Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"Oh? You actually want to resist? Interesting!"

Ao Yuhua's originally furious expression vanished the moment she saw Yang Xiao extend a palm, seemingly in defiance. All at once, her anger dissipated.

The terrifying aura she exuded was withdrawn in a flash.

This left Yang Xiao, who had been planning to use his Talent Fire Control Ability to make the Nine-headed Divine Beast Firebird self-destruct, somewhat baffled.

'A woman with an Enchanting Demon Body truly can't be judged by common sense. What's going on? Why did she stop?'

Yang Xiao couldn't process it.

But Ao Yuhua just gave a seductive smile, her allure suddenly on full display. Her red lips parted as she said, "You've seen my power. In truth, I'm a very reasonable person. You killed my husband, so just compensate me with a new one. Wouldn't that settle things? Why must we resort to all this fighting and killing?"

"A new one?"

Yang Xiao was beginning to understand.

His wariness toward the woman before him grew.

Such a temperament was truly befitting a woman with the Enchanting Demon Body.

She was so fickle and heartless.

Even the man who shared her bed had died, yet she was content to just get a replacement. What kind of woman considers the man she calls her husband to be her own? He was clearly just a plaything. She was probably even happy he died, since it meant she could get someone new and fresh.

Just thinking about it sent a chill down Yang Xiao's spine.

Lu Changhe, on the other hand, was completely stunned.

He had spent years in the Lu Family's Secret Realm, and his disposition was rigid and somewhat biased. That was why he had nearly died trying to kill Lu Changsheng.

It was also why, after being saved by Yang Xiao, he, a mighty True God, was willing to become another's servant.

Now, hearing Ao Yuhua's words, he was utterly dumbfounded.

His Heart Spirit was in turmoil.

'How could such a shameless woman exist in this world?'

Ao Yuhua glanced at him, a flash of disgust in her eyes.

'This old fool dares to call me a demoness? He's courting death. But first, I need to trick this young gentleman into my grasp. Judging by that old fool's behavior, this young man's status must be quite high—a Prince of some sort. And that aura inside him is simply intoxicating.'

'I must have him.'

With this in mind,

Ao Yuhua's gaze toward Yang Xiao grew even more tender and affectionate.

Any other man would have long since fallen at the feet of this woman in her magnificent palace gown.

But this was Yang Xiao!

Never mind that he had been reincarnated twice, lived three lives, and seen countless beauties. Even now, he was constantly surrounded by all manner of beautiful women.

How could Yang Xiao possibly be moved by a woman with an Enchanting Demon Body?

Especially when this woman was so fickle and heartless. It wasn't that his heart was small and couldn't hold many women;

even if his heart were as vast as the ocean, he would never accept a woman like her.

Not even to feign compliance.

"If you want me to be your concubine, that is absolutely impossible. However, I should thank you for not attacking just now. If you want to attack now, I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult."

Yang Xiao smiled confidently.

Indeed, if Ao Yuhua had attacked so suddenly just then, he really wouldn't have had time to prepare and could only have met her head-on.

But now...

Things were different.

However, Ao Yuhua clearly didn't believe him.

"My, what a confident young gentleman. A mere True Intent Stage practitioner dares to speak such big words. Still, I like it very much."

She acted as if she didn't care at all.

But the aura around her had already begun to stir covertly.

It seemed she wanted to strengthen her lockdown of the surrounding space.

Unfortunately for her,

it was too late.

A dazzling golden light flashed from Yang Xiao's body.

At the same time, his outstretched palm, which he had never withdrawn, clenched into a fist.

Instantly,

several miserable cries erupted from the mouths of the nine Divine Beast Firebirds.

Ao Yuhua froze.

She looked at the Divine Beast Firebirds before her.

But Yang Xiao was already moving.

The golden light behind him pulsed, revealing a pair of wings that didn't look very large.

But these wings seemed capable of slicing through any void, any restraint. In the blink of an eye, Yang Xiao grabbed the still-dazed Lu Changhe and broke through the void to escape.

At the same time, a series of explosions erupted in front of Ao Yuhua.

It was the nine Divine Beast Firebirds.

They had self-destructed at almost the exact same moment.

The terrifying force of the explosion made even Ao Yuhua's expression change.

After all, these Divine Beast Firebirds all possessed the bloodline of the Ancient Cyan Simurgh Divine Bird. Moreover, each had reached the level of a Tier Three Divine Beast. The self-destruction of a single one could injure a Tier Five Divine General.

Now, with nine of them exploding at once,

even Ao Yuhua, with her strength as a Tier Seven Divine Marquis, would likely be severely injured if she tried to block it.

But if she took the time to block it,

she would probably never be able to catch up to Yang Xiao.

Ao Yuhua's breath caught.

Her face turned pale.

But in the end,

she chose to protect herself first. With a few waves of her hand, she sent out several palm strikes that transformed into a pink mist, enveloping her completely.

Wrapped within the pink mist, the explosive power of the nine Divine Beast Firebirds was easily blocked. The force struck the mist like a blow against soft cotton; no matter how powerful the Vigorous Qi, it was completely dispersed.

It vanished into nothingness.

Then, with a wave of her hand,

the mist dissipated.

Everywhere but the spot where she stood was a scene of devastation. However, nine clumps of cyan flame still hovered in the void.

Seeing this, Ao Yuhua's heart stirred.

"Is this... Cyan Simurgh Divine Fire? The bloodline is too thin, but the combined Cyan Simurgh Divine Fire from nine birds isn't bad at all. That little fellow actually did me a small favor."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and clenched her fist, gathering the nine clumps of cyan flame into a single ball.

Within it, the faint image of an Ancient Cyan Simurgh seemed to flicker.

She was extremely pleased.

"This Divine Fire is quite good. If I had known that killing these nine stupid birds would yield a ball of Cyan Simurgh Divine Fire of this purity, I would have destroyed them long ago. That young gentleman is truly my lucky star. And that treasure he used to break through the void and escape... it's extraordinary. I must have it as well."

Her heart raced with excitement.

Ao Yuhua's interest in Yang Xiao grew even stronger.

Moreover, she wasn't at all afraid of Yang Xiao escaping.

Because with her power, as long as he was still on the Profound Sun Continent, Ao Yuhua felt that no one could stop her from taking this young gentleman for her harem.

Therefore, she unhurriedly swept out with her Divine Soul Power, instantly blanketing the entire Profound Sun Continent.

Soon, she discovered Yang Xiao's trail.

"He really is fast. It seems that treasure of his is truly impressive. It's a waste on a young gentleman like him. It should be mine."

With a flicker of her Heart Spirit,

Ao Yuhua instantly vanished.

When she reappeared, she was once again blocking Yang Xiao's path.

And this time, to prevent him from escaping, she used her full power to lock down this patch of the void.

"Now, you can't escape."

Ao Yuhua chuckled lightly.

Her gaze, however, was fixed on the golden wings behind Yang Xiao.

A trace of greed shone in her eyes.

"You want these wings?"

Yang Xiao chuckled.

Ao Yuhua didn't bother to hide it and nodded.

"A pity. If you had been more decisive and killed me directly before, you might have had a chance to get them. But now... you made one wrong move, and now every move is wrong. You no longer have the power to do anything to us."

Yang Xiao continued to chuckle lightly.

He seemed completely unafraid of Ao Yuhua.

This made Ao Yuhua's brow furrow slightly.

Just as she was about to speak,

a terrifying aura suddenly descended. Immediately after, a gigantic golden dragon claw tore through her void lockdown and forcefully snatched Yang Xiao and Lu Changhe out from within.

Ao Yuhua looked back in horror.

There, she saw it.

A golden Divine Dragon so enormous it defied imagination.

It was glaring at her with furious eyes.

The aura it radiated was so immense that it made Ao Yuhua's Heart Spirit tremble.

"A D-Divine King... No, impossible! How can a Divine King Level existence be on this continent!"

For the first time,

the composed and supremely confident Eldest Princess of the Holy Celestial Continent, Ao Yuhua, lost all color in her face.