Chapter 1595

One day later.

Xu Jingming had crossed over forty thousand kilometers.

During the journey, Lin Yin had been constantly moving, and only now had he caught up.

Ahead lay a vast, continuous range of crimson mountains.

The rock walls glowed like blood, appearing especially grotesque beneath the deep blue sky.

"The distance is very close."

Xu Jingming hovered in midair, his powerful spiritual force spreading like a tidal wave.

Every sight within a thousand kilometers radiated into his mind.

The next moment, his sword-like eyebrows lifted slightly.

"Huh? More than one person?"

Two hundred kilometers away, above a valley, energy fluctuations were violently intense!

Demonic aura and brilliant golden light interwove and clashed, dyeing the entire sky purple and gold!

"Sssshhh—!"

A crescent-white blade-light tore through the sky, only to be instantly crushed by a dark purple demonic claw!

"Puff!"

The winged woman with white wings spat a mouthful of blood and staggered backward.

She was extremely beautiful, radiating a sacred aura.

Her skin was as white as snow, her wings stretched ten meters wide, each feather shimmering with holy light.

But now, those wings were riddled with cracks, drenched in blood.

"A war general from a human subordinate tribe? That's all you've got?"

A cold voice came from ahead.

Demon princess Lin Yin hovered in midair.

She stood nearly three meters tall, her figure voluptuous and fiery.

Her violet eyes were cold as ice; her right hand clenched loosely.

A fearsome whip, condensed from demonic aura, slowly took shape in her palm.

"I'll give you one last chance.

Hand over that Starfall Crystal Core, and I'll spare your life."

Lie to me, and even if you hand it over, you'll still die.

"Never!"

The winged woman Kela gritted her teeth and growled, her light sword reigniting in her hand:

"I found that treasure first! Why should I give it to you?!"

"Why?"

Lin Yin's lips curled into a mocking smile:

"Because I'm stronger than you."

Before her words faded, her figure vanished instantly!

The next instant, she appeared before Kela, the demonic whip lashing like a venomous serpent, slicing through space toward Kela's neck!

"Holy Light Shield!"

Kela's face twisted in alarm; her wings snapped shut, holy light coalescing into a thick shield!

Boom—!!!

The demonic whip struck the light shield, unleashing a deafening explosion!

The shield shattered on impact; Kela was blasted backward like a cannonball.

She slammed hard into the mountain wall below, rock and stone shattering!

"Cough… cough…"

She struggled to rise from the rubble, blood trickling from her lips, despair already glimmering in her eyes.

"Too strong—Lin Yin's power has definitely reached Eternal Third Stage!

If this continues, I really will die here…"

Just as her heart burned with desperation, Lin Yin suddenly stopped moving.

Her pale, cold face turned toward the east, her violet eyes narrowing slightly.

"Huh?"

Kela instinctively looked over too.

At the horizon's edge, a jet-black lightning bolt was hurtling toward them at incredible speed!

Where the lightning passed, space twisted.

Dark red killing aura curled and wove like silk, perfectly fused with the black thunder.

The chilling, malevolent aura it emitted could be clearly sensed even hundreds of kilometers away!

Even more astonishing was:

Behind that lightning, dragged along like a corpse, was a blood-soaked, barely breathing demon figure!

As if dragging a dead dog, it carved a gruesome trail across the sky.

"That's… Xu Jingming?!"

Kela's pupils shrank sharply; she recognized the approaching figure.

And Lin Yin, upon seeing the dragged demon figure,

Her once icy beautiful face suddenly erupted in furious rage!

"Base human, how dare you?!"

Her voice was like ice frozen for ten thousand years, her killing intent nearly solidifying into substance!

Shhh!

The lightning faded; Xu Jingming hovered in midair.

In his right hand, the lightning shackles bound the demon he had already slain, now casually tossed aside.

Dark red, nearly black killing aura cloaked his body like armor.

Intertwined with black thunder, his deep eyes swept across the battlefield, finally settling on Lin Yin.

"Xu Jingming! Let's fight her together!"

Kela cried out urgently upon seeing this.

She flapped her wings, transforming into a radiant streak of holy light flying toward Xu Jingming.

Her face bore an expression of relief—finally, reinforcements had arrived.

Yet—

In that instant when their bodies passed each other!

A ruthless gleam flashed instantly in Kela's eyes!

"Holy Repulsion!"

With a light slap of her jade hand, a massive wave of light-elemental primordial force exploded outward.

It did not strike Lin Yin—it shot straight for Xu Jingming's back!

If this blow landed, it would hurl Xu Jingming straight toward Lin Yin's position.

Then, she could seize the chance to escape, flee this deathtrap!

"Hmph!"

Xu Jingming didn't even turn his head; the annihilating divine thunder around him surged automatically.

It formed a solid, shield-like barrier of lightning behind him!

Boom!

The holy light impact struck the barrier—and vanished like a mud ox sinking into the sea, not even ruffling the surface!

"What?!"

Kela's face changed; her eyes filled with disbelief.

Though she hadn't used her full strength, this blow had concentrated the primordial force of light.

Enough to repel an ordinary Nine-Star Battle General!

This Xu Jingming... could he have blocked it so effortlessly?

"If it had no effect, fine—this delay alone is enough for me to escape!"

Her mind raced; she abandoned further struggle.

Using the recoil, her speed surged violently; she fled without looking back.

Within a few breaths, she vanished beyond the horizon.

"Heh."

Lin Yin witnessed the entire scene; the mocking curve of her lips deepened:

"Are all your human elites like this?

Not only cowardly and fearful of death, but also shoving allies toward the enemy?"

Her violet eyes turned to Xu Jingming; her voice turned icy:

"It seems your human race is nothing but a disunited mob."

"Correct one thing."

Xu Jingming spoke slowly, his gaze sharp as a blade:

"She is not human—she belongs to our subordinate tribe."

"As for her actions..."

A chilling glint passed through his eyes: "I will deal with her myself."

If Kela had fought alongside him, or fled alone,

he would not have pursued it.

But she had tried to shove him toward Lin Yin.

This revealed the venom in her nature.

Yet his current focus was Lin Yin; he had no interest in chasing her.

When he next encountered her, he would crush her then.

"I don't care about your human scheming."

Lin Yin raised her hand; a whip of demonic energy writhed slowly in her palm, as if alive:

"Bloodthirsty Demon Seal bearer.

I didn't come looking for you—yet you dared to rush into my presence?

And you humiliated my demon kin..."

She gazed at the demon corpse tossed aside; her eyes grew colder:

"Then let your blood wash away this shame!"

Before her words ended—

Boom—!!!

Dark purple demonic energy erupted from her curvaceous figure like a volcano, instantly engulfing the entire valley!

Demonic energy!

Exclusive to the Demon Clan!

Any other race that lingers here too long will be affected by negative emotions, weakening their combat power!

Some will even descend into mindless demonic creatures!

But for Xu Jingming, it had no negative effect—in fact, it was a boost!

"I haven't enjoyed such pure demonic energy in a long time."

Xu Jingming drew a deep, satisfying breath, advancing instead of retreating, stepping forward!

"Zi Yan Demon Body!"

Boom—!!!

Before Lin Yin's stunned gaze,

Purple demonic energy burst from Xu Jingming like a raging dragon, his already tall frame surging to four point two meters!

His eyes turned deep purple-black, the royal bloodline's pressure sweeping across all directions!

Around him, annihilating divine thunder coiled like serpents, intertwining with the dark red killing aura, forming a suit of thunderous demonic battle armor!