Chapter 234: Chapter 151: Leaving the Cave; Holding Hands

You Su didn’t open his eyes, but he was horrified to see countless leech-like demonic creatures writhing on the dark stone wall ahead.

Each one emitted a different sickening phosphorescence, and together they formed a dark tide, instilling a strange feeling, a sense of impending doom.

Even someone as mentally strong as You Su felt nauseous at the sight, let alone a woman who naturally detested such things.

These leech-like demons had finally found them!

You Su cursed under his breath, the Mo Song Sword rang as it drew out, its ink-black blade invisible in the cave’s darkness.

In an instant, he leaped to Ji Xueruo’s side, "Miss Ji, stop recuperating! We need to fight our way out first!"

Ji Xueruo’s face was flushed with anxiety, unable to distinguish between fragrant sweat and cold sweat trickling down. Although her eyes saw the extremely disgusting demonic tide, her body felt an intensely stimulating pleasure pushing her to the edge of ecstasy and despair.

"I can’t control this! My cultivation technique has really gone awry!"

Ji Xueruo struggled to sit up, her nimble legs clenched tightly together under her dress, yet she persisted, raising her hand to prepare a skill.

How much longer does this unruly sister need!

You Su’s brow furrowed sharply, dismissing further thoughts; after all, nobody would be so peculiar as to be aroused in this situation!

"Then you guard the array! I’ll cut them down!"

As soon as You Su spoke, the Mo Song Sword roared towards the demonic tide in front of him.

The sword swept around in a nearly perfect circle, annihilating the first wave of demonic creatures, and thick black fluid splattered in all directions.

You Su was amazed to feel the sensation of cutting flesh when the sword struck these giant leech-like creatures, proving these demons were no illusion, but real!

"This is truly bizarre!"

Individually, each demonic creature in this tide was extremely weak, but their vast numbers, coupled with their fearless assault, had them attacking from all directions.

You Su recalled seeing similar demons in the "Evil Spirits Atlas," called Blood Leech Ghosts, low-level flesh-and-blood demons that love to drink human blood, numerous in quantity. In evil sects, they even had a specialized treatment for those poisoned, placing the victim into a vat filled with hundreds of Blood Leech Ghosts, which would cover the victim and suck out the poisoned blood. However, far more died beneath the leech ghosts’ suction cups than those who recovered.

But Blood Leech Ghosts are much smaller and weaker than the demonic tide currently faced, like ancient ancestors of the Blood Leech Ghosts awakened by You Su and Ji Xueruo’s presence.

Wielding the sword again and again, the already exhausted You Su felt his arms and legs growing heavy, realizing that endlessly slashing was futile; the best solution was to carve a path and leave this place quickly.

"Miss Ji, are you finished recuperating!"

"Don’t... rush!"

Ji Xueruo bit her lip, knowing that You Su couldn’t protect her forever, as she waved her hands and mouthed incantations, a surging Fire Array formed at their feet.

The demons touching the spiritual fire were instantly scorched black and crumbled into powder, yet they mindlessly continued charging towards the pair in the Fire Array.

But maintaining this impressive skill clearly taxed Ji Xueruo, as the numbness beneath her abdomen made her nearly unable to stand steady, teetering on the verge of collapse.

With a stride, You Su caught her in his arms, the firelight illuminated the dark cave, and Ji Xueruo, leaning against You Su, finally saw his face clearly.

"What’s wrong with you? How much longer?" You Su leaned her against the rock wall, asking with concern, "We need to find a way to escape!" 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Ji Xueruo was equally frustrated, at the brink of life and death, this sister couldn’t be causing such trouble. Should they escape by luck, she must find a way to sever this problematic connection!

"Very soon, the Fire Array won’t last long either, take a rest quickly."

You Su refrained from asking further, nodded, and prepared to replenish his energy, but most of the pills in his Qiankun Bag had been consumed by Ji Xueruo, leaving him with meditation as the only option.

Ji Xueruo blushed deeply, retrieving a fragrant pouch from her bosom, clearly another storage magical treasure. She took out several bottles of energy-nourishing pills, handing them over with a warm voice:

"I have pills here."

You Su, unreserved, accepted them, pouring many into his mouth as if eating candy beans.

Watching his focused pill refining back, Ji Xueruo surprisingly felt a bit of peace. Shaking off idle thoughts, she knew vigilance was crucial at such times.

Soon, the spiritual fire on the array started flickering, like a flickering candle in the wind.

You Su’s eyes snapped open, a swath of demonic creature corpses added beneath his sword.

He resumed relentless slaughter, concentrating on safeguarding their small area rather than expanding a safe zone, ensuring no demon could breach his defense and approach Ji Xueruo.

Ji Xueruo also refused to remain a burden, diligently casting diverse skills to support You Su, the two together vanquishing demons.

Suddenly, Ji Xueruo’s eyes widened in shock as she saw something unimaginable—

Two figures emerged from the demonic tide, one was You Su, and the other was ’herself’!