Chapter 945: I Am No Longer Concubine Yunxia

"You wretched woman!"

The Sky Demon Emperor glanced at the tribulation clouds, which would still take some time to fully gather, and decisively descended.

Boom—

The earth trembled.

Ling Shu stumbled from the shock, and the overwhelming aura filled her with even greater fear. Yet she still clutched the jade talisman tightly, standing guard in front of Consort Yunxia.

"Demon Emperor, you are gravely wounded; you cannot withstand another attack!"

The Sky Demon Emperor's face was cold. Just as he was about to step forward, the Devourer Tiger Demon King arrived, a bloody head clenched in its jaws. A cruel smile crossed the Sky Demon Emperor's cold face. He retracted the foot he had just advanced.

"Ling Shu, do you know the fate of those who betray me?"

From a distance, Ling Shu watched the Devourer Tiger Demon King approach, the head clutched in its mouth filling her with a terrible premonition. "You... what have you done?"

The Sky Demon Emperor grinned maliciously. "Devourer Tiger, tell her what has become of Ling Shu's tribe?"

The Devourer Tiger Demon King lowered the head from its mouth, its eyes a little vacant. "Reporting, Demon Emperor," it said. "The Green Glow Tribe—one hundred fifty-eight demon folk, from infants to elders—all have been slaughtered. This is the head of the Green Glow Tribe's leader. Please inspect it, Demon Emperor."

It kicked the head in front of the Sky Demon Emperor. The Sky Demon Emperor glanced at it, a cruel smirk twisting his lips, and then kicked it like a ball towards Ling Shu.

"Look, isn't this your father?"

Ling Shu looked down. Her father's familiar face met her gaze, contorted in agony, his eyes wide and unseeing, unable to rest in peace. At this moment, Ling Shu's mind went blank. She felt as though her world had crumbled. Father, Mother, younger brother, grandfather, Little Bao... they were all... dead?

She dropped to her knees with a thud, cradled the head, and let out a heart-wrenching wail: "Father!"

The Sky Demon Emperor smiled, feeling an immense sense of satisfaction. With a casual wave, a surge of the Demon Emperor's power blasted Ling Shu, along with the head in her hands, sending her crashing violently against a large stone. Ling Shu's internal organs were shattered, and blood streamed from her eyes. She had clearly sustained grave injuries. But she remained utterly oblivious, clutching her father's head tightly, crying out "Father!" again and again with agonizing screams, as if this would somehow awaken her from a cold nightmare.

The Sky Demon Emperor picked up the jade talisman and crushed it in his hand. Listening to Ling Shu's sorrowful cries, his face contorted in pleasure. "This is the fate of those who betray me!"

Consort Yunxia's eyes blazed with fury. "Sky Demon Emperor! You've gone too far!"

The Sky Demon Emperor's expression abruptly turned cold. "Undergoing tribulation behind my back—that wasn't going too far?" he scoffed. "Furthermore, from what Ling Shu implied just now, your relationship with Jiang Fan seems rather intimate. He would be upset if you failed your tribulation? Alright! Once I've dispersed your heavenly tribulation, I'll question you thoroughly about your relationship!"

He shot skyward, soaring towards the clouds, striking fiercely at the rapidly gathering tribulation clouds.

"Stop!" A swift figure streaked across the horizon. It was the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets, who bellowed, attempting to halt the Sky Demon Emperor. Realizing who it was, the Sky Demon Emperor didn't stop; instead, he burst into laughter. "Hahahaha! You're too late! Yunxia will never achieve the Demon Emperor Realm in this lifetime!"

He forcefully struck at the tribulation clouds. The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets couldn't catch up at all.

Jiang Fan's pupils contracted. "Little Qilin!" He took out the Heaven-Deceiving Divine Pearl. The Little Qilin understood instinctively, snatched the Heaven-Deceiving Divine Pearl in its mouth, and used spatial power to instantly teleport before Consort Yunxia.

"Eat it quickly!" Jiang Fan bellowed.

At this moment, the Sky Demon Emperor's palm strike was already in motion, poised to shatter the tribulation clouds at any moment! Consort Yunxia was exceptionally intelligent and followed Jiang Fan's words without hesitation. She instantly took the Heaven-Deceiving Divine Pearl and placed it in her mouth. The elixir immediately transformed into a subtle current of energy, permeating her body, as if locking something in place.

Almost simultaneously, the Sky Demon Emperor laughed as he slapped the tribulation clouds. The tribulation clouds abruptly dispersed, but it wasn't the way they would scatter from a strike. Instead, they consciously retreated. The Sky Demon Emperor realized something was amiss. He looked down at Consort Yunxia and noticed a wisp of tribulation energy retreating and concealing itself within her dantian. This wisp of tribulation energy was precisely the harbinger of an imminent tribulation. Releasing it would summon the heavenly tribulation.

His pupils contracted in disbelief, and he exclaimed, "How is this possible? Your tribulation clouds have dispersed, why can you still break through again? Impossible! This is impossible!"

Jiang Fan let out a quiet breath, a smile spreading across his face. "We made it just in time."

Consort Yunxia, however, was somewhat bewildered and equally incredulous; she realized that she could resume her tribulation at any moment she wished. The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets rushed over and put Jiang Fan down.

Jiang Fan explained with a smile: "This is the Heaven-Deceiving Divine Pearl. It can pause a heavenly tribulation and protect the Celestial Demon Essence within you from being consumed. Next time, when you are fully prepared, you can break through again."

The Sky Demon Emperor was both astonished and enraged. "Pause a heavenly tribulation? Such a thing exists in this world?" He could not accept that Consort Yunxia could break through again. Wouldn't that mean she had a chance to escape him? The Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets was also considerably surprised. Such a heaven-defying item truly existed in the world? It sounded utterly fantastical.

Consort Yunxia, however, paid no attention to the changes within her body; her gaze was solely fixed on Jiang Fan. Upon realizing he was truly alive, a wave of joyful surprise washed over her ethereal face. She quickly took him from the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets, her right hand firmly around his waist, her left arm looped around his back to support him.

This sight caused the Sky Demon Emperor's expression to change drastically, and he roared in anger, "Yunxia! What are you doing? How can you be so intimately close with a man? Throw him away!"

He simply couldn't believe it! He could never even touch Consort Yunxia's hand normally! It was as if he were poisonous; the moment he approached, Consort Yunxia would distance herself. But what was happening now? She was actually holding the injured Jiang Fan so intimately? Was this still the pure and untainted Consort Yunxia he held in such high regard?

Consort Yunxia looked at the Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets, then at the Slave Heart Demon Emperor, who had successfully completed his tribulation. From her sleeve, she produced a piece of silk bearing her elegant handwriting. With a flick of her wrist, she tossed the silk toward him.

"I had intended to give this to you once I had achieved the Demon Emperor Realm myself. But I'll give it to you now."

The Sky Demon Emperor caught it, unfolded it, and his pupils sharply contracted. The two prominent characters at the top of the silk made him tremble violently!

"Divorce letter!" He demanded, his voice laced with disbelief, "Yunxia, what do you mean?"

Consort Yunxia replied coolly, "Can't you read? I, Yunxia, am divorcing you, my husband. From this moment on, there is no longer any connection between us!"

The Sky Demon Emperor was furious. He ripped the silk into shreds, roaring, "Impossible! I don't agree!"

Consort Yunxia stated calmly, "I'm not asking for your agreement. I'm merely informing you. As of now, we are no longer husband and wife. And I ask Pavilion Master of Heavenly Secrets, Haimai, and Devourer Tiger Demon King to also take note. Please do not refer to me as Consort Yunxia anymore. Please call me Yunxia. Or..."

She turned her head to glance at Jiang Fan, her ethereal face blooming with a radiant, liberated smile unlike any he had seen before: "You can also call me Mrs. Yun."

The Sky Demon Emperor's pupils constricted sharply, his heart trembling wildly, as an unbelievable, unacceptable, and utterly unpalatable thought surfaced in his mind. He glared and demanded:

"Yunxia, what is your relationship with Jiang Fan?"