"Buzz!"
The Divine Crystal in Long's hands radiated a brilliant light, illuminating everything between heaven and earth, accompanied by a piercing roar, resembling a colossal sword from the heavens, crashing down towards Ye Yang. This time, the Dragon Emperor truly exerted all his strength without holding back.
Ye Yang was enveloped in intense flames, his armor seemingly glowing red from the heat. He suddenly looked up, and the dragon-shaped energy erupted with a resounding Dragon's Roar. Immediately after, Ye Yang pressed both hands firmly against the back of the Azure Soul Sword, bracing against the Water God Shield and Earth God Shield, shouting, "Divine Dragon Asks Heaven... Defensive stance!"
In an instant, two extraordinary forces collided!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The continuous explosions completely shattered the tranquility of the Snow Domain, as if the wind and snow had ceased. The only sounds that echoed through the air were the clanging of the Water God Shield and Earth God Shield.
Veins bulged on the Dragon Emperor's face, appearing fierce as he exerted force with both palms. A torrent of divine energy surged forth, suddenly tearing through Ye Yang's defenses!
...
"Boom!"
With a loud explosion, Ye Yang, along with his sword and two shields, was sent flying. He was enveloped in thick Starlit Flame, crashing into the mountains like a cannonball. A muffled sound followed as he pierced through a bottomless cave in the mountain's barrier, with relentless force spreading outwards. Accompanied by squeaking sounds, massive cracks appeared on the mountains.
"Crack!"
With a sharp sound, an entire section of the mountain collapsed and shattered. The Dragon Emperor's overwhelming power transferred to the glacier, shattering it into pieces, while a group of dragons in the sky let out shrill cries, seemingly venting their anger.
"Brother!!"
Tears streamed down Yan Yao's face as she felt no trace of Ye Yang's presence. Just a moment ago, under the strike of the Dragon Emperor, it seemed as if Ye Yang had completely vanished.
Ten Directions collapsed to the ground, tears in his eyes: "The dragon clan of Heavenly Kill did all this for me... it was for the Descendants of the Divine that the Divine Envoy had to die, all because of Heavenly Kill!"
Peng Yue held the Battle Blade, his gaze drifting not far away where Yun Xiaoxi was slowly rising from a pile of shattered ice. A trace of blood marked her delicate face, and her proud chest rose and fell rapidly, clearly injured severely from the previous attack. Now her strength was reduced to less than fifty percent, and given Peng Yue's power, he still had a decent chance to kill Yun Xiaoxi if he launched a surprise attack.
The Battle Blade trembled in his hand as Peng Yue gritted his teeth, thinking to himself: "Peng Yue, you are the Chancellor of Wei State and hold the Wei Army Token. Why have you endured repeated humiliation from that rude brat Ye Yang these past few days? Why not take action and eliminate these despicable foes to regain your dignity?!"
However, no matter how much he struggled internally, he couldn't bring himself to act. On one hand, it was his respect for Ye Yang's strength that held him back; on the other hand, despite Ye Yang's lack of manners, he hadn't killed Peng Yue and had stepped up at a critical moment. Although it might not have been to protect him specifically, Peng Yue had indeed survived under Ye Yang's protection; otherwise, he would have long since returned to dust.
...
Yan Yao floated into the shattered glacier debris, digging through the broken ice with her hands while crying. Her hot tears splashed onto the cold ice, evoking sympathy.
"Sigh..."
In the air, the Dragon Emperor unexpectedly sighed and said, "Little girl, you need not search so desperately."
Yan Yao turned around, her snow-white face streaked with tears as she angrily shouted: "Dragon Emperor, you demon who falsely claims to be divine! You killed my brother; you... you are nothing but an Executioner! A murderous demon!!"
The Dragon Emperor couldn't help but chuckle and spread his hands: "Little girl, even though you curse me like that, I won't kill you because I didn't actually kill your brother..."
"Ah?" Yan Yao opened her small mouth wide, standing there in a daze.
At that moment, the ice behind suddenly shattered, and a bloodied arm broke through, holding a blazing long sword, the Azure Soul Sword!
"Smack!"
With a hand pressed against the ice, Ye Yang crawled over, his face covered in blood, and smiled slightly as he said, "The Dragon Emperor keeps his word; he will not kill us again!"
Yun Xiaoxi parted her red lips and finally couldn't hold back her tears, worried about Ye Yang but afraid to act recklessly. It wasn't until she confirmed that Ye Yang was alive that she finally let her emotions out, trembling as she knelt on the ground, allowing her snow-covered legs to touch the ice while tears flowed freely.
...
Ten Directions was equally delighted: "Ha...hahaha, the Divine Envoy is not dead; we don't have to die either!"
"That's right!"
The Dragon Emperor laughed heartily: "Ye Yang, I keep my promise not to kill you, and from now on I will not hunt humans. But you must also keep your promise to send one thousand heads of Beef and Lamb to the edge of the Wilderness Snowfield at the beginning of each month. I will send dragons to collect them. Do you remember?"
Ye Yang nodded, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, endured the tearing pain throughout his body, and grinned: "I understand. Please rest assured, Dragon Emperor; starting from the beginning of next month, one thousand heads of Beef and Lamb every month will definitely be delivered without fail!"
"Good, this is your promise to me. If you fail to fulfill it..." The Dragon Emperor's gaze turned cold as he smiled: "I will personally emerge from the Snow Domain and kill everyone in Yan Zhao. You must remember this!"
"Yes, I will definitely comply!"
Ye Yang was humble and submissive in demeanor.
Dragon Emperor nodded, a hint of approval in his gaze, and said with a smile, "It is rare to find such a skilled young person like you. You have control over the timing, the environment, and the hearts of people. Otherwise, you wouldn't have had the chance to evade my third assassination attempt. Hahaha, farewell for now, children, let’s return to Snow Sea!"
"Don't see us off!" Ye Yang clasped his fists and smiled.
……
The winds surged in the sky as countless dragons rolled about. On the ground, numerous Earth Dragon clan members moved swiftly across the snow. Meanwhile, Dragon Emperor waved his sleeve and vanished completely; his presence was entirely concealed, leaving Ye Yang unable to discern whether he had flown away or teleported.
"Thud!"
As soon as Dragon Emperor left, Ye Yang immediately collapsed weakly to the ground. His internal True Qi was nearly shattered. The three strikes from Dragon Emperor were divine attacks; the Divine Crystal Energy penetrated deep into his bones and soul. To withstand them was indeed very fortunate.
Looking back, he saw that the Water God Shield and Earth God Shield were riddled with cracks. However, being divine artifacts, they were slowly repairing themselves—a capability that ordinary weapons did not possess—much like Ye Yang's Fire God Armor, which had shattered in many places but would recover on its own within a short time.
"Brother..."
Yan Yao cried tears of joy as she rushed over to support Ye Yang. She noticed that his chest and arms were covered in wounds from the shards of Divine Crystal, bleeding profusely and unable to heal on their own. Seeing this made Yan Yao's heart ache even more, causing her tears to flow freely.
……
“Yan Yao, I'm fine, silly girl, why are you crying?” Ye Yang gently patted Yan Yao's back, smiling lightly.
Yan Yao cried even harder, burying herself in Ye Yang's embrace, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Xiaoxi..." Ye Yang looked at the person he cared about the most and smiled slightly, "Are you okay? Is your injury serious?"
Yun Xiaoxi nodded, chuckling lightly, "I'm fine, it's nothing major. How about you?"
"I have some superficial wounds, but they're a bit serious..."
Yun Xiaoxi: "..."
...
Ten Directions put down the Battle Axe and stepped forward, saying, "Divine Envoy, we need to return immediately to heal our wounds!"
"Wait!"
Ye Yang glanced over and pointed to the five dragon corpses on the ground, "Ten Directions, help me cut off the Ice Dragon's Blade, and then... then carry the dragon corpses over!"
"Understood!"
Ten Directions, endowed with Divine Power, carried each of the five dragon corpses over and tossed them in front of Ye Yang. Ye Yang's face was flushed with excitement as he exerted himself to cut off the Frost Dragon Bone and then threw all the dragon corpses into the Cosmic Bag. He secretly marveled, "The Dragon Emperor is really generous; he even left the corpses for me. What a true friend!"
At that moment, a sudden gathering of black mist appeared in the sky, and the Dragon Emperor returned, saying, "Hmm, where have the corpses of my descendants gone?"
Peng Yue, Yun Xiaoxi, and the others were startled, while Ye Yang remained calm. He quickly hid the Cosmic Bag in his waist pouch and revealed a brilliant smile: "Senior Dragon Emperor, it's good to see you again. After this long separation, I wonder when we will meet again!"
The Dragon Emperor nodded: "Ye Shao Xia, remember our agreement!"
"I know. Farewell!"
"Go now..."
Ye Yang put one arm around Yan Yao's shoulder and the other around Yun Xiaoxi's shoulder, whispering, "Aren't you going to make a run for it? Do you want to die..."
...
"Whoosh!"
The afterimage vanished into the Snow Domain, and the group moved faster than ever before.
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