"It's Lu Ze..."
Unexpectedly, it was Lu Ze, the one who had fought fiercely with Bai Shishi earlier.
Later, due to Kun Li's arrival, Bai Shishi participated in the defense, while Lu Ze and the Nine Stars lineage experts he led quietly disappeared.
The battlefield was extremely chaotic and intense at the time, so Lu Ze's disappearance didn't cause much of a stir.
But now, Lu Ze had returned, bringing with him hundreds of thousands of experts clad in star armor.
When this group of experts appeared, countless people were horrified:
"So many Nine Stars successors..."
The pressure emanating from hundreds of thousands of Nine Stars lineage experts was far more terrifying than that of the Styx Demon Clan and the extraterrestrial dragons combined.
And Lu Ze, once a leader-level expert, had somehow become a half-step Emperor-level expert.
However, he followed behind a woman in red, dressed in red with a red sword at her waist, wearing blood-red boots, and even the hairpin on her head was crimson.
The woman's long hair flowed like crimson waves. Her eyes, though black, shimmered with red veins, and her cherry lips were as red as ripe apples, radiating a lustrous sheen.
She exuded a dangerous aura, yet her alluring face seemed to inspire a sense that even death would be worthwhile if one were to kiss her.
However, the Nine Stars lineage experts behind her ignored her beauty, not daring to even glance at her.
"Blood Shadow, Long Chen is using the power of the Qiankun Cauldron to condense his own Natal Star Divine Talisman. Now is the best opportunity to kill him," Lu Ze said through gritted teeth, staring at Long Chen within the Qiankun Cauldron.
His eyes were filled with envy. Long Chen's luck was too good; the Qiankun Cauldron had seized the power of heaven and earth for him. The Natal Divine Talisman he condensed must be incredibly powerful. If he succeeded, perhaps no one in the Heavenly Domain Battlefield would be his match.
Therefore, while Long Chen had not yet condensed his natal divine talisman and the Dragon Blood Legion was struggling to hold on, as long as the many Nine Star lineage experts made their move, they could definitely seize the Qiankun Cauldron and kill Long Chen directly.
However, Xue Ying stretched lazily, revealing her captivating curves. Her eyes were fixed on Long Chen inside the Qiankun Cauldron, and her cherry lips curved into a charming arc:
"What a charming little fellow. Not only is he strong, but he's also so good-looking..."
Xue Ying rested her chin on her hand, her eyes full of admiration. This made Lu Ze, who was standing beside her, both shocked and angry. He couldn't help but say:
"Xue Ying, are you infatuated? He killed Bing Yi and is our enemy. We must kill him immediately and seize the Qiankun Cauldron. Otherwise, if things go wrong, how will you apologize to the Star Lord's son?"
However, Xue Ying's eyes shifted slightly as she looked at Lu Ze, a mocking smile appearing on her lips:
"Ugly and with such an unpleasant voice, what an annoying thing..."
"You..." Lu Ze was furious.
Blood Shadow turned her head back to look at Long Chen, her delicate body leaning back slightly. Immediately, someone brought over a prepared soft chair, the timing perfect.
Blood Shadow languidly leaned back in the chair, her jade-like hand outstretched, and someone immediately offered her a cup of fine wine.
"What the hell is going on? You're still pretending..." Lu Ze was furious, almost losing his temper.
At this moment, a powerful figure behind Blood Shadow placed his hand on his sword hilt and coldly said:
"Lu Ze, mind your place. You are Long Chen's defeated opponent, and you are no longer qualified to sit on equal footing with Lady Blood Shadow."
"Bullshit..."
Lu Ze roared, and the powerful figures on his side were also enraged, gripping their weapons.
Seeing this scene, people couldn't help but wonder what was going on. Why had they suddenly turned on each other?
At this moment, Xueying took a sip of fine wine, slowly put down the wine cup, and said indifferently:
"Lu Ze, you don't need to use the Star Lord's son to pressure me. Do you think I don't know your little schemes?
You have news about the Qiankun Cauldron, but you didn't inform me immediately. You clearly want to keep it for yourself..."
"You're talking nonsense..." Lu Ze shouted angrily.
However, Xueying remained completely unmoved by Lu Ze's insults. She gently swirled her wine glass, watching the flowing liquid, and said calmly,
"You realized you couldn't win on your own, so you came to cooperate with me, hoping to reap some credit later.
Remember, you're a defeated general, a stray dog. If you cooperate with me, you must listen to me. Don't yell at me; I don't like that.
You should also know that although we are both from the Nine Stars lineage, we are not friends, but competitors.
You should be grateful that I didn't take advantage of you. Now that you've hurled insults at me, I'll tolerate it this time. If you dare to spew filth again, you'll likely have a hard time leaving the Heavenly Domain Battlefield alive."
Lu Ze's face darkened, his teeth grinding together, but he was powerless against Xueying.
Xueying was right; he, Xueying, and Bingyi were not partners at all.
Originally, the three major forces had been decimated after Bingyi was killed by Long Chen, and most of Bingyi's subordinates had been absorbed by Xueying.
Because he acted late, he only absorbed less than 20% of the strong individuals, thus widening the gap between the two sides significantly.
Earlier, Lu Ze noticed something amiss and realized that if things continued to drag on, other strong individuals would continuously break through, and their advantage would completely disappear.
Lu Ze, a man of considerable courage, directly led his men to abandon the contest for the Qiankun Cauldron and return to the Nine Stars lineage's cultivation grounds.
At that cultivation grounds, some Nine Stars successors had constructed a Star Array, gathering stellar power and the power of fortune to help them condense their natal divine talismans more quickly.
This was all part of Lu Ze's contingency plan. If he could seize the Qiankun Cauldron in one fell swoop, everything would be fine; if he failed, they could still hold off the Dragon Blood Legion, buying time for another group.
As long as someone on this side broke through to the Half-Step Emperor level, they could come to support them and seize the Qiankun Cauldron in one fell swoop.
However, plans never keep up with changes. The Dragon Blood Legion was incredibly strong, utterly invincible.
Lu Ze immediately understood that trying to take a shortcut was impossible. He simply led his men back to their cultivation grounds, leaving a few others to observe from a distance and report back on the situation.
Just as Lu Ze had predicted, the Dragon Blood Legion unleashed their hidden strength, displaying unimaginable power.
Their cultivation only ended when Long Chen's stellar power erupted, causing their star array to collapse and rendering them unable to gather stellar power any further.
Lu Ze realized that the forces vying for the Qiankun Cauldron were becoming increasingly terrifying. He finally abandoned his plan to hog it all and instead joined forces with Blood Shadow, intending to combine the strength of both teams to seize the Qiankun Cauldron with overwhelming force.
However, Blood Shadow, for some unknown reason, showed no intention of making a move, which nearly infuriated Lu Ze.
"Fine, fine, since you won't do it, I'll do it myself. You can forget about getting any credit then."
Lu Ze gritted his teeth, then suddenly waved his hand, and the strongmen belonging to his faction, under his leadership, charged directly into the battlefield.
"Lord Blood Shadow, perhaps we should also..." A trusted aide behind Blood Shadow couldn't help but speak up.
Blood Shadow shook his head: "No rush, let them go to their deaths first..."
"Go to their deaths?" The aide felt a chill run down his spine.