"Master!" Yue Ling transformed into a streak of silver light and swiftly protected her. The jade toad also "gurgled" and swelled to the size of a small mountain, forcefully blocking the falling boulder for her.
Rong Jiaojiao gritted her teeth and propped herself up, looking up—although the Demon Lord's divided soul had self-destructed, a wisp of remnant soul remained deep within the blood pool, frantically devouring the scattered blood energy around it, attempting to reconstruct its body!
"Not quite dead yet?!" Her pupils contracted, and alarm bells rang in her mind.
Sure enough, where the Demon Lord's divided soul had originally been, only a distorted mass of bloody mist remained, screaming in agony.
Fragments of demonic runes were faintly visible in the mist, being gradually devoured by the eerie light emanating from the thirteen soul orbs.
"Master, where are you?" Sensing that Rong Jiaojiao was injured, Zi Ling anxiously transmitted her voice, "We've come to find you."
Rong Jiaojiao wanted to respond, but suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood—the devoured soul power was running rampant in her body.
In her final moments of consciousness, she only had time to shoot the twelve array beads and soul beads into the blood mist, enveloping the blood mist and spiritual energy within the small secret realm, before plunging into endless darkness...
Just then, the rock strata overhead suddenly shattered, and countless sword lights poured down like a torrential rain, instantly pulverizing the remaining bloodthirsty energy!
"Owner!"
"Jiaojiao!"
A familiar voice came, but she was unable to respond.
"Jiaojiao!" Mo Bai flashed and caught her instantly, placing his palm on her back and frantically pouring in spiritual energy, trying to stabilize the chaotic energy within her body.
“She has devoured too much power that does not belong to her, and this power is not pure. It must be purified immediately!” Jun Yuangui said in a deep voice, flipping his hand to take out a bright green pill and stuffing it into her mouth.
"Boom!"
The entire underground space began to collapse completely, the blood pool dried up, the rock walls shattered, and countless restrictions collapsed.
"Leave here first!" an old man with white hair shouted, and with a wave of his sleeve, he tore through the void and opened up a temporary passage.
Without delay, everyone quickly evacuated.
——
Beyond the sea of fog, a temporary campsite.
Rong Jiaojiao lay on the jade bed, her body enveloped in a faint golden light. Mo Bai and Jun Yuangui took turns channeling spiritual energy into her to suppress the rampaging demonic soul power within her.
"She's incredibly audacious. She dares to devour impure power. It's utterly outrageous!" Leng Qianjue said with a mix of heartache and worry. "Three days have passed, and she still hasn't woken up."
“If it weren’t for that, we probably wouldn’t have been able to break through the blood pool’s restrictions so easily.” The white-haired old man shook his head. “This girl has been a great help.”
“But her current condition…” Mo Bai frowned, his fingertips trembling slightly.
"Don't worry, I won't die." Jun Yuangui snorted coldly, but the worry in his eyes was undisguised.
Just then, Rong Jiaojiao's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes.
"She's awake!" Zi Ling exclaimed in surprise.
Rong Jiaojiao's vision blurred for a moment before she could make out the people surrounding the bed. She forced a smile and said, "So I came out alive?"
"Yes, you're back." Mo Bai grasped her hand, his voice low. "The Demon Lord's divided soul has been completely annihilated, and the Blood Pool has also been destroyed by us."
Rong Jiaojiao let out a soft breath, but then she suddenly coughed violently. After a while, she spat out several mouthfuls of blood before the coughing stopped.
"Jiaojiao!"
Mo Bai's expression changed drastically, and he kept patting her back: "Are you alright? Where else does it hurt?"
The others also looked worried.
Rong Jiaojiao shook her head: "Cough... I'm fine, I'll be fine once the blood is expelled."
Looking around at the people, he asked, "Where are we? How did you all find me?"
Zi Ling, now a little sable, jumped onto her shoulder, nuzzled her cheek, and whispered, "Master, it's me..."
It told Rong Jiaojiao everything that happened after she was teleported away.
Upon hearing this, Rong Jiaojiao exclaimed in surprise, "So that means I've been teleported to the center of the Fog Sea?"
Everyone nodded.
"What about the others?"
When she woke up, she didn't see Lin Xiaoman and Qi Lan. As fellow Seal Bearers, they shouldn't have been absent.
Mo Bai replied, "Qi Lan is injured, and Lin Xiaoman is taking care of him."
Rong Jiaojiao frowned slightly, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes: "How badly is Qi Lan injured?"
"Don't worry, it's a bit heavy, but it won't damage the root."
Mo Bai added, "He was injured while saving Lin Xiaoman, so Lin Xiaoman has been taking care of him."
"That's good." Rong Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Ziling, "Thanks to you for leading the way, everyone found the Fog Sea. Otherwise, I don't know how long I would have been trapped in the Fog Sea."
Zi Ling tilted her head, her small eyes full of grievance: "Master, you scared me to death. I thought you were about to die."
Rong Jiaojiao felt a little guilty, so she hugged it and rubbed Ziling's little head: "I'm sorry. At that time, I couldn't control my spiritual power and soul power, and I couldn't break our master-servant contract. I almost died with you."
Zi Ling shook her head: "It's not Master's fault, Master didn't want this either. It's just that Zi Ling doesn't want to be without Master."
Rong Jiaojiao smiled, a warm feeling welling up inside her.
She looked out the window; the fog in the sea of mist was slowly dissipating in the wind, and the fog was already very thin.
"By the way, how has the Fog Sea changed since the Blood Pool was destroyed?" she asked, turning her head.
Mo Bai said, "In the center of the Misty Sea is a large island, and the Blood Pool is located beneath this island."
"The Blood Pool was the core of the Mist Sea's restrictions. Now that it has been destroyed, the mist over the Mist Sea has begun to gradually dissipate."
"It's estimated that the entire foggy sea will clear up soon."
"That's good." Rong Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief. "Now we can leave here smoothly."
Everyone nodded, a hint of relief in their eyes.
Although the adventure was extremely dangerous, thankfully it ended without any serious harm.
At this moment, Leng Qianjue spoke up: "Jiaojiao, you have absorbed an impure power this time, which has caused great damage to yourself. In the next few days, you must rest and recuperate, and you cannot afford to make any further mistakes."
Although they helped her purify herself, the damage was still there, and she would need time to recover.
Rong Jiaojiao nodded: "Thank you, Grandmaster, I know. Thanks to everyone this time, otherwise I might not have been able to come back."
Jun Yuangui said coldly, "Why are you saying all this? It's not like you wanted to."
The old man stood up: "Now that young friend Rong has woken up, I will go and see fellow Daoist Qi Lan first."
Leng Qianjue stood up to see her off, saying, "Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Wu, for Jiaojiao's injuries this time!"
The old man shook his head: "No need to be so polite. We're all in the same boat, just helping each other out."
Rong Jiaojiao also expressed her gratitude: "Thank you for treating my injury, senior."
She wanted to get up to thank him, but the old man waved her hand to stop her: "No need to get up. Your injuries are quite serious, and you need to take good care of yourself."
Rong Jiaojiao nodded: "Okay, thank you, Senior Wu."
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