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Chapter 405: This Emperor is Done Playing (Two-in-One, 4k)
Chapter 405: This Emperor is Done Playing (Two-in-One, 4k)
Deep within the Thousand Demons Cave, outside a majestic hall.
A plump figure was cloaked in a black robe, their body illuminated by the Nanyang pattern, and a pair of golden wings were slightly retracted.
The woman slowly stepped onto the grand Cloud Dragon Staircase, standing atop the carved sun, and gazed forward.
A plain-looking black-backed yellow dog lazily lay in front of the hall.
Around its neck hung an iron chain.
The other end of the chain was held in its own mouth.
The woman respectfully bowed, her expression sincere: "Golden Wings pays respects to the Cave Lord."
Upon hearing this, the dog slowly opened its eyes, which seemed to have weathered the ages, appearing slightly cloudy, and its speech was slurred due to the chain in its mouth: "Speak."
"Golden Wings knows that leaving one's post is a grave offense, and I willingly accept punishment. But before that, I plan to surround and kill a human genius who might be within the Thousand Demons Cave. I hope the Cave Lord will bestow a magic treasure."
The Golden-Winged Empress solemnly cupped her hands: "He possesses teleportation techniques, is unpredictable, and is skilled in magic arrays, making it difficult to gauge his depth. He wears a magic robe, making it hard to injure him."
She carefully explained her needs, leaving nothing out.
The aging dog closed its eyes again, and streams of light soon emerged from the hall, landing in front of the woman.
"Golden Wings also needs an assistant to guard outside the Thousand Demons Cave."
The Golden-Winged Empress still felt it wasn't enough and made another request.
The old dog remained silent for a long time before finally nodding.
Seeing this, the Golden-Winged Empress turned and left the hall, her expression instantly becoming indifferent.
After leaving this place...
She slowly extended her palm, revealing three smooth Soul Transformation Pills resting in her hand.
While the recipe for such immortal elixirs might still be traceable outside, the ingredients... must have been taken from her.
The Golden-Winged Empress examined them for a long time before slowly closing her eyes.
When she opened them again, her eyes were filled with surging blood and a sinister red light.
...
Thousand Demons Cave, outside the Alchemy Workshop.
Just as Shen Yi stepped out of the light curtain, he spotted two figures in black robes.
"Lion Empress, how is your injury?" The Horned Empress forced a strained smile and explained, "I didn't come looking for you. The Golden-Winged Empress returned from outside the cave, and she took the risk of incurring the Cave Lord's displeasure by secretly leaving the Thousand Demons Cave to find you."
"Fortunately, you..."
Before the Horned Empress could finish her sentence, she was interrupted.
The Golden-Winged Empress sat outside the light curtain, opening her eyes to look at Shen Yi, her expression a mix of relief and joy: "You've truly returned."
Without waiting for the lion to respond, she stood up and said softly, "Are the pills enough? I have other heavenly treasures and earthly treasures that can help you recuperate. Don't be shy, just ask for whatever you need."
"..."
Shen Yi fell silent for a moment.
He certainly needed heavenly treasures and earthly treasures, and urgently so.
However, he suddenly felt less urgent.
This Golden-Winged Nine-Patterned Vicious Tiger had actually left the Thousand Demons Cave...
"My lord, there's a deception."
The White Hawk Demon Sovereign issued a warning from within the sealing stone.
"Is that so? I also have some other good things."
The Golden-Winged Empress approached the lion, hovering in front of him.
Upon hearing this, even the Horned Empress couldn't help but roll her eyes. The items in the Spirit Plant Garden were limited, and this scheme was blatantly obvious.
However, she couldn't afford to offend either of the women before her, so she pretended not to hear.
Shen Yi looked on indifferently, and after a long while, he said calmly, "Okay."
"Then let's go."
The Golden-Winged Empress smiled and turned towards the fourth cave.
Shen Yi followed closely behind, and soon they reached the light curtain.
The woman stepped through without hesitation.
"..."
Shen Yi also entered the light curtain, and the first thing that caught his eye was the so-called "good things" she had mentioned.
On a tree beside the fertile spirit field, three severely injured bodies were tied at the waist and hung, all of them barely clinging to life.
"I heard from the Horned Empress that Nie Jun was chasing after you, and I was worried, so I went out to look for you. On the way, I heard that Wutong Mountain disciples were visiting Great Tian, so I intercepted them."
The Golden-Winged Empress stood under the tree and reached out to turn the face of the young boy, whose flesh was obscured by blood: "I wanted to use them to exchange information about you with Wutong Mountain."
At this point, she suddenly laughed: "I didn't expect you to come back on your own."
"Pah!"
Qingfeng spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, his swollen eyes filled with disdain: "In Wutong Mountain, I'm not even worth a fart. If you want to kill, just kill. No need for all the talk."
Lingxi, with her eyes gouged out, stared blankly at the distant lion with her empty sockets.
She was truly afraid of death.
Jiang Qiulan licked the blood from the corner of her lips and forced herself to pat the other's head.
Under her comfort, Lingxi's trembling gradually lessened, and her sobbing subsided.
"It's my fault, I couldn't protect you..."
"Tsk, she's just relying on her magic treasure. If you have the guts, take off your robe and fight me fairly."
Qingfeng spat at the tiger again.
Obviously, not only did the woman easily dodge his attack, but her subsequent palm strike almost shattered Qingfeng's skull.
The Golden Winged Empress wiped her palms on his robe and then turned to look at the indifferent lion, "Since you're back, you won't need them anymore. Eat them and consider it a way to vent your anger."
As she spoke, her smile grew brighter, "I've treated you well, haven't I? Don't forget what you said you wanted. The time is almost right, so why haven't you come for it?"
"..."
Shen Yi calmly approached the tiger.
As he drew closer, the Golden Winged Empress's eyes finally flickered with anticipation, and a hint of concern.
"What if I don't eat them?"
Shen Yi lowered his gaze.
Hearing this, the Golden Winged Empress fell silent for a long time, then sighed, "Whether you eat them or not is up to you, but if you're not willing, you'll have to come with me to see the Cave Lord."
As her words fell, she lifted her gaze to look at Shen Yi, her eyes suddenly sharpening.
"What's in your hand?"
Shen Yi suddenly stared at her palm.
The Golden Winged Empress made no attempt to hide it; she opened her palm, revealing three Soul Transformation Pills.
"Give them to me."
Shen Yi nodded and extended his hand towards her.
"..."
The Golden Winged Empress gritted her teeth, and her wild face now showed a hint of anger.
Things had come to this point, and she didn't know what tricks her opponent was still planning.
The lion disappeared, Shen Yi returned to Great Tian, Shen Yi left Great Tian, the lion returned to the cave, and with these pills, there was no one else who could recently take away medicinal ingredients from the Fourth Cave.
Did she think he was a fool? The Golden Winged Empress tossed the Soul Transformation Pills to Shen Yi and said coldly, "Either eat them or come with me to see the Cave Lord. You have no other choice."
"What's going on?"
Qingfeng panted heavily and struggled to lift his head.
He didn't quite understand why these two demons had suddenly started arguing.
Ling Xi's breathing quickened, and she felt inexplicably tense.
Meanwhile, beside the two, Jiang Qiulan calmly stared at the lion, then smiled. The next moment, the Dao Infant within her body began to stir, and a cracking sound echoed around them.
Under the Golden Winged Empress's watchful gaze, Shen Yi approached the tree with neither haste nor hesitation. He gently grasped Jiang Qiulan's palm, and in that instant, her Dao Infant calmed down.
The NanYang Transformation Art was swiftly dispelled.
A luxurious black robe swayed gently.
The handsome youth's face exuded a sense of composure and serenity as he placed the three Soul Transformation Pills into Jiang Qiulan's palm and then closed her fingers around them.
His voice was calm, "Take these and consume them as soon as you leave. Don't lose them again."
As he turned, Shen Yi's pitch-black eyes were covered by a blood-red hue.
With each step he took, a torrent of murderous aura surged towards the heavens.
Shen Yi leaped into the air, responding to the tigress with a single word.
"Tsk."
Hearing that familiar tsk, the Golden Winged Empress's expression instantly turned furious.
She vanished from her original spot.
A sharp claw extended with a tsk sound, reaching towards the youth.
Previously, it was this same action that had caused Ling Xi's mental state to collapse.
However, this time...
Before her claws could even touch the youth's body, they helplessly flailed in the air.
The Golden Winged Empress's slender neck was gripped by a pale hand.
Her eyes widened in shock.
The youth looked at her calmly, his golden flame between his brows resembling a sword, and his eyes like those of a celestial being gazing down upon the mortal realm.
If not for the protection of her robe, this single glance would have exacted a painful price.
Boom—
The Golden Winged Empress was casually thrown aside.
The youth's seemingly casual action caused her to slam into the ground with a mighty force that shook the entire Spirit Plant Garden.
Shen Yi waved his hand again, and the black radiant light swiftly severed the treasure binding the three of them. It then fell into his palm and transformed into a Shadowtail Spear.
"Huh?"
Qingfeng fell to the ground, staring at the figure in the air in astonishment.
So familiar, yet strangely unfamiliar.
Golden light intertwined with the swaying black robe.
The youth stood tall and straight.
Holding a long spear in his hand, he pointed it diagonally at the demon.
It was as if a legendary immortal sect master had reappeared in the mortal world.
Before he could react, Jiang Qiulan had already thrown him out of the light barrier and then dragged Ling Xi with her, transforming into a frost sword light that rushed towards the outside.
"You don't think I'm as stupid as Xuanming, do you?"
The Golden Winged Empress slowly rose from the Spirit Field, gazing into the sky, "My Golden-Eyed Lion Emperor... or Fellow Daoist Shen?"
As her words trailed off, Qingfeng returned, blocking the two women.
He stared at the light barrier in panic.
The next moment, four figures entered in unison.
All clad in the Southern Yang Sect's black robes, they appeared like authentic Xuanmen practitioners, but with distinct appearances, each bearing a ferocious beast head and wielding various magic treasures.
This eerie scene made everyone's heart tremble.
"Was this the kind of demon horde that Senior Brother Nie faced back then?" Qingfeng swallowed hard.
"Tsk, no."
The Deer-headed Demon King shook his head, "Your Senior Brother Nie didn't receive such treatment back then."
After receiving magic treasures from the Cave Lord, each of them was now stronger than the White Hawk Demon Emperor.
"Lion Empress, Golden Wing, you're too soft-hearted. We gave you a chance."
After saying this, it laughed towards the figure in the sky, "If you had just obediently listened to her, even the Cave Lord might not have known about today's events. What a pity... you didn't cherish it."
"Are you having fun?" The Snake Demon King hissed, "You can continue, we're happy to watch the Lion Empress's might once more."
When the Thousand-legged Demon King had taken action, they had merely observed from the sky.
Listening to the noise in their ears.
Shen Yi glanced at the light screen with a sidelong glance, his expression unchanged.
The Golden Winged Empress noted his reaction, and her heart suddenly filled with grief and anger. This being, with no flaws in either strength or temperament...
Why... why was it a human and not a demon?!
"I've given you too much leeway, and today, I will take it all back."
"I will slowly chew you up and tear you apart, making you completely a part of me!"
With a roar, the Golden Winged Empress suddenly took out a round jade bead. Inside, it seemed to hold a pool of flowing sands, and as she manipulated it, a figure resembling Shen Yi emerged within the sands.
At the same time.
A thick sense of confinement enveloped Shen Yi's body, making it difficult for him to move.
"Clear Light Mirror."
The Golden Winged Empress smashed a copper mirror as tall as a person, and divine light burst forth from it, spreading towards the surroundings.
This mirror could see through the grand formation.
In an instant, she took out another object, a golden arrow overflowing with radiant light.
"Since you're the Lion Empress, using this Demon Command Golden Arrow on you is quite fitting."
"Are you touched that I understand you so well?"
"Now, how do you plan to escape?"
The Golden Winged Empress suddenly soared into the sky, forming an encirclement with the other Demon Kings.
"This... what kind of treatment is this?"
Qingfeng decisively stopped thinking about escape, feeling that unless his master came in person, no one in this world could possibly escape with their life from such a deadly siege.
What had Shen Yi done to make these demons value him so highly? It was an honor to die alongside him in such a grand battle, as if his ancestors' graves were smoking.
Just then, Ling Xi suddenly raised her head in a daze.
Though she had lost her sight, she had become even more sensitive to the changes in spiritual energy.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Several Demon Kings suddenly heard the fierce beast's roar.
Crimson demon power surged in the sky.
The cushion figure sat upright, surrounded by nine immortal demons, and within the empty blood sea, a Running Horse Guardian Stone appeared, faintly visible.
Shatter Illusion.
Shen Yi lifted his palm, and the blood sea converged, transforming into a massive vertical pupil.
In the instant that vertical pupil opened.
The area it gazed upon was suddenly struck by blood thunder descending from the heavens!
"..."
This grand aura made the Snake Demon King's heart tremble instinctively, but the magic robe on his body gave him some courage.
However, just as the blood thunder enveloped him.
The formation drawn on the magic robe seemed to have already been seen through by the vertical pupil, and the blood thunder directly penetrated through various cracks.
Boom!
The Snake Demon King's entire body flew backward, convulsing as he fell into the Spirit Field.
The other three Demon Kings had already retreated far away, staring in shock, their previous boldness suddenly gone.
If the magic robe bestowed by the Cave Lord was ineffective.
Relying solely on their own strength, they didn't feel they could gain any advantage over the Lion... Shen Yi.
"Let's go first."
Shen Yi glanced at Jiang Qiulan.
Under his gaze, the other Demon Kings hesitated for a moment, and none of them made a move to stop them. Instead, they all glared at the other demons.
"Okay."
Jiang Qiulan nodded obediently and quickly left with the two confused Wutong Mountain disciples.
As they disappeared from the Spirit Plant Garden.
Shen Yi finally turned back to the Golden Winged Empress, speaking softly, "Since you understand me so well, why do you think I would run?"
As he spoke, a thick cruelty filled his eyes.
Under his greedy gaze, the Demon Kings all seemed to be in a daze, and subconsciously took a few steps back.
His... his previous performance as the Lion Empress didn't seem like an act.
Let's end it here for now, I really can't finish writing, I've already written 8,000 words today.
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