Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled

Xia Feng’s expression became tense as he turned towards Xia Tianming and Li Qingxue, shouting, "Forget about those inheritors, protect yourselves quickly!"

After speaking, the Infinite Divine Armor on his body expanded rapidly, trying to shield Xia Tianming and Li Qingxue behind him.

Xia Tianming also immediately threw the inheritors out of the Void Cauldron, then placed the cauldron over himself and Li Qingxue.

It’s not that he didn’t want to shield Xia Feng too, but Xia Feng needed to remain outside to provide the protection of the Infinite Divine Armor for them.

If he entered the Void Cauldron, Xia Tianming really wasn’t confident that he could control it well enough to withstand Li Qingyu on the opposite side.

The inheritors still looked a bit dazed, but now without the control of Demonic Qi, their expressions became somewhat clearer.

Xia Feng’s expression showed a hint of seriousness; his eyes could see that the blue sword shadow originally caught between the Violent Qi and Demonic Qi seemed to have regained dominance.

However, those Violent Qi and Demonic Qi could not be dispelled and continued to flow through Li Qingyu’s body, threatening to retake control at any moment.

Li Qingyu’s body, just like in the fake Inheritance Space, was immobilized, but slightly better than before; she could use some items from her Storage Ring.

She glanced at Xia Feng in front and then at Li Qingxue hiding within the Void Cauldron, as if wanting to see through the dark cauldron to observe the inside.

Xia Feng stood in front of the Void Cauldron with a wary expression, his Infinite Divine Armor operating to its limits.

Li Qingyu took a couple of deep breaths, with emotions of struggle and violence occasionally flashing across her face.

She bit her lips and shouted, "I don’t want this, I don’t want this!"

She glared at Xia Feng’s position, "I, Li Qingyu, a favored daughter of heaven..."

"Second to none..."

"I am meant to be like my mother, I don’t want this..."

Xia Feng looked somewhat cold, "If you truly wish to become like the Celestial Sword Divine King, you should not engage in forming factions and playing games."

"I believe that when the Celestial Sword Divine King was young, he was wholeheartedly devoted to cultivating the Sword Dao, completely different from a Divine Maiden like you who drifts through life."

Li Qingyu’s expression went stiff for a moment, and her gaze turned more thoughtful.

After a while, her emotions seemed to calm down significantly, but Xia Feng, with Demonic Qi in his eyes, could clearly see that Li Qingyu’s aura could no longer be suppressed.

The blue Sword Intent was rapidly being dissolved by the Demonic Qi and Violent Qi, and it was evident that Li Qingyu’s consciousness was about to disappear, soon to be controlled by the Demon Sword again.

Li Qingyu revealed a slightly desolate smile, "You’re right; I might be more like my father, my mother was nothing like me when she was young."

"It’s Qingxue, that simpleton, who’s a bit like my mother."

Xia Feng grew even more vigilant as Li Qingyu continued, "But even so, I am still a member of the Li Family, I also have..."

Her body trembled slightly, her eyes reddened, and she choked on her words, unable to finish the sentence for quite some time.

Xia Feng grew even more vigilant, unsure of what trick Li Qingyu might be up to next.

She looked towards Xia Feng’s direction, and at some point, tears of blood flowed from her eyes.

"I, I don’t want this."

After speaking, she bit her tongue, and a bead from her Storage Ring appeared out of nowhere. As soon as it appeared, Li Qingyu ignited it with the blood from her tongue.

Li Qingyu’s aura seemed to be instantly severed, visibly weakening at an alarming rate.

Once suppressed to an extreme point, the three types of energy exploded in mid-air, annihilating the last bit of Li Qingyu’s soul along with all of the Holy Sword Elder’s soul.

Xia Feng stood frozen, as if he couldn’t believe Li Qingyu would be so resolute.

After all, when he was close to killing her before, she fled many times to save her life.

Xia Feng thought this time Li Qingyu would again throw out some life-saving object, escape first, and then figure out how to deal with the Holy Sword Elder’s soul within her.

He never expected Li Qingyu to crush her own Lifebound Bead, self-destructing with the Holy Sword Elder using her own body.

Before being annihilated, Li Qingyu kept staring at the Void Cauldron’s position, as if wanting to see Li Qingxue one last time.

Only in the end did she look at Xia Feng, pulling out a rather unsightly smile.

"After all, I am a member of the Li Family too, I have my pride."

"I cannot be tainted by the Demon Race, cannot bring shame to the Li Family..."

Her voice grew weaker and eventually faded into nothingness.

The entire Secret Realm shook from her self-destruction, as not only did Li Qingyu perish, but also the Demon Sword inside her, which was the Holy Sword Divine Emperor’s sword before falling from grace.

Immediately after, a silence fell over the Holy Sword Secret Realm, with the creatures within losing their aura, uncertain if they were mourning the Holy Sword’s fall or celebrating the Demon Sword’s demise.

The surrounding Void cracks widened, and after swallowing the remnants of Li Qingyu’s self-destruction, the space gradually returned to tranquility.

Xia Tianming waited for a while but didn’t hear Xia Feng’s voice, curiously poking his head out.

Next to him, Li Qingxue surveyed the space around them and, sensing something amiss, hesitantly asked, "Where did she go?"

Xia Feng said nothing, but Li Qingxue seemed to understand, sniffled after a long silence.

"She brought this upon herself, but for this decision, I do regard her a bit higher."

The inheritors who fought with Xia Feng, after Li Qingyu’s fall, had their cultivation revert to their original state, losing the Celestial God Realm’s vigor.

Xia Feng cast a glance at them, scaring them into fleeing the area rapidly, as if fearing Xia Feng might come after them.

Even though their minds were tainted by the Demon Sword during the fight, ultimately, they did try to kill Xia Feng, and who knew if Xia Feng would seek revenge later.

Watching the fleeing inheritors, Li Qingxue looked more pained.

After some time, she mumbled, "What was it all for?"

No one answered her, and even Li Qingxue seemed to recover quickly from her momentary melancholy.

"What’s going on now?"

"The person responsible for the assessment fell into demonic possession and now is directly gone, so where do we go to receive the Holy Sword Divine Emperor’s inheritance?"

"Do you think it disappeared with the assessor’s fall?"