"The aura of the Great Dao again!" The Jiuyi Mountain envoy's expression turned slightly grave, and he sat up straighter. "Pei Ling is only at the Void Refinement stage, yet he's mastered two arts that touch upon the Great Dao!"
The Yanxi City envoy also furrowed his brow. After a moment's thought, he said, "This art takes time to perform."
"That's a huge opening."
"But the spirit of his life-bound saber is extraordinarily powerful. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the chance to use it."
The Suzhen Heaven envoy watched the battlefield. When her gaze fell on the emperor, who was forming a Magic Seal, she cried out softly, "[Nine-Child Divine Ability]!"
At her words, the others turned to look at the emperor. They happened to see a golden, tiger-like beast silently take shape.
The beast was as large as a mountain, fierce and ferocious. It was Bi'an!
Seeing this, the crowd also showed surprise. Even Fu Daoxuan's rock-steady gaze wavered slightly. "If Zhong Kui can make Fellow Daoist use this divine ability, then even if Pei Ling loses next, he'll still become famous throughout the world and be remembered for ten thousand years!"
"This man... what a pity..."
As the cultivators of the four sects murmured among themselves, the Empress sat on the phoenix throne nearby, wearing her phoenix crown and Zhai Attire. Her phoenix eyes brimmed with authority as she stared at the battlefield, brows knitted tight.
Pei Ling's strength was already more than enough to take his rightful place as Sect Master of the Chongming Sect!
The emperor had been attacking for so long without victory, and the battle had reached a fever pitch. Even if he won in the end, he would lose all face!
In that case, the only way to salvage the dynasty's reputation and