Chapter 32 Touching her sore spot is an unforgivable sin.

The victory in the North swept through the demon realm like a whirlwind, and all the demons rejoiced. Chi Li's prestige reached an unprecedented peak.

Akari was not basking in the joy of victory.

The probing behind Xuantianmen's actions made her sense a deeper storm brewing.

She did not linger at the border, leaving her capable assistants to handle the aftermath, before returning to the palace with Tanglu.

The little guy didn't seem to be scared by the bloodshed of the battlefield at all. On the contrary, he was especially excited because he "protected" Lili (although he only watched from the side) and Lili was safe and sound in the end. He kept chattering on the way back.

Chi Li looked at her carefree appearance, but dared not relax her tense nerves in the slightest.

She knew that the Xuantian Sect would never let this go.

really……

The calm lasted only half a month.

On this day, Chi Li was teaching Tang Lu how to control the wood spirit energy more precisely, helping a dying spirit plant to regain its vitality.

Tanglu studied very seriously, her little face tense, her fingertips shimmering with soft green light as she carefully nourished the withered leaves.

Suddenly, Chi Li looked up sharply, her gaze shooting towards the southeast direction of the palace like lightning.

That was the "Worry-Free Garden" that she had designated for Tang Lu to play in, and which was filled with all kinds of gentle spiritual plants!

A subtle, chilling aura, carrying a specific purpose, seeped into the barrier of the Worry-Free Garden.

With a clear objective, they headed straight for Tanglu, who was practicing cultivating a clump of moonflowers in the garden.

It's a diversionary tactic! The real killing move is here!

"Tang Lu!" Chi Li's voice was filled with unprecedented shock and anger, and her figure instantly transformed into a streak of light!

Almost simultaneously, within the Worry-Free Garden, a dark figure emerged from the void like a ghost, wielding a short blade gleaming with a chilling blue light, aiming straight for Tang Lu's back.

The speed was too fast and the presence too subtle, so much so that even the guards protecting the area failed to notice it immediately.

Tang Lu was completely focused on channeling her spiritual energy into the Moonlight Grass, oblivious to the danger behind her.

Until that chilling killing intent was almost touching her skin...

"Pfft!"

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh was dull yet clear.

But it wasn't Tang Lu who got hurt.

At the critical moment, Chi Li arrived.

She didn't even have time to use any magic; she simply shielded Tang Lu with her body.

The poisoned dagger pierced deep below her shoulder blade, just inches from her heart.

The excruciating pain was intense, but even more intense was the overwhelming rage and lingering fear.

If she had arrived even a moment later...

"Lili!"

Startled by the commotion behind her, Tang Lu turned around and saw a dark blue dagger embedded in Chi Li's shoulder, blood gushing out and instantly staining her crimson robes.

The little guy's face turned deathly pale in an instant, and his amber eyes were filled with terror and panic.

Upon realizing his mistake, the assassin did not linger in the fight and immediately attempted to disappear into the void once more.

"Trying to leave?!" Chi Li's voice was cold and filled with a murderous intent capable of destroying the heavens and the earth.

She didn't even bother to pull out the poisoned blade. Her free left hand shot out like lightning, her five fingers forming a claw, and she directly clenched the void where the assassin was!

"Crack!"

The space itself was crushed by her claw.

The assassin screamed as he was forcibly pulled out of the void and slammed to the ground like a dead dog. Countless bones in his body were shattered, and his escape technique was forcibly interrupted.

Only then did the surrounding guards react, instantly surrounding the area, their faces pale, kneeling to beg for forgiveness.

Chi Li didn't even glance at them; her entire attention was focused on the assassin who had tried to harm Tang Lu, and on the little tree spirit in her arms who was trembling with fear, tears streaming down her face like a broken string of beads.

"It's alright, don't be afraid." She endured the sharp pain in her shoulder and the numbness caused by the spreading toxins, and comforted Tang Lu in as calm a voice as possible.

He pressed her little head against his uninjured shoulder with his right hand, preventing her from seeing the bloody scene.

Her gaze, like the sharpest knife, fell upon the dying assassin.

"Soul search." She uttered two words, cold and ruthless.

The leader of the secret guards immediately stepped forward, placed his palm on the assassin's head, and brutally invaded the other's sea of ​​consciousness with his powerful divine sense!

"Ah—!" The assassin let out a shrill, inhuman scream, his body convulsing violently.

A moment later, the leader of the guards withdrew his hand and reported solemnly:

"Your Majesty, they are from the 'Shadow Pavilion,' commissioned by the Xuan Tian Sect with a large sum of money. Their target... is Princess Tang Lu."

They wanted to... to use the pure vitality of the Wood Spirit Heart to forge a secret treasure that could counter fire-attribute magical abilities.

How to control fire-related supernatural powers?

The target is none other than Chi Li!

They dared not attack her directly, so they targeted her softest and most vulnerable ribs.

The temperature of the air around Chi Li plummeted.

The blood flowing from her shoulder was no longer bright red, but faintly tinged with black, as the poison was eroding her divine power.

But she seemed to feel no pain, only a cold, furious rage that could burn the three realms within her chest.

She gently pushed Tang Lu away and handed her to a female official: "Take her back to her bedchamber and take good care of her."

"Lili! Your wound! Blood... so much blood!" Tang Lu cried out, struggling to stay still, her little hands futilely trying to cover her bleeding wound.

"Be good." Chi Li glanced at her, her eyes still filled with reassuring words.

But the surging crimson storm in the depths silenced Tang Lu instantly. She could only be half-carried away by the female official, turning back every few steps, crying so hard she could barely breathe.

After making sure Tang Lu left, Chi Li slowly turned her head to look at the assassin lying on the ground, looking like a lump of mud.

She walked over step by step, her footsteps echoing so clearly in the deathly silence of the Garden of Ease that they sent shivers down one's spine.

With each step she took, more dark blood seeped from the wound on her shoulder, but she didn't care.

She stopped in front of the assassin, looking down at him.

Those crimson-gold eyes were no longer majestic, but rather the pure cruelty and savagery of a primordial beast.

“Very good.” She said softly, her voice low but more terrifying than any roar, “Xuantian Sect… Shadow Pavilion…”

She raised her uninjured right hand, a wisp of crimson-gold flame flickering at her fingertips, a flame emanating an aura of destruction and torment.

She did not kill him immediately.

That wisp of flame pierced into the assassin's seven orifices, into every inch of his meridians, and into every strand of his soul!

"Ughhhhhh—!" A scream a thousand times more painful than being searched for souls echoed through the sky.

The flames did not burn on the surface, but burned within him, deep within his soul.

He could clearly feel his flesh and blood being burned inch by inch, his bones being crushed bit by bit, and his soul being torn apart piece by piece.

The desire to die became the greatest luxury...

Chi Li watched expressionlessly as he writhed and howled in extreme pain, ultimately succumbing to endless torment until he was utterly destroyed, leaving not even a speck of ashes behind.

But that's far from enough!

Her rage needs more bloodshed to quell it.

"Issue the order!" Chi Li's voice echoed throughout the entire palace, carrying a crushing will. "Seal off all external passages from the Demon Realm! Thoroughly investigate all those connected to the Xuan Tian Sect and the Dark Shadow Pavilion, and kill them without exception!"

"Gather the troops! Follow me—and raze the Xuantianmen Mountain Gate to the ground!"

The poisoned blade was still on her shoulder, and black blood soaked half of her robe, but she stood straight, like an ancient divine mountain that would never collapse.

That soaring murderous aura terrified all the demons, yet also filled them with fervor.

Their king was enraged.

They were willing to unleash a massive massacre.

Chi Li glanced one last time in the direction Tang Lu had left, then turned and walked out of the palace, each step carrying the determination to shatter mountains and rivers.

Hurting her might be forgivable.

To offend her is a crime deserving of ten thousand deaths!

The Xuantian Sect must be completely eradicated from these three realms.