Chapter 1 The Return
Everyone knew that Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu had disappeared together all those years ago. Now that Wan Lei had returned, it was likely Fang Xiaoyu had returned too.

"What? Do you miss her? Well, she probably misses you just as much."

After speaking, Wan Lei turned his head and shouted in the direction he came from,

"Wife, someone's looking for you over here!"

From a distance, a whistling sound could be heard.

A figure clad in white armor, with wings spread wide behind her, moved at extreme speed, leaving behind streaks of afterimages as she rapidly flew towards them.

Fang Xiaoyu didn't hesitate for a moment. Using her momentum, she grabbed Huo Ling'er by the neck and slammed her to the ground, her speed undiminished.

"Ah!!!"

Huo Ling'er let out a shrill scream, her back grinding a trench tens of meters long on the ground.

Sparks flew.

Fang Xiaoyu's fighting style was incredibly brutal. Perhaps inspired by how Wan Lei had beaten Liu Ao back then, she now rode on top of Huo Ling'er, repeatedly smashing her fists into Huo Ling'er's face.

In reality, Fang Xiaoyu found the simple and crude fighting style Wan Lei had used when beating Yue Lingxi to be quite aesthetically pleasing, which was why she did this.

Qian Duoduo and the others were stunned. They looked at the ferocious figure in white armor who was beating Huo Ling'er, and then at Wan Lei.

Are you sure that's Fang Xiaoyu?

The image was too drastically subverted!

What have you people been through all these years?

Huo Ling'er, recovering from her initial shock, let out a yell. Flames surged around her, attempting to burn Fang Xiaoyu to death.

But Fang Xiaoyu's armor was not for show. No matter how fiercely Huo Ling'er burned, she couldn't harm Fang Xiaoyu in the slightest.

Seeing that this wasn't working, Huo Ling'er immediately threw a fireball. The fireball drifted into the distance.

Immediately after, Huo Ling'er, who was under Fang Xiaoyu, vanished. The fireball transformed into Huo Ling'er's likeness.

This move was remarkably similar to Lei Xinghai's Vermilion Bird.

Fang Xiaoyu wasn't in a hurry to kill Huo Ling'er. She intended to beat her slowly; killing her outright would be too easy.

She still vividly remembered the soul-annihilating pain she had felt when she almost died from Huo Ling'er's Heart Fire back then.

Wan Lei also wanted Huo Ling'er dead, primarily to avenge Fang Xiaoyu.

However, he didn't hate Huo Ling'er that much.

After all, if not for Huo Ling'er's Heart Fire back then, he wouldn't have had the chance to save Fang Xiaoyu, nor would he have found that deep connection between them, leading to him and Fang Xiaoyu getting together later.

Indirectly, Huo Ling'er could be considered the matchmaker for him and Fang Xiaoyu.

Since Huo Ling'er was to be left to Fang Xiaoyu for revenge, Wan Lei's target remained that tree named Wu Xun.

Wan Lei fought Wu Xun.

Fang Xiaoyu fought Huo Ling'er.

Behind them were He Shibai, Li Lei, and others.

Back to the starting point, standing there blankly...

"Wan Lei, this time, I will definitely cut you down and get my revenge!"

Wu Xun stared intently at Wan Lei. On his hard, wooden face, he could still manage to express anger.

"Why are all the villain's lines so cliché?"

Young Master Lei muttered, then suddenly shouted,

"Slicing Sword into a River!"

A river composed of countless light swords instantly swept towards Wu Xun, entering his Sea of Consciousness.

Wan Lei vaguely remembered that he had defeated Wu Xun in this state with "The Cry of the Wind and Birds" last time.

Wu Xun's tree form possessed heaven-defying defense. He could only be attacked with divine sense.

However, this time, Wu Xun did not faint.

"Hahahaha, Wan Lei, after suffering one loss, do you think I wouldn't be prepared? Do you think the Wu family's heritage lacks even a single treasure to protect the Sea of Consciousness?!" Big Wind Novel

Wu Xun laughed heartily and punched towards Wan Lei.

Wan Lei did not retreat; he returned a punch.

BOOM!!!

After a loud bang, both were forced back several steps.

"You're nothing special either!"

Wu Xun's idle chatter was truly excessive.

Villains often died due to talking too much. It wasn't because they were stupid, but because when victory was assured, the temptation to show off was irresistible, making them subconsciously indulge in it.

This was exactly what Wu Xun was doing now. He believed he had Wan Lei completely cornered.

Young Master Lei was always brief on the battlefield. He immediately spread his wings and charged at Wu Xun.

Wu Xun stood firm on the ground, his roots intertwining, burrowing into the soil, preparing to wear Wan Lei down.

In this state, he was as tall as three zhang. If there were more deathly aura and gloom about him, he might have blended in with the surrounding forest.

It was indeed a good way to ambush.

Seeing that his opponent had resorted to a cowardly tactic, Young Master Lei decided not to waste time. He immediately transformed into his Sword Immortal avatar, unleashed the "Wind Lightning God Slaying Style," and charged at Wu Xun with his greatsword.

Wu Xun swung vines, continuously attacking Wan Lei.

Even in this state, Wan Lei, though huge, was not clumsy.

The God Slaying Style was a close-quarters attack, extremely fast, and he didn't fear Wu Xun's vines at all.

Holding the greatsword, Wan Lei shattered the vines with one slash, then swung horizontally, cutting into the trunk of the great tree.

BOOM!!!

With a deafening sound, wood chips flew from the tree trunk, and a gap nearly a foot deep appeared.

Seeing that the attack was effective, Young Master Lei immediately turned into a lumberjack, ignoring the vine attacks, and began to chop the tree madly.

If Han Daozi, the old ancestor of the Cold Sect in the Immortal Realm, knew that his divine ability was first used by Wan Lei to slaughter pigs, and then to chop trees, he would probably have rather defied the Immortal Venerable's command than to come to the Lei Feng Realm and kill Wan Lei.

Soon, Wu Xun's tree trunk was cut in half. Seeing that a few more chops would turn him into firewood, he finally couldn't sit still. With a surge, he pulled himself out of the ground and prepared to flee.

He sadly realized that he still couldn't defeat Wan Lei this time.

Young Master Lei was in the midst of his chopping, enjoying the pleasure of splitting wood. How could he let him escape?

Immediately, Wan Lei used his lightning evasion technique, teleporting above the great tree and kicking it back into the ground.

Fearing that Wu Xun would suffer the pain of his roots being uprooted again, Wan Lei thoughtfully set up a formation and continued chopping the tree.

It was a joke! If he let him escape, what would he use to cook for his wife?

"Senior Sister, who should we help?"

"Of course, we help Wan Lei and his side. Didn't you see Wu Xun and Huo Ling'er can't hold on any longer? Their subordinates are also almost killed by Qian Duoduo and the others. Should we help the strong, or the weak?"

Yue Lingxi gave her junior sister a blank look.

"But... why should we help them?"

"Idiot, if we don't help now, will we help after it's over? We'll miss the opportunity to get anything good.

Going over to assist now is like establishing a loyalty pact. Although they don't need our help at all, at least we've shown our attitude and taken a stance.

If we don't help this time, then if we encounter danger later, they certainly won't help us. In fact...

In fact, if we really encounter danger, they might even throw us to the back to be scapegoats!"