Demon Lord and His Unknown Child With the Empress

Chapter 20
Before That, I Will Kill You First

Meanwhile, outside the wooden house

Luo Ruying, afflicted by the miasma poison, was still desperately trying to kill Gui Fu. However, as the poison spread through her body, she felt increasingly weak, and her vision blurred.

“Heh heh heh, it seems the heavenly fairy from the Heavenly Realm is nothing special after all.”

“If you continue to forcefully use your spiritual power, the miasma poison will spread throughout your body, and you will rot and fester from the inside out~”

Gui Fu taunted Luo Ruying with a smug grin.

Seeing Luo Ruying’s face gradually turning green, her imposing aura completely gone, he knew the poison was taking effect.

She no longer posed any threat to him!

“Hmph! Before that, I will kill you first!”

Luo Ruying, supporting her weakened body, lunged towards Gui Fu with her sword.

For a peak Heaven God Realm expert, chasing after a mortal carrying a child was child’s play.

To ensure the safety of Ning Yechen and their child, she had to kill this man here!

Even if it meant perishing together!

Seeing Luo Ruying charge towards him, a sharp sword beam aimed at his face, Gui Fu was startled.

This was the first time he had seen someone with miasma poison coursing through their body so recklessly use their spiritual power, disregarding their own safety!

This crazy woman truly wanted to drag him down with her before she died!

The moment Luo Ruying’s sword beam descended, Gui Fu enveloped himself in miasma. The sword beam cut through the miasma, but Gui Fu was no longer there.

The miasma that Luo Ruying had cut open spread and enveloped her, surrounding her with a dense, impenetrable poisonous fog.

Luo Ruying quickly covered her mouth and nose, her eyes scanning the miasma-filled mist.

She could sense that Gui Fu was hiding within this poisonous fog!

“Swish!”

A figure swiftly flashed through the mist!

Found him!

Luo Ruying’s eyes were sharp. The moment the figure reappeared, she channeled her spiritual energy into her heavenly sword and struck!

A brilliant sword beam sliced the figure in half!

Success!

Luo Ruying was overjoyed.

But in the next second, a palm suddenly emerged from the mist behind her and struck!

Luo Ruying sensed it immediately and turned to block with her sword. However, another palm emerged from the mist and slammed into her abdomen!

“Pfft!”

Luo Ruying spat out a mouthful of blood, her body flying backward out of the miasma mist. She collapsed on the ground, clutching her abdomen.

“Heh heh heh, you fell for it, heavenly fairy~”

Gui Fu emerged from the miasma mist, a sinister and triumphant smile plastered on his face.

Behind him were dozens of ghost corpse puppets he had refined and modified.

It was one of these ghost corpse puppets that had struck Luo Ruying in the chest.

And the one Luo Ruying had slain was also just a ghost corpse puppet, used as a decoy.

His principle was to never expose himself to danger. If he could use ghost corpse puppets and miasma, he would never personally risk taking action.

Luo Ruying, her heavenly sword plunged into the ground, forced herself to stand up. Her face had turned a dark greenish hue, but her eyes still stared resolutely at Gui Fu.

“Heavenly fairy, stop struggling. Just surrender obediently.”

“I’ll make your death less unsightly.”

“Perhaps you can even become my lifebound ghost corpse puppet~”

Gui Fu leered at Luo Ruying’s graceful figure, licking his lips greedily.

He wasn’t coveting her beauty, but her body!

Ordinary Heaven Human Realm cultivators, afflicted by his miasma poison and daring to use their spiritual power so forcefully, would have already succumbed to festering and death.

Yet, Luo Ruying didn’t show any signs of decay. The resilience of her heavenly body was unmatched!

That powerful figure in the upper realm had said that Luo Ruying could be dead or alive. Perhaps he would even reward him with this heavenly fairy’s body…

It would be perfect for refining into his lifebound ghost corpse puppet~!

Luo Ruying turned her head slightly to glance at the forest behind her, a hint of reluctance in her beautiful eyes. Then, she turned back to Gui Fu with a determined gaze.

A brilliant golden spiritual energy surged from her, her black hair instantly turning silver, and her crimson eyes shimmering with golden light!

“Luo Shen!”

Luo Ruying shouted, and a towering figure, several zhang tall and clad in golden heavenly armor, vaguely manifested behind her.

The figure opened its golden, glazed eyes, and with its heavenly sword raised high, it struck down towards Gui Fu with a seemingly casual swing!

Gui Fu felt an unprecedented pressure from the divine figure, and the descending sword strike filled him with terror!

The sword beam, dozens of zhang long, fell like a ray of light, leaving him no time to dodge.

Gui Fu could only hastily maneuver all his ghost corpse puppets in front of him, his entire body enveloped in a miasma barrier!

In an instant, the sword beam engulfed and shattered all the ghost corpse puppets. Gui Fu’s miasma barrier offered little resistance and was also cleaved through!

“Aaaargh!”

A shrill scream echoed from within the sword light.

The sword beam extended for dozens of li, tearing apart everything in its path, leaving behind an astonishing sword aura and a deep chasm in the ground!

After unleashing this strike, Luo Ruying could no longer support herself and collapsed to the ground, half-kneeling with her sword as support.

Forcefully using the Luo Shen technique with her Heaven Human Realm cultivation, expending such a massive amount of spiritual energy, the miasma poison had already invaded her body…

A piercing pain surged through her…

But a tragic smile appeared on Luo Ruying’s face.

Her child and him should be safe now…

It was just that she might not be able to join them…

However, at that moment, a voice filled with despair rang out.

“As expected of a heavenly fairy from the Heavenly Realm…”

“I almost fell to your sword…!”

Gui Fu, his body covered in bloody sword wounds, slowly crawled out of the chasm.

His gaze towards Luo Ruying was filled with malice and resentment.

If he hadn’t activated his Heaven-grade treasure, the Heavenly Silkworm Armor, in the nick of time within the miasma barrier, he would have truly perished under that sword strike!

Even his Heavenly Silkworm Armor had been shattered by the sword!

Indeed, when facing someone from the Heavenly Realm, even if her cultivation had regressed to the Heaven Human Realm, he couldn’t afford to be careless!

Luo Ruying was surprised to see that Gui Fu was still alive.

He hadn’t died?!

What should she do…?

In her current state, let alone unleashing a second sword strike, even moving was difficult.

However, Gui Fu didn’t seem to be in much better shape.

Perhaps there was still a chance to kill him!

Otherwise, once he recovered, Ning Yechen and their child would be in danger!

Just as Luo Ruying was about to make a final, desperate attempt, something even more despairing happened!

Two figures descended from the sky.

Su Sheng and Lu Jian looked down at the fallen Gui Fu, their expressions filled with amusement and mockery.

“Old Gui, didn’t I say we should send a signal after finding them?”

“Don’t tell me you were trying to take all the credit for yourself?”

“It seems, not only did you fail to claim the reward alone, but you were also beaten quite badly.”

Facing Su Sheng and Lu Jian’s taunts, Gui Fu was enraged, but he couldn’t do anything about it.

With his current injuries, it was impossible for him to capture Luo Ruying alone.

It was likely that these two would even take advantage of his weakened state and kill him!

Seeing Su Sheng and Lu Jian, Luo Ruying felt even more despair.

These two were also in cahoots with Gui Fu!