Chapter Thirty-One: The Return of the Ten Fierce Beauties

The arrival of Zebei, Qun, Se, and Nianwang instantly transformed the atmosphere.

"I never imagined these four commanders would come themselves!" Grandmother Ninth said, her expression uneasy as she gazed at the four figures mounted on elephants. Their power and abilities were on par with her own. Aside from the late Grandmother Divine, Grandmother Ninth was the most capable individual in all of the Kingdom of Women, yet even she was no match for these four.

"Is this how Heaven intends to destroy my kingdom?" Grandmother Ninth offered a cold, mirthless smile.

"Grandmother Ninth, we will fight them to the death!" stepped forward Guan Tian. She glanced back at Fudi, Luoxuan, and Pinghuang. As the four Great Guardians of the Kingdom of Women, they had always stood as its protectors; now, they were the first line of defense.

Guan Tian soared forward, crying out, "Heaven-Veiling Shadow!"

The sky before them suddenly plunged into darkness.

"Such a petty trick, daring to act out in my presence!" Commander Zebei sneered. With a wave of his hand, the darkness was shattered instantly. Guan Tian was knocked to the ground by the force of his gesture, blood streaming from her mouth.

"We are still here!" Fudi, Luoxuan, and Pinghuang charged forward.

"Foolish and reckless!" Zebei gestured, and as he rose into the air, the shadows cast by the sunlight on the ground surged upward to meet the three guardians. The shadows seized them and slammed them to the earth, causing them to vomit blood.

The Seven Great Tremor-Flowers leaped into the fray, shouting, "Don't forget about us!"

Zebei mocked them, "Another group of women with a death wish!"

"Shadow Blades!" In an instant, the shadows morphed into a flurry of blades, piercing through the bodies of the Seven Great Tremor-Flowers, who fell into a pool of blood.

"Everyone, together!" The citizens of the Kingdom of Women joined forces, pushing out a massive barrier of light toward Zebei.

"Heh, how amusing. The whole lot of them are attacking now, but it’s useless against me!" Se jumped forward, brandishing a giant eraser. Upon seeing the light barrier, he laughed, "Eraser, eraser, erase it all away!"

The barrier vanished before it could even reach Zebei.

Watching this, Han Tianyue exclaimed, "Who are these people? How do they possess such bizarre abilities?"

"Hmph!" Grandmother Ninth interjected coldly, "You shall not bully the people of my kingdom!"

"Old woman, do you really think we’re afraid of you just because you have a few tricks up your sleeve?" Qun and Nianwang descended to the ground.

"Even if I must sacrifice this old life, I will not let you touch my people!" Grandmother Ninth, already adorned in her ceremonial phoenix coronet and robes, soared into the air, a regal aura emanating from her that blanketed the sky.

"The Queen has arrived!" Her majestic authority shook the entire battlefield.

Zebei sneered, "A woman is still a woman. Even with a queen’s airs, you remain nothing more than that."

"Hmph, the Queen has descended! Are you men not going to surrender?" Grandmother Ninth, fully enveloped in her royal aura, pressed forward with a threatening force toward Zebei, Qun, Se, and Nianwang.

"The old woman does have some power," Zebei, Qun, Se, and Nianwang felt a flicker of trepidation, though it was not enough to stop them.

"Old woman, taste this!" Qun gestured, "Ten Thousand Manifestations of Demons and Specters!" Instantly, Grandmother Ninth was surrounded by terrifying illusions.

She scoffed, "Do you think your crooked tricks and illusions of demons will frighten me?"

"By the Queen's command, no mercy shall be shown!" Her regal aura, laced with killing intent, surged toward Qun.

"Eraser, eraser, erase it all away!" Se jumped in, laughing sheepishly. "Sorry, your attack has been erased. Hee hee hee, ha ha ha, hee hee hee!"

"Stop wasting time with the old woman! Attack together!" Nianwang roared.

Zebei, Qun, Se, and Nianwang launched a coordinated assault, and in an instant, Grandmother Ninth was struck down to the ground.

"Who else among you dares to step forward!" the four commanders mocked.

Fang Zhe prepared to intervene, but Han Tianyue caught his arm. "Don't act rashly. Let us watch and wait." Fang Zhe remained where he was.

Zebei, Qun, Se, and Nianwang scanned the northern wall of the Kingdom of Women and spotted the four men. "How strange, when did your kingdom start harboring men? And four little runts at that! Hahaha!"

Grandmother Ninth, bleeding, climbed to her feet and retreated to the northern wall. She looked coldly at the four commanders, then turned to the four men. "You are not from our kingdom. Leave at once. These villains are no good; wherever they tread, nothing grows."

"But what about your kingdom?" Han Tianyue asked.

Grandmother Ninth smiled coldly. "This is the fate of our kingdom. Even if we die, we will die together."

The citizens prepared for their final stand. Han Tianyue watched the women. Though they could be ruthless, their unity was absolute—a trait he deeply admired. Yet, the four enemies were truly formidable, and with the current strength of Han Tianyue, Mao Xuanzi, Fang Zhe, and Feng Shang, they were no match for them.

Determined to die, the citizens of the Kingdom of Women stood tall. "If we must die, we die together!" They prepared a final, unified strike to prove their existence.

"Grandmother Ninth, we are here too!" Just then, the Ten Great Passion-Flowers descended from the sky.

"How are they still here?" Han Tianyue, Mao Xuanzi, and Fang Zhe stared in confusion. They had clearly seen the Ten Great Passion-Flowers killed by Prince Mao in the Purple Bamboo Forest. Their return seemed impossible, yet the ten figures before them were undeniably real.