Daemon Qi surged in Li Qingshan’s body like bubbling lava. Under the restraints of the golden dragon, he lifted his head bit by bit and let out an earth-shaking roar.

  Immediately, like the violent eruption of a volcano, like a passing storm, the roar rushed through the entire zone, sweeping up billions tonnes of rock, turning the world into chaos.

  The Daemon Kings all panicked. The violent heat gradually receded; fear filled their minds. They recalled when they were still wild beasts, how they should scatter and flee as soon as they heard a sound like that.

  That was the king of myriad beasts!

  At this moment, even Si Long could only look up at him in disbelief, serving as a contrast.

  On the distant mountain, Rāhu Xiaoming also heard the warrior roaring with battle spirit. He leapt up and smiled. “That’s more like it! Li’l Y, you’ve waited for a very long time now too, so fight alongside me!” He picked up a stone, drew his slingshot, and was ready to fire.

  Su Mirao lowered her umbrella. Her expression changed.

  Suddenly, she stared at Xiao An again and studied her. “What is your relationship with him?”


  “It’s got nothing to do with you.” Xiao An pointed the Buddha Slaying sword at Su Mirao.

  “Really? How difficult to accept is that? But is this worth it? Sacrificing everything just to win over the heart of a man, only for him to never truly belong to you.” Su Mirao lamented. “With your talents and intelligence, as well as the legacy of white bone, you would have incinerated this world and ascended to the six realms a long time ago if it weren’t for him tying you down.”


  “You don’t understand.”


  Xiao An let go with her left hand. The Immortal Relinquished sword dove into the space there, circling around Su Mirao. Its sharp light flickered in and out of existence. Then she waved her hand, and the Skeleton Demons whistled back, assembling the Skeleton Demon Formation and surrounding Su Mirao.

  Su Mirao was surprised, not because of the threat from the formation and the sword, but because Xiao An was completely vulnerable from behind, basically in dire straits.

  Sure enough, no longer stopped by the Skeleton Demons and seeing Su Mirao in danger, the Daemon Kings immediately unleashed their innate abilities, which hurtled over like a great wave.

  A strong-bodied woman in black with a cold, proud expression turned into a black panther. Stepping on lightning, she accelerated to the limit. Lightning and thunder roared in her mouth, turning into a crackling pit of electricity, possessing terrifying destructive power.

  The Lightning Shadow Panther King was one of the past Seventy-two Daemon Kings. She possessed the bloodline of the lightning beast, having reached the peak of the third heavenly tribulation a long time ago. However, she never left the nine provinces because she refused to part with the Nine-tailed Fox Empress.

  This move, Thunder Bite, was her strongest innate ability. Coupled with the accelerating ability, Lightning Strike, who knew how many cultivators she had killed. Most of them died in a single strike.

  Xiao An’s bones were tough, but she would be injured if she received a strike like this. There were the attacks from all the other Daemon Kings behind her too, so Xiao An’s life was in danger.

  At this exact moment, a scarlet tiger leapt out, lunging towards the Lightning Shadow Panther King. The wings of wind on its back reached thousands of metres long as it turned around and let out a roar.

  Roar!

  The Daemon Kings all backed down fearfully, unable to muster the courage to take a step forward. They clearly possessed an absolute advantage in numbers, but they all felt like they were facing this king of beasts alone.

  Su Mirao widened her eyes. She was in disbelief.

  Then she saw how the scarlet tiger was drenched in blood.

  Like Giving Wings to a Tiger, the Tiger Demon’s Killing Roar, and the Frenzy of the Tiger Demon were the three great innate abilities of the Tiger Demon Transformation. Under the state of the tiger demon, he could push them to the limit, which was why he could break free from the golden dragon’s restraints, take down the Lightning Shadow Panther King, and overwhelm the daemons with a single roar.

  He met Xiao An’s clear eyes again. She was basically gambling with her life. If Li Qingshan had responded just a moment slower, or if he was unable to break free from Si Long, it was very likely for her to die here.

  No, even if she lost the gamble, she would still be able to completely awaken Li Qingshan’s fighting spirit and free him from the influence of the bewitchment.

  Originally, Su Mirao planned on continuing to use Shen Mengdie to threaten Li Qingshan. Now, she was actually unable to say anything at all.

  The Immortal Relinquished sword suddenly shot out from space, gliding along a twisted and profound path. A hundred and thirty nine small, white bone swords criss-crossed. The swords enveloped her. The Skeleton Demon Formation tightened at the same time, spraying out with the Samādhi Flames of White Bone.

  “Hmph!”


  Su Mirao flicked her finger without even looking back, striking the Immortal Relinquished sword perfectly. With a clang, it was sent flying. The paper umbrella in her hand twirled around, and the white bone swords all fell to the ground. The rolling flames were unable to reach within nine metres of her. She actually fended it all off effortlessly, without any fear at all. The only thing that she was truly wary about was the Buddha Slaying sword.

  With a jingle of bells, the Buddha Slaying sword moved.

  Standing on a skull, Xiao An swung the sword.

  Su Mirao raised the umbrella, waiting for her to come. She made up her mind.

  Right as she concentrated on Xiao An, a hand extended out from space, snatching Shen Mengdie gently from her hand.

  Su Mirao was surprised. She dared not be distracted again.

  However, Xiao An pulled back her sword and returned. She actually did not look at her again. She returned to Li Qingshan’s side to assist him, even taking back the Skull Prayer Beads and the Immortal Relinquished Sword formation.

  After taking down the Lightning Shadow Panther King and holding off the daemons with his roar, Li Qingshan immediately stopped all of his tiger demon abilities and transformed into the spirit turtle, shrinking into his shell. Si Long’s furious attacks basically rained down on him at the same time. The claws and teeth left behind scrapes on the shell.

  Li Qingshan understood extremely well that an enemy like Si Long definitely could not be killed off in a single burst of the tiger demon. He chose to transform into the tiger demon to stoke his battle spirit and deal the greatest amount of damage to Si Long while he suffered from cultivation deviation.

  With this battle, he had truly witnessed Si Long’s strength. He had not gained any advantages, but he had managed to force out all of the venom from his body and remove the influence from the bewitchment.

  However, Si Long was rapidly recovering too. Not only was he a Human Sovereign, but he also represented the intangible will of the heavens and the living creatures of the world to kill the demon king, Li Qinghsan. He forced Li Qingshan into transforming into the spirit turtle for the first time in battle, such that he could only sit there and endure a beating.

  The determining factor of this battle was Su Mirao who possessed unpredictable strength and did not distinguish between friend or foe.

  “Fox empress, I’ve heard much about you, and you truly do live up to your reputation. You really are a beauty. Even when I see you, my heart flutters.”


  Gu Yanying released Shen Mengdie and emerged from the space there. She was not devoid of emotions like Xiao An, so she was influenced by the bewitchment. Her sharp hawk eyes softened as well.

  However, her temperament was anything but ordinary. Ever since she obtained the kunpeng’s feather, the gracefulness and desire for freedom became deeply etched in her bones. At the same time, she practised the Illustrations of Naraka. The hot winds of hell scoured her soul as she used the intense pain to fend off the bewitchment.

  Last of all, as a woman, she was not naturally vulnerable to bewitchment like men. Controlling her mind in a short while was definitely impossible.

  “Hahaha, I’m free!” Shen Mengdie fluttered her wings happily. “I understand now. I’m the main character. The heaven is great, the earth is great, but I’m the greatest! I am undying!”


  Su Mirao realised she had been bluffed by Xiao An again. She fumed inside,