Chapter 362

Xiao Minghuang pondered to herself, "The Demon Emperor already intended to eliminate these traitors who betrayed him, so he probably won't do anything to me. But what about the Eastern Pole Emperor..."

It is obvious that the Blood Demon Ancestor and others must have already reached some kind of agreement with the Eastern Pole Emperor, otherwise they would not have colluded with the Quanyuan Supreme to ambush and kill her.

Therefore, unless she doesn't return to the Eastern Pole, once she does, she will inevitably face the Eastern Pole Emperor's murderous intent!

"Forget it, let's ask the Quanyuan Supreme first and see if we can get any useful information from him."

Xiao Minghuang waved his hand, releasing the Quanyuan Supreme.

Upon waking, the Quanyuan Supreme immediately sensed the unfamiliar surroundings. His face turned deathly pale, all traces of his initial composure vanishing. He stammered, "..."

"Princess... Princess..."

Before he could finish speaking, he noticed the silver short spear in Xiao Minghuang's hand.

The next second, his pupils shrank dramatically. "A treasure bestowed by Heaven!"

"You do have some knowledge."

Xiao Minghuang narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled gently.

"Only unparalleled geniuses could possibly receive treasures bestowed by Heaven. This shows that even Heaven acknowledges that the princess is a monstrous genius unlike any other in history!"

The Quanyuan Supreme quickly offered his compliments.

However, his heart was in turmoil. He had heard rumors about Princess Xiao, but he never thought that her true strength would be like this. With just this treasure bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, she could suppress the Supreme Being and even rival the Earth Immortal!

Not to mention, just now Princess Xiao personally forced a terrestrial immortal to self-destruct right before his eyes!

"Heh." Hearing the compliment from the Quanyuan Supreme, Xiao Minghuang snorted coldly and curled her lip in disdain, "Why weren't you so eloquent just now?"

"I..."

Upon hearing this, the Quanyuan Supreme was stunned, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me everything the Eastern Pole Emperor instructed you to do!" Xiao Minghuang ignored him and said bluntly, "Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

She stared at the Quanyuan Supreme with icy eyes, her tone chilling.

"Yes..."

The Quanyuan Supreme Monarch trembled and recounted the entire story.

"... That was about three years ago..."

As Xiao Minghuang listened to the Quanyuan Supreme's account, his gaze grew increasingly cold.

It turns out that from the very beginning, the Eastern Pole Emperor had no intention of letting her go.

As for letting her take the lead in negotiating peace, it was only to temporarily appease her, give her hope, and prevent her from choosing a desperate, mutually destructive approach.

"The Eastern Pole Emperor appears to do nothing, but he's actually quite treacherous behind the scenes!"

Xiao Minghuang sneered.

According to the Quanyuan Supreme, she roughly deduced the general outline of the matter.

This trip to the Southern Wilderness was initiated by the Eastern Pole Emperor contacting the Blood Demon Ancestor, who agreed to capture Xiao Minghuang and hand her over to the Eastern Pole Emperor.

Afterwards, the Eastern Pole Emperor will use some kind of secret technique to shatter her Dao heart, turning her into a puppet, permanently controlled by him, to continuously expand his territory.

To be fair, this incident wasn't actually that egregious.

Unlike the Demon Emperor, the Eastern Pole Emperor is ruthless enough to kill even his own family, and his actions can result in the annihilation of hundreds of millions of lives.

He simply used a person, destroyed that person's Dao heart, and didn't even kill them.

Compared to the other two, the Eastern Pole Emperor can be considered an extremely benevolent person.

Unfortunately, this person was none other than someone else.

It was Xiao Minghuang herself.

If the Eastern Pole Emperor's target is someone else unrelated to her, she would have absolutely no chance of conflict with him.

"You made a mistake by choosing the wrong opponent..."

Xiao Minghuang murmured softly, her gaze gradually hardening.

Since the Eastern Pole Emperor and she are now irreconcilable enemies, there is no point in backing down.

Before this, she had always harbored a sliver of hope that she could live peacefully with the Eastern Pole Emperor and that she would leave this world after advancing to the Earth Eastern Pole Emperor, thus avoiding further conflict with him.

But it seems that the Eastern Pole Emperor is after her, and even if she wants to leave, he won't allow it.

Therefore, there is no other choice.

She, Xiao Minghuang, is unyielding and will never compromise!

"Princess... I've told you everything I can, is it alright..."

The Quanyuan Supreme asked cautiously, then quickly added, "I am willing to offer my entire fortune as a token of gratitude for the princess saving my life!"

His face was all fawning, a far cry from his previous haughty demeanor.

"Oh?"

Xiao Minghuang glanced at him indifferently, a mocking smile appearing on her lips, "Give it to me!"

"Thank you, Princess."

Quanyuan Supreme breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took out a storage bag and handed it to Xiao Minghuang.

Xiao Minghuang glanced at it casually, then put it in his pocket and said indifferently, "Get lost!"

Her words delighted the Quanyuan Supreme, who quickly bowed to her, took his leave, and hurriedly departed.

However, not far from where he left, just as he stepped into the void gate, an ominous premonition suddenly surged into his heart. His expression suddenly hardened, and he turned around abruptly to see Xiao Minghuang suddenly display a smile, like starlight in full bloom, as she slowly opened her eyes.

In an instant, countless streaks of light flashed, and a sharp edge was revealed, making him feel a chill all over his body!

"Princess Xiao! What do you want to do! You broke your promise!" The Quanyuan Supreme cried out in terror, his face ashen, but his legs felt as if they were filled with lead, unable to move an inch. His entire body's magical power was frozen like water, and no matter how he tried to move, he couldn't budge it at all!

No matter how much he begged for mercy, Xiao Minghuang seemed not to hear him. She slowly stood up, holding a short spear, and walked slowly toward him.

Her movements were slow, her toes barely touching the ground. Each time she landed, it felt as if she were stepping on the heart of the Quanyuan Supreme, causing him to tremble violently and his fear to intensify.

"Did I promise to spare your life?" Xiao Minghuang sneered.

In the next instant, she raised her right arm, and the short spear in her hand pierced through the chest of the Quanyuan Supreme, annihilating his Purple Mansion Grotto-Heaven along with it!

Sizzle!

Crimson blood splattered, and the Quanyuan Supreme stared wide-eyed in disbelief. He then spat out a mouthful of blood and foam, collapsing to the ground like a deflated balloon.

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, nothing came out.

"Whoosh--"

The short spear was withdrawn, leaving a trail of bright red blood droplets that splattered onto Xiao Minghuang's cheek.

Xiao Minghuang reached out and wiped the blood from her face, a cold glint in her eyes. With a flash, she left this world.

Southern Wilderness, surrounded by a vast desert.

A place buried by yellow sand.

A slender figure emerged from the dust and sand.

This person was none other than Xiao Minghuang.

With a wave of her hand, a woman fell from the void, seemingly unconscious, plummeting towards the ground.

Seeing this, Xiao Minghuang frowned slightly, but still flicked his finger and lifted the woman into the air.

The woman, who had been unconscious, suddenly regained consciousness and looked around blankly.

"Princess... you..."

When she saw Xiao Minghuang, she was first taken aback, then became nervous and looked around nervously.

"Where is the Blood Demon Ancestor? Where is this place?"

The woman was none other than the Drunken Immortal Hermit. Although she had been rescued by Xiao Minghuang, she had also been struck by the self-destruction of the Earth Immortal, leaving her severely injured and unconscious. If it weren't for Xiao Minghuang's help, she would probably have died long ago.

"The Blood Demon Ancestor has self-destructed his origin and is dead. We are now in the Southern Wilderness Desert."

Xiao Minghuang explained calmly, then tossed a small jade bottle into the arms of the Drunken Immortal Hermit.

"Princess... what is this...?"

The Drunken Immortal Hermit was full of doubts, but he still opened the small jade bottle and smelled it a few times. "Is this a pill from the Eastern Pole? The fragrance is so rich..."

Xiao Minghuang nodded and said, "Eat it, and you'll recover quickly."

"Thank you, Princess!"

The Drunken Immortal Hermit had few doubts and swallowed the pill in the bottle. If Princess Xiao wanted to harm her, she could have simply not saved her earlier; there was no need to save her and then poison her.

Moreover, given Princess Xiao's cultivation level, there was no need for her to go to so much trouble to harm her.

A moment later, a powerful and potent medicinal effect emanated from her body, invigorating her, dispelling her fatigue, and quickly restoring a rosy glow to her pale face.

"This is..."

The Drunken Immortal Hermit was stunned and speechless.

"It's just a healing pill, don't worry about it."

Xiao Minghuang waved her hand. Ye Ruoshui had given her so many healing pills like these that she couldn't possibly use them all.

"Layman, things have come to this point, is there anything you're still hiding from me?"

After the Drunken Immortal Hermit calmed down, Xiao Minghuang spoke calmly.

Upon hearing this, the Drunken Immortal Hermit fell silent. After a long while, he finally sighed and said bitterly, "Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to speak out. The princess should know that there are rumors circulating that I have a close relationship with the Devil Master, and that I am even the chosen successor to the Joyful Union Dao Demon Lord."

"Um."

Xiao Minghuang nodded slightly, indicating her agreement.

"These rumors are not unfounded, but the truth is far more complex than those outsiders imagine."

The Drunken Immortal Hermit took a deep breath and said, "In the outside world, I am the master of the Drunken Immortal Residence and an elder of the Joyful Union Dao, but my true identity is not like that."

Xiao Minghuang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, but did not interrupt.

"To be honest, I have absolutely no connection with the Joyful Union Dao. My true lineage is the Mortal Demon Path. My... father... is the Supreme Mortal Devil Master, who is also the current Southern Wilderness Demon Emperor!"

480. Killing one's wife to prove one's path

Xiao Minghuang froze, her pupils shrinking sharply.

She originally thought that the Drunken Immortal Hermit had a close relationship with the Demon Emperor, perhaps being one of his concubines, which was why she received such abundant cultivation resources and protection. Little did she expect that she was actually the Demon Emperor's daughter!

But then another question arises: if the Drunken Immortal Hermit is indeed the Demon Emperor's daughter, why hasn't she received the status she deserves, and why is she even afraid to reveal her true identity to the world?

"I am indeed the daughter of the Demon Emperor, and his only daughter!"

The Drunken Immortal Hermit's tone was tinged with sorrow. "Many years ago, before anyone in the Southern Wilderness had merged with the Origin of the Realm, attained the Dao, and become an Emperor, the four demonic paths were constantly at war with each other. All the other demonic paths were vassals of the four paths, and the mortal demonic path was just a weak lineage surviving in the cracks, destined to perish in an instant!"

Xiao Minghuang knew that among the Six Paths of Demonic Ways of the Southern Wilderness, the Burial King Path was only formally established in recent eras, but it gradually declined after the death of the Burial King Supreme Being. The Red Dust Path was not prominent, and it was rare to hear of any Red Dust Path disciples traveling outside.

There has never been anyone like Ren Wuqing who could overpower the younger generation in the Southern Wilderness and become the number one genius in the Southern Wilderness!

The Drunken Immortal Hermit continued his narration.

"Back then, my father and mother were very loving, and I was born during that time. I was pampered by my parents from a young age. But then, I don't know when it started, my father suddenly seemed like a different person. He started sneaking around, and I don't know what he was doing every day."

"Once, my mother asked my father to discuss something, but he refused outright and they had a big argument. My mother was heartbroken and left home with me in her arms."

The Drunken Immortal Hermit's gaze gradually dimmed as he drifted into memories of the past.

"After leaving home, my mother and I enjoyed a period of peace, but it didn't last long. One night, my mother suddenly woke me up, took me to a remote valley, and sealed me into the Spirit Source."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang raised an eyebrow. Of course, she could tell that since the Drunken Immortal Hermit was born before the Demon Emperor attained enlightenment, he could not have lived for such a long time. He must have been sealed in the Spirit Source and then reborn.

But she didn't expect that the one who did this was not the Demon Emperor, but the Drunken Immortal Hermit's mother.

"At that time, I was only seven years old, ignorant and unaware. I remember sleeping for a very, very long time, and when I woke up again, I didn't know how many years had passed."

A hint of hatred suddenly flashed in the eyes of the Drunken Immortal Hermit, and he gritted his teeth and said, "After I came out, I learned that the reason my mother sealed me into the Spirit Source was actually to have a life-or-death duel with my father!"