The divine beast recognized its master, and the dragon girl, destined to kill him, went to the spiri

The raging sea surged, its dark waves like mountains.

Ningyu, like an arrow piercing the heart, carrying layers of pressure and the power of the Heavenly Dao, shot into the ocean storm.

The two people at the center of the storm felt a familiar power and simultaneously stopped the immense force they were wielding.

At this moment, Jiang Xu stood in the middle of the storm, his black robes fluttering in the waves. The eerie, misty aura that had surrounded him vanished without a trace when the cold-glowing arrow formed from Ning Yu pierced through the air.

The arrow, carried by the storm's cold current, flew straight toward Jiang Xu's heart. Jiang Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn't move an inch, watching helplessly as the arrow hurtled toward his heart.

Or rather, he still harbored a sliver of hope.

The arrowhead gleamed with a cold, silvery light, carrying Ye Wanqing's unique, icy, and frosty aura as a dragon maiden, exactly the same aura she had when she protected him before.

The next second, that familiar warmth shattered completely.

The arrow tip grazed the fabric of his clothes, but the moment it touched him, the power of the ocean's rules surged around him, deflecting the arrow and embedding it into the wall of waves behind him.

The splashing water touched his face, carrying the icy chill of the deep sea, and then spread out in regular ripples as it landed on his body.

At this moment, the chill of the deep-sea rules was far less overwhelming than the dull pain in my heart.

Jiang Xu lowered his eyes, looking at the faint marks left on his chest by the arrowhead, his knuckles suddenly clenched, his knuckles turning white.

It was neither an illusion nor a dream.

The arrow struck his vital point precisely, without the slightest deviation or hesitation.

The master truly wanted to kill him; it wasn't a punishment or a warning, but a real, primal intent to take his life.

It felt like something was blocking his chest, making it hard for him to breathe. A dull pain spread from his heart to his limbs and bones, and even the circulation of his strange energy became sluggish.

Jiang Xu slowly raised his eyes, his gaze fixed on the heart-piercing arrow formed from condensed feathers, which fell into the waves, turned into silver light, and then transformed back into a folding fan, which Ye Wanqing held tightly in her hand.

At this moment, his eyes were already stained crimson, like a ferocious beast on the verge of rampage in the deep sea. The emotions surging in his eyes were almost overflowing, but his voice was broken and hoarse as he looked at Ye Wanqing standing opposite him, word by word.

"Master, are you really... going to kill me?"

Ye Wanqing's eyes were cold and undisguised, revealing the murderous intent in them. Her right hand gripped Ningyu tightly. Perhaps, at this moment, only she knew the turmoil in her heart.

"I have said that if you activate the Voice of the Deep Sea, I will never forgive you in this lifetime."

"Heh...heh, in this lifetime...I will never forgive?"

His eyes seemed to be filled with blood, and pain surged up, while jealousy also crept in silently. But even so, the word "regret" never appeared in his mind.

Master just doesn't know that once he understands me, he won't act this way. Master will understand that everything I've done is for Master! He will never regret it!

"what!"

The moment he finished speaking, the power of the ocean's rules suddenly surged violently around him, and the roar of the waves resounded through the sky, suppressing the dragon's roar that had just been heard.

Without further hesitation, Ye Wanqing condensed her feathers into a sword, soared into the air, and weaved through the raging waves. She mobilized all the power of her dragon bones and the power of the four directions' spirits to confront Jiang Xu's deep-sea ocean sounds, each move ruthless and fierce.

Seeing Jiang Xu still showing mercy to Ye Wanqing, a hint of worry flashed in Li Ji's eyes. He respectfully said, "Your Majesty, should I go and help the young emperor?"

"No need. Give the order: the army is pressing in."

Li Huang met Di Siheng's gaze from not far away, a smile playing on his lips. He watched as Di Siheng drew closer and closer, and began to give orders at a leisurely pace.

Li Ji's eyes lit up. "Yes."

Although he didn't know why the emperor suddenly changed his orders, he was pleased to see this situation, as the era of their Heavenly Realm Outer Demons was finally about to begin!

Suddenly, a sword light carrying boundless magic flashed, pointing directly at Li Huang's heart, "Even if a large army is pressing in, we'll see if you have the ability to handle it!"

The sharp sword light flashed continuously, yet it carried layers of pressure from the demonic energy. It was originally a powerful killing move, but Li Huang lightly raised his hand and grabbed it. He looked at the unfathomable man in front of him and sneered.

"Heh~ young man, you have already broken through the restrictions of the Three Realms and can ascend to another realm. In other words, what is happening here has nothing to do with you anymore. Why risk being discovered by the power of the rules and interfere?"

"Heh heh, half your power is used to hide from the suppression of the power of the rules, and the other half is used to resist the extraterrestrial demons of my Heavenly Realm. It must feel unpleasant."

The following words were transmitted through Li Huang's divine sense.

At this moment, Di Siheng, who had been calm and composed, finally showed a hint of emotion in his eyes.

Magic and eeriness spread simultaneously, and a battle is imminent.

other side

Ye Wanqing, who was dealing with Jiang Xu, noticed that all the extraterrestrial demons and extraterrestrial beasts were pouring out of the crack in great numbers, and she was startled.

The barrier she and Di Siheng set up was simply not enough to suppress so many extraterrestrial demons from the Heavenly Realm!

Her eyes suddenly darkened, revealing a icy resolve. Her aura surged, and all her power condensed into an invisible giant blade in her palm.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Wanqing raised her hand and slashed, the immense and suffocating power directly blasting towards Jiang Xu.

Jiang Xu's pupils shrank sharply as he tried his best to support the barrier of rules, but with a loud bang, the barrier shattered instantly. He was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, only to be caught by the waves and stabilized.

A metallic taste rose in his throat, but he clenched his teeth and refused to spit it out, his gaze still fixed on Ye Wanqing's back.

At this moment, the roars of the demons from beyond the heavens pierced through the clouds, the array barrier shattered, and screams rose and fell on the ground.

Just as Ye Wanqing was about to break through the clouds, Jiang Xu suddenly stood up, ignoring the surging blood and qi in his body, and used all his strength to teleport in front of her, reaching out and tightly gripping her wrist.

His knuckles turned white from the force, his voice trembled with urgency, and even the bloodshot in his eyes was replaced by panic. "Master, you can't go! The demonic army from beyond the Heavenly Realm is pressing in. This is an unchangeable situation. If you go down now, it will be like throwing an egg against a rock. You will be in mortal danger, Master!"

"Get away!"

Ningyu transformed into a sharp blade, slashing straight at the hand that was binding her wrist.

Caught off guard, Jiang Xu was pierced through the wrist by Ning Yu, which transformed into a sharp blade. Blood flowed continuously, but the wound healed due to the sounds of the deep ocean surrounding him.

The pain was intertwined, but it couldn't compare to the stabbing pain in my heart.

Suddenly, Jiang Xu seemed to have thought of something. His eyes hardened, and he revealed a divine artifact in his hand without reservation, instantly overwhelming the four spirits within Ye Wanqing's body.

Ye Wanqing's brow twitched. "Mysterious Spirit Seal!"

She never expected that the Xuanling Seal, which she had fought alongside in the Merfolk Sea, would now be used as a weapon against her! And its power had actually imprisoned her in place, making her unable to move.

The Mysterious Spirit Seal originally contained both righteous and evil aspects. Now, the righteous aspect is slowly turning evil, while the evil aspect is absorbing and devouring the power of the four spirits within her body, and the strange power contained within it is becoming increasingly immense.

"Jiang Xu! Stop!"

Hai Li transformed into his original merman form and followed the waves and storm to the center, attempting to suppress the Xuanling Seal with his royal merman power, but to no avail. He watched Ye Wanqing being imprisoned, his eyes bloodshot with rage.

"Big brother, have you gone mad?! I still call you 'brother'! I beg you, please stop going crazy! How could you use the Xuanling Seal, which my Merfolk clan has protected for generations, to hurt my sister!"

“The ‘sister’ you speak of is my master. How could I bear to hurt her? Hai Li… since you call me ‘brother,’ I will not hurt you either. From now on, you can stay by my side and save your life.”

Seeing Ye Wanqing's movements suppressed by the Xuanling Seal, Jiang Xu's emotions gradually calmed down. He watched the one-sided bloody slaughter by the extraterrestrial demons below the clouds without any fluctuation in his expression.

Oh no, it wasn't exactly a one-sided bloody massacre. Su Shaohuai, Ye Jingzhan, Xie Yun, Master's beasts, the demon Sikong and Sizhou, and Master's two older brothers from another realm.

They still have the strength to fight.

Unfortunately, they only had the strength for one battle; they couldn't change the situation.

How could a few people possibly save all living beings in the Three Realms?

He already knew this when the Azure Sky Continent was destroyed.

He doesn't care about anyone else; he only wants to protect what he wants to protect.

This understanding was taught to him by his master.

He is not wrong.

Hai Li looked terrified at the man before her, her eyes filled with unfamiliarity. But when she met Ye Wanqing's gaze, she instantly understood what she meant.

Just as Hai Li was about to ride the waves and storm back to the ground to fight the extraterrestrial demons and buy time for Ye Wanqing, an even more powerful and strange force suddenly imprisoned him.

"Ah, let me go! Jiang Xu, you bastard, let me go! How dare you imprison me! Ugh—"

The next moment, he was unable to speak.

Jiang Xu's gaze remained unchanged as he stared indifferently at the carnage below. He then turned his head to look at the spatial realm set up by Li Huang and Di Siheng for their individual confrontation, and suddenly let out a cold laugh.

He turned to look at Ye Wanqing, completely ignoring the anger and murderous intent in her eyes. He chuckled, his eyes filled with love and tenderness. Suddenly, a folding fan appeared in his hand, just like the carefree and arrogant young man in red from back then.

“Master, please don’t be angry. Protecting what I want to protect is exactly what you taught me back then. I don’t want you to get involved in this mess because, among all living beings, you are the only one I want to protect.”