Li Qingshan guessed that Gu Yanying's transparent feather originally possessed the ability to break through domains. When it detonated above the Gate of Hungry Ghosts, the power spread out evenly in this region of space, making the space even more fragile. That was why he could shatter it with a single punch.
"Thanks!"
"No problem."
In the Hungry Ghost realm, sharp mockery and cold snorts of disdain rang out like the tide. Pairs of green eyes shone with greed and desire as they gazed at the Corpse King that had been cut to pieces. It was as if they were not looking at a dried corpse, but people who had starved for three days gazing at a table of delicacies.
At this very moment, the pieces of the Corpse King's body all flew into the air, piecing together again. It let out a furious roar. It was actually still alive.
The Void-bellied Ghost King leapt up from the ground. Its mouth widened to an unbelievable degree, like a huge, gaping bag. It sucked in the Corpse King wildly.
The Dark Queen who had been preparing for a very long time finally took action.
Corpse qi poured out from the various wounds on the Corpse King's body, sucked into the Void-bellied Ghost King's mouth.
The Void-bellied Ghost King's belly swelled up like it was ten months pregnant. Its figure became more and more consolidated, and its aura became more and more powerful.
The Corpse King finally became frightened. It swung its arms around wildly, struggling desperately, but it was unable to stop its aura from leaking out.
Li Qingshan was slightly surprised. Gu Yanying explained, "The reason why the Hungry Ghost realm is called the Hungry Ghost realm is because only by constantly devouring can the corpses and ghouls in there constantly grow stronger and survive. Look, the Corpse King would rather struggle here than return to the Hungry Ghost realm. There's still a chance of survival here. Retreating is the fate of being divided and devoured. "
There was another thought that Gu Yanying did not mention. The Dark Queen's strength would definitely grow drastically after devouring a Corpse King this time, and her cultivation had reached the peak of the second heavenly tribulation a long time ago. If she resolved that knot in her heart and underwent the third heavenly tribulation, she would be very confident about the situation in the Green province. The situation in the Green province would change once more.
The Samādhi Flames of White Bone swept over, enveloping the Corpse King heavily and severing its final sliver of life.
The Corpse King was severely injured and suppressed by the Void-bellied Ghost King, so it could no longer stop the spread of the flames. The broken bones were immediately ignited, and in the blink of an eye, it burned into a huge fire.
The Dark Queen and Little Ann exchanged glances from afar. They divided and devoured it, completely killing the Corpse King.
"Ah! I can't accept this … I can't … "The Corpse King let out a final groan. He didn't expect to die in such a world. To die at the hands of such a group of people.
The flames from the Corpse King's skeleton were particularly bright and clear. Clearly, they could not be compared to regular Corpse Generals or Corpse Commanders.
Little Ann didn't use it to continue refining the Buddha Slaying Sword Embryo. Instead, she carefully collected it. This would be the key for her to break through the second level.
The white flames burned fiercely, illuminating the entire realm. Its light even reached the Hungry Ghost Realm.
Countless voices of shock and bewilderment came from the Hungry Ghost Realm. The legend of the "White Sacred Flame" was widespread in the Hungry Ghost realm.
Now. It really appeared!
The Dark Queen immediately sealed up the Gate of Hungry Ghosts and took out an item. It was a pale-white object that resembled a sharp awl. Countless vicious ghouls could be vaguely seen hugging together on it.
The Dark Queen tossed it out, and it grew to thirty meters in the air. The ghouls became clearer and clearer, like a huge sword hanging in the air, stabbing towards the Gate of Hungry Ghosts slowly and firmly.
The black cracks all closed up after coming in contact with the huge, pale-white sword. It was unable to cause any damage.
Li Qingshan asked, "What's this?"
Gu Yanying said, "The Key of Hungry Ghosts!"
The Umbral Yin sect was bold enough to use the powers of the Hungry Ghost realm, so they understood the terrors of the Hungry Ghost realm the best. They had prepared many methods to prevent the Gate of Hungry Ghosts from devouring them. This was one of them.
However, the Dark Queen was rather worried. If another Corpse King or Ghost King appeared to support the Gate of Hungry Ghosts, the Hungry Ghost realm would descend completely in just a few seconds.
However, out of their surprise and doubt towards the white flames, as well as the shattered space on the Gate of Hungry Ghosts, no ghouls were bold enough to rush out immediately and take the risk. During this moment of hesitation.
The Key of Hungry Ghosts seemed to be stabbed into the Gate of Hungry Ghosts. The Dark Queen dispersed the Void-bellied Ghost King and aimed it at the Key of Hungry Ghosts. She wrapped her arms around it and twisted it forcefully.
The Gate of Hungry Ghosts rapidly closed.
Unwilling roars rang out from the Hungry Ghost realm like a tsunami. The ghouls responded one by one and lunged over.
However, as the Key of Hungry Ghosts turned, the various sounds rapidly receded into the distance. The figures of the vicious ghouls rapidly blurred too. In the end, all that was left was a green light that flickered like starlight before dimming and vanishing.
The Gate of Hungry Ghosts closed loudly.
All of the sounds and sights vanished in that instant. They had been locked up in another world.
Gu Yanying clapped her hands. "It's done!"
The rims of the Marquis of Ruyi's eyes heated up. He could not help but feel like he was about to cry. The feeling of surviving a disaster was far too wonderful.
The Dark Queen looked back before looking at Little Ann. Her brows furrowed slightly, wanting to say something, but she hesitated.
Her originally cold gaze was actually filled with indescribable warmth. Although she had not obtained any evidence, not a single response, she was already extremely certain inside.
Feng did not believe in Little Ann's existence entirely because of that sliver of fortune.
However, the Dark Queen and Little Ann were basically tied together. Their lives were linked. That had always been an indescribable bond.
Little Ann stowed away the Buddha Slaying sword embryo and ignored the Dark Queen's disappointment. He turned around and returned to Li Qingshan's side.
Li Qingshan also let out a sigh of relief and gazed into the distance. All he saw was darkness outside the region. "How are we supposed to get out?"
Gu Yanying said, "This place has already been sealed up by the eye of the Space-devouring beast, isolating it into an independent region. However, as long as the Hungry Ghost realm hasn't completely devoured it, returning to the nine provinces is only a matter of time."
Sure enough, a smear of azure appeared in the depths of the sky. The gloomy clouds and mist gradually dispersed.
The region had distanced itself from the Hungry Ghost realm, returning to the World of the nine provinces.
Finally, this tragic war had ended. After narrowly escaping death, they had managed to find a way out. Gratified smiles appeared on everyone's faces.
The Dark Queen stared at Little Ann for a very long time, but she refused to say anything the entire time. It was as if she was calling for her return with her gaze. It was filled with indescribably complicated emotions, such as apologies, concern, relief, sorrow …
She constantly murmured inside, My Yue 'er, my Yue' er!
Little Ann was restless. She just hid behind Li Qingshan and hugged her head as if she wanted to cover her non-existent ears. Although she wanted to sever her past, the memories of the past constantly surged and entangled her without end.
That was her experience before she started cultivating, as well as her entire life. Severing her emotions was easier said than done.
"Your highness, these two monsters are vicious. If you let them escape here, they'll definitely become a great problem in the future." The Marquis of Ruyi gazed into the distance, but he secretly communicated with her soul sense.
It had to be mentioned that he had quite the insight. If the Dark Queen took action, Li Qingshan and Little Ann really would not be her opponent right now. The Void-bellied Ghost King had become even more powerful after devouring the Corpse King's aura, and with this reunion, the knot in her heart began to loosen up too. She could completely unleash the Void-bellied Ghost King's greater strength.
Right now, even if she faced a regular Soul Nascence cultivator, the Dark Queen was confident she could put up a fight. What was even more frustrating was that Li Qingshan was currently extremely feeble, trapped in the region, unable to escape.
After witnessing Li Qingshan and Little Ann's performance, the Marquis of Ruyi became determined to kill them. Otherwise, once they broke free from this region, they would probably turn the entire Ruyi commandery upside down. Probably even her own life would be in danger.
The Dark Queen looked away and lowered her head to look at the Marquis of Ruyi. Her expression recovered its coldness and she said, "Really?"
"Yes!" The Marquis of Ruyi could not help but turn around and bow towards the Dark Queen. He panicked inside. She had also cultivated for many years, so why did she not even understand the principle of launching a sudden attack? However, since she was bold enough to mention it so openly, perhaps that was proof of her absolute confidence.
At the same time, he used his soul sense to command Gu Yanying. "Yanying, prepare to take action. We need to kill these two daemons here, or the entire Marquis of Ruyi, or even the entire Green province, will be in danger."
Gu Yanying leaned on her chin with her jade folding fan and sank into her thoughts. If she had guessed correctly, his request sure was startling!
She frowned. "I don't think that's a good idea!"
Li Qingshan asked, "What happened?"
"Yanying, are you really going to collude with daemons? Aren't you afraid of sir Hawk God's rebuke?"
The Marquis of Ruyi was furious. Why was she like that too? What was going on with them? Wouldn't this make the Moon Devil wary? He also felt that something was amiss.
"He is him, and I am me!" Gu Yanying raised an eyebrow, displeased.
The Dark Queen asked indifferently, "Who do you think I should kill first?"
The Marquis of Ruyi could not afford to consider it carefully. He said reluctantly, "I think we should kill the skeletal monster first. That wretched daemon, the Moon Devil, is only a spent force. There's no need for your highness to take action."
He had calculated it very well. The Moon Devil's aura had declined to the limit. As long as he was a little careful, capturing him would not be a problem at all, while the skeletal monster was unfathomable. It was best if he let the Dark Queen take action.
He completely ignored the fact that if it were not for them, he would be dead already.
The other cultivators all came to a realisation too. The war had not ended completely. With the external threat gone, internal strife would immediately follow.
The main conflict in the World of the Nine Provinces was still between the humans and daemons. Even if they were in the same boat, there was definitely no sense of benevolence. With the performance of the Moon Devil and the skeletal monster, they had to be killed in the cradle.
They all picked up their weapons, ready to attack at any time. They wanted to avenge the fellow cultivators that the Moon Devil had killed just now!
The Dark Queen lowered her eyes. The Void-bellied Ghost King with its protruding belly suddenly struck out with a slap, but it was not aimed at Li Qingshan or Little Ann, but the Marquis of Ruyi before him.
"Your highness!"
A huge shadow loomed over him. The Marquis of Ruyi had never expected the Dark Queen to attack him. His eyes were filled with disbelief. Before he could even respond, he was swatted away like a fly, shattering to pieces mid-air. He was as dead as he could be.
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