Chapter 452: I Will Help You
Elder Qingyan and Elder Xiong also sensed the change in the Empress's aura.
Both of them were stunned.
Wasn't the battle situation clearly in the Immortal Nation's favor?
Why did the Empress—who just moments ago looked calm and unruffled—now seem even more heavy-hearted than they were?
But they didn't have the luxury of pondering deeply.
As mentioned earlier, their own mental states had begun to fluctuate slightly.
"Damn it! What the hell is that stupid flood dragon doing? Don't tell me it failed such a simple task?! Why hasn't it shown up even now?!"
The peacock Netherkin—its appearance feminine and delicate—looked utterly terrible. Its body was covered in scorched wounds as though struck repeatedly by lightning, and its beautiful turquoise tail feathers were missing in patches, far from the graceful state it had been in at the beginning.
This was absolutely the most suffocating, humiliating battle it had fought since breaking through to the Divine Transformation realm.
The Divine Transformation battlefield on their side had initially posed no problem.
But beyond that, the Netherkin race's entire plan had somehow been fully grasped by the Immortal Nation.
Even the Lich—a group personally cultivated by the Netherking for three years and known to almost no one—had been anticipated, countered, and dealt with easily by the Immortal Nation.
Coupled with the Empress's previous imposing performance, it almost made them feel as though she understood every hidden card the Netherkin race possessed.
If that was the case… Could something have happened to the flood dragon as well?
As soon as this thought formed, the mental states of both Divine Transformation realm Netherkin wavered. Elder Yun and Elder Lei immediately seized the opening and struck violently, pushing the Netherkin back for a moment.
"When we return to the Netherland, I will definitely report it before the Netherking!"
The bear Netherkin rumbled in its deep, muffled voice. It, too, had taken some injuries.
Divine Transformation battles were not easy to conclude—unless the difference in strength was overwhelming.
Those at this realm could commune with heaven and earth, manipulate laws, and possessed extraordinarily tenacious life force. Even supposedly fatal injuries meant very little.
The Netherkin race held an even greater advantage in this regard.
This earth-patterned black bear, in particular, was the very definition of a "max level tank who only put stat points to his DEF from the start of the game."
Thus, though the two Netherkin were at a disadvantage, they were still far from defeat.
But they both understood that things could not continue like this.
One misstep leads to another.
Elder Yun and Elder Lei would not give them any chance to recover their momentum.
"Seven Thunders!"
Elder Lei shouted sharply and flung out seven thunder talismans.
Elder Yun—who, despite earlier worrying about the Empress, instantly shifted into combat mode—waved her hand to summon a strange mist that wrapped around the talismans.
An instant later, from within the cloud-wrapped talismans, a thunder dragon burst forth and lunged at the two Netherkin.
"Damn…"
The peacock Netherkin's expression darkened as it unleashed divine light to block while simultaneously shoving the thick-skinned black bear forward as a meat shield.
The divine light immediately began to falter.
Both Netherkin' faces grew uglier.
If they were given even a moment to breathe and activate their innate abilities, then even if their opponents were Divine Transformation cultivators, they should hold the upper hand.
But the thunder dragon formed by this spell was already about to crash down upon them—
BOOM!
Dust erupted everywhere.
Yet—just as Elder Yun and Elder Lei prepared to unleash another spell to prevent the Netherkin from recovering—both of them suddenly froze.
Even the Empress in the rear forced herself out of her chaotic state brought on by the memory sync. Her eyes fixed sharply on the site of the explosion.
"The Netherking…"
Two golden feathers shot out from the dust cloud of the explosion, radiating a terrifying pressure.
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"The Daoist Sect Master… won't make a move?"
Luo Wusheng felt lost.
Yao Ji's words instantly crushed the slight ease and looseness he had felt moments earlier.'
'That can't be right…
'If the Daoist Sect Master doesn't intervene, what will happen to the royal city? What about the Empress?'
No matter how he thought about it, it made no sense.
The Empress was the Daoist sect's most talented disciple since ancient times. How could that person possibly be willing to watch her meet disaster without lifting a hand?
Not to mention, the Empress was one of the world's heroines. According to the original story, nothing should happen to her…
'Unless… something in the plot changed because of the butterfly effects I caused over the past month?'
But he had never even interacted with the Daoist Sect Master. There shouldn't be a branch of the plot involving him that Luo Wusheng could influence.
Which meant… was the white-haired loli mistaken?
And at the critical moment, the Daoist Sect Master would still interfere?
The Netherqueen, sensing Luo Wusheng's thoughts, added calmly:
"I have known that woman far longer than Young Master has… In matters like this, she has almost never been wrong."
Luo Wusheng lowered his head in silence.
Indeed, though the white-haired little loli's personality was terrible, she wouldn't joke about something like this.
"If the Daoist Sect Master does not act… does the Immortal Nation have any method to deal with the Roc?"
"That is exactly what I wish to tell Young Master."
Seeing that Luo Wusheng had become serious, the Netherqueen smiled gently.
"The Immortal Nation's Empress indeed has left behind a backup plan capable of resisting the Roc."
"It is called the Immortal Soul Summoning ritual. If she successfully completes the ritual, she may be able to borrow the power of the Ancient Heavenly Gate, forcing the Roc to retreat—even using the Ascending Immortality Lake Grand Formation, which is only partially damaged, to seal it. However…"
"The ritual will fail?" Luo Wusheng guessed.
The original story had not given details on this part, but since the Daoist Sect Master ended up taking action, something must have gone wrong.
But the Netherqueen shook her head.
"No. The ritual will definitely succeed, and the Roc will not allow it to fail."
"Why not?" Luo Wusheng's golden brows furrowed tightly.
"Young master still remembers our earlier guess, right?" Yao Ji said. "What Ling Peng wants is to imitate the former Immortal Nation Emperor's unfinished path—ascending to immortality in a single step… But while I can suppress the fate of an entire race, that Empress is far from qualified. She hasn't been on the throne long enough, and her cultivation is far too low…"
"That Immortal Soul Summoning ritual ritual can grant her that qualification?"
Luo Wusheng instantly understood what Yao Ji meant.
But he quickly pinched his chin again. "No… if that's the case, then wouldn't the Empress—having successfully completed the ritual—already be capable of dealing with Ling Peng? Even without the Daoist Sect Master's intervention?"
"I never said that the successfully descended Immortal Soul would land on that Empress."
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Yao Ji's words struck Luo Wusheng's mind like rolling thunder.
This time, he didn't even need to guess—Yao Ji continued on her own:
"When the Immortal Nation Empress is about to succeed, Ling Peng will seize the descending Immortal Soul. After the Netherkin chaos ends, it will then drive the Immortal Soul into the Empress's body, completing the final step… And before that moment, Ling Peng—having fused with the Immortal Soul—will possess strength even above mine."
No wonder she had said earlier that once Ling Peng went all-in, even she wouldn't be able to stop it.
Luo Wusheng's expression stiffened.
Stronger than Yao Ji… meaning reaching the same level as a Daoist Sect Master, the former Immortal Nation Emperor, or the Demon Sect Master.
No wonder the original story required the Daoist Sect Master to intervene.
But now, with the Daoist Sect Master not appearing, what were they supposed to do?
He had just saved Miss Kirin, who served as the Empress's Mortal Alter Ego, only for an even greater problem to arise on the Imperial Alter Ego side…
In this situation, what should he do next?
Assist the Empress? If he used that untested trump card of his, how likely would he be to succeed?
While Luo Wusheng's thoughts churned, a slender, elegant finger gently tapped the top of his current canine head.
"If the young master intends to act… then seize that Immortal Soul for yourself."
Yao Ji's face wore a gentle, tender smile.
"I will help you."
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Cultivation Realm:
1, Qi Refining
2, Foundation Establishment
3, Golden Core
4, Nascent Soul
5, Divine Transformation (Formerly Known as Tribulation Crossing)
6, Tribulation Transcendence
7, Land Immortal
Note: Link to the character Illustration:
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