Chapter 589: Middle-Aged Female Demon
Duan Gujin's figure flashed, turning into a streak of light, rapidly rushing towards the middle-aged Female Demon.
Sensing the presence of an enemy nearby, the middle-aged Female Demon's expression drastically changed. Her Divine Thought moved, and she quickly released a Treasure of the Devil Clan to protect her body.
With a loud boom, the middle-aged Female Demon was sent flying by the Residual Soul.
Previously, the middle-aged Female Demon hadn't sensed that the Residual Soul would strike her, leaving her unguarded, which allowed the Residual Soul to succeed in its attack.
The strike from the Residual Soul caused her body to suffer severe injuries instantly. She hurriedly spat out a mouthful of old blood, glaring hatefully at the Residual Soul in front of her.
"As I thought, something's wrong!"
The complexion of the middle-aged Female Demon changed drastically, horror growing in her heart. She recalled calling out for a long time, but the Residual Soul did not respond, which had raised her suspicions.
However, at the time, she considered it highly possible that the Residual Soul was not in the castle but in some other location.
Thus, she did not take it seriously.
But now, since the Residual Soul attacked her, she knew things had escalated seriously.
After all, she was tasked to check on the Residual Soul here every month or two by the orders of the Suspended Holy Mother.
And the command from the Suspended Holy Mother was not something any Demon Saint level expert from the Hundred Saints Mountain would know.
Within the Hundred Saints Mountain, only she and a few Clan Members were aware of this.
"You!"
After steadying herself, the middle-aged Female Demon spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, intending to loudly denounce the Residual Soul and Duan Gujin.
However, at the next moment, she realized her plight was pitiful; her internal organs had suffered a heavy blow, and the injuries on her body were severe.
"This is bad!"
She looked down to find a huge gash across her chest, from which blood was gushing out.
"Don't even think about escaping!"
Seeing the middle-aged Female Demon severely injured, Duan Gujin knew that the hit from the Residual Soul was incredibly powerful.
Faced with such a grand opportunity, he would not let it slip away so easily.
Five giant Void Palms quickly formed in front of him, followed by an astonishing howling as they slashed through the Void.
The middle-aged Female Demon's face turned pale as she saw Duan Gu Jinzhao making a move against her.
Her figure darted rapidly to the side, attempting to dodge the five giant Void Palms sent out by Duan Gujin.
However, Duan Gujin's five Void Palms were extremely fast and also sealed off the middle-aged Female Demon's escape routes, rendering her unable to dodge.
Dodging to the side, the middle-aged Female Demon saw that the five pursuing Void Palms turned a corner and continued to pounce towards her, which drastically changed her expression. With a flash, she dodged to the side again, trying to avoid the five giant Void Palms.
But after dodging three times, she realized that the five giant Void Palms were still relentlessly pursuing her, which left her horrified. She immediately understood that if she kept evading, those five giant Void Palms would probably keep chasing her.
Each time she dodged, it was at the cost of consuming a tremendous amount of demonic power.
She was very clear in her mind; she could not remain passive and just take hits.
She had three Treasures on her that could help block those five giant Void Palms.
But she had always been reluctant to use those three Treasures, as she was very aware that once used, those Treasures would be gone for good.
After all, those three Treasures were single-use consumables.
However, after dodging once more, she felt that she had no choice but to use them, as she had almost been hit by a Void Palm just a moment ago.
So, she quickly took out three flutes made from bone from around her waist.
Under her infusion of demonic power, the three flutes rapidly enlarged, turning into three shields, each half a meter tall, in less than three breaths of time.
Boom, boom, boom!
Then, all five Void Palms blasted onto the three shields.
The collision of two different types of energy caused violent spatial disturbances.
Following that, five Void Palms and three shields exploded simultaneously.
Seeing the three shields shatter, the middle-aged Female Demon's face contorted in discomfort.
Those were her ancestral Treasures, said to be capable of fending off an attack from a Martial Saint Realm master once.
She had initially not wanted to use them, but when she saw the tremendous power unleashed by the five Void Palms, coupled with her own severe injuries,
she would have been unable to escape from the pursuit of the five Void Palms without using them.
She glanced around, memorizing Duan Gujin's features.
"I will dismember your body into ten thousand pieces once I get the chance for revenge!"
The middle-aged Female Demon loathed Duan Gujin to the core, yet in the current situation, she had no other choice.
Having just evaded the assault of the five Void Palms, she saw a residual shadow charging rapidly towards her.
"Damn it!"
With every movement of her body, the middle-aged Female Demon felt an unbearable agony.
She instantly realized that she could no longer continue battling Duan Gujin and the Residual Soul here; she needed to leave immediately.
Her figure flashed, turning into a streak of light as she attempted a Rapid Escape from the scene.
"Monster! Where do you think you're going!"
Duan Gujin bellowed, his body transforming into a bolt of Lightning as he rushed towards the middle-aged Female Demon.
"Damn it!"
The middle-aged Female Demon, seeing a creature of her own Devil Clan chasing after her and calling her a monster, became furious, interpreting Duan Gujin's cry as a comment on her ugliness.
This misunderstanding arose because she had indeed experienced scorn from other members of the Devil Clan in the past.
Hence, she was extremely sensitive about her age and appearance.
Undoubtedly, Duan Gujin's recent shout made her feel insulted.
Such an affront was intolerable!
Upon sensing the Qi released from Duan Gujin's body, the middle-aged Female Demon deduced that Duan Gujin's strength was merely at the Third Level of Martial Emperor, whereas she was at the Eighth Level, more than capable of easily crushing Duan Gujin.
Realizing her strength was far superior to Duan Gujin and the Residual Soul's, she immediately stopped forward, drawing an Elixir Pill from her waist and swallowing it to quickly recover her spent demonic power.
"I'm going to fight it out with you both!"
With that thought, a sharp glint shot through her eyes.
To Duan Gujin's surprise, the middle-aged Female Demon had actually come to a stop and taken an Elixir Pill, and from her actions and gaze, he deduced she had likely decided to fight them to the death right there.
He had been worried that the middle-aged Female Demon might actually escape, but now that she had stopped, there was nothing more to discuss. He was ready to engage her in battle.
"Don't run! Let's fight hundreds of rounds right here!"
Duan Gujin's consumed Primordial Power was swiftly recovering, and he did not rush to act, intending to take a strategic pause, battling the middle-aged Female Demon only briefly, waiting for his Primordial Power and Spiritual Power to be mostly restored before launching his attack.
"Exactly who are you?"
The middle-aged Female Demon, noting that Duan Gujin hadn't immediately attacked her, was secretly delighted, thinking she should use the opportunity to buy herself more time.
So, she purposely started inquiring.
"I am a friend of the Heartless Demon Saint! He is trapped here, and I've come to rescue him!"
Duan Gujin's eyes flickered as he responded.
"So, you are a friend of the Heartless Demon Saint! Do you then know whom he has offended?"
Hearing Duan Gujin's words, the middle-aged Female Demon's brows furrowed tightly.
She couldn't understand why, after so many years, companions of the Heartless Demon Saint would come looking for him, which was completely illogical!
"Isn't it the Suspended Holy Mother?"
Duan Gujin replied coldly.