Chapter 64: Is this what you wanted to show me?

Watching the long spear in the sky, resembling a shooting star tearing through the darkness, Huandu Qingtian did not dare to harbor the slightest bit of carelessness and hastily transformed into his Myriad Poisons Body.

Swish!

The Green-Jade Trident pierced through Huandu Qingtian's body, and the Samadhi True Fire carried upon its tip instantly ignited the demonic poisons coating his form.

Upon feeling the terrifying heat emanating from the Samadhi True Fire, even someone as mighty as Huandu Qingtian was forced to forcefully sever the portion of his poison body that had already been ignited.

Taking advantage of this exact opportunity, Wangquan Baiba successfully gathered the spiritual energy of the earth.

Now that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was fully assembled, he finally had sufficient capital to unleash that ultimate technique!

"Thank you for your hard work, Qingyuan."

Wangquan Baibae took a deep breath, smiling as he nodded toward Yang Qingyuan, whose mana was completely exhausted and who was currently being supported by Tushan Yaya.

"The rest is up to you now. If your sword strike happens to fizzle out, the two of us are really going to meet our end here."

True to its legendary status as a high-tier divine ability, the Samadhi True Fire consumed an unimaginably vast amount of mana.

Even with Yang Qingyuan's current Third-Revolution cultivation base, unleashing such a massive scale of Samadhi True Fire just moments ago had instantly depleted over half the mana within his body.

This damn thing burned through his own mana first before it even burned anyone else!

Below, Huandu Qingtian's physical form re-condensed.

Yet, unlike before, slight scorch marks marred his body, and even the mustache at the corners of his mouth had been largely burned away.

Clearly, while Yang Qingyuan's previous attack had not inflicted any substantive injury upon him, it had still managed to put him in quite a disheveled state for a moment.

"Good, very good. The humans of these past two years are really getting bolder by the day..."

At this moment, Huandu Qingtian's voice was chillingly cold.

With a mere wave of his hand, three Myriad Poisons Heaven-Shattering Palms hurtled toward the three of them from distinct directions.

"Well, looks like you've really angered him this time." Wangquan Baibae chuckled.

"Stop wasting breath, hurry up and let's make ourselves scarce! A Supreme Monarch of Demons is truly a Supreme Monarch of Demons; their strength is far greater than those ordinary top-tier demon kings." Yang Qingyuan rolled his eyes in exasperation.

"Indeed. After all, while there are thousands of demon kings under the heavens, supreme monarchs have only numbered four throughout all these long years.

Still, it matters not. Give us a few more years, and next time, this sword of mine won't be used just to run for our lives..."

Clang!

Accompanied by the sweeping slash of the Wangquan Sword in Wangquan Baibae's hand, the entire world was reduced to a single color in the very next instant—the color of the Wangquan Sword!

"Ah! My eyes! My eyes! I can't see..."

Below, Huandu Luolan covered her eyes, which had been stung by the sword qi, as tears began to stream down continuously.

A moment later, as the sword qi in the sky gradually dissipated, Huandu Qingtian's Myriad Poisons Heaven-Shattering Palm had already been cleaved apart by a single sword strike, and Yang Qingyuan and the others had vanished without a trace.

Gazing at the spot where Yang Qingyuan's group had disappeared, a trace of melancholy could not help but flash through Huandu Qingtian's eyes.

During the battle just now, he had practically employed half of Southern Jurisdiction's heaven and earth power, yet even so, he still failed to keep these two humans here.

That fire, and that breathtaking final sword strike, had both left an indelible impression upon Huandu Qingtian.

"King of the Fox Demons, is this what you wanted to show me..."

Pondering in place for a short while, Huandu Qingtian let out a somewhat melancholy sigh.

"Come here, Luolan."

As a gentle glow emanated from Huandu Qingtian's palm, the stinging pain in Huandu Luolan's eyes slowly faded away.

"Father Emperor, are we really just going to let them go like this? They clearly tortured Poison Scholar like that just now..."

Before Huandu Luolan's voice had even faded, Poison Niangzi, clad in red bridal robes, slowly flew up to the two of them from afar.

"This subordinate pays respects to His Majesty the Poison Emperor, and to Her Highness the Princess."

"Mm, rise."

Huandu Qingtian nodded.

"How is Poison Scholar? Is his life in danger?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. My husband's injuries have already stabilized, and he will fully recover after a period of quiet recuperation.

If not for that Tushan fox demon and these humans stepping in to save him, my husband and I would truly have been separated by life and death today."

"Stepped in to save him? But wasn't Poison Scholar beaten half to death by those very humans? And they tortured him like that, too!"

Huandu Luolan widened her eyes, utterly unable to believe that Poison Niangzi was actually expressing gratitude toward that group of humans!

"Uh, while the process might have looked a bit torturous, they did indeed save my husband's life in the end."

Recalling Tushan Yaya's completely unreliable quack-doctor treatment methods, Poison Niangzi still felt a strong urge to shove Tushan Yaya's head ruthlessly onto a desk at the Tushan School and force her to study the Art of Universe-Reversing properly and earnestly!

"As for them injuring my husband in the first place, when it all comes down to it, it was only because my husband and I drafted humans into forced labor and compelled them to build the Star-Plucking Tower for us first, which provoked their angry retaliation."

"Hmph! So you do know what kind of absurd things you've pulled!"

Huandu Qingtian let out a cold snort. In truth, he had deliberately come here today precisely to resolve this matter.

Lately, the commotion stirred up by Poison Scholar and Poison Niangzi over the Star-Plucking Tower had been growing increasingly severe, to the point of drawing the attention of One Qi Taoist Alliance to this region.

While Huandu Qingtian did not fear One Qi Taoist Alliance, he had no desire to be the vanguard who locked horns with humanity first.

"This subordinate knows her wrong. Both my husband and I are willing to accept any punishment!"

"Enough, the two of you follow me back to Witch Emperor City. From this day forward, you shall be responsible for guarding the Princess's safety."

"Understood, many thanks to Your Majesty for your boundless grace!"

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Meanwhile, a thousand miles away from the battlefield.

Utilizing a Thousand-Mile Tracking Talisman, the figures of Yang Qingyuan, Wangquan Baibae, and Tushan Yaya instantly materialized before Wangquan Zui and her companions.

"Boss!"

"Qingyuan!"

Seeing the crowd immediately swarm around them, Yang Qingyuan and Wangquan Baibae collapsed flat onto the grassy field, utterly devoid of any composure.

"I'm done, I'm done, let us rest for a moment first." Yang Qingyuan waved his hand weakly.

Not just Yang Qingyuan, but that final Heaven-Shattering Sword strike earlier had likewise drained every last drop of mana from Wangquan Baibae.

Fatigued—that was the only word capable of describing the current state of the two men.

"A Supreme Monarch of Demons is truly worthy of the title. Even with the two of us pulling out all our tricks, we only managed to make him look slightly disheveled without causing any substantive injury."

Wangquan Baibae said with a sigh of deep emotion.

"That's already impressive, Boss. Those are the Four Supreme Monarchs of Demons, after all. Forget about making him look disheveled; just being able to escape from his hands is a feat very few under heaven could accomplish."

"That's right, Brother. You two were already amazing."

"It's fine, you don't need to comfort me. I believe that next time we fight, we will never have to flee in such a disheveled state as we did today!"