My Top-Tier Tycoon Wife

Finding the Divine Skills had been difficult enough, but someone had already beaten them to it.

This was a truth Luo Xiu and the others found hard to accept.

But since things had come to this, they had no choice but to fight.

Under no circumstances can we let the Divine Skills fall into the hands of Sakura Country or M Country!

With this thought, Luo Xiu flashed forward, heading straight for Watari Kagura.

CRACKLE! A fierce black thunder erupted in an instant.

Back in Heitian Swamp, Luo Xiu had been at a disadvantage, almost getting killed by Watari Kagura in a single strike. It was all because he had underestimated his enemy and didn't understand her abilities.

Having suffered a loss once, Luo Xiu would not let it happen a second time.

Facing the unstoppable Luo Xiu, Watari Kagura's gaze darkened, and she immediately floated backward.

She dared not make contact with this black thunder, which was saturated with the aura of death and destruction.

Luo Xiu grasped the Thunder Halberd condensed from black lightning, pressed his attack, and forced Watari Kagura back once more. "I'll handle her," he called out. "You four stop the other one!"

Xu Qianqing and the other three women exchanged a look and, without another word, sprinted toward Grenna, who was sitting cross-legged beneath five giant pillars. She was, of course, Xia Chan in disguise.

As she ran, Zhang Yi asked, "Is that girl from Sakura Country the Gentlemanly Doctor's wife?"

Ye Ningxue shot back, "Why would you ask that?"

Su Shanyue, realizing the source of the confusion, explained, "It's not what you think. 'Watari' is actually a surname in Sakura Country."

"Oh, I see. My mistake. Still, the surnames in Sakura Country are really bizarre."

Su Shanyue added, "There are other strange surnames, like 'Inukai' and 'My Grandchild,' and they're not even common ones that just anyone can have."

As they talked, the four women closed in on Grenna.

Ye Ningxue didn't waste a word, raising her hand and slashing with her sword.

"One Sword All Creation!"

Su Shanyue leaped gracefully onto one of the stone pillars, brought the Immortal Melody Jade Flute to her lips, and unleashed the Demon Art she had recently mastered—Thousand Slaughter Demon Sound!

Zhang Yi and Xu Qianqing were more direct, charging straight in for close-quarters combat.

A dazzling Daoist light erupted from Zhang Yi's body, blindingly bright, and her aura underwent a monumental shift.

"Sister Qing, step aside! Watch me use the Mystic Yang Dao Art to suppress this foreigner!"

"Mystic Yang rises to purify heaven and earth; the Dao energy of the Three Pure Ones dispels all evil!"

Forming a seal with her hands, she unleashed a powerful Daoist seal at Xia Chan.

Unwilling to be outdone, Xu Qianqing twisted the space around her and executed a graceful palm strike.

"Wicked Tenderness Palm!"

Strangely, however, none of the Taoist Arts the four women unleashed could get near Xia Chan, who was surrounded by the stone pillars. The white light enshrouding her seemed to be the world's strongest barrier, effortlessly blocking all of their attacks.

「Elsewhere.」

Seeing Xu Qianqing and the others preventing Xia Chan from comprehending the Divine Skills, Watari Kagura was frantic. Her mission for infiltrating the Shi Wu Great Reef was to protect Xia Chan and help her obtain the Divine Skills.

But tangled up with Luo Xiu, she couldn't rush over to support Xia Chan.

Luo Xiu stood with his halberd, watching Watari Kagura emotionlessly. "Your strength should be greater than this," he stated. "And I'm guessing... you triggered the Slaughter Array when you arrived."

"After all, it's a Slaughter Array left by a Great Emperor. It's not so easily broken, so you must be seriously injured by now."

As he finished speaking, Luo Xiu appeared behind Watari Kagura, his Thunder Halberd slashing ruthlessly at her pale neck.

However, she caught the Thunder Halberd firmly with her lace-gloved hand.

"Even if I'm heavily injured, it's more than enough to kill you!"

As she spoke, she tilted her head slightly to glance at Luo Xiu. An invisible aura lifted her fragrant hair, revealing the right eye that had been hidden by her bangs.

The eye, which shone like a brilliant sapphire, flickered and instantly released a soul blade.

Luo Xiu's left eye flickered similarly, instantly capturing the soul blade's trajectory. He skillfully tilted his head to avoid it, then kicked Watari Kagura in the back, sending her delicate body flying forward.

Watari Kagura performed a somersault and landed steadily, staring at Luo Xiu in disbelief.

"How could you see my soul blade?"

Luo Xiu gazed at her. "To be able to unleash such a terrifying soul attack... that eye of yours seems quite extraordinary."

The next moment, they both fell silent.

Then, they both began to cry.

Tears streamed uncontrollably from Luo Xiu's left eye.

Tears streamed uncontrollably from Watari Kagura's right eye.

Luo Xiu suddenly asked, "Where did you get that eye?"

He was now certain that Watari Kagura's right eye was also an Eye of the Reaper.

Watari Kagura coughed up a mouthful of blood and swayed as she straightened up. "I was about to ask you the same thing."

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Just then, a series of deafening roars echoed through the heavens and the earth, interrupting them.

The entire dao field began to shake violently. A terrifying presence instantly enveloped the world.

The earth started to crack and collapse, revealing endless, dark abysses that issued horrifying rumbles. It was as if someone had breached the barrier between heaven and hell, and countless malevolent spirits were about to crawl out.

Luo Xiu whirled around to see the five giant pillars cracking, while "Grenna," who had been seated beneath them, was now standing.

Xu Qianqing and the other women were screaming, leaping frantically to evade the abyssal fissures that seemed capable of devouring all life.

"Lady Kagura, I've succeeded! Let's go!" Xia Chan suddenly shouted.

Watari Kagura's heart leaped with relief. She immediately skirted around Luo Xiu, grabbed Xia Chan, and flew off into the distance.

At that moment, Xun Hao rushed to Luo Xiu's side and said gravely, "There is a Spirit Vein beneath my mother's dao field that connects the entire Tianshui Nation's Land. Now that her Divine Skills have been taken, this land will also collapse."

Luo Xiu steadied his swaying body and released Xun Hao from his Body of the Dark Land, preparing to retrieve his soul.

"There's no need."

Xun Hao gave a faint smile. "A weakling like me won't be of any use even if you bring me along. Just let me disappear with my homeland and return to the great Dao."

Luo Xiu looked at the crumbling Body of the Dark Land and nodded gently.

Xun Hao slowly spread his arms, a smile on his face, and closed his eyes. As the ground beneath him gave way, he sank into the pitch-black abyss.

Luo Xiu had no time for sentimentality. With agile movements, he leaped across the trembling, collapsing fragments of earth. He danced above the abyss, dodging falling debris and quickly moving toward Xu Qianqing and the others. This secret realm was about to collapse completely. His only option was to take the women and hide in the Land of Lawlessness.

However, amidst this apocalyptic destruction, all he could see were soul-shaking abyssal fissures; there was no sign of Xu Qianqing or the other women anywhere.

"Qianqing!"

"Xiao Xue!"

He shouted at the top of his lungs, but the merciless abyss only answered with terrifying roars.

He took a deep breath, and without further hesitation, he steeled his heart and leaped into the abyss to search for them. In an instant, he vanished, swallowed by the darkness.

I promised to keep you all safe... Even if it means delving into the Nine Nether, I will find you and bring you back!

Even if it leads me into Hell, I will walk alongside you!