Long Yeyue looked at Yu Guanzhi coldly, as if he were an idiot, her eyes surging with killing intent.
Although the Seven Great Old Devils had been seriously injured while sealing off the space to stop Gu Yue, they each possessed third-level Divine Origin Realm spiritual power. Even without physical bodies, the power they could unleash wasn't something ordinary Limit Douluo could withstand.
Let alone the fact that she and Chen Xinjie were both quasi-god-level powerhouses.
"Divine Pen Douluo, just a mere demigod. Who gave you the confidence to try and arrest us?" Long Yeyue's voice was filled with murderous intent. She might have no way to deal with Gu Yue, but Yu Guanzhi? That was another matter.
She was already full of pent-up anger.
And Yu Guanzhi stepping forward himself? Just what she needed.
It was clear Gu Yue wouldn't interfere in human affairs.
As long as she didn't attack Xia Yi, Xia Yi wouldn't be so shameless as to summon soul beast powerhouses to deal with human internal affairs.
"You think you can ignore me, Blood One of the Blood God Legion?" A cold voice suddenly rang out. A flash of fiery red light sped across the sky and appeared before them in an instant—it was Leng Yaozhu.
Upon receiving news of Long Yeyue and Chen Xinjie's appearance, the Sun Moon Federation immediately dispatched someone to capture them.
The Federation knew that to apprehend these two, ordinary Limit Douluo were far from sufficient.
Their first thought was of the Leng sisters.
Leng Yulai couldn't be ordered around by the Federation; she had little connection to them.
At most, her link was through the Phoenix Group.
But the Phoenix Group was just an ordinary corporation.
Even if the Federation had a controlling stake and could make some demands, arresting traitors was clearly beyond the scope of a private company.
That left only Leng Yaozhu.
Though capturing traitors wasn't within the responsibilities of a deputy tower master of the Spirit Transferring Pagoda either—
Leng Yaozhu had another identity: Blood One of the Blood God Legion.
As a soldier, the Federation could fully command her to participate in the operation to arrest Long Yeyue and Chen Xinjie.
Upon receiving the order, Leng Yaozhu accepted without hesitation.
"Hmph. Leng Yaozhu, do you really think I'm afraid of you? With the Seven Great Old Devils here, if we want to leave, you can't stop us. If we want to act, you can't stop us either." Seeing Leng Yaozhu appear, Long Yeyue realized now wasn't the time to bicker. She turned her gaze to Yali, preparing to seize her and escape.
But clearly, she underestimated Leng Yaozhu.
"Leave? Try it, I dare you," Leng Yaozhu raised her hand and the Huangdi Sword appeared in her grasp. A terrifying aura burst forth from her as she stared at Long Yeyue coldly. "This is your final warning: seal your soul power and surrender, or if battle breaks out and casualties occur, don't blame me."
Before Long Yeyue could even respond, Leng Yaozhu acted. The twin phoenix wings on her back spread wide, and in a flash, she was upon Long Yeyue and her group.
"Yueyue, go first!" Chen Xinjie knew Long Yeyue couldn't defeat Leng Yaozhu. He stepped forward to shield her, his four-word battle armor shimmering in blue. Behind him, an endless sea appeared.
He knew Leng Yaozhu was strong, even though she hadn't become a god. As someone once equal to Yun Ming, even if he wasn't a match for her, Chen Xinjie was confident he could buy some time.
"Quick, block Yu Guanzhi, capture Yali, and force her to hand over the Skyhammer Spear!" Seeing Chen Xinjie step up to hold back Leng Yaozhu, Long Yeyue nodded in satisfaction. Instead of fleeing immediately, she commanded the Seven Great Old Devils to split into two groups—one to block the Federation experts led by Yu Guanzhi, the other to surround Yali.
In this operation, not only had Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon King bloodline been extracted, but even the Golden Dragon Spear had been taken by Gu Yue.
If she couldn't reclaim the Skyhammer Spear to make up for the loss, Long Yeyue would die with regret.
Even knowing the chances were slim, she had to try.
"You've overestimated yourselves and underestimated me far too much," Leng Yaozhu snorted coldly, her beautiful eyes filled with majesty and an aura of absolute authority. Her cold snort alone sent tremors through the sea behind Chen Xinjie, as if even the ocean bowed to her might.
Behind Leng Yaozhu, nine drops of true phoenix fire appeared, instantly striking toward the Seven Great Old Devils. She herself charged at Chen Xinjie and Long Yeyue with the Huangdi Sword.
Slash!
With one swing of the sword, before Chen Xinjie could react, the vast sea behind him was split cleanly in half.
Spurt! Blood sprayed from Chen Xinjie's mouth. He staggered and nearly fell from the sky.
Long Yeyue didn't fare much better. Just as her martial soul possessed her, a golden dragon rose from the Huangdi Sword and sent her flying in an instant.
Only then did Long Yeyue and Chen Xinjie realize that—even though they had already rated Leng Yaozhu's strength very highly—it still wasn't enough.
Though she hadn't yet become a god, Leng Yaozhu's overall power was clearly no weaker than a true deity.
"Useless Chen Xinjie. So much for being a Divine Origin Realm powerhouse. Got taken down by Leng Yaozhu in a single strike—couldn't even last one move." Long Yeyue finally realized that with Leng Yaozhu present, even without soul beast interference, there was no chance she could take the Skyhammer Spear from Yali. Cursing Chen Xinjie under her breath, she didn't hesitate. Grabbing Tang Wulin, she turned into a beam of light and fled.
"Did I say you could leave?" Leng Yaozhu sneered. With a light flap of her phoenix wings, she immediately gave chase.
Shiiing!
Fresh, vibrant branches tore through space, extending from the void to form a giant Tree of Life, blocking Leng Yaozhu's path with perfect timing.
The Tree of Life quickly condensed into a humanoid figure—a beautiful woman with long blue hair flowing behind her and a green dress brimming with life energy.
In her hand was a Blue Silver Overlord Spear made of condensed Blue Silver Grass.
"You must be the current life core of the Douluo Plane. If I'm not mistaken, you're the ten-thousand-year spirit beast turned human, the Blue Silver Empress Ah Yin—mother of the Sea God Tang San from ten thousand years ago? So you've become the Tree of Life now? It seems Tang San went to great lengths to help you evolve. Quite the effort on his part." A glint flashed in Leng Yaozhu's eyes. The moment Ah Yin appeared, she sensed the deep connection between Ah Yin's life energy and that of the entire Douluo Plane.
This was undoubtedly the core of the Douluo Plane's life force.
Ah Yin gave Leng Yaozhu a cold glare without a word. She pointed the Blue Silver Overlord Spear forward, and in an instant, its tip turned into a dazzling green-gold radiance.
In the blink of an eye, the green-gold light transformed into a massive net, sweeping toward Leng Yaozhu.