Black Myth: The Legend of Tianpeng Seeking Demons

The Pure World Pearl emitted a soft white light, illuminating Zhu Feifei's anxious face.

He brought the spirit orb close to Zhu Yue'er's hideous wound, hoping to bring back a sliver of life to her. However, the black demonic energy clung to her like a leech, relentlessly eroding her wound, and the power of the spirit orb could not penetrate it.

"Roar!" The enraged Taotie let out a deafening roar. Its huge body sprang up from the ground and charged madly toward Zhu Feifei, its eyes burning with the flames of revenge.

"You lowly ant! I will kill you! I will tear you to pieces!"

The secret chamber was already teetering on the brink of collapse due to the previous battle, and now that the Taotie had gone berserk again, it accelerated the collapse. Boulders fell from the ceiling, dust flew everywhere, and the entire secret chamber looked like a hellish place on the verge of collapse.

"You idiot! Get out of the way!" Little White Ringwraith shouted anxiously.

Zhu Feifei hurriedly grabbed Zhu Yue'er to dodge the Taotie's attacks, but carrying someone in his arms made it difficult for him to move, and he was almost hit by the Taotie's sharp claws several times.

"Indestructible Vajra!" Zhu Feifei activated his divine power again, and a golden light shield enveloped him and Zhu Yue'er, resisting the Taotie's frenzied attacks.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The Taotie's sharp claws slammed against the golden light barrier again and again, producing a piercing metallic clang, yet they could not break through this impenetrable defense. However, each impact caused Zhu Feifei to feel a surge of blood and qi, and his true energy was being rapidly depleted.

"This won't work! You can't hurt it at all!" Little White Ringwraith cried anxiously. "You idiot, do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?!"

Zhu Feifei gritted his teeth. He knew Xiaobai was right. Although "Indestructible Vajra" could withstand the Taotie's attacks, it was only a passive defense and could not cause any real damage. Moreover, his true energy was almost exhausted.

While dodging the attacks of the Taotie, he desperately looked around, trying to find anything he could use. Suddenly, he noticed the runes on the walls of the secret chamber that emitted a faint glow when the Taotie attacked.

“Xiao Bai, look at those runes…” Zhu Feifei pointed to the runes on the wall, “They look like…”

"Don't speak, let me see!" Little White Ringwraith interrupted him. She carefully observed the changes in the runes and the rhythm of the Taotie's attacks. Soon, she also discovered the pattern.

"You idiot, I get it! Those runes are used to suppress the power of the Taotie. As long as you can guide its attack and hit the runes in specific locations, you can unleash the power of the runes and turn it against it!"

A glimmer of hope flashed in Zhu Feifei's eyes. He immediately activated his "Eye of Truth," carefully observing the changes in the runes and the rhythm of the Taotie's attacks. He discovered that when the Taotie's attacks landed in specific locations, the runes on the wall would unleash a powerful burst of energy.

He found his chance to strike back!

Zhu Feifei deliberately revealed a flaw, luring the Taotie to attack a specific spot on the wall.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

With each attack from the Taotie, the runes on the wall erupted, forming powerful energy shockwaves that slammed into the Taotie.

The Taotie howled in agony, never expecting that this weak human could use its power to attack it. It roared angrily, wanting to attack Zhu Feifei again, but found its body growing weaker and its movements becoming increasingly sluggish.

Ultimately, it was severely damaged by the power of the runes, collapsing helplessly to the ground, barely clinging to life.

Zhu Feifei also exhausted his true energy due to overuse of his supernatural powers, and was seriously injured, collapsing beside Zhu Yue'er.

The secret chamber was completely silent, save for the faint breathing of Zhu Feifei and Zhu Yue'er. The Purifying Pearl emitted a soft light, illuminating this place filled with the aura of death.

"Yue'er, are you...are you alright..." Zhu Feifei used the last of her strength to turn to look at Zhu Yue'er, only to find that her face was even paler, and black demonic energy was churning around her body, as if it would devour her at any moment.

“Stupid pig…” Little White’s voice grew weak and feeble. “It seems… this time… we really are going to…”

Before she could finish speaking, Zhu Yue'er's body suddenly began to tremble violently, and black demonic energy surged wildly from within her, completely enveloping her...

The Pure World Pearl emitted a soft white light, but it could not dispel the increasingly dense demonic energy in the secret chamber.

Zhu Yue'er curled up on the ground in pain, black demonic energy surging out of her body like billowing smoke, completely enveloping her.

"Moon! Wake up! It's me, Zhu Yixian!" Zhu Feifei knelt beside her, trying to wake her, but her body trembled even more violently, and she groaned in pain.

"Roar--!"

A shrill scream burst from Zhu Yue'er's throat, shaking the entire secret chamber. She abruptly raised her head, her once clear and bright eyes instantly filled with a crimson hue, like two balls of hellfire burning within them, radiating a chilling killing intent.

Looking at the horrifying scene before him, Zhu Feifei was filled with fear and despair. The once gentle and tender Zhu Yue'er had now transformed into a hideous monster, and he couldn't even believe that this was the woman he loved so deeply.

"You idiot, watch out!" the Ringwraith cried out. "She's completely under her demonic control! If you keep going like this, she'll kill you!"

Before he could even think, Zhu Yue'er pounced on him like an arrow released from a bow. Her speed was astonishing, carrying a suffocating demonic aura, her sharp nails gleaming with black light, aimed straight for Zhu Feifei's heart.

"Moon, no!" Zhu Feifei instinctively wanted to dodge, but was afraid of hurting her. In a flash, he could only watch helplessly as the black claws pierced his chest.

"Pfft!"

The sound of claws piercing flesh was particularly jarring in the silent chamber. Zhu Feifei let out a muffled groan of pain, but he did not feel the excruciating pain he had imagined.

He looked down and saw that Zhu Yue'er's sharp claws were stopped just an inch away from his heart, and a trace of struggle and pain flashed in her eyes.

"Yixian..." A weak voice escaped Zhu Yue'er's throat, hoarse and unfamiliar, yet carrying a hint of familiarity, "No..."

"Moon, is that you? You...you recognize me?" Zhu Feifei asked in surprise, as if he had seen a glimmer of hope.

However, that glimmer of hope was fleeting. A crimson light flashed again in Zhu Yue'er's eyes. She abruptly retracted her claws, letting out an angry roar: "Get out of my way! Don't get in my way!"

"Yue'er, what's wrong with you?! I'm Zhu Yixian! Don't you remember me?" Zhu Feifei cried out in anguish. He didn't understand why Zhu Yue'er had become like this, or why she had attacked him.

"Die! All of you, die!" Zhu Yue'er launched another attack on Zhu Feifei. Her moves were ruthless and merciless, as if she wanted to tear Zhu Feifei to pieces.

Zhu Feifei stared at Zhu Yue'er in shock. He couldn't believe that the woman he loved so deeply would try to kill him. He wanted to dodge, but he was afraid of hurting her, so he could only defend passively. However, his strength and speed were far inferior to Zhu Yue'er, who was empowered by demonic energy, and he quickly fell into a disadvantageous position.

"You idiot, what are you standing there for?! Fight back!" Little White Ringwraith shouted anxiously, "If you keep going like this, she really will kill you!"

"I...I can't hurt Yue'er..." Zhu Feifei gritted his teeth and persevered. Several bloody marks had appeared on his body, and his clothes were stained red with blood.

"Are you stupid! She's been controlled by demonic energy; she's not the Yue'er you know anymore!" the Ringwraith Little White said, exasperated. "If you continue with this womanly compassion, you'll be buried with her!"

Zhu Feifei was in great pain. He knew Xiaobai was right, but he simply couldn't bring himself to do it to the woman he loved.

"Moon, wake up! Please, wake up..." he cried out desperately as he dodged Zhu Yue'er's attacks, "Don't let your inner demons control you anymore..."

However, his appeals went unanswered, like a stone thrown into the sea.

Zhu Yue'er's attacks grew increasingly fierce. Zhu Feifei finally couldn't hold on any longer and was struck in the chest by her palm. She flew backward and crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Feifei!" Little White the Ring Spirit exclaimed. She wanted to fly to Zhu Feifei's side, but was blocked by a powerful demonic aura and could not get close.

Zhu Feifei struggled to stand up, but found himself unable to move. His vision blurred, and his consciousness began to fade.

"Moon..." With his last ounce of strength, he reached out towards Zhu Yue'er, "I...I..."

Before he could finish speaking, he lost consciousness and collapsed in a pool of blood.