109: Terrifying Fire Pill

Under the divine fire-control techniques of the Void Derivation Pill Transformation Art,

the green and red flames miraculously began to blend and compress!

A bi-colored Fire Pill, only the size of a fist but radiating terrifying ripples that made the Soul tremble,

was slowly taking shape within the Yuan Power Furnace!

Green and red light flowed incessantly on its surface, while its interior contained a destructive energy storm!

This was not a Medicinal Pill at all, but a terrifying bomb capable of burning mountains and boiling seas!

“Go!”

Yao Delong's eyes were bloodshot. Using the last of his strength, he shoved his hands forward violently and rapidly retreated.

That green and red bi-colored Fire Pill, radiating an aura of destruction, shot out like a meteor chasing the moon.

Accompanied by a piercing screech, it instantly pierced through the sword formation's light screen, shooting toward Xin Yuelan, who was trapped tightly by the formation!

“What?!”

Xin Yuelan's blood-red pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpricks! An unprecedented crisis of death instantly seized her heart!

The energy contained within that Fire Pill made her feel a fear that originated from her very Soul! She absolutely could not take it head-on!

She let out a scream, the blood-colored flames around her body surging as she desperately tried to break through the sword formation's lockdown to escape!

“Don't even think about it! Five Elements Rotation—Suppress!”

Yao Delong shouted fiercely, his Divine Thought driving the formation wildly! The Great Five Elements Sword Formation instantly switched from offense to defense, its five-colored brilliance flourishing.

The yellow sword condensed a mountain phantom to suppress, the green sword summoned vines to entwine, the blue sword spat out freezing frost, the gold sword transformed into a sword net to seal her in, and the crimson sword used blazing flames to block the path!

The power of the Five Elements cycled endlessly, forming an indestructible cage that pinned Xin Yuelan firmly in place!

“No—!” Xin Yuelan let out a desperate shriek, her eyes filled with terror!

She could only frantically drive all her Demonic Essence into the seemingly unremarkable pitch-black soft armor she wore close to her skin!

The soft armor instantly erupted with a deep dark light, forming a solid black light shield that firmly protected her!

The moment the Fire Pill touched that black light shield—

RUMBLE—!!!

A dazzling, massive mushroom cloud containing destructive energy rose violently from the mountain hollow!

The terrifying energy shockwave was like an apocalyptic tsunami, instantly sweeping in all directions!

Everywhere it passed, flowers, grass, and trees were instantly vaporized, and hard rocks were melted and vitrified!

The scorching heat burned the air until it was warped and distorted!

“Young Miss—!”

In the distance, Liu Sha, who was frantically attacking the panyan gold puppet, felt the power of this explosion, which far exceeded the Golden Core and had reached the Nascent Soul Stage.

His face went pale with horror as he let out a shrill cry!

Bang!

At the very moment his heart and mind were shaken, the scarred panyan gold puppet seized the opportunity again, its remaining iron fist smashing heavily into his ribs!

Liu Sha spat blood and flew backward again, his aura becoming even more withered!

The terrifying aftershocks of the explosion gradually dissipated, leaving dust filling the air.

Yao Delong leaned on the golden crow setting sun, half-kneeling on the ground and coughing up large amounts of blood, his aura weakened to the extreme.

He could no longer maintain the Great Five Elements Sword Formation, and the five Flying Swords flew back to his side, their light dimmed. He stared fixedly at the center of the explosion.

The dust slowly settled.

In the center of the explosion, a massive vitrified pit had appeared.

At the edge of the pit, Xin Yuelan lay on the ground, her body charred black, her clothes in tatters, and in a wretched state. Her aura was faint; she had clearly fallen into a deep coma.

However, what made Yao Delong's pupils shrink and almost made him curse out loud was—

The pitch-black soft armor worn by Xin Yuelan was actually still intact!

Only the dark light flowing on its surface had dimmed significantly!

It was this bizarre treasure armor that had saved her life at the final moment!

The terrifying Fire Pill explosion, capable of heavily wounding a Nascent Soul Cultivator, had only managed to knock her unconscious!

“Holy crap! What kind of treasure is this?! It can actually withstand such a terrifying attack!”

Yao Delong was shocked.

Looking at the unconscious Xin Yuelan in the deep pit, still firmly protected by that bizarre treasure armor,

countless thoughts flashed through Yao Delong's mind amidst his shock!

“This armor... is definitely at the Heaven-Grade Weapon level or even higher! But now is not the time to study it!”

From the corner of his eye, he glimpsed Liu Sha's figure in the distance, pouncing toward him like a mad demon with overwhelming killing intent!

The sense of mortal danger was like a cold venomous snake wrapping around his neck!

“Run!” This thought instantly took precedence! But to just run like this?

This demoness had a noble status; even that old devil at the Late Nascent Soul Stage called her 'Young Miss.'

She also possessed such a heavy treasure. If he let her go like this, the future consequences would be endless!

In a flash, a trace of ruthlessness and decisiveness flashed in Yao Delong's eyes!

“beast taming pouch! Collect!”

With a thought, a beast taming pouch specifically used for storing living creatures appeared in his hand!

He aimed the pouch's mouth at Xin Yuelan in the pit, and a powerful suction erupted!

The heavily injured and unconscious Xin Yuelan had no power to resist, and along with her mysterious pitch-black treasure armor,

she instantly turned into a streak of light and was taken into the beast taming pouch!

“Little beast! Put down the Young Miss!”

Seeing this scene, Liu Sha's eyes nearly split from rage, and he let out a heart-wrenching roar!

He never expected that this kid wouldn't just run, but would instead boldly kidnap the Heavenly Demon Sect Saintess!

“Old devil! May we never meet again!”

Yao Delong stowed the beast taming pouch and grinned at the furiously charging Liu Sha, revealing blood-stained teeth. His smile carried a hint of madness and provocation!

“Instantaneous Body Sword Art—Hundred Mile Vanishing!”

Buzz!

Strong spatial fluctuations instantly enveloped him!

Just as Liu Sha's space-tearing demonic claw was about to reach him, Yao Delong's figure suddenly blurred and then completely vanished!

“Ah—!!”

Liu Sha's demonic claw struck empty air, tearing five bottomless gouges into the ground!

He was so angry his whole body trembled, and he nearly spat blood!

The panyan gold puppet dragged its broken body and attacked again.

“Die for me!”

Liu Sha went completely mad. Ignoring his own heavy injuries and the fact that he was on the verge of collapse, he forcibly activated a secret technique!

An even more ferocious but highly unstable Devilish Qi erupted from his body. His aura instantly surged, briefly suppressing his previous withered state!

His eyes were blood-red, and the black sword in his hand erupted with an unprecedented malevolent light.

Facing the panyan gold puppet that was on the verge of shattering, he frantically slashed out dozens of terrifying Sword Qi that tore through space!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The already broken Puppet was completely reduced to several pieces under the violent Sword Qi!

The surrounding rocks and ground were even more mangled beyond recognition!

However, in just a few breaths, Yao Delong's aura had completely vanished from his Divine Sense range, like a clay ox entering the sea!

“Pfft—!”

The backlash from forcibly activating the secret technique hit him instantly. Liu Sha violently spat out a large mouthful of dark black blood mixed with fragments of internal organs.

His aura was like a punctured ball, plummeting wildly!

His original Late Nascent Soul Stage Realm fell all the way down, finally barely stabilizing at the threshold of the Early Nascent Soul Stage. Moreover, his Foundation was unstable, and his injuries were severe to the extreme!

“It's over... the Saintess has been kidnapped... I... pfft!”

Liu Sha's face was ashen. In his extreme anger and distress, he spat out another mouthful of blood, and his vision went black.

He forced himself to maintain a final sliver of clarity, knowing this was Righteous Path territory.

He did not dare to stay any longer and staggered away, turning into a dim demonic light and fleeing hurriedly in a direction away from the Righteous Path forces.

He had to find a place to stabilize his near-fatal injuries first before planning to rescue the Saintess.