# Chapter 1872: The Mortal Heart of a Fairy
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, I have failed to protect you in time. Please forgive my offense." Murong Yefeng said.
The palm strike Murong Yefeng had just unleashed caused the distant Imperial Ancestor Crown Prince, Lion Green Divine Son, and Yue Gongming's hearts to leap.
Who was this person arriving?
Such a peerless powerhouse, why would he bow to Zhang Ruochen?
The Butcher was overjoyed, letting out a wild laugh: "With a powerful ally here, today, whether it's the Shura of the Hell Realm or the traitors of the Heavenly Court Realm, all of them must die."
The Butcher charged out of the Divine River, sweeping his blade horizontally. With a tearing sound, he left a foot-long bloody gash on Yue Gongming's abdomen.
In another direction, Qu Xingzhe saw Murong Yefeng and immediately felt his scalp go numb, as if a great calamity was about to befall him.
His gaze turned to Divine Cliff Master, who was suspended in midair. He discovered that Divine Cliff Master's forehead was covered in sweat, his face twitching incessantly. In their spiritual power clash, he seemed to be at a disadvantage.
"The situation is bad. Flee."
Qu Xingzhe took out a talisman and pressed it against his chest. The next moment, he erupted with a thousand times the speed of sound, trying to break through the atmosphere of War Soul Star.
"I'll leave this to you!"
Zhang Ruochen instructed Murong Yefeng, then charged out of the blood mist, executing Great Space Teleportation to pursue Qu Xingzhe from behind.
"Still trying to escape?"
Hearing Zhang Ruochen's voice from behind, Qu Xingzhe was startled at first.
However, he quickly calmed down, thinking that today there might still be an opportunity to turn defeat into victory.
That opportunity was to capture Zhang Ruochen.
A sinister expression appeared on Qu Xingzhe's face. He quickly turned around, still at a thousand times the speed of sound, charging straight at Zhang Ruochen.
On Qu Xingzhe's skin, densely packed Sanskrit characters emerged. His body turned golden, and a circle of sacred Buddha light appeared around his head.
At this moment, his physical body was extremely powerful. Combined with a thousand times the speed of sound, even the impact force alone could cause earth-shattering destruction.
A thousand times the speed of sound was too fast. Zhang Ruochen could only activate his Space Domain and employ the technique of Space Distortion.
Qu Xingzhe charged in front of Zhang Ruochen, but his trajectory curved, flying past Zhang Ruochen's right side and crashing into the ground.
"Boom."
Even though the ground of War Soul Star was solid, Qu Xingzhe still created a deep crater dozens of meters in diameter.
Zhang Ruochen gracefully descended to the edge of the crater, releasing his spiritual power to look down. Thick smoke rose from within the crater.
Suddenly, Zhang Ruochen's eyelids contracted. He summoned the Azure Heaven Floating Tower and held it in front of him.
"Bang."
Qu Xingzhe flew out from the deep crater and collided with the Azure Heaven Floating Tower, sending Zhang Ruochen flying backward at a thousand times the speed of sound. During the backward flight, Zhang Ruochen channeled Saint Qi into the tower, causing Supreme Power to emerge on its surface.
Zhang Ruochen struck the tower with his palm. With a hum, a layer of semi-transparent energy rebounded backward, sending Qu Xingzhe flying diagonally like a scarecrow, crashing to the ground.
Then, the Azure Heaven Floating Tower came crashing down, smashing onto Qu Xingzhe's body.
"Crack, crack."
Qu Xingzhe's internal organs were all shattered, over a dozen of his Saint Bones were broken, and even his Saint Soul was nearly shattered by the impact.
Zhang Ruochen didn't kill Qu Xingzhe directly. Instead, he took out a Saint-Binding Chain, tied him up, and stored him in the Qiankun Realm.
On the other side, Murong Yefeng and Blood Bee Shura King had been in a standoff, neither making a move.
Imperial Ancestor Crown Prince, Yue Gongming, and Lion Green Divine Son were all suppressed by the cultivators of Heavenly Beginning Civilization, all severely injured and having lost their combat effectiveness. Those Blood Emperor Bees were trapped by the "Red Sun Divine River Diagram."
The current situation was extremely favorable for Zhang Ruochen's side.
Zhang Ruochen summoned the Abyssal Ancient Sword and was about to strike to help Ji Fanxin cut down Divine Cliff Master.
When dealing with an enemy like Divine Cliff Master, showing righteousness was mere womanly benevolence. When there was an opportunity to kill, one must ensure his death.
Before Zhang Ruochen could strike, the spiritual power duel between Divine Cliff Master and Ji Fanxin had already reached its conclusion.
"Pfft."
Divine Cliff Master spat blood from his mouth and fell from midair.
Ji Fanxin also seemed to have suffered considerable injuries. Her graceful and alluring figure was sent flying backward.
"Whoosh."
Heavenly Beginning Fairy shot out a long silk ribbon, extending over ten miles, trying to catch Ji Fanxin.
However, ripples of space appeared around Ji Fanxin. Zhang Ruochen stepped out from the space ripples and caught her around the waist.
The two slowly descended to the ground, accompanied by a rain of flower petals drifting down with them.
Heavenly Beginning Fairy immediately withdrew her silk ribbon, her eyes staring fixedly at the two of them.
Beside her, the Butcher laughed loudly: "Thank goodness the Hundred Flowers Fairy arrived in time. Otherwise, we might have suffered a great loss today."
"Divine Cliff Master was even beaten until he spat blood by the Hundred Flowers Fairy. This battle is enough to change how the world's cultivators view her. She is not just a pure and refined fairy, but also a top-tier powerhouse below the Great Saint realm." An elder of Heavenly Beginning Civilization said.
The Fool used his elbow to nudge that elder, reminding him that in front of the Heavenly Lady, praising another woman of equal fame might not sit well with her.
The Fool changed the subject, chuckling: "Have you noticed that the Hundred Flowers Fairy and Zhang Ruochen have an extraordinary relationship? It seems they really are soulmates."
That elder reacted quickly and immediately chimed in: "Right, right. If there weren't an extraordinary relationship, how could the Hundred Flowers Fairy become an enemy of Divine Cliff Master for his sake?"
The Butcher's voice was loud: "I've said it before, the Hundred Flowers Fairy and Zhang Ruochen are a perfect match, a golden couple. Who knows, after the Kunlun Realm merit battle ends, the Moon God might go to the Thousand Stamen Realm to propose marriage on his behalf. Haha!"
At this moment, everyone was in high spirits, chatting and laughing.
But they didn't notice that Heavenly Beginning Fairy hadn't become happy because of this. Instead, it felt like more knives were being stabbed into her heart. Her slender jade fingers were tightly clenched together, and she felt very uncomfortable inside.
She asked herself if she was petty. She almost never competed with other women, but at this moment, deep in her heart, she felt some rejection towards Ji Fanxin.
Landing on the ground, Ji Fanxin gently shook her head at Zhang Ruochen: "It's just excessive spiritual power consumption. Nothing serious."
"I have sacred medicine for nourishing spiritual power."
Zhang Ruochen took out a medicine bottle and handed it to her.
Ji Fanxin naturally also had sacred medicine for nourishing spiritual power, but she didn't stand on ceremony with Zhang Ruochen. She took the bottle, poured a drop onto her fingertip, and swallowed it into her red lips.
On the other side, with a "swish," Heavenly Beginning Fairy's Rain Silk Divine Sword flew out, piercing through Divine Cliff Master's Sacred Heart in one strike.
Zhang Ruochen and Ji Fanxin both looked over, showing surprised expressions.
Heavenly Beginning Fairy had only suppressed Imperial Ancestor Crown Prince, Lion Green Divine Son, and Yue Gongming. Why did she suddenly kill Divine Cliff Master with one sword strike?
Seeing the questioning gazes of Zhang Ruochen and Ji Fanxin, Heavenly Beginning Fairy seemed to want to hide something. She swung the Rain Silk Divine Sword again, and three bloody heads flew up.
Imperial Ancestor Crown Prince, Lion Green Divine Son, and Yue Gongming were all killed.
Even the Butcher, the Fool, Li Miaohan, and others who had been following Heavenly Beginning Fairy all felt surprised. After all, the Heavenly Lady had told them earlier that she would send Imperial Ancestor Crown Prince, Lion Green Divine Son, and Yue Gongming to the Heavenly Palace for punishment.
Why the sudden change of heart?
A woman's change of heart was truly faster than turning a page.
Seeing everyone looking at her with puzzled expressions, Heavenly Beginning Fairy explained: "Divine Cliff Master is an Earth Master. Even if he were sent to the Heavenly Palace, they wouldn't execute him. If he doesn't die, he will bring endless trouble for us."
"Since we've killed Divine Cliff Master, as witnesses, the three of them must also die."
The logic was sound. Even if Heavenly Beginning Fairy hadn't acted, Zhang Ruochen would have.
However, as a pure and chaste fairy, was it really appropriate for her to personally kill someone? She could have simply given an order, and the Butcher and the Fool would have been happy to do this dirty work.
Ji Fanxin looked at Zhang Ruochen beside her, seeming to guess something. She brought her lips close to Zhang Ruochen's ear and whispered: "What is your relationship with Heavenly Beginning Fairy?"
Zhang Ruochen was secretly shocked. Could Ji Fanxin have seen through something? He transmitted his voice: "At the God-Sealing Platform, I helped Heavenly Beginning Heavenly Lady with a great favor. However, in the Eastern Domain Sacred City, she had already repaid the favor."
His matter with Heavenly Beginning Fairy involved her reputation. How could Zhang Ruochen dare to speak carelessly?
"Is that all?" Ji Fanxin asked.
Zhang Ruochen said: "Fairy, do you not trust me?"
"It's not that I don't trust you, but we are too close, and that Heavenly Beginning Heavenly Lady seems a bit unhappy." Ji Fanxin said with a faint smile, then added: "Haven't you noticed? When you and I communicate through voice transmission, her gaze occasionally sweeps over us?"
Zhang Ruochen only observed his enemies with extreme care. He rarely paid close attention to the subtle expressions of a woman.
Ji Fanxin said: "It seems that the pure and chaste Heavenly Beginning Fairy has developed mortal feelings but doesn't dare to express them. Zhang Ruochen, do you want to become the consort of Heavenly Beginning Civilization? I can help you."
"Don't, please don't interfere in matters between us. This matter is very complicated." Zhang Ruochen said.
Ji Fanxin said: "What matter is complicated? You are indeed hiding something from me."
Zhang Ruochen made a pleading gesture. Ji Fanxin was too intelligent. Lying in front of such a woman was very tiring.
Zhang Ruochen didn't want Ji Fanxin to continue pressing, so he quickly asked: "Fairy, your spiritual power is so powerful. Back in the Truth Heaven Domain, why were you still wary of Yan King and Lian Empress?"
"In the Truth Heaven Domain, my spiritual power was sealed and I couldn't use it at all. In fact, even after arriving in Kunlun Realm, my spiritual power is still in a sealed state. I've only unsealed part of it." Ji Fanxin said.
Still in a sealed state?
If it weren't sealed, how strong would her spiritual power be? A spiritual power Great Saint?
Blood Bee Shura King had experienced countless battles. Even in such a dangerous situation, he remained very calm. He activated his Great Saint Saint Soul, his entire body emitting dazzling blood light, charging toward Heavenly Beginning Fairy's direction.
Winning was already impossible.
Escaping was also as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Now, the only way to escape was to capture an important person.
Blood Bee Shura King's targets were Zhang Ruochen and Heavenly Beginning Fairy. However, Ji Fanxin standing with Zhang Ruochen made him hesitant, so he could only go for Heavenly Beginning Fairy.
"How dare you!"
The three elders of Heavenly Beginning Civilization simultaneously met his charge, each unleashing their Sacred Artifacts.
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(Because the Writers' Association has organized a trip to the disaster area for field research, which is quite remote, I can only update one chapter per day for the next few days. My apologies.)
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