Changqing took half a step back, hiding behind Dan Ji, secretly praying that Dan Ji was truly as invincible as she claimed. Otherwise, the cave was only so big, and sooner or later, there would be no escaping.
As if sensing the overwhelming bloody Qi, the frenzied Liu Lu immediately became even more excited, charging towards the two with even more exaggerated, wild movements.
Just as she reached them, and countless crimson tentacles converged into a giant arm, smashing down on their heads, that colossal arm, carrying immense force, hovered in mid-air.
A small hand, seemingly completely out of proportion to Liu Lu's size, had directly caught her full-power strike.
Dan Ji's upper body, which had been cut in half, only had one arm left, but at this Moment, that arm had eerily lifted, blocking in front of her.
That seemingly delicate jade hand erupted with incredibly formidable power. With just a gentle squeeze, the giant arm, formed from countless tentacles and venomous snakes, shattered with a thunderous crash.
Liu Lu staggered back several steps, letting out a shrill roar. This seemed to cause her immense pain. Even with her head shattered, her entire body corroded by the Blood Demon Spirit, and her mind lost, it still awakened her primal fear as a living creature.
The dense bloody mist in the air rapidly dissipated, gathering at Dan Ji's severed upper body. Unlike simple wound healing, her missing upper body almost instantly condensed from that bloody mist, restoring her to normal.
Previously, half of her face had been covered by the cast iron poured by Liu Lu. Now, it was finally able to see the light of day again.
Beneath a cascade of silver hair were evil red pupils. Her nose bridge was high, her eye sockets enchanting and beautiful, and her vermillion lips were tender. Her face, beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal, was cold as frost, carrying nobility and majesty.
She wore an Aura of looking down on the world, revealing a faint smile, beautiful yet terrifying, making one's heart tremble.
"Little snake, this Lord is back."
With that, she extended her slender jade finger and lightly swiped. The eight stone pillars around them instantly crumbled, and the countless threads piercing her body also snapped.
Her body slowly floated up, a fountain of blood emerging from beneath her feet. Her tattered clothes and fragments of fabric dissipated with the wind. The blood fountain surged upwards, covering her entire body. When she was seen again, she was clad in a noble blood-red robe.
Before Changqing could get a clear look, Dan Ji's figure Suddenly vanished.
With a "boom," a large hole was blasted into the cave entrance, connecting to the outside. A large pit was created in the ground, and Liu Lu's entire body was almost caved in like a ball, slumped weakly in the pit.
In front of her, Dan Ji, from above, glanced at her with eyes like knives, full of disdain.
"You took this Lord's Blood Demon Spirit, you won't die that easily. Come, let me kill you a few more times, until I'm satisfied."
Liu Lu's Blood Demon Spirit seemed to sense the oppressive power from a superior being, and it showed signs of subtly retreating. The layers of coiled snakes and writhing crimson tentacles wrapped around her head slowly retracted into her body, revealing her already restored head once more.
"That's more like it. How boring would it be if you died in a daze? It seems you've regained consciousness?"
As soon as Liu Lu's eyes regained a sliver of clarity, Dan Ji stomped on her face. The sharp, bone-like heel repeatedly pressed down on her face, creating bloody holes. These holes were then rapidly repaired and restored by the fine crimson tentacles of the Blood Demon Spirit.
Still seemingly unsatisfied, Dan Ji extended her hand into a claw and slowly twisted it in front of Liu Lu. Liu Lu's limbs were immediately twisted by an invisible force, contorting into several bizarre angles, coiling her into a bloody, grotesque ball of flesh.
Dan Ji kicked, and Liu Lu's body flew out like a cannonball. With a "bang," she was embedded into the nearby stone wall.
If Changqing were here, he would surely be surprised. He had thought that even though Dan Ji was an Evil Lord, and had been imprisoned for so many years, her strength would be greatly diminished. And Liu Lu was a Zhuanshun Realm Cultivator of the sixth turn, with the enhancement of the Blood Demon Spirit, so she should at least be able to fight Dan Ji for a few rounds. After all, in his previous life, he had personally experienced Liu Lu's strength.
He had anticipated that Dan Ji's strength would be far greater than Liu Lu's, but he absolutely never imagined that their encounter would be a unilateral massacre.
"Cough cough..." Liu Lu's barely discernible face emerged from the ball of flesh, showing a pained expression. Her eyes were unfocused, and she muttered.
"Kill me... kill me..."
"Regretting it? Want to die?" Dan Ji scoffed, snapping her fingers and activating her spiritual Qi and bloody Qi. Light flickered around her, and several Imperial Spirits, of an unknown type, simultaneously injected bloody Qi into Liu Lu's body.
"As long as the Blood Demon Spirit has enough bloody Qi, it can maintain its vitality and keep you alive. Don't worry, this Lord won't let you die so easily."
Indeed, with the injection of bloody Qi, Liu Lu's somewhat unfocused eyes regained clarity, but this only plunged her into deeper despair.
"No! Liar! Why! Why did the soul-exchange fail! Why did I fail! Liar! You are all liars! Fake! It's all fake! Kill me! Please kill me!"
"Hahahahaha." Hearing her plea, Dan Ji couldn't help but burst out laughing, "With your monstrous appearance, you lowly insect, you still dare to dream of Heaven-Defying your fate?"
She kicked Liu Lu around like a ball, venting her anger.
"You ignorant little snake, do you know what kind of supreme talent that little girl you wanted to soul-exchange with possesses? And this Lord's obedient disciple is an even more supreme refining material. Is such an Opportunity something a despicable insect like you deserves? Now, they are all this Lord's!"
"Tsk tsk, not only did I seize the Hundred Flowers Legacy, but I also have two supreme Heavenly materials. This trip was truly worthwhile! Even being imprisoned for decades was worth it!"
Just as she was feeling smug, an old voice Suddenly came.
"Who dares to harm my Hundred Flowers Sacred Legacy."
She frowned, "Tsk, so many years have passed, and this old ghost still hasn't dissipated. Damnable!"
Liu Lu, however, became invigorated, shouting, "The Old Ancestor has manifested! The Old Ancestor has manifested! Dan Ji, you will ultimately repeat your mistakes, hahahaha."
"Noisy!"
Dan Ji stomped her foot, directly crushing Liu Lu's head. Then, she activated her Imperial Spirit, and Liu Lu's life force rapidly dissipated. In a few breaths, she completely turned into a dried corpse.
Her cruel and vengeful nature was true, but with a major battle imminent, she knew what was important and would, of course, eliminate any variables.
Although all of Liu Lu's acupoints were occupied by the Blood Demon Spirit, preventing her from using the poisonous spirits that had previously sealed her acupoints, her threat to Dan Ji was negligible.
But she was still cautious.
All Evil Path powerhouses who could Cultivate step by step to her Realm had one common characteristic: they would only indulge themselves when victory was assured. If the situation changed, and the opponent posed even the slightest threat, they would go all out to eliminate future troubles.
Now, the only Zhuanshun Realm Cultivator in the entire Hundred Flowers Cave, Liu Lu, had fallen. The remaining Qingke Realm Cultivators were also dead. Dan Ji did not sense the Aura of any other strong individuals.
The rest were all mere ants in the Suddenly and Chana Realm. Even if she were to fight the Hundred Flowers Old Ancestor and be severely injured as before, these people would still pose no threat.
"I've already left a mark on that boy. Even if he takes the Opportunity to run now, after I fight this Hundred Flowers Old Ancestor and seize the Hundred Flowers Legacy, I can still find him after leaving here. Using him, I can definitely find that little girl. There's nothing to worry about; these two supreme Heavenly materials are already in my grasp."
Thinking this, she relaxed and focused entirely on the enemy before her.