The Prince Can Do Divination

Chapter 220 - 167: Qilin Martial Lord Fate Grid, Yang Su Unsheathed, Heavenly Light Illuminates the Jade Capital

At these words, a few Immortal Cultivators, so weak they lacked even the strength to stand, collapsed to the ground, a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

They were still young, all of them chosen prodigies from the major Sects. They shouldn’t die here, buried in this ochre soil, only to become food for the Demon Race.

Just as the situation grew desperate, the earth began to shake.

The horde of beasts at the city gate scattered in a clamor, all scrambling over one another as they ran toward the vast city center, as if they had seen something terrifying.

"Your Ladyship! A peerless, ruthless man from the Human Race has broken into the city! The Demon Kings who went to face him have been almost completely wiped out! We are no match for him!"

"It’s true! Even the great Ancient Ape Demon King and Cyan Lion Demon King were killed on the spot, creating rivers of blood! An army of over a thousand from the Demon Race, slaughtered by him alone! We are no match for him! Only Your Ladyship can take this man down!"

"What?"

The surrounding members of the Demon Race were all stunned by this news.

Their first reaction was disbelief.

’How is that possible?’

’Weren’t all the Human Race prodigies and experts isolated?’

’These prodigies are nothing to be feared; before our numerous Demon Kings, they are utterly defenseless!’

’How could a single Human Race prodigy possibly defeat two Ninth Realm Demon Kings?’

Lady Flower Venerate’s first reaction was the same. She demanded, "Are you certain?"

"The Ancient Ape and Cyan Lion possessed the Magical Treasure, the Demon Pearl, bestowed by the Venerable Lord. With it, they could even put up a fight against a Tenth Realm Cultivator. Even if they couldn’t win, self-preservation and escape should have been guaranteed. And now you’re telling me they’re both dead?"

"Yes, Your Ladyship, it’s the absolute truth. So many of us saw it with our own eyes from the city walls," the lead Rhino Demon King said, nodding as he shivered in terror.

Many of the surrounding Demon Race members also nodded emphatically.

Lady Flower Venerate frowned. ’Could it be that the Human Race has truly produced a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius? If so, why wouldn’t the Venerable Lord have mentioned it?’

"In that case, I will go and meet this Human Race prodigy myself."

She quickly stopped pondering and turned her icy gaze to the Rhino Demon King. "You had the advantage in numbers. It would be one thing if you couldn’t defeat this man, but to come running back, daring to lead a retreat? You have truly disgraced our Demon Race!"

As she finished speaking, a giant plant bud beside Lady Flower Venerate unfurled its petals. There was no pistil or stamen as one might expect—only a great, crimson maw filled with concentric circles of sharp teeth.

"Your Ladyship! Spar—"

Without any ceremony, the plant bud swallowed the Rhino Demon King in the blink of an eye, letting out a satisfied gulp.

This scene left the surrounding Demon Kings afraid to even breathe.

In the Wilderness World, there was only one law: the strong prey on the weak. A useless demon would only be devoured, becoming nutrients for another’s Cultivation.

Soon, Lady Flower Venerate rose into the air. Standing atop the flower bud, she was carried swiftly along a series of vines, heading out of the city.

This sight gave Lu Yunqing and the other Cultivators within the Array a glimmer of hope for survival.

"It must be the experts from the Three Academies and the great Dynasties! They’ve arrived!"

"As long as we keep holding on, we’re sure to be saved!"

At this moment, amidst the rolling yellow sands by the mottled ancient city walls, a white-haired man was steadily striding into the city.

Lu Mingyuan glanced at the Arc Thunder Element in his palm.

’This "Dragon Transformation" mode is powerful, but it consumes an enormous amount of Primordial Qi—ten times the normal rate. Fortunately, with my ten thousand Acupoints, the Primordial Qi stored within me is as vast as an ocean. I can still sustain this for a while.’

Suddenly, a loud BANG echoed from underground. A gigantic vine shot out from the earth and smashed straight into his chest. The impact felt like being struck by a mountain!

He was sent flying backward!

The force was immense. Lu Mingyuan was sent flying, crashing through seventeen or eighteen ruined palaces in the Inner City before finally coming to a stop.

"Some prodigy. He’s nothing special after all."

A woman with a bewitching demeanor stood atop a stamen dozens of meters high, sneering.

A blow like that would leave any Golden Core Qi Cultivator or Dragon Gate Martial Artist either dead or crippled.

But in the next second, her smile froze.

From a corner of the ruins, the young man stood up again. An astonishing Sword Intent aura erupted from his body, and with every step he took, a deep crater formed in the ground beneath him.

"A Demon Venerable, as expected. Your strength is indeed impressive."

Lu Mingyuan stretched his muscles and bones. His vitality surged like a dragon, his wounds healing in an instant as he spoke, his gaze profound.

With a thought, a simple, ancient long saber that he had been nurturing within his Acupoints suddenly appeared in his hand.

It was a Cross Saber, lacquered like black jade. The blade was exceptionally long with a dark, translucent luster. Its hilt was just long enough for a two-handed grip, the body of the blade was etched with an archaic cloud and Thunder Pattern, and its pommel was ring-shaped.

’When facing a Tenth Realm Demon Venerable, I absolutely cannot be careless.’

Thus, he summoned his bonded Saber.

It was Yang Su, the famed saber ranked eleventh in the world on the Ten Thousand Treasures Divine Weapons Record.

When Lu Mingyuan drew the saber from its sheath and infused Primordial Qi into Yang Su, the cloud and Thunder Pattern on the blade lit up one by one, as if something within them had awakened.

In an instant, the Saber Qi flared like a rainbow, dazzlingly brilliant.

The dark glow emanating from the black blade of Yang Su seemed to unleash a bloodlust that had lain dormant for a century. A bone-chilling killing intent surged forth, crashing over everything like a monstrous wave.

In that moment, the Saber Qi shot toward the heavens!

It formed a pillar of Saber Qi that shot straight into the sky, illuminating the entire ancient city!

Every Human Race Cultivator in the ancient city looked up at the sight.

The scene could be described with a line of poetry: a soaring, brilliant light illuminating the Jade Capital.

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