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

Within the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, the smell of blood continued to permeate the air. Ying Li, his face smeared with dust, squatted before a clear spring, wiping his face with a wet handkerchief. Behind him lay a lifeless Red Eagle Beast, its feathers soaked with blood, clinging together, its once golden claws now black.

Ying Li clutched the inner core of the Red Eagle Beast in her hand, observing this entirely new world, this world of spirit beasts. A feeling of unfamiliarity mixed with a touch of uncertainty rose within her. She had heard that ninth-level Spirit Saints gathered here, hunting spirit beasts and seeking rivals to quickly and effectively ascend to the rank of Spirit Lord. However, she had been in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range for a month, and aside from various ferocious beasts, she had only encountered clan disciples with mediocre spiritual power. Where had she ever seen a ninth-level Spirit Saint?!

Although the nine palace lords and nine national rulers are incredibly powerful, even they have never reached the ninth level of Spirit Saint. What hidden experts exist in this Spirit Realm?!

As he was thinking this, a wisp of golden mist suddenly rose from the horizon and slowly drifted towards Ying Li. Ying Li looked at the mist, his expression slightly changing, and said, "What is that? How strange."

Fu Cheng happened to walk by, and upon hearing Ying Li's question, he turned around and his expression changed drastically. "The emperor of the Spirit Realm has fallen! Mu Zhen is dead!"

In the Spirit Realm, the Emperor's Demise is shrouded in a golden mist that hangs in the sky, while in the Ghost Realm, the Emperor's Demise is marked by withered trees and a weakened barrier in Demon Man Ridge. As the number one figure in the Spirit Realm, who could possibly kill Mu Zhen?! The Ghost Realm Emperor Xi is in cahoots with him; why would he dare to harm him?!

Ying Li's palms trembled slightly, his heart filled with extreme shock. Mu Zhen, the lord of the Mu Clan Dynasty in the Spirit Realm, Mu Zhen, who ranked among the Four Spirit Lords, was actually dead?!

"Roar! Roar! Roar!" At the same time, the various spirit beasts in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range suddenly went berserk, letting out screams one after another. It turned out that the clan disciples who were cultivating in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range were being killed by the crazed spirit beasts one after another!

"Where are Xiyue and Lianyi now?!" Ying Li asked anxiously.

With such a major event occurring, the Spirit Beast Mountain Range is in chaos. These spirit beasts will do everything in their power to kill any remaining Spirit Realm people in the mountains! The resentment accumulated over the years will be unleashed on the day the Spirit Realm Continent's Lord dies! Therefore, these spirit beasts are extremely ferocious!

Li Xiyue and Chu Lianyi split up, and if they encountered danger at this moment, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Don't worry, everyone else except you and me is in one place, and they're only cultivating on the outer perimeter. Even if there's unrest in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, it won't affect them! Ice Shadow knows illusion techniques, so if we encounter any difficulties, it will definitely hold out for a while, enough for us to get back. I just can't understand how someone as domineering as Mu Zhen could have fallen?! Who killed him?!"

Ying Li's face grew increasingly pale. Mu Zhen's death was undoubtedly related to Lan Xiangning and Emperor Xi. Lan Xiangning had sided with Emperor Xi, her aim being to find a more powerful force to use in order to avenge herself against Mu Zhen. But if it truly was Lan Xiangning's doing, what would become of Jiang Huai now that Mu Zhen was dead?!

He was tormented day and night by the snake-thread gu. Now that Mu Zhen is dead, what will become of the mother snake?! These heartless parents, after giving birth to Jiang Huai, didn't even care about him. It was as if Jiang Huai was an object, to be pushed around and beaten! How hateful!

As Ying Li anxiously thought about it, suddenly her body stiffened, as if her soul had been pulled out of her body by a great force, half of her body was floating outside her body, and her internal organs were in great pain! The withered bone ring in her hand made a "whooshing" sound, Ying Li's head was dizzy, and it felt as if a fire was burning in her lungs!

The flames scorched Ying Li's body, causing her to collapse under the clear spring. The cool spring water hit her heart, creating a sensation of both fire and ice!

"Ying Li, what's wrong with you?!" Fu Cheng's expression changed drastically. He pulled Ying Li out of the icy spring and gripped her stiff, cold arms with both hands. For a moment, he didn't know how to relieve her pain.

About half an hour later, Ying Li's stiff body gradually warmed up. Her eyes were red and her whole body was trembling.

"Yinhe, something happened to Yinhe!" Yin Lie roared in anguish from within the Bone Ring. "I thought Yinhe would be lifeless after Mu Zhen cruelly threw her to her death, but I didn't expect her spirit to still be there. But now, Yinhe has been turned into a Bone Ring. Ying Li, Yinhe and Mu Zhen have been turned into a Bone Ring together!"

Ying Li clenched her right hand tightly. She looked up at the golden mist on the horizon gradually dissipating overhead, and her face grew colder and colder.

"It's the Winter Prince. Like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, the Winter Prince is reaping the spoils of the Ghost Kingdom in the Western Regions. Brother, I can feel Yinhe's painful cries for help, but her cries are growing fainter and fainter. Yinhe has now become the Winter Prince's puppet. She will eventually become our enemy. It's either her death or ours. I will forever remember the Winter Prince's kindness. Next time we meet, I will personally take Yinhe back!" Ying Li said coldly.

Yin Lie's expression was strange and cold. Why should they become victims of the lust for power?! Why should they bow down and submit?! He would never! He would never compromise!

"Roar!" Another earth-shaking tremor erupted as more than a dozen powerful spiritual energies surged towards Ying Li and Fu Cheng! Ying Li turned his head slightly, looking at the waves of spiritual energy, and said, "They caught up quickly, but the Spirit Realm is already in chaos. Even if they come, they won't come after seeing the news of Mu Zhen's demise! What a pity for this chance to meet!"

His eyes burned with intense hatred. After a long while, the dozen or so powerful spiritual energies disappeared. Ying Li stared at the direction from which the spiritual energies had come for a long time, then snorted coldly. He lowered his eyes and looked at Fu Cheng with a hint of indifference. "Don't tell Ying Zhe and the others about what Chu Jue has done. Let's go."

Fu Cheng nodded and followed. The spirit beasts fought fiercely, and screams echoed throughout the mountains.

"This... how is this possible?! How could Mu Zhen, the esteemed ruler of the Mu Clan Dynasty of the Spirit Realm Continent, a mere Spirit Lord, be dead?! Could it be that the Emperor sent people to murder the esteemed ruler?!"

"The heretics Ying Li has always been revered as a god by them. Emperor Xi'an's assassination of the Venerable Lord is surely provoking a war between spirits and demons! Have they forgotten the horrific scenes of past wars between spirits and demons?! Do they really want to plunge the people into misery?!"

"Lord Chu Jue! The best course of action now is to return to the Spirit Realm and stabilize the people's hearts. Otherwise, disaster will befall the Spirit Realm continent, and the villains from the Ghost Realm will come out to destroy our peace!"

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The nine palace lords all offered their opinions, expressing their deep concern about the future development of the Spirit Realm Continent.

Chu Jue stared at the golden mist, his face grim. He had been sent by Mu Zhen, the lord of the Mu Clan Dynasty in the Spirit Realm, to find the alien Ying Li, but he never expected that Mu Zhen would be assassinated in the Ghost Realm! This earth-shattering news would not only shake the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, but would also inevitably stir up a bloody storm in the Spirit Realm!

For thousands of years, they have pursued and pursued non-humans to consolidate their rule without ever making a mistake. Why is it so difficult to kill a non-human now?!

To completely eradicate the heretics, the emperors of the Spirit and Ghost Realms feign discord. The Ghost Realm emperor acts as bait, luring heretics out of seclusion, while the Spirit Realm emperor is the executioner, openly and honestly eliminating them once they appear! Each operation inevitably uncovers the secret, sparking numerous wars between the Spirit and Ghost Realms. Yet, over the years, no one has been able to shake the rule of the two emperors. Could Ying Li be the exception?

No, absolutely not. Ying Li is just a smug little girl. Once she's discovered, she'll be brought to justice. Doesn't Mu Zhen still have a backup plan?! Ying Li's fate will be as tragic as the other outcasts before her.

"Lord Chu Jue, we have not found any trace of the alien Ying Li ahead. Now that the Venerable Lord has been assassinated, should we continue forward or return to the Spirit Realm?!" asked Yi Jiang, the Lord of Tianfu.

Chu Jue looked ahead. Spirit beasts were running rampant, the earth was shaking, and the Spirit Beast Mountain Range had turned into a sea of ​​blood. The screaming voices of the Spirit Realm people were getting closer and closer. His face darkened, and he said coldly, "Return to the Spirit Realm!"