"How interesting. Back when that grand event was held on the White Tiger Continent, I lost to you. But so many years have passed, and my cultivation level is no worse than yours. Who will win or lose now, it’s still undecided."
Gui Chonglou said coldly.
"It’s decided."
Before Gui Chonglou could finish his words, Fengming Xiao struck out a palm.
In the air, the sound of a phoenix cry echoed, audible even from thousands of miles away.
The terrifying phoenix cries resounded throughout Changle Square, and Gui Chonglou’s face changed dramatically.
"I didn’t expect you’d already received the recognition of the Ice Phoenix Clan’s Divine Beast Martial Soul. I can give you the Imperial Jade Seal, just let go."
At this mont, Gui Chonglou actually admitted defeat directly.
"Too late!"
Fengming Xiao looked at Gui Chonglou, her expression revealing a hint of pity.
Suddenly, the temperature at Changle Square dropped drastically, and the earth began to freeze.
Anxiousness flashed across Gui Chonglou’s face as he tried to escape, but it was futile.
His body had already been encased in ice. After a few successive phoenix cries, his entire being was embedded in a massive ice crystal.
"Heavenly Phoenix: Ice Seal!"
Fengming Xiao let out a slow breath. Dealing with Gui Chonglou was no easy task. The reason it was so simple today was solely because he had been injured.
But a successful conclusion is what matters most.
"This Fengming Xiao seems different from the one Wu Senior Brother Gabriel described. Her character is quite divergent—could it be soone with the sa na?"
Ling Xiao shook his head.
Watching Fengming Xiao take away the fake Imperial Jade Seal, he showed a look of confusion.
"Master, should we take it?"
Xie Li asked.
"Take what? Let’s go. There’s nothing left for us here. If my guess is correct, soon the Phoenix God Empire will clear the scene."
Ling Xiao shook his head as he spoke.
If he hadn’t obtained the real Imperial Jade Seal, he might not have left so easily.
But now that he had gotten what he wanted, why linger?
His prediction quickly ca to pass.
Fengming Xiao’s icy eyes revealed a chilling murderous intent. "Kill!"
At her command, Fengming Wan Zhong, Xiao Zhi, and the other martial artists of the Phoenix God Empire charged forward.
Only Feng Qingyan and the two youths, one black-cloaked and one white-cloaked, remained motionless.
Feng Qingyan disliked killing.
Even if Fengming Xiao had earned the recognition of the God Phoenix, she could not force him.
He could attack Gui Chonglou for Feng Yingshan, because Gui Chonglou deserved death.
But what cri had the other martial artists committed?
The black-cloaked youth represented Feng Yingshan, and the white-cloaked youth represented Fengming Qishan. Neither of them acted either.
"Yingshan, it seems this ti your ticulous scheming has ultimately served to benefit soone else. Looks like the Ancestor plans to give special cultivation to that girl Fengming Xiao. I’ll take my leave first."
Fengming Qishan sneered, his tone carrying a hint of schadenfreude.
He leapt through the sky without hesitation.
Since he couldn’t obtain the Imperial Jade Seal, staying around was pointless.
Feng Yingshan’s expression remained as indifferent as ever, as if the events transpiring had nothing to do with him.
Nobody knew what was going through his mind, and he did not leave. He rely stood there and watched the slaughter unfold.
"Man cannot kill all."
From his mouth suddenly ca this murmured remark.
Then, he saw Fengming Xiao appear before Ling Xiao.
Feng Yingshan furrowed his brows. "Aunt Xiao, he cannot be killed."
Only Feng Yingshan understood how terrifying Ling Xiao truly was. Precisely for this reason, soone as cunning and ruthless as him would refrain from plotting against Ling Xiao.
Because in all the scheming, any chance of success could end up trapping oneself instead.
He also did not want Fengming Xiao to provoke Ling Xiao, otherwise the whole intricate ga might unravel like a ruined chessboard.
"Why cannot he be killed?"
Fengming Xiao turned to look at Feng Yingshan. "Since when did you beco so indecisive? Today’s acquisition of the Imperial Jade Seal must not be revealed to anyone. Besides our own people, everyone else must die."
"Aunt Xiao, you weren’t like this before."
Feng Yingshan chuckled bitterly.
"I don’t need you to tell what I’m like!"
Afterward, Fengming Xiao ignored Feng Yingshan and turned her gaze to Ling Xiao. "Now, I’ll give you two choices: one is death, the other is to undergo the Divine Phoenix Holy Light Baptism!"
Ling Xiao understood what the Divine Phoenix Holy Light was.
Legend had it that anyone illuminated by this light would beco unwaveringly loyal to the Phoenix God Empire, serving it wholeheartedly until death.
It bore resemblance to brainwashing but was even more effective.
To choose this fate, worse than death itself, was unthinkable to Ling Xiao.
Besides, he wasn’t certain he’d die.
Judging by current power levels, he was no weaker than his opponent.
The Moon Lady could appear at any ti, entirely bridging any disparities in strength.
"Apologies, I’m not interested in such pointless decision-making."
Ling Xiao shook his head. "Your question is answered; now I want to ask you sothing. Do you know soone nad Wu Xianɡ?"
As he asked, Ling Xiao was closely observing Fengming Xiao’s reaction.
Hearing the na, Fengming Xiao’s entire body visibly trembled, but she quickly returned to normal.
"I don’t know them."
Fengming Xiao shook her head.
"You’ve clearly undergone the Divine Phoenix Holy Light Baptism—your mind even cleansed. How pitiful."
Ling Xiao, though unwilling to accept it, now had to admit that this Fengming Xiao was indeed the sa woman Wu Xianɡ had long yearned for.
However, she had been subjected to the Holy Light Baptism and had completely beco a pawn of the Phoenix God Empire.
The Ancestor ntioned by Fengming Qishan, Ling Xiao did not recognize.
But he was certain of one thing—the Phoenix God Empire’s ambition was vast, and its strength formidable. What he had witnessed so far was rely the tip of the iceberg.
"Enough talk—you’ll die like the others!"
Fengming Xiao pointed her slender fingers toward a pile of corpses nearby.
Cold and filled with unrelenting resentnt.
These people had been rely observers hoping to discern the ultimate ownership of the Imperial Jade Seal.
Yet, even then, Fengming Xiao had shown them no rcy.
The matter of the Imperial Jade Seal could not be exposed—otherwise it would lead to countless future troubles.
"You can try."
Ling Xiao’s face retained its smile, though it had already turned cold.
Fengming Xiao could not fathom what sort of support this young man relied upon, as even under her threat he remained utterly calm.
So composed, so unwavering.
What was the source of his confidence?
The battle was precariously close to breaking out.
Fengming Xiao’s slender hand was the hand of a killer.
"Enough, return now. He won’t say anything."
Just as Fengming Xiao was about to strike, a weathered voice resounded from the heavens, drilling into everyone’s ears.
Fengming Xiao froze for a mont and eventually retracted her hand.
Seeing this, Feng Yingshan also let out a sigh of relief.
Whether Ling Xiao died or Fengming Xiao t her demise, both scenarios were unfavorable to him.
These two individuals were crucial pieces on his chessboard—absolutely irreplaceable.
"Withdraw!"
Fengming Xiao arrived gracefully and left just as impeccably, as if a fairy descending into the mortal world, free and unrestrained.
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