Chapter 1022: 476: The Ultimate Secret_3

Chapter 1022: Chapter 476: The Ultimate Secret_3

The bewildered professionals still stood motionless in mid-air.

But in the next moment.

They uncontrollably plummeted toward the ground.

—People had lost their power to fly!

A series of dull thuds sounded from the ground.

Indeed, as advanced professionals, such a fall wouldn’t kill them.

But they lay prostrate on the ground, unable even to rise.

Shen Ye glanced around.

Professionals still floating in mid-air were now few and far between.

Several lines of faint glowing text appeared:

“Only professionals with exceptionally strong spiritual power can resist the Dragon Clan’s aura.”

“Not only do you possess formidable spiritual power, but you’ve also participated in dragon-slaying.”

“You are immune to the pressure of the Dragon Power.”

Shen Ye slowly loosened his clenched fist.

These two were from the Dragon Clan?

Their presence felt far more formidable than that red-robed Dragon Clan member!

The Parasitic Empress actually had such guardians.

If that were the case, even with the lance, he wouldn’t be able to approach her.

That cold, detached voice rang out again:

“No need to worry—summon me immediately, and I’ll help you kill her. Just one final strike and she’ll die!”

Shen Ye remained silent.

He had already decided to kill the Parasitic Empress.

But charging in recklessly, regardless of whether he could kill her, he himself would undoubtedly meet his end.

He needed to find the right opportunity…

He fixed his gaze on the scene before him.

The two members of the Dragon Clan scanned the surrounding professionals before withdrawing their gaze.

The woman drew a massive blade, maintaining her guard.

The man, however, approached the Parasitic Empress, gracefully bowed, and spoke.

“Your Majesty, you should know my price is quite high.”

“Do you also intend to kill me?” The girl sneered. “Do you believe that, in the moment of my death, I can kill all of you as well?”

“I absolutely believe that—but I hope for a very generous reward,” the man replied.

“The passage was once opened,” the Parasitic Empress said.

The man shook his head. “I don’t believe you, unless you can say—”

He stopped mid-sentence, his gaze heavy as he stared at the Parasitic Empress.

The Parasitic Empress clasped the lance with both hands, pulling it forcefully out from her chest.

An abrupt transformation occurred—

The two Dragon Clan members simultaneously moved toward the girl, drawing their weapons.

“A great opportunity—join the fight now!”

That cold, detached voice echoed in Shen Ye’s ear.

Yet Shen Ye had already acted.

His figure flickered and darted through the air, aiming to intercept the two Dragon Clan members.

The three struck simultaneously!

But at that moment, the girl suddenly spoke:

“The five continents, the four oceans.”

Six words.

Shen Ye’s entire body felt as though his blood was about to freeze solid.

In the blink of an eye, he had no time to think, not even enough to summon the lance—

He reached out, attempting to draw a blade, but the blade remained beneath a tombstone, not yet revived.

He tried to utilize a Truth Entry but had no way to explain its origins.

He was left with no other options.

Shen Ye landed in front of the girl, shielding her behind him, and shouted:

“Everyone help out! These two aren’t human, they’re here to kill our people!”

The crimson greatsword was drawn and held horizontally before him.

The blade ignited into flames.

—The Cloud Shadow Blade!

The two members of the Dragon Clan halted.

The girl also froze for a moment.

In the distance, the crowd erupted into noisy commotion.

The strongest professionals hesitantly edged closer.

The lance roared angrily in Shen Ye’s ear:

“You traitor, you’re unworthy of the noble bloodline of the king species!”

Shen Ye ignored it, remaining cautiously vigilant.

Just after the girl spoke those words…

The two Dragon Clan members too had stopped in their tracks.

The man even turned to scrutinize Shen Ye before speaking:

“Why are you saving her?”

“We humans are very united, aren’t we, Su Su?” Shen Ye replied.

Humans.

Very united.

The expressions of the two Dragon Clan members subtly changed.

This kid was treating the Parasitic Empress as a human ally.

Judging from his energy fluctuations, he appeared to only have strength comparable to the Eighteenth Layer of Magical Realm.

And yet, he dared to stand up!

“Your Majesty, is this your subject?” the Dragon Clan woman asked.

The girl remained silent.

But above Shen Ye’s head suddenly appeared the words “Blood Emperor.”

Bearing those words marked him as one of the chosen humans.

—Her subject.

Definitely not the assassin companion who sneaked into the human city with the monster delegation.

“Should I call you foolish, or say you’re overestimating your capabilities.”

The Dragon Clan man gazed at Shen Ye, letting out a sigh.

He withdrew the crescent-shaped weapon in his hand.

The Dragon Clan woman added, “At least he’s loyal—that is a commendable human trait.”

“She’s part of our small squad, one of us. That’s not called loyalty,” Shen Ye explained.

His explanation only made things worse, as both dragons showed mocking smiles.

“Don’t bother—the only reason you harbor goodwill toward him is likely because you’re under his ‘Hottest Idol’ charm,” the Dragon Clan man said.

“But he chose to stand up,” the Dragon Clan woman argued.

“Stand up? Hah, at first, I thought he was about to assassinate the Empress,” the Dragon Clan man said.

“Him?” the Dragon Clan woman replied.

The Dragon Clan man said no more.

Eighteenth Layer of Magical Realm? Impossible.

Utterly unthinkable.

Taking advantage of the moment, the girl silently crushed the Shadow Spear.

The bloodied hole in her chest gradually healed.

Boom—

An infinite aura exploded from her body.

The powerful surge of energy scattered the clouds in the sky, forcing everyone back bit by bit.

“You’ve recovered?”

The Dragon Clan man asked.

“It was merely a shadow of the lance. Killing you with it would be difficult, let alone me,” the girl sneered.

“True enough.”

The Dragon Clan man nodded, his gaze remaining fixed on the girl.

The girl, however, ceased speaking to him, instead reaching out to pat Shen Ye’s shoulder.