Chapter 65: Four-Colored Lotus Platform, Yun Ji Makes a Move

Still at the center of Wanren City, the Demon Race woman inside the array barrier changed her previous attitude and instead revealed a smile.

She unhurriedly extended her slender, fair arm, opened her five fingers, and a flame appeared out of thin air in her palm, radiating a scorching temperature.

The white-haired Demon Race woman smiled and retracted the fire in her hand.

"Do you dare?"

She asked a second time, waiting with composure for Lu Ren to take the bait.

No wonder it is said that the Demon Race women are the most adept at manipulating human hearts; this ability alone to control ownerless Strange Fire is not something an ordinary person could possess.

Her exchange with Lu Ren was seen by the others.

In an instant, everyone's hearts were involuntarily lifted.

Would Lu Ren... agree? If he accepted something from the Demon Race, even if one says that those who eat others' food have short mouths and those who take others' gifts have soft hands, would he show even a shred of mercy when facing the Demon Race? If that happened, the leader of this grand crusade against the demons defecting first would be a joke! But if he didn't agree...

Anyone could see that, at this moment, the importance of Strange Fire to Lu Ren was immense.

Would he really not be tempted? Lu Ren:...

Everyone was holding their breath, waiting for Lu Ren's decision.

But they had miscalculated one thing.

Lu Ren indeed needed Strange Fire extremely badly right now, but he didn't just want any Strange Fire!

The Fenxin Sacred Fire was currently evolving into Meritorious Golden Fire, and success or failure hinged on this one move; a fake Demon Fire condensed from a Fire Tinder could temporarily substitute for the Scorching World Demonic Fire, along with his original Red Lotus Karma Fire.

Currently, what Lu Ren lacked was the Purifying World Green Fire, or a Strange Fire that could substitute for the Purifying World Green Fire.

He wasn't just taking whatever was offered! And so.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, Lu Ren didn't even spare that Demon Race woman another glance.

The white-haired Demon Race woman's expression was somewhat unsightly.

She stared gloomily at Lu Ren outside; looking at her eyes, she definitely wished she could eat Lu Ren alive.

Unfortunately, she had no way to do so.

Even Strange Fire could not shake the current Lu Ren.

The power of thunder and fire in the air grew increasingly dense, and the already precarious Teleportation Array barrier was almost cracking into threads.

And in the current Teleportation Array, the Demon Race members pouring out could hardly withstand the adult Thunder Tribulation of the Fierce Beast in the air; they all vanished into nothingness, becoming an extra meal on Lu Ren's plate.

But Lu Ren was not having an easy time either.

The lotus flower was slowly withering, causing his brows to furrow tighter and tighter.

Was there anything that could replace the Purifying World Green Fire?

Did he have such a thing? Almost at the moment this thought arose, in the corner of his Storage Bag, a grey, dusty bead suddenly moved.

Following that.

"Whoosh!"

"What is that?" Both the humans and the demons, who hadn't seen clearly at all, were startled.

The thing that drilled out of Lu Ren's Storage Bag was fast and fierce, directly plunging into the lotus flower that was being shaped.

Lu Ren was also startled for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure, and upon closer inspection, he could not help but be astonished.

"Earth Spirit Bead?"

That's right.

What had drilled out of his Storage Bag was indeed the Earth Spirit Bead.

The Earth Spirit Bead, spinning round and round, hovered above the missing half of the lotus flower, swallowing and spitting out spiritual energy to inject into it.

But what it spat out was not earth energy, but rich wood energy.

The moment the emerald-green wood energy was swallowed into the lotus flower, the entire flower seemed to suddenly come alive, rapidly taking root, sprouting, and growing, continuously shooting out stems; as if being molded, sixteen verdant green lotus petals quickly took shape.

Given time, as long as Lu Ren could find the true Purifying World Green Fire to replace the wood-type vitality within it, along with true Demon Fire, this Lotus Platform would certainly be able to display its true power.

And this was far from over.

After the lotus petals were completely formed, the Earth Spirit Bead not only did not leave, but instead slammed violently into the Lotus Platform!

The entire bead plunged into it, becoming encased in the center of the Lotus Platform.

Only Lu Ren could see that the Earth Spirit Bead was continuously releasing pure thick earth energy within it, gradually...

Constructing a Lotus Platform that resembled the original Mud Platform, yet was completely different.

Lu Ren only needed to sense it slightly to realize that the defensive power of this Lotus Platform had increased by at least twenty to thirty percent!

A bold thought popped into his mind.

If he could collect all the spirit beads...

What would this Lotus Platform be like then? Meanwhile, the white-haired Demon Race woman's expression turned ugly.

She hadn't expected Lu Ren to have such a trump card! Especially that bead; it looked unremarkable, but anyone with eyes could see it was definitely a good treasure! Damn it!

She clenched her fists abruptly, her face expressionless, and even the golden bells on her ankles stopped ringing. The Great Dao is unfair!

Why is it so biased toward the Human Race? Could it be that the Demon Race are not the children of heaven and earth?

Blood slowly flowed from her palms, dripping onto the soil beneath her feet, instantly fouling a large patch of land.

"Yun Ji, what should we do?" The other Demon Race members guarding the Teleportation Array were anxious and immediately asked the white-haired Demon Race woman.

She was the one with the highest status and the purest bloodline among the Demon Race there.

Yet, unexpectedly...

Yun Ji gave them a cold look and turned to disappear into the teleportation gate.

Only one sentence of hers was sent into their minds.

"Hold on for three breaths; after that lord returns, destroy the teleportation gate."

The three remaining Demon Race members all had ugly expressions for a moment.

For Yun Ji to speak this way meant that she was going to abandon their lives.

She wanted them to use their lives to fill the void in the Teleportation Array and hold on until the very last moment.

Yet the Demon Race has a clear hierarchy; they had no choice but to accept it! One breath.

Thunder and fire stirred violently.

Qiongqi straightened up while vomiting blood and cursed, drawing even more intense tribulation lightning to bombard his body, and even more so, the Demon Race's Teleportation Array.

Lu Ren opened his eyes, his sharp expression fleeting, the smile on his lips flashing and vanishing as he flipped onto the Lotus Platform.

Alarm bells rang out instantly in the hearts of the three Demon Race members!

Two breaths.

The barrier of the Demon Race's Teleportation Array had shattered almost like glass and was teetering, only a tiny bit away from collapsing entirely!

At this moment, there were still eight strikes of the Thunder Tribulation remaining.

While the purple-black Heavenly Dao lightning hissed, inflicting pain and torment upon Qiongqi, Lu Ren, mounted on the four-colored Lotus Platform, slammed heavily into the barrier of the Demon Race's Teleportation Array!

Beep! After a faint, crisp sound, in the terrified gaze of the three Demon Race members, the peak-defense barrier instantly shattered into crystalline fragments all over the ground.

A gust of wind blew, and it scattered.

Three breaths.

Lu Ren, stepping on the Lotus Platform, was unstoppable; he condensed a strand of sword Qi at his fingertips, using his finger as a sword, and struck directly at the throat of the nearest Demon Race member.

The Heavenly Dao crashed down, and even the Teleportation Array began to shake unstably.

"Pfft!"

The three Demon Race members were linked to the life force of the Teleportation Array and vomited blood instantly.

As soon as the purple blood hit the ground, it made a hissing, scorching sound.

The moment the sword Qi in Lu Ren's hand cut the Demon Race member's throat, he suddenly seemed to sense something, forcibly terminated the movement in his hand, and without hesitation, controlled the Lotus Platform to retreat! In a flash of beauty, the lotus petals bloomed, wrapping Lu Ren within.

The demonic light that followed closely behind exploded violently upon the lotus petals! "Boom!"

Looking at those few Demon Race members, they were all filled with surprise and looked up abruptly.

"It is Lady Sang Ji!"

"Lady Sang Ji has actually come!"

"We are saved..."

A golden bell rang.

The last Demon Race member did not even have time to finish his sentence before his head was crushed into a pulp of blood, exploding and splattering.

A look of wild joy still remained on his face.

Lu Ren looked out through the lotus, vigilant.

The woman, beautiful beyond compare, gently wiped away the bright red blood that had accidentally splattered onto her face; the golden bell on her ankle had a similar effect to the one Yun Ji had before, wrapped around her slender ankle.

With one hand, she wiped away all the life force of the three Demon Race members, looked at Lu Ren, who was wrapped by the Lotus Platform, with a smile, and sighed with a hint of regret.

"To think I couldn't kill you... what a pity."

"If only that old man weren't chasing after me, how good that would be."

In her words, killing intent was fully revealed, yet she seemed to be wary of something.

And at the fingertips of her other hand, she loosely held something that was unclear to the eye, only vaguely discernible as if it were a few broken pieces of a Soul Body.

For some reason, Lu Daoran, who had not had a chance to act while inside the Linglong Tower, suddenly felt a tightness in his heart.

It was as if something had left him completely.

He looked up abruptly, seeing only the final silhouette of the golden bell disappearing into the teleportation gate.

(End of this chapter)