Chapter 1344: Who Are Our Own

The Witch cackled, "If you're not trying to steal a man, why are you rushing so much?"

Jiang Fan was slightly surprised and asked, "Senior True Word, why are you here?"

As soon as he asked, he understood. Venerable True Word had learned that Dust Mirror had betrayed him. Out of shame, Venerable True Word had come to rescue him.

Venerable True Word appeared before Jiang Fan, looking at him, unharmed, with a surprised expression. She had rushed here, guided by her sense of the Heavenly Thunder Stone that contained the blood thunder. Halfway, she noticed the blood thunder's aura had vanished and assumed Jiang Fan had perished. To her surprise, Jiang Fan was completely fine. What astonished her even more was that Venerable Heart Demon was actually sitting on the ground, on the verge of death! What exactly had happened?

Still, Jiang Fan being unharmed was the best possible outcome. If Jiang Fan had died because her disciple betrayed him, she would have blamed herself for the rest of her life.

"It's good that you're alright," Venerable True Word said, relieved.

Jiang Fan scoffed, "Alright? Do you know how much I've lost?" The thought of the Spirit Transformation Corpse, the Wishing Paper, and the Mortal Illusionary Sound made his heart ache.

She, who had always been at odds with Jiang Fan, couldn't utter a single word, feeling chagrined. This time, she was indeed in the wrong. She looked around at Green Pearl and the Witch, her brow furrowing. "What's going on now?" She didn't recognize the Witch, but could she not recognize Green Pearl? Wasn't that Green Pearl, Jiang Fan's wife from the Heavenly Realm, who used milk to wash her face?

Hearing this, the Witch cackled, "So you're Venerable True Word? I've long heard of your famous 'two women serving one husband' reputation. Now, it's 'three women fighting over one husband'. Tsk, tsk, tsk, Venerable True Word, you certainly play big."

Venerable True Word's face flushed with shame. "Who's fighting you for a husband? Jiang Fan, let's go!" She pressed on Jiang Fan's shoulder and was about to teleport away.

The Witch smiled charmingly. "Hey, hey, hey, you think you can just snatch our husband away like that? Take this first!" The divine halo behind her head suddenly activated, sweeping out invisible ripples. Jiang Fan's mind went blank again, and his body lost control.

Venerable True Word regained her senses in an instant, scoffing, "Your domain is truly shameless, isn't it? It specifically targets men!"

The Witch shrugged. "How else would I get so many male consorts?"

Jiang Fan also recovered quickly and immediately said, "Senior True Word, ask her who the Asura Saint is! She's in big trouble now!" Given the Asura Saint's methods, he must have left behind contingencies on both Soul炼 and the Witch. Once either of them tried to expose his identity, he would surely sense it. Just like when Soul炼 was taken into the teleportation array, the Asura Saint immediately detected it and pursued across space. The same applied to the Witch. Her biggest weakness was having to keep the Asura Saint's secret. And Venerable True Word was precisely the unparalleled tool for prying open secrets!

Venerable True Word understood instantly and immediately activated her domain. "Who is the Asura Saint?"

The Witch's expression turned serious, and she growled coldly, "You think I'd tell you..." However, once she opened her mouth, she couldn't speak falsely. She uncontrollably blurted out, "The Asura Saint is..." Terrified, her soul nearly fled her body. As she was about to expose the Asura Saint's identity, she gritted her teeth and decisively bit off her own tongue. Blood instantly spurted out, and half her tongue fell to the ground. With her severed tongue and blood in her mouth, she uttered garbled, unintelligible words.

Jiang Fan couldn't help but slap his thigh. "Just a little more! If the Witch had reacted a moment slower, the Asura Saint's identity would have been exposed!"

The Witch spat out the blood, took a healing pill, and her tongue rapidly regenerated. She was both shocked and enraged. "How do you know about that lord? Jiang Fan had almost gotten her killed! If she revealed the Asura Saint's identity, she would surely die!"

Jiang Fan replied, "I had the 'fortune' of being pursued by him in a teleportation array; I almost lost my life. I'm keeping that in mind."

The Witch looked at Jiang Fan again, her eyes full of suspicion and uncertainty. "You're quite something, little man. You're getting more and more dangerous! This old woman is going to have you!" She clenched her palm, and seven black rings surged with demonic energy, attacking Venerable True Word.

Venerable True Word's expression subtly changed. She protected Jiang Fan with her left hand and summoned a fan with her right – a brand new Phoenix Feather Nine Flame Fan. With a flick of the fan, a sea of flames surged forward. The pitch-black demonic flames and the crimson sea of fire clashed like two opposing tides.

The Witch bit her lip slightly. "You stinky woman, you're even using a top-grade spirit artifact. You're really putting in effort to steal a man!"

Venerable True Word retorted, "I'll say it one last time: I'm not stealing a man! I'm just protecting him!"

The Witch countered, "Explaining is hiding, and hiding is the truth!"

Venerable True Word snapped, "You... shut up! Take this!"

The Witch sneered, "Can't win with words, so you resort to fighting, huh? Come on then, who's afraid?"

Both unleashed their divine abilities and spirit artifacts, sparks flying as Venerable power swept through. A colossal roar engulfed the area. For a moment, the two fought to a standstill.

Jiang Fan was secretly surprised. He realized he had truly underestimated Venerable True Word's combat prowess. He had thought her domain was auxiliary, which would significantly reduce her strength. But she was the daughter of the Great Venerable Star Abyss, so her foundation was simply too profound. Jiang Fan had risked his life doing missions in the Heavenly Realm just to get the materials to forge a top-grade spirit artifact. Venerable True Word, on the other hand, had simply worn out one top-grade Phoenix Feather Nine Flame Fan and effortlessly acquired a new one.

However, he couldn't just stand by and watch. His gaze swept over, and he saw Green Pearl standing with her arms crossed, coldly observing the two women fighting fiercely. It was clear she was waiting for them to exhaust themselves, ready to reap the benefits. How could Jiang Fan let her succeed?

His eyes darted, and he said, "Green Pearl, my wife, don't just stand there. Let's get rid of this outsider, the Witch, first."

"Oh." Green Pearl subconsciously lowered her hands, preparing to join the fray. Then she suddenly realized and said, annoyed, "Who says I'm on your side? I'll kill you first! And that little lying spirit pet, pretending to be innocent and cute! I'll send you master and servant on your way together!"

The battling Witch and Venerable True Word's expressions subtly changed. Their spirit artifacts, which had been attacking each other, simultaneously struck at Green Pearl. Without turning her head, Green Pearl swept her hand back, and a powerful surge of Yin energy condensed into a demonic palm, simultaneously swatting away both their spirit artifacts.

"Jiang, nobody can save you!"

Jiang Fan's heart chilled. As expected of a Two-Crown Asura King, her power was utterly crushing compared to the Witch and Venerable True Word. He had to weaken Green Pearl! His eyes flashed, and he muttered, "Green Pearl, immovable as a mountain!" The Spatial-Temporal Dust in his mouth rapidly depleted, fifty particles vanishing in an instant. And the Wishing Paper he had prepared in his sleeve successfully activated.

Green Pearl, who was rushing towards him, was suddenly locked in place by an immense force, her body unable to move! Seeing this, the Witch and Venerable True Word simultaneously activated their spirit artifacts. A black and a red flame, two streams of fire, engulfed her in a pincer attack. Although it was only a momentary freeze, Green Pearl was still hit. She groaned miserably, Yin energy leaking from her body, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. The two crowns circling above her head rotated erratically. Her aura was no longer as vibrant as before.

She raised her head, not looking at the Witch or Venerable True Word who had struck her, but glaring furiously at Jiang Fan: "I'll kill you! Jiang Fan actually teamed up with other women to attack her! Unacceptable!"