Chapter 47: Chapter 46: Today I Will Flatten Linyuan Water Mansion! (Skippable)

"Father..."

Ning Yu curled up her body, slowly opened her eyes, and in front of her, a giant figure that bore seven parts resemblance to Ning Xunqiu loomed in the Red Flame. Her gaze shifted around, seeing the fierce fire mercilessly devouring everything.

In this sea of fire, the Great Demons of the Water Mansion emitted despairing howls, frantically struggling, trying to escape the purgatory-like flame. However, for Ning Yu, the fire felt like a gentle embrace, not the slightest bit harmful.

She even reached out her hand, lightly touching the searing flames, feeling not the burn, but a strange intimacy and warmth.

"Father, how could you..." She looked at the fallen Dragon Monarch Ao Yu in confusion.

"Silly child, don’t be afraid."

Ning Xunqiu looked down, gazing softly at his daughter, smiling, "Your father’s strength may not be great, but it’s more than enough to keep you safe and sound."

"That you, this child, do not need to sacrifice yourself."

Upon hearing her father’s words, Ning Yu gently nodded, a warm current surging in her heart, feeling unprecedented security.

Below,

on Ao Yu’s body, fiery cracks scorched like a rampant beast, fiercely burning, preventing the wounds from healing. His blood barely flowed out before evaporating into a wisp of blue smoke, dissipating in the hot flames.

Despite being severely injured, Ao Yu had not fallen.

As a True Immortal who attained the Dao, he had formed a Middle Grade "Raging Sea Spirit Body," transcending the shackles of a mortal flesh body to become an Innate Spirit.

Below the Immortal level, no spells, Dharma Seeds, or Golden Core Dharma Seeds could break his defense no matter how still he stood.

To him, without the power of Divine Techniques, it was difficult to inflict lethal harm...

"No, something’s not right!"

Ao Yu suddenly noticed the anomaly, flipping upright, channeling all his magic power, only to find he couldn’t extinguish the flames entangling his dragon body in a short time.

"Spiritual Treasure?!!" He looked up to the sky at the Big Spear.

In the sky, the figure of the Red Flame Giant stood dignified and solemn, seeming to sense Ao Yu’s gaze, the Red Flame Giant looked down with slight surprise, though heavily injured by a strike from the "Red Flame Celestial Mandate," the flames were slowly being extinguished.

This body...

Is this... a True Dragon?

He slowly raised his arm, and with his movement, the Chaotic Heaven Silk soared like a red dragon, swiftly coiling around the Black Dragon’s body, tightly binding it.

Ao Yu’s pupils were filled with terror as he struggled ceaselessly.

Sword Demon Heart Eye - Undying Divine Intent!

A gigantic Ancient Bronze Sword slowly rose!

Spiritual Weapon·Dragon Slayer Sword!

"No!!"

Ao Yu’s Primordial Spirit sensed a fatal threat, knowing if struck by this sword, he would face the danger of falling.

He made a prompt decision, abandoning his flesh body, employing the Dragon Palace Secret Skill to sever his Primordial Spirit, merging with the sea water, swiftly escaping.

"Stop!!" A furious roar pierced the sky, but it was too late.

The Ancient Bronze Sword descended from the sky, stabbing directly into Ao Yu’s head, slicing it in two.

At the moment of separation of the dragon head and body, the flames that originally entangled it extinguished with it.

"He escaped." Ning Xunqiu’s figure shrank, landing beside the dragon corpse, knowing the Dragon-Slaying Sword hadn’t entirely destroyed Ao Yu’s Primordial Spirit. "Truly troublesome."

"I told you to stop! Didn’t you hear?" Yin Liyang approached, questioning.

Ning Xunqiu slowly turned his head, his gaze icy, "I tell you now, I’m going to kill him, even the King of Heaven couldn’t stop me. Did you hear?"

"You!"

Yin Liyang immediately spat blood and fell to the ground, opened his mouth, feeling a chill coming over him, yet dared not utter another sound.

"General Ning, you’ve brought enormous disaster upon us! Do you know who he is? He’s the Third Crown Prince of the East Sea Dragon King!" Lin Hongtao looked at the massive dragon body stained with blood, his voice filled with fear.

"You could have shown mercy, why insist on annihilating the Dragon Monarch’s flesh body? He has lost his dragon body, it’s akin to losing his cultivation foundation, and can never hope to achieve the Great Dao - an irreconcilable hatred!" Lin Hongtao’s voice grew more and more agitated.

"Does General Lin mean to say that only their Dragon Race may kill our people, but I am not allowed to retaliate?"

Ning Xunqiu scoffed, "The Sea Beasts and Sea Demons of his Water Mansion tyrannize, frequently invading Guanjiangkou, countless innocent people have perished at their hands. Besides, beyond Li State, the sea of blood is overwhelming, were those Not Human Race lives lost?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"What do you know?!" Lin Hongtao exclaimed anxiously.

"You think you killed the Linyuan Water Mansion Dragon Monarch? He is favored by wind and rain, even if you crush his flesh and Primordial Spirit, what use is it? The East Sea Dragon King need only deploy some means to easily revive him."

"...Then I’ll kill him a thousand times more!"

"Such a son, as expected of such a father, your way of doing things is reckless. When the East Sea Dragon King personally comes to seek retribution, how will you account for it? How will you explain it to Master True Monarch?"

"Explain?"

Ning Xunqiu surveyed all around, looking towards the distance where half the houses of Guanjiangkou had collapsed, soldiers of the General’s Mansion were rescuing people, and cries were occasionally heard.

Though he possessed unmatched Divine Techniques, he did not have the "Great Magical Power" to protect everyone.

This was even when he waited for the Dragon Monarch to be far away before going all out, severely wounding him in one strike; if it had dragged on a bit, other than him and the Red Lotus Demon Slayer Guard, few present could have survived under the aftermath.

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

"Present!"

Three thousand Red Flame Soldiers transformed into flames under the Divine Weapon Domain, floating in the air, responding in unison.

"Linyuan Water Mansion Dragon Monarch, drove the sea to attack my Guanjiangkou, causing numerous casualties among my governed people, brothers heavily injured, wife and daughter frightened, what should be done?"

"Kill!" Three thousand Red Flame Soldiers spoke in unison, with flames rising to the sky.

"Good!" Ning Xunqiu raised his head, his body slowly rising.

Lin Hongtao and Yin Liyang realized what Ning Xunqiu intended to do, their expressions drastically changing.

"General Ning, where do you intend to go?! Are you mad?!"

"Didn’t you ask for an explanation? I, as the General, will give him an explanation."

Ning Xunqiu looked down at the two, "If he doesn’t give me an explanation today, I will flatten Linyuan Water Mansion!!"

With that,

he soared towards the ocean.

Three thousand Red Flames followed closely behind.

"This..." Lin Hongtao and Yin Liyang opened their mouths, only to see a silhouette on the horizon.

The two looked at each other, turning to Li Yi, who had remained silent all along, "General Li, what should we do?"

Li Yi was silent for a moment, looking up at the quickly disappearing figure:

"General Ning is right. It is the Linyuan Water Mansion Dragon Monarch who must give us an explanation."

"???"

The two were somewhat bewildered.

On the other side.

Guanjiangkou General’s Mansion.

Seeing Ning Yu returned safely, Gao Fei Xue stepped forward to examine her closely, "Yu’er, were you hurt anywhere?"

"Mother, no." Ning Yu replied obediently, "Father was so awesome."

Then, she turned to look at Panda, Bailing, Ah Qing, Monkey, and Wenren Hong:

"Yu’er troubled all the uncles and aunties."

Hearing this, Panda finally came back to his senses from the awe-inspiring image of his second brother, gently holding Ning Yu, and softly reassuring her: "It’s nothing, it’s nothing."

The Monkey gazed blankly at the red figure in the sky, murmuring to himself:

"Second Brother, really, not even taking me for such a matter."

Wenren Hong’s ears were still resonating with that voice.

"The nation is the biggest family, family is the smallest nation, If you can’t keep the family safe... and have to sacrifice your own child in exchange for some goddamn temporary peace—"

"Then what is the point of me, as the General, single-mindedly cultivating and attaining these Divine Techniques?"

Wenren Hong’s gaze revealed a hint of envy towards Gao Fei Xue and Ning Yu.

At the same time, he couldn’t help but think slightly critically of his second brother

Meeting someone so dazzling in this lifetime, how could other men ever compare?

In Guanjiangkou,

that singing silhouette, who wouldn’t be misled for life upon seeing it?

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