Chapter One Hundred and One: Slaying the Divine Bull in Seconds

As Shen Yueru spoke, tears slowly welled up in her eyes. "Silent Extinguishment, between you and Yunchuxue, who is stronger?"

"Based on Yunchuxue's current strength, we're evenly matched," he replied.

"What about you and Yunziqi?"

"The Master is like the heavens, and I am like the earth. There's no comparison."

"Heh, can you promise me one thing?" Shen Yueru asked.

"Please speak, my lady."

"If one day Yunziqi defeats Yunchuxue, could you stop him and spare her life?"

"This..." Silent Extinguishment hesitated.

Just as Shen Yueru was about to give up, Silent Extinguishment said, "My lady, I promise you."

"Good, thank you."

In Qingyun City, Shen Yueru and Yunziqi's daughter, Yun Yuning, knelt in the central square in front of the Spiritual Master's Hall to beg for forgiveness on behalf of Shen Yueru and Yunziqi.

Tang Ruoyu couldn't bear to watch anymore. Over the years, she knew that Yun Yuning had only one friend, Yu Zixi.

Shen Yueru and Yunziqi, as parents, were often absent, leaving Yun Yuning alone at home. Only Yu Zixi accompanied her.

Now that such a thing had happened, the Yun Residence had been sealed off. Even though she was innocent, she was still considered guilty.

Tang Ruoyu was about to step forward to help Yun Yuning up when she was stopped by Yu Shi.

"Ruoyu, what are you doing?"

"Commander, she's just a child who doesn't understand anything."

"Hmph," Yu Shi snorted coldly and walked away.

At that moment, Yu Ke returned and approached Tang Ruoyu, asking, "Ruoyu, what's going on with Yun Yuning?"

Tang Ruoyu recounted the incident to Yu Ke, who was greatly surprised.

"Sister, can you plead for leniency in front of the Commander? She's just a child."

"I'll try my best," Yu Ke said before heading inside.

Tang Ruoyu saw that Yun Yuning's lips were dry and went to fetch a cup of water for her.

"Drink up, don't be thirsty," she said.

But Yun Yuning didn't take the cup. Hoarsely, she said, "Thank you, sister, but I'm not thirsty."

Tang Ruoyu looked at her helplessly. Originally intending to leave, she heard a faint sobbing. Turning back, she saw tears streaming down Yun Yuning's cheeks.

Tang Ruoyu felt a pang of heartache and squatted down to hug Yun Yuning.

"Don't cry, let's go back first."

Yun Yuning shook her head, resisting the idea of going back.

Yun Yuning had never experienced parental love. Yunziqi and Shen Yueru rarely paid attention to her. So now she resented them deeply. Why didn't they want her? Since they didn't like her, why did they bring her into this world?

Tang Ruoyu felt helpless. All she could do was wait quietly for news from Yu Ke.

After a while, Yu Ke came out of the main hall and said to Tang Ruoyu, "The Commander said to let her go back first."

"Go back? Where can she go? I'll arrange a room for her."

"Yes, that's fine."

Yun Yuning struggled to stand up and bowed deeply towards the Spiritual Master's Hall. "Thank you, Commander."

Watching this scene, Tang Ruoyu felt as if her heart was being torn apart.

Tang Ruoyu arranged for Yun Yuning to stay in a building not far from the Snow World.

On the second floor of the building, Tang Ruoyu wiped away the tears from Yun Yuning's face.

"The Commander spared me because of your sister's face, didn't she?"

Tang Ruoyu smiled faintly. "Your parents' mistakes have nothing to do with you. Now, focus on your cultivation and achieving enlightenment."

"What about Xixi? Where did she go? I miss her."

"She, she went on a mission. She might not be back for a while."

"Okay."

A few days later, deep in the southern forest, Yunchuxue led Yu Zixi and a group of White Jade Tiger Wolf Beasts through the forest.

At this moment, the group of White Jade Tiger Wolf Beasts began to grow restless. Hundreds of them rushed to the front of the beast king, while the others surrounded Yunchuxue and her group, alerting to their surroundings.

"What are you doing?" Yunchuxue asked cautiously, looking around.

The beast king looked around warily and explained, "I sense the presence of spiritual beasts nearby, and so do my kin."

"Spiritual beasts?" Yunchuxue immediately leaped into the air from the beast king's back, scanning the area ahead, but due to the dense foliage, she saw nothing.

With a single move of her Moon Chant Dance, Yunchuxue cleared the trees within a radius of two li and signaled for the group to move forward, following behind.

As the group emerged from the forest, they heard a chorus of roars echoing around them. The beasts remained vigilant.

The beast king rushed to the front and shouted loudly, "Bloodbath Qilin, I know you're nearby. Today, I'm not here to declare war against you."

"Not here to declare war? Can you travel from the west side of the southern forest to the east?"

"Bloodbath Qilin, long time no see." A pleasant voice echoed through the forest, and Bloodbath Qilin emerged.

Bloodbath Qilin was covered in a tough fiery armor, once proud among spiritual beasts, now showing signs of weariness. Standing at ten zhang tall, it surveyed the surroundings.

Yunchuxue stepped out from among the group of beasts. "Bloodbath Qilin, it's been a while."

"Yunchuxue?" Bloodbath Qilin was surprised, then said, "Long time no see. I heard you were killed by that black-robed human. How come you're here?"

"It's a long story. I'm here today to ask for your help."

"What help? Haven't you caused us enough trouble?"

An ancient voice echoed, and a huge ox-like spiritual beast leaped out of the forest, landing in front of Yunchuxue with a thud, raising a cloud of dust. Once the dust cleared, a colossal bull, the size of Bloodbath Qilin, appeared.

With disdain, the Divine Bull said, "Yunchuxue, you should leave. There's nothing we can do for you."

At this moment, a twenty-zhang-long red giant scorpion, a mountain-sized bear, and a five-man-high blood-red spider also leaped out of the forest.

They were the Scorched Armor Scorpion, Savage Stone Bear, and Emperor Blood Devouring Spider.

They all looked at Yunchuxue with hostility.

Their strength had reached the pinnacle of the Divine Realm, but they were all obedient to Bloodbath Qilin.

Bloodbath Qilin glared at the Divine Bull fiercely, then turned to Yunchuxue and said, "Yunchuxue, what help do you need?"

"I need your help to deal with the Demon Sect."

"I can help you, but..."

Yunchuxue naturally understood what Bloodbath Qilin was concerned about. She casually took out two chairs and gestured for Yuzi Xi and herself to sit down.

After sitting down, Yunchuxue said, "I know you spiritual beasts are concerned about the lives of your kin. I understand. But do you know? In their eyes, spiritual beasts and humans are natural enemies. If the Western Cloud Empire is destroyed, then their next target will inevitably be you spiritual beasts. I know you have many spiritual beasts that can rival the Divine Realm, but your strength is like grass before the Demon Sect Leader, just as it is before me."

When the beast kings heard Yunchuxue's insult, they couldn't wait to tear her apart right then and there.

As Yunchuxue continued, she stood up, turning her back to them. "You disagree? Feel free to try me."

At this, the Divine Bull couldn't hold back, charging towards Yunchuxue at lightning speed, creating a mighty force around its hooves. It lifted its enormous hoof to stomp on Yunchuxue and Yuzi Xi.

Yunchuxue sneered, raising her jade hand, creating an invisible shield that surrounded Yuzi Xi and herself. When the hoof was less than a zhang away, it was blocked. No matter how hard the Divine Bull tried, it couldn't stamp down.

Yunchuxue disappeared in an instant, reappearing on top of the Divine Bull's head. With one hand grabbing its horns, she effortlessly lifted the entire body of the Divine Bull and slammed it heavily into the ground not far away, creating a massive crater.

Yunchuxue landed lightly, completing this round in the blink of an eye. The Divine Bull's howls echoed for dozens of li.

The other beast kings were dumbfounded. A Divine Bull, comparable to the late Divine Realm, was killed by Yunchuxue in seconds, effortlessly.

"Who dares to come up next?" Yunchuxue challenged.

The beast kings hung their heads in silence.

Bloodbath Qilin stepped forward and asked, "Yunchuxue, what's your current strength?"

"At the pinnacle of the Divine Realm's Extreme State."

"The legendary Extreme State? Isn't that a level of godhood?"

"Yes, so I need you to distract the Imperial Army and those Divine Realm strongmen. Leave the Demon Sect Leader to me."

"Alright, let's discuss this further."