"Ning Fei! Protect me! Today, I will attain the Dao and become an Emperor!"
The Undying Heavenly Empress called softly toward the void behind her.
Whoosh...
But before Ning Fei could "appear,"
A figure clad in ancient beast hide, holding a stone staff and carrying a black longbow silently emerged. He was Chuan Ying, the foremost divine general of the Ancient Heavenly Court.
He remained silent, his battle halberd angled downward in his hand. His aura locked onto the Undying Heavenly Empress—and this entire starfield.
Yet, to the Undying Heavenly Empress's surprise,
Chuan Ying merely gave her a deep look, then turned toward the distant starry sky, where a brutal battle had erupted. A trace of complexity flashed through his eyes. Then, he actually withdrew the stone staff that had transformed into a battle halberd.
Whoosh!
His figure flashed, turning into a streak of light as he sped toward the battlefield where Tan Lin and the Supremes were fighting!
"Hm?"
The Undying Heavenly Empress narrowed her beautiful eyes, then sneered.
"Consider yourself sensible! Once I attain the Dao, I'll settle accounts with you!"
Though she did not understand why Chuan Ying had suddenly abandoned his attempt to stop her,
She had no time to care about that now.
The opportunity to attain the Dao was fleeting. She immediately steadied her mind and flew toward an Ancient Star prepared long ago for her tribulation, beginning to draw forth her Heavenly Tribulation.
In the shadows, at the place where he had originally confronted Chuan Ying,
Ning Fei watched Chuan Ying's actions. His body shifted slightly, as though he intended to follow him, but after glancing at that peerlessly elegant immortal figure in flowing robes, his feet seemed to take root.
He fell silent within.
In the end, he still could not overcome