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"Look..."

Anticipating the heavenly thunder not descending, the White Tiger seemed unfazed, holding the Vermilion Bird’s head, and chuckled coldly.

At this moment, the Vermilion Bird’s body convulsed, evidently still alive; for such powerful warriors, decapitation alone is unlikely to be fatal.

"It was an excellent chance to inflict heavy damage, yet you feared harming your brother?

" White Tiger sneered as he turned his head, "You people simply do not understand what war is. Or perhaps you’re only accustomed to looking down on the world from above, treating war as mere numbers.

You may be ruthless in everyday matters, but on the battlefield, what worth do your cold-blooded actions have? "

Azure Dragon: "....."

"You just lost your last chance to kill me!" White Tiger sneered and crushed the Vermilion Bird’s head.

"Bastard!" Azure Dragon hesitated no longer, opened his domain, and countless azurewoods sprang up as his body expanded, rapidly gathering power.

He knew this woman was immensely powerful, though he hadn’t expected her to be this formidable. If he didn’t unleash his full power now, his fate could be identical to that of Vermilion Bird!

"Stop!" Ziwei cursed silently upon seeing this.

This place is surrounded by fire elements; opening Azurewood Technique here, what is he thinking?

As expected, in the next moment, many of the azurewoods self-ignited, spreading from one to another like wildfire, totally unstoppable.

Seeing this, Azure Dragon felt a sudden panic. Without the Azurewood Spirit gathering, he couldn’t quickly form clouds or unleash the strongest Heavenly Thunder. What should he do?

"Indeed, an idiot!" White Tiger’s frightening speed exhibited again, seemingly surpassing time to reach Azure Dragon’s face, but this time Azure Dragon was prepared, covered in Heavenly Thunder, wielding a blade to quickly respond and intercept the opponent’s swift attack.

Azure Dragon’s strength differed from Vermilion Bird’s; the swift attack didn’t immediately succeed, and the powerful thunder surged through the blade, paralyzing White Tiger’s body, significantly stiffening its movements.

Witnessing this, Azure Dragon felt his heart, once in his throat, gradually settle.

"No more than this..." Azure Dragon sneered, "It was merely Vermilion Bird’s carelessness; otherwise, you wouldn’t have had a chance. Engaging in close combat with me is genuinely a foolish choice."

White Tiger remained silent. The roles had reversed, and the opponent had become the aggressor. The burden previously inflicted on her body started to reveal its side effects, slowing her speed, allowing Azure Dragon to fight more comfortably.

At this point, Azure Dragon became increasingly excited, completely oblivious to the changes occurring behind him.

Ziwei had initially wanted to speak, but upon trying, she found herself unable to make a sound.

Instantly, a strong sense of unease proved accurate; indeed, it’s the opponent’s scheme!

"Ziwei Star Lord?" The man in white slightly bowed, "I’ve long admired your name!"

Ziwei looked up, realizing everything around her was now in an ink painting style. Her heart turned icy as she understood... something major had happened!

This time Chen Qing has quite the appetite; he intends to capture Heaven’s Court all at once?

"I’ve also long admired your name..." Ziwei looked at him, "A native who almost overthrew the entire world; your abilities are no less than Chen Qing’s, and you’re a key concern for us in Heaven’s Court!"

"Is that so?" King of Qin laughed, "It’s my honor then. I never imagined I, such a lowly insect, would be a key focus for exalted figures like you. Hmm... seems my efforts haven’t been in vain over the years."

"How did you do it?" Ziwei looked at him, "Isn’t it difficult to use this ability beyond your level? I have..."

She suddenly realized midway through speaking that her Space-Time Jade was used to activate Heaven’s Court’s formation, and during this distraction, she was at her weakest, making her vulnerable to a sneak attack—not impossible indeed...

"You might be considered a wiser person, but even so," King of Qin shook his head with a cold smile, "You people, with the Prophet’s intelligence and various advantages, would be nothing if on the same starting line, don’t you think?"

Ziwei remained silent. Whether society has indeed always underestimated the natives, the current scene taught her that if the opponent possessed similar intelligence, they could possibly defeat the stronger with the weaker.

Just like this White Tiger, clearly far less powerful than Vermilion Bird and Azure Dragon now, yet able to kill one and restrain the other. Perhaps what he said is true. If on the same line, this group of us might truly be insignificant.

"What do you intend?" Ziwei said coldly, "Replacing me, what can you do? Shut off the transmission array and slaughter the four outer space forces? Don’t think I didn’t notice; those Four Holy Guards who transformed into King Level are very risky, likely to self-destruct if not careful."

"Though if the Heavenly King’s Army escapes, naturally you’ll benefit, but if we push you to the brink, you won’t fare well either."

"I’m aware..." King of Qin laughed, "So I won’t shut it off... You always underestimate us, thinking we only want your Heavenly Soldiers with such a good opportunity? Are we just that short-sighted?"

"You... you..." Ziwei’s face changed, a worst-case scenario surfaced in her mind.

"Ah, exactly what you’re thinking..." King of Qin laughed more delightedly, "We... want the whole Heaven’s Court!"

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"Those two fools!!"

Above Heaven’s Court, the Heavenly Emperor saw Vermilion Bird’s decapitation and Azure Dragon’s growing excitement, seemingly forgetting entirely his duty to guard Ziwei. Elder Long’s face became incredibly grim!

Suddenly, he harbored a regret for sending others to slay White Tiger below.

If... if he hadn’t acted so decisively, if... he had merely brought White Tiger back, she might not have gone to such lengths, at least wouldn’t be entangled in such a crisis.

What to do?

He increasingly felt that Chen Qing would deploy someone unexpected, to ambush Ziwei.

Once something happened to Ziwei, if the Heavenly King’s Army couldn’t return, then Heaven’s Court would be...

Upon this thought, he abruptly stood up, signaling his Divine Guard beside him. That Divine Guard nodded and followed the Heavenly Emperor to the back of the hall.

"You, go tally all resources..."

"Your Majesty, this is..." The Divine Guard’s face changed drastically.

"This is the worst plan. Go, there’s not much time. Remember, don’t alarm others."

"Yes..."

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However, what no one anticipated was the replaced Ziwei hadn’t shut off the spatial great formation, but quietly installed a teleportation position behind, through which a figure startlingly familiar to the Heavenly Emperor directly arrived at Heaven’s Court.

It was none other than Ziyue, Jiangnan’s first magician, adept in spatial formation, returning with the King of Qin!