Dongfang Xuetong's Fury

"How is this possible?" Zhu Ding said hurriedly. To prove himself, he added, "You can go see your disciple right away. I absolutely won't stop you."

At the same time, through a special communication spell, he asked Duan Qi, "Xiao Yao isn't dead yet?"

"Yes!" Duan Qi paused for a moment.

Zhu Ding didn't reveal the truth for two reasons: it would easily expose himself, and Duan Qi had previously argued with him and hadn't killed Xiao Yao yet. Therefore, in Zhu Ding's mind, Duan Qi deserved to die.

Unaware of this, Duan Qi, having been sold out, ended the call and continued to unleash his full power with a palm strike.

Meanwhile, a system prompt sounded in Xiao Yao's ear.

[Beep! As the Heavenly Net Grand Formation has entered its burst state over 15 times, a hidden effect has been triggered, promoting the formation's tier to Saint tier.]

[Heavenly Net: Can withstand a full-power strike from a Saint realm cultivator. Requires 100,000 low-grade spirit stones daily.]

[In burst state, can kill Saint realm cultivators. Requires 10,000,000 low-grade spirit stones daily.]

Xiao Yao was overjoyed!

But soon, new worries arose in his heart. I don't have 100,000 low-grade spirit stones right now!

[Beep! Host, the first day after the Heavenly Net triggers its hidden effect does not require low-grade spirit stones.]

"So that's how it is!"

Just as Xiao Yao finished thinking, Duan Qi's palm strike hit the grand formation. Unlike the ripples it stirred before, this time it was like a stone sinking into the sea, without the slightest echo.

After sensing it, he exclaimed in surprise, "What? How did it become a Saint tier Grand Formation? Wasn't it a Venerable Tier Grand Formation before?"

"Hahaha! That's because my grand formation was eager to protect its master and automatically upgraded its tier!" Xiao Yao laughed triumphantly.

Duan Qi didn't believe a word of this.

But the facts were before him, leaving him no choice but to believe.

How could such a preposterous thing happen in this world?

Was Heaven itself helping Xiao Yao, who possessed the Chaos Body, to prevent him from dying now?

Duan Qi stopped thinking. He understood that this assassination mission would end in failure.

Therefore, he had to leave, or he would run out of time.

Compared to his cautious approach on arrival, he tore through space to leave.

However, just as his body was half-hidden in the spatial rift, an incomparably terrifying force pulled him back.

Upon a closer look, it was Lotus Sword Emperor Dongfang Xuetong, her face filled with rage, killing intent, and coldness.

"How dare you attack this Emperor's Direct Disciple! Tell me, who ordered you to do this?"

Duan Qi's face turned ashen, completely devoid of color. His body trembled uncontrollably, and his heart pounded with panic.

But he didn't sit idly by. Instead, he used his will to shatter the jade bracelet hidden within his black cloak.

In an instant, a mature woman with a seductive figure appeared before him.

She held a pipe in her delicate hand, took a gentle puff, and slowly exhaled, the smoke swirling around her. Combined with her revealing, graceful body, she looked incredibly alluring.

Dongfang Xuetong recognized the newcomer at a glance and angrily rebuked, "Empress Shangyuan, you're just like before, taking any assassination job!"

"Hmph! It's natural when you have the strength," Empress Shangyuan said coldly.

She glanced at Xiao Yao, who was sitting on the wall, and chuckled, "Little fellow, you'd better have your Master protect you at all times, because once Dark Palace accepts a mission, it will continue to assassinate the target until they are completely dead, unless Dark Palace is destroyed."

To be so arrogant in front of her Master, this Empress Shangyuan must have some skills.

However, after seven days of nourishment, coupled with the Quasi-Immortal tier spell, Selflessness, her Master's strength had already advanced by leaps and bounds.

She wondered if she could suppress, or even defeat, Empress Shangyuan?

Dongfang Xuetong's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, her beautiful eyes revealing a sharper brilliance than before. She slowly uttered, "Since that's the case, from today onwards, Dark Palace will be destroyed."

"Heh heh! Lotus Sword Emperor, I'm sixth on the Great Emperor Ranking, and you're tenth. If it weren't for the protection of that stinky fox, the one ranked first on the Great Emperor Ranking, I would have killed you, this Holy White Lotus, long ago."

As soon as Empress Shangyuan finished speaking, she noticed that Dongfang Xuetong was enveloped in a faint silver-white light, emitting an aura far exceeding her past.

Therefore, she didn't dare to be careless. She directly summoned the Emperor tier artifact, Divine Talisman Diagram, and then spoke words that further enraged Dongfang Xuetong.

"Lotus Sword Emperor, if you insist on this battle, it's a good thing that today I will send you and your Direct Disciple to the Yellow Springs together."

Dongfang Xuetong's anger intensified, but she also possessed a clearer understanding than before.

Currently, Empress Shangyuan was unaware that she could cast a spell that increased her power tenfold, nor that her Sword Intent had reached the peak of the 101st level, which was her current advantage.

Furthermore, in her previous fight with Empress Shangyuan, the latter had only slightly bested her.

This was why she had the confidence to declare the destruction of Dark Palace.

This moment, she had waited for a very, very long time. Her heart was filled with excitement, and even her hand holding the Emperor tier Precious Sword trembled slightly.

"Hahaha... Your hand is trembling as you grip your sword. Lotus Sword Emperor, are you that afraid of me?" Empress Shangyuan taunted unscrupulously.

Dongfang Xuetong did not reply. She concentrated all her strength, spirit, and energy into the next strike.

Emperor tier spell: Light Clouds Emerge, Moonlit Breeze Stills the Night!

Instantly, the bright daytime turned into night. A bright moon appeared behind Dongfang Xuetong, and petals of holy pink and white White Lotus Flowers danced in the wind.

Xiao Yao knew this was an anomaly caused by magic.

Meanwhile, Empress Shangyuan waved her arm, and the ancient diagram spun, blocking in front of her.

Whoosh!

A golden beam of light erupted. When the light was no longer so blinding, Master appeared behind Empress Shangyuan, while Empress Shangyuan stood frozen, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Such a fast sword!"

"How... how could you possess such strength?"

As soon as she spoke, Empress Shangyuan's body was completely annihilated by the golden light, along with her Emperor Soul.

Duan Qi, and Zhu Ding, who saw this scene with his Spiritual Sense, were stunned!

One move...

She killed the sixth-ranked Empress Shangyuan on the Great Emperor Ranking in just one move. This Lotus Sword Emperor was too terrifying!

He must... he must tell Lord about this...

Just as Zhu Ding was about to leave stealthily, he heard Xiao Yao's voice through his externalized Spiritual Sense.

"Master, don't let Shātu Demon Sage escape. He is almost certainly the one who hired the assassin to kill me."

Damn it!

You little brat!

Zhu Ding cursed inwardly. He, who had already half-stepped in front of Ghost Fiend Demon Emperor, was dragged back by a terrifying force.

"Why was Zhu Ding dragged back?"

Ghost Fiend Demon Emperor found this inexplicable, but he still followed the spatial fluctuations to find Zhu Ding personally, wanting to ask what exactly was going on.

As soon as he arrived outside the courtyard of the Xiao Family's Young Clan Leader, he saw the Divine Talisman Diagram shattered into pieces.

Wasn't this Empress Shangyuan's magic treasure? Why was it here?

Besides that, Zhu Ding and another Saint Realm cultivator were kneeling on the ground.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the Lotus Sword Emperor, Dongfang Xuetong. No matter how he looked at her, she was still as naturally beautiful as ever.

"Lotus Sword Emperor, what happened here?"

Dongfang Xuetong had no patience at all. Like a roaring tigress, she coldly asked, "Ghost Fiend, do you truly not know?"

Even though he was also an Emperor Tier cultivator, Ghost Fiend Demon Emperor's strong and robust body trembled, but he still asked in confusion, "Know what?"