Chapter 893: Escape

Chapter 893: Escape

Where did Ning Xiaochuan obtain such formidable power?
The Stone Ji Demon Empress could tell that Ning Xiaochuan’s condition was highly unusual. She speculated that it must be related to that drop of poison and that he also carried an Evil Force emanating from the Emperor's Ruins.
No matter the reason, if he dared to violate her, it would be a crime punishable by Death.
Her gaze turned icy as she channeled all her Demon Essence into her arm and struck out with a palm aimed at Ning Xiaochuan’s chest. Under normal circumstances, this full-force strike would have been enough to kill even an existence of the Earth Centipede Demon Emperor’s caliber.
But an unexpected turn of events occurred.
The moment the Stone Ji Demon Empress launched her attack, Ning Xiaochuan seized her wrist.
Without the slightest hint of mercy, Ning Xiaochuan twisted his fingers. A sharp crack echoed as he dislocated her arm, the sound of bone fracturing unmistakable.
The Stone Ji Demon Empress let out a muffled groan, never expecting Ning Xiaochuan’s strength to become so terrifying that she couldn’t resist at all. Before him, she had been reduced to a helpless young woman.
Rip!
Ning Xiaochuan’s large hand grabbed the collar of her robes and tore them apart, exposing her snow-white, crystalline skin—even her full, soft peaks bounced free.
Without hesitation, Ning Xiaochuan lunged forward, capturing one of the rosy peaks in his mouth.
The Stone Ji Demon Empress shuddered, her slender waist arching slightly.
This absolutely could not continue. She was a dignified Demon Empress! If she were to be defiled by a mere human boy, wouldn’t she become a laughingstock among all living beings?
Transform into my true form!
Once she reverted to her original body, no matter how strong Ning Xiaochuan was, he wouldn’t be able to do anything to her.
“Trying to transform?”
Ning Xiaochuan’s eyes burned crimson as his palm, brimming with sinister energy, pressed against her abdomen, forcing the Evil Force into her body to suppress her Demon Essence.
Then, her long, jade-like legs were forcibly parted and draped over his shoulders before his powerful waist thrust forward— “Hngh!”
The Stone Ji Demon Empress clenched her fists, biting down on her pearly white teeth as her eyes widened in disbelief. Yet, the outcome had already been decided.
Inside the Human Slayer King's Residence, the Extinguishing Jade Bottle hovering above the Blood River shook violently, emitting rhythmic slapping sounds.
It wasn’t until dawn the next day that the Extinguishing Jade Bottle finally settled.
Boom!
Ning Xiaochuan scrambled out of the Extinguishing Jade Bottle in disarray, hastily retrieving a robe from his Heaven and Earth Bracelet and putting it on before activating Divine Dragon Speed to flee the Human Slayer King's Residence as fast as possible.
He didn’t even bother retrieving the Supreme King Artifact-grade Extinguishing Jade Bottle—all he wanted was to escape as far away as possible.
Heavens! What in the world just happened?
Why was the Stone Ji Demon Empress lying naked in my arms?
What exactly occurred?
No matter what had transpired, he needed to flee as far as he could right now—otherwise, he would undoubtedly die.
As he fled, Ning Xiaochuan gradually recalled the events of the previous night. It seemed the Stone Ji Demon Empress had forced him to drink the Heavenly One Sacred Water, after which its effects erupted, compounded by the Evil Force surging within him. This had caused him to lose control of his Mental Energy and descend into demonic madness.
Since he failed to suppress the medicinal power of the Heavenly One Sacred Water, he should have been consumed by lustful flames. So why wasn’t he dead? Instead, he had actually slept with the Stone Ji Demon Empress!
Moreover, the Evil Force within his body had completely vanished!
“Heavens! What on earth happened?” Ning Xiaochuan felt like he was on the verge of collapse. Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined he would end up in a physical relationship with the Stone Ji Demon Empress.
Could it be that the Stone Ji Demon Empress had willingly offered herself to save him?
No, no, absolutely impossible. He must not harbor any illusions about the Stone Ji Demon Empress—otherwise, he wouldn’t even know how he died. Right now, escaping the Great Dream Marsh was his only path to survival.
“Whoosh!”
Ning Xiaochuan suddenly halted, his gaze fixed on the Stone Ji Demon Empress standing ahead of him.
In the end… she had still caught up to him!
“Ning Xiaochuan, where do you think you’re going?” The Stone Ji Demon Empress stood ten paces away, her face still slightly flushed, her long white hair dancing in the wind.
Her left hand held a jade-green treasure bottle as she stared straight at Ning Xiaochuan. Yet, her peerlessly beautiful eyes remained veiled in frost, exuding an unsettling aura.
In the past, even if Ning Xiaochuan was no match for the Stone Ji Demon Empress, he would never have felt fear or the urge to flee.
But this time was different. Guilt weighed heavily on his heart, making him deeply uneasy. Still, he maintained a calm expression. “Your Majesty, about last night’s incident…”
“Last night never happened,” the Stone Ji Demon Empress stated coldly.
Ning Xiaochuan let out a quiet sigh of relief. Since she was still composed enough to speak with him, it at least meant she wouldn’t immediately try to kill him.
He quickly steadied his mind, pushing aside the panic he had felt upon waking up with the Stone Ji Demon Empress’s jade-like body in his arms. “May I ask, Your Majesty, what exactly happened last night?”
At his words, the Stone Ji Demon Empress, who had been relatively calm, nearly lost her composure.
Seeing her reaction, Ning Xiaochuan hastily added, “This subordinate means no offense. I merely wish to know… was it Your Majesty who helped me refine the Evil Force within my body?”
That was the only possibility he could think of—otherwise, the Evil Force wouldn’t have just disappeared on its own.
The Stone Ji Demon Empress exhaled deeply, her pearly teeth lightly biting her lips. “Don’t thank me. If I hadn’t helped you refine that Evil Force, not only would you have died, but I would have suffered severe injuries as well.”
There was one thing she didn’t tell Ning Xiaochuan.
At the time, she had already been defiled by him. Even if she refused to accept it, there was no reversing what had happened—she could only resign herself to it.
Later, the Evil Force within Ning Xiaochuan’s body grew increasingly violent, even seeping into her own body through their connection. Left with no choice, she had no option but to help him refine it.
What she hadn’t expected was that after refining the Evil Force, she would gain an unexpected benefit. The Evil Force transformed into a peculiar energy that flowed into her demonic body, elevating her cultivation by another level.
Upon reaching the Supreme Realm, every breakthrough required an immense amount of time—sometimes even thousands of years of cultivation. Yet, she had advanced yet again.
It can be said that although she had fallen into Ning Xiaochuan's hands this time, the Stone Ji Demon Empress had also gained quite a bit from the encounter.
"I can spare your life, but I must remove something from your body," the Stone Ji Demon Empress declared, her gaze fixed on Ning Xiaochuan's lower half. Her expression was deadly serious—this was no joke.
Ning Xiaochuan felt a chill run down his spine, inwardly realizing that the Stone Ji Demon Empress would never let him off so easily.
And rightly so. The Stone Ji Demon Empress was a being of immense pride. If someone threatened her even once, she would retaliate in kind. When the Earth Centipede Demon Emperor schemed against her, she reduced him to dust.
Not to mention, this time, she had been taken advantage of by a mere human man. The fact that she was still maintaining her composure was already remarkable.
BOOM!
Suddenly, a purple-black tribulation cloud rolled in from beyond the heavens, hovering directly above Ning Xiaochuan.
Seeing the Heavenly Tribulation in the sky, the Stone Ji Demon Empress frowned in confusion.
Ning Xiaochuan, however, was overjoyed. At this critical moment, the Heavenly Tribulation had arrived—what perfect timing!
In truth, he had already reached the True Human Realm Fourth Level the previous night. However, he had been inside the Extinguishing Jade Bottle at the time, which shielded him from the outside world.
Now that the tribulation sensed his presence, it naturally surged toward him.
The Stone Ji Demon Empress shot Ning Xiaochuan a fierce glare before swiftly retreating.
Heavenly Tribulations possessed intelligence. If it detected her within its range, she would also become a target.
The stronger her cultivation, the more devastating the tribulation would become.
"The Stone Ji Demon Empress has finally retreated!"
Ning Xiaochuan let out a temporary sigh of relief.
As for the impending Heavenly Tribulation, he felt not a shred of fear—only absolute confidence in overcoming it.
This was the perfect opportunity to refine his Demon Sword into a top-grade Supreme Artifact and elevate the 49 Manifestation Divine Ability Swords within his body to mid-grade Supreme Artifacts.
Ning Xiaochuan immediately sat cross-legged, sinking his Mental Energy inward as he allowed the lightning to strike his body, enduring the baptism of each thunderous pillar.
Suddenly, within his body, he discovered a mysterious purple force—a single drop of liquid suspended within his Martial Path Heart Palace.
That drop contained an overwhelming Divine Power, like a miniature purple sun hovering in his heart. If it were to explode, it would instantly reduce his body to dust.
"It really is a drop of Divine Liquid! Yes, this is definitely Divine Liquid!" Ning Xiaochuan was stunned once more.
What he didn’t know was that the reason the Heavenly One Sacred Water was revered as the Yin-Yang Sacred Sect’s foremost sacred medicine was precisely because it was refined from Divine Liquid, combined with other medicinal ingredients, granting it such formidable potency.
Divine Liquid was condensed from a deity’s Divine Soul, and depending on the deity’s gender, the properties of the resulting Heavenly One Sacred Water would differ.
For example, the Heavenly One Sacred Water Yue Mingsong had given Ning Xiaochuan contained Divine Liquid refined from a male deity’s Divine Soul.
If a female cultivator ingested this Heavenly One Sacred Water, the Divine Liquid’s power would not erupt—only its lust-inducing effects would manifest. This was because a female cultivator could not absorb the Divine Soul of a male deity.
If a male cultivator consumes this drop of the Heavenly One Sacred Water, it will not only induce lustful effects but also allow them to temporarily unleash power surpassing the Supreme Realm by drawing upon the Divine Liquid's strength.
During his encounter with the Stone Ji Demon Empress, one-sixth of the Divine Liquid's power was consumed, leaving five-sixths suspended in Ning Xiaochuan's Martial Path Heart Palace. As his blood circulates, it slowly distributes the Divine Liquid's power throughout his body, nourishing every inch of flesh and blood.
The absorption of the Divine Liquid through his bloodstream is an exceedingly gradual process. Even so, it has already enhanced Ning Xiaochuan's cultivation speed by over tenfold, with his strength increasing continuously.
Ning Xiaochuan roughly estimated that fully refining the remaining Divine Liquid in his Martial Path Heart Palace could propel him to the Supreme Realm. However, completely assimilating the Divine Liquid is far from an overnight task.