Xiangliu, who had fought Lu Ya for so long, caught up in great strides! That stupid bird had already been scared witless by the Demon Empress and fled! Damn its speed—it was almost impossible to catch!
The Shura Sect members left the Demon Land one after another, following Ren toward Northern Jambudvipa!
And so they left the land that had once belonged to Buddhism and was now the Demon Land!
The Demon Empress, who had utterly destroyed Buddhism, now brought her immense pressure down upon Kong Xuan!
Crack... crack...
Kong Xuan's bones fractured, but his unyielding will would not let his head bow or his spine bend! Moments ago, several Buddhas had shared the pressure with him. Now he bore it all alone, and it was almost too much!
But Kong Xuan's pride, his convictions, his will—they would not let him yield!
The more the Demon Empress watched, the more she admired him! Such pride and such indomitable will made him a gem in the rough!
She admired him, but when her sharp gaze swept over the little monk who had fallen into madness, disdain flickered across her face. Then she looked south and said, "You've been watching long enough. Isn't it time you came out?"
Her words became rolling waves of sound that swept through the heavens with Fiendish Qi!
A spark gathered in the sky. Flames spread from it, and a phoenix cry rang out!
A frenzied phoenix burst from the flames, then transformed into a man! He was handsome, carefree, and imposing. Looking at the Demon Empress, he said, "Demon Empress... it's been a long time!"
A trace of old memories stirred in the Demon Empress's deep eyes. "Of the three fools who relied on Destiny back then, two are dead. Yet somehow, you survived!"
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