This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered

Under the astonished gaze of Yue Bai and Uncle Orange, the unique spirit light of the array suddenly appeared from beneath the desert.

From Liang Yi's perspective looking down, he saw a remarkably intricate and mysterious array that had emerged in the desert without his notice, perfectly encompassing the few of them.

The space, which was on the brink of shattering, stabilized once again at this moment and was even strengthened to an inconceivable extent, to the point where even the teleportation array that Cen Zian had prepared in advance became ineffective.

"You didn't really think I was just watching the show, did you?"

With a light touch on his face, restoring his original appearance, Wan Tinggui sarcastically smiled at the stunned Cen Zian.

She always prepares in advance for anything she does, never allowing things to spiral out of her control.

His initial purpose for coming here was to kill these Abyss Cultivators to obtain the World Origin, and this array was specifically set up to prevent them from escaping.

Because of the presence of that Array Master, Wan Tinggui didn't start setting up the array immediately since she was afraid of being detected.

But as soon as she realized that Liang Yi and the others were coming to interfere, she saw her opportunity and took advantage of engaging Yue Bai and the others to secretly set up the array within the Secret Realm while putting on an act.

Although the process had some bumps and twists, the general outcome didn't change much; the array still played its intended role.

"He's in your hands now, I'll go help that guy."

Wan Tinggui drew out a jade flute, casually spoke to Uncle Orange and Yue Bai, then her figure turned into a streak of greenish glow, shooting straight towards the battlefield where Liang Yi and that ghost were.

Uncle Orange stayed on the sidelines without supporting Liang Yi, primarily to monitor her and Cen Zian. Now that she had confirmed they would not pose any threat, the target of this Demon Clan Young Master was left to be just Cen Zian alone.

"Damn it, I always found this brat annoying, meow!"

Uncle Orange was ecstatic inside, handed over Su Youyi to Yue Bai, and geared up to charge at Cen Zian who was turning to flee.

"You like causing trouble, right? I'll let you have it!"

Although Uncle Orange was massive in size, his speed was like lightning. One second he was beside Yue Bai, the next he was already behind the panicking Cen Zian trying to escape far away, giving him a full-force slap that was even larger than Cen Zian's body!

"Try this big slap from me, meow!"

Suddenly hit hard from the back, Cen Zian vomited blood profusely, like a kite with broken wings plummeting straight to the ground from the tunneling light.

Uncle Orange wouldn't give the guy a chance to breathe, following up without a second word, and gave Cen Zian a touch of 'love' in mid-air!

While Uncle Orange vented his anger on Cen Zian, with Wan Tinggui joining the fray, Liang Yi felt much less pressure.

As the Saintess of the Devouring Spirit Sect, Wan Tinggui's strength is no less than that of any Chief of a Super Force. Now that she has advanced to the Seventh Realm before the others, her power has greatly increased.

"Wu wu~"

The jade flute was placed before her cherry lips, and the whimpering flute sounds lingered and echoed through the sky.

In the moment when the flute sound arrived, Liang Yi keenly felt that the sword speed of the imposter opposite him had significantly slowed down, as if there were an invisible force hindering her swordplay.

The Devouring Spirit Sect has profound achievements in the practice of Divine Soul, with various Daoist Skills that target the opponent's soul.

Aside from the Four Spirits users who utilize the power of the Four Spirits, other cultivators mostly use soul attacks as their main technique.

Wan Tinggui, in particular, combines Daoist Skill with sound attack through her flute, which is a great weapon for targeting either a single opponent or harvesting on the battlefield.

While being specifically targeted by Wan Tinggui, the imposter could hardly execute her normal sword moves, occasionally interrupted by those insidious soul attacks.

"No wonder she came to the battlefield, this is like a large-scale Silence Skill..."

With the assistance of Wan Tinggui, Liang Yi fought more and more effortlessly.

Sword Cultivator duels are often decided in the blink of an eye. Previously, Liang Yi and the impostor sister have been in a stalemate, with neither able to gain an advantage over the other.

But now, whenever the impostor sister tries to draw her sword against Liang Yi, Wan Tinggui is always there disrupting her with flute music. Although the impact isn't significant, each time her swordplay is delayed by one or two breaths—which is more than enough time for Liang Yi to unleash several strikes!

Liang Yi hasn't fought this comfortably in a long time. Having a teammate capable of using a Silence Skill is so important!

Such Daoist Skills usually target Daoist Practitioners, to silence them and make it difficult for them to cast Daoist Skills. The effect isn't as significant for Sword Cultivators who rely solely on instinct to fight.

Yet, as utilized by Wan Tinggui, besides interrupting the opponent's sword strikes, it also imposes a host of negative BUFFs. In a game, this would be a highly sought-after ability for dungeon runs.

Such Daoist Skills are generally rare, and the powerful ones even more so. As far as Liang Yi knows, only his senior brother He Zhiqing can use a few, but their effects are mediocre.

But looking at Wan Tinggui's deployment now, the effects are truly astonishing!

"Don't space out. My Law Domain won't last much longer…"

Seeing Liang Yi lost in thought, Wan Tinggui glared at him in annoyance.

The restored Wan Tinggui still maintains the demeanour of a mysterious and otherworldly Saintess, with a visage that is heartbreakingly ethereal.

Although they had a rough estimate of the impostor Su Youyi's strength, it wasn't until they actually crossed swords that Wan Tinggui realized why even Liang Yi, with his abilities, was being pressured.

Facing the real Su Youyi would already be a tough challenge for Wan Tinggui, let alone this super-powered, Great Perfection of the Seventh Realm impostor. Now, by combining their strengths and going all out, they have managed to slightly turn the tide and tip the possibility of victory in their favor.

However, her Spirit Light attack domain, motivated by flute music, is also alarmingly draining.

The impostor Su Youyi's strength is so formidable that Wan Tinggui has to concentrate all the domain's power into one point and target the impostor Su Youyi, achieving a seemingly effective result.

Despite having no sense of pain, the impostor Su Youyi forcefully endures several of Liang Yi's sword strikes with her body. Even with several holes pierced by Liang Yi, her expression remains unchanged, and her power undiminished as she stands against Liang Yi.

Given the high intensity of the battle, Wan Tinggui can't maintain it for too long, and she reminds Liang Yi that they have to deal with the impostor Su Youyi in this limited time frame.

It is precisely because this special trait makes injuries pointless that Wan Tinggui chooses not to fight alongside Liang Yi but to support him with her domain from the sidelines.

Under these circumstances, preventing the impostor Su Youyi is more effective than simply wounding her.

"Don't rush me, I'm thinking!"

Liang Yi continues to weave sword light with his hands, replying in a low voice.

He also finds this situation extremely troublesome. From the start of the duel with the impostor sister, he has been looking for a way to handle it, but now, facing this monster, he feels somewhat at a loss and unsure of how to proceed.

"There must be a weakness. I just haven't found it yet…"

Liang Yi takes a deep, cool breath to calm himself down.

There are no invincible Daoist Skills, no enemy without a solution—there must be information he has yet to uncover.

"Do you know where this monster came from?"

Liang Yi quietly asks Wan Tinggui.

He is not familiar with the Abyss at all, and there are no records of this ghostly being on the Mystical Mechanism Continent, so he can only clutch at straws and inquire with Wan Tinggui.

"Origin?"

Wan Tinggui pauses for a moment, then shares all the intelligence she has about this ghost-faced being who defies fate with Liang Yi.

"Zuo Yongning? A Ninth Realm Ghost Cultivator and Abyss Envoy? Law composition?"

Liang Yi finally understands what sort of creature he is facing—it turns out to be the proud creation of a peak cultivator of the Ninth Realm. And to think this being was actually crippled by a single sword strike from their master.

Even though Wan Tinggui didn't explicitly reveal the monster's weakness, her words still sparked an idea in Liang Yi.