The Emperor's Domineering Favor, the Evil Consort's Unparalleled Reign

"Lan Xiangning! You! Deserve to die!" Mu Zhen's face was contorted with rage, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he stared at Lan Xiangning! Why couldn't Lan Xiangning understand his ambitions?! Why did she have to stand in his way of success?!

"If I die, your son Muran will die too! Your Dong'an Kingdom, your clan, none of them will escape! You'd better think this through!" Mu Zhen said coldly, his face growing darker as he looked at the endless mountain range.

The Demon Ridge that Lan Xiangning led him into was actually the same Demon Ridge where he had annihilated the Blood Moon Sect years ago. It was the largest Demon Ridge in the Ghost Realm, and no matter what kind of expert one was in the Spirit Realm, anyone who entered this place would surely die! Even if he was a Spirit Lord, he could not withstand the resentment released by the Demon Ridge every second. These trees would devour his bones and gather the resentment he had accumulated since childhood. At the moment of his death, they would penetrate his flesh and grow into the most robust new tree in the Demon Ridge!

“When Xianghai died, my entire clan knew. They turned a blind eye to Xianghai’s death; they were all your accomplices! Why should I pity them?! As for Muran, he is innocent, but he committed a grave mistake from birth! He is your son! He is destined to take the blame for your malicious intentions, so he had better die as soon as possible! That way, the world will bring him less malice!”

Lan Xiangning sneered, lovingly stroking her slightly protruding belly with her fingers, and said disdainfully, "Thanks to Emperor Xi, I only learned about the shameful things you two have done! However, I will only avenge Xianghai; I have no say in what happens afterward! Ying Li will eventually become the supreme powerhouse thanks to you, and your rule will come to a tragic end!"

"Mu Zhen, you should thank me properly! This Demon Ridge is the largest defensive ridge in the Ghost Domain. Those Blood Moon Clan members you killed will treat you well on my behalf and on behalf of Xiang Hai! Look, does that little girl behind you look familiar?!" Lan Xiangning covered her mouth and laughed, almost laughing until tears streamed down her face.

Mu Zhen, today is your death day! Even being torn to pieces or ripped apart by five horses wouldn't quell the hatred in my heart! Xiang Hai, my poor, lovely sister, today your sister can finally avenge you!

Mu Zhen turned his head, his expression changing slightly. He stared in astonishment at a little girl with a pretty face and features that resembled Ying Li. The girl looked to be only three or four years old, but her gaze toward Mu Zhen held an indescribable sinister quality!

She was wrapped in a yellow swaddling cloth, her exposed skin was patchy with blue and purple bruises, and her face was frighteningly pale. Behind the little girl were thousands upon thousands of skeletons! The skeletons were covered in blood and reeked of decay. They lay prostrate behind the little girl, and when they suddenly looked up at Mu Zhen, Mu Zhen felt a chill run down his spine!

The little girl's neck was tilted to one side, limp and crooked as if she had no cervical vertebrae, and she asked in a low voice, "Why did you kill me?! Why did you kill Yinhe?!"

Mu Zhen snorted coldly, "So you're a young lady from the Blood Moon Sect! Hmph! Why did I kill you?! You should ask Emperor Xi! Why did he turn against me?! If he hadn't been so greedy for power, why would I have extended my reach into the Ghost Realm?!"

"Lan Xiangning, is this all you're going to use to kill me?!" Mu Zhen turned around and looked at Lan Xiangning with a face full of disdain! He was a Spirit Lord from the Spirit Realm Continent. Even if the Demon Ridge was incredibly terrifying and filled with murderous intent, he would never be defeated by these people!

“How can these be enough to deal with Mu Zhen, the supreme ruler of the Mu Dynasty?! I will never neglect you!” Lan Xiangning looked at him coldly and took out more than a dozen black bottles from her brocade robe.

She looked at the bottles and murmured, "This is the resentment energy that I painstakingly collected from other Demon Ridges with Emperor Xi's help. Here, it's all for you!"

"Snapped!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lan Xiangning threw the porcelain bottles at Mu Zhen's feet! She waved her hand to block them, but the bottles had already been opened, and the resentful aura immediately enveloped Mu Zhen! A noisy commotion erupted, filled with countless roars and struggles!

As Mu Zhen watched the Demon Ridge grow darker and darker, it seemed as if something was approaching from all directions! "Clang! Clang!" The skeletons behind him charged towards him menacingly!

Finally! The voices from all directions revealed their true form! Countless evil spirits! Countless ferocious beasts! Countless wandering souls of the dead roared towards Mu Zhen's direction!

"Lan Xiangning, you're ruthless! You!" Mu Zhen formed a spiritual energy barrier in front of him, but this only further enraged the evil spirits. The evil spirits opened their blood-red mouths and pounced on the barrier like hungry tigers! The barrier was hit heavily. In the Demon Man Ridge, using the Earth Spirit was tantamount to courting death!

The shattered bottles of resentment by Lan Xiangning attracted all the wandering souls from the surrounding Demon Ridge to seek revenge on Mu Zhen! This time, Mu Zhen's chances of survival are slim!

Within the Ghost Realm Demon Ridge, the earth spirits of the Spirit Realm people are subjected to endless suppression, their spiritual power gradually draining away. As it drains, it attracts evil spirits from the Ghost Realm, who then attack the people of the Spirit Realm! Mu Zhen looked at the evil spirits, ferocious beasts, and wandering souls gathered outside the barrier, completely blocking it like black bees, and his expression grew increasingly grim!

He was far too careless! Now that he'd entered the Ghost Realm, he should have been much more cautious! He needed to be careful not only of the alien Ying Li, but also of Emperor Xi. Why hadn't he realized why Emperor Xi had abandoned him?! He'd rushed to kill the alien Ying Li, only to be outmaneuvered by Lan Xiangning and Emperor Xi! He was truly unwilling to accept this!

"Mu Zhen, blame yourself for being too radical! Too confident! All those nine kings of your kingdoms are second-rate, none of them can compare to Xiang Hai! Back then, if Xiang Hai hadn't died, she would have become the king of Dong'an! She would have become the most powerful arm of the Mu Dynasty, but you! You killed Xiang Hai for your own selfish interests! To consolidate your rule, you supported the nine most second-rate kings! Mu Zhen, how does it feel to be caught in your own trap?! Isn't it satisfying!" Lan Xiangning said viciously.

"You think it's all over if I die?! Let me tell you, if I die here, everything will start all over again! The lust for power remains, selfishness remains, and there are many more hidden pawns. You, Lan Xiangning, want revenge?! Let me tell you, it's impossible! You used Emperor Xi's hand to make me die in Demon Ridge, but let me tell you, your son, Muran, will become the new ruler of the Mu Dynasty! He will help me rule the Mu Dynasty, and he will fulfill my ideals!"

Mu Zhen wore a sinister smile as he stared at Lan Xiangning, spitting out each word clearly, "You think you've won, but you're actually the biggest loser! In the end, your son and I will be doing the very thing you least wanted to see in your life—making my dynasty prosperous and glorious! Hahahaha..."

"What did you say?!" Lan Xiangning's expression changed drastically. "Do you intend to use the Snake Thread Gu to control Muran?! How could you be so vicious?! This is utterly unreasonable!"

"We're in the same boat! But you don't understand your son at all! Even if the Snake Thread Gu is in excruciating pain, how can it truly harm him?! Unless something happens to Ying Li, Muran will absolutely not compromise! Isn't that alien Ying Li going to become a noble?! Isn't she going to get rid of the blood of the Spirit Realm people and become a true Ghost Realm person in order to seize greater power?! Then she will have to pay the price for it. She will face a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. If she's unlucky, she will die halfway through getting rid of the blood of the Spirit Realm! If she's not unlucky, even if she survives, she will suffer immensely!"

Mu Zhen's eyes flickered, and he said coldly, "I'll tell your son—no, I'll tell your son, Muran, that the Mu Clan Dynasty has things that Ying Li needs, things that can save Ying Li's life! Only on the day he ascends to the throne will someone offer them to him! So, he will obediently listen to me and have descendants of the Mu Clan Dynasty. Even if Ying Li lives, even if Ying Li becomes powerful, my Mu Clan Dynasty will stand forever, and Ying Li will not lay a finger on Muran's descendants! What do you think of this plan?!"

"I will kill Muran! I will destroy your Mu Dynasty! I will make everyone in the Spirit Realm who betrayed Xianghai pay with their lives!" Lan Xiangning said through gritted teeth, her hatred spreading ever wider...

"We'll see." Mu Zhen coldly snorted, and with a sharp crack, his expression changed drastically. The barrier had finally cracked open! His death was imminent!