Chapter 264: If You Were to Fall into Corruption, How Could I Face the Ancestors of the Dragon Dynasty?

Witnessing the hellish scene of corpse puppets ravaging the city, Mu Yanli’s expression remained unchanged. The blood and sin on her hands were no less than Li Xuan’s.

However, when a cold wind blew from the west, she couldn’t help but shiver involuntarily.

She always felt a sense of oppression in her chest when around Li Xuan, a foreboding that she should not linger here.

Thinking this, Mu Yanli sighed and forced a weary smile.

“It seems the Fox Clan has no resistance left. The Ghost Controlling Sect’s dark arts are truly formidable.”

“Of course! Now, the Fox Clan is my greatest breeding ground for corpse puppets!”

Hearing the praise from the Saintess of the Blood Refining Sect, Li Xuan couldn’t help but smirk proudly.

Soon, however, Mu Yanli’s smile turned cold. She stepped back and said, “Since the Fox Clan is already yours, there’s no need for me to stay here. I’ll take my leave and rest at our usual spot. If anything happens on the battlefield, you can notify me, and I’ll come to your aid immediately.”

“Ah, right…”

Li Xuan nodded thoughtfully, but when he turned around, he saw that the red-robed girl who had been beside him was already gone.

She sure left quickly…

Li Xuan muttered to himself, but with the battle going well for him, he wasn’t too concerned.

He had many trump cards: the Corpse King Protectors from the Ghost Controlling Sect, the Corpse Puppet Giants created on the spot in the Fox Clan territory… With so many protectors by his side, even if Ye Qingchuan came with the Azure Dragon Clan’s powerhouses, Li Xuan felt confident he could hold them off.

Well, if there were many Void God Realm Azure Dragon protectors, Li Xuan would likely lose. But at the very least, he could escape.

By then, he could call for help from the Saintess of the Blood Refining Sect, and with the two demonic sects working together, killing an Azure Dragon wouldn’t be impossible!

“Besides, Ye Qingchuan is probably already long gone…”

“Without the Azure Dragons, who in the Fox Clan can stand against my army of corpse puppets?”

Li Xuan sneered, feeling invincible.

But the next moment, the sky darkened, and a full moon materialized in the sky. At the same time, the moon opened a pair of crimson eyes, looking down on the world below.

Boom!

From all directions within the Fox Clan’s territory, countless beams of dark red energy shot into the sky.

Li Xuan looked around and saw that a gigantic ancient formation covering the entire Fox Clan’s territory had been activated. At the same time, all the ancient sacred artifacts buried in the Fox Clan’s ancestral tombs were awakened.

The sacred artifacts erupted with energy, breaking free from the tombs and converging on the Abyssal Moon Eye in the sky.

In an instant, the Abyssal Moon Eye had absorbed all the accumulated power of the Fox Clan’s ancestors, its rank skyrocketing to near that of a half-god!

Thunder rumbled, shaking the heavens!

“Is this… the Fox Clan’s domain-level ancient formation?” Li Xuan muttered, shocked. “But only someone with Nine-Tailed Bloodline can activate such a formation. Didn’t Xia Zhiyue lose her power? And her sister, Xia Ranyue, isn’t even at the Deity Transformation Realm. How can she have the authority to activate a domain-level formation?”

At that moment, Li Xuan felt a chill under the gaze of the moon.

Domain-level formations were the ultimate trump card of every clan and sect, only activated when facing extermination, unleashing the accumulated power of their ancestors to resist invaders.

The Fox Clan, as an ancient race, naturally had many such hidden powers.

But…

“Xia, Xia Zhiyue?”

“How could she…?!”

Seeing the white-robed fox fairy soaring into the sky, bathed in the moonlight, Li Xuan’s pupils trembled with fear.

Not only was Xia Zhiyue not crippled, but her power had surged, reaching the Void God Realm under the moonlight’s buff!

This was the power of a domain-level formation.

Within the Fox Clan’s territory, under the gaze of the Abyssal Moon Eye, all Fox Clan members would receive an unprecedented boost, while all invaders would be weakened by illusions.

It was as if the laws of the world had been overturned.

Meeting the gaze of the nine-tailed fox’s snow-white eyes, Li Xuan was soon ensnared by illusions. He felt dizzy and disoriented, unable to maintain his balance, and crashed to the ground.

Boom!

Li Xuan slammed into the ground. He struggled to his feet and looked up to see the nine-tailed fox preparing to attack.

“Damn it! The Fox Saintess is coming for revenge!”

Gritting his teeth, Li Xuan got up with the help of a wall.

He began commanding his army, sacrificing ordinary corpse puppets to give the armored elite corpse puppets wings to attack the nine-tailed fox in the sky.

At the same time, he summoned several Void God Realm Corpse King protectors to help him stabilize himself and regain control of the battle.

However, the elite corpse puppets were like ants to the Void God Realm fox fairy.

With a wave of her hand, she unleashed a wave of demonic energy, sweeping away swathes of corpse puppets, crushing them into paste.

The corpse puppets tried to merge and revive, but under the Fox Clan’s moon formation, their power was greatly weakened, and many fell under the illusions, slipping from Li Xuan’s control.

“Domain-level formations are indeed troublesome…”

“But if Xia Zhiyue hadn’t fully recovered at this critical moment, how could the Fox Clan have a Nine-Tailed inheritor to activate the formation?”

Li Xuan felt a sense of helplessness. The activation of the Fox Clan’s domain-level formation was more terrifying than Ye Qingchuan bringing Azure Dragon powerhouses.

The latter would only be strong individually, but Xia Zhiyue’s formation would boost her allies and weaken her enemies en masse, making his army of corpse puppets extremely disadvantaged on Fox Clan territory.

“I need to get out of this formation. As long as the moon is in the sky, I’m at a severe disadvantage!”

Li Xuan reacted quickly and started to retreat.

But as he turned, he found his path blocked by a silver-haired fairy and a young man in sacred robes.

“Who are you…?”

…

“Here to take your life.”

He Ange didn’t waste words. He raised his hand and pointed, and a beam of sword energy shot from his fingertip—

Boom!

The beam was as bright as a star, its roar shaking the heavens.

Fortunately, one of Li Xuan’s Corpse King protectors stepped forward and took the blow for him.

In truth, Li Xuan’s personal combat prowess wasn’t high. He was a necromancer, a type of spellcaster.

And spellcasters were typically fragile.

“This domain-level formation is truly powerful. It even boosted my sword energy to the Void Refining Realm…”

He Ange looked at the gaping hole in the Corpse King’s chest, quite satisfied with the buff he had gotten from Xia Zhiyue.

But Li Xuan was not.

Seeing He Ange’s aggressive approach, Li Xuan hurriedly retreated with his Corpse King protectors.

Spellcasters and swordsmen were natural enemies, and close combat was the worst scenario for the former.

Li Xuan did not want to stay on Fox Clan territory any longer. He had many Void God Realm Corpse King protectors and wasn’t afraid of He Ange and An Luo Yi.

But the problem was that the longer he stayed under the moon’s gaze, the weaker he would become, and the stronger the Fox Clan’s side would be.

The moon’s buff was too unfair for invaders!

Only a half-god would be able to destroy the Fox Clan’s ancient formation in a short time.

“Trying to run away?”

Seeing Li Xuan flee without a fight, He Ange couldn’t help but feel amused.

Was this the infamous demonic sect invader?

Running away the moment Xia Zhiyue fully recovered?

Before, He Ange only knew that the Nine-Tailed Bloodline was naturally suited for dual cultivation, making them excellent partners, whether as cauldrons or using others as cauldrons.

Now, seeing the domain-level formation activated by Xia Zhiyue, he finally understood.

The Nine-Tailed Bloodline was not just a special bloodline for the Fox Clan; it was akin to a royal bloodline, close to that of the Fox Clan’s progenitor.

Countless high-rank sacred artifacts had emerged at Xia Zhiyue’s command, uniting all the accumulated strength of the Fox Clan under the gaze of the Abyssal Moon Eye.

“Darling, I’ll kill this fiend!”

At some point, the silver-haired fairy by He Ange’s side had already drawn her sword and charged.

She was already at the Void Refining Realm with her True Dragon and Phoenix Bloodlines, even without any buffs.

Now, with the Fox Clan’s domain-level formation, An Luo Yi’s power had reached new heights. She felt an endless surge of power within her.

In the midst of the battlefield, An Luo Yi’s true nature as the Chosen One of Fate had been awakened.

At this moment, in her eyes, Li Xuan and his Corpse King protectors were like tempting targets. She couldn’t wait to test her new power and see how far she could go.

In other words, An Luo Yi was itching for a fight.

The swordsman was eager, and the sword was eager too.

The fairy charged into the army of corpses, targeting Li Xuan with her most powerful attacks.

“Tsk, her fighting style is too brutal. She’s all about brute force…”

Watching the silver-haired fairy wreak havoc alone in the army of corpses, her awe-inspiring sword energy, the roar of the True Dragon, the cry of the Phoenix, and all sorts of dazzling special effects, it was the perfect demonstration of a “no skill, all violence” approach to combat.

He Ange watched with envy.

The Chosen One of Fate was indeed blessed.

She could unleash her full power when near death, had unlimited mana, and could spam her ultimate skills…

“Unlike me, who has to carefully manage my mana and avoid wasting it… She just throws it around like it’s nothing.”

“What a waste of precious resources!”

“If she’s really so overflowing with energy, she should come back and dual cultivate with me a few more times.”

He Ange shook his head and sighed.

But with that, he still followed her without hesitation, cleaning up stragglers on the battlefield while secretly ensuring the silver-haired fairy’s safety.

……

At the border of the battlefield in the Fox Clan’s territory, on a mountaintop, stood a golden-haired girl in jade dragon robes and a middle-aged man in Tai Chi dragon robes.

“Strange, wasn’t the Fox Saintess crippled after losing her core?”

Chen Sheng, her golden dragon eyes sparkling with curiosity, was deeply intrigued by the battle at the Fox Clan’s border.

The current situation in the Fox Clan was completely different from the information she had and the outcome she had anticipated.

“Ye Qingchuan is nowhere to be seen, but the Fox Saintess is here and has activated a domain-level ancient formation…”

“And the so-called Saintess of the Blood Refining Sect hasn’t appeared on the battlefield, leaving only the Holy Son of the Ghost Controlling Sect to flee in defeat…”

“Now, the Fox Saintess is busy using the formation and the Abyssal Moon Eye to annihilate the invading army of corpse puppets in the Fox Clan’s territory…”

“But who is chasing the main culprit, the Holy Son of the Ghost Controlling Sect?”

“Who are those two?”

Chen Sheng muttered, analyzing the situation.

Finally, her golden dragon eyes were drawn to a man and a woman in the distance.

At that moment, Chen Sheng felt a tremor, and her dragon eyes shone with a gleam—

“Princess, that fairy not only has the power of a True Dragon, but her sword energy also has traces of Abyssal Phoenix energy!”

The old protector’s voice confirmed Chen Sheng’s suspicions.

Chen Sheng took a deep breath.

“A mixed blood of Dragon and Phoenix…”

“Could she be the Chosen One of Fate from the mortal world who made my sister so angry?”

Chen Sheng raised an eyebrow. After a moment of seriousness, she soon smiled, her golden dragon eyes reflecting excitement and anticipation.

Recalling how her sister’s face had turned red with anger that day, Chen Sheng felt a secret joy. After all, there were few people in the world who could anger the empress.

“Princess, we must not act rashly.”

Seeing Chen Sheng’s enthusiasm, the old protector stopped her, afraid that his little princess would get involved in this mess.

Chen Sheng wasn’t in a hurry, but she sighed.

“Princess, if I’m not mistaken, that young man in sacred robes is He Yuan, the current Holy Son of the Spirit Phoenix Sect!” the old protector said earnestly.

“He Yuan? He seems interesting,” Chen Sheng said with a meaningful smile.

“No, no! He Yuan is the one who stole the Chosen One of Fate from Her Majesty’s hands. He’s not interesting at all! Please be cautious around him! Our mission is to kill Ye Qingchuan, so there’s no need for you to get involved with such a dangerous person…”

“If you were to fall into his corrupting hands, I would have no face to meet the ancestors of the Dragon Dynasty!”