Chapter 182: Twin Stars of the Heavenly Realm!

Chapter 182: Twin Stars of the Heavenly Realm!

BOOM BOOM BOOM! The name Yun Xiao thunderously echoed in the Arena Champion Battle. For a moment, countless challengers glanced sideways, their gaze drawn to the adjacent Cycle Battle's chessboard. Puzzlement danced in their eyes.

"Is that triumphant shout because the boy's dead?" someone wondered.

"Could be!" A group of talents from the Demon Continent snickered, their grins wide and mischievous. Being in the midst of the chaos, they were blind to the truth.

"Something's off," one mused, "that cheer is too ecstatic, not like he's dead..."

They looked up and were dumbfounded. Yun Xiao had already appeared on the Ascendent Board. The murmurs traveled fast, "Did you hear? Yun Xiao single-handedly defeated the top five talents from the Dragon Ranking!"

"What?!" Compared to the enclosed Cycle Battle, the Arena Champion Battle was an open book, news spreading like wildfire. In no time, both the sixteen Champions and the five thousand challengers were in the know.

"One against five?" Chen Xi had just taken care of her first challenger. She peered at the chessboard battlefield, biting her red lips, determination glowing in her eyes.

"Come on!" she urged the next challenger, her voice filled with impatience and spirit. Who wouldn't want their name to resonate through the Heavenly Realm and both the Divine and Demon Continent?

For a moment, all the Champions started accepting challengers with even more fervor! On one of the golden arena stages, a young woman with waist-length hair, dressed in intricate black, dispatched a human challenger with a single slap, sending his head flying.

Upon hearing Yun Xiao's name, her brows furrowed coldly.

"Little fox!" The young woman in black turned. Beside her stage stood a silver-haired individual, androgynous in appearance, with three peculiar fox tails. He exuded an eerie and mysterious aura.

Hearing her call, Moon Fairy, with a white wet cloth, gently wrapped it around her hand, meticulously wiping away the blood. Servant! That was his current job.

"Human blood... it stinks," the young woman in black remarked with disdain, eyeing a group of fiery-eyed human challengers around her, then said to Moon Fairy, "Clean it better."

She was a stickler for cleanliness! Given the number of individuals she'd have to dispatch today, the last thing she wanted was to be drenched in blood by the day's end.

Moon Fairy, with his head lowered, meticulously cleaned between her jade-like fingers until they gleamed spotlessly.The roots of this story extend from novell bìn origin.

With a swift motion, the girl in black withdrew her hand and cast Moon Fairy a fleeting glance. "You're rather obedient," she commented, a teasing tone in her voice. "Serve me well, and you'll be handsomely rewarded."

Moon Fairy simply nodded with a subtle smile.

Then, another brave—or perhaps foolhardy—human challenger stepped up. Murderous intent flashed in the eyes of the young woman in black.

"You'd best not kill," Moon Fairy advised earnestly, "or you'll find no one left willing to challenge you."

"Do you think I need your advice? Stick to your tasks and hold your tongue!" she retorted with a glare.

Without challengers, her rank would plummet on the first day's leaderboard, making the top spot elusive. She just wanted to have a bit of fun at the start!

"Stick to my tasks?" Moon Fairy, gazing over at the other arenas, subtly melded into the crowd, disappearing from the girl's side. Another challenger fell before the young woman in black. This time, she'd been merciful.

"Little fox!" She reached back, expecting the wet cloth. But it never came. Whirling around, she realized that Moon Fairy had vanished from sight!

"Insolence!" she seethed, revealing a pair of sharp fangs. After giving him the privilege of serving her, he dared to wander?

"What could you possibly achieve in this arena?" she mused aloud, a veiled threat in her voice. "Once outside, you'll regret your little escapade."

Irritated, the young woman in black refocused and rejoined the brutal fray.

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With a hush, a silver-haired individual barefooted walked amidst the bustling crowd. A sickly yellow gust whirled around his fleshy frame. As the wind brushed past, his skin took on a decayed, yellow hue. Within his bones, a ghostly white flame emerged. Wherever the flames danced, bones shattered, aged, and decayed.

"Devour that little human girl!"

"Rip her open, feast on her innards! Delicious!"

The surroundings morphed into a cacophony of fangs bared and hungry maws snapping. Si Muyou's brow furrowed further, her gaze growing even colder.

"You seem rather popular," she noted, her voice dripping with sarcasm. She gripped her fan, shaped like a banana leaf, as storms whirled around her. With her Galaxy grade magic treasure, the Gust Dazzle Fan, she appeared even more imposing than Ye Shengyin, who wielded the Imperial Seal.

She might not have reached the Saint Realm, but who would dare challenge her without some prowess up their sleeves?

"It's just a smidgen of fame," Moon Fairy remarked softly.

WHOOSH! A tempestuous wind blew from her, making Moon Fairy's silver hair dance in the breeze. Two beast claw pendants shimmered beside his ears, and his three fox tails grew longer, brimming with the power of almost a hundred different Desolate Essences—most gifts from his master Lady Hua Lian.

But looking at Moon Fairy, Si Muyou's eyes were only filled with disdain. With a more severe expression, she whispered, "Dressed in human elegance while you still have a demon's heart, will it ever change?"

BOOM! Like a gust, she lunged forward, gripping her Gust Dazzle Fan and unleashed a mighty sweep! Using the Upper Nebula grade daoist spell, Wind Sky Fire Refinement, she summoned a fiery tornado on her fan. In an instant, the entire golden stage was engulfed in a fiery storm.

Her orange dress fluttered wildly as she swung her fan overhead, resembling a massive tempestuous mountain, aimed straight for Moon Fairy. It was evident her mastery over her magic treasure far surpassed that of Ye Shengyin.

Under this firestorm, Moon Fairy, despite being in the Late Wind Fire Tribulation Realm, seemed as frail as duckweed in a whirlwind, seemingly ready to be obliterated at any moment.

"Demon heart?" Moon Fairy shook his head, a twinkle of amusement in his eyes. He locked eyes with Si Muyou, and a mysterious white mist enveloped him, casting ethereal shadows as they danced like flames.

HUM! In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a pristine white Three-Tailed Demon Fox, his silvery eyes piercing and uncanny.

"Ah! Still just a petty fox..." Si Muyou sneered, her eyes brimming with disdain. The Gust Dazzle Fan she wielded conjured another Wind Sky Fire Refinement, hurling it towards the three-tailed fox.

"Illusionary Realm." With a mere blink, Moon Fairy unleashed his demon technique, and the entire stage was immersed in a dense, otherworldly fog, as if it had been transported to another realm.

While this illusion technique was a mere basic trick of the lesser fox demons, with the combination of the Divine Desolation Physique and the Seed of Creation, it had evolved to its pinnacle. It was so potent that even without conscious thought, his bewitching charm naturally radiated outwards. This was why individuals like Lady Hua Lian and that girl in black were subtly drawn to him, even without realizing it.

With just a sway of her tail, Moon Fairy was the ultimate seductor.

"Hmm?" As the bewitching fog enveloped her, Si Muyou trembled. Illusory lights danced before her, whispering sweet nothings, causing her animosity towards the fox to wane, leaving her in a daze as memories of the past flooded back.

Instead of a fox, a charming gentleman with affectionate eyes stood before her.

"Why suffer the sorrows of the mortal world? Run away with me, and we'll roam free, basking in eternal bliss." Dreamlike voices flooded her ears, engulfing her soul. A heat enveloped her, and without realizing, her intent to kill, her will to fight, all evaporated.

In her daze, she had no idea where she was or what she was doing. Her attack, the Wind Sky Fire Refinement, lost its force, aiming at nothing. Even the powerful Gust Dazzle Fan slowed to a stop.

"Si Muyou! Don't fall for the fox's seduction!" Urgent shouts broke through her trance.

Si Muyou's eyes trembled as she snapped back to reality, her face turned pale as a ghost, and a chill ran down her spine.

"Even against a fox, you seem to go weak in the knees, don't you?" A haunting whisper teased her ear, filling her with shame. Whirling around, Si Muyou was met with the sight of the three-tailed fox, already close enough to touch. Its claw swiped at her!

A shield of wind, formed from her magic, sprang up in defense. However, to her surprise, the fox wielded a force comparable to that of a mammoth beast. With a surge of its immense power, the fox's swipe shattered her shield, and the remaining force slammed into her.

"AGGH!" Blood spurted from Si Muyou's mouth, leaving scarlet streaks across her dress. She was thrown to the ground, tumbling several times before coming to a stop.

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