127: The son of destiny in the eyes of the strong

The mountain range was completely destroyed, whether it was rocks, vegetation, or the Demonic Beasts, Yao Beasts, or Cultivators on it, all were annihilated in the golden glow.

Only Yan Xiao, with the power of the soul body possessing him, dodged every attack with unprecedented agility, remaining unharmed and suspended in mid-air.

"Kid, this Empress is not easy to deal with."

Hearing the voice in his mind, Yan Xiao also nodded in agreement.

The Empress had destroyed the terrain from the start, even going so far as to kill all the Cultivators present, and it was known that there were also Cultivators from the Three Great Sects among them.

This meant that the Empress was determined to get him, and absolutely wanted to completely eradicate him here.

Although he didn't know why a dignified Golden Core Cultivator would personally target him, a mere Battle Master, there was no room for further thought at this moment. Yan Xiao could only hope that his teacher would win.

"Sure enough."

The Empress looked at Yan Xiao, revealing an expected expression: "The Void Gazer Lineage is best at Soul, even Golden Core Cultivators can survive as a soul body after their lifespan ends. It's only natural for a powerful Nascent Soul, after the Green Emerald Heaven fell, to escape."

A golden glow surged around the Empress, her Aura overbearing. Not to mention ordinary Foundation Establishment, even the strongest Peak Immortal Foundation would be nothing more than a fleeting light before her.

"So that's it, no wonder you wanted to get close but didn't dare to get too close."

The soul body said: "You probably also obtained some Void Gazer Legacy, which is why you can use some Soul methods at the Golden Core Realm, and thus sense me. But because of the limited distance, you wanted to get close and instantly kill my remnant Soul."

After speaking, the soul body chuckled again: "But you are, after all, at the Golden Core Peak, and the most important thing for Breakthrough to Nascent Soul is the Soul. You are unwilling to take any risks and simply don't dare to approach me, a Void Gazer remnant, hehe."

The Empress's face was hidden beneath her crown, making her expression unreadable, but she suddenly accelerated, almost like instantaneous movement, appearing directly in front of Yan Xiao. A heart-palpitating black burst forth, about three feet long, like a black blade.

However, Yan Xiao's speed at this moment was also exceptionally fast. Icy flames swirled, allowing him to easily escape, suddenly appearing on the other side.

"Teacher, what does that mean?"

Yan Xiao was stunned by their previous conversation and couldn't quite understand.

"It's easy for the Empress to kill you, but it's not so easy to kill me, a soul body. She is very cautious and wants to kill me after getting close; but she is also too cautious and doesn't dare to close the distance too much before confirming my strength. So this gives us a chance."

The soul body, while controlling Yan Xiao to dodge, explained: "However, escaping the pursuit of a Golden Core Peak is extremely difficult for us. Once my Soul Power is completely exhausted and I can no longer draw power from the exotic flames, it will be as easy as flipping a hand for her to kill both of us."

Yan Xiao's heart tightened. Ever since he met his teacher, he had always had smooth sailing, able to covet Foundation Establishment Opportunity at the Qi Refining Realm, and even forcefully suppress Foundation Establishment Demonic Beasts.

But at this moment, both he and his teacher were at risk of being killed.

"However..."

The soul body continued: "I brought you to the Green Emerald Mountains for training with a purpose. The fall of the Green Emerald Heaven is a long process. Although the main part has already fallen, there are still many cave heaven sections in the Void that will continue to fall."

Yan Xiao also recalled what his teacher had said before: "Teacher, you said that the treasures in the Green Emerald Heaven would continuously fall as fated individuals arrived. Are we going to rely on them to escape?"

The soul body shook its head: "The Green Emerald Heaven is just the weakest part of the Void Gazer Dao Lineage. Even if a supreme treasure truly falls, its grade won't be too high. With our current strength, we simply can't use it to deal with a Golden Core Peak."

Boom!

At this moment, the Empress had already blasted out a golden sword. The golden sword light vibrated, cutting through all the surrounding clouds. Its sharp power startled Yan Xiao.

It wasn't over. The Empress waved her hand, and a huge bell and cauldron surged forth, emitting intense sound waves when she struck it. Just a gentle touch with the ground turned the plain into a basin.

At the same time, Yan Xiao was also enveloped by these sound waves, his speed plummeting, as if controlled by an immense force.

The corner of a crimson Dragon robe just appeared, and a pitch-black sharp edge suddenly emerged, passing directly through Yan Xiao's head, as if it were in a different dimension, lightly passing through.

But as Yan Xiao rapidly retreated, a wisp of bright color clearly appeared on the black blade, like a light flame suspended on it, clearly a fragment of a Soul.

"Teacher?"

Yan Xiao could feel his teacher suddenly becoming weaker. The Golden Core power, which was already barely sustained, plummeted, seeming as if it could fall back to the Immortal Foundation level at any moment.

"No... matter..."

The soul body's voice was very weak, but it was very confident: "The Green Emerald Heaven is about to fall again."

The crimson Dragon robe spun, the golden sword and the bell and cauldron locked the path behind, and the Empress, holding a pitch-black sharp edge, rapidly pressed towards Yan Xiao.

If she were not just a Golden Core, and had not mastered much of the Soul Dao, perhaps Yan Xiao and his teacher would have died directly here.

Suddenly, a humming sound came from the sky, and the Spiritual Veins in the earth trembled violently.

The basin, which had already been destroyed by the Empress and ravaged by the sharp golden glow, suddenly had a layer of hard soil appear, followed by patches of mountains. Spiritual Qi became abundant again, and patches of spiritual plants grew wildly, spiritual ores fell, and along with them came Demonic Beasts.

"Escape!"

The soul body shouted, taking advantage of the momentary surge in the Void, forcefully breaking in and heading to an unknown place within the Void.

The Empress stood suspended in mid-air with her sword. With her Golden Core Peak strength, she could already sense the changes in the surrounding Void, but since she had not achieved Nascent Soul, she could never sense the location of the Void, let alone use it for movement.

"What a pity."

The Empress frowned, but then relaxed: "However, being able to obtain a Nascent Soul-level Soul fragment is an unexpected joy."

Looking at the remnant within the remnant Soul suspended on the black blade, the Empress rarely showed a smile.

Even a powerhouse like her lacked sufficient confidence in Breakthrough to Nascent Soul, and had not entered secluded cultivation for a long time. But now, having obtained a Nascent Soul remnant, she actually felt an urge to immediately enter secluded cultivation and attempt a Breakthrough.

"Moreover..."

The Empress turned her head again, looking into the distance, a mysterious smile playing on her lips: "A Child of Luck and an old soul body like this, being pursued by me, will surely hate me, and naturally, that hatred will extend to Great Jiang. When I reach a critical point in my Breakthrough, Yan Xiao might have already reached the Imperial City, and then the Qi of national destruction will converge at that moment, and then..."

Thinking of this, the Empress felt it was not entirely safe: "Not enough, this is not enough. I must continue to provoke him, make him seek revenge, make him destroy the nation... The Yan Family, that's right, this small Family must be dealt with..."

...Outside a small city in the Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty.

Faint ripples appeared in the Void, and Yan Xiao fell out of it, landing on the ground in a sorry state, eyes closed, motionless.

Hundreds of players gathered around, preparing to hunt Yao Beasts, all turned their heads in unison to look at Yan Xiao.