Chapter 562: 怀中抱妹杀

Mosquito Daoist suddenly trembled, then revealed an expression of disbelief: "This is blood of legendary transcendent talent! Hahaha, absorbing it might not be worse than that 12-petal Golden Lotus. It seems Heaven truly favors me. Once I've completely refined the Golden Lotus and your transcendent bloodline, and then cultivated the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture, who in this world could possibly be my match!"

Beside them, Pei Mianman wanted to come to their aid, but she had been winded by the previous attack and was momentarily unable to move.

At that moment, Zu An slowly raised his hands and wrapped them around the woman's waist.

Mosquito Daoist paused, but didn't pay it much mind. Anyone she had latched onto would be powerless and utterly unable to resist.

Thinking of the bright future ahead, Mosquito Daoist chuckled alluringly: "Oh, do you want to embrace me before you die? My figure is quite good, you know. Since you've brought me so many benefits, I'll grant you this small favor before your end."

At her level of cultivation, she didn't necessarily need to use her mouth to absorb vital energy; she could still do so by placing her hands on his shoulders, which allowed her to speak freely.

Zu An sighed, "It would be even better if you didn't suck my blood while talking."

Mosquito Daoist said with a sly smile, "Do you want to beg for mercy? You're not bad-looking, I'll admit. If you're willing to be my male consort, I might even spare your life and have some fun with you. Of course, all of this is conditional on you telling me the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture first."

As she spoke, she intentionally slowed down the rate at which she absorbed his vital essence.

While she could obtain the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture by reading his brief memories after draining his vital essence, it wasn't entirely reliable. If something unexpected happened, she might not get the complete scripture. It would be much better if he cooperated willingly.

Zu An sighed, "While your appearance isn't that of a peerless beauty, it's tolerable. I'm actually very open-minded; I don't differentiate between humans and demons. If you were any other female demon, I might have considered it. But you're a mosquito spirit—I just can't bring myself to... uh, to do it."

Sensing the contempt in his tone, Mosquito Daoist instantly flew into a rage. "You're asking for death!"

Rage points from Mosquito Daoist +1024!

Despite her profound cultivation, she was still a woman, and being publicly shamed like this infuriated her. She completely abandoned the idea of recruiting him and focused only on instantly draining him dry.

After a while, however, she grew puzzled. How was it that after sucking for so long, his flesh and blood remained so full? He even seemed to look healthier?

She had drained countless masters, some with cultivation far surpassing Zu An's. When she unleashed her full power, she could drain them dry in mere breaths. Yet, after all this time, this man still seemed completely unaffected?

Just then, she felt something unusual at her lower back. A wave of heat and tingling sensation emanated from it. She knew it was Zu An's hand resting there and thought, *Surely being embraced by a man wouldn't make me this sensitive? Is this man a human aphrodisiac?*

Her mind reeled for a moment, but as a top-tier expert who had dominated for years, she quickly realized something was wrong.

She finally discovered that her own vital energy was also rapidly draining from her lower back, drawn by a powerful suction from his palm.

Mosquito Daoist was greatly alarmed. "What kind of trick is this?!"

Zu An smiled faintly, "You absorb me, I absorb you. It's only fair."

In truth, he had planned this from the start. Her cultivation vastly surpassed theirs, and before entering the secret realm, they had already engaged in several deadly battles, so she was well aware of his capabilities. There was no way to fight her head-on in a direct confrontation again.

His only option was to use the Gluttonous Sky Devouring Art, which he had acquired in the secret realm, to see if he could achieve a surprise victory.

Although the Gluttonous Sky Devouring Art could absorb others' cultivation, given the disparity between them, he would likely struggle even to touch Mosquito Daoist. After much thought, he decided it was better to use himself as bait, thus finally creating an opportunity for close combat.

Mosquito Daoist tried to shake off his hands, but to her dismay, she found herself completely powerless. Tasks that were ordinarily simple became impossible.

She looked at the man before her with profound fear and fury, saying hatefully, "Do you think this unknown technique for absorbing others' power will be enough to deal with me? Let's see who can absorb faster!"

She was an anomalous species among demons, naturally gifted at draining vital essence. After achieving great mastery in her cultivation, she had become virtually invincible. Thus, she naturally had no fear of competing in this aspect.

*This guy clearly didn't know how to do this before. Where did he get such a shoddy cultivation method? Does he really think he can defeat me?*

A moment later, she grew increasingly agitated, for she discovered that she couldn't out-absorb him!

Or rather, it wasn't that she couldn't absorb him, but that she couldn't overpower him; he, too, couldn't overpower her.

The two thus reached a strange, dynamic equilibrium, mutually absorbing each other's cultivation. Unfortunately, neither could overcome the other.

Zu An was also silently groaning. After all, it was his first time using the Gluttonous Sky Devouring Art, and his proficiency level was still very low. Being able to withstand Mosquito Daoist's furious absorption to this extent already proved how formidable the Gluttonous Sky Devouring Art was.

At this moment, Pei Mianman finally recovered. She raised her sword and prepared to stab Mosquito Daoist from behind.

Sensing her movement, Mosquito Daoist not only didn't panic but a cold smirk appeared on her lips.

Zu An quickly warned, "Mianman, stop! We've reached a strange equilibrium where we'll absorb any living creature that approaches. If you come closer, you'll likely be instantly drained dry by the combined force of the two of us."

Pei Mianman's expression changed, and she quickly halted. "Then what do we do?"

She was no fool who would recklessly charge in. Not only would she sacrifice her life, but if she inadvertently helped Mosquito Daoist gain an advantage, she would regret it immensely.

Zu An frowned slightly, also unable to think of a good solution for the moment.

Mosquito Daoist then said, "Since neither of us can overcome the other right now, how about we call a truce?"

Zu An said coldly, "Do you take me for a fool? If I let go now, you'll have a thousand ways to kill us."

She was caught off guard this time, but how could he use the Gluttonous Sky Devouring Art to absorb her again next time?

Mosquito Daoist smiled faintly, "That's easy. I'll just make a blood oath."

She immediately followed up, "By Heaven's witness, if I try to kill either of you after we cease, I shall be drained dry by you and die. How does that sound?"

Inwardly, she sneered, *At that point, if I only absorb but don't kill, it won't count as breaking the oath, will it? Besides, once we separate, given the disparity in our cultivation, how could I possibly give you another chance to use that draining evil art? It's naturally impossible for me to be drained dry and die as the oath states.*

Zu An nodded. "Alright."

Pei Mianman grew anxious. "Ah Zu, this demoness is incredibly cunning! Don't trust her!"

"Oh, oh, oh," Mosquito Daoist clucked her tongue. "So, you want your lover to perish with me? Are you off to find another man? Just looking at your seductive 'peach blossom' eyes, I can tell you're a fickle woman."

Pei Mianman trembled with rage. "You!"

At this point, Zu An said, "Let's count to three. Each of us will release one hand first, and then the other. How about that?"

"Alright!" A glint of cunning flashed in Mosquito Daoist's eyes.

"One... two... three!"

"Huh, why aren't you letting go?"

"Heh heh, you're quite mischievous yourself, aren't you? You didn't let go either."

"But you made a blood oath."

"Alright, I'll definitely let go this time."

"One..."

As soon as Zu An finished saying "one," he didn't continue counting. Instead, he directly summoned the Taia Sword, unleashing its unique domain of suppression!

The Taia Sword was originally the Sword of Might. Since acquiring it, he had seemingly never used this skill; it had always been his trump card.

In this situation, he naturally didn't hesitate. The Taia Sword's domain of might instantly erupted at close range.

The roar of a great sword echoed, followed by an ancient, awe-inspiring aura spreading in all directions.

Even Pei Mianman, at a distance, felt a shiver of dread, involuntarily wanting to kneel and worship.

How could Mosquito Daoist, who bore the direct brunt of it at close range, possibly withstand it?

No matter how high her cultivation, she felt a full-body tremor in that instant. It was as if she had reverted to her weakest state, back to when she was a larva, relentlessly pursued by terrifying mosquito larvae in the water. After finally transforming into a mosquito and flying into the sky, she was constantly surrounded by ferocious dragonflies, the tongues of ugly, grotesque toads, and dense spider webs between the leaves...

All the things she had feared most throughout her life,

simultaneously exploded in her mind. Her entire body shook like chaff in a sieve.

Seizing the moment her mind went blank, Zu An violently unleashed the Gluttonous Sky Devouring Art with full force.

Both of his palms transformed into black holes, and countless visible streams of vital energy from Mosquito Daoist's body surged into his hands.

In almost an instant, Mosquito Daoist's previously ample body rapidly withered.

Mosquito Daoist's terrified voice cried out, "No... don't..."

Zu An said coldly, "You've drained the vital essence of countless people. Today, being drained yourself is your just deserts."

"Don't..." Mosquito Daoist's voice was incredibly weak, but she hastily added, "We made a blood oath!"

"That was your oath, not mine," Zu An replied calmly.

Mosquito Daoist was speechless.

"You despicable bastard! You'll die a horrible death!"

Rage points from Mosquito Daoist +1024 +1024 +1024...

Mosquito Daoist had just been confident that her cultivation far surpassed theirs, only focusing on the loophole in her oath. She hadn't worried about being harmed by the two of them.

Now she finally understood that he had never intended to let her go from the start. Alas, it was too late.

Zu An held her tightly in his embrace. Her form became increasingly withered, eventually becoming identical to the desiccated corpses of those she had drained in the past.

With a forceful squeeze, Zu An snapped Mosquito Daoist's spine.

Feeling the woman in his arms collapse into a heap of mud, and especially seeing her grotesque, mummified appearance before death, Zu An felt a wave of nausea and promptly tossed her aside.

Thus, a generation's ferocious demon beast, who had once rampaged across the land, striking terror and gnashing teeth into countless heroes, met her end here.

After causing havoc for so long, Mosquito Daoist had finally fulfilled her historical mission.

And some people were worried about her joining the harem?

Seriously, can any of you really go for a mosquito?