Chapter 571: The Sixth-Ranker Tuoba Yu'er

"Yuwen Tuo, do not listen to them. The Kunlun Mirror is in my hands; as long as you kill the Taotie, I will give the divine artifact to you."

Tuoba Yu'er said loudly, her expression anxious.

Although she had a blood feud with Yuwen Tuo, that did not mean she could not borrow the strength of an enemy.

If she could not even pass this hurdle before her, how could she ever take revenge?

Moreover, she was the hope of the entire Tuoba clan; if she died, what would become of the Tuoba people?

"Demoness!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Fu looked up and roared in anger.

This woman was truly too shameless; could she not have some bottom line, some reserve?

"Call me whatever you like," Tuoba Yu'er said.

Chen Jingchou did not speak, only lying flat on the ground, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

If, if only he had power; if he were just a bit stronger, he would not be unable to protect everyone.

"A smart person's choice."

Yuwen Tuo said, then looked toward the Taotie, the Xuanyuan Sword vibrating, Sword Qi swirling around it.

Roar!

The Taotie roared in anger, its massive bloody maw spitting out streams of Demonic Qi; these streams of Demonic Qi were filled with a pungent, corrosive odor, and objects touched by them were basically decomposed into nothingness in an instant, leaving behind a charred, black mark.

Yuwen Tuo dodged with ease, using Teleportation to arrive above the Taotie's head, then thrust the Xuanyuan Sword fiercely into its crown.

"Wicked beast, die already!"

The Xuanyuan Sword Qi submerged from the crown into the Taotie's body, and one could see cracks appearing all over the Taotie's body, golden light spilling out.

Fear surfaced in the depths of the ancient fierce beast Taotie's eyes, and in the next second, its entire massive body was sliced into pieces by the Xuanyuan Sword Qi, turning into countless chunks of flesh.

This was the peerlessly sharp power of the ancient divine artifact, the Xuanyuan Sword; all things in the world were fragile and vulnerable before it.

"It died just like that?" Tuoba Yu'er watched this scene in shock.

She knew Yuwen Tuo was very powerful, but to kill the Taotie in an instant—this was too fast.

Shouldn't he have at least let Yuwen Tuo see a bit of blood?

"The Taotie, dead?" Chen Fu muttered, stunned.

In his eyes, the Taotie was a remnant ancient fierce beast, an invincible existence; now it had just died before his eyes?

Was Yuwen Tuo already this strong? If so, when could the Chen Kingdom ever be restored?

No, it was not Yuwen Tuo who was strong, but the Xuanyuan Sword!

If Jingchou obtained the Xuanyuan Sword, he could kill the Taotie just the same and save this world.

Chen Fu comforted himself, feeling that Yuwen Tuo was only strong because of the Xuanyuan Sword; without the Xuanyuan Sword, Yuwen Tuo would be no match for the Taotie at all.

Whoosh!

A strange change occurred again; where the Taotie had fallen, among the countless chunks of flesh, a scarlet spherical light suddenly flew out.

"Taotie Inner Core," Yuwen Tuo said, waving the Xuanyuan Sword as if to finish off the Taotie.

But the Taotie Inner Core did not flee; instead, it submerged into Chen Jingchou's dantian and vanished.

"???" Chen Jingchou.

"Jingchou? How are you?"

Chen Fu was greatly alarmed; having lost a leg, he jumped over with all his might.

"I, I am fine, Master." Chen Jingchou touched himself and found nothing unusual.

Chen Fu, however, had an ugly expression; that was the Taotie's Inner Core, the essence of its lifelong power.

Within that Inner Core lay the Taotie's magic power and Primordial Spirit; this was a ticking time bomb, and one day the Taotie would counter-possess Chen Jingchou.

However, misfortune often hides blessings, and blessings often hide misfortune.

If Chen Jingchou could counter the Taotie, he could obtain the Taotie's thousands of years of magic power, thereby greatly increasing his cultivation.

Although the Taotie looked very weak, being killed in an instant by Yuwen Tuo.

That was due to the nature of the Demon Beast; an ancient fierce beast unable to undergo Transformation was merely a beast with greater strength.

But if this power were inherited by Chen Jingchou, it would not be a simple case of one plus one, but a qualitative change.

Perhaps, he could defeat Yuwen Tuo, perhaps he could restore the Chen Kingdom.

Yuwen Tuo descended from the sky, walked before Tuoba Yu'er, raised a hand, and said coldly:

"Hand it over."

"Hand over what?" Tuoba Yu'er wore an innocent expression.

"..."

Yuwen Tuo was speechless; although he had long guessed this girl would go back on her word, he still said patiently:

"The Kunlun Mirror."

"Now that the Taotie is dead, you wouldn't break your promise, would you? The Tuoba people claim their word is worth a thousand pieces of gold, don't they?"

Tuoba Yu'er remained unmoved and said:

"It seems you know my identity, then have you forgotten the blood feud with the Tuoba?"

"I am a Princess of the Tuoba; do you think I would give the Kunlun Mirror to you?"

Yuwen Tuo's expression was calm as he said slowly:

"Then I would not mind going to the Tuoba once more to wash your clan in blood."

"You really are a devil."

Tuoba Yu'er retorted, taking the Kunlun Mirror from her bosom and handing it to Yuwen Tuo.

Yuwen Tuo reached out to take it, but at that very moment, a black insect crawled out from the groove of the Kunlun Mirror, and this insect quickly bit the back of Yuwen Tuo's hand.

In an instant, Yuwen Tuo only felt his whole body go numb, unable to move.

Tuoba Yu'er seized back the Kunlun Mirror once more and said:

"Yuwen Tuo, although your martial arts are invincible under heaven, your intelligence is somewhat lacking. Also, let me give you one more piece of advice: do not blindly believe the words of girls; the prettier the girl, the more she likes to deceive people."

A dagger appeared in Tuoba Yu'er's hand and slowly approached Yuwen Tuo's neck.

"Heh, I was careless. I didn't expect you to have such a trick up your sleeve. That bug must be Tuoba's Gu Insect, right?" Yuwen Tuo said.

"Heh, I am not a Taotie, only standing there to take a beating," Tuoba Yu'er said.

"As long as it is a human, this Gu Insect will cause them to fall into two hours of paralysis, so for these two hours, you are a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Shall I slice you into pieces one knife at a time to comfort the spirits of the dead of the Tuoba?"

"But first, I am very curious, what exactly do you look like under this Golden Mask?"

"Is it as the world says, a flat-faced, fanged evil ghost, or an ugly man?"

As she spoke, Tuoba Yu'er gripped the dagger tightly with one hand and reached out with the other to remove the mask.

The moment they made contact, Yuwen Tuo's body suddenly turned into a flash of fire and vanished.

"Divine Fire Clone." Tuoba Yu'er realized this and a look of vigilance appeared on her face.

The next second, Yuwen Tuo arrived via Teleportation, lifted Tuoba Yu'er up with one hand, and said:

"It is a pity, I am not human, I am a demon, so your methods are useless against me."

Tuoba Yu'er was lifted up, her neck tightly locked, and she said indignantly:

"You really are a demon, actually being so rude to a beauty."

"If you don't hand over the Kunlun Mirror, there will be even ruder things; I will dismantle your bones one by one." The strength in Yuwen Tuo's hand increased by a few degrees.

"Fine, fine, fine, I surrender. I'll give you the Kunlun Mirror, don't kill me." Tuoba Yu'er changed her tune again and handed over the Kunlun Mirror.

Yuwen Tuo took the Kunlun Mirror but did not let go, instead smiling:

"I have changed my mind again. I remember that your father the King was killed by me.

As his daughter, shouldn't you go down to keep him company? Otherwise, how lonely he must be!"

"You, you beast, you will not die a good death."

Tuoba Yu'er widened her eyes, glaring fixedly at Yuwen Tuo.

Her kin were her Reverse Scale, and Yuwen Tuo saying this directly made her incomparably furious.

Yuwen Tuo held Tuoba Yu'er and cast a glance in the direction of Chen Jingchou.