"Heavenly Punishment... even that does not frighten Us! Why would We fear heavenly retribution? Surrender, and you may yet cling to life; otherwise... heavenly retribution will strike at once!"
As he spoke, Yu Ji, Heavenly Charm Marquis Eunuch Qiu, Princess Dieyi, Martial-Calming King Lan Ge, Xuan Ming, Wufa, and the others crossed the void in succession and arrived beside Xiao Ying. Although they had only four True Immortals including Xiao Ying, they gazed at Tianxin Yunlan and the other True Immortals with unmistakable excitement, like a pack of hungry wolves eyeing a great slab of fat meat on a chopping block. The sight sent chills through the heart.
Tianxin Yunlan, Ying Bu, and the Yingzhou generals grew somewhat pale. With True Immortals emerging one after another in the Great Huan Dynasty, the eternal supreme treasure, the Mending-Heaven Divine Stone, was no longer much of a secret. Naturally, they understood those hungry looks. These people really did regard them as fat meat on a chopping block-and the legendary flesh of the Tang Monk, at that.
The long-bearded True Immortal stepped forward, stared sharply at Xiao Ying, and said gravely, "Great Emperor Jian Shang! Yunlan Fairy is a direct-line successor of Heavenheart Island, the island lord's daughter, and one of the Eight Immortals of Heavenfall Sea. Her status is exalted, and her admirers are legion. If you dare harm a single hair on her head, disaster will surely descend upon the Great Huan Dynasty, and even all of China's Divine Land!"
Xiao Ying looked at Tianxin Yunlan in surprise and praised her with mock solemnity. "Oh? You actually have such an impressive background? No wonder you act like a savior who stands supreme above all others. So foolish! So naive!"
"Heaven cherishes life. Slaughtering the innocent truly does defy heaven's intent and