Stealing The Yuri Protagonist Harem

Chapter 434: Chapter 433: Why Don’t You Take a Guess

Chapter 433: Why Don’t You Take a Guess

A space filled with azure light.

Looking at the faintly glowing orb in his hand, Luo Wusheng finally let out a breath of relief.

"Truly a case of coming at just the right time. Those Netherkin picked the perfect moment to start their assault... If they hadn’t made a move first, I’d probably have to greet the thing that lives here."

He muttered under his breath, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings.

This space was clearly different from the others.

Not only was the color distinct, but countless chaotic motes of light drifted about.

Luo Wusheng vaguely recalled that, when he saw the black flood dragon through the Demon Moon’s projection, that scarlet space had similar floating star-like lights.

"As expected, this place really is inside that azure-colored celestial body I saw before."

As for the powerful Netherkin residing here...

He looked down at the artifact in his hand that is known as the Demon Moon. Within his mind, scenes began to unfold one after another.

"...Just as I thought. Everything’s developing exactly like in the original plot."

"The Empress is still quite dependable when it comes to serious matters... The Netherkins sent this time to infiltrate are all Nascent Soul and above. Just one of them could slaughter thousands of civilians—there’s nowhere to hide from such Netherkins within the royal city. The power of the Human Emperor Sword isn’t infinite either, so they need to transfer all these Netherkin to a battlefield without ordinary cultivators and mortals."

"If I remember right, in the original version, this formation forcibly filters out all cultivators above the Nascent Soul realm, sending them into a higher plane. The downside is that it doesn’t last long and prevents anyone from breaking the barrier between heaven and earth..."

"The Nascent Soul realm battle up there seems to be in a stalemate, just like before. Their strengths are about even. The Netherkin race is tough and resilient, while the Immortal Nation has the Human Emperor Sword’s protective blessing. That gives the Immortal Nation a slight edge... But the real deciding factor will be the battle at the Divine Transformation realm level. Hiss—what a terrifying bear Netherkin! Is that a strength-type innate ability fused with the Dao of Power? Those two old fogeys can’t even get close! Still, with the Daoist Sect Cloud Walking Technique, they shouldn’t lose easily either..."

Analyzing the current situation of the royal city projected in his mind, Luo Wusheng continued to reason things out.

He wasn’t worried that the Immortal Nation might lose. After all, his presence had already given their side a far greater advantage than in the original timeline.

For example, the nineteen extra Nascent Soul cultivators from the Sword Province that didn’t exist before; the several high-ranking Netherkins he had already slain ’including that feathered freak he accidentally killed after entering the wrong space’; the destroyed Nether Formations; and the foreknowledge that allowed them to prepare—all these gave the Immortal Nation a decisive edge.

"To think I’m the one who pushed the battle to this stage, and now I get to sit here and oversee the entire war from above... Feels kind of like a mastermind pulling the strings from behind the curtain. Not bad at all."

Maybe if he studied that white-haired loli a bit more, he too could master the "Using Heaven and Earth as one chessboard, with all living beings as my pieces" aesthetic?

Would that childish grandma even understand such grandeur?

Luo Wusheng stopped his wandering thoughts and refocused on the image of the capital below.

"As expected, the Nether Formation’s activation couldn’t be avoided... Well, that makes sense—this is the protagonist’s big moment, after all. Without this sequence of chaos, Little Yuli wouldn’t have a chance to flirt with the Empress in the original plot."

"But since I stole Yuli’s role in exposing the northern district’s Netherkin infiltration last time, she hasn’t drawn much attention from the Immortal Nation. So when I went to the palace for strategy discussions, I deliberately guided Her Majesty to make my two girls the key figures of this operation... Looks like my fiancée didn’t disappoint me. As expected of her."

"...Eh? Wait a minute."

Luo Wusheng’s expression suddenly froze, then turned oddly amused.

Murmuring to himself, he said, "If that’s how it is... then resolving this side might actually be several times easier than in the original."

Taking a deep breath, he dispersed the vision in his mind and turned his eyes once more to the azure-lit space around him.

After a brief moment of thought, lightning surged in his right hand—and a crack slowly tore open before him.

But the moment a faint trace of crimson appeared within the crack, Luo Wusheng’s expression instantly turned tense.

He didn’t stop what he was doing, but the way he controlled the tribulation lightning became much more delicate—until the small crimson aperture before him finally stabilized.

The Holy Saint of the Demon Sect exhaled slowly, a faint smile surfacing on his lips.

’My luck’s better than I thought...’

. . .

Above the royal city.

Streams of light and waves of sinister demonic energy collided, exploding into rippling bursts of brilliance that rolled through the skies like tidal waves.

Countless Netherkin had revealed their true forms, clashing head-on with the Immortal Nation’s Nascent Soul cultivators. Gouts of blood sprayed through the air, only to be drawn upward toward the suspended city above.

The Nascent Souls of the Immortal Nation shone with radiant golden light, divine brilliance blooming at their wounds, keeping them from fatal harm.

When all those above the Nascent Soul realm were shifted into the new battlefield, the Immortal Nation had already been prepared. Their cultivators struck first, catching the Netherkin completely off guard and slaying several of their Nascent Soul experts in the opening exchange.

But once the Netherkin race regained its footing, their ferocity only grew stronger. Some Netherkins devoured the corpses of their fallen kin, their power surging violently until it tore away the Immortal Nation’s early advantage, forcing the battle into a deadlock.

Ghostly winds howled; sword light and sword energy interwove. Neither side held back any longer—each displayed the full, terrifying might of high-stage cultivators.

Yet the true battlefield lay within the inverted city above.

There, four Divine Transformation realm experts had gathered.

On the Immortal Nation’s side, an elderly man and woman—Daoist Yun and Lei—stood upon drifting clouds, fighting side by side. The old man stroked his beard, sweeping his dust-whisk to unleash a sea of lightning, while the old woman formed seals with her hands, transforming herself and her companion into mist again and again to evade the fierce assaults from across the field.

Their opponents: one azure-robed Divine Transformation realm Netherkin stood in the rear. Behind him spread a fan of radiant tail feathers, like those of a peacock unfurling its plume. Each time they flashed, divine light surged forth—sometimes lashing out at the Daoist Sect elders, sometimes falling upon the "giant" before him, merging into the claws the creature swung.

But calling it a giant was inaccurate—it was a bear. A massive black bear, its fur marked with earthen-colored runes. This was the Divine Transformation realm Netherkin known as Elder Xiong.

He had no flashy techniques, but every sweep of his claws carried terrifying might. Even the very space around him warped beneath the blows, thunder itself ripped apart into hollowed gaps.

The clash of Divine Transformation realm experts could level mountains and fill seas—no Nascent Soul cultivator dared to approach, scattering far away from the devastation.

Except for one person.

The Immortal Nation Empress stood beneath the inverted imperial palace, her expression calm and steady. In her hand, she held the Human Emperor Sword.

Every aftershock of the Divine Transformation realm battle that reached her vanished like a stone sinking into the sea, dissolved before it could even touch her.

Some Netherkins had tried to target the Empress directly, but the results were either death by the shockwaves of divine power—or being cleaved in half by a single stroke of the Human Emperor Sword.

Perhaps a peak stage Nascent Soul realm Netherkin could stand against her—but the Immortal Nation had already made preparations. Every last one of those peak stage Nascent Soul realm Netherkins was tied down by powerful cultivators, unable to spare any attention.

And now, whether by accident or design, the Divine Transformation realm battlefield was drifting closer and closer to where the Empress stood.

With a thunderous boom, the two sides broke apart momentarily, putting some distance between them.

The Thunder-and-Cloud duo, like drifting mist, descended lightly before the Empress.

The bear Netherkin sought to give chase, but the peacock Netherkin stepped forward to block him.

A confident, almost mocking smile spread across the peacock Netherkin’s face.

"Tsk, tsk~ I thought you would’ve avoided us."

His gaze turned toward the breathtakingly beautiful young ruler before him.

"At this distance, can you still withstand the full might of a Divine Transformation realm being?"

The Empress’s tone was calm, her voice like still water.

"You can try."

The Empress’s pupils turned fully golden, her gaze calm and detached—radiating the majesty of an emperor incarnate.

Clap. Clap. Clap.

Qing Yan suddenly began to applaud, a sly smile curling on his soft, almost feminine face.

"As expected of the Empress of the Immortal Nation. Barely over twenty years of cultivation, yet such courage... truly remarkable. Let me guess—you must still have some method prepared specifically for dealing with a Divine Transformation realm opponent, don’t you?"

It should have been a question, yet he spoke with the tone of certainty.

Seeing that the Empress didn’t even bother to answer, the peacock Netherkin merely tilted his chin upward in amusement.

"To be honest, I am very curious. How exactly did your Immortal Nation obtain information about our operation? From the very beginning, it’s as if every one of our moves was already within your expectations..."

"This couldn’t have come from that stupid goat who fell into your hands."

He was referring to the goat Netherkin—the one who had failed to escape during the Netherkin Extermination Operation, whose flesh-ball disguise had been seen through and who was eventually handed over to the Immortal Nation by Luo Wusheng.

The Immortal Nation had indeed pried open that goat Netherkin’s mouth through various means, but for the Empress, its greatest value was merely confirming that some of the words spoken by a certain Holy Saint of the Demon Sect were, in fact, true.

Naturally, such details were not something the Empress would deign to explain.

Nor did the peacock Netherkin expect her to.

"...What a pity," he said, his smile widening, the feminine softness of his face twisting into something eerie. "You humans learned so much—and yet, you made the wrong choice!"

His grin deepened to the point of grotesque satisfaction.

"That formation you just activated—it transfers every cultivator above the Nascent Soul realm into this battlefield, doesn’t it? An ingenious spell, truly! Even we at the Divine Transformation realm level cannot escape it, nor can we use teleportation to return to the city below."

"But... did you really think that by doing this, the ants below would survive?"

"Heh~ The Nether Formation of my clan has already been restored and activated by me once more."

He leaned forward slightly, voice low and venomous.

"Why don’t you take a guess? Without the Human Emperor Sword’s protection, how long do you think your capital’s insects can endure beneath our army’s onslaught? How many do you suppose will be devoured alive?"

Throughout his speech, Qing Yan’s eyes never left the Empress’s face. He was eager to see the moment when her expression would crack—to witness the shift in her composure, the ripple of panic that would tell him her heart had been shaken.

The moment she faltered, he would strike, testing the depths of the Immortal Nation’s final trump card.

But to his growing unease, from beginning to end, the girl’s expression remained utterly calm.

What was this?

Qing Yan frowned.

Could it be that the young Empress simply didn’t understand how terrifying the Netherkin army summoned by the formation truly was?

Yet just as this thought crossed his mind, he noticed her lips curve upward slightly. A faint, mocking smile flickered in her golden eyes.

"Then why don’t you take a guess," she said softly, "as to why only the southern formation of the royal city was left with a trace of its formation still intact?"

"And perhaps guess again—where do you think the scabbard of my Human Emperor Sword has gone?"

Her words fell like a thunderclap.

The peacock Netherkin’s smile froze instantly.

His instincts screamed. Almost involuntarily, he looked downward, his demonic pupils flaring as his sight pierced through layers of spell-light and barriers until he beheld the true royal city below.

A mass of black demonic energy churned across the southern district.

But that energy... was being restrained.

Something unseen held it firmly in place, preventing even the faintest wisp from spreading beyond the southern quarter.

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