As the person and the demon stepped into the gray mist,
the dense fog suddenly surged.
In just a moment,
bursts of silver-purple lightning flickered incessantly deep within the mist.
The Thunder Dragon, comparable to a Half-Step Tower Ascender Realm, appeared once again.
Demon Venerable Chi Yang had previously pledged his loyalty to Jiang Yuechu with extravagant words.
Talking about taking hits and scouting the path, or going through fire and water.
But when this terrifying existence of the Half-Step Tower Ascender Realm truly appeared before him,
he truly felt the suffocating pressure.
He... was just an Old Flood Dragon in the Mountain Gazing Realm.
He wasn't even at the Lamp Lighting Realm.
How could he block it?
With what could he scout?
With his life?!
Fortunately, Jiang Yuechu had never expected this old thing to be of any help.
Boom—!!!
Rolling black mist erupted frantically from all around the young girl.
Amidst the churning mist, the roars of ten thousand demons could be faintly heard.
The crimson crescent blade was already held in her palm.
In the next moment,
the girl's figure had already arrived.
A single strike arrived first.
Roar—!!!
The Thunder Dragon thrashed, seemingly enraged by the provocation of a tiny living being.
The dragon's mouth opened wide.
Thousands of lightning bolts poured down like a waterfall.
The blinding lightning engulfed the girl's figure.
But in the blink of an eye,
Ssh—
A blood-colored blade light actually carved a path through the waterfall of lightning by force.
Holding the long blade, the girl moved upstream, surrounded by black mist, aiming straight for the Thunder Dragon's head.
Demon Venerable Chi Yang watched from behind with a racing heart, yet he didn't dare to step forward.
Just as the blade's edge was about to touch the Thunder Dragon,
the massive dragon body suddenly collapsed, turning into thousands of silver snakes that darted in all directions.
The strike hit nothing.
Jiang Yuechu's brow furrowed slightly, and just as she was about to change her move,
behind her,
the originally dispersed lightning converged without any warning.
It transformed into a thick purple lightning spear and, with a squelch, pierced through her left shoulder.
Fresh red blood instantly soaked her clothes.
Jiang Yuechu slowly lowered her eyes, looking at the hideous spear tip protruding from her shoulder.
"Half-Step Tower Ascender..."
Even with a Physical Body that was invincible within the same realm, she was still pierced through before a Half-Step Tower Ascender.
Did it hurt?
Naturally, it did.
But Jiang Yuechu had come all this way; although she relied on the System to crush her enemies, she was never afraid of a brutal fight.
Thick black-red Evil Qi instantly enveloped the girl's body.
Four Perils Incarnation: Desolate God Body!
She slowly raised her right hand and grabbed the lightning spear on her left shoulder.
Zzzzt—!!!
The moment her palm touched the lightning spear, white smoke erupted.
She exerted sudden force.
Crack!
The sky full of lightning shattered.
A flash of bewilderment crossed the Thunder Dragon's eyes.
Before it could react,
the black-clad figure had already torn through the lightning, appearing before the massive dragon head.
Jiang Yuechu reached out her left hand and grabbed the Thunder Dragon's long whiskers.
Almost at the same time, her right hand gripped the blade's hilt and swept it out in a fury!
Upon the blade, the red light intensified.
The thick blade edge sank straight into the Thunder Dragon's body.
Accompanied by countless sparks of electricity exploding like fireworks,
Boom!
The massive body flew backward uncontrollably.
At the same time,
the black robe swept across the sky.
Hum—
On the crimson crescent blade, a blood-eye snapped open in anger.
Slash!
A massive red blade light whistled as it caught up, slicing it into two segments.
A look of joy appeared on Demon Venerable Chi Yang's face.
Is it over?!
But in the next moment,
a sudden change occurred.
The dragon body that had been cut in two did not fall; instead, it circled once in mid-air and actually converged again.
In just the blink of an eye,
the Thunder Dragon reappeared completely unscathed.
The color instantly drained from Demon Venerable Chi Yang's face.
Immortal and indestructible?
How can one fight this?!
Compared to the Old Flood Dragon's despair, Jiang Yuechu's expression remained unchanged as she slowly sheathed her blade and stood in place.
It is a spiritual body after all.
With neither flesh nor a Divine Soul,
ordinary killing methods indeed don't have much of an effect... The Thunder Dragon roared in anger again.
This time, it seemed truly enraged.
Its eyes, formed from lightning, locked onto the girl. The surrounding gray mist churned, and rolling silver-purple thunder erupted from its dragon mouth.
The dragon head reared up and dove down once more.
But after charging only a few meters, it stopped its movement.
For the suddenly appearing black mist had turned into thousands of chains, whistling through the air, instantly binding the Thunder Dragon tightly.
The girl slowly clenched her raised right hand.
Zzzzt—!!!
Lightning and black Qi collided frantically, erupting in a shrill screech.
Since it can't be killed, then I won't kill it.
I'll just eat it and be done with it!
"Get..."
"Over here!"
The mist chains suddenly tightened, cutting into the Thunder Dragon's spiritual body.
The terrifying existence, comparable to a Half-Step Tower Ascender, was now being dragged by these black mist chains, moving bit by bit toward the girl.
"Roar!!!"
The Thunder Dragon roared in fury, the dragon cry shaking the heavens, yet it could only watch as that black-clad figure drew closer and closer in its vision.
Until the massive dragon body was pulled to less than three feet before her.
The girl lowered her eyes and said softly, "Take a deep breath, it'll be over soon..."
As her voice fell,
she suddenly pressed down on the dragon head and slammed it violently toward her chest!
Rolling black mist, like spilled ink, instantly filled the hall.
Accompanied by a terrifying sound of tearing,
the entire Thunder Dragon was actually stuffed into a major Aperture in her chest.
Zzzzt—!!!
Lightning exploded.
It was, after all, a terrifying spiritual body comparable to a Half-Step Tower Ascender; even if it was forced into an Aperture by the black mist, its instinctive ferocity and pride would not allow it to be humiliated like this.
Thousands of silver-purple lightning bolts erupted from the girl's chest.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Jiang Yuechu's body trembled violently. Beneath her clothes, her skin, which was as fair as jade, instantly turned charred black.
The lightning was too overbearing, completely destroying this major Aperture along with the surrounding Meridians.
But soon, it healed rapidly under the boundless vitality of 'Eternal Evergreen'.
Jiang Yuechu's brow was tightly furrowed as she bit her lower lip, yet she didn't make a sound.
The stalemate continued.
No one knew how much time had passed.
Within the Qi Sea, the brilliant sun, interwoven with gold and blue colors, suddenly burst forth with magnificent radiance.
Where the light reached, it illuminated her entire body.
"Roar—!!!"
At the same time,
the demon souls that had long been filled into other Apertures seemed to receive a summons.
Or perhaps they were enraged by the provocation of this outsider Thunder Dragon.
"Roar—"
"Awoo—"
The black mist churned, and Evil Qi surged to the sky.
One hideous phantom after another manifested from various Apertures and, following the Meridians, instantly rushed into the major Aperture in her chest.
A dance of demons, hunting the True Dragon!
Some bit the dragon's tail, others clawed at the dragon's scales.
In a one-on-one fight, these demon souls were far from being a match for the Thunder Dragon.
But they had the advantage of numbers!
Even if they were torn apart by the Thunder Dragon, they would soon reappear in their original Apertures and continue to rush toward the chest along the route.
No one knew how long it lasted.
The originally peerless arrogance was instantly suppressed under the siege of the overwhelming demon souls... the struggle grew weaker and weaker, and the rampaging lightning also gradually dimmed.
"Roar..."
Until the final mournful cry sounded deep within the Aperture.
The sky full of lightning suddenly withdrew.
Jiang Yuechu's body swayed slightly as she slowly lowered her arms.
At her chest, the broken and charred flesh had already healed as before.
Beneath the skin, an additional purple tattoo had appeared.
The pattern was like a coiled dragon, lifelike.
Beneath the surface of her entire body, lightning faintly flowed.
Her physical strength had once again skyrocketed!