"It's the Ancestor!" the Black Fog Earth Dragon wailed miserably. "It had nothing to do with us!"
The Darkwater Nether Bird said with a bitter smile, "We never invaded the
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Lu Piao was already a peak Dragon Path Realm expert. Even just a wisp of his aura was enough to scare the Black Fog Earth Dragon and the Darkwater Nether Bird witless.
"Ancestor? Is this Ancestor of yours from the Dragon Ruins Domain? What level is he?" Nie Li asked with a frown.
The Darkwater Nether Bird replied, "Our Ancestor has already broken through to the legendary Heavenly Fate Realm!"
"Ha, Heavenly Fate?" Lu Piao couldn't help but laugh. "I was wondering what kind of powerful demon beast this was, and it turns out to be nothing more than Heavenly Fate level!"
The Black Fog Earth Dragon and the Darkwater Nether Bird exchanged bewildered glances. They had thought the Heavenly Fate Realm was an incredibly powerful, unbeatable existence.
"Hey, you two little beasts — do you even know what realm we're at?" Lu Piao said with a grin.
The Black Fog Earth Dragon and the Darkwater Nether Bird shook their heads. In their eyes, Heavenly Fate was already unbeatable. As for other realms, they didn't even know about them.
"Above Heavenly Fate is Celestial Star, then Celestial Transformation, then the Dragon Path Realm, and above that are Martial Sect masters. We're already at the Dragon Path Realm. So this so-called Ancestor of yours at the Heavenly Fate level — watch me bring him to you!" Lu Piao laughed. He suddenly opened his eyes wide, and a divine thought shot out instantly, sweeping across the area at incredible speed.
In moments, his divine thought locked onto a Heavenly Fate-level demon beast — a massive serpent.
The serpent was none other than the Scarlet Serpent Ancestor.
The Scarlet Serpent Ancestor had been waiting for the Black Fog Earth Dragon and the Darkwater Nether Bird to finish off the City of Radiance so he could go back and report. But to his shock, a terrifying aura suddenly locked onto him.
The Scarlet Serpent Ancestor's heart sank. He tried to flee immediately, but two streams of power clamped down on him, lifting his entire body into the air. With a whoosh, he was sent hurtling toward the City of Radiance.
In that moment, he felt like a fish on the chopping block, utterly powerless to resist.
The Scarlet Serpent Ancestor was dragged through the sky above the City of Radiance.
Lu Piao glanced at the Black Fog Earth Dragon and the Darkwater Nether Bird and asked, "Is this little crawling thing your Ancestor?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" the two demon beasts nearly wet themselves. The Scarlet Serpent Ancestor — who had seemed like an invincible existence in their eyes — had been snatched and brought before them in the blink of an eye, powerless as an ant. How terrifying was that!
Nie Li thought for a moment, then formed two divine thought seals with his right hand. With two sharp sounds, the seals shot into the bodies of the Black Fog Earth Dragon and the Darkwater Nether Bird.
Nie Li looked at the two demon beasts and said, "I've planted divine thought seals inside your bodies. From now on, you will stay here and protect the City of Radiance. If any thought of betrayal crosses your mind, all I need to do is think of it, and these seals will detonate, leaving nothing but dust behind! Do you understand?"
"We understand! We will never leave the City of Radiance's side!"
The Black Fog Earth Dragon and the Darkwater Nether Bird quickly agreed. At this point, they had no thought of resistance whatsoever. Being given a chance to survive was already more than they could hope for. These beings before them could obliterate them with a mere thought.
"You're smart enough. Guard the City of Radiance faithfully, and there'll be no shortage of rewards for you!" Lu Piao snorted.