"..."
Beneath her veil.
The woman's eyes betrayed a bewilderment she could not conceal.
She had seemingly never imagined that this human girl before her would dare use such a tone... to say such things.
Then.
Uncontrollable fury surged forth.
"I hope your tongue stays just as nimble when you beg for mercy later."
With those words.
She held nothing back.
She raised her slender hand impassively, her fingertips fluttering as she formed seals and cast her art.
Billowing purple radiance instantly poured from the Demon Palace and surged into her body.
Compared with those rogue cultivator demons who could only rely on crude methods like Dao Chess.
A direct heir like her, backed by the Southern Immortal Palace's deep reserves, naturally possessed means far beyond the ordinary.
She activated the seals in her hand.
"Phoenix's Ceremonial Arrival!"
This was a genuine supreme spirit art.
As the nine movements of the Shao music rang out, the phoenix arrived in ceremonial splendor.
The melody soared, clear and crystalline.
Phoenix cries harmonized in ringing, metallic notes, heartening all who heard them and dispelling every shadow, their voices capable of leaping across the Nine Provinces and resounding over the four seas.
In an instant, purple qi transformed into sound waves that filled the sky, their terrifying pressure bearing straight down upon the figure in black.
"..."
Every muscle in Jiang Yuechu's body tensed, and she was about to move.
Suddenly, a figure in blue-green cut in without warning, planting himself firmly before her.
He swept his broad sleeve.
Sword Qi crisscrossed the air, forcibly shredding the phoenix cries filling the sky.
Azure Sea Fairy's movements faltered. She narrowed her long eyes and stared fixedly at the middle-aged man in blue-green before her.
"Get out of my way!"
"Sorry, I can't."
"What do you