Chapter 399 - 405: Directly Stomped to a Pulp

In her Sea of Consciousness, the Twin Blood Lotus seemed to sense this unique Dao rhythm and began to sway gently.

Song Wanning felt a wave of joy welling up from the depths of her Divine Soul, making her feel almost giddy.

She quickly took out a Flame Stone and held it in her hand.

The next second, the Flame Stone was rapidly absorbed, turning into a pile of rock ash in the blink of an eye.

Song Wanning’s brow twitched. She hadn’t expected cultivating in Flame Mountain to be so efficient!

Since that was the case, she decided to take this opportunity to have a good, long cultivation session. After all, no amount of treasure was more important than one’s own Cultivation.

She instructed the Dragon Spirit to keep an eye on their surroundings, then completely immersed herself in cultivation.

Countless Flame Stones completely surrounded her, burying her body entirely.

At a glance, it looked as if she had been buried alive by the Flame Stones, without a single gap showing.

However, that mountain of Flame Stones was being refined at a shockingly fast rate...

...

Inside the Secret Realm, Xiao Heyun was being chased all over by demon beasts, and he was utterly exhausted.

Covered in injuries, he finally managed to find another hiding spot, only to discover a number of Cultivators following him.

Xiao Heyun’s heart sank, and his expression turned sinister.

"Xiao Heyun, where do you think you can run?"

Song Wanning’s avatar had also caught up, bringing several people with her. Disciples from other Sects were also nearby. Everyone had the same goal: the treasure in Xiao Heyun’s possession.

"Song Wanning..."

Xiao Heyun gritted his teeth. He had infiltrated the Secret Realm with his identity hidden, thinking no one would be the wiser. But not only had he been exposed, Song Wanning had even revealed his true identity to everyone.

After he left the Secret Realm, the Major Sects of the Southern Domain would surely not let him off the hook.

His heart trembled at the thought of those powerful figures outside the Secret Realm.

"Xiao Heyun, you’re a Cultivator from the Eastern Domain. How on earth did you sneak into our Southern Domain? Don’t tell me you killed one of our Cultivators?"

Song Wanning directly exposed Xiao Heyun’s background. Although she didn’t know what method he had used to evade inspection, nothing could be hidden from the Three Lives Mirror.

His cover blown, Xiao Heyun’s expression changed. His suspicious gaze swept over Song Wanning. ’Could she actually know something?’

’But that’s impossible!’

’The system said no one could find out his identity. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to act so brazenly in front of Divine Separation Stage experts.’

’Song Wanning must be bluffing.’

Xiao Heyun opened his mouth to speak, but Song Wanning cut him off. "Xiao Heyun, if you hand over the divine beast, our Ancient Cold Sect might be able to protect you."

"But if you remain stubborn, don’t blame us for finishing you off right here and now!"

The moment Song Wanning’s words fell, the atmosphere instantly froze. A strange tension filled the air.

Everyone’s eyes fixed on Xiao Heyun, brimming with killing intent, but even more so with greed.

’A divine beast!’

’A divine beast that was thought to be long lost!’

’No wonder those beast hordes keep chasing Xiao Heyun. It was for the divine beast!’

Before a divine beast’s bloodline fully awakens, it can be stripped away.

Those demon beasts must have been coveting the divine beast’s bloodline!

In an instant, all the pieces fell into place. The looks in everyone’s eyes grew even more dangerous.

Meanwhile, Xiao Heyun’s heart dropped. He looked at Song Wanning in astonishment.

’How did anyone find out I have a divine beast?’

"Don’t you dare make baseless accusations! What divine beast? I don’t have one!"

He denied it outright, but his mind was already racing, figuring out how to escape.

There were nearly twenty Cultivators present. How could he possibly be their match?

"Still won’t admit it? Dare to say you didn’t run off with a demon beast cub?"

Song Wanning suppressed a laugh and continued to shout.

She then produced a drawing of the cub. "I was the one who found the divine beast first! I went to lead the other demon beasts away, but when I came back, it was gone!"

"Do you dare make a Heart Demon Oath that the divine beast isn’t on you?"

’These transmigrators all share a common flaw: a baffling level of self-confidence.’

’They all think they’re the Heavenly Dao’s Son, so they must be destined for special treatment.’

’So how could they possibly end up with an ordinary demon beast?’

’It has to be a divine beast, at the very least, right?’

’With this move, she would make Xiao Heyun value that cub even more. And as long as he refused to abandon the cub, he wouldn’t be able to take a single step in this Secret Realm.’

’Finding more treasure?’

’He should worry about surviving everyone’s hunt first!’

"You—"

When Xiao Heyun saw the familiar-looking cub in the drawing, his heart leaped.

From that moment on, he had no more doubts about the cub’s identity as a divine beast.

’He knew it! How could the Spirit Pet he obtained be some ordinary creature?’

Xiao Heyun’s heart pounded in his chest. He could already picture the satisfying scene of relying on his divine beast to utterly humiliate these people.

Especially Song Wanning.

’That woman caused his identity to be exposed. He had to teach her a proper lesson.’

’If she performed well in bed, perhaps she could atone for her sins that way...’

As Xiao Heyun lost himself in these pleasant thoughts, he failed to notice Song Wanning’s face darken.

She glanced at Xiao Heyun’s lower body.

Heh.

’Since he can’t control his lower half, I might as well help him out!’

"Xiao Heyun, hurry up and release the divine beast! It belongs to whoever is strong enough to take it!"

The others couldn’t help but shout as well.

Xiao Heyun had many tricks up his sleeve, as everyone had witnessed during the beast tide. Naturally, no one wanted to be the first to rush in and become cannon fodder.

The people around them weren’t allies; they were rivals.

"I told you, I don’t have it!"

Xiao Heyun stubbornly denied it, his thoughts turning to a talisman treasure in his Storage Ring.

It was a top-tier talisman treasure he had won from the system’s lottery, capable of blocking a single blow from a Divine Separation Stage Cultivator.

He didn’t want to use it unless he had absolutely no other choice.

For now, he had to find a way to get out of here.

Once he fully activated the divine beast’s bloodline, it would be worth spending any number of talisman treasures!

Just as a flicker of movement crossed his face, before he could act, Song Wanning attacked first.

"The divine beast was mine to begin with! You stole my property, and you still won’t admit it?"

"Then I’ll just have to beat you until you do!"

She swung her sword, and a piercing beam of sword light, thick with killing intent, shot toward him.

Xiao Heyun’s heart tightened. Cursing inwardly, he rushed to meet the attack.

But Song Wanning’s move was like a signal. Everyone else moved at once.

They all lunged at Xiao Heyun. For the sake of the divine beast, no one dared to hold back, unleashing their deadliest moves from the very start.

How could Xiao Heyun possibly fend them all off alone? He was sent flying after just one exchange.

But in the next instant, Song Wanning suddenly appeared behind him.

Looking down at the fallen Xiao Heyun, the corners of her lips curled into a smile.

Xiao Heyun’s scalp went numb, and a chill shot up his spine.

Then, he saw Song Wanning lift her foot and bring it stomping down on him.

"AARGH—"

An excruciating pain shot up from his groin. In an instant, he had been stomped, and everything just... burst.

Blood and flesh soaked through his pants, the pain so intense he nearly passed out.