I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon-Chapter 302 - 140: Not Entering the Tiger’s Den, How to Get the Tiger Cub! You Ji? Foolish Cat! (7K)_3

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Ling Ningzhi no longer insisted and nodded, saying, "Alright, you can follow me."

She stepped on the Heavenly Gang Yu Step, advancing forward with a peculiar rhythm, while Li Yuan followed her footsteps closely behind, soon leaving the mountainside.

Watching that graceful and slender silhouette, Li Yuan hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Daoist Qingxuan, did you see Mr. Chen after the Martial Arts Examination?"

Ling Ningzhi was silent for a moment before nodding, "I met him once. Why do you ask?"

"And how is Mr. Chen? Has he recovered from his injuries? He didn’t leave any hidden wounds, right? Burning Essence Blood in the ring drained his Blood Qi, he must recuperate well..." Li Yuan asked like a barrage.

Ling Ningzhi asked in puzzlement, "If you’re so worried, why don’t you just go to the Chen Mansion once?"

Li Yuan said in a low voice, "I don’t dare..."

No news, sometimes, is the best news.

Her character was always domineering and tough, but when it came to Chen Mo, she became hesitant and worried.

Ling Ningzhi coldly snorted and said, "Don’t worry, he’s doing fine, not even a hair is missing, and he still has the spirit to bully girls!"

Li Yuan: ?

A quarter of an hour later, the two of them reached the top of the mountain.

Here, the fog was even denser, with extremely low visibility. Ling Ningzhi’s eyes glowed brightly, piercing through the layers of fog, seeing the Immortal Materials planted beside a withered tree.

"Leaves like flowing fire, seven colors shining, it’s the Earth Fire Flowing Cloud Flower! This is exactly the fire attribute Immortal Material I lack!"

Ling Ningzhi became extremely excited, taking just one step forward when her peripheral vision suddenly caught something.

"General Li, be careful!"

Just as she spoke, the white mist churned, and a giant beast’s claw descended, blotting out the sky and covering the sun!

Li Yuan’s Stray Blade in hand rang, instead of retreating, she advanced, leaping forth with the blade, the fiery blade light like a rainbow across the sun, splitting the giant claw into two!

"Such a grand appearance, yet it’s so vulnerable?"

Li Yuan felt something was wrong.

Her figure was still drifting in mid-air, not yet landed, but she saw that at the cross-section of the giant claw, black mist churned as if ink was dripping onto xuan paper, spreading at an extremely fast speed.

Before her eyes, it instantly turned into a dense pitch-black!

The darkness surged like a tide, about to engulf her!

Ling Ningzhi formed Daoist Formulas with her hand, taking steps forward, her figure rising steadily, like a bright moon, radiant light repelling the darkness, protecting the two of them within.

Crunch—

The black tide continually pressed forward, the radiant light shield twisted and deformed, but for the moment, it did not shatter.

Ling Ningzhi’s gaze became slightly heavy. This black tide looked very familiar, almost identical to the ambush encountered in the Donghua Region!

But clearly, the opponent’s target was Chen Mo, so why come after her?

"Using the Immortal Materials to lure me here, it shows they know me well... Who exactly is it? And what is the purpose?"

Ling Ningzhi was puzzled, but now was not the time for such thoughts. She turned to look at Li Yuan and said urgently:

"The enemy is after me and is likely a third-rank expert, the Cloud Stairway won’t hold for long."

"When the protective light shield shatters, I will help you tear open a gap, and you must descend the mountain immediately..."

As for herself, she hadn’t even thought of escaping.

Even if it’s a trap, she must get the Immortal Materials before leaving!

Li Yuan’s clothes flapped, sounding like a flag in the wind, True Yuan infused without reservation into her long blade.

"The case isn’t finished, the culprit is right in front, there’s no reason to retreat."

Seeing her eyes cold as ice, Ling Ningzhi said no more. She started chanting incantations, with faint lightning gathering behind her.

Crack—

A fine crackling sound came as the shield was already filled with cracks.

The black tide churned and twirled. In the center of the vortex, a giant blue eye slowly emerged.

The eye blinked slightly, and the shield burst into fragments, turning into a sky full of light dust.

At the same time, Ling Ningzhi and Li Yuan simultaneously made their move, intense lightning wrapped in domineering Sword Intent, shooting out fiercely!

The giant eye showed a hint of mockery, pale blue halos swirling, the lightning and Sword Intent changed direction out of nowhere, darting toward the sky.

The eye blinked again, and the two of them seemed to be trapped in a quagmire, movements incredibly sluggish, only able to watch as the black tide gradually engulfed them.

Ling Ningzhi flipped her wrist, a Jade Talisman fell into her palm, infusing it with Primordial Qi.

In an instant, thunder snakes danced wildly, dozens of arcs of plasma converged into a colossal bolt of lightning, striking toward the center of the vortex in fury!

Boom!

The black tide surged, shattered by the lightning!

Yet the eye had already shifted positions, completely unharmed.

"The gap is too big."

Ling Ningzhi’s brows furrowed tightly.

Although the opponent’s strength seemed weakened compared to last time, it still far surpassed hers. Unable to lock onto their precise location, it was impossible to inflict effective harm. It was merely wasting Primordial Qi.

Just as the two were at their wits’ end, the surging black tide suddenly paused, that blue eye showing a bit of surprise, then turned into wild joy.

"Hahaha, what a timely arrival! Truly, searched high and low only to find it effortlessly!"

A woman’s excited voice came from within the black tide.

Swipe—

Dazzling blade light flashed, tearing open a corner of the dense darkness, a majestic figure wrapped in thunder roared in.

"Chen Mo?"

"Mr. Chen?!"

The two simultaneously exclaimed in surprise, but their expressions were completely different.

Li Yuan’s gaze was filled with deep affection, gazing longingly at that man who haunted her dreams, while Ling Ningzhi, in contrast to her shock, seemed flustered, inexplicably with a hint of guilt.

Chen Mo flashed to the two, taking out two talismans and sticking them on their bodies.

"Hurry and leave!"

"If we go, we go together!" Li Yuan clung to him, refusing to let go.

"I can’t leave; we haven’t gotten the Immortal Materials yet..." Ling Ningzhi gazed at the Immortal Materials so close at hand, her eyes filled with reluctance.