Chapter 190 : Slaying a King!
Chapter 190: Slaying a King!
“Tap!”
Ignoring the fury of the nine kings, Li Yunqing stepped forward lightly.
Endless laws spread beneath her feet, linking with the laws and Great Dao of heaven and earth, merging with the might of heaven and earth.
“Buzz!”
In that instant, faint greenery rose from the ground beneath her.
Before the naked eye, branches sprouted and buds bloomed, bursting into countless flowers—dazzling, delicate, and fragrant.
With a single thought, flowers bloomed!
This was the growth of all things contained within the Greater Yin Dao.
With the enhancement of the Dao Self, there was no need for hand seals, no need for commands—at a single thought, all things grew, and flowers blossomed.
Suddenly, Li Yunqing flicked her sleeve, and the Dao Self behind her mirrored the motion.
“Boom!”
The earth roared as countless plant roots tore through the ground, surging upward like enraged dragons.
In the blink of an eye, they spread across the entire world.
Ten Thousand Wood Prison!
Formed in a single thought!
The dense roots intertwined like black true dragons, forming a vast cage.
Not to trap the nine Eighth Realm Kings, but to gather everyone in the plaza within it.
“Futile!”
One of the kings muttered, unconcerned, identifying a direction and charging forward.
“Boom!”
The void shattered, forcibly broken through by that king.
In the next moment, he rushed straight toward Gu Yuan.
Wherever he passed, space fractured, leaving behind a pitch-black void passage.
Gu Yuan—the son of the Great Scarlet Heaven Royal Clan.
As long as he was captured, he would be of great use in the Ascension Battle.
They could ignore everyone else—but Gu Yuan had to be taken.
This was one of the purposes for their descent into the Fallen Immortal Land.
“Not good!”
Li Yunqing’s expression sharpened as she waved her sleeve.
“Rustle—”
Endless roots surged, trying to block the approaching king.
But before him, even with the augmentation of laws and heavenly might, they were utterly fragile.
Blow after blow, the king shattered them with his fists.
The king was too powerful!
Even suppressed by the Great Dao, unable to use his full abilities, his might remained terrifying.
If even space could be shattered, what chance did mere plant roots have?
“Bang!”
Li Yunqing’s body trembled, exploding like flames.
In the next instant, she appeared before Gu Yuan, pulling him into her arms.
Just as she was about to retreat, a terrifying force struck from behind.
“Boom!”
A massive fist slammed into her back.
Her body was sent flying instantly, coughing blood midair.
In the void, flowers of blood bloomed brilliantly.
Then withered, falling to the ground and staining it red.
“Boom!”
Even after hitting the ground, the force drove her further, smashing a massive crater into the earth.
The ground cracked, dust rose.
“So strong!”
Half-kneeling, one hand supporting herself, blood dripping from her lips like crimson pearls, Li Yunqing felt her organs nearly shatter.
If not for the Five Elements Dao Body forming protective organ palaces, that single blow would have destroyed her entirely.
This was the might of an Eighth Realm King.
In direct confrontation, she had no chance.
More terrifying still—there were nine of them.
Such disparity brought despair.
Without her physiques and trait enhancements, that punch alone might have killed her.
In her arms, Gu Yuan was stunned. “Big Sister Fatty, without you I would’ve died long ago—you don’t need to save me…”
“Shut up!”
Li Yunqing snapped coldly.
At this moment, she was pure rationality—no excess emotion remained.
She struck his back with her palm, releasing Dao power.
Gu Yuan shot away like an arrow into the distance.
Only then did her voice echo in his ears again: “Hide yourself. I can save you once, but not twice or three times!”
These people valued Gu Yuan so much—it meant he was crucial.
If he died in the Fallen Immortal Land, the entire land might suffer catastrophic consequences.
If she could save him, she would.
The Fallen Immortal Land could not endure further turmoil.
Nor did she wish to face pursuit from the Great Scarlet Heaven Royal Clan again.
“So weak, yet you still try to save others?”
The king sneered, his voice booming like thunder.
Seeing this scene through the Ten Thousand Wood Prison, countless eyes turned red.
Some roared, struggling against the suppression—bones cracking, bodies trembling—yet to no avail.
Even the Sword Saint of Cangshan and Sword God Ying Jiu, sword qi surging, could not break free.
The Nine Lands Absolute Domain could suppress even Supremes—how could they resist?
Even Di Qing, Bai Yunting, Meng Sanchuan, Chen Mengsheng—peerless geniuses of the Fifth Realm—could not break free.
They were not Li Yunqing.
They had no Longevity Panel, no extraordinary traits.
Before this domain, they were as fragile as children.
“Beast! If I live, I will slaughter all of the Nine Lands!”
“Ah!”
Seeing Li Yunqing’s injuries—her blood staining the void and her violet robes—many roared in fury.
Yet they weren’t even worth a glance.
The weak could only be trampled.
“She needs me!”
“She needs my sword!”
Within the prison, Lu Xingzhou struggled to stand.
No matter how hard he tried—even as his skin split and blood flowed—he could not rise.
“Junior Sister, someone help her!”
“Little sister! Ah!”
“Miss!”
“Yunqing!”
Voices rang out from the crowd, filled with desperation.
But it was all useless.
“Buzz!”
Li Yunqing trembled and rose into the air once more.
Crimson flames coiled around her body.
The Nirvana Flame.
Like a sacred healing force, it rapidly repaired her injuries.
Even the Greater Yin Dao was activated.
Endless vitality enveloped her.
Her wounds healed swiftly.
“Hm?”
“I thought it was because she was a Path Pioneer—but it’s actually a Pure Yin Dao Body!”
“A once-in-hundreds-of-thousands-of-years physique!”
“Hahaha! Gentlemen, I’ll take this woman!”
The king who struck earlier burst into laughter.
The other eight kings were shocked, staring at Li Yunqing in disbelief.
A Pure Yin Dao Body nurtured all things.
Such a woman was of immense value—not only for pleasure, but for improving bloodlines.
With sufficient fortune, it could elevate a family to the level of royal clans.
The great clans of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands rose this way.
Accumulating over generations, marrying those with special physiques.
That was why such physiques were so coveted.
“A Pure Yin Dao Body?”
“Damn, he got her first!”
“I didn’t notice!”
“Of course—most Path Pioneers are unparalleled prodigies!”
“I should’ve taken her immediately—even her beauty alone is unmatched!”
The other kings showed regret.
They were too far—there was no chance now.
“Hahaha! Such beauty must not be harmed!”
“Let’s use this medicine!”
The approaching king laughed, throwing out powder that enveloped Li Yunqing like mist.
“Hahaha, success!”
He laughed triumphantly.
A Pure Yin Dao Body—an unparalleled treasure.
Some royal clans had risen purely through such physiques.
Now, it had fallen into his hands.
In an instant, he closed in.
Suddenly—
“Buzz!”
Behind Li Yunqing, Dao Self, True Self, and Past Self appeared simultaneously.
At that moment, the three imperial figures merged into her body.
“Boom!”
A terrifying aura erupted from within her.
Three selves as one—merged with the physical body.
The heavens trembled as thunder rumbled, as if a supreme tribulation was about to form.
Heavenly tribulation—only triggered by peerless geniuses.
Containing great fortune, it was essential for transformation.
But her foundation was insufficient—it did not fully manifest.
She had only just broken through.
Her Dao Self, True Self, and Past Self had just formed.
Her accumulation was not enough.
“Die!”
Li Yunqing spoke coldly, killing intent blazing in her eyes.
She grasped her flying sword.
Within her inner world, the phantom of the Human Emperor Sword trembled and merged into her blade.
The next moment, she burst out of the mist unharmed.
Immortal light surrounded her.
All poison dissolved upon contact.
Immaculate Immortal Body—untainted by the mundane!
Such trivial substances could not harm her.
“You’re fine?”
“That aura—?!”
The king’s eyes widened.
But in the next instant—
A sword flashed.
Too fast.
Too close.
Even an Eighth Realm King could not react.
“Boom!”
The power of the Human Emperor Sword erupted.
His head exploded instantly.
Then his body shattered, crushed by the weight of mountains and rivers.
Reduced to blood and flesh—utterly annihilated.
In that instant, the world fell silent.
Everyone—especially the remaining eight kings—froze.
Eyes wide in disbelief.
“A King… is dead!”