Free Web NovelChapter 1337: Chapter 517: Her Majesty the Consort’s "Dao"! Yuanmen Shooting Spear! (Part 2)
In the entire Great Yuan, those with such skills are rare, and combined with that exquisite beauty and striking blue eyes, their identity is already apparent—
"Your humble servant greets Her Majesty the Consort!"
Guo Xiaoyong sheathed his long sword and kneeled on one knee.
Clatter—
The others shivered, immediately kneeling in a mass, bowing heads, and calling out in unison.
"We greet Her Majesty the Consort!"
"..."
Ling Yishan’s throat was somewhat dry, and he swallowed hard.
When Chen Mo said he would ask Consort Yu for assistance, he thought it would be just sending a few experts to protect him, but unexpectedly, the Empress herself arrived!
"I thank the Empress for her life-saving grace!" Ling Yishan stood up to pay his respects, but due to his body’s weakness, he could hardly stand, nearly falling to the ground if not for Ling Ningzhi’s support.
"Enough." Yu Youhan waved her hand indifferently, "I didn’t come here for you, you should be grateful to have a good granddaughter."
"..."
Ling Yishan understood the intent of these words.
The Empress was invited by Chen Mo, and Chen Mo considered Ling Ningzhi; without this connection, he’d probably be long dead and his Dao perished!
"Lord..."
Ling Ningzhi secretly glanced at Chen Mo, who smiled and winked at her. Her cheeks flushed, her heartbeat accelerated, and she shyly lowered her head.
Whoosh—
At this moment, the wind suddenly picked up.
The previously clear sky was gathering dark clouds again, tendrils of black lightning spread through the clouds, and an overwhelmingly heavy pressure spread out once more.
"Again? Is it Nine Nether Profound Thunder this time?" Ji Hongxiu’s eyelids twitched, her face turned grim, "This is far beyond the scope of tribulation; it seems this alchemy is not as simple as I imagined."
Yu Youhan seemed to have expected this and said calmly, "The reason Ling Yishan is so weakened is due to the price for touching the forbidden, and your refining the Creation Golden Pill to reshape his Dao Foundation is obviously challenging the authority of Heavenly Dao, which will naturally be met with obstruction."
The ultimate aim of the Heavenly Dao Will is to maintain the stable operation of the world, any act attempting to disrupt the Law is seen as defying heaven, and must be ’corrected,’ regardless of how many lives it requires.
Upon hearing this, Ji Hongxiu frowned, no wonder she developed such an obsession on the cusp of life and death, it turned out to be from a natural opposition to the rules.
"Once this Golden Pill is refined, it means the might of heavenly will is not invincible, more people will attempt to break the barriers afterward..." Yu Youhan continued, "If I’m not mistaken, this Nine Nether Profound Thunder is not the end, there will be stronger thunder tribulations next, possibly involving Origin-level power."
"If you don’t want to die, it’s still not too late to stop now."
On hearing this, Ling Yishan’s face turned pale.
Previously, he found it strange, though the Creation Golden Pill is a Divine-Grade Pill, the difficulty of refining shouldn’t result in successive thunder tribulations, even when proving the Ultimate Venerable back then didn’t create such turmoil!
Now it’s all explainable!
He bit his teeth, folded his hands, and said: "I can’t let everyone risk their lives for me, even if this pill embryo cannot reshape the Dao Foundation, it can still extend half a Jiazi lifespan, I’m content, let’s stop here..."
Ji Hongxiu shook her head, "Now it’s not just for saving you, if the pill fails to be refined, my mind will likely not be pacified."
Buzz—
In the distance, the Observatory lit up again with golden light, an invisible killing aura sealed the sky.
Qi Chengze urgently said: "It’s bad, once the Demon Extermination Crossbow is activated, it cannot be stopped, aiming to obliterate the target! At this rate, the entire northern outskirts will be leveled to the ground!"
The Demon Clan clearly used some secret technique, causing their blood to evaporate and merge into this territory, resulting in demon energy lingering endlessly.
The wisest move at present is to cease alchemy immediately and leave this place!
Ji Hongxiu raised her eyes towards Yu Youhan, asking, "What do you think?"
"Just focus on burning your furnace, leave the rest to me." Yu Youhan narrowed her eyes, gazing at some point in the void, and said in a low voice: "But this feeling of being schemed against is truly unpleasant."
Chen Mo nodded: "Rest assured, Empress, I will go and kill them all shortly."
Their intent was nothing but to keep the two Ultimate Venerables occupied and then seize the opportunity to target him, if anticipated correctly, they will use all means to lure him away next.
If so, then let’s follow their wish.
Before being hunted, prey always believes it’s the hunter.
"But..."
Qi Chengze parted his lips, wanting to speak but hesitated.
It’s clear to those with discerning eyes that these Demon Clan members fearlessly wield the Demon Extermination Crossbow, surely under someone’s orders.
But the issue is that this weapon uses Dragon Qi as its arrow, naturally countering all Daoist Skills, combined with its immense destructive power, even the Ultimate Venerable could easily face regret if caught off guard!
Although Her Majesty the Consort managed to catch an arrow just now and used it to dispel the tribulation clouds, I believe it was merely a clever trick.
The Demon Extermination Crossbow can draw Dragon Qi for its own use, with energy nearly inexhaustible; next will be a second arrow, a third arrow...
But human strength has its limits, even someone as strong as the Imperial Consort, how long can she hold out?
BOOM——
The tribulation thunder crashed down from the sky!
Yu Youhan waved his hand, and "Dao Fall" quickly expanded, forming a gigantic black hole nearly a hundred feet in diameter, suspended above the training field.
The thunder fell into it like a clay ox into the sea, unable to make any waves.
As the black hole rotated, its powerful suction shredded the tribulation clouds into shreds, plasma arcs danced and whirled around like light bands!
Before the crowd could catch their breath, the Dragon Qi from the Observatory had completed charging, and a golden arrow tore through the void, shooting straight at Yu Youhan!
As the strongest presence on site, she had naturally become the primary target of the Demon Extermination Crossbow!
"If this so-called national treasure has only this much capability, it’s quite disappointing for me."
Yu Youhan formed seals with both hands, and the black hole above suddenly reversed, changing from suction to repulsion, as if opening a door to an unknown realm, unleashing endless streams of azure particles like a monstrous tidal wave!
Immediately, the azure particles turned into a giant hand, catching the swiftly approaching arrow!
The golden light flickered as if a living creature struggled mightily but couldn’t break free from the restraint!
"Dragon Qi is indeed a strength at the origin level, even Returning Ruins Dao Power cannot easily annihilate it, but its potency depends on the user’s ability."
"This arrow contains only the aura of Taiyin Geng Metal; despite its strong killing intent, it lacks variation. It can be forcibly suppressed as long as the Dao Power is strong enough..."
"Ultimately, it’s still somewhat lacking."
Yu Youhan lifted a slender hand and pointed from afar, the giant hand followed suit, throwing the arrow back along its original path with a shattering of the void, the sharp whistling and velocity surpassing before!
Boom——
The golden arrow instantly collided with the Observatory, shattering the protective barrier with a crash; the immense impact made the entire structure shake precariously!
Debris flew, buildings collapsed, amidst alarmed cries, officials from the Astronomical Observatory fled in all directions!
"Is this an enemy attack?"
"Damn, have the Demon Clans reached the Capital City?!"
"Run, the Observatory looks like it’s about to collapse!"
"..."
Qi Chengze watched this scene from afar, his expression frozen on his face.
He had thought that by acting on his own and activating the Heavenly Observation Mirror, he would lose his official position...
But now his position remained, yet his workplace was gone?!
Ji Hongxiu, monitoring her Alchemy Fire, was dumbfounded at this scene, incredulously said: "You, you’ve taken that final step?"
"Just a little more, but soon," Yu Youhan smiled lightly, her red lips curling, "At the moment the Dragon Qi enveloped me, I discovered my own Dao path..."
Ji Hongxiu asked, "What Dao path?"
Yu Youhan waved her hand, emerald light erupted like a sharp blade slicing open the heavens and earth, the tribulation clouds dissipated without a trace.
In the vast void, the Milky Way flowed, the starlight spread over her, and her words echoed lightly in all directions:
"Above heaven and earth, I stand supreme."
Dead silence reigned around!
If anyone else uttered such words, it would seem arrogant and laughable, but from the Empress’s mouth, it felt completely natural! As if such was the truth!
"..."
Ji Hongxiu’s mouth twitched, she turned to Chen Mo, and quietly asked: "Was that your line too?"
Chen Mo shook his head, saying: "I wouldn’t dare; it must be an original from the Empress."
Ji Hongxiu rolled her eyes, muttering: "She may talk big, but no matter her strength, she still has to share the same man with me? Above heaven and earth? More like kissing up and down..."
Chen Mo: "..."
