Chapter 401: Princess Long Ji Trapped, the Mastermind Behind It All Is Jun Xiaoyao

Undeniably, Princess Longji possesses a formidable personality with a regal aura.

Even celestial prodigies of the ancient immortal races are not spared from her blade.

Princess Longji extended her jade hand, summoning the Inverted Dragon Claw, whose golden dragon talons seized the Fengling prodigy with astonishing energy.

"True God Realm, Minor Perfection!"

The Fengling prodigy's eyes widened in shock and surprise.

This Princess Longji is far stronger than other outsiders—she's on an entirely different level.

"No wonder the Dragon Clan noblewoman said we needed to lure her into an ambush—now I see it's true," the Fengling prodigy thought in alarm.

Without prior preparation, if we had confronted her directly, even if we killed her, we'd suffer devastating losses.

The Fengling prodigy activated a divine technique to resist the assault.

Azure wind blades shot out, slicing through the void.

Yet all were obliterated by the sweeping golden dragon claws.

Spurt!

The Fengling prodigy spat out a mouthful of blood, flapped her azure wings, and turned to flee.

Fenglingzutianshengqinhefengzhifaze ， Suoyizaisudufangmian ， Youjidayoushi 。

Watching the Fengling prodigy vanish as a streak of azure light, Princess Longji didn't hesitate—she immediately gave chase.

This Fengling prodigy had dared to offend her and stolen her Dragon-Snake Fruit.

Killing them is the only way to quell Princess Longji's burning rage.

Of course, Princess Longji isn't foolish—she knows this Fengling prodigy might be heading to find allies.

But Princess Longji has absolute confidence in her own strength.

Even if more people joined, she wouldn't fear them in the slightest.

"Dare to provoke this Empress? You won't live to regret it!" Princess Longji's beautiful eyes flashed with icy light.

What followed was a relentless chase.

Soon, the Fengling prodigy was cornered in a canyon.

The Fengling prodigy gritted her teeth and darted into the canyon.

Princess Longji furrowed her brows and halted her lotus steps.

She swept her divine sense—and a cold smile curled on her lips.

As expected, she faintly sensed several powerful auras within the canyon.

"You think hiding a few people will scare me?"

Had she not detected these auras, Princess Longji might have hesitated.

But now that she's sensed them, she has no reason to fear.

With graceful steps, she instantly teleported into the canyon.

Yet shortly after entering, Princess Longji's expression changed slightly.

Faint, incomplete array patterns flickered in the void.

Then, countless sword qi surged forth from the air.

"A killing array?" Princess Longji finally realized she'd walked into a trap.

The real threat wasn't the hidden auras—it was this ancient, incomplete killing array.

"Heh, so you've walked right into our net."

Around the canyon, four young figures appeared.

Besides the initial Fengling prodigy, there were also prodigies from the Rock Demon, Thunder Ape, and Diamond Clad clans.

These four were the strongest young prodigies among their respective races.

The weakest among them was already at True God Realm, Late Stage.

The Thunder Ape prodigy had even reached True God Realm, Minor Perfection.

With their combined strength and this killing array,

killing Princess Longji was no longer impossible.

Princess Longji instantly realized the danger—dodging the array's sword qi, she coldly demanded, "How dare you conspire against me? Who is behind this?"

Princess Longji had no grudge or connection with these four races.

There was no reason for them to target her so deliberately—or lure her here.

Clearly, someone was pulling the strings.

"Heh, clever girl—but sorry, we can't tell you," chuckled the Thunder Ape prodigy.

Ao Luan had ordered them not to reveal her name—they wouldn't betray her.

Princess Longji racked her brain, unable to guess who it could be.

After all, no one dared provoke her, let alone scheme against her.

If she had to guess…

"Could it be…?" A sudden realization flashed through her mind, and she clenched her teeth.

"Jun… Xiao… Yao!" Princess Longji's eyes blazed with icy fury.

Aside from Jun Xiaoyao, whom she'd clashed with before, she couldn't imagine anyone else targeting her so viciously.

And given Jun Xiaoyao's cunning, treacherous nature, it was entirely plausible he was orchestrating this.

"Jun Xiaoyao! If you have the strength, fight me openly—why resort to such underhanded, cowardly tricks?" Princess Longji cried out.

But the four prodigies exchanged glances, their eyes filled with suspicion.

Who is Jun Xiaoyao?

Still, they didn't dwell on it—they prepared to launch their coordinated attack.

Unbeknownst to them, the true mastermind, Ao Luan, was secretly observing from the shadows.

"Who is Jun Xiaoyao? Doesn't matter—this is perfect," Ao Luan mused, surprised she'd never heard the name.

Perfect—now no one would suspect her, Ao Luan.

Meanwhile, Bai Meier was also watching.

Inside the canyon, battle had erupted.

Princess Longji was trapped in the killing array, forced to fend off both its power and the four prodigies' assaults.

The four prodigies didn't enter the array—they attacked from the outside, aiming to exhaust her.

The Fengling prodigy flapped her wings, unleashing countless azure wind blades that howled across the heavens.

The Rock Demon prodigy punched forward, launching a storm of razor-sharp diamond drills capable of turning a mountain into a sieve.

The Diamond Clad prodigy raised his hands, summoning earth energy to form a colossal boulder, hurling it to crush everything in its path.

The prodigy of the Thunder Ape tribe raised his hand, and thunder surged forth, transforming into a thunderous whip stretching a thousand zhang, lashing toward Princess Longji.

Together, the four prodigies unleashed a devastating wave of power.

No other prodigy entering from the outside could withstand such an assault.

Princess Longji sensed imminent danger.

Even as an ancient anomaly with immense depth, facing such an onslaught combined with the array's interference, she was in grave peril.

Princess Longji unleashed the True Dragon Divine Technique, her dragon energy surging violently through the void.

She cast the Ancestral Dragon Severing the Cosmos—its terrifying spectral form filled the entire sky.

The Ancestral Dragon's claw extended, as if severing the heavens themselves; the sheer force made the four prodigies turn pale.

After absorbing a drop of the Ancient Dragon Emperor's blood, Princess Longji's True Dragon techniques had grown more than fivefold in power.

BOOM!

The entire canyon trembled and roared.

Terrifying waves of spiritual energy shook the surroundings.

The four prodigies were all thrown backward, their blood boiling from the shock.

Yet this explosion seemed to further destabilize the killing array.

The array's runes flared violently, and tens of thousands of lethal sword qi surged forth, all converging on Princess Longji.

"Damn it!"

Princess Longji's face darkened.

This killing array was too powerful—she couldn't break free in a short time.

With the four prodigies harassing her, she might truly be trapped and killed here.

"Good thing we listened to the Dragon Clan noblewoman—if not, we'd be in serious trouble," thought the Thunder Ape prodigy.

Without the array, even if they killed Princess Longji, two or three of them would likely die.

Spurt!

A massive sword qi slashed through the air—despite her defensive measures, Princess Longji's jade arm was grazed, blood spraying out.

"Damn you, Jun Xiaoyao! If I ever catch you, I'll tear you into a thousand pieces!" Princess Longji seethed inwardly.

In her eyes, Jun Xiaoyao's move was despicably underhanded—how dare he scheme against her like this?

Yet none of them knew:

Several hundred li away, in a hidden pocket of space,

Jun Xiaoyao stood calmly with his hands behind his back, a faint smile on his lips, watching with amusement as Princess Longji struggled in the killing array.