913: Zhang Haiwang launched a surprise attack, severely injuring Xuanyuan.

"Presumptuous! Do you take us for dead?!"

"Stop! How dare you hurt my Lord!"

The Protectors were furious at the sight. If the Lord is humiliated, the subject dies—how could they stand by and watch?

"Kill her! Make her pay the price for her actions!"

Following Emperor Soul's cold and ruthless order, dozens of incredibly sharp attacks, like shooting stars chasing the moon, came furiously at Ding Lingxuan from all directions.

Those attacks varied in form; some were as swift as lightning, others whistled like a gale, carrying immense power and a lethal threat, instantly enveloping Ding Lingxuan.

The Four Great Insect Emperors stood like four immovable mountains, steadily protecting the Lord of Chaos.

Their gazes were cold and stern, their expressions solemn, and they exuded a powerful Aura.

The Four Great Insect Emperors were all Third Stage Peak powerhouses with extraordinary strength; each possessed combat power that struck terror into the heart.

And at this moment, although Ding Lingxuan was heroic and spirited, her Aura was only at the Third Stage Middle Stage.

Most of those Protectors were at the Third Stage Late Stage, so they naturally had nothing to fear.

Just as the four people's attacks were about to fall like a rainstorm, the Golden Giant Python's previously calm snake pupils suddenly flashed with golden light, like two brilliant stars suddenly lighting up the night sky, dazzling and carrying a trace of mysterious power.

"Not good! Dodge quickly!"

Emperor Soul suddenly realized something keenly, his expression instantly turning ugly. He wanted to act but it was already too late, so he could only hurriedly shout a warning.

However, some Zerg Protectors still couldn't react in time. Under the illumination of this golden light, their bodies gradually became stiff, as if frozen by time, and then they actually began to slowly petrify.

Their faces were filled with fear and despair; they wanted to struggle but were powerless to do so, and could only watch helplessly as they turned into cold stone.

Immediately after, the Golden Giant Python opened its bloody maw like a hungry beast and swallowed these petrified Zerg Protectors in one gulp, its movements crisp and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

At the same time, Ding Lingxuan's Aura began to climb crazily, like a volcano that had been dormant for many years suddenly erupting.

Around her body, energy surged violently, making crackling sounds, as if telling of the Awakening of power.

With a low muffled sound, she successfully achieved a Breakthrough to the Third Stage Late Stage, and her strength was greatly improved.

Countless earthy-yellow runes appeared on her snake body, flickering with strange light, twisted and complex in form, as if containing some ancient and mysterious power.

"Blood Consort! Act! Don't hesitate any longer! This is an excellent opportunity!"

Ding Lingxuan shouted loudly. After devouring some Zerg Protectors, her strength had improved significantly, but the ambition in her heart was far more than that.

What she wanted was the Origin of the Lord of Chaos! That was a supreme treasure that could allow her strength to advance further and stand at the Peak of this world!

After speaking, she attacked again, her figure flashing past like a ghost, her speed so fast it was dazzling.

Meanwhile, standing at the back of the Sequencer camp, 015—also known as the Sea King—who had been silent like a puppet, suddenly had two points of scarlet light up in his hollow eyes, like two burning flames, exuding an eerie and evil Aura.

His figure flashed and disappeared from where he was, and when he reappeared, he was unexpectedly not far from Dragon Xuanyuan.

Bai Yuan, Baili Ziyuan, and the others guarding around him were all shocked, but the Sea King's state was eerie at this moment, and his speed was so fast that they couldn't react in time.

Suddenly, tentacles covered in suckers were raised in the Void Realm. Those tentacles were thick and powerful, with surfaces covered in dense suckers; each sucker was like a miniature death vortex, exuding a terrifying Aura.

He aimed at Dragon Xuanyuan, who had his back turned to him and whose Aura was fluctuating violently as he exerted all his strength to maintain the "Imperial Dao · Suppress the Divine Land".

At this moment, Dragon Xuanyuan was fully focused on resisting the aftermath of the Monarchs' attacks and did not notice the lethal danger approaching from behind at all.

"Deep Ocean · Touch of Return to Ruins!"

A low roar erupted from the Sea King's mouth. Several pitch-black, viscous, and cold tentacles that exuded an Aura of sinking all things seemed to cross the limitations of space, ignoring the barriers of distance, and instantly appeared at the unguarded back of Dragon Xuanyuan.

The suckers on the tentacles flickered with eerie light, each like a greedy mouth wanting to devour everything of Dragon Xuanyuan.

"Damn it!"

Bai Yuan and Baili Ziyuan, who were closest to Dragon Xuanyuan, had their pupils shrink, their eyes filled with horror and anxiety.

They attacked almost simultaneously. The sword in Bai Yuan's hand instantly erupted with brilliant light, a light like a bolt of lightning that tore through the dark night sky.

He swung his sword, carrying an indomitable Aura, and slashed towards the eerie tentacles.

Baili Ziyuan was not to be outdone either. His gray-white eyes flashed, and the next moment, the pitch-black death scythe slashed towards the tentacles without hesitation. The scythe exuded a cold Aura of death, as if it wanted to harvest all life.

However, this long-prepared sneak attack by the Sea King was too insidious and sudden.

He was like a venomous snake hidden in the darkness, waiting for the best opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.

The hasty interception by Bai Yuan and Baili Ziyuan only severed two of the tentacles.

The severed tentacles fell to the ground, making a "pfft pfft" sound, as if it were the sigh of life fading away.

The remaining two pitch-black tentacles, like the fangs of a venomous snake, carrying sharp edges and powerful force, viciously pierced into Dragon Xuanyuan's back.

A terrifying power of sinking and absorption instantly erupted, like a surging undercurrent, devouring Dragon Xuanyuan's power bit by bit.

Dragon Xuanyuan's body stiffened violently, and his guardian domain of will shook intensely. That originally solid line of defense of will was now like a castle ravaged by a gale, crumbling and precarious.

He was exerting all his strength to resist the power of the aftermath of the Monarchs' attacks, and was instantly disrupted and distracted by this sneak attack from behind.

It was like a river that had been flowing calmly, suddenly encountering a huge whirlpool, its current becoming chaotic.

"Boom!"

A corner of the domain of will shattered with a deafening sound, as if it were the bell of the apocalypse.

The residual power of Xuanlian Monarch's Black Light of Annihilation and the aftermath of Monarch Wan Yi's space fragments, like a flood finding a breach, struck Dragon Xuanyuan viciously with powerful impact.

"Pfft—!!!"

Dragon Xuanyuan was struck hard, and a large mouthful of golden blood mixed with fragments of internal organs sprayed out.

The blood drew a gorgeous yet miserable arc in the air, as if it were a tragic song of life.

The Xuanyuan Holy Sword in his hand let out a mournful cry, its light instantly dimming, like a hero who had lost his strength, losing its past glory.