The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Blocks the Azure Bird, the Sun Moon Displays Its Might Against the Phoenix!

"What is that thing?"

"So strong..."

The Ice Empress opened her eyes at the same time, her little face grave as she stared at the beam of white light shooting into the sky.

She had already sensed, however faintly, that this power seemed not to belong to the Douluo Continent!

"Let's go take a look..."

"The gods probably don't dare meddle in the affairs of the Douluo Continent now, and here in the Far North, I fear no one on the continent."

After thinking for a moment, the Snow Empress rose.

This power had lit up right on her doorstep. Most likely, it had come for her...

"Bing'er, bring four hundred-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpions. We'll go take a look together."

The Snow Empress took a long look at the pillar of light in the distance as she spoke.

As for why it had to be four... perhaps five wouldn't do?

"Brat, are you Ye Xiao?"

At the entrance to the Far North, Lin Huiqun stared grimly at Ye Xiao inside the beam of light.

She had clearly been cautious, but in the end, she still hadn't been ruthless enough!

If she had seized Ye Xiao the instant she noticed something amiss, how could any of what followed have happened?

"Since I dared come to the Far North, how could I not have made some preparations?"

Ye Xiao shrugged and spoke indifferently.

With what had happened when his godhood was intercepted, he had also confirmed why he had previously been able to obtain such a perfectly suited Soul Ring.

Just as he had expected, the Plane Consciousness had placed her bet on him.

And that was what gave him the confidence to face the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North alone.

With the Plane Consciousness around, there was no way he could die!

"Phew~"

Ye Guyi let out a long breath and shot Ye Xiao a resentful glance.

That scoundrel hadn't told her a thing!

He had made her so worried before!

"Shrek certainly moved fast. You were already lying in wait at the entrance to the Far North."

"And... you intend to be my enemies?"

Ye Xiao spoke calmly, his expression growing a few degrees colder.

Though he had spent several years roaming the world with Ye Guyi, she had always treated him like a child.

As a result, he was not yet as decisive about killing as he had been on the heavenly screen.

Even so, his opinion of Shrek had sunk to rock bottom!

"So it really is you..."

Yan Shaozhe clenched his fists, his expression sour.

He stared at the white light barring the way to Ye Xiao, his heart slowly sinking.

At this point, there was nothing left to say.

Elder Lin was indeed thorough in her work, but unfortunately, she had still let Ye Xiao play his trump card!

"Hmph, I don't believe this beam of light can protect you for a lifetime."

"I'd like to see just how long you can stall!"

Lin Huiqun's expression was icy, and her palm still burned.

In truth, she knew perfectly well what encountering Ye Xiao in the Far North meant.

But now she could only hope that the Snow Empress, the overlord of the Far North, would refrain from meddling in this matter out of consideration for Shrek Academy!

Heaven wants me dead!

Wu Qingyao sighed sorrowfully in her heart. How could these two really be her targets?!

What was more, she had even received a mysterious, grand message!

[Protect the two of them, and I shall give you information on a place where Immortal Herbs grow.]

Wu Qingyao's expression shifted. She didn't know where the voice had come from.

But she knew that Ning Fengya's greatest purpose in sending her to find and befriend Ye Xiao was to obtain a means of Martial Soul Evolution...

Since they've appeared here, that means they must have come to befriend the Snow Empress.

And this beam of light has probably appeared to attract the Snow Empress!

So the key question now is... should I step forward and guarantee their safety before the Snow Empress arrives...?

Wu Qingyao pressed her lips together, fine beads of sweat forming on her forehead.

Clearly, adding flowers to brocade could not compare to delivering charcoal in the snow. If she wanted to get as close to Ye Xiao as possible, she had to act before the Snow Empress!

But if she went out now, her life might truly be in danger!

Sect Master Ning, if you don't give me a promotion and a raise, I'll never let you hear the end of it!

A ruthless glint entered Wu Qingyao's eyes, and she whipped her head around!

A flash of red light passed, and she appeared beside Ye Xiao in an instant!

Immediately afterward, a middle-aged man also appeared beside her, his teeth clenched!

"???"

The Ye siblings stared blankly at Wu Qingyao, who had just appeared.

"???"

Wu Qingyao stared blankly at Ye Yulin, who had just appeared.

"Elder Wu? And... Ye Yulin?"

Yan Shaozhe's pupils constricted. Naturally, he knew something about the key figures of other powers.

So, with the two of them no longer concealing themselves, he recognized them at once!

This is troublesome...

A chill ran through Yan Shaozhe's heart. He could dimly see a future in which Shrek Academy ended up sewing a wedding dress for the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect!

As for the Sun Moon Empire?

With the old emperor and Xu Tianran on their side, there was no way they could ever cooperate with Ye Xiao!

"You know them?"

Lin Huiqun narrowed her eyes. By daring to stand in her way, these two had already courted death!

"One is Wu Qingyao, an elder of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. The other is Ye Yulin, a Level 9 Soul Engineer of the Sun Moon Empire."

Yan Shaozhe spoke in a low voice. He had never imagined that Ye Xiao could draw help from these two powers as well!

"Senior Elder Lin, Dean Yan, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect will protect Ye Xiao and Ye Guyi today."

Wu Qingyao looked away from Ye Yulin.

From Yan Shaozhe's words, she now knew who he was.

But this was no time to delve into his identity!

Wu Qingyao spoke solemnly to Yan Shaozhe.

"Sigh, this man has some ties to the Sun Moon Empire. I can't let you take him away."

Ye Yulin sighed softly. Better for Ye Xiao not to exist at all than for Shrek Academy to take him away!

Otherwise, with Ye Xiao's many miraculous abilities, the three kingdoms of the original continent would surely be able to raze the Sun Moon Empire in the future!

For that reason, Ye Yulin even wanted to kill Ye Xiao on the spot as soon as the beam of light dispersed!

"Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Sun Moon Empire, are you certain you want to make enemies of Shrek Academy?"

Lin Huiqun's voice was icy as she stared venomously at the two people beside the beam.

She indeed couldn't touch Ye Xiao and Ye Guyi inside the beam right now, but dealing with those two would be effortless!

Wu Qingyao's delicate body trembled slightly, while that grand, mysterious voice echoed endlessly in her mind.

There was the temptation of the place where Immortal Herbs grew, and Ning Fengya's instruction that she must befriend Ye Xiao!

"Ye Xiao's conflict with Shrek lies in the future. He has not yet fallen out with you, so for Shrek to strike without warning is rather overbearing."

Wu Qingyao gritted her teeth. Though terrified, she remained unmoved!

"I have no intention of deliberately opposing Shrek, but now that I'm standing here, I can't simply watch you take Ye Xiao back to Shrek."

Ye Yulin slowly shook his head.

Although his goal differed from Wu Qingyao's, Shrek was powerful at the moment, so it was not as though they couldn't cooperate.

"Good, good, good!"

"It seems Shrek hasn't displayed its might in so long that you really take us for soft persimmons!"

Fury burned in Lin Huiqun's heart as piercing azure light struck at the two of them!