Junior Sister must ascend this time!

Shi Nian and Huan Ling Wang fought faster and faster, their palm strikes clashing, stirring up the pebbles on the ground and raising a cloud of gray-white dust between them.

The three commentators' voices rose and fell behind the dust cloud, their coordination even more seamless than that of two people fighting.

Meanwhile, inside the sack at the other end of the secret realm, Shi Lang finally regained his strength and crawled out, only to find that the world within the secret realm had changed.

"Holy crap! What happened?!"

"Am I really dead? No way..."

Before he could finish speaking, the attacks of the Illusionary Spirit King and Shi Nian collided, and the residual force knocked Shi Lang unconscious again.

At first, the Phantom King was on the offensive against Shi Nian, but as the fight progressed, he began to struggle, as his body was ultimately not as strong as the young Shi Nian's.

Not to mention that Shi Nian has been cultivating every day for years, and he has been searching for a way to prolong his life. He has long forgotten what cultivation is like.

Seizing the moment when his movements faltered, Shi Nian struck him on the chest, forcing him back several steps.

She withdrew her hand and looked at Yun Qing and the others, "Why aren't you making a move? What are you waiting for?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Qing and the other two drew their swords again and, together with Shi Nian, forced the Illusionary Spirit King to the stone platform where the Condensing Ruins Pearl was located.

The fight against Shi Nian had already exhausted the Illusion King's spiritual power, and now that four people were attacking at the same time, it was even more difficult for him to cope.

Shi Nian kicked Huanling King into the formation with a flying kick. Yun Qing seized the opportunity and summoned the Wusheng Sword, stabbing it into his chest. Blood flowed freely and dripped into the formation, which then opened.

At Yun Qing's instruction, Jiang Mian quickly took the Condensing Void Pearl into his hands.

Yun Qing said to him, "Fourth Senior Brother, repeat after me!"

"In my name, I seal this bloodline."

Without a second thought, Jiang Mian gripped the Condensation Pearl and aimed it at the Illusionary Spirit King, declaring, "In my name, seal this bloodline."

Yun Qing: "All spiritual power is lost, eyes are blind, yet I am immortal and indestructible. Heaven is above, and this seal is my proof."

Jiang Mian: "All spiritual power lost, eyes blinded, yet immortal and indestructible. Heaven above, this seal is proof!"

As soon as Jiang Mian finished speaking, the Condensing Void Pearl rose into the air, its original gray-green color turning into scarlet red, and the red light shone on the body of the Illusionary Spirit King.

"No! No! Ahhhhhh!!!"

With each scream of the Phantom King, his eyes exploded, shards and blood splattering onto Shi Nian.

Shi Nian raised her hand to wipe away the blood splattered on her face. Her expression remained unchanged, as if she were looking at something that had nothing to do with her.

Afterwards, countless spiritual energies scattered from the Illusionary Spirit King's body until the last trace of spiritual power disappeared, and he collapsed completely in a pool of blood.

Although he didn't die, this ending was even more painful than if he had died outright.

He is the king of the Phantom Spirit Clan. He cannot be without eyes, nor can he be without spiritual power. He cannot!!!

But what can he do now? He's like a stranded fish, listening to the betrayal of his daughter and grandson.

Shi Nian stared intently at him, trying to memorize everything he had endured, as if this could soothe her own past suffering.

Her gaze then shifted from the Illusionary Spirit King to the Condensing Void Pearl in Jiang Mian's hand. Her voice was soft but clear: "Give me the pearl."

Jiang Mian held the bead without moving, and Yun Qing stood beside him without backing away. Si Mingche had already closed his fan, but his hand remained on the fan ribs.

Shi Nian glanced at them: "You promised me before you came in. You helped me get the Condensing Void Pearl. Now that the pearl is in your hands, it's time to fulfill your promise."

Yun Qing chuckled lightly, her eyes turning cold. "We have no problem keeping our promise, but you haven't. Why should we hand over the Condensing Void Pearl to you?"

"What do you mean?" Shi Nian frowned. Were these three people planning to attack her again?

"You didn't tell us before we entered the secret realm that Fourth Senior Brother would suffer a backlash if he broke the formation."

Yun Qing stared intently at her. "If we hadn't tricked the Illusionary King into coming here, would you have been able to come in and help us?"

"You didn't lay a hand on my fourth senior brother, but everything you did was sending him to his death. You just wanted to reap the benefits without lifting a finger, but there's no such thing as a free lunch."

Shi Nian scoffed, "So what? Do you think you have any bargaining power with me now?"

She looked at Jiang Mian and said, "Hand over the Condensing Void Pearl obediently, or I'll kill them."

Jiang Mian raised the hand holding the Condensing Void Pearl high, "If you dare to lay a hand on it, I will destroy it."

"stop!"

Shi Nian's expression finally changed.

Jiang Mian's hand stopped there, holding the Ningxu Pearl above her head, as if she would let go if she took another step forward.

"You wouldn't dare," Shi Nian said.

"I dare."

Jiang Mian's voice was flat, "It doesn't matter whether I live or die. But if the bead breaks, all your plans of so many years will be gone."

Shi Nian didn't move. Her gaze fell on the beads in Jiang Mian's hand, then returned to his face.

"Alright, I won't do anything. Tell me, what are your conditions for handing over the Condensing Void Pearl?"

Yun Qing crossed her arms and said, "It's simple, just make my fourth senior brother the king of the Illusionary Spirit Clan."

"impossible!"

Shi Nian's voice instantly rose, "The king of the Illusionary Spirit Clan cannot be an outsider."

"Is he an outsider?"

Yun Qing tilted her head. "He has the blood of your incantation flowing through his veins, and he inherited the illusionary talent of the Illusionary Spirit Royal Family. What kind of outsider is he?"

Shi Nian's gaze darkened: "He didn't grow up in the Illusionary Spirit Clan, so he has no feelings for them. A king without feelings won't consider the Illusionary Spirit Clan."

"And what would you do?" Yun Qing replied quickly. "After you become king, what would you do? First consolidate your power, then purge all those who once served the Illusionary Spirit King? Or would you first wage war against other nations, using the lives of the Illusionary Spirit Clan to satisfy your ambition?"

Shi Nian fell silent. She couldn't answer, but she could never agree to this condition. "I can consider it."

"But this is not the place to talk. Let's leave the secret realm first."

Here, her cultivation level was only at the Golden Core stage, and the battle with the Illusionary Spirit King had completely depleted her body, which had only recently recovered.

Once she leaves the secret realm and her cultivation returns, she only needs one move to kill them all. What chance will she have of threatening her then?

Yun Qing nodded, "Okay."

So Shi Nian turned and walked towards the exit, her pace quickening as she entered, as if she were eager to leave this place that suppressed her cultivation.

Yun Qing followed behind her, pressed the spirit of the secret realm, and said, "Goodbye, little cutie. Remember to spit out the rest of the secret realm as well."

The spirit of the secret realm swayed up and down before flying away without looking back; it didn't want them to see its miserable state.

Si Mingche leaned closer and whispered, "Junior Sister, she won't go back on her word after she leaves, will she? And then slap us into mincemeat?"

After saying that, he hugged himself tightly, unable to bear the thought...

Yun Qing answered in a low voice, but her eyes were very firm, "She won't."

"And I have a way to deal with it."

Si Mingche: "What method?"

Yun Qing: "You'll find out soon enough."

Stop now, Shi Nian! The outside is full of our people! Ahahahahahahahaha!!!