Chapter 430: Battling the Red Empress (1/2)

Far from them were Ming Yue and Qing Chai, the former having landed on her feet while the latter fell into the swamp water.

Ming Yue stood away from the edge and began to form dozens of lances, condensing them to the size of her arm. And then she waited. The surface of the swamp continued to ripple before bubbles climbed up. Suddenly, a hand shot out, grasping at the edge of the swamp before the Red Empress climbed out.

Her lovely robes were wet and ripped, revealing more of her body.

She panted heavily, a quiet hissing sound resonating with each breath. Looking up she glared at Ming Yue with a hateful rage.

”You... you killed my daughters. All of them! With the help of those other pathetic humans!” she spat out.

The young cultivator just stood and watched. Her silence and stillness only incensed Qing Chai even further.

”I'll kill you! I'll kill you!”

The demon screamed out and charged forward, her mouth gaping wide and that was the moment Ming Yue was waiting for.

With a single thought, all of her wind lances flew forth, aiming for the insides of her mouth.

”Is this how you killed them?! It's useless! I've been alive for over a hundred years! Can you really kill me?!”

Qing Chai was quick, faster than her daughters, and avoided all of them. She cackled and hissed, finding this fight all too simple.

”She must be around the level of the other Kings, a Sky Realm Expert then”, Ming Yue thought.

She retreated, controlling her wind lances to turn back.

The demon only ran after her, fixated on killing Ming Yue. Suddenly, she felt something slam into her back as the wind lances made contact. Before she could react, Qing Chai was sent soaring into a tree trunk.

”There!”

Ming Yue then threw the Pearlstone Dagger, infusing it with her energy. Its speed tripled and the blade shot through the air before piercing the demon through the calf and into the trunk. Black blood spurted out of the wound before she ran forward, ripping the dagger out and vanished into the shadows.

The Red Empress screamed in pain, with her gaping mouth, she bit through the tree trunk, ripping it to shreds. Looking down at the wound, she touched the blood before scouring the area around her.

”You fucking bitch! I'll rip you to pieces, I'll stew you while you still breathe! I will savor your flesh to the very last breath!” she screeched, unable to hold in even a fraction of her rage.

Despite the rage fueling her, she seemed to be alone. In this very part of the marshes, there was nothing but faded grass and dying trees. Her eyes darted from one point to the next, looking for any sign or trace of Ming Yue.

From afar, the young cultivator watched carefully, preparing for her next move.

But then the demon took a whiff of the air and turned around immediately, looking at Ming Yue. She cackled, going on all fours before leaping up at her.

”You might have hidden your scent well but nothing escapes me!”

Qing Chai hissed as she flew towards Ming Yue, ready to bite her down.

”Damn.”

The young cultivator immediately jumped back, leaving the shrubbery she hid in. From her hands, she shot out several waves of needles of wind and lightning. The Vore Demon landed on that very spot, biting down on the bushes and ripping them at the root. Then she leaped away, avoiding the attack.

”Stop running! Let me taste your flesh!”

Qing Chai called out as she chased after her.

”She's quick!”

Ming Yue was taken aback by her speed. As confident as she was in her own swiftness, Qing Chai was nimble, leaping from one spot to another. Trying to land an attack was more than difficult, her attempts could barely touch the demon. Quickly thinking, she looked around her, trying to spot anything that could be used.

”She's too focused on me, I have to take advantage of that, but how?”