The eagle-man, Toras, narrowed its eyes, its gaze fixed intently on Empress Hankku and Queen Medusa.
"You can actually resist the bloodline suppression, interesting."
It slowly spread its massive wings, each dark feather like a sharp blade, gleaming with a cold light.
Toras's eyes were sharp as knives, fixed on the Empress and Queen. Its wings trembled slightly, and its talons moved forward.
"Whoosh!"
It vanished from its spot, instantly appearing before Empress Hankku, its talons extended, aimed directly at Hancock's pale neck.
For Toras, a level 700 being, instantly killing a snake-man of level 500 was as easy as taking candy from a baby.
If it were the old Hankku, she would indeed have been crushed to death by Toras's talons.
But Hancock, having been cleansed by the "Blood of the Black Tortoise," had evolved once more.
With the support of Fang Xian's 3000 bottles of "Attribute Enhancement Potions," she was now a completely different person.
Hankku's beautiful eyes narrowed, and with a high kick, she instantly deflected Toras's eagle claws.
"Bang!"
Toras frowned slightly; it never expected that Hancock could withstand its attack, something it prided itself on—its speed.
Hankku kicked away Toras's eagle claws, then delivered a spinning kick, precisely striking the still-distracted Toras.
"Bang!"
Toras took the full force of the blow, its body flying backward.
Medusa seized the opportunity, crossing her arms and swinging out.
"Netherworld Poison Claws!"
Two green energy attacks, accompanied by a tearing sound, struck Toras hard.
Toras looked at the damage numbers constantly appearing on its body; it was Medusa's "Poison Attribute."
It looked at the amount of health it had just lost, and was extremely angry.
This was utterly humiliating for it.
"Very well, you have successfully enraged me."
Torax's limbs suddenly grew thicker, its talons becoming longer and sharper.
It leaned slightly forward, its wings slowly rising, and its powerful legs pushed off forcefully.
"Boom!"
A small crater appeared in the ground as Torras hurtled towards Hancock like a cannonball.
Hankku instantly bent backward, her silky long hair cascading down her shoulders like a black waterfall.
The curve of her slender waist was perfect, successfully catching Torras's "Lightning Flash."
Seeing this, Torras stopped abruptly in mid-air, immediately turning and unleashing "Lightning Flash" again.
It moved like lightning with a roar, attacking Medusa.
Medusa's gaze was like a sharp sword, her crimson lips slightly pursed, a mocking smile playing on her lips.
A strange light flickered in her beautiful eyes, as if countless mysterious runes flowed within them.
"The Gaze of Death."
Medusa's gaze, like a cold ray, pierced through the air instantly, striking the oncoming Torras.
As Torras entered Medusa's ray range, its body froze in mid-air, a layer of grayish-white stone-like texture rapidly appearing on its surface, quickly spreading across its entire body.
Torras's massive body was instantly petrified.
Hankku knew Medusa couldn't petrify Torras for long; she had to pursue immediately.
She swiftly lunged forward, entering her attack range, raising her long, straight, jade-like leg, and with a burst of power, kicked out like lightning.
In that instant, the air seemed to be torn apart, emitting a sharp whistling sound.
"Big Fragrant Leg!"
"Bang!!!"
A deafening crash echoed as Toras was instantly kicked away, crashing heavily into the swarm of eagles.
Everyone stared in disbelief at Hankku and Medusa. How could they have become so strong?
Jin Yaoyang was sweating profusely; he couldn't believe things had turned out this way.
First Wu Lingtian, now Hankku and Medusa—how could these three women suddenly become so powerful?
It was completely illogical!
He involuntarily swallowed; this was going to be bad.
Jin Yaoyang hurriedly went to Li Zekai and whispered his opinion.
"Young Master Li, this is disadvantageous for us. Perhaps we should use a numbers game."
Li Zekai's forehead veins bulged as he coldly stared at Hancock and Medusa.
This turn of events was completely unexpected. He had done his homework thoroughly, investigating every faction and individual within the Eastern Alliance; controlling them should have been a piece of cake.
How could things have turned out like this? Where did things go wrong?
He couldn't understand it.
Regardless, he absolutely couldn't let this easy target slip away again.
"Everyone, listen to my command!"
"Charge! Kill them all!"
Upon hearing Li Zekai's order, the members of the seven major factions charged forward.
Like a burst dam, they raised their weapons and charged forward.
Just as they were about to break out of the "neutral zone," a flash of sword light appeared.
"Boom!"
A bottomless chasm was cleaved in the ground by a single sword strike, terrifying beyond belief.
They all stopped, cold sweat pouring down their backs.
Wu Lingtian, Hankku, and Medusa all looked up at the sky. The one who had unleashed that sword strike was
—Fang Xian.
Fang Xian stood in mid-air, his robes fluttering.
He held his sword in one hand, his chin slightly raised, a confident smile playing on his lips.
At that moment, everything around them fell silent, everyone staring at Fang Xian.
Lü Wushuang, Zhao Yunlong, and Xiang Tianyu frowned deeply. They couldn't believe that this earth-shattering, awe-inspiring sword strike was wielded by Fang Xian.
Tsunade stared at Fang Xian in disbelief. Was this really the newcomer who had arrived with her?
Lü Lingqi's eyes widened. She couldn't comprehend how someone could unleash such an attack at the age of 20.
The leaders of the Sakura Alliance, Yagami Yue, the Kimchi Alliance, Choi Shih-ho, the US Alliance, Elizabeth, and the North Korean Alliance, Kim Yo-yang, were all dumbfounded.
They were completely stunned, utterly unable to believe it was real.
Li Zekai's face was grim as he stared intently at Fang Xian.
He knew it! No wonder the Dragon Alliance and Snake Island had suddenly become so powerful; it turned out this kid was behind all the changes.
Just then, Torras roared, breaking free from petrification.
Its eyes widened in fury, its body began to swell and grow larger, a terrifying aura emanating from it.
"Damn snake-men, I'll kill you all!"
"You will all die!"
Wu Lingtian, Hankku, Medusa, and the others frowned slightly; they knew Torras was about to reveal its true form.
Everyone was still reeling from Fang Xian's terrifying sword strike, and now they were faced with Trust revealing its "true form," making it feel like a rollercoaster ride.
Fang Xian looked at Trust revealing its "true form" and couldn't help but sneer.
"Finished transforming?"
"Then die."