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"Grandpa...."

In the Far North, due to the rapid revival of Spiritual Energy, elements became active, and the blizzard grew increasingly fearsome, freezing those of the Human Race who had not evolved in time into ice sculptures before they could relocate.

Amidst this extreme blizzard, the frail figures of an old man and a young child stood out conspicuously.

Hidden within the blizzard, demons watched the two frail humans intently but dared not to make a move.

Instincts told them, these two frail members of the Human Race were far more terrifying than any demon they knew!

"Will Madam Joseph really fall this time?" The young man followed behind Old Liu, his voice deep and clear, unaffected by the storm.

"What do you think?" Old Liu walked ahead; at this moment, his body seemed to undergo some transformation, becoming ruddy and smooth, visibly rejuvenating from an elderly old man to a more youthful state as he walked straighter in the blizzard.

He greatly enjoyed the feeling of each revival, the sensation of reversing the flow of time and returning to youth from old age.

No one knew better than him how wonderful a young body felt.

"I think their chances of winning are slim, and even if they do win, the likelihood of capturing Madam Joseph is almost none."

Old Liu chuckled at these words and kept walking, giving no sign of agreement.

The young man waited for a while without a response and immediately realized that Grandpa didn’t agree with him, so he curiously asked, "Grandpa doesn’t think so?"

Old Liu laughed: "If I thought so, why would I go through all the trouble of setting up this trap?"

"This..." The young man was momentarily at a loss, indeed, Grandpa had put a great deal of effort into these schemes and wouldn’t go to such lengths without any chance of winning, just to benefit others, right?

"I understand what Grandpa means, and I also know that the Power of the Demon Statue can contend with the yet-to-recover Venerables during this period, but after all, she was one of the strongest Venerables. Aren’t those people a bit too weak?"

"If they weren’t weak, how could we bait her into the trap?

" Old Liu sneered, "Being weak only means at a disadvantage, not a guaranteed loss.

If she were facing me or Elder Long and suffered a setback, she would run away without hesitation, but when facing those weaklings she looks down upon, she would never admit defeat without using her last card. "

"That’s also why we old folks have been fighting for so long with hardly any casualties—the most likely time for a decisive outcome was during the first battle royale. After that, look over the past three Eras, how many Venerables have fallen?"

The young man nodded upon hearing this; Grandpa’s efforts in fostering the Shenwu Guild were a huge endeavor, and hardly any Venerables fell back then. Now it was an accepted fact: above Venerable level, casualties were very unlikely.

And the reason was that once power reached that level, if the two parties weren’t truly fighting to the death, it was very difficult for one side to kill the other.

"If the version doesn’t change, maintaining this balance wouldn’t be too bad.

.." Old Liu faintly smiled, and then gazed at the darkening sky, murmuring, "Unfortunately, the hidden threat that Pu YunChuan planted back then can no longer be contained.

Before those entities fully invade, it is necessary to unite our forces, and some balances must be broken. ..."

"The one from the Joseph Family... will be the first!"

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How many years has it been?

Madam Joseph watched the shattered Dragon King, her eyes turning pitch black in an instant, her pupils beginning to mirror those dreadful eyes floating in the air, the Power of Laws of Withering of All Things merging with her living self!

The next instant, the shattered Dragon King revived, and at the same time, one unfamiliar figure after another appeared within that dark power, each emitting a terrifying aura, seemingly no weaker than the Dragon King himself.

Witnessing this scene, both Ziyue and the King of Qin finally understood why the status of the Venerable One drove people to such madness.

This power was simply not on the same level; the opponent was merely an unawakened Venerable One, yet could manipulate so many top King Level beings alone. What kind of strategy would they employ in their prime?

At this moment, Madam Joseph also showed a rare solemnity.

With her solemnity came a trace of annoyance.

How many years had it been? She had not felt such a threat for so long!

Although the group of Western Venerable Ones was overshadowed and repressed by Elder Long and his peers, the real threat of death had not been experienced for many years, and it was the absence of that threat of death that allowed the Western collective to dare to be so divided and act independently.

In this circle, almost everyone took it as a fact that once one becomes a Venerable One, it would be very difficult to kill them.

That vague sense of crisis surged in her heart, leaving her feeling both unfamiliar and certain.

She could feel the threat, a real threat of death. These three, although they looked utterly weak and stood barely any chance, indeed... they could have the opportunity to kill her!

Her energy... had been pushed to its limit.

"You should die!" This time, she was truly enraged.

The newly appeared unfamiliar figure let out a terrifying scream, like a deathly roar, causing Ziyue to feel choked down to her soul!

But she didn’t shrink back in the slightest; the madness in her eyes grew even more intense, and her mind raced at this moment. She immediately shouted at the Guard Commander, "Don’t worry about me, charge forward, that old woman can’t hold on any longer!"

The Guard Commander was stunned for a moment, but then seemed to realize something, his eyes showing a glimmer of understanding, and without hesitation, he charged forward!

His vigorous life force rose to the sky.

In terms of vitality alone, he was even stronger than the Nanhai Dragon King.

The energy he unleashed distorted the layers of space.

Ziyue’s face flickered with a crazy smile, wildly pulling towards Madam Joseph, nearly instantaneously closing the distance between them in space!

At this moment, not only Madam Joseph, but also the Guard Commander was shocked.

Ziyue’s move had completely closed the space between her and Madam Joseph. Had she gone mad?

In his view, Ziyue’s power was sufficiently strange, but also extremely fragile; any King Level being could shatter her like a bubble with a mere touch.

She had been aware of this before and would try to use the Forbidden Technique to increase the spatial distance when facing anyone with the intent to approach.

But this time, she chose to decrease the distance instead?

In this crazy situation, Ziyue and the Guard Commander came within just a few meters of Madam Joseph and the King Level Puppets she controlled with the Power Of Life And Death Reincarnation—they nearly bumped faces against each other.

"Attack!" Ziyue’s voice was filled with madness.

A hint of crimson flashed through the Guard Commander’s eyes. At this point, retreat was impossible. He condensed his vitality and without any hesitation, threw a punch towards Madam Joseph.

At this moment, the glass cannon mage taking the initiative to get close was something Madam Joseph should have immediately taken advantage of to eliminate the nuisance instantly, but her expression changed at that instant and she did not choose to attack.

Instead, she had the four Puppets quickly retreat, protecting herself tightly!

Seeing this, Ziyue smirked coldly – she had bet correctly!