Chapter 234: Dao Fruit's Third Metamorphosis: Dragon-Elephant United Form, the Pacification King's Consort Directly Faces Xixi [Seek

In the courtyard, the raging airflow gradually subsided into stillness.

The heavy snow that fell swiftly was completely melted, then turned into a torrential rain that poured down over the entire courtyard, evaporated by Li Che's mighty and scorching qi and blood into mist.

The great mist was hazy, drifting softly.

Li Che's black hair was lustrous and vigorous; within his eyes, electric currents surged, shooting out from his pupils and wildly dancing between heaven and earth.

【Dao Fruit: Dragon-Elephant Diamond Indestructible (LV5, 0%)】

Success!

The electric currents intertwined and coalesced into a line of text, appearing before Li Che's eyes, causing his whole body to tremble slightly.

Every inch of muscle seemed to be undergoing varying degrees of vibratory forging, like a branding iron bursting forth with extreme scorching heat.

Third metamorphosis of the Dao Fruit!

LV5-level Dragon-Elephant Diamond Indestructible!

Li Che's eyes shone brightly; within his body, the mercury-like blood surged and pushed, emitting a deep, rumbling sound like a roaring river tide.

This is Li Che's first Dao Fruit to achieve the third metamorphosis!

His mood surged like the great tide of the Nine Dragons River, giving rise to a distinct, different feeling.

The first metamorphosis granted 【Ascending the Tower】, a means that, with the aid of temple deities, enables an overall increase in combat power.

The second metamorphosis granted the divine ability 【Qi and Blood Rosy Vapor】, an auxiliary type, infinitely variable, capable of tempering divine weapons, enhancing their quality, and also transforming into rosy vapor clouds that lift the body to soar across the heavens!

Both are quite exceptional!

And what changes will the third metamorphosis bring?

Li Che truly felt a sense of anticipation.

In his pupils, electric currents intertwined and surged, lashing the surrounding ground of the courtyard like a divine whip.

"Exhale——"

"Inhale——"

With each inhale and exhale, all sounds of airflow, falling snow, and wind and cloud between heaven and earth seemed to become as silent as death!

Within his chest, the Dao Fruit throbbed frenziedly.

Each throb seemed like, atop an ancient divine mountain, watching the bell of an ancient temple that has endured three thousand rises and falls of the tide, being struck by a mighty martial artist swinging his fist.

The bursting bell waves, like ripples spreading between heaven and earth, permeated every cell of his flesh and blood throughout his body.

Boom——!!!

In an instant, his mind and spirit were jerked by an extraordinarily terrifying force!

Beside his ears exploded the roar of a divine dragon and the trumpet of a giant elephant!

His entire being was irresistibly pulled into a vast, desolate expanse between heaven and earth!

The vast, desolate land, ancient and profound!

Filled with mystery!

There stood an ancient divine tree, shooting up from the ground, its branches lush and leaves dense, spreading out as if to shade billions of acres of the vast, desolate land!

Upon the ancient divine tree, branches like glazed porcelain unfurled, luxuriant beyond compare, where one could see multicolored glazed Dao Fruits hanging upon it.

Radiant brilliance sparkled, dazzling the eyes!

Among them, one Dao Fruit suddenly swelled in size!

It grew larger than the other Dao Fruits!

Li Che's entire blood seemed to be drawn by this Dao Fruit!

Rosy vapor burst forth—that was the Qi and Blood Rosy Vapor, transforming into a Dragon-Elephant phantom, emitting dazzling, splendid golden light!

Li Che's gaze burned bright; this scene was not unfamiliar to him.

When the Dragon-Elephant Diamond Indestructible Dao Fruit underwent its second metamorphosis, he had experienced these very things!

Boom——!!!

A terrifying gale suddenly accompanied the slight swaying of the divine tree, the swinging of its branches, and poured down in a mighty burst!

It struck Li Che's body with fierce impact!

Heaven and earth suddenly rose to a gale, the ground split and mountains collapsed, as if the roars of ancient behemoths exploded deep within the soul!

Li Che only felt that the scene before his eyes changed once again.

As if hurled by a terrifying power toward the ten-thousand-zhang firmament!

And then…

During the process of falling down.

He saw a golden divine dragon and a golden giant elephant!

They seemed to be two terrifying behemoths from the era when ancient gods and demons roamed, immensely huge!

The giant elephant lifted heaven and earth; with a swing of its long trunk, rivers and seas were stirred, and the waves struck by it exploded sky-high!

Within the river water, it exploded with a boom!

An extraordinarily huge and terrifying crocodile emerged from the river water; this beast was also truly massive, its terrifying currents churned, raising fierce winds and shooting torrents!

As if a torrential downpour had fallen!

Li Che watched with eyes gleaming and blazing!

Yet he saw the golden crocodile and the golden elephant locked in combat; on the elephant's body, rosy vapor burst forth, and each swing of its trunk seemed like a divine whip capable of shattering mountains!

However, that crocodile was also extremely terrifying, its sharp, aligned teeth like the keenest divine weapons between heaven and earth!

Its tearing bites on the elephant's body also dragged down ferocious bloodstains!

Like a battle between two god‑demon behemoths!

Li Che watched, his mind and spirit shaken!

The next moment, the giant elephant raised its trunk and trumpeted!

In an instant, the black leaden clouds split, countless thunderbolts surged, and a golden azure dragon thrust its head out from behind the firmament.

Then it swooped down to join the battlefield!

Dragon-Elephant encirclement!

The golden divine dragon coiled around the golden giant elephant!

In an instant, the golden giant elephant seemed to have gained an unimaginable boost!

The huge elephant's hooves slammed up, then fell again, the earth split, mountains collapsed, rivers and mountains shifted, heaven fell and earth sank!

The giant crocodile's skull was instantly crushed underfoot, and the gushing blood dyed the rivers and seas red!

In an instant——!!!

Li Che felt the scene vanish.

He again returned to the midst of the vast wilderness, hovering before the divine tree!

Puff puff puff——

Intense pain relentlessly struck Li Che's body, every inch of flesh trembling and twitching!

A tearing pain, as if bringing an unimaginable agony!

Bone marrow, bones, meridians, blood, skin……

Every inch of his flesh radiated pain!

Transformation!

Transformation again!

A long whistle, his black hair flying wildly, Li Che's spine in an instant seemed like a great dragon that could pierce heaven and earth!

Every inch of muscle was twisted into a braid, undergoing extremely subtle changes in muscle tissue!

It seemed as if his flesh had been thrown into a melting pot, hammered thousands of times, re-forged!

Drop after drop of crimson, crystal-clear blood beads rolled down from his scorching eyeballs.

In Li Che's eyes, light flickered.

【Dao Fruit LV5, Three Transformations, Divine Ability First Heaven (Qi Blood Rosy Glow) advancing, Divine Ability Second Heaven (Dragon Elephant Heavenly Gang)】

Boom——!!!

Li Che felt his consciousness retreat from the vast wilderness.

His bones and muscles throughout were emitting a deafening tremor, undergoing a tremendous transformation!

At every point where bones connected, intense friction was occurring!

Reborn, bones replaced!

Marrow Washing and Hair Cleansing!

Second time!

This is…… the second Marrow Washing and Hair Cleansing!

Li Che suddenly lifted his head, blood beads flying, with a 'pat' they fell to the ground, shattering into pieces, shooting out sideways like hidden arrows!

Li Che stood in the center of the courtyard, the raging airflow constantly rampaging.

On his body, bulges constantly rose and fell rapidly, as if remolding his powerful flesh.

Before his eyes, the light shifted again.

【Cloud Raising (Divine Ability): Ascending Building Cloud Raising, Flesh and Blood Ascension, Earth Fiend Heavenly Gang, Finger Snap Star Explosion】

【First Heaven: Qi Blood Rosy Glow】

【Second Heaven: Dragon Elephant Combined Form】

【Earth Fiend Elephant Power, Heavenly Gang Dragon Form, Dragon Elephant Combined Form, Move Mountains, Shift Sea】

A new divine ability prompt suddenly appeared before his eyes.

In Li Che's mind, the image would not fade, the scene of Dragon Elephant Combined Form trampling and killing the giant crocodile continually struck his spirit.

Rumble——

A heat flow surged forth, cleansing his flesh, causing Li Che's originally formidable flesh to, at this moment, generate qi and blood, propelling like thunder!

Li Che opened his eyes, clenched his five fingers, and in an instant the terrifying airflow he gripped tore apart explosively, white streaks raging in the courtyard!

Vaguely, a golden divine dragon seemed to appear out of thin air, coiling around his body, encircling his distant finger, encircling his neck, and rubbing along his trembling spine.

Li Che only felt his stature as if endlessly rising!

Within his tendons and bones, power madly swelled, making his meridians twitch, his bones wail, and his marrow boil!

"My strength……"

"Tenfold, hundredfold, thousandfold increase!"

"Compared to when he just obtained the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, the increase is even more terrifying!"

"Pure strength climbing!"

Li Che only felt boundless joy in his heart, his clenched fist thrusting out sideways, the already perfected Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant, this Martial Saint Absolute Learning, seemed at this moment to undergo a fervent transformation!

In Li Che's dantian, the Fleshly Grand Elixir beat violently!

Upon the crimson Fleshly Grand Elixir, as he evoked Divine Ability Second Heaven 【Dragon Elephant Combined Form】, in that instant——

Indeed, a golden pattern appeared and floated on the Fleshly Grand Elixir!

That was the Golden Giant Elephant coiled with the Golden Divine Dragon upon his body!

Dragon Elephant Combined Form, the Martial Dao Grand Elixir manifested!

"Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant, this Martial Saint Absolute Learning…… is transforming toward Divine Seed Martial Arts!"

"It seems a divine will has arisen!"

Dragon Elephant Divine Intent!

Slowly pushing my self-created martial art, Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant, to the level of Divine Seed martial arts...

Once it fully becomes Divine Seed martial arts, I can use Divine Seed to open one of the body's Eight Marvelous Gates.

Li Che's eyes shone brightly, his mood excellent.

Li Che thrust his fists and palms outward, his whole body dancing wildly in the courtyard; air currents continually exploded around him, and the torrential rain pouring down was struck by his powerful qi and blood, hanging upside down from the heavens.

The hissing, scorching air currents continually struck his form!

Faintly, a phantom of a giant elephant entwined with a divine dragon appeared in the mortal world!

Whooo—

Li Che opened his mouth, exhaling a stream that shot forth like a blade, as if slicing the air apart.

He spread his arms, his bones emitting crackling explosive sounds!

His five viscera trembled, and strands of divine gang spread forth one after another.

The five kinds of divine gang twisted together like a braid into a single Five Elements Divine Gang!

Like a flood dragon, they wildly danced around his body—one, two, three...

Thirty-six strands!

Bang——!!!

Li Che stood upright; the thirty-six wildly dancing Five Elements Divine Gang signified that he had officially reached the pinnacle of a Divine Gang Grand Master!

The Dao Fruit's three transformations, plus the medicinal potency of the Martial Elixir!

Li Che successfully completed the condensation of the final six strands of the Five Elements Divine Gang!

Upon his skin, the body's three hundred sixty apertures burst forth brilliant radiance, golden rays stretching ten thousand zhang!

Pop——

Accompanied by the first crisp sound!

As if a tough membrane was pierced!

One aperture penetrated!

Then came the second, third, fourth sounds...

Sound waves piled up like tides!

Like firecrackers all bursting together!

Three hundred sixty apertures, each and every one penetrated!

Closing his eyes, faintly, his martial will seemed to connect with heaven and earth.

Countless air currents intertwined, pouring in from the crown of his head and releasing from beneath his feet.

Heaven and man as one...

Li Che lifted his head, his black hair dancing wildly.

He felt as if he sensed the spirituality inherent in heaven and earth!

Heaven and earth seemed to breathe in and out.

The earth trembled incessantly.

The wild winds swirling between the heavens were like a breath in and out!

Li Che spread his hands, and instantly the thunder-magnetic orbit began to turn...

His whole body rose into the air, as if fully linked with the heaven-earth magnetic field, drawing in from the crown of his head and sprouting from beneath his feet, endless and ceaselessly cycling!

This is... the unity of heaven and man.

Li Che opened his eyes, deep, complex, excited, and filled with emotion.

Zzz...

The three hundred sixty apertures all spun like vortices at once!

The divine gang poured forth from them, all flowing into the fleshly great elixir within his dantian!

The great elixir seemed to become a furnace, refining the Five Elements Divine Gang to the utmost, washing away the insubstantial and making it extraordinarily tough.

Slowly...

A strand of true gang, far stronger than Longtai's innate true gang, slowly flowed forth.

Li Che raised his hand; the innate true gang between his fingers surged and raged like an electric current!

At times turning into a dragon, at times transforming into an elephant, at times like electricity!

Five days of time, five days of settling.

Li Che finally achieved the three transformations of the Dao Fruit, making tremendous progress, giving his martial cultivation a full boost.

He restrained his breath and floated down to the ground.

The heat dissipated, the heavy snow returned, drifting down to cover a thick layer.

The Painting Immortal Dao Fruit trembled; Painting Immortal avatars were summoned by Li Che, each receiving the Six Offices' divine crystals from him, each going to cultivate the deity's true form.

Then they went to polish and manufacture the mechanical parts needed for the Blood Yang Nine Divine Gold Ape, hammering in each mechanism seal, refining precision, etc.

On the other side, they also had the Painting Immortal avatars study the just-obtained《Divine Talisman Sect Talisman Tome》, researching the way of talismans.

The falling snow was silent and still.

Striking the paulownia courtyard, it made a soft sound.

Li Che only felt his life busy and fulfilling.

The light slowly sank, and the glow filtering through the leaden clouds began to gradually dim.

Li Che knew nightfall was approaching.

He stretched, his cultivation broke through, and his whole person felt refreshed and clear.

Leaving the independent workshop, he walked along the blue stone pavement of Listen Thunder Alley, covered in thick snow, and arrived before the restaurant emitting dim yellow light.

The big black dog, as always, faithfully lay at the shop entrance.

The glossy black fur of the dog shimmered in the orange-yellow light.

He glanced at Li Che, seeing only Li Che alone, and the big black dog snorted, turning its head.

After Li Che had packed the pre-ordered dishes at the restaurant, he chatted a few words with the boss.

Not bringing Xixi, the boss seemed unwilling to pay attention to him.

Li Che also didn't mind; after placing a golden leaf, he turned and left.

Before leaving, Li Che approached the big black dog, then fiercely reached out and angrily rubbed its head.

After rubbing, he immediately grasped the Flying Thunder chess piece and vanished from the spot.

"Wang——!!!"

The explosive dog bark shattered countless snow, causing it to explode and melt.

The big black dog sprang up from the ground, limbs striking the ground, activating full-step pull, yet Li Che could nowhere be found.

Angry, the big black dog kept baring its teeth!

Li Che returned home in Lingering Fragrance Lane.

Pure snow drifted down from high altitude, then was dispersed by qi and blood.

Zhang Ya was earnestly practicing martial arts in the courtyard; after marrow cleansing, her cultivation became more diligent, because Xixi is so well-behaved, Zhang Ya felt as a mother she also needed to perk up.

Only by striving to become stronger can she accompany her husband and daughter longer.

Chen Lao went to work; Mu Po sat under the eaves, on the rocking chair Li Che made for her, covered with a thick blanket, the charcoal brazier beside her burned, releasing heat.

Everything appeared quite warm.

After Li Che returned, he accompanied Zhang Ya in practicing martial arts for a while, after giving simple pointers.

Footsteps sounded outside the door.

The snow-covered soft ground creaked when stepped on.

The visitor was a youth in gray robes.

In Li Che's perception via the Heaven-Earth Chessboard, this youth's strength could only be considered ordinary, merely a divine appearance.

"May I ask, is this the residence of Li Che, Master Li?"

The youth knocked on the door, said.

Li Che let Zhang Ya continue practicing martial arts, while he himself went out, asking doubtfully: "Who are you?"

"I am the woodcarver of Qianyuan Divine Sect's God Eagle Ridge; Elder Jiao Shaoqiu recommended you; I am sent by my teacher's order to specially inform you that the elder examination of God Eagle Ridge will begin."

Li Che heard this, his eyes instantly lit up.

"The elder examination of God Eagle Ridge?"

"But finally it has begun!"

Li Che warmly received the youth, causing the youth to be somewhat surprised; after all, in the youth's view, Li Che's joy had no reason, given Li Che's age and experience, participating in this elder examination……purely just participation.

"This is a letter; tomorrow God Eagle Ridge will gather many woodcarving masters at the gate of the Divine Sect's mountain to go together, so Master Li, please don't be late tomorrow."

The youth handed Li Che a letter sealed with red wax.

After receiving it, Li Che said thanks.

The youth didn't linger, saying he still had to deliver letters to other woodcarving masters, then departed trudging through wind and snow.

Zhang Ya came over, her long eyelashes trembled.

"Husband…… if you become an elder of God Eagle Ridge, could we move to live inside the Divine Sect?"

Zhang Ya asked.

Li Che nodded.

Zhang Ya's eyes lit up, but soon her brows furrowed: "But I've heard the elder examination of God Eagle Ridge is extremely difficult……husband, can you do it?"

Li Che hearing this instantly laughed.

He grabbed Zhang Ya's waist and lifted her up: "Little vixen, is your husband capable……you don't know?"

Zhang Ya instantly blushed, her little hammer fists pounded Li Che a few times: "Mu Po is here!"

……

……

Let alone, Li Che indeed attaches great importance to the God Eagle Ridge elder examination.

Not only because passing to become a God Eagle Ridge elder grants a residence quota inside the Divine Sect mountain gate, but also because……God Eagle Ridge surely has the resources he needs.

Although Li Che knows the competition for this Divine Sect elder identity is extremely fierce, and the examination difficulty will surpass imagination.

But Li Che now truly isn't afraid.

The confidence brought by the improvement of the Immortal Craft Dao Fruit, plus his own cultivation breakthrough, has elevated his woodcarving skill.

Li Che is supremely confident.

Next day.

Dawn.

The temperature rose a bit; the originally drifting snow actually began to melt, turning into drizzling rain, with raindrops still mixed with a few snowflakes.

Li Che got up early; Zhang Ya, after paying the price for her reckless words yesterday, lay limp in bed, black hair spread, only able to cheer Li Che with her gaze.

Li Che smiled.

After changing into a clean dark robe, he stepped out of the courtyard of Lingering Fragrance Lane.

Chen Lao drove the carriage and waited outside early.

"Get on."

Chen Lao wore a bamboo hat and a straw raincoat, shielding himself from the rain and snow, and spoke with a smile.

"A-Che, believe you can do it; once you become an elder of God Eagle Ridge, you'll be able to go inside the God Sect's mountain gate and see Xixi every day."

Chen Lao's expression turned solemn.

He really felt a pang of heartache for Xixi.

The last time they met, Xixi's sensibility made Chen Lao feel heartache for a long time.

I don't know whether Xixi is being bullied by other disciples inside the God Sect; if she had her parents beside her, she would have more confidence.

Li Che didn't refuse, climbed into the carriage, and Chen Lao drove toward the mountain gate of the Qianyuan God Sect.

The large open space in front of the mountain gate.

Under the plaque bearing the Heaven and Earth Dao's Concealment, carriages were already parked one after another.

After Chen Lao saw Li Che to his destination, he drove off.

And the youth who had been seen yesterday also came over, leading Li Che onto an ordinary carriage.

Inside the carriage, several elderly figures were already seated upright.

These elders were all guest woodcarving masters from the major clans of Qianyuan Dao City.

Of course, they were guest masters of the minor clans.

For example, the guest woodcarving masters of the top thousand-year clans like the Su, Yun, Zhong, and Zhou families each had luxurious carriages to pick them up.

It seemed they sensed a newcomer; these figures opened their cloudy eyes and glanced over.

Upon seeing Li Che's extremely youthful face, they were momentarily stunned.

"Young man, are you also here to take the God Eagle Ridge elder examination?"

One of the elders spoke up.

Li Che gave a gentle smile and nodded.

Seeing the honest and simple Li Che, several elders stroked their beards and laughed.

"Truly, a newborn calf fears no tiger; at such a young age, you dare to try anything..."

"The God Eagle Ridge elder examination is extremely difficult; without the level of a Seven-Element Woodcarving Master, you basically have no chance."

"We old fellows spent a whole sixty years before finally raising our skills to the level of a Seven-Element Woodcarving Master, giving us the courage to try."

"You young man... your courage is commendable."

The elders laughed, but their tone unconsciously carried a hint of prejudice.

Woodcarving technique requires time to hone, and frequent visits to the Guiyi Miao to observe the deity in order to cultivate it.

Li Che, being so young...

How much time could he have to polish it? His technique must surely be flighty.

Li Che gave an honest, simple smile and nodded slightly.

Afterwards, he leaned back in the chair, closed his eyes, and rested.

The carriage soon began to sway.

The carriage Li Che was in carried four people; its wheels crushed the accumulated snow, breaking through the rain and snow as it headed toward God Eagle Ridge.

The journey was dull.

Because the carriage cabin was a bit cramped, he and the three elderly woodcarving masters had nothing to talk about.

Whenever they opened their mouths, it was just to give pointers; Li Che found it boring and thus ignored them.

Li Che closed his eyes for a brief rest, nurturing his spirit.

Within the Heaven and Earth chessboard, he felt a divine chess piece twitch slightly.

That was the Flying Lightning chess piece he had left on Xixi.

At this moment, it actually showed an abnormality.

Li Che's brows furrowed slightly, a flash of sternness crossing his eyes.

His mind sank into the Heaven and Earth chessboard, and through it, an image of Xixi's current state was projected.

……

……

Qianyuan God Sect.

Outer Sect.

The large courtyard where Jiao Shaoqiu resided.

The children's laughter and joyous chatter echoed without end, the fervent atmosphere seeming to blow away the sleet falling from the heavens.

Xixi, Zhou Peng, Yun E, Zhong Liuxiu, plus Tie Shancai and other divine children gathered in Jiao Shaoqiu's small courtyard.

Perhaps because Xixi was here, her good friends all came running over.

Besides them, there were also spirit children who had come together from Jinguang Prefecture City.

Haichaosheng, Gong Yuanliang, Gongyang Xiu, Huang Four Symbols, and other spirit children.

Everyone was diligently cultivating in Jiao Shaoqiu's courtyard, but after all they were children, so they still engaged in roughhousing and play.

"Come on! Let's all go together!"

"Great Emperor Xixi lets you use just one hand!"

Xixi's chubby-cheeked, tiny figure stood in the wind and snow on the open ground, one hand behind her back, the other beckoning with a finger to Haichaosheng, Gong Yuanliang, Gongyang Xiu, and Huang Four Symbols in the distance.

Haichaosheng's gaze was blazing, his fighting spirit abundant.

Powerful qi and blood surged within his body; clenching his fists, he kicked up countless flying snowflakes, charging toward Xixi.

Gong Yuanliang and Gongyang Xiu worked in perfect sync, and Huang Sisiang also found an opportunity, launching an attack from another angle.

They held nothing back, for they knew well how powerful Xixi was.

Zhou Peng ate an apple in the distance, Tie Shancai boredly rested his head on his arms, while Yun E and Zhong Liuxiu were sparring.

Jiao Shaqiu sat on the chair, swaying lightly, the wind and snow drifting gently.

From time to time he would offer a word of advice, correcting the children's qi and blood circulation and exertion techniques.

Nie Yang stood with arms crossed over his chest, in his arms holding that bronze sword whose hilt was bound with torn cloth.

Not far from him.

Li Chengzhou gripped a heavy sword with one hand, holding the sword aloft, its tip suspended.

The sword tip hung level, trembling incessantly.

"Hold on! There's still a quarter hour!"

Nie Yang spoke coldly and sternly.

With a crack, a whip-like burst of qi struck Li Chengzhou's arm, lifting his arm that was about to drop.

Li Chengzhou drenched in sweat, large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead nonstop.

"Your divine talent falls short of theirs, your martial talent also lacking greatly… All you can rely on is perseverance; if you want to catch up to your older sister Xixi, you can only do so through relentless daily training!"

"A sword cultivator must endure the bitterest hardships to truly be a sword cultivator!"

Nie Yang lectured in a deep voice.

Jiao Shaqiu's gaze was murky, watching Nie Yang teach the disciples, yet he did not speak.

Nie Yang is a grand master of the sword dao; in swordsmanship, Jiao Shaqiu falls short of him, so he would not speak rashly.

Suddenly…

Jiao Shaqiu's murky eyes suddenly narrowed.

The bronze sword in Nie Yang's arms, as he was instructing Li Chengzhou, trembled incessantly.

"Crack!"

Nie Yang grabbed the sword hilt firmly.

"Grand Elder."

Nie Yang looked toward Jiao Shaqiu, his eyes becoming extremely grave.

Originally, the many children practicing martial arts on the open field suddenly felt an overwhelming, terrifying pressure descending from heaven and earth.

It was as if a ferocious, terrifying beast had flung open its razor-sharp fangs toward the children!

Xixi's expression shifted slightly; the purple flame serpent spear in her left hand trembled faintly, and the gold brick in her right hand hummed.

The hell lotus wind-fire golden light wheel hidden in her soles also continually vibrated.

"Xixi, fall back."

Jiao Shaqiu said in a deep voice.

The words having been spoken.

Jiao Shaqiu's aged yet ramrod straight back stepped before Xixi, he spread his arms, blocking her behind him.

On the other side, Nie Yang, holding his sword, also fell in beside Jiao Shaqiu.

Shielding all the children behind them.

The two raised their heads.

Between heaven and earth, the wind and snow rose violently, the raging gusts running rampant!

Yet, the wind and snow, like a curtain, were suddenly torn apart!

Two figures drifted in.

One wore the ancient robes of the Primordial Origin Divine Sect, his face suffused with a kindly red glow.

Jiao Shaqiu frowned.

Gazing at this old man whose robes billowed, his large sleeves whipping wildly in the wind and snow, his eyes narrowed.

"Inner Sect Fourth Elder… Ji Heshan?!"

However, Jiao Shaqiu's pupils quickly contracted.

His gaze, as if frozen, slowly turned toward the figure striding forward beside Ji Heshan, likewise tearing through the wind and snow.

A voluptuous woman with azure eyes and skin fairer than snow.

Upon the woman's forehead grew two pale golden horns.

On her stunning face lay a hint of repressed, surging sorrow and wrath; in her azure eyes dwelled a profound grief and anguish that could not be dispelled…

Her fair skin would from time to time shimmer with faint dragon scales.

A repressed and terrifying qi and blood surged within her like thunderbolts!

Nie Yang, standing beside Jiao Shaqiu, trembled all over and drew a deep breath.

His five fingers had already clenched the incessantly trembling sword hilt.

Terrifying sword intent burst forth from his person like a turning bright yang!

Jiao Shaqiu's large sleeves whipped wildly, blown by the gale, he leaned back hard.

He stared at the woman, slowly exhaling a breath.

"Dragon God Clan…"

"Princess Pacifying Rebellion!"