Chapter 627 531: The Two Saintesses Meet Pei Yuhang Again (2)

"Look, the sea is still receding. This used to be a bottomless trench, but now it's become a canyon."

Shang Miaoyan had rarely visited the coast, so the sight was quite novel to her.

Lin Qianyan ignored her, simply frowning as she studied the ancient text.

'That's strange. According to this text, the ancient sages sank the Abyssal Sea Palace here to serve as the core of the array suppressing the Abyssal Seal. Why is no one here?'

'Or... did we come to the wrong place?'

At the thought of this terrible possibility, Lin Qianyan couldn't help but clench her fists. If she and Shang Miaoyan were in the wrong location, they wouldn't have enough time to find the real Abyssal Sea Palace!

"Wait, Lin Qianyan, someone's coming..."

At Shang Miaoyan's warning, Lin Qianyan immediately looked down.

A pitch-black spatial rift suddenly tore through the sky, and a chilling aura surged out like a tide.

Several figures in white-gold robes stepped out, their heads bowed as they respectfully surrounded the red-robed person in the center.

The person's face was covered by a metal mask with shifting dark patterns, obscuring their features. Lin Qianyan hastily lowered her head, not daring to look for too long.

In the presence of such a being, even a brief glance could expose her position.

'Those white-gold robes signify the highest rank of Bishop within the Chosen Organization.'

'For that mysterious, red-robed person to be revered by these Bishops... could they be the legendary leader of the Chosen Organization?'

ROAR—!!

A deafening dragon's roar interrupted her thoughts.

Several more bone-white Dragon Corpses stepped out of the rift. Golden flames danced in their eyes, and the massive Dragon Hearts hidden beneath their ribs pounded audibly.

Watching the Chosen Organization's top combatants and Dragon Corpses all gather here, Lin Qianyan couldn't help but bite her lower lip.

'What is going on?'

'Without these Void Refining Peak and Mahayana Powerhouses holding the line, the Undead Army and the Demon Race forces, which can't last long on their own, could never withstand the combined power of the Cultivation Realm's Three Paths of Righteous, Demon, and Demon.'

'Have they completely abandoned the front lines?'

Lin Qianyan had thought only a few of the most powerful beings would come here. She never expected so many...

'And the Dragon Corpses... Shouldn't the Chosen Organization's primary objective be to seize the unrecovered Dragon Corpses from the Dao Sect and other Sects?'

'Not only are they not seizing them, but they've also brought out all the Dragon Corpses they've already collected. Aren't they afraid the Human Race will snatch a few, causing the ritual for the return of the All Gods to fail?'

At this moment, Lin Qianyan felt that perhaps the Sect Leaders and the Taoist Lord had all been mistaken about the organization's true purpose...

'At the very least, it's not as simple as welcoming the return of the All Gods!'

"Wait, Lin Qianyan, look! Isn't that the little thieving cat who used to freeload at Xiaohan's place and refused to leave?"

Following Shang Miaoyan's finger, Lin Qianyan saw a lone, cold-faced girl bound in Profound Iron on the back of a Dragon Corpse.

Even though she was in a den of Demons and surrounded by powerful beings who could kill her with ease, the girl still defiantly struggled against her chains.

'Is that... Ji Xichan? Wasn't she under the protection of the Dao Sect's Taoist Lord? How did she get captured and brought here?'

Ji Xichan's ability was of grave importance, and Lin Qianyan's hands tightened into fists again.

Before the Sea Abyss, a Bishop bowed to the red-robed figure and said:

"Your Holiness, the Pope, the hour is almost upon us. We should begin."

"Mm."

The Red-robed Pope strode before Ji Xichan. Staring into his blood-red eyes, Ji Xichan felt a chill run through her body, but she spoke with defiance:

"Give up! Even if you kill me, I'll never work for a bunch of lunatics like you!"

The Red-robed Pope shook his head, the bloody light in his eyes intensifying.

"Your fate has never been yours to decide."

The voice was like the overlapping whispers of countless people, creating an eerie echo across the boundless seabed.

Ji Xichan suddenly began to tremble violently. The reflection of a crimson Moon Wheel in her pupils abruptly expanded.

Her long eyelashes fluttered a few times like a butterfly with broken wings before her gaze settled into a hollow stare, fixed blankly on the Red-robed Pope before her.

CRACK—

With a wave of the Red-robed Pope's hand, the Profound Iron Chains around Ji Xichan instantly shattered.

Under his direction, Ji Xichan moved stiffly like a puppet on strings to the edge of the Sea Abyss. Her hands began to form seals, summoning a semi-translucent Divine Maiden Statue from within her body.

Amidst the Divine Maiden's chanting, the entire Sea Abyss began to tremble and shake as if the earth itself were turning over. Something immense was churning in its depths.

'Damn it, it's a Soul Capturing Technique or a similar Divine Ability. That thieving little cat is under their control.'

Shang Miaoyan watched Ji Xichan begin the ritual to summon the Abyssal Sea Palace, anxiously biting the inside of her lip.

Just then, one of the Bishops beside the Red-robed Pope suddenly looked up at the sky.

"Who's there? Show yourself at once!"

At the Bishop's shout, Shang Miaoyan and Lin Qianyan instantly held their breath.

'Have we been discovered?'

The two of them simultaneously gripped their Magical Treasures, preparing for a life-or-death battle to break through the encirclement.

"What are you, to dare speak to Us in such a manner?"

"We had no intention of hiding from trash like you in the first place."

A familiar, condescending tone made Shang Miaoyan's heart tremble.

'It's her!'

WHOOSH—

Ji Shenyun raised a hand and tore apart the Cloud Sea. Blinding golden sunlight shone from behind her, outlining her figure in a halo of gold.

And in that moment, Shang Miaoyan and Lin Qianyan also noticed the person behind Ji Shenyun.

"Xiaohan!"

"Brother Pei!"

The two women's breath caught in their throats. Sensing the aura radiating from Pei Yuhang, they felt both joy and sorrow.

The joy came from sensing that Pei Yuhang had already stepped into the Mahayana Realm.

The sorrow... came from the fact that breaking through to the Mahayana Realm at Ji Shenyun's hands most likely meant that wicked woman had forced him to do *that kind of thing* again...

"Shang Miaoyan, calm down. Even though Brother Pei is here, we can't try to save him now. We have to wait for the waters to get muddier."

"Hmph, of course I know that. No need for you to butt in... On the other hand, Saintess Lin, your heartbeat is a bit too loud. You should worry about not giving yourself away first."

Behind Ji Shenyun, Pei Yuhang frowned slightly, feeling as if someone had just been staring at him.

But when he saw the hypnotized Ji Xichan, he had no time to worry about it.

["Brother Pei, what should we do? The powerhouses from our Human Race's Sects and Sacred Lands haven't arrived yet, but these people from the Chosen Organization are already about to open the Abyssal Sea Palace."]

Nangong Jin was just as anxious and immediately sent a secret transmission to Pei Yuhang.

A glint flashed in Pei Yuhang's eyes as he replied in a low tone:

["We need to provoke Ji Shenyun into attacking. We'll have her seriously injure the enemy first to buy enough time for the Dao Sect to arrive."]

'Provoke Ji Shenyun into attacking?'

Just as Nangong Jin was feeling puzzled, she saw Pei Yuhang look down and declare in a loud voice:

"The Asura Empress is here! You curs have already committed a grave offense by not kneeling in submission to the Empress. Now you dare show hostility toward Her Grace?"

"It seems you have a death wish!"

"You—"

Several of the Bishops were stunned that the man behind Ji Shenyun was so brazen, daring to humiliate them, the chosen of the gods.

Unfortunately, with Ji Shenyun standing before Pei Yuhang, they could only swallow their anger and say nothing.

Watching these infuriated charlatans, Nangong Jin immediately understood Pei Yuhang's intent. Sword Qi flared from her hand, and she unleashed her Suppression wantonly upon the Bishops on the ground.

"What, my Senior Brother has spoken for the Empress, and you tactless rats still haven't scurried away?

"Do you have to wait for the Empress to unleash her power and obliterate your souls before you learn to regret it?"

At this, one of the Bishops finally exploded with rage, cursing, "You pieces of old-world trash, destined for elimination! How dare you be so arrogant toward us, the Chosen Ones!"

In the distant clouds, Shang Miaoyan watched Pei Yuhang and Nangong Jin both speak up in support of Ji Shenyun, her lovely brows knitting slightly.

"Did that so-called Empress slip Xiaohan and the others some kind of Sleeping Drug Illusion Technique?"

"Why do they seem to be hanging on that Female Demon's every word?"

Lin Qianyan's gaze shifted back and forth between the Chosen Organization below and Ji Shenyun's group, sensing the escalating tension of the standoff.

A brilliant spark of Spiritual Light flashed in her eyes.

"No... Brother Pei and the others are still on the side of our Human Race.

"They're trying to muddy the waters and provoke a fight between the two sides!"

The instant Lin Qianyan finished speaking, a Dragon Corpse on the ground let out a furious roar. Several of the head Bishops quickly began Sealing, intending to use the Spirit Core Rebirth Technique to summon several powerful undead to their aid.

But Ji Shenyun, who had been silent all this time, would naturally not stand by and watch them summon reinforcements. She threw a punch, completely shattering the tense stalemate!