Peak Dou Huang of the Nine Stars, Jia Xingtian!

Shen Shihuang walked slowly toward Poison Rakshasa, coming to a stop beside him before leaning down to look at him. "A Dou Wang?"

At this point, even if Poison Rakshasa were a fool, he would have understood the situation.

The young man before him was someone he was no match for—no, he hadn't even been able to see how the other party had made his move.

A terrifying thought

took root in his mind.

A Dou Huang expert!

Only a Dou Huang expert could reduce him to such a pathetic state.

Poison Rakshasa crawled to Shen Shihuang's feet and clutched at his boots. "My Lord, I know I was wrong. I beg you to spare my life. It was this lowly one who was blind."

Shen Shihuang kicked Poison Rakshasa away.

He took a moment to straighten his clothes. "I'll give you a chance. Make your move."

"Let me see just how much skill a Dou Wang from the Cloud-Out Empire truly has."

Hearing this, Poison Rakshasa's expression shifted, his eyes filled with venomous resentment.

"I am a member of the Cloud-Out Empire's imperial family. If you dare to—"

Before Poison Rakshasa could finish, Shen Shihuang flashed before him, raised his hand, and struck.

SLAP!

The blow landed squarely on Poison Rakshasa's face, sending him flying through the air.

"If you don't fight, you die."

"Make your choice."

Shen Shihuang shook his hand and said indifferently.

Poison Rakshasa scrambled up from the ground, staring at the young man before him. He looked somewhat frail, his face paler than an ordinary person's, but his eyes were starkly black and white. The black in particular seemed to contain a kind of ultimate power; just a casual glance from him made one feel insignificant.

His three-thousand strands of long hair hung down naturally, held back only by a faint red cord.

"Who exactly are you?"

"There is no one like you in the Jia Ma Empire."

The more Poison Rakshasa looked, the more unfamiliar the man seemed. With such a bearing, he certainly did not exist within the Jia Ma Empire.

Shen Shihuang sighed.

"If you aren't going to make a move, then I suppose I will."

Poison Rakshasa reached out a hand.

"Wait!"

"I'll fight!"

Poison Rakshasa's eyes flickered as a pair of purple-black Dou Qi wings unfurled from his back, his Dou Wang aura fully exposed. In that moment, every expert in the Imperial Capital sensed the presence of a Dou Wang.

In the Imperial Palace.

"A Dou Wang expert?"

An old man in hemp robes suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze turning toward the outskirts of the Imperial Capital.

"Sigh!"

"With the Alchemist Grand Meeting approaching, there are truly more and more troubles. Now, even a Dou Wang has appeared."

The old man in hemp robes sighed helplessly, his figure blurring and vanishing from sight.

A Dou Wang expert was no longer something the subordinates could handle.

In the peach blossom grove.

Shen Shihuang watched Poison Rakshasa, a flicker of interest in his eyes.

But the scene that followed

left both Shen Shihuang and Ya Fei dumbfounded.

They watched as Poison Rakshasa turned around, his Dou Qi wings beating rapidly as he streaked off into the distance.

Watching Poison Rakshasa as he was about to vanish, Shen Shihuang turned his head and asked, "Ya Fei, is he... running away?"

The corners of Ya Fei's mouth twitched.

It was quite obvious!

"It certainly seems so."

Shen Shihuang sighed. "What is there to run for? I just wanted to get a feel for the strength of a Dou Wang. How uncooperative."

"Ya Fei, do you think he deserves to die?"

For a moment, Ya Fei did not understand what Shen Shihuang meant.

There was no answer.

"Sigh!"

Shen Shihuang let out a sigh. "I'll take care of him for you. Just give me a discount when I find what I'm looking for later."

Ya Fei had not yet processed Shen Shihuang's words, but when she looked at him, shock filled her eyes.

"He..."

"He actually..."

Shen Shihuang took a step into the void and chased directly after Poison Rakshasa. Ya Fei clearly saw that there were no Dou Qi wings behind his back.

"He is actually a Dou Zong powerhouse?"

Although Ya Fei had never seen a Dou Zong powerhouse, she knew a thing or two about them. From Dou Wang to Dou Huang, one had to manifest Dou Qi wings to fly through the air; only upon reaching the Dou Zong level could one walk upon the air.

"Hiss!"

A cold breath rushed through Ya Fei's mouth, and even her two peaks rose and fell with her agitation.

"It seems Old Hai guessed wrong. This lord is no mere Dou Huang powerhouse!"

"This is a Dou Zong powerhouse!"

Dou Huang and Dou Zong were only a single character apart, but the significance they represented was not on the same level at all.

It could be said that.

The mere fact that Shen Shihuang stood here made him the most powerful force and the greatest authority in the Jia Ma Empire!!

Without exception!

If he so desired.

"The two of you will act as if you saw nothing today, understand?" Ya Fei then said coldly to the two maids.

This information.

It must absolutely not be leaked. If it were, firstly, she feared it might affect his mood—it seemed he had no intention of exposing his true strength—and secondly, it was to prevent other clans from approaching him.

If they could secure the friendship of a Dou Zong powerhouse, the benefits for their Mittel Clan would be unimaginable.

"A Dou Zong powerhouse!"

A glimmer of ambition appeared in Ya Fei's eyes. The clan had been hoping for her to marry into another family...

Bang!

Within a few breaths.

A corpse landed in front of Ya Fei. She looked down to see it was none other than Poison Rakshasa.

Seeing the body, Ya Fei took a few steps back. Shen Shihuang had appeared on the chair at some point: "Ya Fei, do you think there will be trouble if I kill him?"

Ya Fei immediately gave a charming smile.

She refilled Shen Shihuang's cup. "My Lord, you jest. If you choose to act, who would dare to object?"

Shen Shihuang sipped his wine slowly.

"There's no need to keep calling me 'My Lord' and such; it sounds too distant."

"I have a name."

Ya Fei naturally knew Shen Shihuang's name.

But right now, This was a Dou Zong powerhouse!

She dared not address him by his given name.

"Just call me Shihuang," Shen Shihuang said, setting down his cup. "Someone else is coming."

Ya Fei looked on in suspicion.

She then saw an old man in hemp robes appear in the sky, sporting earthy-colored Dou Qi wings.

"The guardian of the royal family."

"Jia Xingtian, Old Jia?"

Ya Fei naturally recognized him.

"Oh, so it is Miss Ya Fei of the Mittel Clan." Jia Xingtian smiled when he saw her.

However, his expression changed slightly when he saw Poison Rakshasa on the ground.

"Poison Rakshasa is dead?"

Jia Xingtian was secretly shocked. Poison Rakshasa was a Dou Wang; how could he have died just like that?

Ya Fei said indifferently, "He offended someone he shouldn't have, so naturally, he died."

Ya Fei continued to pour wine for Shen Shihuang.

"Shihuang, although this wine isn't the absolute best, it is still top-tier. Once you finish this, I will bring you some more."

Shen Shihuang looked up at Jia Xingtian in the sky.

"I have heard that you are the guardian of the Jia Ma Empire."

"Your strength is not bad. I killed him, so what? Are you here to avenge him?"

As he spoke, black flames appeared at Shen Shihuang's fingertips, instantly incinerating Poison Rakshasa's body until not even ash remained.

Seeing this scene, Jia Xingtian shuddered all over; he had sensed the scent of death from that flame just now.

"May I ask who Your Excellency is?"

Shen Shihuang: "Shen Shihuang."

"Just a passerby."

The moment Jia Xingtian's aura flared, Shen Shihuang cast a single glance his way.

BANG!!

Jia Xingtian's body retreated rapidly, his eyes filled with terror.

"A Dou Zong... expert?"

Looking at Shen Shihuang's appearance, Jia Xingtian's expression grew even more shocked: "Such a young Dou Zong expert?"

"If Your Excellency has any needs, please do not hesitate to speak. Whatever the Mittel Clan can do, my Imperial Family can naturally do as well." Jia Xingtian glanced at Ya Fei and cupped his hands in a salute: "If Your Excellency has time, you are welcome to come to my Imperial Family to have some tea and chat."

Shen Shihuang nodded: "I understand."

"I just want some peace and quiet right now, is that alright?"

Jia Xingtian: "As you wish, Your Excellency. I shall take my leave!"