Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 339: You shameless thing, actually taking orders from humans?!

While Heavenly Charm was still dazed, CLANG! A dazzling sword light tore through the void. The next moment, a black hole suddenly appeared above the prostrate woman.

A figure emerged, one hand clutching a wound on his chest, the other grasping the Cloud Floating Sword. He looked down at his injury, then at Ning Xuan, his eyes filled with disbelief. This human is incredibly fast!

"Die!"

Amidst a low roar, a third hand shockingly appeared from his back, striking at Ning Xuan with its palm.

BANG!

CLANG!

Amidst the boom was the shriek of metal, but it wasn't a weapon striking the Cloud Floating Sword. Instead, it was the sound of sharp claws gouging the spot where the woman had just been! This creature was a scorpion that had cultivated for who knows how many ages to achieve human form.

Its speed was astounding. Realizing Ning Xuan was there to save the woman, it had immediately attacked its prey, intending to pin her to the ground after toying with her for so long. To its astonishment, however, Ning Xuan was even faster! Its sure-kill strike had missed.

Suddenly, terrifying black energy swept across the land. An endless Majestic Pressure descended like a collapsing mountain range, its power utterly horrifying.

"What foul beast dares to run wild in my Heavenly Charm Palace?!"

Ning Xuan had already carried the critically injured woman behind Heavenly Charm, who, having snapped out of her daze, burst into a rage. With a sharp cry, she strode forward and attacked in one fluid motion. The two of them immediately clashed in a fierce battle.

Ning Xuan, meanwhile, wasted no time using the power of his Azure Dragon Divine Meridian to protect the woman's life pulse. She was on her last breath, moments from death.

"Did you find the person?" Ning Xuan asked urgently, not daring to delay.

"At... it's... it..." The woman managed to gasp out just a few fragmented words before she breathed her last.

After moving her body to a safe place, Ning Xuan immediately returned. The "it" the woman referred to was obviously the uninvited guest currently fighting Heavenly Charm. He had initially wanted to tell Heavenly Charm to take it alive, but after watching for a moment, he knew there was no point.

Heavenly Charm couldn't gain any advantage. To be more precise, her opponent's defense was so astonishing that her attacks couldn't break through it.

A heart-pounding giggle echoed through the air. She had used her Heavenly Fragrance Charm Technique, her strongest method, but it was utterly useless. Apart from its appearance, her opponent was a savage beast through and through, knowing nothing but slaughter.

CLANG!

After another clash of metal, Ning Xuan vanished.

WHOOSH!

The Cloud Floating Sword effortlessly tore through the void and struck again. The scorpion-beast dodged instantly. Having already suffered a major blow from the sword, it knew how potent it was.

Beside where Ning Xuan had stood, Heavenly Charm disappeared, replaced by a seven-tailed spirit fox. Realizing her Heavenly Fragrance Charm Technique was ineffective, she had also resorted to her strongest form. Their attacks collided, evenly matched.

Standing back, Ning Xuan quickly called out, "Take it alive!"

With that, he withdrew, choosing to provide support from the sidelines.

The seven-tailed spirit fox let out a chirp, and its seven tails moved in unison. Across from it, the scorpion-beast's antennae transformed into razor-sharp weapons to counter the spirit fox.

Gradually, the scorpion, which had held the upper hand just moments before, found itself suppressed. This was incredibly frustrating for it. The reason for this shift wasn't because it was weaker than the spirit fox, but because it was wary of the human youth nearby. More accurately, it was wary of the sword in his hand. That blade was sharp enough to pose a real threat, and the damned human's speed was extraordinary. If it didn't stay constantly vigilant, it could easily suffer an unexpected defeat. Unable to use its full power, it was naturally suppressed by the seven-tailed spirit fox.

The fact that a contemptible human—a being it would not normally deign to glance at—was about to determine the outcome of this duel was completely unacceptable to the scorpion.

RUMBLE!

Its two arms suddenly mutated, distorting the void with a casual wave.

WHOOSH!

At almost the same instant, a sword deftly passed through a fissure in the twisted void. Ning Xuan's decision to attack at that moment caught the scorpion completely by surprise. It had constructed a Domain! Never mind a mere human; even this seven-tailed spirit fox should have been suppressed! Yet this human was completely unaffected.

The creature, which had never before experienced so much as a ripple in its Mental State, was now deeply agitated. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

WHOOSH!

The seven-tailed spirit fox moved as well. Its seven tails pierced the void, instantly transforming into seven ribbons of white silk. The next moment, the scorpion, having just dodged Ning Xuan's sword, was bound tightly by the seven ribbons.

Having returned to her human form, Heavenly Charm's eyes were filled with confusion. How was it captured so easily?! Is this beast holding back? That's impossible!

Subconsciously, she glanced at Ning Xuan, whose expression was quite gloomy. This made her let out a humorless laugh. This scorpion's power is absolute; how could Ning Xuan possibly be helping?

But then, she saw the scorpion staring at Ning Xuan in shock, its voice trembling as it asked, "What... what did you do?!"

Heavenly Charm's eyes flew wide. It really was him! This... this is simply outrageous!

"It wasn't me!" Ning Xuan flatly denied, feeling increasingly depressed.

How could he not be? Just now, Domain Force had once again erupted from his body. It was, of course, the work of the Stele Forest. As long as an opponent was powerful enough to release their own Domain Force, the Stele Forest would immediately retaliate in kind. And whenever the Stele Forest's Domain appeared, Ning Xuan was reminded of the massive amount of Divine Crystals it had instantly devoured.

My heart aches! Trading a mountain of Divine Crystals for this life-saving trinket was such a terrible loss! There's no sense of accomplishment at all! This won't do! I have to find a way to stop it from acting on its own!

"Dammit! How dare you zone out?! And you still claim it wasn't you!"

The bound scorpion's composure completely shattered. Its power was absolute; to it, the Human Race was nothing more than an occasional snack, scarcely worthy of a glance. After countless years of refinement, any normal human would be paralyzed with fear just from its aura. But this one... this one dared to get distracted! That bizarre restraining Domain from earlier... who else could have been responsible but this human?! It was completely unacceptable that a despicable human could possess such a technique.

WHIP!

The sound of a lash answered its outrage. Heavenly Charm was the one who struck. This beast had treated her sisters from the Heavenly Charm Palace as playthings, torturing them to death for its amusement. She wouldn't let it off easy. Each lash was faster than the last, like streaks of lightning splitting the air. The scorpion's defenses were astonishing, but even they couldn't withstand being whipped repeatedly in the same spot. Soon, its skin split open, and its flesh was bloodied.

"Alright, that's enough. I have questions for it."

As soon as Ning Xuan spoke, the lightning-fast whips vanished.

"You shameless creature! You're actually obeying a lowly human?!" The scorpion, whose body had reverted to its true form except for its head, stared with eyes wide in disbelief. This completely shattered its worldview.

SMACK!

Another solid blow landed. This time, it was Ning Xuan who had struck. The flat of his sword left a clear imprint as the scorpion's face swelled instantly.

It was utterly dumbfounded.