She knew that things couldn't continue like this, and she had to take the initiative!
"Zi Ling, cover me!"
"Yes, Master."
Lightning erupted from Zi Ling's body, striking the statue and buying Rong Jiaojiao a few seconds.
In those few seconds, Rong Jiaojiao had enough time to use her divine soul power to draw a powerful Soul Burning Talisman.
The moment a powerful rune was completed, it transformed into a fire dragon burning with ghostly blue flames, colliding with the crimson pillar of light and unleashing a deafening roar. The entire ancestral hall trembled violently, and roof tiles fell off in a flurry.
The crimson pillar of light was forcibly torn apart, but the fire dragon's momentum did not diminish. It bit down on the statue, and the ghostly blue flames, which seemed to have no temperature, instantly engulfed the crimson pillar of light!
"Ah—!" A shrill scream came from the statue, as if something was struggling in the flames.
Rong Jiaojiao's gaze was icy, and her hand seals changed again: "Soul Annihilation!"
The fire dragon suddenly contracted, transforming into a blinding, eerie blue light that pierced deep into the statue!
"Bang!" The statue exploded, and countless black wisps scattered and fled, but were blocked by Rong Jiaojiao's spatial barrier and turned to ashes under the scorching flames.
The ancestral hall finally returned to calm, leaving only five unconscious villagers and a mess on the ground.
Rong Jiaojiao let out a long sigh of relief, fine beads of sweat appearing on her forehead.
That attack just now consumed a lot of her spiritual power, but it finally resolved the problem.
Zi Ling jumped back onto her shoulder, asking worriedly, "Master, are you alright?"
Rong Jiaojiao shook her head, about to speak, when suddenly her expression changed: "Oh no, villagers are coming!"
She threw several talismans at the five people on the ground, destroying their cultivation talents, and quietly left with Zi Ling. She didn't care what punishment the five people on the ground would receive.
Rong Jiaojiao stepped onto her flying sword, concealed her figure, and led Zi Ling to chase after Elder Li.
After flying for a while, she sensed a strong spiritual energy fluctuation coming from the eastern suburbs, which was vaguely mixed with an extremely cold and evil aura!
She increased her spiritual energy output, boosting her speed to its maximum, and sped off towards the eastern suburbs!
Beside the ancient well in the eastern suburbs, Elder Li stood with his sword in hand, his expression solemn.
Above the ancient well, a pitch-black vortex slowly rotated, from which came the wails of countless wronged souls, sending chills down one's spine.
In front of the vortex stood a man in black robes, his face hidden under a hood, only his scarlet eyes visible.
"Hehehe... I didn't expect that a mere little village could attract the attention of Xuan cultivators." The man in black robes chuckled sinisterly. "Too bad, you're too late."
Elder Li said coldly, "You refuse to be a decent human being and willingly become a puppet of demonic spirits. You think you can gain immortality, but you don't have many years left to live. You use demonic seeds to bewitch mortals and sacrifice living souls. Your crime is unforgivable!"
The man in black sneered, "Mortal ants, it is their honor to offer their souls for the revival of 'Your Majesty'!"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly raised his hand, and a black aura transformed into a giant claw, grabbing towards Elder Li!
Elder Li's sword light was like a rainbow, and he shattered the black claw with one strike. But immediately afterward, the vortex in the ancient well suddenly expanded, and countless vengeful spirits surged out like a tide, rushing towards him!
"How dare you be so presumptuous, you mere vengeful spirit!" Elder Li sneered, his longsword gleaming with dazzling golden light. Wherever the sword passed, the vengeful spirits vanished into thin air.
However, the man in black robes took the opportunity to form a hand seal, and the ground suddenly cracked open, with a huge white bone hand bursting out of the ground and slamming down on Elder Li!
"boom!"
Elder Li was forced back several steps by the attack, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
"Hehehe... Old man, your soul is probably more useful than those mortals. His Majesty will surely reward me!" The black-robed man laughed wildly, raising his skeletal hand again to grab him!
The vengeful spirits also rushed towards Elder Li, and at the same time, thick blood-fiend energy surged from the evil cultivator's body, surrounding Elder Li.
Elder Li snorted coldly, and several talismans appeared in his hand. The talismans instantly burned and transformed into several golden chains, binding all the vengeful spirits that rushed towards him!
At the same time, Elder Li cut his fingertip and quickly slashed across the sword. Blood seeped into the blade, and the sword light suddenly surged, transforming into a crimson streak that slashed straight at the giant white bone palm!
"Crack!" The skeletal hand was cleaved open by a sword, scattering bone fragments everywhere! The man in black robes groaned, clearly suffering a backlash.
"Old man, you do have some skill!" The black-robed man's voice was cold. Suddenly, he formed a hand seal, and the ground shook violently. The vortex in the ancient well spun wildly, and a huge skeleton slowly crawled out, with ghostly green flames dancing in its empty eye sockets!
When Rong Jiaojiao arrived, she saw the skeleton, which was three zhang tall, crawling out of the vortex. Thick bloody aura swirled around the white bones, and with each step it took, it left a black bloodstain on the ground.
"Elder Li!" she shouted, and the Soul-Burning Talisman shot out from her hand, the ghostly blue fire dragon roaring as it crashed into the skeleton's knee joint.
Zi Ling simultaneously transformed into a bolt of purple lightning, striking the black-robed man's face directly!
The man in black robes dodged hastily, his hood being pulled open by lightning, revealing a face covered in black patterns.
The lines writhed as if alive, appearing particularly grotesque.
"Another one coming to die!" The man in black robes laughed sneer, then suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood mist.
The blood mist condensed into countless poisonous needles in the air, raining down on the two people and the beast.
Elder Li shifted his sword stance, and golden sword light wove into a dense net.
Rong Jiaojiao then threw out five defensive talismans, which formed a barrier as they spun.
The poisoned needles struck the barrier with a sickening hissing sound, and even emitted wisps of blue smoke from the corrosion.
"Be careful, it's the Bone-Corroding Blood Poison!" Elder Li's expression changed drastically. "This person has already turned himself into a poison man!"
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the skeleton swung its massive bone hand down, and Rong Jiaojiao hurriedly used her divine sense to connect with the spatial node: "Spatial teleportation."
His figure instantly appeared ten feet away, and a deep pit was smashed into the spot where he had been standing.
Cold sweat beaded on her forehead—this skeleton possessed at least the strength of a Celestial Master!
"Split up!" Elder Li shouted, his figure flashing as his sword pointed directly at the spine of the skeleton. The sword light was like a dragon, slashing out a sharp golden light.
Rong Jiaojiao understood and immediately formed a pincer movement with Zi Ling, approaching the man in black robes from the left and right.
"Purple Spirit, Thunder Prison!"
"Understood!" Zi Ling's body surged with lightning, and in an instant, countless purple electric snakes intertwined into a net, trapping the black-robed man inside like a cage.
The man in black robes sneered, clasped his hands together, and surged with bloodthirsty energy, actually tearing a crack in the Thunder Prison!
"You think you can trap me with mere thunder magic?" He grinned maliciously, and with a flick of his sleeve, dozens of blood arrows shot out, heading straight for Rong Jiaojiao's face!
Rong Jiaojiao's eyes narrowed, and she quickly threw out a talisman, shouting, "Spirit Shield - Return!"
The blood arrow struck the spirit shield and bounced back. Caught off guard, the black-robed man was pierced through the shoulder by his own blood arrow, and black blood gushed out.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com