Chapter 251: Go for a big showdown

At this moment of chaos, Quan Wu felt a piercing, heart‑drilling pain surge into his sea of consciousness, as if his whole brain were being torn apart.

That was the fox demon's mental power attack!

With this pain, his consciousness also scattered for two seconds.

Suddenly, a gorgeous, eye‑catching five‑colored light tore through the sky and shot straight toward his neck.

Quan Wu sensed the danger, snapped back to attention, and his pupils constricted slightly.

Just as Yuan Yao's sword in her hand was about to fall, at this critical moment——

Suddenly, two streams of demonic power as heavy as mountains and violently fierce surged in mid‑air, descending with the force of thunder! These two streams of demonic power were like two ferocious dragons, baring fangs and claws, lunging at Yuan Yao.

Boom!

In the blink of an eye, Yuan Yao was slammed to the ground by this terrifying force, her body rolling uncontrollably backward several zhang before she barely stopped.

At the same time, the sword she gripped tightly flew from her hand due to the huge impact, clanging loudly and landing far away.

Yuan Yao spat out a mouthful of blood, her face as pale as paper, her five viscera corroded by demonic qi, sending a burning pain.

Immediately after, two tall figures emerged—the two demon clan elders who had been secretly guarding Quan Wu.

Their sharp gazes swept over Yuan Yao.

By now Yuan Yao had revealed herself before everyone, and her seventh‑grade concealment talisman was torn apart by demonic power.

Yuan Yao struggled to rise to her feet.

But the next moment——

With a roar, a terrifying pressure crushed down, bending Yuan Yao's back and forcing her to sprawl on the ground in disgrace.

"Your Highness, should we kill her?" one of the demon clan elders asked.

At the same time, the ten demon clan guards, realizing they had been lured away by the fox demon's "feign east, strike west" tactic, rushed back here.

Seeing this scene, they were instantly terrified, quickly kneeling to beg forgiveness.

Quan Wu was helped up by the demon clan guards, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, and he smiled: "Don't kill this entertaining fox demon yet."

"Take her to the mansion; I will personally interrogate her as to why she tried to assassinate me."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Immediately afterward, the heavily wounded Yuan Yao was tied up.

The White Wolf Emperor's four division commanders, who had witnessed this, exchanged glances and secretly wondered: Does this count as getting close to Quan Wu?

Yuan Yao seemed to have passed out.

…

Bind Ning City, the City Lord's Mansion.

Inside the water prison, a fox demon was bound to a cross, her lower half submerged in icy water, her lovely face now devoid of color.

The whole space was filled with a suffocating stillness, as if time had frozen. Apart from the occasional clear drip of water falling into the pool and the fox demon's barely audible breath, no other sound could break this eerie quiet.

The fox demon slowly opened her eyes, her gaze clear and lucid.

She moved her wrists bound to the cross without a sound and found them tied tightly.

At the same time, a piercing chill rose from her legs immersed in the icy water, making her shiver involuntarily.

This cold was not comparable to ordinary low temperature; it was a deep‑bone chill. If she remained in such harsh conditions for long, her body would likely suffer serious harm.

She lifted her gaze to the demon soldiers guarding outside the water prison and, with an extremely weak, hoarse voice, said: "I want to see Your Highness."

The demon soldiers outside the water prison pretended not to hear.

"Let me go quickly!"

"I want to see Your Highness!"

Her voice was hoarse and unpleasant.

The demon soldiers, unable to tolerate it any longer, exchanged glances and decided to stuff something into her annoying mouth.

They opened the water prison and walked toward Yuan Yao.

Up close, Yuan Yao's lovely face with her fox ears made their hearts flutter, but she was the Highness's woman, so they dared not defile her.

"Are you going to let me out?" Yuan Yao asked, her eyes bright.

"Without the Highness's order, you'll stay in the water prison for life." One demon soldier sneered, "Stuff a cloth into her mouth."

Just as the demon soldiers were about to grab her chin, a flash of five‑colored sword light swept by; in an instant, with a swish‑swish‑swish, all the demon soldiers were sealed throat with blood, collapsing to the ground or falling into the pool, accompanied by splashing "plop" sounds.

Clang—

The chains binding Yuan Yao's hands were cut by the five‑colored variegated long sword.

Yuan Yao curled her lips in a smile and reached out to catch the Phantom Spirit Sword.

The Phantom Spirit Sword trembled slightly.

It seemed to be resonating with her.

She raised the sword and cut the chains binding her ankles, then leapt onto the ground beside the Spirit Pool, forming a hand seal that instantly dried her soaked clothes.

Afterwards, she took a third‑grade healing spirit pill.

The pill refined by Third Senior Brother truly is bitter but effective medicine.

The spiritual energy within her was gradually recovering.

While she inwardly inspected her dantian, she found that her golden core had condensed to three‑fifths. This shows that actual combat can to some extent raise her cultivation.

Yuan Yao sighed: "Since we've come this far, we can only go all out."

…

Half an hour later.

A half‑smiling voice came from inside the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

"You're saying that fox demon escaped again?"

Hearing this, the demons kneeling outside the main house began to tremble.

"... Yes."

"Why do I keep you lot of trash?" Inside the main house, the purple-clothed man's expression didn't change, but his eyes grew dark as ink.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, spare my life!"

Pleas for mercy continued.

Quan Wu said coldly: "I give you two hours; if you still can't find that fox demon within two hours, you will all cut off your own heads."

"We obey!"

Soon, the entire City Lord's Mansion began a thorough patrol, trying to find Yuan Yao!

Moments later, a demon hurried over to report: "Your Highness, outside the mansion there is an officer claiming to be under Qu Ya Wang requesting an audience."

"Approved." Inside the main house, Quan Wu lowered his gaze to his right hand, already bandaged, and the image of that fox demon appeared in his mind.

Quan Wu couldn't help but think.

The techniques and battle skills used by this fox demon are too similar to those used by human cultivators, yet her body emits fox demon aura.

A mocking smile appeared at the corner of the Power Witch's mouth.

Recently, there have indeed been many demons and monsters of unknown identity.

He slightly raised his left hand.

In an instant, the female demon appeared before him and dropped to one knee.

The Power Witch said calmly, 'Go immediately to find the Fox Emperor and verify whether this white fox demon was truly sent by him.'

'Yes, Your Highness!' the female demon replied respectfully, then turned and left without hesitation.

After the female demon stepped out of the room, another figure flashed past her side.

That figure was clad in a black long robe and hat, making it hard to see their true appearance, but one could sense a unique aura emanating from them.

The female demon couldn't help but feel doubtful, subconsciously furrowing her brows.

But since she fully understood the importance of the orders given by Your Highness, she dared not delay too long; she forcibly suppressed her curiosity, hastily averted her gaze, and rushed nonstop toward Green City.

At the same time, the girl clad in black robe and hat stood silently outside the main house.