道罗邪皇子 (邪神之道 B5)

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Halting her movements the Monarch of Fate and Destiny, Yi Zhu Xian looks back in the direction she had come from with narrowed eyes.

[What is going on?]

Looking between the direction she had come from and the direction she is heading towards a frown forms on Yi Zhu Xian's lips.

In one direction is where the descendant of Li Jiu Tian should be while in the other she can sense the air of Li Jiu Tian himself.

[He can't possibly still be alive...]

Just as the urge to head back and check arises-

[Most likely just a fragment of his divine sense.]

An androgynous voice answers Yi Zhu Xian's question.

It was surprising to think that this person has snuck up on her without her realizing it up until now but that wasn't the matter that astonished her the most as she turns around and meets them.

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Black hair, phoenix like eyelashes, and an elegant cloak of gold draped over their white robes, this person's outward appearance would instantly make any onlooker think that they were a woman at first glance and the nine-tailed fox that accompanied them seems to cast more emphasis on their exterior beauty.

If Ye Gui Feng was here he would recognize this person to be the same individual who stood at the forefront of the Ancestral Dao Road.

Even with eyes as keen as hers Yi Zhu Xian is still unable to determine their gender with absolute confidence.

[You...?]

However, that is hardly her main concern.

Instinctively Yi Zhu Xian finds herself comparing this person to Li Jiu Tian and the more she thought about it the more this person seemed like a lesser version of the former.

[You're his descendant?]

Coming to realize this killing intent boils in Yi Zhu Xian's eyes as she glares at the individual before her.

[You could say that but it's not entirely correct.]

Undeterred by the monarch's killing intent the individual speaks calmly.

Being unable to witness the final hours of the primordial world Yi Zhu Xian didn't have access to every bit of information that concerns Li Jiu Tian's descendant aside from knowing that they did in fact exist.

[You wish to kill me? But I've no interest in fighting you. Y-]

[That is not for you to decide.]

Just these words alone have all but confirmed Yi Zhu Xian's question of whether this person is Li Jiu Tian's descendant or not as she takes a single step forward.

In the blink of an eye Yi Zhu Xian stood with only a meter of distance separating her from Li Jiu Tian's descendant and following this-

[I suppose she was right.]

*...!!!* a scalp numbing amount of blood red threads appear behind Yi Zhu Xian's back as the energy that is unique to Absolute Laws is released!

[A woman in rage isn't someone that can be reasoned with.]

*...!!!!!!!* just as the karmic threads close in nine golden fox tails lunge forth to block their assault!

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Meeting their gaze together Yi Zhu Xian can see the same light held by Li Jiu Tian during that event reflected in this person's eyes.

[Truly a face that can bring any man to their knee all for the hopes of gaining your favor.]

[...!]

Ghostly, unnatural, odd, those are the only ways to describe what had just happened as Yi Zhu Xian suddenly finds the cold hand of her enemy pressed to her cheek.

[But this is merely a shell.]

*...!* sensing death's footsteps approaching her Yi Zhu Xian quickly separates herself from her enemy.

[Just what are you?]

Raising her head Yi Zhu Xian looks to her enemy with a hint of dread in her eyes.

There was no doubt in her mind that if she didn't react to the situation fast enough there wouldn't be a single layer of skin covering her body at this time.

Even now the temperature of her enemy's hand can be felt on her cheek causing Yi Zhu Xian to feel as if a portion of her face had been torn away.

[I've many names and titles to introduce myself with but out of the many I prefer to be called...]

Almost as if a layer of mist had been removed the androgynous face of her enemy begins to change-

No, it would be more appropriate to say their face is returning to their original appearance.

[Yùzǎo Qián. (玉藻前 Meaning: Tamamo-no-Mae)]

If the previous face is meant to be elegance and purity then this face is one that held a demonic sense of beauty that is akin to Li Jiu Tian himself.

[Hideous creature who dons the shell of a beautiful woman, I've no interest in using my mother's face to look upon you. That would only serve to sully her eyes in the afterlife.]

An overwhelming wave of heat erupts from Yuzao Qian as a dark circle manifests behind his back.

[Keeping you alive can only spell trouble in the future so it would be best to end you right now. However, you still have a role to play and until you've fulfilled that role you are not allowed to die.]

The source of this heat comes from none other than that circle and as it divides itself into two portions of black and white the heat that is already overbearing continues to rise!

[Still that doesn't mean that I can just let you roam free.]

Condescending, that is the first word that comes to Yi Zhu Xian's mind as she looks to Yuzao Qian.

[Y-!]

*...!* before Yi Zhu Xian can get her word out Yuzao Qian takes a single step forward and this one step is akin to tossing a heavy stone onto the surface of a calm lake causing the violent heatwave to spike!

[...!]

Venomous hatred boils in Yi Zhu Xian's eyes as she looks to Yuzao Qian.

Originally her hatred for Yuzao Qian was only due to him being Li Jiu Tian's descendant but now this hatred had seemingly shifted away from being a byproduct of the former and became a flame that is more than capable of burning on its own.

[The wounds my father inflicted upon you is far from ordinary. Even now they should continue to have an effect on you. In your present state you've lost far too much power to resist my strength so sealing you away for a time won't be an issue. But first shall we have a repeat of that day?]

As these words come from Yuzao Qian's lips the explosive heatwave takes on the form of deep purple flames to surround him.

[Fox Fire...!]

There's no possible way for Yi Zhu Xian to ever forget the sight of these flames for they are the very same flames that Li Jiu Tian had used to burn her that day.