23: Chapter 23 Great Battle

You looked at her and said half-jokingly: "You're going to a fight, yet you dressed up so beautifully?"

"Of course. Today is our wedding day; I cannot make you lose face, Husband."

You stared at her, dazed. The The Demoness of the human world, who killed Nascent Soul, Golden Core, and even Soul Transformation Cultivators as easily as crushing ants, was now revealing a gentle and stunningly beautiful side before you. It moved you deeply. You thought and thought, but you didn't know how to help her, so in the end, you could only say to her: "Wife, be careful..."

Just then, a shout came from outside the cave: "Demoness! This Venerable knows you are inside. Come out and die!!!"

Her gaze was reluctant to leave you as she walked outside, turning back to look at you the whole way.

You smiled at her, watching her leave.

At this moment, your heart felt as if a bottle of mixed flavors had been knocked over; it was a very uncomfortable feeling, because you knew that a great battle awaited her...

After watching her leave, you suddenly heard an exclamation from outside the cave: "Oh my Old Ancestor! You really are here! Old Ancestor Bing, save me! Save me!"

"Old Ancestor Bing, save me!!" The cries for help resounded through the sky. It was Yang Kui's voice.

Above the rift valley, Old Ancestor Bing and the others remained indifferent upon hearing the cries for help.

"Old Ancestor Bing! I f*** your ancestors!! You promised to save me, yet you won't save me!!"

"Demoness... No... Don't come over!!!"

"Grandma... I beg you... Spare me. I was acting under orders..."

"I beg... ugh..." After a muffled groan, there was no more sound.

Above the rift valley, all the Cultivators present felt a chill in their hearts. It had only taken a few breaths. Yang Kui was, after all, a Venerable at the Late Stage of the Soul Transformation Stage, a figure of national-level power. And he had just fallen like this? That The Demoness... she truly was terrifying.

Everyone looked at Old Ancestor Bing. This seemingly kind, often chuckling old monster at the Great Perfection of the Mahayana Stage, who had survived eight great life-and-death tribulations and lived for over twenty thousand years—they hadn't expected him to be so cold and heartless.

But then again, this team had been assembled temporarily. There was no camaraderie between members, nor any ties of kinship or friendship. They gathered here merely for that object of Ascension. Their common goal was The Demoness. One's own life and death should naturally be borne by oneself; it had nothing to do with others.

While everyone was deep in thought, they saw a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in a red wedding gown slowly fly up, carrying none other than Yang Kui's head in her hand.

As for the body below, it had naturally fallen to the bottom of the cliff to feed the Dragon—if that Dragon could ever wake up...

"Everyone, this Seat was busy getting married and kept you all waiting." Ji Yao wore a mocking smile on her lips as she casually tossed Yang Kui's head at their feet...

That head rolled once on the snowy ground, bloody and shocking, a terrifying sight.

Everyone present, except for Old Ancestor Bing, shot backward, instantly retreating twenty zhang away.

"The Demoness, today is your death day!"

"Demoness, you are so cold-blooded, killing our Human Race Cultivators as if they were pigs or dogs. The Heavenly Dao will destroy you!"

"You Demoness, so unreasonable, killing at will with a wave of your hand. Today, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape!"

"Everyone, let us just guard the perimeter. A rampant The Demoness like this should be left to the high-cultivation Old Ancestor Bing. Old Ancestor Bing is at the Great Perfection of the Mahayana Stage, while she is only at the Middle Stage of the Mahayana Stage. She is no match for Old Ancestor Bing."

Fifteen Cultivators at the Soul Transformation and Void Refining Stages formed a circle in the Void Realm, as if they had surrounded Ji Yao.

In reality, Soul Transformation and Void Refining were still separated from Mahayana by the Body Integration Stage. Each Realm apart was like a chasm. To put it bluntly, they were not her opponents at all, but they still had to speak nicely and put on a good show.

If they could really take down this Nine-Winged Phoenix Clan woman before them, perhaps they could get a share of the spoils. It would be even better if they could get some of that spinal bone fluid. After all, that was an object of Ascension! Everyone thought secretly, licking their lips.

Facing this encirclement, Ji Yao just sneered, and then... with a "whoosh," like a Fire Phoenix bathing in flames, she soared into the air!

The ribbons of her dress were like lively flames, dancing through the sky with the wind and snow, as if they wanted to ignite the entire space.

Then, a shocking scene unfolded. Behind her, huge black-gold wings suddenly sprouted... The moment the giant wings spread, they seemed to cover the sky and sun, casting a huge shadow.

The surrounding top Cultivators of the human world were all stunned. "One pair, two pairs, three pairs, four pairs... No, there's one more!" "It's nine wings! Oh no! She has grown the ninth wing!"

"Legend has it that as long as a Nine-Winged Phoenix Clan member grows the ninth wing, they are like an immortal and can reach the Nine Heavens directly. Her cultivation... has long surpassed the Mahayana Stage..."

Looking at the nine wings behind Ji Yao, Old Ancestor Bing's eyes showed panic for the first time. Then, he quickly crushed the sound transmission jade talisman in his hand. "Sect Master Li! Come quickly!!"

[A great battle was on the verge of breaking out.]

[At this moment, you were taking a risk to do something.]

[You flew to the bottom of the abyss, kicked away Yang Kui's headless corpse, and then, facing the tightly closed eyes of the white Dragon, you began to chant some strange syllables...]

[That was a secret technique you had secretly taken from Ji Yao. You didn't know if it would work, but you were holding onto the mentality of just trying it out; anyway, there was no loss if it couldn't wake it up...]

[Meanwhile, above on the wilderness, Ji Yao was thinking of you and only sought to end the battle quickly.]

[She made the first move. That Old Ancestor Bing was indeed very powerful; with a wave of his hand, giant ice mountains came crashing down, shaking the heavens and earth, causing mountains to collapse and the ground to split...]

Old Ancestor Bing brandished his ice staff, and streaks of giant ice curtains flew over, wanting to trap Ji Yao in an ice curtain space. Then, without holding anything back, a Bone-Melting Ice Palm fiercely attacked Ji Yao.

In the sky, a huge ice palm solidified, like a transparent five-finger mountain, roaring as it arrived. Crackle! As Ji Yao calmly dissolved it, the giant ice blocks resembled a mountain collapse, grand and imposing, crashing down into the cliff below with a loud rumble.

"Is this your only trump card?" Ji Yao flapped her giant wings, her figure shifting as she suddenly flashed within five zhang of Old Ancestor Bing. She narrowed her eyes, her phoenix eyes filled with murderous intent: "Then... you can go to die!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a sharp claw pierced through Old Ancestor Bing's shoulder.

"Ugh... This old man is not reconciled..."

Ji Yao did not want to dawdle. Her other sharp claw was about to dig out his Spiritual Root and destroy his infant body. Just then, in the distant sky, a white-clad swordsman with a young face but a full head of silver hair flew over...

"The Demoness, stop right there for this Sword Immortal!!" "Have you not killed enough people?"

This white-clad swordsman casually pointed his finger a few times, and streaks of solidified ice swords headed toward Ji Yao's brow. They were extremely fast, arriving in an instant...

This person could not be underestimated. He was much stronger than the old ice ghost.

Ji Yao did not dare to be careless, so she had to let go of Old Ancestor Bing first to deal with this white-clad swordsman. When Old Ancestor Bing saw the newcomer, his face was full of pleasant surprise. "Sect Master Li, you have finally arrived!"

The other Cultivators saw this person and all shouted in surprise. "That big shot has arrived!" "It's Sword Immortal Li!" "It's the Sect Master of the Sword Immortal Sect, Sword Immortal Li, that number one person in the world!"