Chapter: 172

The young man's voice rang loudly above the Flame God Realm due to the silence, instantly attracting everyone's attention; it prompted everyone to look up to see a handsome young man hovering in the air.

His long black hair danced freely in the wind; half of it fell above his shoulders while the other half remained behind, waving and fluttering beautifully.

He wore dark robes with a Golden Crow embroidered in gold behind it. His robes looked highly identical to what Huan Caiyi wore.

The pair of golden reptile-like eyes stared down at everyone with unhidden interest and glowed slightly; they looked ever-reaching as if nothing was hidden from those eyes.

"Big Brother Yun!" The first one to react was obviously Xue'er, who missed so much. If not for the Golden Crow, she would have been by his side, but she kidnapped her and bullied her. Even though Xue'er knew it was for her, she still wanted to stay by Yun Che's side more.

The profound energy gathered below her legs, and Xue'er shot towards Yun Che, her little head full of luscious dark silky hair directly hitting him on the chest.

"Xue'er missed you so much!"

"How have you been?"

Yun Che smiled and gently patted her head.

"Um, Xue'er is good."

A bright smile appeared over Xue'er's face, feeling Yun Che's hand over her head. She felt like her world had instantly brightened meeting Yun Che again.

"Since Big Brother Yun Che wanted Xue'er to become strong, Xue'er tried her best to become strong. Even when Lord Crow bullied Xue'er, Xue'er never complained!"

Looking at her expression that screamed "praise me," Yun Che couldn't help but chuckle and tenderly caressed her cheeks.

"Xue'er is as cute as ever."

Xue'er's face turned bright red before she nestled it into Yun Che's chest, too embarrassed to meet his enigmatic gaze. She felt like if she stared into his eyes too much, she might lose herself.

Since the moment she had been dreaming about Yun Che, she had already developed a crush on him. And after meeting him, as Cang Yue whispered all kinds of things in her ears, the crush had already developed into a full-blown love.

If she could, she wanted to stay by Yun Che's side forever. Hugging him closely like this as he gently and lovingly caressed her, feeling his warmth and always calling him Big Brother Yun Che; Xue'er wished time to stop so they could stay like this forever.

"Xue'er has become so strong. I am proud of you, Xue'er."

"Um. As long as Big Brother Yun Che is happy, Xue'er doesn't mind facing all kinds of difficulties."

Yun Che leaned down and gently pecked her head before his gaze turned towards the Golden Crow.

"But what do you mean by the Golden Crow bullying you?"

"This noble one never bullied her!" The Golden Crow hurriedly said; slight apprehension appeared over her face. This stunned the viewers. They could clearly tell that Yun Che was only a Divine Spirit Realm, yet the way the Golden Crow acted, it looked like she was afraid to make him happy.

A peak Divine Master was afraid to make the Divine Spirit Realm person unhappy. They all had to rub their eyes to see if what they were seeing was not an illusion but reality.

"She threw Xue'er into the God Burying Inferno Prison saying, 'If you cannot awaken your Phoenix Soul, you are as useless as a chicken. So might as well contribute to this noble one's appetite'."

"..."

The silence was deafening, causing an awkward atmosphere to fill the surroundings.

"I-She is lying!"

The Golden Crow protested, but of course, the way everyone looked at her, it was obvious no one believed her.

"I was wondering how Xue'er awakened her soul so fast, so it was because you threw her in the God Burying Inferno Prison to die? Heh. I see, you have become bold, Crow, waiting to kill the woman of my husband."

How could Phoenix leave this chance to add fire? As the Golden Crow's eternal rival, she must fan the fire so Yun Che spanked the Golden Crow's butt.

'Isn't that… more like a reward?' Phoenix blinked her eyes, thinking if she made a mistake.

Yun Che narrowed his gaze at the Golden Crow, who nervously tried her best to look everywhere but at Yun Che. She looked like a child caught doing a prank, afraid that her parents would punish her.

In reality, the Golden Crow was not afraid of Yun Che. After all, she was a proud and arrogant Divine Beast; why would she be afraid of a mortal?

The thing she was afraid of was what if Yun Che didn't like her anymore. She felt her chest tighten when such a thought appeared in her mind, causing her to look like a meek woman that was bullied by her husband.

"I… I'm sorry…"

In the end, her pride was less important than Yun Che's feelings for her. So she decided to apologize.

'... Why does it feel like I am a bad husband bullying his wife? Geez, I wasn't even angry.'

Yun Che knew that the Golden Crow would never kill Xue'er. She was someone who understood Phoenix more than anyone in the world, so she probably had a plan when she threw Xue'er into the God Burying Inferno Prison.

Didn't Xue'er awaken her Phoenix Soul? So, obviously, the Golden Crow had good intentions towards Xue'er, even though it looked slightly… more than slightly excessive.

"You are quite mischievous, Xue'er."

Yun Che helplessly smiled and softly knocked Xue'er's head, causing tears to gather in her eyes. Her cheeks inflated, and she pouted.

"But she did bully Xue'er…"

Yun Che shook his head. He could clearly see that Xue'er was just bullying the Golden Crow due to her harsh training before Phoenix took care of her.

Xue'er herself was too innocent to hold a grudge against someone like the Golden Crow.

Even though Xue'er looked innocent and naive, she wasn't stupid and understood that the Golden Crow did all of it for her benefit. But can she not be a little mischievous? Benefits aside, the training was too hard so she wanted to bully the Golden Crow back.

But since she is weak, wouldn't it be perfect to use Big Brother Yun Che who the Golden Crow was afraid to make unhappy?

"This little chicken… Playing with this noble one…" The Golden Crow also instantly understood that Xue'er was just teasing her. She glared towards Xue'er, who blew a raspberry towards her before tightly hugging Yun Che.

"Lord Crow is scary!"

"..."

"Xue'er, I am proud of you." Phoenix smiled happily, like a mother who finally realized how much her daughter has grown up.

The Golden Crow gritted her teeth in annoyance, an irritable expression appeared over her face, and she looked towards Caiyi.

"Caiyi, are you going to remain quiet as they bully your master?"

"Humph." Caiyi snorted and looked away from the Golden Crow. She could care less if other people bullied the Golden Crow; after all, she was also the victim of the Golden Crow's bullying. "You deserve it."

"You…"

The Golden Crow felt betrayed. She crossed her arms below her ample chest and decided to ignore everyone.

"Caiyi, congratulations for becoming the Realm King of the Flame God Realm." Yun Che smiled and looked towards Caiyi lovingly before his gaze turned towards the guests, mostly towards the God Emperors. "Though it's sad that not many took the bait."

"If only this empress was stronger…"

Yun Che shook his head and looked back at Caiyi.

"It's alright. It is more than enough."

Qianye Ying'er and Zhou Xuzi frowned. Their eyes narrowed, and they looked towards Yun Che, feeling that something was amiss.

Meanwhile, Nan Wansheng, who saw Yun Che abruptly stood up, gained everyone's attention. His eyes narrowed, and he looked at Yun Che with unhidden hostility.

"I finally found you."

After his last meeting with Yun Che, he had sent a team to look at Yun Che's whereabouts and information. But with just the image alone, it was impossible to find Yun Che in the vastness of the Primal Chaos. It was as if finding a particular grain of sand within a desert.

Now that Yun Che appeared in front of him, how could Nan Wansheng not be happy? He couldn't wait to peel off Yun Che's skin right now!

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