Chapter 652: Chapter 347: Soul-devouring Enchantress, The Heavenly Venerable Arrives_2
As the crowd drew closer to the Heavenly Grotto, the bed behind the ladies of the Silent Snow Palace also came into view. Everyone knew that the figure on the bed was the mastermind behind the scenes.
"Who are you to wreak such havoc and bring disaster upon the Spiritual Realm?"
Emperor Da Zhou, his body enveloped in crimson flames, demanded in a deep voice.
"The Seductive Witch's hunting ground naturally requires death. You are all my prey,"
the Seductive Witch said with a charming laugh.
Boom!
Suddenly, the gauze on the bed was lifted, revealing the enchanting figure for a moment before everyone's eyes. At that same moment, a delicate white hand reached out from the bed toward Emperor Da Zhou.
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
A Supreme Expert of Great Zhou by Emperor Da Zhou's side cried out, shifting his figure instantly to shield Emperor Da Zhou, unleashing the Divine Artifact's wild assault.
However, the delicate white hand cut straight through the wild attack and clutched his neck.
Whoosh!
The man was pulled onto the bed without any resistance.
Through the lifted gauze, everyone saw the beauty on the bed open her mouth slightly and suck the Supreme Expert's Divine Soul into her mouth.
"Ah!"
A cry of terror rang out.
Crack!
The body was thrown out and landed among the women of the Silent Snow Palace. One of the women caught the body and bit into the corpse that had lost its Divine Soul.
In just a moment, the body withered away.
This horrifying sight sent shivers down the spines of all the strong warriors present.
Especially Emperor Da Zhou, who turned deathly pale.
"To suck away a person's Divine Soul, what demonic technique is this?"
Lord Leiyun asked in horror.
The calamity once wrought by the Blood Demon was merely about sacrificing common people and refining their blood for cultivation. It was never so strange as to directly suck away a person's Divine Soul, and furthermore, impossible to resist!
"The hunt has begun!"
From the bed, the delicate white hand reached out and grabbed an elder from the Yuling Mansion.
"Attack!"
Wu Tianan and Xin Mengrou both retreated and stopped their attacks on the women of the Silent Snow Palace, instead aiming for the delicate white hand.
Boom!
However, the white hand, as if ignoring the violent attacks, directly seized the elder and pulled him onto the bed.
"A bit old, but it doesn't matter, does it?"
The Seductive Witch said, opened her mouth, and sucked away the soul. The corpse was thrown to the women of the Silent Snow Palace!
"This woman is too strong, retreat quickly!"
Lord Leiyun said with a face full of alarm.
Wu Tianan and Xin Mengrou, being the two strongest among them, also felt an eerie tingling on their scalps.
The woman on the bed was too strange, too powerful.
"She might come from the Heavenly Grotto. Why would such a terrifying existence be in the Heavenly Grotto?"
Emperor Da Zhou said gravely.
Boom!
The delicate white hand reached out once more, targeting an elder from Leiyun Mountain Manor.
The crowd struck out frantically, yet they still could not fend off that single delicate white hand.
Another strong warrior fell!
In that moment, everyone's hearts trembled with fear.
And the opponent started by targeting the weaker ones, seemingly toying with the strong warriors.
"Leave! We must exit Ice State!"
The master of Yuling Mansion said in a stern voice.
They were facing an enemy beyond their capability to deal with.
"Thousand Martial Hall should have already invited a Heavenly Venerable. Let's quickly return to Hongzhou and ask a Heavenly Venerable to take action!"
Emperor Da Zhou said.
The group began to retreat cautiously.
"Where do you think you're going? We have only just begun!"
A light laugh spread as the bed flew over, and the delicate white hand reached for another.
Another person fell!
The crowd fled in a frenzy, but before they could reach the border of Ice State, they found their retreat was cut off.
The bed floated there silently.
The beauty was radiant and smiling charmingly, yet it caused beads of sweat to form on everyone's foreheads.
"Men can go die, and the women, oh, you shall become my flesh puppets, help me devour the essence of men—it's delightful."
Everyone felt chills all over their bodies.
"Let's fight for it!"
Wu Tianan raised his measuring staff, his aura surging, releasing his full power in an instant, his formidable presence shaking Lord Leiyun and the others.
Xin Mengrou's expression remained calm as she walked step by step forward, flower petals scattering in mid-air, the dreamlike illusion expanding continuously.
"Let's go all out!"
Lord Leiyun and others, holding Divine Artifacts, burst forth with imposing auras, ready to use secret techniques at any moment.
Boom!
Suddenly, several Formation banners fell from the sky, with wind, fire, lightning, and smoke appearing in an instant, enveloping the bed within, displaying a chaotic and dizzying vision in that very moment.
"Quick, escape!"
Fang Hao's figure appeared in the distance before he turned and fled.
Wu Tianan and the others were invigorated, seizing the opportunity to escape frantically while the Seductive Witch was covered by the Formation.
"Interesting tactic, but it's a bit weak!"
Boom!
The Formation was broken, and the Seductive Witch stood atop the bed, stepping forward, and in the blink of an eye, once again blocked everyone's path, raising her hand to capture Fang Hao who was fleeing into the distance.
However, Fang Hao's figure flickered and vanished on the spot in an instant.
Instantaneous Shift Symbol!
The Seductive Witch's brow furrowed; this method was somewhat unusual.
"I'm going to catch that little guy now, no time to play with you all. Prey should meet the end that prey deserves."
The Seductive Witch raised a tender white hand.
Wu Tianan and the others wore looks of despair. The strength of the Seductive Witch had surpassed the limits of the Spiritual Realm; even if they joined forces, they couldn't resist.
At that moment, an overwhelmingly mighty aura appeared between heaven and earth, and a figure soared towards them.
The authority of heaven and earth billowed in all directions. The newcomer clad in black armor, holding a Long Spear, and with a cold voice declared, "Heavenly Grotto scum, do not be impudent!"
The Heavenly Venerable has arrived!
"We're saved, it's the Heavenly Venerable!"
Lord Leiyun and the others were overjoyed.
At this moment, they truly thanked the shameless scoundrels of Thousand Martial Hall. Had they not summoned the Venerable, how would they have been saved?
The Seductive Witch turned her head, her expression growing serious.
"Heavenly Venerable, this demoness devours Divine Souls, her tricks are extremely strange, and she represents a great calamity for our Spiritual Realm!"
Lord Leiyun shouted.
Seizing the opportunity, everyone fled frantically, distancing themselves from Ice State and hiding behind the Heavenly Venerable.
The Heavenly Venerable's expression was grave, his Long Spear emitting a cold light, as he approached step by step. With every step he took, the Principles of Heaven and Earth emerged, and the Great Power of Domain gathered around him.
With the clouds whirling around him, the authority of heaven and earth laid in his palm.
Condensation Law Heavenly Venerable!
"Issue my order, seal off Ice State. Do not allow anyone from Ice State to leave. After I slay this foe, we will investigate one by one."
The Heavenly Venerable commanded with a deep voice.
"Yes!"
Lord Leiyun and the others responded respectfully.
As the Heavenly Venerable approached the Seductive Witch step by step, the Witch no longer possessed her prior composure. Her brows knit together, the appearance of this Condensation Law Heavenly Venerable was beyond her expectations.
And he had appeared in the Spiritual Realm so swiftly.
"A rather interesting prey. Once I've devoured you, I'll become even stronger."
The Seductive Witch smirked coldly.
Boom!
Pink radiance emerged from her body. The martial artists of the Quiet Snow Palace nearby fell to the ground, lifeless, as the Divine Souls that occupied their bodies returned to the Seductive Witch, further enhancing her strength.
In the face of this Condensation Law Heavenly Venerable, the Seductive Witch did not dare to be careless.
"It should be impossible for anyone from the Heavenly Grotto to appear in the Spiritual Realm. How did you get here?"
The Heavenly Venerable asked coldly.
"Nothing is impossible."
The Seductive Witch's smile was brilliant.
"Although the Spiritual Realm is weak, with a little erosion over a long time, it's possible to create an opening and inject part of one's strength inside."
The Heavenly Venerable's gaze sharpened, but then he let out a sigh of relief.
"So it's just you who dared to invade, seeking your own death!"
The Seductive Witch covered her mouth and laughed, her charm on full display, and the pink radiance offered an allure that seemed capable of invoking primal desires.
Above her head, a pink lotus-shaped flower emerged.
An intoxicating fragrance spread around her, seemingly enchanting enough to stir primal instincts.
Within the pink lotus, there stood a figure resembling the Seductive Witch but not quite identical, with a lotus mark on her forehead and her hair resembling slender snakes.
The Domain Lingji where the Seductive Witch resided seemed to become disordered at that moment, as unknown energies gathered continuously from the Heavenly Grotto, assembling above the Witch to form a pink cloud.
"My hunting ground is naturally my own. Wouldn't be sharing it with others now, would I? You're quite an interesting quarry."
The Seductive Witch smiled brilliantly.
However, that Heavenly Venerable, observing the pink lotus and the figure of the Witch atop it, his expression shifted drastically while he gripped his spear even tighter.
His eyes were filled with profound solemnity.