In the Eternal Heavens Domain, even Divine Wandering Realm Dao Lords could kill Unfettered Realm cultivators as easily as if they were turning over their hands. That was even more true of Heavenly Monarchs.

But that was precisely what made this whole situation so strange. Over one hundred Heavenly Monarchs of the Five Great Continents had gathered to face Li Muchen, yet they didn’t rush to attack. Instead, they’d chosen to send Wei Xiu out first to probe Li Muchen’s strength.

Who wouldn’t have been surprised? Who wouldn’t have been confused?

Thus, when Wei Xiu took the stage, he was instantly the center of attention. Everyone wanted to see how Li Muchen handled a Heavenly Monarch like Wei Xiu.

Su Yi naturally understood the purpose of this, and he couldn’t help but find it exasperating. His opponent was indeed far too cautious!

He was indeed strong enough to fight foes of higher cultivation, but he could at most clash with Silent Realm experts. Against an Immeasurable Realm expert, he’d have to go all out. And against a Heavenly Monarch, he couldn’t necessarily win even if he did his utmost.

Of course, that was assuming a clash of true strength, and he knew that his opponents weren’t afraid of him, but rather, the cards at his disposal. Su Yi also knew that whether he lived or died today hinged on those very trump cards.

As his thoughts raced, Wei Xiu floated into the air. They were still ten thousand feet away, but Wei Xiu’s sleeves billowed around him as countless vengeful spirits shot forth.

It was as if he’d opened twin portals to hell. The swarm of ghosts blanketed heaven and earth, all of them seething with murderous intent. Even just watching from afar was enough to make one’s hair stand on end. Even some of the Heavenly Monarchs’ hearts quivered with fright. Because many of the vengeful spirits emanated energy fluctuations comparable to a Heavenly Monarch’s!

Wei Xiu was a soul cultivator famous throughout the Five Great Continents. Ordinary Heavenly Monarchs naturally couldn’t compare. One look at the methods he had on display, and it was obvious that he wasn’t the least bit complacent even when faced with a junior like Su Yi!

Su Yi raised his hand and waved it.

A buzzing copper coin whooshed forth. It looked ordinary, but before it landed, a man in white shot out of it. This was none other than Cen Xinghe.

He looked around, sweeping his gaze across the dense throng of vengeful spirits. Despite himself, his expression shifted. Without the slightest hesitation, he stamped on the air.

Boom!

Heaven and earth cracked like a shattered mirror, and endless, blood-red sin whooshed forth, transforming into sword qi as Cen Xinghe swung his sleeve.

Like a descending tide of sword qi!

It instantly cleaved through the endless throng of vengeful spirits.

Dazzlingly bright, blood-red power filled the crowd’s field of view. It was incomparably terrifying.

Wei Xiu’s expression darkened. He took out a black pennant and waved it. Lightning rumbled within it as a sinister ghost domain appeared, vast beyond measure.

Cen Xinghe had been imprisoned in the Sin-Severing Dungeon well before the end of the Devastation. Although he’d since been reduced to a Sin Soul, he was once one of the most dazzling, unparalleled sword cultivators in the Ancient Nine Luminaries City. He’d fought outside its walls, slaughtering too many Outsider Celestial Demons to count and achieving seemingly endless meritorious feats.

How could ordinary Heavenly Monarchs compare to him?

In the face of a soul cultivator like Wei Xiu, Cen Xinghe didn’t hesitate. He just swung his palm like a sword.

Boom!

The endless ghost domain split.

That blood-red sword qi, manifested of sin power, cleaved through everything in its path, its power undiminished. Soon, it reached Wei Xiu.

It seemed intent on splitting him and his surroundings in two!

Wei Xiu’s expression shifted. He retreated explosively, then activated his black pennant with all his might. A heaven-shaking impact rang out, and he was forced backward. Sword qi cleaved into him, leaving only his soul origin! Even his pennant had been cut in half.

The blood-red sword qi dispersed, staining the surrounding skies. The rift it created in the air spread continuously.

Cen Xinghe hovered there, white robes billowing around him, and laughed. “Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you throw your weight around in the Ancient Nine Luminaries City? How dare you behave so viciously before my grandfather?”

The crowd fell silent. Everyone was startled.

Wei Xiu had lost far too quickly!

He’d been completely crushed and almost killed! Cen Xinghe’s power was far too tyrannical. He’d cleaved through his opponent instantaneously, as if cutting through rotten wood!

Old Yao Kun Peng, Granny Snake, and the others frowned, but they didn’t find this strange. They’d have found it stranger if Su Yi didn’t have a few powerful cards up his sleeve. Still, they hadn’t expected that Su Yi’s first hidden card would be a... Sin Soul!

“That’s Cen Xinghe, one of the prisoners of the first level of the dungeon!” shouted one of the old-timers.

Throughout the ages, numerous cultivators had explored the Sin-Severing Dungeon in search of good fortune. The outside world was naturally well aware of its prisoners’ identities. But none of them could have anticipated that Cen Xinghe, a Sin Soul from the Devastation, would serve Su Yi!

Many of the onlookers felt enlightened. No wonder those higher-ups were so cautious. They must have anticipated that something like this would happen.

Prior to this, they’d wondered why so many Heavenly Monarchs were working together, and why they were proceeding with such extreme caution.

Now, it was starting to make sense.

“Look at that! Even that Sin Soul is obeying Daoist Brother Li. Who else can compare to him?” Xia Rouyun sighed.

Heavenly Monarch Jin Xun’s expression darkened, but he said nothing.

Lian Yue, Dong Liujia, Mo Lanhe, Fu Lingyun, and Yang Lingxiao all reacted differently. Some were stunned, others excited.

It was then that Cen Xinghe took Heart Executioner in hand, walked up to Su Yi, and said respectfully, “Grandfather, your grandson apologizes for the delay!”

Grandfather? G-grandson? The crowd was so flabbergasted that they questioned their entire perception of reality. That’s a Sin Soul from the Devastation, yet he’s calling an Unfettered Realm junior his grandfather! And it seems he’s doing it of his own free will! What’s going on!?

Old Yao Kun Peng and the others were stunned, too.

A moment later, Old Yao Kun Peng said with a cold laugh, “How could a mighty expert of the Devastation be so spineless? Don’t you find him rather pitiful?”

Granny Snake shook her head slightly. “A mere Sin Soul cannot change anything. If you have any other cards up your sleeves, go ahead and reveal them. If we can take them, you’ll die a well-deserved death. If we can’t, we’ll just consider ourselves unlucky.”

She didn’t beat around the bush at all, nor did she disguise her murderous intent.

“Dare you fight me one-on-one, old woman?” Cen Xinghe turned to glare at her.

Granny Snake sneered. “Are all of the Sin-Severing Dungeon’s Sin Souls as stupid as you? We gathered such a large force to ensure we outnumbered you. How could we possibly agree to fight you one-on-one?”

Bi Yunzi said expressionlessly, “I’ve truly never seen such a naive Sin Soul before.”

Uproarious laughter ensued.

They had Su Yi surrounded. Who’d be brainless enough to accept Cen Xinghe’s challenge?

Cen Xinghe’s expression darkened, but just as he was about to say something, Su Yi stopped him.

“They’ve rallied such a large force just to defeat a single Unfettered Realm cultivator,” said Su Yi. “Do you think they have any shame?”

“None at all!” Cen Xinghe said without missing a beat. “They’re all completely shameless!”

“In that case, no need to waste time talking to them,” said Su Yi. “They can bully others with sheer numbers, but I can, too.”

Everyone’s hearts clenched. Don’t tell me that Li Muchen has other helpers, too?

They then watched as Su Yi swung his sleeve, and a disheveled little girl in ragged clothing appeared out of thin air.

Anywhere else, she’d have been entirely unassuming, but now, everyone’s eyes widened. Is... is that Li Muchen’s helper? 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Old Yao Kun Peng clutched his chest and said with feigned terror, “You scared me half to death!”

Some of the Heavenly Monarchs couldn’t help but burst into sputtering laughter, but many others noticed that something wasn’t right here. They tried to examine the girl more closely, but the more they looked, the more normal she seemed.

The girl blinked as she took in the situation, then clutched her clothing and lowered her head piteously. “What are your orders, Master?”

Su Yi flicked her on the forehead and said coolly, “You already know, so why ask? You aren’t the least bit considerate. Must I spell everything out for you?”

The girl stiffened, her little face full of terror. “Don’t be angry, Master. I... I just don’t dare act without orders. I’m terrified of being punished.”

The distant onlookers burst into laughter. Li Muchen is actually forcing a little girl into battle! What a useless guy!

“But now I know what to do,” said the girl, turning to face the army of Heavenly Monarchs with the utmost seriousness. “Rest assured, Master. I’ll make amends for my mistakes. I won’t disappoint you again!”

Before her voice had even finished echoing through the air, those clear eyes glowed red, their depths surging with endless, bloody, murderous power. Countless mysterious and strange black flowers hovered around her frail frame. Indescribably terrifying sin power instantly enveloped all of heaven and earth.

The laughter came to an abrupt halt. Everyone’s hair stood on end.

Old Yao Kun Peng, Granny Snake, and the others looked stricken. Chills coursed through their hearts. What terrifying sin power! Who is she? Don’t tell me she’s the ruler of the Sin-Severing Dungeon? But... if she is, why would she call Su Yi her master? How could someone of her status possibly submit to him? Not even a Heavenly Sovereign could subdue her!

Those who guessed the girl’s identity practically lost their minds. They were completely unable to accept the situation.

How could such a terrifying existence have chosen Su Yi as her master?

It was like watching an emperor of the mundane world obey a beggar. No, it was far, far more ridiculous than that!

To the point that, for a moment, no one dared to believe it.

The little girl disregarded all that. All she knew was that her master was angry, and that what she did next would determine his attitude toward her!