Chapter 257

When the Elder arrived, the scene that met his eyes was this: most of the demon soldiers had lost the ability to attack, collapsed on the ground, clutching their heads and wailing.

And the culprit was that damned fox demon!

"Looking for death!"

The Elder, furious beyond restraint, barked, and with a flash he was already beside Yuan Yao's back, his five fingers forming claws reaching for her head!

Yuan Yao keenly sensed the danger, turned instantly, and raised her sword to meet it!

Clang!

Yuan Yao couldn't withstand the opponent's overwhelming demonic power and was knocked back a short distance.

At that moment, Elder pressed the attack, slamming a palm forward.

The palm contained surging, fierce demonic energy, as if it would erode a person to nothing.

Yuan Yao's expression changed slightly; she prepared to unleash a sword technique in response.

With a booming roar, Yuan Yao was flung backward again, strands of fresh blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

She circulated her inner spiritual energy to steady her body.

Elder continued the pursuit.

Yuan Yao looked up at the approaching Elder, a hint of resolve in her eyes.

She naturally had a way to escape, but she entered the Flowing Light Realm for trial; how could she keep fleeing again and again?

Yuan Yao raised her sword and, without changing expression, said, "Old demon, if you have the skill, kill me and avenge your prince!"

"Fox demon, you must die! This Elder will tear your body to pieces!" Seeing her brazenly provoked him, the Elder's fury burned away his reason; he decisively struck toward Yuan Yao.

"Soul‑Chasing, Life‑Snatching Palm!"

When the palm was released, dense black vapors twisted the spatial currents alongside a massive palm imprint, crashing toward Yuan Yao with a mountain‑overturning force.

Yuan Yao raised her sword and slashed!

"Ten thousand mountains, myriad methods, the sword subdues all phenomena!"

A sword clang rang, the blade light flickered, and in an instant the sword soul formed a massive blade that met the opponent's huge palm imprint head‑on!

Just as the two forces collided violently, Yuan Yao pressed her right foot down, stepped forward, and surged against the powerful impact.

She drew multicolored sword blossoms, moving so fast that only afterimages were seen.

"Using the momentum—"

"Falling Blade!"

Yuan Yao swung a sword at Elder, and her technique enveloped the tremendous impact from the two colliding forces, forming an unstoppable sword slash!

Seeing this, Elder's complexion shifted slightly, then he sneered, "Trivial trick!"

He conjured a great sword in his hand and swung it immediately.

Boom!

Yuan Yao and Elder exchanged blows for several rounds.

Yuan Yao was suppressed, and her body accumulated many injuries.

Yet she did not retreat.

Because she could feel the golden core within her had formed four‑fifths, still lacking a small chance.

Perhaps, it requires breaking to establish.

She lifted her hand to wipe the blood from her mouth corner, stared coldly at Elder, then flashed forward and swung her sword at him.

Elder had long noticed the defensive artifact she wore; otherwise, she would have been gravely wounded already.

At that moment, the nine elite guards of the Sovereign Witch arrived and surrounded Yuan Yao.

"This fox demon is too troublesome, kill her together!" Elder ordered, then suddenly recalled something, "No, spare her a breath!"

The nine elite guards gazed at Yuan Yao as if looking at a murderous foe of a father, their eyes blazing with raging fury, as if to incinerate her completely.

Yuan Yao's gaze swept quickly over Elder and the nine elite guards.

She knew that with her strength alone she could not defeat them.

However, she still possessed the life‑preserving talisman placed on her by her master!

Five more remain.

Yuan Yao knew she could not summon the golden egg, for if the demon and monster races investigated, they'd discover she was actually human, not a demon.

Ten powerful demons attacked simultaneously; Yuan Yao pressed her lips together, closed her eyes, and then covered her sword with spiritual force.

When she opened her eyes again, she swept a sword across!

The potent spiritual force merged with sword intent, unleashing terrifying power that pushed them all back several steps at once.

While they were stunned, Yuan Yao had already launched an offensive toward them.

"One sword, drunken life, dream death!"

Snow‑white sword light poured out, and the surrounding spatial currents instantly stilled, leaving them dizzy with a haze before their eyes.

When they broke free from the sword's momentum, they saw one guard's head had been sliced off.

"No!!!" the other guards shrank their pupils at the sight.

Immediately, they launched a vengeful attack on Yuan Yao.

These demon guards coordinated flawlessly, were powerful, and in their fury, they struck without mercy.

Yuan Yao fought the multitude alone.

Soon after, her Ten‑fold Shielded Garment shattered abruptly.

One guard's long sword pierced her shoulder.

The intense agony made Yuan Yao furrow her brow, and she withdrew the opponent's long sword without any hesitation.

And at that moment—

The demon clan elder blasted her back with a palm.

With a loud 'Bang,' Yuan Yao was blown to the ground, blood gushing from her mouth.

Other demon clan guards surged forward, intending to pierce her body.

At the critical moment, Yuan Yao swiftly rolled to her feet and immediately swung a sword with all her strength.

She barely managed to block their attack.

Just as they were about to continue their attack, a white figure suddenly appeared not far away.

A youth's clear voice rang out.

"If you beg me, I'll save you."

The demon clan members turned their heads in shock, seeing only a white-clad youth standing not far away, his posture straight, his expression grim, his thin lips lightly pursed.

He was born with a stunningly beautiful appearance.

"Human!" one of the guards warned.

Seeing the white-clad youth appear, the demon clan elder quickly thought of something, he looked at Yuan Yao with suspicion and doubt: "Could you also be human?!"

Before Yuan Yao could speak, he continued: "You deliberately disguised yourself as a fox demon, killed our Highness, just to sow discord between the demon and monster clans!"

The demon clan soldiers present were stunned upon hearing this.

Highness… died?!

How could this be possible?!

Yuan Yao also didn't expect Xie Yan to appear at this moment.

And as soon as he appeared, he exposed her identity.

She felt that anger inside her.

She suspected Xie Yan had done it on purpose.

"Yes, he's my accomplice! It was he who ordered me to kill the Powerful Witch!" Yuan Yao pointed at Xie Yan and said.

Having said that, before the people present could react, she turned and ran.

She ran away cleanly and swiftly.

The demon clan elder's face darkened instantly; he didn't even bother with Xie Yan's existence, directly pursuing Yuan Yao, he swung his blade at her back.

Yuan Yao sensed the danger, quickly dodged to the side, then continued fleeing!

"Catch her quickly!"

The demon clan elder gave the order angrily.

The surrounding demon clan soldiers came to their senses and immediately moved to intercept Yuan Yao.

Because the demon clan soldiers intercepted her, Yuan Yao's escape speed slowed, and soon the demon clan elder and the other guards caught up.

They once again surrounded Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao's spiritual power had already been depleted by more than half; facing the demon clan elder and other strong ones, she was now at the end of her tether.

Her face was as pale as paper, the sword wound on her shoulder continued to bleed, and her breath became erratic.

At this moment, the demon clan elder suddenly appeared from her right, seized her neck, and was about to crush her cervical vertebrae with force——

A fierce sword light flashed past.