The immortals whoâd been pacing back and forth outside the Beast Region rushed over just in time to witness Su Liuâer viciously overwhelming her opponents.
âThisâŠ.. This is the Nine-tailed Empress.â
A local village god shivered and rubbed his eyes in disbelief. As a minor god of the Beast Region, heâd met the empress more than once before.
His impression of her was that, although her strength shook the Three Realms, she was nowhere near as cold as rumors suggested. On the contrary, she was far warmer than ordinary people.
But the current situation was hard for him to believe. Was this really the empress heâd once known so well?
âDemonification,â frowned the knowledgeable and experienced North Pole Emperor. The red energy emanating from Su Liuâerâs body was a clear sign of demonification.
âThe empressâs will is like iron; outside events shouldnât be able to influence her mental state.â
âThe past,â said Ksitigarbha, watching the maddened Su Liuâer intently. âI can see parts of her past in her eyes. Thatâs what made her lose her mind. How pitiful, may the Buddha have mercy. Seeing this sad scene truly fills this humble monk with sorrow.â
âBodhisattva, what did you see?â asked the North Pole Emperor.
âI canât say, I canât say.â
Ksitigarbha let out a long sigh and shook his head. Hearing this, the North Pole Emperor and the others could only grumble and give up on asking any further questions.
These baldies from the Buddhist Domain were incredibly stubborn. If they didnât want to say something, they wouldnât say it even if you killed them.
âBig brother Zichen.â
âZichen.â
It was then that two beautiful figures appeared outside the mountain gate; Xia Keke and Xiao Yumei had arrived.
The two of them had met in the Beast Region before. Now, the moment their eyes met, they immediately understood why the other had come.
âPrincess.â
The immortals all greeted Xia Keke politely. She was the only daughter of the current clan chief of the dragon race. Furthermore, she herself was a golden dragon, so calling her "princess" was only to be expected.
âAt ease.â
She waved at them, then dashed past the gate and onto the mountain.
âYou mustnât.â The North Pole Emperor reached out and stopped her.
She frowned back at him.
âWhy are you stopping me?â she said, then looked at Fuxi. âAnd youâŠ. Arenât you from the Immortal Region?â
âI am.â
Despite Xia Kekeâs look of contempt, Fuxi simply smiled calmly in response.
âThen why are you just standing there? Donât you know that Big brother Zichen is in there? Donât you know that heâs in danger? Heâs your Immortal Regionâs Yellow Emperor. As his subordinates, arenât you people concerned about him?â
âIs everything Your Highness said true?â frowned Fuxi.
âTake a look at the woman next to me, Xiao Yumei. Sheâs the woman closest to Big Brother Zichenâs heart. If I had to rank us, Iâd be a concubine at most, while sheâd be the empress. Just now, we both sensed that Big Brother Zichen was in danger. Could both of us possibly be wrong?"
Xia Keke tugged at Xiao Yumeiâs arm. When Fuxi saw her, his eyebrows shot up in surprise.
Back then, heâd gone to the modern realm to find the one capable of blocking the Yellow Emperor's tribulation.
From the very start, that person was deeply connected to the Yellow Emperor. The little princess before him was even the reincarnation of Xia Liuli, someone whoâd followed the Yellow Emperor across multiple lifetimes.
Given that that was the case, there shouldnât be any mistake.
âGet a grip! All you people know how to do is stand around looking shocked. Big Brother Zichen is in trouble. Get in there and help him right now! If you donât want to go, then at least donât stop me from doing it.â
âYour Highness," sighed Fuxi. it isnât that we donât want to go in, but rather that we canât."
âWhat do you mean you canât go in? You might be afraid to die, but Iâm not. Iâm going!â yelled Xia Keke, but the North Pole Emperor stopped her.
âLook,â sighed Fuxi. He pointed at the rampaging, maddened Su Liuâer. âThe Empress has succumbed to her inner demons. If we go in now, weâll just become the targets of her fury. Do you really want us to have to fight her?
âThatâs⊠Big Sister Liuâer.â
Xia Keke was dumbfounded.
âWhat happened to her? How did she become like this?â
âShe has succumbed to her inner demons,â said the elder of the Dragon Race. Heâd followed Xia Keke here.
âYoung miss, sheâs lost her mind. We should listen to Emperor Fuxiâs advice and wait here. If we go in recklessly, weâll only get hurt without accomplishing anything.â
âThen Big Brother ZichenâŠ..â
âThe Yellow Emperor is blessed with great fortune. He wonât fall in a place like this. He's in no real danger," said the elder, suppressing his conscience. His mission was to protect the young mistress's safety. As for the Yellow EmperorâŠ. That had nothing to do with him.
âYou canât go in either.â Seeing that Xia Keke was under control, Fuxi smiled calmly and grabbed Xiao Yumei, preventing her from sneaking onto the mountain.
âThe Yellow Emperor and I were once very close friends. Heâs in trouble now; I canât let his wife endanger herself too.â
Then, he seemed to notice something.
âThatâsâŠ.â Fuxi's sharp eyes focused in on the Zombie Progenitor. He knit his brows. âDenglong.â
âBrother Fuxi, what did you say?â
âThe primordial savage beast Denglong. Nuwa and I once worked together toâŠ..â
Before he finished his sentence, two figures flew over.
âElder brother." Nuwa appeared, dragging Su Zhu along with her.
âLady NuwaâŠ.,â the gathered immortals bowed deeply to her.
âNuwa, what are you doing here? Aren't those zombies Denglong?,â Fuxi called out in astonishment. Nuwa looked back at the Zombie Progenitors with a frown.
âIndeed they are,â she nodded.
âSo itâs true. Then I suppose what happened here in the Beast Region was all their doing.â
âYes and no,â she nodded, then shook her head. âBut this isnât the time to discuss all that, ratherâŠâ
âIs Brother Yellow Emperor still in there?â said Fuxi, interrupting her.
âThatâs exactly what I was about to bring up. He reached Divine Bestowal, provoking an eighty-one bolt lightning tribulation. Heâd already overcome it, but thenâŠ.â
She told them everything that had happened in detail. Fu Xi and the others listened in utter astonishment.
Heâd overcome eighty-one bolts of heavenly lightning.
But even so, the heavens rejected him and sent yet another bolt.
His lover had endured the lightning on his behalf!
The empress had succumbed to her inner demons!
If this were written into history books, it would absolutely be remembered as a major incident.
âLookâŠ. Now the empress is facing the thunderclouds.â
One of the especially sharp-sighted immortals called out suddenly, and the others all turned to look.
âDisperse!
Blood streaming from the corners of her mouth, eyes bright red, Su Liu'er forcefully swung her fists into the clouds.
She punched a hole straight through them.
But they didnât disperse.
âFather, should we keep sending lightning? This already defies the will of the heavens," said Xiao Yan hesitantly. He'd been standing by the lightning pool, watching the situation play out.
Xiao Ting only snorted in response. âDonât you see that someone is provoking the God Realm? She wants to forcefully disperse our thundercloudsâŠ. Send another bolt. Let her know the consequences of defying our Xiao Family.â
âButâŠ. Understood!â
Xiao Yan still had some reservations, but seeing his fatherâs glare, he didnât dare disobey. He steeled himself and sent another bolt.
âHahâŠâŠâ
The thunderclouds hadnât dispersed, and soon another bolt came crashing down.
Seeing his, Su Liu'er no longer resisted, and instead calmly looked down at the spot where the heavenly lightning had slammed into Su Yan.
âBig Sister, Iâll follow you soonâ
Rumble.
But just as the lightning was about to strike, dazzling golden light emanated from the western skies.
"Amitabha."
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