Volume 14, Chapter 910 – Certain Kill (Part 2)

The one who let out the agonized scream was none other than the Ziji Immortal Emperor himself. Just moments ago, he was still cursing up a storm. Now, his chest cavity had been completely pierced through by the tentacles formed from the Boundless Demonic Hair, blood gushing out violently along with shattered fragments of his Heavenly Stele Armor.

“Mother of Heaven!”

The surrounding immortals were so terrified their souls nearly flew from their bodies, instinctively fleeing to the far edges of the battlefield.

The Ziji Immortal Emperor stiffly lowered his head, muttering, “How… how is this possible?”

Several of Qi Huang’s relatives, standing nearby, mechanically turned their heads to look at her, their faces filled with utter shock. No one had expected her to come up with such a cunning move as “striking the cow through the mountain”.

Qi Huang, however, gave the enemy no chance to struggle. Under the control of her divine sense, the Boundless Demonic Hair suddenly bloomed like a flower. Upon touching the spatial rift, its power surged forth and, in an instant, tore the Ziji Immortal Emperor’s body into shreds.

Qi Huang immediately locked down the dazed Life Soul inside with her divine sense and yanked it forcefully into the Cultivation Realm. Since she had already planned every step meticulously, the entire process was completed in the blink of an eye, so quickly that the onlookers didn’t even realize what had just happened.

“The Qin Family!”

The Weixin Immortal Emperor was the first to react. He clutched his chest, stamping his feet in despair as he howled in grief.

The surrounding immortals were utterly terrified, none dared make a sound. Even Yan Ying wisely shut her mouth.

Cheng Hongling’s pupils trembled slightly, her heart pounding violently. Her usually silly-seeming lover always managed to deliver heart-stopping surprises every now and then. This time, the thrill had reached an all-time high.

“Using the power of space to breach the Heavenly Stele Armor… how did you think of that?”

Even the Fengming Empress asked with a trembling voice.

“Think? What’s there to think about? Just a casual move, that’s all.”

Qi Huang raised her eyebrows smugly. Then, turning to Cheng Hongling, she said, “Wife, how was it? Does this ‘striking the cow through the mountain’ move meet your standards? I told you before: the things you want, he only had custody of them. I can take them back anytime I want. And he’ll return them with interest. His life was the interest.”

“Wife?”

Fang Yuan shuddered when he heard the term and immediately looked suspicious.

“You two sure know how to play. Calling each other ‘wife’ and ‘husband’ between main body and doppelgänger?”

The Fengming Empress teased. She assumed they were simply roleplaying something exciting.

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“Enough, husband! I’m thoroughly impressed!”

This time, Cheng Hongling didn’t tease like she usually did. Her admiration was sincere, straight from the heart.

“Hahaha…”

Qi Huang burst into hearty laughter. She was so fired up right now she wished she could go fight the Heavenly Dao itself right now.

“She’s insane! Completely insane! First she kills the Grand Elder of the Immortal Alliance, now she’s killed the Ziji Immortal Emperor! Doesn’t she fear the Alliance’s revenge?”

“She’s in the Cultivation Realm. What can the Immortal Alliance even do to her?”

“Dear heavens, someone stop this demon!”

“Enough whining! Run! Even Heavenly Immortals have fallen to her hands. What chance do small fry like us have?”

The immortals near the spatial rift were scared out of their minds. They scattered like frightened birds and beasts.

“Hahaha! Now it’s your turn. Let’s see how you try to stop me!”

Qi Huang’s eyes gleamed with malicious intent.

“Run! Run now!”

The Weixin Immortal Emperor couldn’t even be bothered with issuing threats anymore. He urgently called for his people to flee.

Qi Huang breathed a faint sigh of relief when she saw this. In truth, that last strike had consumed nearly all of her divine sense. If she had been at full strength, she wouldn’t have resorted to empty boasting. After all, those were fragments of the Heavenly Stele Armor. Even using spatial power to break through wasn’t easy.

Snapping out of her thoughts, Qi Huang turned coldly toward the Ziji Immortal Emperor’s Life Soul and said, “Speak. Do you want to live, or do you want to die?”

“Mercy…! National Preceptor, please have mercy! I’ll agree to any conditions if you spare my life!”

The Ziji Immortal Emperor’s Life Soul begged for his life with pitiful desperation, all courage completely gone.

“Good. I only have one condition: hand over the piece of the Demon Ancestor’s heart fragment you brought from Baofeng Planet.”

Qi Huang laid out her demand without hesitation.

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“Yes, yes, it’s… it’s in the spatial ring on my finger!”

The Life Soul indicated his shattered body on the other side of the spatial rift. Such a crucial item, of course, had been carried on his person. Who would’ve thought it would fall so conveniently into Qi Huang’s hands.

Qi Huang pulled the ring over with her divine sense and checked inside. Sure enough, the heart fragment was there. She grinned and happily took it out.

“Wife, for you.”

Qi Huang handed the heart fragment to Cheng Hongling.

Cheng Hongling quickly accepted it, her burning gaze utterly ruining her usual image as a cold immortal.

“National Preceptor, I’ve given you the item. Could you now spare this humble soul’s life?”

The Ziji Immortal Emperor continued pleading.

“I only said to hand it over. I never said I’d spare you.”

Qi Huang replied casually, then abruptly tightened her divine sense and mercilessly crushed the Life Soul to death. She wasn’t foolish enough to let a tiger return to the mountain.

“Alright, let’s go. We’ll rest for a few days before charging into the Immortal Realm again.”

Qi Huang waved her hand dismissively.

“It’s not just about resting. We’ve got proper business to do. This time, I must fully fuse with all five heart fragments.”

Cheng Hongling declared firmly from the side.

“Wife, maybe you shouldn’t. You’re still alive. Fusing five fragments of the Demon Ancestor’s heart will put tremendous strain on your body. I truly can’t bear it.”

Qi Huang hesitated but still tried to persuade her again.

“That’s still better than dying, isn’t it? Didn’t you hear that the Immortal Alliance has a Grand Elder at the eighth level of the Heavenly Immortal Realm? We stand no chance against him. We must rely on the Celestials to eliminate him. Otherwise, if he strikes, we’re doomed.”

Cheng Hongling said seriously.

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“What Celestials? What heart fragments? Can someone please explain this to me?”

Feng Jiu’an spoke in exasperation.

Qi Huang had no time to deal with unrelated people. Volunteering herself, she said, “How about I fuse them instead?”

“You? Fusing the heart fragments relies on True Qi. Divine sense is useless. Do you really think you can do it?”

Cheng Hongling asked calmly.

Qi Huang was left speechless and could only pout silently in frustration.

“Right. What do you two plan to do now?”

Cheng Hongling turned to ask Feng Jiu’an and Fang Yuan.

“Heh… We’re complete strangers to the Cultivation Realm. Aside from wandering with our kin, what else can we even do?”

Feng Jiu’an replied with a bitter smile.

“The problem is, without our Assimilation Qi supporting you, you won’t last long here. Once you’re trapped in the Immortal Realm, the Immortal Alliance will hunt you endlessly.”

Cheng Hongling reminded them out of kindness.

“Then what can we do?”

Feng Jiu’an shook her head helplessly.

“If you don’t mind, you can come with us. Since you still have relatives with you, it’s important to find a proper place to settle.”

Cheng Hongling took the opportunity to extend an olive branch. These two, one a Tianjizi, the other a powerful Immortal Empress, would be invaluable allies if brought into the fold.

“That’s not really appropriate, is it? We’ve only just arrived and already we’d be burdening you.”

Feng Jiu’an said awkwardly.

“It’s fine. We’re all in the same boat now. If we want to defeat the Immortal Alliance, we’ll need to support each other.”

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Cheng Hongling subtly made her offer clear.

“Then… we’ll gratefully accept your kindness.”

Feng Jiu’an agreed without hesitation. She wasn’t foolish enough to think she had other options.

As for Fang Yuan, his strength was meager. Following the Fengming Empress was his only chance at survival. He had no say in the matter.

Within the discussion hall of the Immortal Alliance in the Immortal Realm, the high-ranking members wore expressions of grief and despair. The atmosphere was like that of a mourning hall.

“The Grand Elder gave selfless service to the Immortal Alliance for centuries. The peace and prosperity of today’s Immortal Realm is thanks in large part to him. All of us here owe him a debt of gratitude. Now that he’s fallen to those evil spirits, we each have a duty to avenge him.”

Yin Wan spoke in a low, somber voice.

“Alliance Leader, we’ve all received the Grand Elder’s grace. Everyone wants revenge. But those evil spirits are not only powerful, but they can traverse worlds at will through Assimilation Qi. How are we supposed to catch them?”

One of the upper ranks raised the core issue.

“The Grand Elder once suggested that we must use Assimilation Qi to catch them. I agree. Therefore, we must trouble Grand Elder Lu Hong to make another plea to the higher-ups.”

“Alliance Leader, we know Grand Elder Lu Hong is in poor health, but at this point, we have no other hope. Every time those evil spirits enter the Immortal Realm, they cause unimaginable losses… yet always escape unscathed. If this continues, how can the Immortal Alliance preserve its dignity?”

“Alliance Leader, those evil spirits have made the disciples of the Immortal Alliance feel unsafe. Many are even considering leaving. You must take action soon!”

The high council members spoke one after another, full of anxiety.

“Alliance Leader, please avenge my father. If the Heavenly Court won’t assist, then we should petition them to act directly. Those evil spirits are openly rebelling against the heavens, that should be reason enough to convince them!”

With a loud thud, Yan Ying knelt to the floor.