Outside the Wooden House
Luo Ruying, weakened by miasma poison, desperately fought Old Ghost. The poison spread through her body, making her increasingly weak and her vision blurry.
"Heh heh, the daughter of the fairy world isn't so impressive after all," Old Ghost sneered. "If you keep using your spiritual power, the miasma will corrode your body, and you'll fester and die from within."
Seeing Luo Ruying's face turn green and her strong aura fade, Old Ghost knew the miasma was taking effect. She no longer posed a threat.
"Before that happens, I'll kill you first!" Luo Ruying shouted. Despite her weakness, she took an arrow step and flew toward Old Ghost with her sword. She knew she had to kill him to protect Ning Yechen and their child, even if it meant dying with him.
Old Ghost was frightened by Luo Ruying's sudden attack. Her sharp sword light aimed to decapitate him, but his body wrapped in miasma evaded the blow. The sword light split the miasma, but Old Ghost had already disappeared.
Luo Ruying quickly covered her mouth and nose, her eyes scanning the miasma-filled air. She sensed Old Ghost's presence.
A figure flashed through the fog! Found him!
Luo Ruying's eyes lit up. She slashed with her sword, cutting the figure in half. Success! But then a palm struck from behind, hitting her abdomen hard.
"Ah!" Luo Ruying vomited blood, flew out of the miasma mist, and fell to the ground, clutching her abdomen.
"Heh heh, you were deceived, fairy," Old Ghost emerged from the miasma fog, grinning with pride. Behind him were dozens of ghost corpse puppets he had refined. The one Luo Ruying killed was merely a puppet.
Luo Ruying stood up, her face dark green, but her eyes resolute. "Stop struggling, fairy. Surrender, and I'll make your death less ugly. Maybe you can become my ghost puppet," Old Ghost said, licking his lips greedily.
Ordinary monks would have died from his miasma, but Luo Ruying's immortal body showed no signs of decay. He coveted her body for his ghost puppet. His master had said Luo Ruying could live or die, and he might be rewarded with her fairy body.
Luo Ruying looked towards the woods, a trace of reluctance in her eyes. Then, she turned back to Old Ghost, her spiritual power soaring. Her black hair turned silver, and her red eyes glowed with golden light.
"River Goddess!" she shouted. A woman in golden fairy armor appeared behind her, raising a sword to strike Old Ghost. He felt an unprecedented sense of oppression and fear. The sword light fell like lightning.
Old Ghost quickly used his ghost corpse puppets to block and formed a miasma barrier. The sword light devoured the puppets and shattered the barrier. He screamed as the sword light tore everything apart, leaving a deep gorge.
After swinging the sword, Luo Ruying half-knelt on the ground, exhausted. Forcing herself to use Luo Shen had consumed too much spiritual power, and the miasma poison had deeply eroded her body. She felt sharp pain but managed a sad smile. Ning Yechen and the child should be safe now.
But then, a voice made her despair. "She truly deserves to be a daughter of the fairy world. I almost fell into trouble!"
Old Ghost slowly climbed out of the gorge, covered in wounds. His eyes were filled with viciousness and resentment. If he hadn't used his Immortal Silkworm Sky Armor in time, he would have died. Even so, the armor was shattered by her sword.
Luo Ruying was shocked. He's not dead? What should I do? She could barely move, let alone swing another sword. But Old Ghost's condition wasn't much better. Maybe there was still a chance.
Just as she prepared for one last desperate attempt, two figures flew over. Su Sheng and Lu Jian looked down at Old Ghost with mocking expressions.
"Old Ghost, didn't I say to send a signal first? Trying to take all the credit?" Su Sheng taunted.
"It seems you didn't enjoy the success and got a beating instead," Lu Jian added.
Old Ghost was furious but helpless. In his current state, he couldn't take down Luo Ruying alone. Su Sheng and Lu Jian would likely kill him in his weakened state.
Luo Ruying felt increasing despair. These two were also with Old Ghost!