Chapter 715 - 704: Female Drought Demon
Ding Ling immediately flicked his left hand, and the Emperor’s Sword’s tip launched a sharp Sword Qi!
Clang!
The Sword Qi and the blood clashed fiercely in the void, continuing for a while before the blood abruptly scattered into Blood Qi and then transformed back into a drop of blood, falling into the woman’s palm.
This drop of blood differed from before, it was dimmer and had lost much of its color.
It seemed as though its essence had been dispersed!
Crack!
The woman’s eyelids suddenly trembled, and she opened her eyes sharply.
Ding Ling’s vision was exceptionally strong and detailed, naturally allowing him to see clearly, making him even more vigilant and cautious, ready at any moment to escape.
This place was too eerie and strange.
He truly hadn’t expected that in the Wind and Cloud World, there would still be someone this powerful!
The Emperor Sword Dao at ninety times power could only break a drop of blood!
Too bizarre!
"Young man, come here."
A faint voice echoed in Ding Ling’s ear.
Ding Ling was startled, but swiftly retreated several hundred feet.
"Do not be afraid. I am the daughter of the Ancient Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan... Female Drought Demon!"
Her voice was as gentle as water, directly reaching into one’s heart, making it feel like heavenly music.
But this voice grew weaker and weaker, much like a flickering flame about to extinguish, emitting its last glimmer of light.
Ding Ling was taken aback:
"Female Drought Demon?!"
Isn’t the Female Drought Demon just the Drought Fiend?!
No wonder this place was dry, desolate, and barren, with hardly a trace of life.
The Drought Fiend would explain it.
According to ancient records: whenever a Drought Fiend passed through, not a single blade of grass survived, and the ground cracked!
She was the deity of droughts!
Of course, she also had contributions, and it was rumored that she played a part in defeating Chiyou!
"It seems that people still remember me."
The Female Drought Demon seemed to see through Ding Ling’s thoughts, softly spoke:
"I apologize for what happened earlier."
"..."
Ding Ling was silent.
"It is an instinct of mine at work."
The Female Drought Demon sighed, her voice desolate like autumn leaves falling, filled with a sense of death and helplessness:
"I must suppress the Demon Realm and guard the gate of the Divine Realm. This requires someone to help me. You saw it. My loyal subordinates, in order to resist the invasion of the Demon Realm, have all perished."
Her tone was filled with sorrow:
"Even the Immortal Zombies have died. In the end, it is the lack of power that allowed the Demon Dao to run rampant!"
Ding Ling listened in silence, not speaking.
The Female Drought Demon didn’t reproach Ding Ling, just continued speaking to herself:
"I am also about to reach my limit. But I must guard this place, otherwise, if the Demon Realm portal wide opens, Jiuzhou will completely fall, and the world my father struggled to protect will become a wasteland, utterly devoid of life. This is not something I wish to see. Even in death, I must guard this place!"
The Female Drought Demon paused, then continued:
"I am dying, caught in a state of unconsciousness, driven by the overwhelming desire to guard this place! Thus, my blood will, upon sensing the presence of a living person, want to merge with them, turning them into a Fire Zombie to assist me.
You saw it too.
The five Fire Zombies on the Five Elements Array were humans who intruded here a few months ago. I also didn’t want to harm them, but things have reached this point where I can’t do anything about it."
"Then how did Xiong Ba escape?"
Ding Ling asked.
"Xiong Ba?"
The Female Drought Demon’s eyelids moved as if seeing Xiong Ba, said:
"Him? His willpower is extremely strong, coupled with his unique talent, he managed to retain a sliver of independent consciousness, allowing him to escape. Others weren’t as fortunate. My blood transformed them thoroughly, into puppet-like beings devoid of consciousness, spirit, and perception, who know only to guard this place alongside me."
She apologized to Ding Ling once again.
Ding Ling, seeing the Female Drought Demon’s attitude, immediately asked:
"What evidence do you have to prove you are the Female Drought Demon?"
"I will show you the Demon Realm portal and the Divine Realm portal, then you will know if I’m telling the truth or not."
The Female Drought Demon strained to extend an unblemished hand, gently tapping the ground, Bang!
A coffin soared into the sky, spinning and floating to land not far beside Ding Ling.
Once the coffin was moved.
Boom!
A surge of Demon Qi seemed to break free from suppression, roaring straight into the sky! The Demon Qi surged endlessly, while to the left of the Demon Realm stood a gate of the Divine Realm.
The portal was dim and lackluster, seemingly ready to decay at any moment.
"You saw it. When Dao wanes, magic flourishes. If I perish. And without other Fire Zombies to guard, Demon Qi will flood into the human world, even Mystical Beasts will transform into Demon Beasts. Do you think humanity could withstand this tide of demonic flames?"
The Female Drought Demon sighed.
Ding Ling remained silent.
He was skilled in acting, observing people, stargazing, feng shui, etc., and naturally discerned that the Female Drought Demon wasn’t lying.
However, it might be because her realm far exceeded his, and what he saw could have been just an illusion she wanted him to see?
The logic here was hard to explain clearly.
Having been deceived by Chiyou once, Ding Ling was naturally cautious of these beings from the Ancient Era.
But this Demon Qi couldn’t be faked.
And it seemed the Female Drought Demon had been guarding the portal all along, otherwise, given her strength, she would have long entered Jiuzhou Land. Why stay here ’playing hero’?
Fighting against this Demon Qi, allowing herself to be completely exhausted?
Though Ding Ling and the Female Drought Demon’s realms were worlds apart, unable to discern if she was dying, he knew regardless of her state, just a drop of her blood could head-to-head with his ninety times magnified Sword Qi, proving her formidable strength could easily sweep across Jiuzhou, without a problem.
Yet she chose not to do so, instead willingly guarding this portal!
"It seems you have understood."
The Female Drought Demon laboriously sat up from within the coffin, turned to look at Ding Ling, a flash of radiant light passing through her crystalline and clear eyes, as if seeing through Ding Ling, showing a hint of astonishment on her face:
"Young man, your roots are ordinary, yet at such a young age, you’ve reached the High Tier of Shattering, ready to step into the Great Perfection at any moment, not to mention mastering countless Martial Arts.
You’ve learned so vast and complex Martial Dao, yet all are at Great Perfection.
Incredible. Such a feat was hard even for the Human Emperor of the Ancient times.
What astounds me the most is, you’ve actually mastered the Demon Scripture?! And it’s at Great Perfection!"
A streak of joy appeared on her face:
"With this Great Perfection Demon Scripture, you can navigate the Demon Realm freely, unafraid of the Demon Qi."
She sighed:
"Indeed, I endured several thousand years. Finally, I’ve awaited the destined one. You carry the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, the Treasure Saber forged with the Nuwa Stone as the core, and even my finger hidden in your Storage Pouch. Many of your things are related to us gods. It seems you are a blessed person sent by Heaven."
Her spirits slightly lifted, looking at Ding Ling with anticipation:
"Young man, what is your name?"
"Ding Ling."