Are you threatening me?

In Morgana's uncertain eyes, Si Yao's silence and calmness became the stillness before the storm, the prelude to an even more terrifying attack!

I can't just wait for death!

Morgana's mind raced, a hint of ruthlessness and cunning flashing in her eyes. She looked up sharply at the three angels observing from the air!

"Bitch! Trying to trick me?!"

She cursed, and a huge Demon Claw flew out of nowhere, snatching at Angel Chase and Angel Mo Yi in the air with lightning speed!

Angel Yan reacted extremely quickly, dodging to the side, but Chase and Mo Yi, due to the distance and their momentary astonishment, were firmly grasped by the huge Demon Claw!

"Hey! You with the silver hair!" Morgana, holding the two Angel Warriors hostage, shouted at Si Yao, "If you dare to move again, I'll crush these two little bitches to death right now!"

"Si Yao! Don't worry about us!" Angel Chase immediately shouted. Even though she was imprisoned, her gaze remained firm. "Destroying the demon is more important!"

"Right! Execute justice without hesitation!" Angel Mo Yi added immediately.

They were ready to sacrifice themselves for justice.

However, Si Yao's reaction surprised everyone.

He tilted his head slightly, glancing at the two captured angels with a look as if he were watching an idiot, then turned back to Morgana, his tone carrying an undisguised absurdity:

"You're holding them, why should I stop?"

The scene instantly fell into an eerie, deathly stillness.

Morgana was stunned, and the Demon Claw holding the angels subconsciously loosened its grip slightly.

Ato, holding his sword, was a bit at a loss.

Even Angel Chase and Angel Mo Yi, who were ready to meet their doom with valor, froze, staring blankly at Si Yao.

Angel Yan, hovering in the air, her mouth twitched slightly, unsure of how to react for a moment.

Morgana's mind couldn't quite process it, and she blurted out, "You... aren't you guys on the same side?!"

Si Yao raised an eyebrow slightly, seemingly finding the question boring, "When did I ever say I was on the same side as them?"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Morgana and the "hostages" in her hands again, his tone still calm, "I only agreed to help them crush the little bugs that revived here, but..."

Before he could finish, Si Yao's eyes suddenly sharpened!

A mental pressure, far more surging and ice-cold than before, erupted like a substantial tsunami!

The Colorless Realm, which had slightly receded, instantly expanded and solidified around him once more!

This time, it wasn't just colors being stripped away or sounds being swallowed.

Space seemed to have been plunged into an extremely cold abyss, completely solidified!

The air was as viscous as permafrost, and every speck of dust hung suspended in mid-air. Light was no longer just dim; it was completely frozen, forming a suffocating, absolute stasis field.

Except for Morgana, whose Fourth Generation God Body's formidable strength allowed her to move, and Angel Yan in the air, who had been prepared, all other existences, including the loyal Ato, who was ready to fight to the death, and the few remaining Quasi-Third Generation Demons beside him, found their movements instantly slowed down a thousandfold, as if carrying a mountain!

Their dark energy shields, resisting the corrosion of the Dizang Realm, flickered unstably under the sudden increase in pressure, like candles in the wind, and the speed of their bodies' decay visibly accelerated!

Si Yao's gaze, like two ice picks, pierced into Morgana. For the first time, his previously calm tone carried a clearly discernible, soul-chilling coldness:

"You're threatening me?"

These five words were no longer a question but a declaration. A declaration that a certain boundary had been crossed, a certain dormant majesty had been awakened.

Morgana felt the space around her compressing, an invisible force attempting to freeze her as well.

Her internal alarm bells rang loudly. This guy... he really wasn't going all out earlier!

What shocked her even more was his attitude. That gaze, that tone, as if her act of holding the angels hostage to threaten him was an unforgivable blasphemy.

"I..." Morgana opened her mouth, wanting to utter some harsh words, but found that even her thoughts seemed to be slowing down under the terrifying pressure of the domain.

Her action of holding the angels hostage had not only failed to restrain him but had instead poked a hornet's nest, enraging this slumbering beast!

She looked at Si Yao's ice-blue eyes, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, and a ridiculous yet horrifying thought flashed through her mind.

This guy might truly not care about the angels' lives at all! He acted simply because the act of "being threatened" itself had angered him!

Where the hell did this old monster crawl out of from some ancient coffin?! Doesn't he even have basic cost-benefit analysis or factional alignment?!

Angel Chase and Mo Yi, caught by the Demon Claw, also felt unprecedented pressure. They could barely breathe, but their eyes flickered with more complex emotions.

Si Yao's sudden rage wasn't to save them, but because the Demon King's "threat" had made them even more clearly aware of this "ally's" uncontrollability and danger.

Angel Yan gripped the Sword of Flames, her expression extremely solemn.

She finally understood that Si Yao's previous "easygoing" and "cooperative" demeanor was likely only because they hadn't touched his bottom line.

And now, Morgana's foolish threat had precisely stepped on a mine buried incredibly deep.

Si Yao took a step forward.

The solidified space groaned under the unbearable load with his movement.

He ignored Ato and the other demons, who were almost frozen and struggling desperately, his gaze fixed solely on Morgana.

"It seems," he began slowly, his voice like the grinding of millennia-old ice, "that like these uncivilized monkeys, you lack a bit of... upbringing."

Invisible pressure surged towards Morgana like a tide, and the space around her emitted a faint sound, as if glass were about to shatter.

Morgana's expression changed drastically. She knew that if she stayed any longer, she might really not be able to leave!

"Retreat!!"

She let out a piercing roar with all her might, abandoning all pretense of being the Demon Queen. She violently activated all the Dark Energy within her body, forcefully tearing through the solidified space around her. Grabbing the few remaining demons, her figure instantly blurred, and in an almost pathetic stance, she hastily fled into a Wormhole, disappearing.

The Demon Claw that had grabbed Angel Chase and Moy also vanished instantly with Morgana's escape.

The Colorless Realm slowly receded, and color and sound returned to the ravaged land.

Si Yao stood in place, gazing in the direction Morgana had disappeared, a hint of imperceptible fatigue flashing in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by a deeper coldness.

He turned around, his gaze sweeping over Angel Chase and Moy, who had just broken free and were still shaken, and Angel Yan, who was slowly descending. His tone returned to its previous calmness:

"The bugs are crushed. Remember to settle the payment."