Her soul was disturbed.
Sweat beaded on Youlan's forehead.
She was starting to struggle, resisting the demon's temptations while simultaneously controlling the gale.
When the gale gathered again, Youlan lost control, and the wind began to sweep directly towards them both.
The Demon Seed in the Integration Stage seized the opportunity to attack.
Li Shuang's heart tightened slightly.
Something was wrong with Youlan!
The attack was already upon them, yet her defensive movements had frozen.
Li Shuang gritted her teeth and pulled her forcefully, making her narrowly avoid the vital spot.
But a sharp claw wound was still left on Youlan's shoulder!
"I..." Youlan instinctively started to say something.
The next moment.
The voice of the leading Demon Seed rang out.
He chuckled, "Li, do you know why Youlan suddenly showed a flaw?"
Youlan's expression changed slightly.
The demon's voice was full of a strange rhythm, a rhythm that made his words drill directly into one's sea of consciousness.
"Because just now, I told her to kill you. You stole her position as the top prodigy, stole the City Lord's attention, stole humanity's respect. As long as you're dead, everything will still be hers."
The demon's voice continued.
"See, she really took it in. Didn't she intentionally expose a weakness?"
"Youlan, why hold back? Why not join us and kill her! At worst, follow the True Demon, and there will surely be a place for you in the Land of Absolute Despair."
This Demon Seed was openly sowing discord.
Whether it succeeded or not.
He didn't expect them to immediately turn on each other.
But...
As long as a tiny shred of doubt was sown in their hearts for each other, then this small alliance would instantly collapse.
"If you don't want to go to the Land of Absolute Despair, that's fine too. Just do what you did just now, create a few more openings for us to kill Li. And you, you'll still be innocent and blameless, no one will suspect you."
The Demon Seed spoke slowly.
Youlan bit her lip tightly.
She wanted to say something.
But her soul was not as resilient as Li's, and under the threat of the demon's voice, she couldn't even make a sound.
"Li, you still dare to be so close to Youlan? Aren't you afraid she'll suddenly attack you from behind?"
The Demon Seed then spoke to Li Shuang.
In such a life-and-death battle.
As long as one side's soul wavered even slightly, they would naturally fall into a disadvantaged position.
I won't.
I won't harm you.
Youlan was anxious in her heart, she wanted to say something. But her soul kept trembling, she could only utter a few single syllables, but was absolutely unable to form a complete sentence.
In her anxiety, Youlan again made a mistake in controlling the gale!
A group of Demon Seeds in the Integration Stage once again seized an opportunity, directly closing in.
"Behold! All! Beings!"
With her sword domain fully unleashed, Li Shuang unhesitatingly used her most powerful sword technique at the moment.
Briefly repelling the demons.
Li Shuang directly grabbed Youlan's arm.
Youlan looked up at her.
Is she suspicious of me now?
Li Shuang directly pulled Youlan, moving her out of the range of the gale and taking cover in the cave.
A bitter smile creased Youlan's lips.
As expected.
She still didn't trust her.
There was nothing for it.
They were just acquaintances, and now facing a life-and-death situation, there could be no absolute trust at a time like this.
"Youlan." Li Shuang's voice rang out: "Your soul is being affected, it might be too much for you to handle two things at once. The entrance to this cave is narrow, but the cave's strength is astonishing; a few Demon Seeds in the Integration Stage probably can't destroy it. We'll guard the cave entrance and fight them one by one!"
Li Shuang spoke slowly.
She cautiously walked to look outside the cave, her back directly exposed to Youlan.
Youlan was startled, a barely perceptible smile flickering in her eyes.
Taking advantage of the demon's continued passage through the gale formation, Youlan snorted and said, "Don't you have any vigilance towards people? If I had attacked you just now, you'd be nothing but bones."
Li Shuang gave her a helpless look: "Yes, yes, I'll correct it next time."
Only then did Youlan leisurely walk over.
Those demons subsequently passed through the gale formation, blocking the cave entrance.
The leading demon again began to speak inciting words, attempting to disturb their souls.
This provocation had little effect on Li Shuang.
Her soul, the Azure Lotus, had first been tempered by the Thousand Mechanism Hammer Array, and then by the True Solar Flame. This level of disturbance couldn't shake her in the slightest.
But Youlan was clearly more affected.
As soon as the leading demon began to speak, her face would turn somewhat grim.
Li Shuang hesitated, then whispered, "Do you dare to open your sea of consciousness to me?"
Youlan looked at Li Shuang.
"I know this is a bit much to ask, but it's a matter of life and death right now..." Li Shuang patiently explained.
Suddenly.
Youlan nodded directly, even urging her with her eyes to hurry.
Li Shuang was stunned; Youlan was truly decisive.
She no longer hesitated.
With the power of the Azure Lotus, she formed a spiritual ice shield and sent it directly into Youlan's sea of consciousness.
Youlan's soul immediately stabilized.
Li Shuang looked at her: "Don't you have any vigilance towards people? If I had attacked you just now, you'd be nothing but bones."
Youlan: "...Less talk, more action!"
As they spoke, they cooperatively took turns blocking the cave entrance. The demons outside could only break through at this single point, and for a time, they couldn't do anything to them.
"You still have time to chat? It seems you really won't give up until you reach the Yellow Springs. Do you think hiding in a cave will help?" The leading demon realized his deceptive words were no longer working, so he stopped trying this tactic.
His bones suddenly stretched taller, and the flesh on his body also expanded.
This demon's demonization level was clearly a notch higher than the other demons, and his strength was also greater than the others.
A strange smile appeared on the lips of the other demons. The next moment, they instantly turned into pools of flesh and blood. The leading demon opened his bloody maw and began to devour the flesh and blood.
Youlan's face changed: "Quick, stop him."
Li Shuang agreed without hesitation, and both immediately attacked from the left and right sides.
A strange smile appeared on the demon's lips: "You're willing to come out now? Too bad, it's too late!"
The ground-covering flesh and blood transformed into streaks of red light, instantly entering the demon's mouth.
The demon's aura instantly soared.
The next moment.
A terrifying aura permeated the air.
At this instant, the demon had actually broken through the Integration Stage and entered the Void Refinement Realm.
Youlan's face immediately turned grim.
The further one progressed in cultivation, the harder it became to defeat enemies of a higher realm.
Not to mention, now there was a whole major realm spanning between them!
If they were anywhere else and encountered such an enemy, she would definitely flee immediately.
But now, with barriers all around, they had only one path: to fight with all their might.
The first wave of enemies.
They might just force out their strongest techniques!
Youlan and Li Shuang exchanged glances.
At the same time, both unleashed their respective domains.