192: Chapter 192 Ascension to the Upper Realm! The Empress and the Peerless Star Maiden!

Time is often the least valuable thing in the cultivation world, but for certain prodigies, every inch of time is enough to turn heaven and earth upside down.

A year in the Qianji Realm passed in the blink of an eye.

After receiving unrestricted resource support from the Shadow Pavilion's Heaven-tier treasury, the Empress completely transformed into an emotionless "devouring machine."

She didn't sleep, didn't socialize, and didn't even want to waste time changing her clothes.

Her daily routine consisted of devouring Spirit Medicine, refining high-level demonic Cultivator essence blood, breaking through Realms, consolidating her cultivation... and then performing another round of devouring.

The speed and volume of her Spiritual Qi absorption was such that even the fragmented Heavenly Dao of the Qianji Realm would have to stay up all night to apply patches.

So much so that later, even the well-informed intelligence chief Su Yuan, seeing the top-grade resources vanishing like flowing water from his treasury, couldn't help but gasp, giving the Empress a very fitting evaluation:

"This girl isn't human at all! She's a nuclear-powered cultivation donkey!"

Fortunately, the return on investment for this "nuclear-powered donkey" was extremely astonishing.

Today, one year later.

Qianji Realm, Realm Ascension Platform.

Dark clouds filled the sky, and lightning snakes danced wildly.

This was the Heavenly Dao of the Qianji Realm paying tribute to a peerless powerhouse about to shatter the Void Realm.

A red and black Jidao demonic robe fluttered loudly in the wind.

After a year of frantic nourishment, the Empress's originally skeletal twelve or thirteen-year-old petite body finally "filled out" a bit.

Although she still carried a bit of a young girl's innocence, her graceful figure, combined with her ice-cold, peerless face where dark golden demonic light swirled in her eyes, already began to show the Supreme elegance of the "Jidao Demonic Consort" from her previous life.

Boom!

The Empress's Aura was released without reservation, and the terrifying pressure of the Early Stage Immortal Realm directly tore a huge spatial rift in the thick tribulation clouds overhead!

"One year to return to the Immortal Realm."

The Empress looked up at the rift leading to the Upper Realm, an arrogant cold smile curling at the corners of her mouth: "Realm Demonss... wait for this Empress, I will return soon!"

"Hey! Little Girl, stop acting all brooding and get in! This Lower Realm's Heavenly Dao rejection force is too annoying; my bones are about to rust from staying here!"

Not far away, Su Yuan fanned himself with a folding fan and yawned ostentatiously.

Unlike his elder brother Su Feng, who liked to go head-to-head with the Heavenly Dao, Su Yuan, as an intelligence chief, believed in "lying low if possible, and calling big brother if not."

This year, besides providing resources, he hadn't even lifted a finger, let alone encountered any life-or-death danger.

Now that the Empress had successfully ascended, his mission as a "talent scout" was considered a complete success, so naturally, he had to return with her to report.

The Empress glanced at him and didn't argue.

Although this young man acted without any class, the massive amount of resources this year was indeed real.

She also wanted to go to the Upper Realm to see if the person behind Su Yuan was actually qualified to receive her "guidance"!

The two turned into two streaks of light and plunged directly into the Ascension rift.

At the same time.

Cangfeng Realm.

Rumble—!

In the far east of the Cangfeng Realm, an Ascension light pillar carrying a hint of sacred astral Aura pierced through heaven and earth!

Five years of time.

Under the nourishment of the [Water Immortal Core] left by Su Feng, the blind Little Girl who had been shivering in the mud back then had undergone a world-shaking transformation that made even heaven and earth pale in comparison!

A luxurious and light [Star-Feather Rainbow Ethereal Gown] fluttered in the wind, the star dust on the hem rippling with a charming glow.

Tantai Mingyue stood suspended in the air, her porcelain-white, peerless face cold and noble.

And in those eyes that were now completely unsealed, a brilliant miniature galaxy swirled!

Now, she was no longer a disaster star to be bullied by others, but a true [Astral Heavenly Maiden]!

"Little Mother! Your Breakthrough commotion is just too big!"

Below, Su Hao, who had grown into a heroic youth exuding Supreme domineering Aura, was riding the Purple Qilin, Little White, clutching a freshly roasted pig leg and shouting.

Tantai Mingyue looked down at Su Hao, a very gentle smile flashing in her cold eyes:

"Thank you for protecting my Dao all these years."

"Hey, we're family! Besides, I promised my dad I'd protect you." Su Hao grinned and pointed at the rift above.

"Let's go! It's been five years; Dad must be tired of waiting up there!"

Hearing this, the majestic figure who had shattered the Heavenly Dao with a flick of his finger and pulled her out of the abyss reappeared in Tantai Mingyue's mind.

In her galaxy-like eyes, deep longing and admiration surged uncontrollably.

"Mingyue... has come to keep the promise."

Yuchuan Realm, Ascension Reception Platform!

Today, the Reception Dao Platform had been cleared early.

Within ten thousand miles, no idle Cultivator dared to approach.

Because the one standing here now was the absolute uncrowned king of the Yuchuan Realm—the Su Family Old Ancestor, Su Feng!

Su Feng, in a spotless white robe with his hands behind his back, watched the void ahead quietly like a banished immortal.

In his deep Ancient Heavy Pupils, nine-colored divine light faintly swirled, as if able to pierce through the Karma of the Universe.

Buzz—!

As two distinct yet extremely powerful spatial fluctuations arrived, the two star gates on the Reception Dao Platform lit up simultaneously!

Inside the left star gate, starlight was brilliant, sacred, and noble.

Tantai Mingyue, who had grown into a peerless beauty, descended gracefully like a Nine Heavens Goddess under Su Hao's escort.

And inside the right star gate, Devilish Qi surged, cold and murderous!

The Jidao Empress, with "This Empress is invincible" written all over her face, stepped out of the void haughtily behind Su Yuan, who was fanning himself.

"Dad!" Su Hao shouted excitedly as soon as he came out.

"Big brother, I've successfully completed the mission! I've brought you back an incredible super Involution King!" Su Yuan also immediately folded his fan and scurried over to Su Feng to claim credit.

The two groups of people met unexpectedly on the Reception Dao Platform.

The Empress steadied herself and, upon looking up, saw the white-robed man Su Yuan called "Big Brother."

"Hmm?"

The Empress's brow furrowed imperceptibly.

In her "Qi-Observation Technique," this white-robed man actually showed no sign of the Golden Dragon of Fortune!

His Aura was as plain as water, just like a Mortal.

Yet, when she tried to use her Divine Sense to investigate him, it was as if she were staring into a bottomless Chaos of the Universe!

That indescribable, terrifying sense of oppression even made her newly formed "Heaven-Devouring Demonic Body" tremble instinctively!

"This person... is the one behind Su Yuan who wanted to see me? His strength is indeed somewhat unfathomable. However, if he wants me to work for him like an ox or a horse, this level of cultivation isn't enough."

The Empress suppressed the throbbing in her heart and raised her proud chin, preparing to give this white-robed man a bit of "guidance and shock from an Extreme Dao Great Emperor" as agreed.

However, before the Empress could even start putting on airs.

Buzz...

At the edge of the Reception Dao Platform, a void ripple carrying dense Death Qi suddenly rippled without warning!

Immediately after, an arrogant youth, covered in blood with half his body nearly corroded by some strange Law, stumbled out of the void!

He was dragging a huge black coffin with a death grip, his eyes so red they were purple, filled with endless madness and demonic nature.

It was none other than Su Feng's second son, Su Mo, who had been sent to another unknown Small World for training!

"Dad..."

Su Mo knelt heavily on the ground, shielding the black coffin in front of him and coughing up a mouthful of black blood, but a hideously fierce smile appeared on his unruly face:

"This time, the tough guy... was a bit prickly. But the task you assigned, your son... has completed it at the cost of his life!"