After Shen Hui finished speaking to Chu Feng, she turned her gaze toward the dense mass of red needles: "Please begin."
Swish swish swush— The moment her words fell, the red needles shot toward the Spirit Spirit Clan simultaneously.
Though the Spirit Spirit Clan had already steeled themselves to die, seeing the red needles launch still made them close their eyes in terror.
However, the next instant, they snapped their eyes wide open, their gazes filled with astonishment and confusion.
They hadn't experienced the unbearable pain they'd expected. Looking around again, they realized that the red needles had vanished.
Not only had the needles that were originally hurtling toward them disappeared, but even the needles that had already pierced through their bodies and fallen to the ground were gone as well.
Right at that moment, the barrier window rapidly expanded, eventually merging the two palaces where the Spirit Spirit Clan and Chu Feng were located into one, fusing them together.
Chu Feng and the Spirit Spirit Clan now stood in the same place.
Upon seeing this, Shen Hui immediately led the Spirit Spirit Clan to land around Chu Feng, assuming a protective formation and shielding him at the center.
Though the red needles had disappeared, they felt that the danger here was far from over, and what they needed to do was protect Chu Feng.
"I have to say, the Spirit Spirit Clan really has remarkable resolve," Eggy remarked with admiration.
After all, these were one thousand one hundred and eleven Heavenly Dragon Spirit World Masters — any one of them would ordinarily be held aloft and revered as a god by the world.
Yet in Chu Feng's presence, they carried themselves with extreme humility. Especially now, they truly treated themselves as Chu Feng's servants.
And every last one of them radiated an unwavering determination to protect Chu Feng with their lives.
This display of immense power paired with such lowly deference deeply won the approval of Her Majesty.
Rumble— Suddenly, the great hall shook violently, and a colossal creature appeared within the palace.
Though the palace was by no means small, the moment this creature arrived, the space suddenly felt cramped.
That was because the creature was far too enormous.
Compared to it, Chu Feng and the others were like inhabitants of a land of Lilliput.
Looking more closely, it was a demonic beast.
The creature was entirely green in color, its form resembling a dragon, yet its body brimmed with sinister energy. It had six limbs and rested upon the ground in a coiled position.
It emitted no aura, yet the instant it appeared, Chu Feng and every member of the Spirit Spirit Clan confirmed one thing.
This beast possessed the power to annihilate them with ease.
However, Chu Feng and the others directed their attention to the top of the creature's head.
Upon its head sat what appeared to be a crown, but upon closer inspection, it was actually a chair.
A woman was seated upon it.
She wore a long green dress with a slit along the side, so despite the lengthy hemline, a pair of long, snow-white legs were faintly visible.
Her appearance could not be called devastatingly beautiful, but she was undeniably a rare beauty. Especially those emerald-green eyes, brilliant as gemstones and utterly captivating.
But the most striking thing about her was her aura.
She was powerful beyond imagination.
No wonder even the massive demonic beast served merely as the legs supporting her seat.
In her hand, she held a red needle, identical to the ones that had pierced Chu Feng and the others, except the one in her possession was solid.
"Trust is one of the most precious things in this world."
"And you carry that precious quality within you."
The woman spoke, her voice identical to the one that had echoed through the great hall earlier.
"Senior, might you be the Nine Nether Fairy?" Chu Feng asked.
"I am," the woman replied.
"Chu Feng, is that her real body?"
"Or a remnant soul?"
"Or perhaps a formation?"
"Could it be she's an ancient being who has survived to this day?"
"Or perhaps she truly exists as an ancient entity?"
Eggy's voice lingered in Chu Feng's ear — she was simply too curious.
"I can't tell, but even if she were nothing but a remnant soul, her power is terrifying," Chu Feng said.
"Truly extraordinary. She's absolutely bottomless. Even if I sacrificed my life, I wouldn't stand a shred of a chance."
"Chu Feng, speak to her politely. Don't you dare provoke her," Eggy warned.
And Chu Feng had already seen for himself just how terrifying this woman before him was. So rather than asking more questions, he promptly bowed in respect: "This junior pays his respects to Fairy Jiu You."