Chapter 1422: Tenth-rank Divine Lord
When Mu Xuanyin spoke these words, the expressions of everyone present changed in various ways.
Luo Guxie slowly turned around, a flicker of mockery flashing in her eyes that were filled with hatred: "What did you say?"
"You invaded my Yin Xue Realm, insulted my sect, and attacked my disciples and elders without cause. Do you think you can just leave like this?" Mu Xuanyin's voice was cold and severe. "Do you really think Yin Xue Realm is a place you can do as you please?"
Zhou Tian Shen Di's expression shifted slightly, a hint of confusion appearing on his face. Shui Qianheng stepped forward and said, "Yinxue Realm King, this matter..."
Before he could finish, his sleeve was yanked hard by his daughter. Shui Meiyin gently shook her head at him, stopping his unfinished words.
"As expected of Yun Che's master, such a terrifying person..." Shui Meiyin's gaze was strange, muttering in a voice only Shui Qianheng could hear.
"...!?" Shui Qianheng's heart trembled. No one in this world knew better than him what Shui Meiyin's evaluation meant.
The strongest reaction came from the people of Binghuang Realm below. Though they dared not approach, they could see and hear everything happening high above. The arrival of Yue Shen Di and Zhou Tian Shen Di had stunned them all, and Luo Guxie being forced to leave was a huge relief.
But Mu Xuanyin's words made their hairs stand on end again.
"What... what is the Sect Master trying to do?"
"That calamity Luo Guxie was finally about to leave, and now this..."
"Don't worry," Mu Bingyun said calmly. "The Sect Master has her own plans."
Then she sighed softly in her heart: Sister, you really are going to...
"Oh... hmph... hahahaha!" Luo Guxie's laugh started out dry, then turned into a wild cackle, as if she had heard the most ridiculous joke in the world. After laughing wildly, she spoke slowly, every word dripping with undisguised sarcasm: "So? What does Yinxue Realm King plan to do with me?"
"Leave three fingers, then scram." Mu Xuanyin's face was expressionless, her words like a cold, merciless, unyielding judgment.
"..." A Realm King of a middle-rank star realm wanted her to leave three fingers and scram... For a moment, Luo Guxie didn't know whether to be angry or laugh. She squinted her narrow eyes, her gaze mocking as if looking at an ignorant clown: "Yinxue Realm King, I am leaving today only out of respect for the two Divine Emperors. What are you to even speak such words? Do you think you're worthy? No, you're not even worthy of a single word."
"..." Yun Che frowned slightly, memorizing Luo Guxie's words firmly.
Mu Xuanyin was not angry at all, her jade face as icy as ever: "Luo Guxie, after offending my Yin Xue Realm like this, I only demand three fingers from you, also out of respect for the two Divine Emperors. Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Don't force me to take action myself!"
Shui Qianheng: "..." (What the hell am I even here for!)
"You?!"
Luo Guxie had seen countless ridiculous people and heard countless jokes in her lifetime, but none could compare to the absurdity of this moment.
"Over the years, I have rarely taken action, and even less often argued with others. I never imagined that even a mere grasshopper from a middle-rank star realm would dare to jump around in front of me," Luo Guxie no longer intended to leave. All her pent-up anger and resentment suddenly found an outlet... and one that came right to her door. She raised her hand slowly towards Mu Xuanyin, making an extremely contemptuous and mocking gesture: "Come, let me take a good look at how this Yinxue Realm King will make me leave three fingers!"
"Very well." Mu Xuanyin raised her phoenix brows. "I already gave you a chance. Since you choose to force me to act, then so be it. However, if I take action myself, it won't be just three fingers!"
"Senior Mu..."
As soon as Xia Qingyue spoke, she was cut off by Mu Xuanyin's cold voice: "The one you protect is Yun Che. What happens now is a matter of Yin Xue Realm and has nothing to do with outsiders. No one needs to interfere with words or actions!"
"..." Xia Qingyue's delicate brows twitched slightly, but she no longer tried to dissuade her. The reason she had appeared in Yin Xue Realm personally was to prevent the 'trump card' of Yin Xue Realm from being exposed, but Mu Xuanyin had made a choice she hadn't expected.
"Zhou Tian Shen Di, this is a grudge between Yinxue Realm King and Luo Guxie. We indeed should not interfere," Xia Qingyue said. "However, the other people of Yin Xue Realm are innocent. Since we are here, we should not stand by and do nothing. Let's seal off the battlefield."
Zhou Tian Shen Di, with his vast experience, was greatly astonished by Mu Xuanyin's actions, but Xia Qingyue's reaction made him feel that there must be a reason behind this. Her words made him nod deeply, a look of admiration on his face.
Xia Qingyue and Zhou Xuzi released their profound energy, and the powers of the two Divine Emperors connected, instantly sealing the space where Mu Xuanyin and Luo Guxie stood.
Luo Guxie found it absurd, utterly absurd. With a barrier from two Divine Emperors sealing off the space, it felt like locking a sheep and a lion together in the same cage... and it was the sheep that had taken the initiative.
Amusing as it was, she also felt her dignity was being belittled for no reason. Her gaze darkened, and she slowly raised her arm: "You... asked... for... this!"
Instantly, the clouds in the sky and all the surrounding wind and snow converged, forming a massive storm vortex behind her. Her aura began to rise sharply. When the storm vortex was fully formed, a terrifying pressure descended upon the entire world.
Even with the barrier of the two Divine Emperors, the people of Binghuang Realm still changed color dramatically. Fear appeared on the faces of all Binghuang disciples, even the elders and palace masters.
Because this was the terrifying pressure of a Ninth-rank Divine Lord, the person second only to the kings of the Eastern Divine Region's king realms!
Such power even surpassed that of some mythical existences in the Eastern Domain, like the Star Gods and Moon Gods!
"The power of the Divine Lord realm also has levels, and even a half-step difference is a chasm between heaven and earth," Luo Guxie said, wind swirling around her, her words fierce. "Cultivating to the Divine Lord realm in a middle-rank star realm, you can indeed dominate this land. Unfortunately, you are foolish enough to think you can stand against me... Now it's too late to regret!"
Looking at Mu Xuanyin's beauty that could drive any woman mad with jealousy, her gaze turned cold, and she swung her arm: "Watch me tear off your clothes!!"
In an instant, the storm howled, sweeping directly towards Mu Xuanyin. As the storm raged, the sky suddenly darkened, as if even the light was being devoured by the terrifying tempest.
From Binghuang Realm below came loud cries of terror. But Mu Xuanyin, facing the storm directly, remained cold and calm. Her body did not move, her icy hair danced, and a blue light flashed in her eyes. A substantial shadow of an Ice Phoenix appeared behind her, letting out a cold and majestic cry, then suddenly soared into the sky, charging straight into the storm.
In that instant, Shui Qianheng and Zhou Tian Shen Di both changed color dramatically.
Because the icy pressure emanating from Mu Xuanyin was in no way inferior to Luo Guxie's!
When the Ice Phoenix shadow appeared, it cast a deep blue light over the darkened world. With a long cry, its speed suddenly increased, like an ice-blue blade, piercing straight into the storm...
Ssshhh—!!
The roaring storm let out a mournful wail, torn apart like cloth.
"Wha... what?!"
A scene she could never have imagined made Luo Guxie's pupils contract as if pricked by needles. The next instant, a blue light exploded, and the torn black storm rapidly transformed into a sapphire-blue ice storm, swirling back towards the dumbfounded Luo Guxie.
Though shocked, Luo Guxie was not flustered. Her body turned into an afterimage, and her arms shot out thousands of green lights in an instant, shattering the ice storm into scattered remnants... But at that moment, Mu Xuanyin finally moved. As ice light burst forth, it was as if a silver river was spreading towards Luo Guxie.
All the falling snowflakes also transformed into countless deadly ice spikes, aiming straight at Luo Guxie.
Luo Guxie thrust out both arms, and the storm swept across, blocking the magnificent ice river... But only for a moment. Her face changed color drastically again...
Crack!
The ice river descended, the storm collapsed, and Luo Guxie's figure was swept away, retreating hastily under the approaching ice river and spikes, straight back tens of li.
Apart from the thundering roar of the exploding profound energy, the world fell into a dead silence. Intense shock appeared on everyone's faces...
The battle between Luo Guxie and Mu Xuanyin should have been a one-sided crush, yet... Luo Guxie was forced back tens of li in just two exchanges!
Shui Qianheng was dumbfounded, the Binghuang crowd's eyes nearly popped out, Yun Che's mouth hung wide open... Even Zhou Tian Shen Di was full of astonishment.
Who was Luo Guxie? Beneath the king realms, truly no one could match her. In the Eastern Divine Region, she was a terrifying figure that even the king realms were extremely reluctant to provoke.
Mu Xuanyin had long been renowned in the Eastern Divine Region, not only for her peerless beauty but also because she had cultivated to the Divine Lord realm in a middle-rank star realm, barely qualifying among middle-rank star realms, surpassing many upper-rank Realm Kings... But compared to someone like Luo Guxie, she shouldn't have been in the same league.
Because at the Divine Lord level, every small step forward was incredibly difficult. Not to mention a minor realm, even half a minor realm was an insurmountable chasm.
In the Eastern Divine Region, beneath the king realms, Luo Guxie was absolutely someone who could act with impunity. Even someone as powerful as Liuguang Realm King Shui Qianheng had to speak softly repeatedly in her presence.
But now, in her fight with Mu Xuanyin... a middle-rank Realm King, she had fallen behind in just two exchanges!
And this was definitely not because Luo Guxie was being careless or overconfident. When Mu Xuanyin's profound energy erupted, Shui Qianheng was so shocked his jaw nearly hit the ground. That pressure was clearly superior to his own!
Liuguang Realm was currently the number one upper-rank star realm. Though Shui Qianheng was not a match for Luo Guxie, his personal strength was definitely among the top ten in the upper-rank star realms... Power surpassing his — what a terrifying concept!
In his extreme shock, his first reaction was sheer disbelief.
Mu Xuanyin's figure flashed, flying straight towards Luo Guxie. Her long icy hair danced in the Ice Phoenix mystical light, her body bathed in the purest and most flawless ice-blue radiance. It was breathtakingly beautiful, yet carried an inviolable sanctity. And the moment the light flickered, it released a majesty that made heaven and earth tremble.
Among all, the most shocked was undoubtedly Luo Guxie. Forced back, she was a chaotic mixture of shock, anger, and humiliation, as if countless flames were exploding inside her. Her face completely darkened, and with a hoarse roar, the space in front of her shattered like glass in the suddenly swirling storm... The storm swirled with fragments of space, expanding to thousands of feet in an instant, like a world-destroying demon dragon, devouring the tiny figure of Mu Xuanyin.
It was her full power unleashed in shock and fury — the power of a Ninth-rank Divine Lord in rage!
But Mu Xuanyin did not retreat. Her gaze was cold and firm, and with a soft chant from her lips, a thousand-foot ice lotus bloomed proudly right in the center of the storm.
Instantly, the storm stopped abruptly, as if frozen. Then the ice lotus exploded, scattering countless blue lights, mercilessly piercing the world-burying storm, causing a terrible wailing that filled heaven and earth, like a ferocious beast being pierced by thousands of arrows.
At that moment, the entire Yin Xue Realm experienced a drastic change in wind and clouds.
"Tenth-rank... Divine Lord." Zhou Tian Shen Di murmured, those four words coming out with unusual difficulty.
"Wha... what!?" Shui Qianheng exclaimed in shock, his originally stern and imposing face twisting as if someone had punched him hard.
It wasn't that the Liuguang Realm King had a fragile mind, but the words "Tenth-rank Divine Lord" were too shocking.
Because those four words had never appeared outside the king realms.
Even in Zhou Tian God Realm, which was second only to Fan Di God Realm among the four king realms of the Eastern Divine Region, including Zhou Tian Shen Di himself, there were only two Tenth-rank Divine Lords!