378: We have dozens of experts at the peak of the ninth level following us. Can you still stop them?

Boom—

Two figures, like streaks of light, were sent flying by powerful surges of energy. Across the vast battlefield, a storm raged, filled with fierce fist and Sword Qi.

Zuo Sanqian stared in disbelief at his body. The rock armor, inherited from ancient Bloodline, was now cracking inch by inch, covered in countless fissures, and utterly ruined!

"How is this possible? Can a Seventh Level Sword Intent break through my Bloodline Power? It seems I truly underestimated you!"

"However, even so, you have already exhausted all your strength. Today, you are doomed to die!"

Zuo Sanqian was enraged!

Bloodline Power was the source of his strength. With his Peak Soul Palace Realm Third Level cultivation, he thought dealing with a Human Race Cultivator at Soul Palace Realm Second Level would be more than enough!

But who knew, the turn of events exceeded his expectations.

It felt a bit like being slapped in the face!

Xie Tianjian, dressed in a green robe, held an ancient sword. His chest was stained with blood, his face as pale as paper, and his entire body felt as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer, bones on the verge of shattering, and his true Qi was in turmoil.

His Aura was chaotic, yet the light in his eyes remained undimmed.

He had long known of Zuo Sanqian's power, but he still chose to face him without fear.

This was the responsibility of the Chief of the Martial Suppression Division. He had a thousand reasons to retreat, but the belief in his heart gave him no choice but to confront it.

Born for the people, fighting for the people!

If he retreated, the entire Great Qi would retreat. What chance would there be then?

"An ancient demonic body is nothing more than this. I have one sword that can slay you at the Peak of Xiling!"

Hum!

From the dim ancient sword, a dazzling Sword Qi once again erupted, as brilliant as moonlight.

"Just with you?"

Zuo Sanqian's face twisted into a sneer.

"The Human Race will always be the Blood food of us demons. You have no chance! Kill!"

Boom!

Zuo Sanqian attacked again. This time, he went all out, determined to cut down Xie Tianjian here!

...The Xiling Mountain Range, vast and boundless.

Above the battlefield, there were terrifying fluctuations of energy everywhere.

Situ Kuanglei was bleeding all over, yet his Evil Qi remained undiminished.

Wei Qianli's brocade handkerchief, imbued with several strands of Imperial Dao Dragon Qi, was now covered in cracks, on the verge of shattering.

Xuanyuan Longcheng, this old marshal who had lived for over a hundred years, was spitting blood, his weapon chipped in many places, his armor stained with blood, yet he showed no sign of retreat.

His Aura was that of one man holding the pass against ten thousand, intimidating all heroes!

The Old Eunuchs, who had been unsealed, died standing, not one showing fear.

These incomplete old fellows, though they had plotted against countless people in the palace with their schemes, their loyalty to the Imperial Dynasty was no less than that of the Empire's most trusted officials.

The Cultivators from the Jianghu, who usually engaged in petty actions and paid little attention to Imperial Dynasty affairs, today revealed their Bloodline courage.

The Eleven Sects of the Righteous Path suffered heavy casualties, heroic and tragic.

All of this was witnessed by Empress Yan Yuzhu.

Even though Great Qi was at a disadvantage, Yan Yuzhu showed no worry.

Because the key to Great Qi's continued existence rested solely on her!

Suddenly, Yan Yuzhu's cold and beautiful face stirred slightly, and her moon-like eyes gazed up at the sky.

"They've finally arrived. I have been waiting for you for a long time!"

Boom!

Yan Yuzhu's vermilion lips parted slightly, her Qi like a soaring Dragon. As her words fell, a terrifying Dragon Qi suddenly erupted!

Above the earth, a golden Dragon shadow soared into the sky!

Roar!

The Dragon's roar shook heaven and earth, its Aura piercing the clouds!

That part of the sky was covered by dense clouds, but now, under the Imperial Dao Dragon Qi, it was directly blasted open!

In an instant, golden light flashed across the sky, and the sun reappeared!

Only then did more than a dozen figures appear in the part of the sky that had been blasted open by the Dragon Qi.

The newcomers had restrained Auras, silent and imperceptible, as if integrated with this heaven and earth. Had they not been discovered by the Empress, no one would have known they were hiding in the clouds.

"Empress of Great Qi, truly extraordinary. No wonder we suffered so many losses in that battle half a year ago."

"This trip for an old man like me was not in vain."

A white-haired old man spoke. His name was Gu Yuan, and he came from a great School. He wore a luxurious robe, held a feather fan in his hand, and his gaze was indifferent, devoid of any emotion.

On his luxurious robe were two complex characters: Tianshu!

The characters Tianshu came from the Big Dipper.

In this Border Wilderness Region, not many people knew what these two characters represented.

But outside the Border Wilderness Region, the Tianshu Academy was a first-class sect!

"Using Imperial Dao Dragon Qi as the foundation, integrating the Imperial Dynasty's Luck, and raising one's cultivation to the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm Ninth Level Peak—what grand ambition."

"It's a pity that having reached this point, you are already at your wit's end. If you continue, even if we don't act, you are doomed to die."

The speaker was another expert, tall and robust, with an ancient face and a hint of gloom.

This was also an expert from a great School, named Mo He.

His words were even more direct, completely exposing Yan Yuzhu's true situation.

The other dozen or so Cultivators did not speak, but their eyes all held an indifferent look.

They already knew Yan Yuzhu's details and didn't take it seriously at all.

Those who Cultivate using Imperial Dao Dragon Qi as their foundation gradually integrate themselves with the Imperial Dynasty's Luck and Imperial Dao Dragon Qi, and their strength increases very quickly.

But the drawbacks were too obvious; these experts from great Schools knew it too well.

Historically, no one who Cultivated using this method had ever escaped death.

Yan Yuzhu's expression remained normal, not angered by the exposure of her true situation.

For her, when she chose this path, she knew that one day she would reach this desperate situation.

These Cultivators before her were even stronger than those she encountered half a year ago!

Every one of them was a Heavenly Phenomenon Realm Ninth Level expert. It was conceivable that they held high positions within their respective Schools.

To deal with her, so many great School experts had been mobilized. Yan Yuzhu felt that even if she truly died in battle this time, it would be enough to be proud of.

At least in the Border Wilderness Region, no one had ever achieved such a feat!

"What? This time, the Holy Heaven Demon Sect only sent you? To kill me, I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

Alone, facing sixteen Heavenly Phenomenon Realm Ninth Level experts, Yan Yuzhu was completely fearless!

Because this was Great Qi, her territory!

"You are very confident."

"However, excessive confidence is arrogance. Even if the sixteen of us cannot kill you, we are enough to trap you."

"After us, there are dozens more Peak Ninth Level experts. Can you still stop them?"

Gu Yuan didn't care about the Empress's words at all.

The Schools eager to attach themselves to the Holy Sect were as numerous as carp crossing a river. The experts dispatched this time were enough to wipe out the entire Border Wilderness Region!

They were merely a part of them.

There was an even more powerful group of experts, deep in the grasslands outside Xitian Pass, ready to strike at any moment!

Of course, the premise was that Yan Yuzhu could kill all of them!