Chapter 186

In the pitch-black night of Shengzhou's capital, the Yuan family mansion had become a sea of fire, flames roaring skyward, while Lady Murong Xiaoya slowly stepped out from within the Yuan estate.

Thus, not a single member of the Yuan family remained; their corpses were consumed by the flames, leaving not a bone behind.

Lady Murong Xiaoya did not look back once; with a single movement, she vanished from the long street before the Yuan estate.

Nearby residents and martial artists, startled by the Yuan family's sudden transformation, had quietly hidden in the shadows to watch.

At the sight of the Yuan mansion now engulfed in flames, each one was filled with shock and disbelief.

How could it be that the Yuan family, which had just triumphantly annihilated the Lady Murong family, now suffered such a sudden reversal?

Next, Lady Murong Xiaoya did not pause her revenge; within less than half an hour, she successively wiped out the Zhu and Cen families, two of the four great martial clans in the capital.

The heads of both families, their ancestral elders, and all clan members were utterly exterminated; no one could stop Lady Murong Xiaoya, and none were a match for even a single one of her strikes.

Wherever she passed, the land became mountains of corpses and seas of fire.

And as she continuously devoured the essence-blood of martial experts, Lady Murong Xiaoya's power had now grown to an unimaginable level.

……

The Bai family mansion.

A figure rushed into the mansion at high speed, stopping abruptly before the main hall's entrance, exclaiming:

"Laozu! Disaster! The Yuan, Zhu, and Cen families are in trouble!"

Inside the main hall sat four people: one with white hair and a frail, ancient frame—Bai family's sole remaining Laozu.

Another was Bai Changfeng's younger brother; since Bai Changfeng's death, the clan had already considered appointing him as the new head.

Seated at the head of the table, however, was a middle-aged man clad in Yunfeng black robes and stepping in Koushan boots, his face cold and stern, radiating an aura of detached indifference.

The final person was Mei Yanyu; upon learning of the Lady Murong family's annihilation, he knew that from this night onward, the balance of power among Shengzhou's martial factions had shifted.

Thus, he intended to visit the four great martial clans overnight to establish new alliances, and the Bai family was his first stop.

Upon hearing the messenger's report, all four men in the hall immediately frowned.

The Bai family's Laozu lifted his gaze to the messenger and barked sharply:

"There are honored guests from Luoshen Peak present—show some decorum!"

At that moment, Bai Changfeng's younger brother rose quickly and stepped before the messenger, lowering his voice to ask:

"Why are you so panicked? What exactly happened to the other three families?"

At this, the messenger's face remained pale with terror, his voice urgent:

"The mansions of all three families have been consumed by fire, and our spies report none of them have emerged—like…"

He paused, his voice trembling:

"Like everyone in the three families is dead."

Upon hearing this, Bai Changfeng's younger brother's brow furrowed deeper, and the other three men in the hall heard every word clearly.

The Bai family's Laozu immediately roared:

"Are you certain you didn't mistake it?"

The messenger immediately shook his head—he was one of the spies Bai family had assigned to secretly monitor the Cen family, precisely to guard against them taking advantage of Bai Changfeng's death.

But when he and the other spies returned to report, they were stunned to discover all three families' mansions had been burned to ashes, and he rushed here immediately to warn them.

"Could it be that all three families suffered a fire accident?"

The middle-aged man seated at the head spoke; the Bai family's Laozu and Mei Yanyu exchanged glances, both knowing such coincidence was impossible.

"Perhaps it's remnants of the Lady Murong family stirring up trouble. Order the servants to prepare water reserves to prevent accidental fires."

Bai Changfeng's younger brother paused, then ordered the messenger.

Hearing this, the messenger blinked, glanced at the men before him, and suddenly felt he hadn't made himself clear—he cried out urgently:

"It's not an accident! The mansions of the three families are being burned to nothing!"

"And more importantly… not a single person from the three families has come out to fight the fire…"

As the messenger shouted, his voice suddenly cut off.

At that moment, Mei Yanyu and the other two men seated in the hall leapt to their feet in unison, all staring outward from the hall.

Unseen until now, a woman in black robes had appeared outside the hall—she arrived without a sound; had not the messenger's heart suddenly burst open, they would not have noticed her at all.

"Who are you?"

"Lady Murong Xiaoya?"

The Bai family's Laozu and Mei Yanyu spoke almost simultaneously; upon hearing the name Lady Murong Xiaoya, the Laozu's aged face flickered with confusion.

At that moment, Bai Changfeng's younger brother explained:

"Laozu, she is Lady Murong Hong's youngest daughter."

Hearing this, the Bai family's Laozu narrowed his eyes, his gaze brimming with murderous intent:

"So even the Lady Murong family's remnants dare come here? Truly fearless of death."

Meanwhile, Lady Murong Xiaoya's gaze swept over the four men inside the hall.

Aside from the two from the Bai family, the other two were not unfamiliar to her—one she had seen earlier that day, the other the head of Luoshen Peak's outpost in the capital.

"I've wiped out the other three great families. What are your thoughts, Bai family?"

At this, Lady Murong Xiaoya withdrew her gaze and addressed the Bai family's Laozu calmly.

Upon hearing this, all four men in the hall changed expression.

Bai Changfeng's younger brother glanced at the corpse of the clan member whose heart had exploded, and asked coldly:

"Did you set fire to the three families?"

Lady Murong Xiaoya said nothing—only raised her hand slightly through the air.

Instantly, Bai Changfeng's younger brother felt an unbearably searing force grip his body, lifting him slowly from the ground.

At this moment, he was filled with utter terror—he realized that even as he strained desperately to channel his martial qi to break free, he could not move a muscle.

"You..."

His face showed a look of terror. At this moment, the Laozu Sect of the Bai family let out a deep roar:

"Seeking death!"

Saying this, he directly raised his hand and reached through the air toward Lady Murong Xiaoya outside the main hall.

However, as soon as he made his move, he suddenly discovered that the true qi of heaven and earth surrounding him had been burned away clean by a burst of crimson-gold flame that had suddenly appeared.

At this moment, he, a master of the Heaven and Man realm, could not drive even a fraction of the true qi around him.

The Laozu Sect of the Bai family's eyes instantly changed; he immediately sought to circulate the vast martial true qi within his body and strike again.

However, just like the younger brother of Bai Changfeng, his entire body was immobilized by a power that burned flesh and blood, making it impossible to move even a bit, and he then involuntarily rose slowly into the air.

"How... is this possible... who exactly... are you?"

The Laozu Sect of the Bai family and the younger brother of Bai Changfeng cried out in shock, both unable to believe that this young daughter of Lady Murong Hong standing before them possessed such terrifying strength.

(End of this chapter)