This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered

Zhao Kuo had just revealed his presence when the leading figure amongst the trio nearby, a middle-aged man in a black robe, furrowed his brows deeply, his expression extremely dissatisfied as he shouted at Zhao Kuo.

The young man and woman next to the middle-aged man also shifted their gaze, looking at Zhao Kuo who seemed like a dog who had lost his home.

"The three people and one beast that came to our aid are not ordinary cultivators, the Ghost Order failed, if not for the exotic treasure I possess, I wouldn't have been able to return either."

When Zhao Kuo suddenly heard this scolding, he too felt extreme dissatisfaction. He had anticipated that Si Feihang, given his personality, would react this way upon seeing him return alone.

They were not subordinates to each other; it was just that Si Feihang was the strongest among them. Now he dared to rebuke him, did he really see himself as the boss?

However, given the urgency of the situation, Zhao Kuo could only suppress his dissatisfaction and urgently explained the events he had encountered.

"Hmph, trash, you can't even defeat a young cultivator in the early stage of the Seventh Realm!"

After listening to the entire account, Si Feihang's expression turned cold as he chastised Zhao Kuo.

The man and woman on the other side stood there with an attitude of watching a comedy, grinning and staying silent.

Zhao Kuo clenched his fists tightly and bit his teeth, saying nothing.

Given his severe injuries, provoking this arrogant fellow now would probably leave him dead on the spot.

Outside the Illusion Realm, Liang Yi shifted his gaze to the green-robed female cultivator among the trio. He always felt she looked somewhat familiar.

But whether it was her appearance, figure, or temperament, he couldn't find anyone similar in his memories.

"Strange..."

Liang Yi silently muttered in his heart, but didn't mind too much. Who can be certain of the images in someone else's memory?

Although Si Feihang looked very proud and disdainful towards Zhao Kuo, he didn't rashly choose to confront Liang Yi and others directly. It seemed that in Zhao Kuo's impression, although this person had a bad temper, he wasn't reckless.

"Cen Zian, you and Wei Ruo go and block those people. Remember to focus on delaying them; do not engage in direct conflict for now."

Si Feihang pondered for a moment, carefully sensed the situation of the Array covering the oasis, then opened his eyes and spoke to the young cultivator beside him.

"The monks' Array below won't hold much longer. Zhao Kuo and I will stay here, finish off these few people, then go join you to eliminate that group."

"No problem, I'm also curious to see what the so-called geniuses from Mystical Mechanism Continent are like."

The male cultivator named Cen Zian chuckled lightly, his hand gently waving a folding fan, seemingly very interested in the talented cultivators from Mystical Mechanism Continent as mentioned by Zhao Kuo.

Wei Ruo, however, remained silent, nodding her head to indicate no objections.

Following this, the white-robed man and green-robed woman transformed into tunneling light, rushing directly towards the direction Zhao Kuo had come from. If they were to delay their opponents and gain time, the earlier the better.

"Alright, with their strength, it should be a breeze to stop those so-called geniuses. You should hurry and heal."

Seeing Cen Zian and Wei Ruo disappear, Si Feihang snorted coldly and instructed Zhao Kuo, then closed his eyes to rest, waiting for the monks' Array below to dissolve.

This Array is a Zen Secret Technique, using the cultivator's own life vitality as a sacrifice to be cast, its power is said to be astonishing. However, its sole flaw is that once activated, although those outside cannot affect those within the Array, those within the Array also can't affect the outside world.

Even with the combined effort of three high-ranking Zen monks, Si Feihang and his group of five had struggled to break it.

However, the impressive power of this Array came at a high cost. Zen cultivators, who usually focus on robust Body Cultivation, were draining their vitality swiftly according to the Array Master Ghost Order's judgement, suggesting that the Zen cultivators would likely die off first if this continues, and it wouldn't take too long. Thus, Si Feihang was not in any rush at all.

Zhao Kuo, although unwilling, knew that in the Abyss, only strength speaks. Unable to defeat Si Feihang, he had no choice but to bow his head.

After feeling his injuries worsen, Zhao Kuo didn't delay any further and quickly found a place to consume a Spirit Pill to recuperate.

The scene ended there, and the gathering mist pulled by Yue Bai gradually began to dissipate, eventually vanishing completely.

"So you're saying there are still three people left?"

Although the scene in this image did not last long, Liang Yi and others still obtained quite a bit of useful information from it.

"One at Seventh Realm Great Perfection, two at late Seventh Realm."

Su Youyi quietly estimated the strength of both sides.

Either she or her senior brother alone could take down the Seventh Realm Great Perfection cultivator in a one-on-one fight, and it would be even quicker if they joined forces.

However, those two young cultivators at the late Seventh Realm seemed a bit inscrutable to her, giving Su Youyi the impression that they were genius cultivators from the Abyss World.

In that case, their actual strength cannot be judged solely by their Realm, and Su Youyi wasn't sure if she could hold them off alone.

Previously, Su Youyi was able to defeat the Array Master with a single sword stroke by taking advantage of his weaknesses; after all, an Array Master is strongest when all his arrays are set up and weakest when other cultivators close in before he can react.

If it were any other cultivator closing in, the countless automatic defensive arrays on Ghost Order would have given him a moment to react. But he happened to encounter Su Youyi, whose seemingly ordinary sword strike destroyed dozens of arrays that were about to activate on his body, killing him instantly.

"Don't worry, Big Boss is here, meow!"

Uncle Orange patted his chest on the side, looking down on these people.

"Then there's no problem."

Although Uncle Orange appears to eat and sleep every day, his strength has been growing non-stop; at least Su Youyi isn't sure how far he has reached now, but he definitely should be at the Seventh Realm.

"And me..."

Yue Bai weakly raised her hand on the side.

"Haha, you're still a bit weak right now, we'll hold back those three, and you go rescue those three masters."

Liang Yi didn't refuse Yue Bai's kind offer, as Yue Bai is no longer the little fox who constantly needs their protection.

"Okay!"

Yue Bai did not refuse Liang Yi's kind offer, as the Illusion Realm involving the Time Law made her still somewhat weak, and it would be dangerous for her to participate in a battle at their level.

"Let's settle on this then, no delay, let's go."

After learning in the Illusion that the masters of the Zen order could not hold their array for long, Liang Yi no longer hesitated and planned to support them first.

"What about this person, meow?"

Uncle Orange pointed to Zhao Kuo, who still had a foolish expression. The Qingqiu Illusion Realm was not only for trapping people and probing intelligence, its lethality was also unparalleled, and Yue Bai was not at all polite when she cast this illusion.

Right from the start of the illusion, Zhao Kuo's Divine Soul was continuously consumed by the illusion to sustain it, leaving almost nothing left when the illusion ended.

Liang Yi investigated Zhao Kuo's current condition, realizing that even without them intervening, he wouldn't last much longer.

Abiding by the principle of delivering someone all the way to the end, Liang Yi simply swung his sword, allowing Zhao Kuo to be transformed into a wave of experience.

As Zhao Kuo perished, a milky white orb emerged from above him, shooting straight towards Liang Yi under everyone's gaze.

Feeling the aura of the orb, Su Youyi and Yue Bai did not intercept it.

Because this orb was the World Origin mentioned earlier by Chen Hua; as long as someone is killed on the battlefield, a mass of World Origin belonging to their world would drop, regardless of who was killed.

"Is this it..."

Liang Yi revealed curiosity in his eyes, quietly watching the World Origin enter his body and disappear.

Feeling the small orb of light in his Sea of Consciousness, Liang Yi did not sense anything special, perhaps it required further study.

"Let's study it later, let's first go save those monks from the Zen order."

Due to the urgency, Liang Yi temporarily set aside his exploratory thoughts, taking along his junior sister, Yue Bai, and Uncle Orange towards the oasis in Zhao Kuo's memory.