Translation: Aerial Rain Translation (aerialrain.com) by koffeam

Sikong Changlie’s face was ashen. Facing the killing intent that was soaring inside the array, he was almost frozen with fear. His hands hanging on the side trembled slightly, and he lost the courage to continue fighting.

Drops of sweat rolled down on Sikong Changlie’s jaw and fell on a piece of red-blood jade he wore on his lapel. “You…” His teeth knocked with each other, and his voice was so hoarse that he was almost unable to speak.

“Young master!” The two special guards stepped forward and whispered: “Let’s kill her! It’s just a small Foundation Establishment….”

“Shut up!” Sikong Changlie shouted tremblingly. He stared at the young human girl with shock and fear. The red fox clan’s ancestor slaughtered by the Four Poles Great Array was the direct ancestor of Sikong Changlie’s family. Therefore, he grew up listening to the legend of the Four Poles Great Array. In addition, for thousands of years, the white tiger clan has been dominating the Demon Realm and producing successive Star Monarchs. Since childhood, his father’s story deeply planted the fear towards the Four Poles Great Array into his bone.

“Young master.” Sikong Changlie’s head and deputy guards also took a step closer and whispered: “What should we do?”

The killing intent now had enveloped the whole space. None of Sikong Changlie’s subordinates was spared. They felt an indescribable chill that dissipated their fighting spirit. Uncontrollable fear began to emerge from their limbs, seeping into the deepest part of their heart.

“Ki-killing formation…” Sikong Changlie’s lips trembled, “Only that person…”

He stared at Meng Qi incredulously. The girl in the blue clothes stood just outside the arrays. Her long black hair was tied up by a wooden hairpin, and her finger was pointing up to the sky. A layer of starlight enveloped her body gently. Her small and beautiful face was as cold as frost. Her eyes were like a snow-capped mountain and frozen lakes, extremely cold.

“I…” Sikong Changlie never imagined that one day, a small human cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage could make him feel such extreme danger and fear. So much that he didn’t even dare to move. “We…” He stared at Meng Qi’s raised hand. Once she waved it down, they would…

Meng Qi’s gaze suddenly swept over the forest behind Sikong Changlie’s group. She commanded: “Now!”

“Eh?” The red foxes were stupefied. Before they could react, a blazing flame suddenly rose from the ground below their feet. The terrifying killing intent was still permeating their bones, and the extreme chilliness they felt was suddenly replaced by a burning hot.

“Aaaahhhh!!!!” Loud screams reverberated. Ordinary red foxes who followed Sikong Changlie here were generally third-rank demon cultivators. After being attacked by the Four Poles Great Array, they didn’t have any strength left to avoid the flame. Their clothes and hair were burned in an instant, and they fell to the ground with a loud scream.

Amidst the burning flame, Chu Tianfeng jumped down from a big tree on the edge of the forest. A flaming red lotus floated above the black-robed youth. Its petals were shaking, radiating a burning aura into the air.

With a gesture of Chu Tianfeng’s finger, the lotus flew over the open space. “One! Step! Lotus! Bloom!” The young man’s cold voice slowly enunciated. With each of his words, the lotus flew towards a certain direction, producing dozens of other lotuses in its wake. When the last word was recited, countless red lotuses filled the space.

“Open!” Chu Tianfeng snapped his fingers. With a loud ‘bang!’, all the floating red lotuses opened their petals. The flames on the ground were instantly magnified several folds, sweeping all the red fox demons inside the arrays.

A more tragic cry resounded.

This time, even Sikong Changlie and other fourth-rank demon cultivators weren’t spared. They moved their hands frantically, trying to extinguish the flame with spells.

A swish came from the tree on the other side: “Myriad of Nature!”

Qin Xiumo was a sword double cultivator. At his root, he was a swordsman first and thorough. Although a sword was not as eye-catching as Chu Tianfeng’s spell, with a flick of Qin Xiumo’s finger, his natal long sword suddenly turned into thousands of sword shadows. Like a beautiful yet frightening illusion, the sword shadows floated in the air, covering the whole open space from top to bottom. Qin Xiumo waved his hand, and countless sword shadows fell down.

Like ruthless assassins, the sharp sword shadows stabbed the group of red fox demons, who were still being burned by Chu Tianfeng’s flames.

“Aaaaagghh!!!!” Unable to escape from the double attack, more and more red foxes fell to the ground with an agonizing scream.

The whole place fell into chaos. Even a few fourth-rank red foxes next to Sikong Changlie could barely maintain their composure and quickly moved closer to him.

“Both are Golden Core cultivators.” One of the two special guards whose cultivation base was the highest whispered. He raised his hand and put on a barrier to block the double attack from the sword shadows and flames. His colleague urged: “Young master! Please give us an order!” The two of them were sent by Sikong Changlie’s father to protect him. No matter what, they had to ensure Sikong Changlie’s safety until they were back to the Demon Realm.

The Four Poles Great Array had put them into a momentary panic. Now that their mind had calmed down, they soon noticed that those flames and sword shadows couldn’t do them much harm—at least, not fatally.

As for the legendary main killing formation of the Four Poles Great Array, if it was truly the Mona—…that person who personally came, could they still be alive now? The main killing formation was an extremely powerful technique that slaughtered their clan’s great ancestor.

Sikong Changlie took a deep breath and stared at Meng Qi. His reddened eyes gradually regained their fierceness: “Go-”

“Sikong Changlie!” Su Junmo’s voice came from a tree behind: “I warned you a long time ago, don’t let me run into you outside the boundary of the red fox’s territory. The day you fell into my hand is your death anniversary. And I also said that I will definitely give you an unsightly death!” Even when he was about to make an attack, Su Junmo always had to say a few more extra words.

“Su Junmo!” Sikong Changlie turned around abruptly. Before he could react, a ‘swish, swish’ sound came from Su Junmo’s direction. The white-robed young man instantly turned into twelve figures, surrounding the trapped group from all directions.

No matter which direction Sikong Changlie looked in, he could see Su Junmo’s white robe fluttering on the treetops. He could ignore the two Golden Core cultivators, but Su Junmo was a fourth-rank demon cultivator just like himself, and even with a higher realm.

“I’m going to take a good look today. Without your father’s help, can you still be so arrogant? Sikong Changlie, if you are still a man, come to fight one on one with me. Don’t just rely on your underlings to save you every time. Are you still a child? Right, ah. I forgot that this place is the Three Thousand Worlds. Even if you wait for reinforcement, it is useless. Your father must be very sad. His cub is going to die today…”

Twelve Su Junmo opened their mouths simultaneously, and the voice seemed to come from twelve directions at the same time. Their voices echoed each other, and even Chu Tianfeng and Qin Xiumo couldn’t help but frown.

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T/N:

[Q] What is more frightening than talking Su Junmo?

[A] Twelve talking Su Junmo

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Sikong Changlie was so furious that his face turned dark: “Su Junmo! If you dare to insult my father, I will…”

“…go back and tell your father? I already know. Except for crying and complaining to his father, what else can he do? Right, Sikong Xing?”

Sikong Xing couldn’t hold her laughter: “He can also go to his grandfather!”

“Hahahaha…” Amidst Su Junmo’s laughter, a dark green net suddenly rose from the ground. As soon as they appeared, the giant net woven from countless dark green vines showed their sinister nature and rushed towards the trapped red fox demons.

Sikong Xing took a step forward and raised her slender hand. Her master was from the black tortoise clan. Although black tortoises weren’t skilled at direct killing, they weren’t weak. In the Demon Realm that respected strength the most, the black tortoise clan could be ranked royal together with the white tiger clan, proving their power above other celestial demon clans.

With a gesture of Sikong Xing’s hand, a huge black wave was set off. Amidst the burning flame, sword shadows, and dark green vines, Sikong Xing’s attack was adding fuel to the tragic situation.

“We are fooled!” One of the guards sternly said: “What Four Poles Great Array, what main killing formation?! All are a ruse! They are obviously tricking us. Otherwise, why need so many methods?! Young master!” He grabbed Sikong Changlie’s arm and pulled him behind. “Don’t be afraid of Four Poles Great Array. That girl is just a Foundation Establishment cultivator. How can she deploy the main killing formation? Let’s fight back!”

“You deceive me! How dare you!” Sikong Changlie immediately reacted. Amidst his subordinates’ wail and scream, he glared at Meng Qi viciously: “After you fell into my hands, I will definitely make your life worse than death, and let you know the consequences of lying to me!”

He suddenly pulled out the red-blood jade on his neck and began to chant.

“Be careful!” Sikong Xing, who was the nearest, hurriedly jumped in front of Meng Qi. Her tone was heavy: “Sikong Changlie is going to use his life-saving item!”

Meng Qi’s expression was still as cold as before. Her arm, which was pointing to the sky, had not yet been put down, and the starlight falling on her body had become denser over time.

“Nothing.” She said indifferently: “Merely a few ants doing tricks.”

“Haha—” Sikong Changlie broke into a sinister laugh. His hand gripped the red-blood jade tightly, and a huge red fox’s phantom slowly formed behind him. The figure became more and more apparent, and the long red fur on the giant fox’s body was lightly swayed with the wind. Behind the red fox, eight tails stretched around majestically.

“Red fox ancestor!”

“Fox ancestor!”

“It’s Blood Jade fox ancestor!”

…

Even Sikong Xing and Su Junmo’s expressions turned heavy. Although Chu Tianfeng and Qin Xiumo didn’t know who this red fox ancestor was, they also felt the sudden increase in the surrounding pressure.

“Let’s see who is the real ant here!” Sikong Changlie grinned and rushed towards the edge of the array. “How powerful is your ‘Four Poles Great Array’? Can it survive even one blow from my red fox ancestor?!”

“Of course.” Meng Qi said slowly and finally waved her hand down. The starlight on her body had been condensed so much that it was almost tangible. The corner of Meng Qi’s lips raised into a smile and said sharply: “A bunch of idiots!”

No one could comprehend what happened. The array below Meng Qi’s feet suddenly burst into a bright light. The light beamed into the sky, blowing her blue robe vigorously. Her long hairs floated among the light. She was like the lord of the world, looking down at her subjects.

“Seven Planets! It’s Seven Planets Array!” Sikong Changlie screamed in fright. He turned around to the giant red fox behind him and yelled: “An-ancestor…red fox ancestor, please save me!”

“Ha——” With a chuckle, Meng Qi lifted her eyes at the red fox phantom in the sky. “Destroy!” Her hand waved down, and the condensed starlight rushed towards the gigantic phantom. The red fox ancestor, who was full of imposing momentum just a moment ago, instantly was eroded by the starlight and turned into countless small spots of light before dissipating completely.

“That blood jade on your neck, I’ve seen it from the beginning.” Meng Qi’s calm voice rang clearly between Sikong Changlie’s loud scream.

In the open space, Chu Tianfeng’s red lotuses were still blooming in the air, burning flames after flames. Whenever Qin Xiumo pointed his finger, the sword shadows fell upon the red foxes. Between the endless scream, many people tried to run away in desperation, only to be dragged away by a net of dark green vines. The huge black waves, under Sikong Xin’s command, came one after another.

Finally, it was the starlight, brighter than even the summer sun, and seemingly was everywhere. Even the two strongest guards, with the fourth-rank eighth realm’s cultivation level, didn’t dare to open their eyes.

The starlight sucked the remaining strength and aura from all the red fox demons. They gradually lost their strength and collapsed.

The open space surrounded by the dense forest seemed to have turned into a hell on earth. One by one, the red fox demons collapsed. After everything was over, none of them was still standing.

Sikong Xing slowly let out a long exhale. Her back was soaked with sweat. She had experienced more dangerous and intense battles than this one, but never once did she win against such overwhelming numbers as today, and even without casualties on their side.

Sikong Xing lowered her hand and subconsciously turned to look at Meng Qi.

The blue-robed girl had a pale face, and her forehead was full of perspiration. She stood motionlessly inside the array. Her clenched teeth suddenly relaxed, and her body trembled slightly, as if about to fall down.

“Meng Qiqi!” The twelve Su Junmo merged into one and hurriedly jumped down from the treetop. “You…”

Chu Tianfeng and Qin Xiumo exchanged a glance, jumped down from the tree, and quickly rushed towards Meng Qi. Four people came to Meng Qi’s side and surrounded her with a worried face.

“Are you okay?” Sikong Xing asked.

“I…” Meng Qi tried to speak, but to her surprise, her voice was so hoarse, as if had been rubbed with rough sandpaper. Not only that, her spiritual sea was completely dry and so painfully overdrawn. She also felt weak all over her body, as if a gust of wind could blow her away.

“I…” Before Meng Qi could finish her sentence, she fell backward.

“Be careful!” Chu Tianfeng, who was standing behind Meng Qi, hurriedly reached out to catch her.

Meng Qi was in a daze. She felt as if her body was not her own. Severe pain tore her head, and inside her dry and overdrawn spiritual sea, it was as if countless knives were slashing around. It was so painful. She wanted to struggle, but didn’t know what was tormenting her.

“Be careful!” She heard someone shouted from behind. A pair of hands touched her shoulders, as if to hold her. “Ugh…” Meng Qi groaned. She subconsciously whispered her thanks: “Thank you.”

Surrounded by trusted temporary comrades, Meng Qi closed her eyes in ease and let her consciousness faded away.

However…

Chu Tianfeng was stunned!

He looked down at his empty arms. Just now, when Meng Qi collapsed, he was the closest to her. He hurriedly stepped forward to hold her falling body, and his hands already touched her blue robe. Meng Qi even said, “Thank you,” to him.

But in the next moment, the girl’s right hand smacked his chest and pushed him back a few steps away. The smack was not particularly strong, nor did it had attacking intent, but her movement was so fast and abrupt that Chu Tianfeng was caught off guard. The black-robed youth stood dumbfounded. After being pushed away, his hands still maintained the same holding posture.

Chu Tianfeng stared in a daze.

“Meng Qiqi.” Meng Qi had fallen into Sikong Xing’s arms. The red fox girl didn’t think much and cautiously helped Meng Qi to lean on her.

Meng Qi wasn’t particularly short among female cultivators. But she was thin and slender, just like a seventeen or eighteen years old girl. Sikong Xing was slightly taller than Meng Qi. She stretched out her hand around Meng Qi’s waist and let her head rest on her shoulders.

“She fainted.” Sikong Xing put a finger under Meng Qi’s nose and said: “Her breath is steady.”

Chu Tianfeng: “…”

When she fainted, why did she refuse to fell into his arms?

Did she instinctively reject his touch?

Chu Tianfeng suddenly felt uncomfortable and slowly walked back in silence.

“She must be fainted due to the severe overdraft of spiritual aura.” Su Junmo said solemnly. “Let’s go back to Huajiang Manor first.” He looked at the fainted Meng Qi inside Sikong Xing’s arms. His gaze was somewhat complicated: “Sikong Xing, I’m leaving her at your care.”

“No problem!” Hearing Su Junmo’s diagnosis, Sikong Xing was relieved. It was no problem for her to lift Meng Qi alone. After all, Sikong Xing was a fourth-rank demon cultivator. Although she looked like a slender young woman, her strength wasn’t low.

Sikong Xing put her right hand around Meng Qi’s shoulder and her left hand below Meng Qi’s knees, then hugged her horizontally. “Meng Qi is so amazing!” Sikong Xing looked at Meng Qi admiringly. The girl’s beautiful face was so pale. Her long eyelashes drooped and cast a shadow on her white cheeks. She clearly looked so weak and thin, so why was she so powerful?!

Sikong Xing’s eyes beamed with longing and admiration: “She is really amazing! I’ve decided, I will stay with Meng Qi from now on. I like a girl like her the most!”

Su Junmo: “…”

Chu Tianfeng: “…”

Qin Xiumo: “…”

Inside the beast house in Meng Qi’s storage space, Xiao Qi’s ears suddenly perked. The little white tiger laid weakly on the bamboo bed, as if all his strength had been overdrawn severely. He raised his head. His bright azure eyes were dimmer than before. Blood still slowly oozed from his wound, dirtying the injured front paw that was meticulously treated by Meng Qi every day, even staining the soft white cloth Meng Qi used to bandage his wound. His white fur, which originally was so clean and fluffy, lost its luster.

Xiao Qi’s tiny ears trembled slightly. He finally managed to suppress the dark energy that had been swallowing his spiritual aura. But at this moment, as if noticing his weakened state, the energy began to counterattack fiercely.

Xiao Qi’s body trembled slightly, and he had to lay down again. Sikong Xing still said something more, but Xiao Qi seemed to not hear it and showed no response.

…

At the same time, outside Huajiang Manor’s city, inside the forest at some distance from Meng Qi’s group.

Lu Qingran followed behind the black-clothed man cautiously. From time to time, she raised her head to look at the tall figure walking in front. The two of them had been combing this area for a long time without a result. At this rate, who knew when they would be able to hunt down the demon cultivators and paid off the debt.

Remembering the scene when she was pressed to pay back the debt that day, Lu Qingran’s eyes became hot. She had been pampered since she was a child and never received such a grievance before. It was as if….the people from the Cultivator Alliance was looking at her like a rascal who ran away from her debt.

Lu Qingran wanted to cry.

“Heh! It turns out that the strongest are fourth-rank demon cultivators.” The black-robed man still wore a gauze hat that covered his face. He stopped under a tree and touched the traces on its trunk with his finger: “Indeed, it’s enough to make those people feel a danger, tsk tsk…”