"Cough, cough..." The inner demon clutched its abdomen, heavily injured by spiritual energy, its face ashen.
Damn it! This body's strength was too far removed from hers, and she had taken it over for too short a time, leaving her with no ability to fight back!
Bai Ran approached, holding the Feng Yin sword, step by step. Spiritual energy raged, exerting immense pressure.
"You're right, I am different from you..."
Bai Ran stopped before the inner demon, the sword in her hand seeming to roar and snarl.
"But that's what you were born for, isn't it?"
Her blood-red eyes fixed on the inner demon, then she slowly raised her sword and swung it down with all her might.
The blade sliced through the air, reflecting a cold light, and aimed directly for the inner demon's neck.
The aura of death enveloped it. The inner demon's eyes trembled. For the first time since its birth between heaven and earth, it felt the taste of fear...
"No..."
At the same moment, Long Jinhan, outside the barrier, stiffened and turned his head towards Bai Ran and the others.
The barrier... something had broken through the barrier!
The next moment, he tore through space and vanished from his spot.
"Treat Bai girl well, dote on your own wife, understand..."
Long Yu turned around, and Long Jinhan was no longer there. Only a spatial rift that was still closing remained.
"This brat..." He sighed helplessly. Suddenly, a strange aura drifted through the air.
It didn't feel like a living being, making one extremely uncomfortable...
Long Yu frowned, gazing at the barely closed spatial rift, his expression terrifyingly grim.
Someone had invaded the demon race, and not just one person...
...
"Rumble—!"
Suddenly, the roof collapsed!
A huge cloud of dust billowed up, filling the air.
Not good!!!
Bai Ran's attention was diverted. The inner demon, beneath the Feng Yin sword, seized the opportunity and vanished.
"Damn it..." Her face turned terrifyingly dark. The Feng Yin sword shot out, instantly cleaving through the falling roof tiles.
The Azure Dragon also protected the unconscious Baili Xiao and the other, smashing falling roof beams and bricks, unable to disengage.
Bai Ran gritted her teeth. Amidst the gray dust, the hand holding the Feng Yin sword trembled with rage, and her blood-red eyes gleamed with frenzied killing intent.
Her spiritual sense couldn't locate the inner demon. It had likely already left the demon race...
The room fell silent, followed by a man's call.
"King—!!!"
Dense ghosts hovered in mid-air, and on the roof stood a small, snow-white sable.
"King!" The leading ghost had condensed into human form and was rushing over.
The man looked at Bai Ran, his voice trembling with excitement, "We finally found you—!"
The little sable sat on a intact roof beam, gazing at Bai Ran, who drooped her head, unmoved. An ominous premonition stirred in its heart...
"King! You are the King of the Ghost Tribe! A pleasure to meet you, my name is Ying Xing..."
"Get lost..."
"Ah?"
Bai Ran's head shot up, her eyes bloodshot, a wave of near-insane killing intent surging outwards, reaching for the sky.
"I told you to get lost!"
"King...?" Ying Xing shivered, his voice significantly weaker.
Had he done something wrong? Or had he arrived at an inconvenient time, when the King was in a bad mood?
A spatial rift opened. As soon as the black figure appeared, he hurried towards Bai Ran.
"Girl, are you alright!"
Long Jinhan looked at Bai Ran, emanating killing intent, his handsome brows furrowed.
However, Bai Ran was consumed by rage and could hear nothing, see no one.
She turned and left, leaving the group behind staring at each other, bewildered. At this moment, the Azure Dragon slowly walked forward, his face darkening as if ink were about to drip.
"Why come at this time? Why come at such a critical moment?"
Long Jinhan understood immediately. It was likely that when the little girl was about to kill the inner demon, these ghosts had interfered...
Ying Xing blinked in confusion, a large question mark on his head, "Why do you say that?"
The Azure Dragon took a deep breath, his tone becoming somewhat impatient, "Because you broke through the barrier, and the demonized King escaped!"
She could have killed the inner demon within the demon race, but these ghosts had interrupted.
The demonized King! Ying Xing's expression immediately became more serious, understanding the gravity of the situation.
If this were the case, had he caused a great disaster...
Not long after, Lin Ze also arrived with demon soldiers, his expression anxious. But the next moment, he saw the dense specters in the courtyard.
The Azure Dragon, suppressing his anger, told Lin Ze what had happened.
At this moment, the inner demon was not accustomed to suddenly taking over Bai Ran's body. In other words, by the time she could skillfully use Bai Ran's body, her strength would increase significantly.
Killing her then would be difficult...
"Leave."
Zhong Zi's voice sounded. Ying Xing looked over, his expression brightening for a moment before falling again, looking very aggrieved.
He had finally seen Lord Zhong Zi, but...
Dong Ling followed closely behind Zhong Zi, a look of helplessness in his eyes.
It was good that they had found them, but why had they angered the King so much? It felt as though she could erupt at any moment.
"The King's command is for you to leave the demon race." Zhong Zi sighed and met Ying Xing's gaze.
Leave the demon race... Ying Xing felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, his entire body trembling involuntarily.
It was over... he had messed up...
Although Zhong Zi and Dong Ling were unwilling to be so heartless, it was the King's command, so they drove the specters out of the demon race without any hesitation.
"And you, where do you think you're hiding?" Zhong Zi walked to a corner and picked up the little sable that was peeking out from behind something.
"You were the one who broke the barrier, so get out with them."
The little creature looked at Zhong Zi with a wronged expression. It had meant well, but had caused trouble! What should it do now...
"Stop acting cute. The master is truly angry now." Zhong Zi reached out and flicked the little sable's head.
After the specters were driven out of the demon race and Lin Ze began repairing the barrier, the Azure Dragon's anger had not subsided.
It was only a blink of an eye away from killing the demonized King.
But fate was so tormenting, causing such a farce and letting the inner demon escape.
"Alas—" The Azure Dragon sighed and glanced at the specters outside the barrier. All of them looked dejected and utterly defeated.
He walked over to Baili Xiao and the other, checking their condition.
Meanwhile, Jing Feng cautiously approached Bai Ran's room and knocked.
"Miss Bai..." Silence from within. No response.
Jing Feng pursed his lips and stood outside the door, neither entering nor leaving.