Chapter 163: Hand Over the Blood Crystal, Sever Your Arm

Chapter 163: Hand Over the Blood Crystal, Sever Your Arm

The Spirit Treasure Palace's eighth floor had noticeably fewer guests than the lower floors. Those who made it here were essentially the big shots of the Immortal Empire.

Yun Xiao and Stray Dog meandered for a bit before settling down at a tea break spot. Gazing down at the bustling courtyard below, one brother sipped wine, the other tea, both lost in profound reflection.

Just then, from the corner of Yun Xiao's eye, he caught sight of a peculiar group of people. A sly grin slowly crept upon his face. WHOOSH! He suddenly produced a black jade box and set it on the table.

"Damn!" Stray Dog exclaimed, his eyelid twitching. "Put that thing away! This floor's crawling with top-tier demons!"

"No worries, I've got a big ace up my sleeve." Yun Xiao replied nonchalantly. With that, he summoned his Heaven Burial Sword Soul, which boasted 200 layers of Sword Aura. The sword now shone brightly; the Sword Ring of the Ape Saint's son was now useless to him and was discarded.

CRACK! Yun Xiao snapped the black jade box open! A fierce, despairing demonic miasma instantly pervaded the entire eighth floor.

"What the heck?!" Stray Dog was flabbergasted. Had this kid gone mad?

For a moment, the eyes of every guest and attendant on the eighth floor were riveted to the Blood Crystal Sword Ring.

"A Saint Sword Ring, belonging to a Fox Demon Saint. Quite the find!" Yun Xiao murmured to himself, nonplussed. With a snap, he embedded the Saint Sword Ring into his Heaven Burial Sword Soul. HUM! The Blood Crystal transformed into a crimson Sword Ring, encircling the Sword Soul.

HISS! The blood-red six-tailed fox emitted a ferocious shriek, as a demonic miasma formed by its magic engulfed the eighth floor of the Spirit Treasure Palace.

"So powerful!" Yun Xiao exclaimed, his eyes shining with awe.

For a moment, whispers filled the air.

"Who is that?"

"Seems like the son-in-law of the Chen Clan? The Sword Emperor?"

"Wait, is that a Saint Sword Ring?" one onlooker murmured, eyes wide.

"What audacity!" another whispered.

For a moment, many were agog, their jaws dropping.

"This won't end well," someone muttered, feeling a sense of foreboding.

As those words lingered in the air, a man with silver hair abruptly appeared before Yun Xiao. His face was pale, and bloodshot eyes fixed intently on Yun Xiao, filled with fury.

"What are you looking at?" Yun Xiao nonchalantly remarked, retracting his Sword Soul.

"That Blood Crystal... is it from my Fox Clan's Demon Saint?" The silver-haired man's voice trembled with rage as he clenched his fists.The original appearance of this chapter can be found at Ñøv€lß1n.

"So what if it is? Who are you to me?" Yun Xiao replied, eyebrow raised in challenge.

"Brother," Stray Dog whispered urgently into Yun Xiao's ear. "That's Moon Fairy, the sole disciple of the Fox Clan's revered Demon Saint, Lady Hua Lian. He's one of those Primeval Demons with boundless prospects!" Panicking, he began looking for Zhao Xuanjian to intervene. By revealing the Blood Crystal in front of Moon Fairy, Yun Xiao had stirred a hornet's nest.

"Hand over the Blood Crystal and sever an arm as your apology," Moon Fairy threatened, a dangerous glint in his eyes.

"Moon," a voice echoed. A group appeared behind Moon Fairy, but one among them, a young man with pristine white hair, caught everyone's attention. Tall, draped in an unblemished white robe, he resembled an elegant white peacock—regal and aloof. Two violet-haired maidens accompanied him, along with several talents from the Violet Sky Immortal Empire and ferocious demons from the Demon Continent. A cloaked figure, emanating a strong Sword Aura, stood not far from them.

"Your Highness," Moon Fairy said, pointing coldly at Yun Xiao, "This man's Sword Soul uses the relic of my Fox Clan's Demon Saint as a Sword Ring."

The young man was none other than the son of the Eternal Joy Demon Emperor. The Peacock Prince looked over. "Who is he?" he inquired.

"He's the son-in-law of the Supreme Marshal of the Nine Heavens Immortal Army, rumored to possess a Galaxy grade Sword Soul."

"Interesting," the Peacock Prince mused, narrowing his eyes.

With a swift movement, Moon Fairy stood inches away from Yun Xiao, his face contorted with fury. "Hand over the relic of my Demon Saint ancestor. Sever an arm in penance, or face death!"

Suddenly, Moon Fairy's face morphed, revealing a fox-like visage with elongated sharp teeth.

Yun Xiao chuckled, his gaze piercing. "Who do you think you are, barking orders at me? We're in the Spirit Treasure Palace. Care to test your mettle here?"

Everyone had already heard tales of Chen Xiao's audacious son-in-law, and, upon meeting him today, they confirmed the stories weren't exaggerated in the slightest.

WHOOSH! With sudden vigor, Moon Fairy reached out, seizing Yun Xiao by the collar and head, and fiercely smashed him onto the table!

BANG! Yun Xiao's forehead met the hefty iron table, instantly splitting it. Blood smeared across his brow.

He's taken the first move!

"You're going down!" Moon Fairy shrieked, his body morphing into a three-tailed fox as he lunged at Yun Xiao.

Chuckling, Yun Xiao's sword danced in the air, bursting repeatedly. With just an ordinary Ten-Step Scale, it detonated over twenty times, elevating its power to at least the Star grade.

WHOOSH! With a deafening sound, that sword, infused with the bloody purgatorial magic, struck the three-tailed fox squarely on its shoulder blade.

THUD! The blade dug deep into the bone. The fox's face contorted in shock.

"He's that strong?!" The Peacock Prince frowned.

"He's playing us, pretending to be weaker than he is, just to provoke Moon Fairy!" the Fifth Princess of the Violet Sky Immortal Empire muttered.

The arena echoed with the sheer impact of that strike. Capitalizing on his advantage, Yun Xiao advanced relentlessly. His Flying Sword transformed into a Palm Sword, and with countless variations, pierced straight through Moon Fairy's heart!

Moon Fairy collapsed, his demon blood gushing out like a river.

THUD! Without a second thought, Yun Xiao stepped on him, repeatedly driving his sword through, painting the three-tailed fox a harrowing shade of red.

"Just another uncivilized beast," Yun Xiao sneered, his voice dripping with arrogance. "Is this the level of a so-called genius Primeval Demon from the Demon Continent? Pathetic." But under his breath, he whispered to Blue Star, "Damn, that really hurt. I didn't screw up, did I?"

"Don't worry," Blue Star replied with a smirk. "With your Divine Desolation Physique, you won't die."

"Great, back to business then!" Yun Xiao suddenly slammed the three-tailed fox's head into the ground, brutally kicking its face. "Why shouldn't I use your ancestors as my Sword Ring? You lowly creatures come to our Immortal Empire in the Heavenly Realm, stirring up trouble. Do you think no one will stand up to you? You're nothing!"

BANG BANG BANG! He embedded the Heaven Burial Sword Soul into the fox's tongue, laughing derisively. "See this? This is your ancestor, and I'll keep it here forever. What can you do about it? Aside from rage impotently, that is."

"A genius demon? Ha!" He insulted the fallen Moon Fairy over and over. And as Moon Fairy lay in a pool of its own blood, every attempt at retaliation was met with even deeper humiliation.

"That's how you do it, Yun Xiao!" The human cultivators watching were ecstatic, giving sporadic applause.

In contrast, the talented demons of the Demon Continent looked as though they'd been slapped. Their faces were so dark, they seemed ready to bleed.

"All those Saint Stones gone to waste because of this useless Moon Fairy," the Sixth Princess of the Violet Sky Immortal Empire grumbled.

"Silence!" The Peacock Prince shot her a fierce glare.

"I'm sorry, please don't be mad, Brother Kong Ming," the Sixth Princess said, startled. She soon realized that not only had Moon Fairy been defeated, but Yun Xiao's arrogance was also a slap in the face to every demon present. Especially the Peacock Prince. Moon Fairy was with him, his man, and he had sponsored those Saint Stones. Every insult to Moon Fairy was also an insult to him.

The crowd noticed the Peacock Prince's eyes glowing with murderous intent, veins bulging on his neck, and a chilling aura emanating from him. THUD! The bloodied Moon Fairy, barely clinging to life, collapsed at the Peacock Princer's feet.

"Your Highness," Moon Fairy whispered, its eyes dimming, "I'm sorry... I've shamed the Demon Continent."

"Really now?" Yun Xiao bent down, plucking up a trove of ten thousand Saint Stones from the earth. He weighed them in his hand, casting a sardonic grin at Moon Fairy. "What's this? Getting ahead of yourself? Think taking a human form makes you human? You're just filthy vermin trying to act like you're people." With a flourish, he turned on his heel, ready to make a graceful exit.

"Hold it right there!" A voice, cold as a winter tide, anchored him in place.

Frost formed on Yun Xiao's hair. He glanced back to find the source of the chilling command—the Peacock Prince himself.

"Yun Xiao," he drawled, eyes squinted, hands clasped behind him, fingers morphing into talons sharp as blades. "I challenge you to a duel to the death."

Beast on the ground, bird in the sky... Moon Fairy was the filthy vermin on the ground. So, who was the flying vermin in the sky?

The crowd held their collective breath.

Fortunately, Yun Xiao just chuckled. "Peacock Prince, do you take me for a fool? No thanks!" He resumed his departure.

THUD! Something heavy landed on the ground. Yun Xiao peered over his shoulder to find ten bags casually tossed down by the Peacock Prince. Each bag held ten thousand Saint Stones.

The Peacock Prince's voice dripped with malice, "All you have to do is last thirty breaths inside the sealing formation, and you win. Take them all. What do you say?"

Yun Xiao hesitated, eyeing the glittering wealth, clearly tempted, but he managed to resist. "While the money is tempting, it's useless if I'm not alive to spend it. I decline..."

"Oh, really?" The Peacock Prince smirked and, with a flourish, began tossing out not just Saint Stones, but also the universal currency of the Demon Continent—Desolate Essence!

Yun Xiao's eyes widened, his breath catching.

THUD! Finally, the Peacock Prince set down a chest with a solemn declaration, "Galaxy grade Desolate Essence! Just endure for thirty breaths."

Yun Xiao's entire being shook with tension. He exchanged a glance with his body double, both sets of eyes sparkling with the same thought. Taking a deep breath, he clenched his teeth and said slowly, "Well, then... I'd kindly ask you to be gentle with me..."



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