From upstream of the river, powerful figures suddenly appeared, standing aloft in the firmament. Each one exuded a formidable aura.
Especially the man at the lead, who appeared to be only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He wore a jade crown, his black hair tied up, and was clad in purple armor, appearing exceptionally handsome and imposing.
His entire body overflowed with divine radiance, and from him emanated an Oppressive Might powerful enough to distort the void, as if a supreme king was looking down upon the masses.
His appearance immediately caused Miss Qin and the others' expressions to change drastically.
"Now, this king wants to see just where you people think you can escape to?"
The purple-armored youth spoke like a king, and with a spread of his large hand, he directly restrained the firmament. The heavy rain could no longer pour down, the river solidified, and the void itself came to a standstill.
This entire stretch of heaven and earth was restrained. Miss Qin, Robin, and the other six found it difficult to escape.
Beside the purple-armored youth, another young prodigy stepped forward, lofty and aloof, his brow cold and stern, his bearing extraordinary. Between his eyebrows, there was a noble purple aura, indicating his exalted status. He was a Crown Prince of a nation, possessing immense fortune.
He was draped in a resplendent, gleaming five-colored divine armor, radiant and dazzling, yet it emanated an Oppressive Might so powerful it could be called terrifying, pressing down on everyone and causing the complexions of those below to turn pale.
Without a doubt, this was definitely a powerful Young King, fearsomely strong and inspiring awe.
Merely by unleashing his Oppressive Might, he caused Miss Qin and the others' expressions to turn ugly, as if a mountain range was pressing on their hearts. Their faces paled, and they were on the verge of vomiting blood.
One Young King was terrifying enough. Now, with two Young Kings acting in concert, they were enough to lord over the Tian Du Continent.
Robin and the others each wore expressions of terror. Only Miss Qin, even at this moment, still maintained a firm and unyielding look.
The Crown Prince clad in five-colored divine armor spoke up, looking at Miss Qin. "Miss Qin, you are from the Qin family. We won't make things difficult for you. Just hand over the Three-Life Lotus, and you are free to leave."
The Qin family?
Ye Chen's gaze towards Miss Qin held a hint of surprise. What Qin family could make even a Young King so wary? Aside from that famously renowned Qin family from the center of the Myriad Domains, there was no other.
The Qin family was not an Imperial Clan, but in truth, it was one of the most ancient aristocratic families capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with Emperors and Sovereigns, terrifyingly formidable.
Because the Qin family's antiquity could be traced back to the Mythical Era, where it had produced a peerless, matchless Mythical Sovereign, just a hair's breadth away from being an Emperor or Sovereign, a supreme Monarch.
Although not a true Emperor or Sovereign, it was said this invincible Monarch of the Qin family was powerful to the absolute peak, capable of battling Emperors and Sovereigns, and was called an alternative Emperor-Sovereign.
Precisely because of this, the Qin family possessed the qualification to stand shoulder to shoulder with true Emperors and Sovereigns, and was an ancient aristocratic family that all forces throughout the heavens were extremely wary of.
Miss Qin's beautiful eyes flickered with various strange lights as she looked at Robin and the other young prodigies. "And what about them?"
"Naturally, they only have a path of death."
The purple-armored king answered with cold indifference.
Robin and the others immediately turned pale with fright, urgently crying out, "Miss Qin, save us!"
Miss Qin also found it hard to bear. Just as she was about to speak, the Crown Prince in five-colored divine armor spoke coldly, "Miss Qin, you must understand. Today, we let you go only out of consideration for the Qin family behind you, to avoid making an enemy. But that does not mean we fear the Qin family."
Miss Qin fell silent, but her delicate form remained unmoving, standing in front of Robin and the others. "You cannot kill them. They only helped me seize the Three-Life Lotus. I don't want the lotus anymore. I beg you to be magnanimous and let them go."
The Crown Prince in five-colored divine armor wanted to speak again, but the purple-armored king's expression turned icy. "Miss Qin, don't think we truly dare not kill you. All of this is your own fault, you can't blame others. Attack, kill!"
He stepped forward, his supreme kingly aura erupting, directly sweeping across the heavens and scattering the rain clouds. The rain shattered into mist.
Without even making a move, just this terrifying imposing manner was enough to make Robin and the others tremble.
*Slap—*
The purple-armored king made his move. His divine power surged forth, and a vigorous divine flame spread out, engulfing everything, incinerating everything. All the mist that had been frozen in this stretch of heaven and earth was directly burned into vapor that rose upwards as he attacked.
The area covered by the spreading divine flame was immense. Even Ye Chen on the riverbank was about to be caught in the crossfire, to be burned to ashes along with them.
In his eyes, Ye Chen's existence was no different from an ant. Without any consideration, the flames spread over, intending to burn him to ashes as well.
"Everyone, attack!"
Miss Qin spoke up. Although she clearly knew the opponent was difficult to contend with, if they didn't act now, there truly would be no other way.
They attacked simultaneously. Divine radiance shone from their bodies, withstanding the surging divine flame. Several Dao weapons also flew out, attacking the purple-armored king.
The purple-armored king snorted coldly. "Hmph, just two at the peak of Divine Transformation, and four still at the fifth level of Divine Transformation. With such strength, you think you can withstand this king's attack? Truly wishful thinking."
He flipped his palm, and a vast, terrifying force surged forth. Layer upon layer of the void tore open, showing signs of collapse. Terrible divine flames manifested here, descending to scorch them fiercely.
"Too powerful, it's simply unbearable."
Miss Qin and the others' expressions changed. As expected of a true Young King, he was indeed powerful beyond expectation. Even with all seven of them attacking with full force, they could not truly resist.
"Cough—"
Blood even trickled from the corner of Miss Qin's mouth. Her fair, jade-like beautiful face was pale and bloodless, exceptionally pitiable. At this moment, seeing the boatman Ye Chen on the riverbank, and fearing for his safety, she sent another gentle light towards him, intending to send him away, and transmitted via voice transmission, "Run as far as you can. Don't stay here."
The purple-armored king casually glanced at Ye Chen. This mortal as weak as an ant was not worth his attention. He merely snorted coldly, "At a time like this, you're still concerned about a tiny ant. Worry about yourselves first."
*Boom—*
An even more vigorous divine flame poured down, submerging Miss Qin and the others.
Watching all this, Ye Chen originally didn't want to get too involved. However, if at this moment he could still stand by and watch Miss Qin, who had saved him repeatedly, about to be killed without taking action, then this worldly tempering might as well not be tempered.
"Enough, disperse!"
A faint sigh rang out. Simultaneously, to the stunned amazement of everyone present, the vast swathes of divine flame blasted out by the purple-armored king directly vanished into thin smoke.
And before Miss Qin and the others, a figure appeared.
A boatman!