Goddess Painting

"Or have you all just wasted your lives after all these years?"

These were extremely harsh words; if anyone else had dared to say such a thing, the three elders would have slapped them into a pulp long ago.

But when they saw the person's face clearly...

"hiss--!!"

A collective gasp of astonishment filled the hall.

The three elders, who had been so arrogant and threatening just moments before, now looked like roosters with their necks being choked. Their ferocious expressions froze instantly, then turned into extreme fear and fawning.

They hurriedly dispersed their hand seals, suppressed their aura, bowed in salute, and their movements were so uniform that Elder Kumu almost tripped over his own feet and fell over in their haste.

Where is the dignity of a Qi Refining Realm expert?

It's just like a primary school student who has made a mistake meeting a strict homeroom teacher!

"Senior Sister Hua...?!"

Cold sweat poured down Elder Luo Yun's forehead in an instant, and his voice trembled.

"I was unaware of Senior Sister Hua's arrival! Please forgive my lack of hospitality!"

The newcomer was none other than Hua Muyao, the reclusive elder of Hundred Flowers Peak!

Qin Feng raised his head and looked at the stunningly beautiful woman, his heart also trembling slightly.

"She's here."

"This is quite a grand display..."

Hua Muyao ignored Luo Yun's attempts to please her, and simply landed slowly in front of Qin Feng, shielding Qin Feng and Lin Wan'er behind her in a protective manner.

She turned around, her beautiful eyes slightly narrowed, looking at Luo Yun with a half-smile:

"Please forgive me?"

"Luo Yun, what crime have you committed?"

"You seemed pretty impressive just now, didn't you?"

"It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding, Senior Sister Hua!"

Elder Luo Yun's eyes darted around, his back soaked with sweat from anxiety, and he forced himself to begin his sophistry:

"Senior Sister, please understand! It's not that we're bullying the weak; it's just that Qin Feng is ruthless and extremely vicious!"

He pointed to the stark white skull on the ground, feigning deep sorrow:

"Look! This is my junior apprentice, Zhao Tianyang!"

"He...he died such a horrible death! His body was completely destroyed, not even bones remained!"

"Qin Feng's cruelty in harming his fellow disciples is utterly appalling! We were forced to intervene to uphold the sect's rules and regulations!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Elder Liehuo quickly chimed in, "This child is deeply afflicted by demonic nature; if he is not severely punished, it would be an injustice to Heaven!"

"Oh."

Hua Muyao sneered.

The laughter was extremely cold, as if it could freeze one's soul.

"Upholding the law and order?"

"Luo Yun, do you think I'm blind? Or have you put your pig brain on my head?"

She extended her slender finger and pointed to the ruins of the main hall:

"I arrived long ago."

"When Zhao Tianyang died, the power fluctuations at that level, the power that instantly annihilated everything..."

A hint of disdain flashed in Hua Muyao's eyes, her gaze sweeping across the three elders' aged faces like a blade:

"Let alone Qin Feng, who is only at the Divine Power Realm."

"Even if the three of you combined committed suicide, you couldn't make that kind of noise!"

"Not to mention they cleaned the person so thoroughly, leaving not a single scrap of flesh!"

"If Qin Feng had such abilities, would the three of you still be standing and speaking to me? You'd be nothing but skeletons by now!"

"Falsifying a junior—that's the excuse you came up with?"

"Have you no shame?!"

"I……"

Exposed in public, the three elders blushed deeply, as if they had been slapped hundreds of times, their old faces turning a deep liver color.

Elder Luo Yun gritted his teeth, feeling bitter inside.

What's wrong with Hua Muyao?

She usually keeps to herself and doesn't meddle in other people's business. Why is she so determined to protect this kid today?

Damn!

"Senior Sister Hua..."

Elder Kumu, standing to the side, was driven to desperation. If they couldn't give that person an explanation, they were doomed!

He took a step forward, lowered his voice, and spoke with a hint of threat:

"Senior sister, let's speak frankly!"

"Although Zhao Tianyang is a good-for-nothing, he... has someone backing him!"

Elder Kumu pointed to the sky, his expression sinister:

"Now that someone has died on Crimson Cloud Peak, if there's no explanation, the powerful figure behind it will be furious..."

"Don't even mention the three of us old bones, even you, Senior Sister Hua... probably couldn't cover this up!"

Despite Elder Kumu's threat, Hua Muyao's expression remained unchanged.

She even smiled.

He laughed so hard he was shaking, yet he remained as cold as ice, as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.

"Can't contain it?"

"What a mess!"

Hua Muyao's eyes suddenly turned cold, and her original lazy temperament vanished instantly, replaced by an incomparably domineering queenly aura!

boom--!!!

An aura ten or even a hundred times more terrifying than the previous Earthly Fiend Thunder Rhino suddenly erupted from her slender body without warning!

Move the Blood Realm!!

His vital energy surged like a dragon, soaring straight to the heavens!

If the aura of the Meridian Opening Realm is like a river, then the Blood Moving Realm is like a vast ocean!

The surrounding space seemed to be distorted by this terrifying power of blood and qi, emitting a series of teeth-grinding explosions!

"Splash! Splash! Splash!"

Three muffled thuds!

The three elders, who had just tried to intimidate others with their "adult" title, now felt as if they were carrying two ancient divine mountains on their shoulders!

Their protective aura shattered instantly, their kneecaps cracked under the strain, and they all collapsed to their knees!

His head was pressed firmly against the ground, and he couldn't move even a finger!

Even breathing has become incredibly difficult!

"This...this is..."

Elder Luo Yun was terrified, his liver and gallbladder trembling. He struggled to lift his eyelids and looked at the figure that was as unapproachable as a goddess, his eyes filled with despair.

"Blood Transformation Realm...Peak?!"

"How is that possible?!"

"Your injuries...are completely healed?! Even improved?!"

The information they received was that Hua Muyao was seriously injured and on the verge of death, and even if she was saved, her cultivation level would definitely drop drastically.

But now...

Where is this supposed to be a major drop?

This is clearly even stronger than in its prime!

Qin Feng stood to the side, his pupils suddenly contracting.

"Is this the Blood Transformation Realm?"

Although he had "deep exchanges" with Hua Muyao in the world of the painting and received her guidance, that was ultimately a spiritual exchange.

Experiencing this power firsthand in reality still deeply moves him.

"The cultivators at the Meridian Opening Realm are as fragile as ants before her!"

"This isn't just a difference in one level of understanding; it's a chasm as vast as heaven and earth!"

"It seems... my cheap apprentice Bai Ziyu really wasn't a waste of money; this move was the right one!"

Hua Muyao looked down at the three elders, who were like dead dogs, her domineering voice echoing throughout the entire Crimson Cloud Peak:

Listen carefully.

"I'll protect these two!"

"Whether it's you or that so-called 'adult' hiding in the gutter, if anyone disagrees..."

"Hold it in!!"