The moment Liu Xi and his two companions appeared, Elder Tian SheTian She's aged face twisted into righteous fury. His cane struck the air with a sharp crack as he barked in a voice brimming with false indignation:
"Three months ago, you three passed through Tianxie City and coveted a local sect's treasured relic. You slaughtered the entire sect—nearly a thousand souls!"
"My Ice River Valley, as a righteous faction, abhors such evil. Today, you will accompany me back to Ice River Valley to atone for those innocent lives you've taken!"
A mocking smile curled Liu Xi's lips. Inwardly, he found the claim laughable. 'That Desire Immortal Sect… someone's actually taking up its cause?'
A flicker of disgust crossed Xiao Yixian's violet-gray eyes. That so-called sect had trafficked women as cauldrons for cultivation. Hearing anyone call their destruction "injustice" made her stomach churn.
Zi Yan puffed out her chest indignantly and glared at the shameless elder, her voice crisp and fierce.
"Nonsense! It was that Yuxian Sect's sect master who lusted after me—hmph—and Sister Xian'er too! We only fought back!"
Liu Xi chuckled and added coldly, "We both know what sort of filth Yuxian Sect was—tyrants who bullied men and preyed on women. They got exactly what they deserved."
"You righteous heroes of Ice River Valley turn a blind eye to true evil, then bare your fangs when someone else cleans up the trash. Such hypocrisy is disgusting."
He could already guess Ice River Valley's true motive—the Woeful Poison Body. Even if he didn't know how they'd learned of it, this self-righteous posturing was nothing more than a pretext.
Elder Tian SheTian She's eyes narrowed, scanning over the three. 'An 8-Star Dou Huang… a 1-Star Dou Zong… and that one—I can't see through her? Impossible. Unless… an artifact shielding her aura?'
He scoffed inwardly. 'Someone this young, a Dou Zun? Ridiculous. That's a level I couldn't reach in my entire life. No—one of them must carry the Woeful Poison Blood. I'll take them all and sort it out later.'
His voice turned sharp and commanding. "Sharp-tongued brat! Nearly a thousand lives perished by your hands! Ice River Valley will not tolerate your blasphemy."
"Bing Yuan, Bing Fu, Bing Hua—take them down and bring them back for judgment!"
Behind him, three middle-aged elders in white robes exchanged uneasy glances. All three were 6-Star Dou Zong powerhouses—veterans with pride—but they could not defy an order.
With a flash, they took to the air, forming a three-point formation around Liu Xi's group.
A crushing aura descended. The trio were instantly locked in by the oppressive pressure. Liu Xi's Dou Qi wavered under the strain, and Zi Yan paled slightly under the force.
If not for Xiao Yixian's recent breakthrough, this fight might have ended with their desperate last stand.
But now…
Liu Xi released Xiao Yixian's slender waist and turned to her with a faint smile.
"Xian'er, for interrupting us earlier… vent your anger however you please."
A rosy hue blossomed across Xiao Yixian's cheeks. Her icy composure melted into a delicate shade of pink as she cast him a reproachful glance.
'To say such things in public… honestly…'
Elder Tian SheTian She's voice thundered from afar, dripping with disdain. "Hmph! Still daring to flirt before your death? I'll break your bones and see how you flaunt your affection then!"
Another elder sneered. "What a waste. Such beauty… if the Valley Master didn't want her alive, I'd claim her for myself!"
Their laughter was cut short.
The three Ice River Valley elders closed in, their combined aura weaving together into a single, terrifying pressure—comparable to that of a High-Level Dou Zong.
But then—
The air rippled. Xiao Yixian stepped lightly forward. Her snow-white hair fluttered behind her, long skirt flowing like mist. She extended her hand slightly—and her aura erupted.
An overwhelming presence surged forth. Heaven and Earth resonated as an invisible tide of power swept out, tearing through the surrounding pressure like paper.
The three elders staggered, coughing blood, their faces blanching in horror.
"D-Dou Zun… a Dou Zun powerhouse!!"
Not just the three elders—even Elder Tian SheTian She's expression twisted with shock.
Earlier, he had sensed only a faintly elusive aura from the girl. He'd never imagined that this seemingly young woman had already stepped into the Dou Zun Realm!
Such beings stood among the continent's apex—existences capable of founding their own top-tier forces. And yet she followed behind a mere Dou Zong? The thought was absurd—an affront to the very pride of a Dou Zun.
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Below, in the Ye Clan estate.
Ye Zhong stared dumbly at the sky, his mind blank. He simply could not process what he was seeing.
Only a few days ago, Xiao Yixian had been a 4-Star Dou Zong—slightly weaker than him. 'And now… she's a Dou Zun?'
It was beyond comprehension.
Then came the wave of regret. If he had just stood firmer earlier, the Ye Clan might have gained even a sliver of goodwill from a Dou Zun expert.
Since their decline, the Ye Clan hadn't had a single Dou Zun ally… nor any treasure worthy of one's attention.
What he'd once considered relief now felt like anguish. He'd thought Liu Xi's group doomed. Now it seemed Ice River Valley were the ones courting death.
All around him, the Ye Clan's members looked equally stupefied. 'How could she be a Dou Zun already?'
Had she revealed such power sooner, no one in the region would have dared touch the Ye Clan!
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Across Ye City.
The news spread like wildfire. Mercenaries, merchants, and nobles all rushed to witness the spectacle.
"Look, she's so young! A Dou Zun at that age… terrifying!"
"White dress, white hair, white skin… she's like a goddess descended! Ice River Valley's tyranny knows no shame—bullying such a fragile beauty!"
The crowd buzzed with awe and indignation alike.
On the Dou Qi Continent, strength was everything—and today, Ye City had glimpsed true power.
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In the sky.
The air froze solid. The three Ice River Valley elders hung motionless within it, terror etched across their faces.
Xiao Yixian's delicate foot pressed down upon empty air as she stepped forward. Her figure split into three afterimages, each appearing before one of the trapped elders.
Her jade finger flicked once.
Three streaks of gray energy shot out like lightning.
Pff! Pff! Pff!
In an instant, before the elders could even react, the gray energy pierced through their protective Dou Qi and drove straight through their chests.
Their eyes widened in disbelief.
That gray mist was none other than the Woeful Poison Qi—a deadly toxin that even Dou Zun experts dared not touch. Once, it had been her curse; now, it was her weapon.
The three phantoms merged back into one. Xiao Yixian stood quietly in the air, her long hair dancing in the wind.
Below her, the three Ice River Valley elders trembled. Black blood trickled from their lips, their life force rapidly fading away as their eyes turned dull and empty.
Their souls, their vitality—everything—had been devoured by her poison.
They were already dead.
(End of Chapter)
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