Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 552 Ruoruo? Little Princess?! (3k8, please vote!)
Looking at the terrifying man before him, who resembled a lion, Venerable Qinghai's face twitched, feeling a chill creeping up his body.

He had underestimated the remnants of the Yin Valley.
Having gone through several major battles and endless escapes, she had repeatedly pushed her opponent to the brink of death, yet even in this dire situation, she still had trump cards up her sleeve!
What terrified Venerable Qinghai the most was the girl's subtle display of weakness in order to create a killing opportunity.

From their escape to their mutual support after exhaustion, and their bewildered state upon finally seeing the interior of the Sound Valley, everything was so human that Venerable Qinghai never even considered that the other party was actually acting.

She even dared to lie to her own man!

"What a vicious woman. I truly underestimated you." Venerable Qinghai's face turned pale and he was unable to regain his composure for a long time.

He glanced at the burly man beside the girl and said hoarsely, "However, even if I have fallen for your trick, you have still overlooked the most important point."

"Oh?" Hun Ruoruo said calmly, "I'd like to hear the details."

As she spoke, she slowly played with the water blade in her palm, its sharp, gleaming light shimmering on her fingertips, seemingly unconcerned about the provocation in the other person's words.

"Heh, being too confident won't end well."

The Venerable Qinghai's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he suddenly roared, "Tang Zhen! Don't think that just because you've changed your appearance, I won't recognize your blazing battle qi. If you don't want to invite trouble, get out of here at once!"

He paused, then said in a chilling tone, "Otherwise, when I report this to the branch hall, not only you, but the entire Burning Flame Valley will be buried for your actions today."

After speaking, Venerable Qinghai didn't even glance at Tang Zhen again, but instead stared meaningfully at the girl in front of him.

He understood Tang Zhen's character perfectly, and although the other party had successfully calculated everything, he had never considered that Tang Zhen's weak nature meant he wouldn't dare offend the Soul Hall.
Although he was the master of a valley, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a coward.

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A moment of silence fell over the air.

After a while, looking at the girl who also had a playful expression, the smile on Venerable Qinghai's face gradually faded.

He frowned slightly, turned his head to glance at Tang Zhen, only to find that the other party was looking at him with a look of disdain, as if he had not understood the threat in Tang Zhen's previous words at all.

In an instant, Venerable Qinghai's heart skipped a beat.

"you--"

"I am Tang Zhen, you rat, why do you spout such nonsense? If you want to fight, then fight!"

The lion-like man roared, his muscles bulging as he transformed into a terrifying figure like an iron fortress in a short time, creating a stark contrast with the petite girl beside him.

"What?! How is this possible?!"

The Venerable Qinghai's expression changed drastically. Looking at the fierce man before him, who was as powerful as a volcanic eruption, he felt that something was very strange about him.

Before he could think, the raging punch suddenly appeared above his head.

"Do not!!"

Tang Zhen, a peak five-star Dou Zun, possessed terrifying strength comparable to a Dou Zun even as a projection. As soon as he made his move, he punched Qinghai Zunzhe's head.

In his haste, Venerable Qinghai was unable to mount any decent counterattack and could only barely muster his fighting spirit to protect himself with his arms.

"Bang!!"

A deafening explosion rang out, and the entire valley seemed to tremble violently with the blow. Sand and gravel flew up, subtly transforming into several sandstorm tornadoes, which added even more power to Tang Zhen's attack.

"Ahhh!!!"

The joints of Venerable Qinghai's arms bent at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a crisp cracking sound rang out. Even his skull collapsed a bit under Tang Zhen's violent blow, making him look extremely ugly.

In just a moment, the demonic shadow that the Venerable Qinghai had transformed into was incinerated into nothingness, and his entire body was sent flying hundreds of feet away, embedding itself heavily in the ground.

Seeing this, Hun Ruoruo's gaze narrowed slightly, and she softly commanded, "Go!"

Immediately afterwards, the water blade that had been gathering momentum seemed to have eyes, ignoring the shield of the great formation, and struck directly at Venerable Qinghai's exposed arm!

"Om-"

"No, how could you ignore the great formation?!" The excruciating pain in his arm caused cold sweat to pour down the forehead of Venerable Qinghai, who roared in utter terror, "No!!!"

Without giving him any time to catch his breath, a cold light flashed on the water blade, instantly severing half of the Azure Sea Venerable's arm, revealing the smooth, flat flesh below, with clearly visible veins and textures!

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!"

In an instant, a shrill scream, so piercing it was inhuman, rang out, as if blood was being torn from the throat and sprayed out.

Despite landing a successful blow, the girl's expression remained calm and indifferent, as if the glorious feat of severing the arm of a Dou Zun was not her doing.

"Sorry, I forgot to mention, this is not Valley Master Tang himself, but a Dou Zun projection that we gave him after we saved his daughter."

Hun Ruoruo continued the previous topic with a smile, saying, "Don't you think it's ridiculous to threaten a projection in a place isolated from the outside world like this?"

Venerable Qinghai: "."

Tang Zhen: ()

Upon hearing this, the burly man slowly extended his thumb toward Hun Ruoruo from behind his back.

No one knows whether the Soul Array can affect the mind of the Dou Zun projection, because no fool would be willing to use the Dou Zun projection for this experiment; even the Soul Palace doesn't have such extravagance.

That's why Venerable Qinghai had no idea whether what the girl said was true or false!

Seeing the dark figure slowly rise from the sand and dust, frantically gathering the arms that looked like pieces of flesh on the ground, Hun Ruoruo couldn't help but shake her head.

"Fool, how could I have so easily chosen to summon the Dou Zun projection without thorough preparation?"

After speaking, she turned to look at Tang Zhen beside her.

As the girl's indifferent gaze swept over him, Tang Zhen's projection inexplicably trembled and instinctively straightened up.

Even though he already knew about Hun Ruoruo's schemes, Tang Zhen still felt a pang in his heart when he actually saw the miserable appearance of the Venerable Qinghai.

If it were my own daughter at the same age, she probably wouldn't even be able to defeat a peak Dou Huang, but this newly adopted niece is already close to killing a Dou Zun. What kind of situation is this?
No, if it weren't for the fact that the Qinghai Venerable had combat power comparable to a three-star, plus the help of that soul treasure, he would probably have been slaughtered by this girl long ago, leaving not even a trace.

"Well, girl, I already know what happened earlier. The item that Venerable Qinghai possessed is one of the secret treasures of your Sound Valley, the 'Golden Crow's Cry,' which has the effect of sealing the soul and even separating the soul from the body." Tang Zhen whispered, "If I were here in person, I could kill him with a single palm strike. Unfortunately, this projection is a soul imprint, which is exactly what his treasure counters. It's fortunate that we were able to hold him off. Don't delay, quickly enter Sound Valley!"

As he said, the reason why Hun Ruoruo did not choose to use the Dou Zun projection from the beginning was precisely because of the existence of the soul treasure 'Golden Crow'.

Once such a trump card is revealed at the very beginning, there is no doubt that it will be suppressed by the Venerable Qinghai, and they will have no chance to take advantage of the situation to come to Yin Valley.

It can be said that everything the girl planned was for this moment!
"Uncle Tang," Hun Ruoruo frowned slightly, "but what about your side?"

"Don't worry, a mere two-star Dou Zun brat can't do anything to me." Tang Zhen said in a low voice, "Remember to put in a good word for me with your mother. Also, there's a treasure hidden in that brooch. Remember to give it to your little boyfriend for me!"

Having said that, Tang Zhen transformed into a giant fiery lion, roared to the sky, and charged forward.

"Damn it, I have a family, I'm not afraid of dying!"

Demonic energy and blazing fire intertwined, roars and battle cries resounded throughout the entire valley in an instant. This was a life-or-death struggle between Dou Zun level experts, and no one would be lucky enough to escape before their blood ran dry!

"Wow!!!"

The sudden cry of the golden crow caused Xiao Yan, who was slowly groping through the yellow sand, to change his expression abruptly and become instantly alert.

"The Golden Crow Cries?" He murmured to himself, "Could it be that Venerable Qinghai has run into Ruoruo?!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan's heart clenched, and without the slightest hesitation, he was about to rush towards the direction of the previous sound.

Due to the special sealing effect within the formation, flying was clearly unrealistic, so he could only keep pulling his legs out of the yellow sand and run as fast as possible.

However, just as the young man had taken two steps, a weak voice suddenly rang in Xiao Yan's ear—

"do not go."

He turned his head and was overjoyed to see a beautiful figure staggering out of the sandstorm. "Ruo Ruo, are you alright?"

However, when he rushed to the girl's side, he suddenly realized that her fair and flawless skin was now covered again with dense golden crow patterns, as if it wanted to devour her bones and blood.

"This"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan's pupils immediately shrank to pinpoints.

Once activated, the Golden Crow's Cry will reawaken the patterns that have already attached to the surface of a person's body, and Hun Ruoruo's current state is clearly affected by the previous cry.

That feeling is like thorns embedded in the flesh, constantly contracting and scraping until they grind away the blood and turn it into nourishment for the cymbals!
It's safe to say that no one can imagine the pain the girl is enduring at this moment.
Before Xiao Yan could speak, Hun Ruoruo seemed to have found a safe haven. She completely relaxed her tense body and buried herself in his arms, her forearms tightening around him.

"Go to the east side, keep going and don't look back."

"I understand, don't say anything!"

Without any hesitation, Xiao Yan picked up the girl and ran for his life, letting the wind and sand fill his mouth and nose, causing excruciating pain in his lungs.

But without the ability to fly, even if the speed of travel is fast, it is far from comparable to usual. As time goes by, the patterns on the girl in his arms seem to absorb blood energy, emitting an increasingly bewitching light.

"Ruoruo?"

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"Joruo!"

Hearing the girl's unconscious moans, Xiao Yan felt as if his heart was being burned by fire, and he was extremely anxious.

According to Xiao Yan's understanding of the degree of pain, the other party at this moment is like the core step of refining the strange fire. As long as the consciousness falls into chaos or loses reason, it will be instantly devoured by the fire!

He glanced at the endless sandstorm ahead, then disengaged from his puppet form and roared, "If it hurts too much, pinch me hard, I can take it!"

Before he could finish speaking, the girl's clean fingernails dug deep into his skin, eliciting a painful cry that was anything but ladylike.

"Hey, Xiao Yan."

"I'm here."

"You'll remain a virgin for the rest of your life."

"what?"

Intermittent sounds rang in his ears, and Xiao Yan lowered his head in surprise, only to find a pair of monstrous eyes filled with a maniacal laugh.

Her pretty face was deathly pale, and traces of blood kept seeping from the corners of her parched lips, yet her smile grew even brighter as she gripped the young man's back with all her might.
"I...don't want to be in so much pain anymore."

Xiao Yan: "."

Perhaps only this uninhibited enchantress could joke around so freely at such a critical moment?

After an unknown amount of time, as the heavy dust gradually settled, a group of people traveling through the canyon suddenly appeared in Xiao Yan's field of vision.

"Someone?!"

Xiao Yan's eyes suddenly lit up. Those who could live here must be people from the Sound Valley. As long as they showed their tokens, the other party would definitely be able to recognize their identities.

However, even with hope at hand, he still activated his soul power to silently probe the soul fluctuations of everyone. After confirming that there was no sinister aura from the Soul Palace, he breathed a sigh of relief and shouted loudly:
"Please wait, everyone!"

"Ok?"

Upon seeing someone approaching, the group of people who had been wearing bamboo hats immediately turned around, and the leader leaped out, blocking Xiao Yan outside the canyon.

"An or Mo?" the man in the straw hat asked coldly.

A slightly wary voice rang out, causing Xiao Yan to pause in surprise, before replying with a hint of certainty, "I'm sorry, we are not—"

Before Xiao Yan could finish speaking, the man in the bamboo hat glanced at the unconscious girl in his arms, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he stood there stunned as if he had lost his soul.

After a long while, his lips trembled, and he suddenly cried out:

"This little princess?!"

(End of this chapter)