Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

Because the next second, Shentu Jialuo had already started to take action. She raised the huge bone whip high up and rushed towards Shao An and others with a swift sound of wind!

The eagle demon in the sky also flapped its wings suddenly and swooped down like an arrow. Its huge body drew a sharp straight line in the air and pierced straight towards Shao An and others below!

The impact of these two pictures made Shao An and his two subordinates' eyelids jump.

Only the shadow leopard demon, following Bai Yuan's instructions, did not attack immediately. Instead, it slowly paced around the periphery of the battlefield, its dark green eyes glowing, its body seemingly blending into the night. It watched Shao An and his companions intently, exerting psychological pressure on them.

“…Humph, you bastard! Just in time!!”

Shao An shouted.

At that moment, he unfurled his sleeves, and the aura of his eighth-grade Nascent Soul cultivation erupted, transforming into a blood-red aura that soared into the sky. It first blocked Shentu Jialuo's bone whip, then quickly spread out, sweeping towards the white kite opposite and the eagle demon in the sky.

As a result, the white mist that once filled Falling Eagle Gorge was instantly dyed a rich crimson. The stench of blood was even more nauseating. Countless, densely packed ghostly figures roared within the bloody mist, like rolling ocean waves!

——"Blood Nether Sky Devouring Formation"!

Shao An had used this move once in Qixia Town, and had used it to fight against Bai Yuan's "108x Chixiao Sword" in the air.

Although Bai Yuan had emerged victorious in that clash, it was only after she had used up the last wisp of "Clear Sword Intent" remaining within her body. Without that wisp of "Clear Sword Intent" to empower her, Bai Yuan, at that time, would not have been able to break through the "Blood Nether Devouring Heaven Formation."

But now...

That’s another matter.

After sparring with Ji Tingxue, Bai Yuan was now not only able to perform a refined version of the "Double Sword Combination," but also capable of combining it into a "Triple Sword" and even a "Quadruple Sword" combination. However, she lacked a third weapon comparable to Chi Xiao and Qing Feng Hua Sha, so further combinations were meaningless. However, this sword technique was more than sufficient to deal with Shao An, who hadn't yet reached the Spiritual Transformation Realm.

The sound of [Netherworld Bone Flute] is still ringing.

the other side.

Shao An bit his tongue and sprayed a mouthful of blood into the blood mist beside him, making the mist even more scarlet and terrifying.

After the battle in Qixia Town, he spent a lot of effort to successively slaughter three or four ordinary sects, five or six villages and towns, extracting and refining the souls of hundreds of thousands of people. Not only did he replenish the souls lost in that battle, but the quality was also improved!

Now, as soon as the sea of ​​blood took shape, it transformed into a huge blood-red skull, opened its huge mouth, and then, with a monstrous murderous aura, it roared and bit towards the sky!

"kill!!"

"唳——!!"

The shrill eagle cry also exploded at the same time!

next second.

Two figures, one black and one red, swooped down, the other facing each other head-on. They collided head-on in mid-air, creating a tremendous force that erupted within a short distance. With a resounding sound like a landslide, a series of milky white, circular waves of air spread out, like ocean waves, sweeping across the entire Falling Eagle Gorge!

Amidst the howling wind.

I saw large and small rubble, rocks, and uprooted trees rising into the sky. The stream not far away was rolling over, and the turbid white waves rose more than ten meters high before crashing down, as if a heavy hail rain had fallen on this side of the world!

Rumble…

The deafening sound of waves.

Shao An had a banner in his hand. He waved it vigorously, and more blood mist spread out, condensing into a blood-colored Dharma image of dozens of meters behind him.

——[Blood Soul Banner]!

This item was one of the Blood Origin Sect's most precious treasures. Although not considered a "treasure of the sect," it was nonetheless of considerable quality. It was given to Shao An personally by the Blood Origin Sect's leader, and it was one of the reasons why Shao An dared to come to the appointment despite only seeing a note.

Almost at the same time as the blood-colored Dharma image appeared, this thing had already tangled with the eagle demon in the air again. The fierce wind exploded again, making Shao An's voice become intermittent and a little unclear:

"Leave this to me! Take those blood puppets and go kill the blood kite!"

"As long as we kill the Blood Kite, we can leave smoothly!"

"..."

I heard Shao An's hoarse roar.

The two black-robed subordinates glanced at each other, and there was a hint of helplessness and determination in their eyes.

Shao An's cultivation was at the eighth level of the Nascent Soul Realm. With the help of the magical weapon [Blood Soul Banner], he could burst out with the strength of a ninth level Nascent Soul Realm in a short period of time. Under normal circumstances, this was already very powerful. But...

Even with such cultivation level, he could only compete with the eagle demon on equal terms, and at most he could defeat the other party by a small margin.

But Shentu Jialuo's aura of cultivation was also not to be underestimated. He was at least a seventh-grade Nascent Soul, so it would be no problem for him to defeat the two of them, plus a few blood puppets.

So……

Where is that great demon that has transformed into a god?

The gap within the Nascent Soul realm could still be made up by numbers. At most, a dozen "blood puppets" could face one. While it would be a bit awkward, it would ensure no setbacks. But...how many Nascent Soul Blood Puppets would be needed to contend with a Shadow Leopard demon like that?

On the surface, their number is four times that of the enemy, but a being in the Spirit Transformation Realm can easily make up for the threefold difference in numbers, and there are still some left.

Not to mention, Xue Yuan herself had fallen from the Spiritual Transformation Realm. Even though her cultivation hadn't recovered yet and she couldn't use the magical skills unique to the Spiritual Transformation Realm, she was definitely not something a few Nascent Souls could easily control. Qing Lingzi mobilized a large army back then, but he couldn't kill her... You want us to kill him?

Can you accomplish this task by yourself?

However, there was nothing the two could do.

After all, reconciliation was clearly impossible after today's battle. Putting aside Shao An's vengeance for his nephew's murder, the fact that Bai Yuan had preemptively created this barrier before the battle broke out clearly meant he had no intention of letting them escape alive. Fight now and die, don't fight and die too, wait to die... Never mind, let's fight!

It seemed that the Shadow Leopard Demon had not yet entered the combat state.

The two black-robed subordinates looked at each other, drew their weapons, roared, and rushed towards Bai Yuan.

behind them.

The ten "blood puppets" also reacted at the same time and split into two groups. Four or five of the blood puppets stopped Shentu Jialuo, while the other five rushed towards Bai Yuan together with two Blood Source Sect monks, as if they had spread a net to drag the world together!

"Tsk."

Bai Yuan stepped on the ground barefoot again, her petite figure leaping high like a civet cat and a fallen leaf, dodging and moving among the siege of real people and blood puppets, still playing the flute in her mouth, and her eyes began to flicker with a faint light.

For her, this ambush was not only a warm-up for the rescue operation of Jiang Cheng in the near future, but also an opportunity to sort out the existing means and conduct a practical exercise.

Ever since escaping from the Cangwu Abyss, she hadn't had a proper fight—or, more accurately, a fight with a true master. Although she had exchanged a few moves with Xiao Yuchen in the Purple Mist Valley before, it was only a brief encounter, not even a formal exchange.

In this state, it would be very risky to sneak into a dangerous place like the Blood Source Sect's headquarters.

and so.

Before the final rescue, Bai Yuan still needs to organize and analyze the trump cards in his hand, especially those that he has obtained recently and has not had time to use in battle, and evaluate the power they can exert, rather than the data on paper.

For example, [Moon Cat Earrings].

This thing's "shadow travel" ability has been proven to be enough to keep a ninth-grade Nascent Soul cultivator unaware, but it is unknown whether it can be detected by a Spirit Transformation cultivator. In addition, the mechanism and effect of the "Nine Lives" ability are also unknown, and we can only make a rough guess based on the system description.

There is also the [Netherworld Bone Flute].

——Or rather, it was the two recently acquired corpses of great demons that could be controlled by the [Bone Flute].

There was no doubt that Ji Lingyun had deliberately left the corpses of these two great monsters for her. Thanks to the latter's special treatment, both corpses were preserved very well, and even their souls were not damaged much, only a small part of their consciousness was wiped out.

The result of this is that, apart from being summoned by the [Bone Flute], the strength of these two is almost the same as when they were alive, and they also possess a certain degree of "wisdom".

Bai Yuan only needs to give a few simple combat commands, and they will be able to execute them according to the orders with a smaller degree of freedom. She doesn't need to spend too much effort to control them.

In comparison, Shentu Jialuo's soul was severely damaged. If she wanted to exert strength close to what she had in her lifetime, Bai Yuan could only use some of his mind to remotely control her while playing the flute, which was a bit like driving a mecha.

Of course……

Considering that Bai Yuan's soul strength is several times stronger than that of an ordinary cultivator, even if he is trying to do two things at the same time, it will not have a big impact on him.

But the problem is-

"Relying solely on Shentu Jialuo and the Eagle Demon, it's really too much of a stretch to take down these guys..."

Bai Yuan sighed secretly.

It seems that she has underestimated the "Blood Puppet" of the Blood Origin Sect.

The average strength of these creatures wasn't particularly high, roughly around the third stage of the Nascent Soul, but their coordination was incredibly tacit. Even Shentu Jialuo, who was controlled by Bai Yuan himself and possessed a Nascent Soul seventh stage, was unable to break through them. They were firmly entangled, unable to advance or retreat.

On the contrary, Bai Yuan herself, because of the great flexibility brought by the [Moon Cat Earrings] and [Starlight Foot Ornaments], plus the powerful defensive performance given by the [Galaxy Fantasy Yarn], can easily escape from the siege of seven or eight Nascent Soul Realm masters and remain undefeated.

That being the case...

"These 'blood puppets' are quite good. They should also be considered 'corpses'. I wonder if if I could snatch them and control them with the [Netherworld Bone Flute], I could achieve a one plus one greater than two effect?"

"What a pity... the master is not very good!"

"Why not just kill you all right here, grab your stuff, and fill up the corpse bank!"

Bai Yuan exhaled forcefully, and increased the speed at which his fingertips pressed the holes of the [Netherworld Bone Flute]. The already mournful sound of the flute soon became particularly mournful.

The uneasiness that had been lingering in Shao An and the others' hearts since the beginning of the battle suddenly became stronger, as if a disaster was about to happen.

The Shadow Leopard Demon, who had already circled the battlefield several times, finally lowered himself and joined the battle group with the qualifications of the Divine Transformation Realm!

Chapter 177 Self-destruction

With the fate of Shadow Leopard.

The situation in Luoyingjian began to reverse rapidly.

Although Bai Yuan wanted to test the Shadow Leopard's "shadow virtualization" ability and did not launch an attack too actively, Shao An and his companions still suffered tremendous pressure.

Faced with a huge gap in strength, no matter how many magical powers or weapons they used, they were unable to inflict the slightest damage on Shadow Leopard. On the contrary, a casual attack from Shadow Leopard could deal a heavy blow to these Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, including Shao An, who was at the eighth level of Nascent Soul Realm.

even.

As the Shadow Leopard stretched its body, completely blending into the surrounding shadows, most of Falling Eagle Gorge fell into its control. Those shadows transformed into chains and long whips, sweeping towards Shao An and his companions, forcing them to put up a desperate defense.

In theory, Bai Yuan could also employ any of the techniques Shadow Leopard could employ. After all, when wearing the [Moon Cat Earrings] and at night, she was essentially a true "Moon Shadow Cat Demon." Shadow Leopard was a branch of the Moon Shadow Cat Demon, and the former's "Shadow Blur" was essentially a variation of the latter's "Shadow Walk."

However, Bai Yuan still had to play the bone flute and maintain the "Seal" technique, so he could only try the "Shadow Walk" technique later.

Facing this circumstances.

Shao An was still making his final effort: "Xue Yuan! I am the head of the Blood Origin Sect! If you dare to kill me, the Blood Origin Sect will track you down to the end and tear you into pieces, making it impossible for you to turn over!"

"Oh."

Bai Yuan nodded indifferently, indicating that he understood.

She was already planning to go to the Blood Source Sect's headquarters to stir up trouble, so there was naturally no need to bother with a mere Blood Refining Hall Master who wasn't even a threat at the Spirit Transformation Realm.

The current situation is basically under her control. Even if Shao An uses all his tricks, he can only become a cat-and-mouse toy in front of Bai Yuan and Ying Bao. How long he can survive depends mainly on Bai Yuan's interest.

As for his two subordinates, they were beaten back step by step by the Eagle Demon and Shentu Jialuo. Together with the blood puppets around them, they soon suffered heavy casualties. Many of their corpses were covered with black eagle feathers.

——That is the method of the eagle demon.

If Shao An had any other method that could threaten Bai Yuan, there would only be one -

"Okay...you forced me to do this!!"

Accompanied by a loud shout.

Shao An violently swung the Blood Soul Banner, pouring his inner cultivation into it. With this movement, the Blood Soul Banner began to grow in the wind, its surface billowing with surging bloody aura, like a blazing flame. A thick layer enveloped Shao An himself, shielding him from even the Shadow Leopard's attacks.

He raised his head, and his bloodshot eyes stared at Bai Yuan, his eyes filled with endless hatred and resentment.

At the same time, the remaining few of the ten blood puppets began to turn red all over, and their aura became extremely unstable, which was frightening.

"This is……"

Bai Yuan's eyes moved.

She had originally assumed that Shao An's ultimate resort would be to self-destruct his Nascent Soul. She had seen this happen several times before, the last time being when she witnessed Shentu Jixue do it in the Cangwu Abyss. If Shao An actually did this, it might shock her, but the impact wouldn't be significant.

After all, [Galaxy Fantasy Silk] is still close to a "fully charged" state, and there is also the Shadow Leopard Demon, who is in the God Transformation Realm and can block the knife in front. Shao An, whose strength is not as good as Shentu Jixue, has a probability of hurting her of no more than one percent.

Can……

He actually wants to use the [Blood Soul Banner] to self-destruct?

If that were the case, the situation would probably be different...

Bai Yuan suddenly stepped back into the air, a large amount of starlight illuminating his body. At the same time, he tightly grasped the [Exquisite Dice] and twisted it gently. The next moment, he heard—

"boom--!!!"

This sound was like the sky falling and the earth splitting apart!

Ye Shuang'er and the others, who were outside the barrier, felt their feet tremble violently, almost losing their balance. Then, a blood-red beam of light erupted from their sight, instantly engulfing Shao An, Ying Bao, Bai Yuan, Shentu Jialuo, and the others before soaring high into the sky!

Wow…

With a sound as crisp as breaking glass, the barrier created by the "Seal" technique shattered into pieces, and the scarlet cracks spread wildly like a spider web, finally shattering the entire barrier and turning into thousands of blood blades that burst out in all directions!

The moment the barrier shattered, a fierce storm swept through, forcing Ji Tingxue and Baihu to defend themselves. The former summoned the "Blood Lotus Lantern," while the latter roared out a wall of air. On either side of them, most of the rock face of Luoying Gorge peeled off like crispy biscuits!