Boom!
A black qi, like a gust of winter wind, surged toward Wu Tian's body.
It carried within it a wave of bone-chilling cold.
Seeing this, Wu Tian was frightened and immediately retreated, quickly erupting with his own black qi.
All of Fu Jinyu's qi was absorbed by Wu Tian's power.
Whoosh!
Wu Tian quickly sidestepped, flying out from amidst Fu Jinyu's qi.
But the remaining qi still blasted the tables and chairs nearby into splinters. Just as it was about to strike the high platform, Xiang Teng stepped forward.
Green qi expanded instantly, forming a massive spherical barrier that shielded the platform.
Rumble!
Fu Jinyu's qi slammed against the barrier and gradually dissipated.
Xu Mu stood with his arms crossed, observing Wu Tian's technique the entire time.
He had been curious about the mechanics of this technique before.
Now, seeing it in action, some guesses formed in his mind.
That being, the amount of qi the other party could absorb was definitely limited.
Otherwise, he could have just stood still and absorbed all of Fu Jinyu's attacks.
Why rush to dodge to the side to avoid the subsequent assault?
Looking at the destruction around them, Xiang Huo's face turned extremely grim.
"Fu Jinyu! You're asking for death! Daring to make a move at the Patriarch's banquet, you're slapping the face of our Xiangliu Clan!"
Xiang Huo pointed at Fu Jinyu and growled.
In the distance, Wu Tian's expression was also gloomy. This Fu Jinyu was truly deserving of death.
Making a move so brazenly in front of all these people.
"Damn it!"
Wu Tian cursed angrily, "Fu Jinyu! You can't tell good from bad! I was clearly trying to help you!"
"You help me? You think I'm a fool? I think this whole farce is because of you!"
Fu Jinyu sneered, "Just because of trash like Xiang Huo, he dares to think of marrying me? Is he not afraid I'll cut his head off!"
Xu Mu was astonished from the sidelines. How did Fu Jinyu's intelligence suddenly take a leap forward?
Was this the Little Fool he knew?
In the distance, Xiang Huo narrowed his eyes. Fu Jinyu had actually hit the mark. If Wu Tian hadn't brought it up, they would never have considered marrying Fu Jinyu in the first place.
Paper couldn't wrap fire. If he truly married Fu Jinyu, one thing would inevitably be exposed.
That was, that it was Fu Cheng who had spent a great treasure to bribe him and another expert to ambush Fu Jinyu.
Fu Cheng had promised that if Fu Jinyu was killed and he became king of the Tianyao Clan, the treasures gifted to the Xiangliu Clan would double in the future.
Xiang Huo naturally agreed. In his eyes, Fu Jinyu was just a brat.
At the time, he was already at the late Tuofan stage, and the other expert was a pinnacle at the perfected Tuofan stage.
The two of them had ganged up on her and only managed to severely injure Fu Jinyu, and even then Xiang Huo was counterattacked and badly wounded himself.
If it had been just him alone, he'd likely have been killed by Fu Jinyu.
For experts, they could identify each other just by seeing the techniques used.
If he really married Fu Jinyu, he couldn't exactly go his whole life without fighting in front of her.
The moment he used a technique or skill, Fu Jinyu would definitely recognize it.
With this woman's temper, she would eventually kill him.
"Fu Jinyu! You're truly despicable. I see you hold our Xiangliu Clan in complete disregard. In that case, your Tianyao Clan has no reason to continue existing."
Xiang Huo's gaze swept the surroundings, "Fellow clansmen, Fu Jinyu has no respect for authority. I ask you to step forward and kill her. Whoever kills her, I'll share half the treasures on this platform with them!"
But everyone present just looked at each other, with no one making the first move.
They all knew of Fu Jinyu's strength. This woman had the ability to fight above her level.
"No one's stepping up? Are you all somehow allied with the Tianyao Clan?"
Xiang Teng then let out a cold laugh, "In that case, I'll wipe you all out together!"
The myriad other races around them wore increasingly grim expressions.
"Since none of you are willing to make the first move, I'll lead the charge!"
Wu Tian was the first to launch toward Fu Jinyu.
He had now completely given up on her. This woman had already fallen under Xu Mu's spell.
"Die!"
Wu Tian leaped high into the air, raised his hand, and pressed downward. A massive black claw descended from above.
Fu Jinyu's long hair suddenly began to flutter.
Boom!
Her form flickered, and in an instant she appeared right in front of Wu Tian, less than a meter away.
Wu Tian's eyes snapped wide open. He swiftly attacked, only to find that the Fu Jinyu before him was just an afterimage.
The real her had flashed behind Wu Tian.
The black sword in her hand was about to slash at his neck.
"So fast! This woman has reached the Pojie stage!"
Li Poshan's voice trembled with panic. He immediately took control of Wu Tian's body.
Boom!
A golden radiance erupted from Wu Tian.
Crack!
Fu Jinyu's blade held no mercy, slicing straight toward his neck.
Her black sword struck against the golden light.
Li Poshan didn't fight Fu Jinyu head-on. Instead, he used the momentum of the impact to fling himself backward.
He flew a great distance before slowly landing on the ground.
The golden glow receded into his body. Wu Tian resumed control of his own form and said in a low voice, "So that's it. I didn't expect you to have already entered the Pojie stage."
"What?"
In the distance, Xiang Huo's face turned ashen. Fu Jinyu had been weaker than him before, and now, after so little time, she had reached Pojie level?
Standing far off, Na Lang of the Tougui Clan also wore an expression of disbelief.
He had originally thought Fu Jinyu disbanded her subordinate tribes because her strength had waned, and that she had been forced to break them up under pressure.
But now, it turned out her cultivation had advanced instead, and quite significantly.
As for the other races around, they all breathed a sigh of relief, glad they hadn't attacked Fu Jinyu.
Otherwise, they'd certainly have been killed.
"So that's how it is."
Xiang Teng nodded to himself. He walked over to the area where the gifts were placed on the platform, bent down, and picked up the box marked with the Tianyao Clan's tag.
After opening it, he found it completely empty.
"So she's entered the Pojie stage. No wonder she's so arrogant, not even sending a gift."
Xiang Teng crushed the wooden box in one hand, a faint green light flickering in his narrow eyes.
"Who said we didn't send a gift? That box was the gift. Look at the craftsmanship."
Xu Mu, slightly altering his voice, said with a smile.
"Hah! Damn you! A lowly servant like you, what right do you have to speak to me?"
Xiang Teng leapt down from the platform, his gaze coldly sweeping across the surroundings, "As I said before, kill Fu Jinyu this instant, or I'll kill you all first!"
Hearing this, Fu Jinyu lifted her chin slightly, "I have no quarrel with you. Leave here now."
"Leave? They wouldn't dare! If anyone dares, after I kill Fu Jinyu, your races will be next."
Xiang Teng said coldly.
Na Lang of the Tougui Clan hesitated for a moment, then gave his two subordinates a look.
They simultaneously erupted with power and made a break for the exit of the ruins.
"Seeking death!"
Xiang Teng soared through the air and shot toward Na Lang.
Seeing this, Fu Jinyu flew into the sky as well, blocking Xiang Teng's path. "Today, you will die here."
"Arrogant!"
Xiang Teng clenched his fists hard, and both his arms transformed into thick vines.
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
