Justice Never Misses a Beatdown

Whoosh!

Above the Azure Sky, white clouds drifted lazily. Sunlight pierced through the cloud layers and shone upon the earth, leaving behind vast patches of dark shadow.

Suddenly, urgent sounds of wind tearing through the air rang out in the silent sky. In the distant heavens, a purple and a black streak of light shot past.

The streaks were incredibly fast. The wind pressure generated by their speed tore long gashes through the clouds overhead.

"Kid, hand over the Great Sumeru Demon Pillar, and I'll spare your life!"

Murderous intent filled the Black Dragon Sovereign's eyes. Though his words went against his heart, his movements did not stop. Spiritual energy surged around him as a black, mysterious glow gathered in his palm, emitting concealed spiritual fluctuations.

Lu Chen ignored the Black Dragon's endless prattle behind him. Sensing an intense feeling of danger deep within his mind, he flapped his purple wings. The surrounding space rippled, and he instantly slipped through space.

In the blink of an eye, he vanished before the Black Dragon.

"Again? Damn brat! Once I catch you, I'll break both your legs and force out the Space Divine Ability you cultivate!"

The Black Dragon Sovereign's eye twitched, irritation flashing through his gaze. He swiped his hands, creating a massive spatial vortex. Stepping inside, he too vanished from the sky in an instant.

Not long after, Deep within the Western Wilderness Territory.

This region was shrouded in thick Spirit Mist all year round. The mist never dispersed, and any form of perception was greatly weakened here.

Many unique Spirit Beasts also lived within the Spirit Mist. Concealed by its cover, these Spirit Beasts came and went like ghosts, making them extremely troublesome. Thus, few experts from the Northern Azure Continent came here in search of treasure.

At this moment, a purple streak of light swept across the distant sky and landed atop a stone peak deep within the region.

At the same time, a black streak followed close behind, radiating dense killing intent. A fierce, sky-piercing aura erupted as it struck out with a palm!

Boom!

The massive palm print descended, yet the figure in green robes neither dodged nor evaded. The Spirit Mist around him began to writhe frantically, and space itself seemed to distort, as though forming a demonic maw that swallowed the palm print whole.

"A spirit array?"

The Black Dragon Sovereign looked at the endlessly spreading mist around him. A woman in a white dress slowly emerged from the dense fog. Her black hair cascaded over her shoulders, and her beautiful face was cold as frost. Her entire bearing exuded indifference, making others instinctively keep their distance.

The woman in white walked to Lu Chen's side, glanced at the Black Dragon Sovereign, and said calmly, "Is that him?"

Lu Chen smiled and nodded. Cupping his hands, he said, "I'll have to trouble you, Ling Xi Jie."

Ling Xi nodded slightly and extended a slender jade finger, pointing into the air. Ripples seemed to spread through space, while the spiritual energy between heaven and earth appeared to fall into disorder.

In an instant, spiritual energy gathered like a storm, and a crimson light array formed out of thin air. Powerful spiritual fluctuations spread outward, carrying a scorching aura.

The Black Dragon looked at the crimson Spirit Array that had instantly formed around him. His eyes narrowed, but he remained rather composed. "Is this your trump card? You think a mere High Grade Human Rank Spirit Array can trap me? Are you in such a hurry to die?"

"One isn't enough? Then what about ten?"

Ling Xi smiled faintly. Her long, slender fingers seemed to flick lightly, and countless rays of spiritual light immediately shot into the sky. Numerous Spirit Seals appeared throughout the surroundings, gathering into ten dazzling spheres of light.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In the blink of an eye, under Ling Xi's command, the ten spheres expanded at an astonishing speed. Complex lines of spiritual energy intertwined, gradually forming ten massive Spirit Arrays, each with a different array diagram.

In just a few breaths, the ten massive Spirit Arrays concealed in this place fully activated. As their radiance spread, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth seemed to grow violent.

Ten High Grade Human Rank Spirit Arrays!

One High Grade Human Rank Spirit Array was enough to trap and kill a Third Grade Sovereign, yet ten had been set up here!

Even a Fifth Grade Sovereign would not dare be careless when facing the combined assault of ten Third Grade Sovereigns, much less ten High Grade Human Rank Spirit Arrays!

Yet the Black Dragon Sovereign remained expressionless. He merely swept his gaze around and said indifferently, "Come out already. Why hide? Your Northern Azure Spiritual Academy has wanted to kill me for more than a day or two. Other than you, no one would dare ambush my Dragon Demon Palace."

"Since that's the case, let's settle this today!"

"As you wish, Senior."

Seeing that the Black Dragon had entered the Spirit Arrays, Lu Chen clapped his hands. Another aged figure appeared behind him.

The old man wore somewhat tattered robes. His bald head did not have a single strand of hair, and his listless eyes drooped weakly as he stared at the Black Dragon with utter boredom, as though looking at a dead worm.

At the sight of him, the Black Dragon Sovereign's expression changed drastically. All his prior calmness vanished as he cried out, "Northern Dark Dragon Kun, you left the academy?"

This person was none other than the guardian divine beast of the Northern Azure Spiritual Academy, the Northern Dark Dragon Kun!

By all reason, this beast guarded the Northern Azure Spiritual Academy year-round. Unless the academy faced the danger of destruction, it should never have been possible for it to leave.

But reality did not care about reason. Without the slightest hesitation, several SOS Jade Talismans suddenly appeared in the Black Dragon Sovereign's hand. With a sweep of his hand, he crushed them all!

Roar!

A dragon's roar resounded through the sky. A spatial vortex suddenly appeared in the space above this region, and five massive pillars of spiritual light shot into the heavens. Within those five pillars, five figures emerged, their Sovereign pressure spreading outward.

They were the Dragon Demon Palace Five Sovereigns!

Seeing his reinforcements arrive, the Black Dragon showed no joy at all. Instead, he asked in shock, "Why are there only five of you? Where are the others?"

The five looked at one another, all wearing bewildered expressions.

At that moment, Lu Chen smiled and said, "Senior Black Dragon, there's no need to wait. The others won't be coming. You should worry about yourself instead..."

"You brat, was this your doing?"

Black Dragon suddenly realized what was happening. Thinking of Tai Cang and the five Grand Seat Elders who had yet to appear, his expression changed drastically as a bad feeling rose within him.

The moment Black Dragon crushed the jade talisman.

At the Dark Shadow Merchant Guild headquarters.

An incomparably dazzling black beam descended from the highest level of the Dark Shadow Pavilion. With a thunderous boom, it crashed into the ground, sending dust soaring into the sky. When the dust settled, only a gigantic circular crater spanning a thousand zhang remained...

A middle-aged man in black crawled to his feet from the center of the crater, filthy and disheveled. He glared grimly at the three white-robed figures in the sky and said through gritted teeth, "Didn't your Northern Azure Spiritual Academy say you would not interfere in the continent's conflicts between factions?"

"Tai Cang, why have you gone back on your word?"

Tai Cang shook his head and looked at him calmly. "Liu An, over the years, you colluded with the Dragon Demon Palace and slaughtered quite a few disciples of my Northern Azure Spiritual Academy, didn't you?"

"Today, I kill you only to avenge my Northern Azure disciples. This is an internal matter of Northern Azure, so it does not count as breaking our promise."

Meanwhile, at the Heaven Origin Merchant Guild.

The Heaven Origin Merchant Guild President, who was playing chess with someone in a pavilion, suddenly sensed something. He frowned, and as his chess piece landed on the board, he was about to rise.

"Hehe, President Dong, where are you planning to go?"

Just as he was about to move, a faint laugh rang out within the pavilion. The Heaven Origin Merchant Guild President abruptly turned around and saw a gold-robed figure slowly materialize in a nearby chair, accompanied by three white-robed elders. The man smiled at him.

"The Nine Summer Merchant Guild President? Xia Tianyan?"

"The three Grand Seat Elders of Northern Azure Spiritual Academy?"

The Heaven Origin Merchant Guild President's eyes immediately darkened.