From Cold Palace Princess to Celestial Empress Ch. 183
The Dragon-Tiger Sect Master’s voice boomed like a great bell, his vital energy and blood were at their peak, and his cultivation had improved significantly compared to two years ago.
“Great! It’s the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master. With him here, why should we fear the Princess of Xia?”
“Patriarch Dragon-Tiger, you must stand up for us. The Princess of Xia has gone too far!”
“Dragon-Tiger Sect Master, if you can help us repel the Princess of Xia, our Golden Elephant Kingdom is willing to offer half of the spoils from this battle to the Dragon-Tiger Sect!”
Seeing the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master appear, the Spirit Seed cultivators from the eight kingdoms suddenly felt as if they had found their backbone, and they began to flatter him profusely.
Among the Xia Kingdom’s people, Sheng Bailan looked up at the imposing figure of the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master in the sky, her face filled with confusion.
Two years ago, she had clearly beaten this man half to death. Normally, it would take him a hundred years to recover, but how could the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master reappear so quickly to oppose them?
But no matter what, as long as she was here today, she would not allow Xiao Minghuang to suffer even the slightest harm!
“Dragon-Tiger Sect Master, Sect Master Sheng spared your life back then. Instead of repenting, you seek to cause trouble again. Do you truly not value your life?”
Xiao Minghuang narrowed her beautiful eyes and coldly rebuked him.
“Hmph! What does Sheng Bailan amount to? This patriarch has now reached the seventh level of the Nascent Soul Realm. Even if she has mastered her sword intent, I can destroy her with a single palm!”
The Dragon-Tiger Sect Master sneered, brimming with confidence.
As soon as his words fell, a cold, clear female voice suddenly rang out.
“Oh? Is that so? If mastered sword intent can’t cut you down, what about perfected sword intent?”
In the next moment, a dazzling pure white sword light tore through the void, heading straight for the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master.
“Huh?”
The Dragon-Tiger Sect Master’s expression changed. Without hesitation, he moved his hands, and two golden hand seals condensed in the void, slapping towards the incoming light.
Boom!
An explosion rang out, and in the sky, gold and silver intertwined, forming a dazzling and spectacular rainbow pattern.
Where the two forces collided, a blinding light erupted, extremely dazzling.
“Perfected sword intent… it’s actually this terrifying!”
The Dragon-Tiger Sect Master grunted, his face pale, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
He never expected that even with the help of the Southern Wasteland’s True Demon, having broken through to the seventh level of the Nascent Soul Realm, he was still no match for Sheng Bailan!
Moreover, what was even more unbelievable to him was that Sheng Bailan’s mastered sword intent had actually reached the perfected state!
Such comprehension of the sword path was truly astonishing!
Xiao Minghuang looked at the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master’s disheveled state and coldly said:
“Dragon-Tiger Sect Master, time and time again, you have disrupted the peace of the Southern Region and harbored demons within your sect. What exactly are your intentions?”
Hearing this, the cultivators from the eight kingdoms all changed their expressions.
Demons!
In the Southern Region, this was a taboo, like a rat crossing the street, everyone wanted to strike it down.
Two years ago, outside the secret realm, the Princess of Xia had mentioned this matter, but at that time, her strength was low, and no one paid attention.
But times were different now. The Princess of Xia was now at the Spirit Seed Realm, and no one dared to ignore her words.
“I don’t believe the Princess of Xia’s words. This must be her slandering the Dragon-Tiger Sect!”
“Xia and the Dragon-Tiger Sect have a long-standing feud. The Princess of Xia’s words cannot be trusted!”
“How could this be? The Dragon-Tiger Sect Master is like a second father to me. How could he harbor demons?”
The cultivators from the eight kingdoms all rushed to explain on behalf of the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master.
However, the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master, at the center of the storm, suddenly let out an eerie, sinister laugh.
“Ha ha ha… The lords of the Southern Wasteland will descend momentarily, and you will all be sacrificed in blood. The entire Southern Realm will become the demonic land of the True Demons!”
Everyone exchanged bewildered glances, not yet comprehending the situation, when suddenly, the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master let out a fierce roar. An extremely evil aura erupted from him, and clouds of blood mist surged from his body, instantly transforming into a rain of blood that fell from the sky like droplets.
The blood droplets rapidly coalesced in mid-air, forming a massive, blood-red humanoid skeleton, exuding an aura of malevolent evil.
At this point, he no longer concealed his true nature, fully revealing his demonic form!
“Demonic Form! The Dragon-Tiger Sect Master is truly a demon!”
Witnessing this scene, everyone was utterly shocked.
“What’s going on?! Wasn’t the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master here to support us? How did he suddenly become a demon?!”
The cultivators from the Eight Kingdoms were terrified.
“Could it be… that the words of the Princess of Xia were actually true!”
Some among the Eight Kingdoms’ cultivators were filled with regret.
“Brothers, stop talking and run!”
Many of the Eight Kingdoms’ cultivators had already fled, slipping away as quickly as they could.
“A bunch of fools!”
The moment the blood-red skeleton formed, it absorbed the lives of hundreds of cultivators, their flesh and blood turning into nourishment for the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master.
“The Blood Demon Path, one of the Six Demonic Paths, absorbs the flesh and bones of others as nourishment. It is the most bloodthirsty and cruel, and the most adept at killing among the demonic paths!”
At this moment, the Medicine King arrived belatedly, exclaiming in surprise.
Seeing the Medicine King finally arrive, Xiao Minghuang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although she had anticipated that there would be a conspiracy behind this rescue mission to the Fire Dragon Kingdom, she had not known what it entailed. Therefore, she had not only brought Sheng Bailan along but also instructed the Medicine King to secure the Innate Pure Yang Fire Dragon Fruit Tree before coming to assist.
“How did things go?”
“Your Highness, rest assured. The tree spirit has agreed that as long as Great Xia can provide a safe and stable environment, it is willing to relocate to Great Xia.”
Xiao Minghuang nodded, then turned her gaze back to the blood-red skeleton.
This was a Blood Demon Avatar, exuding a strong scent of blood, its power having expanded to the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm.
“Minghuang, this blood-red skeleton is quite troublesome.”
Sheng Bailan flew over, standing beside Xiao Minghuang, frowning as she spoke.
“If I join forces with Sect Master Sheng, perhaps we can match it.”
The Medicine King suggested.
However, at this moment, Xiao Minghuang looked at the enormous blood-red skeleton with a puzzled expression and asked:
“Why isn’t it moving?”
As soon as she spoke.
The Medicine King and Sheng Bailan were both stunned.
Indeed!
Why was the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master motionless?
In the next moment.
They understood.
For they saw.
Lei Zhen, who had been surrounded by the crowd, had turned into a pool of blood, sinking into the ground and disappearing from sight in an instant.
In the next moment, he reappeared on the shoulder of the blood-red skeleton.
“Hahaha! You Southern Realm cultivators, offer up your insignificant lives as nourishment for my Blood Demon Path!”
At this moment, Lei Zhen was completely controlled by the Blood Demon Path. He laughed maniacally, blood light flashing around him as countless droplets of blood sprayed from his body, scattering across the sky.
Having lost his blood, his entire body seemed to shrivel up, merging into the blood-red skeleton.
If Xiao Minghuang had not intervened, Lei Zhen would have ascended to the Nascent Soul Realm by summoning the True Demon of the Southern Wasteland.
However, after the unexpected turn of events, he could only serve as nourishment for the Blood Demon Path, contributing his meager share.
Before Xiao Minghuang could clearly see, the droplets of blood exploded in mid-air, resembling blooming blood flowers, radiating an eerie and extreme red.
In an instant.
The world was filled with a vibrant red hue.
The blood-colored skeleton raised its head and let out a roar, a surge of blood qi soaring into the sky.
The countless allied forces of the nine nations, as if gone mad, charged from all directions, surrounding them completely, their bodies exuding a sinister and bloodthirsty aura, completely devoid of reason!
“Blood Demon Contract Seed!”
Xiao Minghuang was startled, recalling how the Second Prince had been controlled by this method planted by a demonic cultivator!
Her expression turned grim, never expecting that millions of cultivators from the nine nations had been controlled by the Blood Demon Path…
“Sigh, I urged you to leave quickly, yet none heeded my advice.”
Xiao Minghuang sighed softly, her emotions complex.
Under the influence of the Blood Demon Contract Seed, even Spirit Seed Realm cultivators were not spared. Their auras surged violently, their bodies reeking of blood, their flesh and blood seemingly turning into a mushy mess, using their own bodies as tools, charging towards them.
Sheng Bailan swung her sword in a sweeping arc, the sword light dazzling, like a crescent moon spinning, reaping a large swath of the nine nations’ cultivators.
“This… battles between cultivators usually don’t involve close combat, these… Blood Demon Path puppets are using their own bodies as weapons… they have completely lost their reason!”
Sheng Bailan, the Medicine King, the Twenty-Eight Star Officials, and the various attendants all turned their gaze to Xiao Minghuang.
“Your Highness, what should we do in this situation?”
Xiao Minghuang’s eyes flickered, quickly making a decision.
“We will fight and retreat, luring the blood-colored skeleton into the territory of Great Xia.”
“Medicine King, you retreat first and oversee the evacuation of the nearby populace!”
“Bailan, stay by my side!”
“Honored attendants, do not exert your full strength, proceed with caution!”
“Twenty-Eight Star Officials, form the array!”
Xiao Minghuang swiftly assigned each person’s responsibilities.
“Yes!”
Everyone responded in unison.
The Medicine King nodded, his body igniting with blazing flames, resembling a ball of starlight, piercing through countless Blood Demon puppets, heading straight for Great Xia.
Watching the Medicine King’s departing figure, Xiao Minghuang’s gaze was extremely grave.
Next, they would face a bitter battle!
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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