One of the dragon knights from the War God Academy, known for his fiery temper, retorted sharply, "Old man, stop your nonsense and stop playing dumb! We're here for that bastard Ling Yun, to avenge our fallen friends! Don't put on that arrogant air of a senior expert. In our eyes, you're nothing but a protective old dog."
Although the dragon knight's words were harsh, they expressed the sentiments of all the young people, and everyone chimed in to agree.
Ling Zixu remained calm and said, "I don't want to get entangled with you juniors. Our departure from the City of Sin was decided after discussions among dozens of senior figures. You have no right to stop us."
"Bah! Everyone knows your Ling family bribed them, how dare you bring that up?" This dragon knight was fierce and spoke without any mercy.
Chen Nan transmitted his voice to the three dragon knights: "Dragons are naturally strong against wyverns..."
The three dragon riders understood and controlled their dragons to charge at the flying dragon, while simultaneously making the three dragons roar to scare the flying dragon into landing.
The enormous dragon roars came wave after wave, like ocean waves, terrifying the flying dragon so much that it could no longer fly and plummeted to the ground. The three-headed sub-dragon pressed on relentlessly, using its massive body to ram the flying dragon in mid-air.
Ling Zixu's eyes shot out two beams of divine light, and an immense pressure spread outwards from him in all directions. A powerful force surged and rippled in the air, and the heavy oppressive feeling made everyone feel unbearable. The enormous force prevented the dragon from getting close and protected the flying dragon.
Everyone was shocked. Ling Zixu's cultivation was truly unfathomable. The energy he released from his body actually pushed back the dragon, which was over ten feet long. This skill was truly amazing.
The three dragon riders exchanged glances and each commanded their wyverns to charge at the flying dragon from three different directions once more. Ling Zixu stood up, his feet planted on the flying dragon, and coldly surveyed the crowd, a heavy sense of oppression surging over them like a tidal wave.
Meng Ke'er hurriedly transmitted her voice: "Be careful, he is about to unleash his innate sword energy. Don't get too close, lest you hurt Ya Long."
The three dragon knights hurriedly stopped the dragon and quickly retreated. The terrifying strength of this near-peerless expert was evident; one person had forced many young powerhouses to temporarily retreat.
Meng Ke'er whispered, "Something seems wrong. Ling Zixu's strength has probably broken through the fourth level and entered the ranks of true peerless masters."
Chen Nan whispered, "I have the same feeling. Ling Zixu has probably really broken through his original realm. Let's quickly force the flying dragon to land on the ground and induce the poison in his body."
Finally, the three sub-dragons surrounded the flying dragon, roaring from afar to intimidate it. Although the flying dragon trembled with fear, it did not descend to the ground under the protection of Ling Zixu's incredibly powerful energy. Instead, it flapped its wings and hovered in the air.
After a brief standoff between the seventeen young powerhouses and Ling Zixu, they quickly discussed their options. The martial artists began to gather their power, while the magicians began to chant incantations, preparing to bombard Ling Zixu's aura.
After everyone counted to three breaths, the martial artists unleashed dazzling sword or battle auras, while the mages released massive bolts of lightning, all simultaneously striking the aura surrounding the flying dragon.
A deafening roar shook the entire world, shattering Ling Zixu's aura. Chen Nan and Meng Ke'er unleashed their Dragon-Capturing Hands almost simultaneously, their enormous golden palms gleaming brilliantly as they tore at the dragon's wings from the left and right.
The Dragon-Capturing Hand is a long-range attack technique, and with Chen Nan and Meng Ke'er's cultivation levels, they are capable of swinging it ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) away.
Ling Zixu was taken aback, never expecting that someone could unleash such terrifying energy at such a distance. However, when he recognized it as the long-lost Dragon-Capturing Hand, he was relieved. He had heard of the wonders of this profound skill and hurriedly unleashed two powerful palm strikes to stop the two beams of light.
Ling Zixu's two palm strikes were as fierce as a tidal wave, quickly severing the two beams of light. However, the faint golden light that dissipated still managed to touch the wings of the flying dragon.
A mournful dragon roar rang out, and a shower of blood rained down from the sky. The dragon's wings were mangled and bloody from the two beams of light, and it swayed precariously in the air.
Just then, a deafening wolf howl echoed through the distance: "Awoo..."
Its roar shook heaven and earth, deafening the three-headed dragon and the golden eagle of the Eastern Phoenix. They trembled in fear, while the flying dragon lost its balance and plummeted to the ground.
Ling Zixu hurriedly roared and simultaneously activated his profound power, releasing his vast, ocean-like protective aura to envelop the dragon's head, blocking its hearing and freeing it from fear.
The dragon dared not linger in the air any longer. It flapped its bloodied and mangled wings and quickly fell to the ground, followed by a three-headed sub-dragon and a golden eagle that swooped down.
The purple-gold dragon soared triumphantly in the distant sky, roaring wildly, "Damn it, just because I don't show my power doesn't mean you think I'm a sick snake! How dare you roar and howl in front of me! Awooo..."
The flying dragon landed in a mountain forest. Ling Zixu and his group of five abandoned the heavily injured flying dragon and coldly faced the dozen or so young powerhouses surrounding them.
"I always thought some old fogies were backing you up, but it turns out it's just a bunch of juniors like you. Hmph, none of you will leave here alive today!"
Ling Zixu sneered, and terrifying energy fluctuations surged forth, causing the entire mountain forest to tremble. The cultivation of a peerless master was indeed terrifying!
"Uh..." Ling Zixu's expression suddenly changed drastically, his brows furrowed, and the terrifying energy fluctuations retreated rapidly from the mountain like a tide.
In just a moment, Ling Zixu's face was covered in sweat. Ling Yun seemed to notice something was wrong and quickly stepped forward to support him, asking, "Uncle, what's wrong?"
Meng Ke'er stepped out from the crowd, a faint smile on her beautiful face, and said, "The Fierce Blood Poison is colorless and odorless, it dissolves in human essence and blood..."
Ling Yun's face contorted with rage as he cursed, "You wretch! How dare you plot against my uncle and poison him!" At this moment, Ling Yun was all bark and no bite. With so many powerful young men surrounding him, if Ling Zixu fell, he would surely die.
Ling Zixu pushed Ling Yun away and asked weakly, "Girl, did you poison me?"
"No," Meng Ke'er denied, saying, "Although I know who poisoned you, I can't tell you. Don't even think about expelling the poison from your body. Many substances that were originally harmless began to settle and accumulate in your body two days ago, and have already seeped into your bone marrow. Just now, after being triggered by the medicinal catalyst, they were all transformed into deadly poison. You are now incurable."
"Ugh..." Ling Zixu suddenly roared to the sky, his hair flying wildly. In an instant, his eyes turned cold and sinister. At this moment, he was like a demon king, and said in a cold voice, "It must have been you who did this. Even if I die today, I will take you down with me."
Meng Ke'er was shocked. She hadn't expected Ling Zixu to be so powerful. Even with the strange poison in his body, he had managed to gather terrifying power. She quickly retreated.
Ling Zixu followed closely, taking three zhang at a time, and shouted, "Die!"
A peerless fifth-tier master unleashed a powerful punch, causing a fierce wind to rise in the mountains and forests, sandstorms to blot out the sky, and countless trees to be uprooted, float into the air, and then explode.
Meng Ke'er quickly summoned the Jade Lotus Platform and soared into the air.
Ling Zixu roared to the sky, unleashing a domineering punch that slammed upwards. A massive pillar of light seemed to pierce through the heavens and earth, engulfing Meng Ke'er. The intense light illuminated the entire world, and it looked as if it was about to devour Meng Ke'er.
This was a furious strike from a fifth-tier peerless master. If Meng Ke'er were hit by this incredibly powerful punch, she would probably be instantly shattered to pieces.
By then it was too late for the others to come to the rescue. But at that very moment, Meng Ke'er's body suddenly burst forth with a light more dazzling than the sun, and a tremendous force surged forth from within her.
Chen Nan was shocked and muttered to himself, "This... could it be that she has broken the seal? But how can she be so strong? Could it be that her cultivation level has already reached...?"
With a deafening roar, Meng Ke'er actually managed to exchange a punch with Ling Zixu, a peerless expert of the fifth rank. The vast and unparalleled energy fluctuations surged like a raging sea throughout the entire forest, causing all the trees to explode in an instant and completely destroying the forest.
Those around them were like small boats in a huge wave, already blown far away, many bleeding from their mouths and noses, seriously injured and unable to get up.
Meng Ke'er and Ling Zixu both coughed up blood and flew backward, then crashed to the ground. Meng Ke'er was actually evenly matched with a fifth-level peerless master!
Chen Nan reacted quickly and retreated, so he wasn't greatly affected. He said to the young experts closest to Ling Zixu, "Kill him quickly! He's now critically poisoned, and his power has been dissipated by that shock."
Leng Feng, Kevin, and the others rushed towards him, and the young powerhouses almost swarmed him.
Chen Nan didn't follow. He rushed to Meng Ke'er's side and picked her up. To outsiders, it looked like he was rescuing her, but Meng Ke'er's face changed drastically, and she showed a look of fear.
Chen Nan sneered, "So your seal can't be broken easily, or you'll suffer a backlash. Heh, don't be afraid, I told you that if you fall into my hands, I won't kill you."
Just then, a servant of the Ling family, dressed in a short blue jacket and with a hunched back, suddenly appeared in front of Ling Zixu like a ghost, and a terrifying wave of energy burst forth from his body.
Chen Nan was shocked and muttered to himself, "That extra servant is at the Great Perfection of the Fourth Rank!"
Ling Zixu shouted, "Anu, stop them! I have a plan! I can expel the poison from your body in a quarter of an hour!"