Chapter 1662: Demonstration

The Fen Yue God Emperor quickly noticed his lapse. He exhaled softly, and his expression returned to normal.

His gaze swept across the hall, briefly lingering on Witch Chanyi, then he lightly waved his hand.

All the Eclipse Mooners retracted their power, and the barrier dissipated.

Chanyi gracefully turned, and with a faint, barely perceptible surge of dark energy, she was back behind Chi Wuyao, standing silently as before.

Despite having defeated an Eclipse Mooner of equivalent status whose cultivation was above her own, she showed no joy or arrogance; she didn't even glance at Ji Daopian again.

It was as if this was a natural and expected outcome.

Thud! Ji Daopian knelt heavily on the ground, his head bowed deeply, muttering through gritted teeth, "Father... Daopian is useless."

"Get up, it's not your fault," the Fen Yue God Emperor said with a faint smile. With a slight lift of his hand, a gentle yet irresistible force directly lifted Ji Daopian. "On the contrary, your control over the Fen Yue Divine Power has improved significantly. Your father is very pleased."

Ji Daopian looked up, his eyes welling up with tears.

He had disgraced the Eclipse Mooners and the Burning Moon Realm, yet instead of angry glares and punishment, he received public affirmation and comfort.

As he stood up, the sense of defeat and humiliation in his heart had transformed into a resolute determination to train desperately, fully master the Fen Yue Divine Power as soon as possible, and never disappoint his father again.

The Fen Yue God Emperor had originally intended to use Ji Daopian as a comparison to Chanyi to gain a psychological advantage. Yet, in his own Royal City, he was defeated by an opponent of lower cultivation... and that was an Eclipse Mooner! The most crucial and core power and pillar of the Burning Moon Realm.

Even he himself had momentarily lost his composure.

But when he turned his gaze, he showed no further sign of abnormality. Instead, he smiled gently like the wind: "Congratulations, Devil Queen, for acquiring such a peerless genius. To be able to control dark profound energy to such an extent, this king has never seen anything like it in his life. The Devil Queen truly possesses great foresight and fortune. It seems it won't be many years before the position of Grand Witch under the Devil Queen's command changes hands."

In the battle just now, Witch Chanyi's control over dark power had reached an astonishing and extraordinary level, completely defying conventional understanding. Even the Fen Yue God Emperor, who considered himself to have achieved ultimate control, admitted it was impossible for him to do so.

And in the eyes of any dark profound practitioner, such a prodigy, or rather, a monstrosity, would be rare to encounter in tens of thousands... or even hundreds of thousands of years.

It could be foreseen that this newly ascended witch, with such astonishing talent, would surely become the strongest witch in the future if her talent remained unimpaired, and even inherit the Soul Stealer Emperor's throne. Her ultimate power ceiling would also be unpredictable.

This single battle today was enough to profoundly shake the entire Northern Divine Region.

Facing the Fen Yue God Emperor's seemingly sincere but clearly envious praise, Chi Wuyao smiled leisurely and said, "To have a beautiful and well-behaved child like Chanyi is, of course, this Queen's good fortune. However, in terms of talent, Chanyi is not outstanding among the Nine Witches, and her cultivation is also the lowest. So, where does this talk of 'the Grand Witch changing hands' come from?"

"Hahahaha," the Fen Yue God Emperor burst into laughter, then shook his head and said, "Devil Queen, what you wanted this king to see, this king has seen clearly enough, and is sufficiently surprised and envious. Why do you continue with this pretense?"

"Pretense?" Chi Wuyao slowly shook her head like him. "Fen Yue God Emperor, you spend every day indulging in women, and it's bad enough that the entire Burning Moon Realm has made little progress because of it. Are you so naive as to think this Queen is like you?!"

"Yu Wu!" Chi Wuyao suddenly called out softly.

Witch Yu Wu, who had been quietly and obediently standing behind Chi Wuyao, lifted her gaze, raised her small hand, and gently pushed forward.

Instantly, a dark streak, like a demonic serpent flicking its tongue, shot out abruptly, directly towards Fen Daocang, the strongest Eclipse Mooner, who was directly opposite.

Before this dark demonic light struck, the only discernible thing was a brief, almost negligible dark fluctuation, but its immense power instantly made the entire hall feel chillingly cold.

The smile on the Fen Yue God Emperor's face instantly froze.

Fen Daocang did not get up; his old eyes narrowed as he grabbed at the dark demonic light coming from Witch Yu Wu.

But just as his palm was about to touch the demonic light, without Yu Wu making any visible movement, the demonic light suddenly changed direction like a coiling snake. Then, as her five fingers closed, it directly vanished into the air.

It vanished completely, leaving almost no discernible trace of dark energy.

Fen Daocang's palm froze in mid-air, his expression fluctuating.

As for the Fen Yue God Emperor... not only did his smile freeze, but every feature on his face slightly distorted, and in his heart, a shock and horror several times more intense than before arose.

He had never seen Witch Chanyi before and had concluded she was a monstrosity the Devil Queen had fortunately found; showing her off was one of the purposes of this visit.

But Witch Yu Wu, he had seen before, and it wasn't the first time he had seen her act.

And the Witch Yu Wu from back then could absolutely not have controlled dark profound energy to such an unbelievable extent!

His extreme horror stemmed from a sudden realization: the Soul Stealer Realm had found a secret method to control dark profound energy to its ultimate limit!?

One Witch Chanyi had already shattered his understanding, and now even Witch Yu Wu also...

If that were truly the case, then the other witches, especially the two Grand Witches, and then Chi Wuyao herself...

At this thought, the Fen Yue God Emperor's heart tightened, and an intractable chill suddenly spread throughout his body.

"Fen Yue God Emperor, do you understand now?" Facing the wide-eyed Eclipse Mooners and Burning Moon Divine Envoys, Chi Wuyao smiled faintly and said leisurely, "Just because you don't improve, doesn't mean others don't either."

The Fen Yue God Emperor did not reply.

At this moment, even the imperial princes and princesses with the weakest cultivation noticed the abnormality in the Fen Yue God Emperor's gaze and aura.

The higher the realm and stronger the power, the more they understood what Chanyi and Yu Wu's control over dark profound energy truly meant.

He quickly recalled the God Emperor's memories and the Burning Moon records in his mind. Throughout the known history of the Burning Moon Divine Realm, there had never been a figure who could control dark profound energy to such an extent.

If the Soul Stealer Realm truly possessed such a secret method, allowing all witches to achieve such a realm, then the overall strength of the Soul Stealer Realm could certainly not be described merely as a "breakthrough," but rather... a complete transformation!

A transformation based on the supreme level of a Royal Realm!

At this moment, Fen Daocang suddenly slowly rose and stepped forward. When his foot landed, the great hall rumbled, instantly drawing all eyes.

"Devil Queen," he spoke faintly, his tone suppressed, "Are you here to display your power?"

As the Fen Yue God Emperor's great-uncle, Fen Daocang understood the Fen Yue God Emperor best.

The Fen Yue God Emperor had always been an extremely cautious person. Before making major decisions, he had to ascertain sufficient details, gain enough initiative, and was unwilling to do things without certainty or high risk. He was also extremely patient and never easily lost his temper.

This was his way of being an emperor, regardless of right or wrong.

Chi Wuyao's arrival, directly bringing out Witch Chanyi with her astonishing dark talent and Witch Yu Wu, who had undergone an astounding transformation, would undoubtedly greatly agitate the Fen Yue God Emperor.

In a sense, Chi Wuyao's action was mercilessly poking at the Fen Yue God Emperor's weak spot.

However, this was, after all, the Burning Moon Royal City. How could they allow the Soul Stealer Devil Queen to continue acting so arrogantly! Otherwise, if word got out, wouldn't his Burning Moon Realm become a joke! In the future, they would find it hard to hold their heads high in front of the Soul Stealer Realm.

Fen Daocang's words instantly solidified the atmosphere in the hall. The Fen Yue God Emperor slightly raised an eyebrow but did not stop him.

"Indeed!" To everyone's surprise, facing Fen Daocang's sudden questioning, Chi Wuyao directly admitted it and proudly declared, "This Queen came here today precisely to display her power!"

The already solidified atmosphere instantly turned completely frigid due to Chi Wuyao's words.

"Hmph!" Fen Daocang took another step forward, making the ground violently shake. His old eyes narrowed with power, his voice deep as a bell: "Devil Queen, this is the Burning Moon Royal City, not your Soul Stealer Sacred Realm! Are you implying that my Burning Moon Realm has no one left?!"

"If you truly want to display your power, bringing the Grand Witches would be one thing, but with merely these few people you brought, what does it matter how high their talent is! I'm afraid they are far from qualified!"

In terms of seniority, he was above Chi Wuyao; in terms of authority in the Burning Moon Realm, he was second only to the Fen Yue God Emperor. Even facing Chi Wuyao, his presence was formidable.

Chi Wuyao had already bullied them to such an extent. If they endured further, wouldn't his Burning Moon Realm become a cowardly turtle!

As for confronting Chi Wuyao directly, if the Fen Yue God Emperor was unwilling to do it, then he would!

In the Burning Moon Royal City, how could they allow people from the Soul Stealer Realm to act so presumptuously!

"Not qualified?" Chi Wuyao's voice was faint and slow, showing not the slightest anger. Her gaze lightly swept over Fen Daocang; it wasn't gloomy, but rather a... nearly compassionate mockery.

"Yu Wu, Chanyi," she spoke softly, saying, "This old man says you are not qualified, what should you do?"

Yu Wu and Chanyi exchanged glances. A fragrant breeze swept by as they flew up side by side, landing in front of Fen Daocang. A golden sword and a jade awl were both pointed at Fen Daocang.

Fen Daocang was momentarily stunned, then burst into laughter: "Is the Devil Queen getting angry out of humiliation?! Should two little witches challenge this old man? Are you not afraid this old man might accidentally slip and break the Devil Queen's arms?!"

The dark control abilities displayed by Chanyi and Yu Wu were indeed incredibly terrifying, but their cultivation, after all, was only at the eighth level of the Divine Master Realm.

Especially Witch Chanyi; although her battle with Ji Daopian was a great victory, her power ceiling was essentially fully exposed.

As for Fen Daocang... as the Burning Moon's foremost Eclipse Mooner, he had already reached the ninth level of the Divine Master Realm thirteen thousand years ago and had now long reached its pinnacle.

Although he would likely never step into the supreme tenth level of the Divine Master Realm in this lifetime, below the tenth level, he could be said to be unrivaled.

Let alone Yu Wu and Chanyi both being at the eighth level of the Divine Master Realm; even if they had just entered the ninth level of the Divine Master Realm, they still couldn't possibly defeat him even by combining forces.

Facing Fen Daocang's loud laughter, Yu Wu and Chanyi said nothing and suddenly attacked.

Two streaks of cold light, carrying an instantly explosive dark aura, sliced through space and, with layers of dark ripples, stabbed directly at Fen Daocang.

This time there was no barrier to separate them. Those weaker Burning Moon Divine Envoys and imperial princes and princesses were violently forced back the moment the two witches' power erupted, then frantically channeled their power to resist.

Fen Daocang let out a heavy snort. Without moving his feet, he slowly pushed his withered old hand forward, and a dark aura field silently unfolded.

With a not-loud, but exceptionally muffled rumble, Yu Wu and Chanyi's figures both froze in mid-air. Under Fen Daocang's dark aura field, they were forcibly stalled, and even the dark energy on their bodies was gradually being eroded.

Even with perfect dark affinity, it was simply impossible to overcome such a vast realm gap.

Fen Daocang sneered and coldly rebuked, "You two little witches who haven't even grown all your teeth yet dare to act presumptuously in front of this old man!"

He flipped his palm, and the dark aura field suddenly expanded, forcing Yu Wu and Chanyi back even further: "Now, quickly get back to your Soul Stealer Realm!"

This was, after all, the Royal City's main hall; if they fought with full power, it would severely damage the Royal City. But Fen Daocang's move was enough to prove his divine might and the insurmountable gap between him and the two witches.

At this moment, Yun Che, who had been sitting quietly and silently, suddenly slowly stood up.

A chilly, cold wind suddenly began to blow; it wasn't strong, yet it swept through every corner of the great hall in an instant... even swirling within Fen Daocang's dark aura field!

Within the chilly wind, his robes billowed, his head slightly lowered, and his expression was indifferent. Only his long hair flew high, with profoundly dark demonic energy coiling around every strand.

The Fen Yue God Emperor sharply turned his gaze, and all eyes also focused on Yun Che at this moment. As his black hair fluttered, a dark array seal suddenly and slowly appeared on his body.

And the same array seal also appeared on Yu Wu and Chanyi at the same time.