Of all the great emperors ranked in the Glazed King City's imperial rankings, the Coiling Dragon Emperor sat at the very bottom. Yet within the confines of the Peacock Sacred Mountain, he was actually the one who could speak with the most authority.
"Young Madam, is there perhaps some hidden truth behind all of this?"
"If the master of the Wind Cloud Sect were truly as formidable as he claims, he should have faced the Glazed King City in a straightforward duel. Instead, he resorts to these petty tricks — luring Young Master
The assembled great emperors considered this for a moment and realized — the logic was sound.
If the Wind Cloud Sect master were really that powerful, why wouldn't he simply come for a decisive confrontation? Why go out of his way to lure Young Master Jiang Chen away?
Before the Coiling Dragon Emperor could even open his mouth, Young Master
He let out a cold laugh and called out: "Wind Cloud Sect Master, everyone in the world knows that sneaking around and avoiding our Young Master Jiang Chen means you're terrified of him. And while he's away, you come to our Glazed King City to put on airs? You think that makes you impressive?"
"If you weren't riddled with guilt, why hide under that cloak with your face covered? Ashamed to show yourself?"
Young Master Ji San heaped ridicule upon ridicule, his words dripping with sarcasm, and combined with that sardonic laugh of his, his speech immediately set the entire cultivation community of Glazed King City into a frenzy of jeering.
In an instant, voices shook the heavens — the momentum was overwhelming.
The Wind Cloud Sect master, cornered by Young Master Ji San's words, felt a surge of fury.
"Who will take the vanguard and bring me that foul-mouthed brat's head!"
"I volunteer." Swallow Cloud Dharma King had already assessed the situation — this boy who had rushed out was an easy target. His talent wasn't poor, but he was still so young that his strength had clearly not yet reached its peak.
"Good. Swallow Cloud, you go deal with him," the Wind Cloud Sect master said coolly.
"Moyun, you go provide backup." The Wind Cloud Sect master added.
"Yes."
The two stepped forward. Swallow Cloud Dharma King let out a strange laugh. "Daoist Moyun, you watch my back. If anyone tries a sneak attack, handle it for me."
"Rest assured. I will ensure your safety," the Peerless Emperor replied flatly.
Swallow Cloud Dharma King chuckled and transformed into a streak of cyan light, hurtling toward Young Master Ji San at breathtaking speed.
His velocity was so extreme it was like a bolt of cyan lightning.
Young Master Ji San grinned, took a few steps back, and retreated inside the defensive formation of the Young Lord's Manor. Seeing Swallow Cloud Dharma King bearing down on him with murderous intent, he felt not the slightest flicker of fear.
"Die, brat!"
Swallow Cloud Dharma King had always excelled at crushing weaklings — he never missed. He was confident that at this distance, he could easily lock onto this boy.
But the moment he neared the Nine-Glory Flying Formation's perimeter at the Young Lord's Manor, the defensive array activated instantly, as though an invisible balloon had been suddenly pressed.
Bang!
A powerful beam of prismatic light shot toward Swallow Cloud Dharma King, and the rebound force was staggering.
Caught completely off guard, Swallow Cloud Dharma King's entire body was thrown off balance in an instant. After all, he had been diving at tremendous speed and simply couldn't brake in time. Combined with the enormous rebounding force, his body involuntarily flipped into a headfirst tumble and went flying backward.
The Peerless Emperor's silhouette suddenly launched forward, moving to intercept the careening Swallow Cloud Dharma King.
The Wind Cloud Sect master saw this and his expression turned ugly. He cursed under his breath: "Useless!"
Clearly, seeing Swallow Cloud Dharma King bounce back so easily had put him in a foul mood. He felt that Swallow Cloud Dharma King's grasp of the battlefield was terribly poor. Such an obvious formation barrier, and the man had completely failed to notice it. Failing to notice was one thing — but after triggering the rebound, he hadn't shown even a shred of defensive awareness.
This level of combat capability genuinely disappointed the Wind Cloud Sect master.
When the Peerless Emperor suddenly shot toward Swallow Cloud Dharma King, the Wind Cloud Sect master assumed he was going to catch his companion. He thought nothing of it.
Swallow Cloud Dharma King was thinking the same thing. Seeing the Peerless Emperor rushing toward him, he assumed Moyun was coming to help soften his momentum and reduce the damage.
What happened next took barely a heartbeat.
The instant the Peerless Emperor's figure made contact with Swallow Cloud Dharma King, a flash of cold light swept across the man's neck.
Shiiink!
Between the blinding flicker of that cold light, killing intent engulfed the void. The speed was simply terrifying. Apart from the Wind Cloud Sect master, no one else could even make out what had happened.
The next moment, Swallow Cloud Dharma King's massive head soared high into the air, severed cleanly from his shoulders, rocketing skyward — his eyes wide open, wearing the look of a man who died in utter disbelief.
His killer, of course, was none other than the Peerless Emperor.
The Peerless Emperor dispatched Swallow Cloud Dharma King with a single strike, then his silhouette descended — and instead turned toward the Glazed King City side.
The sight of it left every single person dumbstruck.