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Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ground suddenly trembled—even the entire Summer Rain City was shaking. Muffled giant footsteps echoed from the northeast direction, shocking everyone.
“En?”
Principal Yu was only three kilometers away from Jiang Yi, and a simple flick of his finger was enough to kill Jiang Yi. However, his body was actually halted in mid-air, and he didn’t dare to move—while his forehead and back were sweating profusely. He had a feeling of danger that he had never felt before, and he knew that if he dared to make a move, he would be crushed horribly.
Demon Empress!
A name appeared in his mind. In this world, only the Five-Tailed Spirit Fox of Mt. Thirty Thousand could use an intention to pin him down, which he caused him to be fearful to make a reckless move!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The tremors on the surface of the ground were growing stronger, and over a dozen towering black shadows appeared on the distant horizon, along with over a dozen savage and brutal aura presences—enveloping everyone present.
Eighteen Demon Kings!
The martial experts who were originally rushing towards Shui Youlan, the old abbot, and Zhuge Qingyun had all stopped as they looked over to the northeast direction. Their eyes locked onto a beautiful woman who was on the shoulder of a towering blood red violent bear.
The Demon Empress had appeared in the continent once again and with such impeccable timing. The purpose of her arrival was obvious; she… was also here to protect Jiang Yi! The reason why Principal Yu couldn’t move had also proven this point.
Since the Demon Empress was here, and she obviously wanted to protect Jiang Yi, then there was no longer any meaning for the old ancestor and the other martial experts to fight. The Demon Empress’ strength was way beyond all these people here, and she was a Heaven Monarch. She could simply take on all the martial experts there, and if she truly wanted to protect Jiang Yi, no one would be able to hurt him today!
“Ji-Ji!”
The Demon Empress was carrying a little fox which was crying out non-stop from a far distance. Beside her was a pretty little lass who looked extremely urgent. Jiang Xiaonu didn’t have a hint of strength, and her vision was naturally weak, too. She couldn’t see Jiang Yi from this distance.
“Demon Empress, Xiao Fei, Xiaonu!”
Jiang Yi gradually opened his eyes and could see over a dozen Demon Kings; he could also see Xiao Hong who had the Demon Empress and the others on its shoulders. He revealed a trace of agony in his mouth. This was an internal conflict between the humans, and it actually disturbed the Demon Empress?
The Demon Empress was actually violating the blood vow for him. If the Demon Empress wasn’t around in the future, the demonic beasts would probably be cleansed by the human race with blood.
The human race martial experts might all have grave expressions, but their eyes were filled with resentment. Even the Great Zen Monastery’s Abbot Yanshe and Shui Youlan were looking displeased. They could have risked their lives for Jiang Yi, but once the Demon Empress had appeared, they were in a difficult position between both sides.
Pong! Pong! Pong!
The demon race’s Demon Kings were all extremely massive and fast. It took them just a few blinks of the eye to arrive north of the army. The Demon Empress waved her hand, which caused all the Demon Kings to halt.
“Hmph!”
The Azure Dragon Empire’s old ancestor was severely injured by the Demon Empress previously, and so he was glaring at the Demon Empress with hostility. He furiously bellowed, “Demon Empress, are you planning to publicly break the blood vow? Are you going to intervene with the internal conflicts of the humans?!”
“Amitabha!”
The old monk actually spoke out, too, “Demon Benefactor. This is a struggle between the humans, please return quickly. The previous time was the wrongdoing of the humans. All of us didn’t step in when you cleansed the continent with blood. Your appearance this time is definitely untimely.”
Shui Youlan didn’t say anything, but her projected image was knitting its brows. It was obvious that she wasn’t pleased with the Demon Empress. Even Zhuge Qingyun was remaining silent with eyes that were flickering indefinitely.
The Demon Empress had an indifferent expression, and no one could determine her mood. She scanned across everyone’s face and leisurely spoke, “This Empress has no intention to intervene with the conflict between humans and doesn’t wish to violate the blood vow. This time, I would like everyone to give this Empress some face… as this Empress wishes to protect Jiang Yi for three years. Three years later, this Empress shall not bother anymore. How about it?”
Three years!
The old monk wanted to protect Jiang Yi for three years, and Shui Youlan wanted to protect Jiang Yi for three years, too. Now, the Demon Empress still wanted to protect him for three years?
Furthermore, the Demon Empress even declared that she would not intervene after three years. Such a significant figure would naturally choose her words wisely and would definitely not go back on her words.
Everyone hesitated. Three years wasn’t a long time, and three years later, they could still march south and level the Great Xia Kingdom and eliminate Jiang Yi! Jiang Yi’s strength had no way to defy the natural laws within three years, too, as he would only be twenty years old; and it would already be praiseworthy if he was able to reach the peak stage of Soul Travel Realm. If he wanted to break through to the Vajra Realm, he had to comprehend the dao patterns in the continent, which definitely wasn’t something that could be done in such a short time.
The Principal of Azure Dragon College, who was pinned down by the Demon Empress’ aura intention, made him feel humiliated and enraged. He looked at the Demon Empress coldly and asked, “If we are not going to give you this face… is the Demon Empress prepared to break this blood vow and brazenly intervene?”
“Ke-Ke!”
The Demon Empress let out a light laugh, which was so beautiful that could cause the fall of cities. She then spoke lightly, “Even if this Empress is going to intervene, what can you do? Not that this Empress is taking all of you lightly, but if she was to put in her full strength—apart from this young lady from Starfall Island, none of you would be able to withstand a single palm from this Empress! If you do not believe it… then you can feel free to try. If someone can withstand a single palm from this Empress and not die, this Empress shall withdraw immediately!”
Tyrannical! Preposterous!
Everyone’s expression changed, but their eyes were filled with humiliation and anguish. A demonic beast actually spoke like this to the majority of the human martial experts and an army of a million? None of them dared to respond to the challenge as even the old ancestor from the Azure Dragon Empire had been severely injured by her; who would dare to throw their life away?
“It is just three years!”
The Demon Empress let out an indifferent laugh and spoke softly, “Three years is just like a flick of a finger to all of you. What about it? Are you afraid of a Jiang Yi three years later? No one would be able to go against him? It seems like after cultivating for so many years, you are declining as you cultivate! Jiang Yi is just seventeen years old, right? Keke!”
The final “Keke” was just like a sharp stab of pain into their hearts, evoking their pride. Principal Yu’s eyes flickered for a few times before he asked in a deep voice, “Demon Empress, Water Moon Observatory Hostess, Abbot Yanshe, Zhuge Qingyun. Are you going to wash your hands off of Jiang Yi after three years? If you are certain, then I shall wait for three years. I sure would like to see if Jiang Yi would be able to defy the heavens in three years!”
The Demon Empress nodded her head, and so did Shui Youlan and Abbot Yanshe while Zhuge Qingyun had this awkward expression. He didn’t say that he would only protect Jiang Yi for three years; neither did he believe that Jiang Yi would be able to improve in leaps and bounds in just three years. However… what could he do in such a situation? He had no choice but to grit his teeth and reply, “Alright, three years later, I shall not bother either!”
“Alright!”
Principal Yu cast his eyes onto Jiang Yi and spoke coldly, “Jiang Yi, we will wait for three years. Three years later, the Great Xia Kingdom must perish; and if you still want to protect the Great Xia Kingdom, then don’t blame us for being ruthless.”
Swish!
Finishing his statement, Principal Yu turned into a white line and flew rapidly to the north. The Azure Dragon Empire’s old ancestor took a glance at the Demon Empress with lingering fear and flew towards the north without any comments.
“Jek-Jek! Jiang Yi, we will meet again three years later! Withdraw!”
Old Eunuch Lin recuperated for a moment and had recovered some essence force. His body flew ahead like a goshawk while the Divine Martial Kingdom’s army immediately withdrew like a receding tide.
Swish! Swish!
The rest of the Vajra Realm martial experts all retreated one after the other. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers all swiftly retreated and vanished into the horizon in the blink of the eye.
“God, did you send Jiang Yi to rescue the citizens of the Great Xia Kingdom?”
When the old general from the Great Xia Kingdom saw the vanishing armies, his eyes were brimming with tears of excitement while his body was trembling non-stop. A situation where no one could reverse was forcefully reversed because of Jiang Yi’s appearance!
“Three years!”
The old general looked over to that imposing and upright green figure in the battlefield and revealed a smile on his face. He muttered softly, “Youth, if you aren’t able to fight against the heaven three years later, then the whole Great Xia Kingdom shall perish along with you. To be able to die along with you would be our… utmost honor!”
