A Pawn's Passage

Green Cloud was as sharp as ever, far surpassing Little Yin’s teeth.

With a single slash, Kiyohime’s serpentine tail was severed, and Little Yin took the chance to break free.

Writhing in pain, Kiyohime once again spewed rolling flames toward Qi Xuansu.

Having learned his lesson, Qi Xuansu dared not meet it head-on and swiftly dodged aside.

However, the flames seemed to possess a will of their own, looping around midair before swooping toward Qi Xuansu once more.

For an instant, Qi Xuansu seemed to see the flames twist into countless human faces, all hideous and grimacing, accompanied by faint, murmuring whispers.

Fortunately, with the Longevity Stone Heart shielding his soul, Qi Xuansu could remain unaffected even by the divine descent of True Lord Ziguang. Thus, this evil fire could not do anything to him. The whispers were no more than a noisy distraction, far from enough to shake his mind.

Qi Xuansu swung Green Cloud, scattering the flames one by one with the sword qi.

Soon, Qi Xuansu noticed something. Aside from a few serpent instincts and her ability to spew strange flames, Kiyohime was essentially no different from a simple peasant woman. Her adaptability was poor, and she had no grasp of real combat techniques.

So Qi Xuansu changed tactics and coordinated with Little Yin. She would distract Kiyohime while he slipped around behind her and drove his sword straight into Kiyohime’s heart.

Kiyohime let out a cry of pain. Flames burst from her wound, surging toward Qi Xuansu.

Qi Xuansu had not expected such a development. Caught unprepared, he could only withdraw his sword and retreat. Even with the Demonic Blade’s instincts, where his body moved ahead of thought, this flame was too strange to be judged by common sense. As a result, some of it still clung to him. Some seemed intangible, passing through his Youyi Cloud Robe to seep directly into his body.