The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 655: The Appearance of a Ghostly Shadow

The night shrouded the road home, and the surroundings were eerily quiet, with only the hurried footsteps of Yun Yao and Chu Mochen breaking the silence. Since returning from Jing Yuan, Chu Mochen has been particularly silent. Yun Yao keenly noticed his strangeness, and his hesitant look seemed to be carrying a heavy secret, which made her heart shrouded in a haze.

"Chen, what's wrong with you today? You have been worried since you came out of Jingyuan." Yun Yao finally couldn't help but stop and stared at Chu Mochen, her eyes full of concern and confusion.

Chu Mochen paused slightly, raised his eyes and looked at Yun Yao, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes, and after hesitating for a moment, he slowly spoke: "Yao'er, in the Mirror Abyss, I saw some scenes that were too bizarre. I don't know how to tell you."

Yun Yao's heart suddenly sank. She knew that Jingyuan was mysterious and unpredictable, and what appeared must be extraordinary. She urged, "Just tell me, no matter what it is, we will face it together."

Chu Mochen took a deep breath, as if he had made a great decision, and said in a deep voice: "I saw behind the ancient door, there was a man wearing a bronze mask carving some kind of formation. The formation exuded an evil aura, and the pattern of that man's clothing..." He paused, his voice trembling slightly, "It is exactly the same as the dark pattern that Liu Yan'er has been wearing recently."

Yun Yao's face turned pale when she heard this. Liu Yan'er's daily behavior flashed through her mind, and she had an ominous premonition. Before she could think about it, the cold mechanical sound of the system suddenly sounded in her mind. It suddenly added a "hidden task" after the fragment appeared: "Beware of the betrayer who is most familiar to you."

This voice was like a heavy hammer, hitting Yun Yao's heart hard. She and Chu Mochen looked at each other, and both saw shock and worry in each other's eyes. At this moment, the night was getting darker, as if an invisible hand was dragging them step by step into the abyss of darkness.

Back at her residence, Yun Yao was in a state of confusion. She tried to calm herself down and think about how to deal with it. In the wing room, she set up a triple barrier, which was the strongest protection she could currently use, hoping to gain a sense of security. However, fate did not seem to intend to give her a chance to breathe.

Late at night, everything was quiet, Yun Yao tossed and turned on the couch, unable to fall asleep. Suddenly, a subtle but extremely sharp sound broke the silence, as if something was forcibly breaking through the barrier. Yun Yao woke up instantly, turned over, and looked around vigilantly.

There was a flickering of light in the room, and a dark shadow flashed by like a ghost, so fast that people had no time to react. Then, the copy of the incomplete manuscript on the table disappeared. Yun Yao's pupils shrank suddenly, and she chased after him without hesitation, with anger and anxiety intertwined and burning in her heart.

She chased him to the courtyard. The moonlight was like water, sprinkling on the stone road, emitting a cold light. Under the bright moonlight, Liu Yan'er was standing quietly, like a statue in the dark night. However, at this moment, she exuded a completely different aura. The dark purple devil energy that did not belong to her realm was entangled on her fingertips. The devil energy seemed to have life, twisting and turning, forming an extremely strong contrast with her usual gentle image.

“Liu Yan’er!” Yun Yao shouted angrily, her voice echoing in the silent courtyard, carrying endless anger and questioning, “Why do you do this?”

Liu Yan'er turned slowly, the corners of her eyes covered with purple-black curse patterns, which were like poisonous snakes, twisting her originally beautiful face and making her look particularly hideous. But her voice was filled with sorrow, as if she had suffered a lot of grievances: "Yun Yao, do you think you are the daughter of destiny? Back then, your mother escaped to the lower world with the Hongmeng bloodline, and my father, as the high priest, watched her being torn into pieces in front of the ancient gate!"

As she spoke, she threw out a jade slip, which drew an arc in the air and flew straight towards Yun Yao. Yun Yao raised her hand to catch it, and a strong sense of uneasiness surged in her heart. She probed her consciousness into the jade slip, and the scene in front of her made her feel like she was falling into an icy cave.

The jade slip actually recorded the tragic scene of Yun Yao's biological mother having her soul core removed. The bloody scene and her mother's painful face deeply hurt Yun Yao's heart, and tears instantly blurred her eyes. Her body trembled slightly, her hands clenched into fists, her nails deeply embedded in her palms, and blood slowly dripped down her fingers.

Chu Mochen, who was standing by, saw this scene, his pupils suddenly shrank, his face was full of shock and anger. The vague record of "Tianxu Execution Platform" in his great-grandfather's notes gradually overlapped with the scene in front of him, and the anger in his heart seemed to devour him: "Liu Yan'er, how dare you be so cruel!"

Yun Yao suppressed the grief in her heart, took a deep breath, and forced herself to calm down. Her eyes were like torches, staring at Liu Yan'er, and suddenly she noticed the ring on her finger. The ring had a strange shape, exuding a strong evil aura, and flickered a cold light under the moonlight. Yun Yao's heart moved, and she instantly recognized that it was the logo of the evil cultivation organization "Blood Demon Sect". At this moment, the copy of the fragment was floating in Liu Yan'er's palm, corroded by the evil energy and emitting green smoke, as if wailing in pain.

“So that’s how it is. You are actually colluding with the Blood Demon Sect.” Yun Yao gritted her teeth and spoke word by word. Her voice seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth, revealing a bone-chilling chill. “For this fragment, you are willing to betray everything. But do you really think that you can control everything if you get it?”

Liu Yan'er snorted coldly, her eyes full of madness: "Yun Yao, what do you know? The power contained in this Hongmeng bloodline is enough to subvert the entire world. As long as I hand over the fragments to the Blood Evil Sect, I can gain supreme power and become the true master of this world!"

Yun Yao laughed in anger: "Master? You are just a pawn used by the Blood Demon Sect. How could they easily hand over such power to others? When you are no longer useful, your end will be even more miserable than my mother's."

Liu Yan'er's face changed slightly, as if Yun Yao's words had hit her hard, but soon she returned to her crazy look: "Stop making alarmist remarks here. Now that you have discovered my secret today, don't even think about leaving alive!"

As she spoke, Liu Yan'er waved her hands, and the dark purple demonic energy was like a surging tide, sweeping towards Yun Yao. Seeing this, Yun Yao quickly mobilized her spiritual power, and a layer of golden light appeared around her body, which was the power of the awakening of the Hongmeng bloodline. She raised her hand and waved, and a golden spiritual power barrier instantly formed in front of her, resisting the impact of the demonic energy.

Chu Mochen also came back to his senses at this time. He flashed and came to Yun Yao's side in an instant. He swung the long sword in his hand, and a sharp sword energy slashed at Liu Yan'er. Liu Yan'er dodged sideways and sacrificed a black rune in her hand, smashing it towards the two of them. The rune exploded in the air, turning into countless black arrows, like a deadly rain of arrows.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen cooperated with each other, one defending and the other attacking. Yun Yao used the power of Hongmeng to shatter the sharp arrows one after another, and Chu Mochen took the opportunity to bully and move his sword, directly attacking Liu Yan'er's vital points. Liu Yan'er was forced to retreat again and again, with a flash of panic in her eyes, but soon, she stabilized her body, urged the magic energy again, and started a desperate fight with the two.

In the courtyard, spiritual light and demonic energy intertwined, illuminating the night sky. Yun Yao knew in her heart that today's matter would never end peacefully. There must be a shocking conspiracy behind this by the Blood Evil Sect. She and Chu Mochen were already in the center of the storm. Only by fighting to the death could they find a glimmer of hope...

In the fierce battle, Yun Yao suddenly realized that Liu Yan'er's magic attack seemed to have a flaw. She fixed her eyes and looked at Chu Mochen, and the two understood each other. Yun Yao instantly gathered the power of Hongmeng in her palm, forming a golden ball of light. The light ball was bright and seemed to contain endless power.

"Chen, cover me!" Yun Yao shouted, and then, taking advantage of the moment when Chu Mochen restrained Liu Yan'er, she suddenly threw the ball of light at Liu Yan'er. The ball of light was like a meteor, streaking across the night sky, carrying a breath of destruction.

Liu Yan'er sensed the danger and widened her eyes in fear. She wanted to dodge but it was too late. The ball of light exploded in front of her, and the powerful impact knocked her out and hit the wall of the courtyard heavily, causing the wall to crack instantly.

However, Liu Yan'er did not fall down. She struggled to stand up, blood oozing from the corners of her mouth, and she looked extremely embarrassed. But the madness in her eyes did not diminish at all, but became even stronger: "You think you can defeat me like this? You are too naive!"

As she spoke, she took out a blood-red bead from her bosom. As soon as the bead appeared, it exuded a strong bloody smell, as if it had absorbed the resentment of countless living beings.

"The Blood Soul Orb of the Blood Evil Sect!" Chu Mochen's face changed and he reminded.

Yun Yao's heart tightened. She knew very well how powerful the Blood Soul Orb was. It was refined by the Blood Evil Sect using evil methods. It could greatly enhance the user's strength, but at the cost of consuming the user's soul power.

Liu Yan'er swallowed the Blood Soul Orb into her mouth, and instantly, a strong red light burst out from her body, and her aura continued to rise. She was already difficult to deal with, and now her strength increased greatly, as if she had turned into a demon from hell.

"Prepare to die!" Liu Yan'er roared and pounced towards Yun Yao and Chu Mochen again. Each of her moves carried the power to destroy the world. Wherever the demonic energy passed, the ground seemed to be corroded, and deep grooves appeared.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen did not dare to slack off. They exerted their spiritual power to the utmost and fought a desperate battle with Liu Yan'er. Yun Yao constantly mobilized the power of Hongmeng to try to find Liu Yan'er's flaws, while Chu Mochen relied on his superb swordsmanship to resolve Liu Yan'er's fatal attacks again and again.

During the fierce battle, Yun Yao suddenly discovered that although Liu Yan'er's strength increased greatly after using the Blood Soul Pearl, her movements became a little slow, as if the consumption of soul power made her body unable to keep up with the rhythm.

Yun Yao's mind moved, and she thought of a risky plan. She turned to look at Chu Mochen and whispered, "Chen, I will lure her to attack me with all her strength later, and you find the right time to attack her back, which must be her weakness."

Chu Mochen frowned slightly, his face full of worry: "No, it's too dangerous, what if something goes wrong..."

Yun Yao shook her head gently, her eyes firm: "There is no time to hesitate, this is our only chance. Don't worry, I will be fine."

After saying that, Yun Yao rushed towards Liu Yan'er without waiting for Chu Mochen's response. She deliberately revealed a flaw to attract Liu Yan'er's attention.

Seeing this, Liu Yan'er realized that she had fallen into the trap. A hint of ecstasy flashed in her eyes. She thought that Yun Yao was exhausted, so she immediately used all her strength to mobilize her demonic energy and attacked Yun Yao. Her moves became more and more fierce, as if she wanted to kill Yun Yao with one blow.

At the moment when Liu Yan'er's moves were exhausted, Chu Mochen, who had been waiting for an opportunity, moved. His figure was as fast as lightning, and he flashed behind Liu Yan'er in an instant. The long sword in his hand, with a sharp sword energy, stabbed Liu Yan'er's back fiercely.

Liu Yan'er sensed the danger behind her and tried to dodge but it was too late. The long sword pierced her back and blood gushed out. She screamed and her body instantly went limp. The madness in her eyes gradually faded, replaced by endless fear and despair.

"You... won't succeed..." Liu Yan'er said weakly, her voice like a candle in the wind that could go out at any time.

Yun Yao stepped forward and looked down at Liu Yan'er, without a trace of pity in her eyes: "You have fallen into depravity and joined forces with the Blood Demon Sect. You have brought all this upon yourself."

After saying that, Yun Yao raised her hand and waved it, and a stream of spiritual power bound Liu Yan'er to prevent her from making any more small moves.

At this time, the sky was gradually breaking, and a hint of white appeared in the east. After a night of fierce fighting, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen were exhausted, but they knew that this was just the beginning. The conspiracy of the Blood Evil Sect had surfaced, and they had to act quickly to prevent a greater crisis from coming...

Back inside, Yun Yao looked at the messy room with mixed feelings. Although the copy of the fragment on the case was recovered, she knew that the Blood Evil Sect would never give up. She picked up the fragment and looked at it carefully, and secretly swore in her heart that no matter what the cost, she would protect the secret of the fate of the Hongmeng Clan, find the truth, and make the Blood Evil Sect pay a heavy price for their actions.

Chu Mochen walked to Yun Yao, gently held her hand, and gave her silent comfort: "Yao'er, don't worry, no matter how difficult the road ahead is, I will face it with you."

Yun Yao turned to look at Chu Mochen, her eyes full of emotion and determination: "Well, with you here, I'm not afraid of anything."

The two held hands tightly, as if at this moment, they had become one, shouldering the heavy responsibility of fighting against the Blood Evil Sect and protecting the Hongmeng bloodline. In the dawn of the day, new challenges are quietly approaching, and they are about to embark on a more difficult, but also more determined journey...