Soon, Xiao Yunlong and his party also arrived at the platform at the foot of Mount Taihang.
The mountain wind howled, and the night was so dark that not a single star was visible, giving it the distinct feel of a night for murder.
"As expected of King Xiao Bei, I thought you wouldn't dare to come. I didn't expect you to be so bold!"
Before Xiao Yunlong could get close, Long Feixiong, standing on a rock, shouted in a deep voice, his tone filled with mockery.
Xiao Yunlong, holding Liu Ruyan's hand, walked step by step, followed closely by Zhuge Wushuang and others, as well as eight black-armored guards.
Upon reaching them, Xiao Yunlong said faintly, "Of course I have to come. I haven't settled the score for the ambush outside the capital a year ago!"
"To settle that score with me, I'm afraid your numbers aren't enough!" Long Feixiong snorted coldly.
"I should be the one saying that to you, shouldn't I? You must know about the Wang family's affairs. Even those three sect-protecting old dogs and Wang Zhongshan were no match for me. Do you think it's laughable to try and kill me with these people you have now?"
Xiao Yunlong sneered faintly.
"I know that you, King Xiao Bei, are no longer what you were. Of course, I wouldn't think that I could defeat you with just these people. I'm not that foolish. Since I dared to challenge you to this duel, I naturally made full preparations!"
As Long Feixiong spoke, he turned and shouted into the vast, dark mountain valley behind him, "Seniors, you can reveal yourselves now!"
As soon as the words fell, there was a whistling sound of air being broken through the night sky. Immediately, figures clad in black emerged from the valley behind them.
There were eight of them, and all eight were super experts at the Yin-Yang realm. It seemed Long Feixiong was right; these eight were all stewards from the Dragon Protection Pavilion and the Huaxia Alliance.
Experts at the Yin-Yang realm were considered mid-level even within the Dragon Protection Pavilion or the Huaxia Alliance. Out in the world, they were at the pinnacle of the pyramid.
Xiao Yunlong looked at the eight men coldly, showing no surprise. He asked sternly, "Long Feixiong, are these your trump cards for tonight?"
"Aren't they enough?" Long Feixiong's lips curled into a mocking smile. "Since you're about to die anyway, there's no harm in telling you. These eight are all super experts from the Dragon Protection Pavilion and the Huaxia Alliance, truly formidable figures!"
Xiao Yunlong merely glanced at the eight men and chuckled, "Perhaps in your eyes, they are formidable experts, but in my eyes, they are at most eight slightly stronger ants!"
As these words were spoken, one of the Huaxia Alliance's steward experts was instantly enraged. He shouted, "You surnamed Xiao, you unlicked cub, you dare to disrespect us? You're truly arrogant to the extreme! Today, this steward will surely kill you!"
"He is indeed arrogant and presumptuous. I, who have lived for nearly a hundred and twenty years, have never seen such arrogance. Today, I will surely kill this brat!"
Long Feixiong immediately said, "Eight seniors, this brat is indeed endlessly arrogant, but his cultivation is not low. The three sect-protecting elders and Wang Zhongshan were no match for him. It's even said that they couldn't break his protective aura, so I ask the eight seniors to attack him together and eliminate him!"
"Hmph, I don't believe he can be that strong. Let this one try to test him!"
A steward from the Dragon Protection Pavilion shouted coldly, unleashing his surging Yin-Yang power. He rushed towards Xiao Yunlong like lightning and threw a punch.
"I'll come too! Today, I must avenge my disciple Zhongshan!" Another steward from the Dragon Protection Pavilion roared and charged forward.
The two Yin-Yang realm experts, one on the left and one on the right, unleashed a punch and a palm strike respectively.
Xiao Yunlong took a sudden step forward, shielding Liu Ruyan behind him. However, he showed no intention of making a move. At this moment, the power of his Divine Kingdom erupted, forming a faint golden protective aura around his body.
Boom...
The powerful fist and palm strikes rushed forward and hit the golden protective aura of the Divine Kingdom. As expected, they could not break through the defense of the aura.
Even the Dragon Protection Pavilion's elder, who had one foot in the Divine Path realm, couldn't break Xiao Yunlong's defense previously, let alone these two Yin-Yang realm stewards from the Dragon Protection Pavilion.
"This... such strong protective defense! Our attacks can't break through!"
"Damn it, how can this guy be so strong? Could it be that he specifically cultivated a heaven-defying defensive technique?"
"This kid's defense is a bit too strong. Seniors, please quickly attack together and suppress him!"
As the words fell, the remaining six Yin-Yang realm stewards no longer cared about the shame of ganging up on someone. They all unleashed their powerful Yin-Yang energy and rushed towards Xiao Yunlong.
The eight Yin-Yang realm experts unleashed their ultimate martial arts at this moment, causing the wind and clouds to surge and the heavens and earth to change color. The entire Mount Taihang wailed as if it were the end of the world.
The violent gusts of wind swept outwards, causing even Tang Bowen, Jun Bufan, Pan Chaofeng, and others to stagger and retreat.
Xiao Yunlong still stood in his original spot, unmoving. The golden protective aura on his body, enhanced by the power of the Divine Kingdom, became even more concentrated.
Rumble...
The eight Yin-Yang realm experts attacked simultaneously, their assaults like a torrential rain hitting his golden protective aura.
However, at this moment, Xiao Yunlong stood as firm as a mountain, unshaken. He appeared as an unmovable mountain.
After the first round of attacks from the eight Yin-Yang realm experts, not only could they not break his protective aura, but they couldn't even leave a scratch on it.
In fact, with Xiao Yunlong's current cultivation level, it wasn't just the Yin-Yang realm that he could crush, but even the Divine Path realm. He could even contend slightly with the legendary Divine Core realm. Therefore, the eight Yin-Yang realm experts before him were incapable of breaking his defense.
Seeing this, the eight men were clearly shocked.
"This... am I seeing ghosts? How is this possible? How is this possible?"
"What is going on? How can this kid's protective aura be so strong? Even if it were a mountain, we could have blasted it open by attacking in turns. Has this kid really become this formidable?"
"Damn it, I vaguely feel a terrifying power within him, as if it comes from the ancient primordial era. It's very likely that tonight, we have indeed provoked a formidable enemy!"
"I have the same feeling. What should we do now?"
The eight Yin-Yang realm experts looked at each other, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.
Xiao Yunlong sneered faintly, "I told you long ago, what does the Yin-Yang realm matter? To me, the Yin-Yang realm is at most a slightly stronger ant. You are too weak, you are pathetically weak!"
"Run, run quickly! This is a monster, we can't win!"
Suddenly, someone shouted, and then he shot into the air. Immediately, the others also took flight, choosing to flee.
"Want to escape? Do you think so!"
Xiao Yunlong sneered. At this moment, he circulated the boundless power of his Divine Kingdom and unleashed punches from afar.
The terrifying fist energy surged out like a raging flood, rushing towards the eight men who were escaping in different directions.
Instantly, a series of thuds echoed, interspersed with the cries of the eight Yin-Yang realm experts.
Then, everyone saw that the Yin-Yang realm experts who had fled into the air, attempting to escape into the deep mountains, were all falling down like kites with broken strings.
When they hit the ground, they died on the spot!
Long Feixiong and the others were terrified at this sight, trembling uncontrollably.
"What do we do? What should we do now?" Long Feitian's voice trembled.
"How would I know what to do at this moment? Damn it, how did this brat Xiao Yunlong become so powerful? He couldn't even deal with eight Yin-Yang realm experts, and he even took them down in one move. This is truly chilling!" Long Feixiong gritted his teeth and shouted.
"Yes, if we had been more ruthless back then and sent true experts, I wouldn't have escaped. In that case, should I thank you for not being ruthless enough?"
Xiao Yunlong suddenly turned and looked at the Long Feixiong brothers with a playful smile.
"Xiao Yunlong, I am defeated, I admit defeat, I surrender. Starting tomorrow, I will resign from my position as Chief General and withdraw from the Tian Ce Fu. I beg you to show mercy and spare me!" Long Feixiong actually began to beg for mercy.
"Surrender and beg for mercy? Then kneel down for me!" Xiao Yunlong shouted.
Long Feixiong's face flickered with struggle. He, the dignified Chief General of Tian Ce Fu, had been so imposing in the past. If he knelt now, his reputation would be ruined forever, and he would never be able to hold his head up again.
"What, not kneeling?" Xiao Yunlong said, raising his hand.
Long Feixiong's face turned pale with fear. He quickly said, "I'll kneel, I'll kneel now..."
However, just as he was about to kneel, two white figures suddenly appeared in the air.
"Xiao Yunlong, how dare you force my father to kneel? Die!"
As the words fell, one of the white figures raised his hand and swung his sword.
The white sword light instantly spread towards Xiao Yunlong like lightning.
Xiao Yunlong did not look back. With a slight movement of his brow, a golden protective aura appeared.
Clang...
The white sword light, like lightning, struck the golden protective aura, emitting a metallic glow. Then, with a crack, the golden protective aura actually showed cracks.
This was the first time anyone had been able to break his protective aura. Xiao Yunlong was not only surprised, but it was also partly because he was a bit careless and had only mobilized part of the Divine Kingdom's power to condense the protective aura in a hurry.
If he had used the full power of his Divine Kingdom to condense the protective aura, that sword strike would not have broken his defense.
However, it had to be said that Xiao Yunlong could also tell that the opponent's sword strike had not used his full power either.
From this, it could be seen that the young man who wielded the sword was very strong!
"Jiutian, you're finally back! That's great, we're saved now!"
When Long Feixiong saw the faces of the newcomers clearly, he exclaimed with great joy.
"Great, that's wonderful! It's really Jiutian and Fengwu. You've returned at the most opportune moment. If you were a moment later, your father and I would be finished!"
Long Feitian also sighed, feeling a sense of surviving a disaster.
As they spoke, two youths dressed in white, looking ethereal and refined, landed in front of Long Feixiong.
These two were none other than the most outstanding prodigies of the third generation of the Long and Feng families, Long Jiutian and Fengwu. Of course, the two were not only childhood sweethearts but also a divine couple envied by all the young people in the imperial capital.
Thanks to the family's heritage, Long Jiutian and Fengwu had been absorbing beneficial elixirs and medicines since they were in their mother's womb. They had been bathed in medicinal vats since birth to temper their bodies, so their martial arts talent was far superior to that of their peers.
As the saying goes, a fast start leads to a fast pace. Seven years ago, the two were noticed by two vice-pavilion masters of the Dragon Protection Pavilion and taken as disciples. They directly entered that mysterious extraterrestrial land for training. To this day, they have both become peak experts who are halfway into the Divine Ability realm.
Even Long Jiutian had once been a strong contender for the next Pavilion Master of the Dragon Protection Pavilion!
"Xiao Yunlong, how dare you attempt to kill my father? You truly have immense guts! Today, I will cut off your hands and feet, turn you into a human pig, and hang you at the gate of Tian Ce Fu, so that everyone in the Dragon Kingdom knows the consequences of offending my Long family!" Long Jiutian shouted coldly.
Fengwu, dressed in a white shirt, also snorted coldly, "A bumpkin from the northern territories, thinking he's invincible just because he had some fortuitous encounter. Little does he know that the mysterious and powerful world is far beyond his imagination. How can he, with his abilities, stir up trouble and commit evil in the imperial capital? Such a bumpkin deserves to die!"
"Sister Wu, let's join forces and eliminate him!"
Long Jiutian let out a soft snort, suddenly leaped into the air, and the woman named Fengwu also leaped up.
As Fengwu continuously waved her right hand, a sky full of red silk surged and entwined around Xiao Yunlong.
At the same time, Long Jiutian unleashed his Divine Path power. He waved the hand holding the sword, and a giant sword shadow instantly appeared in the void.
"Slash!" The giant sword shadow, carrying world-destroying power, slashed down towards Xiao Yunlong.
At this moment, the sky full of red silk continuously entwined, attempting to bind Xiao Yunlong tightly. Moreover, this red silk seemed to have a very terrifying effect. Xiao Yunlong was actually unable to condense his protective aura.
"You call me a bumpkin? Fine, next I'll show you who is truly looking at the sky from the bottom of a well!"
Xiao Yunlong let out a cold snort. At this moment, he mobilized all the power of his Divine Kingdom and unleashed it.
The boundless power of the Divine Kingdom surged like a tide, and with a roar, it scattered and even shattered the red silk.
"Break for me!" Then, Xiao Yunlong raised his hand and punched out.
The giant fist energy, like a roaring divine dragon, rushed straight up, meeting the massive sword shadow that was falling.
Boom...
With a world-shattering impact, the sword shadow was instantly shattered and dissipated. The residual power of the fist energy continued directly towards Long Jiutian in the sky.
"Not good..." Long Jiutian's face suddenly changed drastically, and he instinctively wanted to retreat.
However, as soon as the thought arose, the terrifying fist energy engulfed him.
The next moment, Long Jiutian was sent flying backward, finally crashing into the rocks on the ground, smashing them to pieces. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fell unconscious.
From the looks of it, even if he didn't die, he would be severely injured, possibly with internal organ damage and crippled meridians, most likely becoming a cripple!
"Tian'er... I'll fight you!" Fengwu roared and charged towards Xiao Yunlong.
"Don't think I won't hit you just because you're a woman!"
Xiao Yunlong snorted coldly and slapped out from a distance. The powerful Divine Kingdom energy instantly sent the self-important woman flying, and she fell beside Long Jiutian, also falling unconscious.
"Tian'er... how are you? Are you alright, Tian'er?"
"Xiao Yunlong, you dog! How dare you cripple my son? He is the most brilliant prodigy in our Dragon Kingdom, the future successor to the Pavilion Master of the Dragon Protection Pavilion! How dare you injure him? This is a capital offense, you have committed a capital offense!"
Long Feixiong roared and wailed.
"Kill! Kill everyone here without mercy, leave no one alive!" Xiao Yunlong swept his gaze over the other party coldly and issued the order.