Chapter 46: Chapter 45: The True Mountain-Burning, Sea-Boiling Red Flame Celestial Mandate! (Feel Free to Skip If You’re Not a Fan)

"Junior sister, don’t be afraid."

General of Guanjiangkou, Ning Xunqiu, stood like an insurmountable mountain in front of Ning Yu and Gao Fei Xue.

"Father..." Ning Yu lifted her head from her mother’s embrace, seeing the tall figure clad in red armor standing firm, his battle robe billowing in the wind.

A warm feeling surged in her heart, the first time she profoundly felt the warmth of paternal love.

"Husband, today we will stand together, no one will dare sacrifice Yu’Er." Gao Fei Xue felt a sense of reassurance upon seeing Ning Xunqiu, and she summoned the Spiritual Weapon: Chaotic Heaven Silk, and stood by his side.

"Mother..." Tears blurred Ning Yu’s vision.

"Do you think a monkey like me is easy to bully? You little eel, dare to touch my nephew?!" The monkey roared, his body rapidly expanding into a fifty-zhang tall stone ape, using both hands to withstand Ao Yu’s pitch-black dragon claws.

Crack!

Under the immense pressure of Ao Yu’s power, the stone surface of the monkey’s true form rapidly showed web-like cracks, with pieces of rock continuously falling.

The situation was precarious.

"Seventh Brother! Eldest Sister is here to help you!"

"Xiaoxiao!"

The voices of two women rang out almost simultaneously.

Immediately, a violet and a cyan sword light cleaved through the sky like meteors.

"Uncle Monkey, Aunt Qing, Aunt Wenren..." Ning Yu looked up.

"Just you?"

"A bunch of little cultivators with merely five hundred years of Dao practice dare oppose me?! Arrogant!!"

Ao Yu’s dragon eyes narrowed, then his massive claw descended with the might of a falling mountain.

Boom!

The panda had a stern expression, waving its hand, "All soldiers hear my command—Qianyuan Lock Dragon Array!!"

"Yes, strategist!" Bailing and Niu Da led the army to obey, waving flags, linking the mountains.

Rumble——

Several towering peaks rose from the ground, and chains intertwined in the sky.

Ao Yu’s dragon claw was blocked once again, impatience surfacing on his face.

"Furious Wave Sea Grand Array!"

Boom!

The sea waves surged like a landslide, and the peaks collapsed under the impact of the giant waves, resembling the end of the world.

Gao Fei Xue intervened, sweeping everyone up with the Chaotic Heaven Silk, yet all were injured significantly.

"Are you not going to take action?"

Ning Xunqiu looked at the three generals.

General of Jiangyuan Pass, Lin Hongtao, and General of Xuanming Pass, Yin Liyang exchanged a glance.

Lin Hongtao had some complaint, "General Ning, you failed to discipline your child, wildly slaughtering the Sea Race of the Water Mansion with magical artifacts, causing this disaster, and now you want us to take the blame."

"Have you thought that if a war breaks out between Daqian and the Dragon Race, how many will die, how many clansmen will be swallowed by the sea."

Yin Liyang continued, "With your child’s life, we can trade for millions of lives. Please reconsider, General Ning! Sacrificing your Ning Yu could appease the Dragon Monarch’s anger, and the people of Guanjiangkou will remember your sacrifice."

The two were reluctant to fight to the death with the Dragon Monarch, especially since Ning Xunqiu was an appointed General, not a native of Daqian Human Race.

"Brother Li, what are the Master’s instructions?" Ning Xunqiu’s eyes remained calm as he looked at Li Yi.

Li Yi lowered his head, not daring to meet Ning Xunqiu’s gaze, "Brother Ning, the Dragon Race is powerful. Master True Monarch... said, let’s, let’s temporarily... yield..."

"Yield?" Ning Xunqiu raised his head, "Does that mean letting Yu’Er die?"

The Daqian Human Race thought avoiding provocation with the Dragon Race would keep Li State safe, but he knew this was the "Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth," starting with the Ancestral Dragon, who not only wanted to be the "Sovereign of the Four Seas" but aimed to engulf the Nineteen Continents.

No one could avoid it.

Yet even so, does the Sea-covering True Monarch not want to engage the Dragon Race early? Is the Ancestral Dragon truly so formidable?

Or is it simply a reluctance to act for an East Sea Human?

Ning Xunqiu turned his gaze to the arriving Red Lotus Demon Slayer Guards, eyes focused, ready to take action.

At this moment, Ning Yu looked around; at Guanjiangkou, most buildings had collapsed.

The surrounding civilians gazed in fear at the towering water curtain, chaos spanned the scene, with voices mingling, shouts, screams, and cries ceaselessly.

A mother was searching for her child.

She realized she caused a great catastrophe, and tens of thousands in Guanjiangkou would also be buried because of it.

Uncles combined their forces for a desperate fight, yet were easily repelled by the Dragon Monarch. Uncle Li said the entire Daqian Divine Dynasty couldn’t afford to offend the Dragon Race, let alone a mere general like her father?

"Father, Mother, take care."

Ning Yu suddenly knelt down with a thud and kowtowed three times toward Gao Fei Xue and Ning Xunqiu.

"This child is unfilial."

Ning Yu stood up, hugging Ning Xunqiu tightly, whispering her wishes.

"Father, in the next life, I still want to be your child, just hoping next time you won’t be too busy, and can find more time to accompany your child."

"Yu’Er..." Gao Fei Xue wept, tightly embracing Ning Yu, unwilling to let go.

"Mother, I’ve realized my mistake, and I wish to bear the burden alone... Let me quell this Celestial Calamity."

Finished speaking, Ning Yu gently freed herself from Gao Fei Xue’s embrace, slowly rising into the air, flying toward the sky-encompassing water curtain, her voice echoing in the sky:

"Dragon Monarch, please stop. Ning Yu is willing to bear all the blame alone..."

"The people of Guanjiangkou are innocent!! Dragon Monarch, please stop!"

"Retreat!"

Ao Yu looked at the little child in his dragon claw, commanding the "Furious Wave Sea Grand Array," and immediately turned to retreat.

"Foolish child..."

Ning Xunqiu watched this scene.

"What wrong have you done?"

"Besides, your father trains diligently every day to protect you and your mother."

Ning Xunqiu’s gaze intensified.

"Where are the Red Lotus Demon Slayer Guards?!!"

"Here!"

The three thousand Red Lotus Demon Slayer Guards finally arrived from a distance, responding in unison.

"Slay the demons!"

"Yes!"

With a crisp chirp, the Divine Weapon Flame Sparrow transformed into a dazzling rainbow light, merging into Ning Xunqiu’s body. Flames swirled, the ancient seal on his forehead flickered, his red hair like fire, golden eyes shining, Ning Xunqiu instantly transformed into the True Body of the Martial Lord, tightly gripping a Glazed Great Spear in his hand, imposing and majestic.

"My husband!! Chaotic Heaven Silk!"

Gao Fei Xue called softly, raising her hand, and the Chaotic Heaven Silk flew out like a Spiritual Snake, wrapping around Ning Xunqiu’s armor.

"Dragon-Slaying Sword! Go assist Senior Brother." Ah Qing gave the command to the Dragon-Slaying Sword, which emitted a dragon’s roar and then flew out.

The Spiritual Weapons returned to their positions.

At this moment, Ning Xunqiu was clad in red armor, with a Bronze Treasure Sword hanging from his waist, the red silk on his body fluttering in the wind, like a battle banner waving.

"This, this is a Divine General?!!"

Yin Liyang’s pupils shrank, "General Ning, what do you intend to do?!"

"General Ning, have you gone mad?!! Stop immediately! You’re going to provoke a war between the two races! Think of the millions of people in Guanjiangkou!" Lin Hongtao was utterly terrified.

"The nation is the largest home, and home is the smallest nation. If I can’t protect my own home... why sacrifice my child for some temporary, worthless peace—"

Ning Xunqiu soared into the sky.

"Then what meaning does my lifelong cultivation and these Divine Techniques hold?"

"Hahaha!"

Ning Xunqiu spread his arms wide, laughing loudly.

"Red Lotus Karma Fire, Red Flame Celestial Mandate!"

"Purifying Heaven and Earth, burning the world!"

The three thousand Red Lotus Demon Slayer Guards sang aloud together, echoing through the clouds.

Ning Xunqiu’s forehead opened a Divine Seal, a Hundred Feet Battle Spirit·Red Flame Giant suddenly appeared in the sky,

"Red Flame Celestial Mandate!"

"Red Flame Celestial Mandate!"

With this thunderous call, a red sun gently rose, hanging behind the Red Flame Giant’s head, illuminating heaven and earth.

He opened his eyes, shooting out crimson beams of light.

Boom!!!

The entire world seemed boiled by scorching flames, the sea boiled and evaporated under the blaze of the red flame, innumerable shrimp soldiers and crab generals were vaporized instantly in the high temperatures, turning into nothingness, and thick fog rose, blocking the sky and sun.

Furious Wave Sea Grand Array, broken!!!

The Red Flame Giant reached out and tightly grasped Ning Yu, the great spear in his hand transformed into a radiant divine light, sweeping out, cutting through the sky.

"Aang——"

"Such power!!!"

Ao Yu let out a dragon’s roar filled with fear, the massive body of the Black Dragon was pierced through, falling from high in the sky.

The body crashed onto the ground with an earth-shattering booming sound, splitting rocks, and a great crack rapidly spread across the mountain.

Under the onslaught of this shockwave, the surrounding mountains and rivers trembled.

One glance, incinerating mountains, boiling seas.

One spear, a True Dragon shedding blood.

This scene was mesmerizing.

The people at the General’s Mansion lost their ability to speak, standing in a daze.

Heaven and earth were silent for a long time.

The people slowly raised their heads, looking towards the layers of mist in the sky, the blazing giant beneath the red sun.

This moment turned into eternity in their hearts.

Revered as gods.

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