Venerable Supreme of Myriad Dragons

BANG!

With a tremendous crash, the grand hall’s doors were thrown open.

Shen Daoxing then saw two women backing into the center of the room. One was dressed as a servant girl, while the other wore an elegant white Flowing Immortal Skirt. She had a slender, delicate figure and a noble air about her.

"What... what are you doing?"

The servant girl kept retreating, her eyes filled with panic. "Do you have any idea what will happen to you for offending Her Highness the Princess?"

"A princess?"

Shen Daoxing was slightly surprised. He looked down at the delicate woman. ’Could this be the nation of Tianze, and is she its princess?’

Just then, a cold male voice drifted in from outside. "It’s just the insignificant nation of Tianze. What’s a princess worth?"

Shen Daoxing found the voice somewhat familiar but couldn’t recall where he had heard it before.

The next moment, two men slowly walked into the grand hall.

Shen Daoxing glanced down and was taken aback. The newcomers were none other than Yan City, the Prince of the Great Yan Empire, and Yang Ye, the Prince of the Great Sui Empire—the very same men he had seen at Crane Feather Tower.

"You... you... Outsiders really are all bad people, with wicked intentions!"

The servant girl was so frightened she could barely speak properly.

The Tianze princess spoke calmly, "What do you want?"

She showed no signs of panic at all.

"Tell me, where is the entrance to your Tianze nation’s Celestial Essence Ore Vein?"

The Prince of the Great Yan Empire, Yan City, demanded in a frigid tone.

"Hmph! Just as I thought. Another pack of scoundrels coveting our Celestial Essence Ore Vein."

The servant girl snorted contemptuously. But when Yang Ye, the Prince of the Great Sui Empire, shot her a cold glare, she yelped in fright and hid behind the Tianze princess.

"And if I refuse?"

The Tianze princess remained perfectly composed, not a hint of alarm on her face.

"Then you die!"

Yan City, the Prince of the Great Yan Empire, wasted no more words. His figure flickered and vanished, reappearing in an instant before the Tianze princess, his large hand reaching for her neck.

But in the next moment, a brilliant light suddenly erupted from the Tianze princess.

SKREEE!

A clear phoenix cry resounded.

In a blur, a phantom phoenix materialized behind her.

To everyone’s shock, the Tianze princess thrust out a palm glowing with brilliant light. The radiance flared, and Yan City was sent flying, blasted backward out of the hall.

This seemingly delicate Tianze princess was surprisingly powerful, possessing the strength of the Spirit Transformation Ninth Layer.

"Yes! Your Highness, teach these outsiders a good lesson! Show them that the people of Tianze are not to be trifled with!"

The servant girl shouted excitedly from the side.

At that moment, Yang Ye, the Prince of the Great Sui Empire who had been silent all this time, finally made his move. He took a single, simple step. The ground beneath his foot instantly glowed and melted, leaving behind a deep footprint.

The temperature inside the grand hall shot up several degrees, becoming unbearably hot.

Yang Ye, the Prince of the Great Sui Empire, was also a master at the Spirit Transformation Ninth Layer—and not just an ordinary one.

With a single glance, Shen Daoxing could feel the ultimate scorching power radiating from him, a heat capable of incinerating everything.

The Realm of the Ultimate Way!

Yang Ye, the Prince of the Great Sui Empire, had actually cultivated his Spirit Transformation to the Extreme Dao.

WHOOSH!

Yang Ye’s figure flashed, leaving a trail of fiery afterimages in the air.

His entire body suddenly burst into flames. He appeared before the Tianze princess like a fire demon, his hand, wreathed in roaring flames, striking down.

SKREEE!

With another clear phoenix cry, the phantom phoenix behind the Tianze princess moved to intercept Yang Ye.

But it was useless.

With a simple grasp of his flaming hand, Yang Ye shattered the phantom phoenix.

The next moment.

The Tianze princess cried out, spitting a mouthful of blood as she was sent flying through the air. She slammed heavily onto the ground with a THUD, a long trickle of blood running from the corner of her mouth—a tragic, beautiful sight.

"Tell me, where is the entrance to the Celestial Essence Ore Vein?"

Yang Ye’s expression was glacial as he slowly approached, looming over her and speaking in an icy tone.

’Looks like the Great Yan and Great Sui Empires aren’t just after a few Spirit Stone mines. They want Tianze’s entire Celestial Essence Ore Vein. This was premeditated from the start.’

’But Shen Daoxing had no intention of getting involved. He was currently wanted by the Celestial Profound Sacred Land and was in a precarious situation, barely able to protect himself. Besides, he had snuck in here, and he and the Golden-Eyed Treasure-Seeking Rat had just looted the Alchemy room. It would be disastrous if he were discovered.’

With that, Shen Daoxing carefully scanned his surroundings from his perch on the rafters, trying to figure out how to slip away unnoticed.

Just then, Shen Daoxing felt the hand holding the Golden-Eyed Treasure-Seeking Rat suddenly go light. A small gray shadow flashed before his eyes.

The Golden-Eyed Treasure-Seeking Rat had taken advantage of his distraction to break free from his grasp! It shot out like a streak of gray light, heading straight for the main doors.

Such a blatant movement naturally caught the attention of Yang Ye and Yan City.

"Who’s there?"

The shout was cold and sharp.

Yang Ye and Yan City snapped their heads up.

’That cunning Golden-Eyed Treasure-Seeking Rat!’

Without a moment’s hesitation, Shen Daoxing’s figure flickered as he leaped up and flew out of the grand hall.

But he had only gone a few steps when the pot-bellied, richly-dressed Sikao Dao appeared before him.

"Yang, how did you end up here?"

Sikao Dao wore a look of utter surprise upon seeing Shen Daoxing emerge.

"Oh? Sikou, what are you doing here as well?"

Shen Daoxing feigned a look of surprise himself.

"Oh, me? Just taking a stroll! Happened to be passing by, that’s all."

Sikao Dao said casually with a slight smile.

Shen Daoxing also smiled. "Hahaha, what a coincidence! I was also just taking a stroll and happened to be passing by."

With that, Shen Daoxing made to leave.

However, Sikao Dao took a single step and was suddenly at Shen Daoxing’s side. He clapped him on the shoulder with a meaningful look. "Yang, you didn’t happen to hear anything just now, did you?"

"What? Hear what?" Shen Daoxing played dumb.

"Mm," Sikao Dao grunted, nodding in satisfaction. "It’s best if you heard nothing at all."

"Good! Very good!"

He clapped Shen Daoxing’s shoulder again and started to walk past him.

But just as he was passing Shen Daoxing, his sleeve twitched, and a pair of Profound Gold Scissors appeared in his hand.

The next moment, a stream of light flowed over the Profound Gold Scissors. Sikao Dao swung his arm, raising the scissors high and stabbing viciously at Shen Daoxing’s back.

But Shen Daoxing’s form flickered, and he had already dodged the attack, reappearing several dozen feet away.

At that same time, Yang Ye and Yan City leaped from within the grand hall, transforming into streaks of light. They flew out in an instant, landing behind Shen Daoxing and surrounding him.

Sikao Dao turned to look at Yang Ye and Yan City. "You were too careless," he said coldly. "How could you let an outsider overhear something so important?"

At this moment, Sikao Dao’s smile was gone, replaced by a cold, merciless expression. His sharp eyes were chilling to the bone, making him seem like a completely different person from before.