Chapter Fifteen: The Fall of the North Wall

With the death of the High Priestess, there was virtually no one left in the Kingdom of Women capable of standing against Han Tianyue and his companions.

"Come, let us go and rescue your comrade!" The woman in white glanced down at the High Priestess, who lay in a pool of blood, before turning to address Han Tianyue and his group.

Han Tianyue, Mao Xuanzi, and Fang Zhe exchanged a look and followed the woman in white toward the prison.

The area outside the prison was deathly silent and completely unguarded. Han Tianyue and his companions walked straight inside, only to find the interior desolate and the cells empty. After a thorough search of the surroundings, there was no sign of Feng Shang.

The woman in white looked quietly at the scene before her, momentarily stunned. "How could it be like this?"

"Feng Shang could never have escaped from here on his own strength. It seems someone must have helped him," concluded Han Tianyue and the others, who were well aware of Feng Shang's capabilities.

In truth, their assessment was correct. Assisted by Lei Dong, Feng Shang had indeed escaped the prison of the Kingdom of Women and was fleeing toward the southwest of the Purple Bamboo Forest.

Because the Seven Heaven-Shaking Flowers, the Four Guardians, and the Malevolent Star were in close pursuit, Feng Shang and Lei Dong did not dare to pause for a moment, pressing on toward the southwest.

Just then, they encountered teachers from the Hanhai Academy. The academy was located southwest of the Purple Bamboo Forest, and the teachers had ventured into the forbidden forest after witnessing a rare meteor fall.

"Teacher Xia Zhi!" Lei Dong was very familiar with the Hanhai Academy. Although he was no longer affiliated with them, familiarity was better than being a stranger.

"Is that you, Lei Dong? Why are you in such a sorry state?" asked the lead teacher, Xia Zhi.

Lei Dong landed beside the massive crater and replied, "We are being pursued by the Malevolent Star!"

"The Malevolent Star!" At the mention of the name, Teacher Xia Zhi’s expression changed drastically, as did that of the students with him. After a brief pause, Xia Zhi said, "Do not leave. Stay here and wait with me for that Malevolent Star!"

Seeing the gnashing of teeth among Xia Zhi and his students at the mention of the name, it was clear they also held a grudge against the entity. With their combined strength, Lei Dong was confident they could deal with that effeminate wretch.

While Lei Dong and Feng Shang were encountering the teachers and students of the Hanhai Academy, Han Tianyue and his companions were standing in the empty prison, bewildered by the situation. Suddenly, a deafening explosion erupted from the north of the Kingdom of Women.

The sound roused every citizen of the kingdom. They scrambled to their feet and looked toward the north, where the sky had turned a hazy gray.

"What is happening over there?" The woman in white sensed something amiss and, leaving Han Tianyue’s group behind, flew off toward the northern wall.

Watching her rush away, Han Tianyue and the others, still without any leads on Feng Shang, decided to follow her and see what they could discover before making further plans.

The woman in white moved with remarkable agility, disappearing into the gray haze after a few swift leaps. As Han Tianyue and his group approached the northern wall, they could faintly feel waves of killing intent surging into the city.

"Boom!" Another violent collision shook the air. From a distance, they saw the northern wall of the Kingdom of Women shatter, leaving a U-shaped breach.

The citizens of the kingdom stood outside their homes and cast beams of light toward the northern wall. These faint rays converged to form a massive curtain of light, which they pushed toward the breach in the wall.

Just then, a colossal figure stepped forward to meet the light. He raised an axe several stories tall and swung it down, shattering the light curtain into nothingness.

Struck by the power of the axe, the citizens of the kingdom, whose combined strength had been broken, fell to the ground, coughing up blood.

Given the urgency of the situation, the citizens disregarded the prohibitions of the Ninth-Generation Matriarch and rushed into her palace, shouting, "Disaster, Ninth-Generation Matriarch! The savages from the north of the mountains have come to lay siege to the city!"

The Ninth-Generation Matriarch replied calmly, "Is the High Priestess not there? Do not bother me!"

"The High Priestess has passed away," the messenger replied. "The Ten Overlord Flowers are nowhere to be found, and the Seven Heaven-Shaking Flowers and the Four Guardians have been taken away by the Malevolent Star. That is why those savages have dared to attack!"

"What?" The Ninth-Generation Matriarch’s expression shifted, and she rose from her seat. "Very well, very well! It has been a long time since this old woman last stretched her limbs!"

She flew out of the palace toward the northern wall.

By the time she arrived, Han Tianyue and his companions had already reached the northern wall. The area was a ruin, littered with the bodies of the kingdom's citizens—young women whose lives had been cut tragically short.

Han Tianyue gazed at the broken wall. The attackers had already retreated, and there was no trace of the woman in white. Fang Zhe asked worriedly, "Could she be in danger?"