Fairy, listen to my explanation.

Chapter 569 Entering the battle
Now, so many cultivators have gathered in the Ten Thousand Mountains. In the end, it might all be a conspiracy by the Black Soul Palace...

Qin Yu simply couldn't imagine how serious the consequences would be.

"When I returned from the Bai family's territory, I was also ambushed by the Black Soul Hall."

Qin Yu hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Upon hearing this, the Empress's body stiffened slightly, and a chilling aura that instilled fear surged within her.

Is Your Majesty worried about me?

Qin Yu was taken aback, somewhat surprised.

He had never seen the Empress so out of control. Even when the Ten Thousand Mountains were in turmoil, the Empress had never shown such intense killing intent.

"Humph!"

The Empress snorted coldly, her aura returning to normal.

With the big fox around, unless the Lord of the Black Soul Hall personally takes action, a few rats alone are no match for Tu Yaoyao.

That's why she felt comfortable letting Qin Yu go to the Bai family's territory alone.

A rare hint of tenderness flashed in the Empress's majestic eyes.

Although Qin Yu didn't say it explicitly, the Empress could tell that the Black Soul Palace's goal was definitely not just about Qin Yu.

It's not hard to see from the sudden situation in the Ten Thousand Mountains that the Black Soul Palace originally intended to lure Qin Yu out of the Great Yan Immortal Kingdom by intercepting and killing her.

Is this guy afraid of affecting himself, so he hasn't mentioned it?
Without my presence to oversee things, the crisis in the Ten Thousand Mountains could erupt...

Thinking of this, the Empress's hand clenched slightly inside her sleeve.

The Black Soul Hall deserves to be destroyed!

With the Empress traveling at full speed, they entered the Shanmiao Palace region in less than a day.

Soon, Qin Yu also sensed the abnormality below.

All the major immortal sects in this region activated their sect-protecting formations. Through those formations, it was vaguely visible that the once bustling mountain gates were almost deserted, with only a few disciples with weaker cultivation levels left to guard them.

Clearly, the Mountain Mist Palace must have issued an emergency mobilization order, and cultivators and powerful figures from all the major immortal sects have rushed to the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Sure enough, in just about fifteen minutes, the Ten Thousand Mountains came into view.

Looking around, the undulating Ten Thousand Mountains were almost entirely surrounded by cultivators.

These powerful cultivators were all on high alert, their gazes towards the depths of the Hundred Thousand Mountains filled with apprehension and fear.

The Empress did not stop for a moment, and quickly crossed the sky without disturbing anyone. Even the shielding formation did not detect anything unusual.

Qin Yu's gaze then turned to the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains. Soon, when she saw the black mist that seemed to separate heaven and earth, her expression suddenly changed.

Twilight is like blood.

The entire Shiwan Mountain region looked like the end of the world, appearing extremely deep and terrifying.

What's even more chilling is that the horizon ahead seems to be blocked by a black curtain, and the churning black mist exudes an indescribable eeriness.

The Empress stopped a thousand feet in front of the black mist, her dragon robe fluttering in the gale, the golden dragon-patterned threads shimmering with a noble luster in the setting sun.

Her gaze was fixed on the black mist ahead, her brows slightly furrowed.

"Shh! Shh!"

Soon, two figures arrived in a flash.

Both of them exuded the aura of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and were none other than Wang Liweng and a guest elder of the Mountain Misty Palace.

"His Majesty!"

As if he had found his pillar of support, Wang Liweng was excited, and a fiery piety welled up in his eyes.

The Empress nodded slightly, without turning around. Her gaze pierced through the dim light of day and landed on the black mist barrier that seemed to writhe like a living thing.

"This black mist appeared about ten hours ago, and its area has expanded by about five miles since it first appeared."

Wang Liweng quickly explained.

"This is death energy."

The Empress finally turned around, her majestic face revealing an undisguised chill.

Upon hearing this, Wang Liweng turned pale. Although he had already guessed it, he still felt somewhat frightened and uneasy after the Empress confirmed it.

Death energy, it is said, can devour everything in the world!
Moreover, death energy and malevolent energy have some similarities. Even a Dao Foundation Realm expert can only temporarily suppress them with the power of Dao rhyme, but cannot purify or dispel them.

When Yan Yu was only tainted by a trace of death energy, his condition deteriorated rapidly. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager, he would probably have been eroded by the death energy very quickly. Even the Empress Dowager's moonlight power could not dispel the death energy in his body.

This shows just how troublesome death energy is.

The black mist before them blotted out the sun, and the deathly aura it contained had reached an extremely alarming level.

The Empress raised her hand and tucked a few strands of her hair behind her ear. Her eyes were sharp. She couldn't imagine how long the rats of the Black Soul Palace had been secretly plotting this!
Upon seeing the Empress's unintentional action, Qin Yu's eyes flickered slightly before quickly returning to normal.

"Your Majesty, the aura of death is too dangerous. Perhaps I should go first..."

"You just need to do your job."

The Empress interrupted him, a golden light flashing in her beautiful eyes.

"According to the order."

After a moment of silence, Wang Liweng respectfully replied. Soon, Wang Liweng and his companion swiftly retreated.

The Empress glanced at Qin Yu. This guy was really getting more and more outrageous. There were outsiders present, yet he dared to look at her like that.

However, Wang Liweng and the others kept their heads down the whole time, not daring to look directly at the emperor's face, which is why they did not notice anything unusual.

"Your Majesty, be careful, this deathly aura is rather strange."

Qin Yu frowned and took a half step forward, getting even closer.

A foul, rotten smell permeated the air, making people nauseous. Wherever one approached the black mist, the vitality of the flowers, plants, and trees seemed to be swallowed up by a strange force, turning them withered and yellow.

"Om..."

Qin Yu's mind stirred, and her true essence surged forth, enveloping the two of them.

The Empress originally wanted to reprimand her, but as she was enveloped by true energy, the discomfort caused by the death aura instantly dissipated.

The Empress glanced at Qin Yu, only to see the latter honestly turning his face to the side, leaving her with only a profile of his face.

At this moment, because the two were close enough, Qin Yu could almost smell the Empress's unique fragrance, but she dared not show the slightest discomfort.

Except when she was in the state of Seven Emotions Tribulation, the Empress exuded a sacred majesty that made people dare not have the slightest thought of desecration.

"Om!..."

The Empress didn't mind Qin Yu getting too close; she clenched her fist, and silver lightning surged forth.

A terrifying power of Daoist energy permeated the entire space, as if she could unleash a world-destroying tribulation with a mere thought!

"break!"

The Empress slightly raised her arm and pointed at the black mist in front of her. Instantly, lightning surged forth, and a lightning sword appeared out of thin air, like a dazzling bolt of lightning, and fell down with a destructive force.

"boom!"

As if it possessed sentience, the black mist instantly twisted and deformed, attempting to dissipate the power. However, in the next moment, lightning flashed, and the terrifying power of lightning-attribute Daoist energy instantly tore the black mist apart.

The black mist barrier, which was inaccessible to Wang Liweng and the others, was torn open by the Empress with a casual gesture.

Through the gap in front of us, we could vaguely see that the Hundred Thousand Mountains inside had lost their original appearance and were now a desolate wasteland.

"Walk."

The Empress gave a deep shout, and in a flash, she passed through the gap.

Behind him, the black mist writhed, and the remaining power of the lightning-attribute Daoist energy was gradually worn away by a terrifying devouring force. It would probably take less than a quarter of an hour for the gap to be restored to its original state.

The Empress didn't care at all.

Faced with absolute power, this black mist formation was utterly ineffective in stopping her.

Qin Yu quickly followed, showing no concern for the black mist.

In fact, if it weren't for the Empress rushing to investigate and rescue Yan Ruo, he would have wanted to stay and purify the deathly aura here. Looking around, the deathly aura blotted out the sky; purifying it would surely yield a large amount of Fire Points.

As soon as she stepped into this area, the Empress couldn't help but frown slightly.

She clearly sensed a strange, devouring force within the entire space, attempting to strip away the power from her body.

Although the Empress was powerful enough to remain unaffected, this feeling still made her very unhappy.

Seemingly sensing the Empress's gaze, Qin Yu immediately moved closer, her true essence surging and enveloping the figure in front of her.

"Just stand behind me later."

The Empress looked down, a golden light surging in her eyes, as if she could see through illusion.

The next moment, the Empress darted out, and within a few breaths, she came to a stop.

Upon seeing the scene before her, Qin Yu's pupils contracted. A hideous, pitch-black crack, like a giant maw of an abyss, stretched across the sky, as if it were about to devour everything in the world.

The once lush green forests have long been stained gray and black. Flowers, trees, insects, birds and beasts have all disappeared. Only some withered trees drained of their life force and dried bones remain on the ground.

Through the dim light permeated by the gray-black aura, a faint light shield could be vaguely seen, like the last hope, struggling to be maintained.

Countless black wisps surged around, as if they could completely annihilate this thin light barrier at any moment.

"Humph!"

Upon seeing the light barrier, the Empress finally breathed a sigh of relief, let out a cold snort, and the next moment, lightning surged forth, carrying supreme divine power, and completely drove away the black mist surrounding the light barrier.

"His Majesty!"

The silver light shone on the faces of everyone inside the light barrier. When they saw that incomparably majestic figure, a fervent fervor surged in Yan Ruo and the others' eyes.

His Majesty has arrived.

"Come out."

The Empress's calm voice rang out.

Even in this apocalyptic region, no one questioned her in the slightest. It was as if, with this supreme Empress of the Great Yan Dynasty present, no one could harm them in the slightest.

Soon, the light shield formed by Yan Ruo and the four Yan Guards using the power of Daoist energy slowly dissipated, revealing faces that were somewhat pale from being illuminated by silver light.

Originally, there were at least tens of thousands of cultivators gathered in the inner perimeter of the Ten Thousand Mountains, but now there are only less than a hundred left!

At this moment, they were weak and listless, as if a gentle breeze could knock them over.

(End of this chapter)