Long Jianji let out a cold shout and struck with both palms. A flickering orb of light shot toward Feng Jiu in an instant.
Its power was beyond imagination. The shield Feng Jiu had just raised was directly sucked apart by the flickering orb.
The difference in their control over spiritual power was laid bare.
Long Jianji knew full well that to claim the position of Lord of the East Sea, he had to wield both kindness and authority: kill those who must be killed, spare those who must be spared. Neither could be neglected.
Huang Fengjiu, one of the beneficiaries of Long Qi's ascension, had to be eradicated root and branch.
Despair showed in Feng Jiu's eyes. Long Jianji's cultivation had already surpassed the limits of the fifth rank; Feng Jiu could no longer hope to withstand him.
As the immense power wrapped in the flickering orb neared his skin, Feng Jiu shut his eyes.
The next instant, his whole body seemed to be caught by a terrifying tornado and swept a hundred zhang away.
The flickering orb missed Feng Jiu. It did not even explode, but flew backward, churning between Long Jianji's palms like waves rising and clouds vanishing.
In an instant, every gaze turned toward the face of the blue-robed man beside Feng Jiu.
At the critical moment, it was this blue-robed man who had stepped in and saved Feng Jiu.
"Who are you? No, you're actually human! Hahaha, Old Hu, you saw it with your own eyes. The dignified Demon Domain of the East Sea has actually joined forces with those lowly humans!"
Long Jianji threw back his head and laughed. "How could a foolish, incompetent woman like her deserve to rule the East Sea?"
Xu Yi's bearing had changed greatly, and he looked much more