Translator: Lordbluefire

  “You’ve been bitten by the snake, yet you can still bellow so loudly? Doesn’t it hurt?”

  Duanmu Li mocked.

  Given Duanmu Li’s character, he usually wouldn’t make things so embarrassing for others. However, this matter was too unexpected.

  The Jin Country’s king had been made a cuckold. If this news were to spread out, it could get recorded in the history books, and he could be teased for 1,000 years.

  However, seeing the current situation of the Jin Country’s royal family, everyone could understand why the queen had done this.

  She hadn’t had any children even at the age of 40. If that were to continue, she’d be removed from her title sooner or later and wouldn’t be able to keep her life. Moreover, it was said that the queen had a very strong character. She had known the Jin Country’s king for a while, and then the two of them jointly took over the Jin Country and made it what it was today.

  It could be said that one-third of the Jin Country belonged to the queen. If she didn’t have any descendants, then other people would get to benefit from this. Moreover, as the two of them had shared weal and woe together for 20 years, the Jin Country’s king wouldn’t suspect that the queen would lie to him.

  The queen had done this for the sake of authority.

  But this had nothing to do with Duanmu Li.

  Pa!

  Duanmu Li tossed away Wanyan Zhenghe casually. Without the precious blood lineage, he had no right to be the sacrificial offering and was no different from trash.

  One of the star generals brought Wanyan Mei over without needing Duanmu Li’s command.

  Wanyan Zhenghe lay on the floor, his breath very weak. Although he had managed to survive for now, he felt even greater despair. For him, losing the status as Jin Country’s crown prince was more frightening than death.

  This was why he could release that bellow while on the verge of death.

  “Princess Wanyan, I’d like to borrow your blood.”

  Duanmu Li looked at Wanyan Mei’s pale face and smiled gently. “Don’t worry, I’ll do my best to keep you alive. After all, your brain is worth a lot of money.”

  If Wanyan Mei’s life was spared and wasn’t made as a sacrificial offering, it’d increase the difficulty of extracting the blood. However, Duanmu Li was someone who valued talent and couldn’t bear to do it.

  “Hurry up!”

  Murong Ye urged. He couldn’t wait anymore.

  Duanmu Li’s little snake darted out from his sleeves once again, climbing onto Wanyan Mei’s body and then darting in from her collar.

  Drip! Drip!

  Blood was released from Wanyan Mei’s body.

  Under her clothes where others couldn’t see, as the little snake slithered around, it scratched Wanyan Mei’s skin, leaving many strange patterns.

  This was the Four Symbols Soul Formation!

  Pa!

  After the soul formation was completed, Duanmu Li tossed Wanyan Mei into the pool of blood.

  The sacrifices whose heads were covered up had released all of their blood by now.

  Duanmu Li’s huge tortoise suddenly emitted a red fog from its body. Then, it became bigger. it climbed up to Wanyan Mei’s side, stuck out its tongue, and licked the blood that flowed out from her body.

  Gulp! Gulp!

  The tortoise’s mouth had great suction, and all the blood on the floor flowed into its mouth. Then, a mysterious golden print lit up on its body.

  Wu! Wu! Wu!

  The tortoise let out a strange low moan. The blood fog that was emitted from its body became increasingly intense and soon encompassed the entire Dragon Heart Great Hall.

  About three minutes later, the ancient beast diagrams on the walls started to glow. Then, amidst rumbling sounds, they started to move like goldfish in a fish tank.

  The hostages’ hearts shook intensely upon seeing this scene.

  To think that the Four Symbols Starlord was so terrifying?

  “It’s over. We’re going to lose the Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture.”

  As a barbarian, Helian Xue felt great grief. Once they were to lose this school’s ultimate divine art, the Dragon Subduing Academy wouldn’t have a unique ultimate art of their own anymore. They’d definitely go into decline, and the students from the great plains wouldn’t have a future anymore.

  At this moment, Helian Xue was a great teacher who carried the futures of the countless students from the great plains on his back. He gritted his teeth and pounced toward that huge tortoise.

  No matter what, he must stop the ceremony.

  Usually, such a sacrificial ceremony would be of extremely high difficulty. Any flaw could result in one receiving a backlash. Helian Xue knew that he wouldn’t be able to kill Duanmu Li, so he could only use this method and bet on it.

  It was a pity that he forgot that there was still a Murong Ye at the side.

  Helian Xue had just dashed out of the crowd for less than three meters when Murong Ye flicked out his finger. A small spirit qi ball with the size of a nail cap shot out.

  Swoosh!

  The light ball shot out and then, with a pfft, pierced through Helian Xue’s forehead and came out from the back, leaving behind a hole.

  Thud!

  Helian Xue dropped to the floor, his eyes open wide. He couldn’t die in peace.

  “Secondary Saint Murong, aren’t you being too ruthless?”

  Duanmu Li frowned.

  To speak the truth, he detested such meaningless killings the most. There was no skill to this at all.

  “They are going to die anyway. What’s the difference if it’s earlier or later?”

  Murong Ye was like he had just stomped a fly to death, not paying it any heed at all.

  “Starlord Duanmu, on the path heading to your ideals, it’s inevitable for there to be interludes. How are we going to continue advancing forth if we pay so much attention to these things?”

  Murong Ye said.

  He felt that Duanmu Li was too soft-hearted. He wouldn’t be able to go far in his future like this.

  No!

  He forgot that there’d be no more future.

  When the hostages saw Helian Xue being killed, a commotion broke out and their expressions became even more frantic. However, everyone was like grasshoppers in a basket, having no chance to put up a struggle.

  “Teacher Sun, what should we do?”

  Jiang Ji asked in a soft voice. He didn’t wish to wait for death to come but couldn’t think of a solution. He could only ask Sun Mo.

  Thankfully, everyone’s attention was on this mysterious soul sacrificial ceremony and they didn’t notice Sun Mo and Jiang Ji.

  “Just take things as they come.”

  Sun Mo had no way out either.

  In front of absolute power, any schemes and tricks were useless.

  To put it harshly, the spirit qi light ball that Murong Ye had sent out would be able to deal with him.

  However, Sun Mo wasn’t despairing.

  The Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture was the Dragon Subduing Academy’s ultimate divine art and mustn’t be leaked out. If Murong Ye really had the lofty ambitions he claimed to have, then there was no way he’d let Duanmu Li take it away.

  It could be said that there would be a battle between the two of them.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  The Dragon Heart Great Hall was trembling and spirit qi seethed intensely. Even major characters like Murong Ye and Duanmu Li couldn’t help but reveal a hint of excitement on their faces.

  In Middle-Earth Nine Provinces, secondary saints would always receive greater respect compared to cultivators from the same cultivation level. It was because other than battle prowess, their wisdom was their greatest backing.

  The development in any domain or subject was propelled by wisdom.

  Duanmu Li was a great ancestor in the study of beast taming. He had been researching the Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture for a while, and Murong Ye had also gathered a tremendous amount of information. With the two secondary saints working together, they finally found a way to forcibly break the Dragon Subduing Palace’s seal without a contract.

  Rumble!

  As a loud sound rang out, golden light illuminated like the morning sun, causing the blood fog in the hall to become like a faint fog that had been illuminated by the sunlight from a winter dawn. It then dissipated without a trace.

  Roar!

  Amidst a world-shaking bellow, the shadow of a huge dragon appeared.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  A terrifying ancient spiritual pressure gushed out at everyone’s nerves like a tsunami.

  Ah!

  Some students from amongst the hostages had weak wills and when they were brushed by the soul pressure, they let out agonizing cries and were shredded by something like an ancient huge beast.

  Thud! Thud!

  The students’ bodies broke apart, sending blood splattering as they died on the spot.

  The countenances of everyone present changed. Only Murong Ye and Duanmu Li’s gazes were in a daze as they looked at this dragon soul shadow.

  “It’s really too beautiful!”

  Duanmu Li sighed.

  The dragon soul was a phantom image, but the scales on its body were still lifelike and glistening. It had four legs, with five claws on each foot. It had huge horns on its head, not looking savage or terrifying but prestigious and domineering.

  Its body curled up a little, and then it stared toward these insignificant ants.

  It didn’t express its fury, yet it carried itself with a dignified and majestic disposition.

  “.……”

  Sun Mo looked at this huge dragon, feeling that it was similar to the eastern dragon in mythologies. It was just that they were real existences in the Central Province and weren’t imaginary creatures.

  “I’m the Dragon Subduing Academy’s headmaster, Murong Ye. It’s an honor to get to meet you!”

  Murong Ye bowed slightly.

  Yes, he was the one who had assassinated Xiao Fulong. But so what?

  In his opinion, the worldly perspective of the ancient huge beasts should be that of survival of the fittest. Now that he had won, he had the right to become the Dragon Subduing Academy’s leader, to protect this place together with it.

  It was just that the dragon soul didn’t reply to him.

  “I’m Duanmu Li.”

  Duanmu Li only made a simple introduction, but he had secretly started to use his beast taming technique to communicate with the dragon soul.

  Sun Mo’s guess was right. Both of them wanted to have this dragon soul for themselves.

  The dragon soul stopped giving out the mental pressure but didn’t say anything.

  Murong Ye looked toward Murong Mingyue. The latter shook her head. She had no confidence in controlling a dragon soul.

  Troublesome!

  Murong Ye furrowed his brows slightly and looked toward Duanmu Li.

  “Please go ahead!”

  Duanmu Li was very gentlemanly and let Murong Ye go first.

  When they agreed to a cooperation at the start, they had said that the dragon soul would belong to the person who could receive its recognition.

  “Thank you!”

  Murong Ye said politely and then once again looked toward the dragon soul sincerely. “I feel that you might have been through a lot of hardship to be sealed up here. It won’t happen anymore in the future. I’ll remove the restraint here but on one condition. You must continue to protect the Dragon Subduing Academy.”

  Murong Ye was a secondary saint after all and couldn’t bring himself to ask the dragon soul to abide by his commands.

  Jiang Ji tugged at Sun Mo secretly.

  Sun Mo turned and saw that Jiang Ji was raring to go.

  “This might be a crux to break out from this situation!”

  Jiang Ji did a gesture with his mouth, planning to speak to the dragon soul. They’d be able to turn the tables around if he could manage to receive its recognition.

  Sun Mo shook his head.

  (Do you dare to be even more naive than this? You’ll probably be killed by Murong Ye and Duanmu Li the moment you start talking. It’s better to wait slowly!)

  But at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out in Sun Mo’s mind.

  “Sun Mo, do you want to work together with me?”

  Sun Mo was taken by surprise and his brows subconsciously rose. However, he immediately held it in and lowered his head.

  As expected, at the next instant, Duanmu Li turned his head and his sharp gaze stared at Sun Mo.

  In his heart, Sun Mo was too outstanding and he also excelled in the spiritual control technique. He was a rival that one needed to constantly pay attention to.

  Duanmu Li knew that Sun Mo had received full marks in the paper for spiritual control in the 2-star great teacher examination.

  If it wasn’t because Sun Mo’s reaction was fast, his abnormality would definitely be discovered.

  “As expected, I didn’t make a wrong judgment. You’re the right person.”

  The dragon soul, who had noticed this scene, felt very consoled.

  “.……”

  Sun Mo was a little speechless. (Your words are a little ambiguous.)

  “There isn’t much time. Let’s cut to the chase. I need you,” the dragon soul said outright.

  “What does that mean?”

  Sun Mo seemed baffled, but given his intellect, he quickly guessed the reason.

  What the dragon soul needed should be his Freedom Proof. This was a divine language of spiritual control that possessed extremely high authority, capable of removing almost all spiritual contracts that were known to man.

  This dragon soul clearly didn’t wish to be restrained here.

  Of course, Sun Mo had used it previously but wasn’t successful at it.

  It wasn’t a problem to be helping this dragon soul, but if it put him in a dangerous predicament, there was no way he’d agree to it.

  “Use the divine language of spiritual control and help me remove the contract.”

  The dragon soul spoke, “Of course, I won’t let you lose out. Don’t you know Air Proof? I can accept it and become a comrade who fights alongside you.”

  Look at how the ancient beast made use of its words. It was really good at raising its value, but to say it clearly, it would just be a battle pet.

  “Hehe!”

  Sun Mo smiled. One who was unaccountably solicitous was hiding evil intentions.

  This was a dragon soul. Look at how the two secondary saints had devoted their efforts for several decades in order to get their hands on it.

  “I’ve been imprisoned for over 10,000 years and don’t wish to live such a life anymore. You should understand that the two of them are too powerful. I won’t believe them no matter what they say.”

  The dragon soul explained.

  This could be understood. When both parties weren’t of equivalent strength, the final result of all contracts would be established in the mood of the stronger one.

  While the talk sounded very good now, when the strong one broke the contract, the weak one could do nothing but cry.

  “To speak the truth, I worry about the same thing you do!”

  Sun Mo chuckled.

  Toward the dragon soul, he was a weakling. What would happen if he were to suffer a backlash or ended up as his servant?

  “I can make an oath.”

  The dragon soul had long since taken this point into consideration. “Moreover, have you thought of why I would choose you out of so many people here?”

  “It’s because I’ve broken the record for clearing the stages the fastest?”

  Sun Mo asked.

  “That’s right. Your potential value is extremely high and you would achieve the greatest heights in the future. Even if I were to choose my comrade, I would choose someone like you.”

  The dragon soul explained.

  “That Murong Mingyue and the Jiang Ji next to me aren’t bad either.”

  Sun Mo’s lips twitched.

  “It’s true that the guy is a rare elite from a million people, but you’re better than him. That girl isn’t bad either, having equivalent aptitude to you. But she has a very big problem. Her mentality is too weak. Moreover, she didn’t have her own self-consciousness.”

  The dragon soul was putting Sun Mo on a pedestal, and it caused him to feel embarrassed.

  And there was also the dragon soul’s rating of Murong Mingyue. Sun Ming agreed to it. Even though this girl was a great ancestor-level puppeteer, she herself was like Murong Ye’s puppet.

  Murong Ye used the tribe’s honor, their clan’s prosperity, and the tribesmen’s hardships in life to tie her down morally, making her willing to give her life up for him.

  Like usual, kindhearted people would have their weakness grabbed by people who didn’t have any bottomline.

  “You can be completely at ease. I’m a dragon soul, a spiritual form. Although I don’t have eternal life, it’s not a problem for me to live for several hundred thousand years. To you, 1,000 years is too long, but to me, it’s just a period of my afternoon nap.”

  The dragon soul tried hard to persuade him. “Sun Mo, I have plenty of time to wait until you die of natural death. Therefore, I have no need to harm you at all.”

  Sun Mo hesitated.

  Chapter 903: Astute and Circumspect, A Secondary Saint’s Prestige

  What Sun Mo was worried about wasn’t that the dragon soul would reject becoming his comrade.

  Given the current situation, Sun Mo didn’t harbor any hopes of establishing a contract with the dragon soul. He only wanted to leave this place alive. It was even better if he could save a few students while he was at it.

  Of course, he’d be delighted if he could get the Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture.

  “The problem now is how am I going to escape after I agree to your proposal?”

  Sun Mo wouldn’t dare to dream of being able to escape under the eyes of two secondary saints even if he were to finish an entire cart of strong wine.

  “Leave this to me. I’ll try my best to spark internal strife between the two secondary saints. You just try to look for an opportunity to throw out Freedom Proof. Remove the contract on me first before throwing out Air Proof. Remember, you mustn’t forget about Air Proof.”

  The dragon soul warned.

  Sun Mo suddenly cowered. He had never been lucky in his entire lifetime. When he drank beer, he had never gotten a “one more bottle” on the lid.

  There was no free lunch in this world. If there was a free lunch, one would probably die from it.

  Thankfully, Sun Mo was a grandmaster spirit controller. Therefore, he thought of a possibility from hearing the dragon soul reminding him repeatedly to use Air Proof.

  As a spirit body, it needed to be attached to a host to be able to leave this place.

  This host was responsible for providing the dragon soul with spirit qi.

  “Is my spirit qi sufficient for an ancient dragon soul?”

  Sun Mo thought this and suddenly bit his lips, having a strong urge to slap himself in the face.

  What kind of situation was it? He might be losing his life at any moment, so why did he care about this?

  The dragon soul also knew that this was a rare opportunity to break free. It pretended to be deep and reserved and then spoke up.

  “Secondary saints, your tiers are still a little weak. You aren’t worthy of being my comrade yet!”

  The dragon soul said in disdain.

  “Saints are a result of secondary saints attaining a breakthrough. To us great teachers, we value a person’s potential more and not the current state.”

  Murong Ye said smoothly.

  “Then show me your potential!”

  The dragon soul spoke up.

  Murong Ye and Duanmu Li instantly frowned. Given their intelligence, of course they understood what the dragon soul meant. It wanted them to fight between themselves to decide on a victor.

  However, neither of them made a move.

  “Why? You’re starting to worry for your life because you’re secondary saints?”

  The dragon soul sneered.

  “Are there no other methods?”

  Duanmu Li asked.

  “Only the victor would have the right to become my comrade.”

  The dragon soul said arrogantly.

  However, everyone felt that this was natural. This was an ancient dragon, an existence that was on the very top of the food chain. The Dragon Subduing Academy’s founder had only become a legendary character and eventually founded the Dragon Subduing Academy after obtaining it.

  “Starlord Duanmu, what do you think?”

  Murong Ye asked. He had long since expected that they’d have to come to this stage and thus wasn’t surprised.

  “I keep having the feeling that this guy is plotting against us!”

  Duanmu Li was a great ancestor-level beast tamer, but the dragon soul didn’t show him any reaction at all. This was abnormal.

  By right, ferocious beasts would naturally get closer to beast tamers. Moreover, if he were to become the dragon soul’s comrade, he’d be able to unleash its battle prowess better.

  However, this was a dragon soul, an unprecedented existence. Therefore, such an unfathomable phenomenon was understandable.

  “Dragon soul, you’re our Dragon Subduing Academy’s divine protector, and I’m the headmaster. If we were to join hands, we’d definitely be able to stand at the peak of Nine Provinces.”

  Murong Ye’s thoughts were sent into the dragon soul’s mind as if they were material.

  When one reached the level of a secondary saint, communication wasn’t a problem even if it was with a different species.

  He didn’t say this to make the dragon soul attack Duanmu Li. It was because once the dragon soul agreed to this proposition, it’d become his comrade. Attacking Duanmu Li would then be within reason.

  “Don’t be playing tricks. I said that I’ll only respect the victor.”

  The dragon soul sneered.

  Murong Ye’s countenance changed.

  It was a little awkward to be exposed in front of everyone.

  “I don’t wish to waste time on talking. If I don’t see any result within five minutes, then you guys can scram!”

  The dragon soul bellowed.

  Murong Ye’s lips twitched. It was his miscalculation. His original intention was to make use of the dragon soul’s ties with the Dragon Subduing Academy to get it to be loyal to him. But it seemed that from the looks of it, this wasn’t friendly ties.

  “Dragon Subduing? I’m so foolish. Why did I only understand it now? How do these two words show any meaning of comradeship? It’s clearly enslavement and subjugation.”

  Murong Ye thought about it, while his hand struck out like lightning, slapping toward Duanmu Li.

  Boom!

  Overwhelming spirit qi erupted.

  The spirit qi turned into cavalries that were well-armed and fully prepared for battle, charging out toward Duanmu Li.

  Duanmu Li backed off, swinging his arm. As his sleeve waved, spirit qi shot out, turning into countless ferocious beasts. They formed a wave of beasts that pounced out toward the cavalries.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  Two torrents clashed. It was like there was an earthquake, causing the entire Dragon Subduing Palace to shake.

  “Why? The dragon soul didn’t listen to your suggestion and isn’t planning on killing me?”

  Duanmu Li sneered.

  How could he not guess what Murong Ye was thinking?

  “Hmph, I alone am enough to kill you.”

  Murong Ye let out a cold snort. Although he said this, he still gave Murong Mingyue a concealed gaze.

  It was time to make a move.

  Duanmu Li’s subordinates had been watching the battle. After all, a battle between secondary saints wasn’t often seen. However, a small group of them suddenly started to attack the others.

  Even though these black-clothed men were very strong, they were also stunned to be suddenly attacked by their comrades. They suffered a lot of casualties in a short time.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  Deafening sounds rang out from outside the palace, followed by lots of enraged bellows and combat sounds. They rapidly got closer.

  “You stay here to hold the line!”

  A star general dashed out to take charge of the situation, but in less than a minute, his head was held in the hand of a draconic human who came over.

  Jiang Ji’s pupils contracted fiercely.

  “What’s going on?”

  Most of these draconic humans had scales on their skin, while the remaining spots looked pale and colorless, showing signs of rotting. Their eyes were listless as well. They looked like they were dead, but their battle prowess was terrifying.

  Whenever their sharp claws swung, there’d be black-clothed men who fell and died.

  These draconic humans far surpassed the black-clothed men in terms of strength, agility, and strength eruption. The most terrifying thing was that even though the black-clothed men were equipped with blades and used all their strength to slash the draconic humans’ necks, they still didn’t die despite the blades sinking half an inch into their skin.

  These black-clothed men were all Duanmu Li’s close aides. They had been with him to attack cities and plumage lands, having strong martial prowess.

  “Haha, Starlord Duanmu, what do you think of my Dragon Subduing Army?”

  Murong Ye boasted.

  The students who cultivated in the Dragon Subduing Palace would be subject to energy radiation. When exposed to this radiation for a prolonged period, they’d gradually undergo dragonification. If they weren’t given treatment in time, they’d die.

  The humans who had been through dragonification had extremely powerful battle prowess. The many generations of headmasters were unwilling to give up on these ‘battle prowess’ and thus for over 100 years, they researched how to make use of some subjects to turn these corpses into draconic battle puppets.

  Out of which, puppetry had a great leading effect.

  As Murong Mingyue had an extremely high mastery of puppetry, she was naturally selected to join the ‘draconic human army’ in which the headmaster was the leader.

  To avoid the puppeteers making draconic puppets that would only listen to their orders, every puppeteer would only be in charge of one part of the modification of the draconic humans.

  Of course, as the difficulty of such techniques was very high, even if each puppeteer was only in charge of one portion, it was already very taxing on them physically and mentally.

  Murong Mingyue was an exception. Her aptitude was too great. It only took her one year to grasp the entire set of puppet modification techniques.

  She then used another year, while providing maintenance for the puppets, to install a mechanism in these puppets. This would make the puppets listen only to her orders in such critical moments.

  When Sun Mo encountered Murong Mingyue at that cold mortuary the other time, she had been called to modify draconic humans.

  To speak the truth, while these things might make Murong Mingyue sound as if she was very talented, she didn’t want to do such things.

  Murong Mingyue aspired to make the perfect supporting puppet that could make human lives become easier and more relaxed. She didn’t want to deal with those corpses all the time.

  If it wasn’t because Murong Ye had used the righteous excuse that it was for the good of the country, requesting for her to continue with this, she’d have resigned long ago.

  “Excellent!”

  Duanmu Li nodded.

  Murong Ye felt unhappy. What he hated the most was how Duanmu Li always appeared so calm and composed. It was as if nothing could astonish him.

  “Killing a Starlord, then getting the dragon soul’s loyalty, and obtaining the Great Desolation Dragon Subduing Scripture. After doing all these, who would dare to stop me from assuming the headmaster position?”

  Murong Ye’s gaze gleamed with the glow of ambition.

  “Murong Ye is too much of a schemer.”

  Jiang Ji looked dejected. This time around, he felt that things really didn’t bode well.

  “They say that barbarians are stubborn, simple-minded, and straightforward. However, why do I feel that this Murong Ye is extremely sly and crafty?”

  A Central Plains great teacher who had come to the grassy plains to make a living let out a sigh. (I only want to make a stable living. Why is it so hard?)

  The group of hostages backed off to a corner.

  In the eyes of the black-clothed men and the draconic humans, they were each other’s great enemies. Therefore, they didn’t try to kill these hostages.

  The battle was bloodthirsty and horrible. There’d be people falling with each passing moment.

  “You can’t be thinking about killing me with just these things, can you?”

  Duanmu Li’s lips twitched.

  “You have no idea how many draconic puppets the Dragon Subduing Academy has accumulated over the years. Let me tell you a secret. The Dragon Subduing Academy has been undergoing a secret experiment to lock up those cultivators in the palace’s lowest floor, forcing them to accept the dragon soul’s energy radiation and thereby turning into draconic humans.”

  Murong Ye exposed a great secret.

  “It’s over!”

  Jiang Ji let out an agonizing howl. Having heard a secret like this, they’d definitely be silenced by Murong Ye.

  However, Sun Mo felt that this was very normal. Any top-notch famous school would have something they excelled in the most if they wanted to establish a standing for themselves. Moreover, they must also remain vigilant in times of peace.

  “Duanmu Li, this is my homeground. If you know what’s good for you, then hand yourself in. I’ll leave you with a complete corpse. Otherwise, my dear niece will turn you into a puppet.”

  As Murong Ye said this, he broke out laughing.

  (I’m sure to win this. As expected, my plan is perfect.)

  (What rubbish Starlord? What Xiao Fulong? Weren’t all of them within my control? After I’ve become the Dragon Subduing Academy’s headmaster, I’ll lead this famous school to the very top in Nine Provinces, sweeping away all the other famous schools in the Central Plains.)

  “Isn’t it too early for you to be happy now?”

  Duanmu Li let out a stifled laugh then suddenly formed seals quickly with both hands.

  Pa pa pa!

  Amidst the chaotic hand gestures, the bodies of his battle pets instantly swelled up several times. The majestic eagle flew past very low to the ground, its massive wings looking like a sharp blade, slicing through those draconic humans.

  The snake raised its upper body and swung its head, spurting out purple poisonous fog. If one inhaled just a little bit of it, they’d look as if they were painted with a layer of purple dye and then their body movements would turn stiff.

  The white tiger bellowed.

  Roar!

  Everyone’s soul felt as if it was going to be shattered.

  The last one was the huge tortoise. It was steady and motionless like a mountain, but mysterious golden runes appeared on its shell. Then, countless beams of golden light splattered out. However, they didn’t disappear. They connected very quickly, weaving into a big net that encompassed everyone under it.

  Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

  Tortoise shell prints also appeared on the ground, shooting out golden light.

  “The universe reverses, life is unpredictable, seeking a wish from Bodhi.”

  Duanmu Li looked very dignified, chanting an incantation. His right hand then brushed past his left wrist.

  Hua!

  A tremendous amount of hot wet blood splattered out. Before they landed on the ground, they turned into blood rain and dyed everything.

  “F…… F*ck!”

  Jiang Ji cursed, his expression changing drastically. “He…… He is offering us as a sacrifice!”

  Jiang Ji could sense his vitality burning up at an extremely rapid speed, turning into a mysterious power and channeling into the huge tortoise.

  The other hostages’ countenances also changed, turning into extreme horror and panic. However, they didn’t try to escape. It was a Four Symbols Life Ignition Great Formation that a secondary saint had carefully prepared for several decades. How could it be something that low level great teachers like them could break?

  “F*ck! We’re going to die!”

  Sun Mo could be considered to have experienced several tough life-and-death battles since he came to Middle-Earth Nine Provinces. However, none of them was like what he was going through now. He felt as if he was watching himself turning into a candle that had been splashed with kerosene, burning fiercely and heading straight for death.

  “This won’t do! I can’t just do nothing and wait for death to come!”

  Sun Mo tried everything he could in this desperate situation, using whatever means he had.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  Wisps of golden spirit qi darted out from Sun Mo’s body, looking like swimming fish from streams. They wagged their tails and gathered rapidly above his head.

  In the blink of an eye, a golden crown was formed.

  Its shape was very simple. Other than there being various Battlegod Murals engraved on it, there was only an upright big sword where Sun Mo’s forehead should be at.

  This was the Battlegod Crown.

  Pa!

  The crown shattered and golden light spots scattered down like fine snow, falling on the ground around Sun Mo. Then, a golden light halo appeared.

  Buzz!

  Golden light shot out in all directions.

  The fire that was burning away Sun Mo’s life was immediately extinguished.

  “This……”

  Jiang Ji was stunned.

  “Hmmm?”

  Duanmu Li turned his head and threw a look of surprise at Sun Mo. (Is this a great teacher halo? But why is it that I, a knowledgeable secondary saint, don’t know about it?)

  Hold on!

  Duanmu Li suddenly recalled that when Sun Mo was in the Battlegod Canyon, other than comprehending the Battlegod Catalog, he seemed to also have comprehended a brand new great teacher halo.

  But right now, Duanmu Li didn’t have any spare effort to pay attention to Sun Mo. After all, Murong Ye was the greater enemy.

  “Murong Ye, it’s too early for you to feel proud.”

  Duanmu Li sneered. “Your homeground? I’m sorry that I’ll have to disappoint you. I, Duanmu Li, don’t ever have an away-ground in this lifetime. It’s because wherever my feet stand is my homeground.”

  This declaration was deafening, filled with the mighty dominance of one in power.

  The final duel was officially starting!