From Cold Palace Princess to Celestial Empress Ch. 184
Boom!
The earth trembled, dust flew, and the Blood Demon puppets surged wildly, wave after wave of them, like a tide, overwhelming, like a tsunami, suffocating.
Xiao Minghuang’s gaze was icy, her sword slashing out, transforming into a thousand sword shadows, dense and intricate, like a heavenly net, shredding countless Blood Demon puppets into pieces!
But those Blood Demon puppets she shattered were like severed worms, their flesh and blood writhing autonomously, recombining, stitching together into even more twisted, indescribably grotesque monsters!
“Damn it, why are there so many!”
Sheng Bailan roared angrily, brandishing her silver-white sword, the sword qi howling, fiercely slashing at the clumps of flesh, cutting them apart again and again, only for them to reassemble once more.
“The number of Blood Demon puppets is vast, they can’t be killed off, and after being killed, they fuse into even stronger monsters!”
“Princess, what should we do!”
The attendants were frantic, repeatedly asking.
“Everyone, stay calm, don’t panic. Focus on defense and quickly return to the territory of Great Xia!”
Xiao Minghuang loudly reassured everyone.
As long as they returned to the territory of Great Xia, she was confident she could easily slay the Blood Skeleton.
Once the Blood Skeleton, the leader, was eliminated, the remaining Blood Demon Puppets, now leaderless, would no longer pose a threat.
However, facing the endless sea of Blood Demon Puppets, even Xiao Minghuang felt a slight sense of difficulty.
Suddenly, she thought of the Spirit Seed Divine Ability she had recently mastered.
“Stars fall like rain, crimson flames patrol the heavens.”
Since mastering this divine ability, she had not yet had the chance to use it. Now, taking advantage of this opportunity, she could test its power!
She quickly closed her eyes, channeling all the spiritual energy within her body.
Clusters of spiritual energy condensed, forming a massive fireball around her, enveloping her entire being.
In an instant.
The sky was filled with flames, blooming like fiery trees and silver flowers, dazzling and magnificent.
The fireball exploded, countless sparks shooting out, transforming into pillars of fire that rapidly spread across the sky, covering dozens of miles before falling like a torrential rain of fire, burning the heavens and the earth.
This flame was the external manifestation of the Red Emperor’s Heaven-Burning Flame, with an extremely high temperature that even incinerated the air into nothingness. As for the Blood Demon Puppets, whose cultivation levels were not particularly high but were numerous, they were immediately engulfed by the flames and turned to ash upon contact!
In just a moment, all the Blood Demon Puppets within a radius of dozens of miles were completely incinerated!
The Blood Skeleton in the sky seemed to suffer a backlash, freezing mid-air, motionless.
“Your Highness, what… what kind of divine ability is this?”
“It’s too powerful, Your Highness can actually summon such terrifying flames!”
“The flames are strong, but the coverage is so vast. Even a Nascent Soul Realm expert might not possess such a divine ability, right?”
Everyone exclaimed in awe.
“This is the innate divine ability I comprehended when I broke through to the Spirit Seed Realm, called ‘Stars Fall Like Rain, Crimson Flames Patrol the Heavens.'”
Xiao Minghuang opened her eyes and spoke calmly.
Using this divine ability had taken a significant toll on her, depleting almost two-thirds of her spiritual energy.
If not for her Heaven-grade Five Elements Spiritual Root, she might not have been able to perform it even once.
Everyone looked at her in shock: “Your Highness, you actually comprehended an innate divine ability upon breaking through to the Spirit Seed Realm. It’s truly unbelievable.”
“Innate divine ability! Your Highness is indeed a prodigy, far surpassing us!”
Sheng Bailan also looked at Xiao Minghuang with admiration.
In the entire Spirit Sword Sect, only she had been fortunate enough to comprehend an innate divine ability, which showed just how difficult it was to achieve.
“Minghuang, you truly are a once-in-a-millennium genius. I was not wrong about you!”
Xiao Minghuang smiled: “Thank you for the praise, Bailan. Let’s take advantage of this moment and leave quickly!”
“Yes!”
Everyone responded in unison.
At that very moment.
The Blood Skeleton suddenly awoke, its blood-red eyes filled with intense bloodlust.
The original plan of the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master was to use these million puppets to quickly sweep through the southern nations, accumulating more Blood Demon Puppets like a snowball, to ensure the True Demon would have even greater strength upon its descent.
His first target was the Princess of Xia and her entourage.
He knew the Princess of Xia had extraordinary talent and a unique physique. If he could obtain her flesh and blood, it would surely be a great supplement for the True Demon.
But he never expected that this woman would possess such formidable strength, annihilating nearly a third of the Blood Demon puppets with a single strike!
The Blood Demon Sacrificial Array was not laid out on the ground but on the bodies of these Blood Demon puppets.
The reduction in puppets would significantly weaken the True Demon Lord’s power upon his descent!
At this moment, his only option was to swiftly kill the Princess of Xia Kingdom, then sweep through the kingdom to sacrifice more Blood Demon puppets to compensate for the loss.
His gaze fell upon Xiao Minghuang.
“Princess of Xia Kingdom, how dare you destroy so many offerings for the True Demon Lord? You deserve death!”
The voice of the Blood Skeleton echoed through the sky like the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves!
In the next moment.
A blood-colored withered claw descended from the sky, heading straight for Xiao Minghuang!
The claw carried a thick, nauseating stench of blood, as if it had been carved by a thousand blades, making anyone who smelled it want to vomit in disgust.
Xiao Minghuang’s expression changed, and she quickly retreated.
“Everyone, retreat!”
At the same time.
A pure white, dazzling sword light shot into the sky. Sheng Bailan, her body like a sharp sword, met the blood-colored withered claw.
Boom!
The sword light struck the withered claw, producing a deafening explosion. The claw was actually shattered by the force of the sword light!
Sheng Bailan’s figure was also repelled by this force, tracing a parabola in the air before crashing heavily to the ground.
Blood spurted out, staining her clothes.
“Bailan!”
Xiao Minghuang’s face turned pale, and she rushed forward to support her.
“Minghuang, I’m fine.” Sheng Bailan’s lips were stained with a trace of blood, her face slightly pale. She shook her head and urged, “Your Highness, you must leave first!”
“You go first! I’ll stay behind to buy time. If the True Demon descends, none of us will survive!”
Sheng Bailan stood up, swallowed a pill, and gripped her sword, looking up at the Blood Skeleton in the sky. She resembled a sword that pierced through heaven and earth, indestructible and unstoppable.
Seeing this, Xiao Minghuang knew she had made up her mind and did not try to persuade her further.
“I’ll wait for you at the border of Xia Kingdom. You must come back!”
Sheng Bailan turned her head, a sly smile appearing on her cold, beautiful face.
“After this battle, Minghuang, will you marry me?”
Xiao Minghuang was stunned for a moment, then nodded: “Yes!”
Sheng Bailan’s face showed a satisfied smile.
From then on, she had no regrets.
She turned her head, looking up at the Blood Skeleton in the sky, her entire body like a sharp sword, ready to strike!
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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