CHAPTER 32: CHAPTER 32: LIFE CAGE, DEPRIVATION OF LIFE

"Not good!"

Only after Cloud Mountain broke free from the influence of the Demon Sound and regained his senses did he realize that the Sound Blade was already before him, causing his face to change drastically.

"Cloud Mountain Wall!"

Cloud Mountain shouted, gathering endless Spiritual Qi in front of him, instantly forming a massive mountain.

Previously, the Great Elder of the Cloud Mountain Sect had also used the Cloud Mountain Wall, but what he formed in front of him was just a wall. Compared to this massive mountain, it was like comparing a child’s play to a giant.

Yet even so, the moment it came into contact with the Sound Blade, it shattered with a bang, turning to dust.

Cloud Mountain had a pair of gloves appear on his hands, glinting with a metallic sheen, and he raised both hands to block in front of him.

Bang!

The Sound Blade struck the gloves with a loud crash. The terrifying force exploded instantly, sending Cloud Mountain flying and causing him to spit out several mouthfuls of blood.

Before he even hit the ground, Cloud Mountain bit his fingertip fiercely, allowing a drop of Essence Blood to flow out. He then slapped it on his forehead, using a secret technique to prematurely exhaust his potential and explode with terrifying speed, intending to escape.

Qi Wan’Er snorted coldly, raised her Jade Flute, and was about to continue her attack when she sensed something, glanced up at the distant sky, and frowned slightly, muttering, "Hmph, they’re coming pretty fast."

"Life Cage!"

At this moment, a delicate shout came from the distant void.

Green chains broke through the air from all directions.

Cloud Mountain kept dodging, but he found that as these chains interlaced, they locked the space around him, reducing the area he could move in.

"Bind!"

Another delicate shout rang out.

The crisscrossing green chains suddenly contracted, forming a cage that trapped Cloud Mountain within.

Damn it!

Cloud Mountain roared, continuously attacking the cage.

But no matter how frantically he attacked, he couldn’t shatter the green chain-formed cage.

Buzz!

At the moment the cage formed, a terrifying devouring power emerged from all sides of the cage, continuously consuming his life force.

His appearance and hair were changing at a pace visible to the naked eye.

What terrifying means.

The patriarchs of the Sun and Li families looked at Cloud Mountain’s miserable state, their faces full of horror.

At the same time, they felt a little uneasy. When Cloud Mountain appeared earlier, they were so scared that they hastened to sever their ties with the Xia Family.

But how could they have known then that such Top Grade Saintesses like the Demon Sound Saintess and others would appear?

Had they known, they would have firmly stood with the Xia Family at that time.

Is it too late to curry favor now?

Xia Feng’s eyes flashed; in the Southern Border, there was only one Top Grade Sacred Land that cultivated the Power of Life, and that was the Sacred Land of Life.

The person must be the First Saintess of the Sacred Land of Life, Xiao Qingxue.

At this moment, a figure appeared out of thin air in mid-air.

She was dressed in a green gown, with a proud figure and unparalleled beauty carrying a hint of anger.

Holding a green Life Staff in her hand, she walked in the air.

Every step she took caused a burst of Life Qi, making the surrounding vegetation more lush and flowers bloom.

She could grant life to all things, and she could also deprive all things of life.

"Who are you?"

Cloud Mountain had given up struggling, letting the Life Cage devour his life force. He looked up at the woman walking in the air, with red eyes, and asked in a hoarse voice.

"Sacred Land of Life, Xiao Qingxue."

The woman glanced at Cloud Mountain and said indifferently, "Hurt my husband, and death is too light a punishment."

"The Life Saintess, Xiao Qingxue?"

Cloud Mountain’s Dao heart nearly collapsed. To think, before and after, eight Top Grade Saintesses had come; the entire Great Xia Empire only had ten Top Grade Saintesses.

What kind of magic does Xia Feng possess to attract so many Top Grade Saintesses to come from afar to compete?

Xiao Qingxue didn’t bother with Cloud Mountain anymore. In an instant, she appeared in front of Xia Feng, naturally holding his arm, her cold face blossoming into a sweet smile: "Hehe, husband, I’m late. Are you alright?"

"Uh! I’m fine."

Xia Feng, feeling the softness from his arm, couldn’t help but swallow hard.

"Don’t touch my husband."

The Demon Sound Saintess, Qi Wan’Er, also appeared out of thin air, holding Xia Feng’s other arm, glaring and shouting delicately.

"This is my husband."

Xiao Qingxue glared back, waved her hand, and three bottles of elixirs and a vibrant green fruit appeared out of nowhere. She said with a playful smile, "Husband, I’ve brought my dowry. When will you marry me?"

"Only you have a dowry?"

Qi Wan’Er snorted coldly, also waving out three bottles of elixirs and a flute.

Xiao Qingxue snorted back and introduced, "Husband, among these three bottles of elixirs, one is a Top Grade Concentration Pill, which can help a Martial Disciple condense Inner Strength and become a Martial Artist. Another is a Reshaping Pill that can reshape the Dantian. There are also a few Breakthrough Pills that can help a Cultivator break through the Realm. This green fruit is called the Life Fruit, and after consumption, it can increase lifespan by three hundred years."

Hiss!

The patriarchs of the Sun and Li families, as well as the onlooking Xia Family guard team, gasped in astonishment.

That tiny fruit could actually increase lifespan by three hundred years; that’s incredibly powerful.

If someone whose lifespan was exhausted took it, they suddenly would have three hundred more years, making it entirely possible to break through to the next Realm.

"Husband,"

Qi Wan’Er also rushed to introduce, "My three bottles of elixirs are the same as hers. This Demon Flute, called the Xiaowan Demon Flute, is a Top Grade evolving attack-type Spiritual Artifact."

"Husband, what’s so good about her Spiritual Artifact? My Life Fruit is definitely better, right?" Xiao Qingxue asked with a chuckle.

"Good!"

Seeing this, Qi Wan’Er, not to be outdone, hugged Xia Feng’s arm tightly and said tenderly, "Husband, that Life Fruit is nothing special. My Demon Flute is surely better, capturing souls and ensnaring spirits, unmatched, right?"

"Good!"

"So which one is better, mine or hers?"

Qi Wan’Er and Xiao Qingxue asked in unison, their tones slightly coquettish.

"Uh! Both are good."

Xia Feng came to his senses, chuckled awkwardly, and said.

"Husband, tell me, do you want to marry me or this witch?" Xiao Qingxue shook Xia Feng’s arm, acting coyly.

"Who’s the witch? I think you’re the witch, always stripping others of their life force."

Qi Wan’Er retorted without backing down.

"How about you and I have a duel, and whoever wins gets to marry husband?" Xiao Qingxue coldly snorted and said.

"Come on, who’s afraid of whom." Qi Wan’Er said coldly.

Watching the two women fighting over a husband, everyone was almost numbed by the shock. This was already the seventh and eighth Top Grade Saintess head over heels for Xia Feng.

Xia Feng looked at Qi Wan’Er, then at Xiao Qingxue, and eventually focused his gaze on Cloud Mountain.

At this point, he was already fully white-haired, his skin full of wrinkles.

Xia Feng attempted to change the subject, asking, "Will he escape?"

"Hehe, husband, rest assured once trapped by my Life Cage, unless they are three Realms above me, escape is absolutely impossible," Xiao Qingxue laughed.