317: Chapter 317: Emperor Qian, weren't you quite arrogant just now?

Xiao Ran looked at him and laughed wantonly.

"Losing? Daoist Master Qingxu, aren't you being too naive?"

He raised his hand, and the yellow spring banner flew out from his waist, black light flaring intensely.

The banner unfolded, and two thousand corpses at the Void Refinement Stage rushed out from it, dense and covering the sky.

They wore tattered battle armor, held rusty Long Halberds, and silver-white ghost fire danced in their eye sockets.

Their steps were uniform, each step landing on the same beat, shaking the ground.

Daoist Master Qingxu's expression changed drastically.

"This... what is this?"

Emperor Qian's voice was trembling.

Xiao Ran said indifferently: "The Yellow Spring Army. I have two thousand corpses at the Void Refinement Stage here. They don't fear pain, don't fear death, and never tire."

"Daoist Master Qingxu, you think you four at the Peak Integration Stage can block them, but the others might not be able to."

Daoist Master Qingxu fell silent.

Two thousand corpses at the Void Refinement Stage; even if they stood still to be killed, it would take a while.

Not to mention they could attack, coordinate, and surround.

However, he was not unprepared.

He saw the old man take out a Magic Treasure from his bosom.

"This is my sect's supreme treasure, the Haotian Mirror."

"Xiao Ran, if you really want to fight to the bitter end, I am willing to use my lifelong cultivation to activate this item."

"At that time, no one will be able to run."

Daoist Master Qingxu made a harsh threat, looking prepared to fight to the death.

Xiao Ran looked at him, inwardly cursing the old fox.

"Old man, are you really willing to die with me like this?"

Daoist Master Qingxu looked righteous.

"If I can eliminate you, a member of the Demonic Path, what does it matter if I lose my life?"

Xiao Ran heard this and shook his head calmly.

"Old man, I'm afraid it won't just be you dying."

"Look at this."

He raised his hand, and a golden light flew from his palm, shooting straight into the sky.

The light exploded, turning into a huge rune, the rune flowing with golden light, emitting a heart-palpitating aura.

"This is... a summoning rune?"

Supreme Elder Xuan Qingzi's eyes were filled with shock.

Xiao Ran nodded.

"Yes, I am summoning reinforcements from the Yao Race."

As soon as the words fell, the distant sky suddenly darkened.

Dense swarms of Yao Beasts flew from the depths of the wilderness.

There were golden lions from the Golden Lion Clan, pitch-black giant pythons from the Nine-Headed Snake Clan, five-colored phoenixes from the Five-Colored Phoenix Clan, Thunder Qilins from the Thunder Qilin Clan, Mystic Ice Flood Dragons from the Mystic Ice Chilong Clan, and heaven-swallowing giant sparrows from the Heaven-Swallowing Sparrow Clan.

Their bodies radiated terrifying auras of the Soul Transformation Stage, Void Refinement Stage, and even the Body Integration Stage.

Leading them were the Clan Chiefs of the Six Great Demon Clans.

Behind them followed thousands of Yao Beasts, dense and blotting out the sky.

"The Yao Race... why have they come?"

Emperor Qian's voice was trembling.

Xiao Ran said indifferently.

"They are my subordinates. The Far North Land has already been unified by me, and all the Six Great Demon Clans have submitted to me."

Daoist Master Qingxu's expression changed completely.

He thought Xiao Ran had only unified the Seven Demon Sects; he didn't expect that even the Yao Race had been taken under his wing.

"Xiao Ran, you..." Daoist Master Qingxu's voice was hoarse.

Xiao Ran looked at him: "Old man, I have already deployed such armies to other places."

"If I die, the entire Northern Territory will face countless impacts."

"Daoist Master Qingxu, I will give you one last chance. Submit or die?"

Xiao Ran continued to threaten.

Daoist Master Qingxu took a deep breath, raised his head, and looked at Xiao Ran.

"Xiao Ran, we will not submit, but we are willing to negotiate for peace."

"Negotiate for peace?"

"Fine, I agree to negotiate for peace, but not now."

"Then when?"

"When I have conquered the Supreme Dao Palace."

Xiao Ran raised his hand, and the five heads of the Nine-Headed Snake Emperor turned simultaneously towards the direction of the Supreme Dao Palace.

The Yao Beast army also changed direction and flew towards the Supreme Dao Palace.

Daoist Master Qingxu's expression changed drastically.

"Xiao Ran, you..."

Xiao Ran interrupted him.

"Daoist Master Qingxu, your lair should already be surrounded by my Yao Beast army by now. Do you think they can break through the Supreme Dao Palace's mountain-protecting formation?"

Daoist Master Qingxu's face turned pale.

He knew that although the Supreme Dao Palace's mountain-protecting formation was strong, it could not withstand the attacks of thousands of Yao Beasts.

Moreover, his elites were all here, leaving the Dao Palace empty.

Damn it, he went out for a trip, and his home was stolen.

"Retreat!"

Daoist Master Qingxu gritted his teeth and took Supreme Elder Xuan Qingzi and Fairy Xuanbing towards the Supreme Dao Palace.

Only the dumbfounded Great Qian Emperor remained in place.

He had originally thought he could finally preserve the Great Qian's thousands of years of foundation and repel Xiao Ran.

But now, this old man, Daoist Master Qingxu, had run away, leaving only him behind.

The meaning was clear.

The Great Qian Dynasty had been abandoned.

"Damn it, Daoist Master Qingxu, you bastard will die a horrible death!"

The Great Qian Emperor cursed angrily and immediately prepared to slip away.

As a result, a figure blocked his path.

It was Xiao Ran.

"Emperor Qian, weren't you quite arrogant just now?"

"Want to escape now? Too late!"

"Pass down the order: kill anyone who is of the Great Qian Emperor's clan."

"Remember, kill them according to the genealogy, kill them all."

"Yes!"

The generals responded in unison.

...

On the other side.

Daoist Master Qingxu led everyone on the way back to the Supreme Dao Palace, only to see devastation.

The towns along the way had been destroyed by Yao Beasts, and the people were displaced.

His expression became increasingly ugly, his fists clenching until they rattled.

"Xiao Ran, you will not die well!"

Daoist Master Qingxu clenched his fists.

His heart was full of regret.

He regretted not acting sooner, regretted not gathering the power of the Righteous Path earlier.

But was regret useful? No.

"Daoist Master Qingxu, what should we do now?"

Supreme Elder Xuan Qingzi asked.

Daoist Master Qingxu took a deep breath.

"Return to the Dao Palace first, hold the Dao Palace, and then think of a way."

"Can we hold it?" Fairy Xuanbing asked.

Daoist Master Qingxu fell silent.

He didn't know.

But he knew he had to hold it.

The Supreme Dao Palace was the banner of the Righteous Path.

If the banner fell, the Righteous Path would be completely finished.

When they rushed to the Supreme Dao Palace, what they saw was a sea of fire.

The Yao Beast army was frantically attacking the mountain-protecting formation; the formation's light was getting dimmer, and the runes were extinguishing one by one.

The Disciples in the Dao Palace were resisting desperately, but there were too many Yao Beasts; they were simply endless.

"Kill!"

Daoist Master Qingxu roared and rushed into the crowd of Yao Beasts.

His horsetail whisk swung, and the white spiritual power turned into countless threads, shredding several Yao Beasts into pieces.

Supreme Elder Xuan Qingzi pointed his staff, and a gray beam of light blasted a Yao Beast into a mist of blood.

Fairy Xuanbing slashed with her long sword, and the silver-white sword light froze a group of Yao Beasts into ice sculptures.

The three at the Peak Integration Stage joined forces, and the Yao Beast army retreated steadily.

The Supreme Dao Palace was temporarily held.