No one had expected Noble Consort You to suddenly attack the emperor at that moment.
Neither the emperor nor the eunuchs and Embroidered Uniform Guards protecting him had been on their guard. Before they could even cry out, the first Blood-Transforming Divine Needle struck the emperor's head.
At that very instant, every hair on the Young Emperor's body stood on end. The Ink Dragon Immortal Sword within him reacted to the threat and activated on its own.
Clang! The sword rang out, its sword qi shielding his body. The Blood-Transforming Divine Needle struck the Young Emperor's temple as though it had struck the Immortal Sword itself. Not only did it fail to break even the surface of his skin, but the sword's edge ground it to dust.
Then the second Blood-Transforming Divine Needle struck his left breast, over his heart. It pierced his Crane Cloak and inner robe, only to be shredded by the sword's edge again.
Only then did the Young Emperor turn around. The Immortal Sword sprang forth at his heart's command, a streak of black light flying from the crown of his head. He saw Noble Consort You hastily retreating while releasing the Five-Demon Flying Needles.
Shi Feiyang had long since noticed something wrong with Noble Consort You and had insisted that the Young Emperor cultivate the Ink Dragon Sword to human-sword unity. That way, until the Immortal Sword was destroyed, its wielder would suffer no harm.
With human-sword unity, as long as the sword endured, its wielder endured; when the sword perished, its wielder suffered injury.
As long as the Immortal Sword was of sufficient quality, the Sword Immortal could stand undefeated.
Gongye Huang's Ink Dragon Immortal Sword could even cleave through the blood god incarnation cultivated by Blood God Son Deng Yin, preventing it from