Chapter 2207: The Crimson Empress’ Appearance(2) "You have no idea how long I have waited for this moment, Master Tian!" Xiao Meilin laughed chaotically as she swung her sword mercilessly, despite the difference in their cultivation. "You’re really enjoying yourself, aren’t you?" Yuan remarked with a stiff smile on his face. For some reason, he didn’t feel the need to tell her to stop attacking him, almost as if he knew that it would be pointless and that the only way for her to stop was to satisfy her. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢 Meanwhile, Leader Yang and the others were left speechless by the unexpected situation. "Why are they fighting? I thought they were friends?" "You idiot, look at the Crimson Empress’ face! I have never seen her smile before, yet she’s smiling from ear to ear right now!" "Y-You’re right! Good lord, who is that man?!" The men there couldn’t help but feel smitten by Xiao Meilin at this moment, even though they were terrified of her just moments ago, and it was caused by a single smile. As for Yuan, he was barely just strong enough to fight Xiao Meilin without being completely overpowered. Xiao Meilin was at the ninth level of God Ascension, essentially the peak of the cultivation world. Moreover, unlike the other cultivators, she possessed an abundance of spiritual energy in her Dantian, allowing her to fight without restraint. Of course, she wasn’t using Celestial Qi, or Yuan wouldn’t stand a chance even with Eternal Essence. A minute... ten minutes... an hour passed in the blink of an eye. As Yuan continued fighting Xiao Meilin, his memories of the Asura Clan started to resurface, such as their first encounter, how they started as enemies but ended as allies, and his relationship with Xiao Meilin and the other members. Noticing a profound flicker in Yuan’s eyes, Xiao Meilin remarked, "You dare think about other things while clashing swords with me? That arrogance—you haven’t changed one bit since we last met during the Primordial Era!" Yuan smiled and said, "I can say the same to you. Don’t tell me you’ve spent your time in this place cultivating?" "Isn’t that obvious? There’s nothing else to do in this shithole besides cultivating." "You were only at the second level of God Ascension the last time I saw you. To reach the ninth level while stuck in this place... very impressive." Xiao Meilin chuckled as she swung her sword, "You, on the other hand, have gotten a lot weaker." "Are you disappointed?" "..." After several exchanges in silence, Xiao Meilin responded with a sadistic grin on her beautiful face, "Seeing you weaker than me... it’s actually very exciting." Xiao Meilin’s expression sent chills down Yuan’s spine. "It won’t stay like this for long," he quickly said. "Then I should take advantage of this moment while I still can," she said while licking her lips. The next moment, Xiao Meilin’s prowess skyrocketed, and she started pushing back Yuan with seemingly no effort. Even when using nearly every trick he had, Yuan still found himself completely overwhelmed by Xiao Meilin’s prowess. ’Not only is she not using her Celestial Qi, but even her weapon is lacking! Yet, she’s overpowering me to such an extent!’ Yuan couldn’t help but smile despite the situation. If Xiao Meilin were released to the outside world and upgraded her weapon, who knows how much more of a monster she would become? After being tossed around by Xiao Meilin for several more hours, Yuan finally said, "Alright, how much longer do you intend to mess around? I need to speak to your father. It’s about Xiao Hua." Xiao Meilin stopped her movements and lowered her sword. "My junior sister? Now that you mentioned her, where is she? Did you not come here with her?" she said as she looked around. "She’s currently in my Dantian, but she cannot come out due to reasons." Xiao Meilin narrowed her eyes slightly and mumbled, "Could it be... did it already start?" "What do you mean?" Yuan asked after hearing this. Xiao Meilin shook her head and said, "I’ll let father explain it to you instead. I’ll take you to him now." "Alright." Yuan nodded as he stowed away his weapon. "Ah, right. Before we leave..." Xiao Meilin’s expression suddenly hardened as her cold gaze swept over Sect Leader Zu and the others. "What should we do with them? Want me to kill them all?" Despite Xiao Meilin not paying attention to them, none of them dared to leave the scene. After all, even if they snuck away, they would never be able to truly escape. "Have mercy!" Sect Leader Zu, who was still in his soul form, pleaded. However, Yuan remained indifferent as he commanded, "Kill them all." "As you wish." Immense killing intent erupted from Xiao Meilin the next instant, her body shrouded in a crimson aura that bled into the air, saturating the atmosphere with malice. As Xiao Meilin raised her sword, every member of the Chaotic Sect instinctively turned to flee. But before they could escape, she brought her blade down in a single, fluid motion. In the blink of an eye, the air split—and so did they, their bodies torn apart into countless pieces all at once. ’Power of the Void!’ To Yuan’s astonishment, Xiao Meilin was wielding the Power of the Void, an ability so rare that few cultivators could even comprehend it, let alone command it to such a degree, and although slightly, her understanding surpassed even his. "What do you think?" Xiao Meilin asked, turning to Yuan with a faint flicker in her eyes, as though expecting his praise after annihilating the Chaotic Sect. "Where’d you learn to wield the Power of the Void?" he asked. "I comprehended it through studying Spiritual Rifts," she calmly responded. "Seriously? How long did that take?" "Longer than it took me to reach the ninth level of God Ascension." "I see..." "Ready to leave?" Xiao Meilin then asked. "Yes—Actually, hold on." Yuan nearly forgot about Mu Xuelian and went to fetch her. "Who’s that?" Xiao Meilin asked, her eyes narrowing in suspicion as they fell upon Mu Xuelian.