"The Primordial Martial King is with you?"
Hearing Bai Lan's words, Ye Ling couldn't help but be startled. "Are you sure?"
Bai Lan immediately replied, "Certain! That is the Primordial Martial King, though his strength is somewhat weaker than I remember. It must be that Master, you've consumed too much of his power!"
"Lan'er, don't make any rash moves. Wait for me to arrive!"
"Okay!"
Bai Lan seemed to be under considerable pressure. After replying to Ye Ling, she quickly cut off the transmission, focusing on dealing with the Primordial Martial King.
After ending the transmission, Ye Ling was about to rush over immediately. However, he seemed to recall something and stopped, retracting the source texts he had left within Bai Xiaosheng and Qi Xian.
Having done this, Ye Ling then fled towards Bai Lan's location.
...
On the other side, between the Martial Dynasty and the Spirit Dynasty, there was a lake as vast as an ocean, named Tianye Lake.
In the center of Tianye Lake stood a recently constructed palace, exuding extreme majesty.
At this moment, Bai Lan was in the main hall of this palace, confronting the white-clothed man sitting on the throne, gnawing on an apple.
Around Bai Lan, the envoys who had guided her had all fallen, their breaths extinguished.
"Bai Lan... you, a dignified representative of the Primordial Chaos Will, possessing the power of a Chaos Space-Time Beast, yet you pretend to be an ordinary martial artist and bully children who don't even have spiritual power at my Ten Thousand Dynasties Martial Assembly. Don't you feel ashamed?"
The Primordial Martial King tossed the half-eaten apple and asked Bai Lan in the center of the hall with a smile.
Bai Lan, who had just transmitted to Ye Ling, had now calmed down and asked the Primordial Martial King, "How did you recognize me? I believe I didn't reveal any clues in the Extreme Martial Domain."
The Primordial Martial King smiled, "You hid yourselves very well. As the master of the Extreme Martial Domain, I didn't even discover your entry into my domain. This is my dereliction of duty."
"However, recently, I received a warning from the Heavenly Mechanism, stating that you and Ye Ling might have already entered the Extreme Martial Domain. Then I checked everything that had happened in the Extreme Martial Domain. Finding you within the Extreme Martial Domain is not difficult."
"After all, with your strength, it's like a dimensional reduction attack on the native beings of the Extreme Martial Domain. I only need to search for the experts who have recently emerged, and it's easy to pinpoint you."
Having said this, the Primordial Martial King took another large bite of the apple, as if everything was under his control.
Bai Lan asked again, "Since you already know we are here, why do you dare to come out? Aren't you going to escape?"
"This is my domain. Why should I escape?"
The Primordial Martial King directly crushed the remaining apple, stood up, and smiled at Bai Lan, "Why do you think I wanted to meet you here?"
"Want to die?" Bai Lan raised an eyebrow slightly.
The Primordial Martial King paused, then came back to his senses and said, "Hmph! I specifically built a temporary palace in the center of this Tianye Lake because I have constructed a heaven-shattering killing formation here!"
"This formation is called the Extreme Martial Formation. Once this formation is activated, neither you nor I within the formation can use any power other than internal energy."
"In this formation, only martial arts will decide the victor!"
The Primordial Martial King stood up, picked up a large saber leaning against his throne, and slowly walked down the steps, facing Bai Lan.
"Bai Lan, let's have a match. Only by defeating me can you survive!"
Boom!!!
As the Primordial Martial King finished speaking, the lake water surrounding the palace surged upwards, forming a massive water shield that enveloped the entire palace.
In the main hall, Bai Lan felt her strength rapidly dissipating, even her indestructible physique began to feel fragile.
"This!!!"
Bai Lan sensed the power constantly flowing out of her body, her pupils contracting sharply, and a storm of shock surged in her heart!
In this situation, she felt like she could die with a single strike!
The Primordial Martial King smiled again, "Oh, right... there's one more thing I forgot to tell you. In the Extreme Martial Formation, our bodies will revert to mortal flesh and blood. In other words... as long as our vital points are struck, we will surely die!"
"Let's begin, Bai Lan... Let me see how high your martial arts attainments are when you lose your absolute power!"
Before the Primordial Martial King's words had even finished, he vanished from his spot and charged towards Bai Lan with incredible speed!
"So fast!"
Seeing the Primordial Martial King charging at her, Bai Lan's expression changed drastically. She wanted to retreat, but found that her legs simply wouldn't obey.
Although Bai Lan's eyes could still keep up with the Primordial Martial King's movements, her physical condition had deteriorated too much.
Even though her consciousness had sent commands to her body, her body lagged far behind the speed of her consciousness's operation!
Under these circumstances, Bai Lan could only watch helplessly as the Primordial Martial King swung his saber towards her.
"Only this level?"
Seeing Bai Lan standing there motionlessly, a hint of disappointment flashed in the Primordial Martial King's eyes. "You truly disappoint me."
He held the saber with both hands and mercilessly swung it towards Bai Lan's neck!
Bang!!!
Just as the Primordial Martial King was about to decapitate Bai Lan, the dome of the main hall suddenly broke open, and a dark figure descended from the sky, blocking in front of Bai Lan and sending the Primordial Martial King flying back!
"Master!" Seeing Ye Ling appear, Bai Lan's face lit up with joy, and she called out happily.
The moment Ye Ling appeared, Bai Lan's heart was filled with a sense of security.
It was as if as long as Ye Ling was present, nothing would be a problem.
"Retreat to the back. Leave this to Master," Ye Ling said calmly.
He faced the Primordial Martial King directly, and a demonic sword slowly materialized in his hand.
"Ye Ling..."
Seeing Ye Ling appear, the Primordial Martial King's gaze gradually became serious. He then assumed a saber-holding stance and said, "First meeting. As expected of someone who has absorbed the power of the Four Kings, you still put such immense pressure on me even within the Extreme Martial Formation."
Ye Ling calmly looked at the Primordial Martial King and said, "You know what I want. Hand over the Heart of the Martial King obediently, and you might still keep your life."
"No need for further words..."
The Primordial Martial King gripped the saber handle and said solemnly, "If you can defeat me, I will gladly offer my power with both hands!"
"You said it yourself!"
Ye Ling smiled slightly at the Primordial Martial King and then assumed his stance.
The two, one with a sword and the other with a saber, stood in confrontation in the main hall. The sword intent and saber intent intertwined, making the entire atmosphere of the hall extremely oppressive.
"Such powerful aura..."
Bai Lan couldn't help but exclaim as she felt the power of Ye Ling and the Primordial Martial King.
"I never imagined Master would have such a strong aura even without power. I can't compare at all!"
"Master, you truly are Master!"
Bai Lan murmured, and to avoid becoming a burden to Ye Ling, she retreated to the edge of the hall, creating sufficient space for Ye Ling and the Primordial Martial King to duel.
"Ye Ling... let's begin."
"Alright."
As soon as Ye Ling and the Primordial Martial King finished speaking, they both vanished from their spots.
Suddenly, only Bai Lan was left standing in the main hall.
"Where did they go?"
Clang!!!
As Bai Lan voiced her confusion, the sound of swords and sabers colliding echoed from the center of the hall. The ground instantly shattered, and Bai Lan was sent flying by the powerful shockwave!