The jade talisman contained the full force of a Golden Core cultivator’s strike, more than enough to deal with these mere Qi Cultivation and Foundation Building enemies.
A dazzling sword light flashed by, and in an instant, the overwhelming pressure and unstoppable sword qi sent the enemies tumbling backward, vomiting blood before they could even react, and falling to the ground.
However, the momentum did not lessen.
It crushed over them and landed in the densely wooded jungle, mercilessly chopping down trees from their roots, dust flying everywhere, and in no time, a barren land was cleared.
Jiang Yin took advantage of the moment the sword qi passed to swiftly move to Tang Muxi’s side, pulling her out of the bath, quickly dressing her, and dodging to the side to avoid accidental injury from the sword qi.
Protected by Jiang Yin, Tang Muxi’s heart raced with nervous excitement, and she couldn’t help but flatteringly praise, “Senior Sister arrived just in time. If it were any later, my luck might have run out.”
However, these words made Jiang Yin feel guilty and self-reproachful, thinking she should have returned sooner.
Despite her thoughts, she casually responded with a nonchalant hum, truly composed.
“Be careful!”
Suddenly sensing killing intent, Jiang Yin pushed Tang Muxi away, drew her long sword, and turned to strike, slicing a flying dagger from the thick dust into two halves.
Squinting her eyes, she snorted coldly, “You have a big life, but unfortunately, your aim is lacking.”
As the thick dust settled, Duan Yurong stood on the devastated terrain, gasping for breath.
She reacted quickly, dodging before the sword qi struck.
Although she narrowly escaped, she couldn’t avoid being shaken by the residual force of the sword qi, vomiting two mouthfuls of fresh blood.
“Jiang Yin!”
Duan Yurong pronounced each word with towering hatred, almost tearing her apart, “It’s you again, ruining my plans! Today, I will have your head!”
As she spoke, demonic energy surged around her, and with a slight push from her toes, she rapidly flew towards Jiang Yin.
Jiang Yin had already killed two Foundation Building demonic eagles, so a wounded, crazed demonic cultivator was not going to scare her.
Unperturbed by Duan Yurong’s words, Jiang Yin met her head-on with her sword, clashing in a flurry of blades and shadows.
Her swordsmanship, perfected in her past life, easily toyed with the merely powerful Duan Yurong.
The previous strike had nearly annihilated all the enemies, but since they were still disciples of the Tianji Sect, capturing their final moments with a soul lamp would inevitably lead to accusations of harming fellow sect members.
Therefore, Tang Muxi did not relax her guard and quickly used a soul-binding spell to forcibly restrain their souls to prevent escape.
However, the secret technique was powerful, and the disciples’ souls were too weak to withstand it, quickly dissipating into ash.
Tang Muxi was stunned, not expecting such an outcome.
But before she could think further, disciples following the demonic path traced their way to them.
Tang Muxi couldn’t let them attack Jiang Yin, so she stepped forward to hold them off.
Meanwhile, Duan Yurong became increasingly shocked and furious as she fought Jiang Yin.
They had exchanged over a hundred moves, and logically, as an early Foundation Building cultivator, despite internal injuries, she should have been able to overpower Jiang Yin, who was a whole realm lower.
Yet, not only did she fail to injure Jiang Yin, but she was also repeatedly humiliated, leaving numerous scars on her body, many of which marred her proud face, infuriating her even more.
“You… you trash! How dare you injure me!”
Enraged and humiliated, Duan Yurong swung her long blade while trying to activate a talisman with her other hand, hoping to catch Jiang Yin off guard.
Naturally, Jiang Yin wouldn’t just stand there and be hit; she suddenly changed her technique and swiftly stabbed at Duan Yurong’s other hand.
With a hiss, the cold light of the blade flashed, and blood spurted as she pierced the hand that was about to activate the talisman.
“Ah!”
Duan Yurong screamed, swinging her blade in an attempt to strike back, but Jiang Yin quickly spun her sword to block and, in a fluid motion, sliced off four fingers.
The severed fingers, along with spurting blood, fell to the dusty ground.
Duan Yurong cried out in pain, her eyes bloodshot, and her already unstable demonic energy instantly enveloped her body, obliterating her sanity, “Jiang Yin! I will kill you!”
Jiang Yin, although less skilled, could still use her technique to handle lighter situations but dared not confront the frenzied Duan Yurong directly.
She could only parry and block continuously.
She had planned to lure her opponent into the lake to delay her movements and find an opportunity to kill her.
However, seeing that Duan Yurong was utterly insane and unable to injure Jiang Yin, she recklessly ignited her essence soul, temporarily boosting her power dramatically.
“Die!”
With a mad surge of demonic energy, Duan Yurong, not even bothering to defend, launched a desperate attack that Jiang Yin couldn’t block.
Unable to dodge, Jiang Yin could only hope to minimize the damage.
At that critical moment, Tang Muxi rushed forward recklessly.
“Senior Sister, be careful!”
The next instant, a long sword blocked the attack for her.
Duan Yurong, now recognizing no one, saw someone blocking her and became even more furiously violent, redirecting her attack towards Tang Muxi.
At that moment, Tang Muxi, having just blocked one strike, was completely unguarded, her vital points exposed.
If hit, she would likely die on the spot!
In an instant, Jiang Yin’s heart leaped to her throat.
She hadn’t wanted to use the demonic eagle demon pills, but now she took them out and activated a secret technique with the fastest speed in her life, sparing no cost, just to kill this scum immediately!
Her mind went blank, filled only with towering rage.
If she dared to harm her even slightly, she would have her body torn to pieces!
However, she was still a step too slow.
Just as the blade was about to touch Tang Muxi, her secret technique had just completed, too late…
Time seemed to stop at that moment.
Duan Yurong’s mad blade and blood-red eyes, Tang Muxi’s relief at successfully protecting her senior sister, and Jiang Yin’s rage and fear, all expressions were etched like a painting.
No one noticed the faint white glow at the tip of Tang Muxi’s hair, except for the little snow fox.
Clang!
The sound of metal meeting ice crystals was crisp and prolonged, echoing like vibrating ripples, endlessly resounding.
“??? Little Snow Fox!”
Tang Muxi exclaimed, as the frost white at her hair tip vanished without a trace.
In this critical moment, the Little Snow Fox sensed that aura and instantly teleported there, using its indestructible extreme cold ice to help Tang Muxi block the strike.
At the same time, the two Foundation Building demon pills exploded in front of Duan Yurong, and with the enhancement of the secret technique, they unleashed terrifying power.
The vast surging wave of demonic energy instantly crushed her before she could react, obliterating her soul and spirit, leaving no trace of her existence, completely erased from the world.
The criminal was dead, and peace should have been restored, and the mood should have been joyful, but Jiang Yin’s anger did not subside at all.
She gripped Tang Muxi’s arm and scolded sharply, “What were you thinking, rushing over like that? Were you trying to get yourself killed?”
If it weren’t for the snow fox, no one could have saved Tang Muxi.
That one strike could have easily beheaded her!
All the fear turned into restless anger, and she couldn’t help but want to vent.
It was unreasonable, even for a demon lord who was inherently unreasonable, but this was the first time she experienced such frightened rage.
At that moment, Jiang Yin realized that Tang Muxi was not just an interesting plaything to her; there was something else, vague yet significant, indescribable and unclear.
At least, she didn’t want to witness her death, especially not one that occurred while saving her.
Stunned by the scolding, Tang Muxi pouted, her eyelashes trembling as she said, “I… I didn’t think much… I just saw her going crazy and rushed over.”
Afraid of being scolded, she subconsciously sniffled.
Jiang Yin was momentarily speechless, clearly angry, but somehow unable to speak, a fire burning inside her, neither rising nor falling.
Just then, the disciples who had gathered around saw the situation had turned and began to flee.
Jiang Yin coldly watched them, suddenly finding a place to vent her anger, and began chopping them down one by one.
Her anger made her ruthless, often severing limbs with a single strike, then beheading them.
To leave no trace, she also pierced through each soul, turning them to ash.
Tang Muxi watched her go on a killing spree from behind, shivering slightly.
She had wanted to say something, but for the sake of her own life, she ultimately swallowed her words.
Oh well, they deserved to die.
Seeing this, the Little Snow Fox also felt a bit scared and jumped into Tang Muxi’s arms.
It had sensed a familiar aura just now, but now it couldn’t find any trace of it.
The Little Snow Fox was not willing to give up, scratching at Tang Muxi’s arm, sniffing her all over, but ultimately couldn’t find anything and reluctantly flicked its tail.
“Stop it…”
Tang Muxi’s heart finally settled, and she stroked the Little Snow Fox’s fur, saying, “Thank you, you saved my life again, I don’t know how to repay you.”
The Little Snow Fox lay comfortably and snorted lightly in response; it wasn’t making trouble.
Even if it hadn’t come, that thoroughly dead person couldn’t have hurt her at all.
But it couldn’t help but feel that the white power was slightly weaker than before.
“Just make me more delicious food.”
The Little Snow Fox formed words with ice crystals, unabashedly accepting the thanks.
Tang Muxi smiled and nodded, “Okay.”
As the two chatted happily, Jiang Yin had already killed all the remaining enemies, her body covered in blood, looking fiercely imposing among the scattered limbs.
She seemed much calmer now, her face no longer showing any signs of anger as she walked over, yet no one dared to ignore her.
“Se… Senior Sister…”
Tang Muxi was still a bit afraid of her, her speech faltering.
Jiang Yin glanced at her indifferently, not revealing her thoughts, and after a while, she hummed in acknowledgment.
“Where do we go next? The demon pills you worked so hard to get…”
Tang Muxi seemed to understand why the great demon lord was so angry.
Those two Foundation Building demon pills were originally meant for transforming spiritual roots, but because of her, they had both exploded.
The great demon lord had worked hard for a long time, and it was normal for her to be angry at Tang Muxi.
Thinking this, Tang Muxi felt even more guilty and sincerely apologized, “I’m sorry, it’s all my fault that Senior Sister wasted the hard-earned demon pills. Next time we encounter a demonic eagle, I’ll definitely compensate you!”
Waste?
Jiang Yin was taken aback, not expecting her to think that way.
The anger that had just subsided because of venting immediately surged up again, unstoppable and fierce, and she coldly said, “Alright, how could two be enough? Junior Sister, you owe me ten!”
The latter half of her sentence was almost spoken through gritted teeth, word by word.
Tang Muxi trembled again, very afraid of the great demon lord’s unpredictable moods, being bullied into agreeing to a fivefold compensation, yet not daring to argue, nodding like a pecking chicken, “Okay, I… I will definitely compensate!”
However, she couldn’t help but feel that after agreeing, the great demon lord seemed even angrier.
