âWeâve finally found you.â
A dozen flashes appeared above the Redshirt Army.
The leader of this group sat on a levitating chair as he sipped a mouthful of delicious wine from his glass.
He was a youngster dressed in a set of crimson robes, and his bloodshot eyes stared mischievously at Shang Honghua.
Shang Honghua unleashed a fury of unforgiving killing intent.
âItâs you!â
Shang Honghua was brought back to a memory of her past.
Her memory ended with the vision of a person piercing her parents with a spear before he departed in a levitating chair.
âOh, do you recognize me?â
The youngster looked at Shang Honghua in surprise.
He then seemed to recollect something and continued, âAh, I remember now. Youâre Shang Honghua, the commodore junior of Stronghold Seventeen, right? And I⦠killed your parents.â
âGo to hell!â
Infuriated, Shang Honghua immediately dashed towards her enemy.
She activated her miniverse.
Then, she charged with her spear that carried a devastating combo of spear strength and Daoist patterns as she unleashed ten yearsâ worth of hatred into her attack!
This attack was Shang Honghua at her strongest!
However, the crimson-robed youngster was unfazed.
Instead, it was the Heavenly Imperial near him who interfered.
âYou donât have what it takes to challenge the commodore.â
The Heavenly Imperial struck with his lance onto Shang Honghuaâs spear, dealing a deadly blow that blasted her several hundred meters away into the ground.
âBe careful not to kill her. We have orders to keep her alive,â said the youngster calmly.
âOf course, sheâs our precious bait.â
The Heavenly Imperial nodded.
âD*mn you, d*mn you!â
Shang Honghua emerged from the crater. Although she was heavily injured, her rage had not dissipated at all.
On top of it all, she felt upset.
Shang Honghua had ascended to the Heavenly Imperial Realm. Yet, she remained helpless before her mortal enemy.
In fact, she could not even defeat one of his underlings.
Shang Honghua felt that she was too weak.
âNo, I must at least allow the guards to leave!â
Shang Honghua looked towards Bai Liquan and the rest of the Redshirt Army with burning determination in her eyes. After that, she retrieved a claret gemstone from her ring.
The gemstone was seething with a large amount of rage qi.
It was her hidden advantage.
The gemstone contained the combined rage qi of a billion souls who had perished on the battlefield.
âIâve spent countless years in myriads of battles to produce this Rage Qi Crystal. Itâs time I put it to good use!â
Shang Honghua groaned and crushed the Rage Qi Crystal in her palm.
A large amount of rage qi surged out of her hands and manifested in the form of ghastly wailing apparitions that swarmed the sky.
Most of these apparitions merged into Shang Honghuaâs body until dark veins began to protrude from her skin. Shang Honghua let out a tormenting howl as she charged back at the Heavenly Imperial with her spear in hand.
âHer aura is different now.â
âBe careful.â
âHmph, thereâs nothing to fear about a Low-rank Heavenly Imperial.â
The Heavenly Imperial once again attacked with his lance. However, this time, Shang Honghuaâs spear released a swarm of horrifying apparitions that clawed towards her enemy upon clashing with his attack.
âWhat the hell?!â
The Heavenly Imperial immediately retreated.
However, the more he retreated, the greater Shang Honghuaâs momentum was. With her spears piercing forward time after time, she unleashed a terrifying amount of rage qi at her opponent!
âDie, die, die!â
The combination of Shang Honghuaâs Emperor qi and rage qi allowed her to unleash the horror of a million demons.
As such, the affected Heavenly Imperialâs battle intent dipped drastically.
Despite his cultivation realm being superior to Shang Honghuaâs, he could not defend himself.
âD*mn you, d*mn you!â
âYouâre just a Low-rank Heavenly Imperial. Itâs best not be too cocky!â
The Heavenly Imperial poked his lance forward, only to be greeted by an even deadly spear qi.
Shang Honghua attacked with her spear, summoning a dark dragon from her rage qi and Emperor qi. The dragon instantly tore the Heavenly Imperialâs miniverse open and struck his chest directly, his lance catapulting away in the process.
Spitâ¦
With his internal organ crushed to pieces, the Blood Tribe Heavenly Imperial spat a mouthful of blood. He laid helplessly on the floor. His eyes were wide open in disbelief.
âWhat the hell just happened?!â
Shang Honghua appeared before him in a flash.
With her long spear forward, she brutally crushed the Heavenly Imperialâs head open.
Meanwhile, the crimson-robed youngster was still seated on his chair as he indulged in his refreshing wine.
After a great battle, Shang Honghuaâs aura did not drop. In fact, it was still growing stronger. However, the commodore stared at her mockingly and said, âTo accumulate the rage qi from a billion fallen souls does sound impressive. However, are you able to endure the excruciating pain of those apparitions eating into your soul?â
The dark veins around Shang Honghuaâs body wriggled incessantly, and her shadow appeared twisted under the gaze of sunlight. One could occasionally hear a wave of pitiful howls coming from her body.
âItâs not as bad as the pain of keeping you alive!â
Shang Honghua shrieked with a coarse voice while she stared deadly at the crimson-robed youngster like a ravenous beast.
Then, she charged towards the youngster, only to be stopped by the Heavenly Imperials around her.
âDid you forget we exist?â
âHeh, we can defeat you just fine even without the commodore!â
The Heavenly Imperials retaliated in unison. At that moment, their miniverses unfolded within the battlefield, overpowering Shang Honghua and restricting her movement.
âGrowlâ¦â
Shang Honghua growled deeply.
Her rage qi was approaching its boiling point!
âDie!â
She brutally penetrated through several layers of miniverses before her body took after the form of an abyssal apparition.
Seeing that, the Heavenly Imperials immediately attacked.
Their swords, knives, and spears clanked with each other.
While Shang Honghua had grown stronger after consuming the Rage Qi Crystal, she still could not kill off several Heavenly Imperials whose cultivation realms were superior to her.
At the peak of the battle.
The crimson-robed youngster let out a long yawn and looked at the Redshirt Army members who were close by. He let out a playful chuckle and released a jolt of crimson energy, which turned one of the Redshirt Army members into a cloud of blood mist.
âYou b*stard!â
Shang Honghua screamed in anger, and her rage qi boiled even more violently.
The crimson-robed youngster chuckled. âYou mustâve felt really helpless when you witnessed your parents die before your eyes. Allow me to relive that moment for you as you watch your comrades suffer from the same fate.â
Another Redshirt Army member died at the flick of his fingertip.
As much as the Redshirt Army wanted to resist, they were too weak.
The crimson-robed youngsterâs power was so strong that they could not even move. Like rows of wooden dummies, they could only stand rooted on the spot as the youngster killed them one after another.
Boom, boom, boomâ¦
Clouds of blood mists erupted in the place where some of the Redshirt Army members once stood. Shang Honghua raged as hard as she could, but her best effort was still not enough to defeat the Heavenly Imperials.
âHaha, how do you feel? Angry? Helpless? It must feel terrible to watch your comrades die.â The youngster let out a peal of laughter and became faster in killing off the other members.
Just as despair began to overwhelm Shang Honghua and the Redshirt Army members, a cold, unforgiving voice echoed throughout the realm.
âHaving lots of fun, arenât you?!â
The crimson burst of energies that were coming towards the Redshirt Army was crushed by an invisible force.
Then, every Blood Tribe cultivator present at the scene could feel a surge of chilling murderous intent descending from the sky!