The formation dispersed, and Ian Song stepped out.
He set his sights on the other near-guard God-Kings, a wicked smile curling at his lips. "Are you going to take off your God Emperor armor yourselves, or do you want me to help you out of it?"
For a moment, the other twenty-two near-guard God-Kings all turned pale, fear flashing in their eyes. If they ended up stripped like those two sisters just now, how would they ever show their faces again?
Redmoon God-King, who was watching from the sidelines, could only shake her head and laugh. Her little brother was just too much of a troublemaker.
"Enough!"
The Phoenix Infant Queen finally couldn't hold back and barked, "All of you, fall back!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Cassie Snow and the others accepted the order and retreated.
"Ian Song, you destroyed my Phoenix Infant Clan's sacred tree, killed and humiliated my near-guards. Today, I will personally execute you!"
"Why bother with all that grandiose talk?"
Ian Song sneered, "If I hadn't done that, would you really spare me? Sure, our Godborn Clan and your Phoenix Infant Clan have an ancient feud, but I still saved your daughter and personally escorted her home. Not only did you show no gratitude, you tried to kill me? That's the height of ingratitude—utterly heartless. With behavior like this, I'm ashamed to be associated with you. No wonder your ancestors were driven to this wasteland by the Godborn Clan; a race that can't even honor basic gratitude doesn't deserve a place in the God Realm."
Ian Song rattled off his words quickly and sharply. To the Phoenix Infant Queen, they felt like repeated slaps to her face, her cheeks stinging with every blow.
The surrounding Phoenix Infant clanspeople, hearing this, seemed lost in thought—many had a look of shame flicker in their eyes.
"Hmph!"
The Phoenix Infant Queen snorted, "The Godborn Clan really knows how to talk—so sly. You kidnapped Yinyin, didn't you owe it to us to bring her back? Besides, who knows if you just wanted to use that as an excuse to infiltrate our clan!"
Ian Song laughed disdainfully. "When I brought Yinyin back, I planned to leave immediately. You're the ones who invited me to stay as a guest. Now you accuse me of scheming to sneak into the Phoenix Infant Clan? What a joke! If you're going to frame someone, at least come up with a halfway decent excuse. This kind of brainless accusation—can't believe you actually said it out loud!"
"Courting death!"
The Queen was on the verge of losing control—she could see her clanspeople's gazes toward her were starting to change.
A seven-colored beam shot from her hand, instantly reaching Ian Song's chest.
This seven-colored beam carried a deadly chill—enough to freeze the Divine Soul of an ordinary God-King.
But Ian Song's Divine Soul had undergone fifteen metamorphoses—how could a little cold affect him? He reached out and punched, shattering the seven-colored beam instantly.
At the same time, a long sword appeared in his hand. It was a God Emperor artifact, snatched from one of the near-guard God-Kings.
Seeing this...
The Phoenix Infant Queen also produced a long sword in her hand.
This sword was blood-red, and as soon as it appeared, countless vengeful souls howled around it. It was a vicious blade—a God Emperor sword that had slaughtered countless lives.
Long ago, the Phoenix Infant Clan's former king used this sword to battle the Godborn Clan. More than a billion Godborn died beneath its edge.
The next moment...
The Phoenix Infant Queen slashed with her sword.
Immediately, countless vengeful souls erupted from the blade, radiating endless murderous intent.
Ian Song's expression changed.
But mostly, he was furious—he knew these vengeful souls were all Godborn slaughtered by this sword. There were hundreds of millions, doomed to eternal enslavement inside the blade.
"Fine, you've succeeded in making me angry. So, I'll grant you death!"
Ian Song enunciated each word slowly and clearly.
The next moment, he put away the God Emperor sword and drew a black axe. It wasn't even a God-King weapon, but as it appeared, the Phoenix Infant Queen's heart trembled—she sensed extreme danger.
"Die!"
A savage light flashed in her eyes, and hundreds of millions more vengeful souls surged from the sword. At the same time, she vanished into the void, merging with the spirits to become a peerless swordswoman, waiting for the chance to deliver Ian Song a fatal blow.
"You are all Godborn ancestors, enslaved by this sword—your suffering is endless. Today, let me set you free!" As he finished speaking, Ian Song swung the black axe.
A torrent of chaotic light burst forth, forming a chaotic domain.
"Puff, puff, puff!"
Any ancestor soul that came near the domain was instantly erased from the world. The next moment, Ian Song swung the Chaos Axe down.
This axe strike looked slow.
Everyone thought Ian Song was struggling to swing it, but it left them utterly shocked. It felt as if the axe's path was marked by the Dao itself—irresistible, undeniable.
"Splurt!"
Blood sprayed as a corpse, split in two, fell out of the void—it was the Phoenix Infant Queen.
At the same time, the hundreds of millions of vengeful souls vanished completely.
But before they disappeared, they regained their clarity and shot Ian Song a grateful glance.
"Your Majesty!"
Cassie Snow cried out in grief.
She swung her Worldheart Crystal Hammers and charged at Ian Song, determined to fight to the death.
"Hmph!"
Ian Song raised the Chaos Axe again, ready to kill Cassie Snow on the spot. But just then, a childish voice rang out: "Big brother, don't!"
The Chaos Axe stopped right at Cassie Snow's forehead. Even though it didn't actually strike her, the sharp aura sliced through her armor and shield, cutting her skin and leaving blood trickling down her cheek.
"Big brother, don't kill Sister Cassie!"
Yinyin called out again.
After a moment's hesitation, Ian Song put away the Chaos Axe, moved to Redmoon God-King's side, wrapped an arm around her waist, and vanished without a trace. But just before disappearing, he glanced in a certain direction.
In that direction, another Queen was standing. Feeling Ian Song's gaze, her expression changed drastically, and she instinctively wanted to flee. That last axe strike had been terrifying—her strongest avatar hadn't even been able to resist, split cleanly in two.
That's right—the one who died just now was only her avatar.
After waiting on guard for a long time and seeing Ian Song didn't reappear, she finally let out a sigh of relief. Still, her eyes filled with deep regret. Though this avatar wasn't as strong as her true body, it was carefully cultivated and only a bit weaker.
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"Sigh, Heavenly Dao, you really did me dirty!"
That's right. She only attacked Ian Song because of a covert hint from Heavenly Dao.
She'd thought killing two Godborn God-Kings would be a piece of cake, but instead, the clan suffered huge losses—and she even lost a powerful avatar.
Far from the Phoenix Infant Clan's territory, in the empty void ten thousand miles away, a man and woman strolled out arm-in-arm—Ian Song and Redmoon God-King. The Phoenix Infant formation was impressive, but it couldn't keep him trapped; he could come and go as he pleased.
At his current strength, he's invincible below God Emperor level. He could kill the Phoenix Infant Queen's true body if he wanted, but that would make the clan his mortal enemy. If a God Emperor came for him, even he might not be able to withstand it.
So in the end, he decided to spare the Queen's true body.
"So, little brother, what's your plan now?"
Redmoon God-King asked.
Ian looked at Redmoon God-King's flawless, beautiful face and grinned: "My plan is to eat you first!"
"You little rascal, always thinking about that!" Redmoon God-King scolded, but her heart was secretly delighted.
"It's your fault for being so beautiful!"
Ian laughed.
Half an hour later, Ian led Redmoon God-King by the hand through a valley bursting with flowers. Smiling, he said, "Sis, how about we hide out here for a while?"
Redmoon God-King gave him a charming look but didn't answer.
Seeing her expression, Ian's heart burned hotter. He pulled her into his arms and kissed her fiercely.
After a long, deep kiss, Ian nibbled Redmoon God-King's crystal-clear earlobe and whispered, "Sis, let's finish what we started!"
"Here?"
Redmoon God-King asked.
"What's wrong with heaven for a quilt and flowers for a bed?"
Ian said gently.
"Mhm!"
Redmoon God-King nodded in surrender, lightly tapping Ian's forehead. "You really are my fate and my nemesis. Looks like I won't escape you in this life!"
"Sis, you're wise!"
Ian chuckled, then kissed her again.
Several days passed in a blissful blur.
A man and woman appeared outside the valley, gazing at the sea of flowers. Redmoon God-King's eyes lingered with reluctant longing.
"Don't worry, I'll set up a formation to protect this place. Whenever we want, we can come back!"
Ian said softly.
"Mhm!"
Redmoon God-King nodded.
Ian quickly formed a spell, and a formation rose up, enveloping the entire valley. In the blink of an eye, the valley vanished from sight.