Meanwhile.

Almost every nation on Blue Star made the same decision as the White Eagle Empire.

Their subordinates, upon learning the news, were thrown into a panic. They feared that if Great Xia fell, the next step for the Sakura Ancient God avatars would be a global invasion.

And yet, the attitude of these nations’ high commands was bizarre.

It was as if they had long since reached some kind of consensus. Seeing the Sakura Ancient Gods on the verge of rising, they issued a completely baffling decision—to disregard the fate of Great Xia!

...

The Sakura Battlefield.

Feng Wuji fully unleashed his Power, "Drunken Life, Dreamy Death."

He stared directly at Amaterasu, his target perfectly clear.

Since he was going to take someone down with him, he would naturally choose the strongest.

He summoned his Power, preparing to envelop Amaterasu within it.

But before he could act, the alluring woman standing behind and to the right of Amaterasu stepped forward of her own accord.

Feng Wuji’s vision blurred, and the two of them simultaneously entered a vast desert.

The desert was immense, stretching beyond the horizon.

In the middle of the desert stood a dilapidated tavern.

Feng Wuji was sitting inside the tavern.

The alluring woman stood outside.

She smiled sweetly, her voice gentle. "I am Mu Huaji. May I come in for a drink?"

Feng Wuji frowned, alarm bells ringing in his mind.

He had killed an Emperor Realm Alien Race member before, and that being had attacked him with desperate ferocity from the very start, its aggression obvious.

But this woman, who called herself Mu Huaji, had shown no aggression whatsoever since her appearance.

And yet, she was standing perfectly steadily within his Power.

’This is the Power of an Emperor Realm expert!’

Normally, outsiders would be heavily suppressed within another’s Power.

But Mu Huaji stood there as casually as if she were in her own home.

’This woman is no simple foe.’

Besides, her words were baffling.

’Come in for a drink?’

’Is this a fight or a blind date?’

’You come in here not to fight, but to drink and chat with a man, pondering the meaning of life?’

’And after that, what? Go see a movie? Get a private room at a gaming cafe?’

’Even if that’s what Mu Huaji had in mind, there’s no way I would accept!’

Feng Wuji quickly suppressed his doubts.

’No matter. Since Mu Huaji walked in here to die, I’ll be happy to oblige!’

"My tavern never turns away a beautiful face."

As Feng Wuji’s words fell, the tavern’s dilapidated wooden door swung open with a CREAK.

Mu Huaji strode in and sat down across from Feng Wuji without any ceremony.

She sniffed the air lightly and praised, "Fine wine."

Feng Wuji raised his hand and poured her a cup. "Care to try some?"

Of course, this was no ordinary wine he was pouring.

The wine was laced with a poison made from the Power of Law.

If Mu Huaji drank it, he could use the tower of his Power to lock her down completely.

Mu Huaji lifted the cup and sniffed it, but didn’t rush to drink.

She glanced up at the tavern’s ceiling, then at the surrounding walls, and spoke as if making a casual observation, "This is a nice tower you have. A pity..."

She lowered her gaze to Feng Wuji and downed the cup in one go.

Once the cup was empty, her eyes suddenly turned cold and sharp.

"A pity it’s not enough to control me!"

Feng Wuji was shocked.

’Mu Huaji actually saw through it!’

The tavern’s true form was a tower, the very core of his Power.

But shock was shock; Mu Huaji had drunk the poisoned wine, and that was enough!

Feng Wuji immediately summoned the tower of his Power.

Golden chains flew out from the tower, snaking toward Mu Huaji.

Those golden chains were imbued with a potent Power of Law. Once they bound a target, they could trap them inside the tower until they melted into a pool of blood!!!

He had used this move to kill an Emperor Realm Alien Race member before; it had never failed.

The golden chains rapidly closed in on Mu Huaji.

But Mu Huaji didn’t move a muscle.

She didn’t even try to dodge.

Even the expression on her face remained unchanged.

Feng Wuji’s heart skipped a beat.

’Something feels wrong.’

But the arrow was already on the bowstring; it had to be loosed.

He urged the golden chains on, and they swiftly wrapped around Mu Huaji, layer by layer.

Mu Huaji still didn’t resist, allowing the golden chains to bind her completely.

A flicker of joy sparked in Feng Wuji’s heart.

’It worked!’

But in the next second, everything changed.

Outside the tower,

the ground suddenly split open.

Sakura trees burst forth from the earth.

The Sakura trees grew at an incredible speed.

In the blink of an eye, they soared to a height of over a thousand meters.

A dozen or so Sakura trees, each one taller than Feng Wuji’s tower.

Then, the branches of the Sakura trees began to dance wildly.

The branches, as if they had eyes of their own, began to intertwine.

It was like watching someone weave a bamboo basket.

Soon, the branches of the Sakura trees had woven themselves into a gigantic cage.

It blotted out the sky and sun.

Inside the tower, everything was plunged into darkness.

This was not a darkness born from a lack of light.

This was a darkness that could devour even the Power of Law!

Feng Wuji felt his own Power of Law rapidly draining away.

He looked in shock at Mu Huaji, who was still bound by the golden chains.

At some unknown point, the woman had transformed into a giant Sakura blossom.

Its pink stamen swayed gently, as if emitting waves of mocking laughter.

Feng Wuji looked everywhere for Mu Huaji’s figure.

But he could see nothing.

He could only see a sky-blotting storm of Sakura petals surging toward him from all directions.

The Sakura petals were as sharp as razor blades.

One petal, two petals, three...

Countless petals completely enveloped him.

Feng Wuji wanted to dodge, but there was no escape.

He wanted to block, but he couldn’t stop them.

The petals sliced through his skin, his muscles, his bones.

"Ah..."

Feng Wuji let out a bloodcurdling scream.

...

With a loud BOOM, Feng Wuji’s figure fell from the sky.

Lin Yuehua cried out in alarm and rushed forward to catch Feng Wuji.

She looked down, and her heart sank.

Feng Wuji was covered in wounds, so dense and numerous they were impossible to count.

It was as if his skin had been sliced over and over again by countless blades.

Blood flowed from him ceaselessly.

Lin Yuehua could feel Feng Wuji’s Life Force rapidly fading.

At this rate, Feng Wuji would be dead in less than ten minutes.

Lin Yuehua raised her head, her eyes filled with fury.

Where Feng Wuji had just fallen from, the figure of the alluring woman slowly materialized.

Mu Huaji stood in the air, looking down at Lin Yuehua and Feng Wuji with a faint smile on her face.

Completely unharmed!

A chill ran through Lin Yuehua’s heart.

’Is this the true power of the Sakura Ancient Gods?’

Normally, while an Emperor Realm Early Stage expert couldn’t defeat someone at the Middle Stage, they could at least cause some trouble.

But the fight between Feng Wuji and Mu Huaji had been completely one-sided.

Feng Wuji was on the brink of death, yet Mu Huaji hadn’t lost so much as a single hair.

’She’s too strong.’

’So strong it’s suffocating.’

A sliver of despair rose in Lin Yuehua’s heart.

But that despair lasted only for a moment before it was replaced by grim resolve!

She summoned a large tree and placed Feng Wuji on a bed woven from its branches.

Then, she looked up at Mu Huaji.

Law of Life...

Unleashed in full!

The aura around Lin Yuehua suddenly surged.

Her hair floated as if without wind, and her eyes turned a vibrant emerald green.

The color of Life Force.

She knew she couldn’t win.

But she had to fight anyway.

Because behind her...

Was Great Xia!!!