From Cold Palace Princess to Celestial Empress Ch. 143
In an instant, surges of dark purple demonic energy erupted from Wang Xiao’s body.
His robes flapped wildly in the fierce wind. His once fair and handsome face turned into an eerie dark purple, his eyes deep and glowing with a sinister red light. His mouth opened, revealing sharp, pointed fangs.
He looked like a malevolent ghost.
“It seems my guess was correct. You have indeed practiced a demonic technique.”
Xiao Minghuang remained calm, unafraid.
“Princess of Xia, am I now as you wished?”
Wang Xiao opened his bloodied mouth, emitting a terrifying sound unlike any human voice. The sound waves reverberated, causing the surrounding rocks to tremble.
Beside them, Li Chunyan was utterly shocked and exclaimed:
“This is… the true form of a demon?!”
Hearing this, someone asked in confusion:
“Leader Li, what does the true form of a demon mean?”
Li Chunyan explained:
“The true form of a demon is a secret technique of demonic cultivation. Once activated, it greatly enhances one’s power but also drains potential and significantly shortens lifespan. It is usually only used in life-and-death battles.”
During her past experiences, she had once encountered a demonic cultivator. Even though she was a whole realm above him, it still took her a great deal of effort to finally kill him.
“Princess, be careful! After Wang Xiao activates his demonic true form, he might be comparable to a Divine Sea Realm cultivator!”
Li Chunyan couldn’t help but warn.
“No need to worry. Watch me slay this demon!”
Xiao Minghuang smiled slightly.
On the other side, Wang Xiao narrowed his eyes and said:
“Since you already know, then die!”
As he spoke, he raised his hand and fiercely struck out.
A massive dark purple palm print formed in his palm, carrying a world-destroying momentum as it pressed towards Xiao Minghuang.
Xiao Minghuang stood still, allowing the palm print to approach. A hint of disdainful smile appeared in her eyes.
Even if Wang Xiao had revealed his hidden demonic true form, did she not have any preparations?
It was merely the last struggle of a demon, nothing to be concerned about.
She could kill it with a single move.
Just as Wang Xiao’s palm print was about to reach her, Xiao Minghuang raised her hand. A pure white longsword materialized in her grasp, surrounded by twinkling starlight that illuminated the night sky.
Then, she fiercely swung the sword.
A pure white arc, carrying sharp sword energy, directly collided with the dark purple palm print.
The two clashed, producing a violent explosion.
Boom!
Crack!
A piercing sound of shattering echoed as the dark purple palm print instantly disintegrated into pieces.
Wang Xiao’s pupils contracted, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief as he stared at Xiao Minghuang.
The palm strike just now was clearly very close to Xiao Minghuang, but it was actually blocked by a sword strike and easily shattered.
However, something even more unbelievable happened next.
The sword qi, suffused with starlight, shattered the purple-black palm imprint and, without losing any of its sharpness, continued straight toward him.
Wang Xiao hurriedly dodged, but the sword qi was too fast and fierce, seemingly unavoidable.
Boom!
A loud sound echoed through the night sky as Wang Xiao’s body was sent flying by the sword strike, crashing heavily onto a mountain peak. A crack spread from beneath his feet, instantly splitting the entire mountain in half, cleaving a mountain range into two.
A massive bloody gash appeared on his chest, rapidly expanding and spreading across his entire body. His flesh and bones shattered inch by inch, and blood exploded outward.
A single strike, a certain kill!
Thud!
Wang Xiao’s body fell from mid-air, creating a large crater. His flesh and internal organs spilled across the ground, barely recognizable as human.
Yet, despite such severe injuries, he still clung to a breath of life.
Xiao Minghuang floated over, landing in front of Wang Xiao. Her gaze was calm and indifferent, as if the earth-shattering sword strike she had just unleashed was not her doing.
“Princess… Princess of Xia… I… I won’t submit!”
Wang Xiao’s body was shattered, on the brink of death, with only moments left in his life, yet he still refused to yield.
“I will ask you one question. If you give me the answer I want, I will give you this pill. How about that?”
As she spoke, Xiao Minghuang took out a vibrant green pill from her sleeve, exuding a rich aura of life.
“The Nine Revolutions Restoration Pill, a top-tier Earth-grade elixir. No matter how severe the injury, it can preserve your life. It only works for those below the Divine Sea Realm, which happens to be perfect for you.”
Xiao Minghuang’s voice was sweet and melodious, like a heavenly melody. To Wang Xiao, it was a lifeline he had no reason to refuse.
“…Ask…”
Wang Xiao was extremely weak, barely able to respond.
“Your senior brother, Xue Wushang, has also cultivated demonic techniques like you, hasn’t he?”
Xiao Minghuang’s tone was calm as she posed the question.
There was no answer.
But.
Xiao Minghuang already understood his response.
“I never expected that even among demonic practitioners, there are those who possess ‘loyalty and righteousness.'”
She sighed softly and turned to leave.
At the same time Wang Xiao’s life force completely dissipated.
Xiao Minghuang glanced back at Wang Xiao, who was now “shattered into pieces,” and a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes.
She had originally hoped to use this opportunity to get Wang Xiao to admit that Xue Wushang had cultivated demonic techniques.
That way, she could have a justifiable reason to eliminate Xue Wushang under the guise of slaying demons, removing a future threat.
But since Wang Xiao refused to cooperate, she would have to make other plans.
“It seems I’ll have to force Xue Wushang to reveal his demonic true form in front of everyone. Otherwise, it won’t be enough to convince others.”
Xiao Minghuang pondered. As the second True Disciple of the Dragon Tiger Sect, if he were secretly cultivating demonic techniques, it was hard to believe the Dragon Tiger Sect was unaware.
Perhaps the demonic techniques were even taught by the higher-ups of the Dragon Tiger Sect.
“It’s a pity I don’t have concrete evidence. If I could prove that the Dragon Tiger Sect is colluding with demonic cultivators, the Holy Court would surely send true great cultivators to annihilate the Dragon Tiger Sect with ease.”
Xiao Minghuang sighed lightly, then stopped overthinking and walked toward the scattered cultivators.
“Princess, if it weren’t for your timely rescue, we would have surely perished. Please accept these Moon Spirit Fruits as a token of our gratitude.”
Li Chunyan held a pile of Moon Spirit Fruits, her face filled with gratitude.
Xiao Minghuang was not surprised by this. She had saved the lives of the rogue cultivators and demonstrated her formidable strength. Naturally, the rogue cultivators would be wise enough to offer all the Moon Spirit Fruits without mentioning any previous agreements.
“Fellow Daoist Li, you are too kind.”
Xiao Minghuang accepted the Moon Spirit Fruits, but upon hearing the system’s notification, she immediately returned them to Li Chunyan.
“Fellow Daoist, as a rogue cultivator, your path of cultivation is not easy. Please keep these Moon Spirit Fruits for your own use.”
Hearing this, Li Chunyan was momentarily stunned, seemingly unable to process what had just happened.
“This…”
Li Chunyan waved her hands repeatedly, “Princess, how can we accept this? If it weren’t for your rescue, we would have already perished. How could we dare to covet these spirit fruits…”
“If I say you deserve them, then you deserve them!”
Xiao Minghuang’s smile faded, and a trace of authority appeared on her stunning face, resembling an empress high above, making it impossible for anyone to even think of defying her.
Li Chunyan, intimidated by this aura, dared not say another word and quietly stored the Moon Spirit Fruits.
However, she suddenly noticed that out of the original sixteen Moon Spirit Fruits, only fifteen remained. Looking around the crowd, she realized that Han Li was missing.
“Did that guy sneak away?”
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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