An emperor in his later years is summoned by his sister to save the nation's fate.

Without hesitation, he burned his Quasi-Emperor soul power once again!

"boom!"

A powerful soul flame erupted from the ring, forcibly severing the rule lock that the Painted Skin Ghost was trying to peel off.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Yao Lao's soul power enveloped Xiao Fan, carrying him away as a blur, and they retreated rapidly.

"Bang!" The Painted Skin Ghost missed its target, its claws leaving several deep, bottomless grooves in the rock.

Xiao Fan was covered in cold sweat.

Although they escaped the deadly attack of the Painted Skin Demon, they did not go far. They barely managed to hide behind a pile of rocks at the edge of the valley, where they temporarily concealed their presence.

"Master...that monster is too terrifying! Let's run away quickly!" Xiao Fan swallowed hard, still shaken.

Shh! Don't make a sound.

The old apothecary's voice, however, carried a hint of surprise and doubt as he stopped him: "The aura of another living being is approaching, and it is very peculiar. Let's hold back for now and let this newcomer test the strength of that evil spirit."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan immediately held his breath and peered out through the crack in the rock.

Accompanied by a soft rustling sound, a cold figure, holding a banner of ten thousand souls that exudes a strong yin energy, slowly walked into this valley shrouded in yin energy.

The person who arrived was none other than Lu Xueyao!

When Lu Xueyao arrived at the Yellow Spring Blood Pool, which was bubbling with scarlet bubbles.

"Girl...do you think I'm beautiful?"

That chilling voice echoed once more beside the blood pool.

The exquisite figure of the Painted Skin Ghost had somehow drifted to a spot not far in front of Lu Xueyao, attempting to trigger the murder pattern with the same question.

Hiding behind the pile of rocks, Xiao Fan watched this scene and sneered inwardly.

"This reckless woman dares to venture into a place like this alone. It would be best if that evil spirit skinned her alive right now. While the monster is devouring people and letting its guard down, perhaps I can seize the opportunity to enter the blood pool and claim my chance!"

He stared intently at Lu Xueyao, waiting for her to be dominated by fear like himself and give an answer of "beauty." However, Lu Xueyao only glanced coldly at the painted-skin ghost, her eyes showing no ripples or fear.

She parted her lips slightly, her tone even carrying undisguised disdain.

"It's too ugly."

Upon hearing this, not only Xiao Fan was stunned, but even the Painted Skin Ghost showed a brief moment of astonishment on its exquisite face.

But what followed was a fit of rage!

"Ugly? How dare you call me ugly?"

The Painted Skin Demon let out a venomous shriek: "Since that's the case, then give me your skin."

Lu Xueyao's unconventional answer, while not echoing the question about the Painted Skin Ghost, still triggered its most fundamental murderous principle: forcibly peeling off the skin!

Facing the enraged and attacking A-level Painted Skin Ghost, Lu Xueyao remained calm and composed.

Without even lifting her eyelids, she simply flipped her hand and shook the Ten Thousand Souls Banner!

"Starving ghost, ghost bride, both of you, come out!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Accompanied by two muffled explosions, two eerie figures, one bluish-black and the other scarlet, exuding terrifying A-level pressure, descended upon Lu Xueyao like two mountains!

"Hiss—!" Xiao Fan, who was hiding in the shadows, almost screamed because his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Just as the Painted Skin Ghost was about to get close, the Ghost Bride struck first! A red light flashed in her lifeless eyes, and her red embroidered shoes moved slightly.

A thick, foul-smelling stream of strange blood instantly gushed out from under its feet, spreading like a fountain directly to the feet of the Painted Skin Ghost!

The Painted Skin Ghost's body, which was originally as fast as lightning, began to twist wildly the moment it was stained with the ghost's blood. Its beautiful face began to twist wildly, its limbs seemed to be filled with lead, and its entire body was forcibly suppressed and frozen in place.

But the Painted Skin Ghost is still an A-level ghost, and its depth is equally terrifying.

It let out a non-human roar, its body bursting with a pale light as it tried to forcefully break free from the oppressive rules of the Blood Demon.

However, the starving ghost, which was already thirsty and desperate, would not give it any chance at all!

The starving ghost, with its mountain of flesh, lunged forward.

Its thick arms actually transformed into two ethereal shadows in mid-air—this was the killing pattern it inherited from the headless ghost!

"Pfft!"

The enormous hand of the Starving Ghost pierced through the pale light that the Painted Skin Ghost was resisting without any hindrance, and grabbed its head.

Then, with a crisp sound, the exquisitely beautiful head of the Painted Skin Ghost was easily plucked off by the Starving Ghost as easily as picking a watermelon!

Even after its head was removed, the headless body of the Painted Skin Ghost did not fall down. Instead, it frantically waved its hands, trying to forcefully activate the last trace of the skinning killing pattern.

"Still not behaving yourself?"

Lu Xueyao snorted coldly, and the Starving Ghost immediately understood, once again using the stitching rules within its body.

Countless jet-black hairs surged out from the starving ghost's body!

The Starving Ghost's characteristic is that no matter how low-level the monster it devours, it can forcibly elevate its original weak killing patterns and assimilate them to a terrifying level that matches its own A-level!

This means that at this moment, these originally only C-level strange hairs, in its hands, are now tough enough and have enough strangulation power to kill A-level strange creatures of the same level!

The dense, jet-black hair, like a wrapped rice dumpling, instantly bound the still struggling headless body of the Painted Skin Ghost into a black cocoon.

No matter how fiercely it resisted inside, it couldn't move an inch.

Immediately afterwards, the starving ghost suddenly opened its mouth and let out a chilling laugh that sent shivers down one's spine.

It picked up the huge black cocoon with both hands, stuffed it directly into its mouth, and swallowed it whole, skin and bones, in a few bites!

With two A-level supernatural beings joining forces, this elusive and unpredictable monster was easily crushed and devoured before it could even fully unleash its core rules!

I witnessed this shocking, even one-sided, brutal killing.

Inside the Dragon Kingdom's live stream room, the barrage of comments rolled like snowflakes.

"Holy crap! That's insane! Is this the true value of having two A-rank champions together at the same time?"

"When others encounter an A-level anomaly, they try to survive; Lu Xueyao is practically ordering food online with two A-level bodyguards!"

"Xueyao's comment about him being too ugly was absolutely hilarious! It was a combination of physical exorcism and a mental blow; the Painted Skin Ghost will probably die with its eyes wide open in disbelief!"

Meanwhile, Xiao Fan, who was hiding behind the pile of rocks, was completely terrified.

His ancient sacred body was now trembling slightly, uncontrollably.

"Master...who exactly is that woman? She can actually control two evil spirits! She must also be a high-level evil spirit disguised as a living person! Let's leave quickly, or we'll be doomed if she discovers us!" Xiao Fan frantically communicated with Yao Lao in his mind, desperately wanting to escape this dangerous place.