"Tang Miao, what is it that you want?" Li Tianyue's voice was clear and cold, yet her body trembled involuntarily.
Even on the most arduous of battlefields, after exhausting every drop of her Spiritual power, she had never shuddered as she did today.
A trace of an amused smile flashed across Tang Miao's face, yet he continued to sigh.
"General Yue, why would you say such a thing? They have committed a heinous capital crime.
That their nine clans were not exterminated along with them is already a fortune granted by the heavens."
Tang Miao gazed intently at Li Tianyue's lovely countenance.
In the twenty years he had been here, he had never felt such gratification as he did today; it was also the first time he had ever seen such an expression on Li Tianyue's face!
As a Personal Disciple of Cloudreach Mountain, how high was his status? What kind of woman had he not seen?
He had even savored the charms of women from the Hidden Immortal Clans.
Yet this Li Tianyue acted so high and mighty.
The third-ranked Peerless Fairy of the Dynasty, the Blood-Robed General—what grand titles.
He had exhausted every method, yet failed to win her favor.
But who did she think she was?
If not for his sect's warning not to provoke the Li family, he would have long since taken a Divinity Transformation woman like her by force!
However, everyone in the world has a weakness!
Tang Miao glanced at the people standing beside him.
Faint smiles appeared on the faces of those generals.
It was rare to see Li Tianyue looking so delicate and vulnerable, and it sparked a sudden urge within them to toy with her.
"Actually, Senior Tang might have a way. If he were to petition the Sect Master of Cloudreach Mountain, surely he could plead for leniency before Old General Dongfang."
"I think it is feasible. Considering this is their first offense, we could simply send them to hard labor. At least they would keep their lives."
"Sigh, but whether it can be done... we do not know if Senior Tang has such a method."
The corners of Tang Miao's mouth curled upward slightly.
He had pursued her for twenty years. Today, he would make Li Tianyue beg him.
He had plenty of ways to make this proud, favored daughter of the heavens wag her tail and beg for pity before him!
...
Li Tianyue's mind was a blank slate.
Another subordinate had died right before her eyes, and the subordinate had not uttered a single sound.
The people of this world were truly too ridiculous, cooking up some bullshit "Peerless Fairy List."
She had heard that women out there fought tooth and nail just to become one of them.
The men in this military camp who swarmed around her were equally ridiculous.
They didn't know she had a house full of children and grandchildren.
They didn't know her hands were stained with blood.
They didn't know that she...
...Dared to kill!
"You..."
Tang Miao's expression suddenly changed.
He saw Li Tianyue's body trembling even more violently, but then—her Storage Ring flashed.
Twin swords appeared in her hands.
Her Domain unfolded, turning the ground beneath them into a swamp of blood.
"What are you doing?!!"
The expressions of every cultivator present changed drastically.
The soldiers awaiting execution suddenly whipped their heads around to look at their General.
Though their faces were grim, their eyes were filled with excitement.
One old veteran suddenly struggled, broke free from his ropes, and stood up!
"What are you doing? Do you want your nine clans exterminated?!!" The executioners paled in panic.
To hell with the nine clans!
More and more cultivators awaiting execution broke free of their bindings and stood up.
Li Tianyue stabbed one long sword into the ground.
Her expression cold, she took the blood sword gifted to her by Grandpa Yaozu in her right hand.
She reached behind her head and grasped her ponytail.
Under the horrified gazes of everyone in the military camp, her clear, cold voice reached their ears.
"You people are truly ridiculous. Do you know why I came to this battlefield? It is because, several hundred years ago, I made a mistake. I thought I could only rely on others."
Shhk!
The sword flashed, and her black hair was severed!
Her Spiritual power whipped up a gale, causing her blood-colored robes to flap thunderously like a hunting flag.
Her delicate hand released its grip, letting the severed locks drift away on the wind.
Dust and sand rose into the air!
Sword in hand, Li Tianyue radiated a blood aura forged from countless battles.
It felt like a suffocating quagmire to all who stood near.
Tang Miao's expression turned unsightly, while the men behind him fled in panic.
Li Tianyue's killing intent was locked onto every single one of them!
Li Tianyue's veteran subordinates stood up one by one, instantly forming a battle formation.
Outside the execution grounds, the sound of uniform footsteps approached—it was the rest of her veteran troops gathering.
"Kill. Kill! KILL!!!"
No one knew who started the chant, but the roar of "Kill" grew louder and louder, until it startled every high-level expert within the military camp.
From one voice to ten, swelling to nearly two hundred thousand.
Stationed across the entire border in all directions, they heard the call and converged on the execution grounds, roaring for blood!
"This is bad!" Inside the Hall of Military Administration, Dongfang Liancheng heard the roars. He flew out in a rush, his face twisted in horror.
"It's a mutiny!"
Back at the execution grounds.
Whoosh!
A wild wind picked up. Li Tianyue grasped her second sword. Her now-short hair danced in the wind, framing her valiant figure.
With a cold sneer on her face, she stared down Tang Miao, who was backing away.
"Later, as my clansmen fought their way through blood and fire, I realized that the only ones we can truly rely on are ourselves."
"I came to this battlefield to prove to myself, and to tell the world, that I do not need to rely on outsiders. Even a woman can stand tall and hold up the heavens!"
"You thought you could threaten me? That you could use the lives of my subordinates as leverage?"
"You were wrong. And so was Dongfang Liancheng."
"The reason I did not bother with you before was that I had long since lost all hope in you people. I was leaving you one last shred of dignity, hoping we could simply coexist in peace."
The soldiers continued to gather, their numbers swelling.
"Kill! KILL! KILL!!!"
Wooo—
Boom! Boom! Boom!
From the sounding of war horns to the beating of battle drums, the atmosphere shifted instantly.
At this moment, the expressions of Tang Miao and all the other soldiers changed drastically.
Even the War Artifacts were activating, causing the ground to rumble—it was the sound of Li Tianyue's veteran troops marching in unison!
A cold glint flashed in Li Tianyue's eyes as she charged toward Tang Miao to kill him!
"And there is one more thing you forgot."
"We of the Azure Cloud Li Clan... fear no enemy!"
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