HLnovel Chapter 557 Her Path and Her Heart Coexist
Chapter 557 Her Path and Her Heart Coexist
Xue Lan's fire spirit root and the Heavenly Forging Hammer were a perfect match, and the mature artifact propelled Xue Lan's cultivation from the early Nascent Soul stage to the mid-to-late stage.
However, his strength in the mid-to-late stages of the Nascent Soul realm was still somewhat insufficient compared to Ji Jinjin's.
General Ji, who has reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage and has fought on the battlefield of the Desolate Region for many years, is no longer the naive little girl who could barely stand while carrying a long spear in Xue Lan's memory.
Now, the murderous aura emanating from her almost swallowed Xue Lan whole. Her pair of purple phoenix eyes were filled with icy emotions, mixed with the purple lightning around her, making people tremble with fear.
The spear thrust at Xue Lan's shoulder once more. Xue Lan suppressed his instinct to activate his Void Stepping Technique and barely managed to take a step to the side.
The lightning power carried by the black spear tip sliced through the dark demonic energy on her cloak, as if cutting through a thick piece of leather.
Ji Jinjin saw a familiar golden light flash beneath the black mist, and her eyes darkened slightly:
Those are Daoist inscriptions that can be seen everywhere in the immortal sects of the Yuanming lower realm.
The demon before us may not only be the son of a demon god, but may even have been lurking in the immortal sects of the Yuanming lower realm all along!
In the instant Ji Jinjin was pondering, a crimson hammer shadow carrying boundless karmic fire swung towards her. The woman subconsciously raised her hand, and instantly thousands of deep blue lightning bolts emerged behind her, weaving into an incredibly sturdy giant net that blocked the Heavenly Forging Hammer.
Having missed her first attack, Xue Lan retreated quite a distance, her gray eyes fixed on Ji Jinjin through the dark mist in front of her.
The inner demon heard Xue Lan's voice, tinged with pride: "That's the inheritance she received from Senior Lei Kui."
The two types of lightning on Ji Jinjin's body, purple representing her Dao, the Dao of Heaven favors her decisive killing, the revelation of rebirth, lightning to sever all things.
Blue represents her heart, a heart burdened with heavy responsibilities, a long spear protecting the Yuanming realm.
“She uses both types of lightning equally well.” Xue Lan twirled the Heavenly Forging Hammer in her hand, listening to the whistling wind beside her.
"Her principles and her heart coexist. She is never biased."
After saying this, Xue Lan once again raised the Heavenly Forging Hammer to meet Ji Jinjin's black spear tip. When the magma on the hammer collided, it poured down and instantly burned a large hole in the low-level magical beasts on the ground, melting their bones and causing them to fall to the ground.
Ji Jinjin and Xue Lan fought fiercely, the sky darkening in the process. Some high-ranking demons hidden among the monster horde below were temporarily relieved. Looking at the battle results above, they were half pleased and half puzzled.
A demon with three sharp horns on its head was the first to speak: "Who exactly is she?"
"When did such a demon appear in the desolate lower realms?"
"Why bother with that!" A robust demon, hiding inside the body of a low-level magical beast, said in a deep, hoarse voice, "Once they're both badly injured, we'll go up and take care of that guy surnamed Ji."
"She's a top-tier prodigy who cultivates the path of slaughter, and it's said she even inherited the grand formation from Senior Lei Kui..."
The demon race's practice of devouring cultivators is also divided into different levels. While consuming the golden cores and nascent souls of ordinary cultivators can certainly enhance their cultivation, it's tasteless to high-level demons. What's truly delicious are cultivators who have chosen a path, especially those like Ji Jinjin who cultivate extreme paths.
The way of killing and conquest is such that without killing, nothing can be accomplished; but indiscriminate killing will also lead to nothing. A Daoist heart is constrained and torn between human emotions and Daoist instincts.
One thought can make you a saint, another a demon.
They love this feeling of struggle.
Thinking this, the robust demon controlled the lower-level demons around him to sneak towards the direction where Ji Jinjin and the other demon were fighting, intending to get closer so he could reap the benefits later.
A subtle aura slowly approached from not far behind, and Xue Lan, who was holding the Heavenly Forging Hammer in mid-air, lowered his head slightly.
The inner demon heard Xue Lan's hoarse voice, tinged with a hint of madness:
"You're in charge of those little mice in the back."
The inner demon frowned slightly as he looked at her: "I can handle it, but be careful not to get carried away and fall into the hands of your own junior sister..."
"That's really indecent."
Xue Lan nodded obediently: "Okay, okay, I'll remember it."
After giving Xue Lan his instructions, the inner demon transformed into a wisp of gray mist that no one else could detect, emerging from Xue Lan's heart and flying towards the person behind him.
The demon hiding inside the body of a low-level magical beast watched the fight between Xue Lan and Ji Jinjin up close, its gaze fixed on the Heavenly Forging Hammer in Xue Lan's hand, its crimson pupils filled with envy and greed.
If he wasn't mistaken, the reason that the clansman above was able to fight Ji Jinjin to a standstill was mostly due to the unfathomable hammer in her hand.
If only I could get that hammer...
"That's really daring of them."
A chilling female voice suddenly came from behind him. The strong demon felt a chill run down his spine and instantly broke through the low-level demon beast corpse outside his body, turning into a beam of demonic light and flying into the depths of the desolate region.
It's a pity it's too late.
A thin red thread had somehow wrapped around her waist, and it cut him off without him noticing as he fled.
The strong figure flew dozens of miles away in an instant, but when he turned around, he found that his feet were still on the same spot.
Dark purple blood trickled down the cut surface created by the red lines. His demon core was bound by dense red lines, which exuded astonishing demonic energy and intense killing intent.
"Who...is this powerful individual?"
Half of his body crashed down and then turned to ashes.
The inner demon stood in the void and slightly moved his fingers. The demon core wrapped in red thread fell into the man's hand and was devoured in the blink of an eye.
The woman's icy voice reached the ears of the high-ranking demons:
"Do not move, everyone. I will let you leave after this battle is over."
The promises of the inner demons were meaningless to the high-ranking demons present, but at the moment they had no choice but to believe them.
After suppressing all the high-level demons with swift and decisive action, the inner demon stood in the void and looked at Xue Lan.
Ji Jinjin had mastered the Lei Kui inheritance technique to perfection. With the two types of lightning combined, Xue Lan's Heavenly Forging Hammer had no way to get close to her.
The inner demon heard Xue Lan's somewhat heavy breathing, and the woman gently shook her head in the void:
"Your body is still too weak; it simply cannot withstand prolonged use of the Heavenly Forging Hammer."
"Yes!"
Another blow was blocked by Ji Jinjin. Xue Lan gripped the handle of the Heavenly Forging Hammer with both hands, and a tear rolled down her forehead.
The woman smiled faintly and spoke:
"Do you know why I didn't just ambush her from the start?"
After the gray fog cleared, the woman smiled broadly, her eyes crinkling with joy.
"She's been cautious enough; now she needs to learn to shoot without fear!"
Give me your magic!