Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Xuanyue Imperial City, West Gate!

Outside the West Gate of Baiyue City, an intense battle is raging. It involves the Sect Leader Jia Yi of Luoyi Sect and the King Wei Wuji of Youlong Empire.

Both are mighty warriors who have reached the Half-step Earth Rank. After some time of fighting, neither has gained the upper hand. However, relative to Wei Wuji, Jia Yi is not in high spirits.

After all, there is also the Empress of the Flying Flower Empire involved in the fray, a true Earth Rank Third Realm powerhouse. If she makes a move, Jia Yi fears she won't last even a brief moment.

Under such circumstances, Jia Yi has no other options than to give her all in hopes of finding an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to Wei Wuji, possibly causing the morale of Youlong Empire's forces to crumble.

Unfortunately, Wei Wuji is not some greenhorn. As the King of Youlong Empire, he is battle-hardened, with combat experience not much weaker than Jia Yi's. In such a favorable situation, how could he possibly be reckless and reveal any weaknesses to Jia Yi?

As the battle intensifies, a shapely and majestic woman within the camp of Flying Flower Empire spoke up.

"Empress Mother, isn't this fight too much of a waste of time?"

The speaker is Young Master Flying Flower, Ye Shimei, who had an unpleasant encounter with Yun Xiao back in Moon Cool City, and he has held a grudge ever since.

Nowadays, Ye Shimei appears even more enchantingly feminine, his every move akin to that of a woman. Naturally, the one he referred to as Empress Mother is none other than Ye Luochen, the reigning Empress of the Flying Flower Empire.

The overall strength of Flying Flower Empire is even greater than that of Xuanyue Empire. Hence, Empress Ye Luochen, who has reached the Earth Rank Qi Seeking Realm Early Stage, is not much weaker than Nie Wencang, the King of Lingtian Empire.

Empress of Flying Flower Empire has always been women. Their Cultivation Techniques and Meridian Techniques are exceptionally unique. Many who tried to challenge this Empire eventually suffered great defeats, especially under this Empress, known for her cunning and formidable methods.

"It indeed is a bit of a delay,"

Listening to Ye Shimei's words, Ye Luochen slightly frowned. She had thought King Wei Wuji, being a king, would swiftly defeat that woman, Jia Yi, but unexpectedly, the battle has dragged on.

"I think it's better for Empress Mother to take action herself. If you do, I'm sure that old lady won't last a single move!"

Ye Shimei spoke bitterly, still spiteful from his defeat by Xu Hongzhuang at the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference and resentful towards Xuanyue Empire due to his learned associations between Xu Hongzhuang and Yun Xiao.

"Alright!"

It seemed that Ye Luochen had already considered intervening, noticing the day was getting late. She didn't want this to continue any longer – it was just wasting time. Besides, she believed, as stated by Ye Shimei, that if a warrior of her caliber intervenes, the battle would end instantly.

Whoosh!

It was unclear what movement technique Ye Luochen used, but within moments, she appeared right beside the two combatants, startling both immensely.

However, as Wei Wuji recognized who it was, he calmed down. In contrast, Luoyi Sect Leader Jia Yi had her eyes filled with shock.

In the next moment, Jia Yi saw a delicate jade hand reaching towards her eyes, with a small silver needle pinched between the fingers and thumb.

Originally, at the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, Ye Shimei's weapon of choice were these hardly visible silver needles, which he later used to break the Mixed Element Qi Body of Ling Wan.

As the saying goes, the shorter the weapon, the greater the peril. The speed at which Ye Luochen used the silver needles was many times faster than Ye Shimei's. By the time Jia Yi reacted, the tip of the needle was just inches away from her own eyes.

"Not good!"

With Ye Luochen's incredible speed and peculiar tactics, Jia Yi's heart sank, knowing that even if she could dodge this first strike, Ye Luochen's following move would be awaiting her at the same spot.

As Jia Yi predicted, even though she knew Ye Luochen had a follow-up move planned, she had no choice but to dodge, for if she didn't, she would lose her eyes.

"Quick reaction, but it's useless!"

A light chuckle came from Ye Luochen, and her other hand had already prepared a second silver needle. As Jia Yi dodged, with the speed of lightning, Ye Luochen struck again towards her right eye.

"Teacher!"

Far above on the city wall, Liu Hanyi, whose Power of Soul had now broken through to the Spiritual Rank level, naturally could clearly sense her teacher's peril and couldn't help but cry out in alarm.

But Ye Luochen was a genuine Qi Seeking Realm Early Stage powerhouse, his strength several times greater than Wei Wuji. Since he was well-prepared, how could he possibly allow Jia Yi any chance to dissolve the situation?

Huff...

Just as the needle was about to blind Jia Yi's right eye, Ye Luochen's arm suddenly retracted and a powerful force followed, knocking back both women several steps.

"What is that?"

Numerous cultivators from various sects on the west wall of the Imperial City stared in shock as they watched the colossal beast descending from the sky, drawing a collective gasp of cold air.

It turned out that just as Jia Yi's right eye was about to be punctured, a massive Flying Beast Pulse Demon swooped down from the sky. This Vein Demon had a lion's head and body but sported a pair of blood-red wings on its back, appearing extremely ferocious.

"It looks like Yun Xiao's Seventh Rank Flying Beast Pulse Demon: Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion!"

Speaking of the impression of this particular Vein Demon, Liu Hanyi was naturally the most impressed. So while others were still puzzled, she had already joyfully exclaimed.

Hearing Liu Hanyi's reminder, many people caught on and recalled the Flying Beast Pulse Demon that was slapped away by Shen Xingmou right after the conclusion of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference—they no longer doubted.

Although the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion couldn't even withstand a single strike from Shen Xingmou back then, the latter was a powerhouse at the Heaven Rank Third Realm; being slapped away by such a powerful figure was nothing shameful.

Moreover, many present at the scene had witnessed that incident at the conclusion of the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference. The Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion had turned misfortune into blessing, as Yun Wei, Yun Xiao's sister, had used some method to help it break through directly to the Seventh Rank Low Level.

A Seventh Rank Low Level Vein Demon, which was equivalent to a human at the Early Stage of the Qi Seeking Realm. Liu Hanyi was both shocked and overjoyed because she clearly knew that with the arrival of the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion, her teacher's crisis might truly be resolved.

"The Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion is here, then... has he come as well?"

Like Mo Qing at the South Gate of the Imperial City, an excited Liu Hanyi quickly glanced around, but not seeing the figure deeply embedded in her mind made her somewhat disheartened.

In the past, Liu Hanyi had told Mo Qing in front of her that she had no interest in Yun Xiao, but after the series of events before and after the Countries Hidden Dragon Conference, she suddenly found herself unable to let go of the young man who was several years younger than her.

"Damned beast!"

The expected certain strike having completely missed, the mood of the Flying Flower Empress Ye Luochen could be imagined, yet sensing the Seventh Rank Low-Level Demon Meridian Qi of the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion, she could only forcefully suppress the anger in her heart.

"Roar!"

After forcing Ye Luochen back with a strike, the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion roared furiously at the Empress, seemingly giving a warning, and its appearance here was naturally, like Chi Yan, at the behest of Yun Xiao.

Originally, Yun Xiao knew that with the Eight Great Empires joining forces to attack, all four gates of the Xuanyue Empire might be in peril, so he had Chi Yan and the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion split up to offer support.

It must be said that Yun Xiao's plan was perfectly timed. Otherwise, both the Sect Leader of the Jade Pot Sect and the Sect Leader of the Luoyi Sect would have been in mortal danger, which would surely have been a lifelong regret for him.

"Hmph, you think you, a mere beast, can stop me?"

The Flying Flower Empress Ye Luochen was no pushover either. To her, the threatening roar of the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion meant nothing, but she knew that this meant her plan to swiftly take care of Jia Yi would have to be delayed.

"Roar!"

Seeing this human woman being so disrespectful, the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion could not contain its anger and roared again before its massive form pounced towards the Empress.

A fierce battle erupted. Even though a Vein Demon's combat power was much stronger than that of a human cultivator at the same level, but for the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion to overpower Ye Luochen was simply impossible.

On the other side, Jia Yi and the Emperor of the Youlong Empire, Wei Wuji, were clashing again. Although Jia Yi had faced incredible danger just before, she hadn't suffered any serious injuries and still matched Wi Wuji in strength.

At this moment, many cultivators on the west gate wall of the Xuanyue Empire breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion was a Flying Beast Pulse Demon, naturally possessing some extraordinary abilities beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Even if it couldn't defeat Ye Luochen, by flying into the sky, it was already in an invincible position. An Earth Rank Realm cultivator simply couldn't fly, and just from this advantage alone, the Blood Winged Fire-Eyed Lion held an absolute upper hand.

As fierce battles erupted outside the south, north, and west gates of the Xuanyue Imperial City, the defense at the East Gate of Baiyue City was barely holding on. After all, two great empires were covetously eyeing it, and the newly-promoted Family Head of the Imperial Family stationed there was undoubtedly somewhat inferior compared to Jia Yi and others.