626: The key point of the formation is breached, offering a sliver of hope.

"Yao Race... don't... think you can manipulate me!"

The Third Prince's eyes were filled with a hint of struggle and pain; he stared fixedly at the woman in black mist, as if he wanted to swallow her whole.

The woman in black mist's expression changed slightly. Her charm was something even a Half-step Immortal King could not resist; this Third Prince was merely a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, so how could he not have completely lost his reason?

She had been brainwashing the Third Prince continuously for a long time, even compelling him to set up the Formation eye, which had become a key link in the destruction of the entire Nine Star Empire.

Yet now, a sudden change had occurred.

She immediately put on a gentle smile and said, "Your Highness, how could I be manipulating you? I am merely speaking the truth. This throne should have been yours to begin with. That little girl Li Qingyue knows nothing, so by what right can she be the ruler of the Nine Star Empire?"

"I am only seeking justice for you!"

This time, she spoke as she always did, while simultaneously using all her might to influence the Third Prince's mind. In the past, the Third Prince would have completely fallen for it, becoming crazed and almost entirely under her control.

But this time was different. Although the Third Prince's face showed some conflict, he had not completely lost his reason. He continued to look at the woman in black mist with a ferocious smile.

"In my Nine Star Empire, the strong are respected. Who becomes the ruler here is not... for you to decide!"

He practically roared the last sentence.

Although the Third Prince had often opposed Li Qingyue in the past, and after Li Qingyue was designated to become the next Nine Star ruler, he had tried various methods to knock her off her pedestal.

To be honest, he was indeed very unhappy with Li Qingyue.

But even if he was unhappy, that was an internal conflict; it was not for an outsider to interfere.

The Third Prince turned his head with difficulty to look into the distance. The Empress's figure was trembling continuously, her body covered in injuries that were severe to the extreme.

The Third Prince's eyes grew increasingly pained.

"Ah!"

"Yao Race, all of you, die!"

After saying this, he unexpectedly erupted with incredible power, breaking free from the momentary control. The Third Prince raised his hand and took out a golden magic orb, which radiated faint Formation patterns.

This was the Formation eye that enveloped the entire Imperial City.

The moment this Formation eye appeared, the Empress immediately sensed it. She suddenly turned her head to look at the Third Prince, her eyes filled with disbelief.

It was actually the Prince's betrayal!

No wonder even she hadn't noticed when the Formation had been set up!

If this Formation eye was hidden within the Prince, she indeed would not have deliberately investigated it, but why would the Prince betray her?

Sorrow and disbelief flashed in the Empress's eyes.

But immediately, her expression changed slightly.

Not right!

Without a word, the Third Prince surged his Qi and blood, his entire body rapidly withering away as he laughed wildly:

"Hahaha, Yao Race, your plans will not succeed!"

The Third Prince drained all his essence blood, using his full-strength strike to shatter the Formation eye. His entire being, having had his essence blood drained, completely lost all signs of life, leaving only that somewhat crazed voice in the world.

The Formation eye shattered.

The Formation that enveloped the Imperial City also immediately vanished.

Seeing the Third Prince die, the Empress's entire expression changed. An aura cold to the extreme permeated from her body, and her Sword Intent surged straight into the sky.

"Yao Race, damn you!"

The Empress raised her sword and charged at the two great Yao Venerables. This strike was even sharper than before. Because of the painful loss of a son, the Empress's mind was momentarily unstable, and she held nothing back in her attacks.

If she were fighting normally, she would have been mindful of her own consumption, but now the Empress seemed not to care about such things.

The two great Immortal Venerables' expressions tightened. They naturally sensed that the Formation seemed about to break; without the Formation eye, this Formation definitely could not last for too long.

Damn it!

What exactly is that useless thing, Hei Mei, doing?

Can't she even control a mere Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal?

"Quickly kill the Empress, otherwise the matters here might not be able to be kept hidden!"

The aura within the two of them instantly became incomparably terrifying. They were determined to kill the Empress at all costs. As long as they killed the Empress before the Human Race experts arrived, the Yao Race would have experts to receive them, and they would be fine.

The Yao Race had always been very united, while the Human Race only united when encountering great disasters, so the Yao Race always trusted their own people very much.

This might also be because the Yao Race had always been at a disadvantage, and they both had the Human Race as a great enemy, which led to the Yao Race being very united.

The two great Yao Venerables released all their power. Just the aftermath of the battle caused quite a few deaths within the Imperial City; these were all those with relatively weak strength.

Yao Venerable Zikui said to those Yao Race Immortal Lords: "Quickly kill everyone from the Imperial Family, leave none alive!"

Judging from the previous state, the Empress cared very much about the Imperial Family and the Imperial City. As long as they started a massacre of the Imperial Family, the Empress would definitely be distracted, and then they could more easily kill the Empress.

"Ye Yao, come quickly and help us."

Ye Yao was that Half-step Yao Venerable from before; although his strength was still a little distance away from a true Yao Venerable, he could still manage to hold the Empress back.

Ye Yao immediately headed towards the Empress. He lurked in the shadows, starting to look for opportunities to cause some trouble for the Empress.

It was already extremely difficult for the Empress to fend off the two Yao Venerables, and she still had to be wary of sneak attacks. Furthermore, the Imperial Family's Immortal Lords were in a great battle with the Yao Race's Immortal Lords and were retreating steadily, with the possibility of someone falling at any moment.

She had to divert another portion of her attention.

The young Yao Venerable seized the opportunity and directly raised his hand to strike. A wound deep enough to see the bone immediately appeared on the Empress's lower abdomen.

The Empress showed a pained expression, yet before she could rest, Ye Yao attacked from the shadows. His true form was a Three-legged Yin Crow.

This was also a divine bird, said to be a descendant derived from the Three-legged Golden Crow. Although its Bloodline was not as good as the Three-legged Golden Crow, it had its own unique abilities and killing moves, and could be considered a not-weak Bloodline within the Yao Race.

Ye Yao's claws were sharp to the extreme; if the Empress took this hit, she would either be dead or severely crippled.

After all, he was a Half-step Immortal Venerable; even if he could not confront the Empress head-on, a sneak attack was still extremely lethal.

The Empress's expression was somewhat desperate. The situation today was too difficult.

She had only just come out of seclusion, how did she encounter such a thing?

The Formation was about to break, but she could no longer hold on until the moment it broke.

Was she going to die?

Feeling Ye Yao's cold killing intent, the Empress suddenly felt exhausted, but she knew that at this moment, she absolutely could not give up resistance; she must seize that glimmer of hope.

She was just about to defend herself, but at this moment, a crisp slapping sound rang out in the world.

"Uh, that... pause for a moment."

This gentle voice contained an extremely special energy, and the power throughout the world seemed to become incomparably viscous.

Ye Yao's originally extremely fast attack, under the influence of this strange power, actually became incomparably slow, at least ten times slower. Compared to before, his current speed was just like a snail crawling.

Whether it was the Human Race or the Yao Race side, everyone at this moment revealed a look of horror.

What... is this?