“Heavens, where did these peerless prodigies come from?”
“They came with Lin Xiao and Ling Hu, clearly part of the same group.”
“Where are they from? How are they each more monstrous than the last?”
The watching crowd was nearly dumbfounded. Eighteen years old, Third Stage Martial Venerable—this was simply too heaven-defying!
In the history of the three empires, no such prodigies had ever been recorded!
This completely upended everyone’s imagination. Martial Venerable—forget being under twenty, even across the three empires, few could reach this realm.
Those who stepped into the Martial Venerable realm were typically cultivators well over fifty, yet now, three Martial Venerables under twenty had emerged, and not just one but three, with two reaching Second and Third Stage Martial Venerable, their combat power even more heaven-defying.
It was almost impossible to believe.
In terms of talent, what were the people present compared to them? The three empires’ under-twenty generation had only produced one First Stage Martial King, who wasn’t even worthy of carrying their shoes!
The young geniuses present felt deeply shaken, only able to look up in awe.
Empress Dowager Meng Xi and Meng Ying were stunned again. The people Lin Xiao brought were all young Martial Venerables, each one so monstrous?
It truly proved the saying: birds of a feather flock together. The people a prodigy brings are indeed a group of prodigies.
The three cloaked figures at the same table as Lin Xiao’s group were petrified. These three were all terrifying young Martial Venerables.
And the spirit pet in the girl’s hands was a fifth-tier primary spirit beast.
“That’s a fifth-tier primary spirit beast!”
“That girl even has a fifth-tier primary spirit pet, and it’s one with fire-attribute powers!”
“Three Martial Venerables, a fifth-tier primary spirit beast, and a Martial Lord-level corpse puppet—this is practically a massive force. They might actually wipe out the Feng family.”
At this moment, the crowd noticed the Fire Spirit Rabbit, exclaiming in shock and discussion.
Among the Mo Yu Empire’s group, Mo Long’s face was dark, his eyes filled with killing intent as he stared at Hu Yue. He said coldly, “That’s my ninth brother’s Cangyu Sword Technique!”
Ninth brother was the royal title for the princes, but in terms of full siblings, Mo Jiuxiao was his third brother. Regardless, Mo Jiuxiao was his blood brother.
Not only had his brother been killed, but even his fortuitous martial technique had been mastered by someone else—a profound humiliation.
Of course, Mo Jiutian’s Great Azure Dragon Slash had also been mastered by another.
“Today, I’ll kill you all!” Mo Long resolved in his heart.
In the void, Lin Xiao, Hu Yue, and the Fire Spirit Rabbit were fiercely battling Feng Youyu, whose strength was overwhelmingly powerful, constantly forcing the two and the beast back.
“Hu Yue, be careful not to get hurt, and don’t kill her,” Lin Xiao warned Hu Yue. Hu Yue primarily practiced killing techniques, and he feared she might strike too ruthlessly.
“I know!” Hu Yue nodded. She understood that if she killed Feng Youyu, Lin Xiao would never forgive her.
“Illusion Technique!” Hu Yue softly called out, sending invisible illusionary power towards Feng Youyu, but it had no effect on her.
“No use—Seven Kills Mist!” Hu Yue then unleashed a martial technique Lin Xiao had given her for killing enemies. Rolling mist surged from her jade sword, enveloping Feng Youyu, disrupting her vision and divine sense.
At this moment, Hu Yue’s Spirit Illusion Moon Robe conjured two illusory figures that attacked Feng Youyu.
“Clang! Clang!”
With the illusory figures, it was as if four people and a beast were besieging Feng Youyu. However, Feng Youyu radiated rolling black energy, her dazzling sword light bursting forth, dispersing the heavy mist. The terrifying combat shockwaves forced Lin Xiao and Hu Yue back.
Feng Youyu was incredibly powerful, but Lin Xiao, Hu Yue, and the beast weren’t weak either. By staying cautious, they avoided being injured by Feng Youyu, managing to fight her to a draw.
However, Lin Xiao, Hu Yue, and the beast weren’t using lethal killing moves. Though the clashes seemed intense, they were somewhat restrained, making it hard to determine a victor in the short term.
Hu Yue’s illusory figures and attacks left the onlookers repeatedly stunned.
In the high skies, Feng Yuntian and the Blue Corpse Puppet, as well as Ling Hu and Chen Wendao, were locked in inseparable combat. Lin Qinglun was also surrounded by a group, and the battles on both sides reached a stalemate.
As time passed, Lin Xiao noticed a complex expression of self-resistance in Feng Youyu’s demeanor, causing his brows to furrow deeply as he detected something amiss.
“Could she be under divine control?” Lin Xiao’s gaze shifted towards Ye Fenghua.
Feng Youyu’s abnormal behavior today made it highly likely she was under divine control.
And in the entire Lanlan Empire, who could perform divine control if not Ye Fenghua?
As for the mysterious expert behind the Feng family, rumored to be a Martial Lord, Lin Xiao didn’t believe someone of that cultivation would also be a fifth-tier or higher spirit controller.
If it was divine control, then it could only be one person: Ye Fenghua, the only fifth-tier high-grade spirit controller in the Lanlan Empire.
“If you’re the one who used divine control on Youyu, Ye Fenghua, I won’t let you off!” A flash of killing intent gleamed in Lin Xiao’s eyes.
Anyone who dared use divine control on Feng Youyu, no matter who, he would never forgive.
Yet, looking at Ye Fenghua’s expression, Lin Xiao found no abnormalities. On the contrary, Ye Fenghua seemed to sense Lin Xiao’s suspicion and shook his head, his face full of worry.
This puzzled Lin Xiao. If it wasn’t Ye Fenghua, then who else could have used divine control? Or perhaps there was no divine control at all, but some other means of manipulation?
“Brother Li, Brother Mo Xiang, shouldn’t we make a move?” Seeing the two sides evenly matched and having roughly gauged the strengths of Feng Yuntian, the Feng family, and Lin Xiao’s group, Dongyang Tian spoke to Mo Xiang and Li Yangming.
With the three major forces of the Lanlan Empire staying out, the Feng family’s strength was far inferior to theirs. If they acted, they were confident they could take down both sides.
But the Dongyang Empire didn’t want to move against Lin Xiao’s group.
Since Lin Xiao’s side could fight the Feng family to a draw, if the two empires joined in, they could surely crush the Feng family.
“Let them fight a bit longer, no rush,” Mo Xiang shook his head. They didn’t know if the Feng family had any powerful trump cards left, and the Mo Yu Empire’s target wasn’t just the Feng family. If they acted, they wouldn’t spare Lin Xiao and Lin Qinglun either.
Since the Mo Yu Empire held back, the Dongyang Empire also exercised restraint, waiting for a situation where both the Feng family and Lin Xiao’s side were mutually exhausted.
However, both sides were top-tier experts, and reaching a conclusion would likely take considerable time.
“Enough, all of you stop!” At that moment, a thunderous shout echoed from deep within the Feng family, followed by a terrifying Martial Lord aura sweeping over the scene, its fearsome pressure enveloping everyone present.
