The Luan Nian was restricted by a formation. This powerful magic treasure could no longer exert its power, and there was even a risk of damage.

It was a formation specifically designed to restrict airship-type treasures, to prevent the entire airship from escaping, and to keep the disciples inside, making Ye Tinglan unable to focus on fighting.

Du-gu Qing-li made a decisive move and immediately retracted the Luan Nian.

The enormous airship suddenly vanished, leaving several people floating in mid-air. However, the cabin, which should have held dozens or even a hundred disciples, was empty. Only three accompanying elders, Lu Xing-zhou, Du-gu Qing-li, and A-nuo, who was peeking from behind Lu Xing-zhou (no one knew when she had returned), remained.

“They were prepared?” Fang Qi-hao and the others were stunned for a moment but quickly composed themselves, their expressions turning ferocious. “The disciples have been transferred, but you are still here! Don’t tell us you think we’re still at the strength we showed on the arena!”

“Swoosh!” A-nuo appeared before them. “Your opponent is me!”

Fang Qi-hao, seeing this little brat, was enraged. “Little rascal, give me back my Da Shen Bian!”

The Da Shen Bian was his innate magic treasure, but now even its imprint had been erased by Ye Ting-lan, completely turning it into a child’s toy. Fang Qi-hao’s heart bled.

A-nuo grinned. “That thing isn’t good to use. Have a ‘bing’!”

The cracked ‘bing’ (pancake) was pulled out again.

Fang Qi-hao was indeed not at his arena strength now. Although this body could only exert the power of the third rank at most, his soul power was of the transcendent rank! On the arena, he was afraid of being noticed by Ye Ting-lan and dared not use it carelessly. Now, he was fearless.

However, as soon as he approached, a vast, transcendent pressure came from not far away.

The transcendent being from Tian-yao Sacred Land had arrived.

Fang Qi-hao’s soul power instantly shriveled.

As a soul possessing another body, there was always a subtle mismatch between body and soul. Bullying lower-ranked opponents was fine, but how could he dare to clash with a genuine transcendent being?

“Bang!” As his soul power retracted, he slammed his bare hands onto A-nuo’s ‘bing’.

A-nuo held the ‘bing’ in her left hand and pulled out the Da Shen Bian with her right, delivering a whip.

Fang Qi-hao shrieked in anger, retreating rapidly.

It was evident that A-nuo hadn’t refined the Da Shen Bian and was merely wielding it as a weapon. But with its material quality, even a glancing blow would strip a layer of skin.

Who could understand the pain of being chased and beaten by one’s own treasure!

The transcendent elder of the Sacred Land merely exerted pressure to restrain them, not directly confronting the possessors. His main opponent was the old man leading the team from Jin-feng Island.

That was not a possessor, but a direct visitor from the ancient realm.

The three accompanying Tian-yao elders each dealt with two flood dragons, handling them in an orderly manner.

Xiang Guang from Jin-feng Island once again confronted Du-gu Qing-li.

Lu Xing-zhou looked around and realized his opponent was the young woman, Duan Ning, who used the Tian-luo San (Heavenly Net Umbrella).

But her umbrella had already been damaged by Ye Ting-lan.

“Do you have another umbrella, young lady?” Lu Xing-zhou flashed forward, asking with a smile.

Duan Ning retreated in horror, but Lu Xing-zhou was like a shadow, already by her side.

Duan Ning kicked out, and Lu Xing-zhou casually caught her leg.

Somewhere in the sea, Yuan Mu-yu, wearing a Yama King mask, thought: “?”

“Yama King?” In front of her was an old Dragon King, with a dragon’s head and a human body, dressed in a yellow robe. They seemed to have been discussing something, but Yuan Mu-yu’s mind had wandered.

In the air, Duan Ning’s leg was caught. She seemed momentarily stunned, then quickly pulled back, revealing a charming smile. “So, Young Master Lu is also a romantic. Have you ever considered that even with all the ancient methods, Tian-yao Sacred Land is merely a patchwork of fragments? If you join us, you’ll have an inexhaustible supply of true ancient methods and treasures, most suitable for your talent.”

Lu Xing-zhou smiled. “Anything else?”

Duan Ning’s eyes darted around, and she said seductively, “Of course, there’s also what Young Master desires… like me. This body is only eighteen, isn’t it more fragrant than those old women?”

Yuan Mu-yu: “?”

“Yama King?” The old Dragon King called out again.

“Wait a moment,” Yuan Mu-yu gritted her teeth.

The old Dragon King: “…”

“Those terms sound quite good,” Lu Xing-zhou continued to press forward. “So, can the young lady offer some interest first?”

“Of course…” Duan Ning stopped retreating and instead leaned into Lu Xing-zhou’s embrace.

Lu Xing-zhou seemed completely unguarded, reaching out to embrace her.

“…No!” As she nestled into his arms, Duan Ning’s palm slammed viciously onto Lu Xing-zhou’s chest.

Yuan Mu-yu: “!!!”

And Lu Xing-zhou’s seemingly embracing hand suddenly changed its movement, turning into an inch-force whip hammer, his fist already smashing into Duan Ning’s beautiful face.

Duan Ning’s hand hit the Jiang-long Jia (Dragon Subduing Armor), only a small amount of power penetrating, which was completely neutralized by the Tai-xu Lun (Great Void Wheel), having no effect at all. Her face, however, took a deliberate punch, becoming disfigured, and she was sent spinning in the air like a top.

Lu Xing-zhou raised his leg and brought down a fierce, angry whip kick. “This young lady died when you possessed her… Heaven knows what an ugly hag you truly are. Do you think I’m so desperate?”

“Bang!” With a direct kick, Duan Ning’s body was dead beyond revival, no longer usable.

A shadowy phantom soul drilled out of the body, its appearance sinister. “Lu Xing-zhou! You are courting death!”

“Mama ye, a man!” Lu Xing-zhou quickly retreated, revealing a white banner in his hand.

The phantom soul: “?”

Ten thousand ghosts wailed, and the sky instantly darkened.

The ethereal duel suddenly took a drastic turn in style.

Yuan Mu-yu, at the bottom of the sea, finally smiled. That smile was not just out of joy that Lu Xing-zhou resisted the beauty, but also because of the soul banner.

Who said this Xing-zhou was completely unfamiliar?

He still kept that soul banner… hee hee.

“Yama King?” The old Dragon King tightened his face, asking for the third time.

Yuan Mu-yu came back to her senses, smiling. “Huh?”

The old Dragon King said, “The situation above is not good. I’m going to make my move. If Yama King has nothing else, please return.”

Yuan Mu-yu smiled. “But I’m here to stop you.”

The old Dragon King said, “Yama King has been delaying me, and I guessed you came for this. But I don’t understand why you would stop this matter, which targets Tian-yao Sacred Land and logically aligns with Yama King’s interests.”

“This sovereign is not for Tian-yao Sacred Land,” Yuan Mu-yu said indifferently. “But has the Sea Dragon King considered that for ten thousand years, never have so many people from the ancient realm appeared en masse… I don’t care if they have made any agreements with you, but this sovereign advises the Dragon King to reconsider. Even if Tian-yao Sacred Land restricts the demon race’s space, at least we know their roots. You and I both know what kind of person Ye Ting-lan is, and whether she would exterminate everyone. But does the Dragon King know what will happen if people from the ancient realm gain power?”

The Sea Dragon King was silent for a moment, then slowly said, “I have thought about it. But has Yama King considered that this is a rare path to glimpse the door of Qian-yuan?”

Yuan Mu-yu said, “They are using this to tempt you and Long Qing-huang?”

The Sea Dragon King said indifferently, “At a certain point, nothing matters except achieving the Dao.”

“Even if you gamble your entire race?”

The Sea Dragon King fell silent.

“Excuse my frankness…” Yuan Mu-yu said with some irony. “Neither you nor Long Qing-huang have reached the cusp yet. Is this the time to be anxiously considering this?”

The Sea Dragon King: “…”

Yuan Mu-yu added, “Moreover, this matter seems to have no shadow of the Qian-huang, as if unrelated to him, but my strategist told me that the people from the ancient realm must have been introduced by Gu Zhan-ting.”

The Sea Dragon King’s expression shifted slightly. “Strategist? Is the Judge still around?”

Yuan Mu-yu pursed her lips.

The sea race had no idea that Lu Xing-zhou was the Judge, but they knew that the Judge had been her Yama King’s strategist, and his wisdom was renowned.

“In any case, if it’s related to Gu Zhan-ting, will you still do this?” Yuan Mu-yu asked.

Everyone had never directly clashed with the ancient realm and was very curious about it. They wanted to deepen their understanding of ancient times and the ancient realm through cooperation, and even more, they wanted to use this to peek into the secrets of the immortals. Therefore, despite their doubts, they weren’t too nervous about the appearance of people from the ancient realm.

But Gu Zhan-ting was different.

The Qian-huang and the demon race had the most fundamental opposing stances. Once it was known that the Qian-huang was behind this, the demon race would naturally be eight-tenths vigilant.

Long Qing-huang had learned from experience. Although she didn’t see Gu Zhan-ting’s shadow, she wondered if he might be manipulating things from behind, similar to the battle of Dong-yue Han-chuan, so she observed from the clouds. The sea race, lacking this lesson, made a more direct choice.

But with a heavyweight like the Yama King speaking, the Sea Dragon King had to consider carefully. Becoming Gu Zhan-ting’s pawn would be a huge joke.

And the Yama King was also against Tian-yao Sacred Land, so there was no reason for her to favor Tian-yao Sacred Land, which made her words even more credible.

It was just a bit regrettable, such a good opportunity to strike at Tian-yao Sacred Land.

“You think you can strike at Tian-yao Sacred Land?” Yuan Mu-yu finally sneered. “Without even mentioning the distant past, just in this situation, if I hadn’t been delaying you, you would also be getting beaten.”

The Sea Dragon King was startled, then chuckled. “Yama King is being alarmist. At this moment, all the people from Tian-yao Sacred Land are here, at a stalemate. Once I make a move, it will be enough to overwhelm everything.”

“Whether you believe it or not,” Yuan Mu-yu sneered, “he has already considered the existence of the demon race, but he didn’t count on my help… In other words, in his original plan, even without me, someone would have been ambushing you – or rather, he hadn’t thought I would delay you. Seeing you didn’t appear, he might have assumed you were preparing an ambush, so he set up a counter-ambush.”

The Sea Dragon King scoffed. “I don’t believe it.”

Yuan Mu-yu suddenly asked, “Has Long Qing-huang arrived?”

The Sea Dragon King shook his head. “Not sure, she and I are not on the same side.”

Yuan Mu-yu said, “Then you might as well wait… If Long Qing-huang comes, she will enjoy this ambush.”

Before her words had faded, the battle situation finally changed.

The change still came from Lu Xing-zhou.

Yuan Mu-yu and the Sea Dragon King’s conversation seemed long, but the actual time was very short. Lu Xing-zhou’s Wan-hun Fan (Myriad Souls Banner) had countless spirits biting at the opponent’s phantom soul, and at the same time, a fiery lotus bloomed in his hand.

Hong-lian Jie-yan (Red Lotus Calamity Flame).

Both the Wan-hun Fan and the Hong-lian Jie-yan were the bane of phantom souls. The dignified transcendent phantom soul practically ran into a ghost upon leaving home, almost being collected by the soul banner.

Long Qing-huang had been observing until now. Seeing the phantom soul almost being toyed to death by Lu Xing-zhou, yet no other arrangements appeared from Jin-feng Island’s side, she couldn’t help but whisper to herself, “It seems if our demon race doesn’t appear, this battle will end like this. Chen Yu… no, Lu Xing-zhou’s victory will snowball. He can go help others and quickly deal with them one by one.”

She didn’t want to get involved in this battle, but she wanted to capture Lu Xing-zhou.

If Lu Xing-zhou finished this battle and hid back in Tian-yao Sacred Land, she probably wouldn’t be able to catch him again.

So… now was the time.

The clouds in the sky split open, and a golden dragon extended its claw.

A gigantic dragon claw shot directly downwards at Lu Xing-zhou, instantly upon him.

Lu Xing-zhou: “?”

When he was on the ship, he had secretly transmitted instructions to his people to make many arrangements, but all those arrangements were based on the concept that “the opponent is dealing with Tian-yao Sacred Land.” He had never thought that the opponent would actually come for him personally?

But no matter what it was aimed at, the result was the same.

At the exact moment the golden dragon’s claw reached out, Feng Zi-liu’s divine sword, which had been ambushed for a long time, flew out of its sheath, a long rainbow piercing the sun. “Indeed, there’s a dragon! I found you!”

The Sea Dragon King breathed a sigh of relief. “Indeed, Yan… wait, what are you doing!”

The Sea Dragon King watched in astonishment as Yuan Mu-yu flashed into the sky, furiously leaping towards Long Qing-huang’s face. “I heard rumors about the Demon Empress and the Sacred Lord fighting over a man, and thought they were just rumors, but it’s true! Long Qing-huang, you’re at least over a thousand years old, have you no shame!”

Long Qing-huang inexplicably received a pincer attack from two transcendent beings, leaving the dragon dumbfounded.

Lu Xing-zhou was equally stunned.

What was this scene called? “Fish leaping over the dragon gate”?

So, the result was different… If you were targeting Tian-yao Sacred Land instead of me, at least you wouldn’t be beaten by two transcendent beings.

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