The little tiger cub in Wu Shuyi's arms let out a low growl and transformed into a striped tiger, pouncing on a low-level demon.
"I'm sorry!" Wu Shuyi's voice trembled slightly as she threw a fireball at the demon, forcing herself to look away from Qi Yu, and said, "I... I am not a coward! What I did just now was not my intention."
She was indeed selfish, but she never intended to actually harm anyone.
"I...I don't know why I said those things..."
Qi Yu raised an eyebrow in a subtle way.
In fact, just now, she was already treating Wu Shuyi as An Rong'er 2.0, but because other fellow disciples were present, she didn't directly break off relations.
I just didn't expect that Wu Shuyi still had some conscience and wasn't beyond redemption.
She had previously been captured by monsters. When controlled by monsters, she would indeed experience overwhelming negative emotions, and those with weak wills would find it difficult to resist the evil thoughts in their hearts.
However, it was somewhat unexpected that Wu Shuyi would risk his life to return and provide support instead of running away after breaking free from the demon's control.
Qi Yu casually severed the claw of a demon that pounced on Wu Shuyi from behind, and chuckled, "Then consider it a favor you owe me."
Wu Shuyi's eyes welled up with tears, her gaze hardened, and she nodded.
A bolt of blue-purple lightning struck down, turning several low-level demons on the ground, whose limbs had been severed by Qi Yu and which were still writhing, into charred pieces.
"You have to live to repay a favor." Yan Shi said speechlessly as he flew to their side. "Couldn't you consider the occasion before expressing your true feelings?"
Qi Yu smiled at him, "Sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood!"
Because of the system's tricky design, she couldn't kill these monsters directly unless absolutely necessary. With Yan Shi's help, she wouldn't have to suffer the system's punishment.
They had eliminated all the low-level demons in the main hall, leaving only four mid-level demons and the still-unmoved Demon Lord Chenyan.
The colorful tiger killed a demon and jumped back to Wu Shuyi's side. The three people and the beast stood back to back, guarding each other.
The Demon Lord Chenyan remained motionless. Dark purple demonic energy emanated from his body, which was divided into four streams and sent into the four mid-level demonic objects.
Those mid-level demons cloaked in human skin seemed to have drunk some fine nectar, their auras suddenly becoming much stronger.
Inside the main hall, the stench emanating from the mid-level demonic creature, which had been faintly present, suddenly exploded!
Qi Yu couldn't help but cover her nose and roll her eyes.
Back in the Spirit Academy, Lai Pi, a mid-level demon, was already quite infamous.
There are four here!
It still smelled bad because it was blessed by a demon lord!
It's practically a biological weapon.
Yan Shi tossed two pieces of veil from his sleeve to Qi Yu and Wu Shuyi.
"Put them on!"
Qi Yu hurriedly put it on, and the pervasive stench immediately lessened considerably.
Upon seeing this, the expressions of the several humanoid mid-level demons grew even more somber.
Mid-level demons are easily detected because of their stench, and Qi Yu and the other two's actions were a blatant slap in the face to them!
"Prepare to die!"
A mid-level demon dressed in a gorgeous light purple dress charged towards Qi Yu, who was making the most exaggerated movements.
Qi Yu brandished his sword to meet the attack.
The monster was extremely fast, arriving in front of Qi Yu almost instantly.
She was surrounded by demonic energy from all directions, but Qi Yu shattered it all.
The demonic aura shattered, revealing the ferocious face of the mid-level demon. The demon's claws swiftly and fiercely clawed at Qi Yu's cheek, leaving a long gash.
Qi Yu took a few steps back, dodging the demon's next attack.
She reached out her left hand to wipe the blood from her cheek, while her other hand, which was gripping the sword, was sweating.
The other three demons also began to fight Yan Shi and Wu Shuyi, while the Demon Lord Chen Yan sat leisurely in the main seat in the distance, as if watching a play, gently shaking his wine cup.
The Demon Lord Shenyan's thin lips were stained crimson by the red liquid in the wine cup. Noticing Qi Yu's gaze, he grinned at her from afar, revealing a bloodthirsty smile.
The wound on her cheek stung slightly, but Qi Yu pursed her lips and continued to confront the demon dressed in a light purple dress.
The system's electronic voice suddenly sounded.
[Damage detected in the host's body; healing will be provided shortly using the Holy Mother's Aura~]
Suddenly, a halo of the Virgin Mary appeared, shining faintly and rapidly healing the wound on her cheek.
The faint light was unremarkable; an ordinary cultivator would probably just think it was a healing spell similar to a rejuvenation technique.
However, the remaining five demons in the hall seemed to be slightly distracted, as if they were attracted by some supreme treasure.
The Demon Lord Chen Yan paused slightly, his crimson eyes reflecting the faint light, a blend of golden and dark purple radiance within them.
I really want to...
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, his purple eyes shone with an astonishing brightness. He downed the liquid in his wine cup in one gulp and looked at the girl in black with an air of certainty.
Yan Shi withdrew his hand and flashed back to Qi Yu's side, looking at the several demons that had suddenly stopped moving for some reason with a puzzled expression.
"What happened?"
Qi Yu frowned and shook her head.
The wound on her cheek was repaired and looked brand new, and the faint glow of the Virgin Mary's halo gradually disappeared.
The mid-level monsters also suddenly realized what was happening and began to eagerly approach.
The Demon Lord Chenyan stood up, crushed the wine cup in his hand into powder, and said in a deep and unquestionable voice, "Step back."
Several mid-level monsters stood there unwillingly.
"How dare you covet my things..." The Demon Lord Chenyan looked displeased and waved his hand, his demonic energy forcing the mid-level demons to their knees.
Qi Yu frowned more and more, watching Chen Yan Demon Lord's actions with a puzzled expression.
Did they have an internal conflict?
"This is terrible, Grandmaster Uncle..." Yan Shi stood in front of her with a grim expression, looking at the approaching Demon Lord Chen Yan, and hesitated, "It seems he's coming for you..."
Qi Yu: "?"
The Demon Lord Chen Yan stared intently at her with his deep purple eyes, a subtle smile playing on his lips.
Qi Yu: "..."
It seems like they really came for her...
She shifted her gaze to the other mid-level demons and found that they were all staring at her with the same look as the Demon Lord Chen Yan, as if they were drooling with desire.
Qi Yu: "???"
What did she do?!
Why did they suddenly focus all their firepower on her?!
As the Demon Lord Chenyan watched Qi Yu's constantly changing expressions, he chuckled softly twice.
He stretched out his right hand, fingers spread wide, and Qi Yu was instantly pulled into his palm by an irresistible force.
"Grandmaster Uncle!"
"Jade Smoke!!"
Yan Shi and Wu Shu were so shocked by the sight that they were about to rush forward, but Shen Yan Demon Lord casually waved his sleeve, causing them to spit out a cloud of blood and fly out of the palace.
Qi Yu gritted his teeth, and a crimson flame quietly gathered in his hand.
The Demon Lord Shenyan hadn't made a move earlier because he simply found watching them fight interesting.
Otherwise, crushing these few cultivators with low cultivation levels would be as easy as turning one's hand.
She didn't know what had made the Demon Lord Chen Yan suddenly lose his patience and only want to devour her.
But she knew that if she didn't fight to the death...
He's about to die!
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