Chapter 691 - 687: I, Hong, Am Back

Chapter 691: Chapter 687: I, Hong, Am Back

"The Hundred Flowers Demon Queen, Yao Ningyue?"

Hong Yu stumbled back several steps, staring at the little girl in shock and disbelief.

The little one tilted her head, a sweet smile on her face, and leaped into Hong Yu’s arms, nuzzling her head against his chest.

Hong Yu was dazed, still unable to process it. ’Good grief, is this some kind of joke? The Hundred Flowers Demon Queen, Yao Ningyue, a being comparable to a Venerable... she, she, she actually recognizes me as her master? Holy crap, this joke has gone too far!’

Yao Ningyue, however, showed no reaction.

She looked at Hong Yu in a daze, completely lacking the aura expected of the Hundred Flowers Demon Queen, a Venerable Powerhouse.

This made Hong Yu suspicious.

He immediately asked Little One, "Little One, what in the world is going on? Is she really Yao Ningyue? The Hundred Flowers Demon Queen?"

Little One’s aura was currently strong, its face glowing with health.

It took several puffs from a large pipe, exhaling clouds of white smoke. A mysterious smile played on its lips amidst the swirling mist. "Young man, I have to admit, your luck is heaven-defying! This is indeed Yao Ningyue, but not her true body. She’s just a remnant of her soul that survived by relying on the Fountain of Eternal Youth. It just so happened that when you broke through to the Primordial Spirit Realm and absorbed a vast amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, you triggered her revival!"

"A remnant of her soul? Then how strong is she now?" Hong Yu asked.

Little One said, "Roughly equivalent to a powerhouse at the Peak of the Primordial Spirit Realm. However, she is a remnant of the Hundred Flowers Demon Queen’s soul, and the Demon Queen herself was formed from an Ancient Times Spirit Medicine that took human shape. She has the ability to control all living things. So, you must not underestimate her. More importantly, she can bring you great benefits!"

"Benefits?"

Hong Yu was taken aback.

’This little thing keeps nuzzling my chest like an unfed baby wanting milk. It’d be great if she just didn’t cause trouble. How could she possibly bring me any benefits?’

Little One said, "Hehe, don’t you have the Celestial Essence Secret Realm? When the time comes, let Yao Ningyue enter the Secret Realm, and find some precious Spirit Medicines for her. She’ll help you cultivate them. With her abilities, it would only take a few decades to grow a Ten Thousand Year Old Medicine. In the future, you could become a Spirit Medicine wholesaler. Isn’t that benefit enough?"

"What? Growing a Ten Thousand Year Old Medicine in just a few decades?"

Hong Yu was even more astonished.

Little One said dismissively, "That’s nothing. She only has six wings right now. If you help her increase her strength until she has twelve wings, she could even grow hundred-thousand-year or million-year Holy Medicines for you!"

*HISS!*

Hong Yu sucked in a sharp breath of cold air. When he looked at Yao Ningyue again, his face was filled with ecstatic joy.

In the path of Alchemy, aside from refining techniques, the most important thing is Spirit Medicine.

’Even the most skilled housewife can’t cook without rice!’

No matter how good one’s Alchemy skills were, it was impossible to refine Pills without Spirit Medicine. Now, with Yao Ningyue’s help, couldn’t he cultivate Spirit Medicines on a massive scale?

Just as Little One had said, it might even be possible to become a Spirit Medicine wholesaler in the future!

He immediately picked up Yao Ningyue and spun around a few times on the spot!

Having just revived, Yao Ningyue was pure and innocent. She only retained a fragment of the memories contained in her remnant soul. Coupled with the fact that Hong Yu had revived her, she had a natural dependence on him. She, too, giggled happily.

After playing with Yao Ningyue for a while,

Hong Yu suddenly remembered something. "Right, you just mentioned the Fountain of Eternal Youth? What is that?"

"The Fountain of Eternal Youth is this pool of lake water in front of you. However, to revive Yao Ningyue, it has already consumed ninety percent of its power, leaving only ten percent. Still, you should collect it. Drinking a bowl of it can increase your lifespan by a hundred years. If it were the Fountain of Eternal Youth in its prime, a single sip could extend your life by a thousand years!"

Little One said unhurriedly.

"Okay!"

Hong Yu first knelt by the lake and drank greedily, only stopping when he was half-full. Then he stood up and collected the rest into his Celestial Essence Secret Realm.

As the Fountain of Eternal Youth entered the Celestial Essence Secret Realm, the entire Secret Realm became filled with abundant Spiritual Qi, and a treasured light shot into the sky.

"Huhu!"

Huhu bounced out.

It stared at the Celestial Essence Secret Realm, now filled with treasured light and Spiritual Qi, its eyes shining as it drooled.

Hong Yu laughed heartily and let Huhu and Yao Ningyue enter the Celestial Essence Secret Realm.

Then, he collected his thoughts.

Only then did he look up at the void. ’I’ve spent more than half a month here. The matter with the War Spirit Holy Land is probably over. It’s time to go back!’ A vicious glint gradually appeared in his eyes. ’Eastern Divine City, the Kuafu Race, the Giant Elephant Race, Xiakang Divine City, the Celestial Horse Race... heh, it’s time for you to pay your debts!’

Immediately after,

Hong Yu tore open the void in front of him and stepped through...

...

「Within the territory of the Spirit Cat Race.」

Although the Spirit Cat Race was not large in number, they still exceeded one hundred thousand. Thus, their territory was quite vast, stretching across an entire mountain range where many of them lived.

Naturally, places like marketplaces had also sprung up.

In the past, these marketplaces were always bustling with noise and excitement. The Spirit Cat Race and powerhouses from various other races would trade here, and business was booming.

But recently,

not a single soul could be seen in the Spirit Cat Race’s marketplaces.

Over ninety percent of the once-orderly buildings had collapsed into ruin, suffering devastating destruction. Flames raged everywhere, and corpses lay strewn about, emitting a thick, burnt stench as they were scorched by the fires of war.

The mountain range was stained with blood; all the members of the Spirit Cat Race in the marketplace had died tragically.

A great battle had taken place here.

Spirit Cat Mountain was the main camp of the Spirit Cat Race. In the past, tens of thousands of clan members lived there, amidst sprawling palaces.

Today, this main camp was also completely destroyed. Broken walls and ruins were everywhere, dilapidated and scarred by continuous warfare.

The magnificent palace no longer existed. All that remained was a gigantic Palm Seal that stretched for several kilometers, having smashed the palace deep into the ground. The sight was utterly horrifying.

The bodies of the Spirit Cat Race were piled up like mountains.

In front of the palace were rows of cages. Inside were the powerhouses of the Spirit Cat Race, all of whom had their cultivation sealed and had been stripped of their clothes.

One by one, the beautiful Cat Maidens were filled with terror and despair.

"N-No..."

"Don’t kill me, I beg you, don’t kill me..."

The tragic screams of the Cat Girl Warriors rang out one after another.

These were powerhouses from the Giant Elephant Tribe. They dragged out several Cat Maidens and, right in broad daylight, ravaged, whipped, and toyed with them wantonly, their hands roaming freely, until they were tormented to death and then cast aside.

These were powerhouses from the Celestial Horse Race.

They preferred corpses. They would kill their victims first, then continue to defile the bodies of the Spirit Cat Race. It was utterly disgusting and evil.

The powerhouses of the Kuafu Race stood guard all around. They did not lay a hand on the Cat Girl Warriors.

The reason was that the members of the Kuafu Race were too large!

They could only watch as the others had their fun, while they themselves had to find a hidden mountain peak to engage in some "self-help." Alas, sometimes being too large was also a kind of suffering!

The powerhouses from the Four Great Divine Cities had, of course, also captured many Cat Girl Warriors. Some took three women for one man, others several men for one woman.

Without exception,

after toying with them, they would kill them. It was incomparably cruel.

"Hahaha, Mao Mei’Er, you bitch, get the hell out here!"

"Your people are being toyed with by us, yet you, their Clan Leader, are hiding in the Ancestral Land. Don’t you feel ashamed?"

"My Great City Lord is about to come out of seclusion! Mao Mei’Er, as long as you offer yourself to him, I guarantee our Great City Lord will grant the Spirit Cat Race his Shelter!"

"Mao Mei’Er, you’d better come out now!"

At the back of Spirit Cat Mountain, numerous powerhouses had gathered.

This was the entrance to the Spirit Cat Race’s Holy Land. However, the spatial entrance had been sealed. No one but Mao Mei’Er could open it, and a forced attack could easily destroy the entrance. Therefore, the powerhouses surrounded it but did not attack.

Among them were King Lingxiao, God King Chen Tao, the Red-clothed God King, Ma Yuanpeng, Kuadi, and other powerhouses...

The aura fluctuations from King Lingxiao and God King Chen Tao were long and drawn-out.

They had actually broken through their old limits in that battle and reached the City Lord Level. That was why so many forces had joined together to move against the Spirit Cat Race.

"Mao Mei’Er, I think this is your personal guard captain, isn’t she? GYEHEHE, look at her, groaning beneath me!" Chen Tao laughed manically, viciously thrusting his hips, relentlessly ravaging the Cat Maiden beneath him.

The Cat Maiden clenched her teeth. Her body was covered in bloody gashes torn by Chen Tao, but she refused to let out a single scream.

A look of hatred filled her eyes. "Her Majesty the Queen, avenge me!"

She bit off her tongue and killed herself!

"Fuck! You think I’ll let you off just because you’re dead?" Chen Tao roared.

He began to violate the cold corpse even more frantically.

King Lingxiao frowned and snorted coldly. "Mao Mei’Er, if you don’t come out, I will slaughter every last member of your Spirit Cat Race. Don’t think we can’t do anything to you just because you’re hiding in there. Once my Great City Lord comes out of seclusion, that will be the day you die! At that time, not a single survivor will be left in your entire Spirit Cat Race!"

「Inside the Holy Land.」

Mao Mei’Er’s face was streaked with tears. Her eyes were bloodshot, and her whole body trembled.

Behind her were more than thirty thousand members of the Spirit Cat Race, all of them weeping in sorrow.

Miaomiao nestled in Mao Mei’Er’s arms. "I’m scared... Why are they killing us? They killed so many of the big sisters, WAHHH..."

"Don’t be afraid, Miaomiao, don’t be afraid!"

Mao Mei’Er gently patted Miaomiao’s back.

Her gaze swept over the surviving clan members, her eyes filled with unconcealable grief and sorrow.

’More than one hundred thousand clan members...’

’Within three days, they were either killed or captured, leaving only these thirty thousand-odd people.’

Her heart was bleeding as if a knife were mercilessly cutting it.

"Why? Why are they doing this to my Spirit Cat Race?" Mao Mei’Er’s tears fell like rain.

She was already heavily injured. The emotional turmoil aggravated her wounds, and she coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, her face growing even paler.

"Your Majesty..."

"Your Majesty, you can’t let anything happen to you! You are the last hope of our Spirit Cat Race..."

"It’s all their fault! Those bastards actually joined forces with the Four Great Divine Cities to attack us! They want to capture our entire Spirit Cat Race and turn us into slaves..."

"Her Majesty the Queen, you must live!"

The Cat Maidens all cried out.

A wave of mental exhaustion washed over Mao Mei’Er. She was tired.

She did indeed possess City Lord Level combat power. She could have escaped on her own, but she couldn’t do it, because she was also the Clan Leader.

She was also a woman.

She was so tired...

The image of that young man couldn’t help but surface in her mind. Mao Mei’Er sighed faintly, ’Brother Yu, I’m sorry. Mei’Er can’t be with you anymore!’

A look of determination appeared in her eyes. "Listen to me! In a moment, I will go out and carve a bloody path for you. You must take Miaomiao and escape. Run as far away as you can and live on!"

"No..."

"Your Majesty, you can’t..."

But Mao Mei’Er paid them no heed and charged directly out of the Holy Land.

"Haha, she really came out!"

"Do it!"

King Lingxiao laughed loudly. They had long since laid a Grand Array.

The Array surged to the heavens with immense momentum, forming a cage of heaven and earth that trapped Mao Mei’Er inside. No matter how she struggled, she could not break free.

King Lingxiao and the others laughed, their eyes gleaming with greed. "What a beauty! Today, you and every last member of your clan will become our playthings, our slaves!"

As they spoke, these powerhouses sneered and prepared to rush into the Holy Land to capture the other Cat Girl Warriors.

However,

at that very moment, a heaven-shaking roar suddenly exploded from the void, as if one of the Deities had descended...

"Mei’Er, don’t be afraid! I, Hong, have returned!"