Chapter 314: Stay Calm

Chapter 314: Stay Calm

Deep within the spirit emperor's hidden realm, within an area filled with fog, the black fog suddenly roiled. A fearsome aura emanated from the fog in a cloud of dust. The Spirit Emperor roared out, "Xiao Nanfeng, I'll kill you! I'll grind your bones into powder so you'll never be able to survive the tribulations coming your way!"

The Spirit Emperor's howls resounded through the air, even beyond the boundary of black fog. The divine slaves outside the region of black fog were forced back from the frightening waves of energy.

Suddenly, the skies grew dark. Lightning struck all around the domain of black fog, shattering the soundwaves from the Spirit Emperor's cries of anger and blocking his aura from traveling further.

On a mountaintop some distance away, quite a few cultivators were paying particular attention to the region of black fog.

"The Spirit Emperor sounds as though he's just been heartbroken."

"He's howling about Xiao Nanfeng as though Xiao Nanfeng has stolen his woman. Xiao Nanfeng—is that Xiao Hongye's son?"

"It's likely so. Xiang Pojun, Xiang Tanlang, and Xiang Qisha's deaths all have something to do with Xiao Nanfeng."

"He's like a cockroach that won't die, isn't he?"

The Xiang cultivators all looked into the distance.

Only one of them instead turned to a figure standing in the back. That figure was shrouded with mist, their appearance hidden. All he did was cough occasionally.

"Mr. Wen, the Spirit Emperor's aura is too strong. Although he's trapped within the Thousand Spirits' Hall, even a single roar from him can cause such a large disturbance. Will the Xiang clan really be able to take him on?"

Everyone looked toward Mr. Wen.

'"There's no need to worry. I headed to the Eastern Sea Draconic Palace and retrieved that treasure from Seaquell Hall, remember? It was in order to counter the Spirit Emperor's main body. I was a spy by Nalan Qiankun's side, and Ihe deeply trusts me. I've managed to borrow the treasure and have since handed it to you. What's there to worry about?" Mr. Wen replied, coughing.

"But the heavenly pillar at the Yao Pool won't be easy to break," the cultivator continued. The most uptodate novels are published on n0velbjn((.))com

"Relax. I've already tricked Nalan Qiankun to engage and destroy the pillars in various cities. As for the Yao Pool, the situation will come to a conclusion quickly. Just wait patiently," Mr. Wen replied.

Everyone nodded, clearly trusting Mr. Wen. They waited.

Meanwhile, at the Yao Pool, Xiao Nanfeng and the Divine Emperor continued to sit cross-legged in meditation. The red light emanating from their bodies arced toward each other; they had already been sitting together in that position for a day and a night.

Suddenly, Xiao Nanfeng's body quivered. Suction force seemed to have come from his body, absorbing the scattered red light and even the light from the surface of the Divine Emperor's body.

Then, flowers suddenly bloomed within the Divine Emperor's body. The remainder of the flowers swarmed toward Xiao Nanfeng's body and entered it as well.

The transformation surprised the black lotus within Xiao Nanfeng's mindscape.

"The curse of affection is one of the hardest curses to shrug off. Once afflicted, the two cultivators in question will reach a state of synchronization and develop feelings for one another. It's all but impossible to undo such changes—and yet, Xiao Nanfeng's somehow absorbing the entire curse. Is something wrong with his truesoul? Superior Yin Pearl, do you know what's so special about him?" the black lotus asked.

However, the superior yin pearl didn't respond at all.

Countless red flowers were expelled from the Divine Emperor's body and absorbed into Xiao Nanfeng's. As the final flower was absorbed, the Divine Emperor woke up with a start.

She was still surrounded by black smoke, and her appearance unable to make out. She studied Xiao Nanfeng carefully. Her chest heaved. She panted in a staccato rhythm, her emotions seeming to oscillate wildly before she finally calmed down.

"What is it?" Xiao Nanfeng asked.

"Nothing." The Divine Emperor refused to explain, as though she were hiding something, or perhaps because she was afraid the black lotus and superior yin pearl would overhear her thoughts.

She continued, "You should claim your spoils from this encounter. I suspect there's quintessence of solarfire under your purple seal now."

Xiao Nanfeng reached toward the seal. Indeed, fires blazed immediately as he picked up the seal, swamping the vicinity. A roiling sea of flame surrounded two embers.

"Two more embers of soulfire?" Xiao Nanfeng's eyes lit up.

"You take your time, and I'll take mine." The Divine Emperor pointed at a lake of black water.

"Got it!" Xiao Nanfeng replied.

The two cultivators again sat cross-legged in meditation. The Divine Emperor induced the lake's worth of cursed spiritual power into her body, while Xiao Nanfeng did the same thing with his sea of flames. The two embers headed toward the two suns in his dantian, helping him hatch his nascent spirits.

Fire blazed all around him.

Half a day later, two booms resounded in his vicinity as eight caws could be heard from within his body.

"The eighth stage of Wingform!" Xiao Nanfeng slowly opened his eyes.

He stood up to see that the Divine Emperor was still absorbing the lake of black water. Her aura was growing stronger and stronger, as was the rate at which she absorbed black water.

He began to guard the Divine Emperor. After about another half a day, all that water entered her body. A frightening burst of strength emanated from within, forcing him to stumble back.

The black smoke around the Divine Emperor's face retreated, revealing a snowy-white appearance. Her long hair fluttered in the wind as a pleasant scent wafted out from her. Xiao Nanfeng inhaled almost voluntarily, lost in thought.

The Divine Emperor opened her eyes to see Xiao Nanfeng's stunned expression. She panicked. "What are you looking at?"

"You really are as beautiful as in the dream," Xiao Nanfeng replied, smiling.

The Divine Emperor blushed. "You're not to speak of that any longer."

"I won't, but you're still beautiful." Xiao Nanfeng smiled.

"You!" The Divine Emperor didn't know what to say, but she didn't seem to be angry. Indeed, it was hard to hide the hint of happiness in her eyes.

Just then, with a huge rumble, the ground seemed to shift rapidly. The buildings around the lake collapsed in a storm of dust.

"An earthquake?" Xiao Nanfeng exclaimed, looking all around.

"Even the air around the Yao Pool is shifting. Could something have happened to the entire hidden realm?" the Divine Emperor exclaimed.

"The quake's persisting outside the realm as well!" Xiao Nanfeng exclaimed.

The two cultivators rushed toward the boundary of the Yao Pool.