Somewhere in the Thousand Mysteries Secret Realm, a great battle was raging. On one side were Ao Mo and Teng Yi; on the other were Qin Lang and Song You'er. Not far from the battlefield, two figures watched in silence.
Jian Wuya of the Sword Emperor Sect and Su Ting of Heaven's Gate Palace!
Jian Wuya and Su Ting merely watched with cold eyes. Clearly, the commotion from the battle had drawn them here.
Ao Mo and Teng Yi had both assumed their true forms. The demon dragon's body was enormous, while the demon peng's wings blotted out the sky and sun. Waves of demon might swept out from them, an astonishing sight. Moreover, the fluctuations of their presence had reached the Life Palace Realm!
As for Qin Lang and Song You'er, both had made breakthroughs in their cultivation as well. Qin Lang was now at the early stage of the Life Palace Realm, while Song You'er had reached the peak of the Soul Sea Realm.
Before entering the secret realm, Qin Lang had already been at the peak of the Soul Sea Realm, so his breakthrough to the Life Palace Realm came as no surprise. Song You'er's cultivation, however, had been a little weaker. Although she had made considerable progress, she had yet to take that step and break through to the Life Palace Realm.
Song You'er was covered in blood, her lovely face pale and her breath unsteady. Clearly, she had suffered serious injuries. Thus, she could only assist from the side, leaving Qin Lang to bear the brunt of the fighting.
Although Qin Lang had broken through to the Life Palace Realm and grown much stronger, he was facing both Ao Mo and Teng Yi, who were in the same realm as him. Fighting two against one, he was immediately suppressed.
"Roar!" A dragon's cry rang out. Ao Mo abruptly accelerated, broke through Qin Lang's defenses in a flash, and appeared directly above Song You'er's head. A dragon claw then shot out, its terrifying power sealing off the surrounding space in an instant.
Song You'er's body stiffened. She looked up to see the dragon claw expanding rapidly in her pupils. She hurriedly thrust her palm forward, sending a torrent of violent flames howling out.
But against Ao Mo, who was at the Life Palace Realm, Song You'er's resistance seemed utterly feeble. Beneath the dragon claw, all things were suppressed. As the claw descended, the flames that could burn heaven and earth to nothing shattered and vanished completely.
Bang!
With a muffled thud, Song You'er's delicate body fell toward the ground like a kite with its string cut, blood spraying from her mouth.
"The Blood Clan's young king? Is that all you've got?" Ao Mo burst into triumphant laughter. His serpentine dragon body swooped down, and his claw reached for Song You'er, who could no longer resist. "Why not come back to the Demon Domain with me and warm my bed as a maid?"
Despair welled up in Song You'er's beautiful eyes, then turned to madness. She would rather die than suffer such humiliation!
Screech!
A piercing phoenix cry rang out from Song You'er's lips, followed by a violent, chaotic fluctuation erupting from within her.
Better to shatter like jade than remain whole like a roof tile!
"Don't!" Qin Lang's eyes nearly split apart at the sight, blood seeping from their corners. Boundless Sword Qi erupted wildly as he tried to break free of Teng Yi and rush to Song You'er's rescue.
But Teng Yi gave him no chance. His figure flickered, swift as lightning, keeping Qin Lang firmly occupied and unable to break away.
Just as Song You'er was about to self-destruct, however, a figure suddenly appeared beside her. She then felt what seemed to be an arm wrapping around her waist.
Song You'er's mind trembled violently, and she was horrified beyond measure. But the voice that sounded beside her ear a moment later made the madness in her beautiful eyes abruptly freeze.
"You want my woman to warm your bed? Who the fuck do you think you are?"
That furious voice, brimming with killing intent, echoed through the air. A sword beam then blossomed in the void. In that instant, the space around them seemed to be torn to pieces.
Sword Qi soared into the heavens, cleaving through everything!
Rip!
A grating sound of flesh tearing rang out. Wherever the sword light passed, the dragon claw was forcibly severed, sending blood spraying!
"Ah!" Ao Mo let out a wretched scream, his enormous dragon body retreating at breakneck speed. Shock and fury welled up in his huge dragon eyes.
Who dared sever his dragon claw?!
Ao Mo looked over, and his gaze immediately hardened. "You?"
The figure who had saved Song You'er was none other than Ning Xuanyuan!
"Your Highness?" Song You'er also turned around. Looking at the figure beside her, her beautiful eyes filled with delighted excitement.
"Qin Lang, come back!" Ning Xuanyuan called out, his expression icy and grim.
Hearing him, Qin Lang unleashed a surging sword beam. As he forced Teng Yi back, he flashed away and landed beside Ning Xuanyuan.
"Your Highness." Qin Lang's face was ashen, his expression ashamed. He was the Qin Clan's young king, yet Ao Mo and Teng Yi had ambushed him, nearly causing Song You'er to self-destruct and perish. If Ning Xuanyuan had not arrived in time, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
"Take care of her." Ning Xuanyuan did not reproach Qin Lang. Instead, he released Song You'er from his embrace. At the same time, he waved his hand, and a ray of pure white Holy Light descended, enveloping them both.
The bloodline divine ability, Holy Light. It could restore vitality and heal injuries.
"Brat, you dared sever my arm!" Ao Mo's eyes were crimson as he roared. Teng Yi also landed beside him, his wings beating, his sharp eyes filled with bone-chilling killing intent.
The two had ambushed Qin Lang and Song You'er because Ning Xuanyuan had killed the demons of their Demon Domain outside the secret realm. Now that Ning Xuanyuan had appeared, their killing intent naturally surged.
"Sever your arm? You dared hurt my people. I'll take your life!" Ning Xuanyuan's eyes were icy cold, his killing intent shaking the heavens.
Qin Lang and Song You'er were his personal guards, which made them his people! Since Ao Mo and Teng Yi had dared attack them, how could he let the matter rest?
Ning Xuanyuan stepped forward, a saber and a sword appearing in his hands. A terrifying pressure instantly swept through the surroundings.
"Such empty boasts! You're only at the Soul Sea Realm, yet you dare claim you'll kill me?!" Ao Mo's voice rolled and resounded throughout the void. "Others may fear your Asura Domain, but I don't!"
As his words fell, Ao Mo's enormous demon dragon body writhed, and a towering wave of demon might swept down from the heavens, bearing down on Ning Xuanyuan. His enormous demon eyes looked down at Ning Xuanyuan, brimming with boundless killing intent and an overwhelming air of domination.
Behind Ao Mo, Teng Yi spread wings that hung like clouds in his true form. Brilliant firelight shone from his demon peng body across the heavens, filling the air with the fierce presence of flames.
Having awakened the Golden Peng Bloodline, Teng Yi possessed not only astonishing speed but also a talent for flames. The two powers he excelled in were fire and wind.
Hum!
Teng Yi was the first to attack. Terrifying flames burned on his body, bathing him from head to toe. His wings shuddered, and a fierce wind swept through heaven and earth. He swooped straight at Ning Xuanyuan, his onslaught fearsome.
Ao Mo followed close behind. The power of rules, mingled with violent demon might, crashed down as the shadow of a demon dragon descended from the heavens, its might unmatched.
In the distance, Jian Wuya and Su Ting watched coldly. They too wanted to see whether the foremost member of the Asura Domain's younger generation could live up to his reputation while fighting two against one.