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Chapter 331 Go tell my dragon what you want to say.
Objectively speaking, the Azure Feather Burning Heaven Flame is not considered a particularly ferocious spiritual fire.

However, it is more than enough to burn true essence.

Immediately, crackling and popping sounds rang out from the Four Symbols Mountain-Suppressing Cover.

Xiao Chen felt his true essence begin to drain away rapidly.

He currently has less than two hundred strands of true essence, and at this rate, it will probably burn out in just over an hour.

At first glance, this speed seems a bit slow.

However, it's important to understand that this only accounts for the rate of combustion, not the subsequent offensive and defensive costs.

Secondly, Xiao Chen's current true essence quality far surpasses that of ordinary newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivators.

If he struggles so much to bear this burden, then it's likely that people like True Monarch Rift would lose their ability to resist in no time.

Of course, newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivators don't need to worry about running out of true essence.

Because their defensive spells would collapse before that.

"How could this be?"

As Jianying Zhenjun retreated, Gangyuan Zhenjun easily dispersed the entangled phantoms around him and glanced up at the situation.

Suddenly, a wave of heat hit them, and even the array couldn't block it.

Even though the Azure Feather Burning Heaven Ashes were still a hundred feet away from him, the explosive spiritual power within them still made his whole body tense up.

"Damn it, we underestimated Jinluan's strength."

On the fourth spirit ship, True Lord Hanchuan immediately realized the seriousness of the problem: "We must hurry over there to join forces against the enemy, otherwise we may be defeated one by one."

He took out a talisman from his pocket and handed it to True Monarch Rift Sky: "Guard this place well and keep an eye on Fan Qilang."

Then, with a flick of his right hand, he took out a magic pill and swallowed it.

His aura suddenly surged, and he charged out of the defensive formation on the spirit ship, rushing into the trapped formation in an attempt to rush to the front to provide assistance.

"Junior Brother Powang, stop him!"

Immediately, Jianying Zhenjun activated the array flags in his hand, and did not forget to direct his junior brother to join him in using the power of the array to intercept.

At this point, it's certainly not advisable to let them reunite smoothly.

While manipulating it, he couldn't help but admire it in his heart. No matter how many times he watched it, Qingyu Fentianjin was so powerful that it was fascinating.

Especially this time, without the mountain-protecting formation suppressing it, it looks even more ferocious than before.

Yuan Zhanhui, who was also a newly promoted True Lord, felt a mixture of envy and jealousy at this moment.

Such extraordinary power truly lives up to its name of supernatural ability.

He only regretted that he was born a human and did not have the bloodline of the Azure Phoenix, thus he was destined to be unable to control such great power.

"This is a bit tough, but luckily I was prepared."

Xiao Chen silently took out the Nine Dragons painting from his storage ring.

This is arguably the strongest offensive tactic he currently possesses.

The reason he dared to continue to openly appear here after killing the great sea monster was that he wasn't afraid of the sea creatures coming after him.

This is also directly related to this trump card.

He only chooses to stay if he is confident of winning; if he simply needed to rely on the Night's Edge to save his life, he would have left long ago.

"open!"

Xiao Chen flicked his wrist, and the scroll unfurled with a "whoosh".

All that could be seen were nine dragons of different colors and shapes.

Apart from that, everything is left blank, without even a signature.

As eighteen streams of true essence rapidly flowed into the image, they covered the area around the dragon's eye.

Suddenly, the dragon in the painting slowly opened its eyes and then emerged directly from the painting, circling around Xiao Chen.

The nine dragons took off almost simultaneously, with the first eight each measuring a full nine hundred feet in length!
The elements are arranged from left to right as follows: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, and ice.

The one on the far right is 1,800 feet long, with gleaming scales all over its body, hooked claws, a waist as long as a river, and horns like small mountains. It is clear that it possesses considerable strength.

I must say, this thing is quite comprehensive.

Each of the nine dragons possesses a different attribute, which can effectively prevent them from being countered by the enemy during battle.

What's even more amazing is that these nine dragons were clearly inanimate objects, but were merely manifestations of magic.

However, each of them carries a dragon's might that is almost tangible.

This immediately instilled a sense of fear in everyone present, a fear that seemed to originate from the very depths of their blood.

The Golden Core cultivators on both sides, in particular, instinctively lowered their heads, afraid to look directly at each other, lest they attract attention.

Even the True Lord of Breaking Illusion felt a chill run down his spine.

He looked at the nine enormous dragons, his legs trembling, and even holding the array flag in his hand brought him no sense of security.

Objectively speaking, with his current skill level, he probably wouldn't even be able to handle one of them.

I couldn't help but feel a deep sense of regret and anger.

What he regrets is that when the ambush was announced, he didn't say a few more words of advice.

Even a fool could tell that a reclusive successor like Xiao Chen must possess some kind of trump card to protect himself.

What angered him was that he had clearly mentioned it once before, but neither Yun Qing nor Jin Luan had listened to his advice.

Why don't these damn guys listen to his advice?

What to do now?

However, Yun Qing and Jin Luan had no time to think about those things.

They were each plunged into their own unique shock.

"This feeling... is it His Majesty's aura?"

Yun Qing, who had served near the Venerable for many years, immediately sensed that the oppressive aura seemed somewhat familiar, and was then dumbfounded: "Impossible, how is this possible?"

He stared blankly at the dragons, his eyes filled with confusion.

I even started to doubt myself.

How did you get such a tail feather?

Jin Luan was also stunned; in her eyes, the fourth dragon was merely a facade.

Its core is a burning golden tail feather, radiating rich and pure fire elemental power.

Unlike ordinary feathers, the golden tail feathers of the Golden Phoenix clan are extremely precious.

Each time a stalk is picked, it leads to a period of weakness lasting several years, and it takes hundreds of years to recover.

In addition, the Golden Phoenix Clan was not numerous to begin with, so there was almost no circulation of them to the outside world.

Where did Xiao Chen get this thing from?

Could it be that they secretly captured or hunted a phoenix?
The thought that some of her own kind might be captured and killed filled Jinluan with barely suppressed rage.

This mindset was completely different from when she heard about the killing of the mudskipper or the fall of the Wang family patriarch.

It was a genuine feeling of grief and indignation, which was accompanied by hatred.

Fueled by her rage, the flames around her intensified.

"Actually, this Nine Dragons painting was originally prepared for Jinluan."

Xiao Chen smiled and looked at Yun Qing: "I didn't expect there would be one more."

"But it's okay, this way we can avoid waste."

As he spoke, he pushed forward with both hands at the same time.

Immediately, the five elemental dragons on the left rushed towards Jin Luan, while the remaining four dragons surrounded Yun Qing.

The surrounding trapping formation is still in operation at this moment.

However, the sudden addition of nine dragons to the formation greatly dispersed the suppressive force.

After being distributed evenly, the amount of array power that fell on each person was almost negligible.

At the same time, as the nine dragons exerted their power simultaneously, the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth immediately fell into complete chaos.

In particular, the metal-type dragon actually absorbed a portion of the Geng metal energy from the killing formation to replenish itself.

Simply put, this kind of hastily prepared trap was indeed too rushed.

Faced with targets far exceeding expectations, the desired effect was immediately lost.

In an instant, the entire sea area was filled with colorful spiritual light.

A jumble of sounds mingled together, mixed with different but intense fluctuations of spiritual energy, violently stirring the heartstrings of everyone present.

"Oh no, something's wrong!"

Immediately, Jianying Zhenjun felt a chill in his heart, sensing that the situation was starting to turn out badly.

With his keen eyesight, it wasn't hard to see that Yun Qing and Jin Luan had fallen into a disadvantageous position and seemed to have no way out.

Despite the fact that the Azure Feather Burning Heaven Ashes were still spreading rolling heat waves.

However, the battle should come to a head before it burns down the nine dragons.

If no new variables emerge, then the sea creatures should lose this battle.

Given the current situation, if we suffer another defeat, the situation on the western front will likely be completely reversed.

"Ah~!"

Yun Qing suddenly roared, as he was completely entangled by the longest dragon.

Immediately afterwards, the shrimp shells all over its body began to creak under the strain.

Only two breaths had passed before the two sides were determined in terms of pure strength.

This is quite normal; if someone is even 10% weaker in terms of strength, the result of the confrontation will be an easy crushing defeat.

Unfortunately, Yun Qing became the loser.

He struggled desperately, but could not break free no matter what.

At the same time, Xiao Chen even used his divine sense to command the two dragons, Wind and Thunder, to surround Yuan Zhanhui, who was not far away.

"Jianying, what are you waiting for?"

Jinluan unleashed a burst of power, shattering the surrounding elemental spells, and seized the opportunity to shout, "Quickly use that demonic weapon!"

As a reclusive tradition, the Zhaokong Sect has collected many useful items.

One of them is a summoning bell that can summon the phantom of a demon to descend into the world.

He had previously mentioned this item to Jinluan to demonstrate his loyalty and trust, and even showed it to her.

This naturally became the sea creatures' hope for emergency response.

"okay!"

The True Lord of Mirror Image immediately agreed and took out a special small box.

He shouted, "Junior Brother Powang, quickly lend me a hand!"

With his left hand, he took off the jade pendant from his waist and threw it at the Gangyuan Zhenjun who was clinging to him.

That jade pendant was a special defensive magical artifact.

It immediately transformed into a solid bubble, firmly protecting Gang Yuan Zhenjun and confining him inside.

Immediately afterwards, the Mirror Image Master opened the small box.

With a wave of his hand, he took out five spiritual objects of different attributes, and simultaneously refined them into five streams of spiritual liquid with his true essence, which he then poured into the box.

The box shattered instantly, and a small shuttle, only a few feet long and four feet wide, emerged from it.

Just as True Monarch Powang approached, he heard a loud shout: "Junior Brother, relax!"

Immediately, he felt his grip loosen and his body tilt as he landed inside the shuttle.

It turned out that True Lord Jianying had snatched the array flag from his hand and casually threw it away without hesitation.

Then, as he stepped into the spirit shuttle, he gave his junior brother a hard push, pushing him into the shuttle as well.

"What are you going to do!"

Yun Qing was the first to notice the abnormality and shouted angrily, "If you dare to desert your post, His Majesty will definitely not let you off!"

Jin Luan was startled upon hearing this, but she was too busy dealing with the attack to speak.

Instead, Yuan Zhanhui suddenly turned around and immediately shouted, "Fellow Daoist Jianying, give me a ride!"

However, his calls were completely ignored.

In situations like this, bringing one more person means one less chance of escape.

The True Lord of Mirror Shadows decisively chose to leave him here to distract the pursuers.

Before leaving, however, he took out a small bronze bell. At the same time, he decisively took out a special fourth-tier blood-type spiritual item and integrated it into the bell, then shook it vigorously.

"Ring! Ring! Ring!"

After three crisp sounds, a phantom image of a demon with a blue face and fangs appeared.

He was a hundred feet tall, completely naked, with disheveled hair and a fierce look in his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Jinluan, I'm so sorry!"

The Shadow Observer shouted, "The demon is here. I'll take my leave first."

After saying that, he immediately activated the spirit shuttle, which was even three points faster than the Blood Escape technique, and disappeared into the sky in an instant.

The demonic phantom, now without its commander, went berserk and pounced on the closest figure, Gangyuan Zhenjun, who had just broken free from the bubble.

The reason why True Lord Jianying was willing to use spiritual objects to activate the demonic soldiers before leaving was because...

It wasn't because of Jinluan; it was simply to cover his retreat.

"They actually ran away?"

Xiao Chen glanced at Yun Qing, Jin Luan, and Yuan Zhanhui, who were struggling, hesitated for a moment, and still did not choose to use the mechanical grappling hook to hold them back.

Firstly, you can run away from the monk, but you can't hide from the temple.

After the two members of the Zhaokong Sect fled, their location remained extremely fixed unless they abandoned the mountain gate and warehouse.

Once the battle is over, it should be enough time to catch up.

The key point is that the sect's warehouse and scripture pavilion are definitely not going anywhere.

Secondly, the mechanical grappling hook can only be used once per battle.

It would be better to save it to deal with Yun Qing or Jin Luan, who are clearly more threatening.

After all, according to the information provided by Fan Qilang, a demon of this level is almost indistinguishable from a cultivator.

It's very likely that they also possess some kind of trump card to escape.

If two members of the Zhaokong Sect were left behind, allowing Yun Qing or Jin Luan to escape, it would actually be a loss.

"Snap! Crack!"

At this moment, Yuan Zhanhui was besieged by the dragons, and Po Wang Zhenjun suddenly fled. Without the main force, the trapping and killing formations immediately shattered.

The True Lord of Hanchuan immediately came to the side of the True Lord of Gangyuan to help suppress the berserk demonic phantom.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, I surrender!"

Yuan Zhanhui looked around and, seeing that the situation was hopeless, immediately shouted, "Actually, I was coerced by the sea tribe and had no choice but to become your enemy!"

“I grew up in the Sea of ​​Compassion and have a deep affection for this place.”

"I only got on the pirate ship because I accidentally listened to the slander of that treacherous Fan Qilang and was threatened with my life by Jin Luan."

"But in my heart, I have always been a part of the human race!"

He struggled desperately while crying and begging for mercy.

The main point is to repeatedly state that although he is a member of the sea race, his heart is with the human race, and how much suffering he has endured during this period. In fact, he has long wanted to abandon the darkness and embrace the light.

However, Xiao Chen naturally ignored these words.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, there's no need to shout anymore; it's a waste of your energy."

"Go and say what you have to say to my dragon."

Seeing Xiao Chen's resolute attitude, Yuan Zhanhui felt a chill run down his spine.

As a newly promoted True Monarch, his strength was far weaker than Yun Qing's. At this moment, he was being besieged by two dragons and was already on the verge of his limit.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, do you truly intend to commit such atrocities?"

"Crack!"

As they were speaking, Yuan Zhanhui's spirit shield was finally shattered completely.

As death loomed, he changed his tune once more: "Xiao Chen, how cruel you are! Aren't you afraid that one day you'll end up like this?"

"Xiao Chen, you brat, I curse you to die a horrible death, to be forever damned... Ah~!"

Before the lightning pierced his dantian, Yuan Zhanhui cursed loudly, attempting to leave a final curse.

However, before he could finish speaking, he was instantly blasted into dust.

As for the remaining curse, let alone the fact that he doesn't know any curse techniques at all, even if he did, Xiao Chen has the Divine Protection Veil, so it has no effect whatsoever.

At the same time, True Lord Hanchuan and True Lord Gangyuan have also dealt with the demonic phantom.

This thing shouldn't be so easy to deal with.

However, since the True Lord of Shadow Mirror had fled, things were much easier to handle without his command.

At this point, the battle was nearing its end.

Both Yun Qing and Jin Luan were clearly losing their strength and looked like they were about to be overwhelmed.

It wasn't that they were too weak; it was simply that the Nine Dragons Diagram, as a supreme treasure capable of dominating most of the Compassionate Sea, was far too powerful.

For example, at this moment, True Lord Hanchuan and True Lord Gangyuan wanted to lend a hand.

But they found that they couldn't get in touch with them at all, or rather, even if they joined in, they would be of little help.

Yun Qing was already nearly dead.

He also realized that if he couldn't get away, he might be doomed here today.

Although the cost of escaping is quite high, it's better than dying.

Finally, he made up his mind and his demonic energy surged.

"Whoosh~, boom~!"

The world fell silent instantly. First, a powerful surge of spiritual energy swept evenly across a radius of a hundred miles, suppressing everyone's movements.

Then came the loud explosion.

The four dragons responsible for besieging Yun Qing were simultaneously vaporized, and even the two dragons next to him were severely injured.

"Ding~ Ding~ Ding~ Ding~!"

Numerous fragments rained down like a storm, striking the spirit ship's defensive formations and the Four Symbols Mountain-Suppressing Shield in front of Xiao Chen, producing a crisp sound like striking iron.

Upon closer inspection, the fragments were clearly Yun Qing's carapace.

As a mutated bloodline, he possesses a unique ability: to use his own carapace as a magical armor.

But over the years, only he himself knew that this armor could actually self-destruct.

Although doing so would mean permanently losing the shell.

However, its unparalleled power still managed to create an opportunity for him to escape.

Yun Qing immediately activated his innate divine power, simultaneously unleashing it on Xiao Chen, Gang Yuan Zhenjun, and Han Chuan Zhenjun.

They hurriedly fled to the south.

"What's wrong? I can't move!"

Gangyuan Zhenjun instinctively wanted to chase after him, but immediately realized that he seemed to be carrying a heavy burden, and his movements became slow and sluggish.

The True Lord of Hanchuan beside him was also unable to move.

Only Xiao Chen swayed and blocked Yun Qing's path in time.

He retaliated with a palm strike: "Soaring Palm!"

Not only did it immediately interrupt the opponent's escape, it also created a hole tens of meters wide.

"Ah~!"

Yun Qing, having lost his shell, let out a miserable cry and immediately forced himself to use his innate divine power again to slow down Xiao Chen.

Then it turned and fled north.

Xiao Chen used his divine sense to control the other five dragons to suppress the Golden Phoenix.

He activated the "Flying Clouds and Treading Waves Technique" and blocked Yun Qing's path again at an even faster speed, delivering another palm strike to him.

This palm strike created a gash nearly a hundred feet wide.

Countless pieces of shrimp meat flew everywhere, as if a rain of meat was falling from the sky.

"How can you still move?"

Yun Qing ignored the pain, her eyes filled with terror: "Why weren't you affected?"

Was he just too nervous, or did his supernatural powers fail him?

So he frantically activated his supernatural powers, unleashing them twice in succession at Xiao Chen.

The loss of a large amount of lifespan caused him to feel weak, dizzy and lightheaded, and even the aura of a fourth-order great demon on his body dropped significantly.

However, this also means that the operation was definitely successful this time.

Yun Qing then forced himself to catch his breath and turned back to run south again.

However, in a flash, he saw Xiao Chen blocking his way again.

He acted as if nothing had happened and delivered a clean and decisive slap.

It's as if all the lifespan that was consumed was wasted.

"Dang~!"

However, this palm strike had no effect.

The moment the flame left his hand, he was drawn to the golden phoenix in the distance, broke free of his control, rushed over, and was devoured by her.

Xiao Chen turned his head to look.

All the blue feathers on her body stood up and were ignited.

His entire body was surrounded by pure blue flames, like a blazing sun in the sky, radiating an increasingly intense pressure.

"Yun Qing, listen carefully!"

Jin Luan suddenly spoke up: "I'll cover your escape. Immediately abandon your physical body and use the demon infant to escape."

"Remember to tell His Majesty everything that happened here when you get back."

"Kill the traitor of the Zhaokong Sect, kill Xiao Chen to avenge me!"

After saying that, she suddenly flicked her wrist, deliberately sending out three golden tail feathers.

On the spot, three smaller golden phoenixes appeared, each flapping its wings and charging towards the three True Lords of the Heavenly Gang Sect below.

Although such an incarnation has limited power.

However, it is still sufficient to temporarily restrain the newly promoted Rift Sky True Lord, as well as the Gang Yuan True Lord and the Shaking River True Lord who are affected by their innate divine abilities.

Finally, the Golden Phoenix's true form was completely transformed into fuel.

In an instant, it devoured the surrounding dragons and pounced straight at Xiao Chen.

Judging from their expressions, they were clearly prepared to die together with each other.

By burning himself out as fuel, he unleashed the most powerful Azure Feather Burning Sky Ashes of his life.

"Wow~!"

Under such an attack, the Four Symbols Mountain Guardian Cover became as fragile as glazed tiles, instantly shattering into pieces.

Xiao Chen also vanished without a trace.

At the same time, the golden phoenix was completely burned out, exploding and scattering into countless falling sparks.

Even Yun Qing, who was standing next to him, was ignited by the aftershocks of Qingyu Burning Heaven Ashes.

So he decisively abandoned his physical body, used his demonic essence to protect his demonic infant, and desperately fled to the south.

One hundred li, one thousand li, ten thousand li!

Having escaped thousands of miles away, Yun Qing finally had time to discern directions and ponder what to do next.

To be honest, if we go back like this, the Lord will definitely be furious.

However, given how severely he was injured, even if he managed to survive, he wouldn't have many days left to live.

In that case, it would be better to report the situation back promptly.

"Yes, report back and inform His Majesty that he killed Xiao Chen to avenge his family!"

Yun Qing's gaze gradually turned crazed: "Have His Majesty kill him..."

As he was speaking, he suddenly saw a familiar figure emerge from the air.

What happened? Is he hallucinating because of his severe injuries?
"Soaring Palm!"

Xiao Chen delivered a finishing blow, ending his life.

(End of this chapter)