However, with this attack, Aili also knew what position to aim for.
Soon, the first Death Soldier was killed.
But when killing the second Death Soldier, a dark red coffin directly blocked Aili's arrow.
Only then did Aili turn her gaze to the Demon God Death Soldier.
The Demon God Death Soldier was also looking at Aili, or so Aili felt, even though the Demon God Death Soldier's eyes had something like an eye mask.
When Aili shot again, the Death Soldier she aimed at this time did not burrow underground, but the attack was still blocked by the Demon God Death Soldier with the coffin.
"Sister Himeko, Hua, be careful. I've been targeted by that leading Death Soldier," Aili told Himeko and Fu Hua over the communication.
"Understood. Just support as you see fit," Himeko said after dodging a dark ripple.
After the ripple disappeared, Himeko directly swung her chainsaw sword horizontally.
As she swung, the saw blade on the sword suddenly activated.
After cutting open the coffin the Death Soldier used to block, it heavily smashed into the Death Soldier's waist.
With little resistance, the chainsaw sword passed directly through the Death Soldier's body.
The Death Soldier slowly turned into flying ash and dispersed.
Several of the Death Soldier following behind them also slowly fell down.
While Himeko was dealing with this Death Soldier,
Fu Hua also dealt with a Death Soldier.
Their solutions were both the same: quickly approach the Death Soldier's main body, then use their strongest attack to directly kill the Death Soldier.
Aili used different arrows to weaken the Demon God Death Soldier, while Himeko and Fu Hua quickly cleared out the Death Soldier.
When all the Death Soldier were cleaned up, the two looked at the Demon God Death Soldier, who had been in the back the whole time.
This Demon God Death Soldier did not summon any other Death Soldier.
Even though there were four coffins around her.
The Demon God Death Soldier floated quietly there, and when Himeko and Fu Hua approached, she did not make any moves.
Regarding Himeko and Fu Hua's attacks, she merely used the coffins to block them one by one, without any desire to actively attack.
The three's attacks quickly broke the two coffins the Demon God Death Soldier used for defense.
But the Demon God Death Soldier still did not use the two coffins behind her, even deliberately shielding them behind her.
After the two defensive coffins were completely shattered, the Demon God Death Soldier also crashed heavily into the wall behind her due to Fu Hua's attack.
As Himeko's greatsword slashed towards the Death Soldier's neck, a slight smile appeared on the Death Soldier's lips.
As the headless Death Soldier's body, kneeling on the ground, slowly dissipated, the two coffins behind her also slowly disappeared, revealing the items inside.
When Himeko and the others attacked, Aili had already returned to the ground from the watchtower via Judah and was rushing towards Himeko's position.
Similarly, she also saw the items contained within the slowly disappearing coffins.
Inside those coffins were the bodies of two warriors...
This Demon God Death Soldier had never transformed these two bodies into Death Soldier, and had even protected the coffins containing their bodies throughout the battle.
Looking at the still dissipating body of the Demon God Death Soldier, Himeko and Fu Hua both paid their respects to the body.
What this Demon God Death Soldier wanted to protect until the very end was still the bodies of her comrades.
After the Demon God Death Soldier completely dissipated, Aili directly controlled Judah to smash two large pits into the ground.
Finally, Himeko and Fu Hua carried these two bodies into them.
"They are both warriors worthy of respect," Himeko said, looking at the two piles of stones in front of her.
"Mm," Fu Hua nodded.
"If I could, Aili, I'd rather bury them in a garden than here," Aili sighed.
"That Demon God Death Soldier was always protecting her companions," Aili said softly.
"Mm, let's go. We should continue deeper," Himeko turned around, looking at the distant building, "Let them stay here. I think they might want to be with their comrades."
As she spoke, Himeko's fists clenched even tighter.
Aili and Fu Hua said nothing, just silently followed Himeko.
On their way afterward, they encountered some other Death Soldier.
But compared to those Death Soldier, they were not as difficult to deal with.
Soon, they approached the castle's main gate.
The gate remained open.
After entering the castle, Aili and the others encountered fewer Death Soldier.
However, the interior of the castle did not resemble a castle at all; instead, it appeared particularly primitive.
They felt as if they had entered a cave.
Soon, they arrived before a mural, which was also the end of this path.
Looking at the mural in front of them, the three quickly confirmed that it was painted by the people who remained here after Jiuyou was swallowed by Chi You.
These murals depicted their experiences.
It also indicated that behind this mural was where Jiulin had sealed Chi You.
And their current position... was directly above Chi You's heart.
The people of Jiuyou built a castle on Chi You's heart to protect the seal...
"So, are we going to break through this mural?" Aili sighed.
Himeko clenched her fists, and after a moment, said, "Yes, break through."
As Himeko charged her greatsword, a golden, transparent figure appeared from within the mural.
"Outsiders..." The golden figure opened her eyes, first looking at Himeko, then at Aili, and finally, when she looked at Fu Hua, she froze in place.
"Has the Immortal also come?" The golden figure landed on the ground, then looked at Fu Hua and said.
"Immortal?" Himeko turned to look at Fu Hua.
Fu Hua merely shook her head, then said to the golden figure, "I am Fu Hua. Perhaps I am not the one you know."
"Is that so?" The golden figure simply covered her mouth and chuckled twice, "This humble one, Jiulin, greets everyone."
"Jiulin? You are Jiulin who sealed Chi You?" Himeko examined Jiulin. She hadn't expected Jiulin to be such a slender, small girl.
"May I ask, what is everyone's purpose in coming here? This place is, after all, a vital area for sealing Chi You and must not be compromised," Jiulin said earnestly.
"We are here for the Stigmata," Himeko said seriously.
"Stigmata? This humble one's Stigmata, along with the seal, has already merged into the Xuanyuan Sword. I may not be able to give it to you," Jiulin shook her head and said.
"Can the seal only be maintained by the Xuanyuan Sword? Is there no other way?" Aili asked.
"Yes, there is no other way. After a thousand years of sealing, Chi You is still not dead, and even this humble one's body has long been Corruption by Chi You's power," Jiulin shook her head and said.
"As long as you break this stone wall, you will be attacked by this humble one's body, and at the same time, Chi You's seal will be opened," Jiulin pointed to the stone wall.
"What if we can kill Chi You?" Aili asked.
"Kill? The difficulty of killing Chi You... there are only three of you. Can you do it?"
"Outside, we have our companions too," Aili pointed upwards.
"Chi You is not that simple," Jiulin still shook her head.
"Aili, let's go find other Stigmata," Himeko put her greatsword back on her back, then said to Aili.
"But, Sister Himeko, we should be able to kill Chi You, right? With the support from Shenzhou, and the Hyperion outside," Aili said, pulling Himeko's hand.
"If the Immortal is indeed the Immortal this humble one knows, you can take the Xuanyuan Sword," Jiulin looked at Fu Hua.
"And, this humble one will tell you the method to kill Chi You."
"I've lost a lot of memories, and I'm not sure if I still remember you," Fu Hua said very seriously, looking at Jiulin.
"Is that so? However, an Immortal is an Immortal. This cannot be denied," Jiulin extended her hand, and in her hand, a golden Feather Crossing the Dust appeared.
"It tells me that you are the Immortal," Jiulin said very seriously to Fu Hua.
Upon seeing the Feather Crossing the Dust, Fu Hua sighed. This was her Feather Crossing the Dust...
(Jiuyou journey without the three little ones)
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