“Master, I miss you.”
Lu Xuan smiled faintly. “We’ll meet soon.”
Ji Fuyao hummed in affirmation, her gaze filled with unwavering resolve. She finished all the food Lu Xuan had sent her through the spatial array. A warmth spread through her body, settling deep in her heart.
“Master, I won’t disappoint you!” Ji Fuyao murmured, her delicate lips parting slightly.
Just then, a thunderous roar ripped through the air! Space tore open, twisting violently!
Above the skies near Fengcang City, brilliant Spatial Array Patterns surged, cascading like a starry river, illuminating the void. An aura of terrifying power emanated from them.
“Dare to kill those of my Imperial Court? Have you a death wish?!”
As the voice echoed, several Quasi-Dao Supremes emerged from the spatial rift. Leading them was Huang Fu, one of the Imperial Capital’s Five Tiger Generals.
Huang Fu, clad in heavy armor with an Ancient Desolate Long Saber at his hip, gazed down with a disdainful sneer. A palpable, suffocating Killing Intent radiated from him.
Behind him, a legion of over a thousand soldiers materialized: the Black Flame Army! This elite force hailed directly from the Imperial Capital, serving under the Ice Frost Empress herself, and was even more formidable than the Ice Flame Army.
Each soldier was exquisitely equipped, their defensive and offensive spirit weapons gleaming with divine radiance. A brutal, bloodthirsty aura swirled around them, each one a master of countless slaughters.
Huang Fu’s divine sense swept across the surroundings, instantly locking onto Ji Fuyao. “So you are Ji Fuyao, the traitor who dares to call herself the Fuyao Empress?” he sneered. “To declare yourself Empress in my Northern Plains, I must commend your audacity!”
His gaze then swept over the assembled Fire Alliance members, a mocking laugh escaping him. “Just as I thought, the Fire Alliance’s Rabble are with you! But perhaps you’re unaware that the Fire Alliance headquarters was almost annihilated?”
“However, to ensure your demise, I’ve already pulled back all the Ice Flame Army forces besieging their headquarters!”
Hearing this, Chen Bing and the others turned deathly pale. The Fire Alliance headquarters almost annihilated! It seemed that now, if the Northern Plains truly wished to overthrow the Imperial Court, they could only rely on the Fuyao Empress.
Huang Fu’s hand then rested on his Ancient Desolate Long Saber as he looked down at Ji Fuyao, a sneer twisting his lips. “From what I see in Fengcang City, only you are barely worth my attention. Now, it seems I’ve vastly overestimated you by bringing so many powerful experts! Go on, make your move!”
Ji Fuyao merely cast a dismissive glance upwards. “Only so few people came?”
“Hahahahaha!” Huang Fu burst into laughter. “Since you’re so confident, then wait until the Ice Flame Army arrives. I’d like to see if you can still be so stubborn then!”
In his mind, there was no way Ji Fuyao alone could have conquered ten cities in a few days. She must have other powerful experts backing her! Since she was so confident, he would wait for all his forces to gather before attacking. After all, he had sworn a military pledge before the Ice Frost Empress, and she tolerated no failures! This time, the Empress had even bestowed upon him an Imperial Court Ancestral Artifact, all to annihilate the Fuyao Dynasty in one fell swoop! He had to win!
Ji Fuyao remained unconcerned.
Chen Bing’s face was etched with worry as he spoke to Ji Fuyao. “Empress! Actually, our Fire Alliance’s Creation Supreme, Huang Chao, once left behind an inheritance of the Spirit Fire Dao. Supreme Huang Chao was incredibly powerful back then, almost snatching a Supreme Fruit Position from the Imperial Court’s grasp, but unfortunately, he failed in the end.”
Ji Fuyao’s brow furrowed slightly. To have almost seized a Supreme Fruit Position from the Northern Plains Imperial Court truly made Huang Chao a formidable expert!
Chen Bing continued, “Perhaps Empress, you could try to acquire Supreme Huang Chao’s inheritance. Within it lies an Exotic Flame, which, though not as potent as the Extreme Cold Three Thousand Flames, is still highly coveted by the Ice Frost Empress.”
Ji Fuyao nodded calmly. “After this battle, I’ll consider it.”
Chen Bing nodded emphatically, producing a Jade Slip. “Empress, this Jade Slip contains a map to the inheritance site.”
Ji Fuyao took it. “Good.”
Half an incense stick later, a thunderous roar erupted! The grand spatial array near Fengcang City suddenly flared, its brilliant patterns shimmering like stars, illuminating the void. Thousands of Ice Flame Army soldiers marched out of the spatial array.
“We greet General Huang Fu!” Zhang Chen, the Ice Flame Army commander, saluted Huang Fu respectfully.
Huang Fu nodded indifferently.
Zhang Chen said with a hint of regret, “We almost broke through the Fire Alliance headquarters. What a pity.”
A mysterious smile played on Huang Fu’s lips. “No matter. The Fire Alliance headquarters is nothing but Rabble compared to the Fuyao Dynasty. Besides, my order for you to withdraw had another purpose. Surely you know that Her Majesty the Empress has always coveted the rebel Huang Chao’s Spirit Fire inheritance?”
Hearing this, Zhang Chen smiled. “General Huang Fu, truly brilliant! To give the Fire Alliance headquarters a false hope, let them acquire the inheritance, and then we’ll plunder it, shattering their illusion!”
Huang Fu nodded calmly. “Wait a little longer. Powerful experts from a few more cities will be bringing their forces.”
Commander Zhang Chen surveyed Fengcang City, disdainfully remarking, “Among them all, only that woman in red has any real strength.”
Huang Fu said coolly, “She definitely has someone backing her. We absolutely cannot let them escape!”
Before long, boom, boom, boom! Above the void, several Ancient Desolate Spirit Ships shot forth from various directions, their brilliant divine radiance shimmering in the sky like falling stars!
Several City Lords descended with their vast armies! Another force of thousands!
Soon, all the powerful experts mobilized by Huang Fu had converged!
He stared coldly at Ji Fuyao. “Alright. Call out everyone backing you.”
He refused to believe that a mere Ji Fuyao could overturn ten cities and kill three Ice Flame Army Quasi-Dao Supreme commanders in Luocheng!
Boom! Clad in a fiery red gown, Ji Fuyao stepped into the air, a boundless sea of Spirit Fire manifesting beneath her jade feet, surging with heaven-reaching Spirit Fire power. Her face remained utterly calm. “For my Master to come out, you are not worthy!”
Huang Fu let out a wild laugh. “No one in the Northern Plains who dares to disrespect my Black Flame Army and Ice Flame Army has been born yet! Since you’re so stubborn, I’ll beat you until your backer shows themselves!”
The Nine-star Supreme Weapon, Heaven-Burning Spear, appeared in Ji Fuyao’s hand. She pointed it at Huang Fu and the others, stating coldly, “All Quasi-Dao Supremes, come together!”
“Come together!” Huang Fu, Zhang Chen, and the others were all momentarily stunned. All the Imperial Court soldiers burst into mocking laughter. “How arrogant!”
Huang Fu, however, merely let a slight smile play on his lips. “As you wish! My Imperial Court specializes in treating stubborn people!”
Boom, boom, boom, boom! Huang Fu directly drew the Ancient Desolate Long Saber from his waist. Even before he struck, terrifying saber qi, infused with icy power, filled the heavens and earth. He stepped forward through the air.
Behind him, Zhang Chen and the others stepped out. There were five Three-rotation Quasi-Dao Supremes in total! Along with over a dozen Two-rotation Quasi-Dao Supremes and One-rotation Quasi-Dao Supremes! A formidable force of twenty experts!
Everyone was utterly shocked. Ji Fuyao was about to face twenty powerful experts alone!
In an instant, Commander Zhang Chen moved. “Ji Fuyao, prepare to die!”