Xuanhuan: The Empress and I Swapped Bodies - Chapter 76

“I told you we should’ve just attacked outright—why drag it out?”

“Exactly! Vermilion Bird, you care too much about your pride. You had to reclaim your honor by defeating Liu Ning, the Imperial Clan Elder of the Divine Dragon Royal Family. And now look—you can’t even handle the younger generation!”

“Let’s make this quick. No more delays—we crush the Divine Dragon Royal Family now!”

Alongside the Vermilion Bird, the demonic beasts had dispatched a total of four Supreme Realm experts.

On the surface, their numbers clearly surpassed those of the Divine Dragon Royal Family.

Thus, they were certain of their inevitable victory.

When they arrived at the Divine Dragon Royal Family’s border, they were brimming with absolute confidence.

Who could’ve predicted that the Vermilion Bird would suffer such a humiliating defeat?

The other demonic Supreme Realm experts couldn’t help but mock him—much to the Vermilion Bird’s fury.

“Qiongqi, enough talk! Join me and help me capture Liu Ruyan and reclaim my Vermilion Bird Divine Spear!”

“Fine, I’ll fight alongside you. But the rewards you promised me—double them. After all, ganging up on a single opponent will ruin my reputation. I’m taking a huge loss here!”

“Fine, fine! As long as you help me subdue her and take back my spear, double the rewards it is!”

Under Ye Wushuang’s sword, the Vermilion Bird sensed overwhelming danger. He urgently needed Qiongqi’s assistance—only by joining forces could he hope to defeat Ye Wushuang and reclaim his divine spear.

So even when Qiongqi demanded double the rewards, the Vermilion Bird agreed without hesitation.

Hearing this, Qiongqi grinned wickedly.

Then, a monstrous beast emerged between heaven and earth.

It resembled a tiger, but far more savage and grotesque.

Not only did it possess a pair of enormous wings, but its head was hideously deformed, its tail thick like a dragon’s, and its fur stood on end like the spines of a porcupine—though far harder, as if forged from some mystical metal.

This was the ancient primordial fiend—Qiongqi.

Legends said it delighted in devouring humans, and it had developed a particular taste for them.

It preferred starting with the head, savoring its prey bite by bite.

To humanity, this was a true abomination.

Now, it stared at Ye Wushuang, drooling.

“A young Immortal King—I’ve never eaten one before. I wonder if your flesh tastes different from the rest. Today, I shall sample it!”

With that, Qiongqi’s saliva cascaded like a waterfall, splattering across the earth.

Its ferocity alone was enough to make one’s scalp tingle.

But Ye Wushuang remained unfazed. His colossal sword continued gathering power, ready to strike at any moment.

Meanwhile, Clan Elder Liu Ning had already engaged another demonic Supreme Realm expert—though their battle took place not in this world, but within the endless void.

Another Divine Dragon Royal Family expert, Liu Shan, had similarly drawn a demonic Supreme into the void.

Thus, the battlefield’s attention now centered on Ye Wushuang, the Vermilion Bird, and Qiongqi.

Then—Ye Wushuang’s sword reached its peak.

His expression turned grave.

Facing two Supreme Realm experts alone was an immense pressure.

Yet without hesitation, he struck.

“One!”

“Sword!”

“Shatters!”

“Heaven!”

BOOM!

As the words left his lips, the colossal sword suspended in the heavens—moved.

With a single motion, it seemed to drag the very fabric of reality with it.

Carrying an unstoppable momentum, it shot straight toward the Vermilion Bird.

Where it passed, only emptiness remained—no time, no space. The sheer force of the sword annihilated everything in its path.

Had this strike landed on a major world, it could have split it in two.

Its power lived up to its name—a single sword to remake the heavens.

And it was aimed solely at the Vermilion Bird.

Qiongqi, who had intended to fight alongside the Vermilion Bird, was completely ignored.

This sent terror through the Vermilion Bird—and fury through Qiongqi.

“You dare ignore me?! DIE!”

ROAR!

Even Qiongqi had no confidence in blocking this strike.

His original plan was to join forces with the Vermilion Bird to withstand it.

But Ye Wushuang hadn’t even targeted him—every ounce of that sword’s power was directed at the Vermilion Bird alone.

He had been disregarded.

While this enraged Qiongqi, it also brought a sliver of delight.

If Ye Wushuang ignored him, he could simply devour the man whole.

So with a roar, Qiongqi’s maw stretched wide—as if to swallow the heavens themselves—and lunged at Ye Wushuang.

If Ye Wushuang did nothing, he would be consumed without a doubt.

Thus, Qiongqi expected him to halt his devastating attack and defend himself—thereby saving the Vermilion Bird.

So Qiongqi intensified his devouring power, his jaws inching closer.

Yet even as death loomed, Ye Wushuang showed no sign of stopping.

His colossal sword remained locked onto the Vermilion Bird, unwavering in its trajectory.

It was as if Ye Wushuang intended to trade his life for the Vermilion Bird’s.

But just as Qiongqi was about to swallow him whole—

A divine dragon materialized beside Ye Wushuang.

ROAR!

The moment it appeared, it coiled tightly around him, shielding him completely.

Its defensive power was akin to countless worlds layered upon one another.

Qiongqi’s devouring might was formidable—but not enough to consume entire worlds.

And now, with so many barriers protecting Ye Wushuang, Qiongqi’s expression twisted in frustration.

The Divine Dragon Emperor’s Seal had manifested, encasing Ye Wushuang in impregnable defense.

For now, Qiongqi could do nothing to him.

But the Vermilion Bird—was not so fortunate.

As Ye Wushuang’s sword descended, the Vermilion Bird unleashed his full power in desperation.

“Vermilion Bird Burns the Heavens!”

His flames roared, incinerating everything in their path—hot enough to reduce even Supreme Realm experts to ash.

Yet Ye Wushuang’s sword sliced through the inferno as if it were nothing, landing squarely on the Vermilion Bird.

BOOOOOOM!

A deafening explosion erupted.

The battlefield’s center became a blinding storm of sword energy, obliterating mountains and rivers in its wake.

The devastation raged for an entire incense stick’s worth of time before finally subsiding.

When the dust settled—everything was gone.

Not even immortal metals could withstand that strike.

Everything caught in its radius had been erased.

Including the Vermilion Bird.

It seemed Ye Wushuang’s single sword strike had slain a Supreme.