“Gu Xian Shu – Blazing Blessing!”
“Zhaozhao!”
High above, Peng Mingwang flapped his wings, shaking off dark golden flames of wrath, confronting the Myriad-Year Azure Sky Dragon.
Amplified by Wu Ming’s power, the flames spread across half the sky. The Azure Sky Dragon’s vines were repeatedly scorched, and the entire verdant wooden cage was reduced to ashes, leaving a pitiful and desolate scene.
“Did I see that right?”
Gongzi Xiaobai rubbed his eyes: “This newly crowned King-ranked Spirit Tamer actually has the power to suppress an old master like Yi Xia Wang? And he advanced two Golden King-tier Spirit Companions at once… What incredible luck…”
“From today on, his name will resound across the entire continent!”
Bai Shou Tianjun nodded solemnly.
Just then, the battle in the arena finally entered its most intense phase.
“Gu Xian Shu – Thunder Art Summons!”
Wu Ming’s expression was cold and stern, standing proudly atop Xian Cheng Longwang’s head. He raised his hand, and dark clouds filled the sky, with electric serpents dancing wildly.
“Kill!”
With a wave of his hand, the silver serpents followed his command, merging and converging into a thick lightning spear that crashed down.
“Zila!”
Seeing the danger, Tian Qing Xie Langwang had already leaped nimbly aside, watching the azure lightning strike the back of Hei Shui Xuan Gui.
“Puchi!”
Hei Shui Xuan Gui cried out in pain as a shocking explosion erupted on its back, smoke rising, its body charred and blackened.
“Aowu!”
At that moment, Tian Qing Xie Langwang attacked again, leaping onto its back, its sharp claws piercing into the gaps of the turtle shell, and with a fierce pull, flipped it over!
“No…”
As Yi Xia Wang cried out in agony, the already damaged shell was completely torn off. Without hesitation, Xie Langwang bit down, severing Hei Shui Xuan Gui’s head.
Even if a Spirit Companion possesses formidable defense and strong vitality, as long as it remains a living being in the mortal realm and hasn’t undergone elemental transformation, it still has vital weak points!
Once its head was bitten off, this Hei Shui Xuan Gui naturally died beyond any hope of survival!
“King… King-tier Spirit Companion has fallen…”
The people below were momentarily stunned. When they saw Xian Cheng Longwang flying at an unparalleled speed, chasing after Yi Xia Wang, their minds felt even more disoriented.
A strange thought suddenly arose: “Could it be… today not only witnesses the demise of a King-tier Spirit Companion, but also the fall of a King-ranked Spirit Tamer?”
“Big trouble! Quick, retreat!”
Seeing their patron in danger, Shuang Lian Er Jun were frightened out of their wits. Supporting Jun Xuanming, they prepared to flee.
“Hei! Where do you think you’re going?”
Wu Ming, with keen awareness of all directions, naturally would not let Jun Xuanming escape. He rode Xian Cheng Long to pursue Yi Xia Wang, while Da Peng Mingwang firmly pressed the Myriad-Year Azure Sky Dragon into a disadvantageous position, relentlessly advancing. Tian Qing Xie Langwang, on the other hand, opened its blood-red maw, glaring menacingly at the trio of Jun Xuanming.
“Shuang Xue Nüjun!”
“Six-Tailed Demon Fox!”
The two Jun-tier Spirit Companions attacked together, but were instantly devoured one by one by Tian Qing Xie Langwang. Shuang Lian Er Jun turned pale, spitting out mouthfuls of blood.
“You two escape quickly!”
Jun Xuanming indeed had extraordinary fortune. Seeing this, Yi Xia Wang, despite his desperate situation, still shook his summoning staff, sending forth three Jun-tier peak-level Silver-tier Spirit Companions!
“Aowu!”
Tian Qing Xie Langwang showed no fear, clawing a golden-maned lion dog to the ground, then biting down on You Ming Junzi, and sweeping the last Flame Monarch hundreds of meters away with its tail, fully displaying its King-tier might.
However, with these three Spirit Companions sacrificing themselves to delay the enemy, Jun Xuanming and the three finally managed to escape and regroup with Yi Xia Wang. Looking at Wu Ming across from them, their faces were filled with bitterness.
“Xuanming! I may perish here, but you carry my hopes. Remember to survive and avenge me!”
Suddenly, Yi Xia Wang seemed to have made a decision and solemnly declared.
“Master…”
Jun Xuanming was somewhat moved, his grip unconsciously tightening around the two women’s hands.
“Haha… Young King, you want my life? Then come and take it!”
After settling his final affairs, Yi Xia Wang looked at the approaching Wu Ming with a proud smile, then urged his last Spirit Companion, the Octopus Crab, charging at Wu Ming in a desperate charge!
“Haohao!”
In midair, the Myriad-Year Azure Sky Dragon, which had been struggling under Peng Mingwang’s attacks, seemed to receive some command. Suddenly, it charged forward recklessly, its body disintegrating into a massive wave of vines that coiled around Peng Mingwang like chains, tightly binding it.
“Sou!”
From Wu Ming’s vantage point, he saw the Myriad-Year Azure Sky Dragon split in two mid-flight. One half launched a suicidal assault, while the other half abruptly retreated, transforming into a smaller Azure Sky Dragon.
With a flick of its tail, three vines shot forth, grabbing Jun Xuanming and the three others, and began flying away.
“You won’t get past me!”
Yi Xia Wang heroically blocked Jun Xuanming’s escape route.
“In this grand scheme, have even the Kings been blinded? Or does he have some leverage over Jun Xuanming? Or perhaps he has developed genuine feelings?”
Wu Ming was somewhat speechless, but how could he possibly let Jun Xuanming escape?
Instantly, he waved his hand, five bolts of lightning forming on his fingers, merging into a single lightning wheel.
“Octopus Crab!”
Yi Xia Wang flew forward, arms outstretched, actually managing to intercept Wu Ming’s attack head-on. His body turned charred black, but was steadied by the Octopus Crab.
King-ranked Spirit Tamers, having long been enhanced by their Spirit Companions, had their physical abilities pushed to the limit, essentially becoming small-scale King-tier Spirit Companions themselves!
“Tian Qing Xie Langwang! Devour the Moon!”
Observing the ongoing struggle between Peng Mingwang and the vines, Wu Ming issued the command directly.
“Aowu!”
Tearing apart the last You Ming Junzi, Tian Qing Xie Langwang suddenly raised its head and howled.
Behind it, a massive vision immediately appeared—a scene from ancient times, on a primordial grassland, where a gigantic wolf, seemingly a King-tier beast, was howling at the moon!
“Buzzzz!”
An invisible suction force abruptly acted upon the Octopus Crab, causing Yi Xia Wang’s expression to shift repeatedly as his body uncontrollably lifted off the ground.
This was Tian Qing Xie Langwang’s King-tier skill—Xie Lang Swallows the Moon!
“Houhou!”
At this moment, Wu Ming urged Xian Cheng Longwang forward, swiftly catching up to the other half of the Myriad-Year Azure Sky Dragon: “You’re not getting away!”
Xian Cheng Longjun’s golden-white claws swept across: “Dragon’s Claw!”
“Zila!”
A golden-white light flashed through the air, severing a vine, sending Lian Jun Yilian tumbling down.
“Yilian!!”
Jun Xuanming and Ao Shuang cried out, their eyes bloodshot with fury.
“I told you… none of you will escape!”
Wu Ming’s aura surged, preparing to unleash the Ancient Immortal Art.
“Xuanming, let me go!”
Ao Shuang had made her decision: “Only by carrying you alone, with me and my sister staying behind to resist, can the Myriad-Year Azure Sky Dragon have a chance to take you away!”
“No!”
Jun Xuanming’s face twisted in pain, wanting to reach out, yet hesitating to do so.
“Xuanming… see you in the next life!”
With that, Ao Shuang gave a sorrowful smile and deliberately released the vine, diving downward.
“Hmm? Unexpectedly… in this life, Jun Xuanming’s right-hand men, his beloved confidantes, the Shuang Lian Er Jun, will end up in my hands…”
Faced with the two women’s desperate resistance, Wu Ming effortlessly dispatched them with just a few strikes.
“Ga Zi!”
“Ga Zi!”
At that moment, Tian Qing Xie Langwang finally swallowed Yi Xia Wang and the Octopus Crab, chewing loudly, blood and shattered bones slipping between its teeth.
“Zhaozhao!”
In midair, Peng Mingwang unleashed its wrath, reducing the vines entangling its body to ashes.
“Houhou!”
The Myriad-Year Azure Sky Dragon, having lost half its body and still carrying Jun Xuanming, transformed into a wild Spirit Companion. Yet it seemed to still remember Yi Xia Wang’s final command, its speed surging suddenly as it dove into the earth and vanished without a trace.
“Oh? So it still managed to escape?”
Wu Ming dusted off his hands, unconcerned.
At this point, he no longer viewed Jun Xuanming as a serious threat.
“Still, with Jun Xuanming’s crushing defeat, the Main Temple should be able to conduct another round of harvesting soon enough.”
Thinking this, he took his two captives and ascended to the summit of Daughter Cliff.
“Shuo Yin, lead the entire female clan in thanking the King for his great kindness!”
There, Shuo Yin Holy Maiden and a group of exquisitely beautiful women were already waiting. Upon seeing Wu Ming’s arrival, many of them gazed at him with admiration and affection, bowing respectfully.
“No need to be so formal!”
However, noticing even Holy Maiden Shuo Yin’s eyes gleaming with that same light, Wu Ming immediately decided to avoid any awkwardly cliché situations and said: “My name is Dongfang Shuoming!”
“Ahh…”
Shuo Yin gasped, her eyes shining with an unusual brilliance.
After all, she was still a young girl, and her previous instinctive attachment to a powerful figure now transformed entirely into sisterly affection and admiration for an older brother: “Are you the Shuo Ming elder brother my mother often mentioned?”
Still, she couldn’t have imagined that the youth spoken of in legends, the one taken away by her father, had actually grown into a King-ranked Spirit Tamer she now had to look up to.
“Indeed!”
Wu Ming exhaled in relief, then pointed at Xian Cheng Longwang: “And it… well, during the battle, it accidentally entered into a contract with me…”
At this point, his acting skills were at their peak; while speaking, he looked directly into Shuo Yin’s eyes, appearing utterly sincere.
“Our clan’s historical records do mention cases of Xian Cheng Long voluntarily forming contracts with Spirit Tamers, but a Dragon King… it…”
Dongfang Shuo Yin appeared quite troubled.
“Don’t worry. Although I must take this Xian Cheng Long King with me, I will compensate the Daughter Cliff accordingly!”
Wu Ming urged Xian Cheng Longwang forward, ascending to the Immortal Ascension Platform. He looked down upon Gongzi Xiaobai, Bai Shou Tianjun, and the other lesser figures, unleashing the full weight of his King-tier pressure:
“In the name of my Kingship, I hereby declare: from this day forward, Daughter Cliff is under my protection. Any who dare to offend it shall be an affront to my authority, and I shall pursue them without end until one of us is destroyed!”
Previously, Daughter Cliff had maintained peace merely by relying on Xian Cheng Longjun.
Now, Wu Ming had taken away the greatest threat—the Golden-tier Xian Cheng Longwang—and pledged his personal protection over Daughter Cliff. Under the weight of this King’s decree, even the Jun family would hesitate to provoke a costly conflict with Daughter Cliff.
This King’s promise was the compensation Wu Ming had decided to give to Daughter Cliff.
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