Chapter 1470: Heaven Never Bars One's Way

"Xiang Liu!" Zu An and the others recognized him. This fellow looked delicate and frail, yet he was unexpectedly much stronger than the hulking Fu You.

Xiang Liu's gaze swept over everyone, a hint of surprise in his eyes. He helped Fu You up, saying, "Oh my, why are you so careless?"

"This kid is strange!" Fu You's body was covered in various wounds, and his aura was somewhat weak.

He glared fiercely at Zu An, a trace of fear in his eyes. Clearly, he had just tasted death.

Xiang Liu looked at Zu An curiously. "Young man, you're surprisingly powerful. I misjudged you earlier."

Zu An said, "Your distinguished demeanor is also something I greatly admire. Since we have such mutual appreciation, how about we stop fighting and call it a day?"

He thought to himself, 'I've managed to keep Gonggong's two subordinates occupied here for so long. The Demon Emperor is now alone with Gonggong, with Crown Prince Jinwu supporting him. They should be able to deal with Gonggong by now, right? Then, I can send Xiang Liu back. When he sees that his master has met with an accident, he'll surely be enraged and will definitely clash with the Demon Emperor to avenge his master. The outcome will surely be one dead and one wounded. If that happens, won't my group be the ones to have the last laugh when we come out to clean up the mess? Oh, I'm simply too clever!'

"You seem to feel like you have everything under control?" Xiang Liu let out a surprised sound. "Are you thinking of holding me back so that this Demon Emperor can deal with our master?"

Zu An's heart tightened. He quickly reined in his thoughts. 'Does this guy have mind-reading abilities?'

"Aren't you worried at all?" Zu An probed.

Xiang Liu chuckled softly. "Why should I worry? On the contrary, you should be more concerned about your companion."

Although Zu An knew their alliance was superficial, they had indeed just formed a temporary pact.

Zu An's heart sank. 'Has Gonggong become so powerful? Even before fully recovering, the Demon Emperor can't defeat him?'

At this moment, Xiang Liu slowly walked forward. "The method you just used to control dragon qi was quite interesting. It's a pity that most of it was consumed dealing with Fu You. Now, it's probably insufficient to confront me."

After all, Fu You was at the Earth Immortal stage; the amount of energy required to gravely injure him was immense.

This dragon qi was not infinite; it was noticeably thinner now than before, and would take some time to recover.

Xiang Liu gave him no chance to react. The moment his words fell, two divine lights, one black and one green, shot directly from his eyes towards Zu An. Fortunately, ever since Zu An arrived in this world, he had often walked the line between life and death. Perhaps he wasn't the strongest, but his combat experience was definitely top-tier.

Even though the other party was chatting with him so amiably, he had secretly remained on guard.

Seeing the attack, he quickly unleashed the "Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms," summoning the surrounding dragon qi to meet the two divine lights.

With a tremendous boom, Xiang Liu's figure swayed, while Zu An was sent flying backward, crashing through a wall and ending up buried in a pile of rubble.

In the end, his cultivation realm was still a long way from the Earth Immortal stage. Being able to nearly kill Fu You with dragon qi was already something to be proud of.

However, precisely because of his battle with Fu You, too much dragon qi had been consumed, and Xiang Liu happened to be an even more powerful entity than Fu You.

Xiang Liu clicked his tongue in wonder. "For someone at your cultivation level to react in that instant, your combat prowess and reflexes are unmatched by many in this world."

What surprised him even more, however, was that his attack carried potent venom, yet the opponent seemed largely unaffected.

Zu An crawled out of the pile of dirt, spitting out a mouthful of sand. Sometimes, being praised by an enemy was not a pleasant experience.

Because the opponent had just attacked without warning while speaking, Yan Xuehen was worried he would repeat the trick and harm Zu An.

So, she let out a sharp cry and, holding her Flying Snow Sword, thrust it directly at Xiang Liu.

"Your swordsmanship is good, but your cultivation isn't high enough." Xiang Liu commented as he lightly flicked his fingers, deflecting each of her sharp sword strikes.

The force rebounding from the sword caused Yan Xuehen's vital energy to churn, and her sword movements faltered slightly.

Then, Xiang Liu seized an opportunity, pinching the sword blade directly with his fingers. An inky-green aura traveled up the blade, forcing back the icy frost on the Flying Snow Sword. In an instant, it was clear the aura was about to reach the hilt.

Yan Xuehen naturally knew that the aura contained potent venom. She wanted to pull her sword back but was held by a strange suction force, making it impossible to retreat.

Fortunately, at that moment, Yun Jianyue conjured the Changxin Palace Lantern. When its light shone upon him, Xiang Liu's movements clearly paused.

Yun Jianyue seized the opportunity to move to Yan Xuehen's side, grabbing her and pulling her back.

"Thank you!" In the past, Yan Xuehen would have wondered why her arch-rival would save her, but after experiencing so much together, she had long grown accustomed to it.

Before Yun Jianyue could respond, her expression suddenly changed because Xiang Liu had recovered. He directly exhaled a puff of black gas from his mouth. The black gas blew onto the Changxin Palace Lantern, which was floating in mid-air. The previously bright lantern instantly dimmed and fell, as if its flame had been extinguished.

Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyue both froze in shock. They had simultaneously lost connection with their respective magical artifacts; the opponent's venom seemed capable of corrupting the spiritual energy within the artifacts.

Just then, Xiang Liu raised his hand. Both women immediately felt an extreme sense of danger. Unfortunately, their vital energies were churning, leaving them no time to dodge.

Fortunately, Yu Yanluo stepped forward at that moment. She activated the power of the Holy Spirit Pearl using the Nine Transformations of Dragon and Serpent, her eyes glowing with a brownish-yellow light.

"Nüwa's power?" Xiang Liu was startled. A thin layer of petrification had already begun to form on his body's surface.

Just then, two spheres of light, one green and one black, rotated around his body. Wherever they passed, the petrification instantly dissolved.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "If we had comparable cultivation levels, I would be no match for you."

The moment he finished speaking, he was already beside Yu Yanluo, unwilling to give her another chance to use her Medusa's Gaze.

Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyue were Grandmasters after all. The time Yu Yanluo had bought them allowed them to fully recover their breath, and they quickly combined their efforts to fend off Xiang Liu.

At the same time, both women were secretly anxious. 'Why isn't Ah Zu coming to help? We're about to collapse.'

Zu An was actually about to come to their aid, but just as he stood up, he suddenly froze. Looking back, he discovered an additional room behind the shattered wall. Inside the room was something resembling an altar. More importantly, there was a familiar-looking groove on the altar.

A thought sparked in his mind. His group was already struggling to deal with Gonggong's subordinates, let alone the even more terrifying Gonggong himself. 'Isn't this a certain death situation? It doesn't make sense. For such a terrifying entity like Gonggong, there must be something that can restrain him. Those golden whips from before? No, that was just the residual power of Emperor Yao. And according to Gonggong, this place was arranged by Yu the Great. If that's the case...'

He took out the miniature Nine Cauldrons from his embrace and placed them into the altar's groove.

The Nine Cauldrons sank directly into the groove, emitting a translucent divine light. The entire altar also lit up.