Chapter 1814: Xue Qi’s Remarkable Luck

"How is it? Does it feel painful?"

Seeing Xue Qi’s face gradually become twisted, Yun Xiao’s heart filled with satisfaction, and he continued, "I’ll give you a chance as well. If you kneel before me and repent for your past mistakes, perhaps I can give you a swift end!"

Since Yun Xiao’s rebirth, he had never been able to let this go. If he didn’t resolve the betrayal of this woman who had betrayed his mother and son, perhaps his future path of cultivation would become much more difficult. This was always a haunting worry.

But just like Yun Xiao earlier, asking Xue Qi to admit her past deeds as wrong was something she could never do. In her heart, she never believed she was wrong.

"Repent? I did nothing wrong. It was you and your mother who were wrong. Why should I, Xue Qi, repent?"

Feeling the rampant poison inside her, Xue Qi became somewhat hysterical, and she shouted with resentment, causing Yun Xiao’s face to turn extremely grim.

"Xue Qi, are you still human? Back then, when you were abandoned in the snow to die, it was my mother who saved you and cultivated you wholeheartedly for years. Did a dog eat your conscience?"

In his anger, Yun Xiao repeated the past events, causing those watching from a distance to feel furious. The so-called gratitude for nurturing was beyond repayment, yet this woman repaid kindness with enmity, truly worse than animals.

"When the Shang Family was exterminated, you didn’t think of repaying but instead made things worse, causing my mother to be separated from her sister. For such treachery, shouldn’t you repent and apologize?"

In terms of eloquence, there were likely only a few on this continent who could surpass Yun Xiao. Moreover, he had the moral high ground, and his righteous and stern accusations made the observing cultivators unable to resist cheering for him.

"No! It’s not like that! Shang Li was biased, never treating me as her real daughter. I planned for my future, what was wrong with that?"

Xue Qi, overwhelmed by resentment and hatred, continued to make excuses for her past actions. Over the years, she had come to believe in those excuses herself.

Back when the Shang Family was exterminated, it was Xue Qi’s fear for her life or desire to climb to high places that caused her to reveal Yun Xiao’s possession of the Blood Moon Jade at the critical moment, attracting Protector Ning Fu of the Star-picking Tower to slaughter indiscriminately.

Ultimately, Xue Qi got what she wanted, becoming the lofty direct disciple of Empress Lu Qinwan, transforming her ordinary fate. She never regretted her past actions, so how could she repent?

"Since you are so stubborn, don’t blame me then!"

Seeing Xue Qi still unrepentant at the brink of death, the killing intent in Yun Xiao’s eyes became even stronger. He moved his handprint, causing the woman’s face before him to become even more twisted.

"Ah!"

A shrill scream came from Xue Qi’s mouth, as the poison within her suddenly erupted. The pain from this poison was at least ten times stronger than the one she had used earlier.

Moreover, Xue Qi’s condition was vastly different from Yun Xiao’s earlier. At this moment, she had already lost her lofty demeanor as the Emperor Palace’s genius, almost rolling on the ground in pain.

"Yun Xiao, I am Empress Lu Qinwan’s direct disciple. If you dare to kill me, just wait for the Emperor Palace’s strongmen to hunt you to the ends of the earth!"

Enduring the extreme pain, Xue Qi let out another cry, making her last struggle using her background.

"What? She is actually Empress Lu Qinwan’s direct disciple? This is going to be big!"

Upon hearing this, all the cultivators watching from a distance turned pale, thinking that this woman’s identity was significant. If she were to die here, they feared they couldn’t escape being implicated.

If Yun Xiao had killed all the elders of Murong City Emperor Palace earlier, or even killed Emperor Palace Director Tan Qigong, there might still be a glimmer of hope. But if he dared to kill Xue Qi, it would mean an undying enmity with Emperor Canglong Palace.

It was well known how much Sovereign Canglong cherished his wife, Empress Lu Qinwan, and Xue Qi was Lu Qinwan’s direct disciple. There was no way she would sit back and do nothing if something happened to her.

It could be expected that Emperor Canglong Palace would hunt Yun Xiao relentlessly, seeking to tear him to pieces to annihilate this feud. The disciple of such a prestigious empress must not be killed lightly.

Even Murong Sou, learning of Xue Qi’s identity, revealed a sliver of uncontrollable hatred in his gleaming eyes, for it was Empress Lu Qinwan herself who had exterminated the Murong Family years ago.

"Empress Lu Qinwan, huh? Someday, I’ll send her to the underworld to meet you!"

No one expected Yun Xiao to utter such words when people thought he would hesitate to kill Xue Qi due to Empress Lu Qinwan’s identity.

"He even wants to kill Empress Lu Qinwan?!"

Everyone was stunned. Legend had it that Empress Lu Qinwan was the second most powerful figure in Emperor Canglong Palace, second only to Sovereign Canglong, and had long been known as the continent’s second strongest person.

Yet for such a supreme Sovereign-level figure, to be deemed vulnerable by a young cultivator at the Heavenly Realm Late Stage—it left everyone in stunned disbelief.

"This young man truly suits my taste!"

On the other hand, Murong Sou, although somewhat skeptical of Yun Xiao’s bold words, in his heart, as long as someone dared to disrespect the Emperor and Empress Canglong, that person would be considered a friend.

These people couldn’t possibly know that the high and mighty Emperor and Empress Canglong in their eyes were once the wife and the adulterous consort who conspired together to kill the Long Xiao Battle God in the previous life of the youth before them, which led to their current status.

This had always been the deepest thorn in Yun Xiao’s heart. Unless he killed the Emperor and Empress Canglong and uprooted the entire Emperor Canglong Palace, he would never leave the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud. Even if he could ascend to a higher plane like the Li Yuan Realm, he probably wouldn’t achieve much.

This was like a psychological shadow that clung like a maggot in Yun Xiao’s reborn mind, swirling incessantly, even stronger than his hatred for Xue Qi.

"You... presumptuous!"

Even when tormented by the severe poison, upon hearing Yun Xiao dare to insult her most respected teacher, Xue Qi couldn’t help but curse out loud.

Compared to the former Emperor Palace Canglong, perhaps Lu Qinwan was the one Xue Qi respected the most, far surpassing Shang Li who raised her. Because she was Xue Qi’s greatest reliance to soar into the sky and surpass many young geniuses.

"You can’t even protect yourself, and you still have the heart to think about these things?"

Yun Xiao’s chest swelled with ease, his cold eyes swept past Xue Qi, sensing the increasingly rampant poison raging within her. He couldn’t help but let out a cold sneer, causing Xue Qi’s heart to plummet.

"This time, I was really careless!"

Feeling that her poison meridian skills, even her Hua Xuan Realm Early Stage powerful meridian qi, couldn’t contend with the raging poison, Xue Qi couldn’t help but sigh internally.

"Hmm?"

Yet, at this moment, when Xue Qi thought she had already fallen into a trap today, a subtle force suddenly emerged from deep within her body, causing her to feel both surprised and delighted.

"What is this?"

For Xue Qi, this power was undeniably unfamiliar. However, after a brief moment of confusion, she suddenly remembered the time at the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain on the Tenglong Continent, when Lu Qinwan’s phantom suddenly appeared.

At that time, Xue Qi was also forced into a desperate situation by Yun Xiao, on the verge of dying. It was the phantom of the Empress Canglong that suddenly appeared and saved her life.

Even though Lu Qinwan’s phantom couldn’t defeat Yun Xiao back then, it at least spared Xue Qi’s life. The current situation was undoubtedly reminiscent of that time.

Both surprised and delighted, Xue Qi had undoubtedly learned her lesson this time. She remained expressionless, or perhaps she had learned something from Yun Xiao’s earlier performance and wanted to give him a big surprise too.

The reason why Xue Qi was feeling stifled earlier was because she believed she had reached the Hua Xuan Realm, a whole Great Rank above Yun Xiao, yet was poisoned by the strange poison he deployed before she could display her true abilities.

If she could neutralize the poison with this mysterious power, Xue Qi believed that as long as she was cautious and avoided further poisoning, she would undoubtedly remain invincible.

By then, the situation would completely reverse, and everyone in this Murong Tomb wouldn’t leave alive.

However, just as these thoughts arose in Xue Qi’s mind, she suddenly realized she was overthinking. The mysterious power only prevented her further poisoning but didn’t fully neutralize the poison.

Moreover, Xue Qi clearly sensed that the poison repressed by the mysterious power hadn’t disappeared but was suppressed to a bearable range, potentially erupting again without warning.

"It seems I can only lay low for now!"

Realizing this fact instantly quelled Xue Qi’s thoughts of turning the tables. She knew that as long as the poison remained within her, anything might go awry during battle with Yun Xiao.

After all, the mysterious power wasn’t under Xue Qi’s control and could dissipate unpredictably, making her helpless again under Yun Xiao’s tactics.

"Huh?"

While Xue Qi’s mind was racing, Yun Xiao opposite her finally noticed something and immediately let out a surprised hum, naturally preparing to act.

"Explode!"

A deep shout came from Yun Xiao’s mouth, and immediately the toxic energy within Xue Qi erupted completely, but unexpectedly it didn’t have the anticipated effect, instead causing some unexpected changes.