Chapter 156: Chapter 156: My Name is Tang Ling’er
As Lu Changsheng and his group were approaching Star Tower, the Demon General had already caught up from behind. He conjured a massive demon claw and struck towards Lu Changsheng and the others, intending to annihilate them before they could reach the island where Star Tower stood.
Lu Changsheng and the others hurriedly dodged.
“This demon’s cultivation is extremely high, even I am not his opponent. Xiaoyao, you are fated with Star Tower, I will hold off this demon while you go to Star Tower alone. You needn’t worry about danger, I have divined that a noble person will assist you when you’re in peril.”
“But Master…”
“Hurry!”
“Your disciple obeys.”
With gritted teeth, Shen Xiaoyao had no choice but to split from Lu Changsheng and the others and fly towards Star Tower alone.
Lu Changsheng, Lin Qingzhi, Lu Qinglian, and Mo Huazhi stood off against the approaching Demon General.
“Are you from Mount Shu? If you were the Sect Leader of Mount Shu or that Sword Saint who injured the Demon Lord, perhaps I would withdraw. But you’re not, so your death is certain.”
The Demon General transformed into a burly man, his gaze swept coldly over Lu Changsheng and his disciples.
One of the four great Demon Generals under the Demon Lord, his cultivation was close to that of the six great Sect Leaders, and he found killing Lu Changsheng not too difficult.
Lu Changsheng sensed two presences approaching Star Tower, so he infused True Qi into the Within Reach, Ends of the Earth Talisman.
The next instant, Lu Changsheng and his three disciples vanished into thin air.
“Spatial teleportation?!”
“Impossible, with his level of cultivation, how could he possibly master the Space Law!”
“I mustn’t scare myself, it must just be the effect of the talisman.”
Regaining his composure, the Demon General realized that Lu Changsheng had only used a Spatial Talisman to escape instantly.
“With their meager cultivation, even if they escape, they won’t pose a threat to me in the future. I should quickly obtain the treasures inside Star Tower.”
The Demon General broke into the island of Star Tower, while the defenders of Star Tower from Sun Moon Sect tried to block him but were annihilated with a single swipe of his claw.
Boom!
Accompanied by a thunderous explosion, the palace of the Sun Moon Sect was blown up by the Demon General!
The cultivation level of the Demon General could be termed as a dimensional strike within Immortal Ruins.
“Brat, you won’t get the treasures inside Star Tower.”
The Demon General saw Shen Xiaoyao flying towards Star Tower on his sword and with a slight exertion of True Qi, surged with overwhelming Demonic Qi.
The next moment, the Demon General appeared in front of Shen Xiaoyao.
“What bad luck.”
Shen Xiaoyao knew with his level of cultivation, he couldn’t escape the pursuit of the Demon General, so he stopped.
Just then, two figures flying on swords arrived, and upon seeing the standoff between the Demon General and Shen Xiaoyao, they looked somewhat surprised.
Shen Xiaoyao turned to look at the two, who were both human cultivators.
A young woman with black hair tied into twin ponytails by a blue ribbon, dressed in an indigo fairy dress and draped with a red Heavenly Spirit cloak, had a devastating beauty with eyes as clear as water, and looked slightly younger than Shen Xiaoyao.
The other woman was clothed in green with her face veiled in light gauze, obscuring her age.
“Why have two more shown up?”
The Demon General was about to strike down Shen Xiaoyao when he noticed the two unexpected arrivals, his brows slightly furrowed.
The young woman’s cultivation was only at the early stage of the Dao Palace realm and was not considered a concern.
What really troubled the Demon General was the woman with her face veiled. He couldn’t discern her cultivation level.
And the woman with the light gauze seemed more like the guard of the young woman.
“Ladies, this demon’s skills are profound, please leave quickly, I will hold him off.”
Shen Xiaoyao drew out his Acquired Spirit Treasure, Gentle Finger Sword, holding the longsword and pointing it towards the Demon General.
Shen Xiaoyao hadn’t forgotten, thirteen years before at Mount Shu’s disciple acceptance ceremony, he had sworn to his master Lu Changsheng that from then on, he would uphold justice, vanquish evil, and become a great hero.
Now, with two fragile women behind him and the Great Demon before him, how could he cower from battle!
“Pfft.” Unexpectedly, the young woman couldn’t help but laugh out loud, her laughter crisp and charming, “Aunt Zhu, this guy clearly has low cultivation, yet he says he wants to protect us. Isn’t that funny?”
Shen Xiaoyao scratched his head embarrassingly, “Indeed, my cultivation is not high, and my talent is very ordinary. If I hadn’t met my master, I might have remained just a mortal in Heyang City for all my life.”
The young woman giggled again and said, “With your level of cultivation, how could you possibly hold back this demon?”
“Well… even though whatever I do might be in vain, even if my cultivation is not as good as my opponent’s, one should still have the determination to slay demons and eradicate evil. Alas, if I, Shen Xiaoyao, had more time, after following my master and diligently cultivating, I will surely become an unrivaled great hero in the world one day.”
Shen Xiaoyao was being teased by the young woman, but he didn’t mind, still firm in his Dao heart.
“Have you chatted enough?”
If it weren’t for his wariness of the woman in green clothes veiled with light gauze, the Demon General would have already made a move to annihilate Shen Xiaoyao and the young woman who had started chatting.
Shen Xiaoyao’s expression gradually became grave; even his master was no match for the Demon General now, and he couldn’t even withstand a single move from him.
“You are quite interesting,” the young woman said. “Aunt Zhu, encountering injustice on the road, one should unsheathe their sword to aid.”
The young woman looked towards the woman in green clothes.
“Mhm.”
The woman in green clothes formed a sword gesture, and the Immortal Sword behind her unsheathed.
A terrifying pressure that enveloped heaven and earth descended, and the entire Floating Island trembled violently.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth within the Immortal Ruins crazily converged toward the Immortal Sword, forming a massive whirlpool with a radius of a hundred miles, and the Sword Qi turned into a beam of light that pierced the clouds.
The aura of the woman in green clothes also rose dramatically, on par with the Demon General.
The Demon General turned pale, “A mid-grade Immortal Artifact!”
“Slice.”
The woman in green clothes activated the Immortal Artifact and struck at the Demon General.
“I must not be killed!”
The Demon General released overwhelming Demonic Qi, desperately resisting the slash of the Immortal Sword.
The cultivation of the woman in green clothes was about the same as his, but the Immortal Sword she wielded was a mid-grade Immortal Artifact!
“Never expected that Huang State would have so many powerful beings from the Demon Race.”
The woman in green clothes frowned, pouring more True Qi, and continued to slash down with the Immortal Sword.
“Ahhh!!!”
The Demon General was wounded by the Immortal Sword, letting out a heart-wrenching scream.
In the end, the Demon General used a secret technique and, in the instant before he was slain by the Immortal Sword, transformed into a black mist, fleeing toward the entrance of the Immortal Ruins.
He knew he was no match for the woman in green clothes who possessed the mid-grade Immortal Artifact.
To stay here any longer would mean not just missing out on the treasures within the Star Tower, but also losing his very life.
Hum.
The Immortal Sword returned to its scabbard as if nothing had happened, and the woman in green clothes appeared as though all was normal.
Lucky.
Shen Xiaoyao wiped the sweat from his forehead; the two young ladies he had just thought of protecting actually possessed a mid-grade Immortal Artifact and had repelled the Demon General with a single sword strike.
Wait a moment…
His master had said that when he encountered danger, a noble person would lend a hand, and now it had become true.
His master truly had the foresight of a deity.
The proud young lady asked, “How about that? After seeing a peerless expert like Aunt Zhu in action, do you still think you can become an unrivaled great hero?”
“Of course.”
“You really are fearlessly ignorant. Do you have any idea that Aunt Zhu’s cultivation is already at the eighth level of the Void Refinement Realm… Never mind, you wouldn’t understand even if I told you.”
“I, Shen Xiaoyao, am not one to be ungrateful. May I know the young lady’s name? When I, Shen Xiaoyao, become an unrivaled great hero one day, I will surely repay your life-saving grace.”
“What foolishness are you speaking? With my status, there’s no chance you could repay me. But no matter, I’ll tell you so you’d better remember. My name is Tang Ling’er!”