You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

"Xiao Qing has already grown to its current limit. Without the Holy Beast Essence, it can't transform any further." Lin Yue gave a slight smile and said, "With it by my side, I feel safer."

At that moment, a hundred palace guards clad in strange armor gathered from within the mansion.

The leading captain wore black armor, revealing only a pair of calm and sharp eyes.

The ninety-nine palace guards following him wore blue armor. The aura of many suits of armor subtly connected, giving the impression of being a single entity.

"Your Highness." The black-armored captain stepped forward.

"Captain Xiang, let's set off." Lin Yue nodded slightly.

As palace guards of the Prince Mansion, they could enjoy the Artifact Armor prepared by the Imperial Family.

This was a special type of armor, with powers that could be combined. As long as a martial artist was at the Four Symbols Peak, they could control the 'Human Armor' within the Artifact Armor.

A Martial Arts Grandmaster could control the 'Earth Armor' within the Artifact Armor.

With the Earth Armor commanding the power of ninety-nine Human Armors, they could operate as one, forming the Artifact Military Formation. Within the Jingzhou area, even most Saint-level experts would need considerable time to break this military formation!

After all, even Saint-level experts, when suppressed by the Eye of Heaven in Jingzhou, couldn't release their Inner Heaven and Earth Domain, and their powers were significantly reduced.

The obstruction and delay caused by the Artifact Military Formation would be enough to draw in more powerful experts.

Of course...

The most formidable was when the 'Heavenly Armor' commanded ninety-nine Earth Armors and nine thousand nine hundred Human Armors, forming a perfect Artifact Military Formation, even those astonishingly defiant Saint-level experts would be suppressed!

However, for the palace guards of the Prince Mansion, having the protection of the Earth-class Artifact Military Formation was already quite good.

Lin Yue was already very pleased with it.

As long as these palace guards could delay the enemy for a while, the Main Hall Master wouldn't just watch him die in Di Hong City, right?

"Let's go."

...

In a secluded spot not far from the Seventeenth Prince in Di Hong City.

A secret message quietly spread.

[The main gate of the Seventeenth Prince Mansion has opened, Baili Fengzhi has come out with the palace guards, the guards are of the Artifact Military division, they seem to be heading to the Seventh Princess Mansion, the Seventeenth Prince is likely also there.]

Duanmu Yan, dressed in a black robe, looked at this message and couldn't help but frown slightly, "The Seventeenth Prince has come out too?"

He pondered for a moment and immediately ordered, "The Artifact Military team is present, activate Plan B-2. Remember, your role is to suppress the Artifact Military team. The target of this plan is Baili Fengzhi; within three breaths, you must take her or kill her."

Once the orders were given, Duanmu Yan also stood up, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"This Seventeenth Prince has always been cautious, he couldn't have failed to consider my threat. Since he dares to come out of the mansion, he must be prepared to counter me."

"Relying solely on his own strength is insignificant. To form the seedling of the Heavenly Reversal Path within one or two short years, the probability is less than half. Without a Divine Artifact, in reality, he can have at most the strength of the sixth layer of Tianxia Building..."

"Perhaps... a Saint-level expert is protecting him from the shadows?"

"With an Earth-class Artifact Military Formation and a Saint-level expert secretly protecting him, there might still be some rare treasures safeguarding the Primordial Spirit and resisting the dream... but these are all within the plan."

Thinking of the trump cards bestowed by the Demon Ancestor, Duanmu Yan felt a surge of confidence, and this time the target wasn't the Seventeenth Prince, just Baili Fengzhi alone.

"Take action, within three breaths, it must succeed."

...

In the scorching summer, the sky was clear and cloudless.

Sunlight fell onto the greenish armor, yet refracted a chilling hint. A grand procession took off into the sky from Tianmu Square, riding the clouds towards the other end of Di Hong City.

It was an extravagant and beautiful grand carriage, resembling a small palace, emitting a rich divine light throughout. It was drawn by three beautiful and noble Nine-colored Luan Birds ahead, maneuvering through a patch of nine-colored clouds, and surrounded by imposing blue-armored soldiers standing in stern formation, stepping on the clouds to guard near the carriage, presenting an extremely majestic sight.

Many cultivators of Di Hong City, upon witnessing this scene, didn't need to think to know, this must be the Prince's carriage!

Even the core disciples of esteemed noble families would be fortunate to have a Five-colored Luan Bird drawing their carriage.

Being drawn by a Seven-colored Luan Bird signified a truly significant figure.

As for the most prestigious Nine-colored Luan Bird, only the princes and princesses were qualified to have them as carriage steeds!

The Nine-colored Luan Bird itself was stronger than many sixth-layer experts of Tianxia Building, adept at flying escapes, and exceptionally gorgeous and noble, making it the most suitable steed, illustrating its value.

It almost became the symbol of the princes and princesses.

Suddenly—

A misty light burst into the sky, immediately transforming into a nearly invisible barrier that encompassed the Nine-colored Luan Bird carriage.

In an instant, all auras were isolated.

Furthermore, a great illusion instantly formed, turning into a phantom Nine-colored Luan Bird carriage soaring into the sky, dispersing with the clouds into the distance and disappearing.

Even those outside the barrier witnessing this scene would only assume this noble departed the city.

High in the sky, within the barrier.

A black-robed figure appeared dreamlike and obstructed the front of the three Nine-colored Luan Birds.

"Caw—!"

The three Nine-colored Luan Birds, possessing considerable intelligence, understood instantly that it was an attack, and with high-pitched, angry cries, they unhesitatingly flapped their wings, surging the magnificent nine-colored radiance toward the black-robed figure ahead!

Even a seventh-layer expert of Tianxia Building, unable to wield the Heaven and Earth Law in reality, would likely flee in disarray under such an assault from the three Nine-colored Luan Birds!

"Little ones, be obedient."

However, a low chuckle that echoed through the Divine Soul caused the nine-colored radiance to dissipate like a bubble in an instant, dissolving into nothingness directly.

Simultaneously, an invisible ripple permeated outward.

The three Nine-colored Luan Birds felt their Primordial Spirit tremble, instantly falling into a vast and boundless dream world, as bronze-green chains pierced through from all directions, completely binding their bodies.

In reality, they were instantaneously bound by an invisible force, unable to move a fraction, just suspended mid-air like this.

"Boom!"

The luxuriously palace-like carriage also completely shattered and disintegrated thereafter, amid the falling powder fragments, three silhouettes could be vaguely seen within.

"Protect Your Highness!"

"Form the array!"

In an instant, the palace guards, who had been prepared and on alert, immediately activated the Artifact Military Formation.

"Boom!"

An invisible force instantly penetrated through the armors, gathered entirely, transformed in the air into a gigantic humanoid statue phantom, enveloping the three silhouettes within.

"Artifact phantom?"

The black-robed figure waved his sleave, and numerous palace guards immediately fell into the vast dream world, feeling as if the surrounding void was violently distorted, and the phantom formed by the entire Artifact Military Formation was teleported aside, leaving only the three individuals in place.

"How can it be?"

"Quickly, protect Your Highness!"

The palace guards forming the Artifact Military Formation anxiously charged toward Lin Yue and Baili Fengzhi, attempting to shield them once again.

At that moment—

Emerging from a high building within the barrier's coverage nearby came dazzling flashes of escaping light.

It turned out to be a series of Demon Kings exuding formidable auras!

"Lock!"

Simultaneously, as many as eighteen Demon Kings activated chains that were originally tangible objects; upon touching the artifact phantom, they started extending incessantly, eventually binding the artifact phantom heavily!

"Break! Break! Break!" The artifact phantom struggled frantically, and the palace guards desperately urged the military formation, yet under the bindings of those eighteen chains, they could only barely struggle, utterly unable to move.

The black-robed figure reached out, grabbing at the three individuals from a distance.

He saw clearly, besides the Seventeenth Prince, there were two women, one being Baili Fengzhi.

So, he directly reached for Baili Fengzhi.

In a flash, a vast and expansive dream world descended into reality, instantly pulling those in reality into the border between truth and illusion.

"Boom!"

Amidst solemn Buddhist chants, a giant golden palm, bearing terrifying momentum, reached toward the three, with a visible golden swastika symbol in its palm slowly rotating, pressing down like an expanse of the Heavenly Dome!

In this dream descending into reality, where the unreal was also real, not only could he turn everything happening in the dream into reality, but he could also perfectly simulate all the techniques he understood!

Currently, he wielded the Buddhist Sect's most proficient banning technique, the Great Hand Seal!

Just then—

"Xiao Qing."

An icy voice resounded.

A brilliant turquoise beam suddenly burst forth, with a terrifying speed it sliced through the void, directly piercing through that colossal golden palm!