"Supreme Emperor, save us!"
Bai Lie and Bai Yang, hearing the voice, shouted in ecstatic relief. The fear of impending death was overwhelming; against Lan An, they lacked even the courage to resist.
"Utterly useless…"
The Supreme Emperor's face darkened. Seeing his descendants' cowardice was unbearable, but there was no time to dwell on it. The White Sand Dynasty was on the defensive, and he had to intervene.
Knowing Wen Lang was the disciple of Wu San Niang, the Supreme Emperor was deeply wary. He assumed Lan An, provoked by the White Sand Emperor's schemes, only wanted to vent his anger. He stayed back, letting Lan An fight to his satisfaction, thinking a small loss for the dynasty was acceptable.
But Lan An wasn't just venting. He aimed to eradicate the White Sand Dynasty, killing General Yu Chen, annihilating two elite armies, and now pursuing the two princes.
For a Ninth-Grade power, this was a catastrophic loss.
Unable to endure further, the Supreme Emperor acted, though he wouldn't kill Lan An, mindful of Wu San Niang's reputation. He wasn't overly afraid of her retaliation if he spared Lan An's life.
A seasoned Late Integration Realm expert, the Supreme Emperor knew Wu San Niang wasn't the only Transcending Tribulation cultivator on the continent. The Dan Clan and the Mysterious Emperor Academy would curb any overreach by another Transcending Tribulation expert.
"Lan An, out of respect for Senior Wu San Niang, if you cripple both your arms and apologize to the White Sand Dynasty, today's events will be forgotten!"
The Supreme Emperor roared, his voice shaking all directions—a significant concession for Wu San Niang's sake. Anyone else would've been crushed already.
No Late Integration Realm cultivator was merciful.
"Old fool, don't drag my master into this. You're not worthy!" Lan An sneered, relentlessly pursuing Bai Lie and the others.
"Arrogant youth, if you refuse to see reason, I'll discipline you for Senior Wu!" The Supreme Emperor declared righteously, his hand forming a massive palm of Earth Spiritual Energy, grabbing at Lan An.
A crushing sense of danger made Lan An shudder. He could slay Void Refinement experts, but facing a Late Integration Realm powerhouse like the Supreme Emperor, the pressure was unprecedented—the gap between Void Refinement and Integration was like heaven and earth.
"Little Lan Lan's still the same, huh? Barely parted from me, and he's already tearing the roof off!"
Atop the Multi-Treasure Pavilion, five stunning figures stood together, their eyes fixed on the sky's grand battle.
The speaker was a languid, voluptuous beauty with golden hair cascading over her shoulders and down to her curvaceous hips. Clad in golden soft armor, thin as silk, it hugged her perfect form, leaving onlookers breathless.
Tian Ye Yao remained regal and dazzling, her only flaw being her mysteriously veiled eyes. Like a star among moons, she stood at the center of her four attendants, excitedly watching the battlefield's beauties, her cheeks puffed as she stomped,
"Where did Little Lan Lan find so many flower-like beauties? One Yue Qi is enough, but now I'm so jealous!"
Cheng Bi patted her smooth forehead, her mature, alluring face filled with exasperation, her purple lips wryly saying,
"So much work to do, yet we're dragged to watch a fight. Saintess, really!"
Bao Jiao nodded, equally swamped with tasks at Nga Mei Island, summoned abruptly by Tian Ye Yao for what she thought was urgent.
"This battle's worth watching!" Wu Ji had a different view. Her curvaceous form, barely concealed by battle armor, spoke earnestly.
Seeing such powerful women, Wu Ji, a battle-hungry cultivator, longed to join the fray, especially against the ferocious Purple Thunder Lion Bird, a worthy rival. As a high-grade beast mastering Dark Elements, her Shadow Panther form was no jest.
"Witnessing the Harem's rise makes this trip worthwhile!" Lei Huan chuckled behind her hand, her cherry-blossom kimono accentuating her ample figure, irresistible to any man.
"Huanhuan and Wuwu are right. Seeing so many beautiful sisters is priceless!" Tian Ye Yao clapped in approval.
Lei Huan and Wu Ji nearly stumbled.
Cheng Bi and Bao Jiao sighed, exchanging glances, their eyes returning to the battlefield. If this was the case, they wanted to see how strong Lan An's Harem truly was.
"Don't stop me! I'll kill that little beast!"
Yu Mu's eyes burned like a vengeful ghost. Seeing his son Yu Chen die horribly, how could he stay calm? Rage nearly drove him mad, attacking Hua Ming ferociously.
"Haha, touch my precious son-in-law? In your dreams!" Hua Ming laughed heartily, skillfully countering Yu Mu, growing fonder of Lan An and fully approving of Hua Qing Zhu's love for him.
The Yu Clan elders were suppressed by the Hua Clan elders, swallowing their hatred, feeling powerless. Usually, the White Sand Dynasty favored the Yu Clan, oppressing the Hua Clan, but today, they tasted bitter defeat.
"Supreme Emperor, your opponent is me!"
In the high sky, an elderly figure with white hair appeared calmly, his refined demeanor and pale skin hinting at a handsome youth.
Blocking the Supreme Emperor, he escorted Lan An to continue his pursuit.
"Hua Jue, your Hua Clan dares betray the dynasty after swearing loyalty?" The Supreme Emperor's eyes narrowed, his voice booming. Hua Jue was the Great Elder's true name.
"The Bai Clan's ancestors were benevolent, earning our Hua Clan's loyalty. But over generations, your clan, blinded by power, turned corrupt, treating the Hua Clan as a thorn in your side, crippling our talents by any means…" Hua Jue's voice carried weathered sorrow, turning to towering hatred,
"If you're unjust, don't blame the Hua Clan for disloyalty. In this battle, the victor rules!"
"Hmph, you're not enough to stop me!" The Supreme Emperor declared domineeringly, white sand filling the sky, an Earth King Seal forming, shattering space, the heavens fracturing.
The might of a Late Integration Realm expert was terrifying.
Without delay, he unleashed the Earth King Seal at Hua Jue.
"Wilderness Suppression Seal!" Hua Jue roared. Under Lan An's grave gaze, he used the strongest technique of his old friend Zhong Wu Ming.
The Wilderness Suppression Seal erupted, capable of suppressing all directions, clashing head-on with the Earth King Seal.
BOOM!
The battlefield quaked from their clash, space shattering layer by layer, the White Sand Palace reduced to ruins, maids and eunuchs fleeing to avoid collateral damage.
Hua Jue staggered back heavily, blood trickling from his lips, clearly at a disadvantage.
"Foolish! Don't forget, I too was an unrivaled genius in my realm!" The Supreme Emperor boasted. Hua Jue, a minor realm below, was impressive to resist without severe injury.
Seeing his father dominate, the White Sand Emperor rejoiced, barely blocking Hua Qing Zhu's attack with his White Jade Seal, sneering,
"Surrender, wench! With the Supreme Emperor acting, you can't win!"
"Idiot!" Hua Qing Zhu didn't bother with words, endless Polar Ice gathering, her Ice Soul Heavenly Mountain roaring forth, powerful enough to destroy a peak.
The White Sand Emperor's face darkened. Long suppressed by Hua Qing Zhu, he was nearing exhaustion, and the Supreme Emperor was tied up by Hua Jue.
Desperate, he gritted his teeth, shouting,
"Royal Secret Art – Earth King Force!"
As he chanted, countless Earth Spiritual Energies surged into his body, swelling it, veins bulging, his eyes exuding imperial dominance.
His Mid Integration Realm cultivation rapidly rose to Late Integration.
"Finally using the Secret Art?" Hua Qing Zhu sneered, having anticipated this.
"Wench, you forced me! Even at great cost, I'll kill you!" The White Sand Emperor roared venomously.
Using the Earth King Force would leave him weakened post-battle, his strength possibly dropping below Void Refinement.
"If I'm set on destroying you, why fear your Secret Art?" Hua Qing Zhu laughed coldly, producing a glossy pill, swallowing it without hesitation.
Power Ascension Pill, a Mid Heaven-Grade pill crafted by Xiao Qing Xuan, distributed by Lan An. To finish the White Sand Emperor, she accepted the pill's side effects, trusting her husband's dual cultivation would mitigate them.
Her cheeks flushed, her cultivation soaring to Late Integration in moments.
"What pill is that? You're mad…" The White Sand Emperor paled.
At higher realms, cultivation boosts were rare, and pills that achieved this were scarce, with severe side effects. This woman, to fight him, had gone all out.
"You don't need to know… Ice Dance Nine Heavens!"
In Hua Jue's hand, a Power Ascension Pill appeared, swallowed without hesitation.
His cultivation surged, matching the Supreme Emperor, an Earth Ice Falling Blossom Palm forming in his hand.
"Madness… but even with boosted cultivation, I'll slaughter you!" The Supreme Emperor growled, activating the Earth King Force.
His Peak Integration Realm aura erupted, each move shaking the void, as if the heavens flattered him.
Hua Jue fell back into a disadvantage but barely held the Supreme Emperor at bay.
"Lan An, think of a plan! I can't hold him long!" Hua Jue shouted. Once the Hua Clan's top genius, he was no match for the Bai Clan's former prodigy in the same realm.
"Relax, I'll have my wife assist!" Lan An laughed,
"Suo Mai, my treasure, show the world the might of a divine beast!"
HISS!
A colossal figure appeared mid-air, its roar shaking the White Sand Imperial City, terrifying countless onlookers.
A white serpent, hundreds of meters long, loomed proudly in the night, its Seventh-Grade aura erupting across the heavens and earth.
Its scales shimmered like stars, resonating with the sun, moon, and stars, its exquisite face radiating supreme coldness, its serpent eyes like celestial bodies piercing the darkness.
"Star-Devouring White Serpent? How is this possible?" Tian Ye Yao, seeing it, jumped as if possessed, screaming.
Cheng Bi and the others were equally shocked.
The Multi-Treasure Pavilion's archives held vast records of divine beasts, with the Star-Devouring White Serpent among the most prominent.
Divine beasts were nearly extinct, yet one stood before them—how could they not be stunned?
"How much is the Harem hiding?" Bao Jiao murmured, unable to believe the reality.
The other women grew solemn, especially Wu Ji, her delicate hands clenched until they bled.
"Stellar Transformation!"
Bai Suo Mai roared excitedly, the night sky her domain as a Star-Devouring White Serpent.
Countless stars resonated with her, their light blazing, streaming down into her body.
"What beast is this? What's this phenomenon?"
Countless beings trembled, the continent's beasts cowering, not daring to breathe, sensing an ancient aura surpassing their ancestors.
A miraculous scene unfolded: thousands of stars poured their light into the massive white serpent.
Her aura surged—Mid Integration… Late Integration…
A terror beyond description.
"Die!"
Bai Suo Mai's colossal form coiled in the sky, her jaws opening, countless lights converging.
Stellar Force.
A destructive stellar orb formed in her mouth, blasting toward the Supreme Emperor.
"Excellent! Wilderness Suppression Seal!" Hua Jue laughed joyfully, conjuring another seal, targeting the Supreme Emperor.
"Earth King Seal!"
The Supreme Emperor's face darkened. With Hua Jue and Bai Suo Mai teaming up, he knew he had to unleash his full power, or the White Sand Dynasty was doomed.
BOOM!
The collision of three devastating attacks sent shockwaves across the heavens and earth.
Rumblerumblerumble!
A third of the White Sand Imperial City was obliterated, spared only because citizens had fled earlier.
Those near the clash, weaker in strength, spat blood.
Women below Void Refinement huddled together, protected by Yan Die Qing and Li Zhu Luan's support.
Seeing Bai Suo Mai and Hua Jue hold the Supreme Emperor, Lan An's eyes sharpened.
"Speed Shift!"
He appeared before Bai Lie, Bai Yang, and the White Dog General, staring calmly.
"Lan An, our conflict isn't that deep. Spare us!" Bai Yang, pale as paper, pleaded, his initial arrogance gone.
"Hmph, Golden List geniuses? What a disappointment!" Lan An shook his head. If they'd fought him, he might've respected them, but alas…
"Why do you keep targeting us?" Bai Lie roared venomously, unable to fathom why Lan An pursued them so relentlessly despite their minor conflict.
Under their hopeful gazes, Lan An's killing intent erupted, growling,
"You dared treat Little Flower as a bargaining chip. That crime deserves death!"