The battle on the ground was a foregone conclusion, the huge beasts had become the object of the beating.
As one beast after another fell, it proclaimed Fengxi Sect's victory.
Then, one huge and mighty weapon after another raised their hideous heads.
In the air, the people of the Alliance looked and panicked immediately.
Already at a disadvantage, being ambushed again meant certain death.
Just then, Ye Xuan, this trouble maker, appeared. Although his dantian was damaged and he was gravely injured, it did not prevent him from slaughtering Fengxi Sect's lowly disciples.
Although Fengxi Sect's disciples suffered heavy losses, they were not afraid and continued to rush towards Ye Xuan.
Tang Xiaoyu was now furious, her sword beating back several people as she rushed towards Ye Xuan.
"Ye Xuan, I want you dead."
Ye Xuan still overestimated those Sect Leaders' bottom line. After being driven back, they did not give chase but went after the mid-level combatants instead.
It was a wise move, but also a fatal mistake.
In a flash, Tang Xiaoyu was in front of Ye Xuan, her two swords cutting off his arms, then breaking his legs.
At his peak, Ye Xuan could have fought Tang Xiaoyu for a while, but now, not only did Tang Xiaoyu grasp his weakness, he was also gravely wounded. How could he possibly resist?
Grabbing Ye Xuan's hair, she lifted him up, "You want to die so badly, I'll grant you your wish."
"Bang, bang, bang..." With punch after punch to Ye Xuan's dantian, she beat him until he was crippled.
Casually throwing him away, "Remember to keep breathing, I still want to torture him well."
"Yes, Sect Leader."
A group of vicious disciples walked towards Ye Xuan, wanting to make him suffer a fate worse than death.
In a flash, Tang Xiaoyu was behind a Sect Leader, her sword piercing his heart. Then a kick to his dantian.
Doing the same, she killed four Sect Leaders in a row. By now, surrounding and killing Tang Xiaoyu was no longer feasible.
They had made a fatal mistake from the start, and now it was too late for regrets.
The battle was decisively over, the Alliance's men had begun retreating.
Tang Xiaoyu's heart tightened, a bad premonition welling up.
"Don't pursue them, retreat at once."
Zhang Huizhu asked in puzzlement, "Why give up such a good opportunity?"
Liu Xuning also said, "That's right! We only need to kill them and Zhongzhou will be ours."
Tang Xiaoyu anxiously yelled, "Can't you hear me, I said retreat!"
The two women didn't dare ask more when they saw Tang Xiaoyu angry, and hurriedly organized the retreat.
As Fengxi Sect's disciples boarded the spirit vessels one after another, Tang Xiaoyu sent a voice transmission to Liu Xuning and Zhang Huizhu, "Take them to Dongzhou, remember to bring Liu YuXin and the others and the seized resources too."
"Xiaoyu, what are you going to do?"
Tang Xiaoyu gazed into the distance, resolutely saying, "Buy time for you."
"The faster you run, the safer I'll be."
"Tell XiaoXue not to look for me, I'll find her."
The two knew Tang Xiaoyu's temperament, he didn't like hemming and hawing, "We'll wait for you, you must come back alive."
"Alright."
As one spirit vessel after another took to the skies, soon disappearing over the horizon, Tang Xiaoyu looked at the corpses of Fengxi Sect disciples on the ground.
"You were all my pride, but died without a place to rest, this is my responsibility."
Then, Tang Xiaoyu struck out with his palm, everything within a hundred miles was turned to ashes.
"Walk slowly, your Sect Leader will come find you soon."
As time slowly passed, Tang Xiaoyu just quietly watched the distance.
"Here yet?"
On the horizon, those who had retreated were coming back, along with countless spirit vessels.
As the enemy approached, Tang Xiaoyu chose to take the initiative to attack.
The spirit vessels showed no intention of stopping, while those who had retreated charged at Tang Xiaoyu.
A tiger, no matter how fierce, can't withstand a pack of wolves. Soon, Tang Xiaoyu's body was covered in wounds.
Tang Xiaoyu, already hard-pressed, also encountered a sneak attack from Lin Qingying. The outcome was predictable.
Feeling someone attack from behind, Tang Xiaoyu immediately turned around, but it was too late.
Lin Qingying's sword pierced through Tang Xiaoyu's chest. Tang Xiaoyu grabbed her shoulder, smiling bitterly,
"Didn't expect this outcome, dying by your hand is not unjust."
"Puff~"
The sound of a sword piercing flesh rang out, blood slowly flowing from the corner of Lin Qingying's mouth.
"I hoped so much you would forever be that Third Sister, not the Lin Qingying you are now."
Lin Qingying smiled, "From now on I'll be Third Sister again, no longer Lin Qingying."
"Good."
The Zhongzhou Holy Master on the spirit vessel suddenly yelled loudly, "Hurry and stop him!"
Because Tang Xiaoyu was different from them, his self-detonation was hard to detect. By the time they noticed, it was too late.
Hearing the Holy Master's shout, the other Sect Leaders also reacted, but it was too late.
They could hardly understand the thinking of someone like Tang Xiaoyu. Self-detonation meant complete annihilation, total disappearance from this world.
Yet Tang Xiaoyu could continue vigilantly guarding against the enemy's crazed actions, because he understood very well that when one goes mad, they can commit any madness.
This was the difference in ideas, leading to different results.
In his final moments, Tang Xiaoyu gently held Lin Qingying, "Third Sister, marry me okay?"
Lin Qingying also embraced Tang Xiaoyu, "Okay."
The sun at this moment lost its color, the white clouds disappearing without a trace.
The piercing light, the earth-shattering explosion, even tens of thousands of miles away, Zhang Huizhu and the others could feel it.
Liu Xuning immediately collapsed to the ground, "Xiaoyu, didn't you say you would come find us? Why were you so foolish?"
Tang Xiaoyan cried her heart out, "Big brother, how will I explain this to XiaoXue! What can I say when I get back?!"
Although also grieved, Zhang Huizhu knew what had to be done now.
"Now is not the time for grief. Our mission now is to return to Dongzhou, then regroup our forces and avenge Xiaoyu."
Tang Xiaoyan wiped her tears, "You're right, big brother hates us being like this now. We must hurry back to Dongzhou."
Liu Xuning stood up, "Li Zijie."
"Here."
"You take some people first and go bring the rest of Fengxi Sect, transport them to Dongzhou. We'll take the resources and rendezvous with you."
"Yes."
Tang Xiaoyu's sacrifice was worth it. It took the combined might of the four States' Holy Masters and Sect Leaders to avoid total defeat, but the losses were still enormous.
"What now?"
The Zhongzhou Holy Master sighed, "For now, treat the wounded. When everyone has calmed down, we'll join with Zhongzhou's demonic cultivators and fight to the death."
"There's nothing else we can do now." Another Holy Master said.
Standing on Dongzhou's land, Liu YuXin held Li Zijie's arm and asked, "Have we been completely defeated?"
Li Zijie shook his head, "We were victorious, this is just a temporary retreat."
Liu YuXin was much relieved, "What about the Sect Leader and the others?"
Li Zijie didn't know how to tell her, only evasively saying, "The main force is behind us, they'll be here soon."
When they learned these were Fengxi Sect disciples, the people standing guard here immediately spread the news back to the sacred grounds, and also notified the one in charge here to prepare to receive them.
As time passed, Liu YuXin grew increasingly anxious.
As more and more Fengxi Sect disciples were transported over, Liu YuXin felt much less worried.
More and more people were transported over. When Liu Xuning and the others appeared, no more people came over.
Liu YuXin grabbed Liu Xuning's arm and asked, "Master, where is the Sect Leader?"
Liu Xuning did not answer, "Let's go to Dongzhou's sacred grounds first, we'll talk more there!"
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
e vast world of cultivation, where he becomes the master of the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Hall, a dying old man with barely a tenth of his former cultivation remaining. He is immediately confronted with a deadly crisis: his subordinates have rebelled, and his protectors are forcing him to abdicate. At the critical moment, the system descends from the heavens: [Ding! The host has been detected facing a life-or-death crisis. The system is now officially activated!] [As a gift, you have received the Supreme Beginner’s Pack and awakened the ultimate cheat: ten thousand years of pure cultivation essence every second!] Yin Tianjue: “Wait… ten thousand years of cultivation every second? That’s six hundred thousand years a minute, and in one day… I can’t even calculate it. Either way, I’m already invincible!” You’re a peerless prodigy rarely seen in ten thousand years? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re an undying ancestor who has guarded a sacred land for countless ages? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. You’re the strongest chosen one, blessed with heaven-defying destiny? Sorry, I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. From this day forth, I have only one thing to say: “I gain ten thousand years of cultivation every second. Now, how exactly are you supposed to deal with that?”
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
