Two middle-aged men stepped out of the gate and onto the sky above Danxue Mountain. Dragon roars echoed, and immense dragon might continuously battered the primordial phoenix manifestation in the sky above Danxue Mountain. As the two emerged, King Zijing frowned, while King Tongfeng tightened his grip on his long staff, licking the blood from his lips. Only King Yurong showed a smile at the sight of the two figures.
The appearance of the two great dragon clans was naturally within his plans!
The Dragon Clan!
One of the most ancient races within the Immortal Realm, predating the Phoenix lineage by an entire era. The Dragon Clan was ancient; whether they emerged in the early or late stages of creation was unclear. However, after countless eras of development, the vast Dragon Clan had long since dispersed, each faction acting independently!
Those with grudges against the Phoenix Clan were the Taixu Ancient Dragons and the Red Dragons. In terms of dragon bloodline, these two clans were not at the core of the Dragon Clan's lineage, having been removed from the Dragon Clan's sequence by the ten core bloodline dragon clans.
“Taixu Ancient Dragon, Holy King Feizhang!”
Countless powerful beings looked at the man with a scar on his cheek, and many murmured with a sigh, “Holy King Feizhang, the foremost Quasi-Emperor of the Taixu Ancient Dragon lineage. He once forced Yi Yi to retreat from the Taixu Ancient Dragon Sacred Land. Immensely powerful!”
Back then, Yi Yi had stormed into the Taixu Ancient Dragon lineage, vowing to devour all Taixu Ancient Dragons. Within the Sacred Land, he encountered Holy King Feizhang, and the two engaged in a fierce battle that shook the heavens and earth, neither gaining the upper hand. Seeing this, Yi Yi then went to the Red Dragon lineage. The scar on Holy King Feizhang’s cheek was left by Yi Yi. Holy King Feizhang had vowed to erase the scar only if he could slay Yi Yi. However, it seemed Holy King Feizhang had no hope now, as Yi Yi had achieved the Emperor status and entered the Ancient Star Road.
“And that man is King Qimai of the Red Dragon lineage, a top contender among the new generation of Quasi-Emperors!”
The man with a beard, clad in crimson armor and wielding a long saber, exuded an imposing presence as he strode forward, his aura causing the ground to crackle.
“Holy King Feizhang! King Qimai!”
“I thought your two clans would not be coming today!”
King Lei Yuan clenched his thunder axe. The blood of a Quasi-Emperor imbued the battle axe with a sharp, soul-stirring edge.
“Whether we come or not, it’s not bad to settle the scores that weren’t concluded back then today!”
Yun Rou tightened her grip on her crimson longsword, glanced at the armies of the Taixu Ancient Dragon and Red Dragon clans, and smiled faintly, saying, “The battle my seventh brother couldn’t finish back then, I, his elder sister, will end today!”
The mention of “seventh brother” displeased Holy King Feizhang instantly, his brows filled with killing intent. He looked up at King Lei Yuan and Yun Rou, then at Jin Ling and Huo Luo, saying, “Your Phoenix Clan truly has great fortune, producing four Emperors within two generations, and the rest are top-tier Quasi-Emperor experts. This second generation is destined to sever all your lineage’s fortune.”
“Yun Rou, back then, my battle with Yi Yi was a draw, each displaying their true abilities. Now, you are tasked with defending Danxue Mountain and must contend with me. This might be…”
Hearing this, Yun Rou frowned. She glanced at the precarious primordial phoenix manifestation behind her. The immense consumption had left even her, a top-tier Quasi-Emperor, unable to sustain it.
“What? Does the foremost Quasi-Emperor of the proud Taixu Ancient Dragon lineage fear the Danxue Mountain behind me?”
“Very well, today, I shall experience your strength, you who bear Danxue Mountain.” Holy King Feizhang said slowly.
“Clang!”
Holy King Feizhang extended his palm and slowly grasped the void. A blood-red saber bloomed, accompanied by a river of blood stretching for ten thousand miles. As the saber entered his hand, the sky roared, splitting in two as if only the saber intent was eternal between heaven and earth.
“Roar!”
A dragon’s roar, flashing with streaks of blood-red light, erupted. At this moment, countless onlookers closed their eyes. Those with slower reflexes were permanently blinded. Saber intent slashed through the sky, and the dragon’s roar shook the world.
“Eternal Saber Intent.”
“Battle!”
Yun Rou let out an enraged roar, her crimson longsword humming. Above Danxue Mountain, the primordial phoenix manifestation spread its wings, and all the birds of Danxue Mountain bowed in reverence.
“Come!”
Holy King Feizhang slashed through the void with his saber. Instantly, King Zijing and King Tongfeng retreated to the side, watching from afar. In the void, the saber strike descended, blood-red light crisscrossing ten thousand miles. It was as if the river of blood between heaven and earth began from this point. Countless onlookers screamed in terror. The blade, aimed at Yun Rou, felt as if it were attacking them, their hearts pounding wildly.
“Let me see what power the strongest Quasi-Emperor of the Taixu Ancient Dragon clan truly possesses!”
In the void, the river of blood parted. Yun Rou remained calm, wiping the cold sweat from her brow. Facing the river of blood saber strike that stretched for ten thousand miles, her crimson longsword let out a high-pitched cry. A sea of fire surged, and with a deafening roar, the primordial phoenix manifestation spread its wings at the peak of the heavens, and billions of fireballs bombarded the earth.
“Boom!”
The river of blood, spanning ten thousand miles, charged into the sky-obscuring sea of fire. However, the heat of the sword strike repelled the blood-red saber edge. Yet, the saber’s brilliance, spanning ten thousand miles, broke through the constraints of space and surged towards Yun Rou, as if under this saber strike, Yun Rou, known as invincible within Danxue Mountain, would be utterly annihilated.
“Clang!”
As Yun Rou’s crimson longsword spun sharply, the primordial phoenix manifestation above Danxue Mountain opened its eyes. With a mere glance, the peerless and eternal saber light instantly shattered!
“Kill!”
Seeing Holy King Feizhang’s saber light shatter, King Tongfeng and King Zijing, who had been hiding nearby, immediately attacked. The four top-tier Quasi-Emperors engaged in a bloody battle in the sky above Danxue Mountain. The void shattered. The four Immortal Emperors circled Danxue Mountain, fighting from the ground to the sky, and from the sky into the spatial dimensions. Regardless, Yun Rou always remained within the confines of Danxue Mountain, unable to step out even half a step.
Leaving Danxue Mountain meant losing the support of the primordial phoenix manifestation. With her own strength alone, she could not withstand Holy King Feizhang, against whom even Yi Yi had to retreat.
“True Phoenix Bloodline!”
A portal opened in the void, and six Quasi-Emperor beings from the Kuangniao lineage emerged rapidly. They might have been present all along, but only now, when Yun Rou was held back by Holy King Feizhang and other experts, unable to use her manifestation to suppress them, did they step out of the spatial dimensions, heading directly for Yang Ying deep within Danxue Mountain.