Chapter 1441: Another Space Cultivator
The tall, slender beauty was quite rude. She walked straight to the bronze table, extended two slender, delicate fingers, gently pinched off a small piece of golden dragon meat, and placed it into her rosy little mouth, savoring it.
As she ate, her movements were exceptionally elegant. Feeling the rich fragrance and smooth texture in her mouth, she appeared thoroughly delighted, letting out somewhat muffled sounds of admiration: "So fragrant... I've never eaten anything so delicious. How was this made?"
The tall beauty licked her fingers, then pinched off a palm-sized piece of demon shark fin, brought it to her nose, and inhaled with intoxicated delight. Just the aroma alone made her unbearably greedy.
At that moment, Zhang Ruochen seemed to emerge from his own universe of thoughts, finally realizing that a stunningly beautiful woman was standing before him.
This woman was extremely tall, about one meter eighty, with perfectly proportioned features. Her slender, snow-white jade neck, a willow-waist like a water snake, and a pair of long, breathtaking legs formed a beautiful silhouette with her full hips. She was sexy, elegant, and at the same time radiated a scorching youthful vitality. Her starry eyes, in particular, seemed to possess a soul-stealing, spirit-snatching magic.
Zhang Ruochen's eyes met hers for a moment, and he immediately felt a loss of balance, as if falling into a whirlpool. The entire world spun around him.
However, Zhang Ruochen's spiritual will was strong. He quickly clenched his fists and rapidly activated the *Nine Heavens Bright Emperor Scripture*. Immediately, a phantom of the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable emerged behind him, like a golden divine mountain, dissolving the strange power that made the world spin.
Seeing that Zhang Ruochen had actually resisted her Soul-Stealing Demon Eyes, a peculiar expression crossed the tall beauty's face. Finally, she looked at Zhang Ruochen with genuine attention.
He was a very young and handsome man, with sharp eyes that seemed to hide a trace of deep melancholy within their sharpness. He possessed a rather unique aura.
"You're not bad either," the tall beauty praised.
Zhang Ruochen met her gaze and said, "Did you get my permission to casually touch the dishes on the table?"
Between her jade fingers, the tall beauty held that piece of fin. She smiled seductively and charmingly: "Isn't it wasteful to enjoy so much delicious food all by yourself? How about I join you?"
Beneath the table, the nine-headed azure bird nodded vigorously, already eager to climb up and feast.
"If you want to taste the delicacies, you'll have to see if you have the strength."
Although Zhang Ruochen hadn't yet fought the tall beauty, the fact that a single glance from her had nearly floored him indicated she was an extremely formidable figure. In the Ancestor Spirit Realm, such characters were very, very rare.
Zhang Ruochen reached into the void, and the Abyssal Ancient Sword, which was refining a sacred artifact, transformed into a streak of dark light and flew back.
"Whoosh!"
He swung the war sword, and tens of thousands of sword qi shot out like a rainstorm, aiming to tear the tall beauty apart.
The tall beauty remained standing opposite the table. She pressed two slender jade fingers forward, tapping a spatial node. Instantly, the surrounding space solidified. All the sword qi froze in place, then shattered into wisps of green smoke.
The tall beauty lightly rose on her tiptoes, her firm jade buttocks directly sitting on the table. One slender arm propped behind her waist, looking somewhat lazy. She laughed, "Your sword technique is not bad, but unfortunately, your power is a bit lacking."
Zhang Ruochen sat steadily on his chair, less than a meter away from her. He could smell the faint fragrance emanating from her body. "Space Freeze. You cultivate the Way of Space?"
"That's right. Are you scared?"
The tall beauty revealed two rows of snow-white teeth, bit into the demon shark fin, making a munching sound, and lightly nodded her snow-white chin. "Not bad, really not bad."
In the Heavenly Court Realm, Kunlun Realm, Guanghan Realm... countless cultivators witnessed this scene through battlefield projections, all breaking out in cold sweat for Zhang Ruochen.
"It's over. Zhang Ruochen has actually encountered the Rakshasa Princess. It will be very difficult for him to escape alive tonight."
"Zhang Ruochen killed a large number of Rakshasa Clan marquises at the wormhole. The Rakshasa Princess must have received the news and deliberately found this place to kill him."
"This Rakshasa Princess, although only at the Saint realm, holds an extraordinary position in the Rakshasa Clan. She possesses top-tier talent and top-tier wisdom. She is the commander-in-chief of this attack on the Ancestor Spirit Realm. In just thirty years, she has shattered the Ancestor Spirit Realm, causing heavy losses to the Heavenly Court Realm."
"Encountering the Rakshasa Princess would make even those on the Heavenly Court Realm's *Sacred Merit Ranking* pale in comparison."
"Three years ago, Li Xingdou, ranked eighth on the Heavenly Court Realm's *Sacred Merit Ranking*, fought the Rakshasa Princess once in the Ancestor Spirit Realm. It is said he was defeated miserably."
"Li Xingdou is the son of a god and possesses a supreme perfect physique, yet he is no match for the Rakshasa Princess?"
"It seems Zhang Ruochen is doomed today."
...
The outside world was extremely tense, as if seeing a sword of death hanging over Zhang Ruochen's head. Once the sword of death fell, Zhang Ruochen's head would hit the ground.
But Zhang Ruochen, sitting opposite the Rakshasa Princess, had no idea of her identity.
Moreover, Zhang Ruochen did not detect any evil demonic qi on the Rakshasa Princess, nor did he find any characteristics of the Rakshasa Clan. Therefore, he assumed she was some top expert from the Seven Realms of Shatuo.
Zhang Ruochen suddenly stood up. The Abyssal Ancient Sword in his hand spun, forming dozens of sword shadows, and dense lightning intertwined on the blade.
"Sword Seven."
The war sword shot out like flowing light, aiming straight for the Rakshasa Princess's neck.
The distance between them was too close. In an instant, the tip of the Abyssal Ancient Sword reached the Rakshasa Princess's neck, just one inch away from piercing her throat.
A surge of spatial power erupted again, freezing the space around the Abyssal Ancient Sword, dissolving Zhang Ruochen's full-force thrust into nothingness.
"Break."
Zhang Ruochen spat out a single word.
Immediately, a spatial storm surged from his body, shattering the frozen space.
The tip of the Abyssal Ancient Sword was only an inch from the Rakshasa Princess's neck. With the suppression of spatial power gone, the sword tip shot forward with irresistible force.
However, the Rakshasa Princess was faster. Her two slender fingers had already reached her neck, clamping down on the Abyssal Ancient Sword, halting its powerful momentum.
A strange expression appeared in her beautiful eyes. "You also cultivate the Way of Space?"
"That's right. Are you scared?"
All one hundred and forty-four acupoints on Zhang Ruochen's body lit up. Then, he twisted his wrist, unleashing a force like a mountain overturning the sea, shaking off the Rakshasa Princess's two jade fingers and thrusting the sword through her throat.
No.
That was just an afterimage.
An instant before Zhang Ruochen thrust his sword, the Rakshasa Princess used a spatial displacement, vanishing from her spot and appearing behind Zhang Ruochen.
"Whoosh!"
Zhang Ruochen also used a spatial displacement in an instant, appearing above the Rakshasa Princess's head and attacking again.
"Shua, shua."
The two continuously used spatial displacements, leaving hundreds of afterimages in that space, as if hundreds of Zhang Ruochens and hundreds of Rakshasa Princesses were fighting.
Qing Mo and the nine-headed azure bird watched in stunned amazement, finding it unbelievable.
A moment later, the true bodies of Zhang Ruochen and the Rakshasa Princess appeared on the surface of the Giant Whale River.
Zhang Ruochen's finger traced a line, tearing open space, forming a dozens-of-zhang-long spatial rift that slashed toward the Rakshasa Princess.
The Rakshasa Princess's two index fingers formed a "cross" shape. Immediately, a horizontal and a vertical spatial rift appeared, forming a cross mark that collided with the spatial rift Zhang Ruochen had created.
"Boom!"
The space within a hundred zhang radius shattered into fragments, becoming a chaotic void.
After space recovered, a spatial vortex condensed in Zhang Ruochen's palm. Dozens of spatial rifts intertwined within the vortex, causing the entire surrounding area to spin along with it.
"Stop, stop. Can we not fight for a moment?" the Rakshasa Princess said.
Zhang Ruochen stared at her coldly.
The Rakshasa Princess withdrew her spatial power first, crossed her arms over her chest, and looked at Zhang Ruochen with an appraising gaze. "We're both cultivators from the Seven Realms of Shatuo. We should be united against external enemies. Why are we fighting among ourselves? Besides, if we keep fighting, all the dishes on the table will get cold."
Zhang Ruochen said, "Does the Seven Realms of Shatuo have an expert like you?"
They had fought hundreds of rounds just now. Except for the Time Sword Art, Zhang Ruochen had used every trick he had, yet he hadn't even touched a sleeve of her robe. This woman's strength was simply astonishing.
Even Wu Hao, the number one Saint realm expert of the Guanghan Realm, would likely lose more often than win if he fought her. Moreover, Zhang Ruochen felt she hadn't used her full power, seemingly holding something back.
It was precisely because of this that Zhang Ruochen began to doubt whether she was truly a cultivator from the Seven Realms of Shatuo.
The Rakshasa Princess's starry eyes curved into a smile. "Think again?"
Zhang Ruochen said, "Among the Seven Realms of Shatuo, experts like you number no more than ten. Among them, there is only one female Saint... Could you be the Spirit Flame Demon Consort of the Great Demon Ten Directions Realm?"
The Great Demon Ten Directions Realm ranked first among the Seven Realms of Shatuo. Their realm's chosen one was the mysterious Spirit Flame Demon Consort.
Legend had it that the Spirit Flame Demon Consort was the consort of a Demon Emperor from the Great Demon Ten Directions Realm. She was stunningly beautiful, possessed extraordinary talent, and was ruthless in her methods. She could control the Nuan Ling Dragon Fire and was considered the number one Saint realm expert of the Great Demon Ten Directions Realm.
"That's right, I am the Spirit Flame Demon Consort."
The Rakshasa Princess's gaze turned cold. She flicked her finger, and a ball of Nuan Ling Dragon Fire appeared at her fingertip, flickering like a divine lamp in the night.
"I've never heard that the Spirit Flame Demon Consort cultivates the Way of Space," Zhang Ruochen said.
The Rakshasa Princess shook her head. "Everyone has their own secrets and trump cards. How can they all be exposed? As the consort of a Demon Emperor, I should keep a low profile. Otherwise, I would have died at the hands of the other consorts long ago."