17: Chapter 17 People from the Great Zhou

Azure Cloud City, Su Family backyard.

Because of the "Golden Dragon of Fortune," the two great Empires had long been in turmoil, yet within the Su Family courtyard, it was a scene of serene and enchanting beauty.

Under an ancient tree, Su Feng lay on a rocking chair, his demeanor lazy.

Yan Ling'er had now transformed back into the petite, charming girl wearing a black gauze dress with bare little feet.

She was crouching beside Su Feng's legs, gently smoothing out the slightly disheveled hem of his robes.

"Whew..."

Yan Ling'er let out a long breath, extending her pink tongue to lick the corner of her mouth.

Su Feng reached out and pinched her slightly chubby cheeks; the texture was smooth and supple.

Watching Yan Ling'er's obedient appearance, he raised an eyebrow and teased her with a half-smile:

"Linger, have you been sneaking snacks lately?"

"Ah? No, I haven't..." Yan Ling'er blinked her large eyes, looking entirely innocent.

Su Feng's fingertips gently brushed over her red lips.

"Then why does your voice sound so childish?"

Yan Ling'er froze for a second, then instantly understood.

Whoosh! Her face turned as red as a ripe apple, and she bashfully and angrily punched Su Feng's thigh:

"Bad Master! It's all to help you... help you release your fire!"

Su Feng laughed out loud, in high spirits.

He was just about to pick up this cute little demoness to tease her some more.

Suddenly.

Rumble—!!

A deafening thunderclap rolled down from the Nine Heavens, causing even the ground of the Su Family courtyard to tremble slightly.

An extremely domineering Imperial pressure, like Mount Tai crushing down, instantly enveloped the entire Azure Cloud City!

"Hmm?"

Yan Ling'er's little face changed; the charm in her eyes instantly turned into cold Killing Intent, and her little fangs were slightly exposed:

"Such a strong aura... Late Golden Core Stage? And it carries a disgusting scent."

"Which blind fool is here to disturb Master's leisure?"

Su Feng, however, remained lying on the chair, not even lifting an eyelid.

At this very moment, above Azure Cloud City.

The originally clear sky was instantly obscured by rolling dark clouds, with wild winds howling as if the apocalypse had arrived.

"Roar—!!"

Accompanied by earth-shattering beast roars.

The citizens of the entire city looked up in terror, only to see nine terrifying black flood dragons, each a hundred zhang long, covered in black scales with a single horn on their heads, pulling an extremely luxurious red-gold war chariot, crushing through the Void Realm as they arrived with a boom!

Nine flood dragons pulling a chariot!

Each of the black flood dragons pulling the chariot exuded an aura comparable to a great demon of the Golden Core Stage!

And upon the chariot, hundreds of Heavenly Dragon Guards in golden armor, filled with Killing Intent, surrounded a tall, red-gold figure.

Grand Princess of Great Zhou, Wu Qin!

She stood proudly at the head of the chariot, the wild wind whipping her red-gold battle robe, making it snap loudly.

Her cold, Phoenix-like eyes locked tightly onto the Su Family courtyard below from a thousand meters in the sky.

As a member of the royal family bearing the True Phoenix Bloodline, she was extremely sensitive to Luck.

In her perception, within that small courtyard below, a terrifying existence was coiled, one that made the Phoenix Bloodline within her tremble and even desire to kneel!

"How bold!"

Wu Qin's beautiful eyes were filled with malice, her voice laced with vigorous spiritual power, exploding like thunder over Azure Cloud City:

"Audacious rebel! How dare you privately raise a demonic dragon of Luck, devouring the Luck of my Great Zhou!"

"Where is the head of the Su Family?!"

"Get out here and die for this Princess!!!"

The sound waves rolled, shaking the surrounding houses until tiles flew everywhere.

However.

To Wu Qin's surprise, facing the personal angry shout of the Grand Princess of Great Zhou, the Su Family courtyard below actually... had no reaction?

Not to mention the Su Family head, even a guard dog didn't bark!

This was simply naked contempt for imperial power!

"Insolent!!"

Since birth, when had Wu Qin ever received such cold treatment?

"You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit! Since you won't come out, this Princess will tear down your tortoise shell!"

Clang!

Wu Qin drew her dragon slaying sword, and the terrifying spiritual power of the Late Golden Core Stage was poured into the blade without reservation.

"Heavenly Dragon Guards, take orders! Form the array!"

"Follow this Princess... break the gate!!"

Boom!

A hundred-meter-long golden Sword Qi, carrying the domineering will of the Imperial Dynasty, slashed down fiercely at the Su Family gate like divine punishment!

This strike was enough to split the entire Azure Cloud City in half!

Watching as the Sword Qi was about to fall, the Su Family courtyard remained quiet.

The moment the Sword Qi touched three feet above the Su Family wall.

Hum—!!

A pale golden light barrier, almost invisible to the naked eye, appeared without warning.

Ang—!!

Accompanied by a sudden, ancient, and vast dragon roar.

That was the Formation spirit of the Nine Dragons Locking Heaven Formation being awakened!

The true might of a real Dragon instantly erupted!

Boom—!!

Wu Qin's world-destroying strike, hacking onto the light barrier, was like an egg hitting a rock, instantly shattering into golden light filling the sky!

Even more terrifying was a horrific rebounding force, mixed with the pure might of a real Dragon, rolling back like a tsunami!

"Awoo—!!"

Bearing the brunt were the nine black flood dragons pulling the chariot.

Although they possessed a trace of Dragon Clan Bloodline, in the face of the true Dragon Qi of the Nine Dragons Locking Heaven Formation, they were just four-legged snakes meeting their ancestors!

The nine black flood dragons were instantly terrified to the point of their livers and gallbladders shattering, letting out miserable wails, and actually went weak in the air, curling into a ball!

"Not good!!"

The chariot lost balance and shook violently.

The Grand Princess, who had just been majestic and high above, now stumbled, nearly falling off the chariot, her Phoenix crown crooked, appearing somewhat disheveled.

"This... what kind of Formation is this?!"

Wu Qin steadied herself, looking at the golden light barrier below that hadn't moved an inch, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.

With her Late Golden Core Stage and the support of the Heavenly Dragon Guards, her full-strength strike was at least at the strength of a Half-step Nascent Soul, yet it didn't even stir a ripple?

"Your Highness! Do not be rash!!"

Just then, an old and terrified voice came from the Void Realm.

A gray-robed elder responsible for secretly protecting the Princess appeared, staring fixedly at the Formation below, his wrinkled face filled with horror.

He was a Royal Consultant, a powerful expert at the Nascent Soul Initial Stage!

But even with his experience, he felt his scalp tingle at this moment.

"This Formation... is naturally formed, guarded by nine dragons! It comes with spatial Restrictions and Bloodline suppression!"

"Your Highness! This... this is a legendary top-tier Formation! Even if His Majesty came in person, it would be difficult to break it in the short term!!"

"What?!"

Wu Qin was completely stunned.

Even her Imperial Father couldn't break it?

This small Azure Cloud City, this unknown Su Family... what kind of terrifying existence stood behind them?!

Just as the whole scene fell into deathly silence and everyone was horrified.

A lazy, magnetic voice, yet with a hint of displeasure at being disturbed, drifted slowly out from the Su Family courtyard:

"You all have disturbed my wife while she is nurturing her pregnancy; these nine loaches pulling the chariot, leave them behind as an apology."

"They will be just right to nourish my wife."