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Chen Qing’s unease soon became reality!!

"Princess Chang, Mister Gu, aren’t you going to make a move yet?"

Chen Baifeng, fending off the techniques from the Second Princess of the Eastern Sea opposite him, also felt a bout of weakness, having just successfully transformed into a dragon.

He shouted angrily, "There’s a limit to sitting back and watching!

Do you really think our Chen Family will keep being cannon fodder for you? "

As soon as his words ended, two figures - one red and one black - suddenly sprang to the side, coldly staring ahead.

The addition of two onlookers made the faces of the nobles from the Dragon Palace opposite them turn grim!

The number of allies hadn’t increased by much, but they were undeniably strong.

Although neither were of Dragon King Breed, they posed a danger no less threatening than Chen Baifeng, who possessed blood of the Eastern Sea’s dragon species.

The woman was from one of the Southern Sea’s most precious dragon breeds: the Spiritual Eldritch, the essence of myriad fires, the fire-wielding adepts of the dragon species.

In the Southern Sea, their fire techniques were unmatched, especially for a Spiritual Eldritch bearing the Golden Crow Flame; probably not even two such beings existed in the entire Nanhai Dragon Palace. ..

Then there was the man clad in pitch-black.

If she wasn’t mistaken, he had undergone Dragon Transformation with a Zhulong specimen from the abyss of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, a sample obtained by the Dragon Palace at great cost from the Celestial Serpent Palace ten thousand years ago.

Crafting the Dragon Transformation Object from it cost untold human and material resources.

It was meant as a reward for the evolution of military nobles’ offspring, but over ten thousand years, not a single one succeeded.

After hundreds of Dragon Palace descendants died, that object had become completely forbidden.

She had never guessed that one day, a human would succeed in Dragon Transformation!

Long unseen under the sun, one outstanding figure after another emerged in the world of men - indeed, the Dragon King was right: the Human Race had the potential to overturn the ancients!

"How does Lord Chen plan to deploy us?" Siao Mingyue teased with a captivating smile.

In reality, Siao Mingyue was not young, over seventy, and a woman who had seen countless faces and battles.

It seemed somewhat unfitting, yet her noble status, formidable power, and youthful appearance combined with the augmentation of the Spiritual Eldritch’s fiery aura, still set Chen Baifeng’s heart aquiver involuntarily.

"Her Highness jests, how would I dare deploy Her Highness? Yet we are all in dire straits now, grasshoppers on the same rope. We must work together to overcome this difficulty before we can think of what comes next, right?"

"You’ve seen it yourself, the most dangerous one right now is Liu Yu, lurking in the shadows!"

"Lord Chen speaks truth..." Princess Chang’s eyes flickered with a glint as she smiled, "Just speak plainly, how should we proceed?"

"After observing, they haven’t taken the initiative to attack, obviously due to a lack of qi and blood.

The weaker they are, the weaker their melee combat should be.

That Princess of the Eastern Sea, skilled in techniques, is their main force.

I can assure you that I’ll contain her magician, so I ask you both to make a move! "

Siao Mingyue glanced at the ever-silent Gu Ying, who still wore an ice-cold expression, but slightly nodded in consent, "Agreed!"

No sooner had the words fallen than Siao Mingyue, without hesitation, transformed into a streak of red and rushed forward. Zi Yue watched from behind, motionless. Gu Ying turned and cast a glance at Zi Yue, said nothing, and promptly followed Siao Mingyue.

As a magician, Gu Ying moved with extraordinary agility, keeping pace instantly despite Siao Mingyue’s head start!

To everyone present, including Chen Baifeng, this was no surprise at all.

ZhuLong Mister Gu, despite bearing the title of one of the top ten Court Sorcerers, is known to all but in fact... he is an assassin!

Armed with ZhuLong Sorcery, for reasons unknown, he favored the art of the stealthy blade, aiding the Siao Family in assassinating countless top warriors. His reputation was in no way inferior to that vile old woman from the Lu Family.

Now after Dragon Transformation, his abilities seemed stronger. Alongside the Princess Royale, the two became a stunning black and red blur that swiftly breached the defensive formation of the Dragon Palace nobles!

"Seeking death!"

At the center of the formation stood a four-meter-tall brute clad in dragon scales, with the head of a shark and the body of a man.

He was of the elite Dragon Shark breed that only Dragon King Breed deserved, the paramount guards of the Dragon Palace.

Sneering at the sight of Princess Chang, a fragile Spiritual Eldritch daring to engage in close combat, he swung his black-gold blade with the force of thunder.

The heavy-looking blade moved unbelievably fast in the hands of the Dragon Shark general, even the blade shadow turning into a mere line.

Yet the attack was straightforward. Seeing this, Siao Mingyue let out a cold snort and, far from retreating, advanced, her nimble body avoiding the first slash.

The Dragon Shark general’s eyes flashed with surprise; most who came to the Dragon Palace were magicians, and few human warriors could manage it.

The woman’s footwork was truly remarkable, and possibly not even inferior to the melee combat prowess of the Third Prince!

But he didn’t panic, instead sneering as he brought the blade down with thunderous might. At a clever angle, it suddenly shifted into a sweeping upward slice. This change in tactic was incredibly ingenious and at odds with his own ferocious appearance!

The blade’s edge sped towards Siao Mingyue’s lower abdomen, who had narrowly evaded the attack.

Yet, as though her feet had eyes, she abruptly stepped back, avoiding the upward slash.

Then, with a seamless advance and retreat, she ghosted forward.

Her delicate hands pushed against the rising the blade handle with pinpoint accuracy, directing the deadly momentum back towards the attacker’s own throat!

This sudden move, combined with the force of the enemy’s own surprise strike, had result in an uncontrollable blade chopping halfway into his neck!

"Yan Return?" Princess Chang let out a cold laugh, "What an outdated, worn-out technique. Even the third-rate swordsmen on Eastern Sea Island hardly use it anymore. Has the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace’s general become too outdated?"

The Dragon Shark General’s eyes bulged with rage, his face flushed with humiliation as he was mocked, showing a fierce expression that seemed ready to devour someone.

In the latter stages, especially during the standoff with the massive Celestial Serpent Palace, the Dragon Clan, who had been at a disadvantage in close combat, quickly discovered the benefits of human physical combat techniques.

Particularly, their own developed striking moves proved extremely effective and had once improved the Sea Clan’s strength immensely, giving them a significant advantage in battles against the Celestial Serpent Palace!

If it were not for the waning power of the Earth Spirits, the Dragon Palace would have been continuously victorious in their battles against their archenemy, the Celestial Serpent Palace, and would have almost dominated the world.

The Human Race was weak, but skilled at researching combat techniques. After their transformation to human form, despite their disdain, the sea beings secretly learned a lot and even privately kept human martial arts masters.

That Yan Fan was a technique created by a famous swordsman from the leading nation of the eastern islands back then. It shook the world with its prowess, who would have thought that after one period of hibernation, it would have become a third-rate move?

The Dragon Shark was already weak and blood-deficient, and after its throat got slashed, its consciousness grew even fainter...

And the moment Siao Mingyue swiftly took down the leading Dragon Shark General, Gu Ying, with his mysterious and swift movements, crept in from behind. The several Dragon Shark guards beside the Princess tensed their muscles and began to retreat while protecting her, not daring to directly engage.

Simply because the enemy’s movements were too fast and too perplexing, the guards tensed up, using their bodies to shield the Second Princess and the elders inside, feeling tingles in their scalps as they watched an almost invisible shadow darting around them.

This flesh wall defense didn’t last long before Gu Ying found a flaw, a small gap between the movements of the four burly men.

Predicting it several steps in advance, he struck like threading a needle with precision.

Feeling their defense breached, the few panic-stricken Dragon Sharks tensed muscles instantly relaxed, as they quickly turned back to protect those inside.

"Idiots!" the Elder bellowed angrily, but it was already too late. As the four turned around, four black ice spikes instantly pierced their throats from behind. In that instant, the four mighty Dragon Sharks had no response!

"Is this the pinnacle of the Dragon Palace’s military might?"

Gu Ying’s voice carried light mockery as he stepped closer to the Eastern Sea Princess and the Elder, whose spiritual power was suppressed by Chen Baifeng. Their faces ashen, they hadn’t expected the guards of such rank to be helpless against this human.

It was then that the Second Princess remembered her father’s words.

She had once asked why, given that the success rate of human transformation into dragons was much higher than that of other sea beings, didn’t they allow it on a larger scale?

Her father, stroking his head with a smile, responded, "Allow it widely? Then the Dragon Palace... would have been gone long ago!"

At that time, she didn’t understand why her father would say something like this.

But her father’s reply was something she dared not forget.

Don’t underestimate the Human Race...

They may be inherently weak, but the wisdom, willpower, and even the combat skills they’ve honed are on par with the forces of ancient times!

The Human Race is useful, but it must also be suppressed at all times. Once they gain power, their terrifying nature is far beyond your imagination...

Father... was not overestimating it!

Imagine if the Earth Spirits had revived, and humanity was allowed to grow unchecked, how frightening that scenario would be?

And fortunately... Heaven does not favor the Human Race!

The Second Princess and the Elder exchanged glances, gave a pathetic chuckle, and without any hesitation, pierced their hearts with their own hands!

This scene made Gu Ying, who was prepared to subdue them, stunned. Siao Mingyue and Chen Baifeng behind him were also taken aback, and the next moment, a wave of extreme unease suddenly surged in their hearts.

Meanwhile, the Dragon King, floating in the air, stared blankly below, his eyes... shedding a single tear of old age...

From a distance, Chen Qing saw this scene and immediately realized what was happening.

"So that’s how it is..."

He finally knew where his unease had come from!

Turning to the smiling Liu Yu beside him, Chen Qing said, "You actually dared... to use the blood of Otherworldly Demon Statues!"