Scum Of The Demonic Sect

Chapter 88 The Female Demon (Part 1)

Faced with the domineering reply from the stunningly beautiful woman before him, the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao was momentarily stunned.

Seeing his reaction, Xie Ruolan said calmly, "What cultivation method he practices is none of your business. Even if you want to ask, it should be me asking. Some things you should know yourself. Don't be so shameless!"

"You...you, a newly established Foundation Establishment cultivator, dare to be so arrogant!" Seeing himself being lectured by a female cultivator in the early Foundation Establishment stage, the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao was immediately enraged.

Seeing his reaction, Xie Ruolan sneered again, "Even if someone is truly arrogant, they need to have the strength to back it up. If you think I'm arrogant, you're welcome to fight me. After all, this is the arena of life and death."

"You've only just reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Do you want to die? If you really have such intentions, I, Yao, can grant your wish!" The Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao was at least at the fourth level of Foundation Establishment, already a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. He was willing to grit his teeth and go for it.

Lin Haoming watched the two of them exchange words, and after a few sentences, it turned into them wanting to fight to the death. He felt somewhat confused.

"Senior Brother Yao, it's just a misunderstanding. Why make such a fuss? Junior Sister Xie, don't you think so!" Just as the two were about to fight, another silver-haired elder, who looked to be over fifty, flew onto the stage to act as a peacemaker.

Seeing the smile on his old face, Xie Ruolan still scoffed, "He's the one who caused trouble. As long as he apologizes, this matter will naturally be over."

"Apologize? Xie Ruolan, do you think you're so great just because you've become Luo Laozu's disciple? If we really settle this, even if I kill you, Luo Laozu won't have a word to say!" The Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao showed no sign of backing down. His cultivation was a whole minor realm higher than Xie Ruolan's; if he bowed his head, how could he ever hold his head high again?

"Since that's the case, let's just fight!" Xie Ruolan grabbed Lin Haoming and tossed him aside, then assumed a fighting stance.

Seeing Xie Ruolan in this state, the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao, realizing he was also cornered, gritted his teeth and said to Shao Youhe on the other side, "You should go down too!"

Hearing that he was to go down as well, Shao Youhe hesitated for a moment before asking, "This cave dwelling..."

"We'll talk about the cave dwelling later!" the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao impatiently interrupted before she could finish.

"No need to talk about it later, let's just settle it with our victory!" Xie Ruolan said calmly.

"You're going to fight for his cave dwelling?" the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao asked.

"No, it's just that even if I didn't fight, he would have won anyway. If I beat you later, it'll save him the trouble of wasting his time!" Xie Ruolan said.

"You have quite the nerve! If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'll avoid you from now on!" the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao roared, slapping his storage bag, and a ghost-headed staff flew out.

The ghost-headed staff was only about three feet long, supported entirely by the bone of some unknown spirit beast. The head of the staff was a skull, though noticeably smaller than a normal skull, clearly refined into its current form.

Xie Ruolan, seeing that he was truly about to fight, showed no nervousness, simply saying calmly, "If you want to fight, sign a life-and-death contract first. Don't cause trouble after you die."

Seeing that Xie Ruolan was truly prepared to fight to the death, the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao's eyelids twitched, but he immediately called out to the cultivator who had acted as peacemaker, "Bring me the life-and-death contract!"

Seeing that the two were irreconcilable, the old man sighed helplessly and took out the life-and-death contract.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao immediately signed it and tossed it to Xie Ruolan.

Xie Ruolan didn't hesitate at all, signing it and returning it to the old man.

Seeing this scene, everyone held their breath, and the entire area around the life-and-death arena suddenly became exceptionally quiet.

In this somewhat eerie environment, the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao pointed his ghost-headed staff at Xie Ruolan, and a plume of black mist immediately spewed from the skull's mouth.

Facing the ghost-headed staff, Xie Ruolan wore a disdainful smile. She extended her fair hand, pointed a finger at her storage pouch, and a bowl flew out.

With a gentle flick of her wrist, Xie Ruolan caused the bowl to invert, and a powerful suction force instantly emerged.

The black mist spewed from the ghost-headed staff was completely sucked into the bowl by this suction force.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao stared wide-eyed at the bowl, somewhat surprised by its power. However, his surprise was fleeting. He then slammed his hand down on the ghost-headed staff, which immediately spewed out gusts of cold wind, accompanied by ghostly wails and howls. Instantly, not only those on the life-and-death arena but also those nearby felt a chilling atmosphere, as if they had suddenly entered a ghostly realm.

Lin Haoming sensed the eerie aura emanating from Shao Youhe and glanced at her. He felt a similar sensation to the Thousand Soul Veil Shao Youhe had given him earlier, and a question arose in his mind: was Shao Youhe related to this Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao? Otherwise, why would Yao have jumped out at that time? It didn't seem plausible that he was only interested in the valuable items Lin Haoming possessed, especially with so many people watching and Lin Haoming's connection to Ling Shengjie; a commotion would be bad for Yao.

The more Lin Haoming thought about it, the more convinced he became that their relationship was more complex. At that moment, on the Life and Death Arena, the ghost head on the Foundation Establishment cultivator Yao's staff flew off the staff, transforming into a Foundation Establishment-level ghost and, along with the other ghosts it spewed out, lunged at Xie Ruolan.

Xie Ruolan watched this, her eyes already gleaming with excitement.

She patted her storage pouch, and a black banner appeared in her hand. With a seemingly casual wave, the banner grew wildly in the wind, instantly becoming several meters tall.

"Ah! The Yin Soul Banner!" The Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao was startled to see that Xie Ruolan had unleashed a similar magical artifact.

However, before his surprise subsided, as Xie Ruolan danced, the Yin Soul Banner emitted a powerful gust of cold wind, accompanied by wailing and howling sounds. Three half-real, half-illusory Yin souls flew out from the banner.

Seeing this, the Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao's face changed drastically. He exclaimed in disbelief, "You've only been at the Foundation Establishment stage for a short time! How can you have so many Yin souls, and three of them are at the Foundation Establishment stage!"

He couldn't believe what he was seeing, but Xie Ruolan didn't give him any time to think. The three Foundation Establishment Yin souls pounced on the ghostly head, and the two groups of Yin souls clashed immediately, tearing at each other.

Although the ghost head appeared strong, it was only a Foundation Establishment stage ghost. Fighting three opponents alone was inherently difficult, especially with the opponent also having a Foundation Establishment stage Yin spirit. The difference in strength was immediately apparent in the first exchange.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator surnamed Yao's expression turned extremely grim upon seeing this.