This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered

Su Youyi never expected that her first foray into battle would force her to use the power of the Blood Spirit, and this inevitably weighed heavy on her heart!

The battlefield, indeed, was fraught with dangers at every turn; as long as the opponent wasn't dead, one could never predict what transformation may come next.

Old Master Ju heaved a sigh of relief, grateful for the Blood Spirit's intervention; otherwise, it could have been an ill-fated outcome for Su Youyi this time, with Liang Yi possibly going berserk.

Looking up at the gradually clearing dust of the battlefield, Old Master Ju's expression grew somber - that person was truly a tough one to handle.

A figure holding a new Spirit Sword burst through the dust, charging straight towards Liang Yi!

Familiar Sword Intent surged powerfully, a cold light shimmered on the blade of the sword, chilling fourteen states with its frost!

The imposter Su Youyi's cold gaze remained unmoved, as if Liang Yi's previous two sword strikes had no effect on her at all.

Liang Yi brandished his sword to meet the challenge, blocking the sky-filled sword shadows one by one, feeling a sudden prick of difficulty in his heart.

The two prior strikes were not without merit or, to put it more accurately, had the exact effect Liang Yi anticipated—they wouldn't be able to kill this imposter, but seriously wounding her shouldn't be a problem.

But even with two deep, bone-visible, and bleeding wounds, where the Sword Intent still rampaged, the imposter Su Youyi fought as if she felt nothing, fiercely charging at Liang Yi.

Neither her speed nor her strength showed any sign of change.

The sword moves and attack patterns she wielded with her hands were identical to his junior sister's, as were her responses to Liang Yi's attacks.

Both Liang Yi and Su Youyi had a keen sense of Sword Dao and a frighteningly fast pace of learning; the same move would never work on either of them twice.

Thus, in the clash of swords, they'd never use the same sword technique twice.

Although Liang Yi was a cheater, he never cheated like this. However, the Su Youyi of the past was truly a cheater in this regard.

At the end of every exchange of sword moves, Liang Yi would invariably be the one to lose.

With the ability to pick up Sword Intent from the Time River and master it, Su Youyi was truly the embodiment of Sword Dao. No one could surpass her in the breadth of Sword Dao.

If not for those eyes, cold to the extreme, and the ruthless sword moves that aimed to put Liang Yi to death at any moment, he might have thought he was sparring with his junior sister.

But in this close combat with the imposter, the exchange of sword shadows between them was so rapid that even Yue Bai found it hard to see clearly.

In such high-speed combat, Liang Yi realized that although the imposter shared understanding and talent on par with his junior sister, in terms of the quantity of Sword Intent mastered, the imposter was not even fit to carry his junior sister's shoes.

Liang Yi had already learned about the characteristics of this ghost from the sound transmissions of Yue Bai and Old Master Ju; he now guessed why his junior sister had been pushed to such extremes by the imposter.

The answer was that his junior sister did not want the ghost to master more Sword Intent!

With every additional Sword Intent the imposter copied from his junior sister, its strength increased.

If his junior sister's most powerful abilities had not been restricted, then even if the imposter's raw strength was double hers, it could, at most, only suppress her instead of inflicting such severe injuries!

Without the endless support of Sword Intent, the imposter, when it came to pure sword skills, was far from being a match for Liang Yi!

And what pleased Liang Yi even more at this moment was that if the imposter truly were twice as strong as his junior sister, and possessed the same understanding and talent in Sword Dao, then even he might have been helpless.

After all, no one knew better than Liang Yi how strong his junior sister was.

But to Liang Yi's delight, even though the imposter copied his junior sister, its essence remained that of an Abyss Cultivator, still severely restrained by the Cliff Sword Intent.

This was the main reason Liang Yi was able to exchange blows evenly with the imposter.

The boost from Cliff Sword Intent noticeably narrowed the gap in raw strength between Liang Yi and the imposter, showing no signs of defeat in the short term.

"But this can't go on indefinitely..."

Liang Yi's brows lightly furrowed, as the sparks from the clashing swords lit up his anxious eyes.

Although the imposter was only wielding a rather rare Spirit Sword, it was only thanks to the boost from the Abyss Demon Qi that it could clash directly with Yuan Zhou in Liang Yi's hands.

But even so, the sword in the imposter's hand was already full of cracks and about to shatter.

Although it was still holding up for the moment, Liang Yi desired more than just this outcome; he wanted to see both this imposter and Cen Zian, the troublemakers, to die by his sword!

"Damn it..."

Liang Yi's gaze shifted as he sought the key to breaking the current stalemate.

Both masters of Zen were still heavily injured and unconscious, offering no help at all.

Uncle Ju and Yue Bai were taking care of their junior sister, while also remaining on guard against Cen Zian and that mysterious female cultivator.

"That mysterious woman..."

The lady in green caught his eye, and Liang Yi cast a glance at this enigmatic young woman whose origins were unknown.

Uncle Ju had mentioned that the female cultivator did not emanate Abyss Demon Qi, and was not an Abyss Cultivator.

Previously, Mi Sui had wanted her to take action and capture Yue Bai. Although she had remained neutral, in a sense, she had helped them out.

"Do you need help?"

Wei Ruo, who had been observing the battlefield, noticed Liang Yi's gaze and with a slight uplift to her lips, gave him a smiling transmission.

Liang Yi was taken aback for a moment, not expecting such generosity from her.

But caution prevented Liang Yi from immediately accepting the offer; he was uneasy about relying on this female cultivator, whose background and intentions were shrouded in mystery.

"Don't trust me?"

Sensing Liang Yi's wary gaze, Wei Ruo pursed her lips and smiled lightly, finding the situation amusing.

However, she found Liang Yi's reaction quite normal, given that she was the only unpredictability at the moment. If she allied with Cen Zian or the ghost, those present without life-saving measures would be in grave danger.

But if she allied with Liang Yi, there might be a possibility of resolving this crisis.

"Relax, I won't harm you, after all..."

Wei Ruo was saying this through a transmission when she winked at Liang Yi, her voice betraying a hint of amusement.

"After all, we are allies by agreement!"

Wei Ruo had not used her disguised voice for the latter part of her sentence but her true voice, allowing Liang Yi to immediately recognize her identity upon hearing it.

"How could this woman be here?"

Now aware of this woman's identity, Liang Yi felt both surprise and confusion. He wondered why the Saintess of the Devouring Spirit Sect, who had been out of touch for such a long time, would appear here.

But then Liang Yi let his guard down—if it was her, then she could indeed be trusted!

"I'll leave it to you then!"

Liang Yi was decisive. Having judged he could trust her, he did not hesitate and sincerely requested her assistance.

Wan Tinggui and he could be considered old acquaintances; although he hadn't interacted with Wan Tinggui too often and didn't know her deeply.

Yet, after working together for so long, they had established a certain level of trust for one another.

As if sensing something, Cen Zian suddenly felt an ominous premonition.

A translucent, shimmering purple Crystal Stone with a strange luster appeared in Cen Zian's hand; trusting his inexplicable intuition, he decided it was best to slip away.

After all, the Reversed Fate Ghost Face had become an independent entity after fully illuminating the mask; his absence would not affect the situation.

Although he didn't know what Liang Yi and that Wei Whatever were conspiring about, it certainly wasn't their dinner plans.

"Crack!"

Clenching his fist, Cen Zian crushed the Array Crystal Stone given to him by his master, intending to teleport directly back into the Abyss.

But when he opened his eyes again, nothing around him had changed. The Crystal Stone in his hand was certainly shattered, but the array had not unfolded as he anticipated to whisk him away!

At that very moment, Cen Zian saw Wei Ruo tilting her head, the corners of her lips raised in a mocking smile.

"Trying to run? Too late..."

Cen Zian could read the woman's lip movements.