Free Web NovelChapter 1538: Chapter 1538: I Will Stand Up for You!
"Kid, you did well this time. Come up!"
Just as everyone was sneering at Yun Xiao’s words, a female voice suddenly sounded. When they turned their heads, they saw that this voice actually came from a completely white, winged flying horse.
Even Xu Hongzhuang, who had always been beside the Snow Stepping Flying Horse, showed a strange expression because Snow Stepping Flying Horse had been bickering with Yun Xiao ever since they met. Had it changed its nature now?
"Not bad, this is how a woman should be!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Xiao was momentarily stunned, but as soon as he spoke, Xu Hongzhuang knew things were going bad. How could this guy have such low emotional intelligence?
Huff...
As expected, Snow Stepping Flying Horse Xue’er became furious upon hearing Yun Xiao’s words. Seeing its hooves slam into the ground, its white wings spread wide, it rushed fiercely towards Yun Xiao.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?"
Seeing this, Yun Xiao felt embarrassed. Snow Stepping Flying Horse was indeed a powerful Heavenly Demon, and its fierce momentum was uncontrollable, even for Xu Hongzhuang riding on its back, causing him to yelp.
However, the Snow Stepping Flying Horse had no intention of stopping. At this critical moment, Yun Xiao could only roll on the ground to narrowly avoid the sizeable white wings.
Swish!
The Snow Stepping Flying Horse carrying Xu Hongzhuang soared into the air after passing by Yun Xiao. Its slightly turned horse eyes showed a hint of subtle mockery at Yun Xiao’s sorry state.
"What’s going on? Is this still a mare? Not one bit reserved!"
Yun Xiao got up from the ground covered in dust, causing Luo Fusheng and the others nearby to feel mixed emotions, wanting to laugh but not daring, secretly wondering if this was still the same youth who effortlessly slew a mid-stage Heavenly Realm cultivator earlier?
Perhaps only in front of Xu Hongzhuang and the Snow Stepping Flying Horse could Yun Xiao show the side of him belonging to a young man. Usually, he had too many things on his mind.
"Brat, you’ll have to fly up by yourself!"
Up in the sky, Snow Stepping Flying Horse, having just called Yun Xiao to come up, showed an obvious change of mind due to his earlier words.
"Tsk, tsk, this is truly a case of trouble coming from the mouth!"
At this point, the only one daring enough to say such things was Fire Cloud Rat Chi Yan, who had jumped back onto Yun Xiao’s shoulder.
Upon these words, everyone deeply agreed, thinking that if Yun Xiao hadn’t been so careless with his words, he might already be enjoying a romantic ride with Xu Hongzhuang.
However, no one noticed the fleeting melancholy in Xu Hongzhuang’s eyes as she flew toward the sky with the Snow Stepping Flying Horse. She seemed to understand why Yun Xiao had spoken such words to provoke Xue’er.
"Could he have done it on purpose?"
Looking at the plain-clothed youth below, Xu Hongzhuang murmured, realizing she had guessed some things. With that person’s cunning, how could he make such a low-level mistake?
Xu Hongzhuang’s thoughts were naturally beyond anyone’s understanding. Since Snow Stepping Flying Horse refused to carry Yun Xiao, Hou Tianlie could only arrange for another Flying Beast Pulse Demon.
Fortunately, there were plenty of Flying Beast Pulse Demons at Demons Mountain. The journey to the Spirit Fighting Commerce headquarters was long and not as urgent as Demons Mountain’s previous dire situation, so they weren’t in a hurry.
Of course, if Spirit Fighting Commerce President Wei Duzheng, after escaping some distance, didn’t return to the Spirit Fighting Commerce headquarters, they might end up going in vain.
Nevertheless, even if they couldn’t capture Wei Duzheng, destroying the Spirit Fighting Commerce headquarters was imperative, just like Xue Tianao’s desire to destroy Wuyan Palace headquarters.
No matter what, soon there would be no more Spirit Fighting Commerce on the continent, which was the lifelong wish of Demons Mountain’s Beast Vein Masters, finally about to be realized.
The group set off from Demons Mountain, flying towards the Southwest Region of the continent’s Inner Domain, wondering what kind of situation awaited them.
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Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, Emperor Canglong Palace!
In a grand hall, a dignified and elegant woman sat enthroned. If Yun Xiao were here, he would immediately recognize her as his wife who betrayed him in a past life, now Emperor Canglong Empress: Lu Qinwan.
At this moment, the face of the Emperor Canglong Empress looked quite displeased, likely due to her clone projection inexplicably losing to a young man, leaving her very upset and puzzled.
"What’s going on with Xiaoxue’s cheap brother?"
Recalling the information from the clone projection, Lu Qinwan was totally perplexed. Although she seemed to vaguely guess some things, they were extremely obscure, leaving her unable to understand them.
"Wait until Xiaoxue returns and ask properly!"
Lu Qinwan, who couldn’t fathom it, did not continue with that futile effort. However, she wasn’t too worried. After all, with the final strength bestowed upon her by the Clone Projection, Xue Qi should have escaped unscathed.
As for the house slave Ma Nu, Lu Qinwan was even less concerned. With a cultivation at the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, he was a formidable presence that could walk sideways on the Tenglong Continent.
In Lu Qinwan’s view, even if the youth named Yun Xiao were to prove extremely cunning, Ma Nu’s escape should be with ease. She undeniably valued the house slave who had followed her since the days of the Lu Family.
"Hmm?"
Yet, just as Lu Qinwan muttered those words, her complexion suddenly changed. Her jade hand gently brushed her waist, and numerous black rays flashed out of thin air.
"This...this is..."
Watching the black fragments that had split into pieces within her palm, Lu Qinwan abruptly stood up from her chair, her eyes filled with disbelief, anger, and a hint of sorrow, for she knew precisely what it signified.
"Ma Nu’s soul token... has shattered?!"
Lu Qinwan’s tone trembled slightly because the soul token in her hand was indeed Ma Nu’s, and it bore a trace of Ma Nu’s soul mark.
The soul token would only shatter if Ma Nu’s divine soul was completely extinguished. The current scenario clearly indicated that Ma Nu ultimately did not escape alive but was thoroughly slaughtered.
"Yun Xiao! Yun Xiao! I, Lu Qinwan, swear that in this lifetime, I will tear you to pieces!"
Emperor Canglong could not recall how long it had been since she felt such anger. The low, suppressed fury echoed from her mouth.
Though Ma Nu’s cultivation was not noteworthy, merely an insignificant presence in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, Lu Qinwan had long become accustomed to having such an obedient house slave to attend to her.
She never imagined that just heading to a Lower Plane like the Tenglong Continent could result in Ma Nu losing his life—a twist wholly unanticipated by her.
At that moment, the image of the youth in coarse clothes swirled restlessly in Lu Qinwan’s mind; if possible, she wished to personally descend to the lower realm and slap the youth to death.
"Tsk tsk, what exactly happened to make my Little Wan so furious?"
Just as Lu Qinwan’s chest heaved and her anger rose, a voice full of emotion and boundless dominance suddenly echoed within the hall, causing her to instinctively turn her head.
"Your Majesty, you’re here?"
Upon seeing that imposing figure, for some reason, all of Lu Qinwan’s anger vanished instantly, replaced by an unusual warmth, and her voice softened appreciably.
From Lu Qinwan’s title, it was clear the imposing figure striding powerfully into the hall from outside was none other than the most formidable personage of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, the master of Emperor Canglong Palace: Emperor Canglong!
The man known as the strongest in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, Emperor Canglong, had a square-shaped face that faintly exuded a trace of purple aura, with thick eyebrows soaring high. This aura alone could instill fear in countless Holy Rank Cultivators within the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.
However, before his current wife, Emperor Canglong naturally wouldn’t display the kind of dignity he showed to his subjects. At this moment, a trace of bewilderment and curiosity hung on his face.
After all, given Lu Qinwan’s status as Empress of Emperor Canglong Palace, her cultivation was not necessarily weaker than Emperor Canglong’s. Who, in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, could provoke her to such a degree?
Emperor Canglong was aware that above the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, there existed Li Yuan Realm, a higher plane. However, the Great Powers from Li Yuan Realm rarely appeared in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud casually.
This was why most Nine-layered Dragon Cloud Cultivators, including the former Long Xiao Battle God, knew little of the mysterious plane that was Li Yuan Realm.
"Little Wan, what’s the matter? Speak, and I shall stand up for you!"
Emperor Canglong stepped forward a few paces, grasping Lu Qinwan’s hand. However, as he spoke, his peripheral vision had already noticed the soul token fragments in her other hand.
"Your Majesty, Ma Nu...is dead!"
Returning the grasp, Lu Qinwan lifted her other hand, bringing the soul token fragments in her palm before Emperor Canglong’s eyes, her words causing his eyes to emit a flash of fury.
"Who dares harbor such audacity, to kill the Empress’s house slave?"
Regarding Ma Nu, who was only at the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, Emperor Canglong was indifferent. But when that house slave belonged to Lu Qinwan, its meaning changed profoundly.
As Lu Qinwan’s current husband, Emperor Canglong knew how much Ma Nu meant to her. Therefore, in the wake of his boiling anger, he resolved to draw and quarter the one audacious enough to defy Emperor Canglong Palace.
Naturally, while uttering these words, Emperor Canglong harbored some conjectures, inwardly musing that only a few factions possessed the courage to provoke Emperor Canglong Palace atop the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud.
"After so many years of peace, have they all forgotten the might of Emperor Canglong Palace?"
Before Lu Qinwan could answer, Emperor Canglong resumed speech on his own volition. His aura surged forth in power, a manifestation likely signaling his genuine extreme rage to those familiar with him.
