As the phoenix spread its wings, a giant wave surged into the sky. Countless beings in the spirit realm felt an immense and boundless supreme pressure. The storm stirred up by the phoenix seemed to pierce the heavens. On the vast land of the spirit realm, countless beings trembled in fear, and even the Immortal King was shocked to the point of turning pale.
in the end……
Who is it?
Suddenly, a dragon's roar resounded. The moment the dragon's roar rang out, the entire world shook violently. The sky was first twisted like a piece of cloth being blown into shape, and then countless spatial rifts appeared in the sky above the endless sea.
It's fortunate that this is the Spirit Realm, one of the Seven Primordial Realms. One of the biggest differences between the Seven Primordial Realms and other worlds is that the power of the laws in the Seven Primordial Realms is incredibly strong. Even if they are damaged, their speed of self-repair is also astonishing.
Those hundreds of millions of spatial rifts disappeared in the blink of an eye, but this did not lessen the shock in the hearts of all races, especially when their divine senses saw a blue dragon with a body of a million feet emerge from the sea and chase after the nine-colored phoenix.
This...this is the true form of the Dragon Emperor!!
Above the spirit realm, a colossal azure dragon and a colorful phoenix clashed, causing the heavens and earth to tremble and mountains and seas to shake. The clash between the two immortal emperors, and the terrifying pressure emanating from them, filled the hearts of everyone present with dread, instilling fear in countless living beings.
With a cry, the phoenix's entire body illuminated the world like a nine-colored sun. The nine-colored rays of light shot towards the azure dragon, and wherever the light reached, space collapsed into countless fragments, as if the world was about to be destroyed.
The azure dragon roared, and countless spatial rifts appeared in the sky. Then it opened its maw and spewed out silver-white light waves powerful enough to shatter countless stars.
Boom boom boom—
The clash between this dragon and the phoenix is terrifying beyond measure.
Countless people's legs went weak, and countless strong people clutched their hearts, which felt like they were about to burst out of their chests.
Knowing she was no match for Luo Bai, A Yao didn't linger in the fight. After exchanging dozens of blows with Luo Bai, she immediately transformed back into human form and darted into a spatial rift, leaving the Spirit Realm in no time.
The dragons were stunned the moment she transformed back into human form.
She, she, she...
It was her!!
That mixed-breed pheasant? How could that be?
The nine-colored phoenix just now clearly possessed the aura of a pure ancient phoenix. As members of the dragon race, they sensed it more clearly than anyone else. It was the royal family of the phoenix clan, possessing the aura of a pure royal family.
At this moment, they didn't even know whether to be surprised by A Yao's terrifying strength or shocked that their emperor actually wanted a phoenix with pure ancient phoenix blood, or even royal blood, to be his empress.
Luo Bai didn't care what others thought; all he wanted to do now was grab A Yao and teach her a lesson.
Luo Bai chased A Yao into the starry sky, where the two engaged in a fierce battle. Although A Yao's strength was still inferior to his, he did not intend to kill her, nor did he have any real intention of seriously injuring her. This caused him to hesitate when making his moves, while A Yao, on the other hand, did not have so many concerns.
As a result, Luo Bai was completely helpless against her.
The two fought their way from the Spirit Realm to the Eternal Stars, then from the Eternal Stars to the Demon Realm, then from the Demon Realm to the Immortal Realm, and finally from the Immortal Realm to the Underworld, truly shocking all the heavens and myriad realms.
Ayao inwardly groaned, after all, her strength was limited by time; why was this old mudskipper so troublesome?!
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One month later.
In a remote ancient ruin in the Immortal Realm, a girl dressed in purple was practicing her inner energy in a dilapidated underground palace. Suddenly, a series of strange zither sounds rang out. The zither music seemed to penetrate everywhere, and no matter how many barriers, formations, and restrictions were set up, they could not block it in the slightest.
The girl had only been in meditation for a short while when she heard the music and became irritated. In the end, she had to break out of her meditation, gritting her teeth in frustration.
The music sometimes sounded like the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves, and sometimes like the moans of pleasure; the music had a seductive power that led people astray.
"So annoying! Stop playing!" Ah Yao finally couldn't help but yell, her voice penetrating many buildings and reaching outside the ancient ruins. The ruins were filled with flickering lights of restrictions, all placed by Ah Yao before the effects of the Time Talisman wore off; half of them were modifications of the original restrictions.
Because of these restrictions, Luo Bai couldn't enter immediately. If he were to force his way in, these restrictions would detonate, potentially obliterating A Yao completely. A Yao knew Luo Bai couldn't bear to see her die, so he wouldn't force his way in, resulting in the current situation.
While A Yao was cultivating in the underground palace of the ancient ruins, Luo Bai would disturb her by playing the zither outside.
In a dilapidated palace, there grew an enormous cherry blossom tree. Beneath this tree, on a boulder, sat a man dressed in white—a man with silver hair and golden eyes.
His long hair cascaded down his back like a silver waterfall, and dark silver dragon patterns were faintly visible on his white robes. A seven-stringed zither lay before him, and he played it with a smile. Hearing A-Yao's voice, he looked up and smiled:
"If you don't want to hear it, you can come out and hit me."
Upon hearing this, Ayao, who was inside the ancient ruins, stomped her feet in anger in the main hall.
"Didn't I return the Chaos Lotus to you?" Ayao said.
"Give it back to me? What a ridiculous word! How could you even say that? If I hadn't discovered it in time, you would have already looted everything in the Langhuan Secret Realm and made your escape," Luo Bai said.
“You said you weren’t ready to cultivate with me, so I gave you plenty of time; you said you didn’t want to be my concubine, so I made you my empress; you said you wanted the grandest wedding, so I used all the power of the dragon clan to satisfy you first; you said you didn’t want to become a dragon, so I finally agreed.”
"I've been completely open and honest with you, don't you feel even a little bit grateful?"
Luo Bai's words plunged A Yao into silence inside the ruins. After a long while, she heard Luo Bai sigh again and ask, "Feng Yao, do you have even a trace of sincerity towards me?"
These words were like a boulder thrown into A Yao's heart, causing her emotions to surge and churn. Her mind was instantly in turmoil, with all sorts of complicated memories from her past and present lives flooding back.
She didn't truly love him?
If she didn't truly love him, why would she drink that potion of forgetfulness again and again?
If she didn't truly love him, why would she have entered his dreams for a thousand years to sever their ties?
But she couldn't have genuine feelings for him.
The Phoenix Clan and the Dragon Clan have been enemies since ancient times.
Ayao was incredibly agitated, with an urge to destroy everything, but the annoying zither music continued to irritate her. Suddenly, she shouted loudly outside:
"You're a dragon, I'm a phoenix, where does true love come from?"
The sound transformed into sound waves, penetrating through layers of ruins and reaching the outside.
The music suddenly stopped.
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