Mortal Bones

Although Night Sparrow spoke with extreme decisiveness, Xu Taiping could still hear from her tone that she was very unwilling about not being able to pass on the demon blood to Bai Yu.

Xu Taiping also felt great dissatisfaction.

He really wanted to help Night Sparrow fulfill her wish, but the terrifying aura coming from the Peacock King above made him prioritize his reason over emotions.

"Alright..."

"Taiping."

Xu Taiping was about to agree when suddenly, Immortal Lingyue called out to him.

"What's wrong, Lingyue?"

Xu Taiping wondered inwardly.

"Let that mother and son continue. I'll try to hold off the Peacock King for a while. If I can kill it, that would be even better."

Immortal Lingyue responded with a hint of killing intent in her voice.

Initially, she had no intention of making a move, but Night Sparrow's act of feeding her blood to the child deeply touched her.

"Lingyue, do you really have a way?"

Xu Taiping asked Immortal Lingyue, seeking confirmation.

He trusted Lingyue greatly, but in life-and-death matters like this, he still wanted to be cautious.

"Killing the Peacock King might be difficult, but stalling it for a while is no problem," Immortal Lingyue replied confidently.

Hearing this, Xu Taiping no longer hesitated. He immediately sent a message to Night Sparrow:

"Night Sparrow Aunt, I have a way to hold off the Peacock King. You and Bai Yu continue the demon blood inheritance."

"But..."

"Trust me."

Night Sparrow hesitated, but seeing Xu Taiping rushing forward without hesitation, she decided to trust him.

"Who dares to disrupt the prisoner transfer!"

"Come and die!"

A group of peacock demons guarding the area immediately spotted Xu Taiping. Without waiting for the Peacock King to descend, they flapped their wings, extended their claws, and pounced on him.

"Whoosh!"

Xu Taiping used the Wind Shadow Step to dodge one of the peacock demon's attacks. While doing so, he asked in his heart: "Lingyue, what do you plan to do?"

At the same time, he drew his long knife, and with a blade wrapped in light, he struck fiercely at the peacock demon charging at him.

"Bang!"

The peacock demon was sent flying by this slash.

After breaking through the Void Looking Realm, ordinary demons were no match for Xu Taiping.

"Fight these peacock demon guards for now. When the Peacock King lands, use your body to let me take control. I will fight it," Lingyue explained.

"Alright."

Xu Taiping nodded, though he had some doubts about whether this could really be done, he still chose to trust Lingyue.

As they spoke, Xu Taiping punched one of the peacock demons hard.

Cautious as ever, fearing he might be recognized, he refrained from using the exact techniques of the Green Bull Fist.

However, even without using his full techniques, the punch still had considerable force, causing the peacock demon to stagger and nearly faint.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

At that moment, a peacock demon surrounded in green light flapped its wings violently, transforming its feathers into sharp blades that rained down on Xu Taiping.

"Clang!"

Without hesitation, Xu Taiping summoned a Golden Bell Talisman to block the attack.

However, after blocking it, the talisman shattered, demonstrating the immense power of the peacock demon's strike.

"Whoosh!"

Just as the talisman broke, Xu Taiping had already drawn his bow and shot an arrow wrapped in true essence. The arrow hit the peacock demon's wing with precision.

The peacock demon screamed before crashing to the ground with a thud.

He had fully maximized the power of his Yang Arrow.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Then, as he ran around the area, he quickly fired three more arrows, each hitting a peacock demon in the head, bringing down three more.

"Squawk!"

But at that moment, several other peacock demons seized the opportunity to dive towards him.

"Clang!"

Xu Taiping remained calm. He timed his movements and leaped into the air, channeling his true essence into his long knife as he slashed down at the neck of the nearest peacock demon.

"Whoosh!"

The head of the peacock demon was cleanly severed.

"How dare you, brat!"

Seeing Xu Taiping slay several of its kin, the Peacock King in the sky roared in anger. It then flapped its wings, its body shooting down toward the Danxia Plateau like an arrow.

"Boom!"

It extended its claws toward Xu Taiping.

Rather than avoiding the attack, Xu Taiping raised two fingers and struck at the Peacock King's claws.

This was the technique of the Cangluan Ring's Second Finger Breaking the Clouds.

"Boom!"

As Xu Taiping's fingers struck, a piercing sound echoed, and a vortex formed from countless gale winds shot forward like a sharp spear toward the Peacock King.

"Boom!"

The Peacock King seemed to sense the danger, retracting its claws quickly. It spread its green, copper-colored wings, blocking its body with them, successfully deflecting the Second Finger of the Cangluan Ring.

"Boom!"

However, despite this, the enormous Peacock King's body was still sent flying backward, skidding about ten yards before coming to a stop.

"This Peacock King's wings can actually block the Second Finger?"

Xu Taiping was initially shocked, then, while using his Wind Shadow Step to dodge an incoming peacock demon, he quickly shot an arrow at another demon closing in.

"It must be using some sort of spiritual weapon. No wonder it dares to raid the law court alone," Xu Taiping thought to himself.

At that moment, the Peacock King shook its wings, stopped its glide, and once again dove downward. One wing blocked its body, while the other swung like a giant blade toward Xu Taiping.

"Taiping, hold your breath and focus. I will take control of your body," Immortal Lingyue suddenly spoke in Xu Taiping's mind.

Xu Taiping knew he was no match for the Peacock King, so he immediately stowed his bow and stopped worrying about the massive wings cutting down on him. Following Lingyue's instructions, he began to focus and calm his breath.

"Boom!"

At that instant, the Peacock King's wing struck, cleaving the granite surface of Danxia Plateau and leaving a deep, long gash.

"Huh?"

The Peacock King was surprised. The blow it thought would land, somehow missed.

"Boom rumble..."

Not only did Xu Taiping dodge it, but he also used an extremely strange movement technique to appear right in front of it, stepping on the gale winds as though walking on air, and punched with his fist.

"Bang!"

With what seemed like an ordinary punch, Xu Taiping, possessed by Immortal Lingyue, sent the Peacock King tumbling in the air, letting out a painful scream.

Seeing this, Xu Taiping's heart was filled with shock as he thought to himself:

"My punch has such power?"