In the quiet of the night, Celestial Phoenix City, bustling all day, had finally fallen silent.
Just then, a colossal roar, like that of an Ancient Fierce Beast, suddenly echoed from the distant horizon!
The shockwave shattered the clouds above Celestial Phoenix City!
"What’s happening?"
Inside Celestial Phoenix City, everyone—whether they had been asleep or were still awake—stepped out of their hos, gazing in utter horror at the distant void.
Several figures flickered. The three Imperial Dragon Sect experts stationed in Celestial Phoenix City and Ling Chen, Hall Master of the Evil Wind Valley’s Punishnt Hall, shot into the sky together, ready to face a great enemy!
Before the horrified eyes of the people, a giant purple Flood Dragon appeared out of nowhere, crushing the air as it tore through the sky from the distant void.
In monts, it was hovering in the sky outside Celestial Phoenix City, exuding an unbearable pressure that fell upon everyone within the city!
The giant Flood Dragon was over thirty zhang long, with two horns on its head and eyes as large as bronze bells.
Its purple scales glimred under the starry sky, radiating the aura of an Ancient Fierce Beast that struck terror into people’s hearts.
With a slight flap of the two massive wings on the Flood Dragon’s back, a fierce gale erupted, sending sand and stones flying. A huge section of Celestial Phoenix City’s thick walls suddenly collapsed, leaving everyone terrified and dumbfounded.
Standing on the Flood Dragon’s back was a woman in a palace gown. Judging by her face alone, she appeared to be around thirty years old.
The woman’s face was fair, but with a sickly pallor, as if she hadn’t seen the sun in a long ti. It was a sight that would subconsciously evoke a sense of pity.
Her figure was slender and graceful, her dress flowing. She was barefoot beneath her skirt, and colorful ribbons fluttered in the wind.
Simply standing there casually on the Flood Dragon’s back, she was an endlessly captivating sight, yet also filled with a wild, seductive allure—a peerless beauty.
Yet, no one dared to look at her for more than a glance, for a monstrous Evil Qi surged from her body, making her seem like a demon or a god—too terrifying to gaze upon directly!
"It’s her!"
When the three hovering Imperial Dragon Sect experts saw the woman’s face clearly, they turned pale with shock!
This was Shui Tianji of Blood Evil Island—the very woman who had poisoned Hong Yu near Black Wind Ridge, only to be slain by a single strike from an enraged Shen Lang!
At that ti, Shen Lang had killed all the others on the spot. Only this woman had managed to escape, but she was forced back by the newly arrived Luo Xingchen and his two companions, ultimately dying at Shen Lang’s hands.
But now, not only was she standing alive and well before Luo Xingchen and the others, but her aura was also ferocious and her Evil Qi was overwhelming!
The Shui Tianji who was killed back then only had the Cultivation of the Xuanwu Realm Early Stage. But the Shui Tianji standing on the Flood Dragon now, just by the aura she casually released, was enough to make Luo Xingchen and the others break out in a cold sweat, barely able to withstand it!
’The one who was killed was her clone. This person is a King Martial Realm expert, and at least at the King Martial Realm Fourth Heaven or higher!’
Luo Xingchen sent a Divine Thought transmission to the three beside him, his mind filled with uncontrollable fear.
Only by cultivating to the King Martial Realm and condensing a Nascent Soul could one possibly cultivate a clone!
Back then, Shui Tianji had died under Shen Lang’s Immortal Celestial Saber; it was impossible for her to have survived. Other than it being a clone, there was absolutely no other explanation!
The hearts of Ling Chen and the other two sank instantly.
The three from the Imperial Dragon Sect were all at the Xuanwu Realm Ninth Heaven, the Half-Step King Martial Realm, but there was still an insurmountable gap between them and a true King Martial Realm Cultivation. The difference was imasurable.
As for Ling Chen, although he had cultivated the first sword of the "Netherworld King’s Three Extres Sword" under Shen Lang’s guidance, his Cultivation was only at the Xuanwu Realm Fifth Heaven. He stood even less of a chance against a King Martial Realm expert.
And this Shui Tianji before them had clearly co seeking revenge.
Her enemy, of course, was Shen Lang...
"Hehe, what a coincidence. Since you’re all here, that’s for the best. Hand over that boy, or I’ll wipe this little Celestial Phoenix City from the face of the earth, leaving no one alive!" Shui Tianji said, her vermilion lips parting.
Her voice was gentle, alluring, and magnetic. To the ear, it was like a heavenly lody, utterly captivating.
But the end of her sentence was like a bucket of ice water poured over the heads of Celestial Phoenix City’s people on a freezing night, chilling them to the core.
Luo Xingchen tried to send out his Divine Thought, but each ti it was forced back by her boundless Evil Qi.
’She’s too strong, at least at the King Martial Realm Fourth Heaven! This is trouble. There’s no way the few of us can be her opponent...’
His heart leaped. Suppressing his terror, Luo Xingchen said, "Senior, you say you’re looking for Shen Lang. I’m truly sorry, but Shen Lang is no longer in Celestial Phoenix City. Blood Evil Island may be formidable, but to co kill people at the foot of our Imperial Dragon Sect’s mountain, and to threaten to destroy Celestial Phoenix City right off the bat—don’t you think you’re going a bit too far, Senior?"
Before Shui Tianji could speak, Luo Xingchen continued, "Celestial Phoenix City is not far from the Imperial Dragon Sect. If you truly go on a rampage here, Senior, you will never escape the pursuit of my sect’s elders. I hope you will reconsider!"
Shui Tianji gave a savage sneer. "Are you threatening , junior? You three were the ones who intercepted my clone that day. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to find you once you returned to the Imperial Dragon Sect. I never expected to find you right here in Celestial Phoenix City. This saves a lot of trouble, hehehe!"
"As for those old fossils in your Imperial Dragon Sect, two are in seclusion, and two are on their way to the Western Wilderness Forbidden Land. And as for your King Martial Realm experts... by the ti I’m done killing all of you, they won’t have the ability to catch ... I’ll say it one last ti: hand over the boy, or die!"
A sharp glint flashed in Shui Tianji’s eyes as she casually swept her gaze over Celestial Phoenix City.
In an instant, a terrifying pressure, heavy as a mountain, swept across the entire city, forcing everyone in Celestial Phoenix City to their knees. They prostrated themselves and trembled like ants!
Below, everyone in the city was breathing raggedly. Their bones creaked and popped, their bodies trembled uncontrollably, and their eyes filled with overwhelming fear and despair.
Just then, a red shadow flashed. The peerlessly graceful Hong Yu materialized out of thin air in front of Luo Xingchen and the other three.
With a wave of her sleeve, a ripple of red light spread out like a wave, sweeping over all of Celestial Phoenix City.
In that instant, everyone felt the imnse weight on their bodies suddenly lift. The pressure that had threatened to crush them vanished without a trace.
The people gasped for breath, their hearts still pounding with fear as they looked up at the sky.
A King Martial Realm expert’s pressure alone was this terrifying. If she were to truly attack, Celestial Phoenix City would likely be dood!
"I haven’t even co looking for you, yet you delivered yourself to my doorstep!" Hong Yu said grimly from the sky. "The people of Blood Evil Island are as arrogant as they say, daring to venture deep into the heart of the Purple Chu Country and act so recklessly right under the nose of the Imperial Dragon Sect!"
Seeing Hong Yu, Shui Tianji on the Flood Dragon revealed a look of astonishnt. "To think such a thing is possible... you even cured the Blood Evil Soul-breaking Powder of my Blood Evil Island! Your origins are truly extraordinary!"
"Even with an antidote for the Blood Evil Soul-breaking Powder, it’s impossible to completely purge the poison without knowing the specific thod. Yet you not only removed all the toxins, but your Power also soared in a short ti, advancing to the King Martial Realm Fourth Heaven. Even I, Shui Tianji, am a little impressed."
"However, do you really think you alone can stop ?"
Hong Yu replied coldly, her face impassive. "We’ll have to see about that, won’t we? Do you really think being at the King Martial Realm Fifth Heaven makes you invincible? Today, I’ll settle all our scores, new and old, right here!"
"Die!"
As Hong Yu spat out the last word, her figure suddenly transford into four red Long Spears. Like streaks of blood-red lightning splitting the heavens, they shot towards Shui Tianji from the front, left, and right!
The sound of thunderclaps echoed ceaselessly. The attack was ferocious and unmatched in power, an absolutely astonishing sight.
The King Martial Realm is also known as the Ruyi Realm, which signifies the ability to transform at will and move freely between heaven and earth.
Once one reaches the King Martial Realm, flying through the sky and burrowing into the earth becos trivial, and creating myriad transformations is as easy as turning one’s hand.
However, King Martial Realm experts rarely transform their own bodies into weapons to fight an enemy unless it is a life-or-death situation.
For although such an attack is powerful, it can also easily result in self-injury.
Hong Yu had resorted to this desperate, all-or-nothing tactic from the very start, causing a look of horror to flash in Shui Tianji’s eyes. With a shift of her body, the Flood Dragon charged to the right while she herself explosively retreated several li!
The four Long Spears that Hong Yu had beco pursued relentlessly, attacking with a dazzling flurry of strikes that once again forced Shui Tianji back more than ten li!
At this mont, high above Celestial Phoenix City, Luo Xingchen waved his hand and commanded, "Miss Hong Yu has lured that woman away for the sake of Celestial Phoenix City! You three, imdiately go to the east, west, and south points. I will take the north. We will activate the Celestial Phoenix City Defense Array together to avoid being caught in the shockwaves of their battle!"
"Junior Brother Fang, activate a Communication Talisman imdiately! As long as Miss Hong Yu can hold her off for an hour, the experts from the sect will definitely arrive. Then, she won’t be able to escape even if she grows wings!"
"Yes!" the other three replied in unison, imdiately speeding off in three different directions.
The wings on Luo Xingchen’s back flapped powerfully, and he shot towards a tall tower.
Not long after, a massive pillar of light that was too brilliant to look at directly shot up from the tower Luo Xingchen had flown to, illuminating the entire night sky!
Imdiately after, identical pillars of light erupted from the other three directions of Celestial Phoenix City.
After the pillars of light appeared in the east, south, west, and north of Celestial Phoenix City, many smaller pillars of light began to light up one after another from various points within the city.
Then, before everyone’s eyes, a giant curtain of light slowly ford in the sky, enveloping the entire Celestial Phoenix City within it.
This was the protective Grand Array jointly established by Shangguan Feiyue of the Imperial Dragon Sect, Nangong Yan of the Flower Sect, and Shark’s Kiss of the Li Hen Sect—the Three Sect Ancestors—all to curry favor with Shen Lang.
Originally, everyone had thought this was just the Three Sect Ancestors’ way of showing goodwill to Shen Lang, and that it would never actually be needed.
Who would have thought that less than eight months after that incident, the Grand Array set up by these three Emperor Martial Realm experts would have to be activated...
Facing an expert at the King Martial Realm Fifth Heaven, Celestial Phoenix City was in grave peril.
It could be turned to dust in an instant.
It would never last until the experts from the Imperial Dragon Sect arrived!
Luo Xingchen hovered in the air, his gaze fixed on the distance as fury filled his eyes. ’The people of Blood Evil Island truly have no regard for my Imperial Dragon Sect! Do they really think they can co and go from the Purple Chu Country as they please?’
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