[Chapter 164: Who Will the Werewolf Kill Tonight? [A black throwing knife flew from Meng Yi's sleeve, swift as lightning; even the sound of it slicing through the air could not keep up with its speed!]
[Just as the throwing knife was about to pierce your brow.]
[A golden hand steadily caught it between two fingers.]
["Clang!"]
[The golden hand slowly faded, transforming into the texture of human skin.]
[The change swiftly spread across the entire Golden Body statue.]
[Li Lingyue, clad in the Empress's phoenix robe, appeared before you!]
[The corners of your lips rose slightly.]
[This was in the bag.]
[Even behind their masks, you could imagine the expressions on Meng Yi and the other assassins' faces.]
["The Empress?! She should be in the Southern Border right now!"]
["Don't be afraid. It's an Incense Avatar! This is a common trick of the Incense Dao! An avatar cannot even wield a tenth of the main body's strength. Nothing to fear!"]
["Let me finish her!"]
[A Martial King Realm cultivator confidently attacked, wielding a pair of golden maces and spinning over like Garen.]
[If that hit landed, it would probably hurt like hell.]
[But the Empress actually caught them barehanded, snatched away the twin maces, and snapped them in two with a hard bend!]
["My Golden Flood Dragon Maces!"]
[The Empress's expression was icy. With one step, she moved so fast it was like teleportation. Her jade hand seized the Martial King's throat and slammed him headfirst into the earth.]
[Then she stomped down fiercely, sending him to the next world!]
[Only then did Meng Yi and the others realize that this was no ordinary Incense Avatar, but a Golden Body Incense Avatar capable of fighting at full strength!]
["She only has the time of one incense stick! Avoid her