My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty

The Undead Vine was furious!

He never imagined he would one day be killed by a group of insignificant ants!

One divine spell after another rained down on him. The Undead Body kept being destroyed and then regenerating, but soon enough, the Undead Vine felt his divine power was almost depleted. Once his power ran out, the Undead Body would lose its effectiveness as well, and that would truly be his end.

If he fell at the hands of a Six Realms genius like Gu Lan, he might feel reluctant but not humiliated. But to die at the hands of such lowly ants—it was unbearable even in death.

"A group of ants, daring to provoke the Ancient God Clan's authority—you must be prepared to pay the price!" the Undead Vine resolved, preparing for a desperate final stand. Continuing like this would only lead to death. By risking it all, he at least had a slim chance.

After another regeneration through his Undead Body, he immediately retracted all his vines, forming a giant black sphere. This sudden change made all the Main God Realm experts from the Cuitian World wary. They were ancient beings, having lived for tens of thousands of years, and each of them instantly halted their attacks and fortified their defenses.

"Fellow Daoists, be cautious. The Ancient God Clan members are innate spirits. When pushed to the brink, their counterattacks are formidable—even if they're exhausted, their retaliation is unlike any other," someone warned, adding another protective barrier around themselves and even drawing a top-tier defensive weapon. Seeing this, the others followed suit, layering their defenses.

In the middle of it all, only the summoned Confucian sages and peerless warriors summoned by Gu Lan made no defensive moves. It wasn't because they weren't aware of the danger but because their powers were nearly depleted. Defending themselves now was almost pointless. So, seeing the Undead Vine form into a sphere, they intensified their attacks, hoping to deliver a fatal blow.

"Curse these guys!" The Undead Vine's spirit ground its teeth within the black sphere. If he were at his peak, he would have tormented each of them to death. But now, he was far from his peak—he was almost drained. The more furious he felt, the calmer he became. While fending off attacks from the Confucian sages and peerless warriors, he activated the last of his true power, directing it away from them and instead aiming at the Main God Realm experts lurking in the background.

Finally, after another round of attacks, the Undead Vine seized the opportunity. He unleashed all his energy, entering a berserk state. Simultaneously, his Undead Body was pushed to its limit, suppressing the erupting power within.

Everyone then saw the black sphere in the distance expanding and contracting in rapid succession.

"Not good!"

"That guy's going to self-destruct!"

"Run!"

The ancient beings, who had lived countless years, dared not linger. Almost instantly, they activated secret techniques, attempting to flee in all directions.

"Trying to escape now? Too late!" the Undead Vine sneered. He secretly extended a hair-thin vine, with his spirit attached to it. Once his spirit had fully detached, he triggered the Undead Body, shooting his main body like a bullet outward.

An enormous wave of energy erupted, powerful enough to shatter space itself. In no time, the black sphere, blazing with violent energy, chased after the fleeing Main God Realm experts like a falling star. To those at the rear, the sight of the sphere evoked pure despair.

"Dean Gu!"

"Help us!" Some shouted toward Gu Lan, even activating their secret messages and treasures. But their voices, no matter how loud, and their secret messages and treasures, no matter how powerful, were useless. The black sphere kept expanding, drawing everything toward it like a black hole. All those voices, techniques, and treasures were sucked into its pull.

The self-destruction of an innate spirit like the Undead Vine was anything but ordinary. Before they could even react, the explosion had begun.

"No!"

"Dean Gu, save us…"

Many still held hope in Gu Lan, but it was too late.

With a deafening boom, the explosion shook the heavens and earth. A massive black hole formed around the black sphere, obliterating everything in its vicinity. The dark light momentarily blanketed the sky. Except for a handful of cautious Main God Realm experts who had retreated far away, the rest were swallowed by the black hole.

This was the sheer power of an innate spirit's self-destruction. Without prior warning, even Main God Realm experts had no time to escape.

Heaven and earth fell into darkness. The surviving experts looked on with eyes full of terror, their faces pale and filled with lingering fear.

"The power of that self-destruction was terrifying!"

"With energy this strong, even the God Realm might struggle to withstand it."

They murmured to themselves, instinctively continuing to retreat to avoid being caught in the expanding vortex of energy.

"Bumie!" At that moment, amidst countless sword techniques and divine phenomena, Cangming, who had been struggling to hold on, sensed the disappearance of the Undead Vine's energy.

The Undead Vine's self-destruction took him by surprise and filled his heart with dread. Ever since Gu Lan's emergence, all of his plans had fallen apart, as if destiny itself were protecting his opponent. Cangming was on the verge of madness.

The green petal he was currently activating represented the Path of Life, granting him a life force nearly as tenacious as the Undead Body. This was why he could endure Gu Lan's overwhelming attacks. However, the Undead Vine's death served as a wake-up call.

With just the Path of Life, it was nearly impossible to turn the tide of this battle.

"Busi is missing, Bulao was slain, Bumie has self-destructed… only Busheng and I remain…"

"Sigh! I overestimated myself and underestimated my opponent!"

"This is truly a complete and utter defeat!"

Life energy surged across Cangming's body, continuously healing his wounds inflicted by the piercing Sword Intent. Having used his Gifted Power three times in a row, even he was beginning to feel exhausted. But in his current predicament, no matter how tired he was, he had to keep fighting. He knew all too well the consequences he would face from the Ancient God Clan if he returned without completing his ancestors' task.