“Trash, all of you are trash who betrayed me!” Crocodile Lord slammed the table hard, wood chips flying and mud splattering.
In less than half a month, over three hundred Qi Refining demon soldiers of Red Mud City had left, and even more than a dozen Foundation Establishment demon generals had departed.
This caused Red Mud City’s combat power to plummet.
At the same time, the Decayed Spirit Rice, provisions, and even the luxurious wine and meat for the demon generals were completely cut off.
“Lan Zhu’er, that plan you mentioned earlier, when will it succeed? It’s been so long!”
Crocodile Lord looked at the spider girl hanging from the pillar.
“If this continues, won’t my Red Mud City be directly breached?”
“Don’t be impatient, Crocodile King. But I must say, the Celestial Fox Clan’s Charm Technique is indeed powerful. Moreover, that little girl clearly understands some military strategy, cutting away at Your Highness’s demon soldiers and generals bit by bit.” Lan Zhu’er yawned.
“My thought is, if she keeps being so roundabout, she must be afraid of a direct confrontation. Since she hasn’t chosen to face Your Highness directly, how about we strike out directly instead, catching that little girl off guard?” Her sharp feet scraped against the pillar, making a teeth-grinding sound.
“Then, when we have a direct confrontation…”
“Great King, that Celestial Fox Saintess has appeared at the gate of our Red Mud City again!” As Crocodile Lord and Lan Zhu’er were talking, a Crocodile Tribe demon soldier hurriedly emerged from the mud.
“Just like before, she shoveled away the mud at our gate and destroyed our formation.”
“Let’s go!” Crocodile Lord could no longer endure the daily harassment.
He reached into the mud, pulled out a massive wolf-tooth club, and rushed out of the mansion, charging straight toward the gate. High above, Lan Zhu’er’s eyes flickered.
After calculating for a moment, she followed closely.
Red Mud City was in a flurry. With Crocodile Lord’s movement, the remaining Foundation Establishment demon generals also picked up their weapons.
In an instant, amidst the sounds of mud being trampled, weapons clashing, and the squelching of sludge, seven or eight Foundation Establishment demon generals also arrived at the gate.
“Even more agitated than I imagined.” Lu Li and his group were also standing at the gate, as if on a picnic, collecting mud from the ground.
“Crocodile Lord, this Saintess has been waiting for you for a long time.”
“You damned Celestial Fox!” Crocodile Lord, thinking about the rotten meat he had been eating these past few days, let out a roar and charged directly toward Lu Li.
The demon generals behind him charged as well, but were blocked by countless bamboo leaves.
“The battle between the Saintess and the city lord is not something we can interfere with.” Liu Qingyun caught a bamboo leaf, which instantly grew into a long sword in his hand.
“I’ll spar with you all.”
“And me.” Yuan He’s arms emitted a faint golden light, and then he threw a punch.
A sound of metal clashing rang out as a Crocodile Tribe demon general took the punch head-on with the armor on his back.
“Oh, this crocodile skin is tough enough!” Yuan He smiled instead, his eyes lighting up with a faint golden light.
“But there are many openings.”
“My opponent is a fox girl who only hides behind a jade disk?” Lan Zhu’er looked at Liu Qingxi sitting on the jade disk.
“Let’s just play a little.”
The battlefield was split into three parts in an instant.
“Celestial Fox Saintess, I admit you are indeed… powerful.” Crocodile Lord swung his wolf-tooth club, but Lu Li swayed his waist, pressing down with the flat of his sword, deflecting the force.
“But this way of using borrowed strength is useless. Because you have already entered the Dragon Revelation Stage, right.” Lu Li’s pink eyes trembled.
“Bewitch Heart!”
“Calm Mind!” Crocodile Lord’s eyes, however, showed an abnormal color, and a faint Buddhist light even emerged behind his head.
“Ha!?” Not far away, Yuan He instantly turned his head, looking at Crocodile Lord, whose posture was strikingly similar to his own.
“A demon… no, a Crocodile Clan actually has a Buddha Spirit Root?”
“You, as a fox clan, also have one, don’t you?” Crocodile Lord grinned at Yuan He, then looked at Lu Li.
“So, Saintess Su, the Charm Technique is useless against me now, right?”
“Only for now.” Lu Li raised an eyebrow. “But this also…”
“Lan Zhu’er, make your move!”
“Alright!” Lan Zhu’er giggled, formed a hand seal, and a strange fluctuation of spiritual power drifted toward Blackstone City.
At this moment, the four who possessed eye techniques all caught it and followed the flow of spiritual power.
“Let Blackstone City burn!” Lan Zhu’er stared at the distant Blackstone City and shouted loudly.
“Hum…”
“Rumble!”
Like heavenly thunder descending, a mushroom-shaped crimson fire cloud rose from the direction of Blackstone City.
The blazing firelight continuously rose, floating up along the clouds, and then exploded into a visible ring of airburst in midair.
“Whoosh!”
A strong sound of airflow, carrying a deafening explosion, swept directly from afar.
“Saintess Su, you calculated everything, but you never expected that my spider had infiltrated your Heavenly Furnace!” Lan Zhu’er looked at the stunned crowd.
“Thanks to the decree you issued, treating all demon tribes equally!”
“This…” Lu Li looked at the burning clouds high above, momentarily stunned.
Not only Lu Li, but Yuan He and Liu Qingyun also stared blankly at the high sky. Even Liu Qingxi’s mouth fell open.
“Distracted, Saintess Su!” Crocodile Lord laughed wildly as his wolf-tooth club smashed toward Lu Li’s forehead.
“This trial is my victory!”
“Sssssh…”
“What!”
“When did you get the illusion that this Saintess hadn’t calculated this step?” Lu Li looked up, and her fair palm directly caught the descending wolf-tooth club.
The extremely sharp barbs only left tiny white marks on Lu Li’s palm.
“Dragon Revelation Stage!?” Crocodile Lord tried to pull his hand back, but found that Lu Li’s seemingly delicate fingers had embedded into the wolf-tooth club, gripping it tightly.
“Damn it! You have such strength, why did you still use schemes!”
“A thousand precautions are never a loss.”
“Crack!” Lu Li’s five fingers tightened, directly crushing the wolf-tooth club.
With the sound of metal hitting the ground, Crocodile Lord’s face turned pale in an instant.
This time, it was Lan Zhu’er who stood frozen in place.
“Impossible… I sensed that the Heavenly Furnace indeed exploded. Why are you still so calm?!” Lan Zhu’er looked at the few people who had lowered their heads.
Indeed, a trace of shock could be seen in their expressions. But no worry could be felt.
“As for that, I’ll have to invite you to the prison of Blackstone City to think it over carefully.” Lu Li flipped his right hand, and the metal pieces that had fallen to the ground came back to his hand, condensing into the shape of a long sword.
“Crocodile Lord, I’ll give you a choice: either submit, or…”
“I will never submit!” Crocodile Lord bellowed, his body shifting, transforming directly from human form into a crocodile, opening his huge mouth, trying to bite Lu Li’s shoulder.
“Die!”
“Such a foolish choice…” Seeing this, Lu Li could only sigh.
The long sword flipped, falling in a smooth motion. His left hand flickered, the pink bracelet swaying.
A long sword interwoven with Yin and Yang Qi fell into his left palm.
“Twin swords…” This newly drawn Yin Yang Sword was then used to parry upward.
“Mountain-Splitting Strike.”
Like interlocking canine teeth. Sword Qi intertwined. In a roar no less than the distant explosion, two streams of Sword Qi crossed, tearing directly through Crocodile Lord’s chest, abdomen, and back armor.
“Shiiing!”
“Uwaa!”
Amidst a miserable roar, Crocodile Lord’s massive body crashed heavily into the red mud, two hideous sword scars that nearly penetrated his bones appearing on his body.
Blood splattered, staining Lu Li’s water-colored long dress.
“Next, it’s your turn, Lan Zhu’er.” Lu Li raised his blood-stained twin swords, looking at the girl whose eight spider legs were trembling slightly.
“What is your choice?”