From Cold Palace Princess to Celestial Empress Ch. 186
In the blink of an eye, the blood mist dissipated, and standing between heaven and earth was a towering hundred-foot-tall jade-white skeleton, flawless and pure.
Though it was a skeleton of a blood demon, it carried no trace of coldness or evil. Instead, it seemed like the remains of a virtuous sage.
However.
Just as Sheng Bailan hesitated for a moment.
A red light suddenly rose from the hollow eye sockets of the skeleton, followed by two beams of blood light shooting out, transforming into two blood pythons!
The moment these two blood pythons appeared, they instantly expanded countless times, baring their fangs and claws as they lunged at Sheng Bailan!
Sheng Bailan’s expression turned grave as she swung her sword to strike.
Clang!
A metallic clashing sound rang out, sparks flying as the sword light shattered inch by inch.
She was sent flying thousands of feet by the immense recoil, crashing into an ancient towering tree. Struggling to stand, she spat out a mouthful of blood.
Splat!
“Nascent Soul Realm!”
Sheng Bailan exclaimed in shock. Gripping her sword tightly, she slashed out a beam of sword light, then shot backward like an arrow.
Seeing this, the skeleton revealed a cruel smile.
“Though it’s only the Nascent Soul Realm, it’s enough. The spiritual energy here is sparse, but the flesh and blood of humans are plentiful, sufficient for me to activate a larger summoning array!”
That way, he could summon an even more powerful True Demon to cross realms, rapidly expanding his influence in the Eastern Pole like a snowball.
The next moment.
A bloody aura suddenly erupted, and a terrifying blood light spread out from him in all directions, instantly covering a radius of hundreds of miles.
Sheng Bailan, who was in the midst of fleeing, suddenly changed her expression, gripping her longsword tightly, her face turning extremely grim: “Domain power!”
From behind, a leisurely voice of dry bones echoed: “Human cultivator, you are honored to be the first sacrifice since my descent.”
As soon as the words fell.
Whoosh!
Hundreds of blood pythons poured down from the void, converging in mid-air like a blood river with towering waves, rolling and surging towards her!
“Damn it!”
Sheng Bailan’s face changed drastically.
No matter how fast she was, she couldn’t outrun the river of blood pythons.
Moreover, this was domain power.
Once a domain was activated, everything within its range was enveloped, not even a fly could escape!
“No… I can’t accept this!”
Sheng Bailan roared in anger, her sword trembling as a brilliant sword light, carrying an awe-inspiring momentum, expanded rapidly, transforming into a thousand-zhang-long sword qi, slashing towards the blood pythons!
Boom!!!
Thunderous sounds erupted.
The blood pythons were shattered by the sword qi, turning into a mist of blood, carving out a bloody path for her.
Seizing this opportunity, Sheng Bailan transformed into a sword rainbow and fled.
“Perfect sword intent, and you’ve even comprehended your innate divine ability, your physique seems somewhat special as well. It seems I cannot let you live!”
The dry bones emitted a slightly surprised voice, their hundred-zhang-tall body rapidly shrinking to the size of a normal human. In an instant, flesh and blood appeared on the bones, transforming into a bewitchingly handsome human youth.
The youth’s pupils revealed a cold killing intent, his entire body exuding a terrifying aura.
He lightly tapped the ground with his toes, his body instantly turning into a wisp of smoke, streaking through the void, and in the next moment, he caught up to Sheng Bailan.
Sheng Bailan’s face turned pale, flying desperately while continuously spitting blood, her face as white as paper, on the verge of fainting.
She had exhausted all her means, but that true demon was always following closely behind.
This battle had deeply made her feel the vast chasm between absolute power and absolute strength!
It was like a child facing an adult man.
Even though she had tried her best, she still couldn’t withstand the opponent’s crushing force!
“Damn it!”
“Am I going to perish here today?” Sheng Bailan’s heart was filled with bitterness, endless sorrow, and despair.
“Human cultivator, give up, become a part of me, and share in my glory.”
The true demon’s leisurely voice rang out, like a deity’s pity for a mortal, so holy, so radiant.
“Dream on!”
But at this moment.
A golden light sped over, blocking her path.
“Evil demon, halt! This is the land of Great Xia!”
A cold, light shout echoed through the void, golden light flashing as a woman in a bright yellow dress appeared, her figure graceful, her beauty unparalleled, her shining eyes like two burning stars, radiating dazzling light that made it hard to look directly at her.
Sword shadows surrounded her, stars glittered, and a crown of fortune solidified above her head, making her look like a lofty empress, majestic and inviolable!
“Your Highness!”
Seeing Xiao Minghuang appear, Sheng Bailan’s heart surged with wild joy.
She had finally waited for a rescuer.
But the next moment, she panicked and hurriedly warned:
“The demon possesses the strength of the Divine Transformation Realm, Your Highness, you are no match for him. Hurry and leave! Go to the Spirit Sword Sect, there’s a teleportation array there that leads to other regions. Escape and inform the Holy Court!”
However, Xiao Minghuang merely smiled faintly and softly reassured, “No need to worry. Within the borders of Great Xia, a mere Divine Transformation Realm demon is nothing to me.”
The True Demon’s eyes flickered, revealing a hint of surprise.
“Little girl, you’re quite interesting…”
He could tell that the woman who had suddenly appeared was extraordinary.
Not only did she possess an innate spiritual body, a heavenly-grade spiritual root, and perfect sword intent, but there was also an extremely mysterious aura emanating from her, making her unfathomable.
If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, the True Demon would never have believed that such a prodigious talent existed among the humans of the Eastern Pole!
However.
In the eyes of the True Demon, no matter how talented you are, what does it matter?
A genius who hasn’t grown up is nothing more than a piece of flesh and blood offering before him!
“Are you the True Demon of the Southern Wasteland?”
Xiao Minghuang instructed Sheng Bailan to return to the capital first, then turned to face the youth who looked no different from a human.
“Hehe… Little human girl, you do have some skills. Although your realm is low, you feel even stronger than the little girl from before…”
At this point, the True Demon’s tone shifted, “But before me, you are nothing more than an ant.”
“Hmph! Enough talk, let’s see what you’re made of!”
A pure white longsword appeared in Xiao Minghuang’s hand, starlight scattered, sword shadows layered, and scorching flames overflowed. A destructive aura emanated from her.
“Interesting…” The True Demon looked at the girl before him with great interest, then suddenly burst into laughter, “What I admire most are young geniuses like you with outstanding talent. Since you wish to test my strength, I shall grant your wish and let you witness the terror of a True Demon!”
He raised his right hand and swung it fiercely.
In an instant.
Thousands upon thousands of blood pythons, like the sands of the Ganges, roared and surged towards Xiao Minghuang.
Boom!
A sea of blood surged, blotting out the sky, its vast power causing the heavens and earth to lose their color.
Xiao Minghuang knew that this was the True Demon utilizing the domain power unique to the Divine Transformation Realm, controlling all the spiritual energy within a radius of hundreds of miles, launching a devastating attack against her.
If it were an ordinary Spirit Seed Realm cultivator, they would surely die in an instant, leaving not even a trace.
Even a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator would be considered a prodigy if they could withstand this strike for a single breath.
But.
Within the borders of Great Xia, attempting to attack her using the power of heaven and earth, isn’t that a mistake?
Xiao Minghuang slightly raised her eyes, a faint smile on her lips, and softly said:
“This is my domain!”
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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