The Fire Demon’s four claws moved at once, each palm condensing a blazing fireball.
With a single thought, the four fireballs shot toward Su Qiuyue like cannonballs.
This Fire Demon had a sharp eye and even sharper battle experience—at a glance, it could see that although Su Qiuyue was a Remnant Soul, she was harder to deal with than Mu Chenxi.
It decided to focus its strength on eliminating Su Qiuyue first.
Facing four blazing fireballs, Su Qiuyue did not panic.
She simply scattered her Remnant Soul, breaking apart into countless Soul Threads.
Though fast, the fireballs struck nothing but air, failing to harm her in the slightest.
Four explosions roared as the fireballs slammed into the ground, leaving four massive Craters.
Mu Chenxi saw the Fire Demon was not distracted by her and immediately seized the opportunity.
Driven by Soulburn Return Essence, the longsword in her hand hummed, its blade frosting over in layers, sending a biting cold through the air around her.
This was a sword technique she had created by combining Su Qiuyue’s guidance with her own insight.
She, too, was constantly improving.
With the icy power of both soul and body combined, Mu Chenxi let out a low cry.
“Frost Soul Slash!”
With one slash, countless ice spikes condensed in an instant and shot toward the Fire Demon.
Water could suppress fire—and so could ice.
She intended to use her own strength to suppress the Fire Demon.
But the gap in cultivation level was still there.
The Fire Demon casually opened its mouth and spat a torrent of flames.
The flames surged with the wind, instantly incinerating all the incoming ice spikes—Mu Chenxi’s attack couldn’t harm the Fire Demon at all.
On the contrary, the aftershock of the Fire Demon’s flames swept toward Mu Chenxi.
She had no time to dodge—the flames were about to engulf her.
At that moment, countless Soul Threads suddenly appeared around Mu Chenxi.
They were formed from Su Qiuyue’s Remnant Soul, shielding her firmly.
Though the flames submerged Mu Chenxi, they didn’t harm her at all, though she could clearly feel the scorching heat within.
“This Fire Demon’s power really is terrifying…”
Su Qiuyue thought to herself.
“It seems the Fire Demon truly was suppressing its strength due to the restrictions of this world.”
The recent attack had already drained most of Mu Chenxi’s power—she was completely exhausted.
On the field, only Su Qiuyue remained as a threat to the Fire Demon.
As the Fire Demon’s attention shifted back to Bai Yue, Su Qiuyue made up her mind to risk everything.
She burned the last of her Remnant Soul, once again condensing the Sword of Surprising Flight before Mu Chenxi.
She controlled Mu Chenxi’s body, reaching out to grasp the wooden sword, which now radiated a determined Sword Intent.
As she channeled Soulforce, the sword’s blade darkened, taking on a sinister aura under her control.
Mu Chenxi’s heart trembled—she recognized this energy.
It was the power of the Soul Tribulation of Golden Thunder.
She hadn’t expected Su Qiuyue to wield such power.
It seemed her understanding of the Dao was deeper than Mu Chenxi had imagined.
Sensing the threat, the Fire Demon’s pupils contracted.
This battle-hardened monster gave Su Qiuyue no time to unleash her attack—its aura soared, and in an instant, its cultivation surged to the level of an Expert of the Wen Dao Stage.
“To think a Remnant Soul like you can even faintly summon the aura of Heavenly Might! But no matter how talented you are, today you’ll die by my hand!”
The Fire Demon’s face twisted with rage, its roar both a show of dominance and an attempt to shake Su Qiuyue’s mind.
Forcibly raising its cultivation wasn’t without a price—blue veins bulged all over its body, and tiny Blood Pearls seeped from beneath its skin, making it look even more horrifying.
The Fire Demon’s abdomen swelled, as if it would burst any second, and the ghastly face there wailed in agony.
In the next instant, the blood-red maw on its belly opened, unleashing a scorching pillar of fire that blasted toward Su Qiuyue and Mu Chenxi.
Su Qiuyue, focused on gathering her power, had no way to evade.
She and Mu Chenxi were swallowed by the fire pillar in a blink—the world spun, and everything faded into darkness.
Mu Chenxi was instantly forced back into her Original Form.
Pfft!
She spat a mouthful of blood.
This time, the backlash to her soul was severe.
Cold sweat covered her smooth forehead, and her face grew grim.
She hadn’t expected the Fire Demon to truly possess the strength of an Expert of the Wen Dao Stage.
Even if Qiuyue was a Dao Inquiry Soul and they unleashed Soulburn Return Essence together, they still weren’t a match for the Fire Demon.
What should she do now?
Mu Chenxi felt herself fall into crisis once again.
“Chenxi, you couldn’t defeat the Fire Demon after all?”
Bai Yue looked at her with pain in her eyes, taking out a white handkerchief to gently wipe the blood from Mu Chenxi’s lips.
Mu Chenxi silently nodded.
Seeing Mu Chenxi’s grave expression, Bai Yue softly patted her shoulder in comfort.
“It’s all right—we still have a chance.”
Mu Chenxi nodded at Bai Yue, then took her hand and transmitted the scenes she had witnessed in the Sea of Consciousness of the Future.
At the same time, she passed her divine sense to Su Qiuyue, letting her understand the Fire Demon’s true power.
Realizing the Fire Demon’s terrifying strength, all three of their faces grew serious.
“Chenxi, enter Master’s Sea of Consciousness and restore your soul first. Then we’ll figure something out.”
Bai Yue said gently.
Mu Chenxi nodded in agreement.
Once inside Bai Yue’s Sea of Consciousness, Mu Chenxi found herself in a warmly lit room.
It was the same place Su Qiuyue had visited before.
Bai Yue wore a pink-and-white dress, her hair in a side braid, standing there softly, looking at her with gentle eyes.
“Chenxi, you’re here. You’re hurt, aren’t you?”
Bai Yue said, her long skirt swaying as she walked over on pale ankles.
Mu Chenxi looked up at Bai Yue and suddenly felt that Master had grown bigger—so big.
Why is Master so big…
It wasn’t until Master lifted her tiny body into her arms that Mu Chenxi realized.
It wasn’t that Master had grown bigger—she had become smaller.
She had transformed into a chubby little baby, her arms and legs round and soft, not unlike her Nascent Soul state.
Bai Yue cradled her, then with a flip of her hand, produced a milk bottle.
First, she tested the temperature against her own cheek, then, just to be sure, took a sip herself. Confirming it was just right, she brought it to Mu Chenxi’s lips.
“Good baby Chenxi, ah~ Drink up, drink up. Once you do, you’ll be all better.”
Bai Yue said softly.
“Okay.”
Mu Chenxi replied in a childish voice, obediently drinking from the bottle Bai Yue held to her lips.
The liquid flowed into her body, spreading as a warm current through her limbs, gently healing her damaged soul.
Being held in Bai Yue’s arms brought such comfort and security that, without realizing it, she drifted into a deep sleep.
When she opened her eyes again, her soul was fully restored, and she had already exited Bai Yue’s Sea of Consciousness.
Bai Yue was leaning softly against her in return.
“Has your soul recovered?”
Su Qiuyue, who had witnessed Mu Chenxi’s recovery, was full of amazement.
Truly, Master harbored a power beyond understanding—one she couldn’t even comprehend with her current cultivation and knowledge.
“Yes, it’s healed.”
Mu Chenxi nodded, gently smoothing Bai Yue’s hair from her forehead before focusing her thoughts on how to defeat the Fire Demon.
“Qiuyue, actually, I have another idea.”
Mu Chenxi said solemnly.
“What idea?”
Su Qiuyue asked, curiosity piqued by her seriousness.
“It’s… Could I keep my consciousness in the Future until I became strong enough, and then return to kill the Fire Demon?”
This thought had been in Mu Chenxi’s mind for a long time.
But whenever she considered it, a sense of danger and foreboding made her heart tremble, so she kept it buried deep.