The Divine Butterfly Princess scattered a rain of dazzling light, taking her subordinates with her as she vanished beyond the horizon.
Watching her leave, Uncle Boya smiled at Ling Xiao with a sigh.
"Ling Xiao, I didn't expect you to be so tender toward women. You didn't kill that butterfly."
"Fool. Didn't you notice that woman had remained calm from beginning to end? She must have something to rely on. There's no benefit in killing them; I don't want to stir up unnecessary trouble."
Ling Xiao's gaze was deep, as though one starfield after another revolved within it.
"Seems like that's true..." Uncle Boya froze, carefully thinking it over.
"So, there's someone behind that woman, or she has some formidable means?"
"Correct." Ling Xiao nodded.
Uncle Boya was inwardly astonished, and his evaluation of Ling Xiao rose another level. This fellow was not merely someone who knew how to fight and kill.
Beneath that monstrous exterior lay a meticulous mind.
People like that were the most terrifying.
As Uncle Boya marveled, he suddenly recalled the form the Divine Butterfly Princess had manifested when she departed.
That butterfly shadow—exquisitely beautiful, yet brimming with boundless divine might and infinite power...
A look of sudden realization appeared in his eyes.
"I know! That woman is a princess of the Heaven-Rending Emperor Butterfly Clan! She belongs to the Heaven-Rending Emperor Butterfly Clan."
"Heaven-Rending Emperor Butterflies?"
Ling Xiao looked at the fussing Uncle Boya, his face full of confusion.
"That's right. Did you see the butterfly shadow when she left? That was a Heaven-Rending Emperor Butterfly—a terrifying creature whose wingbeats can tear apart space-time and shatter everything in the universe."
"That clan is also one of the Thousand Autumn Realm's top great clans. Their clan leader, the Heaven-Rending Matriarch, is an existence on the same