In a mountain range, An Lanxiu stood with her spear in hand. Not far from her were three Spirit Demons—three Limitless Realm beings. In the Spirit Demon Clan, Heavenly Demons were high-ranking existences.
An Lanxiu’s expression was calm, her eyes devoid of any fear.
The lead Heavenly Demon, named Gou Mang, spoke with greed, “This woman is exceptional. Devouring her would be a great boon!”
Beside him, another Heavenly Demon, Ling Yue, had a glint of something else in his eyes. “Gou Mang, don’t you think she’s quite beautiful?”
Gou Mang laughed. “Ling Yue, I know your tastes. Don’t worry, I won’t kill her. After we cripple her, you can have your fun first.”
Ling Yue’s lips curved slightly. “Thanks, then!”
Gou Mang laughed again, then vanished. In an instant, a black light appeared before An Lanxiu, its immense power warping the surrounding space-time.
An Lanxiu, expressionless, thrust her spear forward—simple and direct.
*Boom!*
The black light shattered, and Gou Mang was forced back a thousand zhang. As he stopped, a spear came hurtling through the air.
Gou Mang’s face changed. He slashed with his right hand, summoning a massive black energy shield.
*Bang!*
The spear struck, shattering the shield. Gou Mang retreated again, but another spear thrust followed.
*Whoosh!*
The piercing sound was deafening.
A flash of ferocity crossed Gou Mang’s eyes. He pressed his hands together, unleashing a surge of black light like a tidal wave. The surrounding mountains boiled and crumbled into nothingness.
*Boom!*
An Lanxiu’s spear struck, shattering the black light. Gou Mang’s pupils contracted to pinpoints. As he tried to flee, a spear pierced his chest.
*Splatter!*
Blood sprayed from the spear’s tip.
Gou Mang stared at An Lanxiu in disbelief. “You…”
Before he could finish, An Lanxiu kicked his throat.
*Bang!*
Gou Mang’s head shattered, his soul extinguished.
An Lanxiu pulled out her spear and turned to Ling Yue, who stood stunned. Her expression remained calm.
Suddenly, she vanished, moving like lightning.
Far off, Ling Yue’s face fell. Seeing Gou Mang die so easily, he lost all will to fight.
*Run!*
This woman was too terrifying.
They’d picked the wrong target.
But as he fled, a spear appeared behind him.
Ling Yue’s heart sank. He turned, smashing a fist down. The space-time before him collapsed, and a surge of Limitless power enveloped An Lanxiu’s spear.
Yet her spear effortlessly shattered his Limitless power, piercing straight into his abdomen.
*Whoosh!*
Ling Yue froze, staring at An Lanxiu in disbelief. “How… how could you ignore my Limitless power?”
An Lanxiu replied calmly, “I’m stronger.”
With that, she swept her spear.
*Whoosh!*
Ling Yue’s soul was obliterated.
An Lanxiu turned to the distance, where a black shadow—the last Heavenly Demon—fled. As she prepared to act, her pupils shrank. She spun around, and a shadowy figure appeared before her like a ghost.
A hand reached for her throat.
An Lanxiu blocked with her spear.
*Boom!*
She was sent flying, crashing into an unknown spatial abyss. The dark, fathomless void radiated a terrifying devouring force, consuming her body and soul.
An Lanxiu frowned, preparing to leave, when the shadowy figure appeared again. Her pupils contracted as she thrust her spear with thunderous force.
But the spear was caught between two fingers.
*Two fingers!*
An Lanxiu’s eyes narrowed. A ferocious glint flashed as she spun her spear.
*Boom!*
The figure was forced back a thousand zhang.
“Hm?”
The figure’s eyes showed surprise. “You’re only at the Eternal Immortal Realm, yet you have such strength…”
An Lanxiu stood with her spear, staring at the figure. She charged, hurling her spear forward.
*Whoosh!*
The spear’s force warped the mysterious abyss into a bizarre shape.
The figure raised his right hand, a small black vortex forming in his palm. “Antimatter!”
*Boom!*
As the spear struck, the vortex expanded, threatening to explode. But the figure pressed down, suppressing it. An Lanxiu appeared behind her spear, kicking its handle.
*Bang!*
The vortex shattered, and the figure was forced back nearly a thousand zhang. An Lanxiu charged again, her spear igniting the abyss with its overwhelming power.
The figure vanished, throwing a punch at her.
*Boom!*
The spear trembled, and An Lanxiu frowned, reappearing thousands of zhang away. A fist imprint followed, annihilating the surrounding abyss.
The abyss could no longer withstand the punch’s terrifying force.
An Lanxiu closed her eyes, her spear trembling. She leaped, smashing it down.
*Boom!*
A deafening explosion echoed, and both An Lanxiu and the figure were forced back wildly.
The battlefield was obliterated.
Their power was too immense.
As An Lanxiu retreated, she slapped the space behind her.
*Boom!*
The space-time behind her collapsed, but she halted. Across from her, the figure stomped his foot.
*Boom!*
He stopped, but the space-time beneath his foot was annihilated.
The figure looked at An Lanxiu. “You truly surprise me.”
An Lanxiu, expressionless, charged like lightning, her spear piercing toward the figure. The figure’s eyes narrowed, his body turning ethereal. Countless afterimages appeared, each throwing a punch, sending thousands of fist imprints toward her.
An Lanxiu pulled back her spear and swept it outward.
A wave of spear light rippled, shattering the heavens.
*Whoosh!*
The afterimages vanished.
But An Lanxiu was forced back nearly ten thousand zhang, blood trickling from her mouth.
Yet her fighting spirit burned brighter.
The figure’s face darkened.
He was two realms above her, yet she fought him to a standstill, and her strength was growing.
*What a monster!*
She couldn’t be allowed to live.
As a Spirit Demon, his primary task was to eliminate the Great Desolate’s rising prodigies and geniuses, who could become threats.
*Just in case.*
The figure looked to the horizon, then charged, unleashing a terrifying force.
An Lanxiu frowned, thrusting her spear. A spark of cold light flashed at its tip.
*Boom!*
Their forces collided, shattering space-time.
*Boom!*
Her spear light shattered, and An Lanxiu was forced back. The figure retreated a thousand zhang, his right arm splitting open, blood spraying.
His face was grim.
Two realms above her, yet he couldn’t overpower her?
When had such a terrifying genius emerged in the Great Desolate?
If she grew further…
He dared not think.
An Lanxiu stepped forward, appearing before the figure. The figure reacted swiftly, throwing a punch.
*Boom!*
Both were forced back, but a shadow appeared behind An Lanxiu. A dagger slashed at her neck.
An Lanxiu’s pupils shrank. She spun, blocking with her spear.
*Whoosh!*
A fiery red light burst from her spear, forcing the shadow to vanish. But a blood-red formation appeared above, and four golden-red ropes bound her.
The shadow reappeared—a Spirit Demon woman holding a dagger.
The woman sneered at An Lanxiu. “Great Desolate woman, you’re quite the fighter, huh?”
Her dagger plunged into An Lanxiu’s abdomen.
*Splatter!*
Blood sprayed from the wound.
As she prepared to strike again, a blood-red sword light shot from the horizon.
It was Ye Xuan, arriving just in time.
The Spirit Demon woman, Alan, squinted, ready to act, but the shadowy figure beside her said, “Alan, don’t. We’ve lingered too long and alerted some Great Desolate powerhouses. Back to the clan!”
Alan hesitated, then spread her palm, enveloping herself, the figure, and An Lanxiu in three beams of light.
Their bodies began to fade.
Ye Xuan appeared, his eyes blood-red, like a sea of blood.
Alan mocked, “If you’ve got the guts, come to the Spirit Demon Realm to save her!”
With that, the three vanished.
Ye Xuan roared, “Li Sheng!”
Li Sheng appeared, startled by Ye Xuan’s blood-soaked appearance. *What happened?*
Ye Xuan stared at him, his voice devoid of emotion. “How do I get to the Spirit Demon Realm?”
Li Sheng hesitated. “Young Master Ye, why ask? The Spirit Demon Realm isn’t simple…”
*Whoosh!*
A sword pierced Li Sheng’s brow.
Ye Xuan grabbed his throat, lifting him slowly, his voice feral, like a beast’s roar. “I asked how to get there, not for your opinion. Understand?”
*Boom!*
In an instant, a blood-red sea engulfed a million li around them.
Countless slumbering powerhouses awoke, startled.
