The President of the Vermilion Bird Association's beautiful face instantly turned ashen, glaring furiously at the Master of the Azure Dragon Hall. "Speaking in such a way... isn't that going too far?"

"Get lost!" The Azure Dragon Hall Master, an elderly man who exuded an aura of both cultured elegance and spiritual profundity, continued to respond to her with this single word.

This response caused the group standing behind the President of the Vermilion Bird Association to become visibly agitated.

The Azure Dragon Hall and the Vermilion Bird Association... represented the most powerful organizations within the Azure Dragon Continent and Vermilion Dragon Continent, respectively. Since their inception, they have always been compared with each other. To everyone, these two forces have always had equal standing, maintaining a balance of power.

Moreover, each maintains its own territory, without interfering with the other's affairs.

This was a belief held by the members of the Azure Dragon Hall and the Vermilion Bird Association as well.

Bagainstg none of them could have anticipated that one day, due to a single issue, they would face each other head-on.

They were even more shocked that the Master of the Azure Dragon Hall would display such an overbearing attitude, not considering the Vermilion Bird Association's President in the slightest. The repeated curt dismissal... truly showcased the height of arrogance and tyranny.

The President of the Vermilion Bird Association's eyes flashed with a deeply cold light, "Zhao Xiao, do you truly believe that with your power reaching the Heavenly Heart Realm, you have the right to act as you please, not putting anyone else in the world in your eye? Although I, Gong Muqing, haven't broken through the Heavenly Heart realm, I might not necessarily be lacking in the power to fight you!"

"This is my territory! When I tell you to go, haven't you heard?" Azure Dragon Hall's Master Zhao Xiao coldly stared at Vermilion Bird Association's President Gong Muqing, continuing, "Don't tell me that this bunch of trash that you've brought with you. I alone can kill them all! Those who know their place, better leave immediately!"

"Zhao Xiao... You've gone too far!" An elderly old man stepped out from the Vermilion Bird Association's ranks. "At a time like this, is this the moment for our two sides to fight against each other? If you want to divide the benefits, shouldn't we first secure them?"

"What do you count for?" Zhao Xiao glared at the old man with his surge of sharp light "Do you think you have the right to speak here? Get lost!" he retorted.

"Zhao Xiao... Don't think that no one dares to make a move against you!" The old man bellowed in rage, raising his hand in a resounding palm strike. A surge of Xionghun power was directly launched at the Master of the Azure Dragon Hall.

Bang!

This surge of power let out a deep rumble in the air.

"Enlightening Heart Realm!" Exclaimed Mr. Tantai in a shocked whisper. "This person from the Vermilion Bird Association is a powerful individual of the Enlightening Heart Realm!"

Mr. Weichi squinted his eyes and softly muttered, "I didn't expect them to have internal strife."

"Long-standing resentment. This time, it was just a coincidence that they were face to face. They don't consider us important, so naturally, they want to test each other's limits first." The anonymous old eunuch said blandly.

Facing the old man's mighty heavy palm strike, Azure Dragon Hall Master Zhao Xiao did not move. A figure behind him charged at high speed: "Old fossil... trying to make a name for yourself? Start with me first!"

A middle-aged man, his clothes fluttering, his long hair dancing in the wind, raised his hand and launched a palm strike to counter the old man's attack.

Boom!

A ground-shaking thunderous sound suddenly echoed through the sky.

An intense invisible ripple swept violently in all directions.

If this palm had hit the ground, it would probably have destroyed all the nearby buildings. As for the people, there would be heavy casualties.

The faces of Mr. Tantai and others turned grave. Mr. Tantai said solemnly, "Unexpectedly, the Azure Dragon Hall and the Vermilion Bird Association came with all their top-level warriors this time. It seems that they are determined to annihilate the Great Xia."

Emperor and others on the second-floor viewing platform also looked extremely grave.

Who would have thought that a royal academy like the Piaomiao Palace would attract the covetous eyes of the top powers on two continents? This day actually became the day concerning the survival of the Great Xia!

However, at such a time, the Emperor calmed down and sat down. He glanced around, "Everyone, have a seat and have some tea. Aren't you all tired of standing?"

"..." All royalties, officials, elites, and aristocrats were left speechless and admiring at the Emperor's words. Many thought, who else but His Majesty could remain so composed in such a situation? Now it's these two groups battling, wanting to determine who's superior. But the moment they do, that's when us ordinary mortals are going to get the flak!

In a corner, a middle-aged man who was being supported by someone, his eyes tightly bandaged with a white cloth, was the former Crown Prince Xia Ying, who had not been seen for many days.

He was being supported by two maidservants as they explained the current situation to him. When he heard that two groups of martial art masters had arrived, Xia Ying's mouth curled up slightly, he smirked, "Great news...great news indeed. I've told everyone long ago that this would cause a great disaster. No one, including the emperor, listened. Hehe... is the kingdom going to perish? It would be great if it did!"

His constant murmurings did not draw much attention. However, the two maidservants supporting him were noticeably pale.

At this moment, a faint voice suddenly sounded from behind Xia Ying: "Why is Big Brother out in such a condition? You two...why haven't you taken him back yet? If anything were to happen to him, can you bear the responsibility?"

The two maidservants jumped in fright, and upon seeing that the voice belonged to the second prince Xia Xiong, their faces turned white.

Xia Xiong waved his hand, "I'm not blaming you, just take my brother back quickly."

The two maidservants stood hesitantly in place. As mere servants, how could they dare to forcefully take Xia Ying away?

Xia Ying did not disagree and allowed the two maidservants to help him slowly retreat. As they passed Xia Xiong, Xia Ying suddenly smiled faintly, "Second brother, you won't get your wish."

"Oh? Let's see. After all, whether I get my wish or not, you no longer have the chance." Xia Xiong replied indifferently.

"That remains to be seen." Xia Ying snorted, "Although history has never seen a blind emperor, it doesn't mean there won't be one either."

"Haha." Xia Xiong shook his head and laughed, watching as Xia Ying was helped away by the two maidservants. He murmured to himself, "A blind emperor? You're still dreaming of this even at this moment? Then don't blame me, your brother, for being ruthless..."

Having said this, Xia Xiong lifted his head, looking at the two people battling in the sky, he sighed, "How great it would be if these people were all mine."

The two powerhouses of the Enlightening Heart Realm had a dozen exchanges in the sky, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

The middle-aged man from the Azure Dragon Hall sneered, "Old man, do you want to continue? At your age, you must be running out of energy, right?"

However, the old man replied calmly, "Have you never heard of the phrase 'old but vigorous'? Out of energy? Do you think I'm like you, worn out by debauchery?"

Thud, thud, thud!

The two powerhouses of the Enlightening Heart Realm, taunting each other, launched another round of fierce attacks.

Above in the high sky, waves of vibration continuously surged in all directions.

This scene silenced the hundreds of thousands of ordinary people below. At the same time, they felt incredibly uneasy! (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to cast a recommendation vote or monthly pass at qidian.com. Your support is our biggest motivation. Mobile phone users can go to m.qidian.com to read.)

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