BOOM!
CRACK!
Another violent roar echoed.
This sound was different from before, mixed with the noise of something shattering.
Yang Chan looked toward the source of the sound. The Invisible Array had actually been broken. Seeing this, his figure flickered as he immediately put distance between them.
’Someone else has joined the battle, which is bound to be even more dangerous. It’s better to get away first. If the Taiyin Saintess keeps following me, I’ll finish her off then,’
Yang Chan thought. To him, the danger here was far greater than the Taiyin Saintess. His danger sense had been screaming at him, and the source was a master at the National Guardian Martial Saint Level.
"Villain! You deserve death!"
"Die!"
The National Guardian Martial Saint’s roars grew even more furious.
As the Invisible Array shattered, a long saber radiating endless killing intent ignored the Golden Lotus and the two National Guardian Martial Saints, slashing directly toward the two weakened Destiny Golden Dragons.
He was actually trying to slay both dragons at once!
He wanted to destroy both the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty and the Jin Meng Empire, using them as stepping stones for his own advancement and establishing a new dynasty over their territories.
The combined territories of the two nations would form an incredibly vast Imperial Dynasty. This person was clearly insatiably ambitious, with no small goal in mind.
At this moment, the two Martial Saint masters stopped fighting over the Golden Lotus and joined forces.
They didn’t want the Destiny Golden Dragons to take the Golden Lotus, but they wanted even less to see the Destiny Golden Dragons slain by the Dragon Slayer.
If the Destiny Golden Dragons were killed, their national destiny would be destroyed, and they would be destroyed along with it.
Under normal circumstances, no one would dare to make a killing move against a Destiny Golden Dragon. The only exception was a Dragon Slayer, who, bearing the Mandate of Heaven, was naturally meant to slay dragons to advance.
The Grand Ancestor of the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty had himself borne the Mandate of Heaven back then. He had leveraged the Yang Family’s power to rise, and when he found the national destiny of the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty on the verge of collapse, he struck, slaying its Destiny Golden Dragon, seizing the land, and establishing the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty.
At that time, he had waited until the National Guardian Martial Saint of the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty died of old age before making his move.
But now, this Dragon Slayer was acting right in front of two National Guardian Martial Saints. He was incredibly bold and clearly wanted much more.
A Dragon Slayer who bears the Mandate of Heaven can slay an Imperial Dynasty’s Destiny Golden Dragon and extinguish its national destiny, but only during the period when they hold that mandate.
Back when the Grand Ancestor of Great Zhou, Yang Sheng, bore the Mandate of Heaven, everything he did went as smoothly as if guided by fate itself. But shortly after he destroyed the Great Yu Imperial Dynasty’s Destiny Golden Dragon, that feeling vanished.
He later learned that once the Mandate of Heaven he bore disappeared, he would return to normal, no longer receiving heaven’s aid.
His cultivation had improved fastest during that period, breaking through one Martial Arts bottleneck after another. He even thought he could break through to the realm above Martial Saint, a feat that had eluded masters throughout history. Only later did he realize just how difficult it was to cultivate to the Martial Saint Realm.
Without the Mandate of Heaven, cultivating so smoothly was more than just difficult—it was nearly impossible.
This current Dragon Slayer was incredibly bold, but if he succeeded, he would undoubtedly go much further.
However, he naturally wouldn’t give his opponent that chance.
The Martial Saint’s killing intent seemed to materialize, transforming into streaks of blood-red light that bombarded the location where the still-unseen Dragon Slayer had attacked from. This was a usage of Martial Arts Will, and its power was immense.
It was remarkably effective against anyone below the Martial Saint Realm, and just as potent even in clashes between Martial Saint masters.
BOOM!
The spot bombarded by the two National Guardian Martial Saints was instantly pulverized.
However, the two Martial Saints felt no joy. Instead, their brows furrowed, because their senses told them no one was at the point of impact.
It was as if their previous perception had been wrong.
"Slay!"
Suddenly, a sharp cry rang out.
A figure abruptly appeared before the two Destiny Golden Dragons, wielding a Dragon-Blood Patterned Saber and slashing straight at them.
That this person had managed to evade the perception of two National Guardian Martial Saints and attack the Destiny Golden Dragons directly was utterly shocking.
It was obvious this person knew he was no match for the two National Guardian Martial Saints, which was why he targeted the Destiny Golden Dragons instead. As long as he succeeded in slaying the dragons, he would achieve a breakthrough in one fell swoop. Meanwhile, the two Martial Saints, whose lifespans were nearly at an end, would face a drop in their realm, or even perish entirely as their life force extinguished.
At that point, he could replace both nations in a single stroke and establish a new Imperial Dynasty.
High risk, high reward.
"ROAR!"
The Destiny Golden Dragons sensed the danger and let out a furious roar, intending to kill this outrageously audacious person with the sound alone.
However, the Dragon Slayer was shrouded in a golden light and completely ignored the roar.
The Dragon-Blood Patterned Saber slashed directly into one of the Destiny Golden Dragons.
The Destiny Golden Dragon was already severely wounded—twice over, in fact. Its form was already flickering in and out of existence. Now, struck by the Dragon-Blood Patterned Saber, it instantly shattered, transforming into golden light that surged into the Dragon Slayer’s body.
The Destiny Golden Dragon was slain. No, to be precise, it was absorbed into the Dragon Slayer’s body. Later, with the establishment of a new dynasty, it would coalesce into a new Destiny Golden Dragon.
"No!"
One of the Martial Saint masters roared, wanting to strike down the audacious Dragon Slayer, but he felt his own aura beginning to destabilize.
With the Destiny Golden Dragon slain, the Martial Saint master’s aura rapidly weakened, and his face aged visibly.
As one of the Destiny Golden Dragons was slain, the still-hiding Golden Lotus suddenly exploded, shattering into countless motes of golden light that scattered in all directions.
"Slay!"
Having succeeded with one strike, the Dragon Slayer didn’t stop, continuing his attack to slay the other Destiny Golden Dragon.
"How dare you!"
The other Martial Saint master reacted, his figure flashing in front of the Destiny Golden Dragon. The aura of a National Guardian Martial Saint erupted from him as he used his own body to knock the Dragon-Blood Patterned Saber away.
"Heh heh, Grand Ancestor of Great Zhou, did you think this was the extent of my abilities?"
"Endless Blade Momentum, descend!"
The Dragon Slayer sneered. As his voice fell, a powerful Blade Momentum gathered, coalescing into a Blood Saber. He was bent on forcefully slaying the Destiny Golden Dragon.
"Yang Yu, now!"
The Grand Ancestor of Great Zhou, Yang Sheng, frowned slightly. As he clashed with the Dragon Slayer, whose aura was now surging, he roared toward Jinyun City.
He had originally wanted to give Yang Yu a chance to break through, but he never expected a Dragon Slayer to appear. The man had taken advantage of the moment their auras weakened during their clash, hidden from their perception, and schemed against two National Guardian Martial Saints.
Now, after slaying the Jin Meng Empire’s Destiny Golden Dragon, he was actually trying to slay the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty’s Destiny Golden Dragon as well.
But now, it was time to play his trump card: the Old Emperor, Yang Yu.
Although this move wasn’t originally intended for a Dragon Slayer, the timing was now perfect!
As the words of the Grand Ancestor of Great Zhou, Yang Sheng, fell, a golden light gathered above Jinyun City. It then appeared over the flickering Destiny Golden Dragon, forming an incredibly powerful protective shield.
This was a technique that gathered the Spiritual Power of countless masters. It was the same technique that had previously protected Jinyun City, keeping it safe during the clash of the National Guardian Martial Saints. Now, it was being used to protect the Destiny Golden Dragon and to counter the Dragon Slayer’s powerful Blade Momentum!