NOVPUB"Ice seals a thousand miles," Xu Zimei uttered softly.
The Tyrant Shadow in her hand swung heavily, mingling with the wind and snow scattering across the sky.
Layer upon layer of frost formed around her.
Everything including the surrounding air, space, and even the Spiritual Energy froze over.
The monster below was roaring, its body’s lava cracking and popping explosively.
Wave after wave of it tumbled without end.
The sky filled with lava that concentrated on the monster’s fist, which it then hurled at Xu Zimei.
This space was utterly polarized.
One half was bone-chilling snow and ice, the other half was scalding lava.
As the snowstorm whistled forth, it collided with the lava.
A Heaven Shaking explosion erupted.
"Boom!"
The onlookers were jolted, their eardrums feeling as though they would shatter from the blast.
"Is this all you’ve got?" Xu Zimei asked with a light chuckle.
When the ice and lava clashed and burst apart, both furiously devoured each other.
Xu Zimei snorted coldly, and the Creation Force filled her hand.
The blade shimmered with endless radiance, sweeping with unstoppable momentum, cleanly slicing the monster in two.
At that moment, a blizzard descended from the sky.
It froze over the entire lava pool and the monster within it.
Xu Zimei twisted her neck around, her gaze indifferent, stepping over the ice.
She walked towards Lu Feiyang, who was hiding in a corner.
"You, you, you," Lu Feiyang pointed at Xu Zimei, his body trembling too much to speak.
"How would you like to die?" Xu Zimei asked indifferently.
"I don’t want to die, my father is the City Lord of the City of Fearlessness, you can’t kill me," Lu Feiyang blurted out in a panic, shaking his head.
Xu Zimei approached him, only to see him cowering in the corner.
His body was shaking uncontrollably.
Xu Zimei slowly lifted the Tyrant Shadow, its sharp blade resting on the other’s neck.
Feeling the icy edge, Lu Feiyang shivered even more violently.
Xu Zimei frowned slightly, noticing Lu Feiyang had been scared to the point of wetting himself.
"You dare to practice Demonic Skills, yet you’re such a coward," Xu Zimei said with amusement.
"I’m not worthy, I’m not worthy," Lu Feiyang immediately shook his head in agreement.
"Please spare me."
"You want to live?" Xu Zimei said with a faint smile.
"Then you’ll need to offer something valuable enough to save your life!"
"Whatever you want, I’ll give it to you," Lu Feiyang nodded vigorously.
He looked hopefully at Xu Zimei.
"I’ve heard your father obtained a legacy," Xu Zimei said.
"There is a legacy," Lu Feiyang nodded without hesitation.
"Where is the legacy now?" Xu Zimei continued to inquire.
"I don’t know, I never cared about that legacy," Lu Feiyang said in a fluster.
"If you want to know, I can find out for you."
Xu Zimei gave a faint smile.
The black Spiritual Energy surged in her hand, and Demonic Qi condensed into a lightning symbol.
She pressed the Demonic Qi lightning onto Lu Feiyang’s forehead, and it slowly merged into him.
"What is this?" Lu Feiyang asked in fear.
"This is my Demon Seal, now it’s fused into your body," Xu Zimei said with a smile.
"With just a thought from me, the Demon Seal will explode.
Then ’boom,’ a sound, and flesh flies, with gore scattered all around.
Just thinking about that scene is quite exciting!"
Looking at Xu Zimei’s smile, Lu Feiyang swallowed hard and said fearfully.
"You’re a demon!"
"Compared to using so many children to practice your Demonic Skills, I seem to be much more merciful," Xu Zimei said with a smile.
"What on earth do you want to do?" Lu Feiyang’s body trembled, and he was almost about to cry out of fear.
"I want the inheritance your father received," Xu Zimei said indifferently.
As he spoke, he grabbed Lu Feiyang’s hair and lifted him up directly.
"Now you go out and deal with your subordinates.
Then go to your father’s place, either steal the inheritance,
or find out the exact location of the inheritance and come to tell me.
If you manage it, I can promise not to kill you."
"Really?" Lu Feiyang, who had thought he was certainly going to die, now felt like a drowning man clutching at his last straw,
he asked hopefully.
"But remember one thing," Xu Zimei nodded slightly as he responded.
"If you expose me, I will immediately detonate the Demon Seal.
You can try and see."
"I wouldn’t dare, I don’t dare," Lu Feiyang quickly shook his head.
"Go then, I’m waiting for your good news," Xu Zimei waved his hand.
Soon after Lu Feiyang carefully left through the dark tunnel, Situ Yunfei also came in.
"You let that guy go?" Situ Yunfei looked at Xu Zimei with some confusion.
He had indeed seen Lu Feiyang leaving just before.
"I need the inheritance," Xu Zimei nodded as he replied.
"I don’t understand," Situ Yunfei shook his head as he spoke.
"With your strength, the City Lord is no match for you.
Wouldn’t it be simpler just to overpower him directly?
Why all this trouble?"
"What if the City Lord hides the inheritance and chooses death over surrender?" Xu Zimei countered.
Situ Yunfei stumbled over his words, indeed, he had not considered that.
For those who aren’t afraid to die, force is absolutely not the solution.
"Aren’t you afraid he’ll expose you?" Situ Yunfei asked.
"Not afraid!"
"Why not?"
"Because he’s afraid of dying."
Watching the conversation between Xu Zimei and Situ Yunfei, Steward Mo took a deep breath.
He walked out nervously, trying to smile as he said tentatively,
"Both of you sirs, now that these children have been saved,
may I leave?"
"Hmm, since that’s the case, then you can go die," Xu Zimei nodded slightly as he said.
"You lied to me, you said you would let me go," Steward Mo’s face changed drastically as he spoke in terror.
"I didn’t lie to you, I did say I would let you go, but I never said he would let you go,"
Xu Zimei pointed at Situ Yunfei beside him, saying to Steward Mo.
Steward Mo’s face showed terror, and before he could even react,
he was kicked by Situ Yunfei into the pool of molten lava.
The ice on the surface of the lava had been removed by Xu Zimei, and it had returned to being scalding hot.
Steward Mo didn’t even have a chance to scream before he was dissolved inside.
Nothing was left of him.
"I hope you’re not lying," Situ Yunfei looked deeply at Xu Zimei as he spoke.
Xu Zimei just smiled slightly and leaned against the wall next to him, not speaking again.
The children in the cage beside them were all unconscious; Xu Zimei glanced at them and saw they were not seriously harmed.
Probably just scared.
...
It was dark by the time Lu Feiyang nervously made his way back from outside the dark tunnel.
He had previously sought the best doctors in the mansion, but alas, they found nothing unusual.
By this time, Lu Feiyang had also come to understand the severity of Xu Zimei’s capabilities and was unwilling to resist any further.
"How did it go?" Xu Zimei opened his eyes and asked indifferently.
"I couldn’t steal the inheritance because my father always carries it with him," Lu Feiyang said helplessly.
"Give me some more time, and I can try again."
