Chapter 2261 A Mutual Hostage Situation

Boom!

Dancing pythons of law power shot toward Ancestor Soul Slaying.

He paled under the terrifying energy. Having spent countless years of his cultivation life controlling and utilizing the origin power of this world, how could he not be aware of its power?

“Break!” With a flip of his hand, a dazzling pearl appeared and bloomed with an immeasurable glow that instantly crushed the calamity that was about to approach.

“Disgraceful beast! How dare you refine the World Commanding Pearl for your own gain?! Simply abominable!” True Dragon Progenitor Ancestor was shocked and furious.

The World Commanding Pearl was what he had left for the clan before his passing on. Only the clan leader could borrow its power to manipulate the origin power of the world of the Dragon Palace with ease.

Yet, Ancestor Soul Slaying, who was not the leader of the clan, had refined the pearl into his personal item!

“Only by having full control of this pearl can I make sure that we won’t produce another traitor like Mingluo. My liege, I did this for the sake of our clan,” shrieked Ancestor Soul Slaying.

Rumble!

As the two fought intensely with the same origin power, heaven and earth overturned, everything in-between fell into ruins. It was a scene of pure horror.

Outside the battlefield, Ao Xingtang quickly transmitted, “Lin Xun, you guys go to Ancestral Dragon Mountain first and save Jingxuan. Let me and your uncle handle things here.”

Lin Xun took a deep breath and nodded. “Big Yellow, you stay here.”

Big Yellow froze, seemingly displeased that Lin Xun didn't want to bring it along, but in the end, it dejectedly lowered its head and nodded in agreement.

Without delay, Lin Xun, Xi, and Xia Zhi rushed in the direction of Ancestral Dragon Mountain.

From what Ancestor Soul Slaying had said earlier, Lin Xun concluded that Jingxuan and the child in her womb were still here in this world of the Dragon Palace, and they were most likely at Ancestral Dragon Mountain!

......

On Ancestral Dragon Mountain.

Ao Huanhai was by the bank of the Dragon Pool, with a frown on his gloomy face. He had also gotten the news that Lin Xun, who should have been dead two years ago, had killed his way into the world of the Dragon Palace with a group of helpers!

This surprised him greatly, but it wasn't enough to make him panic.

However, right at this moment, he acutely sensed a violent rush and clash in the origin power of the Dragon Palace!

His face changed drastically.

What’s going on?

The purple-clothed woman next to him, Yanxing, suddenly opened her mouth, her eyes gleaming with a cold, ghostly luster.

“If my guess is correct, then the True Dragon Progenitor Ancestor who was imprisoned under the Sea of Sins has broken out and is now battling Ao Jiuyi.”

Ao Huanhai tensed up. He screeched, “Impossible!”

“Impossible?” Yanxing coldly said, “I warned you two years ago that Lin Xun couldn’t have died so easily, but you and Ao Jiuyi refused to believe it.”

Ao Huanhai's expression quickly shifted, and only after a long time did he firmly say, “Hengyu, we cannot afford to wait any longer. Swallow this golden dragon cocoon at once!”

In the Dragon Pool, the golden cocoon glowed with a mysterious and soft light that seemed alive as it generated a rhythmic movement that resembled breathing.

Ao Hengyu was dumbfounded, “Now?”

According to the plan, this cocoon could successfully metamorphose in less than three months. If he used it now and something went wrong...

“Hurry!” bellowed Ao Huanhai, his expression ferocious. Now that the situation had gotten completely out of hand, he had to be decisive.

However, as Ao Hengyu was about to do as he was told, Yanxing sneered, “How can this kind of godly artifact be wasted on trash like you? Scram!”

Boom!

A wave of her hand sent Ao Hengyu flying. He smashed onto a steep rock cliff several thousand feet away and fainted on the spot.

An appalled Ao Huanhai roared in rage, “What do you mean by this?!”

Yanxing was unperturbed. “That child has yet to be truly born into this world, so how can I allow this process to be interrupted?”

“This has nothing to do with you!” Ao Huanhai was livid. “Don't you want the Ancestral Dragon Blood anymore?”

“It does from now,” said Yanxing leisurely, “I might as well tell you that I have intended to take this child away from the very beginning. After all, what has awakened in him is the innate talent of my clan, the Luo Clan. Also, of course I want the Ancestral Dragon Blood. If you dare withhold it from me, then I will kill you.”

Her words were calm, but the ruthlessness in them was chilling.

Ao Huanhai laughed out of utter anger, “Not worried that you might not be able to leave alive?”

Yanxing's eyes flashed with a musing, disdainful look. “Ao Jiuyi, who is in charge of the origin power of this world, is already struggling to save himself. Do you think I have anything to fear now?”

An icy current washed through Ao Huanhai’s heart. His plan had taken decades to hatch and would soon come to fruition, only for the harvest to be reaped by another?

Whoosh!

Yanxing suddenly leaped up, her purple hair flying. Even faster than her was a bronze spear that had shot out from her hand, tearing through the air as it went for Ao Huanhai.

Any ordinary person would never expect that Yanxing would act so decisively and swiftly.

However, Ao Huanhai was not an ordinary person. He was the patriarch of the True Dragon Clan, an existence who held an invisible reign over the True Dragon World.

In the face of this deadly blow, he did nothing to block it. Instead, he directly charged toward the golden dragon cocoon in the Dragon Pool.

Bang!

The spear hit his back with a heavy sound of collision. His clothes burst open, but a layer of blue treasure armor had stopped it from piercing his flesh.

Yanxing's pupils shrank. Before she could deploy another strike, Ao Huanhai had already arrived in front of the cocoon and pressed his hand on it. He hoarsely shouted, “Attack me again, and I will destroy it!”

As he spoke, blood streaked down from the corner of his lips. His face was as white as a sheet. Even though the treasure armor had saved his life, the power of the Yanxing's blow was so strong that the impact alone had injured him.

Yanxing's eyes were cold, but she didn’t dare to attack again. “Back away from it, and I promise I won't kill you.”

Swish!

While saying that, she grabbed through the air and pulled Ao Hengyu over to her, lifting him by his collar like she was grabbing a chicken.

She said, “Look again, this is your favorite eldest son, the future hope of your True Dragon Clan. Are you not scared that I'll ruin him?”

Ao Huanhai's eyes bulged and became bloodshot. “Don’t you dare! I swear I will kill you if you hurt him!”

Two years ago, Lin Xun had captured his various sons and daughters. Since then, their current states had been unknown, leaving only Ao Hengyu by his side. The fact that Ao Hengyu was now being held hostage by Yanxing made him want to go crazy.

Yanxing remained expressionless. “Threats are useless. Whether your son will live depends on your willingness to exchange the cocoon for his life.”

Ao Huanhai was so furious that his teeth clenched tightly, but he eventually endured it and said, “Fine, I agree, but you have to let Hengyu go first!”

Yanxing snorted, “No, you hand over the cocoon first.”

Ao Huanhai trembled in rage, his face distorted. After a long time, he suddenly roared, “Kill him if you have the guts! I already lost multiple children two years ago, so what if one more dies?”

In fact, he knew full well that once he handed her the cocoon, not only Ao Hengyu but also himself would likely lose his life!

Seeing Ao Huanhai so paranoid and ruthless, Yanxing couldn't help but frown.

Right at this moment, a sharp rustling noise came from far away. Lin Xun, Xi, and Xia Zhi had stormed in.

“It's you!” Yanxing recognized Xi at a glance, and her eyes surged with killing intent.

The battle between them in the Ancient Nebula Underworld had been nothing but tragic. In the end, Xi had been rescued by Zhong Qiu, the second heir of Fangchun Mountain, while Yanxing had taken the opportunity to escape.

Yanxing then noticed Lin Xun. Her pupils slightly constricted, “Little thing, we finally meet...”

There was a hint of ruthlessness in her voice.

Next, she saw Xia Zhi and was instantly stunned. What seemed to be jealousy surfaced on her beautiful face.

As though her emotions had gotten out of control, for once, she gritted her teeth. “Damn it, it’s the law power of the grand dao of fate... It was supposed to be mine, little girl, but you took it!”

Lin Xun frowned and glanced at Yanxing, but his attention was quickly drawn by the golden dragon cocoon at the Dragon Pool. In it, he sensed an aura that he couldn’t be more familiar with.

It was Zhao Jingxuan's aura!

“You are Lin Xun? You've come at the right time. Your wife and your child are sealed inside this cocoon, and if you want them alive, then kill this woman!” shouted Ao Huanhai ferociously as he pointed at Yanxing. “Otherwise, I will destroy the cocoon!”

He had just threatened Yanxing with this, and now, he was using it to threaten Lin Xun!

Lin Xun's eyes darkened and became cold as ice. He looked at Ao Hengyu in Yanxing's hand, and suddenly had an idea. “Senior, I’ll leave this woman to you.”

Xi nodded, her expression calm and bland.

“Be careful not to hurt my child!” shouted Ao Huanhai.

Unfortunately, Xi had already attacked. She simply ignored his demand.

Boom!

The Dao Skyless Spear swept horizontally, raising a storm of destructive energy so powerful the Ancestral Dragon Mountain quaked under it.

“You’ve forced my hands!” Yanxing shot Ao Huanhai a glance. Ao Hengyu in her clutch directly exploded into a cloud of blood.

At the same time, the battle spear on her back streaked out with a clang, dispersing endless chaos qi as it parried Xi’s weapon.

Rumble!

The two fought in the void with their spears, staging a scene of cataclysm that threw the whole area into turmoil.

From the Dragon Pool, Ao Huanhai’s utterly mournful scream echoed, “Hengyu!!!”

He had placed high hopes on Ao Hengyu, his eldest legitimate son. Having to watch the latter die right before his eyes was too heavy a blow; it had driven him to the edge of madness.

“It’s too early to mourn. Why don’t you take a look at these little pests?” said Lin Xun who waved his sleeve.

Second Prince Ao Tianyu and a bunch of other dragon princes and princesses appeared, each wearing a disheartened look as Lin Xun’s power firmly imprisoned them.

When they saw Ao Huanhai, they screamed in excitement.

“Father save me!”

“Father, please save us!”

“Father, I don't want to die, I don't want to die...”

Their calls stabbed at Ao Huanhai's heart like a knife. His bloodshot eyes stared dead at Lin Xun, his voice muffled like it was being squeezed out of his chest.

“Release them, or I’ll destroy this cocoon!”