Sacred Body of the Ancients from the Beginning

There was no denying it, Princess Long Ji had a commanding presence, akin to a queen.

Even if it was a Celestial Pride from the Immortal Ancient Race, she would kill without hesitation.

Princess Long Ji extended her jade-like hand, transforming it into a Reversed Dragon Hand, the golden Dragon Claw reaching for the Celestial Pride of the Wind Spirit Race, its wave motion strong enough to astound.

"True God Realm Minor Perfection!"

The Celestial Pride of the Wind Spirit Race also showed a hint of surprise, momentarily taken aback.

This Princess Long Ji is so much stronger than the other outside Celestial Prides, they aren't even in the same league.

"No wonder the Noble Lady of the Dragon-man Race said to lure her into the Killing Array to deal with her. It seems it was indeed the right call," thought the Celestial Pride of the Wind Spirit Race, inwardly shocked.

Without a prior setup, if they attempted a direct confrontation, they might defeat Princess Long Ji, but the cost would be significant.

The Celestial Pride of the Wind Spirit Race also deployed Divine Techniques, trying to withstand for a moment.

Azure wind blades burst forth, slicing through the void.

However, they were all swept away and annihilated by the golden Dragon Claw.

Pfft!

The Celestial Pride of the Wind Spirit Race spat out a mouthful of blood, his azure wings trembling as he turned to flee.

The Wind Spirit Race innately resonates with the Law of Wind, which gives them a significant speed advantage.

Seeing the Celestial Pride of the Wind Spirit Race take off as an azure shadow, Princess Long Ji did not hesitate, immediately giving chase.

This Celestial Pride of the Wind Spirit Race had dared to offend her and even stole her Dragon Serpent Fruit.

Not killing him would not quell the anger in Princess Long Ji's heart.

Of course, Princess Long Ji was no fool and knew that this Celestial Pride might lead her to other comrades.

But Princess Long Ji was very confident in her strength.

No matter how many more there might be, she felt no fear.

"Daring to offend me, don't think you can escape with your life!" A cold light shot from Princess Long Ji's beautiful eyes.

What ensued was a scene of chase and flight.

Not long after, the Celestial Pride of the Wind Spirit Race was pursued to a gorge.

He gritted his teeth and slipped into the gorge.

Princess Long Ji's brows furrowed slightly as she paused her lotus-like steps.

She swept her Divine Sense, and a cold smile curled at her lips.

Sure enough, within the gorge, she vaguely sensed several presences, none of which were weak.

"Do you think that by ambushing with a few people, I'll be afraid?"

If she hadn't detected the presences, Princess Long Ji might have hesitated.

But since she had sensed them, she naturally had no fear.

She moved gracefully, slipping directly into the gorge.

However, not long after entering, Princess Long Ji's expression subtly changed.

Within the void, incomplete Array Patterns flickered faintly.

Then, blade after blade of Sword Qi violently shot out from the void.

"A Killing Array?" Only then did Princess Long Ji realize she had fallen into a trap.

The real deadly move wasn't the presences hidden in the shadows but this ancient, incomplete Killing Array.

"Heh, indeed you delivered yourself right into the net."

Around the gorge, four youthful figures emerged.

Besides the initial Celestial Pride of the Wind Spirit Race, there were also Celestial Prides from the Rock Demon Race, Thunder Ape Race, and Vajra Race.

The four were the strongest young Celestial Prides from the four major races.

The weakest among them was at the Late Stage of the True God Realm.

The Celestial Pride of the Thunder Ape Race had even reached True God Realm Minor Perfection in cultivation.

It could be said that with the combined strength of these four and this Killing Array.

Killing Princess Long Ji was not an impossibility.

Princess Long Ji reacted quickly, dodging the Sword Qi within the Killing Array, while coldly demanding, "You dare plot against me, who is behind all this?"

Princess Long Ji had no enmity or connection with these four major races.

There was no reason for the Celestial Prides of the four races to target her so deliberately or to lure her here intentionally.

Clearly, someone was pulling the strings.

"Heh, you're sharp, but sadly, we can't tell you," laughed the Celestial Pride of the Thunder Ape Race.

Ao Luan instructed them not to reveal her involvement, and they naturally kept silent.

Princess Long Ji wracked her brain but couldn't figure out who it was.

After all, generally, no one dared mess with her, let alone plot against her.

If forced to guess...

"Could it be..." An epiphany flashed through Princess Long Ji's mind, and she gritted her teeth.

"Jun... Xiaoyao!" A glint of cold light burst from Princess Long Ji's beautiful eyes.

Besides Jun Xiaoyao, with whom she had previously clashed, Princess Long Ji couldn't think of anyone else who would target her so specifically.

And considering Jun Xiaoyao's scheming methods and personality, it was entirely possible he was the one plotting behind the scenes.

"Jun Xiaoyao, with your strength, you could face me openly, instead of cowardly scheming like a villain!" Princess Long Ji shouted indignantly.

However, the Celestial Prides of the four races exchanged puzzled glances among themselves.

Who is Jun Xiaoyao?

But they didn't dwell on it much and prepared to join forces for the kill.

Unbeknownst to Princess Long Ji, the true manipulator behind the scenes, Ao Luan, was observing in the shadows.

"Who is Jun Xiaoyao? But that doesn't matter; this works even better," Ao Luan mused, surprised, she'd never heard of Jun Xiaoyao.

But it was just as well; it meant no one would suspect her.

Elsewhere, Bai Mei'Er was also watching.

Within the gorge, the battle had erupted.

Princess Long Ji was trapped in the Killing Array, forced to fend off both its power and the attacks from the Celestial Prides of the four races.

The Celestial Prides of the four races did not enter the Killing Array but attacked from the perimeter, intending to exhaust Princess Long Ji.

The Celestial Pride of the Wind Spirit Race flapped his wings, sending countless azure wind blades howling, sweeping across the sky and earth.

The Celestial Pride of the Vajra Race punched out, unleashing numerous sharp Vajra Drills, capable of turning a mountain into a honeycomb.

The Celestial Pride of the Rock Demon Race raised his hands, summoning Earth Power to form a gigantic boulder, which he hurled with crushing force.

The Celestial Pride of the Thunder Ape Race raised his hand, summoning Thunder into a long thunder whip, stretching a thousand feet, lashing towards Princess Long Ji.

The combined assault of the four Celestial Prides produced waves of energy that reached terrifying levels.

Among the outsiders, few Celestial Prides could withstand such an onslaught.

Princess Long Ji sensed danger.

Although she was an ancient prodigy with profound depths, facing such an offensive alongside the Killing Array's interference posed a real threat.

Princess Long Ji unleashed the True Dragon Great Divine Techniques, with mighty Dragon Qi boiling in the void.

She employed the Ancestor Dragon Breaks the Firmament technique, a fearsome Ancestral Dragon phantom emerged, filling the sky.

The Ancestral Dragon reached out a claw as if severing the firmament, its powerful aura causing the Celestial Prides of the four races to go pale.

After refining a drop of the Blood of the Ancient Azure Dragon Emperor, the power of the True Dragon Great Divine Techniques that Princess Long Ji used increased by severalfold.

Rumble!

The area was in upheaval, the entire gorge reverberating with thunderous echoes.

Terrifying ripples of mana quaked the surroundings.

The Celestial Prides of the four races retreated in unison, their blood and qi churning.

However, this surge seemed to affect the Killing Array even more.

The runes within the Killing Array flashed more intensely, as countless terrifying Sword Qi manifested, all surging towards Princess Long Ji.

"Damn it!"

Princess Long Ji's delicate face darkened.

This Killing Array was tremendously powerful, and in a short time, Princess Long Ji couldn't break out.

Combined with the interference of the Celestial Prides of the four races, she truly faced the danger of being trapped to death.

"Fortunately, we heeded the Dragon-man Race Noble Lady's advice, or we'd have been in peril," sighed the Celestial Pride of the Thunder Ape Race.

Without this Killing Array, even if they could kill Princess Long Ji, two or three of them might have died.

Pfft!

A massive Sword Qi slashed across the void, grazing Princess Long Ji despite her protective measures, and blood splattered from her jade arm.

"Damn it, Jun Xiaoyao, if I ever see you, I'll tear you to pieces!" Princess Long Ji seethed with hatred.

From her perspective, Jun Xiaoyao's maneuver was insidious, daring to scheme against her like this.

Yet unbeknownst to all.

Some hundreds of miles away, in a hidden void.

Jun Xiaoyao stood with his hands behind his back, exuding a calm demeanor, a trace of a smile upon his lips as if watching a play, intriguingly observing Princess Long Ji's struggles within the Killing Array.