The SSSSSSSS-level Mad Dragon is released from prison!

The intense light shining from the wellhead illuminated the underground palace as if it were daytime.

Dozens of beams of light crisscrossed in the humid air, and dust particles danced in the light.

"By order of the Nine Gates Admiral! Seal off Chun Ya Xuan!"

That powerful shout echoed through the underground palace, carrying an undeniable authority.

"No one is allowed to enter or leave! Anyone who disobeys will be killed without exception!"

Xiao Ruoye's expression changed.

She recognized the voice as that of Zhou Weiguo, the garrison commander, a powerful figure whose mere presence in the Chinese military could cause an earthquake.

The trouble is big.

Killing the Grandmaster of the Han family has finally caused a major uproar.

Before she could come up with a solution, another set of footsteps came from another passageway deep inside the underground palace.

The sounds were denser and softer, carrying a unique rhythm characteristic of highly trained assassins.

"The master of the house has an order."

A sinister voice rang out, drowning out Zhou Weiguo's shouts from outside.

"Clear out the underground palace, leave no survivors."

"Trespassers shall die."

"Even the key ingredient must die."

"The Jun family's reputation cannot be disgraced in public."

Following this order, dozens of Jun family shadow guards, also dressed in black but exuding an even colder aura, surged out of the darkness, blocking all their escape routes.

There was no fear in the eyes of these people, only absolute obedience.

They saw the two pieces of corpse on the ground that belonged to the Jun family, but they didn't even flinch.

The military is blocking the area from the outside, and the royal family's loyalists are guarding the inside.

This is the real dead end.

"Jiang Chen!"

Xiao Ruoye looked at Jiang Chen, whose face was pale, clearly indicating that he had just exerted a great deal of energy.

Jiang Chen's gaze swept over the newly appeared shadow guards, then he looked up at the well opening.

Junyao in his arms stirred and let out a painful groan; her body was still slightly feverish.

The power of that drop of true dragon blood was too domineering; her small body simply couldn't withstand it, and it needed to be channeled away immediately.

"Hold the gate."

Jiang Chen picked up Jun Yao and carried her to a stone chamber next to the underground palace, which was used to store miscellaneous items.

Give me ten minutes.

He didn't say what would happen if they couldn't hold on.

But Xiao Ruoye and Shen Suxin both understood.

If Jiang Chen falls, they will all die.

"rest assured."

Xiao Ruoye moved her wrist, and her knuckles made a crisp cracking sound.

She gripped the medicine hoe she had borrowed from Shen Suxin with her other hand.

"Anyone who wants to get past me today will have to step over my dead body first."

Shen Suxin remained silent.

She silently stood beside Xiao Ruoye and took out handfuls of different colored powders from her small medicine basket.

Jiang Chen carried Jun Yao into the stone chamber.

The stone door slowly closed behind him.

"Release the arrows!"

Seeing this, the Shadow Guard Commander did not hesitate at all and swung his arm downwards.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—"

Hundreds of crossbow bolts, gleaming with a ghostly blue light, hurtled through the air.

The arrowhead was coated with "Power-Dissolving Powder," a substance specifically designed to counteract a martial artist's true energy.

It is fatal upon contact with blood; it renders one incapacitated upon touch.

"It's foggy."

Xiao Ruoye gave a low shout.

Shen Suxin lightly raised her hand, and a handful of emerald green powder exploded in front of her.

There is no wind.

The green powder seemed to come alive, instantly transforming into a dense green mist wall that blocked the two of them.

The crossbow bolts at the forefront plunged into the wall of fog, their speed decreasing drastically.

The pale blue arrowhead, upon contact with the green poisonous mist, was corroded and hissed, turning into a wisp of black smoke.

"What the hell is that?!"

The Shadow Guard Commander's pupils contracted.

Before he could give a second order, the shadow guards who were following closely behind the crossbow bolts, trying to charge forward, had already rushed into the fog.

"ah--"

Heart-wrenching screams echoed from the mist.

A shadow guard staggered out of the green mist, his face filled with terror.

But he only ran two steps.

His black outfit, right before everyone's eyes, crumbled into shreds.

Next came his skin, his flesh.

It was like a wax figure that had been splashed with concentrated sulfuric acid; it melted and peeled off very quickly.

In the end, only a skeleton that was still running remained.

With a "click," they scattered on the ground.

The other dozen or so shadow guards who rushed in disappeared into the eerie green mist before they could even let out a scream.

The remaining shadow guards stopped in their tracks, their faces showing fear for the first time.

"fire!"

The Shadow Guard Commander, being a seasoned veteran, immediately found a solution.

"Launch rockets! Burn this toxic smog!"

A dozen shadow guards immediately took out specially made oil sacs from their backs, soaked the arrowheads, and lit them.

The burning arrows, trailing long flames, shot towards that green death zone.

Poisonous fog is afraid of fire.

This is common sense.

The green wall of mist began to churn violently under the scorching flames, and its color faded considerably.

It looked like it was about to be burned through.

"Su Xin, step back!"

Xiao Ruoye's voice rang out.

She took a step forward and stood at the very front of the poisonous fog.

Golden light shone brightly in those eyes that had been cleansed by the spiritual spring.

"No one is getting past us today."

She untied her left hand, and her neat short hair fluttered in the strong wind.

The ordinary medicine hoe in his right hand suddenly had a golden blade of light extending more than three feet long from its blade.

The blade was solid as iron, with an incomparably sharp aura of Geng metal flowing across it.

"kill!"

Seeing that the poisonous fog had been suppressed, the Shadow Guard Commander gave another order.

This time, all the shadow guards learned their lesson.

They split into three groups, flanking us from the left, right, and front in a fan shape.

The glint of blades, the shadows of swords, and the deadly crossbow bolts enveloped the woman standing with her weapon from all directions.

Xiao Ruoye moved.

She pushed off with her feet, advancing instead of retreating, charging straight towards the densest crowd in front of her.

Her movements were extremely simple.

There are no fancy moves, only the most direct and effective chopping, slashing, cutting, and thrusting.

A shadow guard, wielding a half-meter-wide steel tower shield, roared as he charged forward.

Xiao Ruoye didn't even glance at it.

He slashed downwards at an angle with the light blade in his hand.

"laugh--"

The sound didn't resemble the clash of weapons.

It's like cutting butter with a hot knife.

The tower shield, strong enough to withstand bullets, along with the burly shadow guard behind it, was cleanly and decisively sliced ​​in half diagonally.

The cut is as smooth as a mirror.

Blood and internal organs, after half a second, flowed out with a "splash" all over the ground.

A knife.

Just one cut.

The entire audience was astonished.

"What...what kind of power is this?!"

The Shadow Guard Commander's voice was trembling.

He saw it clearly.

That woman's Geng metal energy was not meant to break through defenses.

It's directly cutting and disintegrating their prized protective aura!

This is a complete dimensional reduction attack!

Xiao Ruoye's attack was successful, and her momentum continued.

Like a female leopard charging into a flock of sheep, her figure left golden afterimages amidst the attack of dozens of shadow guards.

Every time the light blade is swung, it inevitably creates a cloud of blood mist.

One of the shadow guards tried to use his spear to create distance, but she cut him and his spear in two with a single stroke.

A shadow guard tried to ambush her from behind, but she slashed him with a backhand spin slash, severing his head.

In just thirty seconds.

At the entrance to the underground palace, more than twenty mutilated corpses lay.

Blood stained the bluestone slabs red.

Xiao Ruoye, all alone with a knife, carved out a vacuum zone that no one dared to approach.

She stood in the center of the mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood, her chest heaving violently.

Sweat mixed with blood slid down her forehead.

The right arm that was holding the hoe was already soaked in blood.

The sleeve was cut open, revealing fine, bloody cuts on the skin underneath.

That was a sign that the body could no longer withstand such violent Geng metal energy and was beginning to backfire.

"She's dying!"

The Shadow Guard Commander saw through the deception, and hope rekindled in his eyes.

"Outlast her! No matter the cost, outlast her!"

The remaining shadow guards exchanged glances, mustered their courage once more, and charged forward with howls.

Xiao Ruoye gritted her teeth.

She felt her arm getting heavier and heavier, and with each swing of the knife, she felt a sharp, needle-like pain in her meridians.

Just as her vision began to darken and she was about to give up,

A round pill, with a pleasant herbal fragrance, was precisely flicked into her mouth.

The pill melted upon entering her mouth, transforming into a cool, warm current that flowed into her limbs and bones, temporarily suppressing the rampant Geng metal energy within her body.

It is Shen Suxin.

She stood not far behind Xiao Ruoye, her small face full of tension and focus.

She held a small porcelain bottle in her hands, constantly flicking out the pills inside to prolong Xiao Ruoye's life.

One is the main attacker, and the other is the support.

Two women with very different styles were now working together perfectly.

Behind them was the tightly closed stone door.

They were risking their lives to buy time for the man inside the door.

……

Inside the stone chamber.

Jiang Chen placed his palms on Jun Yao's back, and dark golden true energy flowed into her continuously.

He was helping her to straighten out her meridians, which had been completely disrupted by the true dragon's blood essence.

Junyao's face was flushed, as if she were drunk. She lay on his lap, fast asleep.

Sudden.

Jiang Chen paused for a moment.

He frowned and closed his eyes.

Just now.

The dormant remnant soul of the true dragon deep within his consciousness stirred once more.

This time, it wasn't due to external stimuli.

That tremor came from beneath my feet.

From the deepest part of this land.

He could sense it.

What is buried beneath the ground of the Jun family mansion?

That thing is pulsating.

Like a heart.

That thing is calling out.

They are calling for him.

That thing belonged to him.