"Chuan'er..."
"As your father, I will never let your sacrifice be in vain!"
Hidden among the crowd, Tang Tian forcefully wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. He did not even dare collect his son's body now.
The moment he did, he would be branded a spy and executed!
Tang Tian quietly left without attracting anyone else's attention.
Everyone's attention was fixed on Xu Xuan at that moment.
Zhao Wuji descended with satisfaction, looking at Xu Xuan. The more he looked, the more pleased he became.
"Truly, heroes emerge from the young. Having you is a blessing for our human race and for the Mystic Universe Heavenly Palace!"
Zhao Wuji lavished him with praise. "But, this stone of yours..."
As he spoke, he glanced somewhat sheepishly at the Chaos Origin Stone on the table.
"If you need it, Senior Zhao, please take it. I won't charge you a thing."
Xu Xuan smiled faintly, taking the opportunity to earn some goodwill from Zhao Wuji.
"Ding! Zhao Wuji's favor toward the host has surged, triggering a Fate Points critical hit. Host's Fate Points +666!"
"Ha ha!"
Zhao Wuji burst into laughter. "Good, good, good! Consider this a favor I owe you. If you ever need anything, I'll do everything in my power!"
Xu Xuan cupped his hands and smiled without declining.
Zhao Wuji tucked the Chaos Origin Stone into his robes as though it were a priceless treasure, then looked solemnly at Xu Xuan. "The man you killed today had half the royal bloodline of the Purple Moon Wolf Clan. He also possessed an inheritance, which means the wolf clan's royal family had acknowledged him."
"I'm afraid there will be no peace from now on!"
Zhao Wuji heaved a heavy sigh, a jumble of emotions filling his heart.
"Senior Zhao, then our Evolutionary Spirit Sect..."
"Rest assured, my promise to you still stands!"
Zhao Wuji waved his hand, putting Xu Xuan's concerns to rest.
Beyond the Cloud Azure Territory.
The Purple Moon Wolf Clan.
"Didn't we agree that we couldn't see each other for the time being?"
Clad in purple robes, the empress looked at the increasingly aged Tang Tian before her with an extremely complicated expression.
"Wh-what happened?"
Her brows twitched violently. The Purple Moon Empress seized Tang Tian by the shoulders and demanded anxiously, "Speak!"
"What exactly happened? Xiao Chuan-how is Xiao Chuan?!"
"I-I'm sorry..."
Thud!
Tang Tian dropped to his knees, his face filled with anguish. "Xiao Chuan... Xiao Chuan was killed..."
"What?!!"
The Purple Moon Empress instantly flew into a rage, and a bone-chilling cold swept outward.
"Who? Tell me who did it!"
"It was Xu Xiao's son, Xu Xuan. He used a fight with Xiao Chuan as a pretext. Xiao Chuan couldn't defeat him and was killed instead."
Tang Tian's face was filled with guilt. His only chance of exacting full revenge was through the Purple Moon Wolf Clan.
"Good, good, good!"
The Purple Moon Empress repeated the word three times, her fury reaching its absolute limit!
"Come back with me. This time, even if the elders oppose me again and again, I will avenge my Xiao Chuan!"
Purple light shone in the Purple Moon Empress's eyes. Her overwhelming fury had already robbed her of reason.
She grabbed Tang Tian's hand and shot into the sky, heading straight into the Purple Moon Wolf Clan's grounds.
Sensing a human presence, the Purple Moon Wolf Clan's six elders came forward to meet them.
"Your Majesty, the young sovereign has not yet gained complete control of the Azure Spirit Mountains. You cannot fall in love with this human, much less bring him back here. Those are the rules!"
"Your Majesty, do you intend to disregard the rules?"
The fourth elder blocked the Purple Moon Empress's path.
The Purple Moon Empress stopped, her expression cold as frost. "Of course I know that. But Xiao Chuan is dead. As his mother, I should avenge my son! I will spare no effort, whatever the cost!"
"Secondly, half of Xiao Chuan's bloodline belonged to the Purple Moon Wolf Clan's royal family. As empress, I must take responsibility for my subjects. Only then can I win their hearts!"
The fourth elder was immediately at a loss for words.
"We await Your Majesty's commands. From this moment on, all one hundred thousand members of the Purple Moon Wolf Clan stand ready, awaiting your orders!"
"Those who harm our clan shall be slain, however far away they may be! Assemble the army at once and attack the Cloud Azure Territory!"
"Also, inform the other clans of the Demon Race that the Purple Moon Wolf Clan is prepared to slaughter the humans. If they have the courage, they may join us in conquering the Cloud Azure Territory!"
"Whoever captures Xu Xuan and his father will receive a favor from me!"
"Yes!"
The sixth elder immediately nodded like a pestle pounding garlic, then went off to make preparations.
"Let's go avenge Xiao Chuan!"
The Purple Moon Empress exhaled a deep breath of foul air and led Tang Tian to the mountaintop.
She looked down upon the tens of thousands of soldiers in the Purple Moon Wolf Clan's army below.
The Purple Moon Empress swept her hand outward. "Warriors, what punishment does the murderer of our young sovereign deserve?"
"Death! Death! Death!"
The voices below shook the heavens, booming like thunder!
"Very good!"
Only then did the Purple Moon Empress nod in satisfaction and shout, "Kill! Slaughter the humans until not a scrap of armor remains!"
The mighty army advanced. Watching from beside her, Tang Tian felt his legs weaken as the pressure in his heart mounted.
"Let's go."
The Purple Moon Empress grabbed Tang Tian by the shoulder and carried him through the air.
Above the sea transformation realm lay the heavenly mansion realm, where one could walk through the air and fly freely, soaring through the heavens and plunging into the earth!
This was the true gulf between the sea transformation realm and the heavenly mansion realm!
The border of the Cloud Azure Territory.
The vast wolf clan army marched forward, each step making the ground tremble.
A small city on the border.
"Reporting, my lord!"
A soldier hurried toward the city lord's residence.
"Speak."
The city lord frowned impatiently.
"City Lord, something terrible has happened! A huge force of demons has appeared a thousand miles away. Their numbers are immense, and they're advancing aggressively. I'm afraid they come with ill intent!"
"What?"
The city lord froze, then walked toward the window in disbelief. He opened it, and the sight outside left him stunned.
A dark mass of tens of thousands of wolfmen filled the landscape. Dust swirled around them, only making their presence more imposing!
The city lord's legs weakened, but he still steeled himself and said, "Stop them. We must stop them!"
"Order a squad to evacuate the city's people quickly and prevent further losses."
"Protect the civilians and evacuate this city. Pass the news along as well, and have the neighboring cities send reinforcements immediately."
When he glanced outside again, a trace of despair appeared on his face.
"Damn it..."
"My lord?"
Puzzled, the soldier followed his gaze.
Two people strode through the sky, their expressions grim.
One wore purple robes, had a slender waist, and bore a crown upon her head. She appeared to be the sovereign of these wolfmen.
Her hand gripped a man's shoulder.
The man looked haggard, yet towering rage still filled his face!
"The heavenly mansion realm! That woman is terrifying! Hurry, everyone must flee immediately! Before someone in the heavenly mansion realm, we are nothing but ants!"
The city lord had intended to put up some resistance, but the instant he saw the Purple Moon Empress, he abandoned that thought.
Resistance was already meaningless to him!
It would be nothing more than a mayfly trying to shake a tree, utterly ignorant of its own limits!
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