Chapter 385: Dragon Demon Heart
"Senior sister, let me handle it this time."
Bai Qian paid no mind to the surrounding gazes, offering Chen Qianqian a faint smile.
"Alright."
Chen Qianqian willingly stepped aside.
Bai Qian took a step forward and addressed the darkness: "Dragon Soul Remnant, I know you were unconvinced earlier. Now, allow me to show you my master's invincible sword technique once more."
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The demon kings' faces turned blank with confusion. Some even began searching for the figure of the Qiankun Great Sage.
In the darkness, the Dragon Demon Remnant shuddered at the memory of that previous sword strike. That blow was absolutely beyond its current ability to withstand.
Fortunately, the other party didn't know its hiding place. As long as it remained undiscovered, it couldn't be harmed.
Once the little girl exhausted her sword strike, their doom would arrive.
The defeat a million years ago had taught it that victory remains uncertain until the final moment. Thus, it chose prudence, remaining silent to avoid revealing its position.
Bai Qian didn't hesitate. She slowly raised the sword jade in her hand and shouted toward the darkness: "Master, please lend your disciple strength to pierce this darkness!"
Clang!
With the ring of a sword's cry.
A flash of sword light swept past, and all sounds fell silent.
The terrifying aura emanating from that sword energy petrified every demon king present.
The demon kings felt immense relief that among them stood a descendant of the Qingqiu exile. Otherwise, this strike would have targeted them.
The sword pierced the darkness, also tearing through the illusory dark space created by the Dragon Demon Remnant.
It found the hidden Dragon Demon Remnant with unerring accuracy.
"No!"
Amidst a shriek of agony, the entire hall violently trembled.
Stones began falling from the ceiling. The hall swayed precariously, on the verge of collapse.
The Samadhi Fire Fox, possessing the highest cultivation among the demon kings, reacted first when a stone struck his head. He immediately unleashed his demonic power to shield all the cultivators present.
Rumble!
The hall collapsed once more.
The dark space behind the stone wall lost some of its eeriness, replaced by deathly silence.
"Samadhi boy."
Bai Qian called out casually.
"This junior is present."
The Samadhi Fire Fox stepped forward excitedly. The little ancestor had finally remembered this useless junior of his.
Bai Qian said calmly: "Use your Samadhi True Fire to clear the path."
"Yes, yes."
After witnessing that earlier sword strike, the Samadhi Fire Fox's confidence soared. He spat out a demon core into his palm.
Beneath the altar, a nearly imperceptible fragment of the Dragon Demon Remnant glared venomously at Bai Qian and Chen Qianqian.
"You two little bitches destroyed everything this saint accumulated over a million years! Now you shall tear each other apart and become nourishment for my heart!"
As the demon kings drew closer to the altar, their eyes gradually grew frenzied.
Bai Qian said to the Samadhi Fire Fox beside her: "If you don't want them to cause trouble, knock them unconscious."
Before she finished speaking, the Gray Wolf Demon King suddenly went mad, shouting: "This is mine! All mine! No one dares compete with me!"
These words seemed to provoke the surrounding demon kings. Their eyes turned bloodshot as if possessed.
Seeing this, the Samadhi Fire Fox knew he could delay no longer, or these creatures would slaughter each other.
He roared: "This belongs to me! Dare to fight me for it?"
The tense demon kings, upon hearing this, charged at the Samadhi Fire Fox like madmen.
Though the Samadhi Fire Fox was stronger than the others, his heart still trembled seeing so many Nirvana Realm demon kings rushing forward.
Fortunately, a familiar sword light flashed with a clang.
Following the sword's arc across the colossal heart.
All the enraged Nirvana Realm demon cultivators froze in place, wearing dazed expressions.
Just then, Bai Qian suddenly shouted: "Be careful!"
Hearing this, the demon kings instinctively summoned demonic power to protect themselves while scanning their surroundings.
They saw a crack appear on the massive Dragon Demon Heart, followed by blood gushing from within.
The demon kings immediately joined forces to block the impending spray of Dragon Demon Blood.
If contaminated by this blood, they would suffer calamitous misfortune.
Chen Qianqian and Bai Qian casually produced protective artifacts to shield themselves.
The Dragon Demon Blood soon flooded the entire altar.
Wherever the blood touched, everything corroded, making sizzling sounds in the air.
Some essences of demonic dragon blood scattered frantically, seemingly terrified of being suppressed by another strike from Chen Qianqian.
Time passed second by second.
After a long while, the Dragon Demon Blood completely dried up.
But the bisected Dragon Demon Heart still pulsed on the altar.
Chen Qianqian and Bai Qian exchanged a glance and walked toward the Dragon Demon Heart on the altar.
Without hesitation, they each placed half of the Dragon Demon Heart into separate storage rings.
Seeing this, the demon kings felt envious but none dared to act.
After finishing this, Bai Qian turned to the Samadhi Fire Fox: "Clean this place up. Also, find this seat's treasures. We'll divide them among everyone."
"Yes, no problem."
Hearing this, the Samadhi Fire Fox's eyes lit up. Though they hadn't obtained the Dragon Demon Heart, receiving part of a Great Sage Dragon Demon's treasure would suffice for their cultivation.
Moments later, after the demon kings cleared the altar, the Giant Deer Marquis said: "Two little ancestors, this child senses great treasures beneath this altar."
Bai Qian glanced at the altar. Confirming the formations above had been corroded by the Dragon Demon Blood, she said calmly: "Break open this altar."
"As commanded."
The Giant Deer Marquis emitted a beam of light from his hand, blasting toward the altar.
Boom!
With a tremendous roar, the altar collapsed, revealing an underground passage.
At the passage's end, a faint golden glow could be seen.
The demon kings didn't rush forward. The recent events made them exceptionally cautious. They all turned to look at Bai Qian.
"You lot are being cautious now. You weren't like this when you saw the Dragon Demon Heart earlier."
Bai Qian couldn't help teasing.
The demon kings' faces turned awkward.
The Samadhi Fire Fox spoke: "Little ancestors, everyone was bewitched by the Dragon Demon Heart then, which caused such behavior. If not for you two, we'd be in grave trouble."
The demon kings chimed in agreement.
"Yes, little ancestors, we truly didn't intend to snatch your treasures."
"Indeed, little ancestors, please proceed first."
"..."
Bai Qian's mouth curved slightly: "That's more like it. This seat is tired. Trivial matters like retrieving treasures shall be left to you. However, you are forbidden from secretly hoarding demonic cultivation techniques. Otherwise, you know the consequences!"
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