Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled

Xia Feng didn’t care at all about this transparent net, slashing it directly with the Heaven-Burying Sword in his hand, breaking through the layer of transparency.

However, unexpectedly to Xia Feng, the net was not only transparent in color but also in texture, seemingly non-existent.

It almost posed no obstacle as it passed through the middle.

Causing Xia Feng’s force to miss its target, the net landed straight on the Celestial God Demon Heart in Xia Feng’s hand.

The Celestial God Demon Heart seemed to sense something extremely terrifying, even the Life Divine Power that Xia Feng transmitted into it stopped resisting.

Xia Feng’s expression turned a bit suspicious, but before he could examine what exactly happened, a black-colored energy shot out from the Celestial God Demon Heart, rushing into his body along his palm.

No one beside him noticed this change, only Li Qingyu on the other side seemed to sense something, looking at the Celestial God Demon Heart in Xia Feng’s hand with some confusion.

After the transparent net landed on the Celestial God Demon Heart, it didn’t linger at all, sliding down Xia Feng’s hand to the ground.

This made Li Qingyu even more puzzled.

The pearl she used was specifically aimed at the Sword Demon; this Celestial God Demon Heart is a crystal formed after the Sword Demon’s death. It’s impossible for it to have no reaction after being captured by the Purification Treasure Pearl.

Could it be that her suspicion was wrong, and this Celestial God Demon Heart wasn’t something precious or beneficial at all?

Li Qingyu noted that Xia Feng still hadn’t let go of that Celestial God Demon Heart even now, which must mean it’s important; otherwise, with his character, he wouldn’t be holding onto it.

Thinking of this, a layer of mist covered the Ice Rain Sword in Li Qingyu’s hand, two Sword Talismans adhered directly to the blade, and she thrust it towards Xia Feng.

Xia Feng’s body was trembling slightly, all his strength suppressing the black energy that had invaded his body.

Against the sword thrust by Li Qingyu from the opposite side, Xia Feng seemed completely unaware, not reacting until the Ice Rain Sword was two inches into his body.

Xia Feng raised his head, startling Li Qingyu.

One of his eyes was a normal pitch-black color, while the other had completely turned into the Sword Demon’s blood-red hue, emitting a strange gleam that made one feel a chill.

Li Qingyu shivered and prepared to retreat.

She had some self-awareness; if not even Li Qingxue’s follower could handle this Celestial God Demon Heart, it would be a disaster in her hands too.

But she was still a few steps too slow; Xia Feng’s Heaven-Burying Sword swung directly towards Li Qingyu.

The Heaven-Burying Sword was also quite strange now, half of it exuding a rich black Demonic Qi, while the other half struggled to expel the black Demonic Qi.

However, the Sword Qi it unleashed carried corrosive energy with formidable power.

Li Qingyu was a step too slow in dodging and was almost cleaved in two by the Heaven-Burying Sword.

Her life-saving items shattered one after another, barely managing to fend off Xia Feng’s Sword Qi.

Even so, a cut opened on Li Qingyu’s shoulder down to her waist, bleeding profusely.

After retreating, Li Qingyu immediately swallowed several elixirs, and the wound on her body gradually stopped bleeding and began rapidly healing before the naked eye.

Xia Feng still stood there motionless, his expression somewhat hideous.

In his eyes, the blood-red one seemed to have a mist of blood swirling within, appearing rather sinister.

Li Qingyu’s thoughts were scared away by Xia Feng’s state, and the newly awakened geniuses around them also wore expressions of inexplicable concern.

Mu Qi stepped forward, whispering to Li Qingyu, "Goddess Qingyu, his state is too strange, best not to linger here."

Li Qingyu’s expression bore a hint of reluctance, but she didn’t refute Mu Qi’s words.

Across from them, Xia Feng’s body trembled slightly, gripping the Heaven-Burying Sword tighter as the unaffected pitch-black eye looked towards Li Qingyu, seeming eager to continue the attack.

Li Qingyu’s body shivered with fright, hurriedly ordering, "Let’s go! Leave here!"

Once far from the area with Li Qingyu, only then did she grudgingly realize that once again she had fled from that man in a hasty retreat.

If not for the man’s abnormal state, Li Qingyu even thought she might not have been able to flee alive from that place.

She touched the sword mark on her chest, her face turning particularly grim.

"Damn bastard..."

But her expression quickly adjusted, with a hint of venom on her face: "His state must have been possessed by the Celestial God Demon Heart."

"Couldn’t resist the Demonic Qi, no matter how strong he is, that’s where he’ll stop."

Thinking that the man would become like the previous Sword Demon, Li Qingyu felt unsure whether she was relieved or schadenfreudic.

After taking a break, under Li Qingyu’s lead, they prepared to follow the map’s directions deep into the forest once again.

The wounds on Li Qingyu’s body had largely healed under the elixir’s effects; she planned to speed up her pursuit of Li Qingxue’s movements, possibly banding together to deal with this backwater bumpkin.

Before leaving, she glanced backward in Xia Feng’s direction; through the dim aura, she saw nothing, yet an inexplicable unease lingered.

She took a deep breath, suppressing the chaotic thoughts in her mind, leaving this eerie space.

Things were indeed intricate for Xia Feng.

Earlier, the black energy within the Celestial God Demon Heart, to evade the transparent net from the Purification Treasure Pearl, had burrowed straight into Xia Feng’s body.

Once inside, he realized it was a Third Grade Celestial God Realm’s Evil Sword Spirit.

If outside, Xia Feng could certainly handle it.

But now, having wormed its way through Xia Feng’s meridians directly into his body, the internal defenses were far fewer than external ones.

Thus began a struggle over ownership inside Xia Feng’s body with the Evil Sword Spirit, causing Xia Feng’s body to contort, nearing a loss of control like the Sword Demon’s form.

Xia Feng dared not confront Xia Tianming and Li Qingxue in such a form, nor linger on this inevitable route out of Evil Sword Valley.

He wrested control of his body, tearing open the void around him, slipping into it, intending to find a way to resolve the Evil Sword Spirit.

The Evil Sword Spirit seemed to discern Xia Feng’s determination, frantically burrowing into Xia Feng’s sea of consciousness.

Within his body, the sea of consciousness bore the weakest defenses; allowing the Evil Sword Spirit into this might well mean his body is possessed.

Xia Feng’s facial muscle twitched, finding a calm spot in the void amidst the storms to sit cross-legged.