A chilling voice, heavy with menace, tore through the void. “Halt! Or face annihilation!” Space warped and ripped open as an utterly terrifying Supreme Realm power surged forth, blanketing the heavens and earth. It was the Icy Cold Power of a Northern Plains Imperial Court Old Ancestor, instantly engulfing the entire Yunhan Mountain Range. The world itself seemed to freeze. Everyone present was Petrified, their movements impossibly slow, as if time itself had ground to a halt.
From the depths of the fractured void, a Cloud Ship shot forth, carrying four Imperial Court Old Ancestors, including Bing Qianhan and Bing Qianluo. Behind them stood several elders from the Ice Soul Realm. Ji Fuyao's body was now completely restrained by the Supreme power, yet the Heaven-Burning Spear in her hand remained utterly unaffected, its divine might piercing through the temporal stasis. Countless eyes fixated on the Heaven-Burning Spear.
Swoosh! The Ice Frost Empress's eyes widened in utter horror, her face contorted in disbelief, but it was useless. The Heaven-Burning Spear plunged directly through her Brow. Blood splattered. “Old Ancestor… save me, I…” Her plea died on her lips as her life force began to Annihilate, her breath extinguished. Boom! Her lifeless body plummeted from the sky. Everyone was stunned. The Imperial Court's Supreme Old Ancestors had arrived, yet Ji Fuyao still dared to kill!
The four Imperial Court Old Ancestors, led by Bing Qianhan, stared at the Ice Frost Empress's corpse, their expressions turning chillingly grim. Bing Qianluo glared at Ji Fuyao, his eyes blazing with murderous intent. “Are you courting death?!” He had sensed an incredibly potent bloodline aura from the Ice Frost Empress, almost a Reversion to the Ancestral State, yet this woman had still managed to kill her! Bing Qianluo and the others swept their gazes around, discovering that many of the Northern Plains Imperial Court's Old Ancestors were either dead or severely wounded, a truly miserable sight. He was utterly bewildered. “How is this possible? My Imperial Court is invincible in the Northern Plains, yet we were no match for this woman?”
Thump! Thump! The surviving Old Ancestors, their faces pale with lingering fear, knelt in the void, pleading for help from Bing Qianhan and the others. “Old Ancestors, please, strike her down! Annihilate this woman!” “This woman has inherited the legacy of Creation Supreme Huang Chao and carries his will to destroy our Northern Plains Imperial Court!”
Bing Qianhan frowned slightly, a ghost of memory stirring. “Huang Chao? Heh… he was a talent, I suppose, but still too weak.” He was about to strike Ji Fuyao with a palm, his aura surging like a gathering storm. Just then, a black-robed Old Man behind him suddenly interjected, “Wait!” “This woman's beauty rivals Liu Ruyan! If we hand her over to the Charm Sect, our Ice Soul Realm might receive a reward from Cloudrise Holy Land!” The Charm Sect, after all, held a certain renown in the Fallen Star Sea. They specialized in gathering the most beautiful women from across the Star Sea for dual cultivation, and countless powerful figures secretly dealt with them. A beauty like Ji Fuyao was a rare find, even in the vast Star Sea.
The expressions of Bing Qianhan and the other four Old Ancestors softened. They bore the slave mark of the Ice Soul Realm, meaning the words of these Ice Soul Realm elders were law. He dared not object. The black-robed elder openly ogled Ji Fuyao, his gaze filled with unconcealed lust. “Bing Qianhan, you've seen Liu Ruyan many times. Wouldn't you say this woman's beauty is equal to, if not greater than, Liu Ruyan's?” At this moment, Ji Fuyao was still restrained by the Supreme power. Her fiery red dress flowed around her like a painting, accentuating her curvaceous figure, upon which a faint Divine Radiance shimmered. She looked peerless, like a living Spirit Fire, breathtakingly beautiful.
Behind the black-robed elder, another young man sneered, “This woman must be taken! Before she's handed to the Charm Sect, let me keep her for a few years. Such a beauty… I'd gladly play with her for years, even if it meant immediate death afterward.” The black-robed elder chuckled lewdly. “We'd like to participate too.” The young man grinned. “Together, then.” At these words, everyone was utterly shocked. They had always believed Supreme cultivators were solely devoted to cultivation, detached from such worldly desires. Yet, here they were, openly discussing such depraved acts, as if utterly consumed by lust. This shattered the illusions everyone held about Supreme cultivators. From these few words, it was clear that the Star Sea was not a beautiful place. No matter how powerful one's cultivation, human nature remained unchanged.
At this point, Ji Fuyao could no longer tolerate their crude and vulgar words. She turned her gaze towards the Northern Plains Imperial Capital and softly called out, “Master!”
Seeing this, the Northern Plains Imperial Court Old Ancestors' expressions shifted. They quickly warned Bing Qianhan and the others, “Old Ancestors, this woman has a powerful backer! It must be a Supreme!” Bing Qianhan merely chuckled. “Oh? Interesting. But a Supreme who ascended in such a small realm won't be truly powerful.” Behind him, the Ice Soul Realm elders all laughed mockingly. “Let this woman witness the truth for herself! Let her understand that even among Supremes, there are vast differences!” With that, the Ice Soul Realm cultivators shouted towards the depths of the void, “We give you three breaths to get out! Otherwise, our Divine Sense will sweep this entire realm in an instant. You won't be able to hide…”
They didn't even finish their sentence. Boom! Crack! The void ripped open! Space twisted violently! Lu Xuan, clad in a white robe, stepped out from the spatial rift. A faint Divine Radiance flowed around him, his sharp brows and star-like eyes making him appear like a Divine King Descending. Yet, his demeanor was utterly unbothered, almost lazy, as he casually held a meat skewer in his hand.
Seeing him, Bing Qianhan scoffed. “You're this woman's Master?” Behind Bing Qianhan, the young man who had earlier expressed his depraved desires sneered, “This world just upgraded! You're just a newly ascended Supreme, what are you showing off for?!”
Lu Xuan calmly finished his meat skewer, then flicked his wrist. Swoosh! A heaven-piercing divine light shot forth, directly at the young man, instantly piercing his Brow! Blood splattered! His Vitality rapidly drained away. Lu Xuan said indifferently, “Did I give you permission to speak?”
The world fell into a dead silence! Everyone stared at Lu Xuan, utterly shocked. The young man Lu Xuan had instantly killed was a One-star Supreme. Moreover, he was the scion of a major figure from the Ice Soul Realm, holding a status even higher than Bing Qianhan and the others!
The young man's face grew increasingly pale, his Vitality rapidly fading. Excruciating pain wracked his body, twisting his features. He knew this white-robed Supreme was deliberately torturing him! His soul, his Dao Foundation, his very Inner World, were being scorched by a strange, insidious power! The agony was unbearable! This person's strength far exceeded his expectations! And he didn't even recognize this secret art! It had completely bypassed all his spirit weapon defenses, striking directly at his Inner World! What kind of power was this?!
The young man gritted his teeth, forcing out, “Please, stop! We can talk this over!” Bing Qianhan and the others stared at Lu Xuan, aghast. “You newly ascended Supreme are simply courting death! Quickly dispel this secret art! Don't bring disaster upon the Tai Chu Realm! The Ice Soul Realm, in its wrath, can easily slaughter this entire realm!”
Lu Xuan replied calmly, “Dare to speak about my good disciple like that? This is the consequence!”