Chapter 850: Mighty Calamity Flame

A golden flame domain spread fiercely, unfurling dazzling golden light in the dark world.

With the Little Demon Empress's Golden Crow flame fully unleashed, the expanding domain could instantly cover a hundred-mile radius. However, within the dark world, the golden sea of fire barely managed to expand a few miles before ceasing its spread. Even its initial dazzling radiance began to dim significantly.

Gradually, the recently expanded flame domain began to shrink. The Golden Crow flame power, unleashed by the Little Demon Empress with all her might, seemed to be rapidly devoured by an invisible, gaping maw. No matter how much strength she poured into it, she couldn't break through the dark world's restraints, and the flames extinguished layer by layer.

After a dozen breaths, her flame domain was reduced to a mere one-mile radius, still gradually shrinking under an extremely terrifying suppression.

The Little Demon Empress's face was devoid of expression, her eyes cold and somber. In the deathly silence, sweat poured from her body like rain.

She knew very well that if she couldn't escape or break through this dark domain, then once her flames were completely consumed, she would vanish forever into this endless darkness.

However, Xuanyuan Wentian, who had manifested his demonic sword, saw his already formidable dark profound energy surge by nearly double. Under his dark domain, her power was suppressed to the point where she had almost no ability to retaliate.

The Golden Crow flame's radiance grew dimmer and dimmer. Endless darkness and chilling cold assaulted her from the surrounding world, as if a devil god intended to completely engulf her and her flames. An extreme feeling of agitation churned within her soul, and as soon as she forcefully suppressed it, it would immediately resurface more intensely.

The Little Demon Empress closed her eyes and held her breath completely. She absolutely would not allow her spirit to be broken before her power. Gradually, the Golden Crow mark on her forehead dimmed another fraction, and her flame domain was suppressed to an area less than a hundred zhang.

Her body was still bathed in golden flames, but expressions of pain flickered continuously across her calm face.

"What magnificent flames, so dazzling they are nauseating."

From the darkness, Xuanyuan Wentian's sinister voice echoed: "This is my devil god domain, named 'Eternal Night Without Light'. It can devour everything in this world, be it living or inanimate; even space and light will be utterly consumed. It embodies my current ultimate power. No person, no power in this world can resist it, and that, of course, includes you! However, your ability to hold on for so long truly surprises me."

"Although your futile struggle and gradual descent into the dark abyss are pleasing to behold, I am more eager to experience the joy of obtaining the Reincarnation Mirror! You, this sole obstacle, shall completely vanish in the deathly purgatory I have personally forged for you!!"

From within the darkness, a jet-black sword light pierced through the gloom, arriving abruptly.

Within the dark domain, the Little Demon Empress's spiritual perception was greatly restricted. She only became aware of the dark sword light when it touched the edge of her flame domain.

The dark sword light, upon touching the flame domain, was only momentarily halted, then effortlessly tore through the golden flames, leaving a black trail as it shot directly towards the Little Demon Empress's heart.

The Little Demon Empress sharply twisted her body, and a wave of deathly aura grazed past her. Almost at the same instant, dozens of dark sword lights shot forth from all directions, their overlapping tearing sounds like the wails of devils.

Although Xuanyuan Wentian now possessed a rudimentary demonic body and demonic cultivation, his own soul and original powers remained undiminished. He was recognized as the foremost sword master on the Profound Sky Continent!

The sword lights from Xuanyuan Wentian, imbued with the power of the Eternal Night Phantom Devil Scripture and operating within his own domain, each one was enough to send the Little Demon Empress into the abyss of death.

In contrast, the Little Demon Empress was using nearly all her strength to forcibly sustain her flame domain; otherwise, she would be completely engulfed by the darkness. At the same time, her spiritual perception and movements were severely restricted. To her, already on the verge of collapse, these sword lights were the very hand of death!

Boom!!

The Golden Crow flames churned violently, as the Little Demon Empress forcibly drew all the sword lights into her flame domain. However, these sword lights were not immediately annihilated by the Golden Crow flames; instead, they rampaged through the flame domain, piercing countless fissures into the already tottering domain.

The flame domain twisted rapidly, then quickly contracted in its distortion. Most of the dark sword lights were finally incinerated by the Golden Crow flames, but seven still pierced through the entire domain, advancing directly towards the Little Demon Empress...

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!!

The seven black lights exploded on the Little Demon Empress's chest and back. The Little Demon Empress's vision went dark, and her body swayed violently, yet she stubbornly did not utter a single sound. A crimson streak of blood slowly trickled from the corner of her lips, sliding down to her neck and staining her flawless vibrant robes.

"Hahahahahaha..." Xuanyuan Wentian roared with laughter. "What vibrant blood! That's noble Golden Crow blood! Tsk... I am the only one in this world who can make you bleed, and the only one who can... no, who can destroy you right now!"

"This is only just the beginning. Let me see how much longer you can struggle."

Hundreds of miles away, crimson Phoenix flames dispersed the terrifying darkness. But everyone's faces were terrifyingly pale. Even the weakest cultivation disciple from Ice Cloud Immortal Palace clearly sensed that the Little Demon Empress's aura had almost completely vanished. The entire southern sky was pitch black, like an endless black hole, and not a trace of flame light could be seen anymore.

"No... impossible... this isn't real... The Little Demon Empress can't be defeated!!" Number One Under Heaven trembled all over, his face ashen, his mind on the verge of collapse. Suddenly, with a loud roar, he was about to rush out of the barrier: "No! I must go help the Little Demon Empress... As the young patriarch of the Guardian Family, how can I... how can I just stand by and watch the Little Demon Empress..."

"If I cannot save the Little Demon Empress, then I will use this useless, worthless body of mine to accompany her to her grave!!"

Number One Under Heaven's eyes were bloodshot as he roared and charged out. Xiao Yun did not stop him, but gritted his teeth and said: "Alright! I'll go with you!"

"Wait!!" Feng Xue'er extended an arm, and an invisible wall of energy simultaneously blocked Number One Under Heaven and Xiao Yun. She looked north and said softly: "You two stay here and protect everyone. I will go help Sister Little Demon Empress."

Without waiting for anyone's response, Feng Xue'er's body flashed with flame light, and she had already escaped the barrier, flying towards the endless darkness in the south. But before she had flown too far, she suddenly stopped, her previously dull eyes instantly radiating with joyful brilliance: "This is... it's Sister Little Demon Empress!!"

She clearly and unmistakably felt that the Golden Crow aura, which had been completely dormant in the darkness, suddenly revived at that moment, expanded, and became incredibly powerful...

More powerful than any previous moment!!

The surrounding dark space pulsed wildly, as if countless evil spirits were mocking, or as if countless dark sword lights were condensing. The Little Demon Empress opened her eyes. The golden flames in her pupils were exceptionally dim. Her flame domain, on the verge of collapse, had been suppressed to a point where its edge was visible at a glance.

"Xuanyuan Wentian..." The Little Demon Empress's voice echoed deeply in the dark world: "I have sworn an oath... Even if I turn to ash today, I will grind your bones to dust!!"

"Hahahahahaha!" Xuanyuan Wentian let out a mocking laugh, clearly dismissing the Little Demon Empress's words as a meaningless joke. But before his taunting words could fully emerge, his tone suddenly shifted slightly: "Hm?"

"Pffft!"

A large puff of blood mist erupted from the Little Demon Empress's lips. Instantly, a ball of fire light suddenly flared, its blinding brilliance piercing nearly a hundred miles through the dark world in an instant, making Xuanyuan Wentian's eyes feel as if pricked by needles, unable to open them.

"What is this... what!?"

Pure golden Golden Crow flames quietly burned, using the Little Demon Empress's body as a vessel. The flames did not spread, but the golden radiance they emitted effortlessly pierced through the dark world, extending all the way to its edges. In the blink of an eye, the chaotic dark world was riddled with countless holes, punctured by numerous blinding rays of flame.

"You..." Xuanyuan Wentian raised a hand to shield his eyes, momentarily daring not to look directly in the direction from which the flame light originated. This was his dark domain, yet it was as if a sun had suddenly been born within it!

Golden flames burned on the Little Demon Empress's body, only a thin layer, yet they unleashed golden light that pierced through the entire dark domain. The Little Demon Empress's figure was obscured by the flame light. The surrounding darkness was completely dispelled, revealing an ever-expanding void.

Her expression and gaze were invisible. Within the overwhelmingly blinding golden light, she slowly raised her hands. The golden flames on her body condensed onto her hands with this action, transforming into a half-zhang long sword of flames.

A flame only half a zhang long was like a flickering candle in this dark domain spanning hundreds of miles, utterly insignificant. Yet, it was like a venomous thorn plunged into his heart, causing Xuanyuan Wentian to let out a painful roar: "Arghhh... You... what have you done!!"

The Little Demon Empress did not reply, or perhaps she could no longer speak. All her power was concentrated on the sword of flames, which she then slowly swung down towards the dark world before her...

This was the "Golden Annihilation," a crystallization of all her will and power, and also the most ultimate Golden Crow flame in the Illusionary Demon Royal Family's ten-thousand-year history!

A golden mark, less than a zhang in length, was etched into the center of the dark world. It then spread rapidly in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, it spanned the entire dark world.

From Feng Xue'er and the others' perspective, a blinding golden light, like the sun's radiance, horizontally sliced the immense dark world into two halves from the center.

"She burned her Golden Crow Origin Blood... Retreat quickly!!" The demonic sword in Xuanyuan Wentian's hand let out a terrified roar.

Rumble...

The Ice Cloud Snow Region trembled violently. The dark domain, sliced into two halves, collapsed in destruction. Uncontrolled dense black energy scattered wildly, but was immediately engulfed by the golden flames surging skyward.

"Ugh-ahhhhhhh!!"

Xuanyuan Wentian's entire power shifted to defense, but the backlash from the violent shattering of the Eternal Night Without Light domain made him feel as if he had fallen into hell. The dark profound energy he possessed was newly acquired and far from being perfectly controlled. Under the backlash, his dark profound energy became almost completely uncontrollable, rampaging through his body. Outside his body, the sky-obscuring Golden Crow flames completely engulfed him, further incinerating his already badly scorched body.

The dark aura rapidly vanished, while the flames grew increasingly intense. The entire sky was completely dyed golden. All the ice and snow in the Ice Cloud Snow Region completely melted. Even Feng Xue'er, hundreds of miles away and possessing Phoenix flame power, was unable to approach due to the impact, and could only use all her strength to erect another flame barrier to protect those within the barrier behind her.

Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble...

Flames churned, and heat waves surged. The ice and snow accumulated over countless years in the Ice Cloud Snow Region had perhaps all turned to nothingness. Snow no longer fell from the sky, and the cold wind had long transformed into the scorching wind of disaster.

Vanishing at the same time were Xuanyuan Wentian's pained screams... and his dark aura.

The Little Demon Empress remained in her stance with arms swung down, standing silently at the center of the golden sea of fire. She felt that everything had disappeared except for the flames... The dark domain had vanished, and Xuanyuan Wentian's aura had completely disappeared.

He had been incinerated into primordial nothingness.

The Little Demon Empress's hands slowly lowered, her lifeless eyes closed, and her slender, delicate body quietly collapsed.

As she fell, the sky-engulfing flames rapidly subsided and silently extinguished.