The demon man's pupils contracted sharply, and the seemingly chaotic wounds suddenly glowed with golden light within his body.
He then realized with a start that Bai Ying's previous attacks had precisely avoided vital points, but had buried countless golden threads in his meridians.
These golden threads are now intertwining into a net, forcibly gathering his scattered life essence towards the life gate between his eyebrows!
"Despicable!" The demonic runes slithered wildly around his body, like countless burning dark purple venomous snakes.
With a roar like a trapped beast, his body began to swell violently, and terrifying lumps of flesh bulged under his skin, as if countless hands were frantically scratching at him.
"I have not lost yet!" His voice was filled with resentment and anger, making the surrounding air tremble.
So what if Bai Ying discovers his secret? He's not just capable of that!
The demon man's body suddenly exploded, spewing out countless plumes of pitch-black smoke.
The black smoke, carrying a nauseating stench, resembled thousands of hungry venomous snakes, frantically lunging at Bai Ying.
Bai Ying remained expressionless, and with a slight movement of her jade fingers, a protective array shimmering with golden light instantly appeared. Mysterious runes flowed across the surface of the array, resembling a sturdy city wall that firmly blocked the corrosive black smoke.
However, things took an unexpected turn for Bai Ying.
These seemingly ordinary black wisps of smoke possess an astonishing corrosive power. Like maggots clinging to bones, they relentlessly gnaw at the array's defenses.
The runes on the surface of the formation began to dim, and the golden light gradually weakened.
Upon seeing this, the demon man let out a maniacal laugh: "Hahahaha!" His demonic energy surged, and the black smoke spewing from his seven orifices seemed almost tangible. "You think you can defeat me just because you've broken the 'Mysterious Yin Undying Body'? This Netherworld Bone-Corroding Smoke is made from the essence of ten thousand living souls! It can corrode anything!"
Wherever the black smoke passed, even the air hissed and crackled.
The protective array set up by Bai Ying trembled violently, and the golden runes dimmed even faster. It seemed they would corrode Bai Ying's body at any moment!
Even more terrifying, distorted human faces could be vaguely seen within the black smoke, emitting mournful howls.
Upon hearing the word "erosion," a cold glint flashed in Bai Ying's eyes.
She flipped her wrist, and an antique jade pendant appeared in her palm.
This jade pendant is dark red all over, and its surface is engraved with strange patterns, giving it a mysterious aura.
The moment the jade pendant appeared, a bizarre scene unfolded.
The black smoke that was frantically eroding the formation seemed to have encountered a natural enemy, and actually surged towards the jade pendant on its own.
The jade pendant was not activated, but even so, all the black smoke was absorbed.
The patterns on the surface of the jade pendant shone brightly, and the dark red light stained the surrounding darkness with a blood-red hue.
A hint of joy flashed in Bai Ying's eyes. Just as she had thought, the black smoke with corrosive properties was directly absorbed into the corrosive jade pendant.
The demon man's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief: "This...how is this possible?"
Unwilling to give up, he released a large amount of black smoke again, but no matter how hard he tried, the black smoke was completely swallowed up by the jade pendant, like moths drawn to a flame.
Enraged, the demon man bit his tongue hard, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the ground.
Unlike before, he was now clearly burning his own life essence in an attempt to escape!
His essence blood instantly transformed into a blood-red rune. The rune shone brightly, and a powerful force erupted from it, attempting to break through Bai Ying's formation.
"It's too late."
Bai Ying's voice was as cold as ice. The golden light formed from the dragon scales descended from the heavens like a celestial being, striking the blood-red vital point precisely in the one-thousandth of an instant the demon man was about to escape.
"puff--"
The muffled thud of flesh being pierced echoed within the shrine. The demon man stood frozen, the blood hole between his brows like a shattered mirror, cracks rapidly spreading across his entire body. He lowered his head with difficulty, watching his once-proud demonic body weather and peel away at a visible speed.
"So...that's how it is..." His voice began to break, as if it came from a great distance, "All those chaotic attacks you had before...were all for...this moment...you actually used that golden thread to create an array inside my body. Hahahaha, no wonder they lost to you! I have never seen such a cunning person as you!"
Bai Ying stood still as a pine tree, her blood-stained robes fluttering even without wind. She did not answer, but silently watched this once arrogant demon meet his end. Each piece of his shed flesh turned to dust in the air, revealing the twisted and struggling demonic soul within.
"Click"
The moment the last piece of the body shattered upon hitting the ground, a blinding beam of blood-red light suddenly shot out from the remains! Within that blood-red light, the ferocious face of the demon man could be vaguely seen; it was his natal demon soul, cultivated for a thousand years.
"I'll remember you!" The demonic soul let out a heart-wrenching shriek, its speed almost breaking through the limitations of space. "Once I reshape my physical body, I will make you..."
You don't have that chance anymore.
Bai Ying was prepared. With a quick hand gesture, she conjured a spell. The dragon scales suspended in mid-air suddenly unfurled, transforming into a golden cage over ten feet in diameter, trapping the fleeing demonic soul. At the same time, a pale white purifying flame ignited in her right palm, with faint Sanskrit characters flowing within the flames.
"Sizzle sizzle—"
The sound of the demonic soul crashing against the cage was chilling, like hot oil being poured on raw meat.
He charged wildly, each contact causing his soul to dissipate, yet he could never break free of this cage specifically designed to suppress evil spirits.
"No! Don't kill me!" The demon's voice suddenly turned pleading. "I can tell you the entire 'Mysterious Yin Undying Body' technique! And the demon realm's plans in the human world!"
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