Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

On the way out of the demon cave, Ye Wuxi stopped, waiting for something.

Soon a voice came from behind, and Ye Wuxi turned around and smiled, "Brother Duan, we've had a good haul this time..."

Duan Hong stepped forward and stood beside Ye Wuxi, smiling faintly, "Indeed, should we go out and wait for those few, then catch them all in one fell swoop?"

Ye Wuxi looked somewhat surprised. "Are you alright?"

To be honest, she was also very curious about the oppressive aura Duan Hong was releasing, but she didn't dare to ask him directly. However, judging from Duan Hong's demeanor, it seemed that there were no limitations to releasing that kind of power.

Duan Hong smiled slightly, "Of course... Besides, I think Wuxi can handle those guys even without me..."

Ye Wuxi touched her nose and did not deny it.

The two guarded a short distance from the entrance, while the disciples stationed around them had all dispersed after learning that powerful demonic insects lurked inside.

Seeing this, Ye Wuxi shook her head and said, "What a pity, it's so rare to meet so many people."

Duan Hong turned his head and looked at her greedy expression, and couldn't help but chuckle, "Wu Xi, are you that short of money?"

Ye Wuxi tilted her head back, "Sigh, it's a long story..."

A smile flashed in Duan Hong's eyes, "Wu Xi doesn't seem to come from a small family either. I heard that the great general of Tianfeng Kingdom is surnamed Ye..."

Ye Wuxi suddenly became interested and said with a smile, "What's the surname of the royal family of Moyun Kingdom again? If I remember correctly, it seems to be Duan, huh? Brother Duan..."

Duan Hong nodded slightly guiltily, "I think so..."

Ye Wuxi said with a half-smile, "So, why would a prince like you resort to robbery..."

Duan Hong scoffed, "Doesn't Jiang Chen also like to steal things?"

"That seems to be true," Ye Wuxi nodded. So, does this mean he's admitting he's a prince? This guy's style is completely different from Lin Dongxu's; he's not pretentious at all.

Soon, the four of them escaped the demonic insects in a rather disheveled state.

When they saw Ye Wuxi and Duan Hong, a look of surprise flashed across their faces. Shouldn't these two be thinking about running for their lives?

Jiang Chen's eyes brightened slightly. "Gentlemen, how about we join forces and then divide the spirit fruits equally?"

However, no one responded. Duan Hong's eerie aura was undeniable, and even Ye Wuxi, though not directly attacking, had blocked a combined blow from the four of them.

Those two were truly strange; aside from Jiang Chen and the others, none of them had the confidence to face them again.

Seeing the three of them hesitate, Jiang Chen couldn't help but get angry, "You guys!"

Ye Wuxi suddenly smiled and said, "Have you all finished discussing? If you're done, hand over the demon cores!"

Jiang Chen roared, "Fine, fine, so someone dares to rob me! Today I'll make you all die!"

Fang Tao gritted his teeth and said, "You two, don't go too far..."

Duan Hong nodded. "It seems everyone is unwilling. Let's get started then..."

Immediately, the aura shifted, and a familiar pressure swept towards them. Although they had experienced it before, the four still couldn't help but feel their souls tremble.

Yuan Xin's eyes held a complex expression. After hesitating for a moment, she finally spoke, "I'll give you the demon core, and let me go."

Ye Wuxi smiled and extended her hand, "No problem."

Yuan Xin decisively handed over all the demon cores in her spirit ring, then turned to leave.

Jiang Chen shouted angrily, "Yuan Xin, you stop right there!"

Yuan Xin ignored him and walked away on her own. Peng Hui's death still haunted her. She knew she couldn't defeat him anyway; the demon core could be collected again, but once life was gone, everything was lost.

Duan Hong said calmly, "Are you guys sure you still want to fight?"

Fang Tao and Hua Zhou exchanged a glance, then gritted their teeth and said, "We can give it to you."

They then withdrew their imposing aura, handed over the demon cores to Ye Wuxi, and quickly flew away into the distance. They were, after all, hailed as geniuses; to be robbed like this, they had no face to stay any longer.

Ye Wuxi accepted the demon cores with a smile. These people had extraordinary backgrounds, and it would be difficult to explain if they all died at once. If they were sensible enough to hand over the demon cores, they wouldn't want anything else...

After they all left, Jiang Chen was completely bewildered. What was going on?

Duan Hong smiled and said, "I'm telling you, are you going to fight or not? If not, then you'd better hand over all the demon cores. I know you have teleportation talismans, but the trial is still a long way off. You can run away today, but you can't run away tomorrow..."

Jiang Chen's face was ashen. However, even with several people working together, they couldn't suppress these two back then, so he wasn't confident he could take on two at once now.

Seeing his constantly changing expression, Ye Wuxi and Duan Hong did not urge him.

After struggling for a moment, Jiang Chen quickly took out all the demon cores and then slipped away like a gust of wind. His speed was so fast that Ye Wuxi was astonished.

Ye Wuxi chuckled twice and said boldly, "Brother Duan, let's go!"

Liu Yu'er, who was waiting in the agreed-upon cave, couldn't help but worry when the two didn't return. "Could something have happened...?"

Just as he was about to step out, Ye Wuxi and Duan Hong appeared.

Liu Yu'er breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought something had happened to you all this time."

Ye Wuxi said with a smile, "It only took a little while to wait for those four geniuses to come out, hehe."

After saying that, he took out the white jade spirit fruit from his ring, "There are ten of these, how should we divide them?"

Liu Yu'er said with a grin, "Same as always, I'll only take your two demon cores, I don't want anything else. These are just enough for each of you to have five..."

With her abilities, she couldn't possibly snatch the spirit fruit. This white jade spirit fruit is so precious, she naturally wouldn't want it! Even friends should have boundaries.

Duan Hong shook his head, nonchalantly saying, "Wu Xi and I will each receive four, and Yu'er will receive two."

Liu Yu'er quickly waved her hand, "No, I have principles too!"

Ye Wuxi smiled and said, "Let's do as Brother Duan suggests. Taking too much of this stuff probably won't have any good effects..."

Liu Yu'er glanced at the two of them with annoyance, "I really don't know what to say to you. The effects of this White Jade Spirit Fruit last for half an hour, and they can be used in combination. After taking it, you can quickly comprehend and cultivate any Xuan-rank martial skill to the highest level, and even have a chance to comprehend Di-rank martial skills..."

Ye Wuxi stroked her chin. Profound-rank martial arts techniques weren't difficult for her; she could master them even without this one. However, Earth-rank ones were a bit of a stretch. She wondered if using this would have any miraculous effects. If she could master the fourth form of the sword technique, her combat power would increase considerably...

After distributing the white jade spirit fruit and demon cores, and calculating the time, Ye Wuxi said, "I plan to use them now. What about you?"

She now has quite a few demon cores, and they are definitely in the top three right now. She's too lazy to bother hunting them; she'd rather focus on improving her own abilities and having more ways to survive...

Duan Hong nodded, "Wu Xi, go and cultivate. I'll stay outside and guard you. I'll use..."

Ye Wuxi smiled and said, "Thank you."