I, a spoiled young master, conquered the Crown Princess right from the start!

The Northern Wilderness.

The capital city of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The once bustling and prosperous capital city is now shrouded in an atmosphere of deathly silence and despair.

Above the sky, a dozen figures dressed in identical black cloaks, exuding a cold and ominous aura, floated silently like ghosts.

Below them, in front of the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, blood had already flowed like a river.

Mu Wanqing, Leng Yue, and the others all coughed up blood, were seriously injured, and collapsed to the ground, too weak to even stand up.

Not far away, Bai Zijun knelt on one knee, his intact left arm hanging limply at his sides. A deep, bone-revealing wound ran across his chest, his clothes stained with blood, and his breath was extremely weak.

In front of him, Chu Tianyuan held a long spear. His old body swayed precariously, yet he still stood firmly in front of everyone, his cloudy eyes burning with an indomitable fighting spirit.

"Cough cough..." Bai Zijun coughed up blood, looking at the black-robed leader in the sky, his eyes filled with solemnity, "Ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm... Just who are you people?"

"A group of dying people have no right to know who we are."

The leader, a man in black robes, spoke in a hoarse voice, like the scraping of metal. He glanced around, seemingly searching for something, before finally fixing his gaze on Bai Zijun. He said coldly, "That jade slip isn't on any of you?"

"Jade slip?" Bai Zijun frowned.

"It seems he's gone." The leader of the black-robed men lost his patience. He slowly raised his hand and said in a voice devoid of emotion, "In that case, kill everyone in this city. Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free."

"yes!"

The dozen or so black-robed men behind him, all at the Golden Core stage, responded in unison, their eyes gleaming with bloodlust, ready to unleash a bloody massacre on the innocent civilians below.

A terrifying aura of death instantly enveloped everyone in the capital.

Countless people screamed in terror and fled in all directions, turning the entire capital into a living hell in an instant.

"Stop!" Chu Tianyuan roared, his eyes bloodshot, ready to fight to the death.

However, at this critical moment...

A clear, cold, and majestic female voice, seemingly imbued with the power of an unparalleled emperor, suddenly resounded from the depths of the palace, echoing throughout the entire world!

"Within my Great Xia territory, have you asked for my permission to kill my citizens?"

The moment the words fell.

Phew——!

A high-pitched, clear, and melodious phoenix cry, seemingly capable of piercing the heavens, suddenly rose from the depths of the palace!

Immediately afterwards, to everyone's astonishment, an enormous phoenix phantom, its entire body engulfed in crimson divine flames, soared upwards from within the palace, its wings spreading out to blot out the sky!

The phoenix phantom was lifelike, with every feather burning with raging flames. Its noble phoenix eyes swept across the entire scene, and an unparalleled pressure originating from the depths of its bloodline made even the leading Nascent Soul Peak black-robed man feel a chill in his heart!

"This is... the bloodline of the phoenix?!" he exclaimed in shock, a look of solemnity appearing in his eyes for the first time.

The phoenix phantom circled once, let out a long cry, and then transformed into a shower of light that dissipated into the air.

Amidst the rain of light, a stunningly beautiful figure clad in a crimson-gold phoenix robe and wearing an imperial crown slowly ascended into the sky.

Her figure was graceful, her beauty unparalleled, and her phoenix eyes seemed to hold the sun, moon, and stars. Her innate imperial majesty and the sacred nobility that came with the awakening of her bloodline made her look like a true goddess descended to earth.

It was Xiao Nihuang!

At this moment, her aura rose steadily, from the first level of the Golden Core Realm to the second level, the third level... and finally, she steadily stopped at the fifth level of the Golden Core Realm!

That powerful aura was more than ten times stronger than that of an ordinary fifth-level Golden Core cultivator!

"Nihuang girl!" Chu Tianyuan's aged face showed excitement and relief when he saw Xiao Nihuang.

"Your Majesty!" Bai Zijun, Mu Wanqing, and the others were also invigorated.

The leader of the men in black robes looked at Xiao Nihuang, his eyes, hidden beneath his hood, narrowing slightly. "This woman is no ordinary person!"

"Hmph! Playing tricks!" A black-robed man at the fifth level of the Golden Core realm behind him scoffed disdainfully. "What power can a mere woman have? I'll kill her!"

Before he finished speaking, his figure blurred, transforming into a black shadow, carrying a chilling killing intent, and hurtling towards Xiao Nihuang!

However, Xiao Nihuang didn't even lift her eyelids in the face of this fierce attack.

She simply raised her delicate hand and casually pointed at the dark figure.

laugh!

A condensed crimson flame burst forth from her fingertips, like a red lightning bolt, striking first despite being delayed.

The black-robed man's pupils suddenly contracted. He tried to dodge, but found that his body seemed to be locked by an invisible force, and he could not move at all.

puff!

The crimson flames pierced through his brow in an instant, and the domineering and unparalleled power of the flames erupted within his body. Before he could even let out a scream, he turned into ashes in mid-air and scattered with the wind.

One finger, and he instantly killed a fifth-level Golden Core cultivator!

The entire venue was deathly silent.

Everyone was speechless with shock at this breathtaking scene.

"Attack together!"

Upon seeing this, the remaining men in black robes were both shocked and enraged. They all roared and more than a dozen figures attacked simultaneously, their swords flashing and their ghostly aura chilling as they surrounded and killed Xiao Nihuang from all directions!

"A bunch of worthless chickens and dogs."

A hint of disdain flashed in Xiao Nihuang's phoenix eyes as she gently waved her jade hand in front of her.

Boo!

Another phoenix cry!

Behind her, the phantom of the crimson phoenix reappeared, suddenly spreading its wings, and endless crimson divine fire transformed into a sea of ​​fire, sweeping in all directions!

"ah--!"

"No! What kind of flame is this!"

Heart-wrenching screams rose and fell.

Those dozen or so arrogant Golden Core Realm experts, the moment they came into contact with the crimson divine fire, their protective spiritual light shattered like paper, their bodies were ignited by the flames, and amidst painful screams, they turned into charred remains and fell from the sky.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen Golden Core Realm experts were all wiped out!

This scene left Chu Tianyuan, Bai Zijun, and the others watching below feeling both excited and incredibly shocked.

They knew Xiao Nihuang was exceptionally talented, but they never expected that she would become so powerful after going into seclusion!

"That's interesting."

The leader of the black-robed men watched as his men were slaughtered, but his voice remained calm, instead letting out a light, amused chuckle.

With one step, a terrifying pressure far exceeding that of the Golden Core Realm erupted like an ancient ferocious beast awakening, instantly engulfing the entire capital city!

The ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm!

"Your bloodline power is quite good," the black-robed man said hoarsely, looking at Xiao Nihuang. "Unfortunately, in the face of an absolute difference in cultivation level, it's all in vain."

As soon as he finished speaking, he flickered and disappeared from the spot.

Xiao Nihuang's pupils contracted, and the phoenix phantom behind her let out a sharp cry, its wings suddenly closing to protect her.

boom!!!

A giant claw formed from black ghostly energy slammed down on the phoenix phantom!

The phoenix phantom let out a mournful cry, and its light dimmed instantly. Xiao Nihuang's figure was also blasted back dozens of meters by this attack before she could barely stabilize herself, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

Even with her awakened bloodline power, she would find it difficult to directly withstand the furious attack of a ninth-level Nascent Soul Realm expert, as she had only just begun to awaken and had not yet fully mastered the bloodline power within her body.

"You should be proud of yourself for being able to withstand one of my attacks."

The man in black robes gave her no chance to catch her breath, and pressed forward again, engaging Xiao Nihuang in a fierce battle.

In an instant, crimson flames and ghostly energy intertwined in the sky, with phoenix cries and ghostly howls echoing continuously. Terrifying energy aftershocks raged outwards, leaving the buildings below in ruins.

The two fought from the ground to the sky, and the battle was so intense that neither side could gain the upper hand.

The more the man in black fought, the more alarmed he became. He, a powerful cultivator at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm, was unable to defeat a mere Golden Core Realm girl. This was an utter disgrace!

"The game is over!"

A ruthless glint flashed in the black-robed man's eyes. He suddenly distanced himself from Xiao Nihuang, and with a flash of light, a strange longsword, entirely black and shrouded in eerie ghostly energy, as if formed from countless wronged souls, appeared in his hand.

"Slash of the Forest!"

He shouted sharply and swung his long sword fiercely!

Waaah—!

The roars of countless wronged souls and vengeful ghosts resounded, and a black blade of light, formed from endless Netherworld energy, carrying a terrifying aura capable of corroding all things, shot toward Xiao Nihuang with a thunderous roar!

Xiao Nihuang's expression changed drastically. She pushed all the power in her body to the limit, and the phoenix phantom shone brightly. It opened its mouth and spewed out a beam of crimson-gold divine fire to meet the black blade light.

Boom! ...

The crimson divine fire and the black blade light clashed fiercely, but they were only locked in a stalemate for less than a breath before being eroded and obliterated inch by inch by the domineering aura of the Netherworld!

puff!

The black blade of light slammed solidly into Xiao Nihuang's body.

Her dragon and phoenix robe shattered instantly, her protective aura vanished, and she was struck as if by lightning. A mouthful of blood sprayed into the sky, and her delicate body fell helplessly to the ground like a kite with a broken string.

Strands of visible black Netherworld energy, like venomous snakes, frantically burrowed into her body.

"Nihuang!" Chu Tianyuan and the others were furious upon seeing this.

The man in black sheathed his Senluo Blade, and as he watched the beautiful figure fall, a glint of greed and lust flashed in his eyes.

"It would be a shame to kill someone so beautiful and with such a special bloodline."

He grinned maliciously, and with a swift movement, he reached out to grab Xiao Nihuang.

"Take this back and present it to the young master; I'm sure he'll be very pleased!"

However, just as his ghostly claws were about to touch Xiao Nihuang...

A roar filled with boundless rage and overwhelming killing intent exploded across the heavens and earth without warning, like a thunderclap from the heavens!

"You dare touch my wife? You're asking for death!!!"