Soul Emperor Awakening

A beam of golden light, powerful enough to pierce the heavens and earth, shot toward him without hesitation. Bathed in its glow, the members of the Black Dragon Race blocking their path instantly felt the aura of death.

This forced them to turn and brace for the incoming golden light. They hadn't mobilized so many experts just for Lin Xuan's group. A few cultivators at the Essence Pill Stage were nothing; a single Spirit Pill Stage expert could have easily crushed them.

The true purpose of their large force was to intercept the Golden Dragon Race's Elders. As long as they could stop the Golden Dragon Race's main powerhouses, the rest of the clan would be an empty shell.

BOOM!

The golden light slammed into them, blasting all the Black Dragon Race members blocking the way aside. What appeared before Lin Xuan's eyes were two Dragon Race Elders from the Golden Dragon Race. Their bodies were covered in Dragon Scales, and enormous Golden Dragon wings sprouted from their backs. With every flap, a terrifying Golden Spiritual Power radiated outwards, forming a solid protective barrier.

Just two Elders were enough to shatter the assault from the seven or eight members of the Black Dragon and Giant Bear Races. The sheer dominance of their power was clear to see.

"Go!"

One of the Elders wasted no words. He didn't question why Lin Xuan had brought so many people with him. With a wave of his hand, he enveloped them all and pulled them to his side.

The entire process took less than two breaths of time. In that brief moment, they were pulled into the air and began flying across the vast, snowy expanse at maximum speed. The huge Golden Dragon wings beat furiously, maintaining a protective shield that was exceptionally sturdy and seemingly unbreakable.

"Stop them!" a Black Dragon Race Elder roared, moving to intercept them himself. He unleashed a ferocious attack, and in an instant, the entire area was shrouded in black Energy. The very heavens and earth seemed to change color; with a mere lift of his hand, he could alter the world around them.

This was the power of the Void Spirit Stage—the ability to control the forces of heaven and earth and wield them as one's own. From within the protective shield, Lin Xuan could feel the terrifying might of the attack. 'If that attack even grazes me,' he thought, 'I'll lose half my body. There's no way I could withstand it.'

The gap in power was as wide as a chasm, impossible to bridge by any means.

However, when the terrifying attack struck the shield, it only caused it to tremble slightly, inflicting no damage. As for the others, they were all at the Core Formation Stage Level; the damage they dealt to the shield was minuscule, having practically no effect at all.

The depth of the Grand Elder's Cultivation was evident. The shield he maintained alone was enough to withstand everyone's attacks. The Second Elder's Cultivation was equally astonishing—he was also at the Void Spirit Level.

With two Void Spirit Level Elders leading the rescue, the cultivators sent to intercept them were simply not worth mentioning. At higher levels of Cultivation, quantity loses its meaning. No number of Core Formation Stage cultivators could compare to even one additional Void Spirit Stage expert.

It was true that Void Spirit Stage experts were terrifying, but their numbers were pitifully small. The Demon Fox Race had only one—the Fox King. The Golden Dragon Race had only two. They were terrifying, yes, but there were only one or two of them. If they didn't even have that, how could they possibly mount a rescue?

With the two Void Spirit Stage Elders working in tandem, their speed increased dramatically. Their Elemental Power flowed between them, and once combined, their velocity rose by an entire Realm. They quickly vanished from the sight of the assembled Demon Race members. The demons watching from the tower were especially dumbfounded. They had thought Lin Xuan would be killed instantly, but in the end, he was saved by the Golden Dragon Race's Elders.

"The Golden Dragon Race's foundation is truly powerful. They still have two Void Spirit Stage Elders..."

"The ones the Black Dragon Race sent couldn't stop them at all. They must have miscalculated."

"Definitely. The Golden Dragon Race hasn't made a move in ages, so this is quite a grand showing. Tsk tsk, so this is the power of a true expert. 'I wonder when I'll ever be able to reach that level of cultivation?'"

...

The members of the Demon Race watching from the Ice and Snow Tower thoroughly enjoyed the show. It had nothing to do with them, so they just treated it as entertainment. The Black Dragon Race was notorious, so they were naturally delighted to see them suffer a setback.

"Dammit, how can there be two Void Spirit Stage Elders? Weren't they saying the Grand Elder was on the verge of death?!" the Black Dragon Race Elder cursed. Staring coldly in the direction where they had disappeared, he growled, "We miscalculated this time. If our other forces hadn't been dispatched elsewhere, we definitely would have been able to stop them!"

There was no use saying more now. The Black Dragon Race members could only curse a few times before leaving. At the very least, they now knew the Golden Dragon Race still possessed such powerful Elders.

Led by the Golden Dragon Race's Grand Elder, they flew nonstop at a breakneck pace. Not a single word was spoken along the way, and the atmosphere was grim. They maintained this state for the better part of a day, flying at an astonishing speed before finally descending from the sky and landing steadily on the ground.

"This way!" The Grand Elder didn't ask them any questions yet. Safety was the priority; everything else could wait until they were secure.

Lin Xuan asked no questions either, his expression serious as he followed them into a snowy mountain range. When they arrived before one of the mountains, the Grand Elder gave a light wave of his hand, and a Stone Gate immediately opened before them.

Without a word needed, Jin Zeyuan entered first. Lin Xuan and the others followed, with the two Elders entering last. Their protective shield had remained active the entire time.

The shield not only had defensive properties but also served to mask their auras. After they entered, the Stone Gate shut quickly, leaving no trace of its existence on the outside.

Of course, for powerful experts, the naked eye was of little use; they relied on Spiritual Sense to probe their surroundings, which could even penetrate deep underground. Since the Golden Dragon Race had confidently chosen this place inside a mountain as their hiding spot, they must have had a way to evade such detection. Otherwise, they wouldn't have stayed here.

Upon entering, Lin Xuan was greeted by the sight of a spacious area. Several houses had been constructed from Primordial Stones, making the Elemental Power here exceptionally rich. The Dragon Race had always been wealthy, so building houses out of Primordial Stones was not surprising. In addition, the walls were covered with intricate patterns.

These were patterns designed to conceal the area from Spiritual Sense, capable of deceiving any probe into seeing nothing but solid rock. From a human's perspective, such patterns would require at least a Fifth Grade Pattern Master to create. Considering the entire place was covered in them, this was no small feat.

But that wasn't the main point. The main point was the number of people! Lin Xuan saw that there weren't many members of the Golden Dragon Race here. As his group returned, people began to emerge from the small houses. A rough estimate put their number at a hundred at most! Only a hundred people. The sight was rather desolate.

A race reduced to just over a hundred members—how could it not feel desolate? He could sense just how bleak the Golden Dragon Race's situation had become. No wonder they had to be rescued, even if they weren't a Princess. With so few people left, any further decrease would push the Golden Dragon Race to the brink of true extinction.

They had truly fallen far. 'I wonder if there are any other Golden Dragons still alive out there,' he mused.