Mu Qianran formed hand seals, attempting to defend herself. However, the pressure from the Origin Sea greatly diminished her divine technique, and the Purple Radiance Star easily broke through her defenses, engulfing him. He felt his body being torn apart by a powerful force, and his consciousness gradually blurred.
Bai Yunxin clasped her hands together, trying to use the lotus light to protect herself. But the purple starlight, with its world-destroying aura, instantly broke through her lotus light defense.
Her body, struck by the stars, was flung away like a leaf in the wind, landing heavily on the ground, a trickle of blood escaping from the corner of her mouth.
Even Yun Yin, who was a Saint Realm expert, was forced to retreat under the stars. His expression was solemn as he rapidly formed hand seals. His spiritual energy surged around him, and he also fully activated the Primordial Ancient Tree behind him. Its thick branches swayed, and countless emerald green leaves fluttered down, trying to resist the overwhelming purple starlight.
However, under the terrifying pressure of Xia Zihan's vast primordial sea, all efforts seemed so pale and powerless.
Above the Origin Sea, a colossal purple-green phoenix soared, its feathers shimmering with a mysterious purple light, each one containing powerful primordial spiritual energy.
The Purple Phoenix let out a long cry, its wings flapping fiercely, unleashing countless purple blades, each carrying a purple glow, that hurtled towards the Primordial Ancient Tree. Though the Primordial Ancient Tree resisted stubbornly, its branches snapped and its leaves withered under the cutting of the wind blades.
Immediately afterwards, the Purple Phoenix swooped down, its sharp claws tearing the Primordial Tree apart. The remnants of the tree turned into specks of green light and dissipated into the air.
Without the aid of the Primordial Tree, Yun Yin's face turned pale instantly. Before he could stabilize the injuries to his Soul Contract, the purple stars rained down on him. His body was forced back by the impact of the stars, his clothes were torn by the strong wind, and wounds appeared, staining his clothes with blood.
The Saint Realm is divided into first-level and second-level realms. Moreover, Yun Yin was not yet a fully-fledged Saint. He only lasted a few breaths in this meteor shower before disappearing from this space and being eliminated.
With Yunyin's defeat, no one in this area shrouded by the Origin Sea could withstand Xia Zihan's power.
Yan Lie, Jiang Xian, Mu Qianran, Bai Yunxin, Xiao Chen, and the others had already lost consciousness in the previous impact. At this moment, their bodies were enveloped by the power of the stars, turning into streaks of light and disappearing one after another.
However, there was one exception. In this world ravaged by the purple starlight and where everyone had fallen, a faint yet tenacious beam of light was flying toward this place at an astonishing speed. On the beam of light was a plump and upright figure. Behind him, a strange vine stretched out, supporting nine distinct flames.
These nine flames are of different shapes and colors, some like fire snakes and others like abysses. Each one exudes a unique aura, intertwining and merging with each other to form an awe-inspiring power.
With Xia Zihan's cold snort of tacit approval, the streak of light traversed the Purple Star, which was powerful enough to easily defeat everyone, and arrived at the location of Murong Liyue and the others.
As soon as Yi Ting landed, her gaze fell on Qin Luo in Xia Zihan's arms. When she saw the hideous wounds and undried blood on Qin Luo's body, her pupils suddenly contracted, and her face turned deathly pale.
"master!"
She cried out, her voice trembling.
Xia Zihan gave her a cold glance, then turned her gaze to Murong Liyue, Su Yaoyue, and Huang Lu.
Although she felt a strong aversion to these women, accepting them seemed like an unavoidable choice. She took a deep breath, suppressing her emotions, and quietly released her aura, instantly spreading a chilling coldness.
"Heh, quite a complete lineup." Xia Zihan's voice was as cold as ice, and the purple-glowing stars within the Origin Sea behind her trembled slightly with her words:
"One stole his heart while I was away, another clung to him because of our master-disciple relationship, and there were two more..."
Her gaze swept over Huang Lu and Su Yaoyue, and seeing the curves of those women, which were more than twice as full as hers, her dissatisfaction intensified.
Everyone's pupils contracted when they saw the sudden pressure released by Xia Zihan. Murong Liyue's body was enveloped in a faint silver light to resist the chill.
With a wave of her hand, Su Yaoyue instantly formed a light blue spiritual energy barrier, enveloping herself within it. Although Huang Lu and Yi Ting were slightly weaker, they gritted their teeth, circulated their own spiritual energy, and tried their best to resist.
Fortunately, Xia Zihan still had a sense of proportion regarding this oppressive aura; it was merely tangible and not substantial. Although everyone felt the pressure increase dramatically, they were still able to barely withstand it.
"You're just being unreasonable. Putting aside our issues, don't you have an explanation for why Qin Luo has become like this?"
Murong Liyue's eyebrows furrowed, her eyes filled with resentment, and she retorted without any politeness:
"We do feel ashamed of you, but at least we would never have let Qin Luo suffer such injuries, nor could we bear to see him suffer. Unlike you, now you're putting on airs here!"
Her voice was clear and crisp, clearly audible in the oppressive space, carrying a strong sense of questioning.
Su Yaoyue lightly touched her toes to the ground, and the azure spiritual energy barrier rippled slightly with her movement. She sneered and echoed:
"That's right, Qin Luo has always been cautious. If it weren't for you, he wouldn't be in this predicament. If you truly cared about him, how could you have let him fall into such danger? Now you still have the nerve to give us attitude? It's laughable!"
She crossed her arms, stared intently at Xia Zihan, her words filled with dissatisfaction.
Even the usually calm Huang Lu bit her lower lip, looked at Qin Luo in Xia Zihan's arms with a complicated expression, then looked at Xia Zihan and said in a deep voice:
"Sister Xia, if it weren't for you, how could he have suffered this calamity? Yet you're taking your anger out on us. Is that appropriate?"
Her voice was neither humble nor arrogant, yet it could not hide the accusation in her words.
Yi Ting's eyes reddened, tears welling up. She stared intently at Qin Luo, her voice trembling with sobs as she spoke:
"Hmph, Master has treated you well, how could you let him get hurt like this? We couldn't bear to see him suffer even the slightest harm. But what about you?"
Her body trembled slightly, and all the grievances and anger in her heart were transformed into these questions, directed straight at Xia Zihan.
Hearing the accusations from the crowd, Xia Zihan remained calm, as if she had expected this scene. She hugged Qin Luo tightly, as if he were her last resort.
"Are you done talking? If you're done, then it's my turn."
"You shameless women, do you even deserve to stand beside him?" Xia Zihan looked down at Qin Luo, her fingertips lightly tracing his face as it gradually regained color.
"If he hadn't insisted on protecting you, would you still be standing in front of me speaking to me like this..."
At this point, she suddenly changed the subject, and the aura of a saint emanating from her body intensified dramatically, becoming unmistakable:
"Since things have come to this, I have no choice but to swallow my anger. However... some rules must be established!"
"First, I don't care what your past entanglements with him were, from now on, while I'm with him, no one dares to disturb us during this time..."
Unfortunately, before she could finish speaking, Murong Liyue and Yiting both burst into laughter in exasperation.
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