Watari Kagura was one of the Upper Nine Deities of the Holy Boi Religion Protectorate Group. Possessing the strength of a Half-step Earth Immortal, she was already considered a top powerhouse in this Lower Realm. However, when facing Upper Realm riffraff like Zhong Mudao, the gap in power was still significant.

At this very moment, under siege by multiple opponents, Watari Kagura had reached her limit, yet she was still desperately holding on. Perhaps because her life was still of some use, the Upper Realm cultivators were only wearing her down, not delivering a fatal blow.

Zhong Mudao stood nonchalantly behind the crowd, his hands clasped behind his back. He looked at the bloodied, half-kneeling Watari Kagura and said indifferently, "Lower Realm wench, hand over the treasures and I might spare your life."

"All your struggles are in vain. They won't change the outcome, so why be so stubborn?"

Expressionless, Watari Kagura wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and swept a disdainful gaze over the members of the Heavenly Moon Cult. Even in such a desperate situation, she would not bow to a powerful enemy. She was like the long blade in her hand—it would break before it would bend.

"I don't need your mercy," she said. "If you want my things, you'll have to kill me first."

Zhong Mudao snorted coldly. "Truly incorrigible!"

Just then, Tang Ao leaned in and whispered in Zhong Mudao's ear, "Master, this Lower Realm wench is so headstrong and unyielding. In my opinion, we should just kill her and search her corpse for the treasures."

Hearing this, Zhong Mudao's expression hardened. After a moment's thought, he raised his right hand and swung it down fiercely.

"If you wish to die, then I will grant it!" he boomed. "Kill her!"

Receiving the order, the Divine Church disciples immediately aimed their Tao Swords at Watari Kagura. Yet, facing imminent death, Watari Kagura remained unnervingly calm, her heart as still as water. She prepared herself for one final, all-out strike.

"A bunch of grown men teaming up to rob a woman, and you're all acting so self-righteous. Have you no shame?"

Suddenly, Luo Xiu's mocking voice drifted down from the rooftop.

Everyone started, looking up in unison.

Upon seeing Luo Xiu, Zhong Mudao's eyes widened in surprise, which quickly turned into ecstatic joy. He knew, of course, that Luo Xiu was the world-invincible Azure Emperor. Yet, his senses told him that the cultivation aura Luo Xiu was currently revealing was only at the early Mahayana Realm.

During the battle at the foot of Mount Green Hills, the Pink Emperor's appearance had forced him to flee in haste with Tang Ao. He had been forced to abandon his plan to execute the Azure Emperor and seize the Emperor's Blood. He never expected the reincarnated Azure Emperor to deliver himself right to his doorstep.

BOOM!

Utterly unaware of what was going through Zhong Mudao's mind, Luo Xiu leaped from the roof. He landed with a thunderous crash inside the encirclement, standing beside Watari Kagura and kicking up a large cloud of dust.

Watari Kagura turned her head to look at him, taken aback. She was grateful that Luo Xiu was willing to help her, but at the same time, she couldn't understand his thinking. Where does he get this confidence? An early-stage Mahayana Realm cultivator jumping directly into an encirclement… He's not here to help, he's here to die! And why would this man I've never even met come to save me?

"Fellow Daoist, I am very grateful for your righteous assistance, but this matter doesn't concern you," she said. "I don't want to involve you, so you should leave."

Luo Xiu glanced at Watari Kagura, suddenly realizing this Sakura Girl didn't recognize him; she only knew "Chen Shuisheng." He had met her during the World Martial Great Ritual while using Chen Shuisheng's identity and appearance. But Luo Xiu couldn't be bothered to explain now. Instead, he turned to Zhong Mudao and smiled faintly. "Since we've run into each other, this saves me the trouble of looking for you."

Back at Mount Green Hills, Luo Xiu's Blood Ban Technique was still in effect, and Zhong Mudao had seemed quite formidable to him. But to the current Luo Xiu, Zhong Mudao, a mere Dao Jade First Realm cultivator, was no different from an ant.

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Zhong Mudao's gaze fell on Luo Xiu's face, his expression turning solemn. He waved his hand lightly, signaling the Divine Church disciples to retreat. Although he was confident, the man before him was the Azure Emperor, after all, so he couldn't afford to be careless. Still, the temptation of the Emperor's Blood is just too great. I have to take this risk.

"You're nothing more than a tiger stranded on the plains," Zhong Mudao sneered. "What's there to fear?"

His aura suddenly surged, and a Dao Jade quietly materialized in the void behind him. Facing the Azure Emperor, he decided to use his full power from the very beginning, not daring to hold anything back.

Feeling that powerful and divine aura pressing down, Watari Kagura, though unafraid, felt a sense of despair creeping into her heart. I know my own limits… With my strength and that of the strange man beside me, we can't possibly stand against such power!

But to her astonishment, she saw Luo Xiu swaggering casually toward Zhong Mudao.

"Fellow Daoist, come back!"

Luo Xiu paid no attention to Watari Kagura's warning. I'm not particularly fond of this Watari Kagura woman, either. I'm just curious about the origin of her right eye, and that's the only reason I'm intervening.

"So, you're saying you're a dog?" Luo Xiu looked at Zhong Mudao with a playful smirk, raising an eyebrow.

Zhong Mudao smiled faintly. "Even a carp can become a dragon. So, a dog can one day become a dragon, too! And killing you for your blood is this old man's opportunity to do just that!"

Luo Xiu slowly raised his right hand, a small smile playing on his lips. "The most delicious pie in this world is the one you draw for yourself."

"And, of course, my palm."

As he spoke, Luo Xiu's raised right hand swung to the side.

SMACK!

Almost at the same instant, a Dao Law God Chain materialized from the void. It coiled around Zhong Mudao's body and yanked him directly in front of Luo Xiu, his face perfectly positioned to meet the blow.

Luo Xiu didn't stop after the first slap. He immediately launched into a ruthless beating. He despised Zhong Mudao down to his very bones. If Zhong Mudao hadn't gone to Mount Green Hills to capture Su Shenyun, the Pink Emperor would never have taken her away, separating Luo Xiu from her across worlds.

"Old dog, killing you today is just collecting some interest. When I ascend to the Upper Realm, I will slaughter your entire Heavenly Moon Cult!"

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