"They are coming," Luo Guxie said in a low voice. In another corner of the God Realm of Absolute Beginning, she looked into the distance before pulling back her gaze and turning to the silver-haired Yun Wuji.
His entire body radiated with a dazzling silver aura. From his hair to his eyes, everything about him gleamed silver, and his expression was ice-cold, his face like stone, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
As a Divine Tribulation Realm, he was completely unqualified to even enter the God Realm of Absolute Beginning, let alone participate in an apex-level fight between peak Divine Masters. However, Yun Wuji had skills that defied common sense. With Invictus, he wouldn't care even if a hundred Dragon Emperors ganged up on him and hit him until tomorrow.
For this mission, Yun Wuji was the ultimate meat shield.
Thus, before Mu Xuanyin and Jasmine returned, he activated Invictus and charged forward.
When Luo Guxie saw this cheating, balance-breaking, heaven-defying skill, her mind went blank for a long time. It felt like everything she was seeing was either a fantasy or some ridiculous dream.
How could a skill like this even exist?
A skill that not only raised cultivation by an entire great realm, but also made the user completely immune to all attacks, this was ridiculous! Not even the mighty Creation Gods of the primordial era could pull off something like this! Not even the Ancestral Goddess herself!
And yet… her Yang'er was actually doing it. Actually pulling off something this unbelievably miraculous!
It took her a long time to snap out of her shock and come to terms with what she had just witnessed.
"Get ready, follow the plan." Yun Wuji didn't look at her, his gaze remaining fixed on the distance as he spoke in a cold tone.
"Are you certain this will succeed?" Luo Guxie frowned and asked after some hesitation.
"Yes, nothing's going to go wrong. Just do your part," Yun Wuji replied indifferently. In Invictus mode, all emotions were stripped from him, and he only focused on the most efficient way to achieve his goal. As an emotionless being, it was impossible for him to speak any more gently to her.
"..." Luo Guxie didn't say anything more. Although she was worried about him, the only thing that gave her some relief was that in his current state, he was completely rational. She trusted that he wouldn't do anything that would put his life in danger.
ROAAAR!
Suddenly, a furious dragon's roar echoed from the distance, its mighty sound reaching all the way to them.
Mu Xuanyin held Jasmine in her left hand, flying at the limits of her speed. Occasionally, she would strike with her sword, targeting the Dragon Kings while completely ignoring the Dragon Emperor, who was the closest to her.
The Dragon Emperor's defense was formidable; without unleashing her full power, Mu Xuanyin couldn't harm it. Her best strategy was to attack its subordinates, forcing it to protect them and slow its pursuit.
At first, there were more than seventy dragons chasing them, but now less than thirty remained. This type of chase was something only late-stage Divine Masters were qualified to participate in.
The commotion they created was immense, alerting all the nearby beasts. However, since the ones chasing them were the Dragons of Absolute Beginning, the other beasts didn't dare to interfere. They could only watch from afar.
Bang!
Mu Xuanyin activated Moon Splitting Cascade once more, vanishing just as a dragon's claw shredded the space she'd occupied, reappearing over a hundred kilometers away. As she did, she looked ahead and caught sight of Yun Wuji and Luo Guxie standing atop a distant mountain.
She narrowed her eyes and headed toward them, the Dragons following closely behind her. Without taking her gaze off Yun Wuji, she transmitted to Jasmine, "Get ready."
"This princess is always ready," Jasmine replied.
Back on the mountain, Yun Wuji calculated the distance, sensing it was just about right. He gave the signal, "Now!"
"Damn it all!" Luo Guxie gritted her teeth upon hearing his signal. She pushed aside her worries, grabbed Yun Wuji's arms, spun around, and threw him toward Mu Xuanyin.
Rumble!
Luo Guxie stomped fiercely on the ground, propelling herself forward with explosive force. The impact caused the massive mountain to collapse into rubble, while she shot forward, following closely behind Yun Wuji.
In a split second, Yun Wuji reached Mu Xuanyin, and she quickly released Jasmine, her arms spreading out to catch him mid-flight.
The sudden change surprised the dragons behind them, but that surprise quickly transformed into fury. Most dragons were prideful and arrogant by nature, looking down on trickery and treachery. They believed they could crush anything with absolute strength!
Even now, sensing that these humans were scheming something, they didn't take it seriously or act cautiously. Instead, they felt their honor was being insulted and reacted angrily.
"More of you? Hmph! Die, wretched humans!"
The Dragon Emperor was no exception to draconic pride. A contemptuous snort ripped from its maw as its mountain-sized tail came crashing down, aimed to pulp both Mu Xuanyin and Yun Wuji into the earth.
Because Mu Xuanyin caught Yun Wuji, her speed was delayed for a moment. This gave the Dragon Emperor the opportunity to attack. Given her current circumstances, it was impossible for her to dodge the deadly attack, even with her Moon Splitting Cascade!
The colossal dragon's tail instantly reached them, casting a vast shadow over them.
At that moment, Yun Wuji, still in Mu Xuanyin's arms, raised his left hand and gestured through the air.
"Moon Star Restoration!"
In that instant, the laws of the universe were once again reversed! The dragon tail, which had been descending upon them with all the Dragon Emperor's furious might, suddenly recoiled and bounced back.
The Dragon Emperor, who had just swung its tail with all its might, was completely defenseless. When the force from the tail was returned in full, its entire body curled up like a fried shrimp and was sent flying.
The same happened to the dragons following its lead. The force from the tail that bounced back slammed into them like an invisible force emerging from the void, sending them flying in the wake of their emperor.
ROOOOOAAAAAAAAAAR!
However, this wasn't the end. Just as the dragons were thrown into chaos from the absurd and sudden rebound, a deafening dragon roar exploded across the realm. It was louder than heavenly thunder, mightier than heavenly might; it shook their souls and froze the blood in their veins!
The deafening roar echoed not just in their ears but deep within their hearts and souls. In that moment, an enormous azure-blue dragon, vast enough to cover the sky, manifested before them. Its eyes glowed with ancient majesty as it slowly opened its colossal mouth.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
All the dragons, including the Dragon Emperor, froze in midair. In the next instant, they crashed down like swatted flies. The righteous fury that once burned in their eyes was gone, replaced by sheer terror. Their massive bodies trembled nonstop, like vibrating Nokias.
"AGHHHHH!"
The Dragon Emperor, who had taken the brunt of both attacks, let out the most miserable roar of its life. Its mighty soul and will collapsed entirely. It crashed to the ground and curled its massive body like a terrified worm, trembling uncontrollably, as if all the pride and power it once held had been scared right out of it.
The ground was full of holes after the Dragons had collapsed to the ground. But instead of growing angry and struggling to rise, these kings of all races actually curled up and shivered like babes instead.
The way they did their best to make themselves look smaller and their uncontrollable shivering were pathetic, to say the least.
It was as if someone had completely popped their courage!
The Dragon Soul Domain intimidated all living beings, but it was especially effective against dragons because the Dragon God was their supreme god. As powerful as the Dragon Emperor might be, the roar of its god still popped its courage and shattered its soul like a balloon!
Once Yun Wuji unleashed his most powerful combo and took a single step back, all three women launched their ruthless assault without hesitation!
Bang! Bang!
Rumble!
Boom!
Powerful attacks capable of obliterating entire star realms engulfed the area. Crimson and purple beams of light shot out in every direction, erupting into dome-shaped explosions that shook the heavens.
Although they were weaker than Mu Xuanyin, the two women were far more ruthless. Their attacks were vicious; one was getting revenge for the earlier blow she took, while the other was venting her frustration, furious that her Yang'er had been forced to take such a risk because of them.
As for Mu Xuanyin, she completely ignored the other dragons and locked her attention on the Dragon Emperor. She might have been an icy woman, but unlike the mild-tempered Bingyun, she was extremely unreasonable. This dragon had been chasing her and trash-talking nonstop earlier. She couldn't retaliate back then, but now? Now she was going to beat the shit out of it, and that's exactly what she was doing.
Rumble! Bang!
Blue icy rays shot out from all directions, embedding the Dragon Emperor's limbs and body with frozen bloody holes. Mu Xuanyin moved like an icy shadow, her Snow Princess Sword in hand, as she struck. Each slash pierced through the Dragon Emperor's body, creating large fountains of blood that froze the moment they were drawn out, turning them into frozen red spears in the air.
The Dragon Emperor's defense was incredibly powerful. Even if it stood still, facing attacks from God Emperors like the Star God Emperor or Moon God Emperor, it would hardly suffer injury. But right now, it was curled up, its shivering body instinctively protecting its head. The profound energy that once shielded it had collapsed long ago, along with its will. The only thing left to protect it was its dragon scales, now trembling under the relentless assault.
Mentally crushed, it couldn't summon even a fraction of its usual strength. The only reason it remembered to shield itself with its claw was due to instinct as a peak Divine Master, and whatever scraps of consciousness remained beyond the overwhelming fear. But that fear was something no willpower could overcome. Forget cloaking its claw in draconic might, it couldn't even muster a sliver of profound energy.
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