Sect Master!
Upon seeing the Sect Master, Nan Shi and the others were utterly stunned.
The Sect Master was a little girl!
She appeared to be only about twelve or thirteen, dressed in tattered clothes and trousers, her hair a frizzy mess as if it had been scorched. Her face was smudged with dirt, with only her eyes standing out clearly.
In her hands, she clutched a chipped, broken bowl.
Ye Xuan, seeing the girl, was completely dumbfounded.
He recognised her!
She was the beggar girl he’d met before!
Back then, he’d even asked if she was some supreme powerhouse…
In the arena, the demon beasts prostrated themselves, their reverence absolute.
The little girl walked slowly to the God Demon, opened her palm, and a drop of blood flew into the God Demon’s soul at his brow.
*Boom!*
In an instant, the God Demon’s physical body reformed, now adorned with thick scales.
The girl turned to the white-robed woman and grinned. In the next moment, a crystal stone shot out from her bowl.
In the distance, the white-robed woman frowned. She extended her right hand and twisted it, conjuring a massive crystal-blue shield before her. But the moment the shield touched the crystal stone, it disintegrated.
*Boom!*
The white-robed woman was sent flying, her flight graceful like a crane taking wing, breathtakingly beautiful. Yet, the moment she landed, her physical body shattered!
Seeing this, the four Divine Beings’ faces grew solemn.
None had expected such a powerhouse in this place!
The white-robed woman, now just a soul, stared at the girl. “What kind of demon are you?”
The girl giggled. “Guess!”
The white-robed woman’s eyes narrowed, but she said nothing.
The girl ignored her, turning to Dongli Nan. “Not your true body!”
Not her true body!
Everyone in the arena froze.
Even the four Divine Beings and the white-robed woman stared in disbelief. They hadn’t realised the Dongli Nan before them was merely a projection!
Ye Xuan looked at Dongli Nan, shocked. “Mother…”
Dongli Nan smiled faintly. “Your father came to fetch me before. I didn’t want to go, but he insisted, so…”
Ye Xuan understood.
Dongli Nan glanced at the little girl. “Your bloodline is extraordinary…”
Small Pagoda suddenly spoke, “Mistress, she carries Er Ya’s bloodline!”
Er Ya!
Dongli Nan’s brows furrowed.
The little girl suddenly looked at Ye Xuan’s abdomen. “You know her!”
Small Pagoda emerged from Ye Xuan’s body, furious. “You have Er Ya’s bloodline!”
The girl stared at Small Pagoda. “Why do you know her?”
Small Pagoda roared, “She’s my best friend—how could I not know her? You have Er Ya’s bloodline, meaning you’ve received her aid. So why dare you harm the Young Master? Don’t you know Er Ya and the Young Master are family?”
The girl’s brows furrowed. “Family?”
Small Pagoda snapped, “Obviously! I grew up with Er Ya! The Master treats her like a sister—we’re family! Haven’t you noticed? The Young Master carries Er Ya’s bloodline too!”
The girl glanced at Ye Xuan. “He does.”
Small Pagoda raged, “If you know that, why try to kill him?”
The girl’s expression remained calm. “Have I attacked him? Which eye of yours saw me attack him?”
Small Pagoda: “…”
Small Pagoda pressed, “Your subordinates tried to kill him!”
The girl replied coolly, “That’s their business. What’s it to me?”
Small Pagoda: “…”
Before Small Pagoda could continue, Dongli Nan shook her head. “No need to waste words with her. Today, I’m wiping out this Demon Sect! Even if Er Ya were here, I wouldn’t give her face.”
Small Pagoda fell silent.
Though Er Ya was lawless, she wouldn’t dare disrespect the Mistresses. While Dongli Nan wasn’t as exalted as Su Qingshi, she was still a Mistress, and Er Ya wouldn’t challenge her. Plus, if Er Ya were here, she’d side with Ye Xuan.
No one was more protective than Er Ya!
Especially since Ye Xuan had such a close bond with Er Ya and Little White… not to mention Ye Xuan always carried millions of candied haws…
The little girl suddenly laughed. “Woman, to be blunt, if your true body were here, I might fear you a bit. But a mere projection…”
Her lips curled. “I’m afraid you’re no match for me!”
Arrogant!
But she had the strength to back it up.
Dongli Nan glanced at her. “You’ve clearly never been taught a lesson by society.”
The girl met her gaze. “Come on, teach me!”
Dongli Nan opened her palm, and a wisp of sword qi appeared. Seeing it, Ye Xuan’s expression froze.
Bloody hell!
It was his father’s sword qi!
And not just any sword qi—this one contained a faint, illusory sword: the Sword Spirit!
Seeing the sword qi, the little girl’s face grew solemn.
Dongli Nan opened her palm, and the sword qi shot out.
In the distance, a murderous glint flashed in the girl’s eyes. She threw a punch!
The punch shattered the Demon God Realm instantly, and millions of *li* of cosmic starry sky beyond it collapsed into nothingness.
The punch’s force sent every powerhouse in the arena reeling backward!
Its might left everyone pale.
A breath of death!
In that moment, all felt a heart-stopping aura of death.
This punch could obliterate the entire Demon God Realm!
Yet, when it met the sword qi, it melted like snow in boiling oil, vanishing without a trace. The sword qi pierced straight through, driving into the girl’s brow!
*Boom!*
The sword qi dragged her body backward, pinning her to a layer of space-time!
The demon beasts in the arena were dumbfounded!
The powerhouses were stunned!
It was over?
A single wisp of sword qi?
It felt theatrical—over as soon as it began!
Ye Xuan glanced at the pinned girl and shook his head.
She’d received Er Ya’s bloodline, making her terrifyingly powerful. Without his mother’s true body, no one could suppress her! But the problem was, his mother had that sword qi!
Whose sword qi was it?
His father’s, and not just any sword qi. How could the girl withstand it?
Tragic!
Utterly tragic!
The surrounding demon beasts looked ashen, their minds blank.
Their invincible Sect Master, defeated like that?
By a single, unknown wisp of sword qi!
It felt like a dream, unreal!
In the distance, the pinned girl was dazed. “This…”
She was stunned.
That punch, though not with her true body, was her full strength. Yet it was so easily dissolved by a wisp of sword qi?
How was that possible?
She glared at Dongli Nan, her face contorted. “Impossible! Absolutely impossible!”
Dongli Nan ignored her, turning to Young Lord Si. The Mysterious Realm powerhouses followed her gaze. Young Lord Si lowered her head, then suddenly drew her blade to slit her throat.
Suicide!
But as the blade was half an inch from her neck, a mysterious force locked it, preventing further movement.
Young Lord Si looked at Dongli Nan, silent.
Dongli Nan walked to her. “If I’m not mistaken, you did this for Yan’er.”
Yan’er!
At those words, the four Divine Beings turned to the white-robed woman.
Yang Yan!
That was the white-robed woman’s name, Dongli Nan’s adopted daughter. Originally a simple village girl, Dongli Nan had met her by chance, recognised her extraordinary potential, and taken her in. Charmed by her, Dongli Nan adopted her.
Yang Yan remained silent.
Young Lord Si stared at Dongli Nan. “What makes him worthy of being the Young Master of the Mysterious Realm?”
Dongli Nan’s right hand suddenly seized Young Lord Si’s throat. “What makes him worthy? Do you know why the Mysterious Realm exists? Because of him! Do you know the meaning of ‘Mysterious Realm’? If not, let me tell you—it’s because his name contains ‘Xuan’!”
Xuan!
Ye Xuan glanced at Dongli Nan, warmth filling his heart.
His father might not be his real father, but this mother was definitely his real mother!
The man in the green shirt: “…”
In the distance, Young Lord Si roared, “I refuse to accept it!”
Dongli Nan shook her head. “I don’t need your acceptance. I gave you resources and techniques to make you strong, not to make you defiant.”
Her right hand tightened.
Young Lord Si’s body began to fade.
Yang Yan suddenly spoke, “Foster Mother, it’s my fault. Can you spare her…”
Dongli Nan’s hand clenched sharply.
*Boom!*
Young Lord Si’s body and soul were obliterated!
Dongli Nan turned to Yang Yan, her gaze icy. “In my heart, even his father isn’t as important as my Xuan’er! Understood?”
Yang Yan’s face paled instantly!
Dongli Nan declared, “Slaughter every demon beast in this realm!”
As her voice fell, the sixteen God Slayers behind her vanished eerily. In the next moment, screams echoed through the arena.
In the distance, the little girl snarled, “Woman, you dare!”
Dongli Nan looked at her. “Watch me.”
The girl opened her palm, and a box shot skyward from her hand!
Seeing this, Small Pagoda exclaimed, “Bloody hell, this girl has a box left by Little White! Damn it!”
Ye Xuan was surprised.
What was this girl’s connection to Er Ya and Little White?
At that moment, a scene appeared in the distant sky. In it, a little girl gradually emerged.
She wore a sleeveless shirt with a cute demon beast printed on it, and tight trousers with a few rips.
Er Ya!
It was Er Ya, but she looked beaten! Blood trickled from her mouth, half her horn was severed, and her tail was cracked in countless places.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan froze. He looked to the side. Not far from Er Ya stood a woman in a plain skirt!
Qing’er!
Seeing the plain-skirted woman, Dongli Nan’s face grew solemn.
Small Pagoda muttered, “Er Ya… got beaten again!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
At that moment, the Sect Master girl pointed at Ye Xuan, roaring, “Er Ya, he brought people to bully me! Eat him! Eat him raw!”
At her words, the plain-skirted woman’s brows furrowed, a chilling glint flashing deep in her eyes…
She was angry!
