Chapter 999 - 985: Heartflutter

All Dark Beastmen in the Demon Realm know that their abilities are rather unique, mostly related to Demonic Qi.

Only the Demon Lord has an extremely unique origin and identity, and his superpower is also the most special, it’s actually a Wind and Snow Ability.

He can also deploy a massive Ice and Snow Domain.

Within his Ice and Snow Domain, he crushes Dark Beastmen within like crushing ants.

This canyon does not belong to the range of the four major territories, which is why Ba’er chooses to traverse this small path back to the tribe for safety.

Who would have thought their movements would be exposed, leading to an ambush by people under Mola Demon King, attempting to kill them here.

Ba’er and his group never anticipated this.

When they believed they were facing death, suddenly, the enemies couldn’t move, and they felt the breath of wind and snow.

Such a superpower was extremely familiar to them.

"It is our King."

"Yes, only our King can wield such a superpower."

"It’s the King who has come to save us."

Ba’er and his group cried out in excitement, each dropping to their knees.

"The King!"

"It must be the King who has come."

"Only the King can rescue us."

Everyone’s eyes were filled with tears of excitement, their eyes turned red.

Yet in their fervor, they were somewhat incredulous, "But isn’t the King closed off in a Heart Demon Tribulation?"

"Yes, aren’t the elders lifting the Heart Demon Tribulation for our King?"

Although other Dark Beastmen intentionally spread these words, they, being Dark Beastmen within Xie Guixue’s territory, also knew some things.

To them, their King was supposed to be breaking through the Heartless Path in seclusion, how could he be here?

Su Muyao felt this aura of wind and snow, and her entire person froze.

Such a breath of wind and snow, such a domain, was extremely familiar to Su Muyao.

Back when she was in the Beiluo Tribe, during a trip to the city to buy things, she was chased down, and it was Xie Guixue who timely arrived to save her.

He too used the Wind and Snow Ability, utilizing the Ice and Snow Domain back then.

The wind and snow blew, the wind brushed past her ears, lifting strands of hair beside her face, causing Su Muyao to be in a daze, as if traveling through time back to the streets of Yunxiao City.

A long-lost aura, a familiar aura, also the aura deeply missed in her heart.

At this moment, Su Muyao wasn’t aware that the mark on her collarbone belonging to Xie Guixue was now burning with a scorching temperature, almost searing hot.

She was immersed in this breath of wind and snow, forgetting to breathe, forgetting to react.

The system was also shocked within the space, "No way, it’s indeed Xie Guixue’s aura."

"Why did he come here?"

"Without Emotional Silk, he has been cultivating the Heartless Path, becoming heartless and unrighteous, there’s no way he’d come when the Host is in danger."

"Unless..."

Su Muyao murmured, "Unless what?"

The system was somewhat puzzled, "I’ll look up some information, see if there’s any special situation."

The system found it incredible.

At this moment, as the wind and snow blow over, it seems as if all clamor between Heaven and Earth returns to silence.

Amidst the flourishing wind and snow, the void lightly trembled, and a clear and solitary figure seemed to stride through layers of snow fog, majestically appearing in the sky beneath the bright moonlight.

The night was as dark as ink, the bright moon hung unfettered, Demonic Qi dispersed under the sweep of wind and snow, and the clear glow cascaded down like water, falling entirely upon his icy black robe.

The evening breeze stirred his garments, the flying hem carried fragments of snow light, ethereal like an immortal yet enchanting.

He stood tall, like refined orchid and jade trees, snow-colored long hair paired with black robes forming an extreme visual stimulus, as white as mountain snow, as bright as moonlit clouds.

Though he was clothed in black silk robes, windswept, it could not hide his poised elegance.

He was akin to a gentle orchid growing in an eerie mountain abyss, untainted by dust, or like a resolute jade tree standing tall upon frigid cliffs, clear, distinguished, untainted.

Moonlight outlined his exquisite brow like ice soul snow lotus, skin whiter than snow, brows and eyes seemingly draped in chilly breath, devoid of worldly essence. The expanse of wind and snow solely complimented his scene, and the vast moonlight solely painted his background. Standing quietly in the air, he could let all fade.

"The King, it’s really the King!"

"There’s no mistake."

Only upon truly seeing Xie Guixue did Ba’er and his group know it was real.

They cried tears, choking back sobs as they gazed at their King.

At the moment Xie Guixue appeared, Su Muyao’s gaze uncontrollably landed upon him.

Seeing him at that instant, her repressed heart uncontrollably began to beat faster, the pulse drumming like a drum, longing to leap out.

Her heartbeat completely out of control.

One hand pressed forcefully against the place of her heart, but to no avail.

Her heart raced and palpitated involuntarily.

Nostalgia surged uncontrollably from her heart, causing her eyes to mist over.

She parted her lips, attempting to call his name, but reason firmly suppressed it.

He was thinner than before, his aura even colder.

The cold wind persisted, snow fell unceasingly, he stood quietly amidst the celestial moonlight, frost glitter swirling around him, the breath both fierce and aloof, as if isolating all.

Su Muyao felt a delusion as if his gaze had traveled over.

Yet those icy eyes cast blue glow, no longer the deep longing gaze previously.

Thinking of his cultivation on the Heartless Path, Su Muyao’s heart ached all the same.

Clearly visible, yet at that moment felt worlds apart from Xie Guixue.

Xie Guixue glanced at her, perhaps extremely camouflaged, none could discern his emotional shifts.

Or maybe it was merely Su Muyao’s mistaken perception.

He moved his fingers lightly, only to see amidst the vast and fierce Ice and Snow Domain, wind and snow congealed into frost, instantly spanning miles, thoroughly freezing the arrows before they shattered.

Those Dark Beastmen of Mola’s territory, initially immobile, were also frozen by the wind and snow, becoming ice sculptures.

Soon, the ice sculptures began to crack.

All the Dark Beastmen who just attacked Ba’er’s convoy vanished silently between Heaven and Earth like this.

The hidden ambushing Dark Beastmen also disappeared.

Every threat instantly resolved this way.

"Salute to the King."

Ba’er and his group watched Xie Guixue with excited and hopeful looks, thinking whether their King might land before them.

That way they could see the King up close and offer their loyalty.

But no, he continued to stand up in the sky, only the wind and snow approached them, making them feel as if close to him.

Su Muyao was still watching him.

Wanting to know whether he’s truly become heartless now that he’s lost his Emotional Silk.

Ultimately unwilling to accept, unwilling for him to cultivate the Heartless Path just like that.

But he converted into a Dark Beastman, were many things beyond his control?

Back then in the dream, he instructed her to leave.

Su Muyao’s emotions ultimately outweighed her reason, she directly used her superpower to leap towards Xie Guixue, wanting to ask whether he has any qualms.

She didn’t want to give up like this.

Jing Chu watched without interference, knowing regardless of what Xie Guixue become, he shouldn’t harm the wife.

Just as himself, even losing Emotional Silk, he absolutely wouldn’t harm the wife in the slightest, this should be a bone-deep instinct.

But in this instant, a force pushed Su Muyao away as though a gust of wind moved her to Jing Chu’s side.

Jing Chu swiftly caught her.

It was then that the void seemed to crack open, and two elder figures wearing black appeared.

"King, why did you come here?"

"King, this is your critical moment for breakthrough on the Heartless Path, how could you come out of seclusion."

"What happened here, nothing is more important than the King’s cultivation."