The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

Just as Qin Ya was about to take out the Ghost Face Mask, a fair, slender arm pulled him behind it. A black-robed figure now stood before him. She had ink-black hair and a tall, elegant, and shapely figure. It was clearly a woman.

Qin Ya stared at the woman’s back. For some unknown reason, a thought bloomed in his mind. ’As long as I stay behind her, I’ll be safe, no matter what happens. Even if the sky itself were to fall.’

The woman raised her arm and lightly slapped the massive hand of the sky-blotting Dharma Aspect. A deafening BOOM instantly echoed as immense Strong Qi swept out in all directions. The woman stood as still as a mountain, but the Demonic Qi Dharma Aspect stumbled back several steps!

’It’s her!!’

Qin Ya’s pupils shrank. Scenes from his past flooded his mind: the Vast Sea Divine Palace, Demon Trapping Island, the Female Demon’s overwhelming, unstoppable might! The figure before him was, without a doubt, the most powerful demon he had ever met in this life or the last!

He could still vividly recall her invincible presence. This was the Peerless Sect Female Demon who could disregard the entire Vast Sea Divine Palace, a dozen Celestial Human Dharma Aspects, and even Kings. He never thought he would see her again in the Imperial Capital after they parted ways!

A deep sense of confusion rose within him.

Suddenly, the Ting Xiao Sword at Qin Ya’s waist began to tremble violently.

"Brat, run! You can’t afford to mess with this woman!"

Rare for Ting Xiao, its voice was laced with anxiety and terror.

Qin Ya gave a wry smile and pressed a hand to the Ting Xiao Sword at his waist. ’Run? Heh.’ He was certain that if she didn’t permit it, not even a King could hope to escape her grasp.

’How could I possibly get away?’

’Besides, the Female Demon just saved me. It seems she means me no harm.’

"Ting Xiao, calm down. I don’t think this Female Demon means me any harm, right?"

"What? A Female Demon? You’re telling me this woman is from the Demon Race?!"

Now it was Qin Ya’s turn to be surprised. He focused his thoughts and asked, his tone laced with doubt, "Ting Xiao, you mean even with your Divine Thought, you couldn’t tell she’s from the Demon Race? She’s the Female Demon I told you about in the Celestial Demon Mountain Range."

Ting Xiao fell silent for a moment before replying, "Brat, you’re right. This Female Demon’s Cultivation is truly unfathomable. I couldn’t detect a single shred of Demonic Qi leaking from her, even with my Divine Thought. It’s unbelievable."

Aside from Qin Ya and Ting Xiao, everyone else was aghast at the woman’s arrival. Her entrance was simply too stunning. A Demonic Qi Dharma Aspect that seemed invincible in their eyes had been casually slapped back with a single palm!

"Who is this woman? How can she possess such Divine Techniques?!"

"Can someone please tell me what’s going on? Why do all these bizarre yet absurdly powerful figures keep showing up in the Imperial Capital?"

"First the Venerable Lord, then Qin Ya, and now this mysterious woman."

"There are always heavens beyond the heavens. We’ve all been like frogs in a well."

"Indeed. It looks like I’ll have to go out and see the world after this."

But the shock of the entire crowd combined could not compare to that of the man in black. As he stared at the woman before him, the King’s Heart he had merged with began to tremble uncontrollably.

It was as if it was trembling with both excitement and fear.

A primal instinct from the depths of his bloodline screamed at him that this woman was someone he must never, ever provoke. He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed his terror, and addressed her, "Who might you be, and why do you insist on stopping me from killing this young man?"

The Emperor raised her eyes slightly, her expression indifferent. "A lowly demon who has merely fused with a Heart of the Demon King dares to question me? Kneel!"

The moment she spoke, an immense pressure enveloped the man in black. It was the pressure a beast feels before a True Dragon, a commoner before an Emperor—a direct suppression of rank that left him no room to resist.

Fear, originating from his very bloodline and Soul, made the man in black cast his pride to the Nine Heavens. His knees began to knock together uncontrollably, his face beaded with sweat. With a THUD, he fell to his knees before the Emperor. Even his Dharma Aspect let out a subservient roar and slowly knelt, as if prostrating before a deity.

HISS...

The crowd drew a collective sharp breath. Goosebumps erupted across their skin as a chill seemed to invade every pore, piercing their very bones and flesh. It was an ice-cold terror!

My heavens... that seemingly invincible Venerable Lord... he cast aside all his dignity and knelt like a servant just because of a single sentence from this woman.

Just how terrifying is this woman?!

’Half a year, and her demonic presence is as overwhelming as ever,’

Qin Ya remarked to himself. He had witnessed the Female Demon’s power at the Vast Sea Divine Palace before, but seeing it again today still left him breathless with shock.

’A single sentence forced a Half-Step King to his knees!’

’Such power, such strength... it’s truly awe-inspiring!’

The Emperor ignored the trembling man in black kneeling on the ground. She turned to face Qin Ya, the corners of her lips curling slightly. "Qin Ya, we meet again."

"Er... Emperor. It’s been a while."

Back at the Vast Sea Divine Palace, Qin Ya had heard Ying San call the Female Demon by that title. Since he didn’t know what else to call her, he decided to use it as well.

Hearing this, the Emperor’s brow furrowed slightly.

"To be honest, I don’t like it when you call me that."

The Emperor gave Qin Ya a complicated look before saying, "This demon wanted to kill you. What do you want to do with him? Shall we just kill him?"

Though Qin Ya was puzzled by the Emperor’s attitude, he decided to deal with the man in black first. A cold glint flashed in his eyes before he masked it, saying, "You were the one who subdued him, Emperor. His fate is for you to decide."

"Then let’s just kill him."

As if he had just heard his own death sentence, the man in black snapped his head up, his eyes filled with terror. His survival instinct kicked into overdrive, allowing him to temporarily break free from his fear of the Emperor. The Demonic Qi Dharma Aspect behind him roared and unleashed its full power!

"A mere ant. Why struggle?"

The Emperor’s expression remained indifferent. She casually raised her arm, and a vast amount of black qi instantly converged in the sky, forming an enormous, dark cloud. Every Martial Artist present would forever be haunted by what they saw next.

A colossal hand composed of black qi emerged from the dark cloud. Its thumb alone was a hundred zhang long, and its other four fingers stretched for several hundred zhang. Its power was so immense it seemed capable of plucking the stars and moon from the sky!

The hand then slowly reached down, closing in on the Demonic Qi Dharma Aspect.

A look of terror appeared in the Demonic Qi Dharma Aspect’s crimson eyes as it let out an unsettled roar. The man in black, meanwhile, bit his tongue so hard his mouth filled with blood, desperately trying to use the pain to forget his fear.

But it was all futile.

In the face of absolute power, he was as fragile as an ant.

The giant hand seized the Demonic Qi Dharma Aspect. With a tight squeeze, the Dharma Aspect let out a world-shaking scream and exploded with a deafening BOOM, crushed into nothing. The man in black instantly spat out a mouthful of blood, his terror now completely unconcealable. He began kowtowing frantically in the Emperor’s direction.

"Spare me! Your Excellency, spare my life!"

"Let me go! I’m willing to be your slave!"

But the Emperor acted as if she hadn’t heard a thing. The colossal hand slowly extended its little finger and poked the man in black, instantly grinding him to dust.