# Chapter 474: Red Desire Enchantress
However, when they looked over, they were instantly stunned. The anger in their hearts vanished completely, replaced by an expression of infatuation.
At some unknown time, in a corner position on the second floor of the Star Cloud Hall, a seductive woman draped in red gauze had appeared.
She was barefoot, with a pair of snow-white jade feet, sitting on a chair, revealing her slender calves with no excess flesh and her rounded thighs. The sight was extremely alluring.
The words just spoken had come from her lips.
The red gauze on her body was extremely thin. Through the layer of gauze, one could see her fair skin and graceful figure, faintly visible yet hidden, giving a hazy beauty that was simply irresistible temptation.
In terms of beauty, the red-gauze woman and Ao Xinyan were evenly matched.
Yet when Wei Family's Second Son and Wei Family's Fourth Son fixed their gazes on her, they simply could not look away, as if she had stolen their souls.
When had this red-gauze woman arrived at the Star Cloud Hall?
Wei Family's Eldest Son could be certain that before he had struck Ao Xinyan with the Falling Phoenix Needle, the spot where the red-gauze woman now sat had definitely been empty.
In just an instant, she had appeared before everyone's eyes without anyone noticing, and no one had seen how she arrived.
What kind of terrifying cultivation was this?
Wei Family's Eldest Son reached out his hands and pressed down on Wei Family's Second and Fourth Sons, who were walking toward the red-gauze woman, afraid they might offend her.
Wei Family's Eldest Son stared at the red-gauze woman, clasped his hands in salute, and said, "What does the young lady mean by those words just now?"
The seductive woman draped in red gauze blinked her eyes and chuckled, "Don't you know that the man and woman sitting before you are holy disciples of the Eastern Domain Holy Academy?"
Zhang Ruochen's gaze shifted to the red-gauze woman. He mobilized his spiritual power, activated his Heavenly Eye, and saw through her illusion technique.
"Red Desire Star Envoy, why would she come to the Chaos Myriad Realms Mountain?"
Zhang Ruochen withdrew his Heavenly Eye and fell into thought.
The seductive woman sitting in the corner was none other than the youngest Star Envoy of the Black Market First Class Hall, Red Desire Star Envoy.
Although she had used an illusion technique to conceal her true appearance, she could not fool Zhang Ruochen.
"They are holy disciples?"
Wei Family's Eldest Son was greatly shocked.
Holy disciples were the most outstanding talents cultivated by the Martial Market Bank, who would later become high-ranking members of the Martial Market Bank.
How could a behemoth like the Martial Market Bank be something their Wei Family could afford to provoke?
Just as Red Desire Star Envoy had said, if they dared to sleep with a holy disciple, they would have committed a grave offense that might truly bring about the annihilation of their entire clan.
Cold sweat poured from Wei Family's Eldest Son's forehead. His entire body trembled. He looked at the sacred sword in his hand and prepared to return it.
But just then, Red Desire Star Envoy chuckled again, "Now you think of returning the sacred sword? Isn't it too late?"
"Then... what should we do?" Wei Family's Eldest Son said in terror.
Red Desire Star Envoy smiled, "Don't be so afraid. As long as your Wei Family pledges allegiance to me, even the wrath of the Martial Market Bank, I can help you block. You get a sacred sword, a beauty, and a powerful backing—your Wei Family really comes out ahead!"
Wei Family's Eldest Son stared at Red Desire Star Envoy, questioning, "Can your strength truly contend with the Martial Market Bank?"
"Of course."
"Why should I believe you?"
"Because of this."
Red Desire Star Envoy's gaze sharpened. She released a powerful aura, took out a crimson token, and placed it on the table.
"Black Market First Class Hall."
Seeing the five characters on the token, Wei Family's Eldest Son, Second Son, and Fourth Son went weak in the knees and fell to the ground.
Compared to the Martial Market Bank, martial artists feared the Black Market even more.
The Martial Market Bank was, after all, a righteous force. No matter how domineering they were, they would consider their reputation and leave some leeway, not going too far.
But the Black Market acted without any scruples. Offending them meant death was the easiest outcome. There were many fates worse than death.
Red Desire Star Envoy said, "The person you just ambushed is no ordinary holy disciple. She is not just the disciple of a half-saint from the Holy Academy, but also the princess of the Divine Dragon Half-Human Clan. So now, you have only one path—to pledge allegiance to me. Any objections?"
The three Wei brothers exchanged glances, all seeing the fear in each other's eyes.
In the end, they kowtowed and said, "We are willing to serve you, my lord."
"Rumble!"
Outside the Star Cloud Hall, a thunderous sound of iron hooves rang out.
Eighteen Crystal Warriors arrived outside the Myriad Realms Tavern. They leaped down from their savage beasts' backs, holding dragon-bone spears, and walked through the main entrance one by one, arriving on the first floor of the Star Cloud Hall.
"Greetings, Red Desire Star Envoy."
All eighteen Crystal Warriors were at the Heavenly Extreme Realm Great Perfection level of cultivation. Wearing crystal armor, they could unleash the power of cultivators at the Fish-Dragon Realm First Transformation level.
All eighteen knelt simultaneously and shouted in unison.
"What? She is actually the Red Desire Star Envoy of the Black Market First Class Hall?"
"Red Desire Star Envoy leading eighteen Crystal Warriors here—what major event has happened?"
Under the impact of eighteen powerful auras, all the martial artists in the Star Cloud Hall felt suffocated. They sensed that the appearance of the Black Market First Class Hall was unusual.
The three Wei brothers were also greatly shocked. They had not expected the woman before them to have such a terrifying background. No wonder she claimed to be able to contend with the Martial Market Bank.
At the same time, they felt secretly excited.
If their Wei Family could pledge allegiance to Red Desire Star Envoy, that would be excellent. In the future, how could they not rise to prominence?
Red Desire Star Envoy smiled seductively, "Rise! Wei Family's Eldest Son, that sacred sword is yours. The woman on the ground, you can take her too. But whether you can take the sword and the woman depends on your ability."
As she spoke, Red Desire Star Envoy's gaze shifted to Zhang Ruochen.
Wei Family's Eldest Son's gaze also locked onto Zhang Ruochen, a cold expression appearing on his face. "Rest assured, Lord Red Desire Star Envoy. He's just a young holy disciple. I, Wei Eldest, can handle him."
With Red Desire Star Envoy backing him, Wei Family's Eldest Son feared nothing.
As long as he killed that man, the sacred sword and the beauty would be his. Was there a better deal in the world?
Red Desire Star Envoy laughed, "Don't say I didn't warn you. The person sitting before you is the number one of this year's Eastern Domain Holy Academy, known as the king of the new generation. His name is Zhang Ruochen."
Wei Family's Eldest Son was not from the Eastern Domain and was not very familiar with Zhang Ruochen's name.
In his view, no matter how talented Zhang Ruochen was, he was just a twenty-year-old youth. How strong could he be?
Zhang Ruochen glanced at Wei Family's Eldest Son and sighed, "Red Desire Star Envoy, why must you drag me into this?"
Red Desire Star Envoy smiled, "Zhang Ruochen, if Wei Family's Eldest Son wants to take the woman on the ground, would you stand idly by? She followed you all the way to the Chaos Myriad Realms Mountain."
"You're right. I cannot stand idly by."
Zhang Ruochen looked at Ao Xinyan on the ground and saw that her lips had turned pale green, clearly deeply poisoned. So, he extended a hand, condensed a stream of true qi, and rolled it through the air around Ao Xinyan's back, lifting her up.
Although Ao Xinyan was poisoned and unable to move, she had not fainted and remained conscious.
"Zhang Ruochen, I... I don't need you to save me!"
Ao Xinyan's face was extremely pale, devoid of color, but she remained proud.
As Zhang Ruochen helped her up, she struggled incessantly, trying to refine the poison with her own power.
Zhang Ruochen had known this would be the result, which was why he had not played the good Samaritan earlier or helped her.
He had wanted to see if she could refine the poison on her own.
But Zhang Ruochen discovered that not only had she failed to refine the poison that had entered her meridians, but the toxicity had deepened. The poisonous qi was rushing toward her brain, about to enter her qi sea.
If the poisonous qi entered her qi sea, her entire cultivation would be ruined.
So, even though Ao Xinyan was ungrateful, Zhang Ruochen still helped her up, preparing to treat her injuries.
"Zhang... Zhang Ruochen... if... if you dare... touch me... I'll chop off your hand..." Ao Xinyan said weakly.
After losing to Zhang Ruochen, Ao Xinyan had harbored resentment, always regarding Zhang Ruochen as her rival. Even in her most helpless moment, she would never let Zhang Ruochen help her.
Zhang Ruochen acted as if he had not heard her. He pressed his index and middle fingers together and quickly tapped out, striking the nodes where Ao Xinyan's nine major meridians converged.
At the same time, golden sacred dragon qi flew from Zhang Ruochen's fingertips, transforming into nine faint strands of light that entered the nine nodes.
He used the sacred dragon qi to refine the poison.
Seeing Zhang Ruochen help Ao Xinyan refine the poison, Wei Family's Eldest Son's face showed joy. He sneered, "At death's door, and you still want to play the hero saving the beauty. Second, Fourth, attack together."
The three of them attacked Zhang Ruochen almost simultaneously, unleashing killing moves aimed at his head, chest, and legs.
Zhang Ruochen glanced at them and released his Protective Heavenly Gang, forming a green sphere five meters in diameter.
The three Wei brothers collided with the green sphere and were repelled by the counterforce of the true qi.
Wei Family's Eldest Son was stronger. He only took a step back to neutralize the force. But Wei Family's Second and Fourth Sons were sent flying by the power of the Protective Heavenly Gang, landing in a sorry heap.
Zhang Ruochen said, "If you don't want to die, get out of here now."
"Good kid, you have some skill."
Wei Family's Eldest Son's face darkened. He grabbed the Dragon Pattern Blue Water Sword, infused true qi into the blade, and activated the inscriptions.
"Die!"
Wei Family's Eldest Son roared fiercely. Gripping the sword with both hands, he thrust it forward. Using the immense power of the sacred sword, he actually pierced through Zhang Ruochen's Protective Heavenly Gang, aiming for Zhang Ruochen's heart.
(Five more chapters tonight, consider it a burst release!)