On the distant horizon, over thirty figures soared through the air. They were all prodigies from the Myriad Domains who had departed from the Dragon Phoenix Academy, each imposing and extraordinary. The men were majestic, the women as fair and radiant as jade, but without exception, they were all astonishingly powerful young talents.
They rode ancient exotic beasts like dragon-horses, qilins, Heavenly God tigers, and lightning birds, further highlighting their uniqueness.
They swiftly arrived before Wind Heaven City, none concealing their auras. Their power was shockingly formidable, causing the very sky to rumble, their imposing presence pressing down.
The bandits guarding Wind Heaven City were all on high alert. Someone shouted, "Who goes there? Halt immediately, or we will attack!"
"Attack?"
Hearing this, these Myriad Domains prodigies seemed to have heard the greatest joke, unable to hold back their laughter.
"What are you laughing at?" a bandit coldly snapped.
"A mere petty bandit dares to interrupt? Scram!"
A woman appeared, exceptionally beautiful and eye-catching, draped in colorful silks, a stunning and outstanding beauty, noble yet arrogant, riding forth on a multicolored phoenix bird.
With a cold, light shout, she unleashed terrifying Primordial Spirit power, causing the bandit who had snapped to nearly have his Primordial Spirit destabilize and explode. His face turned deathly pale with fear.
"Tell your great bandit City Lord to come out immediately. We are taking over this Wind Heaven City. Surrender now if you wish to live," the woman said arrogantly.
These bandits dared not delay. They knew these people were the recently famous Myriad Domains prodigies recruited by the Dragon Phoenix Academy, the ones who had forcefully entered the Plunder Heaven Plains. They were terrifyingly strong, so how could they be careless? They hurried into the city to report to their superiors.
On the city wall, Ye Chen remained seated cross-legged in meditation. Not a trace of divine energy fluctuation emanated from him, making him seem like an ordinary person, so he attracted little attention from these prodigies.
However, the Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor looked up at the beautiful woman who had shouted, his eyes gleaming, smacking his lips: "This lass might have a fiery temper, but her figure is anything but ordinary. Damn it all, those breasts... big, really damn big. A single hand couldn't cover them. Wonder if she ate papayas to nourish them or if she... grew them so big herself—Ow! Little Yue, why did you hit me?"
"Don't spout so much nonsense. Either act or shut up," Ye Chen said indifferently.
The Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor immediately fell silent.
Boom—
From within Wind Heaven City, an overwhelmingly powerful aura erupted, sweeping across the sky. A powerful bandit Demi-Saint had appeared, another formidable figure in the city besides Wang Tian.
Though not as strong as Wang Tian, he was still very powerful, an old great bandit with white hair, standing with hands behind his back. His vast divine might swept unabashedly toward these Myriad Domains prodigies as he coldly said, "What bold young juniors, daring to try and take over my Wind Heaven City. Did those old folks at the Dragon Phoenix Academy not teach you to act within your means?"
"Old man, stop acting all high and mighty with your age. Hand over Wind Heaven City now, or don't blame us for being ruthless," the arrogant woman coldly shouted.
"Princess Nine Colors, why waste words with this old man? Let's just attack and kill our way through," another person spoke up.
"Hmph, today this old man will teach you ignorant juniors a proper lesson on behalf of those old folks at the Dragon Phoenix Academy."
The bandit Demi-Saint made his move. With a hand that seemed to cover the sky, he stirred clouds and rain, dense Dao marks interweaving and covering a swath of the world.
In his hand appeared a green jade gourd, from which a howling yin wind blew—a Black Storm, which he had previously collected with great power into the gourd. Now unleashed, it swept across heaven and earth to deal with these prodigies.
It was clear the bandit Demi-Saint didn't dare be truly careless, knowing the strength of these Myriad Domains prodigies.
"Young Master Junwei, please take action!" a Talent spoke, addressing the man who seemed to be the central figure among them.
The other Talents and noble ladies all looked over, clearly treating him like the moon surrounded by stars.
"Very well."
Young Master Junwei responded. He strode forth with dragon-like grace and tiger-like steps, wearing a divine crown and clad in phoenix battle armor. Majestic and extraordinary, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, stars seemed to float and sink around him, as if a peerless Divine King had emerged, exuding immense pressure.
"A King!"
Seeing Young Master Junwei appear, Ye Chen directly uttered two words, revealing the young master's identity and strength.
Young Master Junwei stepped forward, his presence hazy yet surging, as if he were performing the act of separating heaven and earth. Divine radiance blazed brilliantly as he formed a sword finger, directly unleashing one soaring, majestic sword beam after another. Each beam was ten thousand zhang long, their light shaking the very heavens as they clashed head-on with the bandit Demi-Saint.
Deafening explosions rang out. Divine power surged and erupted violently, endless flames roiling across the firmament as if about to burn through the ninth heaven, illuminating the dim earth.
But a great amount of blood rain fell. The massive hand conjured by the bandit Demi-Saint was torn apart, shedding copious amounts of blood. The green jade gourd was sent flying, and the Black Storm was utterly annihilated.
The bandit Demi-Saint rapidly retreated, a look of shock appearing on his face. This younger generation was frighteningly powerful. How long had they been fighting? Just one move, and he was already at an absolute disadvantage.
"As expected of Young Master Junwei, truly transcendent and powerful."
"Young Master Junwei is a King among prodigies of his generation, also a Demi-Saint, nearly invincible. Among fellow Demi-Saints, how many can contend with him?"
The other prodigies who had come together all praised sincerely. This was a powerful Demi-Saint King, and he was very likely to advance further in a short time, becoming a true Saint King. Then, he would be a peerless prodigy qualified to contend with Young True Kings like the Yuan Yao Divine King and the Sun God. He deserved their reverence.
After all, in this world, strength was always supreme.
Young Master Junwei was very composed, without the usual arrogance of ordinary people. After that one strike, he did not attack again, speaking indifferently, "Open the city's protective light barrier. Let us enter and take control. We will not make things difficult for you."
The bandit Demi-Saint snorted coldly, "Though you are strong, do you think that's enough to take Wind Heaven City? You're not qualified unless you defeat our City Lord."
"I recall Wind Heaven City's City Lord is the great bandit Wang Tian, ranked eighteenth, a very powerful Ancient Saint. Where is he? I wish to spar with him." A desire for battle arose in Young Master Junwei's heart, without any fear.
The bandit Demi-Saint sneered coldly, "Lord Wang Tian is not here. Wind Heaven City will not open. You should all return. If Lord Wang Tian returns, none of you will be able to leave."
"Is that so?" Young Master Junwei, however, raised his hand to attack. His sword finger directly shot out soaring sword beams, slashing forward, intending to break the formation.
Everyone in the city paled.
But at this moment, Ye Chen, who had been sitting cross-legged on the city wall the entire time, made his move. He pointed out sword beams that annihilated Young Master Junwei's, and spoke: "All of you, return. I have already taken this place."