After the Fairy Maidens Fell to Darkness, They Captured Me to Ruthlessly 'Repay' Their Gratitude-Chapter 120 - "Enjoy Your Corruption, Sacred Maiden"

On the polar ice fields, the battle had returned to its starting point.

The Lunar Eclipse illusion had vanished, and the black flames on the ice had been extinguished. The snow-white fox maiden and the white-robed youth stood facing each other once more.

Now, both were at the same Core Formation stage.

From their earlier exchanges, Xia Zhiyue had realized a crucial point—her illusions were ineffective against He Ange!

Using illusions to defeat He Ange was highly inefficient.

This realization made her heart tremble, her enchanting eyes filled with gravity.

As the Sacred Maiden of the Fox Clan, her two greatest advantages were her mid-to-late Divine Transformation cultivation and her exceptional illusionary skills, inherited from the abyss.

Every fox demon excelled in illusions!

But now, both of her advantages were gone.

Moreover, with her cultivation suppressed to the Core Formation stage, her high-level artifacts were also rendered ineffective. She had few extraordinary techniques left.

Without the vast difference in power, the battle would now come down to their combat skills.

This made Xia Zhiyue uneasy.

“Sacred Maiden, are you really lacking confidence at the same cultivation level?” He Ange taunted, raising his sword.

After spending the past two days with her, He Ange had a good understanding of Xia Zhiyue’s personality. Unless he made her submit completely, she would continue to find ways to trouble him.

She was that kind of woman!

So, He Ange decided it was better to settle things here and now, on the polar ice fields, and teach this arrogant Sacred Maiden a lesson.

On the other side,

Xia Zhiyue, facing his taunts, felt her enchanting eyes darken.

A mere Core Formation cultivator dared to provoke her?

In the Fox Clan’s meetings, such insolence would have been met with immediate execution!

But now...

In this cursed illusion, she was trapped by her own creation, her cultivation suppressed. It was humiliating.

“He Ange, I admit you have some brains!”

“But you’re the first young human to dare speak to me like this.”

Xia Zhiyue’s eyes turned icy, her nine tails rising like deadly lotus petals, filled with killing intent.

She opened her hand, and the ice beneath her feet rose, forming an icy moon blade in her grasp.

“No, I should say you’re the only one still standing before me.”

She added.

He Ange watched her, feeling a chill down his spine.

But at this point,

He had nothing to lose. Whether he provoked her or not, Xia Zhiyue wouldn’t let him go. He might as well humiliate her.

“Is that so? I’m honored...”

He continued to smile, his clear eyes tinged with a hint of madness.

His smile pushed Xia Zhiyue’s patience to its limit.

“He Ange, do you think being a sword cultivator makes you invincible at the same level?”

“Let me tell you! Besides illusions, I specialize in swordsmanship... It’s been years since anyone made me draw my blade. If you’re so eager to die, I’ll oblige!”

With a cold shout, Xia Zhiyue launched herself forward like a rocket.

Her speed, enhanced by illusions, left afterimages of her nine tails trailing behind. In seconds, she was before He Ange, her blade flashing like lightning.

“So fast...”

He Ange was startled, realizing he had underestimated the Sacred Maiden’s Core Formation strength.

But he had trained with An Luo Yi for years, his body conditioned to react instinctively.

Clang!

Their blades clashed, the force shattering the ice beneath them.

Xia Zhiyue’s attacks were relentless.

Despite being at the Core Formation stage, her pure nine-tailed bloodline and Divine Transformation techniques gave her an overwhelming advantage.

Moreover, her nine tails, as agile as serpents, added to her arsenal.

A fair sword duel was impossible with her using her tails to encircle him, severely limiting his movements.

He Ange was fighting eleven hands with two!

Several times, he tried to counter with his sword techniques, but her tails would strike from the sides, regenerating instantly even if cut.

After several exchanges,

Xia Zhiyue grew more aggressive, while He Ange was forced to retreat.

He had to admit,

Xia Zhiyue was not only skilled in illusions but also a formidable swordswoman.

She was a five-star warrior—

As her attacks grew fiercer, He Ange was pushed to the edge of the ice field.

In a desperate move, he used an illusion to create distance, his left hand gripping the Abyss Orb.

“Sacred Maiden, I’m sorry...”

He murmured, feeling a pang of guilt.

But the thrill of close combat often led to rash decisions.

Xia Zhiyue, in her heightened state, didn’t notice the dark orb in his hand. She saw He Ange cornered, full of openings.

This was her chance to defeat him!

With a flash of white light, she charged, her blade glowing with demonic energy.

But as the blade neared his chest, He Ange didn’t dodge—

Clang!

The icy moon blade pierced his heart, exiting through his back, blood dripping from the blade.

Xia Zhiyue’s eyes widened in disbelief, staring at He Ange.

Had she really stabbed her sister’s beloved?

He Ange could have dodged, but he took the blow.

She hadn’t meant to kill him, just to beat him up...

As she hesitated, the boy she thought was dead lifted his head, his eyes filled with a sinister glee—

Xia Zhiyue felt a wave of fear, as if truly gazing into the abyss.

Abyss Orb: Activate!

For the third time that night, He Ange activated the Abyss Orb.

Thanks to the ring from Feng Yuan, the orb could handle the strain, having been replenished by dual cultivation with the Abyss Spirit Orb.

A surge of abyssal energy erupted, trapping Xia Zhiyue in a dark barrier.

“You—! Faking death?!”

She pulled out her blade, on high alert.

She looked around, finding herself surrounded by darkness.

He Ange sat on the ground, gasping for breath. Despite his severe injury, he clung to life, protected by the Abyss Orb.

He knelt, struggling to stand.

“Sacred Maiden, you seem to have forgotten...”

“This is just an illusionary realm you created.”

He smiled mockingly, finally relaxing.

Seeing her disbelief, he continued, “In this illusion, we can’t kill each other. Have you forgotten your own rules?”

“You!”

The fox maiden took two steps back.

But the abyssal barrier flared, preventing her escape.

She didn’t know what the barrier was, but she knew the Abyss Orb and He Ange were dangerous.

He seemed normal but hid a deep madness, unlike typical cultists.

After several exchanges, she realized...

He was like a crazed cultist!

But his madness was well-hidden, unlike the obvious insanity of typical cultists.

Finally, Xia Zhiyue understood He Ange’s true nature.

The Abyss Orb, his abyssal constitution, his insane and twisted thoughts...

He was a cultist!

She thought she was close to being a cultist herself, but meeting He Ange opened her eyes.

Even at Core Formation, he used unimaginable methods to turn the tables, pushing her to the brink.

Now,

Tricked by his fake death, she was trapped in the abyssal barrier, unsure of his intentions.

“I warn you, if you touch me, you won’t leave the Fox Clan alive!”

Seeing no escape, she bared her teeth, her voice filled with threat.

Her bravado only revealed her fear.

He Ange watched her coldly, saying nothing.

He wasn’t being aloof or hesitant.

He was simply in too much pain from his chest wound, unable to move, only staring at her.

But Xia Zhiyue misinterpreted his silence.

She felt like a helpless fox in a wolf’s den.

Without her cultivation, even the Sacred Maiden could feel fear.

In the abyssal barrier, they stood in a tense standoff.

After a long silence,

He Ange moved first.

He stood, gasping, and aimed the Abyss Orb at her.

She sensed danger, her nine tails forming a shield, her ears twitching in fear.

At that moment, she was more alert and terrified than ever.

“What do you want to do to me...”

“Sacred Maiden, don’t you recognize the Abyss Orb?”

“Of course I do!”

“Then you should know... What I intend to do.”

“You want to corrupt me?!”

“Heh, I never said that.”

He Ange chuckled darkly.

His laugh made her fur stand on end.

Her heart raced, imagining the horrors of corruption, her mind filled with fear.

Could she, the Sacred Maiden, be corrupted by a mere Core Formation human?

Impossible...

Impossible...

It was too absurd!

“Alright, I’m starting. If you’re scared, close your eyes... Or you can still try to kill me.”

His voice grew weak, his arm trembling as he held the orb. As his will activated it, the orb and the barrier surged with energy.

Xia Zhiyue felt a deep fear.

In a blink, He Ange vanished.

She was left in absolute darkness, unable to see anything.

“No, please...”

Her last defenses crumbled.

If He Ange were still visible, she might not have shown such fear. But now, alone in the dark, she was truly terrified, like being thrown into a black hole.

The fear didn’t come from He Ange.

It came from the unknown.

“Help, help...”

In the abyssal currents, the white fox felt constant danger.

She was filled with fear.

Until she fainted.

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Corrupting the Sacred Maiden?

Such a ridiculous threat was only believed by the Sacred Maiden herself.

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He Ange, at Core Formation, couldn’t corrupt a Divine Transformation Xia Zhiyue.

Even in the illusion, with her cultivation suppressed, if he didn’t erase her memory, she’d know she was tainted by the Abyss Orb once she left.

Then, He Ange would be doomed!

Corruption?

Heh.

Just scaring a little fox...

Under the cherry blossom tree, He Ange’s vision blurred, blood dripping from his lips.

He tried to leave but collapsed after a few steps, exhausted.

Thud.

In the moonlight, he fell into the arms of the newly awakened snow-white fox maiden.

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