Volume 3, Chapter 85 – Twisted Will, Manipulated Emotions

“Your Majesty!! Fall back!!”

The warning voice imbued with Augury Force quietly entered Mu Yelan’s ears, allowing this emperor who had almost been consumed by fear to temporarily regain his rationality.

Hm?!

This voice—

Nangong Wang!

Teacher!

After realizing who the voice belonged to, Mu Yelan’s eyes suddenly contracted. He immediately concentrated his spiritual power in his legs and leaped backward, creating distance between himself and the Celestial Blight.

“Hm?”

Ulutiel raised an eyebrow.

Almost at the same moment, the corridor wall suddenly collapsed. A spear enhanced by platinum-colored Augury Force suddenly struck, tearing through space and aiming directly at the Celestial Blight’s forehead.

“BOOM!!”

Accompanied by a tremendous explosion and the scattered eruption of Augury Force, Ulutiel’s head was once again shattered, and her entire body consequently staggered back several steps.

At the same time,

A purple-haired woman wearing black and gold interwoven skirt armor, wielding a sacred spear, and emanating a powerful aura of Augury Force appeared before Mu Yelan.

And this purple-haired woman

was none other than the Divine-Graced Maiden of the Kingdom of Qingyun—Nangong Wang.

She was also the eldest among all the current Divine-Graced Maidens. Even if Lianna were here, she would have to address her as “senior.”

Seeing the Divine-Graced Maiden appear, a rare glimmer of joy flashed in Mu Yelan’s eyes.

Along with his joy, Mu Yelan couldn’t help but ask with concern:

“Senior Nangong Wang! Your injuries… are they alright?!”

After all,

On the first day of the war against the Vassals of Sky, although Nangong Wang had defeated and severely wounded the Hurricane Dragon King and killed two vassals, she herself had also been struck by the Hurricane Dragon King’s Abyss Hex technique and suffered serious injuries, forcing her to retreat to the capital to recover.

Hearing the emperor’s concerned words, the corners of Nangong Wang’s mouth couldn’t help but curve upward slightly.

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“What’s a little injury like that? This old woman is fine, Your Majesty needn’t worry.”

While speaking, Nangong Wang vigilantly stared ahead.

Immediately after,

Under the solemn gaze of this Divine-Graced Maiden, Ulutiel, whose head had been destroyed earlier, merely staggered a few steps before regaining her balance, and her head completed its regeneration in an instant.

The speed of regeneration was far beyond what the likes of the Five Dragon Kings could compare to.

This

was an Evil God…

Facing an Evil God directly for the first time, even the battle-hardened Nangong Wang couldn’t help but feel unprecedented pressure, and her very soul began to tremble.

Taking a deep breath, Nangong Wang barely managed to stabilize her mindset.

Then,

This Divine-Graced Maiden of the Kingdom of Qingyun turned her serious gaze toward Mu Yelan behind her.

“Your Majesty, you shouldn’t fall here, should you?”

Nangong Wang seemed to be reminding him of something.

Being told this, Mu Yelan’s expression became resolute once again.

Right,

Yes,

He might find it very difficult to survive…

But he absolutely couldn’t fall here like this.

Understanding Nangong Wang’s intention, Mu Yelan nodded solemnly and cast a trusting gaze toward this person who had taught him combat techniques since childhood, like a teacher to him.

“Then I’ll leave this place to you.”

“Mm.”

Nangong Wang smiled and nodded.

Subsequently,

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This purple-haired woman turned her serious and determined gaze toward the white-haired girl ahead.

Although they had suspected that an Evil God would descend again, Ulutiel’s appearance was obviously much earlier than they had anticipated.

Therefore,

Nangong Wang was very clear that she had to hold back the Evil God and buy time for His Majesty.

Additionally,

Gripping the spear in her hand tightly, fierce battle intent continuously overflowed from Nangong Wang’s eyes.

“Celestial Blight!!! Pay for the massacres you’ve committed!!!”

Accompanied by a roar and earth-shaking eruption of Augury Force, Nangong Wang charged toward the Celestial Blight like a streak of platinum lightning.

Thinking of the dozen-plus disciples she had painstakingly trained, all of whom had perished in this great war, the killing intent in Nangong Wang’s heart spread throughout her inner being like a bursting dam.

The Celestial Blight—

She might not be able to defeat her.

But no matter what,

She had to make this monster pay a price.

With this thought, Nangong Wang gripped her spear shaft tightly. Powerful purifying force continuously overflowed, clearly enveloping the spear tip. The floating cannons around her body, serving as auxiliary weapons, unleashed their full power and bombarded Ulutiel mercilessly.

On the other side,

Facing the oncoming killing intent and Nangong Wang who was trying to fight desperately, Ulutiel couldn’t help but curl up the corners of her mouth, revealing a quite pleased smile.

“I can feel your emotions, really, I’m very moved~. However~”

With a change in tone, Ulutiel’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“Right now I want to play with little Lan-Lan first. Divine-Graced Maidens and such… please get in line~”

As the words left her mouth, pale white eerie light quietly rippled in the girl’s eyes.

“?!!!”

In an instant,

Nangong Wang’s entire body trembled, her movements came to an abrupt halt, everything in her vision began to gradually distort, and an invisible force silently enveloped her will.

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“Wh… what…?”

This,

This, what’s happening?

On the other side,

Mu Yelan, who had only run a few steps, seemed to sense something and couldn’t help but furrow his brow tightly.

Didn’t Teacher Nangong Wang just launch an attack? Why hasn’t there been any movement until now?

Guided by confused emotions, Mu Yelan slightly turned his head and glanced behind him with his peripheral vision.

And in that very instant, Mu Yelan’s eyes suddenly contracted, his brown pupils filled with shock and terror.

“Teacher?!”

Because at this moment,

Nangong Wang had already rushed behind Mu Yelan with overwhelming killing intent in a flash step, and unhesitatingly thrust her spear at Mu Yelan. The spear imbued with Augury Force emanated an aura that made Mu Yelan’s entire body tremble uncontrollably.

He was very clear that if this strike hit him, he would surely die.

And due to the sudden nature of the incident, Mu Yelan had no time to react at all and could only look at his teacher with an incredulous gaze.

But at this critical moment, the commander of the Imperial Guards who had always followed Mu Yelan suddenly lunged toward him!

“Your Majesty!! Go!!”

Accompanied by this roar, Mu Yelan’s body was violently pushed aside by Shangguan Jie and crashed to one side.

The wall surface shattered,

Countless fragments suddenly fell.

“Cough cough cough!!”

After pushing away the debris, the scene before his eyes made Mu Yelan’s heart ache even more.

Although he himself was unharmed, one of his trusted retainers, Shangguan Jie, had already been pierced through the chest by Nangong Wang’s attack after pushing him away, taking his place. And as the purifying force spread, Shangguan Jie didn’t even have time to speak his last words.

After giving him a look full of apology, he turned to ash in the burning of platinum flames.

“Shangguan Jie…”

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However,

Mu Yelan had no time to immerse himself in sorrow. He immediately turned his confused gaze toward his teacher.

“Why? Teacher, why?”

He couldn’t understand

why the teacher who had just been resolute and ready to hold back the Celestial Blight for him would suddenly try to kill him.

He

wanted an answer.

Unfortunately,

Nangong Wang didn’t seem to have any intention of responding. She simply continued to stare fixedly at Mu Yelan. In her platinum pupils, what showed was unfamiliar coldness, chilling killing intent… and indescribable hatred.

Seeing this abnormal scene, after a brief moment of bewilderment, Mu Yelan immediately turned his questioning gaze toward Ulutiel in the distance.

He believed that this monster was the real culprit.

“What did you do to my teacher?!!”

“Nothing much~”

Ulutiel smiled and waved her hand.

“I merely stimulated your teacher’s love for you~. Such intense emotions, I’m quite moved~. Your teacher really treasures you~”

“Love… love??”

Hearing this, Mu Yelan’s eyebrows twitched incessantly.

However, this emperor no longer had the energy to understand Ulutiel’s deranged thinking. Although he didn’t understand what exactly had happened to his teacher, even if his teacher had become an enemy, what he needed to do now… wouldn’t change.

“Damn crazy bitch!!”

After cursing unwillingly, Mu Yelan gritted his teeth and rushed out of the corridor, using all his strength to charge toward the central plaza in front of Qingxiao Pavilion.

And there,

lay Mu Yelan’s, or rather the entire Kingdom of Qingyun’s final trump card…