"…!"
The Ghostly Crow Realm Master's scalp turned numb as he saw the Guardians die. They wouldn't have left the Realm Core's side if they hadn't sensed immense danger, but the moment they surrounded this woman, they were simply unable to retaliate, much less react to her attack.
Behind the spatial devouring, he couldn't see what kind of attack she unleashed. It was even faster than the arrow released from the fabled Crescent Ghostbow.
Moreover, the Ghostly Crow Realm Master couldn't believe he was losing despite using all three Legacy Artifacts.
This was incredulous since he didn't even know who this woman was yet she could already be strong as an existence at the layer limit.
Mingzhi flicked her sleeves and dispersed the spatial vortex. In an instant, she crossed the distance, and her hand, shaped like an eagle's claw, extended out with a dark brilliance and wrapped around the Ghostly Crow Realm Master's body.
Her darkness devouring rapidly drained him of his strength and energy, making him struggle.
"Who are you!?" He growled.
Mingzhi raised her brows before she smiled mockingly, "Mo Mingzhi, the sixth wife of the Divine Emperor of Death."
"Wha-"
The Ghostly Crow Realm Master couldn't believe it.
"What? Feeling ashamed that you got done in by the sixth woman he married? Is it humiliating? Would it have been acceptable if it was Isabella or Shirley, my two sisters who are famous inheritors?"
The Ghostly Crow Realm Master's expression turned livid, "Liar! Even the Divine Emperor of Death isn't this powerful without using treasures!"
"…?"
Mingzhi blinked, "Oh? You haven't received the news yet?"
"We just killed like seven Venerable Knights, caused one to commit suicide, and the last one made peace with us. We now nearly own the Whispering Wildlands Lower Realm and Verdant Vale Lower Realm."
"…"
The Ghostly Crow Realm Master went silent. Even his struggles ceased before he abruptly flailed. He erupted with a tremendous amount of darkness energy, but all of that was drained by the darkness that devoured around him.
"No! You're lying!"
"Well, believe what you will. Heck, the Heaven's Warriors even agreed that they wouldn't interfere with your capture. You've been abandoned, little crow."
The Ghostly Crow Realm Master's expression sank.
He couldn't believe what she was saying. He knew she was deceptive since she played weak by sleeping in this place, but after capturing him, what reason did she have to lie? To make him submit? He couldn't tell.
Mingzhi's smile faded, "Your decision to get your family and everyone out of danger deserves praise, but you're still being foolish. You should've done what we asked when we asked for it. Instead, you planned this mess and launched an attack against me. Your chances of survival were very low but it has dropped further into the abyss. Poor crow."
She shook her head, pitying him.
The Ghostly Crow Realm Master clenched his teeth, "I won't beg for my life. Just kill me and be done with it."
Mingzhi giggled, "That is not for you to decide."
"Ahh!"
She knocked him out by draining his energy to the limit and using twilight energy to fry his soul, causing grievous injury that made him faint and maybe never wake up. She then called Stella.
When Stella appeared, Mingzhi dropped the Ghostly Crow Realm Master and went to search for the Treasury and quickly chanced upon it. However, she quickly found that it was empty. Evidently, it had been taken away.
She returned and had the urge to wake him and beat him up.
"Nothing to do here. Perhaps we can take the Realm Core later, but now, we have to leave."
Mingzhi said to Stella who nodded and then took away them both using her spatial powers. They traversed towards the Goldlust Rat Minor Realm nearby secretly.
A few hours later, they walked out of the Sixth Void Dust Sanctuary in the Whispering Wildlands Peninsula whereupon they saw Tina.
"Oh, you're back to being a Realm Master. Is it all good?"
Mingzhi walked out and saw Tina.
"Mostly good. There's no disaster like before." Tina nodded, "But still, we can't know for sure until Calypsea speaks to it."
Mingzhi nodded. The effects of abusing the Realm Core's abilities could have been disastrous. She was particularly worried since she was the one who was the last to receive the Realm Core's blessings, and inevitably caused it to lose so much lifespan and create a huge commotion.
"Alright, darling is probably waiting for me. I have to go."
"Sure."
Tina watched them leave. She glanced at the Ghostly Crow Realm Master, who looked quite miserable, causing her to shake her head.
After Stella had become an Empyrean Void Dust Tree, realm travel became so much easier. She could perform many spatial shifting on the same day due to having a huge energy capacity when before she needed a rest after using it one or two times.
She never imagined hunting across realms would be so easy, even bringing a Realm Master to their husband as though it was a souvenir.
She turned to look at the Realm Core, knowing their progress shot up a whole lot after taking advantage of its abilities. She inwardly decided to treat the Realm Core well and somehow find a way to restore or even increase its lifespan.
Mingzhi got out from the Whispering Wildlands Peninsula through her sheer self. Stella also followed. They didn't need anyone showing them the way out while protecting them, considering that their prowess was at the layer limit. After they crossed the cumulonimbus clouds, Stella used her spatial abilities to transport them further each time, crossing billions of kilometers until they made it all the way to Davis.
"You're still here?"
Mingzhi appeared amused before she looked around and noticed all the distant gazes.
"If you remained, why haven't you chased them yet?"
"More eyes on me is good." Davis was chilling as he had his leg on the table, "You didn't encounter any trouble, did you?"
Mingzhi shook her head, "It was so disappointingly easy. No challenge, but that's about good for today. I don't want trouble for the next week at the very least."
She descended by his side and threw the Ghostly Crow Realm Master on the ground by the side as a wave of dust kicked up.
Davis didn't look. He still gazed at Mingzhi, "I received word that Venerable Knight Lussandra was making her way to the Ghostly Crow Lower Realm. Looks like she wasn't able to meet you."
"She probably headed there to make sure that I don't kill anyone other than the Ghostly Crow Realm Master. I eliminated their Guardians, though~"
Mingzhi took six rings out and played with them using her fingers, causing Davis to silently laugh before he turned to look at the Ghostly Crow Realm Master. He stood up but then sat down.
"Damn, what did you do? His soul is grievously injured. He won't wake up at this rate."
"He's a Realm Master. Can't underestimate him. The Realm Core could also rapidly restore his energy if he was close enough." Mingzhi shrugged, "Just heal him like you always do."
"…"
Davis blinked. He was supposed to heal the enemy he wanted to torture?
But he still nodded as he guessed that sounded about right since he also tortured Killian Zenflame like that and even had an endless source of meat.
"Alright, alright. You worked hard. You deserve some rest, so go back home."
"Ridiculous." Mingzhi harrumphed, "You still haven't gotten a partner for Tianyu yet. I'm leaving for the Lust Garden Secret Realm right now."
"Ahh…"
Davis ran to her and stood behind as he grabbed her shoulder, made her sit down, and then started massaging her.
"Come on, Mingzhi. It is such a complicated task. The Heavenly Blight Hall did find some owners with the Darkness Eclipse Physique, but they're either all old or married. You can't possibly want some aged woman to be Tianyu's partner, right?"
"Mhmm~"
Mingzhi pouted, "That's why I'm going to search personally. You must understand that Tianyu is picky, so he won't choose even if you bring a suitable partner to him. I'm worried..."