The blade had not yet fallen.
The world was already awash in crimson.
Cloud-Treading Great Sage's arms seemed unable to bear the weight of this blade... Large swathes of blood mixed with ruptured flesh were swallowed up by the red light on the blade before they could even hit the ground.
"Die... for me!!!"
Cloud-Treading Great Sage's face twisted, and rolling blood-flames erupted from his seven orifices.
Sensing the killing intent behind her, Jiang Yuechu looked back with slight surprise.
Then, her robes flared, and she turned her wrist.
The golden Great Halberd roared as she blocked.
Clang—!!!
The blade and halberd collided.
Ripples spread out in layers, expanding in all directions, centered on the point of impact.
Wherever they passed, a violent gale howled.
Even the Demon Emperor, standing in the distance, was blown away by the aftermath, rolling wretchedly into the yellow sand.
He looked at the two figures in disbelief.
Although he was on the weaker side, he was still in the Lamp Lighting Realm; yet, facing the aftermath of their clash, he could not even stand steady...
One could imagine the power of their battle.
And after this exchange.
Cloud-Treading Great Sage's arms had long since exploded into a mist of blood, yet he used two broken bones to desperately hold against the handle of the blade.
The crimson crescent blade seemed like a living thing, greedily sucking up the surrounding flesh and blood; on the blade, a closed blood-eye suddenly opened.
Hum—
The red light instantly overwhelmed the original crimson-gold color of the Great Halberd.
Jiang Yuechu's brows furrowed slightly, her gaze piercing through the swirling mist and landing where the two weapons met.
The great desolation star-shattering halberd's own Materials were extraordinary, and it contained a Spiritual Seal; it was a genuine treasure artifact.
Throughout her journey, slaying Demons and eliminating devils, it had never suffered the slightest damage.
But now.
Under the crushing pressure of the crimson blade, a crack had actually appeared on the shaft of the Great Halberd.
This blade...
Jiang Yuechu narrowed her eyes slightly.
"Roar—!!!"
Blood poured wildly from Cloud-Treading Great Sage's seven orifices, his two bones retracted the blade's momentum in anger, and he let out a laugh that sounded neither human nor beast.
"Come again!!!"
Another strike swung down!
But the next moment, a look of panic appeared on Cloud-Treading Great Sage's face.
Because his opponent did not choose to clash head-on again; instead, she leaned on the Great Halberd with one hand and suddenly soared into the air.
The young girl twisted half a circle in mid-air, her right leg creating a sonic boom as she spun and kicked out.
It struck the handle of the blade squarely.
If Cloud-Treading Great Sage had been in his prime, he might have been able to hold on.
But at this moment, his arms had already exploded, leaving only two sections of ghastly white bone, without sinew or flesh, let alone fingers or palms.
He could only watch helplessly as the great blade slipped from his control.
Hum—
The crimson crescent blade spun into the air, shooting straight toward the sky.
"No!!!"
Cloud-Treading Great Sage's eyes were splitting, his two arm-bones waving wildly in the air.
With his weapon gone, he was like a tiger whose teeth had been pulled.
How could he continue to fight?!
The next moment.
The Figure in Black appeared beside the spinning long blade before anyone knew it.
As her slender fingers reached out, the crimson long blade was already grasped in her palm.
The blade vibrated violently, as if it had sensed something; the red light surged, and rolling Evil Qi crazily counterattacked along the handle, trying to shake off her palm.
"Hmph."
Jiang Yuechu snorted coldly, the Qi and blood within her body roaring, and a terrifying pressure surged tyrannically from her palm.
The violent red light instantly retreated like it had encountered a natural predator, whimpering as it shrank back into the depths of the blade, not daring to act up again.
"You brat, how dare you!!!!"
Watching his weapon fall into the opponent's hands, the anger in his heart could no longer be contained.
Cloud-Treading Great Sage shrieked miserably, ignoring everything, wrapping himself in a sky full of blood-evil, and charged at Jiang Yuechu like a mad Demon.
The young girl's expression was calm; she did not turn around.
The blade shook violently, then emitted a clear, resonant hum.
Puchi—
"..."
Cloud-Treading Great Sage maintained his charging posture, the madness in his eyes not yet faded, but already frozen forever.
The next instant.
Two halves of his corpse slid to the sides.
Red and white organs, mixed with scalding Demon blood, spilled down like a torrential rain.
The corpse fell into the dust, kicking up a large cloud of smoke and dust.
[Killed a Lamp Lighting Realm creature, gained 148,672 years of Dao Cultivation]
"A good blade..."
Jiang Yuechu shook her slightly uncomfortable arm, praising it inwardly... The power of this blade was such that it did not even give the opponent time to unleash their Lamp Lighting Realm methods.
But even she felt a bit of discomfort while wielding this blade.
However, compared to the opponent who had to blow up his arms just to barely control it.
She only felt discomfort, which was already much better...
Seeing this scene, the Demon Emperor in the distance had the hair on his body stand on end.
The dignified Cloud-Treading Great Sage, just like that... was gone?
Instantly, all thoughts of Demon Emperor dignity or Lamp Lighting Realm face were thrown to the back of his mind.
Without any hesitation, emerald fire surged around him, and he turned into a streak of light, wanting to escape into the sky.
However.
Just the moment the Demon Emperor made his move.
Not far away.
Great Sage Lingxu, having recovered his strength, scrambled and crawled, his body shrinking rapidly, wanting to burrow back into the earth.
As long as he got into the soil, with his earth-escaping Divine Ability, even if this Jinx was strong, she might not be able to catch him!
Jiang Yuechu did not turn back, just raised her arm casually.
A terrifyingly sharp blood-colored blade light rose from the ground.
In the blink of an eye.
The dignified Great Sage Lingxu was sliced open from head to tail like a radish on a chopping board.
[Killed a Lamp Lighting Realm creature, gained 236,500 years of Dao Cultivation]
In her Sea of Consciousness, text appeared.
Jiang Yuechu's expression was indifferent, her arm slightly lowered, and only then did she look at the fleeing Demon Emperor.
"..."
Sensing the young girl's gaze.
The Demon Emperor instantly stopped in his tracks, lifting his leg helplessly.
"I... I..."
The young girl did not make a move.
She only slowly extended her hand that was not holding the blade and opened it.
"Give the item to me."
The Demon Emperor's Adam's apple rolled with difficulty, his hand trembling as he reached into his bosom: "If you take the item..."
"Can you let... let me go?"
Hearing this, Jiang Yuechu frowned.
"Hmm?"
"Wait! I'll give it, I'll give it!!"
The Demon Emperor was terrified out of his wits, hurriedly handing over the box in his hand, speaking quickly for fear of losing the chance: "I am a Named Disciple of the Fuluan lineage; if you kill me today, you will be an enemy of the Immortal Sect..."
Before he could finish speaking.
Jiang Yuechu had already put away the white jade box.
Then.
The crimson long blade traced a semicircle in the air.
"What is that? Never heard of it."
Puchi—!!!
[Killed a Lamp Lighting Realm creature, gained 91,444 years of Dao Cultivation]
[Current Dao Cultivation: 720,368 years]
As his life force was severed, the originally refined human skin could no longer be maintained, revealing his true form.
A pointed snout and sunken cheeks, his entire body was reddish-brown, and behind him dragged six fluffy yet slightly messy long tails.
"Huff..."
The young girl's red lips parted slightly, slowly exhaling a breath of turbid Qi.
She raised her hand, her five fingers spread open.
Rumble—
Rolling essence qi stripped away from the bodies of the three Demon Sages, crazily surging into her body.
Jiang Yuechu closed her eyes slightly.
Carefully digesting the massive nourishment.
When she opened her eyes again.
Gold and blue colors swirled in her eyes, like a god looking down upon the mortal world.
Lamp Lighting... Middle Realm!
After doing all this, she finally had the mind to look at the notifications in her mind.
[Detected unrecorded Demon, do you wish to consume Dao Cultivation to record it?]
[Detected unrecorded Demon, do you wish to consume Dao Cultivation to record it?]
Two consecutive recording notifications made her raise her eyebrows slightly.
"Hmm?"