Chapter 895 Slaying the Scorpion Queen
“National Preceptor, judging by the voice, it should be the Scorpion Queen.”
“The Scorpion Queen? The one who is the only survivor among the five queens?”
Qi Huang confirmed.
“Yes, everyone knows that the Sea Queen died on our Queen of the Underworld Star, so she naturally wouldn’t let go of those heart fragments from the Demon Ancestor.”
Duan Qing explained.
“So Duan Qing went to great lengths to bring me onto the ship, it seems, to prevent this situation today.”
Qi Huang suddenly realized. Although she knew she was being used, she didn’t dwell on it, merely asking, “What is the strength of this Scorpion Queen?”
“Hardly any different from the Queen of the Underworld, around Level 8 Earth Demon.”
Duan Qing replied cautiously.
“Level 8 Earth Demon?”
Qi Huang was amused upon hearing this. If her strength hadn’t just surged, she would have been in trouble this time.
“What’s wrong? Can’t the National Preceptor handle her? Then you should take the Princess and leave. This subordinate will do their best to hold off the Scorpion Queen to buy you time.”
Duan Qing said righteously.
“No need, I was just looking for an excuse to cause trouble for her, and she’s come to my doorstep herself.”
Qi Huang, too lazy to bother with this scheming woman, looked up at the sky and shouted, “Are you the Sea Queen? Since you’re here, please hand over your heart fragments and assimilation power first.”
“Who is this yellow-haired brat who dares to speak so arrogantly in front of this Queen?”
The Scorpion Queen in the sky was angered. Countless swirling winds formed around the Queen of the Underworld’s Palace, their powerful suction destroying everything in their path with destructive force.
“Creak… creak…”
The tall and thick palace walls of the Queen of the Underworld’s Palace couldn’t withstand the powerful suction. Huge cracks spread across them, sprawling like spider webs.
“Boom!”
As a section of the wall collapsed, the connected walls followed suit, turning into a sky full of mud and stones that converged towards the tornadoes.
Without the obstruction of the walls,
the buildings on the outer perimeter of the Queen of the Underworld’s Palace
also disintegrated,
attracted by those terrifying
tornadoes.
“Ah! Save me!”
Some unfortunate evil spirits inside
couldn’t resist the powerful suction,
screaming as they were sucked away, torn into minced meat in an instant and absorbed into the tornadoes. Their blood rose, soaring into the clouds, and was devoured by a hidden, unseen mouth.
Witnessing this scene, the Ghost Tribe in the Queen of the Underworld’s Palace
were terrified out of their wits.
They scurried about like headless flies,
some even collapsing onto the ground.
“A mere trick, and you dare to show off in front of this National Preceptor?”
Qi Huang, however, smiled calmly. Her powerful spiritual sense surged out of her body,
forming a majestic and solid shield that enveloped the entire Queen of the Underworld’s Palace.
The next moment, all the ghosts in the Queen of the Underworld’s Palace joyfully discovered that the suction power of the tornadoes had disappeared.
“Hmph!”
The Scorpion Queen in the sky snorted coldly.
The temperature within the tornadoes began to drop rapidly,
and the mud and stones inside decomposed and reformed at an extremely fast pace,
condensing into ice cones over ten zhang long, spinning at high speed.
“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh…”
Those massive ice cones abruptly detached from the tornadoes,
shooting towards the Queen of the Underworld’s Palace like projectiles,
emitting piercing shrieks as they rubbed against the air.
“Crack! Crack!”
The dense array of ice cones soon collided with the spiritual sense shield.
Although it seemed unbreakable, it shattered upon contact as if a pebble were hitting a rock,
without even causing a ripple.
“How is this possible?”
The Scorpion Queen’s tone finally changed.
“Get down here first. This National Preceptor doesn’t like talking to people while looking up.”
Qi Huang reprimanded forcefully.
The hair behind her head shot up into the sky,
disappearing into the clouds in an instant,
and then pulled down a middle-aged woman dressed in black.
“Boom!”
The woman in black smashed heavily onto the plaza in front of Qi Huang,
creating a terrifying pit about thirty zhang in diameter.
The woman in black lay at the bottom of the pit, covered in dust and dirt,
although she had no obvious external injuries,
she looked
extremely disheveled. She struggled subconsciously but found herself completely unable to break free from the seemingly frail strands of hair.
“Is this the Scorpion Queen?” Qi Huang asked Duan Qing beside her.
“Reporting to the National Preceptor, it is indeed her.”
Duan Qing quickly replied, a visible look of excitement on her face.
“This… this is the Boundless Demonic Hair?”
The Scorpion Queen quickly recognized the identity of the strands of hair.
“Since you know, you can die in peace now.”
With a thought from Qi Huang, the Boundless Demonic Hair immediately cut inward.
A hint of panic flashed across the Scorpion Queen’s face, and her body began to swell and deform violently, causing the Boundless Demonic Hair to creak. Densely packed shells appeared on her body surface, and she gradually transformed into the form of a crab, seemingly preparing to revert to her original form for a desperate struggle.
Unfortunately, her seemingly solid shell was unable to block the progress of the Boundless Demonic Hair.
“Puchi!”
The Scorpion Queen’s body was instantly sliced into pieces of meat of various sizes, scattering across the ground like tofu. She died without even managing to revert to her original form.
Qi Huang eagerly flew forward, collected the four heart fragments from the Scorpion Queen’s body, and then began to absorb the scattered assimilation power.
After previously absorbing the Sea Queen’s assimilation power, Qi Huang’s assimilation true qi had reached the Heavenly Punishment Realm. By absorbing the Scorpion Queen’s assimilation power this time, she would directly advance to the Human Immortal level.
“Now I can finally use the assimilation power to develop some puppets.”
Qi Huang thought gleefully. She had not developed too many puppets using assimilation power before because her assimilation true qi was limited, and she could only use it sparingly to maintain the existence of the assimilation domain. Now, it was different; she had more than enough to spend.
“The National Preceptor has slain the Scorpion Queen, saving our Queen of the Underworld Star from dire straits. She is the great savior of all the ghosts on our Queen of the Underworld Star! Long live the National Preceptor!”
Duan Qing seized the opportunity to flatter loudly from the side.
“Long live the National Preceptor!”
All the ghosts in the Queen of the Underworld’s Palace knelt respectfully on the ground and shouted in unison.
“Steward Duan, you went to such lengths to keep this National Preceptor here, it wasn’t just to deal with the Scorpion Queen, was it?”
Qi Huang could no longer stand it and directly exposed the truth.
“Impossible! How could it be possible? Your subordinate is not an immortal, how could I have known she was coming to attack the Queen of the Underworld Star?”
Steward Duan denied it, but a layer of cold sweat appeared on her forehead.
“You yourself said that the Sea Queen died on the Queen of the Underworld Star, so this Scorpion Queen would definitely not let go of those heart fragments. Her coming to cause trouble is something even a fool could guess, isn’t it?”
Qi Huang retorted with a cold smile.
“Uh…”
Duan Qing was instantly speechless, her body trembling slightly.
“For Qianqian’s sake, this National Preceptor will not hold it against you this time. Don’t do it again! If you dare to use this National Preceptor again, I’ll send you to see your great-grandmother.”
Qi Huang warned her. She had to make things clear, otherwise, she would definitely be treated like a fool by this woman in the future.
“Thank you, National Preceptor, for sparing my life!”
Duan Qing repeatedly bowed.
Next was Qianqian’s succession ceremony. Because Qi Huang had established her authority by killing the Sea Queen, there were no more discordant voices to be heard.
“Qianqian, from now on, stay on the Queen of the Underworld Star and diligently help your sister cultivate. I will come back to see you every few days.”
After the succession ceremony, Qi Huang instructed Qianqian.
“Sister, do you really have to leave?”
Qianqian asked reluctantly.
“Sister also has to go back to see her family, so I must leave. Don’t worry, sister will visit you once a month, okay?” Qi Huang tried to comfort her.
“Alright.”
Qianqian could only pucker her small mouth and agree.
“Steward Duan, Qianqian is still young and ignorant; you must assist her well and not have any disloyal intentions, otherwise don’t blame me for being ruthless, understand?”
Qi Huang then instructed Steward Duan beside her.
“Yes, National Preceptor.”
Duan Qing repeatedly acknowledged the order.
Qi Huang smiled with satisfaction and then left the Queen of the Underworld Star.
Qi Huang quickly arrived at the Fox Queen Star and then released Ni Xian’er from her storage ring.
Upon seeing the situation on the Fox Queen Star, Ni Xian’er became furious. Due to her sudden disappearance and the death of General Li Xin, the place had descended into chaos. Various feudal lords were fighting, each wanting to unify the world.
Qi Huang, lacking the patience to win people over with virtue, directly suppressed all the rebellions and supported Ni Xian’er in ascending to the position of Fox Queen. She also used assimilation power to develop a peak Monarch Demon level puppet to assist her.
After completing all this, Qi Huang impatiently rushed to the Cultivation World, as she had been out for several months.
Along the way, Qi Huang released Cheng Hong Ling and handed her the four newly collected heart fragments.
“Now I have eleven heart fragments in my hand. Combining them together will surely unleash a formidable power.”
Cheng Hong Ling said with a satisfied smile.
“Unfortunately, this power can only be used by the dead.”
Qi Huang reminded her.
Cheng Hong Ling didn’t say much, merely put the heart fragments into her storage ring calmly and then asked, “What is your next plan?”
“Now that all five queens are dead, the crisis that arose because of me in the myriad worlds has been resolved. I need to seize this time to improve my strength and go to the Extreme Violet Immortal Emperor’s place as soon as possible to snatch back the bodies of the three queens.”
Qi Huang revealed her future plan.
“To fulfill your promise?”
Cheng Hong Ling probed.
“Fulfill my promise? Do I look like the kind of person with integrity? I’m doing this to improve my strength. Those three queens’ bodies contain more than ten heart fragments, and they also contain powerful assimilation power, both of which are very important to us.”
Qi Huang defended herself without revealing much.
“Why are you so flustered? I didn’t say fulfilling a promise was a bad thing.”
Cheng Hong Ling smiled noncommittally. Fortunately, she didn’t press the matter further.
