Chapter 987: The Mighty and Unstoppable Madam Rouge

From a distant command platform, Yan Zhenhuo fixed his gaze on the aerial battle. Suddenly, his eyes opened wide. "Ye Dafu has been deceived!"

He was about to shout a warning, but it was far too late. Yan Zhenshui's avatar abruptly erupted with a radiance of golden light. He ignored the six golden cultivators charging at him, allowing their powerful punches to land without any resistance whatsoever.

"Unleash!" Yan Zhenshui's avatar exclaimed.

Overwhelming force exploded from his body, sending the six golden cultivators careening backwards.

"You were hiding your strength?!" Ye Dafu exclaimed.

Yan Zhenshui's avatar ignored him. He transformed into a streak of light that shot directly toward the command platform outside the city where Yan Zhenhuo stood. It was clear that Yan Zhenhuo was his true target.

"Protect the commander!" countless soldiers roared.

Blades of energy surged skyward, striking at Yan Zhenshui's avatar. However, that avatar wielded the Imposing Avatar of Rulai, rendering him impervious to the attacks. All the blades shattered on impact.

Yan Zhenshui's avatar flashed before Yan Zhenhuo. He threw a punch at his brother and howled, "Die!"

Yan Zhenhuo sighed at the cold, unfeeling look in his younger brother's eyes. He had held back each time, but would do so no longer.

At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared behind Yan Zhenhuo. A gleaming golden fist shot forward and collided with Yan Zhenshui's avatar.

The two fists met in an earth-shaking boom, causing the void to tremble. A fiery shockwave erupted, shattering the command platform and sending the surrounding soldiers flying.

Yan Zhenshui's avatar was likewise forced to retreat. His opponent was none other than Xiao Nanfeng.

"Your Majesty!" Ye Dafu and the others quickly rushed over.

"Protect Yan Zhenhuo. Leave Yan Zhenshui's avatar to me," Xiao Nanfeng commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Ye Dafu and the others replied.

Xiao Nanfeng handed Yan Zhenhuo over to Ye Dafu before charging toward Yan Zhenshui's stunned avatar.

"You can hardly unleash the full power of the Imposing Avatar of Rulai," Xiao Nanfeng said coldly.

He unleashed a barrage of punches with Hegemon's Fist, filling the sky with a rain of meteors.

"Xiao Nanfeng, how dare you show yourself? You won't leave here alive today. Die!" Yan Zhenshui's avatar roared.

He endured the relentless assault of punches and launched another strike at Xiao Nanfeng. Their fists collided once again, igniting a fiery storm that swept across the sky. For a moment, the two seemed evenly matched.

Then, ten golden crows soared into the sky, absorbing all the sunlight. The world was plunged into darkness as the golden crows channeled the solar energy into Xiao Nanfeng, drastically amplifying his strength.

Xiao Nanfeng moved like a dragon, launching another punch that sent Yan Zhenshui's avatar hurtling toward the Western Sea like a shooting star.

With a resounding crash, his avatar hit the sea and spawned a massive tsunami. Xiao Nanfeng pursued him quickly, pummeling the avatar over the surface of the sea. The battle was fierce, but Xiao Nanfeng held the upper hand. Their fight destroyed countless nearby islands and generated enormous clouds of fog that blotted out the sky.

Yan Zhenshui's avatar, unable to draw out the full strength of his Imposing Avatar of Rulai, was quickly overwhelmed. Cracks began to appear on his body as he struggled.

"Impossible!" Yan Zhenshui's avatar shouted in disbelief.

"Nothing is impossible. You're far weaker than Yan Zhenhuo. Now, stay down!" Xiao Nanfeng roared.

With a powerful stomp, Xiao Nanfeng drove the avatar into the island underfoot, causing it to shatter into fragments.

Under Xiao Nanfeng's immense strength, Yan Zhenshui was pinned down and rendered immobile.

Seawater surged toward them, but Xiao Nanfeng's overwhelming aura kept it at bay.

Suddenly, a streak of blue light darted toward Xiao Nanfeng's back—a hand shaped like a blade descended with apocalyptic force, slashing through the void as it attempted to cut Xiao Nanfeng in half.

"His Highness is here to save me!" Yan Zhenshui's avatar exclaimed in delight.

Before the attack could land, however, a pink fist appeared out of nowhere and shielded Xiao Nanfeng. With a deafening boom, the two attacks clashed, shattering the void and scattering peach blossoms across the sky.

"Who dares?!" the sneak attacker growled.

An unexpected figure emerged in the sky, surprising everyone.

"Void Saint, you truly are persistent," Xiao Nanfeng remarked, narrowing his eyes.

The Void Saint had been lying in wait and had seized the opportunity to attack Xiao Nanfeng. Each time he encountered Xiao Nanfeng, the latter was considerably stronger than before.He was determined not to let Xiao Nanfeng grow further and had resolved to eliminate Xiao Nanfeng today.

He had identified the perfect moment to attack, intent on killing Xiao Nanfeng in a single blow—only to be thwarted by unexpected intervention.

The peach blossoms dissipated to reveal a woman who stood behind Xiao Nanfeng: Madam Rouge.

"Emperor of Danan, do you intend to meddle in my affairs as well?" the Void Saint demanded.

Madam Rouge smiled faintly. "I have no interest in your affairs. I simply wish to borrow something from you."

"Indeed? What?" The Void Saint frowned.

"Your head," Madam Rouge replied coldly.

The Void Saint narrowed his eyes and snarled, "I'll kill you!"

"Perhaps you should think twice before you act. The other saints remain hidden out of fear, but you meddle in affairs left and right. Since you've shown up, you might as well stay. I shall claim your head!" Madam Rouge declared.

She streaked toward the Void Saint in a flash of light.

"You dare?!" the Void Saint roared.

He summoned a massive pillar of blue light, invoking the power of heavenly law as he sent a blue palm toward Madam Rouge.

Madam Rouge met the attack head-on with a devastating punch that tore through space with overwhelming strength.

"Impossible!" the Void Saint cried out in disbelief.

Their clash created a massive black hole. Cracks spread throughout the surrounding space. The ensuing shockwave swept outward, forcing the Void Saint back as blood sprayed from his mouth.

The cultivators watching the battle from afar were stunned.

"Impossible! Madam Rouge knocked the Void Saint back!"

"Even with the power of heavenly law, he was no match for Madam Rouge. How can this be?"

"Madam Rouge is far too strong!"

Countless shouts could be heard from all over.

Amid the shocked murmurs, Madam Rouge shot forward, swift as lightning, and reached out with a single finger.

With a hum, dazzling pink light erupted from her fingertip, so brilliant that everyone was momentarily blinded.

"Death, bend to my will! Kill her!" the Void Saint roared.

A vast blue sea surged toward the pink light from Lady Rouge's finger. With a deafening boom, the space around them trembled violently.

As the brilliance faded, the heart of the battlefield was revealed to one and all. The blue sea had been pierced through, the Void Saint's palm strike shattered. A bloody hole now marred his chest, and peach blossom petals swirled around the wound. The Void Saint was once again sent flying, spitting out blood as terror filled his face.

"Impossible. How can you be so strong? Impossible!" the Void Saint screamed.

"Too bad I didn't hit your head. Again!" Madam Rouge shot toward him once more.

"No! Death, I command you!" the Void Saint shrieked.

With a thunderous roar, the blue sea surged forth once again. Countless skeletal figures howled. The sea swelled and engulfed the skies, swallowing both combatants and obscuring the fight from outside view.

Violent tremors soon erupted from within the sea, accompanied by thunderous clashes. A fierce battle raged within.

A sudden, agonized scream echoed from within the blue sea, startling all the onlookers.

"Was that the Void Saint?"

"Just how strong is Madam Rouge? She's able to take on a saint alone!"

Gasps of shock rippled through the crowd.

Meanwhile, Xiao Nanfeng had subdued Yan Zhenshui's avatar, sealing his cultivation and binding him tightly. After retracting his ten golden crows, he gazed up at the battle in the sky.

"To think Yanzhi's already this strong..." Xiao Nanfeng murmured.

He escorted Yan Zhenshui's avatar to a distant spot and handed him over to Ye Dafu and others for safekeeping. Then, he turned his focus back to the intense battle overhead.

On a fog-covered mountain top, Yu Banruo and his subordinates stood watching the fighting unfold across the area.

"Your Highness, to think Madam Rouge would be this strong! If not for the void Saint's sudden intervention, our plan might very well have failed," one cultivator said gravely.

Yu Banruo nodded. "That explains everything. Madam Rouge must have dealt with the Heaven's Hand and the Vajra Eidolon in the vajra hidden realm."

'What do we do now? Her power is overwhelming, and she's suppressing the Void Saint by brute force. Are we going to walk away empty-handed?"

Yu Banruo smiled, his eyes fixed on the battle in the sky. "Isn't this good news for us?"

His subordinate blinked, taken aback.

"The Void Saint's reckless intervention is a great boon to us. We'll wait until both combatants are exhausted and take them both down." Yu Banruo smiled maliciously.

"Your Highness, you intend to capture both the Void Saint and Madam Rouge?"

"Indeed."

"But Madam Rouge's so strong! Can we really take her down?"

"No one knows that we're here just yet. An opportunity will surely reveal itself," Yu Banruo replied confidently.