Volume 14, Chapter 928 – I’m Sorry, My Love

The moment those words rang out, a deathly silence fell. All the onlookers glanced around, trying to see who dared speak so brazenly.

But Qi Huang and Cheng Hongling’s expressions instantly changed—because they recognized that voice all too well.

It belonged to none other than the Immortal Alliance’s Leader, Yin Wan.

“How is that possible?”

They spoke in unison. After the Great Purge, there shouldn’t have been any Immortals left in the Immortal Realm. So how had Yin Wan survived?

“Which stray dog is yapping again?”

Feng Jiu’an also recognized the voice. Although unease surged within her, she kept her composure and barked back coldly.

“Stray dog? The myriad worlds all belong to the Five Elemental Heavenly Dao. As the Leader of the Immortal Alliance, I act under Heaven’s decree. Where, then, is not my home?”

As his voice fell, Yin Wan’s figure had already materialized in the center of the plaza.

“Isn’t that Yin Wan, the Leader of the Immortal Alliance? How is his Life Soul still intact?”

“Yeah, weren’t all Immortals and cultivators supposed to be wiped out after the Great Purge?”

“Has Heavenly Court secretly opened the back door? Unbelievable! Does this mean all the other cultivators and Immortals died for nothing?”

“Keep your voice down! Want to die? If you’re not careful, you might be the next one to get ‘purged’!”

Whispers rippled through the crowd. Most didn’t dare take a side—after all, everyone had witnessed the brutal methods of Heavenly Court.

“And you,” Yin Wan pressed forward relentlessly, “betraying the Heavenly Dao, consorting with evil spirits, and still having the audacity to return and call yourself empress? Tell me, under what mandate do you rule?”

Feng Jiu’an was caught off guard by the question. Her mind raced, trying to figure out the best response.

‘How did this guy survive Heavenly Purge in the first place?’

Qi Huang muttered instinctively.

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Cheng Hongling thought for a moment, then parted her red lips: “With that guy’s strength, there’s no way he could’ve escaped the Celestials’ purge. Which means… the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals must’ve shown him mercy.”

“Mercy? Impossible. Those Heavenly Soldiers aren’t known for compassion.”

Qi Huang frowned.

“Unless they needed something from him. Don’t forget—we’re still alive, and the mission of the Immortal Alliance isn’t complete.”

Cheng Hongling reminded her.

“So he’s here to kill us?” Qi Huang grew more bewildered. “But he lost his physical body. He’s just a Life Soul now. At best, his Divine Sense is still at the early-to-mid Heavenly Immortal stage. How could he possibly do it?”

“If he’s appeared now, it means the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals believe he can. So we must be extremely cautious.”

Cheng Hongling’s expression grew ever more serious.

Qi Huang’s nerves instantly tightened as realization hit.

“Answer me,” Yin Wan continued pressing in the center of the square. “By what Heavenly Mandate do you rule?”

“Indeed,” a voice from the crowd echoed, “being emperor has always meant receiving Heaven’s will. But now the Fengming Empress stands in direct opposition to the Heavenly Dao. How can she still call herself emperor?”

“Choosing someone without legitimacy as the ruler will only enrage Heaven. What about our Fengming Kingdom’s fortune in the future?”

“The kingdom’s fate is a small matter. If Heaven launches another purge, she can run off with her evil allies, but we’ll be left here to die!”

More timid voices began to speak up.

Qi Huang took a deep breath and suddenly appeared in the center of the plaza. “I am Heaven. She rules under my will. What objections do you have?”

“Ha… ha ha ha…”

Yin Wan burst into mocking laughter. “You? Heaven? Then I can only say the Fengming Kingdom is truly unfortunate… because you’ll be the shortest-lived ‘Heaven’ in all of history.”

“At least I’ll live longer than you. Now die!”

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Qi Huang, sensing the deepening danger, knew well the saying: delay breeds disaster. Without hesitation, she unleashed her Divine Sense in full force, bearing down on Yin Wan with absolute intent to destroy.

Her overwhelming Divine Sense twisted the space around her. It was as if the heavens themselves were collapsing, crashing down upon Yin Wan’s feeble Life Soul.

Yet Yin Wan remained unfazed. A powerful surge of Divine Sense erupted from him as well, rising like the earth to meet the sky.

BOOM…!

A deafening roar echoed out like heaven and earth colliding. The terrifying energy rippled in all directions, and massive cracks split across the plaza, spreading outward. Nearby buildings began to sway, on the verge of collapse.

Feng Jiu’an swiftly cast a Divine Sense shield to protect the ordinary citizens from the backlash.

Qi Huang felt like her own head had been smashed against a wall of steel, and in an instant, dull pain thundered in her mind. She quickly withdrew her Divine Sense.

“Ha! With this pitiful power, you dare stir trouble in the Immortal Realm? Laughable!”

Yin Wan sneered even more disdainfully. Then, beside him, a spirit form materialized.

Qi Huang squinted. Although it was also just a Life Soul, its form was unusually solid. Every inch of its skin looked lifelike, as if it were flesh and blood. Its gaze was vacant, yet the Divine Sense it exuded was suffocatingly oppressive.

“Heavenly Immortal, peak stage?”

Qi Huang immediately guessed the strength of this Life Soul. Her heart plummeted.

She knew clearly, she couldn’t handle such an enemy. Neither could Cheng Hongling.

“Run!”

She shouted and immediately turned to flee. Her Divine Sense surged outward, trying to draw Cheng Hongling, Feng Jiu’an, and the others into her Spatial Ring.

“Too late. Kill her.”

Yin Wan gave a cold laugh.

The powerful Life Soul received the command. A radiant sword appeared in its hand, and it vanished like a ghost from where it stood.

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Qi Huang couldn’t lock onto its position at all. At a single thought, she summoned and donned the fully-reforged Heavenly Stele War Armor… but this time, it failed to shield her at all.

SHING!

Agonizing pain shot through her left arm. Her Divine Sense scanned herself, and saw her entire arm, along with the war armor, severed cleanly from her body. Blood sprayed like a fountain.

The excruciating pain disrupted her focus. Her Divine Sense scattered, and she crashed to the ground like a rag doll, leaving a deep, blood-soaked trench in the earth.

The watching citizens were petrified. Screaming in terror, they scattered like frightened animals.

The male Life Soul didn’t stop. Controlling his sword, he rushed again at Qi Huang.

“No!”

Cheng Hongling cried out. She released a Soul Tether, trying to pull Qi Huang back to her side.

Meanwhile, Feng Jiu’an hadn’t been idle. She summoned a sword of her own and, without regard for her own safety, charged directly at Yin Wan, attempting to save the other by threatening the leader.

“Hmph…”

Yin Wan sneered. With a thought, another incredibly solid female Life Soul appeared before him.

As it emerged, its Divine Sense radiated out like a storm.

BOOM…!

Feng Jiu’an was slammed down like a rag doll. Her body smashed into the plaza, leaving behind a massive crater. Dust and debris flew in all directions.

The male Life Soul, unfazed, split his Divine Sense. One part easily bound Cheng Hongling mid-air, while the other launched his sword toward the wounded Qi Huang.

Qi Huang knew she couldn’t dodge. She immediately slipped into the Spatial Ring.

CLINK!

The sword missed, embedding itself deep in the ground beside the ring.

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Inside, Qi Huang hastily swallowed several anesthetic pills and blood-stopping capsules. There was no time to dress the wound. She immediately began monitoring the outside world.

“Ha ha… this is the so-called ‘Heaven’ of the Fengming Kingdom? So small she fits in a single Spatial Ring? Truly pathetic.”

Yin Wan laughed unrestrained.

The male Life Soul stretched out a hand, and the ring holding Qi Huang flew straight into it.

His Divine Sense compressed tightly around it, causing chaotic spatial currents to swirl around it. Razor-sharp blades of energy sliced at the ring’s surface.

CRACK! CRACK!

To the average person, a Spatial Ring was indestructible. But under this spatial tempest, it cracked like fragile glass. Tiny fractures webbed rapidly across its surface.

Inside, Qi Huang sensed the danger. Without hesitation, she entered the next Spatial Ring. She had collected many such rings throughout her time in the Immortal Realm. These were far sturdier than mortal rings, giving her a few seconds of extra time.

CRACK!

Just as Yin Wan’s eyes gleamed in anticipation. The first ring shattered… only to reveal another ring inside.

The male Life Soul squeezed again, and that ring also cracked. But again, yet another ring appeared within.

“Nested rings? Really?”

Yin Wan seethed with rage. He snarled to the male Life Soul, “Forget the ring, kill her main body!”

“Yes!”

The Life Soul obeyed instantly. His target shifted to the immobile Cheng Hongling.

“I’m sorry, my love. I couldn’t protect you…”

Qi Huang whispered into her beloved’s mind, then burst forth from the Spatial Ring without hesitation. Even if she was doomed to die, she would not allow Cheng Hongling to perish before her.