Chapter 866: The True Demon Li Li Lingjing

"Li Li Lingjing?!"

When Li Luo saw the young woman walking out from the forest, his entire body turned icy, his face filled with disbelief.

He never imagined that this mysteriously appearing woman, suspected to be the "Eroding Spirit True Demon," would be Li Li Lingjing!

Hearing Li Luo's cry, Li Li Fengyi and the others also couldn't help but change color, incredulous: "She's Li Li Lingjing? How is that possible? How could she be here?"

Li Luo's expression shifted unpredictably; this bizarre scene was even hard for him to comprehend—wasn't Li Li Lingjing supposed to be in Xiling City?

Or was this Li Li Lingjing not the real her?

If this wasn't Li Li Lingjing herself, then who was this identical copy?

Li Luo's heart jolted—perhaps this was, in fact, the Eroding Spirit True Demon?

As Li Luo and the others were stunned by the sudden appearance of Li Li Lingjing, her gaze also turned toward them; she fixed her eyes on Li Luo, a radiant smile blooming on her fair, beautiful face.

Then she warmly waved at Li Luo and stepped forward, walking toward them with natural ease.

Seeing her actions, Li Luo immediately shouted: "Stop! Don't come closer!"

At these words, Li Li Lingjing halted, her slender eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Her voice was identical to the one Li Luo had heard in Xiling City.

Li Luo's eyes flickered as he forced a weak smile: "Cousin Li Li Lingjing, aren't you supposed to be in Xiling City?"

"I was worried about you, so I sneaked in," Li Li Lingjing said.

Li Luo sighed—Li Li Lingjing's injuries hadn't healed yet; she couldn't even leave the old mansion, let alone enter the Dark Domain, pierce through layers of aberrants, and arrive here deep in the Crimson Flame Mountains?

Therefore, this Li Li Lingjing before him was far too bizarre—Li Luo could not trust her.

All these signs indicated that this Li Li Lingjing was likely not the one he knew; previously, in the old mansion, Li Li Lingjing had said half her consciousness had been devoured by the "Eroding Spirit True Demon"—so it was plausible that the aberrant, through its strangeness, had taken on Li Li Lingjing's form.

While Li Luo was on guard against this "Li Li Lingjing," Zhao Zhao Jingyu and the others were also watching this suddenly appearing strange woman.

"Who are you?" Zhao Zhao Jingyu coldly barked.

Yet the "Li Li Lingjing" paid him no heed, only smiling sweetly at Li Luo.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhao Jingyu's eyes hardened; he immediately slashed out, a sharp blade-light severing the void like a streak of light.

In an instant, the blade-light struck "Li Li Lingjing"'s shoulder, slicing off a slender, jade-like arm.

Yet even with one arm severed, "Li Li Lingjing" still wore the same smile, showing no trace of pain.

Seeing this, Li Luo immediately stepped back—Zhao Zhao Jingyu's strike had confirmed it: this being was certainly not Li Li Lingjing.

"That hurts."

Only now did "Li Li Lingjing" turn her head to look at her severed arm, finally showing a flicker of pain.

Then she glared angrily at Zhao Zhao Jingyu: "What are you doing?!"

Zhao Zhao Jingyu's face darkened—he now knew this woman was off; she must also be an aberrant.

"Damn it, Li Luo, you really are a curse!" Zhao Zhao Jingyu cursed—he'd entered Xiling's Dark Domain before, and encountering even one True Demon aberrant was already the limit; yet this time, just to deal with Li Luo, he'd nearly run into every single True Demon aberrant in the entire domain.

At this moment, Zhao Zhao Jingyu truly regretted why he'd come into this domain to trouble Li Luo—looking at the current situation, it would've been better to wait outside for an opportunity.

Meanwhile, "Li Li Lingjing" had fixed her gaze on Zhao Zhao Jingyu, and her fair, lovely face now wore an even brighter, more alluring smile.

Yet if one looked closely into her eyes, black light swirled within—cold, merciless.

She extended her slender fingers and idly flicked toward Zhao Zhao Jingyu.

Strange black threads flashed through the void; where they passed, two distinct slashes appeared in the air.

Zhao Zhao Jingyu had been constantly guarding against "Li Li Lingjing"; the moment she moved, he reacted instantly, roaring as vast energy surged forth, forming a shimmering energy wall before him.

Facing the strange "Li Li Lingjing," Zhao Zhao Jingyu dared not underestimate her—he made no attempt to counterattack, only poured all his strength into defense.

In his current "He Qi" state, such full defense should at least hold against an attack from a Second Rank Marquis.

Yet the outcome surprised everyone.

The two black threads shot through—the energy wall instantly bore two black marks, then pierced straight through, as Zhao Zhao Jingyu stared in horror.

Chi!

Before Zhao Zhao Jingyu could react further, the black light flashed—and he suddenly felt searing pain in both arms; when he looked down, he froze, seeing both his arms severed cleanly at the shoulders.

Blood gushed out.

Aah!

A shrill scream tore from Zhao Zhao Jingyu's mouth; his face twisted in agony, his eyes filled with utter shock—he never imagined this strange "Li Li Lingjing" could so easily sever both his arms.

Before her, his defense was utterly worthless!

Zhao Zhao Jingyu's horrific state struck everyone present with dread—even Li Luo and his companions couldn't help but shrink their pupils.

They had fought Zhao Zhao Jingyu before; they knew his strength in "He Qi" state—yet now he'd been effortlessly severed at the arms by "Li Li Lingjing"—what level of power was this?

This "Li Li Lingjing" was at least a Second Rank, possibly Third Rank True Demon!

The other three chieftains of Zhao Li Tianwang's line rushed over to Zhao Zhao Jingyu, immediately applying medicine to stop the bleeding and forcing a healing pill into his mouth.

Zhao Zhao Jingyu's face twisted, his eyes bloodshot, brimming with rage and murderous intent.

"Attack together—kill this monster!"

Zhao Zhao Jingyu growled, then turned to Li Luo: "Li Luo, this True Demon is no ordinary one—if you don't want to die, let's join forces and kill this demon first!"

Li Luo's eyes flickered; he glanced at Li Li Fengyi and the other three. After brief hesitation, they all nodded decisively.

"We should deal with this True Demon first," Deng Deng Fengxian said logically.

The others agreed—though Zhao Zhao Jingyu was annoying and an enemy, compared to the strange, cruel aberrants, cooperation was acceptable now; otherwise, if "Li Li Lingjing" succeeded in eliminating Zhao Zhao Jingyu and his group, they might not escape either.

"Fine!"

Seeing no objections, Li Luo didn't hesitate—he nodded toward Zhao Zhao Jingyu. Next moment, all four activated their vast energies, locking onto "Li Li Lingjing."

"Attack!"

Zhao Zhao Jingyu gritted his teeth, and the four of them simultaneously locked onto "Li Li Lingjing"—in an instant, eight "Marquis-level" powerhouses surrounded her from all four directions of the void.

However, facing the siege of eight people, the fair, beautiful face of "Li Li Lingjing" still bore a bright smile, yet that smile appeared rather hollow, giving the impression of being painted on.

"Sigh."

She seemed to let out a faint sigh, her slender jade hand slowly rising.

Buzz!

And at the very moment her jade hand rose, in two spots within this mountain forest, black smoke suddenly began to rise; that smoke was viscous, and within it, as if, countless shrill screams could be heard. If one looked closely, one would see two shadows flickering in and out of view.

Looking closely, Li Luo and the others then discovered that those two shadows seemed to be the Red-Eyed True Demon and the Human-Skin True Demon they had previously eliminated.

And the spots where the smoke rose were precisely the places where those two True Demons had been obliterated.

Li Luo's heart startled; he shouted sternly, "Strike! She is using the remnants of those two True Demons to cast a spell!"

The wisdom of this Spirit-Eroding True Demon was even more astonishing than they had imagined; not only did she command two True Demons to ambush them, but it appeared this was merely the first layer, for after they successfully eliminated the True Demons, she could instead use the remnants of those two True Demons to unleash some kind of evil technique of extraordinary power.

As Li Luo's shout fell, eight surging torrents of energy simultaneously erupted forth, like eight giant pythons, carrying waves of extreme ferocity, and thundered toward "Li Li Lingjing."

Such an assault caused the heavenly and earthly energy within this mountain forest to show signs of boiling.

Eight terrifying energy blasts instantly struck "Li Li Lingjing's" body; under such an attack, her body immediately shattered and exploded on the spot.

But before the crowd could feel any joy, they saw "Li Li Lingjing's" exploding body turn into thick black mist, which then merged with the black smoke formed by the afterimages of the Red-Eyed True Demon and the Human-Skin True Demon.

In the next instant, the eerie, viscous black mist exploded violently.

The black mist expanded like a tide; in merely a dozen or so breaths, it completely covered everything within a thousand li radius.

And Li Luo and the others, being the first to bear the brunt, at this very moment, fell into this sea of eerie black mist.