The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 536 - 307: Ambush the Demoness_2

Chapter 536: Chapter 307: Ambush the Demoness_2

One was an Evil Technique, the other was a legitimate technique of the Witch Sect.

High and low were immediately discerned, directly restrained.

"Courting death!"

From within the tunnel, a woman’s shriek echoed.

Her spells were broken, and Lady Liu was obviously injured. Even more distressing for her was that the Cat Ghost she had painstakingly captured was swept away.

In fact, it was fortunate that Lv San had a compassionate heart and couldn’t bear to hear these poor souls suffer, so he directly guided them to release.

Had he used force against force, he could have controlled the Cat Ghost, causing it to backlash against Lady Liu, resulting in her being consumed and dying by the many Cat Ghosts.

She was evidently aware of this, and without hesitation, she turned to flee.

"Where are you escaping to?"

The robust monk Cheng Jue roared in anger, his sturdy body whooshing forward.

Though he had awakened his bodily senses, the passage was already opened by Li Yan, and with his keen hearing, he could roughly determine Lady Liu’s position.

The grand monk exerted force with his foot, producing two thunderous booms, leaping into the air. In midair, his hand gestures suddenly transformed, his right palm facing down, fingers naturally extended, resembling a Divine Statue Vajra as he descended.

This was the Buddhist Demon-suppressing Seal, representing Buddhas and Bodhisattvas subduing demons and protecting all beings in peace.

With a thunderous crash, soil flew in all directions.

Unlike Li Yan’s Thunder Technique, with the Buddhist Dharma Seal and his formidable body, the ground above the secret tunnel directly collapsed under Cheng Jue’s strike.

Whoosh!

A figure burst out from the soil.

With the path ahead blocked, Lady Liu could only flee across the ground.

Li Yan finally saw what this woman looked like.

She was not tall, her figure graceful, her face beautiful, with a hint of enchantment among purity. Yet her face was deathly pale, and there was blood at the corner of her mouth.

Judging by her age, she was probably only seventeen or eighteen.

Although her spells backlashed, injuring her, her aura remained potent. Moreover, judging by her skills, she had already stepped into Force Transformation!

No, something was off!

This woman had not returned to life!

Li Yan frowned, suddenly realizing something was amiss.

Based on the timing of his father’s assassination, if this woman reincarnated and returned to life, she could be at most ten years old, unless she did not reincarnate but rather possessed someone.

However, if she was possessed, her Divine Soul would not match the body, and she would suffer day and night. How could she still have the energy to refine so many Cat Ghosts?

Though puzzled, Li Yan still blocked her escape route with the Duan Chen Blade, taking just a few steps.

But faster than him was Cheng Jue.

"Leave her!"

The grand monk roared furiously, lowering his body, stepping forward, directly reaching beneath Lady Liu. His strong physique was dragon-like as he drew an arc with his palm before suddenly leaping into the air.

Sparrow Earth Dragon!

Li Yan recognized this move, present in many boxing techniques, including the Red Fist he practiced, concentrating on attacking the lower body.

But this monk was evidently using the Vajra Fist.

Just as Lady Liu leaped into the air, Cheng Jue used this move with remarkable precision, directly seizing her ankle.

Boom!

Showing no tenderness, Cheng Jue yanked fiercely, and Lady Liu’s entire body crashed to the ground.

An ordinary person would likely have shattered bones from such an impact, but Lady Liu only had internal injuries, spewing blood.

Her reaction was swift too, twisting her body like a python, entwining around Cheng Jue’s arm, her legs wrapping up in an exceedingly suggestive manner.

Having stepped into Force Transformation, Lady Liu’s seemingly intimate position exerted a force like a python crushing its prey.

"Demoness!"

Cheng Jue, whose Dao was deeper, had reached the peak of Force Transformation, showing no fear. His arm suddenly tensed, muscles bulging like fine steel, preventing Lady Liu from breaking it no matter how much force she applied.

Simultaneously, Cheng Jue’s other palm struck out fiercely.

His palm was flush red, seeming to swell briefly, whistling through the wind, precisely the Vigorous Vajra Palm.

If this palm landed, Lady Liu’s legs would shatter.

However, she suddenly opened her mouth, spitting a large cloud of red mist that enveloped Cheng Jue entirely.

At the same time, she twisted her body into an odd posture, evading Cheng Jue’s strike.

With a muffled grunt, Cheng Jue surprisingly said nothing and sat cross-legged, placing his hands palms up on his lower abdomen, his right hand atop his left, thumbtips touching.

This was the Buddhist Zen Seal, able to protect one’s mind.

Li Yan naturally knew why the other had stopped.

That red mist was bizarre; even from ten meters away, he felt it in his nose, and a certain part of him began to rigidly rise.

What a potent aphrodisiac!

"It’s poisonous; stay back, all of you!"

Li Yan shouted loudly, immediately holding his breath.

While speaking, he exerted force with his feet, as if shrinking the ground to an inch, reaching Lady Liu’s side in two steps, thrusting his blade out.

"Hahaha..."

Lady Liu laughed wildly, her body seeming boneless, using a completely irrational posture to effortlessly evade the Duan Chen Blade. At the same time, she kicked Li Yan’s head with another foot.

As she moved, she taunted non-stop, "Boy, back then, it was I who killed your father. Such a pity, he died not knowing who he had provoked..."

Li Yan had repeatedly foiled Ghost Sect’s plans, especially killing the "Red Lady," so his information was already shared when he left Dangyang County.

When he arrived in Wuchang, Lady Liu was naturally aware, and the time she sent the Mei Mountain brothers to ambush was on her orders.

This speech was aimed at disturbing Li Yan’s psyche.

However, though Li Yan wore a dark expression, his gaze remained calm, his Duan Chen Blade cutting left, sweeping up, and slashing horizontally... each strike faster than the last.

Though Lady Liu’s movement technique was superior to Li Yan’s, she couldn’t escape under such rapid strikes.

Meanwhile, Cheng Jue entered Zen meditation, dispelling the red mist with gusting winds, and the crimson on his skin gradually returned to normal.

Law Enforcement Hall Martial Monks also encircled.

Even Lv San, holding the dead kitten, stared unblinkingly at her, muttering, evidently casting a spell.

Lady Liu could clearly feel a cold killing intent emanating from her heart, and the wounds from the broken Cat Ghost spell began to backlash.

"Courting death!"

Desperate, Lady Liu dodged the Duan Chen Blade with a swift move, entwining Li Yan’s body like a python.

The posture was somewhat suggestive but carried a lethal intent, as if trying to crush Li Yan’s spine with immense force.

Her technique was more like the yoga techniques from Shendu (ancient India), but also mixed with cunning and venomous tricks from the pugilistic world.

However, Li Yan had been waiting for this moment.

Clatter!

The Soul Hook whistled into action.

Lady Liu’s enigmatic movement technique was exceptional, and Li Yan feared she might dodge, so he hadn’t used the Soul Hook immediately.

Now, with her actively entangling him, there was no time for her to evade.

Sure enough, as the Soul Hook coiled, Lady Liu’s body stiffened, her pupils quickly losing focus as she slipped limply from Li Yan’s grasp.

As expected, this demoness had some sort of Amulet on her, impeding the Soul Hook.

However, Li Yan’s Soul Hook had long been enhanced.

Learning the Magic Method from Liu Gang and absorbing the Bone Claw left by the Ancient Night Owl, it only took a slight flick to break through her Magic Artifact.

Without hesitation, Li Yan sliced with a few backhand strokes, severing her hands and feet, and stabbed her Dantian with another thrust.

Regardless of her skill, with her Dantian broken, she couldn’t circulate her energy, and with her limbs severed, she had no chance of escape.

Knowing she held much intelligence, he would interrogate her before killing her.

Having done this, Li Yan retrieved the Soul Hook and twirled his blade, flinging the bloodstains off.

"Ah!"

Awakening, Lady Liu let out a miserable scream.

In her perception, it was as if her vision had gone black, and regaining consciousness, she found her limbs lost and her Dantian throbbing in pain.

Realizing escape was futile, madness flickered in her eyes. Enduring the pain, she glared at Li Yan, gritting her teeth, "Boy, wait for it, when I return, I’ll make you beg for death..."

Before finishing, she suddenly spewed a mouthful of blood.

The demoness had indeed planted Gu Poison within her, and now her heart had ruptured, her breath weakening.

Li Yan frowned, immediately understanding her intent.

Zhao Changsheng had mastered the Rejuvenation Technique, allowing people to return to life. At worst, she would die and be reborn through Secret Techniques, rejoining the world.

Li Yan glanced coldly, and the Soul Hook once again flew out, directly extracting a cold aura from her body and unhesitatingly shredding it.

"It was a nice dream..."