Eggy's appearance stunned everyone.
After all, her cultivation level was right there for all to see — she was merely a fifth-rank Martial King.
A fifth-rank Martial King actually suppressing a sixth-rank Martial King who wielded Heaven-bestowed Divine Power? What kind of fighting force would that require? Just thinking about it was enough to leave one in awe, because it was simply too shocking.
*Slap slap slap slap slap!*
Yet, just as everyone stood there stunned by Eggy, she suddenly struck. She swung her arms wide and unleashed a barrage of open-palmed slaps right across Tao Xiangyu's face.
Eggy's slaps weren't particularly forceful, but they were incredibly loud. The crisp crack of each slap rang out in rapid succession, as shrill and piercing as a string of firecrackers.
If one were to ask why Eggy showed restraint, it certainly wasn't because she lacked the power. Rather, she had taken into account Tao Xiangyu's background — otherwise, she could have killed her outright.
But the wise Queen had no intention of causing trouble for Chu Feng, so she naturally wouldn't go that far. Still, Tao Xiangyu had been far too cruel. Not only had she beaten Sima Ying beyond recognition, she had even injured Bai Ruochen. Given the Queen's temperament, she certainly wasn't about to let Tao Xiangyu off easy.
And the Queen understood people like Tao Xiangyu all too well. For someone of that sort, killing her would be letting her off too easily. Humiliating her, however — that would make her wish for death.
So what the Queen intended wasn't to cripple Tao Xiangyu, but to humiliate her.
A storm of slaps rained down on Tao Xiangyu's face without pause, sending her head snapping left and right like a lone leaf caught in a gale. She looked utterly pitiful.
Though Eggy hadn't used much force, after so many slaps in succession, Tao Xiangyu's once beautiful and delicate skin bore deep crimson handprints, and her entire face had swollen grotesquely.
"You truly are unforgivable!"
Watching their leader being humiliated in public, the female geniuses of the Peach Fairy Division could finally hold back no longer.
With a furious roar, like a pack of wolves let loose, they attacked Eggy from all directions at once.
More than that, their assault wasn't a disorganized flurry of individual strikes. Instead, they had formed an array — a flawless, airtight formation like an inescapable dragnet.
The array was truly formidable. At the very least, its destructive power far exceeded the combined strength of its creators. Its might was extraordinary.
"Overestimating yourselves."
Yet, faced with such an attack, the Queen didn't even so much as raise her head. Her eyes merely flashed once, and a surge of dark, black energy erupted violently from her petite frame.
*Whoooosh~~~~~~*
The black flames surged forth with virtually no weakness. In an instant, they not only shattered the array the Peach Fairy Division had formed but also blew all of their female disciples away, scattering them miles into the distance to lands unknown.
"Heavens, this—"
At that moment, every person present drew in a sharp breath. Their faces showed a complex mixture of shock, terror, and disbelief.
Their reaction wasn't simply because Eggy had defeated the entire Peach Fairy Division with a single strike. It was because of the unique aura emanating from those black flames.
That aura was far too terrifying — so terrifying that not only the disciples but even the elders present had furrowed their brows, struck by a nameless dread. To be precise, that aura did not belong to any human being, nor did it seem to originate from the mortal realm.