Reborn As A Villainous Cannon Fodder

Chapter 517: Ch 517 – How Can Such an Evil Creature Be Protected Simply Because You Say So?

“Who said she cannot come?“

“Didn’t I just deliver her here?“

From high above the skies, a cold voice tinged with mockery suddenly rang out.

Everyone hastily raised their heads to look.

There, in the sky above, stood a crimson-robed beauty bearing the Six Vermillion Bird Celestial Formation. Her fingers were raised before her chest, forming a blazing flame seal. Her aura surged like a rainbow, as though a celestial being had descended to the mortal world. All who beheld her were filled with awe.

This posture of looking down upon all living beings was strikingly similar to what Yino had witnessed in the illusion realm!

It was clear that in the deepest memories of Jing Chen and Dia, Changli’s first appearance had also been this same divine descent phenomenon.

Boom boom boom…!!!

At the end of the meteor trail where flames and smoke intertwined, the earth-shaking rumbling gradually subsided. The figure that had crashed into the mountainside finally came to rest after a violent impact, revealing its true form.

Qingshuang focused her gaze. Her pupils suddenly contracted. She drew in a sharp breath and cried out in alarm:

“Elder Iris!”

The woman’s face instantly turned pale. She hurriedly flew toward the crane-haired immortal embedded in the mountain.

When she drew near, she carefully helped her master out. Just extracting her from the rock face took considerable effort.

“Cough…”

The immortal called Iris trembled slightly. With Qingshuang’s help, she shakily straightened her body.

After the merciless baptism of the Nine Phoenix Flames, her flawless face now bore several purple bruises. A trace of blood seeped from the corner of her lips where she had been struck by a scorching blunt force. It looked particularly jarring. Even her golden pupils, which usually shone brilliantly, had dimmed somewhat. Hints of the mortal black showed beneath, as though the dust of this mundane world had tainted her divinity.

“Master Iris, are you… are you alright?”

Qingshuang’s eyes were filled with worry. Her voice trembled slightly as she asked with great care.

She had been chosen by Iris along with her brother since childhood and brought into the Divine Gate to cultivate. This was the first time she had ever seen her master in such a sorry state. Her face was beaten black and blue.

She could not imagine what kind of divine being could have injured Iris, a Spirit Immortal realm, to such a degree!

“Mm… I am fine.”

“A mere exchange between immortals. Such minor friction is not worth mentioning…”

Halfway up the cliff, the crane-haired immortal spoke in a hoarse voice. Though her words maintained the dignity befitting a Spirit Immortal, her raspy tone clearly betrayed weakness and pain.

She rested one hand on Qingshuang’s shoulder to steady herself. Her other hand formed a fist against her lips as she coughed lightly twice. Then she nodded slightly to her disciple, indicating that she was not seriously harmed.

However. When her gaze once again fell upon the crimson beauty standing in the sky like a divine phoenix incarnate, she could not suppress the fear deep within her heart. She suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood!

“M..Master?!!”

This scene immediately frightened the white-robed attendant beside her. Her cry was filled with terror and concern.

Meanwhile. Those standing atop the mountain peak wore various expressions. Their gazes all focused on these two immortal figures, one in the heavens and one on the earth.

Yino and Ruoning were completely bewildered. They had no idea who these people were or where they came from.

Chaerin pursed her lips and shrugged. A hint of schadenfreude flashed in her eyes. After all, just a little while ago when Iris had first appeared, she had been extremely arrogant. She had not even spared Chaerin a glance. She had acted as though she would slay gods and buddhas alike, as if she intended to level the entire Liuli Sect.

What a pity… There is always someone stronger. Iris had been publicly humiliated.

Thinking of this, the secret delight at the corner of Chaerin’s lips became even more apparent. She could not suppress it.

“Iris, it has been many years since I last saw you fight. I did not expect that spending all your time at the Divine Gate doing would have made your skills so rusty.”

“What a pity. I thought you could have exchanged a few more moves with me.”

Above the blazing clouds, the crimson beauty looked down upon everyone from her lofty position. Her voice dripped with cold mockery.

At these words, the crane-haired immortal’s expression instantly became ugly. Her already pale face turned ashen.

She was merely at the Spirit Immortal realm. Changli was an ancient existence approaching demigod status. The gap in their strength was like a vast chasm. They were utterly incomparable!

Just as Iris had looked down upon Chaerin before, now Changli could regard her with the same contemptuous gaze.

However. At their level, both had powerful forces behind them. Their battles were no longer the passionate, life-or-death struggles of youth.

For beings of different realms, victory and defeat were determined before the exchange even began. Their clashes were merely a formality to demonstrate resolve and strength.

And clearly, Changli had won this round.

“Changli… do not push your luck.”

After coughing for a long while, Iris finally raised her head. The third golden eye on her brow blazed with brilliant light at this moment. Her fury-filled determination showed that even if her physical body was no match, she would make one final protest against this celestial phoenix.

Above the clouds, Changli saw that her opponent had no strength left to fight. She waved her fan and withdrew the six blazing feathers behind her. Her aura gradually restrained itself.

Her figure descended from the heavens. First she plummeted like a meteor to a certain height. Then she suddenly stopped in midair and stood firmly.

Before everyone’s eyes, the immortal’s flame-wreathed dress swayed gently. A slender leg wrapped in black silk stepped forward from beneath her skirt, like a celestial maiden descending to earth. With each light step, blazing red lotus flowers bloomed beneath her feet. Step by step, she came to hover at eye level with the crowd. Then she slowly stopped. Her invisible aura was powerful yet elegant.

“Iris, I warned you long ago…”

“As long as this child remains within the borders of the Great Dragon Dynasty, he is under my protection. Did you take my words as mere wind passing your ears?”