People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

Ya Fei's words made everyone tense.

Although the previous cloud dragon was not a threat, who knows what will happen after this cloud dragon, which is hundreds of meters long, devours almost all the other cloud dragons?

"Stop it!"

Cao Zeqing shouted.

The thunderous roar of thunder exploded in front of him.

In the unseen sky, thunder roared in the void, like an ancient echo.

At this moment, the giant cloud dragon, which was originally four or five hundred meters long, had shrunk to a little over one hundred meters and was still shrinking.

The aura it exudes alone surpasses that of a Grandmaster, or even a Great Grandmaster, reaching a level of mystery and unpredictability.

Just by aura alone, Ya Fei, who was already a half-step grandmaster, and Jing Ni, a sword master, felt immense pressure.

At this moment, Cao Ze exerted all his strength to gather power, and the Yin Five Thunder and Yang Five Thunder powers within his body erupted in full force.

From a distance, Cao Ze appeared to be enveloped in lightning, with numerous arcs of lightning flashing around him.

The original cloud dragon had grown to over ten zhang in size, seemingly unable to shrink any further, and its body emitted a faint golden light, resembling a five-clawed golden dragon from mythology.

"Roar……"

The dragon's roar shook the heavens and the earth. Apart from the noblewoman Jing Niya, who was able to remain calm, all the other women present—Zi Nu, Ying Ge, Lady Mingzhu, and Mei San Niang, who considered herself quite strong—were forced to the ground.

It wasn't that Mei San Niang was incapable, but rather that the suppression from the soul left those who hadn't touched the power of heaven and earth with little strength to resist.

At this moment, the cloud dragon seemed to have gained a bit of sentience, its dragon eyes, as big as a stove, staring unblinkingly at Cao Ze, who was radiating lightning all around him.

It seemed to sense the threat posed by Cao Ze, and charged towards Cao Ze with endless gales.

Even though the Cloud Dragon's attack methods are very simple, and it can only exert one part of its ten parts of energy, this one part of its strength is enough to kill all Grandmasters, or even Great Grandmasters.

"careful!"

Jingni, Yafei, and Zinu all cried out in surprise at the same time.

Facing the menacing cloud dragon carrying boundless power, Cao Ze remained unmoved and continued to accumulate strength.

Until the cloud dragon was only ten feet away from him, he could almost see his figure through the cloud dragon's eyes.

At this moment, Cao Ze held nothing back.

With a clang, he drew his Zhanlu sword.

"Nine Heavens Mystic Temple, transformed into divine thunder, its majestic heavenly might, drawn forth with the sword!"

Cao Ze roared angrily.

With a sound like rolling thunder, the Zhanlu sword transformed into a streak of lightning sword light, flying across the void like a flying sword, and fiercely stabbed towards the giant dragon in the clouds.

The rolling thunder in the void seemed to be stirred by the Zhanlu Sword.

"Crack!"

A dazzling purple lightning bolt streaked across the sky, striking heavily into the valley filled with vast white mist, and striking the Zhanlu sword embedded in the body of the cloud dragon.

The white, misty valley was now tinged with purple.

The previously intense gale also stopped.

Only the thunderous roar of lightning and the mournful cry of the giant dragon in the clouds...

Lady Mingzhu was already captivated by Cao Ze, who seemed to have transformed into a thunder god.

When she saw Cao Ze wielding his longsword and slaying a dragon with a single strike, her body went limp from the inside out, and she lay sprawled on the ground, staring blankly at Cao Ze.

At that moment, all she could think about was that this man was hers, and she wanted to have Cao Ze's child!

The other women weren't as "out of their minds" as Madam Mingzhu, but they were still stunned by Cao Ze's thunderous and unstoppable attacks.

Ya Fei's eyes sparkled with admiration, and once again she felt that only an extraordinary man like Cao Ze was worthy of her and worth marrying.

Just thinking about Yuki-onna and Li-ji, and the child Yuki-onna and Li-ji gave birth to for Cao Ze.

Ya Fei's heart skipped a beat; she felt a pang of heartache.

Why wasn't I so lucky to be with Cao Ze earlier?

If she had been with Cao Ze earlier, would Cao Ze have left the State of Zhao?

A thought flashed through Ya Fei's mind, but she quickly calmed down.

She had felt hatred, regret, and love for Cao Ze... but she wouldn't be easily swayed by these emotions.

She is Consort Ya, the eldest princess of the Zhao state. It is impossible for her to marry Cao Ze, the Grand Secretary of the Qin state!

Jingni looked at Cao Ze, but she wasn't particularly surprised; instead, she felt a slight sense of loss.

The day has finally come. The young man before her has become so strong that he no longer needs her protection; on the contrary, he can protect her instead…

This sense of loss came and went quickly, and a smile appeared on Jingni's beautiful face.

Now that her husband has grown up, she can focus on being a good wife and mother, raising children and living the life she has always wanted.

Watching Cao Ze walk step by step toward the Zhanlu Sword, Zi Nu's purple eyes were filled with complex emotions, while she secretly marveled at Cao Ze's strength.

If Cao Ze had used this move against them in the Qin state, even the nameless swordsman who had become a grandmaster would not have been able to stop him.

Of course, given the time it took Cao Ze to gather his strength, the Nameless Sword Saint was unlikely to give Cao Ze such an opportunity.

Compared to the complex thoughts of other women.

Yingge and Mei Sanniang were much simpler.

Because Yingge was originally a woman Cao Ze secretly left in Xinzheng, the stronger Cao Ze became, the more honored she felt.

Mei San Niang thought to herself, "Cao Ze is awesome, really awesome! This man looks really good!"

Cao Ze picked up the Zhanlu sword and glanced back at the women.

He sighed inwardly, realizing that he still had to reveal his true strength, otherwise it would be very difficult to disperse this cloud dragon.

At that moment, the valley, which had been filled with thick white mist, suddenly thinned out and slowly dissipated after the cloud dragon was shattered into pieces by the heavenly lightning summoned by Cao Ze.

The exit that was originally being sought has become clearly visible; it is no longer elusive.

Just as Tianze and his two companions reached the exit, they noticed the fog had dissipated. They turned around and stared at each other, seemingly in an awkward silence.

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Chapter 483 I really want to be Mr. Cao Ze's dog

"Run!"

Tianze's snake eyes narrowed, and he turned and ran out of the cloud formation.

The Corpse-Driving Demon and the King of a Hundred Poisons followed closely behind, and soon the three of them disappeared from Cao Ze's and the others' sight.

Cao Ze watched Tian Ze and the others leave, took a deep breath, sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to recover the depleted internal energy in his body.

The sheer power of that all-out, earth-shattering strike had even shocked him. He hadn't expected that pushing the Divine Sword to its limit would produce such an effect.

I wonder if a grandmaster like Donghuang Taiyi could be killed instantly if struck head-on.

He felt it was somewhat impossible because the charging time was too long. Grandmasters are far more aware of danger than ordinary people, and once they are on guard, it is almost impossible to hit them.

Cao Ze stopped thinking about anything else.

After the giant cloud dragon was shattered, the surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy) became exceptionally abundant, almost dozens of times that of the outside.

If he doesn't take advantage of this opportunity to recover his internal energy and absorb as much as possible, he'll suffer a huge loss.

Jing Ni also sat cross-legged beside Cao Ze, absorbing the energy of heaven and earth for cultivation. However, she did not relax her vigilance against other women, using her mind to cultivate while protecting Cao Ze.

Zi Nu and Ya Fei, along with the other women, knew this was an opportunity. They didn't rush to leave the valley, nor were they worried that Tian Ze and the others would get there first to the treasures in Feng Hou's Tomb. Instead, they began to cultivate here.

Clearly, the Cloud Mist Formation won't be the only predicament in Feng Hou's Tomb. There will definitely be other predicaments or even dangers to come. If you don't adjust your state, you could easily die a violent death.

Just like before, if Cao Ze hadn't stepped forward and used that Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique that could descend from the sky, they would probably all be seriously injured, or even dead by now...

Two hours later, Cao Ze was the first to open his eyes.

Sensing the abundant internal energy within his body, he was somewhat surprised.

Originally, he did not feel any great benefits from the energy of heaven and earth outside.

It now seems that it's not that the energy of heaven and earth has no uses, but rather that the energy of heaven and earth in the outside world is too scarce, so that the energy of heaven and earth that is painstakingly introduced into the body by using the power of the soul can only help to temper one's own internal strength or unleash stronger attacks.

Instead of the present situation, where he can use all the abundant energy of heaven and earth to restore his internal strength, and if he doesn't want to cultivate for a while longer, his internal strength can be restored to its original state in a quarter of an hour at most.

It's a blue potion specifically designed to restore mana in the game.

This is only one of the minor effects.

He could even sense that if he used the energy of heaven and earth to unleash techniques such as Palm Thunder, he could at least reach another level.

And most importantly...

He noticed that his body had become stronger, and that there was some special change deep within his body, giving him a strange feeling that he could live for two more years.

This discovery almost made him shout out loud.

If this isn't the legendary "spiritual energy," then what is it?

Cao Ze looked around at the valley, which had become somewhat misty again.

It seems that the long dragon of clouds and mist we just saw was the core of this cloud and mist formation.

The magic circle is slowly recovering.

They did not actually break the formation, but merely passed the test set up by Feng Hou in the dark.

Come to think of it, how could they possibly break a magic array containing endless energy of heaven and earth so easily?

The strongest cloud dragon just now still had the same limited attack methods. Putting aside everything else, just the fact that it could self-destruct would have been enough to kill them all.

He had a premonition that if the Cloud Mist Formation were activated at full power, not to mention Grandmasters, even Great Grandmasters might not be able to withstand it. Perhaps only the legendary Celestials could survive in the formation.

"Shall we set off?"

Zi Nu walked to Cao Ze's side and said gently.

As Cao Ze and Zi Nu stood up, Ya Fei, Jing Ni, Ying Ge, Lady Mingzhu, and other women also got up.