Chapter 1060: Xiao Nanfeng Emerges

Upon seeing Madam Rouge in danger, the Divine Emperor and Liu Miaoyin rushed forward. They drew vast amounts of energy from their nine-colored trees and unleashed their full power to counter the Superior's attack.

With a deafening crash, the collision of the four palm strikes created a sea of flames, causing the dark matter in the void to tremble violently. At the center of the fiery explosion, the three women's attacks were obliterated. The remaining force of the Superior's technique slammed into them.

All three women were sent flying, their faces pale as they spat out blood.

The Superior's strength was overwhelming. Even though the three women had reached the Stellar realm, they were no match for a single strike from the Superior.

The Superior sneered. "Xiao Nanfeng really is patient. Isn't he going to show up to take me on himself? Has his soul been completely consumed by his body, leaving him unable to move?"

The three women all turned away, unwilling to respond.

The Superior chuckled. "I should hope not. I don't want his soul to be burned away by his body. I'd prefer to kill him myself—and I don't believe he'll just stand by while watching me torment you."

As she spoke, she flashed over to Madam Rouge's side and sent another palm strike at her. She moved so quickly that even the Divine Emperor and Liu Miaoyin couldn't intercept her in time; they were forced to attack from the side.

In panic, Madam Rouge slashed forward with her peachwood sword.

The sword shattered instantly, and her qi barrier was immediately destroyed. She spat out another mouthful of fresh blood as she was sent flying like a meteor.

Liu Miaoyin and the Divine Emperor's attacks struck the Superior, but barely did anything more than destroy her qi barrier. With a shake of her body, she dispersed the remaining force from their attacks easily.

The Superior turned toward them. "Don't worry. It's your turn now."

With a whoosh, she appeared before the Divine Emperor and struck her, sending her flying as well.

Then, she did the same to Liu Miaoyin.

One attack alone had been enough to cripple the three women. Their bones broke; blood covered their bodies. They were clearly badly injured.

Even so, the Superior still seemed dissatisfied. She glared coldly and charged toward Madam Rouge again, a palm strike descending like a heavenly blade.

At that moment, a red prayer mat appeared in front of her. A purple heart sword and four blue swords slashed toward her.

The palm strike hit the prayer mat, creating a massive explosion of flames. The purple and blue swords broke through the Superior's qi barrier, causing her to frown. She quickly countered with her hands, shattering the sword techniques as she retreated.

Xia Yu'er, Zhang Lingjun, and Lan Yaoguang had appeared in the air.

Madam Rouge turned and exclaimed, "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be guarding Nanfeng?"

Xia Yu'er glanced at Madam Rouge. "If you die, given Nanfeng's flirtatious nature, we won't be able to control him in the future."

Madam Rouge couldn't help but smile. She could sense Xia Yu'er's concern beneath her tough exterior. "Thank you."

The Superior sneered. "More of Xiao Nanfeng's women? I'll kill you all together, then!"

Madam Rouge said to the women, "Let's divide ourselves into two groups. I, Miaoyin, and the Divine Emperor will be one trio, and you three will be one trio. Let's stall as long as we can."

Everyone nodded.

The two trios launched their strongest attacks simultaneously. Swords, praying mats, and palm techniques shot toward the Superior.

"Insolent fools!" the Superior shouted.

With a single punch, she shattered the attacks of one trio, sending the three women flying as they spat out blood. As she pursued them, the other trio attacked her. She was forced to block their strikes, giving the first trio a chance to catch their breaths.

The two trios coordinated their attacks, constantly harassing and striking the Superior as they barely managed to hold her off. However, the Superior was too powerful. Even with six women attacking her, they were no match. The women continued to sustain injuries, their bodies covered in blood, but they refused to retreat as they bought time for Xiao Nanfeng.

The Superior frowned. Something was wrong. The six women were severely injured, but Xiao Nanfeng still hadn't appeared. And why hadn't any soldiers from Dazheng emerged to protect the Empresses? This was highly unusual.

She turned toward Yongding, only to see that it was now shrouded in dense fog that obscured everything from sight, even the nine-colored tree.

"What are you playing at?" the Superior demanded.

She sent all six women flying as she shot toward Yongding.

"Stay right there!" the Divine Emperor shouted, flashing before her. The Superior sent her flying with a palm, but by then, the other five women had caught up.

"You really don't know when to quit, do you?"

The Superior turned back around and began to attack the five women once more. Still, seeds of doubt had been planted in her mind. She waved a hand, sending beams of golden light toward Yongding. Those beams resolved into the form of horned golden monsters.

The monsters slammed into the fog surrounding Yongding, causing its defensive formations to shake and tremble.

Moments earlier, the cultivators of Dazheng had been guarding Yongding and watching the fight unfold with grave concern.

"The Heavenly Empresses are taking serious damage," an official murmured.

Ye Sanshui frowned. "Before they engaged the Superior, the Heavenly Empresses ordered us to protect His Majesty at any cost. No matter what happens, even if the Heavenly Empresses perish, we must not abandon our posts."

The Dazheng cultivators nodded solemnly.

Just then, beams of golden light descended toward them and transformed into golden-horned monsters that charged toward Yongding.

A general shouted, "Those are heart specters, formed of the Superior's heart force! We have to stop them!"

In the world of the heart, even errant thoughts could manifest as physical entities. Ordinary cultivators couldn't materialize those entities in the real world, but the Superior was strong enough to do so.

Her heart specters were extremely powerful, and their attacks caused Yongding's defensive formations to shake wildly. The formations seemed as if they would collapse at any moment.

The twelve golden cultivators, Yan Zhenhuo, Ao Zhou, Croak, Warble, and a large number of Boundless Immortals shot out of Yongding to attack them, sending massive storms through the void.

All the heart specters seemed to be Boundless Immortals themselves.

Shockwaves ripped through the void.

More and more cultivators joined the fray, but the heart specters seemed endless in number. Injuries quickly piled up on both sides.

"Die!"

The sounds of battle echoed throughout the city.

Up in the air, the Superior frowned. "Something's wrong. Xiao Nanfeng still hasn't shown himself. Just what is he planning?"

Soon, however, she shook her head and sneered. "Whatever he's doing, it's useless. Unless he manages to obtain primordial purple qi, any resistance will be futile."

She sent all six women flying again as they spat out more blood.

Their injuries grew more and more serious, but they continued to hinder and oppose the Superior.

The Superior sneered. "Since Xiao Nanfeng doesn't seem to care about your lives, I won't bother waiting for him, either. It's time for all of you to die."

She shifted as she unleashed her full power and golden light began to radiate from her fists. Even as Xia Yu'er, Zhang Lingjun, and Lan Yaoguang attacked her from behind, she ignored them and focused on striking down Madam Rouge, Liu Miaoyin, and the Divine Emperor.

All three women were sent flying toward the portal even as the Superior stumbled forward, struck squarely by the other three women's attacks. Some blood dripped down her wounds, but her injuries were trivial compared to those that the three women sustained. She flashed to another vantage point and charged up for another attack at Xia Yu'er, Zhang Lingjun, and Lan Yaoguang.

The three women's eyes widened in shock.

This time, without Madam Rouge, Liu Miaoyin, and the Divine Emperor's support, they were sent flying straight toward the portal leading into the black hole.

"She's trying to get us out of the picture completely!" Xia Yu'er exclaimed weakly.

If they were at full strength, they would barely have been able to resist the gravitational pull—but they were all weak and gravely injured. There was nothing they could do now.

The Superior declared, "You did this to yourselves. No one can save you now!"

"No!" the women cried out in despair.

Right as they were about to be swallowed up by the black hole, red light flashed before them. They were sucked into the light and vanished from sight.

"Candleflame powers?!" the Superior exclaimed.

As if sensing something, she whirled back around to Yongding. Her heart specters had all been contained by countless twelve-colored palms.

All the fog around Yongding had been dispersed. The six injured women had reappeared in Xuanhuang Hall, and beside them was a figure dressed in draconic robes: Xiao Nanfeng.

At the last moment, Xiao Nanfeng had finally emerged from secluded cultivation. Twelve-colored flames hovered around him. Though his aura was tightly restrained, the fact that he had managed to rescue the women from the black hole and take down all the Superior's heart specters in a single attack spoke to his overwhelming strength.

"We greet the Heavenly Emperor!" countless Dazheng cultivators shouted in excitement.

The six women weeped when they saw Xiao Nanfeng.

They were mere seconds away from death—true death, one from which they wouldn't be able to escape or even reincarnate. In the face of the black hole, they had felt a deep sense of powerlessness and despair.

Xiao Nanfeng looked at the six women with grief, his eyes blazing with rage. He gently wiped the blood from their lips and the tears from their cheeks. "Don't cry. I'm here now. I will avenge you all."