Chapter 766: Deposing Ming Wang
"Little... Little Demon Empress!" Ming Wang clutched his chest, his entire body trembling uncontrollably... He was strong, arrogant, and looked down on everything. He didn't want to show fear before anyone, but his body was shaking wildly, before his will could even register it.
Because his body could sense the approach of death more clearly.
Lin Guiyan, who had been heavily injured by Ming Wang's strike, saw the Little Demon Empress's figure. Ignoring the blood spilling from his mouth, he hastily knelt and prostrated, trembling as he said: "Welcome, Little Demon Empress!"
Imprinted with the Slave Mark, they were the Little Demon Empress's absolute loyal dogs.
"Welcome, Little Demon Empress."
Everyone bowed together. Mu Feiyan quickly stepped forward and bowed: "With the Little Demon Empress's personal arrival, Ming Wang has no escape this time!" He turned his gaze to Ming Wang and roared: "Seize this traitor!"
Before his voice faded, Mu Yubai, Su Xiangnan, and the eight Supreme Elders had already charged forward. But at that moment, a clear and cold voice sounded indifferently: "Step back. No one is to make a move."
Mu Yubai and the others stiffened, hastily stopping their bodies, then retreating one after another.
Clearly, the Little Demon Empress intended to personally kill Ming Wang... to avenge the blood debt of the Huan Yao Royal Clan.
Although Ming Wang was strong, for the Little Demon Empress to kill him was as easy as turning over her hand.
The world that had just been roaring like a hellish forge was now eerily silent. The Little Demon Empress's gaze fixed on Ming Wang, calm and devoid of any emotion. Her face showed neither anger nor joy, neither happiness nor sorrow. But everyone present felt their hearts tighten, barely able to breathe.
"Huan Caiyi..." The terrifying silence made Ming Wang's chest feel like it was about to explode. He could no longer endure, and rasped out: "I... truly regret not forcefully killing you in these hundred years!"
"Hmph! At death's door, and still daring to speak recklessly!" Mu Feiyan cursed angrily.
The Little Demon Empress said nothing, nor was she provoked by Ming Wang. She only slowly raised her small hand, the pale palm facing Ming Wang's direction.
This simple action made Ming Wang's pupils sharply contract. He let out a great roar and blasted out both hands, his entire Xuan power surging out madly like a crazed beast, igniting a sky full of Fallen Demon Flame that howled as it struck toward the Little Demon Empress.
The highly dense Fallen Demon Flame, when its power spread, could incinerate an entire city to ashes in a short time.
The Little Demon Empress remained expressionless. A faint golden light flashed between her brows, and she gently pushed her hand forward. In an instant, golden light blazed across the sky. The Golden Crow Flame burned fiercely within the Fallen Demon Flame. The hideous and terrifying Fallen Demon Flame, upon touching the golden Golden Crow Flame, was like a demon encountering holy light, letting out sharp shrieks as it twisted, fled, and was rapidly devoured and drowned...
"HAHAHAHAHA..." But from behind the Fallen Demon Flame came Ming Wang's hoarse, wild laughter: "Huan Caiyi... just you, wanting to kill me... a fool's dream!"
Pfft!!
A huge mist of blood suddenly spurted from Ming Wang's mouth, raining down onto his body. His entire figure slowly turned transparent in the blood mist... and disappeared.
"It's the Blood Escape!" Mu Yubai exclaimed in shock. Back in Yaohuang City, Ming Wang had used this strange Blood Escape technique to flee from the Little Demon Empress.
Ming Wang had unleashed the Fallen Demon Flame with all his might only to block the Little Demon Empress. What he truly intended was to repeat that trick and escape with the Blood Escape... The Blood Escape required vital blood as a guide and had severe consequences. Unless at a life-or-death moment, he would never use it. And he had used it twice, both times in front of the Little Demon Empress... because if he didn't pay that price, the only outcome was a miserable death!
"Hmph!"
The Little Demon Empress's eyes, more radiant than the bright moon, narrowed slightly. A soft cold huff escaped her nose. Light flickered on her body as she instantly pierced through layer after layer of Fallen Demon Flame, her hand reaching with casual force toward the spot where Ming Wang had just vanished.
From the underground secret chamber of Huai Wang's Mansion, a jade slip recording the Fallen Demon Art had been retrieved, and among it was recorded this forbidden Blood Escape technique. After such a long time, the Little Demon Empress had already understood its principles. Ming Wang thinking he could still use the Blood Escape to flee from the Little Demon Empress was the true fool's dream.
CRACK!!!
The flame light exploded. A large expanse of space shattered with a boom. Amid the scattering pieces of space, Ming Wang's already-vanished figure flew out with a miserable scream, crashing heavily to the ground, his whole body twitching. He looked at the Little Demon Empress's icy face, trembling all over, with a terror on his face as if he had seen a ghost or god.
"You... impossible... impossible..." Ming Wang's face and lips were deathly pale. With his powerful strength, if he had exerted all his might to resist the Little Demon Empress, he could definitely have held out for a while. But when he activated the Blood Escape, he greatly damaged his vital blood. Not only was his talent diminished, but he would fall into a state of heavy weakness for several days.
At this moment, setting aside the Little Demon Empress, even Mu Yubai alone could easily put him to death.
The first time he used the Blood Escape, he had successfully escaped.
But this time, not only did he fail to escape, but he also wasted his vital blood for nothing, placing himself in an even deeper death.
The Little Demon Empress's eyes were as cold as ice. She raised her hand, then brought it down. A ball of golden flame ruthlessly blasted into Ming Wang's dantian.
BOOM!!
The flame light exploded. The violent Golden Crow Flame power surged madly into Ming Wang's Xuan veins, cruelly burning and destroying his extremely weakened Xuan veins after the great loss of vital blood. Ming Wang's screams rose with incomparable shrillness, so piercing it seemed about to tear his throat apart. And his nearly thousand years of cultivated Xuan power and Xuan arts rapidly dissipated under the cruel burning of the Golden Crow Flame.
Everyone present couldn't help but twist their faces, chills running down their spines... For people at their level, having their Xuan power crippled was far more terrifying than death itself.
After destroying Ming Wang's Xuan veins completely, the Golden Crow Flame stopped burning. Ming Wang did not lose consciousness, but with his Xuan power gone, his tolerance for pain dropped dozens of times. His face twisted like a vicious ghost, his body curled up, his lips trembling as he emitted an extremely weak, yet venomous voice: "Huan Caiyi... even if I... go down to the Nine Nether Yellow Springs... I won't... let you off!"
"I'm afraid you won't have that chance." The Little Demon Empress's voice chilled to the marrow: "When you reach the Nine Nether Yellow Springs, the ancestors of my Huan Yao Royal Clan won't let you off, the ancestors of the many Guardian Clans won't let you off. Even your own ancestors won't let you off!"
"AHHHHH!!" Ming Wang roared with all his might, like a despairing evil ghost.
The Little Demon Empress raised her hand, her fingers drawing a line. Four beams of flame light struck Ming Wang's hands and feet, instantly burning them to charcoal black. A final beam of flame light blasted straight into his mouth, blowing all his teeth out of his oral cavity... before they could fall, they were incinerated into nothingness in the air.
Ming Wang's eyes rolled back, his whole body stiff, and in extreme agony, he fainted directly.
Though it was now warm spring, Mu Yubai and the others felt chills all over. They cautiously approached a few steps... but Ming Wang's miserable state stirred no pity in them.
The grave sins he had committed could not be redeemed even by the cruelest punishment under heaven!
"Little Demon Empress, why not kill him?" Mu Feiyan asked carefully. The Little Demon Empress had not taken Ming Wang's life, merely crippled his Xuan power.
And destroying his hands, feet, and all his teeth was to prevent him from even being able to commit suicide.
"He harmed my father, harmed my imperial brother, nearly destroyed my Huan Yao Royal Clan, brought Yun Clan to the brink of doom, and plunged Huan Yao into a hundred years of chaos... For such grave crimes, letting him die so easily would be far too merciful!"
"I will not only not let him die, but also make him live well! Live for a full hundred years! For these hundred years, I will have him suffer the most cruel and painful torments every single day and every single breath!"
Mu Feiyan shivered violently.
Everyone else's bodies tightened, not daring to even breathe loudly.
"Also, Yun Che said that living people are often much more useful than dead people." The Little Demon Empress turned her head away, no longer looking at Ming Wang: "Clan Master Mu, how much longer will it take for the Duan Kong Ring of Yun Clan to recover?"
Mu Feiyan quickly replied: "I personally sent a sound transmission to Yun Qinghong just yesterday to confirm. Within ten days, it will certainly recover. After recovery, it will be sufficient for a round trip to Tian Xuan Continent."
"Ten days?" The Little Demon Empress slightly furrowed her brows.
"Ten days is only a conservative estimate. Currently, Yun Clan is putting all its effort into restoring the Duan Kong Ring, and all the princes' mansions are helping with full strength. I believe it will be shorter than that time... Dare I ask, Little Demon Empress, after the Duan Kong Ring recovers, could this old man accompany you?" Mu Feiyan asked cautiously. He had also been very concerned about Yun Che.
"No need!" The Little Demon Empress turned and floated into the air: "I will go alone!"
The Little Demon Empress's figure was like a dark cloud, quickly disappearing into the distance. Mu Feiyan finally exhaled heavily. He glanced at Ming Wang on the ground, then spat harshly: "Drag this evil thief away and return to Yaohuang City! Remember, always leave a bit of Xuan power to stabilize his injuries and never let him die."
"The Little Demon Empress actually wants to go to Tian Xuan Continent alone." Mu Yubai walked over with a strange expression.
"That's not surprising. For us of the Huan Yao Realm, that place is extremely dangerous. One more person easily brings one more trouble and danger. The Little Demon Empress going alone is actually safer. I don't believe that with the Little Demon Empress's current strength, anyone in Tian Xuan Continent can threaten her." Mu Feiyan said imposingly.
"Hehe," Su Xiangnan smiled calmly as he walked over, speaking meaningfully: "It seems the Little Demon Empress is truly very concerned about our nephew Yun. Every time she meets Clan Master Mu or Brother Yun Qinghong, she always asks about the Duan Kong Ring. From this, it appears that the relationship between the Little Demon Empress and our nephew Yun might not be simply 'the will of the Golden Crow Holy God'."
"Tsk tsk, a figure like Che'er, there are only women who can't match him, no women he can't match. It's perfectly normal for the Little Demon Empress to develop feelings for him. Look at whose grandson he is, hahahaha!"
Mu Feiyan clasped his hands behind his back and walked away laughing. Now, whenever he thought of or mentioned his grandson, he would be radiant with pride.
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Tian Xuan Continent, Tianxiang Country (Fragrant Country).
Tianxiang Country is located in the south of Tian Xuan Continent, the closest to the Southern Sea of Tian Xuan, and also the closest to the Supreme Sea Palace, one of the Four Sacred Grounds.
Early morning, just after dawn, Yun Che and Feng Xue'er took the Primordial Mystic Ark and instantly traveled from Bing Yun Fairy Palace to the south of Tianxiang Country.
"I've heard from Grandfather that Tianxiang Country produces a strange herb called 'Thousand Fragrance' that emits a very distant and lingering aroma. It can be smelled everywhere in Tianxiang Country. That might be the origin of the country's name."
Yun Che flew unhurriedly toward the Southern Sea, searching his limited memory for information about Tianxiang Country to share with Feng Xue'er.
Not arriving directly at the Southern Sea region was, of course, to prevent exposing the Primordial Mystic Ark.
"We'll see Father soon. This is the first time I've been away from him for so long since leaving Lord Phoenix God. I wonder if he's been well during this time." Feng Xue'er said softly.
The sky grew brighter. When a complete warm sun finally appeared in the eastern sky, a boundless azure ocean came into their sight.
The Southern Sea of Tian Xuan!
Continuing three thousand miles south from the Southern Sea of Tian Xuan was the location of one of the Four Sacred Grounds—the Supreme Sea Palace.
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