Outside Mount Green Hills, high in the sky, Luo Xiu stood on the back of the Iron Feather Black Hawk in a striding pose. He held the Thunder Halberd in his right hand while his left gripped the hawk's feathers to keep his balance. As the Iron Feather Black Hawk dove at extreme speed, it left a long black trail of lightning in its wake, like a dark blade slicing through the heavens.

Even from a great distance, Luo Xiu could see the graceful figure standing quietly before the palace on the summit. Seeing Su Shenyun safe and sound, Luo Xiu felt a weight lift from his heart. I'm not too late. But he knew the current situation was far from optimistic. To resolve the crisis on Mount Green Hills and rescue Su Shenyun today, I'll have to fight a bloody battle! But for her sake, what's one more fight?

While still dozens of meters above the ground, Luo Xiu leaped down. Wielding the Thunder Halberd, he plunged directly into the army of demon beasts as the Indestructible Divine Flame flared to life around him.

In a flash, a chorus of screams erupted. The black lightning and Divine Fire worked in tandem; ordinary minor demons were annihilated on contact.

"Black Hawk, you may withdraw!"

The Iron Feather Black Hawk let out a piercing screech before dissolving into a white mist and vanishing.

Amidst the demonic horde, Luo Xiu scanned the surrounding bloodthirsty demon beasts, his eyes glinting with murderous intent. In a flash, he charged forward, wreathed in black lightning and Divine Fire.

"Those who block my path die!"

"Insolent rascal!"

Zhu Hui's massive, five-meter-tall figure suddenly dropped from the sky, landing with a thunderous impact in front of Luo Xiu.

"Minions, keep attacking the mountain's protective barrier! This grandpa will slaughter this little thief!"

The black lightning, suffused with the aura of death, and the terrifying Divine Fire were too much for the weaker demon beasts to handle, which was why Zhu Hui had to intervene personally. He stared at Luo Xiu's face and frowned slightly, a strange look in his eyes. "Chen Shuisheng… so it was you, kid."

Luo Xiu paid him no mind. A light flashed in his left eye, opening a spatial entrance to the Land of Lawlessness. As the portal opened, a deafening tiger's roar burst forth. A white tiger with a pair of wings soared out and pounced fiercely at Zhu Hui.

Zhu Hui's face went pale with terror. He scrambled back to dodge, shouting in fury, "Yao Ritian, you're here to cause trouble too?!"

Luo Xiu had made his preparations on the way, using the Eye of the Reaper to summon Yao Ritian and have him hide within the Land of Lawlessness. Following Yao Ritian, Lu Songtao, Fei Xiao, and the Four Spirit Generals left behind by Lin Tong also emerged one by one from the spatial entrance. On the way here, Luo Xiu had already used the Flower Demon Clone provided by Hua Muyan as a sacrifice to resurrect these six individuals using the Elysian Nether Earth.

Yao Ritian flapped his wings and landed lightly beside Luo Xiu, his gaze fixed venomously on Zhu Hui. "Zhu Hui, you dog! To think you'd become a lapdog for those mongrels from the Upper Realm. Today, your old man is going to exterminate a degenerate like you!"

Hearing this, Zhu Hui laughed with utter disdain. "Ah, Brother Ritian, on any other day, I might be wary of you. But now that I have the Heavenly God backing me, what trouble could you possibly cause?"

As he spoke, Zhu Hui's body erupted in a brilliant light. He shot into the sky like a cannonball, transforming into his true form in a matter of seconds. Its Fire Dragon Body, thousands of meters long and as vast as a mountain range, coiled in the sky above the battlefield. The sheer pressure it exuded made the countless demon beasts on the ground feel insignificant and tremble with fear, as if a doomsday behemoth had descended to devour all life.

Yao Ritian sneered and immediately flew into the sky. "Supreme King, rest easy! Allow me, Yao Ritian, to go up and slay this man-faced serpent. Afterward, I'll treat you to some hand-shredded mudfish to go with your wine!"

"Zhu Hui, you degenerate! Today, I'll show you the might of the Kunlun White Tiger!"

On the battlefield, shrouded in a foul, bloody mist, Luo Xiu stood atop the corpse of a demon beast. He scanned the teeming demonic army with an indifferent expression and uttered two soft words: "Blow them up."

Lu Songtao led the charge, flying into the fray. The Four Spirit Generals immediately scattered in four different directions.

The next moment, thunderous booms shook the very heavens. Five fiery mushroom clouds bloomed violently across the battlefield, annihilating everything in their path.

Back where he started, Luo Xiu glanced at Fei Xiao. "Follow me and charge in a straight line. After this battle, I will set you free."

「Meanwhile.」

Aboard the Gilded Imperial Carriage hovering in the sky, Tang Ao's forehead was slick with cold sweat as he stared down at Luo Xiu carving a path through the demonic army. His voice trembled as he said, "Master, his appearance has changed, but I'm certain... he's the one Junior Brother Zhu Hong and I encountered on our last descent. He's the reincarnation of the Azure Emperor."

Hearing this, Zhong Mudao tightened his grip on his Tao Sword, his eyelids lowered in contemplation. He had no intention of intervening just yet; the deaths of the demon beasts below meant nothing to him. Let's observe for now. I want to see what this reincarnated Azure Emperor is capable of. Since it is the Azure Emperor, we can't be careless. One misstep, and we'll be beyond redemption.

Tang Ao wiped the sweat from his brow. "Master's words are wise." Despite his confidence, the thought of having to kill the Azure Emperor terrified him. Although he wasn't born in that era, he had grown up hearing the legends of that man.

The eternal emperor of the Lingtian Plateau! He battled alone through the Three Thousand Worlds of the Upper Realm and carved a path across the Starry Sky Ancient Path with his blade! With a single sword, he ascended to the heavens to slay the gods, slaughtering them until their divine faces turned pale, killing until no one in the world dared call themselves emperor ever again…

"Hahahaha!" Zhong Mudao suddenly burst into delighted laughter, struck by a thought. "I never imagined that just as we're about to capture the Pureblood Nine-tailed Fox, the reincarnated Azure Emperor would deliver himself to our doorstep. It truly is like killing two birds with one stone!"

Tang Ao collected himself, wiping away his cold sweat and forcing a smile. "Master, from this day forward, our Heavenly Moon Cult will surely rule the Three Thousand Worlds of the Upper Realm!"

「At this moment.」

On the summit of Mount Green Hills, several Fox Clan Elders led by Yue Hua staggered behind Su Shenyun, panting for breath. They were all clearly exhausted.

Yue Hua gasped, "Great King, the Ancient Demon Array has been activated… but there's no response."

Su Shenyun took a deep breath, her eyes fixed on the fierce battle raging below. "The situation has changed. Lead the troops down the mountain at once!"

"But, Great King…"

Su Shenyun's gaze turned icy. "There are no buts! He came here alone to save us. Are we supposed to hide on this mountain and watch from the sidelines? I know you worry for my safety, but if the Fox Clan is nothing but a pack of cowards who fear death, then... I would rather not be your queen!"

With that, she ripped off her luxurious royal skirt, revealing the battle attire underneath.

"If you still see me as your queen, and not a puppet coddled by a few elders… then follow me down this mountain and fight to the death!"

"Yes, Great King!" the Elders replied, bowing deeply, their hesitation gone.

BOOM!

Just then, a long, reverberating boom echoed from above Mount Green Hills, as if the very dome of the sky had been split open by a blunt axe. Everyone looked up to see the dark clouds high in the sky rolling back, revealing a pitch-black fissure that stretched for thousands of meters.

Pink light erupted from the crack, its brilliant rays spreading out for miles. In an instant, a sacred aura enveloped all of Mount Green Hills.

The Elders stared up at the sky, tears welling in their eyes, overcome with emotion.

"It's… It's the Pink Emperor!"

"The Pink Emperor has come to save us!"

Yue Hua excitedly grabbed Su Shenyun's hand. "Great King, it seems the Ancient Demon Array we activated worked! The Pink Emperor must have sensed the Divine Sense message from the array. She's here to save us!"

Su Shenyun, however, seemed not to hear her. Her worried eyes were locked on the figure below, fighting and bleeding amidst the army of demon beasts.

Just then, another tremendous roar sounded from the high heavens. The abyss-like rift widened, and an unimaginably huge hand slowly reached out. Its five fingers were spread wide as it descended directly toward Mount Green Hills. It was a woman's hand, slender and delicate, but it was not made of flesh and blood. Instead, it was formed from condensed pink demonic power.

The hand descended upon Mount Green Hills with supreme might, like a great net obscuring the sun, its shadow covering the sky for hundreds of li. Compared to that massive hand, even the immense Fire Dragon looked like nothing more than a pitiful earthworm.

Under the pressure of that overwhelming power, Su Shenyun was horrified to find she couldn't move. Her body and Divine Sense felt as if they were being fiercely suppressed. The other elders and Yue Ya found they were also immobilized, as were the old, the young, the women, and the children gathered in the main hall.

"What… what is happening?"

"Is the Pink Emperor… going to destroy us?"

「Meanwhile.」

At the foot of the mountain, the moment Luo Xiu saw the giant hand, he began charging up the slope with reckless abandon. He didn't know what terrifying thing would happen when that hand reached Mount Green Hills; all he knew was that he had to save that woman!

CRACK!

A bloodthirsty demon beast lunged forward, its claws tearing into his back. But he ignored it, not even seeming to notice as he continued his mad dash forward, unwilling to waste even a fraction of a second.

Before the palace on the mountaintop, Su Shenyun watched the blood-soaked Luo Xiu, tears streaming down her face.

You fool… Don't do this! Run! Just run away!

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