Zi Yue's tense heart finally relaxed, and her jade-like hands loosened slightly.

My palms are sweaty but I don't even realize it.

"With the little turtle around, Lan Hua is safe for now, but Ye Ziyun and Tan Mingyue are in big trouble!"

Although Ye Ziyun possessed the Tuli Killing Sword and Tan Mingyue's cultivation was also very high, they were facing Venerables at the mid-to-late stage of the Profound Rank.

Without Lan Hua's support, everything became perilous.

Zi Yue now relies on Ba Xia.

If Baxia can destroy the Vermilion Bird mechanical beast, suppress Gongshu Wang, and then join forces with Lan Hua, they might be able to break the alliance between the Tantai family head and Cui Haihang.

However, all of this is predicated on the premise that there are no more variables on the battlefield.

Gongshu Wang chuckled and said, "So what if the Dragon Clan makes a move!"

He glanced at the second strategist of the Owl Sect, who nodded slightly, clearly tacitly agreeing to some request.

"Since I have brought the Vermilion Bird mechanical beast, why would I keep the Azure Dragon and Black Tortoise?"

After speaking, Gongshu Wang waved his hand, and two beams of light flashed, instantly creating two enormous mechanical beasts beside him.

It was the Azure Dragon and the Black Tortoise.

Zi Yue frowned, her pretty face showing worry again, and her heart pounded in her chest once more.

"The Vermilion Bird is only at the early stage of the Profound Rank. The Azure Dragon and the Black Tortoise are the most troublesome. One has the combat power of the late stage, and the other has absolute defensive power!"

"That damned Gongshu Wang, he can't be allowed to live!"

The three giant mechanical beasts, Vermilion Bird, Azure Dragon, and Black Tortoise, stood around Gongshu Wang.

Even the venerable ones in the distance felt a great shock.

"These three mechanical beasts are tough to deal with!"

"Yes, the play is almost over!"

Lan Hua sensed something was wrong and asked, "Brother Ba, how many can you take on?"

Baxia stubbornly replied, "Don't worry, Brother Hua. My cultivation has greatly increased since I returned to the Xiongli Mountain Realm. Taking on three of them is no problem!"

Long Aohai shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself how could he possibly be bigger than three? Even if the True Dragon Body was strong, it couldn't defeat three Venerables of the Immortal Artifact level.

I want to help, but I don't have a good enough reason.

"Alas, Baxia, you'd better watch yourself!"

Baxia roared and soared into the sky.

A dazzling golden light erupted from its body, transforming it into a golden dragon a hundred feet long, which charged towards the Azure Dragon and the Vermilion Bird.

In the end, Xuanwu was left to Lanhua.

The Azure Dragon's warning was similar to that of Baxia, and the two immediately engaged in a fierce battle.

Huge waves surged in mid-air, accompanied by a series of loud noises.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lan Hua dodged away and retreated into the distance, her twin swords coming together to transform into the Yuehua Bow.

With a full bow drawn, Gongshu Wang unleashed a desperate attack, sending over five hundred invisible red lotus arrows hurtling towards him.

The latter dodged and hid behind Xuanwu, and the invisible arrows were all destroyed by Xuanwu.

"Such strong defense, no wonder it's called Xuanwu!"

"Boy, you're going to die!"

Gongshu Wang urged Xuanwu to charge towards Lan Hua, who could not fight head-on and could only use her movement technique to dodge.

Seeing that Ye Ziyun and the other two were about to give up, Lan Hua became anxious and planned to use her ultimate move again.

This time, Lan Hua emptied her middle dantian, and all the power of the Red Lotus Primordial Spirit was transformed into an invisible arrow.

The arrows were divided into several waves and shot towards Gongshu Wang, the Tantai family, and the Cui family's esteemed members, including the heads of the two families.

"Oh no! Everyone, quickly defend!"

Tantai Zhenyu exclaimed in surprise, and pulled out the Fire Silkworm Flying Carpet, which grew larger in mid-air and covered everyone.

Gongshu Wang hid beneath Xuanwu, and no matter how powerful the invisible arrow was, it could not break through Xuanwu's defense.

Ye Ziyun and Tan Mingyue exchanged a glance, knowing that the opportunity was fleeting, and rushed towards Ziyue.

"You want to take Yue'er away? No way!"

The Qilin Golden Wheel flew ahead of Zi Yue and descended a barrier.

The Tu Li Killing Sword and the Immortal Blade were unleashed together, but they could not break through the Qilin Golden Wheel's defense. After a barrage of arrows, the battlefield was once again in dire straits.

Lan Hua's primordial spirit power in his middle dantian was exhausted, weakening his strength and causing him to become anxious.

"If Xuanwu can only defend, then you're underestimating him!"

Gongshu Wang waved his hand, and the tortoise shell on Xuanwu's back shone brightly.

A gigantic creature, resembling a tortoise shell, charged rapidly toward Lan Hua at an incredible speed.

"not good!"

Lan Hua quickly fired several arrows, but they had no effect on the tortoise shell, which continued to press down.

In a moment of desperation, the Qiankun Bowl reappeared and blocked the enormous tortoise shell.

Lan Hua blessed the Qiankun Bowl, and the two were temporarily locked in a stalemate.

However, the other three were in dire straits again. Ye Ziyun and Tan Mingyue had already exhausted a lot of their energy in their battle.

As for Baxia, even with its true dragon body, it couldn't withstand the continuous impact when facing the two mechanical beasts alone.

An ordinary Venerable would have been severely injured and defeated long ago; only Baxia was able to rely on its thick skin.

The battlefield situation was extremely unfavorable for Lanhua's side.

Just then, a sword light rushed in, carrying a sharp sword aura, and pierced towards the Qiankun Bowl barrier.

"It's a flying sword! Who made that?" Lan Hua exclaimed in surprise.

boom!

The barrier shattered with a crash, and the sword light pierced through his chest.

At the same time, the huge tortoise shell slammed into Lan Hua, severely injuring her again, breaking countless ribs.

Lan Hua struggled to her feet, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.

"Damn it, which thief launched the sneak attack?"

Lan Hua was seriously injured and did not know who had attacked her.

Tantai Zhenyu and Cui Haihang quickly looked into the distance and saw an old man in black with white hair carrying a long sword, on which blood was still flowing.

"It's him, Li Huanran, the head of the Li family in Longxi!"

Wang Hongyuan angrily asked, "Why did this person launch a surprise attack on Lanhua?"

Ignoring everything else, Wang Hongyuan charged straight over, determined to take down Li Huanran.

"Lanhua, prepare to die!"

Gongshu Wang roared, his face contorted with rage, and the massive tortoise shell slammed into Lan Hua once more.

"I'll fight you to the death, you brat!"

Lan Hua's Yuan Power surged violently, intending to self-destruct her primordial spirit and obliterate Gongshu Wang along with it.

He knew that with Xuanwu around, Gongshu Wang wouldn't die so easily; instead, he would put himself in a deadly situation.

However, for Ziyue's sake, Lanhua was willing to risk everything.

"Xiao Hua Zi, no!"

Zi Yue had a sudden thought, and Ye Ziyun and Tan Mingyue exchanged a glance, then both suddenly did something unimaginable.

Ignoring everything else, the two rushed towards Zi Yue.

Even when pierced by sword light and blade energy, there was no response whatsoever, as if he cared nothing for life or death.

The powerful ultimate move shattered the two bodies, but two bursts of light flew out afterward.

"don't want!"

Lan Hua was heartbroken to see the two men's bodies shattered.

Since he entered the Heavenly Realm, these two have given him the greatest help, enabling him to overcome many difficulties.

Now that both of them are dead, how could he not be heartbroken?

He was filled with remorse, regretting that he was not strong enough and had harmed the two of them.

But at that moment, Zi Yue's body shone brightly.

The two bursts of light emanating from Ye Ziyun and Tan Mingyue broke through the barrier of the Qilin Golden Wheel and rushed into Ziyue's body.

After that, Zi Yue's aura and cultivation level rose rapidly, and she soon broke through to the Xuan rank again.

Early stage of Xuan Rank, middle stage of Xuan Rank, late stage of Xuan Rank.

Peak of the Profound Rank!

Even so, Zi Yue's cultivation did not stop there, and black and white light around her shot straight into the sky.

The sky underwent a dramatic change, with a massive vortex swirling around the black and white light.

The entire Cui family was shaken.

Cui Haihang exclaimed in surprise, "Such an aura, could it be an emperor?"

"Yue'er became an emperor in just a few breaths, how is that possible?" Tantai Zhenyu couldn't believe it.

Everyone was stunned. In just a short while, one person jumped from the True Rank to the Earth Rank, becoming an unparalleled emperor.

Although Wang Hongyuan was shocked, he managed to maintain a semblance of composure. Looking at the terrifyingly imposing Zi Yue, he said in a deep voice:

"She is not yet an emperor, but a half-step emperor, a quasi-emperor. She is only half a step away from becoming a true emperor!"