As the two sides clashed, both Ye Huan and Bai Yulin seemed to forget a terrifying presence—the guardian beast on the flag of Huaxia Nation, the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon! Thus, when they heard the roar of the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon, they fell from the sky in a large letter shape onto the ground. Bai Yulin looked in horror at the ruins of a house; despite being hit by rockets from a God Eagle 400 rocket launcher, he was merely covered in dust with only a few small bloodstains.
‘It really isn’t working. It seems there’s no hope of dealing with a Tenth-Level Beast…’
Casting his gaze down at Bai Yulin, Ye Huan felt a slight disappointment upon seeing that Bai Yulin had no serious injuries from the rocket attack. He muttered a few words to himself before turning his head to focus on the ruins.
Boom!
A large amount of stones and wooden beams were sent flying. Under the watchful eyes of several people, the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon roared as it burst out from the ruins, leaving behind a faint golden shadow, heading straight for Ye Huan, quickly appearing before him.
Almost in the same position as when Ye Huan had been unconscious, more than two months had passed. Aside from its golden scales being slightly heavier, the size and length of the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon had hardly changed at all. This puzzled Ye Huan immensely because back in the Southern Xiongnu Empire, the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon had been over a hundred meters long—just its length could terrify anyone. Now, however, anyone who saw the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon for the first time would hardly associate it with Huaxia Nation's guardian beast.
The more he thought about it, the stranger it seemed. Looking at the furious Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon hovering in mid-air, Ye Huan threw out his question: “Little Golden Dragon, I forgot to ask when I left this morning—how come after more than two months you’re still so tiny? The difference is too great!”
Hearing Ye Huan’s inquiry, the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon rolled its eyes like an energy-saving light bulb and temporarily shifted its attention away from being ‘buried alive’ underground. It grumbled, “How can you say that? This is all your fault, Ye Huan! You should know that once a Principal Dragon is born, it must be infused with a large amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy by its incubator to grow quickly; otherwise, it will remain at its birth size forever. You did manage to hatch me but then passed out—what a disgrace for Huaxia Nation!”
“I can’t believe this…”
After cursing under his breath, Ye Huan never expected that he would need to infuse Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy into the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon after its birth. His face turned extremely awkward. Fortunately, the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon mentioned there was still a way to remedy this, which made Ye Huan calm down and perk up his ears.
Taking a deep breath, as a Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon, it naturally didn’t want to remain in such a small form forever. However, before it could explain how to restore its size, a sudden explosion echoed through the sky as if thunder had struck on a clear day. Following that muffled thunderclap, dark clouds appeared out of nowhere and enveloped the entire sky!
Bai Yulin scrambled up from the ground without regard for any potential destruction caused by the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon leaning towards him. In confusion and surprise, he exclaimed, “Someone has broken the barrier between Eastern State and Jiuzhou?!”
“A barrier? Could it be what Yu Wuxia referred to as a Barrier?”
Ye Huan absorbed every word spoken by Bai Yulin, the Tenth-Level Beast, while the image of Lingxiao flashed through his mind. As time passed, it dawned on him that Lingxiao should be returning to the Nine Provinces soon. However, what Ye Huan never anticipated was that the barrier between the Nine Provinces and the Eastern State would be broken by Lingxiao. This meant that after confronting Lingxiao, Ye Huan would face an influx of Cultivators from the Eastern State entering the Nine Provinces.
Ye Huan thought to himself that Lingxiao was truly trouble-prone. To prevent chaos from erupting in Huaxia Nation, he turned to the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon and exchanged a knowing glance. He then summoned the Flame Sun Sword and flew towards the eastern edge of Huaxia Nation's East Sea. Following his lead, the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon soared into the sky, trailing closely behind him. Together, they painted two brilliant arcs of light across the darkened skies of the Nine Provinces.
"We'll head out first. Zhao Ziyu, please notify the members of Dragon Hall to rush to the East Sea as quickly as possible to assist Ye Huan!"
Bai Yulin wiped away the soot from his face caused by the rocket bombardment from a Divine Eagle 400 launcher and pulled Black Shadow Flower closer. He addressed Zhao Ziyu without regard for her status as Hua Xia Empress. After all, as Empress, Zhao Ziyu could only manage the citizens of Huaxia Nation; she had no authority over Bai Yulin, a Tenth Level Magical Beast Sacred Dragon. Given Zhao Ziyu's relatively low strength, Bai Yulin decided to assign her the task of notifying Dragon Hall members.
In a blink of an eye, with no one else around, Zhao Ziyu finally realized what had transpired. She hurried toward Zuo Yi's location, intending to have him inform the leaders of the Four Halls. Without leadership to guide them, even if Dragon Hall members arrived, they would merely be a disorganized group and provide no real assistance to Ye Huan; instead, they could become a liability.
Fortunately, Zhao Ziyu remained clear-headed at this critical moment. After hearing her news, Zuo Yi immediately ordered Wang Pengfei to lead Dragon Hall members ahead to the East Sea while instructing the remaining Three Halls to be ready for support.
After witnessing numerous Dragon Hall members driving military Hummers out of Tian Yue, Zhao Ziyu finally breathed a sigh of relief, continuously praying for Ye Huan's victorious return.
...
In Tidewatch Town by the East Sea, this was the first line of defense along Huaxia's eastern coastline. After Eastern Japan Fusang was expelled from Huaxia, this area had been rebuilt and even populated with many citizens seeking a more prosperous life. However, today was different; residents of Tidewatch Town could hardly miss seeing over a hundred figures in midair—men clad in black robes and women dressed provocatively—standing atop gleaming Flying Swords that seemed to drip blood.
After standing for a while and admiring the coastal scenery, one of these figures finally spoke up—a woman in a fiery red gown with a figure reminiscent of a ball. Her eyes were fixed on the crowd below as she murmured, "Is this really the Nine Provinces? It looks no different from Eastern State, does it? What do you think, darling?"
"Yes, Yufeng, you're right; it really is no different from Eastern State..."
A man who could barely be called handsome smiled back at her. If Ye Huan were present, he would recognize this man as Lingxiao—the very same who had left Nine Provinces Continent to seek reinforcements.
Three months had passed since Lingxiao's departure, and he appeared noticeably thinner now with a somewhat haggard complexion—perhaps due to being constantly pressured by Luo Yufeng. In contrast, Luo Yufeng looked well-fed and radiant; despite her plumpness, she exuded an air of mature charm.
As if recalling something from Lingxiao's words, Luo Yufeng's expression grew serious as she gazed down at the crowd in Tidewatch Town pointing upwards. A blood-red longsword appeared in her hand—its murderous aura sharper than Lingxiao's Red Face—and she declared coldly: "Since there’s no difference from Eastern State, those who have seen my appearance must die!"
As soon as the words fell, Luo Yufeng's Blood-red Longsword plunged downward, splitting into two, then four... In just two or three seconds, it seemed as if a rain of blood was falling from the sky, an exceptionally dazzling sight.
"Damn it, this girl is too domineering. It's just a glance; she's not that pretty, is she?"
Lingxiao grumbled inwardly about Luo Yufeng's overbearing nature, seemingly forgetting that she was his wife—the one he had lived with for three months and shared countless nights with.
Swish...
As the sword rain formed by the Blood-red Longsword was about to descend upon the crowd in Tidewatch Town, from the west came a gleaming golden longsword that transformed into countless blades in an instant, blocking all the blood-red swords. Each shining golden sword bore two ancient characters: Flame Sun!
"Here it comes, Ye Huan, you finally arrived!"
Noticing the appearance of the Flame Sun Swords, Lingxiao paid no mind to the lives of the ordinary people in Tidewatch Town. Instead, he turned his gaze westward, his pupils contracting. Even Luo Yufeng looked over with interest in the direction of the Flame Sun Swords. With a wave of her chubby white hand, the blood-red sword rain reassembled and returned to Luo Yufeng's grasp. At that moment, under the watchful eyes of Luo Yufeng, Lingxiao, and the hundreds behind them, three figures and a dragon appeared before them.
Dressed in white like snow, unmatched in the world!
At first glance, just from that initial sighting, Luo Yufeng gave her highest evaluation to the man standing beside the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon—Ye Huan! As for her husband Lingxiao, he had long been forgotten by Luo Yufeng.
Come on now; as a practitioner of the demonic path and the leader of the major sect Nine Yin Cave, how could she only have Lingxiao as her man?
Noticing Luo Yufeng's gaze upon him, Ye Huan looked up and met her eyes. Upon seeing Luo Yufeng's voluptuous figure, Ye Huan couldn't help but shiver slightly and murmured, "Who is that woman? I have a bad feeling about this."
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