576: Mrs. Miao's Dilemma

At the location of the deep pool shrouded in ancient runes and mysterious power, the world seemed to be veiled by a layer of Chaos mist, with sunlight struggling to pierce through the clouds, casting mottled and dim light.

A fierce wind howled past, whipping up sand and stones across the sky and emitting sharp whistling sounds, as if beating war drums for the battle between the two women.

Madam Miao and the woman opposite her were like two brilliant yet opposing stars, standing at opposite ends of the battlefield.

Although they were unclad, the halos radiating from their bodies were like flowing moonlight, emitting a gentle yet formidable light in this world where Dao Rhyme soared.

Their long, jet-black hair cascaded down behind them like waterfalls, adorned with shimmering spirit beads that swayed gently with their movements, resembling twinkling stars in the night sky.

Their faces were stunningly beautiful, their skin as fair as snow, and their eyes were like deep pools, revealing agility and profundity; beneath their high-bridged noses were rosy lips, now tightly pursed, bearing expressions of determination.

Madam Miao raised her jade hand slightly, and a cluster of brilliant blue spiritual energy instantly condensed in her palm, with arcs of electricity flickering within it, emitting crackling sounds.

"Go!" she shouted softly. The cluster of spiritual energy sped toward the woman opposite like a meteor; wherever it passed, the air was instantly torn apart, leaving behind a black rift.

Seeing this, the woman curled her lips into a cold sneer. Her figure flashed, vanishing from the spot like a ghost. The spiritual energy grazed past her, exploding into a huge pit on the ground behind her and sending dust flying.

Madam Miao tapped her toes lightly and instantly closed in on the woman. Her hands danced rapidly, and streaks of black Demonic Path patterns surged from her palms, winding toward the woman.

Wherever the Demonic Path patterns passed, space seemed to be corroded, rippling in layers.

The woman's eyes turned cold, and a long sword appeared in her hand, its blade shimmering with a cold, clear light.

With a turn of her wrist, she unleashed an unimaginable, peerless swordsmanship. Countless Sword Qi instantly appeared around her body, crisscrossing like an impenetrable sword net, shredding those black Demonic Path patterns to pieces.

"I am your Dao fruit? No! You are my Dao fruit!"

Madam Miao sneered, her hands quickly forming seals as she chanted.

In an instant, dark clouds gathered in the sky, lightning flashed, and thunder rolled as a powerful and evil aura surged from her body. A giant black demonic hand reached out from the dark clouds, grabbing toward the woman.

The palm of this demonic hand of the heavens was as pitch-black as ink, exuding a nauseating aura, as if it could devour everything.

The woman seemed to feel this immense threat for the first time, and her expression became grave.

Next, she took a deep breath, gathering all her spiritual energy onto her Spirit Sword, and the blade's light flared brilliantly.

She leaped high into the air, causing the Void Realm to collapse in layers, and shouted, "Slash!"

This single word transformed into a massive white Sword Qi, slashed out from the Spirit Sword, and met the black demonic hand with earth-shattering power.

"Boom!"

The Sword Qi and the demonic hand collided, erupting into a dazzling light. The powerful shockwave swept all the surrounding sand and stones into the sky, forming a massive cloud of dust.

The three thousand weak waters from the deep pool surged against the sky, causing a rainbow to appear beneath the shattered firmament.

Both women were sent flying backward by the shockwave. They stabilized their figures in mid-air, their eyes filled with shock and unwillingness.

Madam Miao looked at the woman, her heart filled with confusion and anger, but she only remained silent for a moment before launching an attack again.

Countless black flames appeared around Madam Miao's body, containing powerful Demonic Path energy that enveloped her, making her look like a Demonic Sovereign from Hell.

She pushed her hands forward, and those black flames, like a surging wave of fire, intertwined in the Void Realm and transformed into a giant demonic flame roc.

Sensing the powerful Devilish Qi contained in the black flames, the woman's expression also tightened. She chanted and formed seals with her hands.

A transparent spiritual energy shield appeared before her, engraved with ancient runes and shimmering with a gentle light.

The roc formed by the black flames slammed into the spiritual energy shield, emitting bursts of roaring sounds. The spiritual energy shield trembled violently under the impact of the flames, as if it would shatter at any moment.

The woman gritted her teeth, maintaining her spiritual shield technique with all her might.

She knew that once the spiritual shield shattered, she would inevitably be devoured by the black flames.

At this critical moment, Madam Miao's rosy lips curled slightly upward, and the demonic flames on her body flared intensely, instantly incinerating the stars in the galaxy.

The woman, holding her Spirit Sword, wove through the black flames like a sharp blade, throwing the black flames into Chaos.

The woman broke directly through the black demonic flames, and the pristine white Spirit Sword in her hand slashed toward Madam Miao, creating layers of ripples in the Void Realm.

Facing the Spirit Sword that could slash through the Void Realm, Madam Miao dared not take it head-on. She formed seals with her hands, and the demonic flames on her body surged, instantly transforming into two giant hands, attempting to block the woman's Spirit Sword.

"Crack!!!"

As a crisp sound rang out, the two giant hands woven from demonic flames were instantly shattered, and the black demonic flames spread in all directions like raindrops.

The Spirit Sword in the woman's hand did not lose its momentum and slashed toward Madam Miao, as if intending to kill her on the spot.

Madam Miao seemed to have lost all ability to resist; with her demonic flames proving useless, even if she used her Magic Treasure, it would be futile, capable of blocking for at most one breath of time.

Instead of struggling like this, it would be better to risk it all!

Thinking of this, Madam Miao's beautiful eyes narrowed, and various Dao Rhymes rose from her head toward the firmament.

She intended to use a Bao technique of mutual destruction, to decide the winner on the spot.

Success or death!

"Boom!!!!!!"

The roar that shook the universe caused the nearby wasteland to tremble, sending sand and stones flying and destroying numerous mountains.

Even the small, shimmering stars in the galaxy shattered as a result.

When the dust settled, all the weak waters in the deep pool had vanished. The two women stood before each other, and the woman holding the Spirit Sword pointed her blade directly at Madam Miao's throat.

She sneered, "Do you understand now? You are merely my Dao fruit. Now that the Great Age has begun, it is time for you to return to your place."

"Hmm? What did you say?"

Just as the woman was speaking to Madam Miao, this voice suddenly rang out behind her. She turned her head abruptly to look and saw a man dressed in red standing behind her.

He was staring intently at her with eyes full of killing intent.

"Who are you?!"