Chapter 161: Completed Mission: Chi Chi Chi Chi Jiuyu

Are you looking for favorable conditions before seeking an opportunity to counterattack?

Watching the sharp ice crystals and Zhang Yunlu advancing across the waves, Huang Qi could not help but frown slightly.

Clearly, she has decided to spare no effort—but…

The opportunity has not yet arrived; she cannot be killed yet.

The next moment, Zhang Yunlu swung her long sword and tapped it against the ice crystals.

With a crisp crack, the massive ice crystal shattered into countless tiny fragments, glittering with cold light, sweeping down like a storm.

Huang Qi's expression remained unchanged as he softly uttered one word.

"Burn."

From the biological weapon core cradled in his palm, two fire serpents shot out, coiling upward, their blazing light carrying terrifying heat that melted and vaporized the ice crystals in their path.

Hss! Steam rose violently, as if the flames had formed chains binding a massive cloud.

Suddenly!

Two crimson sword beams severed the fire serpents, emerging from within the steam, slashing diagonally!

Huang Qi raised a finger, and golden-red light spilled from his fingertip, colliding with the razor-sharp crimson sword beams.

Both shattered simultaneously.

In the instant the sword beams and golden-red light dissolved, Zhang Yunlu had already charged forward with her sword, her terrifying, demon-like face unreadable—only the resolve in her eyes remained unshaken.

"You think close combat gives you the advantage?"

With a light squeeze of his right hand, the strangely faceted object, bright as a star, disintegrated—countless tiny, ever-shifting facets and planes began to reassemble.

In but a heartbeat, the object transformed into a two-handed great axe, its entire body crimson as molten lava, its blade wreathed in unextinguishable black flames.

Huang Qi gripped the axe with both hands, his glass-like multicolored eyes filled with icy coldness.

Boom! The great axe came down, black flame like a blade, emitting the wail of tormented demons, as if seeking to sever all things in the world.

Thud! The void trembled; visible waves of black flame and frost swept outward in all directions.

A force of overwhelming power surged through her sword—Zhang Yunlu was instantly thrown back several meters, and she felt half her body go numb in that instant.

Yet an arcane ripple spread from her Dao Platform, and her condition began to recover rapidly.

She can fight!

At least this offers more hope than wasting her true energy uselessly before! She raised her sword again, severed the writhing black fire serpents, and charged toward Huang Qi.

Amid the spreading black flame and frost, the clash of weapons rang out continuously.

But if one looked closely, one would notice Huang Qi's expression had not changed at all—he merely kept swinging his great axe, smashing Zhang Yunlu away each time she rushed forward.

He seemed to be waiting for a certain moment to arrive.

…

…

Seventh Planet.

Standing atop the ruined Wang Cheng, Chi Chi Chi Chi Jiuyu stood on the massive Wang Zuo, her toes slightly raised.

Crack!

Several more photos were taken.

After examining her phone carefully for a moment, she put it away.

Then she retrieved the circular metallic device used for uploading data.

"Western Star Region, Chi Yu Star System, Chifeng 47th Star System, Seventh Planet—Alien Purge Completed. Requesting Inspection!"

Again, three seconds passed.

【Inspection Complete. Data Uploaded.】

She put away the device and cast one final glance at Wang Cheng, mostly buried beneath the collapsed snow mountain.

"Really, why not just live? Why rebel?"

Then she merged with her swordlight, piercing through the blizzard and breaking through the atmosphere, heading straight for the starship.

Hmm…

With this level of strength, unless something goes wrong, Xiao Yunlu should be close too—better go check on her at the starship.

Before her mission is complete, I cannot interfere.

…………

Some time before Chi Chi Chi Chi Jiuyu completed her mission.

The Alliance of Righteous Paths. The Highest Council's underwater city.

The meeting convened by Yuan had finally ended.

News of his return spread like a storm across the entire city within moments.

Though it was night, this did not dim the people's enthusiasm in the slightest—countless throngs surged forward, crowding before Yuan's former residence, that palace.

Not only the palace square, but the sky itself was thick with figures, almost terrifying to behold.

Among them were Jiang Yuqi, her face burning with fanaticism, and Jiang Yujiu, bundled up tightly.

The grandmother and granddaughter bore similar features and were both very young; from afar, they looked like a pair of sisters.

"Holy Emperor! It's the Holy Emperor!" Jiang Yuqi's voice trembled with excitement, her Bai Xi face flushed red, "I never thought I'd live to see the Holy Emperor return!"

Jiang Yujiu kept her hands tucked inside her sleeves, floating beside Jiang Yuqi.

"Grandma, you're acting so excited—aren't you afraid Grandpa will be displeased?"

No response.

After a long while, Jiang Yuqi turned to look at her.

"What did you say?!"

「……」

She had no choice but to repeat what she had just said.

「Your grandfather? There. 」 Jiang Yuqi pointed in a direction. 「He's over there. 」

Jiang Yujiu followed the sound and looked over. There were too many high-level cultivators here; she dared not extend her spiritual sense, and even her perception was severely hindered.

Following her grandmother's direction, she finally spotted her own grandfather—but his reaction was even more extreme than his wife's; he was trembling, tears streaming down his face in overwhelming emotion.

And he was far from alone.

Most of them had taken up cultivation because of Yuan's transmission of the Dao, and many had received his personal guidance.

Jiang Yujiu: 「……」

Pulling her gaze away from her grandfather, she scanned the dense crowd of figures, a restless urge stirring within her.

What a perfect opportunity—use it well, and she could surpass even her last trial in Xuanjian City.

She immediately whispered in the tiniest voice: 「Grandma, may I…」

「You dare—! 」 Jiang Yuqi cut her off, 「If you dare flirt here and chase attention, I'll break your legs! 」

Her tone was icy, devoid of any affection for her granddaughter.

Jiang Yujiu rolled her eyes. You couldn't hear me shouting just now, but now you can?

Am I even still your only granddaughter?!

「I'm the Guanli envoy of the Hehuan Sect…」 she muttered under her breath, trying to argue.

But Jiang Yuqi paid her no further attention.

Ah~ The reason Jiang Yujiu had come here was because the previous Guanli envoy had been recalled.

The former Hehuan cultivator was a Spirit Transformation Realm expert; reportedly, after causing trouble, he was severely punished upon returning to the sect.

To prevent similar incidents from recurring, the sect decided to send someone of a lower realm to serve as the Hehuan Sect's Guanli envoy to the Righteous Alliance.

After all, the Alliance placed no realm requirements on Guanli envoys.

So after much deliberation, they chose Jiang Yujiu—someone with family ties within the Righteous Alliance, who had previously ridden a wave of massive popularity.

「The sisters and junior sisters back home must be regretting their guts out seeing this. 」

The torrent of attention lay right before her, yet she couldn't seize it—she felt deeply pained inside.

So she could only imagine the expressions of regret on her sisters' faces to comfort herself.

As she was thinking this, her phone suddenly emitted a notification sound.

Dingdong!

First one sound, then the phone went wild.

Dingdingdingding!

Without even looking, Jiang Yujiu turned her phone off.

She didn't need to think—she knew exactly what these messages were.

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