He Lan Tianxia

The white-haired woman was delighted. She truly wanted the Crimson Spirit Pearl and the Sea Turtle Pearl, but defeating Murong Junlan and avenging her humiliation of ten thousand years ago had always been a thorn in her side. However, she didn't want Murong Junlan's life; she only wanted to defeat him, humiliate him, and make him her defeated opponent. That was all. Therefore, the Annihilation Frost Palm she had just used only sealed around his neck, immobilizing his head, unlike how she had frozen Yan'er from head to toe.

"Beg me, and I'll break the ice right away," the white-haired woman said smugly. Clearly, today was the most prideful moment she had experienced since meeting Murong Junlan. She had always believed that Murong Junlan bore an inescapable responsibility for her separation from the old man in the treasure cave, but she didn't know that the old man was still alive. She thought he had died ten thousand years ago.

"He's dead. Why don't you two help me drag him back from the underworld, and we'll call it even."

"Achoo—" The old man in the treasure room sneezed violently, and said angrily, "Who, who cursed me to die like that?"

"Then I'll eat the Crimson Spirit Pearl and the Turtle Pearl from your beloved concubine's belly, and I can become the king of this world, the Demon King!" The white-haired woman chuckled self-satisfiedly. "I'll also tell that old bastard who's been dead for ten thousand years—no, I mean you all—what it means to be one step ahead in the demonic realm. Hmph, ha, ha, hahahahahahaha..."

The old man in the treasure room sneezed several more times, and he cursed and swore at the open space in front of the treasure for a while.

Unable to contain her elation, the white-haired woman laughed wildly, then suddenly turned around and swept the small snow mountain she had just pushed over with all her might. The snow mountain shattered into pieces with a crackling sound. Then, the white-haired woman looked up at the sky and shouted loudly, "Those who oppose me shall perish!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the white-haired woman exerted force with both hands simultaneously, shoving a powerful gale towards Murong Junlan. The devastatingly powerful "Destructive Cold Yin Palm" strike was unleashed. She used all her strength in this move; she didn't want Murong Junlan to have any chance to breathe. She knew that having such a golden opportunity to deal with this god-like man was a blessing from heaven. Therefore, just in case, she wanted to take his life in one fell swoop.

*Snap.* Ice splattered everywhere. She expected a gruesome, bloody mess to appear before her eyes, but a pang of pity suddenly swept through her heart. After all, this man wasn't the Emperor, and he seemed to have never hurt her. But, that's how ruthless the martial world is.

The white-haired woman turned her head away. For some reason, she suddenly didn't want to see such a horrific scene. A thought popped into her mind: if the old man knew she had killed Murong Junlan, would he hate her even more? So the white-haired woman turned her head back to see how badly Murong Junlan had been beaten by her.

Huh? Where is he? Murong Junlan has vanished. All that remains is a large ice hole and scattered ice shards. The white-haired woman looked around anxiously, but saw no one. How could this man, seemingly powerless, have disappeared without a trace?

The white-haired woman quickly floated closer to the broken ice hole to investigate, but unexpectedly, a huge claw stretched out from the ice hole and slapped directly at her face. Fortunately, she dodged in time, but the sharp little ice pieces hooked by the claw exploded with a crack, grazing her face and causing a burning pain.

The white-haired woman was enraged. With a swift movement, she unleashed two thick layers of ice with her annihilating frost palms, sealing her claws to the surface and rendering them immobile. The octopus was also furious, extending several tentacles one after another, and began to fight the white-haired woman without hesitation. Thus began a fierce battle between human and mermaid.