Chapter 1618: Jiang Jiang Qinge Lends Aid

Coo coo!

Blood bubbles kept surging up, more and more black snake corpses floated to the surface, packed densely together, looking extremely horrifying.

And deep within the blood lake, a sudden flash of blood light appeared—it seemed to be a blood-colored crystal stone, and within the crystal, strands of black light kept condensing together, ultimately forming a black mystic snake.

On that black mystic snake, Li Luo sensed a familiar aura.

"That's Cousin Li Li Lingjing!" Li Luo's heart jolted. Shen Shen Jinxiao's method had worked—after melting the crown and transforming it into the blood essence origin, he had ultimately found Li Li Lingjing, who had been hiding extremely deeply.

And at this moment, that black mystic snake was sealed within the blood-colored crystal stone; no matter how it rammed against it, it could not break free.

The blood water churned violently, and Shen Shen Jinxiao's sinister voice echoed in the depths of the blood lake: "Li Li Lingjing, you brought this on yourself! If you had stayed hidden properly, I really wouldn't have been able to do anything to you, but you just had to come out and cause trouble, so don't blame me for cutting you out root and all!"

Cold light flowed in the black mystic snake's pupils, and its massive body slammed fiercely against the blood-red crystal. Yet no matter how it rammed, the blood-red crystal remained unmoved, and instead the blood essence origin flowing on its surface corroded the snake's body full of holes.

Anyone could see that Li Li Lingjing's situation was dire.

So Li Luo stopped waiting and was about to make his move.

But he was stopped by Jiang Jiang Qinge: "You've already fought him to a bloody stalemate, so let me step in and help her."

"I'll go to the bottom of the lake and help her break free."

Li Luo hesitated upon hearing this and said, "This blood lake is formed from Shen Shen Jinxiao's own essence origin. If you enter it, you'll be constantly corroded."

"My light aspect power has no fear of his corrosion." Jiang Jiang Qinge flashed Li Luo a bright and confident smile.

Li Luo no longer hesitated. At this moment, Jiang Jiang Qinge's condition was indeed much better than his, and she carried three ninth-grade light aspects, so Shen Shen Jinxiao's essence corrosion indeed wouldn't affect her that easily.

But before that, he still activated the Myriad Aspects Wheel within his body, and the Great Non-Aspect Fire surged out along his palm, finally condensing on Jiang Jiang Qinge's fair, smooth hand back into a faint flame pattern.

"This Great Non-Aspect Fire can shield you from the blood essence origin's corrosion a while longer."

Jiang Jiang Qinge nodded slightly. She said no more, and from between her smooth brows, the light-attribute Holy Aspect Crystal Core surged forth with light essence like holy water.

The light essence flowed down from Jiang Jiang Qinge's slender, exquisite body, as if turning into ancient, primitive light sigil patterns on her fair, snow-white skin.

At this moment, Jiang Jiang Qinge radiated dazzling holy light all over, truly like a goddess descending.

"I'm going." She said softly to Li Luo, then without hesitation turned and, like a sacred mermaid, plunged into the blood lake and swiftly headed toward the bottom.

And the moment Jiang Jiang Qinge entered the blood lake, the blood water within erupted with furious roars, and blood-red aura surged from the blood water, transforming into piercing shrieks.

"Jiang Jiang Qinge, you truly seek death, daring to enter my essence origin?!"

"Get out of here quickly. You should be going to destroy the Summoning Platform right now, otherwise when the Eight-Headed Black Demon King descends, you'll all die!"

Listening to the shrieks in her ears, Jiang Jiang Qinge's jade-like face showed not the slightest ripple; instead, a hint of mockery surfaced in her molten-gold-bright eyes.

Clearly, this Shen Shen Jinxiao was afraid.

But the more afraid he was, the more it proved she was doing the right thing.

As long as she helped Li Li Lingjing break free, this Shen Shen Jinxiao would experience what it meant to wish for death.

And when Shen Shen Jinxiao saw that intimidation had failed, he began madly channeling the blood essence origin to launch corrosion against Jiang Jiang Qinge—after all, at this moment, having transformed into essence origin, he had also lost many of his methods.

But facing the blood essence origin's corrosion, the Holy Aspect Crystal Core between Jiang Jiang Qinge's brows instantly erupted with brilliant holy light, and at the same time, two wondrous holy patterns appeared on the crystal core, making her holy light even brighter and stronger.

Those were Ancient Tracing Aspect Patterns, from Jiang Jiang Qinge's two mid-grade light aspects!

One upper ninth-grade and two mid ninth-grade light aspects pushed to the extreme instantly burst forth with the most intense holy light, and within that holy light was contained the power of light essence.

At the same time, on the back of Jiang Jiang Qinge's hand, the fire pattern of the Great Non-Aspect Fire also transformed into raging flames that rose up. This flame wrapped around the outside of Jiang Jiang Qinge's holy light, adding yet another layer of protection.

Thus, under these layers of protection, the blood essence origin corrosion launched by Shen Shen Jinxiao was actually temporarily held at bay.

And Jiang Jiang Qinge took advantage of the momentum to sink to the bottom of the lake, arriving before the blood-red crystal.

Shen Shen Jinxiao's venomous, furious roar exploded at the bottom of the lake.

But Jiang Jiang Qinge paid no heed. She landed before the blood-red crystal, her gaze looking inside, and the black mystic snake within—its snake body already half rotted away from corrosion—also opened its cold snake pupils and stared back at her.

"I'll help you out."

Jiang Jiang Qinge's jade hand clenched, and the Holy Phoenix Umbrella appeared in her grasp. She took a deep breath, and with one hand suddenly forming a seal, the "Holy Aspect Crystal Core" between her brows instantly dimmed, but as it dimmed, strands of golden crystal marrow substance flowed out from within.

This crystal marrow was the foundational essence originating from the aspect itself. Jiang Jiang Qinge's action would cause some impact on her own aspect; although it wouldn't cause her to drop a grade, it would hinder her evolution.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's fingertip traced across those golden crystal marrow, and then her fingertip swiftly sketched on the Holy Phoenix Umbrella, forming streak after streak of light sigils.

Finally, Jiang Jiang Qinge's face slightly pale, she stopped her finger, then her gaze suddenly turned fierce, and the Holy Phoenix Umbrella in her hand let out a clear phoenix cry as it exploded in the depths of the blood lake.

Ding!

The Holy Phoenix Umbrella transformed into a rainbow of light and slammed fiercely into the blood-red crystal.

The sharp, piercing sound ravaged the bottom of the lake like a storm, causing the surface of the blood lake to be churned up into towering blood waves.

Li Luo's gaze fixed intently on the depths of the blood lake. If Jiang Jiang Qinge couldn't break open the blood crystal, then he could only activate the essence core once more to fight desperately.

And under Li Luo's intense stare, a faint cracking sound suddenly came from the blood-red crystal.

A blood-red crack quietly appeared.

The next instant, the crack suddenly spread, and with a boom, a deep fissure was torn open on the blood crystal.

Simultaneously, Shen Shen Jinxiao's venomous, terrified shriek rang out.

Jiang Jiang Qinge stood outside the fissure, her gaze looking at the black mystic snake inside. At this moment, the latter's body began to transform, finally taking on the form of a beautiful snake-woman.

Her bare upper body was covered in marks of corrosion, like blood-red rose petals, giving her a bewitchingly eerie beauty.

Jiang Jiang Qinge glanced once, and extended her slender palm toward her.

Li Li Lingjing's eyes flickered. She took Jiang Jiang Qinge's hand, then, borrowing the other's strength, suddenly broke free from the blood-red crystal's restraint.

"Thanks." The instant she broke free, she said softly.

"No need. You've helped Li Luo so much, I'm returning the favor once." Jiang Jiang Qinge replied.

"Go on, you won't need to act from here on." Li Li Lingjing released her hand.

Jiang Jiang Qinge didn't hesitate at all, directly turning and shooting toward the lake surface. The light essence on her body was nearly exhausted; if she lingered any longer, she wouldn't be able to get out.

Plop!

And the instant Jiang Jiang Qinge broke through the blood water and landed beside Li Luo.

Deep within that blood lake, a thick darkness suddenly surged, spreading like ink, and in the span of a breath, the blood-soaked water flooding House Luolan Manor turned a pitch-black so deep that no gaze could pierce it.