130: Chapter 130 The Alluring and Enchanting Witch! The Demon-Suppressing Talisman Locks...
The woman was dressed in a form-fitting black robe. The fabric was as smooth as flowing water, clinging tightly to her body, perfectly outlining her exquisite, curvaceous, and flawless figure.
Her skin was as white as snow, creating an extreme contrast with the pitch-black robe. A waterfall of raven-black hair cascaded over her shoulders, with a few strands clinging to her fair neck, carrying an indescribable allure.
Her appearance was enchanting and beautiful to the extreme. Her peach-blossom eyes were slightly upturned at the corners, carrying a soul-captivating charm. Her lips were crimson, and the corners of her mouth curled slightly, looking at Zhou Liangan below with an ambiguous smile.
She was barefoot, revealing delicate, jade-like feet, with a string of black beads around her ankle. She stepped lightly upon the Void Realm, and with every step she took, a phantom of a black lotus blossomed beneath her feet. Amidst her beauty, there was a heart-palpitating pressure.
The woman floated quietly in the Void Realm, her gaze fixed on Zhou Liangan. Her eyes held inquiry, playfulness, and a hint of an indescribable familiarity.
Zhou Liangan looked at her, his hand gripping the Zhenwu Sword tightening slightly. The Human Emperor Qi within his body surged instantly, and a flash of vigilant coldness crossed his eyes.
It was her!
Moye Miaoyan raised her eyes to look at Zhou Liangan. Her soul-captivating peach-blossom eyes rippled like a pool of unmeltable spring water. As her gaze, with upturned corners, swept over Zhou Liangan's entire body, it carried undisguised scrutiny and playfulness.
A shallow, soft smile curled at her lips. Her red lips were full and delicate, like roses kissed by morning dew, carrying a lethal temptation.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Truly, one should look at another with new eyes after three days apart," Moye Miaoyan's voice was soft and coquettish, carrying an innate charm. Every word seemed to scratch at one's heart. "It hasn't been long since we last met, yet I never expected you to have grown to such an extent. Even that ancient devilish remnant soul, who had been hiding for countless years, was easily slain by you."
As she spoke, she took two light steps forward. Her black robe swayed gently with her movements, accentuating her exquisite and undulating curves.
Even though she was still surrounded by faint Devilish Qi, she appeared like a Manjusaka blooming in Hell—beautiful, yet carrying lethal danger.
Zhou Liangan's grip on the Zhenwu Sword tightened further. A strange look appeared in his eyes as he kept his gaze fixed on Moye Miaoyan.
"I truly didn't notice that you had already touched the threshold of the Enlightenment Realm," Zhou Liangan's voice was calm, revealing neither joy nor anger, but his hand gripping the sword did not relax in the slightest. The Human Emperor Qi within his body remained in a state of circulation, ready to unleash a lethal strike at any moment. "I really underestimated you."
"Little Gentleman, such words really hurt my heart," Moye Miaoyan pouted in feigned grievance upon hearing this. She stuck out the tip of her pink tongue and lightly licked her luscious red lips. This action carried an indescribable enchantment; any man with a wavering heart would have lost his composure on the spot.
Her captivating, beautiful eyes, seemingly hooked, swept back and forth over Zhou Liangan, from top to bottom, not missing a single detail, as if she were admiring a rare treasure.
"Doesn't your planet have an old saying, 'A single day as husband and wife leads to a hundred days of grace'?" Moye Miaoyan's voice softened even further, carrying a thick tone of coquetry as she walked toward Zhou Liangan step by step. "After all, you and I once shared a past of life and death. Speaking of which, we can be considered to have had the intimacy of skin-to-skin contact."
"You are now the Human Emperor of this planet, holding the Luck of the world in your hands. It is glorious, of course, but have you considered that, relying on yourself alone, how can you withstand our army from outside the domain?" She stopped, standing less than ten meters away from Zhou Liangan, tilting her head and smiling with a look of innocence. "Why not listen to my advice and surrender? As long as you are willing to submit, I guarantee that this planet will still be yours to command. How about it?"
The temptation in these words was not small. However, after hearing this, Zhou Liangan merely raised his eyes and swept a cold glance at her, his eyes filled with bone-chilling coldness, without the slightest hesitation.
"You are truly brazen," Zhou Liangan's voice was as cold as ice. "You want Me to surrender? Fine. First, see if you have the ability to trample over the territory of My Human Race before speaking."
He was the Human Emperor, the co-ruler of the Human Race on this planet. From the day he attained the Dao of the Human Emperor, his fate had been tied to the Human Race of this planet.
Putting aside the mere promise of an outsider devil cultivator, even if the gods themselves descended and offered him a supreme divine throne, he could not betray his own race or his own people.
Moye Miaoyan sighed faintly upon hearing this, wearing an expression of "I am so sad," yet there was no sincerity in her eyes, only playfulness.
"Sigh, why must you be like this?" She shook her head, her tone carrying a hint of "failing to live up to expectations." "Deep down, I really don't want to hurt you. But if you insist on being so stubborn and insist on going against us, then... I have no choice but to painfully take action against you, Little Gentleman."
The moment her voice fell, the aura around her changed abruptly.
The coquettish and soft charm from just a moment ago vanished without a trace, replaced by an overwhelming, thick, and unmelting Devilish Qi.
The black Devilish Qi surged out from her body like a tide, instantly shrouding most of the Void Realm. The previously clear space became eerie and bone-chilling, and a faint smell of blood permeated the air.
She stepped forward lightly, and the Void Realm beneath her feet trembled slightly. The Devilish Qi around her surged wildly, condensing into countless hideous devilish shadows that clawed and snarled behind her, carrying a heart-palpitating pressure.
The pressure of the Enlightenment Realm was unleashed without reservation, causing ripples to spread across the surrounding space.
Zhou Liangan's expression remained unchanged. The Human Emperor Qi within his body surged instantly, and golden radiance swept out from him, forming a solid protective barrier that firmly blocked the devilish pressure outside.
The phantom of the Five-Clawed True Dragon behind him appeared once more, emitting a low dragon roar, carrying the majesty of looking down upon the world, and stood in confrontation with that devilish pressure.
But just at this moment, Moye Miaoyan suddenly turned her head, swept her gaze across the empty Void Realm, and raised her voice suddenly, carrying a hint of impatience: "I say, you old fossils, you've been watching the show from the sidelines for so long, why don't you appear quickly? Do you still need me to invite you out with an eight-man sedan chair?"
The surrounding Void Realm suddenly twisted.
Five extremely aged figures slowly emerged from the Void Realm.
These five people were all dressed in grey-black robes, their hair and beards completely white, their faces covered in wrinkles, looking as if they were on the verge of death. Yet, the aura emanating from them was, without exception, all at the Enlightenment Realm!
Although their aura was much more unstable compared to Moye Miaoyan's, clearly having just broken through recently with an unsteady Foundation, the genuine pressure of the Enlightenment Realm could not be faked.
Six Enlightenment Realm experts!
Seeing this scene, the strange look in Zhou Liangan's eyes intensified, and his heart sank instantly.
This is wrong. This is completely different from what the Queen Mother of the West told him before.
What is going on here?
Could it be that in recent years, while Kunlun was not paying attention, more Outsider Heavenly Devils have descended here?
Or were they hiding here all along, even managing to deceive Kunlun's surveillance?
Thinking of this, the gravity in Zhou Liangan's eyes became intense to the extreme.
He had the confidence to deal with one Enlightenment Realm expert like Moye Miaoyan.
But now, with the addition of five old monsters at the Enlightenment Realm, there were a total of six Enlightenment Realm powerhouses.
Even if these five old monsters had unstable Foundations, an Enlightenment Realm expert was still an Enlightenment Realm expert. A thin camel is still bigger than a horse. Six against one—even if he were the Human Emperor, he would definitely not get the upper hand.
The situation instantly became perilous.
Moye Miaoyan watched Zhou Liangan's grave expression, and the smile on her lips deepened. She stuck out the tip of her tongue again, lightly licking her luscious lips, looking at Zhou Liangan as if she were looking at prey that had fallen into a trap.
"Little Gentleman, look, in this situation, do you still have any chance of winning?" She giggled, her voice filled with thick temptation. "I advise you, it's best to be obedient and not keep struggling, lest you bring ruin upon yourself. I truly cannot bear to watch such a handsome Little Gentleman fall here."
As she spoke, she deliberately winked at Zhou Liangan, looking like she was doing it "all for his own good."
Zhou Liangan swept a cold glance at her, then turned his gaze to the five expressionless old men, and finally landed back on Moye Miaoyan. His voice was as cold as winter ice: "Moye Miaoyan, I will give you one last chance."
"If you turn your spear around now and help Me kill these five old fossils, I can let bygones be bygones and spare your life." His tone was resolute, without a hint of joking. "But if you insist on being obstinate and follow them down the dark path, then today, you will all fall here together with them, without exception."
As soon as these words were spoken, the five old men, who had been expressionless, instantly cast icy gazes toward Moye Miaoyan, their eyes filled with a hint of vigilance and scrutiny. They and Moye Miaoyan were merely temporarily teamed up, using each other, with no trust to speak of. Zhou Liangan's words were clearly intended to sow discord.
But upon hearing this, Moye Miaoyan did not care at all about the gazes of the five old men. Instead, she laughed until she was trembling, the curves of her chest heaving, and her beautiful eyes were filled with captivating laughter.
"Little Gentleman, your methods of sowing discord are truly not very clever," she laughed, her eyebrows curved. "How could I betray my Fellow Daoists to defect to you? We were already in opposing camps to begin with."
The smile on her face slowly faded, and her tone carried a hint of casual coldness as she lifted her chin toward the five old men beside her: "Enough talk. Do it."
The moment her voice fell, she moved.
But what no one expected was that her target was not Zhou Liangan opposite her!
The Devilish Qi around Moye Miaoyan instantly surged to the extreme. Her entire figure transformed into a bolt of black lightning, fast to the extreme. Almost mobilizing all the strength in her body, she thrust a palm fiercely toward the old man closest to her!
This palm strike held nothing back, condensing all her Enlightenment Realm power. Wherever the palm wind passed, the Void Realm was torn apart directly, carrying a destructive momentum.
That old man had been concentrating fully on Zhou Liangan, preparing to attack together, and had no guard against Moye Miaoyan suddenly turning traitor.
By the time he reacted, Moye Miaoyan's palm had already reached his chest!
He didn't even have time to form defensive Moves, and could only watch helplessly as that palm, which looked fair and slender and devoid of lethality, slammed fiercely into his chest.
"Pfft—"
A dull sound of flesh tearing echoed.
Moye Miaoyan's palm pierced directly through the old man's chest without any obstruction, coming out from his back.
Her fingertips were still clutching a heart that was beating wildly and covered in devilish patterns.
The old man widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief. He looked down at the blood hole in his chest, then raised his head to look at Moye Miaoyan. His lips moved as if to say something, but in the end, he only spat out a mouthful of black blood foam. The light in his eyes dimmed rapidly, his head tilted to the side, and he died on the spot.
The vitality within him was completely devoured by the Devilish Qi in her palm the moment Moye Miaoyan's hand pierced his chest. Even his Divine Soul could not escape and was directly crushed on the spot.
One Move, instant kill!
Both were in the Enlightenment Realm, yet one was killed in a single Move!
The remaining four old men were stunned on the spot, looking at each other in confusion as they watched the scene before them, unable to process what had just happened.
They could not fathom why Moye Miaoyan—who, just a second ago, had been on their side and claimed she would join them to kill Zhou Liangan—had suddenly turned against them the moment the battle began, stabbing her own ally.
The four of them had only managed to break through to the Enlightenment Realm by relying on the Devilish Qi within this boundary passage and the aura of that ancient devil's remnant soul. At most, it had been less than half a year since their Breakthrough; their cultivation Realms were unstable, and their Foundations were far from solid.
Furthermore, Moye Miaoyan's attack was a complete surprise, catching the old man off guard; he hadn't even had the chance to react before he was killed instantly.
"Moye Miaoyan! Are you crazy?!"
One of the old men realized what had happened and flew into a rage. His eyes turned blood-red as he pointed at Moye Miaoyan, trembling with fury. "How dare you betray us?! Aren't you afraid that we will join forces and tear you to pieces?!"
Upon hearing this, Moye Miaoyan slowly withdrew her hand and casually tossed the still-beating heart onto the ground. With a light flick of her fingertips, the black blood vanished, dissipating into a wisp of Devilish Qi.
She raised her hand to gently tuck a loose strand of hair behind her ear, then looked at the four enraged old men, a seductive yet bone-chilling smile curling on her lips.
She then turned her head to look at Zhou Liangan, who was also somewhat taken aback. Her demeanor instantly shifted to one of delicate tenderness. With parted lips, she spoke in a voice so soft and sweet it could melt one's heart: "Husband, I told you, a day of marriage brings a hundred days of grace. These old fools actually dared to join forces to bully my husband; naturally, I must stand by my husband's side and follow you."
At these words, the four old men were so furious they were practically frothing at the mouth, their eyes nearly spitting fire.
"You witch! Stop spouting nonsense!" one old man roared. "We have cultivated here with you for many years, having agreed to break through our Realms together and divide the ancient devil's Opportunity found here. Yet now, you turn on us for an outsider? I see that this has nothing to do with any 'husband'; you simply want to monopolize the Opportunity for yourself!"
They finally understood: this witch had never had good intentions from the very beginning.
She had never intended to share the Opportunity with them; she had merely used them as pawns. Now that Zhou Liangan had arrived, she was using his hands to eliminate them so she could monopolize all the benefits for herself!
"Old fool, you can eat whatever you want, but you shouldn't say whatever you want." The smile on Moye Miaoyan's face vanished, her gaze turning icy, and the Devilish Qi around her surged once more. "I have already said that I did all of this for my husband. Anyone who dares to show disrespect to my husband is courting death."
Before her words had even faded, she moved. With a light wave of her delicate hand, the overwhelming Devilish Qi instantly coalesced into countless black blades. Carrying the power to tear through the Void Realm, they struck viciously at the old man who had just spoken.
The old man had long been prepared. Seeing this, he let out a roar as his Devilish Qi surged, condensing a massive black axe in his hand, which he swung to meet the incoming blades.
The two clashed instantly, terrifying shockwaves of energy spreading in all directions, shattering the surrounding Void Realm inch by inch.
Zhou Liangan stood where he was, watching Moye Miaoyan fight amidst the Devilish Qi with a deep, inscrutable gaze. He felt no gratitude in his heart; instead, alarm bells rang in his mind.
This woman was absolutely untrustworthy. He knew this type of fickle person all too well.
If she could turn on and kill allies she had spent years with today for the sake of profit, she would not hesitate to turn on him tomorrow for even greater gain.
Her actions today were not out of any desire to follow him; to put it bluntly, it was a case of using someone else's knife to kill her enemies.
She and those old men had long been at odds despite their polite facade, each wary of the other, all wishing to monopolize the Opportunity here but never finding the right Opportunity to strike.
Now that he had arrived, she was using this chance to eliminate her competitors while simultaneously currying favor with him—a truly cunning scheme.
A woman this deep-scheming, cunning, and ruthless was a massive threat if left alive. If the chance arose, he had to eliminate her today to prevent future trouble!
At this thought, a cold glint flashed in Zhou Liangan's eyes, and he held nothing back.
He took a deep breath, and the Human Emperor Qi within him instantly surged to its limit, vast golden brilliance sweeping out from his body like a tsunami.
At the same time, he activated the Tianji Qiankun Technique to its full extent. In the Void Realm behind him, countless stars imbued with the majestic aura of the Human Emperor slowly coalesced, instantly forming a vast sea of stars that blotted out the sky.
The next moment, he planted his feet, dropped into a horse stance, and clenched his fists tightly, the force of his Baji Fist erupting instantly.
"Baji Settles the Qiankun!"
As his low shout rang out, a towering, eight-armed giant—the True Martial Dharma Aspect—slowly rose into the Void Realm behind him.
The giant was clad in golden armor and bore an exact resemblance to Zhou Liangan. Its eight arms each formed different hand seals, and its body was circled by nine lifelike five-clawed golden dragons. As their dragon eyes opened and closed, they exuded a supreme majesty that looked down upon the world.
A sovereign Human Emperor pressure instantly swept through the entire space. Under this pressure, the surrounding Devilish Qi melted away frantically, like snow under the scorching sun.
Zhou Liangan's gaze grew cold, and he whipped his sleeve through the air.
"Kill!"
As the word was uttered, the nine golden dragons circling the True Martial Dharma Aspect simultaneously let out a roar that shook the very Divine Soul. They transformed into nine bolts of golden lightning, screaming toward the four old men who were locked in battle with Moye Miaoyan.
At the same time, the nine largest Qiankun Stars in that vast sea of stars also moved, descending with world-destroying power like a meteor shower, crushing down toward the ground.
With golden dragons roaring and stars falling, the entire space shook violently under this terrifying power, even the laws of space being forcibly twisted.
This blow gathered the entirety of Zhou Liangan's power, as well as the blessing of the Human Race's Luck; it was a true Human Emperor killing Move!
Moye Miaoyan, who was locked in combat with one of the old men, felt the fierce, world-destroying power approaching from behind. Her expression changed instantly; without a second thought, she pulled back and retreated, instantly exiting the fray.
Standing in the distance, she watched the golden dragons and stars roaring toward them. A flash of shock appeared in her beautiful eyes, followed by a look of resentment as she complained coquettishly: "You heartless little wretch! I kindly helped you deal with them, yet you attack me as well, trying to kill me? You truly are heartless and ungrateful!"
But Zhou Liangan ignored her complaints entirely. He had never intended to avoid her with this Move. If he could take care of her along with the others using this Opportunity, that would be the best outcome.
Once the killing Move was unleashed, there was no turning back.
Above the Void Realm, the rolling golden Qi of the Human Race gathered into a river, like a surging golden dragon, merging with the nine golden dragons and nine stars, increasing the power by another three parts.
The four old men had already been flustered by Moye Miaoyan, and now, feeling this terrifying power that they could not possibly resist, their faces turned deathly pale, their eyes filled with despair.
They had only just broken through to the Enlightenment Realm, their Foundations were unstable, and their strength was not even half that of a normal Enlightenment Realm expert. Zhou Liangan's strike was a Human Emperor killing Move that gathered the Luck of the entire Human Race; let alone the four of them, even four Enlightenment Realm powerhouses with solid Foundations might not have been able to withstand it!
"No!!" The four old men let out a simultaneous, desperate roar, exhausting all their strength and channeling every ounce of Devilish Qi in their bodies to condense a thick defensive barrier before them, hoping to block this fatal blow.
But their defense was like paper before the golden dragons and stars, utterly vulnerable.
A deafening "Boom—" rang out. The nine golden dragons slammed violently into the defensive barrier, and almost instantly, the seemingly indestructible shield was smashed to pieces.
The nine Qiankun Stars following close behind descended with the crushing force of Mount Tai.
The four old men couldn't even let out a full scream before they were crushed into four mists of blood by the power of the golden dragons and stars. Even their Divine Souls were instantly purified and completely dissipated between heaven and earth, leaving not a trace behind.
One Move, and four Enlightenment Realm powerhouses were all killed instantly!
The entire space instantly fell silent.
Moye Miaoyan stood in the distance, watching the scene before her. The coquettish smile on her face froze instantly, her beautiful eyes filled with shock and a hint of imperceptible fear.
She had long known that Zhou Liangan was strong, knowing he had achieved the Human Emperor Fruit Position and that his strength was unfathomable. But she never imagined he would be strong to this extent!
Four Enlightenment Realm powerhouses—even with unstable Foundations, they were still in the Enlightenment Realm! To have them all killed by him in a single Move? This was simply inconceivable!
Her original plan had been sound: use Zhou Liangan's hand to eliminate the four old fools who were competing with her for the Opportunity, then find a chance to either ambush Zhou Liangan or slip away while he was occupied with them.
But now that the four old fools had been killed in a single Move, it was obvious that she was the next target. She could not possibly be a match for Zhou Liangan!
Run! This thought instantly took over Moye Miaoyan's mind.
Without a second thought, she turned and transformed into a streak of black light, fleeing frantically toward the depths of the boundary passage. Her speed was pushed to the absolute limit, and she even compressed the Devilish Qi around her to its maximum density, all to run just a little faster.
Want to run? Zhou Liangan watched her fleeing back, a cold arc curling at the corners of his lips. "I expected you to pull this."
With a thought, he communicated directly with the System in his mind. "System, redeem one top-tier Demon Suppressing Talisman for me!"
[Ding! Redemption of top-tier Demon Suppressing Talisman successful. It has been deposited into the host's storage space.]
Almost the moment the System's notification ended, a golden Talisman, inscribed with mysterious runes, appeared in Zhou Liangan's hand.
This Demon Suppressing Talisman was a top-tier Talisman from the System, specifically designed to restrain all Devilish cultivators in the world. It had an innate suppressive effect on Devilish Qi; even an Enlightenment Realm Devilish cultivator, once locked by this Talisman, would be unable to break free.
Zhou Liangan gripped the Demon Suppressing Talisman, and the vast Human Emperor Qi within his body instantly poured into it like a torrent.
"Hum—" With a soft sound, the Demon Suppressing Talisman was instantly activated. The golden runes upon it lit up, emitting a blinding golden light, and an aura of righteous energy—specifically designed to restrain Devilish Qi—swept outward.
Zhou Liangan's gaze grew cold. Holding the Talisman, he flicked it violently toward the direction in which Moye Miaoyan was fleeing. "Suppress!"
As his cold shout rang out, the golden Talisman instantly transformed into a streak of light, chasing after her at a speed several times faster than Moye Miaoyan.
The moment the Talisman reached above Moye Miaoyan's head, it exploded violently. Countless dense, golden-glowing chains extended from it like a net of heaven and earth. With irresistible power, they struck straight toward Moye Miaoyan's entire body, locking onto her...
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