My Top-Tier Tycoon Wife

Fear flashed in Zhu Meique's eyes, and he began to struggle fiercely. Faced with Luo Xiu in this state, his heart was filled with nothing but terror. This was a power he could never hope to defy!

As he struggled with all his might, a rampant aura of Spiritual Power erupted outwards, obliterating the magnificent nearby buildings and instantly setting them ablaze. Yet, Luo Xiu's hand around his neck remained as steady as a rock.

Zhu Meique's eyes burned with such rage they seemed ready to split. In a desperate move, he threw a punch at Luo Xiu. A torrent of red flames, like a surging wave, roared forth with his punch. This was his pride and joy: the Vermilion Bird True Fire.

However, before his fist, wreathed in the Vermilion Bird True Fire, could reach Luo Xiu's face, it stopped dead in its tracks. A phantom Green Lotus quietly materialized before Luo Xiu, effortlessly blocking the punch and neutralizing its immense force in an instant.

Zhu Meique's heart seized with shock. Ignoring the pain in his neck, he gritted his teeth and tore himself free from Luo Xiu's grasp, flapping his wings to soar into the sky. His speed was incredible, like a streak of light piercing the sky, almost impossible for the naked eye to follow.

But Luo Xiu, still standing in the same spot, merely lifted his foot and stomped. Another phantom Green Lotus materialized directly in Zhu Meique's path. Unable to stop or turn in time, Zhu Meique crashed headfirst into it.

A thunderous boom rocked the very air as space itself trembled!

The seemingly delicate and exquisite Green Lotus remained motionless in the Void, but Zhu Meique was sent flying backward. He crashed heavily to the ground, gouging out a deep pit and causing nearby buildings to explode into rubble.

Luo Xiu walked calmly into the smoke and dust, entering the ruins. With a casual grasping motion, he made Zhu Meique fly uncontrollably toward him.

RRRIP! RRRIP!

As the sound of tearing flesh echoed, Zhu Meique let out a hysterical scream. Luo Xiu had just forcibly ripped the Vermilion Bird Wings from his back.

Luo Xiu nonchalantly tossed the wings aside, then crouched down and pressed Zhu Meique's head to the ground. He released streams of Azure Spiritual Power from his palm, forcing them into Zhu Meique's brain.

"Consider it an honor that I'm killing you with my own hands."

Luo Xiu slowly released his grip, then stood and turned to leave. Behind him, in the wreckage, Zhu Meique's body twitched incessantly. The Azure Spiritual Power was tearing through his flesh and devouring his life, causing delicate Green Lotuses to bloom from within his mangled tissues. Amidst agonizing screams, Zhu Meique's body was reduced to a pulpy mess.

PTUH!

「Elsewhere」

Luo Xiu hadn't gone far before he suddenly spat out a mouthful of scalding black blood and collapsed to one knee. He regained consciousness almost instantly, but it was accompanied by extreme pain. Every fiber of his being, inside and out, felt like it was on fire, inflicting an agony so intense he wished for death. It took a long while before he recovered even slightly. He lay on the ground, completely drained, lacking even the strength to breathe.

The scenes of what had just happened still echoed in his mind. Even he hadn't expected to enter such a bizarre state after burning his Essence Blood. Furthermore, upon entering that state, many vague and fleeting images had surfaced in his memory. They were fragments of the Azure Emperor's campaigns across the Three Thousand Worlds of the Upper Realm! His own state of mind had been affected by these memories, spinning out of his control as if another personality within him had awakened.

"Big Brother, you're so fierce! Absolutely savage!" Little Pouch's excited voice suddenly pulled Luo Xiu back to his senses.

Little Pouch fluttered excitedly around his head, exclaiming, "That guy was a pure-blooded Vermilion Bird descendant who'd cultivated to a Half-step Earth Immortal! With his bloodline advantage, even a regular Earth Immortal couldn't have touched him!"

"Ah, what a pity. You beat him into a pile of mush. Now he's not worth a damn."

"Big Brother, you unleashed such terrifying power just by burning a single drop of Essence Blood. In short, you're incredible, Big Brother! From now on, I'm really, truly following you!"

Luo Xiu chuckled. "So, you weren't actually serious about following me before?"

"Uh... hehe, well, anyway! Big Brother, you just burned your Essence Blood. You need to replenish it quickly! I still have some Dao Yuan here."

...

After absorbing the Dao Yuan that Little Pouch selflessly offered, Luo Xiu recovered some of his strength. However, Dao Yuan couldn't directly restore the spent Essence Blood, so Luo Xiu consumed an Earth-grade Lifeblood Golden Pill he had refined earlier. This had been his plan all along: use a Blood Ignition Pill to burn his Essence Blood, then use a Lifeblood Golden Pill to recover.

Fortunately, he had only burned a single drop of Essence Blood, so the overall loss wasn't significant. The only problem was the troublesome side effects.

Just then, a series of urgent footsteps approached. Luo Xiu looked up and saw it was Xia Chan.

Xia Chan navigated the rubble and rushed to his side. "Chen Shuisheng, are you alright?" she asked, her voice filled with concern.

Luo Xiu managed a weak smile. "Do I look alright to you?"

Xia Chan's gaze then fell upon the ruins on the other side, where she saw Zhu Meique's body—now just a pile of mangled flesh. She was so shocked she was rendered speechless.

This man... he'd performed another miracle! But at the same time, she found him even more terrifying. With strength that hadn't even reached the Mahayana Realm, he had killed two Upper Nine Deities in a row. What would happen when he finally reached the Mahayana Realm? Luckily, he has decided to join the Holy Boi Religion. If he hadn't, he would be an even greater terror than that Luo Xiu!

While Xia Chan was lost in thought, Luo Xiu had already managed to stand up. Having absorbed the Dao Yuan from Little Pouch and the medicinal power of the Lifeblood Golden Pill, the side effects from burning his Essence Blood had vanished.

"We need to go," Luo Xiu said, his thoughts on Di Xuanji. He didn't want to waste any more time.

"Mm," Xia Chan nodded lightly. She was also worried about Chu Yiguan.

"Chen Shuisheng, I owe you a great debt for this... for helping our religion eliminate these traitors."

Luo Xiu teased, "So, are you planning to repay me with your hand in marriage?"

Hearing this, Xia Chan's cheeks flushed slightly red. She said softly, "If you rescue my father, what if I really did marry you?"

"Hahahaha..."

Just then, a burst of manic laughter echoed between heaven and earth.

Luo Xiu's brow furrowed. He spun around to look at the ruins. To his astonishment, he saw that the pile of mangled flesh that was Zhu Meique was now burning. The red Vermilion Bird True Fire gave off a strange and sacred aura as it swiftly consumed the remains, coalescing into a large cocoon.

Little Pouch shrieked, "That son of a bitch is undergoing Vermilion Bird rebirth!"

"That turkey is going to be reborn from the ashes!"

Luo Xiu and Xia Chan exchanged grave glances.

Luo Xiu had only managed to refine a single Blood Ignition Pill; the ingredients had only been enough for one. This meant he was now out of options.

Unless... he forcibly burned his Essence Blood without the aid of a Blood Ignition Pill.

But doing so would be suicide; it would burn away all of his Essence Blood! Besides, that was his trump card for dealing with the next Upper Nine Deity.

Now, however, with Zhu Meique undergoing rebirth, he had no other choice. Resigning himself to this, he took a deep breath, preparing to forcibly burn his Essence Blood.