"This old man has some terrifying cultivation. Looks like this is a high-level fight. I can't keep holding back anymore."
Su Yunying swept her Lone Goose Spear across the air, her expression turning serious as she carefully watched Ao Ying's every movement.
"Little girl, before you become my cauldron, I'll allow you to leave behind your name."
"Su Yunying!"
With that, she activated the Supreme Phoenix Sovereign Art within her body.
In an instant, a blazing Mystic Phoenix engulfed in crimson flames seemed to be reborn through nirvana, its fiery silhouette surrounding her.
"That's... the Mystic Phoenix bloodline of the Fire Phoenix lineage?"
Ao Ying's eyes widened in shock. He had never expected this young woman to possess such a supreme bloodline.
Yu Xiyan, who was busy healing her injuries nearby, was equally stunned.
"Su Yunying... Mystic Phoenix bloodline... I remember now. She's Su Yunying? The future Phoenix Perch Empress praised throughout the realm?"
Before either Yu Xiyan or Ao Ying could recover from their surprise, Su Yunying had already moved.
"Old man, you'd better be careful. Your cultivation may be high, but I'm not someone you can bully at will. Take one strike from me first!"
The moment she finished speaking, Su Yunying stepped forward with Water-Wind Phantom Steps. With astonishing speed and footwork, she circled around Ao Ying like a phoenix soaring through the heavens, leaving countless afterimages that made it impossible to distinguish illusion from reality.
"A few cheap tricks. They're beneath my notice."
Ao Ying swung his walking staff while forming seals with one hand.
A thick black mist spread through the chamber, and behind him appeared the phantom of a savage flood dragon baring its fangs.
"Prison Dragon Triple Destruction!"
The monstrous dragon lunged straight toward Su Yunying.
Her brows knit together. She spun the Lone Goose Spear, transforming it into a shield of blazing flames that met the attack head-on.
Boom!
Though she blocked the deadly strike, the violent impact forced her back more than ten steps.
"Hm? You're actually unharmed?"
Ao Ying was visibly surprised. That attack should have seriously wounded her.
Then his gaze fell upon the spear in her hands.
His pupils contracted.
"An Imperial Weapon? You actually possess one? No wonder you could withstand my killing move."
Su Yunying grinned.
"Jealous? You've lived so many years and don't even own an Imperial Weapon?"
"No way... Don't tell me someone your age has never even seen what an Imperial Weapon looks like?"
Those words instantly shattered Ao Ying's composure.
"Damn brat! Do you think Imperial Weapons grow on trees?"
"I'm only three thousand years old! So what if I haven't seen one before?"
"Damn it! Today I'll reclaim my dignity!"
Enraged, Ao Ying pushed his cultivation even further, his aura rising another thirty percent as he launched an endless barrage of attacks.
"So what if you have an Imperial Weapon? I can kill you with my bare hands!"
Su Yunying snorted.
"Anyone can brag. Come if you've got the guts."
Her footwork became even lighter, effortlessly dodging every one of his attacks.
The true brilliance of Water-Wind Phantom Steps was on full display.
Seeing every strike miss, Ao Ying suddenly changed tactics.
Raising both palms, he roared,
"You've gone too far, girl! Today I'll show you the dignity of a Supreme Realm expert!"
"Mad Dragon Essence-Devouring Force!"
Immediately, the air inside the chamber began to churn.
A pitch-black vortex formed around Ao Ying, releasing an overwhelming suction force that dragged Su Yunying toward him.
Clang!
She planted the Lone Goose Spear into the ground, forcing herself to stop.
Even so, the tremendous pull continued dragging her forward, the spear's tip scraping across the stone floor and sending showers of sparks flying.
"Damn it... The gap in cultivation is still too great!"
She gritted her teeth, desperately resisting.
"Stop wasting your strength."
"Come obediently to me, little girl."
Ao Ying laughed triumphantly, already convinced victory was his.
At that very moment—
Yu Xiyan, who had remained silent while recovering, suddenly opened her eyes.
Like a bolt of lightning, she rushed forward, sword in hand, aiming directly at Ao Ying's back.
Slash!
"AAAGH!"
Her sword pierced straight through his chest.
Ao Ying screamed in agony.
"You dared... sneak attack me?!"
Yu Xiyan's face was icy.
"This sword... is repayment."
"Pfft!"
Ao Ying coughed up blood before immediately turning and striking at Yu Xiyan with his palm.
"You little bitch! I'll kill you!"
Yu Xiyan's pupils shrank.
The moment he turned, she instinctively withdrew her sword and tried to retreat.
But he was simply too fast.
The iron palm descended toward her head before she had time to react.
"Rising Dragon from the Abyss!"
"AAAGH!"
Just then, Su Yunying thrust out her spear.
Following through with a sweeping upward dragon strike, she cleanly severed the arm that was about to strike Yu Xiyan.
Ao Ying's miserable scream echoed throughout the chamber.
"Don't give him a chance to counterattack!"
"Kill him!"
"Right!"
For that brief instant, Su Yunying and Yu Xiyan moved with perfect synchronization.
Both activated the Phoenix bloodlines within them while gathering every last trace of spiritual power, pushing their cultivation to its absolute limit.
They knew that unless they ended the battle with one decisive strike, even with one arm severed, Ao Ying's cultivation remained too overwhelming to confront directly.
A phantom of an ice phoenix and a fire phoenix soared into the sky.
The two merged into a breathtaking vision of yin and yang, ice and flame intertwining in endless harmony.
"Frozen Wings—Absolute Annihilation!"
"Seven Dragon Scriptures—Hundred-Li Dragon Surge!"
Spear and sword merged into a single combined technique.
An endless tidal wave of energy erupted.
The twin phoenixes of ice and fire spread their wings and charged directly toward Ao Ying.
"This... Ice and Fire Heavenly Extreme?! No—!"
His desperate scream echoed only for an instant.
The intertwined powers of frost and flame pierced straight through his body.
In the next moment, his body disintegrated into ash and shattered ice crystals, scattering across the ground.
The battle was finally over.
"Whew... That felt amazing."
After confirming Ao Ying was completely dead, Su Yunying let out a long breath and leaned against the nearby statue before sitting down on the floor.
Yu Xiyan had likewise exhausted nearly all of her spiritual energy.
Almost collapsing from fatigue, she sat beside Su Yunying.
For a while, neither woman spoke.
Su Yunying merely looked around at the priceless treasures scattered across the chamber, seemingly lost in thought.
Yu Xiyan closed her eyes quietly, focusing on stabilizing her injuries.
After a long silence, Su Yunying glanced sideways at Yu Xiyan.
"So this is the greatest beauty of Great Yin? She's truly breathtaking..."
Sensing Su Yunying's gaze, Yu Xiyan also turned slightly.
When she clearly saw Su Yunying's face, she couldn't help feeling surprised.
"So the future Phoenix Perch Empress is this stunning..."
After silently praising each other's beauty in their hearts, the two met each other's eyes.
The atmosphere once again fell into silence.
Finally, Yu Xiyan spoke first.
"Thank you for saving me."
"You saved me just now too, Sister."
"We're even."
"My name is Yu Xiyan. What's yours?"
"I'm Su Yunying."
"Sister, my big brother told me you're the Empress of Great Yin. Is that true?"
"Yes."
"I'm so jealous. Being an empress must be amazing."
Yu Xiyan smiled faintly.
"Not really. Outsiders may envy the position, but it's actually lonely and exhausting."
"I'm the one who's envious of how freely you can roam the world."
Su Yunying scratched her cheek.
"Traveling the martial world isn't as carefree as it seems. Half the time I'm worrying about food, lodging, and travel expenses."
"I suppose every life has its own hardships."
After chatting for a while, Su Yunying looked at the mountain of treasures covering the chamber.
"Sister, there are so many treasures here."
"How about we split everything fifty-fifty?"
Yu Xiyan shook her head.
"I don't need them."
"If you like them, take them all."
"Then I won't be polite!"
Su Yunying immediately pulled out more than a dozen storage bags and happily began stuffing every treasure into them.
Watching her, Yu Xiyan silently shook her head.
"She already possesses a top-grade Imperial Weapon. Does she really still care about worldly wealth? How strange..."
Just as Su Yunying packed away the very last spirit stone—
Rumble...
The statue behind Yu Xiyan suddenly emitted a series of mechanical grinding sounds.
Yu Xiyan instantly leaped away and summoned another spiritual sword from her storage ring, her expression becoming alert.
Su Yunying also gripped the Lone Goose Spear and stood shoulder to shoulder with Yu Xiyan.
Both women prepared themselves for whatever danger was about to emerge.
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