From Cold Palace Princess to Celestial Empress Ch. 188
As her voice fell.
A vast and mighty surge of stellar energy erupted.
In the sky, Xiao Minghuang’s entire being blazed with endless flames, like an eternal star, indestructible and everlasting!
In an instant, sword intent surged forth like a tidal wave, transforming into an ocean. Flames soared, sword light surged, and dazzling starlight enveloped the entire world. Wherever the sword intent passed, blood boiled and blood mist evaporated.
That blood-red lotus, under the relentless onslaught of various divine abilities, was forcefully flung away!
Splat!
The True Demon’s body erupted with the sound of splattering blood.
The True Demon’s pupils contracted, and his expression turned extremely grim.
He never expected that his full-force strike would be blocked by this young girl!
In the most remote corner of the Eastern Pole in the Southern Region, such a terrifying forbidden prodigy could actually appear!
“You… are quite impressive! Since that’s the case, then you shall die!”
His eyes narrowed, and with a flick of his wrist, the white jade bone spear in his hand suddenly transformed into endless blood light, shooting toward Xiao Minghuang!
At the tip of the spear, blood-red lotuses bloomed, turning into ferocious serpentine shadows that coiled around the spear, like a venomous dragon emerging from the abyss!
Xiao Minghuang’s eyes were clear and bright. She stepped on the Seven Stars, her body as elusive as the wind and as light as a butterfly, dodging the attacks of the blood serpents. At the same time, she wielded the Crimson Glow Divine Sword, slashing toward the True Demon.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
For a moment, the long sword cleaved through the sky, and a dazzling web of sword qi crisscrossed, enveloping the True Demon!
The two engaged in a fierce battle in the sky, their clash intense and unrelenting. Blood rain fell, and starlight shimmered, obscuring the area for thousands of miles.
Above and below, divine abilities continued unabated, dyeing the sky a deep crimson.
Although Xiao Minghuang held the advantage of the battlefield, she still found it difficult to overcome the True Demon.
After all, this was a genuine True Demon at the Nascent Soul Transformation realm!
Although his strength had been weakened due to crossing realms and he was being repelled by the local Heavenly Dao, preventing him from unleashing his full power, he still posed a significant challenge to her.
Xiao Minghuang speculated that the True Demon’s peak strength must have reached a profound level within the Nascent Soul Transformation realm.
As for exactly how strong he was, she could not be certain.
After just a quarter of an hour of combat, Xiao Minghuang felt that her methods were becoming insufficient. All her divine abilities and treasures had been deployed, yet she still struggled to gain the upper hand.
Her strongest sword strike, which required a moment to unleash, had been dodged by the True Demon twice.
In battles between human cultivators, even in life-and-death struggles, it was rare for anyone to actively avoid their opponent’s strongest attack.
Because in battles between cultivators, it was not just about who was stronger, but also about whose will was stronger!
If one actively avoided their opponent’s strongest strike during a battle, it was tantamount to admitting inferiority, which could greatly affect their mental state and hinder future cultivation progress.
However, it seemed that demons did not place much emphasis on mental state, relying solely on physical strength to enhance their power. Xiao Minghuang believed this was not the right path.
Otherwise, they would not be called demons.
The battle gradually escalated to a fever pitch. After shattering a thousand-foot-long blood python, Xiao Minghuang consumed her last bottle of Meteor Star Liquid.
This precious spiritual liquid, capable of greatly enhancing one’s cultivation, had been reduced to a mere recovery medicine in her hands.
As she watched the blood pythons continue to condense and surge toward her from all directions, Xiao Minghuang felt a hint of unease.
Her elixirs were nearly depleted, and the power of the nation’s fortune was also beginning to wane. If she could not slay the demon today, this matter might not be easily resolved!
At this thought, Xiao Minghuang’s heart sank.
“Human girl, I shall grant you one final opportunity. Submit to me, and you shall become my right hand, and I will elevate you to the true status of the Joyful Saintess, sharing my fate and fortune from this day forth!”
The True Demon snorted coldly, his tone laced with arrogance and condescension.
After all, in his eyes, Xiao Minghuang was on the brink of utter defeat. If she did not surrender, death was certain.
According to the customs of their demonic kind, surrendering and becoming a servant or maid when unable to defeat an opponent was a common practice. Submitting to a stronger being was not seen as a disgrace but rather an honor.
Xiao Minghuang paid no heed to the True Demon, her gaze remaining cold and resolute: “I said, get lost!”
The True Demon’s eyes turned icy cold in an instant, and the white jade bone spear in his hand trembled violently.
“Since you remain obstinate, I shall send you to the Yellow Springs, shattering your soul and ensuring you never reincarnate!”
With a flick of his sleeve, the True Demon’s eyes flashed with ferocity. Gripping the Blood Lotus Spear in his right hand, he thrust it forward, and the spear’s aura surged several times, like a massive red light piercing through the heavens.
An endless aura of blood and malevolence emanated from the spear, and around its aura, it seemed as though tens of thousands of bloodthirsty demons had appeared, gnashing their teeth and roaring, eager to tear Xiao Minghuang to shreds!
Xiao Minghuang’s delicate brows furrowed slightly, her expression becoming unprecedentedly serious.
“Be careful!”
A voice called out from afar—it was Sheng Bailan.
In the next moment.
A pair of warm hands grasped hers.
“Minghuang, don’t forget the Twin Swords’ Union…”
Looking into those cold yet tender eyes, Xiao Minghuang instantly understood.
They still had one last card to play!
With her left hand holding Sheng Bailan’s hand, her right hand reached out into the void, and a pure white longsword materialized in her grasp.
Sheng Bailan mirrored her movements.
“Merge!”
In the next instant, the two swords fused into one!
A pure white longsword hovered above Xiao Minghuang and Sheng Bailan, radiating a blazing white sword light, as dazzling as the sun, making it impossible to keep one’s eyes open, yet also exuding an unparalleled sharpness.
The sword tip pointed directly at the True Demon, and in unison, Xiao Minghuang and Sheng Bailan spoke word by word:
“Twin Swords Merged, Invincible Under Heaven!”
As their voices fell.
Xiao Minghuang and Sheng Bailan simultaneously thrust their swords.
The sword tips pointed towards the heavens, piercing through the clouds!
Then, a brilliant sword rainbow, like a shooting star, swept out, annihilating the boundless sea of blood mist!
And then, it collided fiercely with the bone spear.
Boom!
The entire earth trembled, and the sky was swept by a terrifying shockwave, stirring up towering dust and flames.
The white jade bone spear in the True Demon’s hand, with blood patterns flowing and blood qi soaring, actually managed to block that fierce sword light.
But this terrifying sword rainbow did not stop at all, bypassing the bone spear, and fiercely stabbed towards the True Demon!
“Ah!”
The True Demon let out a scream, feeling as if his bones were about to crack, the pain piercing his heart. The white jade bone spear in his hand slipped and fell from the sky, nailed to the ground by that sword light.
“Boom…”
The sword light pierced through the True Demon’s chest, leaving a bloody hole in his chest, blood spurting out!
The True Demon was filled with rage, unable to believe that his heavenly-tier treasure had been struck down by a mere human girl!
But.
Xiao Minghuang gave him no time to catch his breath, instantly moving like lightning, transforming into a sharp sword, cutting through the sky, charging forward.
Sheng Bailan followed closely behind.
One after the other, two terrifying sword lights slashed down in an instant!
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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