I've announced that I'm destined to have many children, and my father has bestowed upon me

Her figure slowly descended, hovering above the octopus king, which had been smashed to the point of near death. Her cold gaze fell upon the massive head that had already cracked open.

"Now, may we speak?"

Jiuqing's voice was devoid of any emotion, yet it was more piercing than ten thousand years of ice.

The octopus king's enormous body convulsed violently, and dark green blood mixed with broken internal organs gushed out from its cracked skull.

In its crimson eyes, madness and savagery had long since faded, leaving only the most primal and pure fear.

"Immortal...Immortal Lord, spare me...It's...it's the Dragon Palace's order..."

Its spiritual fluctuations were intermittent and extremely weak.

Dragon Palace?

A barely perceptible ripple flashed in Jiuqing's clear eyes.

She wanted to ask more, but the octopus king's life force had already dissipated rapidly, like a candle flickering in the wind.

Its soul was already on the verge of shattering under the suppression of the "Peak of Heaven" just now, and being able to utter these few words was already its limit.

Jiuqing said no more, and pointed her slender finger through the air.

An invisible force instantly burrowed into the octopus king's head, completely annihilating its collapsing soul.

She showed no mercy to her enemies.

With the complete demise of the Demon King of Sendai, the tyrannical will that had shrouded the entire sea area also vanished.

"roar……"

"Awooo..."

The tens of thousands of sea monsters, who were originally fearless, instantly regained their fear of being dominated after losing their leader.

As they gazed at the white-clad woman floating in the air like a deity, their animalistic instincts compelled them to let out a collective wail.

The next moment, the tide went out.

It wasn't that the seawater was receding, but rather that the endless army of demonic beasts was fleeing madly into the deep sea at an even faster pace than when they arrived.

They crowded together, trampling each other, just to get further away from that figure in white.

In the blink of an eye, the Star Sea Nine Islands, which had just been like a doomsday hell, returned to calm and tranquility.

All that remained were the ravaged remains of the island's protective formation and specks of blood floating on the sea, proving that the great battle just now was not a dream.

After a brief silence, deafening cheers erupted from every corner of the nine islands!

"We won! We won!"

"We're saved! We're saved!"

"Long live the Immortal Venerable! Long live the Hunyuan Sect!"

Countless cultivators and mortals wept with joy, kneeling on the ground and frantically bowing to the white-robed figure in the sky.

The sheer joy of surviving a catastrophe was enough to dispel the last trace of bloodshed in the world.

In front of the Star Gate Hall, the Star Gate Master and a group of elders struggled to their feet.

They didn't bother wiping the blood from their mouths or regulating their surging internal energy; each of them was filled with indescribable excitement and awe.

"Quickly! Follow me to pay our respects to the Immortal Venerable!"

The sect leader straightened his tattered robes, led a group of elders, and flew into the air. They stopped a hundred feet away from Jiuqing and bowed respectfully.

"The entire Star Gate kowtows in gratitude to the Immortal Venerable for saving our lives! This immense kindness will be forever etched in the memory of our Star Gate!"

His voice trembled slightly with excitement, filled with heartfelt gratitude.

The other elders also bowed in unison, their expressions extremely humble.

Among them, only one person was hunched over, his head bowed, hiding his aged face in the shadows.

Elder Fuluo's heart was sinking rapidly.

His entire body was enveloped in a bone-chilling cold.

It’s over.

It's all over.

He never imagined that the Hunyuan Sect that the little girl named Xiao Chuchu mentioned was actually real!

He never expected that a powerful figure from the Hunyuan Sect would appear here so quickly and by such coincidence!

Moreover, he is such a terrifying being who views the Sendai Realm as nothing more than an ant!

He now felt that his back was completely soaked with cold sweat.

The greed and madness he felt when he tried to possess Zhao Chen'an have now turned into endless regret and fear.

He kept praying in his heart.

This immortal was merely passing by, and was only ordered to deal with the monster riot.

She must not know what happened in the stone chamber.

She definitely has no direct relationship with those three younger people.

Yes, that must be it!

If I just blend into the crowd and keep a low profile, I'll still have a chance once this immortal has finished dealing with his business and left!

He concealed his aura to the extreme, trying his best to look like an ordinary sect elder, reassuring himself over and over again.

However, reality dealt him the heaviest blow.

High in the sky, Jiu Qing seemed not to hear the Star Gate Master and others' kowtows of gratitude.

She didn't even glance at them.

Those clear, cold eyes, like autumn water, slowly swept over the crowd of survivors below, and finally, they fixed precisely on Elder Fuluo.

In that instant, Fulu felt as if an invisible thunderbolt had exploded deep within his soul!

She saw me!

She really came for me!

Fulu felt as if all the blood in his body had frozen at that moment. He struggled to raise his head and met that calm, unwavering gaze.

Under the other person's gaze, he felt that he had no secrets left, from the inside out, from his body to his soul.

He saw that the fairy-like woman had a very faint, hazy smile curving her lips.

To the others in the Star Gate, that smile might have seemed like a sign of relief or approval.

But in Fuluo's perception, it was death beckoning to him!

run!

That was the only thought in his mind!

Without any hesitation, Elder Fuluo's body instantly transformed into a dense mass of gray-black demonic energy!

This is his life-saving secret technique, "Shadow Escape," which he has cultivated for hundreds of years!

Once this technique is used, it will burn 30% of his original essence blood, but it will increase his speed tenfold in an instant. Even cultivators at the peak of the Dragon Transformation Realm will not be able to catch up!

"Where do you think you're going!"

The leader of the Star Gate was shocked to see this. He had not expected Fu Luo to suddenly flee at this moment, and instinctively tried to stop him.

However, just as he raised his hand, he saw a scene that he would never forget.

The Nine-Tiered Immortal Venerable, facing Fu Luo who had transformed into a stream of light and fled, simply raised her slender hand.

Then, he gently grasped the demonic light that was about to disappear into the sky.

"Tongtian Peak".

She uttered three words calmly.

Om-!

The space suddenly trembled.

Right in front of that demonic light, a towering phantom of a mountain, no bigger than the palm of your hand yet incredibly solid, appeared out of thin air.

Although the mountain was small, it exuded the same terrifying aura as when it suppressed all the demons before, suppressing all ages and sealing off heaven and earth!

"No!"

From within the demonic light came Elder Fuluo's terrified scream, which had become distorted.

He tried to hide, but the small mountain seemed to lock onto all his energy, following him like a shadow no matter how he changed direction!

He wanted to resist, but his protective demonic energy, which he was so proud of, was as fragile as a sheet of paper in front of the mountain phantom!

boom!

A dull, loud bang.

The mountain, no bigger than a palm, slammed squarely into the ball of demonic light.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any dazzling brilliance.

That incredibly fast burst of magical light, like a mosquito swatted by a fly swatter, flew back at an even faster speed than when it was running away!

"puff--"

As the demonic light dissipated, Elder Fuluo's figure reappeared, his hair disheveled and his bones shattered.

He fell from mid-air like a puddle of mud, the blood spurting from his mouth carrying wisps of gray-black deathly aura.

His escape technique, which cost him three-tenths of his original essence, was broken so easily!

Jiuqing raised her hand, and an invisible force supported Fuluo's falling body, imprisoning him in mid-air like a dead dog.

The entire process was smooth and incredibly fast.

From fleeing Pulau to being suppressed, it was only a blink of an eye.

On the nine islands of the Star Sea, everyone who was just immersed in the joy of surviving the disaster was stunned.

The Star Gate leader and the elders exchanged bewildered glances, their faces filled with astonishment and confusion.

What's going on?

Why did the Immortal Venerable attack Elder Fuluo?

Is it...

Countless thoughts flashed wildly through the mind of the Star Gate Master.

This invasion of monsters came too suddenly, too strangely, and completely defies common sense!

As for Fu Luo, as the sect's supreme elder, when the sect was in danger, instead of thinking about how to defend against the enemy, he was the first to turn around and run away!

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

Could it be that……

An astonishing idea took shape in the mind of the Star Gate Master!

Fulu... is a traitor!

This monster uprising was actually a conspiracy between him and the sea creatures, working together from within and without, in an attempt to overthrow my Star Gate!

That must be it!

Only in this way can we explain why the monsters arrived so suddenly!

Only in this way can we explain why Fuluo, feeling guilty, ran away at this critical moment!

Having figured all this out, the Star Gate Master felt a chill run down his spine.

so close!

If it weren't for the arrival of the Immortal Venerable of the Hunyuan Sect today, who saw through this old thief's conspiracy, their entire Star Gate would probably have been destroyed!

With this thought in mind, his gaze toward Jiuqing was no longer just one of gratitude and awe, but also tinged with heartfelt admiration.

As expected of the Immortal Venerable of the Upper Sect, his insight is as sharp as a torch, and he can see even the smallest detail!

He immediately bowed deeply to Jiuqing again, his voice strong and resounding, filled with indignation.

"Many thanks to the Immortal Venerable for intervening and cleaning up the mess for my Star Gate!"

"That old scoundrel Fuluo, colluding with the demon race, deserves to die!"

This shout also awakened the other elders who were still in a state of confusion.

Following their leader's train of thought, they suddenly felt enlightened, and their gazes toward Fuluo were filled with anger and disdain.

Under the shadow of the cliff, Zhao Chen'an, who had taken in all of this, couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly.

This Star Gate leader... has quite a vivid imagination.

Xiao Chuchu and Ye Shenglin, who were standing next to him, also had strange expressions on their faces.

Having personally experienced everything that happened in the stone chamber, they naturally knew why Fuluo wanted to run away.

I just didn't expect things to be concluded in such a farcical way.

In mid-air, Fu Luo, who was imprisoned, almost coughed up blood again when he heard the sect leader's words.

Colluding with the demon race?

I'll collude with your grandma's legs!

I'm here to possess your body!

Possession!

But he dared not say it.

He could only place all his hopes on that slim possibility.

He struggled to lift his head and, with all his might, sent a weak divine thought to Jiu Qing.

"Immortal Venerable...Immortal Venerable, spare me...This junior...This junior was just confused for a moment, bewitched by that brat's Dao body..."

"This junior swears an oath to the Great Dao, promising never to reveal this matter. I beg the Immortal Venerable to spare my life..."

However, Jiuqing simply looked at him quietly, her clear, cold eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

She slowly raised her hand and pressed it down in mid-air above Fuluo's head.

A more solid, deathly aura-filled phantom of the Towering Peak slowly took shape in her palm.