379: Who can resist the temptation to become stronger? That's the irresistible allure!

Yan Yuzhu stood high in the sky, her long hair fluttering, and the fierce wind made her white robes crackle. Her gaze was serene, and her heart was as still as an ancient well.

Facing these sixteen powerhouses of the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm Ninth Level, she showed no trace of fear!

She was the Empress, she could not retreat!

"Fight!!!"

A supremely domineering voice rang out, and thunder exploded in the sky, as if heaven and earth felt her dominance!

Boom boom boom!!!

On the Xiling Mountain Range, ten thousand strands of Dragon Qi surged upwards, transforming into golden small Dragons, erupting with a powerful aura.

"Good, kill!!!"

Gu Yuan's aura vibrated, and he roared out loud, his entire body shining brightly as endless runes emerged from within him, forming profound patterns.

The other masters also made their moves at the same time!

In an instant, the aura in the sky surged wildly, like volcanoes that had been dormant for countless years, all erupting at this moment.

This was the Empress's battlefield!

The powerhouses of the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm Ninth Level made their move, and the entire Xiling Mountain Range, covering millions of miles, was swept by a terrifying storm of Qi!

...Xiling Mountain Range, ten thousand miles from the battlefield.

Several figures stood on the peak, looking at the distant battlefield.

Shi Linglong, Ye Qingyu, Xu Muqing, Xu Muyan, and Yaochi, who was with them, had all arrived.

Aside from Yaochi, in reality, with the Cultivation of Shi Linglong and the others, they would not have been able to enter this area.

A great battle involving more than a dozen Heavenly Phenomenon Realm Ninth Level masters—let alone making a move, just entering would result in them being torn apart by the rampant Qi.

However, with Yaochi, a Golden Body Realm Cultivator who surpassed the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm, here, they were able to witness this scene up close.

"These people are all Heavenly Phenomenon Realm masters. The Holy Heaven Demon Sect is too shameless, actually sending so many powerhouses to deal with the Empress of Great Qi!"

Shi Linglong said indignantly.

With her temper, if she encountered such a thing elsewhere, she would definitely take action without hesitation.

However, she couldn't handle the battle here; her strength didn't allow it!

"Your Majesty is fighting so many masters alone, I'm very worried..."

Ye Qingyu wished she could also join the fight but knew her limitations.

In reality, their suitable battlefield was outside Xitian Pass, but the aura erupting from the Xiling Mountain Range had attracted Yaochi's attention.

This was the key reason why the group appeared here.

Yaochi watched the battle in the distance, especially noticing the Empress's strength, feeling quite surprised.

"She has merged with the Imperial Dao Dragon Qi, reaching an extreme. If she continues, she will completely merge with the Imperial Dao Dragon Qi and become its nourishment."

Yaochi was experienced and knowledgeable, and she immediately recognized the Empress's Cultivation method.

Moreover, this approach was also used by people in the Boundary Domain she came from, and almost none of them had a good end.

Having seen it many times, it no longer seemed strange.

"What? Merge with the Imperial Dao Dragon Qi and become nourishment? Then... wouldn't Your Majesty..."

Ye Qingyu was astonished!

This was the first time she had heard of such a Cultivation method.

Actually, she didn't know much about the Empress; to be precise, no one in the entire Great Qi understood the Empress.

All along, the Empress had been very mysterious!

The world only knew that the Empress was a peerless genius from birth, facing almost no difficulties in her Cultivation journey. She broke through all obstacles, and by her teens, she had defeated the imperial clan elders and suppressed all opponents!

How could such a peerless genius come to this point?

Becoming nourishment meant death!

Ye Qingyu couldn't imagine what Great Qi would become after losing the Empress.

Yaochi shook her head, "Don't be nervous, she hasn't reached that point yet, there's still a chance."

Is there a chance?

Yaochi didn't know either, because none of those who had done this before had survived.

Cultivating by relying on the Imperial Dao Dragon Qi would make Cultivation speed very fast, and the increase in strength would bring an unimaginable dependence to the Cultivator.

Power, who doesn't like it?

Who can refuse to constantly grow stronger?

This was an uncontrollable temptation!

...The fierce battle continued. The Empress was enveloped by countless strands of Dragon Qi, and the surrounding dozen Heavenly Phenomenon Ninth Level masters made their moves, divine light exploding!

A vast and mighty storm of Qi swept out, and countless strands of Dragon Qi surged forth, forming a torrent that impacted in all directions!

Boom boom boom!!!

Figures were sent flying, and the Dragon Qi around Yan Yuzhu also weakened slightly. Her complexion was less rosy than before.

She frowned slightly, but quickly regained her composure.

The use of Imperial Dao Dragon Qi also had its limits. Facing sixteen Cultivators of the Heavenly Phenomenon Ninth Level Realm, the consumption was too great!

On the other side, Gu Yuan, Mo He, and other masters were also not feeling well.

Every one of them was injured. The previous engagement made them deeply feel Yan Yuzhu's power.

After all, this was within the Great Qi territory!

With the strong Imperial Dao Dragon Qi of Great Qi and the Imperial Dynasty's Luck, Yan Yuzhu's strength was inherently stronger than theirs. If they hadn't had powerful weapons to boost them, their injuries would not have been so simple.

"It's truly hard to imagine that in this Border Wilderness Region, she could Cultivate to such an extent with the help of Imperial Dao Dragon Qi."

"Unfortunately, she can only go this far."

"Let's move, activate the Formation, otherwise, we might not be able to kill her today!"

The group of Cultivators understood, and each of them took out a jade disc.

These jade discs were inscribed with intricate cloud patterns. As the Cultivators activated the jade discs, sixteen brilliant rays of light shot up into the sky!

An area spanning hundreds of thousands of miles was enveloped by an invisible radiance!

Divine Beast phantoms of enormous size—Dragons, Phoenix, Qilin, Ancient Great Demon, associated with frost, and Nine-Headed Snakes—appeared in the sky!

Roar!!!

Resounding roars echoed, Qi raged, lightning flashed in the sky, and strange phenomena occurred continuously!

"Kill!"

Gu Yuan roared, and all the Cultivators attacked together. The Divine Beast phantoms roared and charged towards Yan Yuzhu.

Earth-shattering power fluctuations surged out, like terrifying tsunamis, absolutely dreadful!

Yan Yuzhu's expression changed slightly. Dealing with sixteen Heavenly Phenomenon Realm Ninth Level Cultivators alone was not a big problem.

But the opponents clearly had many trump cards. This Formation was powerful, condensing the Cultivation of sixteen people and gathering the phantoms of Ancient Divine Beasts, making it even stronger!

Even she felt immense pressure.

At this point, she had no retreat!

With a light lift of her hands, her fair and slender hands quickly formed seals. In an instant, as the seals fell, the earth suddenly vibrated violently!

Countless plants and trees in the Xiling Mountain Range withered at a visible speed. The originally verdant and majestic mountains turned a uniform withered yellow.

Boom boom boom!!!

Endless Dragon Qi surged from the earth's pulse, even more powerful than when Yan Yuzhu had previously mobilized Dragon Qi!

"Mobilizing the earth's pulse Dragon Qi like this, is she trying to die?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Yaochi's eyes.

With Yan Yuzhu's current Cultivation, mobilizing such powerful Imperial Dao Dragon Qi meant she was throwing caution to the wind.

Her fate was almost sealed!

To completely merge with the Imperial Dao Dragon Qi and become its nourishment!