Joining Forces Against the Enemy

Rampaging spiritual energy shockwaves swept through the area, twisting space itself. Above the Super Dragon Phoenix Pool, a golden figure stood silently in the air, golden light swirling around its body and radiating an overwhelming pressure.

It possessed a humanoid form and wore heavy golden armor. The armor gleamed brilliantly, forged from dragon scales and nearly impossible to destroy. It held a golden war spear, while the veins on its arms bulged like coiling dragons. Its broad palms bore incomparably sharp nails, like daggers flashing with cold light.

It stood quietly in midair. Beneath the golden armor covering its entire body, emotionless golden pupils were exposed, staring indifferently at Xiao Chen and the other two.

Killing intent filled Xiao Chen's eyes, and a chilling aura spread outward, making even Mu Chen beside him shudder.

"Are you all right?"

His figure appeared beside Xiao Qingyan, his face full of concern and tenderness.

"I'm fine. Don't worry."

Hearing this, Xiao Qingyan smiled sweetly and gently shook her head. Her beautiful eyes were likewise fixed on the golden-armored figure, and a trace of solemnity crossed her charming face. "It seems it should be the guardian here. Later, you and Mu Chen should hold him off for a while. I have a method to deal with him."

Before Xiao Chen could agree, Mu Chen instinctively nodded. Even someone as powerful as Xiao Qingyan had been forced into a disadvantage. If it had been him instead, he likely would have found it even harder to endure.

Therefore, he thoroughly approved of her suggestion.

As for Xiao Chen's dark expression, sorry, he had not seen it.

"Ten minutes. I'll kill him."

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Chen's face became as dark as the bottom of a pot.

"Don't be reckless. This fellow is not someone like Fang Yi can compare to."

Xiao Qingyan's expression changed upon hearing Xiao Chen's words, and she said gravely.

"It's just a humanoid monster without flesh and blood. There's no need to be so nervous."

Xiao Chen shook his head, indicating that he knew what he was doing.

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes locked onto the Golden Armored Guardian. Dense blood-gold spiritual energy immediately surged between his palms like a tide.

Boom! Seemingly sensing Xiao Chen's provocation and killing intent, killing intent erupted from the Golden Armored Guardian's golden pupils. Without a word,

it stepped forward. Space instantly twisted, and its body transformed directly into a streak of golden lightning as it charged toward Xiao Chen.

"Good!"

Xiao Chen roared, gently pushing Xiao Qingyan aside. Then he clenched his hand, and a Blood Axe flowing with indestructible golden patterns appeared in his grasp.

Blood-gold spiritual energy dyed the entire sky in dazzling colors.

Clang! Clang! The two figures crossed in the sky, and the sound of metal striking metal rang out. As the axe and spear collided, terrifying spiritual energy shockwaves swept outward like hurricanes, tearing apart the thick clouds high in the sky. Their clash was extremely fierce.

Mu Chen watched the fierce battle in the sky with a grave expression. For the moment, it was impossible to tell who held the upper hand, but the Golden Armored Guardian's killing intent was too intense, as though it were a machine made for slaughter. If this battle continued, the outcome would truly be difficult to predict.

Clang! In the sky, the spear tip and axe blade struck each other with perfect precision. The spear shaft bent dramatically under that terrifying force before abruptly springing back in the next instant. Yet the force it unleashed sent both figures flying backward.

Bang! Both figures were hurled into the two mountain peaks atop the Dragon-Phoenix Head. The peaks immediately collapsed, and massive boulders poured down. Majestic spiritual energy swept around Xiao Chen, shattering every falling boulder into powder. Gripping his Blood Axe tightly, he stared at the golden-armored figure with blazing eyes.

It was roughly as his daughter had predicted. The golden-armored figure's strength should be at the level of a fifth-grade Sovereign, comparable to Xiao Chen's limit. However, with the golden armor formed from dragon scales, its defensive power was astonishingly formidable.

Bang! On the distant collapsed peak, boulders suddenly exploded outward. A golden figure stepped out with slow, heavy strides. The Golden Armored Guardian's merciless eyes locked onto Xiao Chen. With every step it took, golden dragon patterns seemed to emerge upon its dragon-scale armor. At the same time, light gathered behind it, faintly forming a pair of enormous phoenix wings.

As the phoenix wings flapped, the ground beneath its feet instantly shattered. Cracks spread rapidly like a spiderweb, covering a range of thousands of feet.

At that moment, both Mu Chen and Xiao Qingyan's expressions changed, because they could feel the Golden Armored Guardian's power rising at an astonishing speed.

"Those are the True Dragon Mark and True Phoenix Wing..." Mu Chen stared fixedly at the dragon patterns on the Golden Armored Guardian's armor and the phoenix wings behind it, disbelief in his eyes. How could the powers possessed by the True Dragon and True Phoenix appear on its body at the same time? Weren't they supposed to be two mutually incompatible powers? "It was born after absorbing the Essence Blood of the True Dragon and True Phoenix, so it should possess their powers within its body."

Xiao Qingyan said solemnly.

Her tone carried a trace of worry.

"What do we do?"

Mu Chen hurriedly asked. From the looks of it, the Golden Armored Guardian seemed about to unleash a killing move.

"Of course, it's my turn to take the stage."

Xiao Qingyan smiled brightly. Then her beautiful eyes slowly closed. As they did, seven-colored runes began to flicker across her delicate body. Clearly, she knew it as well.

If she did not use some hidden method, then even if Xiao Chen could deal with the Golden Armored Man, the price he would have to pay would certainly be extremely heavy.

Although Xiao Chen was not yet her father, he would eventually become her father.

Therefore, no matter what, she could not possibly watch him get injured.

In an instant, seven-colored runes swirled around her body, and the earth began to tremble slightly. Boom! However, just as Cai Xiao was gathering her strength, the Golden Armored Guardian seemed to sense something. Its charge toward Xiao Chen suddenly shifted, and it shot toward Xiao Qingyan and Mu Chen across the shaking ground. It was incredibly fast, and as its phoenix wings flapped, flying sand and rocks filled the air.

"Damn it!"

Seeing this, Mu Chen could not help cursing.

Before his words had faded, his body flashed, and he appeared directly in front of Xiao Qingyan. Vast spiritual energy erupted without restraint. Golden light surged as the Indestructible Great Sun Body was instantly summoned. At the same time, the Great Sumeru Demon Pillar tore through the air, seething with baleful energy.

"Boom!" The Indestructible Great Sun Body's enormous hand gripped the Great Sumeru Demon Pillar. Golden light erupted across the heavens, and then, carrying terrifying power, it ruthlessly smashed down toward the charging Golden Armored Guardian.

The earth cracked apart at that moment, yet the golden figure was not hindered in the slightest. The enormous phoenix wings behind it abruptly spread open like blades, colliding with the descending Great Sumeru Demon Pillar.

Bang! Spiritual energy fluctuations swept outward violently. The Great Sumeru Demon Pillar was sent flying directly away, completely escaping the Indestructible Great Sun Body's control. The Golden Armored Guardian's strength was terrifyingly powerful.

Mu Chen's face turned somewhat pale, but the coldness in his eyes instead surged forth. With a thought, the Indestructible Great Sun Body's giant golden fist smashed fiercely toward the Golden Armored Guardian.

There was not the slightest emotion in the Golden Armored Guardian's golden eyes. With a flick of its golden war spear, it transformed into a streak of spear light and shot out, directly shaking the Indestructible Great Sun Body's giant golden fist until cracks spread across it.

Yet its body did not pause in the slightest as it continued charging forward, its pair of golden eyes locked onto Xiao Qingyan.

After all, among the three present, she was the only one who gave it a sense of fatal danger.

That instinctive fear of death compelled it to eliminate Xiao Qingyan first.

Standing atop the Indestructible Great Sun Body's head, Mu Chen watched the golden light streak past. He suddenly gritted his teeth, his gaze becoming incomparably fierce. No matter what, he would not let it pass.

Mu Chen formed seals with both hands. Two golden blazing suns rose from the Indestructible Great Sun Body's forehead and chest. Their dazzling golden light fused together and shot directly into Mu Chen's body.

"Nine Yang Divine Ability, Power of Twin Suns!" The golden light on Mu Chen's body nearly turned liquid as it enveloped him. Golden light spread as Mu Chen stamped his foot again. Dragon roars immediately rang out, and golden dragon patterns seemed to drill out from beneath his skin, winding around his body.

"Pseudo Dragon Body!"

With both powerful forces added to his body, Mu Chen was now surrounded by golden light and coiling dragon patterns, his aura terrifying. In the next instant, he shot downward. At that moment, he was like a War God descending upon the world.

Below, the Golden Armored Guardian, which had been charging straight ahead, finally paused slightly. Its emotionless golden eyes looked for the first time at the golden figure diving toward it.

Clearly, this time, it had finally sensed a hint of danger.

A dazzling golden rainbow plunged down from the sky. The power it contained was so immense that it nearly shattered space itself, while the ground below directly caved in.

The Golden Armored Guardian stood at the center of the collapsing earth. It finally stopped charging forward, and its pair of merciless golden eyes lifted for the first time, directly facing the golden figure diving down.

That level of power was enough to draw its attention.

Creak. Its dragon-scale-covered palm slowly clenched. As the dragon scales rubbed against one another, an ear-piercing sound rang out. Powerful force radiated forth, causing visible ripples to spread through the space around its fist.

Its golden pupils locked onto the diving golden figure, without the slightest emotional fluctuation in its eyes.

Boom!

The golden rainbow plunged down, and the Golden Armored Guardian's indifferent eyes were reflected in Mu Chen's pupils. That merciless gaze was enough to make anyone with a weak will collapse. Unfortunately, Mu Chen was clearly not among them. He stared fixedly at the Golden Armored Guardian. Not only was there no fear in his dark eyes, there was instead a blade-like sharpness surging forth.

"Roar!"

Behind him, the Supreme Sea emerged, and the roars of dragons and elephants resounded. Two dragons and two elephants shot out directly, swiftly transforming beneath his palm into a Dragon Elephant Wheel.

"Cut!"

Mu Chen's roar boomed like thunder as all his power gathered beneath his palm. The Dragon Elephant Wheel then spun madly in his hand. Space itself was immediately shaken until dark cracks appeared one after another.

Whoosh! The Dragon Elephant Wheel whistled downward like a streak of heavenly light, arriving in an instant.

Then it ruthlessly cleaved down toward the Golden Armored Guardian's crown. Incomparably sharp light scattered in every direction, instantly carving deep, mirror-smooth fissures across the land...

"Roar!"

The descending Dragon Elephant Wheel was reflected in the Golden Armored Guardian's pupils. A beastlike low growl also emerged from its throat. Then it clenched its five fingers, and light bloomed from the dragon scales on its arm. Afterward, it threw a punch, carrying terrifying force like an erupting volcano.

It collided heavily with the Dragon Elephant Wheel. Boom! At the instant of impact, dazzling light shot into the heavens, causing even the daylight to dim. Blinding golden light

almost covered an area of tens of thousands of feet. Bang! Bang! The ground beneath the Golden Armored Guardian continuously collapsed. Icy light flickered in both Mu Chen and the Golden Armored Guardian's eyes, and the ferocity in their gazes was fiercer than ever.

Boom! A golden blazing sun seemed to rise slowly from the point where they collided before exploding outright. Terrifying shockwaves immediately raged outward. Mu Chen and the Golden Armored Guardian's bodies both shook violently before being blasted backward by the impact.