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"At this time, being distracted is quite impolite, Guard Commander..."

The ethereal voice was distant, at least a thousand zhang away, but to beings like them, it wasn’t considered far.

The Guard Commander did not speak, still looking into the distance.

"Is that young girl the initiator of your Sorcerer Dynasty?" Shenyue said with a faint smile, "Impressive indeed. Among a bunch of disgusting insects, there’s such an existence; it’s somewhat interesting. It’s a pity..."

"What’s there to pity?" the Guard Commander asked indifferently.

"It seems you don’t think she will lose," Shenyue murmured with a smile.

"You’re still as annoying as ever," the Guard Commander breathed out.

"Me?" Shenyue’s smile grew even wider, "Indeed, I am not particularly likable. After all... you people from Huazhong detest us from the islands of the East, and I do admit, some of the methods I’ve used against our compatriots were rather extreme. But even so, I can’t hold a candle to you, can I?"

Guard Commander: "....."

"Low-level Reincarnators, even if they can’t join us, are oppressed, isolated, or even tortured through reincarnations; at least they can still be themselves, experiencing different lives.

Isn’t that at least stronger than being a walking corpse left in the Source World?

With limited resources, only a few can enjoy themselves.

Isn’t competition a very normal thing? Since the dawn of civilization, when have humans ever stopped waging wars? "

"But no matter what, our struggles remain internal while you..." Shenyue’s smile persisted, but her voice turned bitingly cold, "are a traitor!!"

The Guard Commander did not speak, nor did he turn to look at her, continuing to gaze at Zi Yue in the distance.

"You guessed I would come?"

"What’s there not to guess?" Shenyue scoffed, "Back then, the Ancient Demon Clan posed the greatest threat to us Reincarnators, once they’d stolen our memories, the problems would be endless. You knew the consequences, yet you still did it. I admire you for using any means to rise to power. After all, everyone has their own methods—the victor enjoys longevity, the loser suffers through reincarnation. But by siding with the Ancient Demons, you’re digging your own people’s graves. You deserve to die!"

"I’ve died many times already," the Guard Commander said with a smile, "at your hands."

"Then you should be thankful that you died so easily before. I’ll let you experience what it’s like," Shenyue declared coldly, "to be treated as a guinea pig."

"By you?" the Guard Commander’s voice carried a hint of disdain, "Perhaps if your true body came, then maybe there might be a chance..."

"Really?" Shenyue looked over at Zi Yue’s side, "Zi Yue... that’s the name you chose, isn’t it?

Huazhong has revered the color purple since ancient times, and the moon is the totem worshipped by the Ancient Demon Clan.

By naming her Zi Yue, it shows how much you value her.

But I’m very curious now, you say... how could you, valuing your daughter so much, allow her to merge with a Reincarnator? "

"It has nothing to do with you..."

"How cold-hearted"

As her words fell, a strong aura surged in the blink of an eye, and both turned to look in that direction.

"Indeed, it’s no trivial feat..." Shenyue clapped her hands, "To force that lunatic to unseal directly, tsk tsk, it’s hard to tell whether it’s because your daughter is too outstanding... or that Reincarnator is too exceptional."

Guard Commander: "....."

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"Unsealed?"

Within the Vermilion Bird Palace, the Emperor, with the assistance of the Imperial Sister, was gradually being sealed and suddenly opened his eyes to look towards the battlefield.

The Empress also slightly opened her eyes, the Dark Crow Flame that enveloped the Emperor became momentarily disrupted.

She had fought against Sparrow Bee before, and the opponent had not been able to fully exert their strength, so she wasn’t clear about her odds if the opponent went all out, but it surely wouldn’t be easy. Sparrow Bee’s power was strong, one of the strongest people she had met besides her brother.

To push such a person to unhesitatingly unlock King Level, that woman called Zi Yue...

"It seems that my chief magician really doesn’t disappoint," the Emperor said with a grin.

"Zi Yue..." the Empress narrowed her eyes, she had heard of this person’s reputation a long time ago, but it was certain the individual had never heard of her. She needed to hide herself, and she naturally wouldn’t contact someone as renowned as Zi Yue, nor would the Emperor allow someone whose background was unknown to be aware of her existence.

But she knew one thing, this person had been willing to serve Liu Yu for many years, and it was even said that when he pledged allegiance to the Prince, it was Zi Yue who led Liu Yu to him. This person had to be extraordinary.

She even had a feeling that among the entire Ancient Demon Clan, the most troublesome might not be the High Priest, but this woman who had always been right under the nose of the Capital City.

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"An illusion?"

The counterstrike went smoother than expected; the woman’s face didn’t even have time to express shock before turning to dust in her hands.

Sparrow Bee stood dumbfounded in place. It was normal for the adversary to turn into black dust because her dagger was coated with Bai Feng’s poison, a domineering toxin that, upon contact with blood, could instantly dissolve the opponent, but... was it really that easy?

Someone who could so easily lurk behind her, just like that, was gone?

And if it was an illusion, then why did the sensation of the dagger piercing flesh seem so real just now?

"Truly fast enough..."

The cold voice sounded again from behind, identical in tone, but the chill it brought with it was like nothing Sparrow Bee had experienced before.

Again, this way!!

Without any warning, the presence appeared behind her, not a hint of sensation, this time not even three feet away - almost within arms’ reach!

Assassin... If one could lurk so close, the person being stalked was as good as dead.

What did she do?

Once again, Sparrow Bee tensed her entire body, her speed reaching its peak as she turned into a being not even light and shadow could capture. A flash of her blade seemed to materialize from thin air, bisecting the area where Zi Yue appeared once more.

This frightening speed caused the Empress’s pupils to constrict from a distance. Back in the day, during the duel in the Capital City, he did not have this speed. And if it were her, she wasn’t sure she could dodge it; anyway... it was faster than her, and her eyes couldn’t even keep up!

To win, she could only rely on her combat instincts to dodge. If she depended on her physical reactions, the Empress admitted she would definitely not win.

But even with such terrible speed, Sparrow Bee couldn’t shake the panic in her heart.

Because he killed the opponent again with ease, the body that had just appeared turned once more into black ash, leaving nothing behind.

But he knew that the opponent was not dead.

What he killed was not an illusion, but something real. He could clearly feel the strong elemental fluctuations when he stabbed the opponent. There was no doubt that the opponent was a top-notch magician, but why could she keep reappearing?

"No wonder Chen Qing said that encountering you was his most dangerous encounter, and it’s no wonder Bai Feng, once he reached Jiangnan, only dared to hide deep within the West Sea Dragon Palace, not daring to reveal even a hint of his presence. There was a reason to be so afraid of you," he said.

Sparrow Bee stopped and turned to look at her opponent.

This time the opponent was even closer. Upon turning around, it was almost face to face; he could even feel the opponent’s breath.

"What have you done?"

Sparrow Bee couldn’t help but ask, even if he only had a moment to speak.

If he didn’t figure out what exactly the opponent had done, no matter how fast he was, he would only be wasting his strength. And once he was out of breath, no one would be able to save him!

"Your question is really strange," Zi Yue said with a laugh. "We are enemies, why do you think I would tell you?"