Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"You—what do you think you're doing…?"

Seeing Yang Xiao point a finger at her, Ao Yuhua froze in terror. She wanted to shrink away, but under Elder Long's suppression, she couldn't even move a single finger.

"If you had known it would come to this, you wouldn't have acted as you did. If you had obediently handed everything over, would I have needed to extract your Enchanting Demon Pattern?"

Yang Xiao snorted coldly.

Of course, he would have done this even if Ao Yuhua had handed over all her treasures.

'The Enchanting Demon Body should never have existed in this world.'

He stopped paying the woman any mind.

He pressed his finger against her body.

Instantly, Ao Yuhua let out a pained cry.

But Yang Xiao remained unmoved.

In a few swift motions,

his finger tapped faster and faster.

A terrifying power began to brew within Ao Yuhua's body.

Her face grew increasingly pale.

Ao Yuhua could clearly feel the Enchanting Demon Pattern within her being drawn out, about to be ripped away from her.

"No, don't do this! I'm begging you, please, spare me!"

She began to plead.

But Yang Xiao's movements only quickened.

As his fingers danced, strange, wicked patterns were pulled out one after another.

It was the Enchanting Demon Pattern.

Ao Yuhua's face turned deathly pale at the sight.

As more of the Evil Pattern was extracted, her aura began to change, plummeting all the way from the level of a Tier Seven Divine Marquis.

At the same time, she lost all of her previous charm.

If one were to look closely at her now, they would discover that her features were, in fact, quite plain.

She was nothing like the peerlessly elegant and noble beauty she had been before.

By taking her Enchanting Demon Pattern, Yang Xiao had, in essence, taken the very basis of her existence—her Divine Foundation, her everything.

'It's over!'

Ao Yuhua felt her life was completely over.

Her cultivation wasn't completely crippled. She still possessed power somewhere between that of a True God and a Demigod Peak. As long as she established a new foundation, she could stabilize her cultivation at the True God level again.

But this level of strength was a world apart from what she'd had before.

For someone as proud and arrogant as Ao Yuhua, this was no different from having her cultivation crippled completely.

No.

It was even more agonizing than simply having her cultivation crippled.

"You… you are truly ruthless!"

Ao Yuhua glared furiously at Yang Xiao.

"You brought this upon yourself. I hope you don't provoke me again. Otherwise, you'll lose far more than just your Enchanting Demon Pattern."

Yang Xiao replied coldly.

Ao Yuhua gritted her teeth.

But she was helpless.

Even without Elder Long present, she was no longer a match for Yang Xiao.

"Hmph. She got what she deserved."

Lu Changhe snorted coldly as well.

He still believed Ao Yuhua was one of Lu Changsheng's followers, so he naturally despised her. Seeing her brought so low was incredibly satisfying.

His contempt grew as he saw how plain her true face was, realizing her previous, captivating appearance must have been the work of her Secret Pattern.

A look of disgust was written all over his face.

This made Ao Yuhua, who was already at her wits' end with rage, so furious she could have spat blood.

She knew her charm was gone.

In her heart, her hatred for Yang Xiao only intensified.

Unfortunately for her, Yang Xiao didn't care in the slightest.

"Elder Long, send her away."

These few simple words made Yang Xiao's attitude clear.

'The woman is useless now. Since I can't kill her, why keep such an eyesore around?'

Elder Long nodded.

With a raise of his hand, a stream of light enveloped Ao Yuhua.

It sent her back to the Holy Celestial Continent.

He also left behind a clone of his will, intending to tie up loose ends and gauge the Holy Celestial Divine King's attitude.

If that man didn't appreciate the mercy shown and insisted on war…

Then war it would be.

Elder Long was not one to fear a fight.

Meanwhile, his main body on the Profound Sun Continent gazed deeply at Yang Xiao, its massive draconic eyes filled with a complex expression.

This young man's growth was simply too fast, completely exceeding his imagination. He had originally thought that after nurturing Lu Fangliang into a Great Divine Power Realm cultivator and helping him master the Golden Crow Divine Aspect, Lu Fangliang had likely surpassed Yang Xiao.

But comparing them now…

Surpassed him? Not even close.

The gap between them was simply immense.

Although the young man's cultivation realm was currently lower than Lu Fangliang's, Elder Long could tell that in terms of true combat prowess, he could probably defeat Lu Fangliang with ease—even without using the Human Emperor Secret Technique that gathered the will of the people into power.

'No wonder even the Human Emperor holds him in such high regard. He truly is extraordinary. Forgetting everything else, the Greater Yang Secret Pattern in his body has probably reached the level of Sixth Great Perfection. As for Fang Liang…'

Elder Long sighed.

Lu Fangliang was the most outstanding genius of the Lu Family's younger generation. He had now obtained the Golden Crow Divine Aspect and reached the Great Divine Power Realm at a young age. His strength was extraordinary; he could be considered the most brilliant disciple in the Lu Family's entire history.

But compared to Yang Xiao…

He seemed like worthless mud on the ground.

However, Elder Long wasn't too disheartened. He had seen how extraordinary the boy was from their very first meeting. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given him a Token that granted direct access to the Rising Dragon Tower.

Likewise, when he later heard that Yang Xiao intended to walk the Path of the Human Emperor and needed assistance, he dispatched four of Lu Fangliang's uncles to aid him. He even sent out a Tier Three True God like Lu Changhe.

He hadn't even tried to stop Lu Changhe when he willingly became Yang Xiao's servant.

It was all because he had long since known that this boy was destined to be one of the great figures of his era.

'Although Fang Liang can't compare to him, they are on good terms. We were only able to obtain the Golden Crow Divine Bone this time thanks to his gift. What more could this Old Dragon be unsatisfied with?'

Thinking of this, Elder Long actually felt a pang of guilt. He could tell that Yang Xiao had truly wanted to kill Ao Yuhua.

But he, for the sake of the Lu Family, had not dared to let him deliver the killing blow.

He naturally felt that he owed him.

Even if his clone of will on the Holy Celestial Continent could clean up the mess and convince the Holy Celestial Divine King not to pursue the matter, that woman now clearly hated Yang Xiao with a passion.

Down the line, she would inevitably cause Yang Xiao endless trouble.

After all, even a crippled Daughter of a Divine King could still mobilize enough power to kill any Divine General.

She could even deal with an existence at the Divine Marquis Level.

'Whatever. Didn't Changhe send a message saying this young man wanted Supreme Yang Spirit Fire? As it happens, I have two types. I'll just give them both to him. And the Greater Yang Secret Pattern… it's time to give that to him as well.'

At this thought, two balls of Spirit Fire, each a different color, appeared in Elder Long's hand.

One was crimson, the other azure.

Yang Xiao's eyes instantly lit up at the sight.