Chapter 233

In an instant, more than three hundred cultivators unleashed their magical treasures and divine abilities. Their bodies radiated brilliant divine light as they unleashed their most powerful magical treasures and divine abilities, transforming into beams of destructive divine light that swept across the sky.

With so many prodigies attacking together, coupled with the support of the grand formation, the power they unleashed was simply unimaginable.

Faced with an overwhelming barrage of supernatural powers and magical treasures, even a king would likely have to temporarily retreat.

However, Xiao Minghuang remained remarkably calm and composed in the face of this situation, showing no sign of panic, as if she had anticipated it.

She flicked her wrist, and the longsword slashed upwards and downwards with a sudden motion.

In an instant, the starlight wrapped around her longsword suddenly burst forth, transforming into blazing flames that formed a sea of fire that engulfed everything in its path.

"Boom--!"

The violent collision exploded instantly, unleashing endless waves of fire that disrupted the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, causing it to become chaotic and almost completely unbalanced.

The violent collision resounded through the heavens and earth, the terrifying force raged in all directions, and the violent shockwave swept across the sky. Fireballs exploded everywhere, and all supernatural powers, spells, and magical treasures collapsed and were annihilated in the raging sea of fire.

The fire spread wildly, engulfing the entire valley in the blink of an eye.

Everyone was immediately engulfed in flames. No one could escape their fate. Flames seeped into their bodies, burning their flesh, internal organs, meridians, and bones.

One scream after another rang out.

In just a moment, hundreds of people perished here, without even having time to discard their tokens.

Those who ran fast were also thrown away by this immense force, coughing up blood and screaming in agony.

Xiao Minghuang stood motionless amidst the sea of fire, like a goddess in flames, cold and aloof.

At this moment, she exuded an aura of dominance, her presence extraordinary and awe-inspiring.

With a single move, she killed hundreds of people!

283. The Death of Qi Chang

Damn it!

Qi Chang was greatly surprised and extremely horrified.

If he hadn't also possessed a kind of Innate Fire, he would probably have been burned to nothingness by this sea of fire.

"How... how could this be?"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Xiao Minghuang actually withstood the attack of more than three hundred people all by herself!

It even killed nearly half of them with a single blow!

What kind of monster is this?!

This is absolutely stunning!

Xiao Minghuang glanced at them coldly. The beautiful woman, surrounded by flames, exuded a bone-chilling temperature like ice from the heavens, and her sinister eyes were filled with intense killing intent.

The next moment, she lightly touched the ground with her toes, and her delicate body shot towards them like a sharp arrow.

As Xiao Minghuang flew, she wielded her pure white starlight longsword.

In an instant, dazzling flames burst forth, illuminating the heavens.

Xiao Minghuang's fierce sword strike transformed into a giant sword beam thousands of feet long, with a blazing fire dragon coiled around it, as if it were burning the sky and boiling the sea, tearing through the void and slashing fiercely at the remaining disciples of the Ziwei Sacred Land.

"Not good!" Qi Chang thought to himself, and immediately shouted, "Fellow disciples, don't hold back! Use all your trump cards, or we'll all perish here!"

His words only made things worse; as soon as he finished speaking, two-thirds of the remaining hundred or so people vanished instantly.

Damn it! These traitors!

Qi Chang cursed loudly, but he didn't have time to pay attention to the deserters. He quickly summoned a golden seal and used it to block the incoming starlight.

The golden seal shimmered with dazzling golden light, instantly swelled to a height of a thousand feet amidst the wind, resembling a majestic mountain, exuding an incomparably terrifying aura.

This top-grade Heavenly Rank magic weapon was bestowed upon him by his master for protection.

However, compared to the overwhelming fire dragon giant sword, the golden seal still appeared somewhat insignificant.

"Fellow disciples, in today's battle, we share both glory and loss. Activate the great formation to help us annihilate the enemy!"

Qi Chang gritted his teeth and roared angrily.

"Yes!"

Upon hearing Qi Chang's order, the remaining less than one hundred disciples' expressions changed slightly. They did not want to continue participating in this battle, but they were afraid of being purged by Qi Chang after leaving, so they had no choice but to continue fighting.

The next moment, the remaining dozens of disciples poured all their spiritual power into the great formation.

In an instant, the originally dim golden seal suddenly lit up, with countless runes intertwined on it, bursting out with dazzling light and releasing a terrifying aura.

Qi Chang formed hand seals, controlling the golden seal to slowly sink, attempting to block the terrifying fire dragon giant sword.

However, upon seeing this, Xiao Minghuang snorted coldly, her eyes flashing with overwhelming killing intent. Then, she stomped her jade foot in mid-air, and her figure shot straight towards Qi Chang like an arrow released from a bow.

Her body, glowing with starlight and fiery red, was engulfed in flames, transforming into a dazzling meteor that soared to its maximum speed.

"Whoosh--!"

In the blink of an eye, a flash of fire appeared, and Xiao Minghuang appeared in front of Qi Chang, her delicate hand clenched into a fist, and she slammed it down hard.

Qi Chang's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly withdrew his golden seal to block, but it was too late. He could only barely block the punch and his body staggered backward.

Xiao Minghuang pressed her advantage, transforming into a dazzling streak of light as she closed in once more.

Qi Chang threw out dozens of magical treasures to defend himself, but they were destroyed one after another.

He retreated swiftly, regained his footing, and his expression turned serious.

"Damn it, I really didn't expect that this woman would also possess the Innate Fire!"

Moreover, it is even more powerful than the Netherflame he possesses.

Originally, his mastery of an Innate Fire was enough to give him a significant advantage in battle, even against geniuses whose cultivation level was much higher than his own.

However, facing Xiao Minghuang, who also possessed Innate Fire and was much stronger than him, it would be like showing off his skills before an expert. If he forcibly activated his Innate Fire, he would probably play right into Xiao Minghuang's hands.

In an instant, he was already considering whether to throw away the token and leave the secret realm.

However, Xiao Minghuang did not give him that chance.

Having already Yang Yuwen once before, she was now on high alert, determined to strike swiftly and decisively, leaving the enemy no chance to flee!

Xiao Minghuang took a step forward, her figure flashing past like a ghost.

Immediately afterwards, a dazzling starlight appeared in Qi Chang's pupils, reflecting on her exquisite face, carrying an endless chilling aura.

Pfft!

Fresh blood spurted out.

Qi Chang let out a muffled groan, and a shocking blood hole suddenly appeared between his eyebrows.

Then, he stared wide-eyed at Xiao Minghuang, as if he couldn't believe it.

"How... how can you be so strong?!" Qi Chang murmured, his life force gradually fading.

Finally, with a thud, he fell to the ground and died instantly.

Seeing that Qi Chang, the strongest disciple, had fallen, the other disciples dared not hesitate any longer, immediately threw away their tokens, and left the secret realm.

These disciples were numerous and scattered, making it difficult for Xiao Minghuang to kill them all; he could only let them go.

Soon, peace returned to the mountains and forests.

Only the mess on the ground testified to what had just happened.

At the spot where Qi Chang fell, a faint flame burned quietly.

Xiao Minghuang walked over and saw that the wisp of flame was purplish-black and exuded a cold aura.

Flames, the hottest thing in the world, now exuded a dark and cold aura; it was truly astonishing.

She had heard Ye Ruoshui mention that there was a kind of Innate Fire in the world called the Netherflame, which was very similar to the wisp of Innate Fire before her.

Immediately, Xiao Minghuang stretched out her jade-like fingers and gently pinched the purple flame. After checking the system, she found that only Ye Ruoshui was capable of accepting the opportunity of the Netherflame. So she put it into her Purple Mansion and would send it out when she met Ye Ruoshui.

"This must be Netherflame!" A smile appeared on Xiao Minghuang's lips, her heart filled with joy.

At this moment, Xu Xiuer walked over, her eyes filled with surprise and admiration.

He single-handedly fought against more than three hundred prodigies and defeated them all in a fair and square manner!

No wonder she likes this woman!

"Your Highness, you're amazing!" Xu Xiuer exclaimed, her face full of admiration.

Xiao Minghuang smiled gently, patted her head, and asked softly, "You weren't hurt just now, were you?"

"No!" Xu Xiuer giggled. "Luckily, His Highness arrived in time, otherwise I would have been in trouble!"

"Okay, that's good."

Xiao Minghuang nodded.

Next, Xu Xiuer told her the whole story.

It turned out that after entering the secret realm, she ran into people from the Ziwei Sacred Land and was chased all the way. However, since she never encountered a truly threatening enemy and did not want to trouble Xiao Minghuang, she fought and retreated all the way. Little did she know that this was actually a trap, designed to force her into a desperate situation and lure Xiao Minghuang to come.

"I see."

After all these hardships, Xu Xiuer's feelings for Xiao Minghuang were overflowing, and she wished she could stick her whole body to her.

284. Heavenly Dipper Stone Tablet

However, she knew that His Highness already had two Dao Companion, and that their affection for each other was deep. If she wanted to join them, she would probably have to face the terrible wrath of Ye Ruoshui and Lin Wanqiu.

Therefore, she could only keep her feelings buried in her heart, at most expressing them through hints, but dared not say them out loud.

"Alas! If I truly wish to become His Highness's person, I fear I must first pass the test of Ye Ruoshui and Lin Wanqiu..."

Xu Xiuer felt bitter. She knew that Xiao Minghuang was a person of great loyalty and affection. If she confessed her feelings rashly, it would only put His Highness in a dilemma. She did not want to put His Highness in a difficult position.

Just then, colorful lights suddenly flashed in the distant sky.

Immediately afterwards, countless auras arrived one after another.

Several familiar figures appeared before Xiao Minghuang.

It was Ye Ruoshui, Lin Wanqiu, and others.

"Your Highness!"

Upon seeing Xiao Minghuang, Ye Ruoshui showed a look of surprise and delight.

Lin Wanqiu flew closer and looked around. "It's good that Your Highness is alright. We learned from the Guixu Alliance disciples who passed by that Your Highness was lured here by the Ziwei Sacred Land, but we still arrived too late."

Xiao Minghuang shook her head. "It's alright, I can handle this on my own."

One of the Guixu Alliance disciples asked in confusion, "Where are the people from the Ziwei Sacred Land? Why haven't we seen them?"

"Could it be... that Princess Xiao chased them all away?"

Everyone frowned, finding it unlikely.

"One person drove away dozens of people from the Ziwei Sacred Land? You must be joking!"

Although they knew Xiao Minghuang was exceptionally talented, it seemed unlikely that he could fight dozens of people from the Ziwei Sacred Land alone.

Xu Xiuer curled her lip and snorted, "What do you know? It was clearly over three hundred people from the Ziwei Sacred Land who besieged Her Princess Your Highness, yet Her Highness wiped them all out by herself! You bunch of people are truly ignorant and narrow-minded!"

"What did you say?"

"One person killed more than three hundred people?"

"That's impossible!"

Everyone who heard this was deeply shocked.

The phrase "one person killed more than three hundred people" in particular completely overturned their understanding.

Xiao Minghuang glanced at them. "Stop gossiping, let's go."

"Hmph!" Ye Ruoshui glanced disdainfully at the Guixu Alliance members. She wouldn't believe anyone else could do this, but she wouldn't doubt Xiao Minghuang's ability to do it!