Chapter 970: Erniu's Words Shock the Three

These words, low like a peal of heavenly thunder, shook the souls of everyone present.

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As the sound spread, the tall figure that had descended from the firmament and appeared before Yuedong and Lanyao took a step toward Xu Qing and Erniu!

The gait was firm and powerful; every step seemed to land upon one’s heartbeat, carrying an intense sense of oppression!

As he walked, the nine great worlds existing upon his shoulders, chest, abdomen, legs, and crown were shining with brilliant light, surging with thick, vital energy!

The might of the nine worlds caused the firmament to change color!

A terrifying pressure descended, causing the earth to roar. Amidst this overwhelming momentum and this fearsome storm, this person became increasingly clearly imprinted in the eyes of Xu Qing and Erniu!

He stood over eight feet tall, his physique burly, like a towering mountain standing firm on a precarious battlefield!

His skin appeared dark from years of exposure to wind and sun, as if polished by time into a hard, black boulder!

His face was resolute and profound; beneath thick brows, his eyes were deep as stars, flashing with a sharp and firm light!

Especially where his gaze fell, it was as if thousands of cavalry were galloping, as if beacon

fires were connecting the heavens, as if mountains and rivers were shattering!

Most dazzling of all was the battle armor he wore. This armor was clearly crafted by a master artisan, with every part gleaming with a cold light!

The armor was also inlaid with various gemstones, which, under the sunlight, flashed with blinding radiance, reflecting off his entire body and setting him off like a star!

Xu Qing gazed at this person, his own face expressionless, his heart without a single ripple; at this moment, his divinity was dominant!

As for Erniu, he was focused on examining the other’s armor, a hint of sourness appearing in his eyes as he let out a cold snort!

"Growing a look of being invincible under the heavens, are you a worm that crawled into a shell and thinks it's a turtle? State your identity, your Master Niu does not kill the nameless."

That tall figure’s gaze was icy, his entire body’s momentum roaring as he walked and spoke indifferently!

"Moxu Sacred Land, tenth disciple under the Great Emperor Mingyan, Lu Lingzi!"

The moment the words were spoken, his figure had already arrived before Xu Qing and Erniu, and his rough, powerful right hand, which seemed capable of grasping the entire world, pressed suddenly toward the two!

Xu Qing’s divine source erupted, his divine authority shrouding them, while Erniu’s blue light shone and his ice-sealing power exploded!

An instant confrontation!

Amidst the roar, Xu Qing’s whole body jolted; relying on his physical defense, he was unharmed, but the impact from this Lu Lingzi still

forced him to retreat!

Yet quickly, Xu Qing charged out again, wiping away the power of the authority as it dispersed, while misfortune and the Purple Moon rose, seeking the flaws in the opponent’s heart to breed poison and prohibitions!

As for Erniu, his defense was inferior to Xu Qing’s. Facing a palm from a Nine-World Divine-Nurturing expert, his body exploded directly, turning into a blood mist that rolled backward, only to rapidly reform and transmit his words!

"You've got some strength, but what did your words just now mean? Which one is the Dao companion you spoke of? Could it be that both of these women are your Dao companions?"

"Or is it that one is a Dao companion, and one is a head?"

As his voice echoed, Erniu also lunged again, transforming into countless blue worms, opening their maws to spit out cold air!

Coordinating with Xu Qing, one used ice-sealing, the other a bombardment!

But the power of the nine worlds exceeded everything Xu Qing had faced in terms of divine entities!

This was an existence only one step away from becoming a Sovereign!

Even though Xu Qing was extraordinary and Erniu was bizarre, the absolute difference in strength still caused all their various methods to collapse!

Lu Lingzi did not even use any divine abilities, relying only on the power bestowed by the nine great worlds to blast everything away with a single punch!

The world roared, Xu Qing retreated again, and Erniu collapsed once more!

Yet Erniu’s voice continued!

"That's not right, how did your head turn your Dao companion into a puppet?"

"Hey, little Ah Qing, I think I've discovered some

secret."

"The three of them really know how to play, playing so excitingly..."

As Erniu spoke, his body swayed, his right hand lifted to tear open his own chest, grabbing his heart and squeezing it fiercely!

His heart exploded directly; strangely, Lu Lingzi also paused in his steps, a booming sound coming from his chest,

as if Erniu’s act of crushing his own heart had affected him!

"Cough, I say, is there room for more in your game of three? I'd like to participate; look at my heart, isn't it big and robust!"

Erniu licked his lips, looking very interested!

It must be said, Erniu was a master at ruining the atmosphere of a battlefield!

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Originally, Lu Lingzi’s momentum was overwhelming, but as Erniu’s words spread, they were forcibly mixed with other connotations, making Yuedong’s expression extremely ugly!

As for Lu Lingzi, the cold light in his eyes grew even thicker, his left hand lifting to suddenly press against the center of his brow!

Immediately, a slit cracked open at the center of his brow, and a crimson blood-eye actually grew out.

Once this eye appeared, a sense of authority rose abruptly!

It could be seen that within this blood-eye, traces of Dao marks were permeating!

It was not only Xu Qing and the Son of the Sacrifice Moon Domain who could seize authority ahead of time before ascending to Sovereign!

This tenth disciple of the Great Emperor Mingyan had also obtained authority while still at the Divine-Nurturing level!

At this moment, as the blood-eye shone, his figure on the battlefield was like a gale, whistling and erupting, sweeping through everything, rendering the world, causing the firmament to dim and the earth to darken!

Only the wind was everything here!

That was the authority of wind!

Wherever it passed, the void was torn, cracks appeared in the sky, glaciers were rolled up from the earth, and Xu Qing and Erniu were like kites with broken strings, retreating rapidly in this storm!

Erniu’s body collapsed again and again, only to reform again and again, shouting wildly!

"Little Ah Qing, use the ultimate move."

Xu Qing, within his calm eyes, had a flash of strange light; while retreating, he gave Lu Lingzi a meaningful look, then raised his right hand and pointed at the firmament!

The firmament changed color, light flowed, and the Sacred Heaven Pagoda descended suddenly within the storm, standing tall in mid-air regardless of how the storm swept!

Xu Qing did not hesitate at all, stepping directly into the pagoda!

Erniu was stunned, but his reaction was also extremely fast, flying in instantly!

In the blink of an eye, within the storm, the pagoda roared, like a boulder, unmoved by even a fraction!

This scene caused Lu Lingzi’s brows to furrow slightly!

And inside the pagoda, Erniu stood beside Xu Qing, unable to help but speak!

"Little Ah Qing, the ultimate move I meant wasn't this, it was the Empress’s jade slip!"

Xu Qing turned a deaf ear, looking at Lu Lingzi outside the tower, lost in thought!

Just now, in his exchange with this Great Emperor’s disciple, he had sensed a trace of extremely faint divine fire fluctuation!

This fluctuation was too hidden; in a normal state, it could not be detected. Xu Qing was not sensing it with his mind, but rather his flesh was sensing the divine fire by instinct!

This was related to his current state of being primarily divine, and his special physical body!

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If not for this, he feared that even he would have been unable to detect it!

As he pondered, Erniu beside him, seeing that Xu Qing was ignoring him, couldn't help but mutter a few times!

"I hate little Ah Qing in this state the most; he's completely dominated by divinity, not respecting the old or cherishing the young at all."

"However, why does he keep staring at that Lu Lingzi? Could it be that he discovered some secret?"

Erniu’s eyes narrowed, and he looked over as well, observing carefully, trying to find clues!

And at this moment, outside the pagoda’s bubble, that Great Emperor’s disciple, Lu Lingzi, was attempting to rely on the power of authority to bombard the pagoda!

The storm roared and whistled, sweeping across, but for the pagoda floating in mid-air, the effect was minimal!

Seeing this, the Great Emperor’s disciple did not continue, but instead, after exchanging a look with Xu Qing through the bubble, he waved his hand!

Immediately, a sea of fire appeared from the wind, borrowing the wind’s power to augment itself, shrouding the pagoda and beginning to refine it!

After doing this, he ignored the pagoda, instead turning and stepping onto the ground, before Yuedong!

Compared to his tall physique, Yuedong appeared very delicate, but before Lu Lingzi could speak, Yuedong had already spoken!

"Deal with these two first."

Lu Lingzi’s expression remained as usual, and he shook his head slightly!

"There is no time!"

As he spoke, his gaze fell upon the unconscious Lanyao

at the side!

"Solve our business first. As for that human, relying on an ancient treasure, although he avoided my authority, he has also trapped himself to

death; there is no need to worry about him for now!"

"After we finish our business, they won't be able to run!"

"Now, undo Lanyao’s emotional technique."

Lu Lingzi’s tone was beyond doubt!

Yuedong was somewhat unwilling, but after feeling Lu Lingzi’s determination, she was silent for a few breaths, reluctantly agreeing, and raised her hand to point at Lanyao!

Immediately, within the threads of fate on Lanyao’s body, the woven face of Yuedong rapidly dimmed, finally dissipating, causing Lanyao’s emotions to return to normal!

Her body trembled at this moment, and she slowly opened her eyes!

Her phoenix eyes were first dazed, then rapidly cleared. The moment she saw Yuedong and Lu Lingzi before her, her face turned instantly pale, and everything that had happened since arriving in Wanggu surfaced in her mind!

That experience of having her emotions manipulated, recalled in this clear state, immediately revealed the clues.

Thus, she stared at Yuedong and spoke with venom.

"Yuedong, ever since we met, I have treated you well and considered you a close friend, yet you have used this vicious forbidden technique on me."

Yuedong’s gaze was icy as she responded indifferently!

"Though we are close friends, if you must blame someone, blame yourself for being born into a Great Emperor family with pure bloodline, while I am just a nobody who has to fight for everything on my own!"

"In this world, the weak are prey to the strong, so I want to go further!"

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Upon hearing this, Lanyao’s breathing quickened, and she then looked toward her Dao companion, Lu Lingzi!

Lu Lingzi’s eyes were gentle as he looked at Lanyao and spoke softly!

"Do not be anxious. Since we are Dao companions, I will tell you, and with your intelligence, you should have already guessed it!"

"Lanyao, as a disciple of the Great Emperor, I consider my aptitude to be far superior to others,

but hindered by my bloodline, I cannot comprehend the core inheritance, and the hope of ascending to become a Sovereign is infinitely remote!"

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I hope you can help me by merging your bloodline with mine, allowing me to replace your family in comprehending the Great Emperor’s inheritance art!"

"And given Master’s current state, I imagine that even if he knew, he would tacitly approve!"

"But your family is powerful after all, so!!! I had Yuedong approach you to lure you out of the Sacred Land, so that she could

manipulate your emotions here, and at the suitable moment, I can perform the fusion!"

"That is how it is!"

The moment Lu Lingzi finished speaking, the resentment in Lanyao’s eyes deepened and her expression became harrowing. Just as she was about to say something, Erniu, who was witnessing this scene inside the Firmament Pagoda, widened his eyes, slapped his thigh, and could not help but exclaim aloud!

"Damn, are people in the Sacred Land this good at playing games?"

Erniu’s eyes were bright, looking as if his horizons had been broadened!

"But why do I feel like the plot is still going to have a twist?"

As soon as Erniu’s cheeky voice rang out, the expressions of Yuedong, Lanyao, and Lu Lingzi all changed in a way that was barely perceptible!