"Dan Heng ran away?" Hearing this, Yun Fan was momentarily stunned before he chuckled and gently rubbed Bailu's small head.
"Don't worry, don't worry. Dan Heng is a man of his word; he didn't run away. It's just that right now, a small incident has occurred on the Luofu, and as the former Dragon Lord, he's gone to help."
"Is that so?" At these words, Bailu lifted her head, her little eyes red and teary, looking utterly aggrieved.
All along, Bailu had viewed her role as the next Dragon Lord as a heavy burden, weighing down this young girl until she could hardly breathe.
It wasn't until Yun Fan's appearance that this feeling began to ease. Now, the Dragon Masters had fled the Xianzhou, and the authority of the Vidyadhara had fallen entirely into her hands.
Moreover, according to Yun Fan, those annoying Dragon Masters had encountered an accident in space and likely wouldn't return. This meant that once Bailu, with Dan Heng's support, fully grasped her authority, no one would be able to control her anymore.
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"A troublesome opponent!" Commanding his Divine Lord, Jing Yuan's brows were tightly furrowed, sweat dripping down his forehead, adding a unique charm to the silver-haired general.
Against Zephyro's tactics, our General of the Seat of Divine Foresight was struggling. The "acid rain" falling from the sky was, in essence, pure energy of Destruction.
Like the power of Abundance, the power of Destruction also possessed immense corrosive properties, capable of easily eroding human flesh.
This was why the Xianzhou residents let out such agonizing screams when the rain touched them.
"Full House!"
Qingque drew a jade plaque, a purple-gold stream of light flashing across her body. In her eyes, an imprint symbolizing the power of Causality emerged.
At the same time, streams of light flowed across the jade plaque, erasing its original pattern and replacing it with the mark of a salted fish. Upon closer inspection, one could see a trace of Causality's imprint in the fish's eye.
Power of Causality · Endowment—Pierce!
"Go!"
Our Emissary of Causality let out a soft shout. In an instant, the "salted fish" plaque was hurled with force, streaking toward Zephyro in the sky at a speed far exceeding the "third cosmic velocity."
"Hm?"
Zephyro, who had been wary of Jing Yuan, narrowed his eyes. His combat instincts warned him of approaching danger.
"Die!"
Flames erupted in Zephyro's hands, one red and one black fireball materializing in the air. Without hesitation, he hurled the two fireballs toward Jing Yuan and the thunderous giant behind him.
Whoosh—!
During their flight, the red and black fireballs intertwined, merging into a single dark green netherflame.
With a burst of combustion, the netherflame's size expanded dramatically, its diameter growing from a few meters to several hundred meters in an instant.
"Divine Lord, defend!"
Seeing this, Jing Yuan hurriedly summoned the Thunder Palace Overseer, Driver of Thunder and Lightning, Pursuer of Demons, and Sweeper of Filth, Heavenly Lord to block the attack.
At the General's command, the Divine Lord swung its thunderous blade.
Crackle!!
The thunderous blade sliced through the void, striking the netherflame…
With a deafening boom, the collision of thunder and flame triggered a massive explosion. A powerful shockwave radiated outward from the point of impact.
Caught off guard by the sudden force, Jing Yuan stumbled, retreating several steps in the air to dissipate the impact.
As for Zephyro, the moment he threw the flames, a salted fish plaque shot through the air, heading straight for his face.
Zephyro tried his best to dodge, but while his speed was fast, the salted fish plaque was faster. Even as he channeled the power of Destruction to evade, the plaque grazed his cheek, striking his ear.
Undeterred, the salted fish plaque continued its trajectory, piercing into the vortex Zephyro had created and shattering it from within.
Buzz—!
With the vortex gone, the red lightning and rain of Destruction faded into nothingness, and the sky returned to its original state.
Only our Emissary of Destruction, the Annihilation Lord Zephyro, stood with a darkened expression, adding a touch of gloom to the now-clear sky.
Drip, drip…!
The salted fish plaque, endowed with the concept of piercing, was naturally extraordinary. Under its attack, Zephyro's left ear was reduced to pulp, completely obliterated from his proud head, with blood streaming down his cheek.
With the vortex dissipated, Jing Yuan, no longer needing to divert his attention to protect the Xianzhou residents, pointed his blade at Zephyro, who still wore a grim expression in the sky, and sternly shouted.
"Zephyro, your schemes will never succeed! Surrender now and accept the judgment of the Hunt!"
In response to Jing Yuan's reprimand, Zephyro's face only grew darker. Unfortunately, the salted fish plaque had been imbued with an immensely powerful force of Causality—the concept of being unhealable—now entwined with his cheek.
After failing to heal the wound with his inner power, Zephyro's expression darkened further, and he roared in fury.
"You… you're all courting death!!"
Roaring to the heavens, Zephyro's body became engulfed in flames. Countless netherflames wrapped around him, encasing the Annihilation Lord completely.
At that moment, Zephyro was like oxygen fueling the fire, and with a whoosh, the flames burned even more fiercely.
Faced with Zephyro's frenzied actions, Jing Yuan didn't let his guard down for a moment. In his view—or anyone's view, for that matter—an Emissary of Destruction was no fool!
The flames burned intensely, shifting from red to purple, from purple to black, and then from black to dark green.
As the flames changed color, Zephyro's aura grew stronger.
Sensing the escalating aura emanating from Zephyro, Jing Yuan's heart sank. Originally, Zephyro's power already surpassed his own. If his aura continued to climb, Jing Yuan doubted he'd have even a twenty percent chance of victory.
With this thought, Jing Yuan didn't dare hesitate. He raised his blade, his body surging with the power of the Hunt. In his eyes, an imprint representing the Hunt flashed briefly.
"Divine Lord—obey my command!"
Jing Yuan gripped his blade tightly, holding it before him.
"Resplendent majesty, heed my command, slay without mercy!"
Following Jing Yuan's order, the Divine Lord channeled its power into the thunderous blade. In a breath, the blade swung toward Zephyro, now cloaked in flames.
Ultimate Technique—My Body is Radiant!!
"Those who stand in my way—die!"