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Chapter 248 The Empress's Last Trump Card!
The Empress was getting a little carried away by what she was being said.

She had ruled Beiliang for over a hundred years and was always revered by everyone. No one had ever shown her such contempt as Chen Mo.

This scoundrel is far too arrogant!

If she were a few decades younger, the Empress might have impulsively rushed forward and fought Chen Mo.

But the Empress was, after all, an old demon who had lived for a hundred years, and had long passed the age of being impetuous and warlike. After adjusting her emotions for a moment, she ignored Chen Mo.

Boom!

The surrounding fire demons let out sharp howls and once again charged fiercely at the domain surrounding the Empress. In an instant, they compressed the domain around the Empress slightly.

The Empress had no choice but to withdraw her gaze from Chen Mo. She raised her hand, and a red light shone from her body, surging wildly out of her domain and repelling more than thirty fire demons.

"Go back to where you came from!"

The Empress seemed to be enraged by Chen Mo. The moment she stepped out of her domain and raised her hands, a pair of huge red hands appeared in the void, forcefully pressing more than thirty fire demons into the cracks in the earth.

The magma in the fissure surged and erupted, staining the land for dozens of miles red and causing towering flames.

Since the Flame Demon cannot be killed, stuffing it back into the crack in the earth is one way to deal with it.

However, not long afterward, the magma beneath the cracks in the earth erupted wildly once more, and the Balrog was revived.

The Empress had no choice but to intervene again and contend with the Flame Demon.

As time went by, the situation in Guiyuan City continued to deteriorate.

Every three days, a new crack would appear. A fire demon would crawl out from it and then attack the Empress.

At first, the Empress was able to resist.

But more and more fire demons emerged afterward.

Moreover, the further they went... the cracks in the earth grew larger and larger, and the fire demons that emerged from them became stronger and stronger.

In the blink of an eye, fifty or sixty Flame Demons had appeared, frantically besieging the Empress.

These fire demons feed on the magma beneath the fissures; as long as the magma exists, they will live and never die.

This caused the Empress a great deal of trouble.

However, the Empress possessed remarkable stamina and a calm demeanor. Even when struggling to cope, she never revealed any weaknesses, calmly and methodically parrying her attacks.

In all this time, Chen Mo still couldn't find any flaws in the Empress's defenses.

Several months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Once you reach the level of an ascended immortal, going without rest or sleep for months is not a big deal.

This day.

Chen Mo and Bai Yujing were still standing at the entrance of the Red Moon Palace.

The sight of the sun and moon shining together overhead remains unchanged.

Guiyuan City, once covered in ice and snow, has now become a city of flames. Huge cracks, hundreds of meters deep, are visible everywhere. Lava surges forth and ravages Guiyuan City like a tidal wave.

The scalding air burned my skin.

Even a martial arts master would probably not be able to withstand such a temperature.

Even the ascended immortals felt unwell.

Fortunately, the Red Moon Palace remained firmly in place and was never attacked by the Flame Demon.

Bai Yujing had been waiting here for months, but Chen Mo hadn't made a move. Turning around, she saw Chen Mo's solemn expression and asked, "Why do you look so worried, my lord?"

Chen Mo said, "It has been several months, yet the Empress is still dealing with countless Flame Demons. She has not revealed the slightest weakness during this time. This Empress is indeed difficult to deal with. Her cultivation is so profound that she is probably much more powerful than I thought. Right now, it is only thanks to the calamity of Guiyuan City that she is trapped here."

Bai Yujing's expression also darkened.

She knew all of this, as Chen Mo had said.

The Empress's cultivation and endurance in battle are simply unfathomable.

The deeper one gets into contact with the Empress, the more one can feel how terrifying this woman is.

"What are your plans now, my lord?" "Let's continue to wait. This land of Guiyuan City is about to collapse completely."

"Complete collapse?"

“Yes, according to my calculations, this city will completely sink into the underground magma. Judging from the current situation, that day is fast approaching. I originally thought I could find the Empress's weakness before then, eliminate her, and then take the opportunity to leave. But now it seems... something is not right.”

Bai Yujing frowned: "Why don't we leave here first?"

Chen Mo said, "I have the ability to leave here at any time, but I can't. The Empress must die! Such a monstrous being, if she were allowed to live, the consequences would be unimaginable. Although this place is dangerous, it's also our best chance to kill the Empress!"

Bai Yujing nodded in deep agreement.

Although waiting felt dangerous, it was undoubtedly the best opportunity to kill the Empress.

"Since you have made up your mind, I will definitely stay with you."

Chen Mo narrowed his eyes, his deep gaze fixed on the Empress in the distance. "What trump cards is this Empress still holding? She has already had the Yin-Yang Mirror bind itself to her with her blood, unleashing its power, but it hasn't been very effective. She's not worried at all. I'd really like to see what her final trump card is."

Time passes day by day.

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Half of the land in Guiyuan City cracked open, with crisscrossing fissures spreading throughout the city like conspicuous whip marks. Countless terrifying fire demons burst forth from within, joining the army besieging the Empress.

The Empress held firm and did not show any urgency.

Three more months passed.

Nearly 80% of Guiyuan City's land has become cracks, covered by lava.

The whole earth was shaking, as if the entire city was about to sink underground at any moment.

The number of fire demons emerging is increasing, reaching more than a hundred.

The most terrifying thing is—

Boom!

Suddenly, the earth cracked open, revealing a massive fissure stretching for hundreds of miles. It was as if a volcano had erupted, with lava shooting into the sky and transforming into a rain of fire.

A colossal fire demon, hundreds of meters tall, emerged from beneath the earth.

Like a giant demon in the blue sky.

Every gesture he made carried the power to destroy cities.

With a single, overwhelming punch, he slammed it down on the Empress.

Click.

For the first time, cracks appeared in the domain surrounding the Empress.

The Empress, who had held out until now, finally changed her expression.

"This is the legendary Flame Demon King. It has come out. This city is about to collapse!" The Empress spoke up unwillingly, angrily shouting at Chen Mo at the entrance of the Red Moon Palace.

"Chen Mo, do you still want to fight me privately? This Flame Demon King is enough to destroy a city. I know you have a way to leave here, and I know you possess something to suppress the Yin-Yang Mirror. Let's cooperate, leave this place, and then settle our scores, how about it?"

Chen Mo suddenly became extremely excited, "Impossible. I want you to die here."

"Fine, fine, fine." The Empress was furious. "The Flame Demon King is not afraid of your Red Moon Palace. If it can attack me, it can attack me too. If you don't let me live, you won't live either."

The Empress once again led the Flame Demon King on a rapid journey towards the Red Moon Palace. During this time, she was punched twice by the Flame Demon King, nearly vomiting blood.

However, the Empress managed to lure the Flame Demon King to the entrance of the Red Moon Palace. The Flame Demon King paused briefly, then abandoned his attack on Chen Mo and instead continued his ferocious attack on the Empress.

"How can it be!?"

The empress was completely panicked.

Without further hesitation, he opened his domain with one hand and took out a wooden puppet with the other, blowing on it to transform it into a chessboard.

The Empress and a woman in black sat opposite each other on the chessboard, each holding a piece, and began their game.

Seeing this, Chen Mo's eyes narrowed. "The woman in black has appeared. Could it be... that's the Empress's last trump card? Isn't that woman in black the other side of the Twin Demons? What is the Empress planning by releasing her now for this confrontation?"

(End of this chapter)