244: The chill is coming

A provocative stance, an arrogant posture.

In order to seize the Origin power, Shen Lian and the Liuli Holy Land were about to erupt into the fiercest conflict.

Song Qingshi stepped forward, raising a hand: “I'll give you one last chance. Put down the manifestation jade, or bear the consequences yourself.”

“Hahaha!”

Hearing this, Shen Lian burst into laughter.

“Then I'd like to see what kind of consequences you, this trash, can make me face!”

“Seeking death!”

Song Qingshi, who was already extremely dissatisfied with Shen Lian’s attitude, finally stopped holding back after Shen Lian's repeated provocations.

He raised his hand and struck with a palm, unleashing all his vigorous primal energy directly towards Shen Lian's chest.

This move seemed like a probe, yet also a killing blow, filled with endless murderous intent.

Meng Xingchen frowned, his free hand behind his back, his Inner Primal Energy already secretly operating, waiting for an opportunity to strike Shen Lian dead with a single blow.

Mu Qiuyuan and Song Yanran stood silently, their eyes holding different expressions.

Bang—

Just as the palm approached, Shen Lian raised his hand to block. Primal energy immediately scattered, and the sweeping, surging residual force shook the marble slabs made of supreme-grade Divine Granite beneath their feet, causing them all to float up.

In the initial exchange, they were evenly matched, each retreating half a step.

“Your cultivation!”

Song Qingshi was instantly astonished, realizing that Shen Lian had actually managed to block his Primal Technique using only Early Stage Limit-Breaking Realm cultivation.

“Surprised?”

Shen Lian's lips curled into a cold smile, the disdain in his eyes no longer hidden in the slightest.

“Is trash showing ignorant eyes trying to seek pity or comfort from the strong?”

“Take this move!”

Knowing that his opponent's cultivation was extraordinary, Song Qingshi immediately withdrew his palm and move, and when he struck again, his primal energy increased by another level.

“Dao Law Heavenly Might!”

“Void Concealment: Destroying Momentum!”

However, the maniac had already seen through it. The moment Song Qingshi struck, the Void Concealment Scripture was initiated again.

Bang—

Four palms met, and the Limit-Breaking might shook the Eight Desolations.

As they each retreated, an even more extreme killing move was already unleashed.

“Void Concealment: Heaven and Earth Return to One!”

“Dao Law Saint Might.”

The second clash erupted, instantly changing the color of the Nine Provinces and causing Heaven and Earth to resonate.

Any Cultivator present whose cultivation was even slightly lower was immediately affected by the Dao Rhyme emanating from the exchange between the two, injuring their internal organs.

After three palm exchanges, the two figures facing off stood firm, unmoving despite the contrary gale sweeping past.

The Battle Intent in their eyes had already burned to its peak.

No words were needed; just a glance confirmed the tacit understanding between masters.

The next move would be the decisive one, determining victory and defeat, life and death.

At this moment, Meng Xingchen had secretly channeled all the Spiritual Power in his body to his palm, waiting for the split second Shen Lian was distracted to strike him dead.

Unbeknownst to him, his actions had completely fallen into Mu Qiuyuan's sight.

“I hate sneak attacks from behind the most in my life. Meng Xingchen is truly a scoundrel.”

As Mu Qiuyuan spoke, she released a trace of Aura Pressure from her body, locking onto Meng Xingchen.

Immediately, Meng Xingchen felt a great alarm ringing in his mind, and the movement of his hand, just about to strike, was abruptly stopped.

“Could there be another master present? This oppressive feeling means this person's cultivation is above mine.”

Distracted for a moment, Meng Xingchen immediately dispersed all the concentrated Spiritual Power.

He swept the area with his Divine Sense, attempting to find the source, but was blocked by a strange Law, causing him great inner shock.

At this time, the suffocating atmosphere emanating from the standoff between Shen Lian and Song Qingshi was making the surrounding Cultivators feel choked.

A drop of sweat rolled down Ye Yunran’s forehead; this extremely powerful oppressive feeling seemed to be nearing her breaking point.

“One more move, and I'll send you to the grave!”

“Does the confidence you exude stem from ignorance?”

“Madman, don't get complacent. Although I don't know what methods you used, I can tell you that before the Orthodox Xuanmen, all Evil and Unorthodox Ways will be brought to justice.”

“Hahaha, then I’d like to see how you, this so-called Orthodox Xuanmen, will bring me, this fiend, to justice!”

As soon as his voice fell, Shen Lian's pupils suddenly changed drastically.

His left eye glowed red, and his right eye flared with blue light.

Simultaneously, a Half-Demon Half-God Dharma Idol appeared behind him, causing the earth qi of the entire Glazed Immortal Realm to surge violently, pushing it to the brink of collapse.

“That power...”

Sensing this frenzied primal energy, Song Yanran finally confirmed that this power was the same one that had caused the Void Stars to be destroyed long ago.

Shen Lian, standing before her, was the culprit who caused the accident when she and her two sisters were pursuing Yu Xiyan.

In an instant, the Ancestral Dragon Emperor Qi within Song Yanran subtly surged, and her gaze became extremely sharp.

Just as Shen Lian was about to execute the final killing blow against Song Qingshi... “The Yintian Empress has arrived!”

The next moment, a Phoenix cry sounded from the sky, slicing through the Nine Heavens as it approached.

Boom—

Wherever the sound wave passed, Magnificent Palaces and Jade Courtyards instantly turned into ice crystals scattering across the ground.

Simultaneously, it interrupted the decisive battle between Shen Lian and Song Qingshi, directly sending both of them staggering back dozens of meters.

“Damn it!”

With the decisive battle interrupted, Shen Lian's expression was solemn, his eyes filled with murderous intent, staring intently at the snow-white figure descending from the Void Realm.

“Damn, this is troublesome now.”

The moment Mu Qiuyuan saw Yu Xiyan arrive, her expression became grave.

Song Yanran also showed surprise, but quickly calmed down and swiftly pondered a method of escape.

Yu Xiyan gracefully landed, her toes lightly touching a fallen Crystal Begonia Flower. With her hands clasped behind her back, she briefly closed her eyes and then swept her gaze across the entire scene.

The next moment, her gaze locked directly onto Mu Qiuyuan and Song Yanran.

“It truly is finding what one seeks without searching. You...”

Yu Xiyan pointed a finger and beckoned towards Song Yanran and Mu Qiuyuan.

“Will you end yourselves, or shall I personally send you on your way?”

Hearing this, Mu Qiuyuan immediately stepped forward: “I really didn't expect to see you here, Yu Xiyan.

You've been entangled with my Zhao Zhao for tens of thousands of years, and Zhao Zhao has already said he won't accept you. Why are you so persistent?”

“Mu Qiuyuan, you tramp have no right to question me like this. Just thinking that you slept with Shen Zhao and bore him a pair of children,

I wish I could tear you into ten thousand pieces! In the end, you are nothing more than a third party who interfered in someone else's relationship. I clearly remember all the grievances between you and me.”

Yu Xiyan coldly glanced past Mu Qiuyuan, then looked at Song Yanran.

“Ziwei Empress, you are the sage whom I have revered since childhood. I have always taken you as my role model, hoping that one day I could make the Yintian Dynasty as prosperous and flourishing as the Longhan Celestial Dynasty you governed.”

“But you have disappointed me greatly. I never imagined that even you would steal my husband! Why? Why would you do this to me?

Do you feel a great sense of accomplishment by interfering in someone else's relationship, taking him away from me, and watching me suffer?”

Song Yanran's face remained cool and composed. After Yu Xiyan finished venting, she slowly spoke: “How much do you truly know about Shen Zhao? You should understand that if he had no feelings for you,

even without our interference, he would not belong to you. Yu Xiyan, after all these years, why can't you understand this principle?

It was you who pushed the husband whose heart was full of you into the Endless Abyss. It was also you who, for the sake of power, did not hesitate to personally take his life.

Shen Zhao leaving you was never because of us. It was your own greed and selfishness that created all of this!”