For a moment, the air filled with dragon roars.

"Sister Ao Qing, wait…" Little Jiao Huo said hurriedly. "The Great Immortal is sure to come!"

"The Great Immortal doesn't know the situation here," Ao Qing transmitted her voice. "This is a critical moment in her closed-door cultivation. With this Ancient Dragon being so powerful, I especially don't want the Great Immortal to come and take such a risk! Moreover, you're likely to get drawn into this… I can't let this Ancient Dragon absorb all of my Dragon Clan's Qi Fortune."

Hearing this, the little one's tail swished anxiously. "There has to be a way… We haven't gone out for so long. Grandfather Old Dragon King will definitely bring people over."

"Father can't come." Ao Qing shook her head. "Even if Father realizes there's a problem, he won't be able to find help. This Ancient Dragon's origins are unclear, and no one will risk such great unknown dangers to come here."

"There is… There is…" Little Jiao Huo said hastily. "I contacted Wang Mu. He will definitely come! Wang Mu… Wang Mu has an Ascending Immortal Ancestor backing him!"

Ao Qing was startled for a moment, then shook her head. "Wang Mu and the Dongling Sea Dragon Palace owe each other nothing. Why would he come?"

"To save me! Wang Mu is so good to me!" Little Jiao Huo whined. "He will definitely come… It has nothing to do with Sister Ao Qing."

"..." Ao Qing.

"Ao Qing, don't self-destruct…"

"My Dragon Clan roams the Four Seas. How could we be confined by the claws of an Ancient Dragon?" Ao Qing snorted coldly. "The Great Immortal often teaches us that a dragon can lack tendons, but not bone. They want to seize my Dragon Clan's Qi Fortune? I won't let them!"

Before she could finish, suddenly, the Immortal Island shook violently.

In that instant, the Ancient Black Dragon in mid-air opened its eyes.

"A Lower Realm cultivator dares to trespass… Truly seeking death."

The next second, a faint bell chimed.

Outside the Immortal Island, the rosy twilight glow shattered with a loud CRASH, and a strange barrier dissipated as if breached.

An Immortal Boat burst through the heavens, ramming into the island and shaking it to its core.

Seeing this, even the Ancient Black Dragon, many thousands of meters tall, was stunned. Its dragon eyes, like blazing suns, flared with anger as it roared, "Who dares approach?"

「——」

"Isn't this thing too big?"

Aboard the Immortal Boat, the terrifying True Dragon's might was deflected by the Immortal Boat's protective radiance.

Wang Mu stared at the Giant Dragon obscuring the sky and sun.

Compared to it, Ao Qing's true form looked like a tiny earthworm. Too terrifying...

"This dragon… is not from the Nine Provinces Dragon Clan," Mu Hongyuan said, her expression slightly grim. "Since the great changes in Heaven and Earth, there has never been such a powerful dragon clan… No dragon in the Nine Provinces has ever reached such a level of cultivation."

"If Sister Mu feels like she can't beat it…" Wang Mu thought for a moment, "then we should just go back."

"Can't beat it?" Mu Hongyuan narrowed her eyes. "Do you think I'm weaker than your Yan Sword Immortal?"

"Of course not. I'm just concerned for Sister Mu's safety," Wang Mu said. "Besides, you still suffer from the Emotion Poison. You shouldn't exert too much of your power."

Upon seeing this ink-black Giant Dragon, Wang Mu was almost certain. This must be the Immortal Beast Mr. Lee mentioned, the one that escaped from the Upper Realm. It was merely the mount of an Upper Realm Immortal, not yet a true Immortal itself. Hearing Mu Hongyuan put it that way, Wang Mu became even more certain.

"Now that you know, when I rescue that Ao Qing for you later, you'd better not go back on your word," Mu Hongyuan said with a slight smile.

"I won't," Wang Mu replied. "Besides, Sister Mu, with you disguised like this…"

"Naturally, it's to be the hero saving the damsel," Mu Hongyuan said. "Since you claim Ao Qing isn't your fiancée, and you don't want to become the Prince Consort of the Dragon Palace, then I'll just have to take her."

"..." Wang Mu.

As expected! This Demoness!

"When I make my grand entrance, subdue that Giant Dragon, or rescue the Little White Dragon…" Mu Hongyuan smiled lightly. "Tell me, don't you think she'll secretly pledge her heart to me?"

"Perhaps..." Wang Mu said.

With Sister Mu's charm, especially in this male disguise, few could resist. And that's not even considering her incredible strength! But...

"Sister Mu, are you serious?" Wang Mu asked. "Deceiving someone's feelings and then not taking responsibility… that's not right, is it?"

"Oh, Brother Mu," Mu Hongyuan glanced at Wang Mu. "Before you say that, perhaps you should reflect on your own past actions?"

"..." Wang Mu.

"If I choose to deceive, then I deceive. What concern is it of yours?" Mu Hongyuan retorted. "Besides, how do you know I'll deceive her? I took quite a liking to this Little White Dragon the moment I saw her. No wonder that girl Bi You had her serve for a thousand years. Once I take her in, I'll train her properly. In any case, I'm all alone. She could be a comfort. What, Brother Mu? Do you object? Are you the only one allowed to philander, while I, your Sister Mu, can't find a companion?"

Demoness Mu's retorts were as sharp-tongued as ever.

Wang Mu fell silent.

"Hmph."

Mu Hongyuan waved her hand lightly.

In an instant, the very fabric of the world seemed to shift, and the surrounding sea surface froze solid. In that moment, the fundamental rules of this space seemed to subtly change!

She took a step forward, and a Primordial Spirit, many thousands of meters tall, emerged from her body, its majestic pressure overwhelming the heavens and earth.

Wang Mu was taken aback.

That Primordial Spirit was entirely crimson. Its specific features were indistinct, but one could sense a balanced, harmonious aura of the Zhou Tian's Yin and Yang.

No, this was not a Primordial Spirit. It was a Heaven and Earth Transformation divine skill, cultivated from the Primordial Spirit.

"Evil Dragon, release these dragons at once, and I shall spare your life!"

Her clear voice resonated through Heaven and Earth.

Mu Hongyuan, ethereal as an Immortal, soared into the sky. Her three-kilometer-tall Dharma Image descended, stepping onto the Immortal Island and instantly shattering its protective barrier.

Terrifying torrents of energy erupted outwards, causing even the Immortal Boat to sway precariously.