328: Chapter 328 Turning Against You and Leading the Way: Let's Go and Raid My Father's House

Ten massive void warships drew ten brilliant streaks of light across the horizon, like ten sharp swords stabbing straight toward the spatial rift that was constantly spewing black miasma.

As the Xu Family army approached, the remaining Foreign Domain stragglers around the rift didn't even have the slightest thought of resisting; they screamed and scattered in all directions.

"All troops hear my command! Formations fully active! Follow me and break through the world barrier!"

The Grand Elder stood on the command deck of the flagship, his command flag swinging down fiercely.

Boom!

The defensive Formation runes engraved on the surfaces of the ten warships simultaneously erupted with blinding golden light.

Under the protection of this golden light, the warships forcibly smashed through the violent spatial turbulence at the edge of the rift and plunged headlong into the deep darkness leading to the Foreign Domain.

The process of crossing the world barrier was not as long as imagined.

When the warships penetrated the final layer of the spatial barrier, the scene before them suddenly opened up.

This was a world completely different from the Upper Realm.

The sky was not azure, but an oppressive dark red. The air was thick with the smell of blood and violent fire-attribute Spiritual Qi. There were no lush mountains or forests on the land, only an endless black wilderness and active volcanoes erupting with lava from time to time.

At the edge of their vision, a magnificent city built from countless white bones and obsidian stood like an ancient Vicious Beast lurking in the darkness, radiating a terrifying pressure that made one's heart tremble.

That was the Foreign Domain Royal Court.

At the front of the flagship's deck, Xu Chen stood with his hands behind his back, facing the scorching wind and sand blowing toward him, his deep gaze falling upon that magnificent Royal Court.

Beside him, Helian Yue had changed into a very capable set of dark red tight-fitting leather armor. This leather armor not only perfectly outlined her provocative figure full of wild explosive power but also gave her an aura that was as dangerous and charming as a female leopard.

She took the initiative to reach out and hook her arm around Xu Chen's.

On that seductive, wheat-colored face, there was not the slightest guilt or hesitation about leading foreign enemies to invade her own home. There was only the obedience of one who had been completely conquered, and a fanatical anticipation for the coming revenge.

"Master, that black stone forest ahead is called the 'Thousand Slaughter Bone-Burying Forest,' and it is the first barrier leading to the Royal Court."

Helian Yue leaned against Xu Chen's shoulder, pointing a slender finger at the complex, maze-like black stone forest ahead, and began to fulfill her duty as a "guide" in a cold tone.

"Ninety-nine Layers of Interlocking Illusory Killing Formations are laid out in this stone forest. If one does not know the correct route, even a Saint King level expert who rushes in recklessly will be trapped inside and worn to death by Bone Demons condensed from resentment."

Hearing this, Nangong Waner, who was standing on Xu Chen's other side, raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but make a sharp remark.

"Oh, it seems you people from the Foreign Domain just love playing with these sneaky Formation traps. If you have the ability, why don't you fight a real battle with swords and spears?"

What Nangong Waner hated most were these convoluted things. The long sword in her hand let out a crisp ring, clearly unable to restrain her desire to go up and hack something.

Helian Yue turned her head, a disdainful cold light flashing in her narrow, fox-like eyes.

"Dear sister, war isn't something that can be won with just your bit of brute force."

The corners of Helian Yue's mouth curled into a provocative arc. Instead of getting angry at Nangong Waner's mockery, she tightened her grip on Xu Chen's arm, pressing her entire body almost completely against him.

"If it weren't for Master... using his powerful 'strength' to conquer me last night, with just this army of yours, you'd have to sacrifice at least half your lives to flatten this Thousand Slaughter Bone-Burying Forest."

Helian Yue intentionally emphasized the word "strength."

These words not only cleverly countered Nangong Waner but also subtly showed her loyalty to Xu Chen, and even quietly showed off her "achievements" in the commander's tent last night.

"You!" Nangong Waner was choked by Helian Yue's barbed words, her face turning red with anger as she ground her teeth.

Lin Qingxue, who had remained silent, also frowned slightly at this moment.

She glanced at Helian Yue's foxy appearance, looking as if she wanted to hang herself on Xu Chen, and her fingers tightened around her broken sword.

Although she wasn't good at this kind of verbal sparring, her intuition as a Sword Cultivator told her that this foreign woman was definitely an extremely dangerous competitor.

He reached out and lightly scraped Helian Yue's pert nose, his movement showing a bit of indulgence.

"Alright, stop showing off your cleverness here."

Xu Chen shook his head with a smile. "Since you've already handed over the defense maps, can a mere stone forest stop This Young Master's army?"

After having her nose scraped by Xu Chen, the coldness on Helian Yue's face instantly vanished, replaced by a charming smile.

"Master's Shadow Assassin Camp is naturally unparalleled in the world. Yue'er just wanted to show her value in front of Master."

As she spoke, she took out a command token shimmering with ghostly blue light from her storage ring and casually tossed it to the Grand Elder standing nearby.

"Grand Elder, this is the passage token for the Thousand Slaughter Bone-Burying Forest. Have the warships follow the guidance on the token to avoid the red killing Formation nodes. As for those Bone Demon sentries hidden in the shadows..."

Helian Yue looked at the Grand Elder, a cruel smile curling her lips, "That will require Master's Shadow Army to clean them up."

"As you command! Young Lord! Young Mistress!"

The Grand Elder took the token. Although he was still a bit uncomfortable with this foreign princess who was the enemy commander yesterday and became a guide today, as a smooth old fox, he had already very consciously placed Helian Yue in the position of "Young Mistress" in his address.

Hearing the title "Young Mistress," the smile in Helian Yue's eyes deepened.

She gave Nangong Waner a provocative look, as if saying: See, this is how a smart woman rises to the top.

Nangong Waner's teeth itched with anger, but she couldn't lash out.

As the Grand Elder passed down the orders, the Xu Family's war machine once again began to operate at full speed.

Thousands of shadow assassins, like ghosts, were the first to slip into that black stone forest.

They were not hindered by any Formations. Under the guidance of the precise coordinates provided by Helian Yue, those Bone Demon sentries hidden in the shadows of the stone pillars, waiting for an opportunity to ambush, were silently slit across the throat by poison-coated pitch-black short blades before they could even sound the alarm.

Half an hour later.

The Thousand Slaughter Bone-Burying Forest, which was originally full of killing intent, had all its fangs thoroughly pulled out.

Ten massive void warships followed the safe route given by Helian Yue, passing through this first barrier of the Foreign Domain Royal Court unscathed, as if taking a stroll in a courtyard.

Beyond the stone forest, the view ahead became open.

A wide moat appeared in everyone's line of sight.

However, what flowed in this river was not water, but dark red lava bubbling and emitting a pungent smell of sulfur.

On the opposite bank of the lava river, the Foreign Domain Royal Court, built of bone and obsidian, was now close at hand.

On the city walls, which were a hundred zhang high, stood foreign guards in heavy armor, packed closely together. Rows of giant spiritual crossbow carts shimmering with cold light were all cocked, their icy arrows locked firmly onto the Xu Family warships in mid-air.

"Stop."

Xu Chen raised his hand, and the ten warships came to a steady halt in mid-air at a distance of several hundred zhang from the lava river.

He stood at the bow, his gaze passing through the soldiers waiting in battle array on the city walls, falling directly on the highest blood-colored altar deep within the Royal Court.

"It seems your cold-blooded father can't wait to see me."

Xu Chen felt the Quasi-Emperor pressure with a clear sense of incompleteness radiating from that blood-colored altar, and a cold arc curled at the corner of his mouth.

Helian Yue looked at that familiar Royal Court, looking at those guards on the city walls who once obeyed her every command but now pointed their arrows at her.

There was not the slightest pity or nostalgia in her eyes.

"Master."

Helian Yue let go of Xu Chen's arm, stepped forward, and stood side-by-side with him.

She pointed at the heavily protected Royal Court, her voice carrying a sense of vengeful pleasure and unreserved fanaticism for Xu Chen.

"In that city lies the foundation and resources accumulated by the Foreign Domain for a hundred thousand years."

"Let's go! I'll take you there to raid my own father's home!"