Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 404 Long Meng Responds to the Challenge

Chapter 404: Chapter 404 Long Meng Responds to the Challenge

The sky gradually darkened.

Atop the Imperial Palace towers, civil and military officials, anxiously peered into the void, waiting for that black silhouette to appear, but as time passed, the silhouette still did not show up.

The black figure had not appeared; however, a white silhouette emerged from the ashen fog.

The white figure, dressed in flowing white garments and with an exquisitely beautiful face, seemed like a fairy in white, descending from the heavens.

But at this moment, no one was in the mood to admire this beautiful white-clothed fairy. To them, her appearance was akin to the arrival of a demon.

This was the person who, today, would determine their life or death—if the other did not appear.

"Where is Shi Feng? Which one of you is Shi Feng? Present yourself before this Sect Master!" Piao Xueyan stood proudly above the Imperial Palace, looking down at the tower below, and called out.

Her voice was as clear and melodious as a silver bell but fell on everyone’s ears like a demon’s voice coming to take their lives.

"Piao Sect Master!" The Kirin King looked at Piao Xueyan in the void and said with a cupped fist, "Shi Feng should be on his way back and will likely arrive soon. Grant this King a favor, spare the other innocent people of the city, will you?"

"Spare the other innocents of the city?" Piao Xueyan’s icy face revealed a trace of scornful laughter upon hearing the Kirin King’s words. "Kirin King, have you considered how many innocent disciples we lost at the Floating Void Sect? Did Shi Feng ever think of them? Did he spare them?"

"This..." Hearing Piao Xueyan’s words, the Kirin King was at a loss for words. On that day, when Shi Feng massacred the Floating Void Sect, indeed countless innocent disciples had no idea what was happening but were brutally slaughtered by Shi Feng!

"Hmph!" In the void, Piao Xueyan’s cold snort sounded again: "Unlike Shi Feng, who is a brutal and bloodthirsty demon, I, Piao Xueyan, would not touch the innocent citizens of the city, as long as Shi Feng appears before nightfall. However, as for you lapdogs of Shi Feng, whether he appears or not, none of you shall live!"

Following Piao Xueyan’s final cold shout, the weird ashen fog in the void surged, pressing the ashen fog covering the Imperial Palace a few notches down, while the fog veiling the rest of the Imperial City stopped descending toward the city below.

"Humph! You woman! Stop being so arrogant here!" Just at this moment, a tender cry erupted from the palace; a cyan figure zoomed towards the sky with great speed.

"Is that! The Princess!" Seeing the cyan figure breaking through space, Long Chen suddenly exclaimed, "The Princess has broken through to the Martial King Realm!"

Dashing through the void was Long Meng— the little girl was clad in a cyan long skirt, her little face filled with an expression of rage as she rushed towards Piao Xueyan above.

Unexpectedly, in less than a Half Moon’s time, Long Meng, who had initially made a breakthrough to the Eight-star Martial King Realm in the Blood-colored Stele Space left by Shi Feng, had astonishingly advanced to the One-star Martial King Realm.

Not long ago, a minor official in the Imperial City had dug up a scorching hot piece of jade the size of a head, glowing red without knowing its origin, and thus had offered it to Long Chen, seeking to curry favor with the Holy Emperor.

At that time, Long Meng happened to be passing by Long Chen’s study and upon seeing the scorching jade, felt a miraculous connection. She then asked Long Chen for the piece of jade.

But little did she expect that the intense energy from that jade seemed as though it was naturally meant for Long Meng. After absorbing that energy, she transformed it into an incredibly pure and vast Primordial Power within her.

Long Meng’s talents were already impressive to begin with. She had early on comprehended the Martial Arts Sword Intent left behind by Shi Feng. With the additional absorption of that intense energy, her Primordial Power kept increasing. In just a few days, she stepped into the Nine-star Martial King Realm.

Today, just now, Long Meng once again made a breakthrough in Martial Arts, breaking through from Nine-star Martial King to successfully enter the One-star Martial Emperor Realm. When she emerged from her closed-door cultivation, the first thing she saw was that arrogant woman in the Void, spouting those disparaging words.

Immediately after, Long Chen realized the danger and hastily shouted into the Void, "Princess, come back quickly, you are no match for her!"

What a joke, even the Kirin King by his side, who had broken through to the One-star Martial Venerate Realm, was extremely wary of Piao Xueyan in the Void, let alone Long Meng who had just broken through to the Martial Emperor Realm!

"Pure Yang Fierce Fist!" A delicate shout from Long Meng echoed in the Void.

With her right fist tightly clenched, Long Meng’s hand radiated a dazzling red light. Then, although she had not yet come close to Piao Xueyan, a huge fist condensed out of red light was hurled by Long Meng. In the Void, it surged towards Piao Xueyan above, looking like a small red sun on a slanting collision course.

"Hmph! Can’t wait to seek death? Then I shall grant you your wish!" Piao Xueyan, with her hands behind her back, watched as the giant red fist came hurtling towards her. Her fair right hand reached out from behind and formed a claw, pinching at the Void.

With a "bang," the red giant fist aimed at Piao Xueyan exploded instantly and then dispersed into the Void, followed by Piao Xueyan’s right hand forming a claw once again!

"Ah! What! What’s happening!" Soaring through the Void, Long Meng suddenly felt as if an immense force had seized her entire body, and she seemed to have completely lost control of her energy.

Then, under that invisible force, her uncontrollable body continued to rush swiftly towards Piao Xueyan in the sky, even faster than her initial space-breaking speed!

In front of Piao Xueyan, Long Meng was like a mere child, utterly powerless to resist!

"Hmph! Mere ants!" With a chilly gaze, Piao Xueyan looked down and sneered at Long Meng speeding towards her from below. In the eyes of this peerless powerhouse, Long Meng was like an ant—easily crushed at will.

Piao Xueyan stretched out her claw, grasped the face of the rushing Long Meng with a swift motion, "Let go of me! Release me!" Long Meng cried out in a delicate voice, "Be smart and let me go quickly! Otherwise, once Brother Shi Feng arrives, he will certainly make you regret it!"

"Hmph! Shi Feng!" Upon hearing the name Shi Feng, the grip of Piao Xueyan’s right claw, holding Long Meng by the face, tightened even further!

In pain, Long Meng cried out, "You! You woman, you’re hurting me! Let me go quickly! If you treat me like this, Brother Shi Feng will not let you off once he comes!"

"Kirin King, I beg of you, take action and save Long Meng!" Down below, Long Chen watched with anxiousness and panic as Long Meng was caught in Piao Xueyan’s hand in the Void, pleading with the Kirin King.

"Your Majesty, it is not that I am unwilling to save Princess Long Meng, but Piao Xueyan’s current power far exceeds mine by much. If I go up now, I am afraid it would only be a death sentence!" Due to Shi Feng’s relationship, the Kirin King had pledged allegiance to the Yunlai Empire and still held the title of Kirin King. Naturally, he addressed Long Chen as Your Majesty.

"Ah! What to do, what should we do! This girl is so headstrong; she even dared to use Young Master Feng’s name to intimidate Piao Xueyan just now. I’m afraid this will only further incite the fury of that female devil, Piao Xueyan! Ah! What should I do! If only Young Master Feng were here now!" At this moment, Long Chen was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.