A small black knife shot out from Mengyi's sleeve, fast as lightning, its speed outpacing even the sound of it tearing through the air!

Just as this flying knife was about to pierce the center of your forehead.

A golden palm, using just two fingers, steadily and firmly caught it.

"Ding!"

This golden palm began to slowly lose its color, transforming into the texture of human skin.

This change rapidly spread across the entire golden statue.

Li Lingyue, wearing the Female Emperor's phoenix robe, appeared before you!

The corner of your mouth lifted slightly.

This is a guaranteed win.

Even though Mengyi and the other assassins wore masks, you could imagine their expressions at this moment.

"The Female Emperor?! She should be in the Southern Borderlands right now!"

"Don't be afraid, it's a Faith Avatar! This is a common trick of the Faith Dao! An avatar can't even exert one-tenth of the original body's power, nothing to fear!"

"Let me finish her off!"

A Martial King Realm expert confidently stepped forward, holding a pair of golden maces, spinning towards her like some kind of champion.

If you got hit by one of those, it would probably hurt a lot.

But the Female Emperor actually reached out with her bare hands to catch them, snatched the pair of maces away, gave them a forceful bend, and snapped them in half!

"My Golden Dragon Maces!"

The Female Emperor's expression was ice-cold. With a single step, her speed was so fast it was like teleportation. Her jade-like hand directly clamped around this Martial King's neck, slamming him headfirst into the dirt.

A final, fierce stomp sent him off to meet his maker!

Only then did Mengyi and the others realize this was no ordinary Faith Avatar, but a Golden Body Faith Body that could fight at full strength!

"She only has the time of one incense stick to burn, avoid her sharp edge!"

Mengyi and the other eight took to the air, fleeing in eight different directions.

That Longjiu, who was affected by 'Sudden Inspiration', directly became the Female Emperor's teammate.

"You and I will split up and kill them!"

The Female Emperor gave him a strange look, but didn't mind having one less enemy.

The ensuing battle all took place high in the sky.

You only saw the Female Emperor's figure, like a streak of flowing light, launching attacks from all directions.

During this, her Incense-Offering Dharma Manifestation also appeared, that colossal figure of the Female Emperor standing tall above the clouds, majestic and dignified.

A single palm pressed down, and the force transmitted through the air could imprint a massive palm print on the ground!

"My wife is just too strong..."

For Mengyi and the others, Longjiu had completely defected to the enemy.

If it weren't for Longjiu obstructing them in every way possible, a few of them might have escaped.

Now, not a single one could get away.

Before long, you saw the bodies of these Blood Moon organization assassins falling sparsely from the sky.

"Hahaha! All the credit is mine! I, Longjiu, am going to earn great merit!"

When only Longjiu was left alive, he was so pleased with himself he practically wanted to dance.

However.

He turned his head and saw the enormous dharma manifestation palm slamming towards his face.

"Pfft!"

Finished.

You walked over to these scattered pieces of corpses, removed their masks, and saw their faces.

Their masks were also Spirit Artifacts, capable of blocking spiritual sense detection.

You didn't recognize any of these people. It seemed they truly were Martial Kings from the Great Wastes.

If they were Martial Kings from the Five Regions, you couldn't possibly not know them; you were intimately familiar with all the top experts here.

"Tap..."

The Female Emperor descended from the air, her steps somewhat unsteady.

Dealing with ten Martial Kings in one go, even for a Faith Golden Body that could fight at full strength, was no easy task.

"Lingyue, take a look. Is there anyone you recognize?"

Li Lingyue walked towards you.

"Huh..."

You noticed something strange.

The assassins were all dead, so why was your field of vision still red?

Your heart suddenly raced, a sense of crisis flooding your mind.

"Lingyue, be careful!"

It was still a step too late.

Those strange text symbols appeared on Li Lingyue's body.

Li Lingyue tried to erase them using Martial Arts and secret techniques from the Faith Dao, but it was all futile.

You saw streams of golden energy seeping out from within her body.

This stuff was called True Qi, the source of power for the Martial King Realm, similar to the Three Energies for those below Martial King.

"Chen Lang! Run! They aren't using methods from the human world, I can't undo this!"

Before her words finished, two figures burst forth from the ground!

They had been hiding very deep underground, and had entered the earth from a great distance away, lying in wait all along, so they hadn't left any traces of activity nearby.

Only when they began approaching the surface did 'The Aura of Ten Thousand Races' see faint, thread-like wisps of human aura rapidly approaching from underground.

But these two were simply too fast. By the time you saw their auras, they were already near the surface.

Their speed tunneling through the earth was actually faster than a peak Martial King flying through the air at full power!

They could only be... Martial Saints!

"To actually dispatch ten Martial Kings and two Martial Saints for the Nine Provinces Cauldron!"

These two Martial Saints had a clear target.

They didn't touch you first, nor did they go for the nearby Nine Provinces Cauldron. They went for the Female Emperor first!

Three figures became entangled in a chaotic battle.

Li Lingyue, fighting one against two, was completely at a disadvantage.

On top of having just slain ten kings and being caught by the enemy's sneak attack, she was struggling even more now.

You took out the Trait Slingshot, trying to aim at one.

But they were guarding against you, simply not giving you a chance to hit them.

"Go! Don't worry about me!!"

Li Lingyue warned you again.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner urged you on.

"Bro! Run! This is just one of your wife's avatars! If it dies, it dies! Our lives are what matter!"

The Demon Refining Pot, for once, supported the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

"Let's just run! As long as the green hills remain, there'll be no shortage of firewood!"

You didn't move.

"She's not an avatar."

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner was speechless.

"Has your brain short-circuited?! You like even an avatar!"

Your brows furrowed tightly.

"She has been here for longer than the time it takes an incense stick to burn."

You quickly retreated, putting distance between you, and continued looking for an opportunity to fire the Trait Slingshot.

"Lingyue! Help me immobilize one!"

Li Lingyue was locked in a bitter struggle against the two Martial Saints.

Putting forth her utmost effort, she finally managed to create one opportunity for you to fire the Trait Slingshot.

You used the 'Trait Slingshot' to fire the Epic-tier trait 'The Only True Prophet in the Whole Game'.

The Martial Saint hit by 'The Only True Prophet in the Whole Game' found his eyelids closing uncontrollably.

Simultaneously, a sacred voice echoed all around.

"When night falls, please close your eyes!"

Finding himself unable to open his eyes, this Martial Saint was utterly disdainful.

"Petty trick! Without sight, my spiritual sense sees everything just as clearly!"

Indeed, his fight with Li Lingyue wasn't affected at all.

But soon, the judge's voice came again.

"Werewolf, please open your eyes!"

The three Martial Saints were fighting so fiercely the heavens collapsed and the earth cracked; no one paid attention to this voice.

"Who will the werewolf kill tonight?"

A colossal, sky-piercing, earth-standing werewolf suddenly appeared!

"What?!"

The two Martial Saints from the Blood Moon organization were startled.