“Damn wandering ghost!”
The Fire Demon was furious.
It forcibly raised its cultivation, clearly paying a price.
All four palms simultaneously condensed fireballs; the four fireballs merged in its hands, forming a giant sphere of fire that blasted toward Su Qiuyue’s location.
The fireball exploded the moment it hit the ground, a sea of flames engulfing the area where Su Qiuyue stood.
Su Qiuyue once again dispersed, transforming into Soul Threads that drifted out of the sea of fire, still unscathed, and still showing no intention of attacking.
Mu Chenxi stood to the side, holding Bai Yue in her arms, silently watching the changes in the field.
She gripped the longsword tightly in her hand; cold energy swirled around the blade, lively frost flowing over its surface.
Although the Fire Demon’s strength was terrifying, there was not a hint of retreat in her ice-blue eyes, which were filled with fighting spirit.
Seeing that it could not harm Su Qiuyue, the Fire Demon shifted its target again, turning its attention to Bai Yue in Mu Chenxi’s embrace.
Its goal had always been Bai Yue; there was no need to waste time on a Remnant Soul.
Thinking this, it condensed another fireball, its figure flashing as it charged directly toward Mu Chenxi and Bai Yue.
It’s coming!
Mu Chenxi took a deep breath, raising her sword high.
Though she couldn’t precisely track the Fire Demon’s movements, she immediately prepared to defend, forming countless massive Ice Walls around them, instantly enclosing herself and Bai Yue.
“Petty tricks! You think this can stop me?”
The Fire Demon sneered disdainfully, charging straight ahead.
Its wings clamped together, a ring of flame spreading out and shattering all the Ice Walls.
After instantly smashing through all the Ice Walls, the Fire Demon froze in place.
There was no sign of Mu Chenxi or Bai Yue behind the walls.
“Where did they go?!”
The Fire Demon felt mocked, exploding in rage. Its terrifying Divine Sense swept out, quickly locking onto their positions again.
Mu Chenxi and Bai Yue, in her arms, had completely merged into a small mountain of shattered ice fragments.
There was not a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation—enough to deceive the Fire Demon for a moment.
If not for the Fire Demon’s exceptional Divine Sense, it really wouldn’t have found her.
“Damn rodents! You think hiding will help you?”
The Fire Demon was about to attack again, ready to tear Mu Chenxi and Bai Yue apart, but was blocked by Su Qiuyue holding her sword.
“Die!”
The Fire Demon slashed at Su Qiuyue’s face in fury.
Its palm blazed with scorching fire, waves of heat pouring forth.
At this moment, Su Qiuyue could not retreat.
If she dodged, the Fire Demon would certainly attack Bai Yue and Mu Chenxi behind her once more.
Su Qiuyue raised the Sword of Surprising Flight and met the Fire Demon’s claw head-on.
Seeing Su Qiuyue brace herself, the Fire Demon grinned viciously.
This strike contained soul power comparable to the Dao Inquiry stage—if Su Qiuyue didn’t retreat, she would surely be severely wounded.
Yet Su Qiuyue remained unflinching.
Soul Threads wrapped around her pale hand and the Sword of Surprising Flight, instantly enveloping the wooden sword and making it radiate with gentle, silvery Dao Resonance.
Thus, she met the focused attack of a Dao Inquiry Fire Demon as a mere Remnant Soul, holding her ground.
The Fire Demon’s movements halted sharply.
It hadn’t expected the Remnant Soul it looked down upon to be so difficult.
“Let’s see how long you can endure. How many more strikes can you take?”
The Fire Demon sneered, all four burning hands lunging for Su Qiuyue’s vital points.
Su Qiuyue wielded the Sword of Surprising Flight, intercepting each attack with precision.
But the Soul Threads wrapped around the sword gradually dimmed, and scorch marks appeared on the wooden blade.
It looked as if she couldn’t last much longer.
The Fire Demon noticed this, making its attacks even more ferocious.
Yet, though Su Qiuyue seemed to be on the verge of collapse, she still barely fended off each blow.
The Fire Demon was always a hair’s breadth away from damaging her Remnant Soul body.
The two were locked in a stalemate.
The Fire Demon did not burn more of its potential to further increase its power.
In its mind, as time passed, Su Qiuyue’s Remnant Soul would inevitably exhaust itself—there was no need to risk damage for a Remnant Soul.
It was just a matter of time; once Su Qiuyue was dealt with, Bai Yue would still not escape its grasp.
This situation was exactly what Su Qiuyue desired.
She continued to appear as though she were at her limit.
Mu Chenxi watched Su Qiuyue in danger, unable to suppress the urge to help.
But a subtle look from Su Qiuyue stopped her.
Su Qiuyue seemed on the verge of collapse, the Soul Threads on the Sword of Surprising Flight nearly gone.
But soon, new Soul Threads covered the charred wooden blade, allowing her to continue resisting the Fire Demon.
Seeing Su Qiuyue still had strength, the Fire Demon’s expression darkened.
It was not foolish—it had seen through Su Qiuyue’s intentions.
She was stalling, clearly waiting for reinforcements.
It had no idea what kind of reinforcements might arrive.
The Fire Demon dared not be careless; it immediately stopped hesitating, letting out a roar and once again raising its power.
This time, it forcibly raised its own Divine Soul to the Dao Inquiry stage.
Facing Su Qiuyue’s Remnant Soul, who was skilled in the Way of the Soul, the Fire Demon decided to use overwhelming force, giving no chance for delay.
Having made its decision, the Fire Demon even unleashed the Soul Path killing technique it had mastered.
It ceased its attacks, muscles swelling, and countless twisted human faces wailed on its skin.
In the Fire Demon’s blood-red eyes, its pupils spun erratically within their sockets.
An eerie, scorching soul energy spread outward.
Su Qiuyue’s expression grew grave.
She understood—the Fire Demon was about to unleash a Soul Path killing move.
She hadn’t expected this Fire Demon to have such attainment in both fire and the Way of the Soul.
This Soul Path killing move was a deadly counter to her Remnant Soul form—it would be hard to withstand.
In her urgency, Su Qiuyue activated the Burning Soul Secret Art, transforming into a stream of light that entered Mu Chenxi’s body.
With Mu Chenxi’s body as support, she could better exert her strength.
She could clearly sense that this time, the Fire Demon’s killing move was extraordinary—a fight to the death was inevitable.
Mu Chenxi also felt the crisis of death, shocked at how quickly it had arrived.
There wasn’t enough time before Yan Hua awakened.
Seeing Su Qiuyue had already used Soulburn Return Essence, Mu Chenxi no longer hesitated.
She too activated Soulburn Return Essence.
Both of their Divine Souls began to burn, red and blue lights rising from Mu Chenxi’s body, growing ever brighter.
Under the effects of Soulburn Return Essence, Su Qiuyue frantically deduced and perfected her own secret techniques of the Way of the Soul.
Countless Soul Threads floated out from Mu Chenxi’s body, emitting brilliant silver-white light.
The Soul Threads wove together, ultimately forming a dense Soul Web around Mu Chenxi and Bai Yue, radiating with Dao Resonance.
Though the Soul Web emitted a gentle, warm Dao Resonance, it felt unbreakable.
“Chenxi, remember this clearly—this is the secret art I developed to protect Master.”
Su Qiuyue’s voice was almost ethereal, but she solemnly reminded Mu Chenxi.
Let Chenxi recall the process of casting this secret art for her own enlightenment; next time, she would make it even more perfect.