259: Chapter 33: Devouring Soul 259: Chapter 33: Devouring Soul Over Snow Mountain, a scarlet column of light burst forth.
Xie Xuanyi’s body was directly “pierced.”
This column of light shot forth a hundred yards, shattering a small snow-covered mountain at its waist—
Giant snowflakes whirled through the sky.
The black clothes that were pierced shattered along with the heavy snow.
Xie Xuanyi reappeared a hundred yards away, the “black clothes” in the air shattered like a dreamy bubble.
He lifted his arm with a grave expression.
The speed of that column of light just now—
It was indeed very fast.
Even though he had dodged immediately, he was still “grazed.”
Half of his sleeve was burned into nothingness!
If he had been truly hit, what would have happened?
Xie Xuanyi looked back at the slowly collapsing small snow mountain behind him, within the range of his Divine Thought, the aura of the Dragon Girl Ao Ying had already disappeared, right after that column of light had shot out…
the demoness burst out with extreme speed; it seems that was her Forbidden Technique and her final means of escape.
“Was that pupil just now the Chi Ling City Secret Treasure?”
Xie Xuanyi silently reminisced about that moment.
On that blood-colored iris.
He didn’t sense the aura of Dragon Descendants’ bloodline; rather, it felt somewhat familiar.
If he wasn’t mistaken, this must be the Phoenix Blood Secret Treasure?
Xie Xuanyi, face expressionless, raised his palm and gently waved it.
A strand of Sword Qi leaped out in the air.
Earlier, during the conflict with Ao Ying, Xie Xuanyi had sensed that the girl was not only carrying the Dragon Clan’s bloodline but also held a precious treasure.
She was different from those Chi Ling City Death Soldiers.
In any sense, she was fully considered a “Protege of Demon Country”!
He burst forth with a killing intent.
Ao Ying would definitely resist desperately, and in a situation where all cards were out…
her chances of escape still existed.
As Xie Xuanyi launched the Spring Breeze, he had etched his own “Sword Qi Mark” on the Dragon Girl’s body.
This strand of Sword Qi, after booming in the air and circling several times, pointed towards the north.
Xie Xuanyi raised an eyebrow.
This must indeed be the direction from which Ao Ying came; was she scared by him, preparing to flee back to Li Lan Mountain?
However, this might not be a good choice.
That area had already been occupied by the Human Race, and they were surely carrying out a “Grand Hunt”!
But for him, it rather spelled good news.
For the Divine Fruit lay in this direction.
In a Snow Mountain cave, the ground suddenly cracked open, accompanied by a deep dragon’s roar, a figure drenched in fresh blood emerged from the ground.
Dust and debris flew everywhere.
Scales gradually receded from her body, transforming into a pool of thick, fresh red blood; Ao Ying lay in the cold pool of blood with a pale face, clenching her brow.
Waves of tearing pain transmitted to her heart.
This Chi Ling City Secret Treasure, merely used once, had made her pay such a tremendous price.
Her primordial energy had almost been completely depleted.
All the dragon blood in her body had also been drained.
Her red garments had already shattered into pieces.
After struggling for a long time, Ao Ying slowly stood up and made her way outside the cave.
The surrounding snow-capped mountains glistened like a crystal world, shimmering with a blinding brilliance.
She retreated back inside.
Ao Ying was somewhat bewildered.
She reached out to touch the crack on her forehead, unsure why Feng Mou had brought her to such a place.
This Chi Ling City Secret Treasure had already acquired “Spirit Wisdom.”
A treasure endowed with “Spirit Wisdom,” compared to inanimate objects, was much harder to tame.
And the Feng Mou was no exception.
Even someone as powerful as Prince Jiu, after taming it for many years, had never fully claimed the “Feng Mou” as his own.
Ao Ying narrowed her eyes and smiled softly, “Do you think that only by escaping to Li Lan Mountain can I survive?”
Although there was no response.
It was clear that this was the answer.
The reason Ao Ying had headed south.
Was not actually because she found a map of a secret realm south of Li Lan Mountain in Prince Jiu’s treasure box.
She was well aware of what kind of person Prince Jiu was.
This man was ruthlessly cunning and extraordinarily strategic.
If there really was such an invaluable map of a secret realm…
Prince Jiu would have committed it to memory and then destroyed it completely!
How could he let her get it?
Ao Ying’s real aim was to force the Artifact Spirit of “Feng Mou” to reveal itself.
This secret treasure required the absorption of Ancient Saint Essence Blood.
Ao Ying didn’t know where to find Ancient Saint Essence Blood, nor did she believe that Prince Jiu would place such an important secret realm map in the box.
But she knew one thing.
If she took Feng Mou southwards, touching the border of the Human Race.
She would surely die ten times over!
If she died within Demon Country, Feng Mou would show no reaction…
After so many years, countless Demon Cultivators had coveted this secret treasure; it could easily find a new host.
But dying at the border of the Human Race would be a different story!
A secret treasure of the Demon Race, if “found” by a Great Practitioner of the Human Race…
The outcome would be extremely tragic.
Thus, her intention in heading south was to force Feng Mou to make a decision in a deadly situation—
This secret treasure, far more powerful than her current strength, needed to “live” even more than she did!
Ao Ying heard the sound of Flying Swords whistling through the air.
Her heart trembled instantly, and she quickly retreated back into the shadows of the cave.
Ao Ying, enduring the intense pain, cast a secret technique to seal off the snow cave and then cautiously sent out a trace of Divine Thought.
The battle just now had almost made her cultivation collapse…
In the sky above the snowy ground, several streaks of sword light slowly moved across.
“Did you hear about the ‘Jiageng’ incident?”
“A perfectly good Cloud Ship…
just crashed like that…”
“It’s said that Xie Zhen was on board, and no one knows what’s become of him now.”