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Chapter 541: Secret order

This nearly transparent figure was the spirit formed after the death of Ruyu. In this period of time where she stayed in his dark dimension space, her originally fiery color gradually faded. However, her blurred outline had gotten a lot clearer.

"Ruyu, were you comforting me just now?" Long Yi extended his hand and caressed that transparent beautiful face of Ruyu.

Although she had lost her memories in this spirit state, she was able to feel a kind of special intimacy with Long Yi. It was her instincts… When she saw that Long Yi seemed to be happy now, she was happy as well. She enjoyed the feeling of Long Yi caressing her face.

Long Yi used his spirit power to exchange some simple words with Ruyu before sending her back to the dark dimensional space. Now, he was certain that that warm feeling he had just felt wasn't from her. However, who else could give him such a feeling? Long Yi remained puzzled even after thinking about it a hundred times.

All of a sudden, Long Yi felt as though there were people approaching him. He looked up and he saw that Qing Wu and Piao Xue were approaching him with a happy expression on their face.

"Young Master, you are back?" The two women rushed over to the front of Long Yi and looked at him with an excited look on their face.

Long Yi smiled and patted their head. He used the chance to check on the magic array which he placed in their sea of consciousness. He discovered nothing unusual. He was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. According to his speculation, these two pawns who were assigned to his side by the Military Adviser would have a role to play very soon. He hoped that the magic array in their sea of consciousness would be enough to stop the attack of the blood spirit which was trapped in their body.

"Young Master, let's return to the courtyard. Lady has fallen sick as she missed you too much" Qing Wu pulled on Long Yi's sleeves and said. These days, they had been together with Nangong Xiangyun, as a result, they had gotten closer with each other.

"Then, let's go." Thinking of Nangong Xiangyun, Long Yi said.

Returning to his courtyard, Long Yi saw Nangong Xiangyun and Murong Shuyu sitting in opposite seats to each other as they enjoyed a cup of tea. They were enjoying the beautiful snowy scenery. It seemed as though they were very friendly with each other.

"Husband." Nangong Xiangyun immediately stood up the moment she saw Long Yi. She walked over and greeted him. Her beautiful eyes were full of deep affection and longing. Originally, she had been separated from Long Yi for two years. Every day, she stayed alone in this courtyard as she missed him and waited for him to return. After two years, they met again with great difficulty. However, Long Yi left on a journey for Light City after spending a short while with her. Due to such ups and downs, she who had cultivated douqi since childhood, fell sick. Her illness was more commonly known as lovesickness.

Murong Shuyu appeared all of a sudden and she brought news of Long Yi's return. The thin and pallid Nangong Xiangyun who had been lying on the bed got up instantly. She was full of vitality and no longer looked listless and sick. This was the power of love.

"Xiangyun, you have gotten so thin… Did you starve yourself when I was gone?" Long Yi caressed the beautiful face of Nangong Xiangyun and said with a frown.

Nangong Xiangyun looked at Long Yi with hidden bitterness in her eyes and she complained, "Without you by my side, how can I eat properly?"

Long Yi was startled and a hint of guilt flashed through his eyes. Come to speak of it, after he had married Nangong Xiangyun, he hadn't spent much time together with her

Looking at the two people lost in their own world in front of her, the heart of Murong Shuyu became somewhat sour. In her heart, she knew that Nangong Xiangyun was Long Yi's true wife. As for herself, she was nothing compared to Nangong Xiangyun. Naturally, this was only her instinctive reaction as a woman. If she was truly jealous of every woman around Long Yi, she would have already died due to jealousy.

She was sensible and didn't disturb this pair of lovers. She simply left the courtyard with Qing Wu and Piao Xue. As for Long Yi and Nangong Xiangyun, they entered the room.

In the room, Nangong Xiangyun snuggled up into Long Yi's bosom and when she smelled the familiar manly aura which made her feel relaxed, her lonely heart warmed up.

"My husband, let's make a child…" Nangong Xiangyun hugged the waist of Long Yi and said.

Long Yi caressed Nangong Xiangyun's head. He ran his fingers through her glossy black hair which made her feel more comfortable. This was not an excessive demand… Moreover, it was also a very reasonable demand. Among his women, only Nangong Xiangyun had raised the topic of childbirth with him.

"Wait a few more days. When everything blows over, we will immediately have a child okay? No… We will have a bunch of children. Even if you want eight or ten of them, there is no problem." Long Yi said with a smile.

"Mmm, I want to have several boys to distribute the expenses of our Ximen Clan." Nangong Xiangyun softly replied and a hint of bewitching smile appeared on her face. It seemed as though she was imagining a scene where there was a group of mischievous little children around her.

"What good are boys? They are just naughty and mischievous. It's better to have several girls." Long Yi smirked and said.

"Anything for my husband… It looks like night has already fallen…." Nangong Xiangyun twisted in the bosom of Long Yi and her breathing was getting quicker and hotter. The longing she had for Long Yi had long changed into a dense passion.

"Yes, it seems as though the sky is already dark. Are you hungry? Let's go for dinner." Long Yi looked at the dim sky outside the window and said insensitively.

Nangong Xiangyun was impatient. How could she not know that Long Yi was teasing her intentionally? She hatefully pinched Long Yi's waist and she wrapped her hands around his neck. She kissed him and pushed him down on the bed.

With the sounds of clothes tearing, bits and pieces of cloth flew all over the room. Before long, Long Yi's robe turned into a rag cloth. This was enough to show that Nangong Xiangyun was the Queen in the bed.

Nangong Xiangyun bit her red lips and her seductive eyes became hazy. She took off all her clothing and revealed her soul-stirring jade body. In the next instant, she bestrode on Long Yi's waist. With high-pitched moans escaping her lips, Nangong Xiangyun began to move up and down. The pair of ** on her chest also jumped up and down, directly sending Long Yi's soul into the highest levels of heaven.

Maybe it was because of her accumulation of passion for a long time, but Nangong Xiangyun was particularly sensitive. In just a short moment, Nangong Xiangyun reached the peak and she collapsed into Long Yi's warm embrace.

"My... My husband, I am exhausted. It's your turn now." Now, the wheat colored skin on Nangong Xiangyun's body had a layer of pink luster. She had a sheen of sweat over her body and it emitted a faint fragrance.

"Since you have flaunted your superiority, you shall look at how your husband teach you a lesson." Long Yi said with a smirk on his face. He was naturally willing to accept the responsibility Nangong Xiangyun had passed onto him. He immediately turned over and pressed down on the beauty before he began another round of battle with her.

The querulous and plaintive moaning sounds resounded in the room. Even though spring was in the air inside the room, it was snowy outside.

...…

In Light City, Yin Jian, Si Bi, Li Qing, Feng Ling, Liuli, Yu Feng, and Liuxu were sitting in the luxurious room of the Phoenix Inn. Yin Jian had a thick bamboo tube in his hand and his expression looked somewhat serious.

Now, Light City had already returned to its former bustling state and no one would speak of that bloody incident which happened in the past. Moreover, the Phoenix Clan had also recovered after that big cleansing.

"This is the secret letter from Young Master I have just received. Take a look." Yin Jian said. After he opened the thick bamboo tube, he handed a slip of paper over to Si Bi.

In this letter, Long Yi had stated that they didn't need to pretend any longer. They were to leave Light City immediately. As long as they left, everyone who was hidden in the darkness of Light City would definitely take the chance to seize control of Light City. The people arranged by the Military Advisor had definitely gotten the news of the return of the allied army. They would use everything within their means to try to stop the allied army.

Of course, Long Yi didn't want them to leave for real. It was just his plan to draw the snake out of the hole. The moment the people in the dark revealed themselves, Long Yi would round them all up in one fell swoop. With the help of Li Qing and his women, it would be easy for the City Lord to deal with those clowns without causing any big waves.

Not long after Yin Jian received Long Yi's letter, Beitang Yu received Long Yi's urgent secret letter. At this moment, it was already late at night. However, when she looked at that vigorous and powerful handwriting on the letter, Beitang Yu's beautiful and ice-cold face gradually softened. A soft sigh resounded inside the tent.

With a flash of douqi, the slip of paper in Beitang Yu's hand instantly turned into ashes. Her beautiful face which had a soft expression turned ice-cold. Putting on her fox robe, she coldly shouted, "Guards!"

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Two guards who were standing on duty outside the tent immediately rushed in and bowed, "General."

"Pass down my order. All officers and men are to immediately prepare to set out. Our target this time is the Hengduan Mountains." Beitang Yu coldly said.

"Yes, General." The two guards were startled for a moment and they immediately rushed out. Although all of them had doubts in their heart, their duty was to execute the general's order. None of them knew why they were changing directions when they were supposed to be returning to the Violent Dragon Empire.

Soon, the sound of the drumbeat to gather resounded in the camp. Officers and men who were sleeping immediately got up and began to gather with their fastest speed. These soldiers who had fought for several years had already turned into the elite troops which stood at the top of the armies of the Blue Waves Continent. All of them were veteran who had survived through many life and death situations. It was especially the case for the Unparalleled Battalion. It had already turned into a legend in the Blue Waves Continent. When it came to individual combat, even coordinated military operations in small-sized teams, the Unparalleled Battalion was matchless in the Blue Waves Continent. Not to mention the fact that their actions were not only limited to fighting conventional warfare. Sneak attacks, night fighting, harassing enemies, and laying ambushes. All of their skills had already reached the acme of perfection. The average number of kills per soldier was already more than ten times that of other battalions.

After everyone gathered, Beitang Yu jumped upwards and stood on the big wardrum. She explained the reason they were marching towards the Hengduan Mountains. When soldiers heard that the beastmen army was already pressing on the border of the Violent Dragon Empire, all of them roared ferociously. They only had one desire and that was to destroy the nest of the beastmen clans.

Long Yi's move was clearly the strategy of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao. However, his plan was not simply used to rescue the Violent Dragon Empire. Since there were 300,000 beastmen soldiers who were pressing towards the border of the Violent Dragon Empire, not many elite soldiers were left in the Hengduan Mountains. The objective of Long Yi's move was to bring all the beastmen under his control. He would force the Bimeng Clan out of its position and allow the Fox Clan to ascend to the Bimeng Clan's position. This way, the long-term stability of the Blue Waves Continent would be assured.

Chapter 542: Meeting Midi'er again

"Your Majesty, good news, good news." A trusted subordinate of Long Zhan entered the hall in excitement. Long Zhan was startled and he woke up from his meditation.

"What good news? If your news isn't good enough, I'll cut off your head." Long Zhan said with displeasure.

"This is the secret letter sent by the Dark Pope. Please take a look, Your Majesty." This subordinate took out a magic letter and respectfully handed it over to Long Zhan.

Long Zhan opened it and quickly scanned through it. In a few moments, his indifferent expression changed into one of surprise and then into a pleasant one. After reading the letter, he looked up to the heavens and laughed wildly. Patting the shoulder of his trusted subordinate, he said, "Good, good. This time, you have done a meritorious service. With strong support from the dark church, we don't need to worry about the Ximen Clan. They will definitely perish this time around."

It was of no surprise that this fake Long Zhan was so excited. Although the Dark Church had always been hidden in dark, when all was said and done, it was the dark organization which had been contending against the Light Church for a long period of time. There was no need to speak of their strength. With their support, the odds of success were much higher.

"By the way, has there been any abnormal movement in the Ximen family recently?" Long Zhan asked.

"Replying to Your Majesty, there is no abnormal movement in the Ximen Clan." This trusted subordinate answered.

Long Zhan frowned… Wasn't this somewhat too quiet? It was reasonable to say that beastmen army had already entered the western border of the Violent Dragon Empire. If the Ximen Clan relied on their information network, it would be impossible for them not to know about this. How could there be no movement at all? Long Zhan inexplicably felt somewhat uneasy, however, he quickly tossed the uneasy feeling to the back of his head. In any case, no matter how the Ximen Clan reacted, they were completely screwed.

At this time, Long Yi was in the underground secret room and he was lying on the bed with Mu Hanyan in his bosom. He was speaking nauseating whispers of love into her ear. In the midst of this, he was naturally touching here and there, causing Mu Hanyan to slowly lose her sense of self-control. However, because she wasn't fully recovered, Long Yi didn't permit her to experience the love session. This caused her endless amount of frustration and she gritted her teeth in hate.

"You are not allowed to touch me, hateful bad fellow." Mu Hanyan pushed Long Yi away with a red face. Because her spirit had received an extreme amount of damage, she seemed to be easily triggered.

Getting up, Long Yi draped a robe over her body. He said with a smile, "Then, I won't touch you. Wait until you have completely recovered. I'll do whatever you want me to do. I know that you are feeling empty inside, however, doing that will worsen your injury."

Mu Hanyan gritted her teeth and glared at Long Yi. Didn't she end up like this because of his teasing? Now, he was making it seem as though Mu Hanyan was the one who was forcing him to do naughty things to her.

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"My lascivious hussy, don't be angry and quickly wear your clothes. If other people see you now, wouldn't I suffer a huge loss?" Long Yi smiled and pulled off the brocade quilt, revealing her beautiful **. That perfect curvy figure was so soul-stirring that it could captivate all living creatures.

"I'm not wearing anything unless you help me." Mu Hanyan curled up her lips and stretched out her hands. Now, she appeared as though she was just a young girl who was acting spoilt. Even though she was trying to be difficult, Long Yi actually swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Long Yi was also very willing to help her wear her clothing. Not only was he skilled in taking off women's clothes, but he was also very skilled in helping then wear clothes. In addition, it was a kind of pleasure to look at this ** body that belonged to him being covered by pieces of clothing one after the other.

"Yu, are you ready to make a move?" After wearing her clothes, Mu Hanyan asked softly.

"Mmm, things will become troublesome if I drag it for a longer time." Long Yi nodded his head and said.

"Okay? But why on earth are you enlarging that hole above the secret room?" Mu Hanyan curiously asked.

"This… This is a secret. You will know in the future." Long Yi smirked and said.

"What secret! You obviously don't fully trust me." Mu Hanyan rolled her eyes and said. Her expression also became somewhat dejected.

Long Yi shrugged his shoulders, he had to do some matters according to the rules. Of course, he couldn't fully trust Mu Hanyan. When all was said and done, her origin was too mysterious.

The atmosphere around these two people stagnated a little and no one opened their mouth to speak for quite a long time.

"Yu, I am sorry, I... I know that you do not trust me. I am also not someone who is deserving of your trust. However, you can rest assured. I will help you to settle the dark warriors who are working under the Military Advisor." Mu Hanyan sat on the edge of the bed and she looked extremely lonely.

"Hanyan..." Long Yi was somewhat depressed in his heart. Mu Hanyan had an important place in his heart. However, the two of them were extremely clear about the fact that there was an invisible barrier between the two of them.

"Don't say anything. There are some things we don't need to talk about throughout our lives. I am tired now… Can you leave me alone for some time?" Mu Hanyan turned her head and said faintly.

Long Yi sighed before he disappeared from the secret room. He didn't notice Mu Hanyan suddenly turning around. Her beautiful eyes were filled with tears and they also contained a complicated emotion.

The moment he left the secret room, Long Yi had a depressed look on his face. His heart shook all of a sudden and he took out the message pearl given to him by Divine Dragon Princess, Midi'er.

He injected his spirit power and a transfer magic array suddenly appeared in the prison cell of the Heaven Forbidden Prison. Along with a flash of golden light, Leguxia staggered out of the transfer magic array as he held a feeble Midi'er in his arms. Before the transfer array could disappear, Elder Pierre of the Demonic Dragon Race appeared. He was the elder whom Long Yi had met before.

"What's going on?" Long Yi stood in front of the brother and sister duo and asked with a solemn expression on his face. No matter what one said, Midi'er was his friend. He couldn't tolerate it when other people were bullying his friend.

"This old man wants to kill us, save my big sister! I will do anything you want…" Leguxiya hugging unconscious Midi'er hatefully glared at Elder Pierre with tears in his eyes.

Long Yi squatted down and used his spirit power to examine Midi'er. He discovered that, although she was weak, she was not in mortal danger. The physique of members of the Dragon Race was truly doughty.

"Elder Pierre, say, aren't you from the older generation? You don't want your face anymore? Why did you seriously injure a junior from the younger generation?" Long Yi sneered. A bit of the good impression he had on this old man also disappeared at this moment.

Pierre coldly snorted and said, "As for the matter of the Dragon Race, it would be best for you, human, not to meddle. Otherwise… Humph…"

"Are you threatening me?" The smile of Long Yi became very brilliant but his eyes narrowed dangerously. At this moment, a shocking killing intent radiated out from his body and the surrounding air seemed to have twisted. Pierre felt a huge pressure crushing him.

Pierre was startled and his heart tightened. Moreover, a kind of fear unexpectedly appeared at the bottom of his heart. This was unbelievable to him.

"Don't think that you can do whatever you want. You are just a trifling old dragon from the Demonic Dragon Clan. If I want to kill you, it's going to be really easy." Long Yi indifferently said without a trace of emotion. He looked at Pierre as though he was looking at an ant.

The eyes of Elder Pierre glimmered. Such a strong momentum coming from Long Yi was far beyond his expectation. It seemed as though Long Yi was truly a little bit stronger than him. However, Pierre didn't believe that it would be an easy task to kill him.

"If you don't believe my words, you will believe me after you see them." As if seeing through the thoughts of Pierre, Long Yi said and with a wave of his hand. Long Two, Little Three, Fire Qilin and the Violent Lightning Beast appeared in front of him. Their powerful aura surrounded Pierre.

The moment he saw the three god beasts, Pierre retracted his aura and he sighed. He gave up resisting as he knew that Long Yi could kill him easily.

"What do you want?" Pierre asked.

"Kill him now and I will do whatever you want." Leguxiya shouted hatefully.

"Shut up, it is not your turn to speak." Long Yi coldly stared at Leguxiya and said.

The heart of Leguxiya trembled and he obediently kept quiet. However, he still glared at Pierre with a hateful look.

"Elder Pierre, you said that I do not have the qualification to meddle in the matters of the Dragon Race. However, you seemed to have forgotten that I have a relationship with Liuxu. Niur is my daughter and she has the Devouring Dragon Physique. Besides, the relation between me and Sharman and Crystal is also not bad." Long Yi smirked and said.

The moment he heard the Devouring Dragon Physique, Pierre stiffened. Devouring Dragon Physique… Other than Niur, since the beginning of history, it had appeared twice in the Dragon Race. Both of those ancestors had been the king of the Dragon Race as they led the Dragon Race to glory. There was an unwritten rule in the Dragon Race that said that as long as a dragon with the Devouring Dragon Physique appeared, he would be the leader of the entire Dragon Race.

"Divine Dragon Clan and Demonic Dragon Clan come from the same root. Why do you have to kill each other the moment you see someone from the other clan? Now, I will ask Elder Pierre to heal the injuries of Princess Midi'er before we start to discuss about this matter." Long Yi also retracted his momentum and a harmless smile appeared on his face.

Pierre seemed to be somewhat struggling. Since he was asked to save a member of the mortal enemy clan, it was naturally hard to make a decision.

"There is a saying… It's better to make friends than enemies. Your Divine Dragon Clan and Demonic Dragon Clan became divided because of different faiths, thus leading to the drastic decline in the position and reputation of the entire Dragon Race. Do you think that Dragon Race was always like that? I think the appearance of Niur should be the turning point of your Dragon Race." Long Yi said confidently with a smile.

Pierre waved his hand and said, "No need to speak anymore, I will save her." He walked past Long Yi and he approached Midi'er and Lugexiya.

"Who wants his help, I don't believe that he will help my sister. Who knows whether he will attack my big sister when he tries to treat her." Leguxiya said in a stern voice.

"I believe in him and I will take responsibility for any mishaps. This is not the time to fight. Your big sister is seriously injured and if she isn't treated now, her life will be in danger. Is this what you hope to see?" Long Yi glared at Leguxiya and grabbing his neck as if carrying a chicken, he threw him away.

Chapter 543: The crisis of Shui Linglong

Pierre began to treat Midi'er and Long Yi walked to the front of Lugexiya.

"What's going on here? Why did you run to the Blue Waves Continent without cause or reason?" Long Yi asked.

"We discovered that the Demonic Dragon Clan has broken the agreement and they entered the Blue Waves Continent. Father emperor thought that they were plotting something and he dispatched us to thoroughly investigate the situation." Leguxiya was a little afraid of Long Yi. At that time in the sea, Long Yi had beaten him until he had a bloody nose and swollen face. Now, he discovered that Long Yi was even stronger than this elder of the Demonic Dragon Clan. How would he dare to be presumptuous in front of him? At this moment, Lugexiya was beginning to suspect if his big sister was lying when she said that she had taught him a good lesson.

Long Yi nodded his head. Presumably, the Divine Dragon Clan noticed those two girls, Sharman and Crystal, when they snuck into the Blue Waves Continent. Midi'er and Lugexiya were dispatched to investigate what the Demonic Dragon Clan were up to. Since the Divine Dragon Clan and Demonic Dragon Clan were as incompatible as fire and water, they naturally fought the moment they met. As a result, both Midi'er and Sharman suffered injuries. Sharman was cured by Liuxu but both Midi'er and Lugexiya encountered Elder Pierre. How could the severely injured Midi'er fight against Elder Pierre?

"Boy, come here with me. There is something I want to ask you." Long Yi suddenly smirked mysteriously and led Lugexiya to the corner. He held onto Lugexiya's shoulder and prevented him from running away.

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"You... What do you want to do? I am not interested in men." Seeing the wicked expression on Long Yi's face, Lugexiya's heart trembled and hugging his chest with his hands, he panicked.

Long Yi rolled his eyes and knocked his head. He ferociously snapped at Lugexiya, "Talk nonsense again and I will cut off your little brother."

Leguxiya shuddered and hastily used his hands to cover his lower part. It didn't matter what other people said… He was still the awe-inspiring second Tyrant Dragon King of the Divine Dragon Clan. If his little brother was cut off, it would be a fate worse than death.

"Tell me honestly. Do you have the official seals needed to open the forbidden area of the Divine Dragon Clan?" Long Yi lowered his voice and asked.

Leguxiya relaxed seeing that his little brother was safe and answered, "We got seven elder seals. However, it's extremely difficult to get the Dragon King seal which is held by father emperor. Moreover, I think that he is already beginning to doubt us."

"Only the Dragon King seal is left? Pretty good. After the matter here is completed, we will think of a way together." Long Yi was very satisfied in his heart. He patted Lugexiya's shoulder and said with a smile.

In the next moment, Long Yi brought Lugexiya back to the Ximen Residence. The moment he arrived at his courtyard, he saw that Nangong Xiangyun was anxiously waiting for him. The moment he appeared, she anxiously rushed over to welcome him.

"My husband, why did you just return? Patriarch had sent people several times to look for you." Nangong Xiangyun said.

"Do you know why?" Long Yi raised his eyebrows and asked.

"I don't know the specific detail, but a guest is here and patriarch is very respectful to her. It has to be related to her." Nangong Xiangyun said.

Guest? A guest who could make father respectful… Who could she be?

Long Yi didn't think too much and he asked for Nangong Xiangyun to make the arrangements for Lugexiya before leaving for Ximen Nu's study.

In the study, Long Yi discovered Ximen Nu and Dongfang Wan sitting side by side on a sofa as they talked about something. The door of the secret room inside the study where his grandfather was was opened.

"This son greets father and mother." Long Yi walked in and greeted respectfully.

"Yu'er, go in and take a look." Ximen Nu waved his hand and said.

Long Yi nodded his head and entered the secret room. There, he saw a figure wearing a purple colored robe sitting at the bedside of his grandfather. She was blankly watching his grandfather who was in suspended animation state and her little hand was caressing his beard gently. She seemed to be reminiscing the past and she seemed sad.

When Long Yi was entering this secret room, he had already guessed the identity of the guest. It was probably Aunt Ou and when he saw her, he wasn't too surprised. At this moment, he didn't disturb her when he saw that she was immersed in her own world. Long Yi simply stood quietly at the side as he watched Aunt Ou. She had such a deep feeling for his grandfather but why were they not together? Was it because she was unable to withstand his grandfather's romantic nature?

After a long time, Aunt Ou turned around. Her appearance was still beautiful and elegant. However, some of her black hair had clearly turned grey as time waited for no man. He could remember that she didn't have them when he last saw her in the Mea Holy Magic Academy.

"Aunt Ou, long time no see." Long Yi greeted her with a smile. He didn't dare to behave too unbridled in front of her.

Aunt Ou sized up Long Yi and nodded her head. She said, "You have improved, now, I cannot even see through you."

Long Yi shrugged his shoulders and he walked over to his motionless grandfather. He asked softly, "Did my grandfather use a technique of the Ice Palace to enter this state of suspended animation?"

"Yes, I taught him this secret technique back in the days. I never thought that several tens of years would pass by so quickly." Aunt Ou sighed softly. It seemed as though it was difficult for her to forget this past love of hers.

"Then, do you have a way to wake up my grandfather?" Long Yi asked.

"I have a way, but it would take at least a month." Aunt Ou said.

Long Yi sighed with relief and smiled, "That's good. It's just a month. As long as my grandfather can wake up, everything will be fine."

"Sit down and talk." Looking at Long Yi, the expression on Aunt Ou's face was a lot gentler compared to before.

Long Yi obediently sat on the bedside as he inhaled the thin fragrance in the air which came from Aunt Ou. A comfortable feeling washed over him.

Aunt Ou raised her hand and smoothened out the hair on Long Yi's forehead. She asked with a doting expression, "How is Wuhen?"

Long Yi made a bitter smile in his heart when Aunt Ou mentioned Ximen Wuhen and he replied, "She has been accompanying the army for the past two years." He really wanted to ask about the relationship between Ximen Wuhen and Aunt Ou.

Aunt Ou seemed to have seen through Long Yi's thought. She sighed and said, "When the time comes, I will naturally tell you. However, now is not the time."

When he heard what she said, Long Yi reluctantly gave up inquiring about Ximen Wuhen. All of a sudden, he thought about Shui Ruoyan and her grandmother. He decided to ask Aunt Ou about them.

The eyes of Aunt Ou glimmered and she silently shook her head.

"Aunt Ou, tell me, what exactly happened?" When Long Yi saw the expression on Aunt Ou's face, his heart tightened and he hastily asked.

Aunt Ou had no other choice and she didn't want to hide the truth from Long Yi. As such, she slowly told Long Yi everything about the matter of Shui Ruoyan being controlled and using the Blood Cursing Magic on Shui Linglong. Although she intervened in the final moment, Shui Linglong's body had already been severely damaged by the Blood Cursing Magic. As of now, she had no idea where the grandmother and granddaughter duo had gone.

Long Yi's heart shook the moment he heard the news. Where would Shui Linglong take Shui Ruoyan? He could easily guess that he was taking her to the Dark Church in order to meet Shui Ruoyan's father.

The moment this thought crossed his mind, he could no longer stay still. He rushed out of the secret room and left the study. He even ignored Dongfang Wan's calls.

...…..

The temperature was much colder compared to the previous year. Heavy snow had been falling for many days and everywhere was covered with snow. There was a howling gale passing through the land which caused many people to be unable to open their eyes.

At this moment, in a small village that was only 100 li away from the imperial capital city of the Violent Dragon Empire, Soaring Dragon City, it was very quiet. Even the barking of dogs and the tweets of birds couldn't be heard. However, there were many black-robed people squeezed in the log cabins of the small village. Each and every one of them was sitting on the ground and they didn't breathe. It was as though they were dead people.

In the largest log cabin of this village, there was a bonfire. Unlike the other cabins, there were only two people present in the cabin. They were none other than the Dark Pope and his wife, Ye'er.

The blue pupils of the Dark Pope were staring at the fire in a daze as he thought of something.

"My husband, since not all of them are present, how about you take a rest?" Pope Lady advised in her soft voice.

The Dark Pope nodded his head and sat cross-legged as he entered into a meditative state.

All of a sudden, a figure appeared outside the window and instantly disappeared. The eyes of Pope Lady shone and she shot a quick glance at the Dark Pope who was in a meditative state. She gently got up and she walked out of the log cabin.

"What's the matter?" Pope Lady frowned and asked. She stared straight at one of her four trusted subordinates.

"Lady, this subordinate found the traces of Water Master Archmage Shui Linglong and her granddaughter. They are advancing towards this village." This trusted subordinate said in a low voice.

The eyes of Pope Lady glimmered with pallid light and coldly said, "Since you didn't walk through the gates of heaven and intruded on the gates of hell, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Lady, should we make a move now?" This trusted subordinate asked.

"Call Dry Bones and Viper. Bring along some trustworthy subordinates as well. All of you will go with me in order to deal with them. Make sure not to alarm the Pope. Otherwise, I'll kill you as well." Pope Lady coldly said.

At that time, Shui Ruoyan was supporting Shui Linglong as they slowly made their way through the snowstorm. Just a moment ago, Shui Linglong had vomited a mouthful of blood when they were flying and had fallen down. Fortunately, Shui Ruoyan noticed it in time and caught her in mid air.

This moment, the complexion of Shui Linglong was wan and sallow. It looked as though she had aged for tens of years. She looked pale and her eyes were deep set. Her gaze no longer had a divine radiance like before… Instead, it was cloudy. She would often bleed from all seven apertures. Now, she looked like she was a person who was on the verge of death. She no longer had the elegance of her past self.

"Grandma, you must hold on, we are about to find my father." Shui Ruoyan choked with sobs as she said. Along the way, Shui Linglong's body was getting worse by the day. Even if Shui Ruoyan was stupid, she would be able to see that there was a serious problem with Shui Linglong's body.

"Ruoruo, be at ease, grandmother is fine." Shui Linglong forced out a smile but she was miserable in her heart. In any case, she had to hold on until she saw her son.

At that moment, Shui Linglong's relaxed pupils contracted. She sensed killing intent all around her.

Chapter 544: Deep regret

Shui Linglong's steps stopped and she used one of her hand to catch Shui Ruoyan's little hand. Her other hand shone with a faint blue radiance.

At this moment, Shui Ruoyan also noticed the abnormality in the atmosphere and stood close to Shui Linglong. She became extremely alert.

All of a sudden, a figure appeared in the air. Dozens of black-robed people completely surrounded Shui Linglong and Shui Ruoyan. The leaders of this group were Pope Lady and her three trusted subordinates.

"Mother." At first, Shui Ruoyan was startled when she saw Pope Lady. She called out with a pleasant surprise.

Instead of replying her, Pope Lady looked at Shui Ruoyan with indifference before turning to Shui Linglong. She said with a smile, "My good mother-in-law, why are you in such a miserable situation? Since you are here to look for me, I have come to welcome you."

"S*ut, make that unfilial son come out and see me." Shui Linglong coldly said.

"Old b*****d, do you think that you still have the ability to see him? Since you are here to court death, today, I will help you to achieve your aim." Pope Lady coldly snorted and dense killing intent leaked out from her body.

Shui Ruoyan was dumbfounded. This was completely different from her expectations. Why did her mother appear as though she was another person?

"Mother, why are you like this? You are my mother, aren't you?" Shui Ruoyan shouted as she begun to see the light. However, she didn't dare to believe the truth.

The expression of Pope Lady instantly became complicated. However, it reverted back to her usual calm expression in an instant and she said with indifference, "That's right, I am indeed your mother. However, if you want to blame someone, you should blame yourself for resembling that damned grandmother of yours. Even the aura around you is the same… So hateful. Don't blame your mother for being cruel."

"No, in Mea Principality, you weren't like this, no..." Shui Ruoyan muttered in a daze.

"Humph, if I didn't want to borrow your hand to deal with this old b*****d, do you think that I would have spent so much time and effort to pretend to be nice to you?" Pope Lady said with a smile. However, the smile on her face was colder than the wind in the winter.

Shui Ruoyan was startled for a long time and her entire body suddenly trembled as she looked towards her pale and suffering grandmother. Could it be that her grandmother became like this because of her?

"Ha ha, your thoughts are correct. This old hag's suffering is all caused by you. You personally casted the Blood Cursing Magic on her." Pope Lady grinned cruelly.

"Nonsense, nonsense, I did not..." Shu Ruoyan felt as though her heart was crumbling and she shouted herself hoarse.

The eyes of Pope Lady turned cold and she said, "Attack. I want them both to disappear from this world."

Dozens of black shadows rushed towards Shui Ruoyan and Shui Linglong and the remaining dark magicians began to chant a magic incantation.

A magic staff appeared in the hand of Shui Linglong and with a wave, a light blue colored protective barrier appeared around herself and Shui Ruoyan. It managed to block those dozens of dark swords which were slashing towards them.

"Ruoruo, calm down." Shui Linglong anxiously called out when she saw that Shui Ruoyan had collapsed into the snowland.

Shui Ruoyan was in a daze and she appeared as though she was unable to hear Shui Linglong at all. She kept mumbling to herself, "No, no, everything is fake….."

All of a sudden, magic elements surged in the air and various kinds of dark magic slammed against Shui Linglong's protective barrier.

Along with a crisp cracking sound, the protective barrier of Shui Linglong dissipated and a hint of blood flowed out from the corner of her mouth. She was already an arrow at the end of its flight. The reason she was able to hold on till this point was because she still had not taken Shui Ruoyan to meet her biological father. However, it seemed as though she would no longer be able to continue her journey any longer. She would not be able to realize her dream of allowing her granddaughter to meet her father.

When Pope Lady saw the appearance of Shui Linglong and Shui Ruoyan, she smiled. Although there was a place in her heart which was throbbing with pain, she deliberately ignored it.

Those dozens of shadows rushed towards them when they saw that Shui Linglong's protective barrier was destroyed. Just as their swords were about to pierce through Shui Linglong's body, all the shadows stopped in midair. It was as though time had stopped for all of them.

The beautiful face of Shui Linglong became bright red and her eyes shone with divine radiance. Her entire body was shrouded in a thin layer of blue radiance.

"Domain, Freeze Over." Shui Linglong muttered. In an instant, those shadows in the sky froze into ice sculptures as they fell from the sky.

Pope Lady was somewhat stunned and she hastily retreated. She looked at Shui Linglong who was standing in the midst of the show and ice… She appeared just like an inviolable fairy. However, she quickly noticed that Shui Linglong was bleeding from seven apertures. Her appearance was extremely strange which made people feel flustered in their heart.

"Old b*****d, how long can you maintain it? Also, if you were not injured, it would be impossible for your domain to be so small." Pope Lady laughed but she was trembling in her heart. Fortunately, she had the foresight to not step forward to kill her in person. Otherwise, she would be one of the corpses lying on the floor right now. The power of a Water Master Archmage was something one couldn't look down upon even if she was on the verge of dying.

Shui Linglong smiled bitterly and laid down her right hand that was holding her Ice Magic Staff. The terrifying pressure disappeared in an instant.

"Puff!" Shui Linglong vomited a mouthful of blood again, dying the white snowland red. In the next instant, she collapsed and lied in the midst of the blood-colored snowfield. The light in her eyes was quickly dissipating, just like her life.

Viper, the trusted subordinate of Pope Lady, was very eager to render meritorious service. The moment he saw that Shui Linglong had collapsed on the ground, his figure flashed and his sword chopped towards Shui Ruoyan who was lying in a daze.

The moment Viper moved, Dry Bones moved as well. When Pope Lady saw the both of them moving, she didn't think too much about it. She simply thought that they were both vying for credit.

When Viper's huge sword was one centimeter away from Shui Ruoyan's forehead, it stopped. Blood came out of Viper's mouth. He looked down in disbelief and he saw a fist sticking out of his chest. His heart was crushed by this fist.

Bang, Dry Bones swung his hand and the corpse of Viper was tossed aside, falling in front of Pope Lady.

"Dry Bones, you dare to betray Dark Church?" Pope Lady screamed.

"I have never betrayed the church. If Pope knew that I saved his daughter, he would definitely not blame me." Dry Bones laughed in his hoarse voice.

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"Kill him." Pope Lady gnashed her teeth and ordered.

Suddenly, Dry Bones threw out a swarthy pearl which exploded in midair. Along with black mist, dense magic fluctuation appeared all over the place.

Dry Bones caught Shui Ruoyan and he wanted to run away. Who would have thought that she would suddenly struggle free and rush towards Pope Lady while screaming in grief and indignation.

Dry Bones immediately waved his magic staff and two Golden Armored Corpse Kings appeared in front of him. They rushed after Shui Ruoyan and he wasn't far behind.

The moment the pearl exploded, the strong magic fluctuation caused by the pearl thrown out by Dry Bones woke up the Dark Pope who was in the midst of meditation. When he didn't see his wife, Yu'er, he was startled in his heart. He gathered all his men and flew towards the direction of the magic fluctuation.

Shui Ruoyan appeared as though she had gone mad. She chased after Pope Lady while casting magic spells one after another. She basically ignored the attack from other people. If it was not for Dry Bones Protecting her, she would already have fallen.

Pope Lady dodged the attacks of Shui Ruoyan and with black light flashing in her hand, she rushed behind tens of dark warriors.

The corpse kings summoned by Dry Bones made all of the dark magicians shrink back behind the dark warriors. In this extremely short period of time, they had suffered a loss of several people.

After that, Pope Lady ignored Shui Ruoyan who was recklessly charging at her. With a baleful aura condensing in her eyes, her figure became illusory and several hidden thread-like black qi shot quietly towards Shui Ruoyan. This was the attack move of the Ninth Heaven Dark Magic.

"Watch out!" When he saw that Pope Lady actually unleashed this move, Dry Bones shouted in order to warn Shui Ruoyan. He rushed up in order to guard her. However, a thread of black qi changed direction all of a sudden and shot towards Dry Bones.

"Dry Bones!" "Wife!" At the same time, two voices resounded throughout the sky. An invisible air current blew away the dark qi which was shooting towards Dry Bones.

In an instant, a bunch of dark shadows strangely appeared on the battlefield.

Dark Pope had a cloudy expression on his face as he showed his figure. At this time, Long Yi carrying both Dry Bones and Shui Ruoyan also appeared in front of the weak Shui Linglong.

"Many thanks for saving my life, Uncle Master." Seeing as Long Yi had appeared, Dry Bones relaxed.

Long Yi waved his hand and supported Shui Linglong to a sitting position in the snowland. Seeing her current appearance, he was startled. He hastily used his internal force to protect her heart veins before using his spirit power to scan her body. He discovered that all of her internal organs had festered. Even Gods themselves would find it hard to save her.

"Grandma, I harmed you, I harmed you..." Shui Ruoyan kneeled on the floor and felt extremely heartbroken.

Long Yi used one of his hand to support Shui Linglong and his other hand pulled Shui Ruoyan into his bosom. His eyes were cold as they stared straight at Pope Lade whom he had met once before. This woman was truly ruthless. Shui Linglong was the mother of her husband and Shui Ruoyan was her daughter. This kind of woman was a beast without feelings… No, she was inferior to even beasts.

"Mother." Dark Pope stared blankly at the bloody face of Shui Linglong whose life and death status was unknown. He staggered for a few steps as he walked towards her.

Bang, Dark Pope heavily kneeled on the ground in front of Shui Linglong. Using his trembling hands, he wiped her cheeks and he said in a shaky voice, "Mo... Mother, wake up! Mother, wake up."

"Don't shed crocodile tears, you murderer!" Shui Ruoyan shouted and slapped away the Dark Pope's hand.

Dark Pope accepted everything without a single reaction. With his blue eyes filled with tears, he mumbled, "How can this be? What exactly happened here?"

"What happened? Why don't you ask your good wife?" Long Yi coldly said before pulling Shui Ruoyan into his bosom again. He could tell that the Dark Pope was truly unaware of this matter. Moreover, he had deep feelings for Shui Linglong.

Dark Pope looked towards his wife but she unnaturally dodged his gaze. She looked elsewhere without saying anything.

Dark Pope suddenly recalled the words of Mist Fairy which was brought to him by Lafaer. She said that he should watch his wife properly and not let her do anything. Otherwise, it would be too late for him to regret. Could it be that she was talking about this?

At that time, Shui Linglong's eyelid trembled and she opened her eyes with great difficulty.

"Grandma, you woke up." Shui Ruoyan forcibly stopped crying and tightly held onto Shui Linglong's ice-cold hand.

"Mother." Dark Pope trembled. Now, this fierce and ambitious person appeared very weak just like a child in front of his dying mother.

"Qing'er, you... Do you still hate mother?" Shui Linglong's eyes shone with some vigor after seeing the Dark Pope.

"No, this son never hated mother. This son hated himself…" The Dark Pope finally couldn't control his emotions any longer and he started to shed tears, crying in regret in front of his mother. Previously, when Shui Linglong had intervened in his love life, there was a period of time he hated her. However, as time passed, he only felt regret. The only reason he didn't return to look for her was because he felt that he had no face to see her again.

A hint of relief flashed through Shui Linglong's eyes and she said with difficulty, "Qing'er, mother has always missed you. Do… Do you remember, even though you were already ten years old, you would always sleep together with mother? You also wanted mother to sing a lullaby for you..."

Shui Linglong smiled as if she had returned to those beautiful days.

"This son remember! This son remember everything! Mother, don't leave me!" The heart of the Dark Pope was torn and tears dripped on the face of Shui Linglong, washing the bloodstain off her face.

The gaze of Shui Linglong blurred and she looked towards Shui Ruoyan. She said, "Ruoruo, pro... Promise grandmother that you won't hate your father…"

Shui Ruoyan looked at the tearful face of the Dark Pope and nodded her head.

"Qing'er... Before, mother used to sing a lullaby for you. Now, sing a lullaby for me… Will you?" Shui Linglong weakly said.

The entire body of Dark Pope trembled and he began singing, "The north wind blew, the fluttering snowflakes piled up... Whose family's child refused to sleep..."

Dark Pope choked with sobs and all the time he had spent together with his mother replayed in his mind. He had no father since he was a child so he was unable to remember the thick, broad, and safe back of his father like other children. He could only think about the warm bosom of his mother.

Shui Linglong smiled and the light in her eyes gradually faded. Her head fell to the side and she entered eternal sleep in the bosom of the Dark Pope.

"Mother, mother..." Dark Pope sadly shouted as he looked up to the heavens. As he tightly embraced Shui Linglong's corpse, he was filled with bitter remorse.

As for Shui Ruoyan, the moment she saw that her grandmother had passed away, her heart stopped beating and she lost consciousness.

Chapter 545: Deceased, the new Dark Pope

At the peak of a mountain, in the midst of snowflakes and cold wind, there was a block of huge ice. On it, "The tomb of Master Archmage Shui Linglong" was written in exquisite Blue Waves Script.

Shui Ruoyan knelt in front of this grave for a long time. A large number of white snowflakes had already accumulated on her shoulders but she was staring at the tombstone without moving at all. As for Long Yi, he stood not far away behind her, quietly guarding her. At this moment, all the words were useless. This kind of tragedy would definitely have a huge impact on her life.

After a long time, the sky gradually got dark. The wind and snow became all the more dreary and hazy. At that moment, Shui Ruoyan suddenly spoke in a hoarse voice, "Long Yi, should I hate them?"

"You should." Long Yi answered without any hesitation.

"Then, should I kill them?" Shui Ruoyan continued to ask as she tightly held on to the Ice Magic Staff which belonged to Shui Linglong.

"You should." Long Yi faintly replied.

Shui Ruoyan remained silent for a long time before standing up. She staggered back a few steps as her legs were numb from kneeling for an entire day.

Long Yi instantly appeared beside Shui Ruoyan and held her waist. When he saw her miserable appearance, he felt a stabbing pain in his heart.

"Let's return." Shui Ruoyan softly said as she leaned on the shoulder of Long Yi, exhausted.

Long Yi carried Shui Ruoyan and flew to a small village at the bottom of this mountain. In the village, the atmosphere was extremely heavy. All of the elites from the Dark Church were quietly staying inside their room. At this moment, all of them knew that something serious had happened. The matter where Pope Lady killed the Dark Pope's biological mother was extremely bad news.

"Young Master Ximen, Miss, His Majesty the Pope invites the two of you to his cabin." The moment Long Yi entered the village with Shui Ruoyan, Hell Priest Lafaer welcomed them. It was clear that he had been waiting for the two of them for a long time.

Shui Ruoyan trembled and her little hand tightly grabbed on to Long Yi's clothing. It seemed as though she was hoping that she would be able to gain some courage by doing so.

"Don't be afraid… I am here." Long Yi softly said and grabbed her little hand with his big warm hands. He entered a cabin after following Lafaer.

A pile of wood was still burning inside the house and the Dark Pope stood next to the window. He looked out of the window with a complicated expression and his figure looked lonely and sad.

Lafaer tactfully left the house after Long Yi and Shui Ruoyan entered. There were only three people left in the room.

Dark Pope slowly turned around and face the two of them. He had actually gotten a lot thinner in the span of a single night. His expression looked exactly like the expression on Shui Ruoyan's face. Long Yi's hatred for the Dark Pope lessened when he saw the expression on the Dark Pope's face. However, he would never forgive the vicious Pope Lady. The only reason he did not directly kill the Pope Lady was because he wanted to see how the Dark Pope dealt with her.

"Ruoruo..." Dark Pope looked at Shui Ruoyan with agitation in his eyes. He seemed to have thousands and thousands of words he wished to convey but he found it hard to speak out.

"Shut up! You don't have the qualifications to call me like this." Shui Ruoyan nevertheless erupted and roared loudly. Turning around, she ran out of the cabin.

"Ruoruo, come back." Long Yi's heart tightened and he was prepared to chase after her.

"Young Master Ximen. Let her rest first… I have something I want to say to you." The Dark Pope stopped Long Yi. His voice was very bleak and dreary.

"If you have anything to say, you should hurry up and speak." Long Yi stopped his footsteps and indifferently said.

"Ruoruo... How has she been doing these past few years?" The Dark Pope took a deep breath and asked softly.

"I have to say, she has been living well. However, she had always thought that you were dead and Shui Linglong was the one who killed you. She had an extremely bad relationship with her grandmother for a long period of time because of this." Long Yi recalled the expression on Shui Linglong's face when she talked to him in the past and he couldn't help but sign.

The Dark Pope fell into silence and he closed his eyes.

"From now on, please take care of her in my place. Can you do that?" After a long time, the Dark Pope slowly said. His eyes instantly turned sharp as he stared at Long Yi.

A smile appeared on Long Yi's face and he said, "Ruoruo is my woman. Of course, I will take care of her. Even if I have to put my life on the line, I'll take care of her."

"Good… I will believe in you. You have to take care of Feng Ling'er as well, don't scorn any one of them." The Dark Pope continued.

Long Yi nodded his head and he suddenly had a strange feeling in his hear. However, he was unable to pinpoint the source of the strange feeling.

"As a matter of a fact, the elites of my Dark Church is all here. The entire force is here to cooperate with Long Zhan in order to deal with your Ximen Clan." The Dark Pope suddenly said.

"I have already guessed it." Long Yi shrugged his shoulders. He was not a fool. There were so many troops of the Dark Church here. It would be a miracle if they were not here to deal with the Ximen Clan.

The Dark Pope stared at Long Yi for a long time before nodding his head in admiration. This son-in-law was truly not simple. Even he was unable to see through Long Yi. I seemed as though handing over both his daughters to Long Yi wouldn't bring disgrace to them. If they had met earlier, then perhaps, they would have gotten along very well.

"I have already said whatever I wanted to say. You can leave now. The Dark Pope turned around and said indifferently.

Long Yi raised his brows but he turned around and left. He had a feeling that there was another reason the Dark Pope invited him here. It wasn't just to tell him to take care of his daughters. However, since the Dark Pope didn't want to talk about it, Long Yi didn't pry into the matter. After the Dark Pope handed over his daughters to Long Yi, it was quite obvious that the Dark Church wasn't going to deal with the Ximen Clan any longer.

Not long after Long Yi had left, Pope Lady Ye'er appeared beside the Dark Pope. Currently, her mental state was very disturbed.

"My husband, I… I am sorry." Pope Lady gritted her teeth and said timidly. Although she was vicious to other people, she was very obedient in front of the Dark Pope.

The Dark Pope was silent. He still stood before the window watching the fluttering snowflakes outside. No one knew what he was thinking about, however, his usually straight back was somewhat hunched at this moment.

"My husband, I know that I was wrong. If you are unhappy, you can kill me." Pope Lady took a step forward and grabbed onto the Dark Pope's big hands after hesitating for a little while.

The Dark Pope turned around and looked at his wife with a lukewarm expression on his face, "Ye'er, if you truly have a heart, then accompany me to repent in front of my mother's grave."

The Pope Lady was dumbfounded for a long time. After a while, she gritted her teeth and nodded her head.

In the pitch-black night, two figures climbed up a mountain and knelt in front of the tomb of Shui Linglong.

"Mother, this son is unfilial." The Dark Pope said and he felt ashamed.

As for Ye'er, she was also kneeling behind the Dark Pope in a daze. No one knew what she was thinking.

After a good while, the Dark Pope stopped crying and he turned around and said in his hoarse voice, "Ye'er, it has been nearly 30 years since you and I got married. I know that you did your utmost all these years for me. You nearly died once in order to save me. I also know that everything you did this time was also for me. However… Committing matricide is intolerable. I have no way to blame you and I can only die to politely offer my apologies for my deceased mother."

The heart of Pope Lady shook and a bad premonition crept up her heart. She immediately held his hand and shouted, "My husband, everything is my fault! You can blame everything on me! Don't do anything stupid."

Dark Pope shook his head and smiled sadly. Reaching out to caress the face of his wife, black blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth.

Pope Lady used her trembling hand to wipe the black blood from the corner of the Dark Pope's mouth and muttered in a trembling voice, "Heart Piercing Shadow Poison! My husband, why... Why did you do something so stupid! If you wanted to apologize, you could have just killed me. Why…" She was already choking with sobs.

"30... 30 years, I have never done anything to her a filial son should do. Mo….. Mother, she will be very… Very lonely in the underworld. I want… I want to accompany her." Dark Pope vomited a mouthful of black blood and leaned into his wife's bosom.

"My husband, you are leaving me completely alone in this world… You are truly heartless." Pope Lady silently shed tears and muttered. All of a sudden, her expression gradually become steadfast. Her hand shone with a black light and a black sword light instantly stabbed through her own heart.

A muffled groan escaped her lips as the sword light completely stabbed into her body. However, a smile appeared on her face as she looked at her husband. Her tears dripped onto the face of the Dark Pope and fused with the tears on his face. The tears fell to the ground together. The two of them hugged each other as they closed their eyes. At this moment, both of them had a look of relief on their face.

Early in the next morning, Long Yi returned with Shui Ruoyan. However, the first thing he discovered was that all the elites in the Dark Church were gathered together. Lafaer stood in front of the troops. His expression was respectful but the figure of both Dark Pope and his wife was missing.

"Young Master Ximen, please come over." Lafaer called out respectfully.

The moment Long Yi stepped forward, Lafaer knelt down. He held a magic staff with a strange black colored radiance around it and he loudly proclaimed, "Under the command of His Majesty the Pope, this subordinate is handing over the keepsake of the Dark Church to Young Master Ximen. From now on, the Dark Church belongs to Young Master Ximen. Everyone has to listen to Young Master Ximen's orders. Those who don't follow Young Master Ximen will be hacked into pieces."

Long Yi was stunned, what was going on here, what exactly was that old fellow doing?

"This subordinate pays his respect to His Majesty the Pope." Lafaer bowed his head and greeted respectfully.

"We subordinates pay respect to His Majesty the Pope." All the other elites of the Dark Church also respectfully greeted Long Yi.

"What is going on here? What about the Pope?" Long Yi was naturally willing to take over such a huge organization. However, he had to find out what was going on before he did so.

Lafaer shook his head and said, "This subordinate doesn't know either. After His Majesty the Pope told me everything, he disappeared without a trace. The Lady also disappeared at the same time."

The expression of Shui Ruoyan changed and she suddenly thought of something. She flew towards the summit of the mountain. Long Yi immediately followed closely behind her.

"Everyone, follow them." Lafaer commanded everyone began to chase after them. He had yet to place the keepsake of the Dark Church into Long Yi's hand. What if Long Yi didn't return?

When Shui Ruoyan reached the summit, she saw her father and mother hugging each other and their bodies were covered in snow. She couldn't feel any signs of life coming from the two of them. She was stunned and her already pale complexion became even paler. However, she laughed as she retreated two steps back. She shouted, "They died! It's good that they died, it's really good…"

"Ruoruo, don't be like this." When he saw Shui Ruoyan's current appearance, Long Yi's heart ached. Although she hated her biological parents, no one would be able to endure the feeling when they lost three blood relatives at the same time.

"Long Yi, don't worry, look at me… Do you think that there is anything wrong with me? I am happy! I am really happy now…"

"Ruoruo." Long Yi roared and pulled her into his bosom.

"Let me go! You're being hateful… Let me go!" Shui Ruoyan struggled in the bosom of Long Yi and shouted.

"Ruoruo, don't be like this. If you want to cry, just cry out loud." Long Yi endured her scratching and biting and he gently whispered into her ear.

"Cry? Who wants to cry? Why on earth would I want to cry?" Shui Ruoyan used all her strength to push Long Yi away. She stared blankly at her parents who were hugging each other in the snow.

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"You… You two, do you think that death can wash away your sin? Coward, you two are cowards! You don't deserve to be my father and mother." Shui Ruoyan suddenly collapsed into the snowland and it seemed as though all her strength disappeared. She pointed towards the pair of husband and wife who had been dead a long time ago. Her eyes were filled with tears and anyone could see the sadness in her eyes.

Long Yi sat down beside her and pulled her into his bosom. Patting her back, he softly said, "Silly girl, cry out loud. Suppressing the feeling in your heart will only harm your body. If that happens, I will feel heartache as well."

Originally, Shui Ruoyan was sobbing quietly. She seemed to become out of breath for a moment and she inhaled a big mouthful of air. Tears suddenly burst out of her eyes and she wailed bitterly like a child in Long Yi's embrace. This scene was truly heartbreaking. Anyone looking at this scene would feel like crying as well.

"Good girl… Just cry out loud. Cry to your heart's content. I will always be beside you." Long Yi patted the back of Shui Ruoyan as he sighed in his heart. The lives of a Water Master Archmage and the Dark Pope husband and wife pair were ended in this way…

At this moment, Lafaer led the elites of the Dark Church as they arrived at this place. When they saw the current scene, everyone knelt down and muttered incantations.

Before long, Shui Ruoyan fainted in Long Yi's bosom as tears were still flowing out of her eyes. Long Yi felt that she was extremely pitiful… Why was the fate of his Shui Ruoyan so miserable…

After some time, Long Yi received the Dark Church's keepsake, the Dark Spirit Magic Staff, from the hands of Lafaer. He also took the Dark Spirit Tablet and after a simple ceremony, he officially became the new Pope of the Dark Church. From this short episode of events, it could be seen that the fate of people was ever-changing.

Chapter 546: The game begins

In the night, the entire Soaring Dragon City was experiencing a blizzard. A fierce cold wind blew which rattled the windows and doors. A critical matter was that the crystals which supplied energy to the magic lamps seemed to be experiencing some problems. Other than some small street lights which were swaying in the wind, the entire Soaring Dragon City was covered in darkness.

A majority of the citizens had already retired to bed as they wrapped themselves up with a thick quilt. When they heard the whistling sound of the cold wind outside, they felt an inexplicable fear. Uneasiness filled their heart and they felt as though even the heavens were about to collapse.

At this moment, the imperial palace was also unusually quiet. Other than several imperial guards who were shivering as they hastily patrolled the area, almost no one else could be seen. At this moment, the fake Long Zhan in his sleeping quarter was feeling uneasy. He couldn't find a comfortable position sitting or standing. In the end, he stood up and he ignored the bitter expression on the imperial concubine's face. For an unknown reason, his heart was disturbed tonight. Although this sleeping quarter was as warm as spring, he felt a kind of chill which pierced into his bone marrows. He could smell something unusual in the air.

Taking a deep breath, Long Zhan wore his robe. He directly left this sleeping quarter and he shouted, "Guards!"

A shadow quietly appeared in front of him and respectfully said, "Your Majesty, what is your command?"

"Is there any movement in the Ximen Clan?" Long Zhan asked.

"Replying to Your Majesty, this subordinate has dispatched a group of the most elite spies to watch over the Ximen Clan day and night. There is no report of any abnormal movement." The shadow answered.

"What about those spies planted in the imperial palace by the Ximen Clan? Are they making any unusual movements??" Long Zhan's heart was still restless and he continued to ask.

"No, they haven't made any abnormal movements. Your Majesty can rest assured." The shadow replied.

Long Zhan sighed in relief but the restlessness in his heart became even more intense. It would have been fine if there was any movement. However, since there was no movement at all, he became even more anxious. For people like him who had walked on the line between life and death many times, they believed in their intuition.

"Your Majesty, even if the Ximen Clan wants to make a move, it will be unlikely that they will do it tonight. Tonight, not only are the lights malfunctioning, the snowstorm outside is also very big. In addition, we have set up many checkpoints outside the palace and the entrance of the imperial palace is also guarded with a large number of troops. Ximen Nu will not be stupid enough to attack tonight." The shadow clearly saw the restlessness in Long Zhan's eyes. As such, he calmly analyzed the situation for Long Zhan.

"Ai, I have no idea why I'm feeling so restless. Perhaps… I am just overthinking." Long Zhan sighed. Even after thinking about it over and over again, he couldn't find any flaws on his side. If the Ximen Clan attacked tonight, they were simply courting death.

...….

In the Ximen Residence, Long Yi sat on the edge of a bed as he looked at the sleeping Shui Ruoyan with a tender gaze. In just two days, she turned emaciated and her complexion was sickly pale.

At that moment, the door swung open with a slight creak and Nangong Xiangyun entered the room as she held a bowl of ginseng soup in her hand.

"My husband, the weather is cold. Finish this bowl of Blue Bird Stew in order to warm your body." Nangong Xiangyun softly said and placed the tray on the table.

Long Yi smiled at Nangong Xiangyun and he felt grateful in his heart. Getting up, he sat in front of the table and opened the lid. He took a whiff of the fragrance coming from the stew and he said, "It smells really good… You stewed it for a long time…"

"Mmm, I took six hours to make this. My husband, taste it." Nangong Xiangyun said happily.

Long Yi lightly blew on the stew and he slowly placed a spoonful of it into his mouth. He clicked his tongue and praised, "Xiangyun is truly a great cook. Why didn't you make stew before this?"

"You keep saying that… My husband, the number of time you stayed at home can be counted on two hands. However, if you really like it, why don't I make stew for you daily?" Nangong Xiangyun rolled her eyes and grumbled softly.

Long Yi rubbed his cheek against the beautiful face of Nangong Xiangyun as he felt guilty. He gently kissed her lips and he softly said, "Your husband is at fault. Your husband will apologize for his wrongdoings, come, obediently open your mouth, your husband will feed you."

Long Yi scoop up a spoonful and blew at the surface of the stew to cool it down. He placed the spoon in front of Nangong Xiangyun's mouth and he looked at her with a warm gaze.

The heart of Nangong Xiangyun jumped with joy and she couldn't help but smile with happiness. She opened her mouth and she enjoyed Long Yi's service.

"One more time." Long Yi smiled and scooped up another spoonful. He placed it in front of her mouth again. However, when she opened her mouth, the spoon didn't enter her mouth. Instead, Long Yi placed the spoonful of stew into his mouth.

"Bad fellow..." Nangong Xiangyun pouted.

Long Yi simply raised his brows and he hugged Nangong Xiangyun's neck. He kissed her. A fragrant and sweet smell covered the entire room, charming the two of them.

"Wu..." The entire body of Nangong Xiangyun became soft and she closed her eyes, allowing Long Yi to do whatever he wanted.

The tip of Long Yi's tongue entered her mouth and taking advantage of this occasion, he fed her the soup mouth to mouth. As for Nangong Xiangyun, she began to breathe heavily while swallowing the soup. She directly got up and sat on Long Yi's thighs. She felt as though she was no longer able to endure it.

Before long, Long Yi moved his lips away and he stared at the attractive Nangong Xiangyun. She said with a smile, "How was it? Was the soup delicious?"

Nangong Xiangyun shyly pounded against Long Yi's chest. She snuggled up into Long Yi's bosom and bit his ear. She said, "My husband, let's go to the room next door."

The heart of Long Yi swayed and his little brother stood erect. It poked against Nangong Xiangyun's leg which made her pant.

"Darling, not tonight." The gaze of Long Yi flickered as he patted the back of Nangong Xiangyun.

Nangong Xiangyun was somewhat disappointed in her heart. However, she didn't complain. She was a sensible woman after all. Instead, she said with a smile, "Then, my husband owes me one. Next time, you have to pay me back double the amount."

"I can even pay you back ten times. However, I'm afraid that my darling will beg for mercy and surrender at that time." Long Yi also smiled and said.

"The one begging for mercy will be my husband." Nangong Xiangyun remained unconvinced. Although she knew about Long Yi's ability in that aspect, she felt useless as she wasn't able to satisfy her husband.

At that time, rhythmic squeaking sounds suddenly resounded in this courtyard. Long Yi placed down Nangong Xiangyun and softly said, looking at her beautiful eyes, "Xiangyun, help your husband take care of Ruoruo. Your husband has to go now. Even if there are any abnormalities, don't panic. At that time, mother will make all the arrangement, do you understand?"

Nangong Xiangyun realized what was going on and her complexion changed. There were some matters in the Ximen Clan which she could not participate in. However, from Long Yi's serious words, she could already guess what was about to happen.

"My husband, you have to be careful, I will be waiting for your return." Nangong Xiangyun nodded her head without the slightest bit of agitation.

Long Yi smiled and left after kissing her.

As a matter of a fact, other than Long Yi, Ximen Nu, and a few trusted subordinates, no one else knew about the operation that night. As this was a top-secret operation, Long Yi was going to make a move alone tonight. Everyone else would only know about it the next morning. This kind of caution was only to take precaution against all types of contingencies as this was the matter of life or death for the Ximen Clan as well as its affiliated powers.

In the dim light of night, Long Yi flew towards the secret entrance of the Heaven Forbidden Prison like a ghost.

...….

In the ruined hall of the imperial palace, more than ten green colored flames lit up the hall. The entire imperial hall was filled with ghostly qi, which made the imperial hall appear frightening.

Long Zhan stood in the middle of a magic array as other dark magicians sat around the array.

Suddenly, Long Zhan raised a green magic staff in his hand and the green magic core on top of the staff started to shine brightly. As for the rest of the dark magicians, they began to chant an obscure incantation rapidly and the magic array began to sway. It was as though the magic array came to live and it emitted a thin black mist which covered everyone.

Originally, Long Zhan was pacing back and forth in his sleeping quarters with a restless heart. However, he became more and more uneasy as time passed. As such, he no longer hesitated as he made a prompt decision to summon all his dark magicians. Gathering in the ruined hall, they were awakening the blood spirits hidden in Qing Wu and Piao Xue's body. He wanted to control them and make a surprise attack to kill Ximen Nu and Ximen Yu. In his heart, he believed that his plan would be flawlessly executed as Ximen Nu and Ximen Yu would not be guarding against Qing Wu and Piao Xue. His initial plan was to use the blood spirits when the Ximen Clan was openly fighting against him as that would yield him the greatest benefits. However, because of the nagging feeling in his heart, he decided to use these two pawns today.

At this time, Qing Wu and Piao Xue were lying on the bed, chatting with each other. Outside the room, Long Yi personally laid out a strong barrier. They were actually in charge of taking care of Shui Ruoyan. However, Long Yi made them enter this room and instructed them not to leave.

All of a sudden, the bodies of those two girls shook and a layer of faint blood-red light appeared around their body. A sharp pain pierced through their sea of consciousness and they couldn't help but scream in agony.

If anyone could look inside their body, then they could see small red dots appearing everywhere inside their body. Those red dots were rapidly flying towards their sea of consciousness. The red dots gathered in their sea of consciousness and they took the shape of a ghastly blood-red spirit. It appeared as if it wanted to break through their sea of consciousness.

Just before the blood-red spirit was able to do anything, the defensive and offensive dual array which had been planted in their sea of consciousness by Long Yi took action. Those blood spirits were unable to push their way through into their sea of consciousness and they were instead trapped firmly inside the array. Merely, this process caused the two women to feel excruciating pain. The sea of consciousness was an extremely fragile place. Even a bit of damage could possibly cause irreparable consequences. Although the blood spirits were unable to enter their sea of consciousness, the fierce charges by the blood spirits caused their sea of consciousness to vibrate and they felt unbearable pain. Long Yi had forgotten about this point when he laid out the array.

The blood spirits appeared as if they wanted to quickly destroy this array as their attacks became more and more ferocious. As for Qing Wu and Piao Xue, they were hugging their head as they rolled about the bed.

"It's so painful, Young Master, save us!" The two women screamed and called out. At this most critical juncture, the first person these two women thought of was Long Yi. One could well imagine the position of Long Yi in their heart.

However, the barrier Long Yi laid out was soundproof as well. No one was able to hear their screams. As for Long Zhan and the other dark magicians in the ruined hall, they were alarmed. Even after a long time, they were unable to control the blood spirits. They instantly knew that something had happened… However, they were unable to stop the chanting. The moment the ritual failed, they would suffer a backlash if they stopped chanting the incantation halfway through. The backlash was extremely terrifying and their spirit would suffer great damage.

"D**n it, how can this be? Could it be that the blood spirits implanted within their body were already discovered by the Ximen Clan? How did they even deal with the blood spirits? Were there any other method other than killing the two girls?" Long Zhan was anxious in his heart and a bad premonition hit him. He knew that he had to change his plans.

The complexion of Qing Wu and Piao Xue had turned pale as they gritted their teeth. At this moment, they were bumping their heads against the wall in pain. Their forehead was already bloody, but with that layer of energy covering their entire body, this injury was merely superficial. They weren't even allowed to commit suicide.

The attack of the blood spirits became even more frenzied. However, Long Yi's magic array in their sea of consciousness started to tighten up against the two blood spirits. It seemed as though it wanted to completely bind it up.

"Piao Xue, I can't bear it any longer, kill me!" Qing Wu screamed. At this point, everything in the room was in shambles. Even the huge bed had already collapsed.

Piao Xue was not any better compared to Qing Wu. With nowhere to go, she knocked down the table and her body began to twitch, however, even losing consciousness was a kind of extravagant hope for them. Even if they fainted, the pain would immediately wake them up.

At this moment, one of the dark magicians who was chanting incantation suddenly let out a muffled groan. Vomiting a mouthful of blood, he collapsed. After that, as if a chain reaction, all the remaining dark magicians vomited a mouthful of blood and collapsed one after another. Even Long Zhan vomited a mouthful of blood. However, since he was only playing a supporting role in the ritual, the actual backlash on him wasn't too big.

The blood spirits in the sea of consciousness of Qing Wu and Piao Xue screamed and dissipated instantly. Immediately after that, Qing Wu and Piao Xue as though their head became lighter. The pain which felt like tens of thousands of needles stabbing at their brain disappeared all of a sudden. A feeling of weakness overcame them and they lost their consciousness in happiness.

.......

Long Yi quietly entered the Heaven Forbidden Prison and saw Murong Shuyu and Mu Hanyan wearing black skintight cloth as they talked about something while pointing at a blueprint.

"Yu, this is the blueprint of the Heaven Forbidden Prison and also the record of the prisoners inside." Seeing Long Yi, Murong Shuyu handed over a valuable blueprint.

Long Yi take a look and his eyes lit up, He happily kissed Murong Shuyu's beautiful face and he said with excitement, "Good Yu'er, this is a good thing." The Forbidden Heaven Prison was extremely big and the strength of prisoners imprisoned inside it was different. However, in Murong Shuyu's prisoner record, the prisoners were marked with different symbols according to their ranks. Like this, Long Yi could decide who to release first. After all, the path to the imperial study was too small. He had to allow the people who were stronger to lead the charge in order to occupy the palace. That way, the rest of the people would be able to continuously flood in. If these people entered the imperial palace in a disorderly manner, they would obviously be killed off quickly. They would only be able to display a greater fighting strength if they were united.

"As a matter of a fact, everything was planned by big sister Hanyan. You have to thank her." Murong Shuyu said.

Long Yi looked at Mu Hanyan he saw the bewitching smile on her face. He pulled her into a hug and he kissed her. When he looked up again, his eyes were shining and he said with a smirk, "The game begins now."

Chapter 547: Night raid on the imperial palace

The snowfall was so heavy in this dark night that the only thing people could see was a sea of white. Even if a person was standing just one meter away from you, one would not be able to notice him. One could well imagine the visibility in this snowy night.

The heart of many people was filled with fear as they thought that this was a sign for the end of the world. It was very rare for Soaring Dragon City to experience snowfall. Moreover, compared to that rare heavy snowfall of last year, this snowfall was far beyond comparison. Since this blizzard had continued for several days and nights, there was not a single living being in the vicinity of Soaring Dragon City.

At this moment, midnight had already passed. The on-duty imperial guards of the imperial palace had gathered together in threes and fours in a dark place as they drank wine and gossiped about random stuff. In this terrible weather, who would think that it was necessary to patrol? Moreover, other than an empty lodge, there were no other places to hide. There was basically no way for anyone to infiltrate the imperial palace. Not to mention the fact that the layer of snow outside could already reach one's thighs. Long Zhan's commands entered through the left ear of the guards and went out their right ear. They didn't believe that there would be any problem in such a heavy snowstorm.

At this time, in the imperial study of the imperial palace, a wall quietly opened, revealing an entrance to the secret room. A dozen or so people in ragged clothing entered the imperial study. They were all of varying ages. There were some who were old men who seemed to be in their seventies or older. There were also some middle-aged men. However, all of them had something in common. They were all bloodthirsty and their eyes flashed with a brutal radiance along with an insane desire for freedom.

In the past, these people had an illustrious reputation in the Violent Dragon Empire or even the entire Blue Waves Continent. Their name once used to terrify people the moment it was spoken. Their names were so scary that kids would stop whatever they were doing and cry. The hands of every one of them were soaked with blood as they had killed countless people. As for their strength, they belonged to the peak of this continent. Especially after they were imprisoned in the Heaven Forbidden Prison. They had nothing to do other than to train themselves. As a result, their current strength was far higher than before and they were the perfect choice to be vanguards.

The door of the imperial study suddenly broke into pieces with a bang. A haggard looking white-haired old man jumped out of the study and attacked two eunuchs who were on night watch duty. Those two screamed the moment the old man attacked, but their voice ceased abruptly as their heads flew in the air. Their bodies collapsed on the floor as blood flowed out from the part where their head was severed from their body.

"Hahaha, I haven't tasted the taste of blood for a long time, it's really nostalgic…" The old man laughed wildly. Stretching out his tongue, he licked the blood which had splattered all over the corner of his mouth. He became excited as if he had eaten some kind of aphrodisiac.

"Old fellow, you are too greedy, how can you think of eating all by yourself?" A middle-aged burly man with a scar on his face said in dissatisfaction. He was imprisoned in Heaven Forbidden Prison for nearly ten years. In the past, he used to have a business of killing people for their properties. Moreover, the higher the difficulty level, the more interested he was. Long Zhan took a fancy to his strength and employed a plot to capture him alive. However, the scar-faced man was stubborn… How could he submit and pledge allegiance to Long Zhan? As such, Long Zhan had no choice but to imprison him in the Heaven Forbidden Prison.

"Scar Face, if we are not standing on the same side now, this old man will be digging out your heart and drinking your blood." The old man coldly snorted.

"Why are you making so much noise? Are you afraid that there will be no one left for you to kill? I'm afraid that you are going to have to kill until you become exhausted." A peculiar voice resounded. This face of this person was dirty and messy and his long hair was all over the place. One couldn't tell whether this fellow was a man or a woman. He looked to be extremely weak. However, the two arrogant fellows didn't dare to refute him and they obediently closed their mouth.

At this time, several groups of patrolling guards rushed over to the imperial study. They were attracted by the scream of those two eunuchs.

When they saw that these guards were delivering themselves to be killed, these bloodthirsty lunatics became excited. They roared and rushed towards the guards, efficiently dealing with them. Other than leaving behind some screams, these patrolling guards were turned into mincemeat. Those colorful intestines, internal organs, and those severed hands and legs on the ground looked very bloody and terrifying. Even those veteran soldiers who had seen blood might vomit after they saw this scene. As a matter of a fact, they were not afraid of dying. However, dying in this way was somewhat beyond their mental endurance.

A loud alarm sound resounded all over the imperial palace as more and more prisoners entered the palace from the secret path which led from the Heaven Forbidden Prison to the imperial study.

Long Zhan had never expected that the war would start from inside the imperial palace. He had arranged practically all his troops around the walls of the imperial palace which resulted in the center of the imperial palace being empty.

The imperial palace was very big. Due to the fact that the troops were unable to arrive in time, more than six thousand prisoners from the Heaven Forbidden Prison slaughtered a majority of the people in the imperial palace in an extremely short period of time. The imperial palace truly became the field littered with corpses and blood flowed like a river, dying the accumulated white snow dark red.

When Long Zhan received this news, he was dumbfounded. He had thought of thousands of scenarios but he had never considered the possibility of the battle starting from inside the imperial palace. Moreover, he already had a hunch that something would happen tonight, but he had never thought that the enemy wouldn't attack from outside. Instead, they came straight into the middle of the imperial palace as they mercilessly slaughtered everyone.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this subordinate has found out that those people are not people from the Ximen Clan. They resemble escapees of the Heaven Forbidden Prison." The trusted subordinate of Long Zhan ran over and reported while breathing heavily.

Bang, Long Zhan slammed his hand on the desk in front of him and the desk fell apart. His face was twisted in anger. He gnashed his teeth and coldly said, "What a good scheme… Do you think that just some random mob will be able to do anything?"

The imperial palace was already in chaos. No matter if they were imperial maids, eunuchs, imperial concubines or high-ranking imperial concubines, all of them were fleeing from all parts of the imperial palace. They were extremely afraid and they were all panicking.

Eventually, several tens of thousands of guards as well as several magician battalions came forward to block those prisoners who were carrying out a wanton massacre in the palace. Under their countless magic arrows, there was heavy casualties among the prisoners.

"Swords Masters move to the front, magicians in the middle, kill your way forward." That strange voice resounded again, giving out commands. Those prisoners listened to the order of the mysterious voice and they quickly arranged themselves into the formation. They rushed towards the troops who had heavy armor and shields.

The person at the lead was that fellow who looked neither like a man or woman. Although he looked weak, the purple sword blade in his hand instantly took the life of more than ten soldiers. He displayed his strength which was at the Swords Saint realm.

"World of Snow and Ice."

"Raging Flame Burning Heaven."

"Heaven Falls Earth Rends."

Three rank 10 magic spells flew towards the imperial guards practically at the same time. The strong destructive power of the spells practically annihilated all of the soldiers who were in front. This moment, the terrifying attack power of magicians was displayed clearly. As long as magicians had ample time to chant their incantation, the warriors had no chance to win against them.

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Merely, more reinforcement arrived at this moment. The number of magicians on the side of the imperial palace was increasing. As for the prisoners' side, their casualties were increasing. Even though the levels of the magicians on the side of the imperial palace was weaker compared to the prisoners, they made up for the difference in quality with sheer quantity. They were able to cast a barrier that was able to withstand the attack of the other side by combining their magic power. The overall situation quickly changed.

This moment, the sky had already gotten bright. The night had passed quietly and the blizzard had already stopped at an unknown time. Among those more than six thousand prisoners, only around 300 were left at this moment and they had a hard time as they held off the attacks of the troops from the imperial palace. Even though there were only 300 odd prisoners left, the imperial guards didn't dare to let down their guard. It was obvious that all of the remaining prisoners who could survive up to this point were powerful experts. Once they got the chance to counterattack, their damage would increase exponentially.

"Quickly end this battle." Long Zhan frowned and sent down orders. These mere six thousand prisoners not only killed more than ten thousand imperial guards… Moreover, the greater part of his troops and magicians were dealing with the prisoners. As of now, it was already morning and the snowstorm had subsided. He was afraid that the Ximen Clan would seize the opportunity to launch an attack.

"Everyone, hold on a bit longer, freedom is not far away from us." That neither man nor woman Swords Saint screamed.

"This father can still hold on for more than ten days without any problem. Hey, old guy, what about you?" The scar faced man was sweating but he was still firmly holding on. He still had the energy to make fun of the old man who was sweating profusely.

"When this old man became famous, you were still sucking on your mother's breast. It would be better for you to take care of yourself." The old man said while breathing heavily.

At that time, from the east and west wall of the imperial palace, two magic signals soared towards the sky. Long Zhan was tense in his heart. The Ximen Clan truly seized this chance to attack. Why were the troops from the Dark Church not here yet?

The magic signals caused the soldiers who were holding back the prisoners to feel uneasy. Their defense and attacks became disorderly for a moment.

"It's time." That neither male nor female Sword Saint said inwardly. The golden colored ring on his hand instantly shone with blinding radiance. With a loud scream, the wind blew against his face which revealed it. Upon seeing his face, people retreated in shock. A scared face was ugly but it was at least acceptable. However, the face of this Swords Saint didn't have any skin on it. It looked extremely terrifying.

Just when everyone was shocked, a layer of faint golden light appeared around this Swords Saint. Then the purple radiance around this huge sword unexpectedly turned into golden color. In other words, he instantly leapt from the Swords Saint realm to the Swords God realm.

"Swords God's attack." This Swords Saint suddenly transformed into a dazzling golden light as he crashed into the barrier which was in front of the imperial guards.

This magic barrier rippled violently and cracks started to spread all around. Before long, the barrier dissipated.

At the moment the barrier broke, the remaining experts rushed into the defending troops as they started to slaughter them. It was as though they were wolves who were released into a flock of sheep.

Meanwhile, the sky above the walls of imperial palace twisted and the huge barrier broke into pieces. That barrier protecting the imperial palace unexpectedly collapsed by itself.