The human race's Lingxu Palace was also severely damaged one after another, and finally had to call out a Nascent Soul Overlord who had been sleeping for a thousand years, and only then could it barely hold off the attack of the Purple Jade Dragon Palace.
The Black Abyss Dragon Palace even launched a final mobilization, simultaneously attacking the Five Elements Taoist Sect, the Vajra Sect, the Sea Crocodile, and the Taoxue Royal Family, the four major Nascent Soul forces. Now both sides seem to be preparing for a decisive battle.
"Almost all of the direct descendants of the Black Abyss Dragon Palace have been deployed to the front lines."
Looking at the information in his hand, Ye Linyuan whispered slowly, with a hint of coldness between his brows.
Shui Hanqing, who was standing by, frowned slightly when he heard this. After years of war and trials, the Black Abyss Dragon Palace has grown greatly in strength in recent years.
By now, the Black Abyss Dragon Palace already has twelve Nascent Soul Demon Kings, and its overall strength can be said to have undergone a qualitative change.
You know, when the Southern Territory was first attacked about three hundred years ago, there were only seven Nascent Soul Demon Kings in the Black Abyss Dragon Palace.
Now, after hundreds of years of war, there is no Nascent Soul Demon King in the Black Abyss Dragon Palace lineage, and four new Nascent Soul Demon Kings have been promoted, including the Black Prison Prince and the Black Water Mysterious Snake King.
Adding to that the Five Elements Taoist sacred beasts that turned against them back then, the Black Abyss lineage now has a total of twelve Nascent Soul Demon Kings.
It can be seen that in the successive wars, the Black Abyss Dragon Palace did indeed reap fruitful rewards.
On the other hand, although Yuanying True Lords were born in Yuanying forces such as the Five Elements Taoist Sect in the past few hundred years, there were only two Yuanying True Lords, Meng Nanfeng and the new deputy leader of the Vajra Sect.
Moreover, some of these major forces also lost their Nascent Soul True Lords this year, so overall, the strength comparison between the four major Nascent Soul forces and the Black Abyss Dragon Palace has been a one-sided increase while the other decreases.
The Five Elements Taoist Sect, the Vajra Sect, the Giant Sea Crocodile, and the Blood-Gluttonous Royal Family.
Among these four major forces, the Five Elements Taoist Sect was originally quite powerful. In its heyday, it had five Nascent Souls, including the dormant Nascent Soul True Lords. Now their strength has been greatly reduced, with only three Nascent Soul True Lords left.
The strength of the Vajra Sect is now relatively intact, with three Yuanying True Lords still in the open, and it seems that there are still some Yuanying-level foundations that have not been used.
The situation is different for the giant crocodile clan in the Canghai Sea. A few years ago, an old demon king of this lineage died in battle. Now, a Nascent Soul Demon King has been promoted and is still alive. They have formed an irreconcilable feud with the Black Abyss Dragon Palace.
It can be said that with only the three major forces of the Five Elements Taoist Sect, the Vajra Sect, and the Giant Crocodile of the Cang Hai, there are only seven Nascent Soul True Lords who still have combat power. Even if the Five Elements Taoist Sect's dormant power is fully revealed, there will be no more than ten.
With such strength, confronting the Black Abyss Dragon Palace head-on is almost tantamount to seeking death. The only thing that can really allow them to resist the Black Abyss Dragon Palace is the support of the Taoxue royal family and external forces.
Let’s talk about the Taoxue royal family first. The Taoxue royal family is an extremely powerful descendant of true spirits. It is said that the blood of Taotie, a higher level true spirit of heaven and earth, flows in their bodies.
In ancient times, the Taotie clan was renowned for its fighting power and was one of the ten most powerful beasts in the world, on par with the Teng Snake clan.
The Taoxue Royal Family inherited the peak combat power of the Taotie Family, and the reason why this lineage can be called a royal family is because the strongest royal blood flows in their bodies.
It is said that there are six kings in the Taoxue royal family. These six kings are all descendants of the true spirit at the royal blood level. Each of them has cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage. They were once one of the strongest Nascent Soul forces among the demon clan in the Eastern Region.
It is precisely because of the existence of the Taotui royal family that the four major forces have been able to firmly block the Black Abyss Dragon Palace over the years.
Unfortunately, now that the major forces in the Northern Territory have withdrawn their support, the help that the human race in the Central Territory can provide has also been greatly reduced. It will be difficult for the four major forces to stop the Black Abyss Dragon Palace.
"Now on the war front, the Black Abyss Dragon Palace is fiercely attacking the Vajra Sect."
"Their material transfer point, as well as the place where Yuanying Zhenjun cultivates, are all in the Five Elements Continent."
After reading the entire intelligence, Ye Linyuan took out the geomancy map of the Eastern Region and casually drew a circle in the Taoist temple of the former Five Elements Sect.
Shui Hanqing and others on the side looked at the feng shui map and nodded slightly, as if they understood something at this moment.
After the Black Abyss Dragon Palace conquered the Five Elements Taoist Sect, it used it as its frontline base for the war.
As the battle line continues to advance, the importance of the Five Elements Continent becomes higher and higher, and now this place has become a vital hub.
Almost all of the supplies of the Black Abyss Dragon Palace and the materials needed for various wars are stored in the fourth-level spirit vein of the Five Elements Continent.
In addition, the Demon King and Pseudo Demon King who were injured and had their mana severely depleted on the front line also came here to heal their wounds and recover their mana.
Because of the perfect location of this place, it can provide support to the front-line battlefield anytime and anywhere, and can allow the high-level monks of the Black Abyss Dragon Palace to quickly restore their peak combat power.
"Husband, do you mean that we should attack the Five Elements Continent?"
Looking at Ye Linyuan's expression, Shui Hanqing couldn't help but ask.
Ye Linyuan nodded and said calmly: "As long as we take over the Five Elements Continent and kill the Yuanying Demon Locusts guarding this place, the frontline battlefield of the Black Abyss Dragon Palace will definitely be completely defeated."
"This way, for many years to come, the Black Abyss Dragon Palace will not pose much of a threat to us."
Everyone nodded when they heard this, they understood that this was a good idea.
But Han Ji pondered for a moment, and then asked: "The Five Elements Continent is well defended, it will not be easy for us to capture it."
Ye Linyuan naturally understood Han Ji's worries. The Five Elements Continent was a medium-sized fourth-grade lower-grade spiritual vein, and the Black Abyss Dragon Palace had arranged a fourth-grade mountain protection formation here.
In addition to the mountain protection formation, this place is guarded all year round by the Great Prince Heiyuan who has reached the perfection of the early Nascent Soul stage. Demon Kings who are injured or have exhausted their magic power often come here to recover their cultivation.
It is not easy to capture this sacred mountain, and the front line is two or three million miles away from the battlefield. The Black Abyss Dragon Emperor and others may come back from the front battlefield to provide support at any time.
It can be said that unless Ye Linyuan is willing to expose his full strength, it will be difficult to completely conquer the Five Elements Continent during this period of time.
However, since Ye Linyuan was preparing to take action against the Five Elements Continent, he was naturally well prepared.
But he waved his sleeves and pointed to the frontline battlefield in the geomancy map and said: "According to the intelligence, the war on the frontline battlefield is getting more and more intense."
"There are more and more Yuanying-level battles between the two sides, so almost every once in a while, an injured Yuanying Demon King will retreat to the rear to recuperate."
"As long as we stop it before the Five Elements Continent, the Yuanying Demon King guarding the Five Elements Continent will not stand by and watch it die."
Upon hearing this, Shui Hanqing and the others could not help but look at each other, revealing a thoughtful look.
"..."
After making the arrangements, the five of them set off early the next morning.
They came all the way to the outside of the Five Elements Continent, investigated the intelligence of the Five Elements Continent across 200,000 miles, and finally obtained sufficient information.
"In the Five Elements Continent, two Nascent Soul Demon Kings are recuperating, plus the Great Prince of Black Abyss who is guarding this place, there are a total of three Nascent Soul True Lord Demon Kings."
"As long as we can lure them out, it will be easy to take over the Five Elements Continent."
Having said that, Ye Linyuan took out a talisman and sacrificed it silently.
After arranging all this, Ye Linyuan said calmly: "Next, let's wait quietly for the opportunity to take action."
Not long after Ye Linyuan offered the talisman, Meng Nanfeng, who was millions of miles away, suddenly frowned and took out a talisman from his sleeve to examine it.
He only took a glance, and his eyes were a little surprised at first. After a moment, he burned the talisman to ashes, and did not tell anyone the secret of the talisman. At this time, the war was still in order. On the increasingly fierce battlefield, the Black Abyss Dragon Palace launched another fierce attack.
After a battle, the four major forces suffered heavy losses again, and a Nascent Soul Dragon Emperor in the Black Abyss Dragon Palace also returned seriously injured.
This is a young Black Water Dragon, which has only been in the Nascent Soul stage for a hundred years. Its combat power is relatively weak in the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage.
Now his injuries are serious and he might be in danger of dying if he continues to fight, so he retreated to the rear to rest.
The Black Water Dragon King went all the way to the Five Elements Continent. Although he was alone, he did not feel any danger.
Because with his strength, as long as he focuses on escaping, it would be difficult to kill him quickly even by a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. At least he can hold on until the Black Abyss Dragon Emperor from the front line comes to help, or escape to the Five Elements Continent.
So he flew quickly and headed towards the Five Elements Continent.
But when he was less than 100,000 miles away from the Five Elements Continent, he suddenly sensed a burning murderous intent approaching.
But he saw a dazzling fairy sword slashing across the sky from above, and its brilliant edge made him feel like he was in deadly danger.
It was Shui Hanqing who made the move. As soon as she made the move, she displayed the combat power of the Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul, which was comparable to the top Nascent Soul in the early stage. She came out of nowhere and frightened the Black Water Dragon Emperor so much that his scalp numbed.
"What a terrible murderous aura!"
The Black Water Dragon King was startled and immediately retreated in fear.
But at this moment, several Yuanying True Lords attacked from all directions.
On the left is a beautiful woman standing in the rain of peach blossoms. With a wave of her sleeve, the Peach Blossom Chasing Water Sword almost tears the sky apart.
There is also a stunning beauty on the right. She is like a fairy coming with the wind. As she waves her sleeves, the vast sword energy flies across the sky, forming a combined killing move with the Peach Blossom Chasing Water Sword.
As for the back, an ice-blue dragon soared into the sky, circling with endless blue ice flames, blocking his retreat.
"not good--"
The Black Water Dragon King's heart skipped a beat and he immediately used all his magical powers to resist, choosing the Qianlan Ice Flame which posed the least threat and rushed forward.
With this charge, the Black Water Dragon King was further injured, and he probably had no power to resist the siege of four people.
The most crucial thing is that at this moment Shui Hanqing sacrificed the spatial magic treasure Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers Map, which bound him in this vast world, and for a moment there was no way for him to escape.
"boom--"
At this moment, a sound of breaking air was heard from the Five Elements Continent.
The dragon demon kings in the Five Elements Continent naturally could not watch their own people perish, and the first one to take action was the dragon prince.
But he was seen offering up a magical treasure that pierced through the sky, and rushing directly into the center of the battlefield to resist the attacks of everyone, trying to forcibly rescue the besieged Xuanshui Dragon King.
But at this moment, Ye Linyuan instantly took action, summoning a dazzling fairy sword and slashing at the Prince of Heiyuan.
"Master Xuanyuan, it's actually you."
The moment he saw Ye Linyuan, Prince Heiyuan immediately showed a look of indifference.
Back then, Ye Linyuan was suspected to be the Nine-Patterned Golden Elixir and was hailed as the person in the Eastern Region who was most likely to form a fetus. Naturally, he was also a thorn in the side of the Black Abyss Dragon Palace.
Unfortunately, Ye Linyuan suddenly disappeared and they had been searching for him for hundreds of years but could not find him. Unexpectedly, Ye Linyuan had returned with several Nascent Soul True Lords, which instantly made him feel extremely threatened.
"It's me."
"Prince Heiyuan, I finally fished him out for you."
Ye Linyuan spoke calmly, and with a flick of his sleeve, he urged the sword energy in the sky to circling, completely blocking the retreat of Prince Heiyuan.
At this moment, the Great Prince of Heiyuan was startled, and said with a look of shock and anger: "Is your real target me?"
"In the Black Abyss Dragon Palace, the strongest person is the Black Prison Prince after the Black Abyss Dragon Emperor, and the second strongest person is you, the Black Abyss Grand Prince."
Ye Linyuan spoke calmly, with a bit of indifference: "If I can kill you today, I think it will be enough to cause great damage to the Black Abyss Dragon Palace, right?"
"Insanity!"
The eldest prince of Heiyuan was furious. He raised his magic treasure and tried his best to resist the boundless sword energy, but he was still defeated.
At this time, the Black Water Dragon Emperor no longer had much combat power. He was alone against the siege of five powerful enemies. Moreover, the Thousand Miles Mountain and River Map, a treasure that could suppress and restrain powerful enemies, immediately made him feel extremely threatened.
If the fight continues, he might really be in danger of falling.
At the same time, the two dragon demon kings who were recuperating in the Five Elements Continent could no longer sit still.
They were very clear about the status of the Black Abyss Crown Prince. Although his foundation was damaged and he had no hope of reaching the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, he was, after all, the eldest son of the Black Abyss Dragon Emperor.
Moreover, the reason why he was severely injured that year was because he used himself as bait in order to defeat the Five Elements Taoist Sect.
If anything happened to Crown Prince Heiyuan, the two of them would probably be held responsible, so the two Dragon Emperors, regardless of their own injuries, immediately mounted their divine weapons and charged into the front battlefield.
The two Dragon Emperors joined forces and immediately broke into the encirclement, engaging in a battle with the Crown Prince of Heiyuan.
If they were facing five ordinary early Nascent Soul stage cultivators, or even if they were besieged by six or seven of them, they would be confident of breaking out and escaping to the Five Elements Continent a hundred thousand miles away.
Unfortunately, they were facing Ye Linyuan. As Ye Linyuan waved his sleeves, twenty-four formation flags suddenly appeared.
In an instant, the vast ocean trembled and the unknown void shook violently.
The endless sea enveloped the vast mountains and rivers, completely blocking their retreat. On top of this endless sea, a bright moon slowly rose under the swirling of trillions of sword energy.
"The bright moon rises from the sea, and ten thousand swords suppress the Dragon King."
Under the bright moon, Ye Linyuan spoke calmly, and then endless sword intent swept down, completely covering the entire vast sea.
In this battle, Ye Linyuan did not show his full strength. He only revealed the means of the middle Nascent Soul stage. However, he was able to defeat the four Dragon Emperors almost crushingly.
The battle lasted for two full hours. The four Yuanying Demon Kings fought to the death, but faced with the siege of Ye Linyuan, Shui Hanqing and other five Yuanying True Lords, they were eventually completely suppressed and killed above the sky.
"The four Nascent Soul Dragon Demon Kings have found the core materials for refining the fourth-level Dragon Transformation Pool."
After killing four dragons, Ye Linyuan spoke calmly and picked up their corpses.
Then he looked towards the Five Elements Continent, and with a wave of his sleeve, endless sword energy roared and slashed away. Without the Yuanying Zhenjun guarding the Five Elements Continent, it was quickly completely breached. (End of this chapter)
