I Treated You as a Big Sister, but You Wanted to Be My Stepmother

There was no denying it: the Black Emperor's screams were utterly miserable.

And Duan De was far too shameless. He rolled like a donkey and vanished on the spot, as though he had burrowed underground.

The real kicker was how shameless he was: he had thrown the box toward Hua Yunfei and the Son of the Celestial Emperor's standoff—mostly toward the Son of the Celestial Emperor, of course.

A dazzling shower of light burst from the Five-Colored Treasure Box. Each droplet resembled a golden rune, a vessel for some form of the Dao. They seemed alive, raining down swiftly and endlessly, like an enormous hornet's nest someone had jabbed with a stick. Golden runes flickered in a dense, glittering swarm.

"Damn grave robber!"

The Son of the Celestial Emperor shouted. Five-Colored Divine Light enveloped his body, and he vanished in an instant, fleeing at top speed.

Hua Yunfei's expression changed drastically as well. He unleashed the Heaven Devouring Demon Art, forming a Great Dao Treasure Vase and collecting a dozen or so God-Slaying Insects to study. Then he immediately used the Divine Foot Technique and vanished on the spot.

Just then, Jiang Ming's beloved confidante, the Heavenly Jade Saintess, made her move. A reclining goddess appeared in her palm, radiant light flowing around it. For now, it was merely a Great Saint Weapon.

In truth, it was a sealed Quasi-Emperor Armament, personally refined by Emperor Hengyu. Its outer layer was nothing more than a seal and a disguise.

Still, it was more than enough for the task at hand. The golden rain blazed fiercely in the sky as the insects awakened from their slumber one after another. Each shone like a divine lamp, blooming with splendid radiance. As they flew, they made ringing clangs like metal striking metal.

The Goddess