“This white-robed youth is the rebel leader! We’ve caught a big one!”
Just then, Ji Fuyao, clad in a fiery red gown, moved with lethal grace. Beneath her delicate feet, two distinct infernos blazed: the Eight Desolations Annihilation Flame on her left, the Extreme Cold Three Thousand Flames on her right. Where she stepped, space itself warped, first scorching, then solidifying under the sheer intensity. In her hand, the Ultimate Emperor Weapon Howling Heaven materialized.
“Desolate Heaven Art!”
She channeled terrifying energies into her spear. Its tip, a white-hot dragon, unleashed twin torrents of power—one blazing red, one icy white—that tore through the air. Whoosh! A single sweep of her spear, and a Half-step Supreme was instantly annihilated. Whoosh! Another sweep, another Half-step Supreme fell. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Ji Fuyao plunged into the ranks of the Imperial Guards, a whirlwind of death. Heads rolled, bodies crumpled, a macabre ballet of destruction.
The Imperial Guards stared in utter disbelief, their souls nearly fleeing their bodies. “Who is this woman? We’ve never heard of such a powerhouse in the Northern Plains!”
The captain of the Imperial Guards frantically activated his Communication Jade Slips. Moments later, the North King’s voice boomed through. The captain quickly relayed the unfolding chaos.
In an instant, from a distant grand hall, the North King, clad in his Azure Python Robe, shattered a sealing restriction with a single punch. He tore open a Spatial Rift and, accompanied by several Quasi-Dao Supremes, traversed the void to arrive.
“Northern Plains rebels, daring to act under my very nose? Do you take me for a ghost?”
Boom! Boom! Boom! Ji Fuyao, a lone figure with her spear, had already decimated half the Imperial Guards in mere dozens of breaths, leaving their ranks in utter disarray.
Just then, Boom! Crack! The void ripped open, space twisted, and the North King, in his Azure Python Robe, stepped out of the Spatial Rift. His face, initially contorted with fury as he surveyed the scene, softened as his gaze fell upon Ji Fuyao’s breathtaking beauty amidst the slaughter. His murderous intent visibly receded.
A predatory lust gleamed in his eyes. Aside from Xuanji Holy Lord, he had never encountered such a stunning woman! A One-rotation Quasi-Dao Supreme, cultivating the Path of Spirit Fire! Her fiery red gown danced with her every move, each gesture sending his heart into a frantic rhythm.
Not far off, the remaining Imperial Guards scattered in terror, desperately crying out to the North King. “North King, save us!” “Help!” But the North King ignored their pleas, stroking his chin as he openly admired Ji Fuyao. As for Lu Xuan, floating serenely in the void above, the North King simply dismissed him from his sight.
A few Old Ancestors cleared their throats awkwardly. “North King, aren’t we going to intervene?” The North King frowned, annoyed. “Silence. My Dao Companion is enjoying her rampage; don’t disturb her.” The Old Ancestors exchanged helpless glances. They dared not argue. In the Northern Plains, everyone knew of the North King’s depraved lust, how he scoured the land for ‘cultivation vessels.’ This exquisite woman was indeed too captivating.
Clap, clap, clap! The North King applauded, a lecherous smile spreading across his face. “Well fought!” Ji Fuyao’s peerless grace stirred an unbearable desire within him. The Ultimate Emperor Weapon in her hand, constantly stained with blood, seemed to him a perfect work of art.
Whoosh! Ji Fuyao dispatched the last Imperial Guard, then turned her cold gaze to the North King. “This Imperial Court is truly a disgrace to the Northern Plains!” she declared, her voice laced with disdain. For the second most powerful figure beneath the Ice Frost Empress to stand by and watch his own Imperial Guards be slaughtered was unthinkable. Her Fuyao Dynasty would never tolerate such a thing. The lives of subordinates mattered!
The North King chuckled. “A beacon fire for the lords, all for a beauty’s smile. I’m willing to offer you everything, my lady.” He paused, his gaze lingering. “Across the Five Domains, I’ve only ever truly desired Xuanji Holy Lord. Who would have thought I’d stumble upon you? I declare it now: you and Xuanji Holy Lord, I shall have both!”
Ji Fuyao’s face remained utterly devoid of warmth. She leveled the Ultimate Emperor Weapon Howling Heaven at the North King, her voice a frigid whip. “Degenerate!”
“Hahahahaha!” The North King roared with laughter. “Oh, I’m even more smitten! No one in the Northern Plains has ever dared to speak to me like that! I grant you the privilege!”
His eyes dropped to Ji Fuyao’s delicate feet, where the Extreme Cold Three Thousand Flames burned fiercely. The North King smirked. “My lady, these Extreme Cold Three Thousand Flames were originally destined for my sister, the Ice Frost Empress. But since you’ve refined them, I’ll protect you! Even my sister won’t be able to touch them!”
Hearing this, the Old Ancestors immediately protested, “North King, you mustn’t! The Extreme Cold Three Thousand Flames are vital to the Ice Frost Empress!” Smack! The North King backhanded the protesting Old Ancestor, sending him flying thousands of feet. “Did I give you permission to speak?” The other Old Ancestors flinched, their hearts seizing up. There was an ironclad rule in the Northern Plains: “Never interrupt the North King when he’s trying to woo a woman!”
The North King fixed his gaze on Ji Fuyao, licking his lips, his eyes gleaming with depraved desire. He grinned. “Come here, my lady. Tonight, I’ll show you my power… Heheheh!”
At his words, Ji Fuyao tilted her head slightly, her gaze falling upon Lu Xuan. “Master,” she said, her voice chilling, “kill this disgusting man!”
The North King’s smile turned playful. “Master? This man is your master?” With a casual lift of his right hand, countless silver-white Ice Shards, surging with terrifying frigid power, materialized before him and shot towards Lu Xuan. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! They flew like ten thousand arrows, a dense, shimmering volley. The North King’s movements were elegantly dismissive.
Yet, Lu Xuan merely let out a cold humph. He didn’t even lift a finger. The sheer power of that single sound instantly reversed the Ice Shards’ trajectory. The countless projectiles spun around, now hurtling back towards the North King.
Witnessing this, the North King and his Old Ancestors froze, utterly dumbfounded. “How is this possible?” they thought. The North King was the second strongest beneath the Ice Frost Empress in the Northern Plains! His attack, reversed just like that? And the white-robed youth hadn’t even moved, only made a sound? What kind of technique was this?
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The Ice Shards, now imbued with an unstoppable, heaven-shaking momentum, were impossible to block! The North King’s face turned ashen. He frantically summoned several Defensive Spirit Weapons, their brilliant Dao Patterns weaving into a shimmering dome around him. But it was useless! Utterly useless!
Boom! Crack! The intricate Dao Patterns shattered like fragile paper, dissolving into nothingness. The North King’s body was instantly riddled by the Ice Shards, pierced through like a sieve!
With his last breath, the North King gasped, “You’re not a Quasi-Dao Supreme… you…” Then, he fell silent, utterly extinguished.
At this sight, the remaining Old Ancestors stood rigid, frozen in place. Who was this white-robed youth? Even the North King couldn’t last a single exchange! He hadn’t even had time to unleash the inherited power left by his Supreme Ancestors before being instantly annihilated!
Lu Xuan merely flicked his sleeve. A terrifying, peerless rainbow of light shot forth, streaking across the void like a falling Star Core. The dozen Old Ancestors in the air felt their scalps prickle with dread. As the fearsome attack bore down on them, their faces twisted into desperate snarls. “White Robe,” they shrieked, “no matter who you are, daring to cause trouble under our Imperial Court’s dominion, you will die a miserable death! You have no idea how deep our Imperial Court’s foundations truly run!”