The Carefree Little Immortal Episode 3: The Skeleton Demon Army Chapter 2 - Rescuing the Beauty

Although the moonlight was brilliant, the long, deep stone corridor appeared quite dark, shrouded by lush flowers and trees. Shui Ruo sat huddled on a stone slab at the far end, her knees drawn up to her chest. She heard a series of howls outside, and her heart pounded with fear. Just as she was about to step out of the corridor to investigate, the surroundings suddenly fell silent, and the chirping of insects in the grass became clear.

"I wonder how everyone is?"

She gripped her unsheathed Azure Wave Blade tightly, feeling a chill beneath her thin clothing.

Suddenly, a deafening roar shook the entire stone corridor.

"It's finally here… What is it? It seems quite large…"

Her eyes widened as she stared intently at the inky darkness at the other end of the corridor, her knuckles gripping the blade turning white with tension, a nameless fear rising within her.

The rhythmic roars continued, and the stone corridor trembled in response, as if an ancient behemoth was approaching step by step.

"What could it be...? As long as it's not those ghost spiders, I'm not afraid of anything!"

Shui Ruo tried desperately to bolster her courage, but found herself growing increasingly weak. Suddenly, she reached into her robes and pulled out an object. She formed a hand seal with both hands and silently chanted. Instantly, wisps of pale blue energy surged from the void, swirling and gathering at varying speeds. The surroundings suddenly turned cold.

The blue energy became increasingly dense. After a few breaths, she let out a delicate shout: "Hurry!"

At the same time, her arms parted and her sleeves danced, beautiful as a butterfly spreading its wings. The gathered pale blue energy suddenly dissipated, and before her stood a monster the size of an ox, with horns on its head and scales covering its body, its eyes closed and head buried as if it were fast asleep.

It turned out that, in order to have a companion, Shui Ruo had actually summoned the Ice Qilin ahead of time, despite the needless consumption of her spiritual energy.

The temperature in the stone corridor plummeted with the appearance of the Ice Qilin, but with this powerful companion, Shui Ruo actually felt much less cold. She gently stroked the beast's head with satisfaction and whispered, "My dear, you must protect me later."

Just then, the small grove in front of the stone corridor suddenly became lively. The roars of monsters, the rustling of vines, the crackling of electric arcs, and the thuds of objects falling echoed one after another. White, blue, and dark red sparks of electricity mingled, clearly indicating that something had triggered the magical traps set by Fei Luo.

Shui Ruo was both surprised and delighted—surprised by the overwhelming power of the demons, but delighted by the extraordinary power of Fei Luo's traps.

The sounds and lights continued incessantly, as if an endless tide of monsters was surging in. Finally, several broke through the grove and entered the stone corridor. Shui Ruo stared intently, her face instantly turning pale. It was the skeletal blood spiders she feared most.

Five skeletal blood spiders seemed to have sensed something, waving their long, hook-like legs and hissing as they pounced.

Shui Ruo suppressed her fear, and with a clang, drew her Azure Wave Blade. A faint blue aura quickly gathered on the blade, intending to deliver several Water Blossom Slashes to her enemies with a single strike.

At that moment, a surge of magical energy suddenly emanated from the stone corridor, distorting the scene within. Suddenly, a series of crisp sounds rang out, and the stone railings, beams, and loose stone slabs in the corridor all began to move, rapidly coalescing into humanoid monsters nearly ten feet tall in the blink of an eye, forming an impenetrable wall that blocked the five skeletal blood spiders.

Shui Ruo stared in disbelief, then heard several sharp hisses. The five skeletal blood spiders fell one after another, their blood-red legs thrashing and struggling wildly under the brutal beating of the blue stone monsters, but they were quickly submerged and disappeared, leaving only a few gruesome fragments flying up in a terrifying display.

A moment later, after completely clearing away the intruders, the stone monsters suddenly collapsed one by one, returning to their original chaotic state, except that countless broken red bones were now scattered among the stones and slabs. The corridor finally returned to its quiet state, but the outside was even more lively. In addition to the small grove in front, the sounds of fighting could be heard from the east.

Shui Ruo hurriedly ran to the east window to look out and saw several burly, dark gray monsters blocking the head of the suspension bridge, fearlessly resisting the fierce attack of a group of skeleton monsters.

"It must be the earth spirits summoned by Xiao Wan!"

Sure enough, Shui Ruo soon spotted Xia Xiao Wan about ten steps away from the bridgehead. She was playing a flute with both hands held to her lips, while Fang Shaolin stood guard beside her with his staff, watching the bridgehead warily.

The number of skeleton monsters was astonishing. Among them were skeleton warriors wielding halberds, two-headed skeletons gripping broadswords, and dozens of skeleton blood spiders with long, hooked limbs, surging frantically from the other end of the suspension bridge like a tidal wave.

The earth spirits at the bridgehead, though fewer in number, were all incredibly powerful and held a commanding position, easily blocking the narrow bridgehead.

Under the onslaught of the skeleton monsters, one or two earth spirits would soon crumble and fall, but new ones would quickly rise from the earth, their numbers remaining consistently between seven or eight. With sweeping, thick arms and slamming fists, they repeatedly knocked the skeleton monsters off the bridge; the losses on both sides were disproportionate.

Occasionally, one or two monsters would break through the earth spirits' blockade, only to be swiftly eliminated by Fang Shaolin, who was poised to strike.

"With the Earth Spirit Flute, Xiao Wan's summoning earth spirit magic is far superior to before,"

Shui Ruo said enviously, her anxiety gradually subsiding.

But the skeletal monsters seemed inexhaustible; more and more crowded onto the bridge, causing the dilapidated suspension bridge to sway precariously, as if it might break at any moment.

"Who restored these broken formations?"

A chilling, sinister voice suddenly rang out behind the girl.

Startled, Shui Ruo whirled around and saw a bald, white-robed skeleton whose flesh wasn't completely rotten. Her face paled, and she cried out, "Skeleton...Skeleton Ancestor! How come you...didn't trigger the traps?"

The Skeleton Ancestor chuckled, arrogantly saying, "Little brat, haven't you heard of my unique skill—annihilation? Let alone these incomplete traps, even a net of heaven and earth can't harm me!"

Shui Ruo gasped, drawing her blade to her chest.

The Skeleton Ancestor continued ominously, "The Demon Clan will only ask once: who holds the Demon Lord's fate in their hands?"

"No one! I don't know...even if I did, I wouldn't tell you!"

Shui Ruo secretly gathered her water spirit energy, her voice trembling slightly.

"Very good! Such a courageous little brat is quite rare..."

The Skeleton Ancestor moved swiftly, floating towards her.

Shui Ruo let out a soft shout, slashing forward with her Azure Wave Blade. Suddenly, an arc of azure light shot out from the blade, heading straight for the Skeleton Ancestor's face.

The Skeleton Ancestor flicked his sleeve, effortlessly neutralizing the extremely fierce Water Flower Slash.

Shui Ruo was both surprised and astonished. Without sparing her true energy, she desperately slashed out several more Water Flower Slashes.

The Skeleton Ancestor casually flicked his sleeve, dissolving all the blade's light completely, and had already closed in on the girl.

Shui Ruo was terrified, her face turning pale. She hurriedly leaped back, shouting, "Baby, wake up!"

A few steps away, the Ice Qilin, which had been lying prone and sleeping soundly, suddenly opened its eyes, leaping up like thunder, and ferociously pounced on the Skeleton Ancestor.

The Skeleton Ancestor flicked his sleeve, and in the ensuing clash, he was knocked halfway off balance.

The Ice Qilin roared and reared up, its two powerful forelegs tearing at the Skeleton Ancestor's sleeve with lightning speed, creating a terrifying spectacle. His

sleeve, infused with true energy, felt like paper. The Skeleton Ancestor's heart skipped a beat, and he slipped away.

The Ice Qilin pursued him like a shadow.

Shui Ruo, both surprised and delighted, jumped up and shouted, "Don't let it escape!"

The Skeleton Ancestor moved like a phantom, flashing past in a few moments, suddenly appearing beside the girl again.

All summoned spirits, whether real or illusory, will collapse without a fight once their master is subdued.

Shui Ruo was shocked, seeing the Ice Qilin unable to intervene in time. She suddenly cried out, uttering the word "Lin" from her cherry-red lips.

The Ice Qilin's entire body suddenly shone brightly, its mouth opening wide, spewing out a dazzling blue light that shone brilliantly in the dim corridor.

The Skeleton Ancestor suddenly felt a chill run down his back. He quickly stepped aside, only to freeze at his shoulder. Turning around, he saw his entire right arm had solidified into an ice pillar. He was secretly astonished: "It's Ice Flame! This little brat actually has such a powerful illusory beast!"

Not daring to be careless, he quickly channeled his true energy to dissolve it. With a "crash," the icy sleeve shattered into hundreds of pieces, revealing a blood-red bony arm.

The Ice Qilin relentlessly continued its pursuit.

The Skeleton Ancestor's right arm, stung by the icy flames, was throbbing with excruciating pain. Despite his extraordinary cultivation, he was momentarily unable to move freely and could only maneuver around.

Seeing that the Ice Qilin was always just a little short, Shui Ruo grew anxious. She quietly gathered her spiritual power and unleashed another forbidden incantation: "Lin!"

The Ice Qilin opened its maw, spewing out another burst of icy flames in response.

The elusive Skeleton Ancestor suddenly froze, his entire body mercilessly enveloped by the icy flames…

"This is it!"

Shui Ruo's heart nearly leaped out of her chest. But then, the Skeleton Ancestor vanished like ashes in an instant, the dazzling icy flames missing their mark and spraying onto the ground, instantly turning large slabs of stone into a strange, blue crystal.

The Skeleton Ancestor appeared out of thin air, already several steps away in another location, and chuckled sinisterly, "Little brat, this is one of the three unique skills of the Demon Clan—annihilation!" Shui Ruo was

dumbfounded. Seeing the Skeleton Ancestor closing in again, she could only keep urging her Ice Qilin to block the enemy.

But the Skeleton Ancestor was like a phantom, always able to disappear instantly at will, not only causing the Ice Qilin to miss its target repeatedly, but also frequently threatening the girl.

Shui Ruo was both shocked and angry. In her anger, she urged the Ice Qilin to spew ice flames, causing her spiritual power to drop sharply. By the time she realized it, there was very little left in her Niwan Palace.

The Skeleton Ancestor saw the light on the Ice Qilin flickering and understood perfectly. He chuckled, "This phantom beast is indeed powerful, but unfortunately, the little brat's spiritual power is insufficient. Alright, let me show you the true methods of the Demon Clan!" With

that, he silently chanted a secret incantation and swung his claws towards the air.

His grab was both inaccurate and powerless. Shui Ruo was bewildered when suddenly, a gigantic, crimson skeletal claw, over ten feet in size, emerged from the void and swiftly seized the Ice Qilin, whose speed had been slowed by its master's weakened spiritual power.

"Go back to the illusion!"

the Skeleton Ancestor sneered, his bone claw suddenly snapping shut. The giant skeletal claw in the air followed suit, and with a loud "crack," it crushed the Ice Qilin to pieces.

Shui Ruo's mind went blank. The Ice Qilin was an illusory beast; although it wouldn't disappear forever, it was severely injured, and she didn't know how long it would take to summon it again. What was worse, she had nothing to rely on now.

The shattered Ice Qilin dissipated into wisps of blue energy that rapidly dissipated, and the giant skeletal claw also mysteriously retreated into the void. The Skeleton Ancestor laughed loudly, "This is the Claw of the Underworld Emperor that made me famous throughout the eight wastelands and six directions! Little one, you weren't frightened, were you? Hahaha!"

In the blink of an eye, he was beside the girl.

Before Shui Ruo could recover from her trembling shock, the Skeleton Ancestor's claw gripped her neck, causing her to immediately go limp, her Azure Wave Blade clattering to the ground.

"Speak! Who truly possesses the Demon Lord's power?"

the Skeleton Ancestor roared menacingly, his grip on the girl's neck loosening slightly.

"Die!"

Shui Ruo was filled with hatred, having previously harmed her master and now severely injured her beloved treasure.

The Skeleton Ancestor calmly said, "Fine, don't bother. The Demon Clan can search slowly. No one on this island will escape!"

Shui Ruo's face flushed crimson, and she angrily retorted, "Dream on! You're the one who won't escape!"

The Skeleton Ancestor stared at her coldly, something unfathomable swirling within his dark eye sockets.

Shui Ruo closed her eyes, tilted her head back, and said, "Kill me! Someone will definitely avenge me!"

The Skeleton Ancestor suddenly laughed, "What a hot bastard! I've always loved girls like this..."

He moved his gruesome face, now just a few shards of rotting flesh, closer, seemingly inhaling the girl's scent. He exclaimed with delight, "Such a sweet smell! Her essence must be very pure, and she's so beautiful and delicate. Hmm, good! What a fine furnace!"

Shui Ruo panicked, her slender body trembling uncontrollably.

The Skeleton Ancestor raised his other hand, slowly tracing the girl's snowy neck with his bare, bony fingers, then grinned maliciously, "Tsk tsk tsk, so tender it's practically dripping with water."

A layer of goosebumps rose on Shui Ruo's skin, first on her neck, then spreading throughout her entire body. She struggled desperately, but couldn't muster any strength.

"Hmm? Such exquisite features, let me take a closer look..."

The Skeleton Ancestor suddenly seemed to have made a new discovery. Lifting the girl, he moved her beautiful face even closer, muttering, "Could this little brat be hiding some kind of magical artifact?"

Shui Ruo stared in horror at the two bottomless eye sockets that were getting closer and closer, almost fainting.

"Let her go!"

someone suddenly shouted.

The Skeleton Ancestor slowly turned around and saw a young man approaching angrily. He smiled sinisterly, "You want to save her?"

The newcomer was Cui Xiaoxuan, who had rushed from the stone pavilion. When he saw who had captured Shui Ruo, his face

turned pale. Shui Ruo glanced sharply behind him and saw that he was alone. Her heart sank.

"Boy, do you know who holds the Demon Lord's power?"

the Skeleton Ancestor asked calmly, looking like he had him completely under his thumb.

Xiao Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Release her, and I'll tell you."

"Before the Demon Clan, how dare you bargain?"

the Skeleton Ancestor said coldly, "If you don't talk, I'll kill you right now!"

"Alright, come on, come and kill me!"

Xiao Xuan took a stance, his sleeves slipping down, revealing the eight-clawed Fiery Dragon Whip wrapped around his arm, its scales shimmering red, rippling slowly like flowing water.

"Hmm, not bad, is it made of Fiery Dragon scales?"

The Skeleton Ancestor stared at his arm, seemingly moved.

"You'd better run!"

Shui Ruo shouted, while frantically blinking at Xiao Xuan, hoping he would escape to find someone to rescue him.

Xiao Xuan wouldn't allow it, and went straight to the Skeleton Ancestor, shouting, "Old monster, why aren't you making a move? You're supposed to be a founder of a sect, how can you bully a delicate little girl! What will become of your reputation if word gets out?"

"Trying to provoke the Demon Clan, how foolish..."

the Skeleton Ancestor sneered, carrying the girl as he slowly walked towards him.

Xiao Xuan was on high alert, his palms sweating, but he kept talking non-stop: "Yes, you old monster have long since lost all shame. Without skin, where will your face attach? Of course, there's no need to worry about that. But, well, this has really caused a lot of trouble for people. I'm afraid they'll all laugh their teeth out, hahaha! Hahaha!"

Seeing that he not only didn't try to escape but also repeatedly provoked the Skeleton Ancestor, Shui Ruo was both anxious and angry. She thought to herself that this pig-headed man couldn't even beat her, how could he possibly be a match for the demon? She glared and shouted, "Is it funny? You stinking pig-head, get out of here!"

Xiao Xuan understood her meaning perfectly well, knowing he was no match for the Skeleton Ancestor, but abandoning the beautiful woman was unacceptable. He chuckled and said, "Not funny? Then I'll say another one."

Shui Ruo's heart burned with rage, and she shouted, "Say what? Get out! Get out of here!"

Xiao Xuan, however, still smiled amiably: "If you curse again, I won't care about you anymore."

"Who cares about you, you dead pig-head! Stinky pig-head! Stupid pig-head! Get far away from me!"

Shui Ruo cursed, but then she noticed the man's gaze growing increasingly resolute, seemingly containing something she had never seen before—an expression she had never witnessed before. Her heart clenched.

"Enough!"

the Skeleton Ancestor shouted, exerting a slight force with his hand, and the girl immediately fainted.

Xiao Xuan was shocked, but forced a smile and said, "Good, now it's peaceful. Shameless old monster, come and kill me!"

The Skeleton Ancestor threw Shui Ruo to the ground, stared at the Flaming Dragon Whip on his arm, and chuckled sinisterly, "My Skeleton Dragon Guard is still missing a few pieces of equipment, and this whip of yours can make up for it."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly rose like a ghost, seemingly not fast, but somehow he was in front of the boy in an instant.

Xiao Xuan was shocked and hurriedly swung his arm to meet the attack, the Flaming Dragon Whip shooting out like a rainbow.

The Skeleton Ancestor's figure flew past, his bone claws almost hitting his abdomen.

Xiao Xuan quickly retreated, wildly wielding the Flaming Dragon Whip to block the enemy's pursuit.

The Skeleton Ancestor pursued him like a shadow, attacking with only one hand, yet transforming into hundreds of deadly crimson shadows, never leaving the boy's vital points.

Xiao Xuan was struggling to defend himself, and despite his best efforts, he could not escape the defeat. He was still worried about how to save Shui Ruo, and for a moment, he was in grave danger.

The Skeleton Ancestor's attacks grew increasingly fierce, large swaths of eerie crimson blood gushing from his bone claws, like giant crimson pythons seeking to devour their prey. This increased the attack range by nearly double.

Xiao Xuan dared not let the crimson streaks touch him, finding it even harder to parry. He inwardly groaned, "This is terrible! This old monster not only possesses powerful evil magic, but his martial arts are also terrifyingly formidable. Now, forget about saving Shui Ruo; I'm afraid I'll lose my own life!"

The crimson blood emanating from the Skeleton Ancestor's claws intensified, narrowly missing Xiao Xuan several times. Yet, he seemed almost unfazed by the power of the Eight-Clawed Fiery Dragon Whip, even managing to forcefully deflect it with his claws several times.

"This can't go on..."

Xiao Xuan's mind raced, silently chanting an incantation. Suddenly, he staggered, as if about to fall, but seeing the Skeleton Ancestor's claw close in, it flashed past him with incredible speed, heading straight for the fallen Shui Ruo.

Sparks flew. The Fire Escape Technique of the Five Elements of Ruyi can instantly boost the caster's speed to its maximum, with the duration depending on the caster's skill.

Fire Escape spells and martial arts are mostly known for their speed, and this "Sparkling Stars" technique is the fastest movement technique among the Five Elements of Ruyi over short distances.

Although Xiao Xuan's skill is still developing, his speed is astonishingly fast. Unexpectedly,

the Skeleton Ancestor seemed prepared; his left claw, which had been motionless, suddenly lashed out, striking Xiao Xuan who had almost crashed into him.

In an instant, an indescribable pain shot through Xiao Xuan's abdomen, as if all his internal organs had been shredded, and he was sent flying like a kite with a broken string.

"You can't even save yourself, yet you want to save others? You've repeatedly provoked me with your words; how could I not know your scheme!"

The Skeleton Ancestor grinned maliciously as he pursued, his hooked bone claws digging down towards the boy's head.

In this critical moment, a flash of inspiration struck Xiao Xuan; he reached into his pouch, retrieved something, and hurled it with all his might into the distance.

The object tumbled and flew, flashing a streak of lightning-like blue light in the air.

"Seven Absolute Cover!"

the Skeleton Ancestor cried, immediately leaping out and giving chase.

Little Xuan, having escaped death, ignored his churning internal organs and staggered to Shui Ruo's side, scooping her up in his arms and fleeing desperately towards the pavilion.

The Skeleton Ancestor finally caught up with the object, grabbing it with a claw. Seeing that it was indeed the Demon Lord's Cover, he was overjoyed. Suddenly, magical energy fluctuations and crisp sounds arose all around, and countless stone slabs and blocks flew up strangely, instantly coalescing into a dozen or so humanoid monsters nearly ten feet tall, surrounding him completely.

Hearing the sound, Xiao Xuan turned his head and looked over, his heart immediately filled with joy: "Wonderful! This demon has triggered the broken formation restored by Martial Aunt Fei Luo! Serves him right!"

The Skeleton Ancestor showed no fear, and snorted: "A mere broken formation, how can it possibly harm the Demon Clan!"

He tucked his mask into his robes, and suddenly leaped up, attacking the stone monsters with the speed of a ghost. With a few sweeps and digs, he disintegrated one stone monster with a few claws, while the stone monsters couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes.

Xiao Xuan's face turned pale, thinking: "It seems these monsters can't hold back that demon either. I'd better run away quickly!"

Just as he was about to escape, he suddenly thought: "If the rumors are true, the Seven Evils falling into the hands of that old monster will surely bring endless disaster. I wonder if the few incantations that Mi Dingzi taught me are the forbidden spells for controlling treasures? Why not try them now..." He

immediately pondered deeply and softly recited them.

The Skeleton Ancestor was sweeping a stone monster to pieces when he suddenly felt his clothes being tugged. The Seven Evil Masks inexplicably flew out of his robes on their own. Startled, he hurriedly grabbed at them, but missed completely. He watched helplessly as the mask, like a small boat on a wave, flew away, covering a long distance and landing squarely on the damned boy's face.

Xiao Xuan suddenly felt a tightness on his face, as if struck by lightning, and countless strange sensations rushed through him. He didn't even bother to remove the mask; he grabbed Shui Ruo and fled.

Enraged, the Skeleton Ancestor's movements faltered, and he was struck on the shoulder by a stone monster. Despite his formidable cultivation, the blow sent him staggering. He was followed by several more heavy blows, finally collapsing to the ground. He let out a low roar, and his two dark eye sockets suddenly turned an eerie crimson…

Xiao Xuan sprinted forward, but the scenery on both sides flashed by like lightning, nearly twice as fast as usual. Countless electric currents seemed to surge through his body, and his heart felt like it was about to burst out of his chest. He couldn't help but feel terrified: "Heavens, how can wearing this mask turn me into this? It's definitely not a good thing!" Just

as he was filled with fear, he suddenly heard a fierce howl behind him, shaking his very soul. He quickly turned around and saw a bright crimson light blazing in the stone corridor, surging towards him like a raging torrent. He was filled with doubt and uncertainty: "Could it be that the old monster has already escaped the encirclement so quickly?"

He dared not slow down for a moment, and sprinted towards the pavilion with all his might.

A moment later, another sharp whistle came from behind, this time even louder, shaking Xiao Xuan's internal energy and slowing his pace slightly. Now there was no doubt: "Oh no, it really is that demon chasing after me, and he's using his aura to interfere with me!"

"You can't escape...you can't escape...you're tired...you're very tired...give up...become my slave for eternity..."

The Skeleton Ancestor's voice echoed through the air like a curse.

This time, the aura was even more fierce. Xiao Xuan felt as if every word in that voice was rising from the depths of his heart. His will almost collapsed, and his previously severely injured abdomen suddenly throbbed with pain. His knees buckled, and he and Shui Ruo fell to the ground.

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