Chapter 482: Peony Must Die!

Just as the City Lord was about to succeed, Lin Xun blocked his path.

Lin Xun parried the light cannon blast, leaving the City Lord momentarily stunned.

He truly hadn’t expected someone to suddenly appear and stand in his way.

He knew this person; he was merely Peony’s attendant back then.

But how could he possess such formidable strength?

He hadn’t expected this man to have hidden his Realm.

He was clearly more than just someone in the Immortal Realm.

Peony, who was also nearby, was equally shocked.

Peony never thought Lin Xun would stand in front of her.

In Peony’s view, Lin Xun logically shouldn’t have helped her.

Yet, he had actually intervened.

Regardless, Peony felt she owed Lin Xun a great favor.

She wouldn’t have been able to dodge that strike just now.

Given her current state, taking it directly would have caused her serious injury.

But Lin Xun stood before her, preventing her from being harmed.

“You’re helping me?”

Tightly bound by the golden dragon net, Peony spoke to Lin Xun.

Peony would never beg for anyone’s pity or help.

Her pride simply would not allow it.

However, if Lin Xun took the initiative to help her, Peony would accept the gesture.

She would give him the greatest reward afterward.

Furthermore, if Lin Xun were just an ordinary Ascension Realm Cultivator, Peony would have urged him to leave immediately.

Because there was an Ascension Realm opponent in the air.

And on the ground, there was another Ascension Realm opponent, the Giant Mountain Titan.

If Lin Xun were just a simple Ascension Realm Cultivator, he wouldn’t be enough to change the course of the battle.

But Peony knew Lin Xun’s true strength.

In her view, if Lin Xun truly helped her, there was a certain possibility of turning the tide.

“Yes.”

Lin Xun nodded, wasting no words.

“Very well, I will give you a fair reward afterward.

That is, of course, provided I make it out alive.

However, if things become impossible and you feel your life is in danger, you may leave. There’s no need to throw your life away for me.”

Peony’s dragon eyes scanned the surroundings.

Lin Xun nodded. “I won’t die for you. There is indeed no reason or necessity for that. As for the reward, we’ll talk later.”

“Oh my, I didn’t expect the Dragon Lord to start negotiating like this.”

The Ice Phoenix mocked.

“Does the Dragon Lord really think that adding one Ascension Realm Cultivator’s help will allow you to defeat us?”

They were indeed quite surprised by Lin Xun’s sudden appearance.

But it was only a slight surprise.

So what if he had Ascension Realm strength?

The final outcome remained unchanged.

In short…

Unless another City Lord in the Spirit Refining Realm came to save Peony.

Otherwise, Peony would only die here.

And in this Desolate Territory, every City Lord acted for themselves. Who would come to save Peony?

Without another word, the Ice Phoenix flapped its wings, and endless snow and ice surged to bury Lin Xun.

Lin Xun simply stood before Peony, holding a black long spear.

When that long spear appeared, the sky was filled with a pervasive Killing Intent.

The Spear Intent of the long spear made the Ice Phoenix feel extremely uncomfortable, even nauseous.

This was an extremely ominous aura.

With just a single thrust, Lin Xun completely shattered the overwhelming snow and ice.

They had never seen such a piercing Spear Intent.

It was as if Lin Xun was a Heavenly God descended to earth.

He was merely standing there, yet he seemed more colossal than anyone else.

“Kid! Don’t be too arrogant!”

On the ground, the giant as tall as a mountain threw a punch at Lin Xun.

Lin Xun also thrust his spear out.

When the tip of Lin Xun’s spear collided with the giant’s fist,

Starting from the tip of the black spear, the giant’s arm directly disintegrated, and countless rocks tumbled from the sky.

Lin Xun should have been sent flying by that massive punch force.

However, the black dragon scale robe on Lin Xun’s body flashed with a silver light, and the powerful force was actually completely neutralized.

“Dragon Scale Treasure Robe!”

The giant didn’t care that he had lost an arm.

“Your Excellency Dragon Lord, I didn’t expect you to give him the treasure robe made from your own shed scales.

Could this man be your lover, Dragon Lord?

Since that’s the case, today we’ll let you and your beloved die here together, so you can be together forever!”

With that, the giant stomped heavily on the ground.

The rubble on the ground vibrated incessantly.

In the next moment, countless rocks flew up and gathered on his arm again, forming a new limb.

Not only that, the terrain of the earth shifted.

The giant pulled a stone hammer directly out of the ground.

He swung the stone hammer and smashed it toward Lin Xun!

Lin Xun didn’t hesitate for a moment, directly swinging his spear to block the hammer.

Lin Xun could have dodged this strike; there was no need to block it head-on.

But if Lin Xun dodged, then Peony behind him would take the brunt of it.

Lin Xun didn’t know the extent of Peony’s injuries.

However, Peony was currently fully focused on fighting the three Ascension Realm opponents in the air and was already at a disadvantage.

Peony definitely couldn’t take this hammer strike, or at least she couldn’t afford a Divided Soul distraction.

Otherwise, Peony’s injuries would worsen, which would be very troublesome.

Thus, Lin Xun didn’t dodge at all and instead took the hammer blow head-on.

The stone hammer slammed directly onto Lin Xun.

Taking the blow, Lin Xun’s body shook violently.

Even with the dragon scale robe for protection,

This was, after all, a full-power strike from an Ascension Realm Cultivator.

The hammer still caused Lin Xun significant injury, and blood leaked from the corner of his mouth.

Endless Spear Intent enveloped Lin Xun’s entire body.

Black flames began to spread around Lin Xun, like a scorching black fire dragon.

Lin Xun gripped the dark brake and swung his spear.

A streak of black Spear Qi severed the giant’s arm once again.

The giant tried to reform his arm again, but found he couldn’t.

Black flames were burning at the stump of his arm.

Immediately, Lin Xun charged up another strike, the long spear pointing straight at the giant’s heart.

With a “Boom!”

The long spear in Lin Xun’s hand was like a beam of black light, piercing right through the giant.

A hollow hole appeared in the giant’s chest.

Lin Xun originally thought he had missed anything vital.

But to his surprise, his spear had actually pierced a core.

He just didn’t know if this was truly the giant’s heart.

The tall giant hurriedly retreated a few steps, clutching the shattered core tightly.

He was heavily injured, but not yet dead.

“Kid, what is your name?”

The giant’s eyes flickered as he stared at Lin Xun and asked.

“You don’t need to know my name.”

Taking advantage of his weakness, Lin Xun once again gripped the dark brake that had returned to his hand and thrust it toward the other side of the giant’s chest.

Lin Xun still felt that his previous strike had succeeded in destroying one heart.

But this giant likely had several hearts.

In that case, he would destroy them all.

“If you guys don’t come help me, I’m leaving. I don’t want to die here.”

Feeling that he definitely couldn’t beat this fellow alone, the giant called out to the three monsters in the sky.

“Fine, Old fellow, say no more. I’ll help you.”

The three-headed monster bird dove down toward Lin Xun.

This three-headed bird spat fierce flames from its mouths, as if it wanted to melt everything in the world.

Black Spear Qi formed a barrier around Lin Xun, completely blocking all the flames.

Actually, Lin Xun was quite curious.

Because this monster bird had three heads.

But during the meeting of the Lords in the Desolate Territory, Lin Xun hadn’t seen any three-headed Lord.

Failing to land a hit, the monster bird clawed at Lin Xun again.

But this strike also missed.

Then, the monster bird gave a strange cry.

Dharma images of monster birds appeared in the sky one by one, surrounding Lin Xun.

But in the next moment, Lin Xun threw his long spear upward.

The dark brake long spear disappeared into the air, transforming into countless sharp black Spear Intents.

The Spear Intent rained down frantically toward the three-headed monster bird.

It spat flames from its mouths, trying to block them.

However, countless black spears pierced through the flame barrier and directly through its body.

Even so, the monster bird was still alive.

But it was already severely injured.

The monster bird could feel it.

If it continued to fight, its life would definitely be in danger!

The monster bird never expected Lin Xun to have such powerful combat strength.

Isn’t he just an Ascension Realm Cultivator?

Why did it feel like the pressure he gave was even more terrifying than Peony’s?

Who exactly was this man?

What kind of existence was he?

How did the City Lord of Dragon City manage to recruit him?

Why had they never heard of him before?

“Roar!”

On the other side, Peony was locked in a struggle in the air.

Affected by the golden dragon net, Peony’s combat strength had dropped significantly. After several rounds of exchange, her injuries had worsened.

But even so, Peony never once asked Lin Xun for support.

Watching this, Lin Xun couldn’t help but shake his head.

She really was a stubborn one.

Lin Xun reversed his spear tip and swung forcefully once more.

A black Spear Qi pierced through the horizon.

The three-headed monster bird and the giant joined forces to block it.

But even so, they were still sent flying.

The fire dragon felt that the situation was very bad.

He knew he had to finish the battle on this side as quickly as possible.

After dealing with Peony, they could combine their strength to attack that fellow.

Otherwise, too many variables would appear in this battle.

It was even possible that Peony would be saved by that man.

No!

Peony must die!

The City Lord of Feili City raised his massive dragon head.

In an instant, the entire sky turned fiery red, and endless spiritual power gathered in his mouth.

Finally, like a light cannon in a game world, the blast from the City Lord of Feili City’s mouth fired directly at Peony.

Peony didn’t give up resisting.

Her pride as a True Dragon wouldn’t allow her to just sit and wait for death.

A white light cannon blast was also released from her mouth.

The red and white light cannons collided, and endless spiritual power vibrated outward.

However, because of the golden dragon net,

Peony’s strength was simply too weakened.

Soon, the red light cannon began to overwhelm the white one.

Just as Peony was about to be hit by the light cannon, she suddenly felt black flames appear on her body.

Those wisps of black flame burned continuously on Peony.

At that critical moment, the so-called golden dragon net was burned to ashes.

Freed from all restraints, Peony let out a roar toward the heavens.

It was as if time itself had stopped in the world.

The red light cannon blast from the City Lord of Feili City was shattered by a single flick of Peony’s tail.

The City Lord of Feili City felt a great sense of dread.

He knew the tide had turned, and he could no longer win.

He wanted to flee immediately.

But it was already too late.

This was already a life-or-death situation.

Since the opponent had failed to kill Peony, how could she let them escape peacefully?

Peony’s massive figure was instantly behind the City Lord of Feili City.

Endless Dragon Might bore down on the City Lord of Feili City.

Then, Peony bit into his neck and threw him violently to the ground.

As the City Lord of Feili City thrashed on the ground, struggling to stand up,

Peony stepped directly onto his back, then raised her head, condensed a true light cannon blast, and fired it directly into his face.

Peony’s counterattack took less than three breaths of time in total.

But after those three breaths, only the corpse of that fire dragon remained on the ground.

As for the City Lord of Feili City’s Divine Soul, it had been directly extinguished by Peony.

Seeing things were going south, the other City Lords had no intention of resisting and hurriedly fled into the distance.

Without the restraint of the golden dragon net, they already couldn’t beat Peony, let alone with this strange man present.

Watching them flee, Lin Xun didn’t pursue, but instead looked at Peony in the distance.

Peony was panting heavily, looking very weak.

A moment later, Peony transformed back into her human form.

In her human form, Peony’s clothes were somewhat torn, revealing patches of snow-white skin.

Blood seeped from her wounds.

Peony’s face was indeed very Pale.

Lin Xun could feel that Peony was exceptionally weak at this moment, yet her eyes were filled with the flames of anger.

Lin Xun flew in front of Peony. “Should we pursue?”

“I can’t pursue in this state.”

Peony shook her head.

“But you saved me, and I owe you a life. Whatever request you have, feel free to… I…”

Before Peony could finish her sentence, her vision went black, and she fell straight toward the ground.