Those figures were all dressed in strange clothing, both men and women. Their clothes were decayed, constantly shattering and weathering with each movement.
But after weathering, they heal again. They hold musical instruments, blowing and beating; their sounds are melodious and pleasant, yet they are soul-shattering.
These people were shriveled bodies, all like dried corpses. They looked grotesque—some human, some other beings. Though corpses, the aura they exuded was so intense that even Earth Sovereign-level experts felt fear.
Inside the spatial gate, strange beings kept pouring out, like wedding processions, some playing music, some carrying flags.
Soon, inside the spatial gate, a black sedan chair appeared. The sedan chair was enormous, like a towering mountain, carrying eight giants.
As soon as those eight giants appeared, the whole world trembled. With every step they took, the earth shook and mountains trembled, and the stars in the heavens swayed.
The formation stretched for hundreds of thousands of miles, heading straight toward the Vermilion Bird Imperial Capital. Endless death energy surged, and all the trees and flowers within the capital withered rapidly.
As soon as these people appeared, the aura from hell permeated the world, as if turning this place into a corner of hell.
"Welcome back to the princess!" Suddenly,
the eight giants shouted in unison. With their shouts, Yu Qingxuan's whole body trembled, and petals appeared behind her. The petals were slender, but their stamens were even longer, like the tentacles of a monster. The petals resembled flower stamens, but the stamens looked even more like petals.
As it opened, a sinister aura enveloped Yu Qingxuan. At that moment, Yu Qingxuan involuntarily floated toward the massive black sedan chair.
"No...!"
Yu Xiaoyun roared angrily, reaching out to grab Yu Qingxuan, but to his shock, he found only empty air—his large hand had slipped through Yu Qingxuan's body.
At that moment, Yu Qingxuan seemed to become a shadow, unable to catch her at all. But the moment Yu Xiaoyun's large hand passed through her body, she was suddenly repelled by an invisible force.
The moment Yu Xiaoyun steadied himself, people were shocked to see his long jet-black hair now stranded with several silver strands, making him appear somewhat older.
"Father, please don't ..."
Seeing Yu Xiaoyun form hand seals with both hands, clearly trying to pull Yu Qingxuan back, Yu Qingxuan wailed and pleaded.
She knew that no one could resist the power of the Nether Emperor. If her father tried to force his way, he would lose all his lifespan.
Yu Xiaoyun refused to stop, blood seeping from his brow. He burned his essence blood, and the ancient Vermilion Bird within the vision behind him revived.
"My daughter—no one can take her away, not even the Nether Emperor." Yu Xiaoyun roared angrily and charged at Yu Qingxuan.
For a moment, everyone was terrified. Jiang Huixin, Xu Lanxin, and the others desperately tried to stop them, but Yu Xiaoyun was clearly desperate, unleashing all his power, and no one could stop him at all.
"Father, please don't, please..." Seeing Yu Xiaoyun rush toward her, Yu Qingxuan's heart broke. She knew that if this continued, Yu Xiaoyun would die, but she was powerless to stop him.
"Whoosh!"
Just as the Vermilion Bird Empire's powerhouse was in despair, a black figure suddenly appeared and rushed toward Yu Qingxuan first.
"Buzz!"
The void trembled violently, and the black flames formed a barrier. Just as Yu Xiaoyun was about to charge at Yu Qingxuan, it was repelled.
"My woman, I'll save her!"
The one who made the move was none other than Long Chen. Long Chen stood before Yu Qingxuan, looking at the tear-streaked Yu Qingxuan and spoke each word deliberately.
"You brat, you're my son-in-law. If you die, will Qingxuan survive?
Get out of my way! I'll exhaust the Vermilion Bird's divine radiance just to save my daughter. So what if the Nether Emperor is here? I must personally save Qingxuan. Yu Xiaoyun said in shock and anger.
Yu Xiaoyun knew that by giving his all, burning all the Vermilion Bird Divine Radiance, there should be a slim chance to save Yu Qingxuan.
However, he would also have to pay a tremendous price—one price was his life, and the other was the fortune of the Vermilion Bird Empire.
But in this battle, he saw the children grow up. Each one was so outstanding, and he wasn't afraid of having no one behind him.
So, determined to die, he also wanted to save Yu Qingxuan, because he felt that among all his children, he owed Yu Qingxuan far too much, and this was the only way to make amends.
"I'm sorry. Although you are my father-in-law, my woman must be protected by me."
As he spoke, Long Chen looked at Yu Qingxuan. Yu Qingxuan's face was full of reluctance and affection. Long Chen said softly, "
Qingxuan, don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, no one can take you away from me."
"Whew."
As he spoke, Long Chen spread his arms and lunged at Yu Qingxuan.
"Don't ...!"
Yu Xiaoyun roared, Yu Qingxuan shouted, and the Vermilion Bird Empire's experts closed their eyes in pain.
Dongming Yu was about to rush over too, determined to live and die with Long Chen, but Ye Wusheng held her down, leaving her instantly immobile.
Ye Wusheng stared coldly at everything before her, her eyes devoid of emotion, as if she cared nothing about anything in the world.
"Buzz!"
Under the desperate gazes of the crowd, Long Chen hugged Yu Qingxuan, and to everyone's shock, they found that Long Chen's body was also beginning to become ethereal.
"Long Chen, how can you do this? I don't want you to die with me. You still have Sister Mengqi and the others, you can't ...." Seeing Long Chen holding her, Yu Qingxuan was heartbroken. She knew Long Chen was going to die with her.
For a moment, tears welled up in everyone's eyes; they could not accept the two dying like this—it was too cruel.
Long Chen and Yu Qingxuan were enveloped in black power and slowly flew toward the massive sedan chair. Suddenly, Zhu Yifeng roared, and his sword turned into a streak of light, stabbing toward the giant carrying the sedan chair.
The giant stood there, not even glancing at the sword. The sword pierced their bodies and flew out from the other side.
Their bodies seemed as if they didn't exist, but the moment the longsword flew out of their bodies, it instantly turned to ashes—a divine weapon of the Vermilion Bird Empire was destroyed just like that.
"How could this be? Are we supposed to just watch them die without a care?" Zhu Yifeng screamed in pain.
In the distance, Guo Ran, Xia Chen, and all the Dragonblood warriors remained silent, their fists clenched tightly, all filled with nervousness.
It should be known that this enemy was the Emperor of the Underworld, a figure who terrified the entire heavens and earths. He was the supreme existence. Although they had always been confident in Long Chen, now they were beginning to grow anxious.
"Long Chen, I don't want you to die with me... Wuwu... "Don't die together... Yu Qingxuan hugged Long Chen, crying so hard she could barely see pear blossoms in the rain.
Long Chen remained calm, quietly holding Yu Qingxuan. Suddenly, someone exclaimed, "That flower ...!"
People then realized that at some point, the strange flower on Yu Qingxuan's body seemed to be being pulled by some force and began to tremble.
"Whoosh."
Suddenly, Long Chen reached out his large hand and grabbed a slender petal.
"Crack!"
To everyone's shock, the petal was forcibly broken off by Long Chen.
"What?"
Everyone was shocked, and to their shock, Long Chen stabbed the petal fiercely toward his own chest.
"Pfft!"
Blood light splattered, and the flower actually pierced through Long Chen's body.
"Long Chen... "Don't ..."
Yu Qingxuan cried out in surprise, instantly understanding what Long Chen was up to.