Divine Wilderness Dragon Emperor

"Heh... Lian Shuang is seriously injured." The moment Lian Shuang was wounded, cheers immediately erupted throughout the valley.

"Kill her! And Ling Fei, while we have the chance!" The talents of the Three Great Sects all roared, their eyes blazing with killing intent.

They were incredibly excited.

In their eyes, Lian Shuang had now become a formidable foe. If they didn't eliminate her, she would undoubtedly become a future scourge.

After all, Lian Shuang was only at the Profound Pill Realm, yet she could withstand an attack from a Profound Spirit Treasure. What would happen if she entered the Celestial Pill Realm?

If she became a Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator, how many in the entire Southern Wilderness could still contend with her?

A person like that was too dangerous. The very thought was terrifying.

"Kill!" In an instant, the battle cries of thirty people from the Three Great Sects shook the heavens. Some had already flown into the valley, planning to seize the opportunity to kill Lian Shuang.

After killing Lian Shuang, Ling Fei would be next.

With both of the Lingyun Sect's greatest prodigies dead, the other sects in the Southern Wilderness could finally rest easy.

Kill!

Kill!

Within the valley, battle cries shook the heavens as young men, one after another, brandished their swords and charged toward Lian Shuang.

'Damn it!' Seeing the disciples of the three sects charging with such bloodlust, Ling Fei broke out in an anxious sweat inside the cave. His soul was still in the process of merging with the Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire.

Ling Fei was itching to act, desperate to charge out at once.

'Kill me?' As she was sent flying backward, Lian Shuang's elegant brows furrowed, and a flash of killing intent suddenly appeared in her cold eyes.

Her slender hand twitched, as if she was about to act.

"You want to kill someone from my Lingyun Sect? You'll have to get through me, He Tianming, first!" Just then, the brilliant light of a saber cleaved through the air, descending like a massive river.

The river of saber light crashed down with immense, tyrannical power, immediately disrupting the offensive of the talents from the Three Great Sects.

'It's He Tianming!' Inside the cave, Ling Fei breathed a small sigh of relief.

The killing intent in Lian Shuang's eyes also receded.

With a flick of her slender hand, a Light Pattern of a Cyan Lotus bloomed, transforming into a hundred-zhang-wide giant lotus that shielded her body.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The Cyan Lotus spun, releasing streams of Sword Qi that crushed some of the attacks heading for her, neutralizing the immediate crisis.

"Thousand Lakes Mountain, Wind Watching Cliff, Dongze Sect! Do you take my Lingyun Sect for a pushover?" By now, He Tianming had appeared in the valley as a streak of rainbow light.

He brandished his long saber, unleashing devastation in every direction.

The crisscrossing flashes of his saber kept the disciples of the other sects at bay.

"Senior Sister Lian Shuang!" Just then, a streak of rainbow light cut across the Void, swooping in like a Red Eagle.

It was Fang Yuan, her movements as swift as a Profound Eagle as she flew toward Lian Shuang.

Fang Yuan possessed the Red Eagle Bloodline, and her strength far surpassed that of an ordinary person.

The eagle wings manifested from the Blood Qi on her back moved, sweeping across all directions like great blades. The Bloodline Power they released was immense.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Under the sweep of these Red Eagle wings, numerous attacks were crushed.

The Cultivators charging toward Lian Shuang were forced back one by one.

"Harm a disciple of my Lingyun Sect, and you die!" Just then, another deep voice boomed from the Void. In the distance, Zhao Fan could be seen flying over.

Behind him, three more talents from the Lingyun Sect were rushing over.

'Damn it, more people from the Lingyun Sect are here!' Seeing this, Zheng Yang's brow tightened.

He and Wen Qianshan exchanged a look, and both saw the chilling killing intent in each other's eyes.

"Kill them. Kill them all," savage shouts erupted from Zheng Yang, Wen Qianshan, and Mo Ziyou.

These men were clearly unwilling to miss this opportunity.

Right now, the Lingyun Sect only had seven people here.

If they delayed and more people arrived, killing Lian Shuang and Ling Fei would no longer be so easy.

"Kill!" As the three leaders spoke, the men from the Three Great Sects attacked again, charging toward Lian Shuang.

"Do these guys really have no regard for my Lingyun Sect?" He Tianming's brows furrowed. He brandished his Treasure Saber and stood before Lian Shuang and Fang Yuan. With a single move of his great saber, his Saber Intent coalesced, transforming into a massive Saber River that swept across the area. Its power was so great that none of the Profound Pill Realm experts could get near.

This gave Lian Shuang a chance to catch her breath.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Zhao Fan and the other two also took this chance to charge in and gather together.

'These bastards!' After gathering together, Zhao Fan and the others glanced at the injured Lian Shuang, and killing intent filled their eyes.

To besiege such a stunning beauty, one who would move any man to pity... They were truly despicable.

"Ling the Pill Master is inside the cave," Lian Shuang said.

"From the looks of it, he seems to be merging with a Celestial Fire." Fang Yuan also sensed Ling Fei's aura.

"In that case, let's unleash hell and buy time for Ling the Pill Master." Saber Qi erupted from He Tianming, and a wild, domineering aura filled the air.

His path was the Way of the Mad Saber.

With a single slash, he could dominate all directions and was certain to vanquish his foe.

In terms of talent, among the younger generation of the Lingyun Sect, only Lian Shuang could be considered his superior.

However, among the people of the Three Great Sects, there was clearly no one who could contend with him.

Especially since Zheng Yang and the others were no longer at their peak combat strength.

"Alright, then let's give them a fight to remember!" Zhao Fan declared, his bravado soaring.

He brandished his twin hammers, his entire body erupting with terrifying Power.

Zhao Fan possessed the Gravity Martial Soul and was born with astonishing Divine Power. A single strike of his hammer could shake mountains, and ordinary people would never dare to clash with him head-on.

He was also one of the strongest disciples in the Lingyun Sect.

A great battle began.

Lian Shuang swallowed a Healing Elixir and quickly meditated to regulate her qi before rejoining the battle, sword in hand.

Even injured, she was beyond what an ordinary opponent could harm.

And so, the seven from Lingyun Sect fought against the thirty from the Three Great Sects.

They were all Profound Pill Realm talents, but the men from the Three Great Sects could not gain any advantage.

'As expected of the Lingyun Sect's most outstanding talents.' Far in the distance, Zheng Yang and the others wore solemn expressions.

"First, let's recover our Essence Qi. When the critical moment comes, we can hit them with a thunderous blow and still change the tide of battle," Mo Ziyou snorted coldly.

He had already taken an Elixir and was secretly meditating, planning to restore his Essence Qi before activating his Profound Spirit Treasure to strike again.

Wen Qianshan was also meditating to recover.

"Things have come to this. This time, even if we have to exhaust our Original Essence Qi, we must activate our Profound Spirit Treasures and annihilate these people here," Zheng Yang said with a nod.

He knew the consequences of this matter full well.

They had already made a bitter enemy. If they let these people leave alive, there would be no good end for them.

If they killed them all, perhaps the Lingyun Sect would be left with no witnesses. Dead men tell no tales.

Time continued to pass.

「Inside the cave.」

A glint flashed in Ling Fei's eyes, and a flame seemed to flicker within them before vanishing.

"Merge!" A deep voice escaped his lips. Within the Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire inside his body, countless threads of his Heart Spirit pierced through the Celestial Fire. They then gathered together, reforming into his complete Heart Spirit, which moved according to his will and transformed into a spiritual brand.

This brand flashed and merged into the Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire.

As the brand completely merged with the Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire, a feeling of it being a part of his own flesh and blood flooded Ling Fei's mind.

Now, when he sensed it, the temperature of the Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire was still incredibly hot, but that heat had no effect on him at all.

It felt as if this Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire was his own flesh and blood.

In fact, with just a thought from Ling Fei, the Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire moved in response.

The feeling of having it under his complete control washed over him.

'I did it!' Ling Fei was overjoyed.

This meant that he had completely merged with the Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire.

Then, under his control, the Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire sank into his Dantian.

The Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire was not large, merely a foot-tall flicker of flame, yet the energy it contained was enough to incinerate a Profound Pill Realm Cultivator.

'Now that I've merged with the Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire, I can continuously absorb all kinds of flames to raise its Realm,' Ling Fei murmured to himself.

An ordinary True Fire is directly tied to a Cultivator's Realm; improving the True Fire improves the Cultivator's Realm.

A Celestial Fire, however, is not strongly related to the Cultivator's own Realm.

One just needs to continuously enhance its Celestial Fire Power.

'From now on, I can aim for the Pill King Realm.' Ling Fei's face flushed with excitement.

With a Celestial Fire, refining Elixirs would be much easier for him.

After calming his excitement, his eyes flashed, and he extended his Heart Spirit to sense the situation in the valley outside.

The great battle there was still ongoing.

'Now, it's time to deal with those people outside.' With a flash in his eyes, Ling Fei rose to his feet.

Yip!

Yiyi let out a soft yip and leaped onto Ling Fei's shoulder.

"Let's go wreak some havoc, little one." Ling Fei gently stroked Yiyi's fur, smiled, and stepped out.

...

「Outside the cave.」

Lian Shuang and her fellow disciples stood shoulder to shoulder in a defensive circle, fending off the members of the Three Great Sects.

By now, they had already killed three Profound Pill Realm talents and injured seven more.

However, most of the people from Wind Watching Cliff had Beast Puppets, making them slightly harder to kill and increasing the burden on the Lingyun Sect disciples.

After this long battle, everyone had exhausted a great deal of Essence Qi.

Especially Lian Shuang; already seriously injured, her Essence Qi was also nearly depleted.

"It's time to act!" Opposite them, Zheng Yang suddenly stood up.

Wen Qianshan and Mo Ziyou beside him also stood up.

"Everyone, get back!" a deep voice sounded.

The disciples of the Three Great Sects all retreated to the side.

As they moved aside, Mo Ziyou made his move.

He held the Wind and Cloud Banner and swept it forward.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

A gale swirled up, forming into multiple tornadoes that raged toward the seven from the Lingyun Sect.

The Gang Qi within the tornadoes was as sharp as blades, and the attack's power even surpassed the one used against Lian Shuang earlier.

However, after unleashing this attack, Mo Ziyou coughed up blood, his face instantly turning as pale as a sheet.

Clearly, he was exhausting his own Power of Origin to activate the Wind and Cloud Banner.

This was damaging his own foundation.

As the tornadoes swept over, the attacks just launched by He Tianming and the others all disintegrated.

Even Lian Shuang frowned.

She had exhausted too much Essence Qi and could no longer muster the power for her previous devastating attack.

Mountain and River Seal!

Just as the fierce winds swept in, Wen Qianshan also attacked.

The Mountain and River Seal howled through the air, following the tornadoes to bear down on them.

But after this one strike, Wen Qianshan also spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale.

"Red Python Transformation!" After Wen Qianshan attacked, Zheng Yang also made his move.

He wielded his Red Scale Spear, his body moving like a raging python as he flew forward.

And so, the three talents all used their own Original Essence Qi to activate three Profound Spirit Treasures, striking one after another with their strongest attacks.

Even a Celestial Pill Realm expert would fall before such an onslaught, let alone a mere seven at the Profound Pill Realm.

The approaching tornadoes had already blasted He Tianming and the others, forcing them back repeatedly.

The Mountain and River Seal had not yet arrived, but its astonishing pressure was already forcing them to cough up blood.

This was clearly a three-part killing strike!

'Three Profound Spirit Treasures!' At this sight, Zhao Fan and the others all frowned.

Even with their extraordinary combat prowess, an attack of this magnitude was impossible to block!

A sense of powerlessness welled up in their hearts.

'We're finished this time.' Even He Tianming's brows were tightly knit.

After all, Zheng Yang and the other two were exhausting their Power of Origin to fuel their Profound Spirit Treasures. The might of this attack was on a completely different level from the one used against Lian Shuang!

"Even now, you still think you can kill the people of my Lingyun Sect?" Just then, an ice-cold voice suddenly rang out.