The divine eyes of the White Dragon reflected the figure of the Phoenix Ancestor. "You are caught in the calamity!"
The Phoenix Ancestor's body trembled, then she laughed, "Even if I am caught in the calamity, who in this world can destroy me? Let the Ancestral Dragon come forth and face me!"
The White Dragon shook its head and said faintly, "Big Brother will see you, but not at this moment."
The Phoenix Ancestor said coldly, "Then I will be at his mercy?"
The White Dragon emphasized each word, "You, Yuan Feng, are the one who offended my Dragon Clan, harmed my Dragon Clan, and killed my Dragon Clan! If not you, then whom?"
The Phoenix Ancestor's face flushed with anger, "Audacious!"
Divine flames erupted across the sky once more. These flames were no longer ordinary divine flames, but Nirvana flames! They were not weaker than the primordial source of all fires, like the Sun True Fire.
The White Dragon waved its sleeve. White silk veils danced around its body, like a celestial maiden descending from the nine heavens. Ten thousand feet of white silk, billions of ice crystals, the world turned pure white, freezing everything.
A vast, dense fog enveloped the East Sea, protecting the countless lives of the sea creatures.
At this moment, Yuan Feng's heart, which had been wary of the Dragon Clan, began to turn to fear. Yet, it had not yet become outright terror, for as the Phoenix Ancestor, she would never truly feel fear.
The Dragon Clan: five primordial ancestors. Besides the Ancestral Dragon, there was Zhulong, a terrifying madman who commanded thirty-one heavens, yet possessed the combat power of thirty-two heavens or more. There was also the incredibly formidable Black Dragon, a peak expert of the thirtieth heaven. And the Azure Dragon, in his prime and rising. And the White Dragon, as unpredictable as ever, not only skilled in destiny divination but also a Hunyuan of the thirty-first heaven!
If not for the Ancestral Dragon being in seclusion, focused on breaking through, the Phoenix Clan and the Qilin Clan would likely not have been a match for the Dragon Clan!
Against the White Dragon, she might gain an advantage, but it would take tens of thousands of years to determine a victor, and by then, it might be too late!
Just as she was filled with worry, on the Western Qilin Cliff, a flash of black light appeared. The Black Qilin King soared towards the East Sea, laughing loudly, "The Dragon Clan caused havoc at my Qilin Sacred Mountain back then. I never expected to return the favor today!"
The White Dragon's brows furrowed slightly, preparing to intervene.
But the Phoenix Ancestor blocked its path. "White Dragon, just fight me. Am I not worthy of your full attention?"
The Black Qilin let out a long roar and stomped down, aiming for the Black Dragon Divine Mountain.
However, the mountain did not shatter as expected.
The four divine mountains were connected, with the Crystal Palace at their core, protecting the East Sea and resisting immense power. Unless all four mountains and the Crystal Palace were destroyed simultaneously, this clan-protecting formation could not be broken!
The Phoenix Ancestor chuckled, "Black Qi, long time no see. Your cultivation still hasn't improved much, eh?"
The Black Qilin King laughed heartily, unfazed, "I was careless."
Saying that, he opened his mouth and spat out a small mountain. The mountain transformed, growing thousands, then billions of times its size. A Xuanhuang Earth Mountain covered more than half the sky of the East Sea, enveloping the four divine mountains and the Crystal Palace.
The White Dragon's expression changed. With a wave of its hand, hundreds of white crystal dragon scales detached from its arm, piling up like a shield above the four mountains.
The Crystal Palace was the nexus of the East Sea Dragon Clan's destiny. The four divine mountains each suppressed destiny with innate spiritual treasures. The four mountains jointly guarded the Dragon Palace's destiny, making them absolutely inviolable.
As the colossal mountain crashed down, shocking cracks appeared on the white crystal shield.
In the north, the Azure Dragon, furious, wanted to return to the East Sea, but the White Tiger Ancestor, with a cold expression, relentlessly held him back.
As for the west, the Black Dragon and the Golden Peng Ancestor were engaged in a world-shattering battle, unable to disengage.
In the Eastern Wilderness, beside the Azure Luan Ancestor, an old Daoist appeared. The old Daoist released a spiritual treasure, the Xuanyuan Jade Ring, and used innate pure qi to create space. Together, they stubbornly delayed Zhulong, the second most powerful expert of the Dragon Clan!
The Phoenix Ancestor frowned and said, "White Dragon, focus on fighting me. Otherwise, you will only become more dangerous!"
The White Dragon remained silent. Its ten-thousand-foot white silk entangled the Phoenix Ancestor's twin daggers. It cruelly plucked a scale from its own body, a scale of its origin, and threw it into the white crystal shield. Instantly, the shield mended itself as good as new.
The Black Qilin saw this and raised its hand again. The Xuanhuang Divine Mountain descended once more.
However, forged with a hundred White Dragon scales and imbued with the half-step Hunyuan power of its origin, the white crystal shield's defensive power had reached its zenith.
The Phoenix Ancestor raised an eyebrow, "Black Qi, you hold back the White Dragon, and I will break the formation!"
The Black Qilin nodded and pointed at the Xuanhuang Divine Mountain, which reappeared above the White Dragon's head.
The terrifying, immense force directly crushed space, turning it into nothingness, and sealing the White Dragon's ability to move.
The Phoenix Ancestor flipped her hand and pointed. Her twin daggers flew towards the divine mountain. Terrifying, scorching flames enveloped the white crystal shield, and the icy aura on the shield thinned visibly.
But from the Crystal Palace, nine dragon species of different colors suddenly flew out. Each was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and the foremost four were even mighty beings of heaven and earth.
The Phoenix Ancestor scoffed, "The Dragon gives birth to nine sons, truly all different! You young dragons, come back and fight me after cultivating for another thousand epochs."
Saying that, she removed the Phoenix Radiance Crown from her head. Within it, a hundred phoenixes took flight, instantly covering the nine dragon sons!
Then, Nirvana flames instantly ignited the white crystal shield. The Heavenly Phoenix Divine Daggers struck, chipping off dozens of white dragon crystal shards. The defense of the four mountains and one palace developed a loophole.
But beneath the divine flames, a layer of blue water suddenly appeared. It turned out to be that large turtle from before! With a green turtle shell on its back, it covered the four mountains and the Crystal Palace.
The Phoenix Clan snorted coldly, "Old turtle, if you seek death, I shall grant it!"
With that, the Phoenix Ancestor transformed into a giant fiery phoenix. The Heavenly Phoenix let out a long cry, and ten thousand flames burned the sea. With a sweep of its wings, it plummeted from high in the sky towards the giant turtle.
The turtle suddenly spat out a stream of extremely pure Nine Nether Water, but it still did not completely extinguish the Nirvana flames!
The Heavenly Phoenix's incomparably sharp claws instantly pierced the turtle's shell, which was as tough as a supreme treasure, and grabbed onto the turtle's flesh. This claw strike, she had used the spatial power of the Heavenly Phoenix, cutting through space to bypass the turtle's frontal defense before tearing through the supreme treasure.
"Pfft~"
A mouthful of extremely pure, mighty being's blood was spat out.
It was not the wounded old turtle, but the White Dragon Ancestor, who was fighting the Black Qilin King. Her pure white, holy silk robes were stained with vibrant crimson blood. And mixed with the blood were terrifying little insects!
The Black Qilin King, who was fighting her, paused for a moment, then charged forward, pressing his advantage while she was injured!
Above the White Dragon Ancestor's head, a massive Tai Chi fish-eye pattern instantly appeared.
The Phoenix Ancestor, however, coldly shouted, "Stop!"
The Black Qilin hesitated for a moment, but seeing the giant Tai Chi pattern still spinning, he continued his attack!
The ten thousand layers of Xuanhuang Mountain fiercely crashed down, striking the White Dragon Ancestor, who was held immobile by the Tai Chi diagram.
The Phoenix Ancestor said with a chilling voice, "Black Qi, why did you attack?"
The Black Qilin King retorted, "With such an opportunity, why not strike? Or do you wish to save the White Dragon, fellow Daoist?"
Upon hearing this, the Phoenix Ancestor laughed in extreme anger, "Black Qi! I disdain to ally with you! We are the peak experts of heaven and earth, and the three-tribe ancestors. We should possess the demeanor and character of ancestors. It is one thing for treacherous individuals like the Yin-Yang Daoist to do such things, but you have followed suit!"
From beneath the myriad layers of the Xuanhuang Mountain, the White Dragon emerged. Looking at the corpse worm in her hand, she sighed, "It is the time, and it is fate! Even the world's foremost Gu has managed to infect me."