Chapter 847: Little Demon Queen VS Xuanyuan Wentian

"What do you mean? What did you do to Fen Juechen?" Tian Xia Yi growled.

"I've explained enough," Xuanyuan Wentian said, spreading his hands and laughing arrogantly. "It's enough for you to clearly tell the King of Hell who sent you to hell when you meet him. As for anything else, you don't need to know."

"You're the one going to hell!" Tian Xia Yi sneered. "You must have learned about the Little Demon Empress on the Profound Sky Continent from Huangji Wuyu and those two others, right? It seems they didn't tell you how miserably they were defeated by the Little Demon Empress. Haha, no wonder. Calling themselves 'Holy Masters,' yet three of them together were beaten like stray dogs—how could they have the face to talk about such a thing? You coming here alone today, it's probably because they're hoping you'll die!"

"Those three wastes?" Xuanyuan Wentian sneered, a terrifying glint flashing in his eyes. "They don't even deserve to be compared with me! If there's anyone in this world who could pose even a slight threat to me, there are only three people. Two of them are right before my eyes, which means they will soon completely disappear. As for the last one, she'll meet the same end as you."

The three people he spoke of were the Little Demon Empress, Feng Xue'er, and Xia Yuanba. As for Yun Che, he believed Yun Che was already dead.

"Oh, right, if you obediently hand over the Samsara Mirror first, I might consider letting you die with your bodies intact."

"You're dreaming in broad daylight even at death's door!" Tian Xia Yi roared through gritted teeth. "Xuanyuan Wentian! Though you were used by that beast Ming Wang, the calamities my Illusory Demon Realm has suffered these past years—a century of turmoil, the death of the former Demon Emperor, the death of the Demon King... each one is an irreconcilable blood feud! Since you've delivered yourself to us today, it's heaven's will that you pay your blood debts!"

"Oh? Used by Ming Wang?" Xuanyuan Wentian narrowed his eyes, then burst into a loud, unrestrained laughter, louder and more arrogant than any time before. "Hahahahaha... Hahahahaha... Hahahahaha..."

"Fools will always be fools! Do you really think that just because Ming Wang fabricated those four words, 'Divine Profound Secret,' the Four Sacred Grounds would be willing to pay such a huge price and take such risks to invade the Illusory Demon Realm to seize a 'Samsara Mirror' they'd never even seen? The Four Sacred Grounds have stood proudly on the Profound Sky Continent for ten thousand years; do you think they'd be so easily manipulated by a mere Ming Wang?"

"You... what do you mean?" Tian Xia Yi and Xiao Yun's expressions changed simultaneously. The Little Demon Empress, who had been silent, also moved her gaze sharply.

"Hehehehe..." Xuanyuan Wentian chuckled mockingly. "Back then, it was entirely thanks to me that things progressed. I told Huangji Wuyu and the others that the 'Divine Profound Secret' truly was hidden within the 'Samsara Mirror,' and that it was an absolute secret passed down through generations by the ancestors of my Heavenly Sovereign Sword Sect, who had been secretly searching for the Samsara Mirror for generations."

"Of course, that alone wasn't enough. I was the first to contact Ming Wang afterward, and I didn't hesitate to expend massive resources to construct the Spatial Profound Formation from the Profound Sky Continent to the Illusory Demon Realm. Only then did they completely believe. And that foolish Ming Wang thought he had masterminded everything. Heh... he thought he was the one manipulating the pieces, but little did he know, he was merely a chess piece in my hand!"

"Impossible! You're just spewing nonsense!" Tian Xia Yi retorted angrily. "Since you knew that the 'Divine Profound Secret' hidden in the Samsara Mirror was a lie, why did you still do it?"

"The so-called Divine Profound Secret is undoubtedly false." Xuanyuan Wentian chuckled deeply. "The true secret of the Samsara Mirror, I'm afraid no one in your Illusory Demon Realm knows! But I know! While it has no Divine Profound Secret, its true secret is far greater than a mere Divine Profound Secret!"

"For so many years in your Illusory Demon Realm, it's just been a useless dead object, a complete waste of heavenly treasures! Only in my hands can all its secrets be unlocked, allowing it to rule the world alongside me! Now that it has come to the Profound Sky Continent, it is heaven's will that it belongs to me!"

"In other words..." The Little Demon Empress, who had been silent, suddenly spoke. Every word was colder and more piercing than the millennia-old profound ice of the Ice Realm. "Compared to Ming Wang, you are the true culprit behind the calamities that befell my Illusory Demon Realm!"

"Oh, you could certainly think that," Xuanyuan Wentian said, smiling. "By the way. Back then, the Demon Emperor was forced into a Spatial Profound Formation by Ming Wang and fell into the Heavenly Sovereign Soul Suppressor I had prepared for him. After I captured him, I originally intended to spare his life in exchange for the Samsara Mirror. Unexpectedly, that old man was terribly stubborn; to avoid being used as a bargaining chip, he actually severed his own heart... Tsk, I had no choice but to finish him off myself. But he didn't die for nothing; at least he was buried in my Sword Sect's medicinal garden, making for excellent fertilizer."

"Xu...an...yuan... Wen...tian!!"

Flames erupted from the Little Demon Empress like a volcanic explosion. The Golden Crow's searing flames ignited her composure and blazed with all her fury and killing intent. "Even if I turn to ash today... I will grind you to dust!!"

The bursting flames dispelled the darkness from the sky. The surrounding ancient, unmelting ice and snow vanished at an incredibly terrifying speed—not melting, but simply disappearing. The millennia-old ice layer beneath their feet rapidly caved in, as if the entire earth was trembling and sinking.

"Hahahaha, excellent momentum. Too bad you can't do it. With my current power, there is simply no one in this world who can destroy me!"

Xuanyuan Wentian raised both arms, and instantly, the dark clouds in the sky and all the surrounding black energy swirled towards him, converging into a massive dark vortex. His aura began to rise sharply. When the dark vortex was fully formed, an earth-shattering pressure enveloped the entire Ice Realm.

"Ah!!?"

"Wh-what!?"

Under this dark pressure, immense fear appeared on everyone's faces. Tian Xia Yi and Xiao Yun, in particular, who had been convinced that Xuanyuan Wentian could never be a match for the Little Demon Empress, now had their expressions utterly transformed. This heavy pressure from Xuanyuan Wentian was no less than the Little Demon Empress's flame spiritual pressure when she was enraged.

The energy fields erupting from the two of them formed two independent worlds around their bodies: one dark and sinister, the other dazzling scarlet gold. Where the two worlds met, they twisted wildly, yet neither could suppress the other, nor could either invade the other's domain.

"This... this is impossible... What's going on!?" Tian Xia Yi exclaimed, stammering in shock. "Xuanyuan Wentian's strength, at most, was slightly stronger than the former Demon Emperor... How could it be... how could it be..."

"Brother said that Xuanyuan Wentian's terrifying nature isn't in his profound energy, but in his character and shrewdness. He knew about Brother's presence in the Illusory Demon Realm, and he should have long known the Little Demon Empress's strength after her bloodline awakening. The fact that he dared to come here today, knowing the Little Demon Empress was present... and came alone, perhaps he truly has enough confidence." Xiao Yun gasped for air; even with his strength, breathing was incredibly difficult under those two terrifying energy fields.

"..." Tian Xia Yi's expression shifted, and he gritted his teeth tightly.

"Seniors... get back, quickly!" Feng Xue'er cried out urgently. The Little Demon Empress was furious, and Xuanyuan Wentian had come to kill them; a battle to the death was inevitable. At this level of combat, even she was barely qualified to intervene. As for the people of the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace... even if merely grazed by the aftershocks, they would surely die.

"Heh, let me see how many rounds the Little Demon Empress, who severed Ye Miexie's arm and scared Huangji Wuyu and Qu Fengyi senseless, can last against me. Hahahahaha..."

Dark profound energy distorts one's character, making them more frenzied, irritable, bloodthirsty, and arrogant... Xuanyuan Wentian was clearly already like this. Amidst his wild laughter, the dark vortex behind him suddenly emitted countless dark light shadows, transforming into hundreds of dark tentacles that coiled towards the Little Demon Empress... and the area behind her.

If these dark tentacles only attacked the Little Demon Empress, she could calmly evade them and then retaliate with explosive flames. But this time, not only could she not evade, if she couldn't block all of them, then everyone behind her, except for Feng Xue'er, would die.

"Damn it... Quick... retreat!!" Tian Xia Yi cried out in alarm.

The dark shadows assailing them from all directions drained the color from their faces. The pressure from an absolute powerhouse's might should have felt as heavy as a mountain pressing down, but the aura cast by Xuanyuan Wentian's attack, while not as overwhelmingly oppressive, made them feel as if they had fallen into an icy abyss. Before the dark shadows even approached, it felt as if thousands of icy needles were piercing their bodies and souls, allowing them to glimpse the abyss of despair. They had never experienced such a terrifying sensation in their lives.

The Little Demon Empress lifted her head slightly, her pupils already shining a brilliant gold. She soared into the air, and before her, a colossal golden fire lotus rapidly bloomed. All the dark tentacles were instantly drawn in by an irresistible force, swept entirely into the golden fire lotus.

*Bang bang bang bang...*

Dark energy continuously exploded within the golden fire lotus. The dispersed dark power was forcibly devoured by the fire lotus, but at the same time, the blooming lotus gradually dimmed. A small portion of the dark aftershocks escaped the absorption and blasted towards the rear.

"Burning Star Demon Lotus!!"

Feng Xue'er's phoenix robes fluttered. A scarlet fire lotus blossomed in the air, its fiery petals layering hundreds deep in an instant, blocking the dark aftershock.

*Boom...*

The dark aftershock was incinerated, and the scarlet fire lotus also exploded in mid-air, scattering into thousands of fragmented phoenix flames. The flames on Feng Xue'er's body briefly extinguished, then immediately reignited, and she raised her hands to create a vast Phoenix Flame barrier. "Everyone, quick, leave! Take Brother Yun and Sister Cang Yue with you... Hurry!"

*Boom!!!*

The Little Demon Empress had already charged towards Xuanyuan Wentian. Golden flames, like a miniature sun, exploded beneath Xuanyuan Wentian's feet, causing the entire Ice Realm to tremble violently.

The power before them surpassed their imagination and shattered their understanding. Despite their immense reluctance, Murong Qianxue knew perfectly well that their presence here, given their strength, would be futile and would only become a burden.

"Sisters, let's go quickly... Lanyi, come with me to the cold pond to retrieve the Palace Mistress. Lianqie, Yueli, organize all disciples to evacuate the Immortal Palace immediately. Xiao Yun, Senior Xiao and the Empress are entrusted to you!"

"Understood!"

With that single, emphatic word, Tian Xia Yi and Xiao Yun flew back like lightning. Xuanyuan Wentian's strength was surprisingly a match for the Little Demon Empress... Under these circumstances, there was no room for pretense, delay, or hesitation.