When the girl opened her eyes, heaven and earth spun—black and white inverted.
In a flash, vision cleared; all saw the black dragon dragged by tail, vanishing into the Dragon Gate.
Black dragon—devoured hundreds of cultivators, reached suspected Golden Core...
Yet subdued effortlessly by flute girl—like dead dog hauled across ground.
World-shaking impact.
Who was she?
Besides Baiyujing's Lu Ping'an—such power?
Black dragon seemed invincible; Heavenly Secret Pavilion realms clear: Golden Core above Body Storage.
Cultivation era nascent—few Body Storage.
Yet black dragon Golden Core... still beaten.
Cultivation world unfathomable—deeper awe.
Think invincible—stronger watches quietly.
Nie Changqing speechless.
Buzhou Peak girl... this strong?
Golden Core?
No...
Not reached—yet power heart-palpitating.
Pre-tower Nie—disbelief.
Post-tower: power control key.
Dragon's realm devoured—control hollow.
Young Master right—path long; his just begun.
Nie eyed chipped pig knife, shook head.
Stepped to return Beiluo via gate.
But...
Bronze gate over pool slammed shut.
Nie burst power—pushed immovable.
Face darkened.
"Young Master... I haven't returned?!"
...
Black dragon dared not move—dragged by girl through terracotta zone, iron chain bridge, floating isle, along chains slow.
Beiluo Dragon Gate.
Dragon Blood Army training vs terracotta—stunned.
Terrifying oppressive aura—new cultivators froze; faced ultimate terror.
Girl unhurried—one hand flute, other huge black dragon.
Aura filled gate—none dared breathe.
Even Dragon Blood sub-leader, ninth Qi Core—mountain pressure.
Until closed-eye girl dragged dragon out—relief.
Backs soaked.
Little Yinglong bored atop gate.
Pigeon squirted away.
Curled tail, bit own playing.
Suddenly.
Yinglong straightened—fierce face, wings spread, bared teeth!
Roar!
Low roar shook Beiluo lake waves.
Vigilant stared gate.
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Girl stepped out.
Yinglong fierce froze—pouted, squirted water.
Hit girl's face—lashes trembled, eyes slit.
Yinglong scales inverted—wings flapped, hid behind gate.
Girl no open—chin lifted, seemed toward distant Baiyujing pavilion.
As if saw second floor white-robed figure.
Yinglong peeked—saw tail segment in hand.
Girl stepped out, hovered water.
Gate tail lengthened, thickened in Yinglong daze...
Became ferocious black dragon.
Yinglong mouth agape—fierce again, claw "slap" dragon face—dragon fangs bared.
Yinglong stunned—delighted.
Low roar echoed.
Yinglong wings spread—sky-darkening, body mountain-huge.
Terrifying dragon might—oppressive.
Black dragon roar ceased.
"Don't be naughty."
Suddenly.
Warm voice.
Yinglong roar gone—shrunk instant, squirted water arrow dragon eye.
Thunder crack.
Calm lake—wheelchair white-shirted youth emerged unknown when.
Chair auto—no ripple.
Yinglong hummed dragon, wings rapid—perched Lu shoulder, obedient.
Lu aura terrified black dragon tremble.
Girl Zhulong bowed slight Lu.
Lu smiled—lifted hand, qi flow blue spirit drop.
Plucked isle peach petal—carried drop to Zhulong.
Zhulong sniffed—accepted.
Lips pursed.
Joyful spun—entered gate, back Buzhou Peak.
Zhulong gone.
But...
Black dragon more still.
Gone Zhulong—came worse.
Lu wheelchair sat, faint eyed dragon.
...
Imperial city.
Ruined Imperial Garden.
Atmosphere thawed post-stagnation.
Ended...
Dragon subdued—Golden Core taken by closed-eye girl; overhead pressure vanished.
Tantai Xuan exhaled—girl as terrifying.
Buzhou Peak—army bones no resist; unforgettable domination fear.
Now invincible Golden Core dragon beaten—Tantai comforted.
Not him weak—girl strong.
Overlord eyed vanishing back—eyes grave.
World strong cultivators many!
Lagged far—must stronger!
Nie knife slung—hammered gate, no entry; turned desolate into snow.
Yuwen Xiu body shook.
Snow fell—filled pool; body iced.
Disbelief eyed vanished dragon, closed gate.
Golden armored—fell ground.
"Return my dragon!"
"My dragon!"
Yuwen Xiu lips trembled.
Dragon his hope—all on it; now taken.
Taken dragon—Great Zhou hope!
"Why..."
Yuwen Xiu gritted—unknown girl why powerful.
Only knew dragon gone—flip hope shattered.
Miracle no repeat—despite all.
Gambler—all on dragon.
Lost everything.
Empire.
Yuwen Xiu unwilling—clutched head, roared; world against—even unseen girl crushed last hope!
Garden only Yuwen Xiu low roars.
Despair shattered snowflakes.
Miserable, helpless, desperate.
Hope slag sorrow.
Tantai Xuan silent watched.
Looked snow—pitied Yuwen Xiu; pity pity, positions doomed no mercy.
Snow face melted.
Eyed Yuwen Xiu—momentum thus; mantis vs chariot.
Yuwen Xiu did well.
Courage all-in—no crush under pressure.
Rare.
Jiang Li silver spear lowered slow.
Complex—momentum set.
Great Zhou last hope gone—Yuwen Xiu lost crutch, lost to momentum.
Failed save doom.
Jiang Li heard wails hoarse—sorrow despair silent.
No fight.
Turned silent—silver armor, spear; exited garden.
Tantai Xuan no block.
Overlord eyed Yuwen Xiu—Qianqi back, burly aura.
"Success black dragon, defeat black dragon."
"Dragon innocent—used well treasure; pity one wrong all lost."
"Eight gates—you closest dragon, advantage help; yet Great Zhou weakness."
Overlord said.
Garden wails ceased.
Yuwen Xiu golden armored—shaky rose.
"No victor lecture me."
"Lost heaven will, momentum..."
"Not you!"
Yuwen Xiu head up—unwilling eyes.
Golden Emperor Sword raised—pointed Overlord, Tantai Xuan.
"Fallen king so what?"
"Ascended throne—foresaw today; ministers covet, control emperor; traitors inner outer—I reached!"
"You say tyrannical... forced by you!"
Yuwen low roar.
"Come!"
"Great Zhou me alone—unless die..."
"Empire mine Yuwen Xiu!"
Emperor Sword ground stabbed—hands hilt, fearless stared Overlord Tantai Xuan, dense Xuanwu Xiang armies.
"Majesty... you have this old servant; Great Zhou... has this old servant."
Suddenly.
Sharp voice—Yuwen Xiu sword body shook, eyed old eunuch.
Eunuch head up—whisk light, blocked front.
"Old servant promised late emperor protect Majesty... even die, before Majesty."
Eunuch smiled.
Yuwen Xiu eyed old hunched back—stunned.
Thought betrayed long.
Unexpected...
Last beside—scolded eunuch.
Overlord focused eunuch—no personal.
Light gesture.
Xiang army axes gripped—snow steps, shot out.
Tantai Xuan eyed—light wave.
Xuanwu blades drawn—charged.
Eunuch smiled.
Whisk flung—snow exploded; Qi Core peak charged hundreds cultivator army.
One vs hundred—no fear.
But alone.
Vs no ordinary.
One vs hundred hard—trained cultivator armies harder.
Soon qi exhausted—body blade axe marks...
Blood full ground.
Eunuch hat flown—white hair wild.
Aura faded—instant dragon tiger.
No qi—blood force; body blood explosions vs cultivators.
Cold blades pierced.
Blood splashed snow.
Eunuch mere Qi Core.
No reverse.
But fulfilled promise—died before Yuwen Xiu.
Yuwen Xiu eyed eunuch blade horse—like unshakable peak front.
Moment dazed.
Grew with eunuch—ascended with.
Last...
Buried Great Zhou with.
Yuwen Xiu heart impacted—eyes flashed scenes...
Eunuchs batches changed—old always beside.
Could left long.
But no—accompanied to end.
Sword-propped Yuwen Xiu lips pursed—no wail, stubborn held tears.
Eunuch life gone.
Words to complex sigh shout.
"Majesty..."
Last "Majesty".
Voice faded.
Eunuch body blade horse—ice snow head powerless drooped.
Yuwen Xiu head up—red eyes.
"Success black dragon, defeat black dragon..."
"I remain Great Zhou lord!"
Emperor Sword raised—neck; no words, wiped.
Blood splashed three chi—dyed sky snow.
No pure gold sword fell ground.
Yuwen Xiu golden armored—back into pool; water splashed two chi.
Lay pool—eyed snow sky; world sudden quiet.
Eyes flashed faces.
Blurred father emperor.
Smiling Master.
Bowed old eunuch...
Next life no emperor house.
Body pool swallowed.
Lost temperature—red blood surged water.
Golden armor luster gone.
Body sank, sank...
Hit bone-piled pool bottom.
