"Who are you?" the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon inquired with reverence.
Abenue glanced back, her expression still coldly beautiful yet carrying a rare hint of gentleness. "Dragon Race."
"Dragon Race!?"
Those two simple words caused the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon to tremble all over. Its gaze towards Abenue now held an indescribable excitement. This peerlessly enchanting golden-haired woman before it was actually a powerhouse of the Dragon Race! No wonder the golden light carried such a familiar, kindred aura, and why it felt as if it were facing a pure-blooded True Dragon, inspiring awe.
It hurriedly lowered its dragon head in submission, speaking respectfully, "Crimson Scale pays respects to the great one!"
Abenue smiled, a smile so radiant it could move the mortal world. "Leave everything to me."
"What?"
This scene caused everyone else's expressions to change, especially Hua Yuntian's. He had finally managed to inflict such severe, near-fatal wounds upon the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon. How could he allow it to recover so easily? Dealing with it would become much more troublesome.
"Step aside!"
Hua Yuntian pointed his Nine Dragons Golden Spear at Abenue from a distance. Gone was his previous sense of admiration; his entire being erupted with a terrifying aura that swept forth, intending to pressure Abenue and intimidate her.
Even at this point, he was still reluctant to harm Abenue, for she was too enchantingly beautiful, rare in this world, scarcely seen throughout the ages. He hoped to win her over as his Dao companion.
Yet Abenue did not retreat in the slightest. On the contrary, more golden light surged from her body, and the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon's aura began to recover rapidly.
"Since you refuse the toast and insist on the penalty, don't blame this prince for being ruthless and crushing the flower!"
Hua Yuntian roared, slapping out a palm that carried vast, mighty divine power. Simultaneously, the nine strands of Imperial Dragon Qi around him, accompanied by nine dragon souls, shot like lightning into the golden spear. With a terrifying dragon's roar, he hurled it towards the falling Crimson Scale Demon Dragon's head.
Boom—
Golden light erupted. In a blur, the Nine Dragons Golden Spear transformed into a fearsome Primordial True Dragon, soaring through the Nine Heavens, yet carrying a mournful cry as it struck.
Under this spear thrust, not to mention the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon in its severely wounded state, even at its peak it would have been utterly crippled, if not slain outright.
Without a doubt, this was Hua Yuntian's ultimate killing blow, extremely terrifying.
However, Abenue's pair of dark golden eyes narrowed sharply. She let out a light shout, "How dare you strike? Seeking death!"
Boom—
An absolutely fearsome might erupted from her body, directly colliding with and scattering the divine power Hua Yuntian had unleashed, preventing it from approaching her by even an inch.
At the same time, facing that Nine Dragons Golden Spear infused with nine strands of Imperial Dragon Qi, she did not even draw her own Dao weapon. Her slender, jade-like hand simply pushed forward, and within it, a terrifying, long dragon's roar exploded forth, incredibly real, as if a mythical True Dragon slumbering since the previous era had awakened, its divine might boundless.
True Dragon's Heaven-Challenging Art!
The mythical True Dragon, desiring to contend with the Heavenly Dao, to stand shoulder to shoulder, to carve out a bright, clear world!
Boom—
The slender jade hand collided with the Nine Dragons Golden Spear harboring absolute destructive force. Instantly, the space of this heaven and earth was completely torn apart. The void under the suppression of the Emperor's Dao was as fragile as canvas, easily shattered.
The entire Crimson Blood Lake below erupted with countless terrifying, shocking waves.
Immediately, the young geniuses on the thirty-six Heavenly King-class divine ships retreated like lightning, putting as much distance as possible between themselves and the clash.
But what was even more astonishing was that the Nine Dragons Golden Spear, containing Hua Yuntian's full power—enough to slay a peerless demon dragon like the Crimson Scale Demon Dragon at the fifth level of the Great Ability Realm—was now, under the dumbfounded gazes of nearly everyone, blocked by that seemingly delicate, plain hand. The destructive strike even halted just an inch before her jade palm. No matter how sharp, fierce, or space-rending it was, it could not advance that final inch.
Such a scene undoubtedly shook everyone's hearts to an immense degree.
How was this possible!?
Hua Yuntian, the attacker himself, widened his eyes in disbelief at the sight before him. His peerless strike had actually been blocked? How could this be done?
Impossible!
Yet the reality presented before his eyes was undeniable.
The five young geniuses who had left earlier watched this scene from afar, unable to help but suck in a cold breath. They had originally guessed that Ye Chen and the others were extremely powerful, likely super geniuses on the Earth Ranking. But they shouldn't be stronger than a super genius like Hua Yuntian, ranked 103rd on the Earth Ranking. Yet facts were the best proof.
These young geniuses they had encountered by chance and challenged were not weaker than Hua Yuntian; they were stronger, perhaps not just by a little, but significantly so. Otherwise, they wouldn't have so easily intercepted Hua Yuntian's attack.
However, what sent a chill down their spines was that from beginning to end, whether it was Luo Guyun from their earlier challenge or Abenue now, both seemed to show great respect towards the young man with the Moon Mark between his brows, as if he were their master.
Precisely because of this, they were utterly horrified. One Luo Guyun, one Abenue—both were powerful to this extent. Then how terrifying must Ye Chen, their master, be?
Unimaginable. Heaven Ranking?
Suddenly, this thought almost simultaneously popped into the minds of all five, then exploded like a meteorite plunging into the ocean, stirring up a thousand waves.
Undoubtedly, this thought was extremely frightening.
The Heaven Ranking was the supreme list among the three rankings of Heaven, Earth, and Man, the highest pursuit in the hearts of countless geniuses from the myriad races. Yet, across the entire Ten Heavens Ancient Domain, only a handful of individuals could be listed on the Heaven Ranking. If this Ye Chen before them was a supreme genius of the Heaven Ranking, it would undoubtedly cause vast ripples throughout the Ten Heavens Ancient Domain.
But they immediately dismissed the idea. Even if Ye Chen was the master of the three, it couldn't be so. Even among the 108 Ancient God Clans, only a scant few had reached that level. No matter how strong Ye Chen was, he couldn't compare. He was just somewhat powerful, perhaps enough to rank within the top twenty of the Earth Ranking.
Ye Chen and the others were unaware of the thoughts in the five's hearts. At this moment, Abenue extended a jade finger, gently pinching the tip of the Nine Dragons Golden Spear.
Roar—
Visible to the naked eye, the Nine Dragons Golden Spear, harboring unparalleled destructive divine might, and the nine roaring strands of Imperial Dragon Qi, under her jade hand, rapidly became docile—a very bizarre sight.
"No—!"
Hua Yuntian roared. He could not watch his Nine Dragons Golden Spear fall into the other's hands. He hurriedly recited a mysterious incantation.
Finally, he let out a furious shout: "Nine Dragons Devour the Heavens!"
As the incantation was chanted, the previously docile Nine Dragons Golden Spear suddenly trembled violently. The nine strands of Imperial Dragon Qi erupted fiercely, charging towards Abenue.