Chapter 1162: A New Turn of Events

The massive palace complex continued to collapse, with stone pillars crashing down, emitting a thunderous roar.

The numerous students all wore expressions of wild joy, unable to hold back their cheers; as they gazed at the three figures at the very front, their eyes were filled with shock and reverence.

Three Great Tian Xiang Jing practitioners confronting a True Demon!

Such a feat, merely spoken of, would make one's blood boil; after this battle, the names of these three would likely be circulated throughout all the major Ancient Academies.

Li Luo was also somewhat shaken; Ning Meng, Jiang Jiang Qinge, and Wu Changkong were indeed the most outstanding students from the two Ancient Academies. Their earlier strikes, of such intensity, would force even a typical Void Marquis to avoid their sharp edge.

Truly terrifying.

However...

His gaze turned toward the ruined palace where the White-Eyed True Demon was pinned. The earlier attacks by the three had surely inflicted injuries upon it, but those injuries were likely not fatal.

Moreover, since the Abominations possessed extremely tenacious lives, how could one hope to erase them so easily?

And having suffered this setback, the White-Eyed True Demon would surely not dare to underestimate them again; thus, the current situation was by no means one in which they could relax.

Gulu gulu!

Just then, from the depths of the heavy ruins, a strange sound suddenly emerged. Then Li Luo and the others saw a pale white liquid, radiating a chilling aura, flowing out from the cracks in the ruins. This viscous liquid churned, and within it, one could vaguely see hideous faces writhing.

The pale white liquid flowed rapidly, instantly submerging the entire ruin as if it had transformed into a white lake.

As the lake water flowed, it gradually coalesced into a human figure. White hair danced, and on the face, only a pair of cold white eyes appeared.

It was indeed the White-Eyed True Demon.

However, at this moment, three deep wounds had appeared on the White-Eyed True Demon's body. No blood flowed from the wounds; instead, through the injuries, one could see they were filled with countless layers of pale white skin, which was extremely eerie.

The White-Eyed True Demon was wreathed in a terrifying cold aura. Its white eyes locked onto the three of Jiang Jiang Qinge, its gaze filled with coldness and ferocity.

The earlier injury had undoubtedly enraged it.

The White-Eyed True Demon was seen extending a sharp palm and grasping at the surging white lake beneath its feet. The lake water churned, and an object rose, falling into the White-Eyed True Demon's hand.

It was a Soul-Calling Banner. The banner surface was pale white, seemingly cast from human skin, but densely packed within were protruding hideous faces. A wave of evil intent, vast as the heavens, surged upward, turning the entire sky a pitch-black color, while countless eerie whispers rustled forth.

Holding the human-skin Soul-Calling Banner, the White-Eyed True Demon stepped forward. The void rippled, and it vanished directly.

In the next instant, it appeared before Wu Changkong. The banner in its hand transformed into a beam of white light and smashed down upon his head.

Wu Changkong's dark-gold heavy halberd had already reverted to its original form. Seeing the White-Eyed True Demon charge at him, he dared not be the slightest bit negligent. He circulated his Xiang force to its utmost, causing his Xiang Palace to roar and vibrate, which in turn made the "Tian Xiang Map" above his head erupt with ten-thousand-zhang of light, continuously drawing in and expelling the energy of heaven and earth.

At this moment, with the support of Li Hongyou's "Crimson Heart Golden Seal," Wu Changkong's own state was also at its peak. He immediately poured out all his strength to meet the falling Soul-Calling Banner.

Clang!

The heavy halberd collided with the Soul-Calling Banner. Indescribable cold energy swept forth from the impact. Even though Wu Changkong had resisted with all his might, he still saw pale white frost creeping along the halberd toward himself.

His own Xiang force, upon colliding alone with the White-Eyed True Demon, could be said to shatter upon the slightest touch.

Fortunately, Jiang Jiang Qinge and Ning Meng did not sit idly by at this moment. Seizing the opening while the White-Eyed True Demon targeted Wu Changkong, the two women appeared behind it. Their holy and purifying Xiang force, sharp and ruthless, slashed toward the White-Eyed True Demon.

The White-Eyed True Demon did not turn around, but the skin on its back writhed, and two pale white arms suddenly drilled out. On the palms of those arms, hideous and painful faces appeared, each spewing a torrent of white light to meet the two women's assault.

Boom boom boom!

The three humans and the demon engaged in an extremely fierce battle in mid-air. Every collision unleashed an energy storm that ravaged the area.

The numerous students below felt their scalps go numb. Such a collision, for anyone below the Da Tian Xiang Jing realm, would surely mean death upon contact.

They also understood clearly that the White-Eyed True Demon held an absolute advantage in strength. If Ning Meng, Jiang Jiang Qinge, and Wu Changkong had not combined their efforts, any single one of them would have been unable to withstand the White-Eyed True Demon's frontal assault.

Fortunately, both Jiang Jiang Qinge and Ning Meng possessed the Light attribute. Especially the former, whose dual Ninth-Rank Light Xiang possessed devastating power. When the two were combined, the holy aura became extremely dense. With every one of her attacks, the White-Eyed True Demon paid the utmost attention, daring not to let her strikes land on its body.

As the battle intensified, Feng Lingyuan and others present began to join the fray one after another. However, they did not dare to approach too closely, instead continuously harassing and affecting the White-Eyed True Demon from a distance.

The overall situation, though still teetering on the edge of peril, seemed to be gradually stabilizing under the efforts of the numerous students from the two Ancient Academies.

However, Li Luo did not relax despite this situation. His gaze occasionally swept over the White-Eyed True Demon's chest, where three distorted faces flickered in and out of sight.

Those three faces belonged to the three Blood Coffin People.

It was only by fusing with the "True Demon Eggs" they carried that the White-Eyed True Demon was formed.

Just...

Li Luo knew that within the Zhongsheng Palace, a fourth True Demon Egg still existed, or perhaps it should only be called half an egg... namely, the half egg taken by Li Li Lingjing.

And during the earlier fusion, Li Li Lingjing had not appeared.

"I hope Senior Sister Li Lingjing has already left," Li Luo thought, a trace of worry crossing his brow. Now that everyone had poured out all their strength, they had only just managed to form a stance of resistance against the White-Eyed True Demon. If this White-Eyed True Demon were to absorb the other half of the True Demon Egg, its strength would surely increase again. At that time, the balance would be broken, and casualties would inevitably occur on their side.

And just as Li Luo harbored this worry in his heart, in a patch of shadow far away, Li Li Lingjing was also watching the great battle in mid-air.

Her gaze paused on Jiang Jiang Qinge. The dazzling light radiating from the latter made her eyes sting slightly.

Compared to the holy light of the other, which was like that of a Saintess of Light, she was like a cold venomous snake coiled in the darkness, radiating an ominous aura all over her body.

Li Li Lingjing silently gripped the Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff in her hand. The cold touch of the staff handle was the only thing that made her feel a hint of gentleness.

Her eyes flickered a few times, then she turned around, intending to leave.

But in the next moment, her footsteps stopped. Her cold gaze looked at the ground ahead, where she saw white liquid surging up from beneath the earth.

The white liquid flowed with a gurgling sound, and a pair of eyes, radiating indifference, majesty, and terror, emerged from within.

Those eyes stared at Li Li Lingjing, instantly causing the latter to feel boundless fear in her heart.

Li Li Lingjing's expression changed. Her fingers tightened around the Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff, and she spoke word by word: "Zhongsheng Demon King?"

"I didn't expect that you, little girl, having swallowed my True Demon Egg, could avoid being lured into fusion. You do have some skill." A cold, indifferent voice emerged from those eyes.

Li Li Lingjing's brow furrowed tightly. She slowly retreated, attempting to escape.

The eyes within the white liquid stared coldly at Li Li Lingjing and said, "You only wish to obtain the power of my True Demon Egg but are unwilling to pay any price. Do you truly think it is so easy to take advantage of this Seat?"

"The Spirit Eye sent you here precisely to serve as my vessel. How dare you retreat?"

"How can a pawn of this Seat be allowed to jump out of the chessboard?"

Cold energy surged out from Li Li Lingjing's body, and her figure transformed into black light as she fled directly.

But as soon as her figure moved, it froze in the next instant. She lowered her head and saw that pale white liquid had flowed to her feet at some point. Then, the liquid spread upward rapidly like molten wax, covering her delicate body.

Li Li Lingjing immediately felt her body gradually losing control.

However, no panic or despair surfaced in her eyes; instead, within those gaze as deep as a dark pool, a flash of light brimming with ambition swept past.

A cold, ghastly-white liquid layered over her like wax oil, ultimately wrapping Li Ling completely, as though she were a frigid wax figure.

The next instant, the icy wax figure transformed into a streak of Bai Guang that shot skyward, tearing through the vast sky and heading straight for the center of the battle ring.