# Chapter 1806: Three Women
After breaking away from the Dong Shen Domain, the Dark Mysterious Arks no longer needed to conceal their tracks, and their speed all increased dramatically as they flew toward the Nan Shen Domain.
The Nan Shen Domain fell into great panic, with everyone feeling endangered. But these Dark Mysterious Arks ultimately all flew neatly into the Ten Directions Canglan Realm, showing no signs of forcefully attacking and occupying the major hub star realms as they had in the Dong Shen Domain.
Several days later, the forces of the Northern Domain still showed no signs of radiating outward from the Ten Directions Canglan Realm, yet the panic that had spread across almost the entire Nan Shen Domain still had not dissipated.
The core of the Northern Domain's power had shifted from the Dong Shen Domain to the Nan Shen Domain. For the star realms and profound practitioners of the Nan Shen Domain, this was like having their heads hanging between the fangs of a ferocious tiger—no one could predict when it would go mad and bite down.
This power shift of the Northern Domain was extremely thorough. Led by the three king realms of Fenyue, Jiehun, and Yanmo, followed by the backbone forces of the upper and middle star realms, they moved south in order, as if choosing to directly abandon the already-subjugated Dong Shen Domain in order to avoid the fury of the Long Shen Realm.
Chi Wuyue arrived last, followed closely by the three demon maidens Jie Xin, Jie Ling, and Hua Jin.
The moment she stepped into the Canglan Divine Domain, not only the Northern Domain demon clan but also the profound practitioners of the Ten Directions Canglan Realm knelt in panic—the former out of reverence, the latter out of sheer terror.
The Demon Empress of the Northern Domain, Chi Wuyue—this was the terrifying woman who had sent the first Dragon God fleeing in disgrace!
The two cold-faced, exquisitely beautiful women behind her were the Twin Demon Maidens who had single-handedly defeated the Suxin Dragon God through their combined strength.
Now, no matter which domain—east, west, or south—who would dare not firmly remember the figures of these three women?
"Ten Directions Canglan Realm Realm King Cang Shitian, humbly welcomes the Demon Empress's arrival!"
A loud cry filled with excitement and urgency rang out. Cang Shitian led a group of Sea Gods and rushed forward to greet her. From far away, he bowed respectfully and shouted: "The Demon Empress's might shakes the world. I have heard of your reputation for ten thousand years. A few days ago, I finally witnessed the true form of the Demon Empress. Even someone as strong as the Feimie Dragon God is nothing but an insignificant ant before the Demon Empress."
"To be the Empress of the Demon Lord—there is only the Demon Empress in this world. To be worthy of the Demon Empress's devotion—in this era, there is only the Demon Lord! When the Demon Empress and Demon Lord join forces as a peerless pair, it should be the moment when heaven and earth change color and the rules are overturned!"
The seductive eyes beneath the black mist swept lightly over Cang Shitian. Chi Wuyue said leisurely: "I have long heard of the Divine Emperor Cang Shitian of the Nan Shen Domain. Truly, reputation is well-founded. Even these words of flattery are at the God Emperor Realm level."
Cang Shitian bowed his head: "The Demon Empress flatters me. I am unworthy of such praise. That the Canglan land can now have the Demon Lord's presence is already the greatest fortune. Now that the Demon Empress has also descended, it is truly a blessing for a hundred generations..."
Before he could finish, he suddenly sensed an extremely heavy and oppressive aura approaching from behind. Without a second thought, he turned and bowed: "Welcome, Demon Lord!"
Yun Che descended from the air, with Qianye Ying'er at his side and the Three Yan Ancestors following far behind.
"Demon Lord," Chi Wuyue said with a faint smile, her soft, lingering voice floating through the air, making every listener's soul tremble and their bodies nearly lose strength: "A journey south that was decided upon at a moment's invitation has ended up trampling Nanming and shocking the Nan Shen Domain. You've given me quite a big surprise."
Yun Che's gaze fixed on her for a moment. He swallowed the words he had originally intended to say and replied calmly, "Haven't you also given me a big surprise?"
Chi Wuyue stepped forward, her graceful figure approaching Yun Che: "The matter of the Feimie Dragon God was a spur-of-the-moment decision on my part, done without authorization. If the Demon Lord wishes to punish me publicly, I have no objection."
Though her words sounded like a plea for punishment, every syllable was filled with soul-tempting charm. Beside them, Cang Shitian felt as if a wild fire had suddenly ignited within him... He quickly gathered his mind, bit his tongue until his mouth was full of the salty taste of blood, and slowly suppressed his lascivious thoughts, showing no sign of disgrace.
Though his body still burned with heat, shock filled the depths of Cang Shitian's eyes.
As expected of the Demon Empress who had destroyed the twenty-thousand-year reputation of the Feimie Dragon God in a single battle! Just a few words, and the terror was this great!
What shocked him even more was Yun Che's reaction.
When just the residual force of her charm had nearly caused him to lose composure, and Chi Wuyue's lips were almost at Yun Che's ear, every syllable directly stirring his heart and soul—yet his expression showed almost no visible disturbance. He only slightly averted his gaze.
"When you personally take action, you never fail," Yun Che said. "This time is no different. But in the future, please don't act so presumptuously... because there's no need."
Chi Wuyue: "..."
Qianye Ying'er narrowed her eyes... When it came to liking "acting presumptuously," no one surpassed Yun Che.
But then again, he was the Demon Lord.
Yet this phrase "no need" perhaps meant he didn't want Chi Wuyue to take risks anymore... but it was rather hurtful.
Yun Che took a few steps forward, avoiding direct eye contact with Chi Wuyue, and said: "The scenery of the Ten Directions Canglan Realm is unique. Feel free to look around. Come to the main hall in three hours—I have a major announcement to make."
With that, Yun Che left directly.
Major announcement?
Chi Wuyue remained where she was, deep in thought.
Could it be...
"You're injured?" Qianye Ying'er asked.
"Just a minor wound. Nothing to worry about," Chi Wuyue said casually.
"Whether it's minor or not, I can tell. So can he."
Qianye Ying'er stared directly into Chi Wuyue's eyes behind the black mist: "I know the Feimie Dragon God's strength far better than you do. Your special demon soul is indeed unmatched in this world, but it is ultimately too fragile. Besides, a strand of it is still held hostage on Zhou Xuzi's body. Against the Feimie Dragon God, I absolutely do not believe you had a ten percent chance of victory."
"Taking such a risk is not like you."
"Chance of victory... hmm." Those words drew a sigh from Chi Wuyue.
Qianye Ying'er: "..."
"Qianye Ying'er, do you still remember what we worried about most when we first stepped out of the Northern Domain?" Chi Wuyue suddenly asked.
"The Long Shen Realm," Qianye Ying'er answered directly.
Back then, when they attacked the Dong Shen Domain under the pretext of avenging the Zhou Tian Realm, their greatest fear was that the Long Shen Realm would not play by the rules and forcibly interfere.
This concern was not unfounded. During the time Yun Che suffered his calamity, the Dragon Emperor's killing intent toward Yun Che was abnormally strong. Especially outside the Lan Ji Star, when he attacked Yun Che and Mu Xuanyin, the Dragon Emperor had been the most ruthless and decisive.
They had since learned the reason: the holy, dustless "Dragon Queen" had also been... slept with by Yun Che!
The Dragon Emperor would not be satisfied even if he killed Yun Che ten thousand times.
However, this concern had never appeared in Yun Che himself. Many times, he even seemed eager to directly confront the Long Shen Realm.
It was as if, in his eyes, the threat of the Long Shen Realm was less than that of the various king realms of the Dong Shen and Nan Shen Domains.
This bizarre certainty was something both Chi Wuyue and Qianye Ying'er perceived clearly.
"Why is he so unafraid of the Long Shen Realm? These past few months, I have constantly been pondering this question," Chi Wuyue said slowly.
Especially Yun Che's recent words, "no need," which expressed his disregard for the Long Shen Realm even more directly.
"Do you know the answer?" she asked Qianye Ying'er.
"Dragon Soul suppression?" Qianye Ying'er replied with a questioning tone.
Chi Wuyue smiled faintly and shook her head: "So you don't know either. But it definitely can't be that simple."
Qianye Ying'er crossed her arms and said indifferently: "I've said it more than once—he is no longer the Yun Che of the past. Now, he holds something back from everyone, including that little wife he just picked up."
"Also," Qianye Ying'er gave a very faint smile, "his words 'no need' were not meant to deliberately sting you. From the time he learned that you had gone to face the Feimie Dragon God alone until the projection from the Dong Shen Domain arrived, he was in a constant state of agitation."
"Is that so?" The black mist's swirling became light and dreamy. The corner of the Demon Empress's lips lifted slightly: "But what surprises me even more is that these words come from your mouth."
"After all, I too have been changing," Qianye Ying'er looked up. "Continue with the 'chance of victory' you're so concerned about. To make you risk so much, it seems you aren't that confident in the war with the Western Domain."
"Yes," Chi Wuyue did not deny it. "Since stepping out of the Northern Domain, the more I understand the Long Shen Realm and the Western Domain it leads, the more worried I become. Through Zhou Xuzi, I have been directly peering into the core of the Long Shen Realm. Soon, I came to a conclusion: if we were to fight the Western Domain head-on, setting aside Yun Che's existence, based on all the forces we can currently mobilize... we would have no chance of victory."
"..." Qianye Ying'er showed no surprise at Chi Wuyue's conclusion.
"In this battle with the Feimie Dragon God, though the opponent was in a sorry state, I was also quite shaken. Frankly, the Feimie Dragon God's strength exceeded my highest estimates. Even under my soul-devouring state, he was able to injure me to this extent."
Chi Wuyue's expression was solemn, her eyes dark—this was definitely not false modesty or a joke: "I once thought that no matter how strong the Feimie Dragon God was, he shouldn't surpass Yan Yi. But in truth, he is even above Yan Yi."
"Jie Xin and Jie Ling were reborn through the Dark Eternal Calamity. The two of them combined are comparable to Yan Tianxiao. Yet when fighting the Suxin Dragon God, they could only barely inflict superficial wounds while the opponent was frequently distracted."
"Thus, I have to reassess the strength of the other Dragon Gods."
Qianye Ying'er said: "If you're that worried, why didn't you tell him just now? You could also ask him what his trump card is against the Long Shen Realm, to set your mind at ease."
Chi Wuyue smiled and shook her head.
"You should know that I have never been willing to do things without certainty. If I were him, I would choose to continue lying low in the Northern Domain for at least a thousand years. But he can't even wait five years."
"However, because it's him, no matter how willful, he has the right. So I will not oppose what he decides, and I am unwilling to press him about what he won't say. All I need to do is use my own methods to increase our chances slightly."
"You and I are no different."
"That's true." Qianye Ying'er's eyes shifted. "But there is still some difference. Whether he is impulsive or calm, willful or secretly plotting, whether he wins or loses, lives or dies... I worry, but I don't have as many scruples. Because no matter the outcome or future, I will follow him."
"Even if we end up buried in the abyss, written into the most rotten page of divine realm chronicles, I want my name together with his."
"But you are different. On your shoulders rests the fate of the entire Northern Domain. So you have to think about, and must think about, much more than I do."
Chi Wuyue turned her head and looked at Qianye Ying'er for a long while. Then she said meaningfully: "Qianye Ying'er, the Fandi Shennü who once would use any sinister means for her own benefit—to have so completely and willingly become a man's accessory—this is the most astonishing 'miracle' of the Dong Shen Domain."
"More than just an accessory. Now, even if someone called me his plaything or female slave to my face, I wouldn't get angry. I might even feel a strange sense of satisfaction."
Qianye Ying'er's golden eyes misted over as she spoke in a faint voice that anyone would hear as self- degradation: "Do you think it's my nature to be this cheap, or has he secretly planted some demonic charm in me?"
Chi Wuyue smiled slightly: "Isn't this also a kind of good fortune? And... the most extravagant kind."
"...In any case, trust him," Qianye Ying'er said. "With his strong desire for revenge, he would not have stepped out of the Northern Domain without sufficient certainty. Instead of worrying, I am more looking forward to it. When facing the Western Domain led by the Dragon Emperor, which card will he play?"
At that moment, a gray, oppressive pressure descended from the sky, causing both women to turn their heads.
Cai Zhi's figure descended slowly. Even standing before two women like Qianye Ying'er and Chi Wuyue, her body still appeared exceptionally delicate and petite.
Her dress was always in seven colors, as if symbolizing some obsession she refused to let go of. Only the sash at her waist and the tassels at the hem had been changed to pitch black. Her face was still an overly flawless, milky white—just as when Yun Che first saw her.
But compared to the exquisitely crafted doll she once was, this "doll" now bathed in a dangerous, grayish hue, adding an intangible, bewitching charm.
"You're injured?" Cai Zhi looked at Chi Wuyue, with a hint of concern.
"A minor wound. Nothing to worry about," Chi Wuyue said softly. Even little Cai Zhi could see it at a glance—it seemed her vitality had indeed suffered considerably this time.
"Oh?" Qianye Ying'er's gaze flickered, showing slight surprise. "You two should never have met before. Why do you seem so familiar?"
"Scram!" Cai Zhi said coldly, a surge of killing aura pressing toward Qianye Ying'er.
Chi Wuyue silently took a step back, adopting an unconcerned stance.
"Ah, little Celestial Wolf." This time, Qianye Ying'er did not immediately dodge. She let out a soft sigh, a helpless expression appearing on her snow-white face—still so breathtakingly beautiful that it could steal one's soul. "You must have eavesdropped on what the Demon Empress and I just said. In this life, whether I live or die, I will be stuck to Yun Che. Even he himself can't get rid of me, let alone you."
"So, how about trying to find a way to coexist peacefully?" Her golden eyes turned, ripples stirring. "Considering that you are his somewhat formal wife, if you are willing to coexist peacefully, I can make concessions—even several steps. Even calling you 'older sister'... is not out of the question."
"Dream on!" Cai Zhi's eyes condensed with murderous intent, directly crushing Qianye Ying'er's strange words. "You harmed my aunt, you harmed my brother, you harmed my sister! I will never forgive you! After we defeat the Long Shen Realm and you have no more use, I will kill you immediately!"
"Don't be so absolute," Qianye Ying'er said, her voice rarely soft and pleading, as if showing weakness. "Tianlang Xisu was willing to die for me, and he died very satisfied. You know that clearly."
"As for the Tiansha Xingshen, though I used Nan Wansheng to force her into a desperate situation back then, I didn't succeed in the end. Instead, it led her to meet Yun Che, which gave you the husband you have now."
"Looking at it that way, it seems you should be thanking me." Qianye Ying'er extended a finger to flick the golden hair at her neck, muttering as if to herself: "On one side, you're hooking up with the sister, on the other side, you're stealing the younger one. Sure enough, even before he fell to demonhood, he was a complete beast."
"You..." Qianye Ying'er's strange words caused Cai Zhi's murderous aura to waver.
"Your aunt died because of Yue Wuyai's stupidity and Xing Juekong's ruthlessness. Tianlang Xisu willingly died for me. And the Tiansha Xingshen died at the hands of Zhou Xuzi. You should hate me, but not to the point where it can only be resolved by death."
"If you can't let go of your anger, can't get past it..." Qianye Ying'er sighed lightly, seemingly in sorrow. Her slender finger slowly traced down the illusory curve of her chest. "I'll stand still and let you hit me once."
"..." Cai Zhi's starry eyes narrowed bit by bit, the starlight gradually turning into dangerous, dim light. "Are you serious?"
"Of course... I'm joking!"
Whoosh!
A storm erupted. Qianye Ying'er's figure was already miles away, but her voice came clearly from afar: "Little Celestial Wolf, if this body of mine gets broken, the one who will be most heartbroken is your husband. After all, to him, I am the most perfect plaything in this world—something a little girl like you who never grows up can never replace, hehehe!"
Bang!
Cai Zhi's demonic aura and killing aura exploded simultaneously, shattering the ground a thousand feet deep. But just as she was about to fly up, Chi Wuyue grabbed her wrist and gently pulled her back.
"You can't really do anything to her anyway, so why bother chasing?" Chi Wuyue said with a gentle smile and a shake of her head. When it came to verbal sparring, ten Cai Zhis could not match Qianye Ying'er.
Cai Zhi's delicate chest heaved violently, but she finally refrained from giving chase.
It took a good while before she finally calmed down. Then she suddenly turned her head and stared straight at Chi Wuyue.
Her skin was like snow and ice, white and lustrous. The dark demonic aura that always swirled around her was of the highest order in this world, yet it seemed dim and dull against the radiant glow of her snow-like skin...
And her figure—Cai Zhi searched her entire vocabulary and could find no words to describe the exquisite curves, a temptation that seemed to come from a demon itself. Without any deliberate posture, without even her eyes or voice, it was enough to instantly ignite a person's desire... and then burn away all their reason.
Be they man or woman.
"..." Cai Zhi jerked her head back. Her barely calmed chest began to heave again, and it took a long time to settle.
"Oh?" Chi Wuyue blinked her seductive eyes, marveling as she watched a faint, rouge-like blush slowly rise on the young girl's snow-white neck.
"Demon Empress, I want to ask you something. You must answer." Cai Zhi stared ahead, her face solemn, her tone calm.
"Alright," Chi Wuyue smiled. "Go ahead."
Cai Zhi opened her lips, but before the words came out, her face quickly flushed from pale pink to deep red—until the warm sensation spread clearly from her cheeks to her heart.
She quickly turned her face away a little more, bit her lip secretly, then, suppressing her voice, she asked in the most serious and solemn tone: "How... how... can I become like you?"
The last half of her sentence came out extremely fast. As her voice trailed off, she bit her lip again, stubbornly refusing to turn around and look into Chi Wuyue's eyes.
"..." Chi Wuyue's lips parted slightly, and she smiled radiantly. She stepped forward and whispered in Cai Zhi's ear: "For that question, you should ask him. He knows best."
"~!@#$%^..." Cai Zhi's tense body trembled for a long time, then she suddenly pulled away and left behind a resentful remark: "Women like you... are all so petty. Hmph!"
Watching her fleeing figure, Chi Wuyue laughed for a long time, then murmured to herself: "Women like you? Actually, last time you asked, it was the same for me."
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Deep within the Canglan Divine Domain, high in the distant sky.
Tian Guhu's voice rushed urgently as he arrived at top speed. The moment his eyes met Yun Che's figure, he knelt with reverence: "Tian Guhu pays respects to the Demon Lord. Please give your orders."
"Send word to all upper and middle realm kings," Yun Che's eyes were darker than ever before. "Within three hours, all of you are to be on standby at the Canglan King Hall. This Demon Lord has a major announcement to make."
Tian Guhu's body shook violently, and he replied with a trembling, excited voice: "Guhu receives the order! I take my leave!"