One moment she had blocked his strike, the next she created an illusion. How many people in the world could execute such a flawless transition?
Most importantly, if this was an illusion, then where was her real body?
The King of Yan jolted, turning back just in time to see a slender shadow appearing at his original position, bending down to grab the Realm Deity’s Altar from the ground!
If this item were snatched away, attacking Yun Ya further would be meaningless.
This person’s grasp of the situation was indescribably exquisite.
“Queen of Changle!” The King of Yan roared, his long blade transforming into a flying rainbow shooting toward her. Simultaneously, his right hand made a grasping motion, causing an earthen puppet to emerge from the ground and pounce on the altar! “Yun Ya is holding back the demons! We must place the Realm Deity’s Stone Heart into the altar, or all will be lost!”
His opponent moved like a specter, light and elusive. Occasionally, the snow-like blade light illuminated a stunningly beautiful face—who else could it be but Feng Miaojun?
Her face was frozen with frost as she ignored the King of Yan’s roar, only taking a moment to wave her hand: “Stop them!”
The New Xia cultivators she had brought from the front lines were all elites. At the queen’s command, they immediately charged forward, engaging the Yan forces in battle.
Feng Miaojun’s gaze was clear as she looked at the altar on the ground: “How could you possibly collect all the altar fragments?”
Since being possessed by the demon’s obsession in the virtual realm, she had been fully aware of everything happening, but a dark force had twisted her will completely, making her prioritize her goal by any means necessary.
That was the power of obsession, capable of planting a demonic seed in one’s heart, making a person no longer themselves.
However, the demon’s obsession had a prior agreement with Yun Ya—he allowed it to rush into his consciousness sea, but the demon also had to leave Feng Miaojun’s consciousness intact. Once that powerful obsession that had been pressing on her day and night departed, it was like removing an entire mountain from her body. Feng Miaojun’s mind immediately became clear, her thoughts flowing freely, and she swiftly regained control of her body!
When the King of Yan moved to attack Yun Ya, her first reaction was to turn back and save him!
Protecting Yun Ya had become an instinct ingrained in her bones. No matter how righteous the King of Yan’s words sounded, Feng Miaojun remained unmoved.
The King of Yan said angrily: “How else could I get it? Yun Ya gave it to me!” He reached out and collected the altar.
The battlefield was chaotic; he dared not leave this treasure in the open.
Feng Miaojun snorted dismissively: “Nonsense.”
Yun Ya had been obsessively trying to seize the altar fragments treasured by the King of Yan—how could he possibly hand over his pieces?
During this brief exchange, the two had traded dozens of moves. Onlookers only saw flashes of blades and shadows, then realized that the Queen of New Xia was not at a disadvantage.
This was truly remarkable.
“He approached me with a deal,” Victory was within reach, but this obstacle was not easily dismissed. The King of Yan had to try his best to persuade her. “As long as he and I joined forces against the demons, he would hand over the fragment! If you don’t believe me, ask him yourself.”
His voice wasn’t loud, but it exploded like muffled thunder in Feng Miaojun’s heart.
Yun Ya had made a deal with the King of Yan?
At this moment, Nü Ba also joined the battle, targeting the King of Yan directly. Feng Miaojun instinctively looked toward Yun Ya.
He nodded gently.
The demon was fighting for control of his body in his consciousness sea, making even speaking difficult for Yun Ya, but he still managed to give her a slight smile.
That smile was somewhat stiff, lacking the liveliness and playfulness of before. Feng Miaojun’s heart surged with a mixture of bitter and sweet emotions, a taste she couldn’t quite identify.
After escaping from the virtual realm, although her words and actions had not been of her own volition, all the external changes had been clear to her. Yun Ya had set a trap, and the way he had treated her left her feeling resentful deep down.
After knowing and accompanying each other for over a decade, how could this man be so ruthless?
But today, the King of Yan told her that Yun Ya had actively sought him out for a deal, willing to hand over the altar fragment to fight against the demons!
With Feng Miaojun’s intelligence, she immediately connected the cause and effect:
The King of Yan had a prior agreement with her—she was to help him find a method for longevity. After the demon’s obsession took control, it continued this agreement. However, the demon’s methods were all evil techniques. Even if the King of Yan achieved longevity, he would need to constantly replace his physical vessel, which meant nearly two hundred years of cultivation would be wasted in an instant, and there was also the risk of weakening his soul.
This was a desperate measure, the worst possible option.
At this point, Yun Ya had approached him.
After White Ape Hu Tian transferred Feng Miaojun’s treasures to him, he possessed most of the altar fragments. Originally, he just needed to defeat the Yan Kingdom and the King of Yan to piece together the fragments and restore the altar.
This was his mission, his final task.
But he had changed his mind at the last minute, actually willing to allow the King of Yan—for her sake!
She couldn’t think of a reason for the King of Yan to refuse: once the Realm Deity was summoned and the heavenly gate reopened, the deadlock on cultivators’ lifespan would be resolved. The King of Yan would no longer need to replace his body or sacrifice his cultivation.
Safe, painless, and without side effects—this was the ultimate solution he had longed for. For someone like him, all past grievances could be ignored in the face of the most practical benefits.
“How do you think he could seal the demon clan? The Realm Deity’s Stone Heart is in his chest!” The King of Yan’s voice contained urgency. “We went to great lengths to trick that thing attached to you into his consciousness sea. If we don’t act now, it will be too late!”
Realm Deity? Stone Heart?
The cause and effect connected like lightning in her mind, and Feng Miaojun suddenly understood.
She had witnessed the demon attack on the city, but there was a second half to the story unknown to the world. Yun Ya mentioned that Emperor Li Li once believed the demon that slipped into the city had attached itself to the newborn Yun Ya, so he wounded his own son’s heart.
From then on, the demons who hadn’t escaped the virtual realm were transferred, no longer sealed in the dream stone chamber.
Where else in this world was there a prison powerful enough to imprison this heaven-defying race? The only entity that could contend with them and ensure they wouldn’t escape was, of course, the demons’ strongest opponent—the Realm Deity!
So at that time, Emperor Li Li not only stabbed Yun Ya but also took the opportunity to place the Stone Heart that sealed the demons into his own son’s chest, using his bloodline, essence, and life force to nourish the Stone Heart and imprison the demons!
This emperor truly had a ruthless heart!
And Yun Ya… Yun Ya had also inherited his father’s cunning intelligence. From the battle at Xianglong Mountain to Yan Kingdom’s request for aid to today’s events—all were traps designed by him and the King of Yan! The demons had overlooked one crucial detail: these two mortal enemies had joined forces behind the scenes to scheme against her.
Moreover, the Wei army’s defeat was real, Yun Ya’s injuries were real, and the King of Yan’s all-out pursuit was also real.
Only such authenticity could deceive the suspicious demons. Besides, the King of Yan had always viewed Yun Ya as a thorn in his side—if he could kill him directly during this pursuit, why not?