62: Go home to heal

Blood dripped from Su Xuanchen's fingertips, staining the black rock beneath his feet red.

The woman in his arms was as hot as a branding iron.

Ji Luanxi's tattered palace dress could no longer cover her body, exposing large areas of snowy skin covered in hideous blood scars.

Those were Dao wounds.

They were frantically devouring her last bit of vitality.

"Don't waste your effort."

Ji Luanxi leaned against Su Xuanchen's chest, her voice as weak as a dying cat's.

"My Origin is exhausted, and my True Phoenix Bloodline has fallen into a slumber."

"Unless there is undying divine medicine, otherwise..."

She gave a tragic smile and raised her blood-stained hand, wanting to stroke Su Xuanchen's face, but it fell powerlessly in mid-air.

"Am I very ugly?"

Su Xuanchen grabbed her hand and pressed it against his face.

Her palm was icy cold, emitting a rusty smell of blood.

"Ugly."

He nodded unceremoniously.

"Just like a ghost."

"However, since you're the long-term meal ticket I've chosen, even if you turn into a ghost, you'll have to crawl back and continue printing money for me."

Ji Luanxi was amused but annoyed.

This laugh pulled at her wounds, making her frown in pain.

"Su Xuanchen."

She took a breath, and a flash of determination suddenly crossed her dim Phoenix pupils.

"There is one more way."

"True Phoenix Nirvana."

Su Xuanchen frowned.

"In your current state, forcing Nirvana is just seeking death."

"The success rate is less than ten percent."

"I know."

Ji Luanxi interrupted him, staring at him with burning eyes.

"Relying on myself alone is indeed seeking death."

"But if you help..."

A strange flush suddenly appeared on her pale face.

"The Nine Phoenix Sacred Body is supremely Yang and extremely firm."

"I need your... Yang Qi to ignite the fires of Nirvana."

"Dual Cultivation."

Once those two words were spoken, the surrounding air became thick.

Su Xuanchen was stunned for a moment.

Then, his gaze uncontrollably swept over the woman's collarbones, waist, and those blood-stained yet still breathtaking curves.

A thought subconsciously popped into his mind:

『This little Phoenix has a foul temper, but this figure... is top-tier. Especially these legs, I could play with them for a year...』

"Su Xuanchen!"

Ji Luanxi suddenly shouted through gritted teeth.

She was filled with shame and indignation.

"Can't you think of something proper?!"

"I'm about to die, and you're still thinking... thinking about playing with my legs?!"

Su Xuanchen's body jolted, and his pupils shrank.

What the hell!

How did this woman know what he was thinking?

"You..."

"Telepathy."

Ji Luanxi turned her head away, her ears red enough to bleed.

"This is a companion Divine Ability of the Nine Phoenix Sacred Body."

"As long as I want to, I can hear... even your most wretched thoughts."

Su Xuanchen: "..."

Social death.

Complete and utter social death.

So the cool and aloof persona he had maintained in front of her had long since crumbled into dust?

No wonder this woman sometimes looked at him with such strange eyes!

"Cough, cough."

Su Xuanchen coughed twice, showing no sign of embarrassment on his face.

"Since things have come to this."

"Then what are we waiting for?"

He waved his hand.

A flash of starlight passed.

Yu Xin, who had been silently following behind, was forcibly pulled into the "Starry Realm" Magic Treasure before she could react.

For scenes not suitable for children, it was better for employees to avoid them.

"Hold on tight."

Su Xuanchen looked down at Ji Luanxi in his arms.

"It's not safe here."

"There are still three mad dogs biting outside."

"We're going to Wanbao City."

"There, no one can disturb us while we... heal."

Feeling the warmth from the man's chest, Ji Luanxi's tense body finally relaxed.

She buried her head in the crook of Su Xuanchen's neck and muttered softly:

"Rogue."

Though her voice was small, it carried a hint of subtle dependence.

Su Xuanchen curled his lips.

Starlight erupted beneath his feet.

Holding Ji Luanxi, his figure turned into a stream of light, tearing through the Void Realm and rapidly fleeing towards Wanbao City... The core battlefield of the Demon Suppressing Abyss.

Heaven and earth collapsed.

"Rumble—!"

A giant cyan wooden palm ruthlessly crushed the blood clouds filling the sky.

Aunt Ye's hair danced wildly, the cane in her hand had long since broken, and black blood overflowed from the corners of her mouth.

But she still stood tall.

Like an insurmountable monument.

"Old woman, how much longer are you going to hold on?"

The Heavenly Kingdom Sovereign stood in the Void Realm, with ten thousand zhang of Holy Light behind him, holding a blood-dripping scepter.

"That girl is already a cripple."

"Is it worth risking your old life for a cripple?"

On the other side.

The Master of the Fentian Demon Palace was covered in towering demonic flames, his eyes full of impatience.

"Stop talking nonsense with her."

"Kill her!"

"Delay brings change!"

The three of them joined forces and struck out with another world-destroying blow.

Aunt Ye looked at the killing moves falling from the sky, but a relieved smile appeared on her aged face.

She sensed it.

The aura belonging to the Ninth Princess was rapidly receding.

And... her life force was not yet extinguished!

"That kid from the Su Family does have some conscience."

Aunt Ye took a breath.

Since the Princess was safe, there was no need for her old bones to keep fighting to the death here.

"Want to kill this old woman?"

"You're not qualified enough!"

Aunt Ye formed seals with her hands, her Qi and blood burning to the extreme.

"Star Severance!"

Buzz!

She used her fingers as a sword and slashed fiercely at the Void Realm in front of her.

"Rip!"

A spatial rift ten thousand zhang long appeared out of thin air.

Behind that rift was actually a vast sea of stars!

This sword strike actually severed the barrier between the Secret Realm and the outside world!

"Not good! She's trying to escape!"

The Heavenly Azure King's expression changed drastically, and he was about to step forward to stop her.

But it was too late.

Aunt Ye's figure flickered and vanished directly into the rift.

Before leaving, she looked back at the three of them, her cloudy old eyes full of mockery.

"Today's 'gift' will surely be returned a hundredfold in the future!"

"We'll see!"

The rift closed.

Three Great Saint-level attacks slammed into the empty space, blasting the ground within a hundred miles into nothingness.

She escaped.

Under the siege of three Great Saints, she had forcefully carved out a path of blood and escaped!

"Bastard!"

The Heavenly Azure King was furious.

He turned his head and looked at the battlefield below, which had already turned into ruins.

His Divine Thought swept across.

Nothing.

There was no aura of that blond young man.

Not even a remnant soul was left.

"My son..."

The Heavenly Azure King's body trembled, and he let out a shrill roar.

"Who?!"

"Who killed my son?!"

"Roar—!"

Saint Might erupted.

He punched the ground.

"Rumble!"

The entire Demon Suppressing Abyss Secret Realm completely collapsed under this extreme rage.

The land sank, and lava erupted.

This Great Saint Secret Realm was completely turned into the dust of history.

"Su... Xuan... Chen!"

The Heavenly Kingdom Sovereign crushed the communication Jade Slip in his hand, his face so dark it could drip water.

"Number Twenty-one sent back a message before he died."

"It's that kid from the Su Family."

"He killed everyone and rescued Ji Luanxi."

Hearing this, killing intent surged in the eyes of the Master of the Demon Palace.

"The Su Family?"

"What a Su Family!"

"Ruining my great plans and killing my disciples."

"If this boy is not eliminated, he will surely become a great threat!"

...Central Heaven Province, Yongyao Heaven Realm.

This was the center of the entire world and the Peak of power.

Inside a magnificent palace floating above the Nine Heavens.

The First Prince was sitting at a white jade desk, playing with a crystal-clear chess piece in his hand.

Opposite him.

Sat a heroic man with dragon horns on his head, wearing a cyan dragon robe.

The First Prince of the Eastern Dragon Palace, Ao Lin.

"First Highness."

Ao Lin put down his teacup, his tone carrying a hint of testing.

"How have you considered that matter?"

"As long as the Imperial Court is willing to lend a hand, my Eastern Dragon Palace is willing to offer the 'Heart of the Sea God' and promise... to help you ascend to that position."

The First Prince smiled.

He smiled elegantly, yet it carried a heart-palpitating chill.

"Those old fogies at the Sea God Palace indeed need to be cleared out."

"Brother Ao, rest assured."

"As long as you can gain control of the Eastern Dragon Palace, the Imperial Court's decree will be issued immediately."

This was a transaction.

A dirty transaction enough to change the entire landscape of the Sea Race.

Just then.

A black-clad guard appeared silently in a corner of the hall and knelt on the ground.

"Your Highness."

"Urgent report."

The First Prince frowned slightly.

"Speak."

"The plan to hunt the Ninth Princess... has failed."

"Snap."

The chess piece in the First Prince's hand turned into powder.

The temperature inside the hall plummeted.

Ao Lin's eyelids twitched, and he subconsciously tightened his grip on the sword at his waist.

"Failed?"

The First Prince's voice remained calm, but the suppressed rage made the entire hall vibrate.

"Three Great Saints acted, a net was cast over heaven and earth, and you tell me it failed?"

"Aunt Ye escaped with heavy injuries."

The guard's voice trembled.

"But the Ninth Princess... was rescued."

"The one who acted is named Su Xuanchen."

"He... in just fifteen minutes, killed Black Horn of the Demon Palace, the Heavenly Kingdom Twins, and dozens of Saint assassins."

"Afterward... he fled towards Wanbao City with the Ninth Princess."

Dead silence in the hall.

A long time passed.

The First Prince slowly stood up, walked to the window, and looked down at the vast rivers and mountains beneath his feet.

"Good."

"Very good."

The First Prince turned around and looked at Ao Lin, who was sitting on the side watching the show.

"Brother Ao."

"Add one condition to our deal."

Ao Lin raised an eyebrow.

"Please speak, Your Highness."

"I want Su Xuanchen's head."

The First Prince pointed in the direction of the Sacred Ruins Continent, his eyes full of killing intent.

"That Su Family is located on the coast of the Sacred Ruins Continent."

"That is your Sea Race's territory."

"Send your troops to wipe out the Su Family."

"I will not only help you eliminate the Sea God Palace but also promise to help you seize the position of Master of the Eastern Dragon Palace."

Hearing this, a greedy light erupted in Ao Lin's eyes.

The position of Master of the Eastern Dragon Palace!

"Rest assured, Your Highness."

Ao Lin stood up, cupped his hands to the First Prince, and a cruel smile appeared on his face.

"A mere Su Family."

"I will immediately issue orders to mobilize an army of a hundred thousand from the Sea Race."

"I will surely present Su Xuanchen's head before Your Highness's desk!"

The First Prince looked at Ao Lin's departing back and smiled coldly.

Killing with a borrowed knife.

Su Xuanchen, aren't you very good at fighting?

I want to see what you'll use to block an endless army of the Sea Race!