Chapter 390: Destiny

Sorry, Xiao Feng is my partner; I wouldn't sell her even for more money.

Despite the great pressure brought by the Red Empress, Lu Xun still made his position clear.

The Red Empress, upon hearing this, slowly curled her red lips into a cold arc, a dangerous glint flashing in the depths of her eyes:

"Boy, do you know what the price of refusing me is?"

As she spoke, the surroundings suddenly became increasingly scorching; her red robe stirred without wind, surging like burning flames, with faint sparks scattering from her hair.

"Hum~"

Perhaps drawn by her aura, a blinding flare shot up from below, instantly engulfing the two of them.

But even though such a flare visible on Lan Xing would normally cause harm, it inflicted no injury on the two.

Lu Xun didn't even do anything.

Because the Red Empress standing there had already blocked everything.

Even this blinding light seemed to become her backdrop.

"So strong."

The Red Empress's strength is probably not that of an ordinary Nine Realms cultivator.

The Nine Realms cultivators Lu Xun had seen before all restrained their aura, making them appear simple and unadorned.

If they unleashed their aura, the resulting pressure would be unmatched.

Just like the Red Empress now.

Seeing signs that the opponent was about to attack,

Lu Xun felt a sense of alarm, ready at any moment to unleash his Internal Law Phase.

Yet in words he showed no weakness: "Senior, as a powerhouse of Lan Xing, are you really going to seize a junior's belongings?"

"Why not."

In her calm tone, the Red Empress stepped forward.

With each step, her aura grew stronger.

The flare shooting up from the ground also became increasingly violent, as if it had become her backdrop.

She should be a fire-element mage.

The surface of the star is her ideal battlefield, capable of doubling her combat power.

If it were an ordinary Sixth or Seventh Realm cultivator, facing the Red Empress's pressure would likely make it hard just to stand.

Lu Xun felt great pressure as well.

Although the Red Empress is clearly a single person, as she approached Lu Xun felt she had become like the star behind her.

One person, yet possessing magnificent heavenly might.

"Crack-crack~"

Lu Xun's body emitted cracking sounds under the Red Empress's pressure, as if unable to bear the load.

"Hold on!"

Lu Xun straightened his spine.

He did not avert his gaze either.

He stared at the Red Empress and said, word by word: "Senior, if you insist on this, I have no choice but to fight."

"Heh, interesting."

A flicker of interest flashed in the Red Empress's strange golden pupils.

Such a weak Easterner actually dares to boast of fighting her.

"Boy, you are not my match."

She declared it calmly.

"What about adding me?"

Lu Xueqi's voice suddenly rang out.

She, who had been gathering spiritual substances in the star, had somehow returned nearby.

With a movement of her figure, she appeared beside Lu Xun, standing with her sword embraced.

"You, too, are not enough."

The Red Empress shook her head slightly.

Lu Xueqi is only at mid-Seventh Realm; she has no qualification to fight her.

"And me."

Another figure appeared.

She was a rather young woman in green robes.

In her hand she also held a dark-colored token.

The Red Empress's gaze swept over that token, and finally her expression changed slightly.

"Boy, your luck is not bad."

As she spoke, her aura gradually restrained, and the flare shooting up from the star's surface gradually subsided.

"Go!"

The green-clad woman said in a low voice.

"Lu Xun, go."

Lu Xueqi grabbed Lu Xun and they left.

The Red Empress did not stop them.

"Master, he is Lu Xun; why not kill him?"

After the three walked away, a red-cloaked person quietly appeared beside the Red Queen.

"Why kill?"

The Red Queen chuckled lightly: "He can die at anyone's hands, but not at mine."

"Oh, why?"

The red-cloaked person was puzzled.

"Fate."

The Red Queen lightly uttered two words.

"Fate?"

The red-cloaked person froze.

The Red Queen, however, had no intention of explaining.

She glanced one last time at where the three had disappeared, and her figure quietly faded.