A figure darted through the Purple Cloud Mountain Range. After a long time, she finally stopped, and only then did her face become clear.
Nangong Guyue!
Nangong Guyue suddenly fell to her knees. Her eyes were red as she stared at the night sky and roared, "Why... why was he so strong!"
In fact, she had been at the Star Holy Land the entire time. When she saw Jiang Yi killed in an instant, she was stunned. He had never imagined that Su Chen would be so terrifying.
At that moment, she sensed trouble and fled ahead of time, only stopping when she reached this place.
Nangong Guyue roared, regret filling her heart.
If... if she had set aside her arrogance back then, would things have turned out differently?
She lowered her head, asking herself the question over and over.
But how many what-ifs were there in the world?
Nangong Guyue laughed as tears rolled down her cheeks and fell to the ground.
"Heh heh heh."
Just then, an eerie laugh rang out.
"Who's there!"
Nangong Guyue jerked her head up and looked around, secretly on guard.
"Don't be afraid, little girl. I can help you." The eerie voice rang out again.
Nangong Guyue narrowed her eyes slightly and asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?"
"Heh heh heh. Come over here and you'll find out." The eerie voice sounded mysterious.
At that moment, a red light flickered in the void, seemingly guiding Nangong Guyue.
Nangong Guyue stood there in silence, her thoughts unknown. After a long time, she seemed to come to a decision. She stepped forward and followed the red light, though she remained on high alert.
After walking for nearly a quarter of an hour, the red light led Nangong Guyue into a cave. A gloomy wind blew through it, eerie and sinister.
The deeper she went, the more solemn Nangong Guyue's expression became.
After she walked a little farther, the red light suddenly vanished. An altar stood before Nangong Guyue, its surface densely carved with all manner of runes.
Beside the altar stood a coffin, also carved with inscriptions.
"Heh heh heh. You're here." The eerie voice rang out again, coming from inside the coffin.
Nangong Guyue stared at the coffin and asked in a low voice, "Who are you?"
The eerie voice said, "Heh heh heh. Who am I? I can no longer remember clearly, but the people of the world call me the Evil God."
Nangong Guyue searched her memories but found nothing about the Evil God. She asked again, "What did you mean by what you said earlier?"
The Evil God said, "I can tell that something is troubling you. But when you have enough power to destroy everything, you will have no more troubles in this world."
Nangong Guyue narrowed her eyes slightly. "What do you mean?"
The Evil God said confidently, "I can give you power!"
Nangong Guyue sneered. "You can give me power? I'm afraid it isn't that simple, is it?"
She did believe what the Evil God said, because her intuition told her that he was no ordinary being.
The Evil God said, "You're a clever little girl. That's right. If you want power, you must agree to one condition."
Nangong Guyue asked, "What condition?"
The Evil God said, "You need only submit to me for three hundred years! You will work for me during those three hundred years, and afterward, you may leave."
Nangong Guyue fell silent and said nothing.
Of course she didn't believe the Evil God's nonsense, but what else could she do now?
The Evil God was right. If she had enough strength, even if she wanted to become the Nangong Clan's patriarch, who would dare oppose her?
Nangong Guyue suddenly asked, "How much power can you give me?"
"Heh heh heh."
The Evil God gave a strange laugh, but it was so quiet that Nangong Guyue didn't hear it.
He said, "This power can let you dominate the Immortal Realm!"
Nangong Guyue froze. "Are you sure you haven't gone mad?"
Clearly, she didn't believe him, but she could hardly be blamed. The Immortal Realm had countless terrifying existences, and none of them dared claim they could dominate it. Yet he, the Evil God, dared?
The Evil God laughed. "Little girl, broaden your horizons. In this Immortal Realm, the strongest person you can imagine is trash in my eyes."
Nangong Guyue said nothing, simply staring at the coffin.
The Evil God then said, "There's no use telling you so much. Your horizons are too narrow, after all, so it's only natural that you don't believe me."
Nangong Guyue: "..."
This was the first time anyone had ever told her that her horizons were narrow.
The Evil God continued, "In short, do you want this power or not?"
Nangong Guyue fell silent, torn over the decision.
Time passed, second by second. The Evil God was in no hurry and waited quietly for Nangong Guyue's answer.
Just then, Nangong Guyue seemed to reach a decision. She took a deep breath and said, "All right!"
"Hahaha! Good!"
The Evil God laughed, then said, "Go sit cross-legged on the altar."
Nangong Guyue looked at the altar. Without hesitation, she walked straight up to it and sat cross-legged.
The Evil God said, "Relax, don't be nervous. It'll be over soon."
As soon as he finished speaking!
The altar suddenly erupted with a blinding red light. Immediately afterward, the runes on the ground and those on the coffin lit up.
Just then, streams of mysterious power poured out of the coffin and surged toward Nangong Guyue.
Boom!
The moment the mysterious power entered her body, Saint Realm power erupted from Nangong Guyue!
She had broken through!
Nangong Guyue's presence grew stronger and stronger, and in just a moment, her cultivation reached another critical point.
The next instant, power beyond the Saint Realm erupted from her!
She had broken through again!
And it wasn't over. Her presence was still growing stronger!
Just then, the coffin lid was suddenly flung open, and a red light shot straight into the spot between Nangong Guyue's brows.
Nangong Guyue's eyes suddenly snapped open. Her eyes were red and her face twisted as she roared, "You're trying to take over my body!"
"Hahaha!"
The Evil God burst out laughing. "It's too late now that you know!"
"Ah!"
Nangong Guyue suddenly let out a shriek and fell facedown on the ground, her face contorted. At that moment, she felt as though someone were cutting her soul apart bit by bit with a knife!
She had never experienced such pain. It hurt so much that she could no longer hold back and began roaring wildly, her whole body trembling violently.
After this continued for half the time it took to burn an incense stick, she abruptly sat up and roared, "My body-how could I let you take it over?"
As soon as she finished speaking, her hands rapidly formed seals.
The next instant!
An utterly terrifying chill suddenly erupted from her sinews and bones, while her blood began to boil!
At that very moment, an ice phoenix suddenly flew out of her body!
The ice phoenix let out a cry, then spread her noble ice feathers and wrapped Nangong Guyue in them.
At that moment, Nangong Guyue's pain eased somewhat, and she even began to counter the Evil God's power!
"You actually have the Ice Phoenix Divine Physique!"
The Evil God spoke in shock. He had never imagined that Nangong Guyue had a special physique!