Transforming into a stunningly beautiful fox spirit, leaving a scar on the heart of a prodigy.

Chen Xuan held the broken sword, stained with dark red blood, upside down in one hand, like an insurmountable solitary peak, firmly blocking Su Chang'an's path.

The muscles in his arms were taut to the extreme, like gnarled steel bars.

The bulging veins on the back of his hand rose and fell violently with his pounding heartbeat, as if they might burst through his skin at any moment.

The broken blade traced a cold, hard arc in the air, its tip pointing straight to the sky.

There, an energy source radiating blinding golden light fell like a blazing sun.

Ji Wushuang, clad in a dazzling golden armor, resembled a celestial being surveying the human world, hovering high above the Valley of Broken Souls in the void.

Without deliberately activating his cultivation technique, the imperial dragon energy that naturally overflowed from his body transformed into a massive mountain, which crashed down onto the ground within a radius of several hundred feet.

The green poisonous miasma that had accumulated in the Valley of Broken Souls for years was like snowflakes splashed with boiling water, tumbling and disintegrating wildly against the dark rock walls on both sides under this tyrannical pressure.

The moisture in the air is instantly evaporated by the energy of high-speed friction, producing a piercing screech.

The vision, which had been obscured by poisonous miasma, was now illuminated by golden light, revealing every detail.

The towering ancient trees that had grown for hundreds of years around them were simply unable to withstand this dimensional reduction attack that came from the sky.

The thick trunk made a teeth-grinding cracking sound before snapping in half and crashing to the ground with a thud.

Under the terrifying pressure of energy, the wood fibers were directly reduced to fine wood dust, which drifted freely in the air.

The force compacted the gravel and soil on the ground, causing the horizon of the entire valley to drop several inches at that moment!

The Chen family's collateral descendants had never seen such a spectacle before.

Their fragile bodies protested fiercely under the immense pressure, as if the organs inside their chest cavities were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, causing severe displacement.

"Pfft—" More than a dozen disciples opened their mouths at the same time and spat out mouthfuls of blood mixed with pieces of internal organs.

Scalding blood fell onto the cold rocks, splashing out shocking dark red flowers that meandered along the rock's texture like desperate red snakes into the low-lying areas.

"Crack! Crack!" The chilling sound of bones breaking echoed repeatedly in the deathly silent valley.

Their knees couldn't support their weight, and they slammed heavily onto the rocks below.

On the hard rock surface, fine cracks spread outwards like a spider web from where they knelt.

Amidst this oppressive atmosphere that instilled despair, only Chen Xuan maintained his upright posture.

His bones creaked under the immense pressure, and the muscles in his legs trembled slightly from the strain.

The rocks beneath his feet had long been crushed, and his feet were sunk more than half a foot deep into the ground.

But he did not back down an inch.

The broken sword tip carved a deep furrow in the ground, and he gripped Su Chang'an's wrist tightly with his left hand, locking that warm body temperature in his palm.

He was like a giant black umbrella, blocking all the destructive energy pouring down from above from his own flesh and blood, ensuring that Su Chang'an was not touched in the slightest.

In mid-air, Ji Wushuang lowered her head slightly, her eyes sweeping indifferently over the Chen family disciples kneeling on the ground below, as if looking at a group of insignificant ants.

He casually raised his right hand, pointed his fingers like a sword, and gently swung them downwards.

The arm left a dazzling golden afterimage in the air.

"Whoosh—" A blinding golden ray shot out from his fingertips, instantly piercing through the barrier of space and landing on Ji Wuxie, who was bound hand and foot.

The air around the rays was violently distorted by the extreme heat, as if even space itself was about to melt.

The thick hemp rope binding Ji Wuxie broke instantly upon contact with the golden light, without even needing to burn, and fell to the ground.

The broken end of the rope bounced twice on the ground and then went completely still.

The golden energy surged straight into Ji Wuxie's meridians, utterly destroying the sealing sword energy left behind by Chen Xuan.

The stagnant spiritual energy, like a flood bursting its banks, surged and flowed through Ji Wuxie's body once more.

His skin, which had turned deathly pale from frustration and fear, quickly regained its color under the nourishment of spiritual energy.

Ji Wuxie scrambled to his feet, gritting his teeth as he raised his hands and vigorously rubbed the deep red marks on his wrists where the rope had been used to bind them.

As blood circulation resumes, the red mark gradually fades.

He twisted his neck violently, the bones clashing and cracking as if venting his humiliation.

With his elder brother backing him up, Ji Wuxie's facial muscles instantly twisted into a ferocious shape, and the corners of his mouth were pulled upwards into an extremely exaggerated and arrogant arc.

He suddenly raised his arm, his fingers almost poking Chen Xuan's nose, his arrogant laughter echoing through the valley: "Hahaha! Chen Xuan! Weren't you so arrogant just now?!"

"You're nothing but a bastard abandoned in the Northern Region like trash by the Chen family! The blood flowing in your veins is utterly unworthy of bearing the Chen family name!"

Ji Wuxie's voice, sharp and piercing with extreme excitement, echoed through the rock walls: "Now, kneel down before me! Use that piece of junk in your hand to cut open your own throat!"

He raised his head and proclaimed in a condescending tone, "Listen carefully, this is my elder brother, the supreme grace bestowed upon you by the Divine Son of Central Continent to preserve your body intact!"

"If you dare utter a single word of dissent, or harbor any thought of resistance, I will extract your soul and throw it into the karmic fires of the Nine Netherworlds to burn for ten thousand years, so that you may neither live nor die!"

These extremely arrogant words, imbued with a sense of superiority from the Central Continent, struck the hearts of every Chen family collateral branch disciple.

They struggled to lift their heads, gazing up at Ji Wushuang, who hovered in mid-air like a god descending to earth.

The terrifying energy fluctuations belonging to unparalleled geniuses completely shattered the last glimmer of hope in their hearts.

The chasm between realms is like an insurmountable barrier. In the face of absolute power, any resistance seems utterly laughable.

Several Chen family disciples closed their eyes in despair, their bodies collapsing completely onto the cold rocks.

They loosened their grip on their weapons, and with a few crisp clangs, the weapons struck the rocks, scattering a few faint sparks before falling silent again.

Chen Fan knelt on the ground, turned his head with difficulty, and looked at the still upright black figure.

His tears, mixed with the dust on his face, pattered onto the dry rocks, spreading out in circles of murky water stains.

"Brother..." Chen Fan's voice trembled violently, choked with sobs, "Put down your sword... Accept your fate..."

"Only by bowing our heads can we preserve a whole corpse! In the eyes of the divine child, we are not even as good as ants on the ground. If we continue to resist, our souls will truly be scattered!"

Despite Ji Wuxie's barking and Chen Fan's pleas, Chen Xuan's expression remained completely unchanged.

He stared coldly at Ji Wuxie, his gaze as if he were looking at a rotting corpse, devoid of any emotional fluctuations.

However, the knuckles of his fingers gripping the broken sword were a horrifyingly pale white from excessive force.

Just then, Su Chang'an, who had been protected by Chen Xuan, quietly peeked out half of his head.

She rolled her eyes wide, revealing a large expanse of white, and her lips curled down in an extremely disgusted arc.

Her long silver hair danced wildly in the turbulent air, and her red clothes fluttered in the wind.

"Pfft—" Su Chang'an burst out laughing, his crisp laughter sounding particularly abrupt in the oppressive valley.

"Are you suffering from brainstem deficiency?" Su Chang'an launched into a scathing attack without holding back. "If you can't beat them, you call your parents? Were you weaned this year? You're a complete giant baby!"

"You keep calling yourself the Divine Child of Central Continent, but what are you without your elder brother and the protection of your family? If you were thrown into the wilderness, you wouldn't even be able to compete with wild dogs for scraps!"

Su Chang'an's words came like a barrage of bullets, each one piercing to the heart.

Her contemptuous mockery instantly drowned out Ji Wuxie's clamor, rubbing the face of the Central Continent forces to the ground in a frenzy.

Upon hearing this, Ji Wuxie's face instantly turned a deep liver color, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.

"You bastard! You're asking for death!" he roared, frantically channeling his spiritual power, preparing to charge forward. A ball of Golden Crow Divine Fire, radiating terrifying heat, condensed in his palm, frantically devouring the surrounding oxygen.

"Step back."

Just as Ji Wuxie was about to fight desperately, Ji Wushuang, who was in mid-air, calmly uttered two words and lowered her right hand, stopping her brother's actions.

Ji Wushuang's gaze passed over Chen Xuan's broad shoulders and locked onto Su Chang'an's physical red-clad figure.

His eyes, which were originally as cold as ice, were now burning with an undisguised fire of greed.

He keenly sensed the noble and pure aura of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox within Su Chang'an's body.

Ji Wushuang subconsciously stuck out her tongue and licked her dry lips.

The saliva on the tip of the tongue, illuminated by the golden light, refracted a nauseating sheen.

His gaze roamed brazenly over Su Chang'an's shapely figure, like a greedy merchant assessing the value of a priceless treasure.

"Top-grade... truly a once-in-a-millennium gem." Ji Wushuang frantically calculated in his mind what terrifying realm his cultivation could reach if this Heavenly Fox Body could be used as a furnace.

He completely regarded Su Chang'an as a cultivation resource that he could plunder and play with at will.

Ji Wushuang remained high up, looking down at Chen Xuan with an air of arrogance in her voice.

He completely ignored the broken sword in Chen Xuan's hand that exuded a murderous aura, as if it were just a fire poker.

"Chen Xuan, this divine son has changed his mind." Ji Wushuang's voice reverberated through the air, creating visible ripples.

"Before you commit suicide, you must crawl between my legs to cleanse yourself of the sins of offending the Ji family."

Then, he abruptly changed the subject and, using the most vulgar language, publicly announced his plans for Su Chang'an.

"As for that demonic pet behind you, I, the Divine Child, will take her back to the Ji family's residence in the Central Continent. I will use chains forged from millennia-old cold iron to firmly bind her to my bed!"

"I will use the Ji family's secret formation to completely seal off her eight extraordinary meridians, leaving her without even the strength to bite her tongue and commit suicide!"

Ji Wushuang's eyes gleamed with lewd light: "This divine son will cultivate with her day and night, draining her life force until every last drop of her celestial fox essence is completely extracted!"

"Once she's no longer of any use, I'll personally peel off her beautiful fox pelt and use it as the lining for my divine child's battle armor. As for her soul, I'll naturally annihilate it, ensuring it's never to be reborn!"

These extremely cruel words, filled with the ultimate trampling of life, echoed for a long time in the Valley of Broken Souls.

"Dual cultivation", "sexual exploitation", "skinning"...

When these words, like poisoned blades, pierced Chen Xuan's ears.

"Buzz—"

At this moment, the nerve called "reason" in Chen Xuan's mind completely snapped!

He could endure the scorn of the world, the abandonment of his family, and even the humiliation of Ji Wuxie forcing him to commit suicide.

But Su Chang'an is his life!

He was his only salvation in this cold world!

It was his Achilles' heel, which he would protect even if he were to fall into the deepest hell!

Dragons have scales that cannot be touched; to touch them is certain death!

Chen Xuan tightened his grip on Su Chang'an's wrist with his left hand, his nails digging deep into her fair skin, drawing out traces of blood.

His head, which had been hanging low, was slowly raised inch by inch, like a zombie.

The moment he fully raised his head, the whites of his eyes were instantly filled with crimson blood!

Dense red blood vessels stretched wildly from the edge of the eyeball toward the pupil in the center, as if a demon from hell had opened its eyes.

The muscles in his face convulsed uncontrollably from extreme anger and murderous intent.

"Boom!"

Within Chen Xuan's body, the already shattered Dao Foundation began to operate wildly and recklessly at this moment!

He completely abandoned the suppression of his physical injuries, perfectly merging the protective killing intent in his heart—the desire to slaughter all the gods and Buddhas—with the last energy extracted from his broken Dao foundation.

Even if I bear the weight of the abyss and have to support my broken foundation with one hand, I, Chen Xuan, still dare to slay the gods of the nine heavens!

"boom!"

A dark, malevolent aura erupted from every pore of his body, like a volcanic eruption!

It instantly condensed into a solid pillar of energy that shot straight into the sky!

The surrounding light was greedily and completely swallowed up the moment it came into contact with this black aura, and the entire Soul-Severing Valley seemed to fall into eternal night in an instant.

The temperature plummeted under the influence of the evil energy, and the blood spit out by the Chen family disciples on the ground instantly froze into dark red ice blocks in the extreme cold.

The black storm of sword intent, with Chen Xuan's body as its eye, carrying a violent will to destroy everything and tear apart the sky, launched the most devastating counterattack against Ji Wushuang in the sky!

"Bang!"

The black sword intent and the golden imperial aura collided head-on in mid-air like a collision between Mars and Earth!

The terrifying energy ripples transformed into tangible shockwaves, spreading wildly across the surrounding black rock walls, flattening layer upon layer of rock.

Before everyone's shocked eyes, that invincible black sword intent actually tore open a huge gap in the center of the golden pressure!

Under the frenzied compression of the two extreme energies, the surrounding space emitted a mournful cry of unbearable strain, revealing countless dense black spatial cracks.

The light at the edge of the crack refracted strangely and irregularly, and a crisp sound like shattering glass echoed through the air.

The Chen family disciples kneeling on the ground, and Ji Wuxie, who had been standing arrogantly in front, were instantly thrown off balance by the overwhelming killing intent that was capable of destroying the heavens and the earth.

They collapsed onto the shattered rocks like broken sacks, their spiritual energy completely shut down under the overwhelming and domineering sword intent, making even breathing a luxury.

Ji Wushuang, who was suspended in mid-air, could no longer maintain her arrogance.

His facial muscles twitched slightly, and a hint of horror flashed uncontrollably in his haughty eyes.

The indestructible golden light surrounding his body flickered briefly under the frenzied attack of the black sword intent.

Under the incredulous gaze of everyone, the once steady body of the Central Continent Divine Son was forced to take a half step back in mid-air!