The Sage Ruler's Demise  

Battle erupted.

Inside Dragon God Palace, even the air seemed to have coagulated.

Two humans and one dragon, their bodies flashed as silhouettes. In an instant, countless fierce collisions were completed!

Fan Li's clone retreated back into Dragon God Palace. Although it wasn't his true body, the perfect transformation clone rewarded by the system was also an extremely precious resource that had to be preserved as much as possible.

As for Fan Li's true body, he currently stood atop the tallest Drum Tower outside the Great Chu Imperial Palace, gazing into the distance at the fierce battle occurring at Dragon God Palace!

A drop of cold sweat slid down Fan Li's forehead.

Schemes?

Schemes could only display their full worth when one's own strength was insufficient.

"I want to also try the feeling of being invincible in the world, steadily advancing with no obstacles. Unfortunately, the conditions don't allow for it." Fan Li softly said to himself.

Right now, aside from the few hundred elite Garrison Army soldiers guarding around the Drum Tower, Fan Li didn't even have someone to chat with.

He had deployed all available resources. Even Xiang Ning had a mission arranged by him. This battle would end in either victory or death.

From within Dragon God Palace came Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler's sharp cries of anger! Bursts of bloody radiance constantly flared, seemingly wanting to swallow all living beings inside Dragon God Palace!

Yet Wu Gang's dragon form remained powerful as ever. The rocky yellow barrier from Annals of Lü Buwei also stayed firm. The Sage Ruler's angry roars seemed only like powerless rage.

The battle continued.

Very quickly, it exceeded the hundred exchanges Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler had boasted about!

Wu Gang still lived and so did Lü Chunqiu. The Confucianist and Taoist treasures along with the battle armor of the Overlord were indeed extraordinary.

"Hahahahaha!" Suddenly, Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler loudly laughed. Her laughter contained a carefree and helpless tone of going all out.

The blood radiance inside Dragon God Palace violently surged again. The previously exhausted looking Blood Fairy form abruptly strengthened.

Fan Li narrowed his eyes as he observed the battle. Although it was from afar, he could still guess Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler had once again utilized some secret technique to stimulate her battle power without caring about the costs.

Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler would surely have to bear tremendous backlash from this. But right now, Wu Gang and Lü Chunqiu would face doubled pressure!

"Fan Li! After killing these two people, I will shred your corpse into ten thousand pieces!" From the distance came the Sage Ruler's chilly voice filled with killing intent.

But Fan Li wasn't afraid at all. Because at this moment, six figures leapt into the tower where he was at, standing in front of Fan Li.

They were Fan Ming, Fan Chun, Fan Yuehua, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan!

All seven of them were drenched in blood, yet their eyes were filled with vigorous spirit and domineering aura. It was obvious they had emerged victorious from their respective battles without too heavy losses!

At the base of the tower gathered many Garrison Army generals and Lü City's Confucian cultivators.

Some of the heavily injured generals could no longer fight. Out of Lü City's Seventy-Two Worthies, only sixty-three had come. The fate of the missing nine was unknown.

The intense battle between Great Vehicle Realm experts inside Dragon God Palace moved everyone around the tower. But not a single person who dared come here feared Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler. Their fighting spirit hadn't diminished in the slightest!

Cao Cao exclaimed, "As long as the Brahma Sound Pure Lands exist in this world, who would dare look down on the women of this world?"

Liu Bei also nodded, "The likes of the Sage Ruler are indeed exceptional beauties. I have Lady Sun, but she's far from comparable to Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler."

Sun Quan glanced at Liu Bei but held himself back from speaking.

"If everyone has rested enough, please take action." Fan Li reminded.

Although his tone was very polite, it was completely an order. All the conditions had already been negotiated before the battle began. Now, this bunch were all his employees. They had no qualifications to rest!

Cao, Liu and Sun's expressions turned solemn, yet they still strode forward with steady steps towards Dragon God Palace.

The rocky yellow barrier seemed to have already prepared. A gap briefly opened up to let the three men in before instantly sealing shut again!

Soon, furious roars from Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler echoed from within Dragon God Palace!

The pressure brought by three Unity Realm Great Perfection experts with the fortune to become Emperor had vastly increased.

The fierce battle continued from noon until sunset.

The blood red setting sun kept sinking towards the horizon. Standing in the tower, Fan Li could even smell the bloody aroma wafting over from Dragon God Palace's direction.

He suddenly ordered, "Garrison Army, all Foundation Realm generals enter the battle!"

Almost the instant Fan Li spoke, five silhouettes rapidly charged into the fray! By now, the interior of Dragon God Palace was already a field of rubble and debris.

Fan Li continued speaking, "Gentlemen, please go ahead."

Amongst Lü City's Seventy-Two Worthies, Fan Li approved only ten of them.This group included Yan Yuan. All of them had survived the earlier battle at Peach Blossom Woods.

Yan Yuan loudly said, "My fellow disciples, let us go assist Teacher!" After speaking, he took the lead and leapt into Dragon God Palace with the other nine.

Great Chu's Peng City.

This was originally the flourishing beautiful capital, a human paradise.

Yet under the ravages of a great battle, the entire capital was now deathly silent. Only fierce fighting sounds constantly echoed from Dragon God Palace.

After an unknown period of time, the soaring bloody radiance gradually dimmed and dispersed. But the bloody stench in the air became increasingly richer.

Finally, a blood shadow shot towards the sky. It was Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler escaping in defeat!

The already wrecked cage barrier finally couldn't obstruct Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler. She collided through it, smashing open a massive hole before shooting away like a meteor into the distance!

She didn't bother looking for trouble with Fan Li.

Fan Li frowned.

With his cultivation level, he truly couldn't determine the exact situation within Dragon God Palace. But if the Sage Ruler escaped, it would undoubtedly bring endless headaches for him in the future.

Very quickly, Fan Li saw Lü Chunqiu, Wu Gang, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan and the rest walk out from Dragon God Palace one by one.

They were covered in blood, yet each one of them had vigorous spirits and smiles of victory on their faces.

Behind these five were another seven Confucian cultivators including Yan Yuan. As for the remaining three, they had likely perished in battle already.

The Garrison Army suffered the heaviest losses. Not a single Foundation Realm general that entered the fray survived. After cleaning the scene later, only one intact corpse could be barely pieced together.

"She escaped?" Fan Li asked.

Lü Chunqiu cupped his fists and said, "Lord Fan can relax. Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler's lifeline is already severed. Although she barely managed to flee after burning her last life essence, she only has half a day remaining to live with all her strength lost. She cannot pose any more threats."

Fan Li nodded. He could accept this outcome. "Since we've emerged victorious, everyone worked hard."

Fan Li looked towards Cao Cao's trio and said, "What I promised you three will definitely be honored."

The three men solemnly said, "Lord Fan's words are worth thousands in gold. We have absolutely no doubts."

In Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan's eyes, Fan Li was no longer just the influential figure in Great Chu with power leaning towards the imperial court.

After his bout of schemes that even doomed a Sage Ruler from the Pure Lands, they felt incredibly lucky to be friends rather than enemies with Fan Li!

"It was unexpectedly lucky the clone also survived." Fan Li thought to himself.

There was no need for that clone inside Dragon God Palace to appear before everyone else. It had already quietly slipped away.

The clone managing to survive until the end was thanks to Lü Chunqiu and Wu Gang. Otherwise, it would've become an outlet for Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler

The fact that the clone could survive until the end was thanks to Lu Chunqiu and Wu Gang; otherwise, it would have become a tool for the Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler's venting during the early stages of the battle.

Lu Chunqiu sighed, "Duke Jin's success in luring and killing the Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler truly displays unparalleled strategic acumen!"

However, Fan Li shook his head with a bitter smile. In this battle, he had already pushed himself to his limits, and it was not replicable. If another person like Blood Phoenix were to come, his fate would only be death.

"But after the Blood Phoenix Sage Ruler's death, have I become an enemy of the Pure Land of Sound?"