novelraw Chapter 1157 - 1157 Tit for Tat
Chapter 1157 - 1157 Tit for Tat
Everyone knew it.
This opportunity in the Void Heaven Realm was largely because the Immortal Academy wanted to win over Jun Xiaoyao and compensate him.
All the Immortal Academy's top geniuses had essentially benefited from Jun Xiaoyao's influence.
In the eyes of many Immortal Academy disciples, looks of reverence and gratitude were plain to see.
It was an instinctive worship of a hero.
They no longer regarded Jun Xiaoyao as a peer.
They all saw him as a godlike existence.
Of course, some of the top geniuses looked visibly uncomfortable.
Ancient Emperor's Son aside.
That Long Yao'er felt a guilty conscience. After being beaten back to her true form by Jun Xiaoyao, she had kept her little loli appearance ever since, stripped of the dignity she once carried as the Dragon Clan's Empress and with her domineering physique. Now whenever she saw Jun Xiaoyao, she felt like a mouse spotting a cat — so uneasy she could barely stand it, terrified that he might notice her and come to settle the score.
Then there was Ji Qingyi.
At the sight of Jun Xiaoyao, she instinctively raised her slender hand and touched her veiled cheek.
Back in the Borderless Wasteland, she had crossed blades with Jun Xiaoyao as well.
He had forced out her secret — the imprint of the immortal artifact, the Immortal Demon Chart.
He had also left a mark on her beautiful face, born of chaotic power.
It was meant as a warning.
At the time, Ji Qingyi had been somewhat puzzled, with certain thoughts stirring in her heart.
Now she understood that the foreign Chaos Physique was none other than Jun Xiaoyao.
This realization transformed the shame and indignation in Ji Qingyi's heart into something far more complicated.
She was deeply scheming — even Ji Daoyuan, who possessed the Human Immortal Physique, had been maneuvered to his death by her.
Yet facing this man, Ji Qingyi always felt constrained at every turn.
At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out from the distance — calm, carrying a faint undercurrent of mockery.
"Worthy of the name — a foreign war god who has slain over ten seed-level geniuses in succession, now become a great hero of our Immortal Domain. Truly something to marvel at."
Upon hearing those words, the expressions of many top geniuses shifted.
Who was this, daring to target Jun Xiaoyao so openly.
Many eyes turned toward the distance, where black flames swept across the air and a hazy silhouette gradually emerged within them.
That figure instantly startled many people.
"It's him — the legitimate son of the Undying Ancient Emperor, Huang Niedao!"
The black flames blazed like a wildfire, as if they could burn the very sky to cinders.
That was the Undying Flame unique to the Undying Divine Phoenix clan.
The Phoenix clan, like the Dragon clan, had many bloodlines and was by no means limited to a single lineage.
Within the Dragon clan, there were supremely powerful bloodlines such as the Taixu Ancient Dragon.
Naturally, the Phoenix clan had its own as well.
The Undying Divine Phoenix was among the finest of them.
It was one of the oldest and most powerful bloodlines within the Phoenix clan.
Members of this lineage were exceedingly rare.
Even within the Demon Phoenix Ancient Cave, they were seldom seen.
The most renowned supreme powerhouse of the Undying Divine Phoenix was naturally the Undying Ancient Emperor, who had once lorded over the Immortal Domain.
Legend had it that the Undying Ancient Emperor had once used the Undying Flame to refine a Great Emperor alive into a pool of imperial origin essence.
Many believed that the Undying Ancient Emperor's strength had already surpassed that of an ordinary Great Emperor, stepping into a far deeper realm.
And now, at the sight of those black flames,
everyone knew who had arrived.
The legitimate son of the Undying Ancient Emperor, the Little Ancestor of the Demon Phoenix Ancient Cave — Huang Niedao.
The black flames dispersed, revealing the figure within.
It was a young man dressed in black and gold robes, his features strikingly handsome and carrying an air of cold indifference.
Ancient markings flickered between his brows.
Behind him spread a pair of black and gold phoenix wings, wreathed in wisps of black Undying Flame.
His aura was immensely powerful and unfathomably deep, far more oppressive than what an ordinary seed-level genius could project.
But then again, it made sense — he was after all the Undying Ancient Emperor's own flesh and blood, bearing the most direct imperial bloodline.
One could say that the many bloodline gifts of the Undying Ancient Emperor were concentrated entirely in Huang Niedao.
"The Little Ancestor of the Demon Phoenix Ancient Cave, Huang Niedao..."
Many top geniuses fell silent.
Huang Niedao — just from the name alone, one could tell what immense hopes the Undying Ancient Emperor had placed in this son of his.
Nirvana into the Dao, eternal life — that was not a name just anyone could bear.
On top of that, being the Undying Ancient Emperor's own child, his seniority within the Demon Phoenix Ancient Cave was extraordinarily high.
Even some elders had to respectfully address him as Little Ancestor.
The Phoenix woman from the Demon Phoenix Ancient Cave who had been slain by Jun Xiaoyao back in the Borderless Wasteland was simply incomparable in standing to the Huang Niedao before them now.
One was an outstanding seed-level genius, the other was a Little Ancestor-level existence.
At this moment, Huang Niedao looked toward Jun Xiaoyao, his expression calm and composed.
In the Immortal Domain right now, there were very few who dared to confront Jun Xiaoyao head-on.
Huang Niedao believed he was one of them.
Jun Xiaoyao gave Huang Niedao an indifferent glance.
His aura was indeed a cut above the other Taigu Imperial Clan seeds.
But...
That was all.
"I haven't even begun to look into the dealings between your Taigu Imperial Clan and the foreign realm, yet the dog that bites has started barking first."
Jun Xiaoyao's reply was nothing short of razor-sharp.
It both called out the Taigu Imperial Clan's shady conduct and insulted Huang Niedao in one breath.
Huang Niedao's eyes narrowed slightly, a flash of black flame flickering within them before vanishing.
"You killed a Phoenix woman of my Demon Phoenix Ancient Cave. That is a provocation against my Demon Phoenix Ancient Cave."
"Completely offending the Taigu Imperial Clan will do you no good — not to mention your Jun family is still bearing the burden of the Calamity Curse."
The implication was clear: the Jun family and Jun Xiaoyao no longer had much capital left to be arrogant about.
Jun Xiaoyao couldn't be bothered to say more, but at that moment a crisp and childlike voice rang out.
"Hey, bird-brain, what are you being so cocky about — come at your grandpa me if you've got the guts!"
The voice came from Jun Xiaoyao himself, leaving many people baffled.
Then they saw it — perched on Jun Xiaoyao's shoulder, no bigger than a pinky finger, was a purple-gold ant.
It was none other than the Divine Demon Ant, Little Yi!
"Hmm?"
A flash of cold disdain crossed Huang Niedao's eyes.
Bird-brain — to the Phoenix clan, that was an outright insult.
Yet upon seeing the little Divine Demon Ant, Huang Niedao's gaze subtly sharpened.
He could sense it — the surging imperial bloodline emanating from the little Divine Demon Ant.
It was an existence on roughly the same level as himself.
"The legitimate son of the Divine Demon Great Emperor," Huang Niedao said coolly.
The name of the Divine Demon Great Emperor was in no way inferior to that of the Undying Ancient Emperor.
He had taken part in the great war between the two realms.
In the end, it took a calamity-class immortal from the foreign realm making a move, along with several Immortal Kings joining forces to surround and cut him down, before the Divine Demon Great Emperor finally fell.
In terms of standing and bloodline, Little Yi was in no way beneath Huang Niedao.
And yet now, the little Divine Demon Ant had practically become Jun Xiaoyao's little sidekick.
"Tsk tsk, that one is also the legitimate son of the Divine Demon Great Emperor — his status is no lower than Huang Niedao's." Many top geniuses were watching the show with great interest.
"The Divine Demon Great Emperor was a meritorious figure of our Immortal Domain. Out of respect for him, I won't hold it against you."
Huang Niedao flicked his sleeve and said nothing more.
Jun Xiaoyao couldn't be bothered to respond either.
Jiang Luoli, however, shook her head and remarked with a mocking smile: "My, my — I've never seen someone dress up cowardice so elegantly. This lady has truly learned today what it means to have a thick face."
Being mocked by a beautiful woman was, for any man, clearly a sting to bear.
Huang Niedao merely let out a cold snort.
And at that moment, another calm voice rang out.
"Why must everyone be at each other's throats like this? The True Lord has spoken — harmony among all living beings is the true faith."
The voice was supremely transcendent and ethereal.
It even carried within it the sound of prayers offered to all living beings and the resonance of sacred chanting.
Upon hearing it, many people's eyes trembled.
"The Ancient Lan Holy Sect — the Son of Truth!"