was tall and thin, with an androgynous face and exquisite features, but strangely, his face was lifeless, like a statue.

Xu Xuan remained expressionless, moving silently among the ice shards like a ghost. His gray shadows shot towards Ji Fanghua at tricky angles, making it impossible for her to defend herself.

Not long after the fight began, Ji Fanghua clearly felt the difference in strength between the two.

Among the trio, her cultivation level was the lowest, only at the early stage of the Qi Condensation Realm. If it weren't for the support of her spatial talent, she would probably have been killed by her opponent upon their first encounter.

The difference in their cultivation levels, coupled with the opponent's bizarre fighting style, left her in a sorry state from the very beginning, forcing her to rely on constant teleportation to dodge.

She tried several times to create distance, but failed. Xu Xuan seemed to have seen through her thoughts long ago. He moved extremely fast, following her like a shadow, and kept launching attacks.

The two fought and retreated, plunging from the mountaintop into the valley. This area was extremely dangerous, filled with loose ice blocks left after avalanches, where one could easily fall into a crevice if not careful.

Xu Xuan didn't seem to be in a hurry to kill her, and had a playful expression, like a cat toying with a mouse.

"It's a spatial talent! Let's see how many more times you can dodge this!"

As he spoke, he spread his five fingers, and a grayish-white shadow emerged from his palm, wriggling and spreading out like a snake, instantly sealing off the space around Ji Fanghua.

Just as Ji Fanghua was about to dodge, she suddenly felt an invisible resistance surrounding her. She staggered, and teleportation became difficult, requiring her to exert all her strength each time.

After several attempts, her spiritual energy was greatly depleted, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her face turned pale.

"Little girl, you have great talent, but unfortunately your cultivation level is too low. It's really heartbreaking."

Xu Xuan's voice was high-pitched and thin, carrying a malicious teasing tone, as it slowly approached the ground.

With nowhere to retreat, Ji Fanghua pressed her back against an ice wall, but her face showed no panic, only an extreme ruthlessness in her eyes.

Until the very last moment, no one knows who will win or lose. Ji Fanghua has always been the kind of person who dares to gamble everything.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a silvery-white light burst forth from the distant snow-capped peaks, illuminating half the sky.

Li Yuan's star field was fully deployed.

In the center of the battlefield, the black fog and the dazzling starlight collided violently, like a fierce battle between light and darkness, a breathtaking spectacle.

Li Yuan's blade was shrouded in a silvery glow, and large swaths of starlight emitted a holy light, burning away the demonic energy.

The eerie creature's form began to distort as it was scorched by the starlight, and the black mist churned violently.

"Great! That felt good! Hahaha!"

The monstrous creature let out a maniacal laugh, tinged with an eerie excitement, "I want to eat you, what should I do? You smell delicious."

"You can't eat."

Li Yuan said coldly.

The laws of time quietly began to operate. The moment the black mist rushed up, a strange force twisted in the galaxy, and everything around became hazy, as if stepping into another river of time.

The speed of the strange creature suddenly slowed down in Li Yuan's eyes, as if it were in slow motion in a movie.

Li Yuan turned to the side, his blade slashing against the flow of the mist, piercing precisely through a thick cloud of black fog in a single strike.

"what!"

A muffled groan came from the mist, and the eerie creature suddenly contracted, reforming into a blurry figure. The black mist around its body surged erratically, indicating that it had been injured.

"You... you can actually see through my true form?"

For the first time, the eerie voice became wary.

Li Yuan did not answer. He slowly raised his sword, and starlight gathered at the tip of the blade, echoing the stars in the sky.

"Hahaha... Interesting!"

The grotesque creature stared at him for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter. "There are actually people like you among the human race!"

"We had a great time today, but it wasn't enough! Let's settle this next time!"

His figure suddenly shrank, transforming into a cloud of black mist that soared into the sky and swept towards the depths of the snowfield. He moved swiftly and decisively, without the slightest hesitation.

Li Yuan did not pursue, but sheathed his sword and stood still. The battle had been evenly matched, but he knew in his heart that neither of them had used their true trump cards and were both testing each other's strength.

With Guimo gone, the other two demons also lost their will to fight.

Ming Ji's gaze turned cold, and she was about to flee when Leng Ning Shuang suddenly increased the output of her spiritual power. The sword light, accompanied by the swirling snow, trapped her within.

At this moment, Ming Ji was already considering retreating, but Leng Ning Shuang fought even more fiercely. Her ice sword drew a perfect arc in the air and struck Ming Ji in the chest, sending her flying backward and scattering snow everywhere.

Ming Ji retreated, her face extremely ugly. She gave Leng Ning Shuang a cold look and gritted her teeth.

"I'll remember this grudge."

After saying that, he turned into a wisp of black smoke and fled at top speed in the direction where the strange creature had disappeared.

Seeing that his two companions had left, Xu Xuan also stopped and gave Ji Fanghua a sinister smile.

"Little girl, live well, and I'll come back to take your life next time."

Ji Fanghua didn't answer, looking at him expressionlessly. Xu Xuan's figure was quietly fading away, and with a gust of wind, it dissipated into the snow.

Li Yuan landed and glanced at Ji Fanghua. Seeing her pale face, he frowned and asked.

"Are you alright?"

"It's not a big problem, you can just adjust your breathing."

Ji Fanghua nodded lightly, and without saying a word, she threw a healing pill into her mouth and immediately sat down cross-legged on the spot.

Seeing that she had no wounds, Li Yuan was slightly relieved. He turned his head and Leng Ning Shuang's figure appeared beside him.

"You rest first. I will protect Junior Sister Ji to prevent those demons from returning."

These demons are treacherous and cunning; they ambush and attack from the very beginning, and cannot be judged by ordinary standards.

"Alright, thank you for your trouble, Junior Brother Li."

Leng Ning Shuang didn't stand on ceremony and immediately began meditating and regulating her breathing to recover as quickly as possible.

Li Yuan sent a wisp of his divine consciousness into his sea of ​​consciousness; he had already noticed it during the previous battle.

"Li, how is this strange creature different from the demons you've seen before?"

The demon race has not appeared for thousands of years, so it's hard to believe that they haven't lost their lineage. Moreover, Li Yuan is very skeptical about whether they are truly the demon race.

"It's a bit different; it's not as powerful, but the demonic energy is very pure."