Taiyi Dao Fruit

The Eldest Prince smiled and directly burst through the gradually dispersing divine light, ready to unleash the Qian Trigram in his hand, but what he saw before him made him halt.

Not far ahead stood his father, the current Emperor, leaning on his sword like a lifelike stone statue, exactly as the Eldest Prince had imagined. But beyond the Emperor, a towering gateway stood with three large characters emblazoned on it, proclaiming its existence.

——Ghost Gate.

It was certain that the Ghost Gate, which was once in Tianxuan's hand, was now here, and from the swirling Yin Qi at its portal, it was clearly in an open state.

So the question arose, where did the other end of the Ghost Gate lead?

A sense of foreboding arose in the Eldest Prince's heart.

At that moment, a figure of immense presence emerged from behind the Emperor, its overwhelming Qi Mechanism instilling vigilance in the Eldest Prince's heart, accompanied by a surge of menacing Evil Qi.

The Eldest Prince clenched his fists, his spine arching like a mighty dragon, barely suppressing the fear in his heart.

Then, he saw the true form of that figure······

A large red dog emerged from behind the Emperor, sitting on the ground, staring at the Eldest Prince with an emotionless gaze.

If the Eldest Prince recalled correctly, this was the dog raised by Jiang Li, the very dog—once bit the Eldest Prince, leaving him bedridden, suffering like death.

All fear and vigilance collapsed instantly, igniting a rage like boiling magma.

"You vile beast!" the Eldest Prince gritted his teeth.

If not for this vile beast injecting Disaster Qi into him back then, he wouldn't have been bedridden, unable to compete with the Princess for the regency.

Although the real culprit was a certain sincere Gongsun, the Eldest Prince clearly hated this vicious dog more.

After all, he truly couldn't defeat the other party.

He once got beaten half to death by the other party at the Sixth Rank, and bitten by a dog; now, the other party could fight third-grade while being fourth-grade. Even if the Eldest Prince ascended to fourth-grade, there wasn't a shred of possibility to win.

After all, his fourth-grade position was entirely pushed up by the Meng Family and his subordinates, solely for the purpose of promotion, regardless of whether the potential of his fifth-grade realm was fully developed, having no techniques of practice that coordinated with the Dao Fruit.

Moreover, even the Dao Fruit and his foundation were not necessarily a perfect match, basically promoted without considering anything else, making him the weakest of fourth-grade.

However, unable to defeat Jiang Li, could he not defeat a dog?

The Eldest Prince let out a cold laugh, his body expanded in stealth, soon reaching a height of three zhang.

Fourth-grade Dao Fruit: Fangfeng Clan.

The Fangfeng Clan were giants who helped the Yu King control the waters, descendants of Tai Hao Fuxi, possessing the power to overturn rivers and topple mountains.

Legend has it that when the Yu King held a ceremony on Mount Huiji, the Fangfeng Clan was punished for tardiness, slayed, but no blade or man could sever its head or body, only a natural force could be leveraged to kill him.

The Eldest Prince's figure stopped at a height of three zhang and three chi, his body radiating an unprecedented level of Qi Mechanism, a magnificent True Qi emanating, forming an Azure Dragon coiled around him, with a sense of boundless strength filling every inch of his muscles.

He reached out his hand, intent on brutally killing this vicious dog to quell his hatred.

However······

The red dog suddenly swelled like a balloon, directly crashing into the giant's hand, its massive body blocking the Ghost Gate, casting a shadow over the sealed Emperor.

When the Eldest Prince looked at the vicious dog again, he had to look up.

Xiao Tian lowered its head, its red eyes like two large red lanterns, illuminating the increasingly pale face of the Eldest Prince.

It tilted its mouth into a smile, revealing sharp fangs.

"Woof——"

Xiao Tian let out a triumphant bark.

Even the Great Sage Equalling Heaven would get bitten before him, how dare a mere fourth-grade act presumptuously in his presence.

Soon after, a fierce wind descended, as the man and dog engaged in combat.

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On the other side, the Yellow Dragon transformed into human form mid-air, standing majestically as King Shu.

The Yinglong Dragon also transformed into human form, standing side by side with the similarly changed Princess, looking at King Shu with a sigh: "Brother, it's been years, I never thought meeting again would be a life-and-death struggle."

She and King Shu were of the same generation, and being at the forefront in the Ji family and Gongsun family, naturally, they had interactions, so they were somewhat familiar.

"Unexpected? What's unexpected," King Shu sneered, "I just didn't expect you to operate as a member of the Taiping Sect's Four Gods, to fight a life-and-death battle with you. But you should've seen it coming."

Back in Liangzhou, King Shu had done plenty of secret dealings with the Taiping Sect, and as the leader of the Four Gods, the Primordial Lord Rain Master certainly knew this brother was ambitious, destined for a future showdown.

"I misspoke indeed,"

Rain Master Primordial Lord smiled softly, saying, "I foresaw today, and also your defeat, brother."

"Oh? You think so?" King Shu gazed coldly.

"Of course."

Rain Master Primordial Lord's pupils shifted, releasing a fierce battle intent that didn't match her appearance.

She had awaited today for a long time.

Ever since cooperating with Tianxuan and the Princess to defeat the Immortal Queen at the initial Third Grade, Rain Master had set her heart on ascending to the Yinglong Dao Fruit.

And the emergence of Jiang Li only reinforced this desire.

For today, she even committed an unmentionable misstep, guilty towards Tianxuan.

Having paid so much, if still unable to win, Rain Master Primordial Lord felt she'd have no face to meet Tianxuan.

Now was the time of harvest, King Shu's presence evoked Rain Master's strongest battle intent.

This woman known for her cool and indifferent demeanor quivered slightly, her silver teeth grinding, gradually forming sharp teeth, her pupils changing to form vertical slits. She let out a long howl, transforming once more into a Divine Dragon with Double Wings amidst thunderous roars, stirring up Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning.

Her cry was earthshattering, the heavens trembled, and lightning resounded with her roar as the Heavenly Phenomenon echoed, and the Yinglong spread its wings, swallowing the world.

The entire sky was shaking, the Heavenly Phenomenon roaring in response, Thunder and Lightning reverberating as the Wind and Rain howled alongside.

The entire sky quaked as the Heavenly Phenomenon resonated with her, the Yinglong Dragon spread its wings, engulfing the skies.

Although only a few dozen zhangs long, it seemed as if the entire firmament was coiling around her dragon body.

Clearly, she had once dabbled in the Fire Path, yet her momentum and power were oddly excessive.

Although she did not reach Jiang Li's level, this aura was uncharacteristic of someone from the Ji family.

'Aunt Yu Liu might have secretly learned the Jiang family's "Qi Tomb", some might believe that.

Even though it could never match Jiang Li, without some inherent compatibility, mastering something as unique as the "Qi Tomb" is impossible.

With all the parties unable to react, the newly emerged Blue Wood Spirit Light was shattered by the Dragon's Roar, accompanied by the forces of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning.