Chapter 105: Stepping Stone

“Tsk, tsk. As expected of the future leader of the Lingxiao Sect, that destructive power is no joke.”

Hidden within the thick fog, she clicked her tongue in amazement. The beam of light, saturated with the power of light, was unstoppable in this Ghost Domain, turning anywhere it passed into a pure land. Wu Yan and her partner’s coordination was also excellent. One focused on offense, the other on support, sending the wandering souls and vengeful spirits fleeing in defeat.

“No wonder that Lord sent me. Anyone else would have trouble dealing with these two.” Possessing a unique domain technique and being highly skilled in the Way of Incarnation, even if she couldn’t win, she could still escape smoothly.

“Xuerou, be careful of that woman behind the mist. Her methods are surely not limited to this.”

“She is.” As Ji Xuerou responded, her spiritual power surged, and she herself became like a blazing sun.

“?” Wu Yan had never heard that name before.

“She is a legend in the Demon Cultivation Realm. It’s said she single-handedly destroyed a mid-sized sect and refined everyone inside.” Ji Xuerou turned to look around. “These are probably the cultivators she refined.”

clap—clap—clap—

The miasmic fog transformed into a pair of large hands, and applause sounded from high above.

“Hehehe, Saintess Ji certainly knows a lot. So? Since you know I’m this powerful, how about you surrender voluntarily?”

Faced with the surrender offer, Ji Xuerou just snorted coldly. Bixiao traced a round sun in the air. “She’s nothing but a defeated opponent of my master.”

Her movements suddenly stopped, and after a long moment, they returned to normal. “Quite sharp-tongued. I hope your strength matches your mouth.”

Being defeated by Shen Qingzhou was the memory she least wanted to touch upon.

At that time, she had just entered the Soul Transformation Stage. To test her true strength, she decided to go alone into the Righteous Path territory to eliminate a Heaven’s Favorite who was at the peak of fame. Shen Qingzhou had just broken through to the mid-Nascent Soul Stage, so in her view, this would be an easy victory.

Who would have thought that Shen Qingzhou was no ordinary Heaven’s Favorite? Her skills were astonishing: the Heavenly Thunder Technique to slay demons and vanquish evil, and the Supreme Sword Art that was unstoppable. She killed two of her Incarnations, and the last one managed to escape with severe injuries.

After that battle, Shen Qingzhou became completely famous. With her feat of defeating a Soul Transformation cultivator while at the Nascent Soul Stage, she secured her position as the next Sect Master of the Lingxiao Sect. It could be said that she had become Shen Qingzhou’s complete stepping stone.

“Go!”

The grey-green mist surged like waves, and mournful cries echoed through the universe. Wu Yan’s wind was like an ant trying to shake a tree before this overwhelming attack.

“Don’t worry.” Ji Xuerou’s voice was very calm, completely unaffected by the attack. “In the Lingxiao Sect, aside from slaying demons and eliminating evil, I have another task.”

She took out a charred black branch from her Storage Bag, within which violent lightning power was contained.

“That is learning to deal with every demon cultivator my master has defeated!”

Ji Xuerou threw the branch high into the air, and her sharp sword cut it in half.

Rumble—!

The already gloomy sky grew even darker. Thick lightning bolts tore through the Ghost Domain, and the deafening thunder directly scattered the fog that enveloped the domain.

Lin Wan’er saw this scene. The people who had been trapped in the mist suddenly saw the light of day.

The helmsman was still holding his commanding pose, but the next moment, a ghost hand right in front of him reached out. He dodged hastily, barely avoiding that extremely dangerous strike.

“What the hell?! What is this?”

The helmsman quickly looked around, discovering that everyone else was standing on the deck with the same bewildered expression, not knowing what had happened.

Immediately after, the roaring thunder sounded, and flashing lightning erupted. The people on the deck followed the commotion and saw Wu Yan and Ji Xuerou just emerging from the Ghost Domain, now standing in the void, confronting a pair of large hands.

“Phew, finally out.”

In midair, Ji Xuerou’s body was surrounded by dancing purple lightning. That lightning was different from Lei Jue’s demon lightning; Wu Yan could sense the aura of tribulation lightning within it.

“Xuerou, are you alright?”

“Hmph, don’t make a fuss! This big light bulb’s body is definitely much better than yours right now!” Wu Yan (Inner) stood with arms crossed beside Wu Yan, looking at Ji Xuerou with displeasure.

In her previous life, this girl used this very method to forcibly stack eight different attribute spiritual powers onto herself, heavily injuring her when she was at the Body Integration Stage, forcing her to hide in the deep mountains to recuperate.

“This big light bulb’s body is very special! Although she originally has a supreme-grade light spirit root, her Glass Sword Heart and Glazed Pupils allow her body to accommodate other attribute spiritual powers. Now she can be considered a dual-spirit root.”

So Xuerou had this kind of constitution? Wu Yan hadn’t expected Ji Xuerou to have such a trick.

“I’m fine.” Ji Xuerou shook her head, her golden hair fluttering in the wind. “I’ll just have to trouble you to cover for me.”

Wu Nian traced a sword flower in the air, followed by Wu Yan’s voice: “With pleasure.”

With that, her figure twisted, and the next moment, she appeared before the giant hands.

“Ethereal Sword Arts, Myriad Transformations.”

Each sword shadow was divided from Wu Nian, so when they rushed into the mist, they greedily devoured the surrounding fog, continuously enriching their own phantoms. In an instant, tens of thousands of sword lights danced, a rain of swords surged upward, stirring up a cloud of dust.

“Damn it!” She was somewhat annoyed.

If it were only Ji Xuerou, no matter what means she used, she had a hundred ways to kill her. But now there was also Wu Yan covering for her, and that sword in Wu Yan’s hand was too strange—it kept endlessly absorbing her miasma and magic power. Moreover, she was the one That Lord specifically demanded to be captured alive, so she couldn’t go all out.

Just as she was complaining, a golden beam of light carrying the majestic might of heaven struck her head-on. The scorching light spiritual power tore through her defenses, and the violent thunder spiritual power pierced her body. This feeling was exactly the same as when she was defeated by Shen Qingzhou.

“Annoying! The two of you are truly annoying!”

Her voice became shrill. The ghosts that had been besieging the deck seemed to hear some call, stopped their attack in unison, and came to her side.

“Congratulations to you two. You’ve successfully made me angry.”

The fog began to converge, and the ghosts’ bodies started to twist. Heartbreaking wails reached everyone’s ears. The next moment, the shape of the giant hands underwent a tremendous change.

It condensed into a solid form!

The originally misty fingers hardened into hundreds of decaying lumps of flesh, and the amorphous palm was filled with still-beating black-purple hearts. At the seams of the flesh, murky eyes slowly opened, revealing unfocused pupils.

“Heehee… it hurts…”

“Why is it us…”

“Everyone, come down and keep us company…”

The wails of men, women, old, and young emerged from the mouths on its surface. All the eyes turned simultaneously, staring intently at the two figures in midair.

“You! Why won’t you come keep us company!!”