Chapter 509: Chapter 428: Is the Thousand-Faced Celestial Monarch a High School Girl?

The might of the Immortal Treasure was abruptly unleashed, and the red light connected to Nan Cang looked like a straw, gradually draining his cultivation and flesh and blood power.

However, Nan Cang, being at the Nascent Soul Peak and possessing certain attributes of Divinity Transformation, was a formidable presence.

Even when Taibai Phecda powered the Crown of Corruption, the rate of extraction was somewhat slow.

But as long as it worked, that was enough.

Already exhausted from his frantic escape, as Nan Cang’s cultivation gradually fell below the Nascent Soul Peak, he could no longer absorb the beings of the Cold Plum World.

Divinity Transformation attributes, Nascent Soul Peak, Nascent Soul Ninth Layer Early Stage...

Nan Cang’s cultivation swiftly declined, and when his realm dropped to the Nascent Soul Eighth Layer, Taibai Phecda’s realm advanced once more, reaching the Nascent Soul Third Layer.

The gap between the two sides widened once again.

As they say, people’s joys and sorrows are dissimilar.

"Wait...wait."

As his injuries worsened and he grew increasingly powerless against attacks from all directions, Nan Cang quickly raised his hand and sincerely said:

"Distinguished guests from outside the Celestial Law World, you cannot kill me now."

"I am still the Governor of the Cold Plum World, and if I die, the Holy Law Governance Council will certainly launch a major investigation and define the forces or civilizations behind you as enemies."

"So please spare my life, I will mediate and suppress everything that happened today, causing no turmoil."

"Afterwards, I am willing to renounce my position as Governor of the Cold Plum World and serve your civilization wholeheartedly."

Upon hearing this, Su Yuan, hiding behind Taibai Phecda, immediately jumped out and arrogantly said:

"Thinking of reconciliation at this moment, are you joking?"

"Teacher Taibai, I think it’s better to just drain him completely. Once all of Nan Cang’s cultivation is extracted, even if you can’t reach Nascent Soul Peak, you’ll be at least Nascent Soul Late Stage."

"By then, you can directly replace Nan Cang, achieving the same stabilizing effect."

Upon hearing this, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Nan Cang’s eyes.

But Su Yuan was not intimidated at all, standing with hands on hips and said:

"Oh? Why the fierce look? You think I’m afraid of you? I’m right here, and you can’t even hit me!"

Taibai Phecda, not far away Ye Muyu, Chen Nuoyi: "..."

Stop it, stop it, if you keep provoking like this, Nan Cang might decide to take you down with him.

Fortunately, Nan Cang eventually held back, looking at Taibai Phecda with a sincere and humble gaze.

Taibai Phecda paused for a moment, then slowly said:

"Considering the scale of this battle, it seems implausible unless one of us perishes."

"And it’s evident that the deceased can only be you."

Nan Cang’s face changed abruptly.

He didn’t utter another word of plea, decisively turned around and fled.

But where could he escape to, being locked onto by the Crown of Corruption?

With Taibai Phecda now having a cultivation of Nascent Soul Third Layer, the power of the Crown of Corruption was further unleashed, focusing its strength on Nan Cang.

In just one breath, Nan Cang’s cultivation plummeted by another layer, falling to the Nascent Soul Seventh Layer.

Taibai Phecda’s cultivation, on the other hand, reached the peak of Nascent Soul Third Layer, just a step away from Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

By this point, even without counting the Immortal Treasure, the combat power between the two had completely reversed.

Thick and powerful tentacles shot out, forming a celestial net in the sky, firmly enclosing Nan Cang.

His body was bound by tentacle after tentacle, uncontrollably dragged into the black muck.

The battlefield fell into silence.

Ten minutes later.

Nan Cang’s body floated up from the black muck, breathless.

Beside his body, a gray spirit body covered in black muck condensed into a sphere, tumbling continuously in the muck.

Nan Cang was dead, leaving only a spirit retaining his memories, and an empty shell.

Upon seeing this, Su Yuan slightly furrowed his brows, puzzled:

"Teacher, why did you kill him directly?"

"Even if we didn’t accept his surrender, corrupting him and using him as material for the Crown of Corruption would’ve been quite nice."

Taibai Phecda explained:

"Because I want to impersonate Nan Cang, and to secure the Governor’s position, I need a scapegoat to take all the blame."

"Nan Cang himself is an excellent choice; he will be transformed into the traitor Flame River from the Exotic Realm, whom I slew. Whether it’s devouring the beings of the Cold Plum World or launching Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect, he did it all."

Su Yuan: "... So you’re really not planning to return those tens of thousands of swords, are you!"

Taibai Phecda: "..."

Why is this boy’s focus always so peculiar!

After holding back for a while, he reluctantly said:

"The Flying Swords that were not damaged in this battle will be returned in full, and for those that were damaged, I will compensate with the Governor’s Mansion’s treasury silver."

Su Yuan nodded, then whispered:

"I think this expense could be reimbursed through Captain Zhang... After all, this battle greatly advanced the Mai Gou Plan."

Taibai Phecda: "...You’re right."

With that, he took off the Crown of Corruption from his head and handed it back to Su Yuan.

Su Yuan instinctively took the treasure crown, then seemed to realize something and asked:

"Master, aren’t you continuing to enhance your cultivation?"

"Aren’t those Nascent Souls from the Cold Plum World still trapped in the Governor’s Mansion? Why not just abolish them completely and then blame everything on Nan Cang?"

Taibai Phecda shook his head and said:

"That won’t do. Raising my cultivation by two small realms has already reached the limit of my control over my cultivation."

"If I enhance it further, I won’t be able to control the overly inflated power."

"Moreover, although my cultivation has increased, the Essence of the Great Dao suitable for me hasn’t been replenished yet. Let’s talk about it after I fully digest today’s cultivation gains."

Su Yuan nodded in understanding.

That’s fine, for now, just leave a lifeline for those Demonic Nascent Souls in the Cold Plum World; he will personally subdue them one by one, turning their power into his own.

After storing the Crown of Corruption into his dantian, Su Yuan looked at the body of Nan Cang floating in the black mud and frowned:

"Teacher, how do we disguise Nan Cang as Flame River?"

"This guy is full of scars from being slashed by the Blood Corruption Sword; from head to toe he doesn’t look like Flame River at all. If we just use some Flesh and Blood Daoist Technique, or Puppet Technique to modify it a bit, it won’t fool the Holy Law Governance Council."

A Nascent Soul Stage undercover agent from outside the Celestial Law World has fallen, and Su Yuan doesn’t believe the Immortal Realm would turn a blind eye.

And every Divinity Transformation must be handled with utmost caution, as one careless move can expose them.

Under these circumstances, neither he nor Taibai Phecda seemingly has a perfect means to cover up the crime scenes.

Even Wu Luo True Monarch might not be able to do it.

Ye Muyu, who had just arrived next to the master-disciple duo, Chen Nuoyi, also showed a faint worry after hearing this question.

For undercover agents like them, the hardest part was never the killing, but the aftermath and investigation.

Just as Taibai Phecda was about to answer, a gentle female voice suddenly rang out from not far away:

"It’s very simple, just let the professionals handle it?"

Hearing this female voice, Su Yuan shuddered instinctively.

It was a kind of natural bloodline suppression, similar to that of a mother-in-law to a son-in-law.

Chen Nuoyi subconsciously looked in the direction the voice came from, then immediately showed a look of joy:

"Master."

Su Yuan also turned around stiffly, facing the red-haired mature lady who had appeared not far away at some unknown time, and cautiously greeted:

"Greetings, Senior Wu Luo."

The newcomer was none other than Wu Luo True Monarch.

And judging by her signature red hair, flawless visage, and fiery figure, this must undoubtedly be the real body.

"Su Yuan, we meet again."

Wu Luo True Monarch stepped forward and ruffled her disciple’s hair, giving Su Yuan a sidelong glance and feigned ignorance:

"Where’s Hanyan? Why isn’t she with you all?"

What a deadly question.

It’s like being asked the same question when running into your mother-in-law while shopping with other female friends, making your head spin.

Su Yuan braced himself and responded:

"Before encountering Nan Cang, we didn’t need her help for our actions, so we didn’t bring her along."

"Luckily she wasn’t here, or it would have been dangerous."

Wu Luo True Monarch nodded with a smile and returned to the main topic:

"Your group’s actions have never been in line with the predetermined path, making it really troublesome for me as the person in charge of the Mai Gou project."

"But fortunately, the changes in the Cold Plum World also brought some benefits, and during the time this world was sealed off, I managed to successfully infiltrate with reinforcements without drawing the attention of the Holy Law Governance Council."

"Reinforcements?"

Everyone present, except for Taibai Phecda, showed a look of confusion.

Wu Luo True Monarch smiled and said:

"This reinforcement I mentioned is the professional I referred to earlier, and her original purpose wasn’t to handle the aftermath for you, but to specifically meet Su Yuan."

Does this involve me too?

Su Yuan was momentarily stunned, unable to figure out who had come specifically to see him.

However, a guess soon burst into his mind.

This guess startled him greatly.

At this moment, Wu Luo True Monarch swayed her arms to the right, spreading her hands and smiling:

"Let us warmly welcome the appearance of the Thousand-Faced Celestial Monarch! Applause!"

In the next instant, behind Wu Luo True Monarch, a black-haired, straight-haired, high school girl in a JK uniform and black round-toed small leather boots suddenly jumped out.

She appeared from behind the red-haired mature lady in a forty-degree angle standing posture, striking a cool pose like a character debuting on a manga double-page spread.

After striking the pose for a full three seconds, she raised two fingers, gently drawing them by her fair, pretty face, and greeted with overflowing energy:

"Yo! Su Yuan, Chen Nuoyi, nice to meet you! Please, take care of me!"

Su Yuan, Chen Nuoyi: "..."

Who... who is this high school girl?

Is she the Thousand-Faced Celestial Monarch?

Is this for real?