Chapter 322

Two figures moved with lightning speed, weaving through the clouds and mist like comets passing by, their speed so great that they had traversed millions of miles in the blink of an eye.

Although he lost his physical body, his supreme laws remained intact. In terms of speed, Xiao Minghuang, a Saint Realm cultivator, simply could not compete with him.

However, the current situation is that Xiao Minghuang not only catches up with him, but is also constantly within his sight.

Every time he looked back, he could see a figure shimmering with brilliant silver light, steadily approaching him.

"Damn brat, once I return to Kunlun and rebuild my physical body, I will tear you to pieces!"

The Daoist Siming roared angrily, urging his escape light to flee while cursing incessantly.

"You old fool, watch your mouth, or I won't leave you with a whole corpse!"

Hearing Xiao Minghuang's voice from behind, the Daoist Siming's face turned ashen with rage. He never imagined he would be defeated by a mere young girl!

A beam of sword light shot out from behind him, stretching across the sky like a shooting star streaking across the night, dazzling and beautiful.

But for the Daoist Siming, it was a time of utter despair. The sword light pierced through his protective magic in an instant, slicing off a piece of his Primordial Spirit!

Damn it!

The Daoist Siming was like a fish that had slipped through the net. His incense-burning physical body had been seized by Xiao Minghuang, and his natal magic weapon, the whisk, was also gone. He only had two or three tenths of his strength left, and at this moment he was no match for Xiao Minghuang at all.

"You old bastard, prepare to die!"

Xiao Minghuang snorted coldly, clapped her hands, and countless starlight gathered, transforming into a clear and crystalline longsword, which slashed towards the Daoist Siming.

"Not good!"

The Daoist Siming was terrified. He felt a tremendous threat, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

He knew he had nowhere to run and that only by confronting the enemy could he fight for a chance to survive.

"Kill--!"

Upon realizing this, he roared and unleashed all his magical power to use various secret techniques to defend himself.

Rumble~

However, his resistance seemed so insignificant. The sword light instantly transformed into a towering blade, its sharp and cold light bursting forth, splitting heaven and earth in two.

Bang bang bang...

The Daoist Siming screamed in agony as his Primordial Spirit dissipated, transforming into countless tiny remnants of souls that fled in all directions.

However, Xiao Minghuang gave him no hope of reuniting his physical body.

She stretched out her jade-like hand and gently beckoned, bringing the countless scattered remnant souls of the Daoist Siming close to her and crushing them all!

Click~

The crisp sound echoed between heaven and earth.

In the blink of an eye, she crushed all the thousands of scattered soul fragments.

However, when she intended to lock away the last remnant soul of the Daoist Siming...

A sudden change occurred.

A strange fluctuation suddenly descended, enveloping the last remnant soul, ignoring Xiao Minghuang's blockade, and carried him straight away into the distance.

Xiao Minghuang's expression changed drastically as she stared at the calm sky, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Who?!"

"Young man, be forgiving when you can."

A gentle and refined voice echoed through the void, carrying a faint smile that was refreshing and soothing, like a spring breeze.

But this is not out of kindness.

Because the power of law contained in this voice seemed to possess a certain demonic quality, it inspired a sense of submission and reverence in people.

Following the direction from which the sound came, Xiao Minghuang looked up, her pupils suddenly contracting, revealing a solemn expression.

In the sky, a colossal bronze gate stretched out, obscuring the sun.

Within the bronze portal stood a figure, looking down from a high vantage point, his eyes piercing through the vast void as he stared at him.

"And who are you?!"

Xiao Minghuang asked in a deep voice.

The bronze gate was engraved with ancient and complex runes, resembling some kind of powerful magic array. Strangely, many of those ancient runes were ones she had seen before.

However, when these runes were connected, she had no idea what they meant.

"A name is just a label; it doesn't matter at all..."

The man inside the bronze portal spoke slowly. He was tall and imposing, with a handsome face and a refined demeanor. A moon-white robe accentuated his extraordinary martial prowess and exceptional temperament.

His eyes were like torches, shining like stars, and his cultivation was unfathomable. Every move he made seemed to contain endless mysteries.

He stood in the void, exuding an ethereal yet incomparably fierce aura that compelled people to kneel and worship.

Furthermore, he seemed to be shrouded in a hidden aura, as if once revealed, the world would collapse and the sun and moon would lose their light!

Xiao Minghuang looked at the person in front of her with a solemn expression.

She could tell that the person before her was far beyond the realm of the Daoist Siming, and that he possessed a divine aura somewhat similar to that of the Eastern Pole Emperor.

In other words...

The person before me is very likely an immortal!

This is what the Daoist Siming refers to as the True Martial Earth Immortal!

"It seems you know who I am."

The man inside the bronze gate, or rather, the True Martial Earth Immortal, nodded and smiled gently, "Young friend, your talent is extraordinary, unparalleled in ancient times. My subordinate, seeing this opportunity, was eager to challenge you and rashly came to spar with you. If there has been any disrespect, I apologize on his behalf!"

As he spoke, True Martial Earth Immortal bowed slightly and cupped his hands in apology.

Seeing this, Xiao Minghuang also felt strange and became wary.

In any case, it's utterly unreasonable that True Martial Earth Immortal, an ancient monster who has lived for countless years, would actually bow down to her!

"You're too kind, senior..."

Xiao Minghuang clenched her fists, a sense of crisis rising inexplicably in her heart.

Although True Martial Earth Immortal looked kind at the moment, she always felt that this person had other intentions.

"Well then, since my subordinate has offended you, young friend, I will present you with a small gift as compensation..."

A smile appeared on True Martial Earth Immortal's lips.

"Um?"

Xiao Minghuang's relaxed state of mind tightened up again.

At that moment, she sensed a hint of danger and, without hesitation, turned away, creating a distance of a hundred feet.

However, she was fast, True Martial Earth Immortal was even faster!

Almost the instant she left her original position

True Martial Earth Immortal smiled slightly, then raised his right hand, and a blood-red talisman appeared in his palm and shot into the air.

Pfft!

The blood-red talisman shot out of the air, its speed even exceeding Xiao Minghuang's flying technique by a third. In the blink of an eye, it caught up with Xiao Minghuang and fiercely imprinted itself on her chest.

425. A shocking change, a fall from grace.

With a muffled thud, Xiao Minghuang's delicate body trembled as if struck by lightning.

Puff--

Immediately, she spat out a mouthful of blood, her face turned ashen white, and she swayed unsteadily, almost falling into the void.

"This is..."

Xiao Minghuang's pretty face trembled violently, incredulous. She felt as if her internal organs were in complete chaos, and her bones were cracked.

All the magical power within her body seemed to be under some kind of powerful suppression, and its flow rate instantly increased countless times.

It should be noted that Xiao Minghuang was already at the eighth level of the Saint Realm at this time, and the power of her magic was comparable to that of an Immortal Supreme. It can be said that even if an Earth Immortal could injure her, it would be absolutely impossible for him to penetrate her magic and body to directly affect her power.

However, that's exactly what happened.

"Princess Xiao, this is my True Martial Demon Subduing Seal. After being struck by this seal, your magical power will be gradually suppressed, and your cultivation level will continuously decline, followed by your Primordial Spirit, purple mansion, and physical body. In the end, you will fall back to being a mortal."

True Martial Earth Immortal sighed softly, "I originally intended to use this talisman to subdue demons and monsters, never imagining that one day it would be used on a cultivator of the Xuanmen sect."

At this point, he smiled slightly and said, "However, subduing you, the one who Epochal Annihilation, is no different from exorcising demons and monsters!"

His tone was relaxed and leisurely, conveying a sense of ease and joy.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang was startled. She felt that the magical power in her body was like a stagnant pool, and trying to mobilize it as she used to would require several times more effort.

Within her Purple Mansion Grotto-Heaven, a palm-sized talisman inexplicably appeared, its entire body a dark gold color, shimmering with an unpredictable radiance, seemingly containing some mysterious law.

Xiao Minghuang clearly felt that this talisman was affecting her Purple Mansion Grotto-Heaven and her magical Primordial Spirit, making it difficult for her to use her supernatural powers, and even hindering her ability to mobilize her magical power.

"You--!"

She gritted her teeth and glared at True Martial Earth Immortal.

The True Martial Earth Immortal's methods were even more terrifying than she had imagined!

"Princess Xiao, there's no need to be angry. Every sip and every bite is preordained. Your current predicament is the result of past actions. Why not think about how you plan to spend the next few decades?"

True Martial Earth Immortal smiled slightly, his figure flickered twice in the sky, and then disappeared completely.

"Princess Xiao, you are still young. Even if you fall back to the mortal realm, you will still have decades to live. You once stood atop the mountain peak, and now you have fallen into the valley. You have experienced the wonders of life, so what more could you ask for?"

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Xiao Minghuang looked around but couldn't see the figure of True Martial Earth Immortal. He could only hear his unrestrained and arrogant laughter echoing in the sky.

"... hateful!"

Xiao Minghuang gritted her teeth, her beautiful eyes flashing with a cold, sharp light.

The actions of True Martial Earth Immortal made her increasingly disgusted with him!

However, given the current situation, no matter how resentful she was, it was all in vain.

If you have someone to blame, it's only yourself for being careless and falling into their trap!

"Alright, I'll go back first and ask Xiu'er if she has any ideas."

At this moment, she did not believe that the so-called True Martial Demon Subduing Seal was an unbreakable curse.

A moment later.

Xiao Minghuang returned to the Princess Mansion.

What came into view was a scene of utter devastation, a testament to a major battle that had just taken place.

Xiao Minghuang quickly landed inside the mansion.

A moment later, Ye Ruoshui flew out of the house.

"Your Highness, you're finally back!"

"What happened?"

Xiao Minghuang frowned, looking at the corpse lying dead in the courtyard, the lingering strong smell of blood in the air, and the chaotic Spiritual Qi fluctuations in the void that had not yet dissipated.

"Not long after Your Highness left, a group of people who looked like Daoist priests attacked us. Among them was even a saint, but we were unharmed and I dealt with them all..."

As she spoke, Ye Ruoshui suddenly stopped, staring at Xiao Minghuang as if she had sensed something amiss.

"Your Highness, your aura... it seems weaker? Were you injured in the battle just now?"

She looked at Xiao Minghuang with concern, her face filled with worry.