Mo Yuan's later years were difficult.

Under the pressure of Ao Xue and Zhao Zhixia threatening to die, as well as the Zhao family and the beast race’s desire to expand their influence beyond their own territories, the Old Dragon King Ao Kun of Xianyu and Zhao family head Zhao Xiong had no choice but to form an allied army. With the force of a thunderous sweep, they advanced toward the Six Great Families.

The allied army consisted of the Zhao family’s elite forces and the beast race’s vanguard.

Even a small contingent of their elites would have been enough to plow through the most powerful holy land in Central Continent three times over.

The army advanced with great fanfare, blotting out the sky and sun. Every city and village along their path was uprooted and swept aside. Not a single one dared to stand in their way.

The allied army moved at astonishing speed.

Under the Little Beast’s command, they reached the boundary of the Yan Clan’s minor world in just a few days. Ao Kun struck first, forcibly tearing apart the world barrier and exposing the Heavenly Flame minor world—something the Yan Clan had always been proud of—to the allied army.

The radiance of that day dazzled the entire world. Only then did the people of Central Continent learn that beyond Central Continent itself lay regions ten or even a hundred times more prosperous.

Before Yan Kuang, the Yan Clan’s patriarch, could react, the allied army had already seized control of the outer regions of the Yan Clan’s minor world at lightning speed. They swept away every opposing force like autumn wind scattering fallen leaves, forcing Yan Kuang to abandon his people in order to save himself. He tore through the void and fled.

“Leave a small contingent behind to take control of the grand formation. Everyone else, move out with me at once and head for the Liu family.” After taking the Yan Clan, the Little Beast immediately issued his orders, leading the army toward the Liu family at its fastest speed.

The Yan Clan’s situation had not even settled when the allied army had already departed in a furious rush, leaving only a small contingent behind to stand guard.

“Brother Liu! Brother Liu!”

After leaving the Yan Clan’s minor world, Yan Kuang fled at full speed to the Liu family’s territory and went straight to where Liu Shuyan was.

“Zhao Xiong—that bastard from the Zhao family—has gone completely insane!”

“What?”

Liu Shuyan, who had been cultivating in seclusion in a secret chamber, suddenly opened his eyes. Seeing Yan Kuang’s flustered appearance, he felt an ominous premonition rise in his heart.

“Zhao Xiong has gone insane? What kind of madness has he come down with?”

“He suddenly brought an army and tore a hole straight through my Yan Clan’s minor world. I was no match for him and had no choice but to abandon my people and flee for my life.”

Yan Kuang was panting heavily, still shaken to the core.

“Most importantly, he had the Old Dragon King with him. The two of them joined forces, and I couldn’t even withstand a single move.”

“What did you say?!”

Liu Shuyan shot to his feet, his eyes filled with disbelief.

That good-natured old fool from the Zhao family had actually led an army to wipe out the Yan Clan? This meant Zhao Xiong had truly been driven into a corner.

After thinking it over, Liu Shuyan could come up with only one possibility.

Ye Shu!

Could this brat really be the Zhao family heiress’s lover? He had never believed it before. After all, what decent family would allow its daughter to share a husband with another woman?

“Damn it!”

Liu Shuyan spat, his heart filled with incomparable frustration.

If you had this kind of connection, why didn’t you say so earlier?

If you had told me that your father-in-law was the Old Dragon King, missing for so many years, and that the current strongest expert in the world, Zhao Xiong, was backing you, who the hell would have gone out of their way to provoke you?

Now there was nothing left but regret—extreme regret.

But it was too late for regret. The Yan Clan had been the first to take the blow, which meant the Liu family would be next.

“Since things have come to this, I’ll spread the news first…”

Just as Liu Shuyan was about to send out the information, a violent tremor suddenly came from above his head.

Then came an earth-shaking explosion.

Boom!

A pair of dragon claws forcibly tore open a massive rift in the Liu family’s minor world. Through the fissure, an enormous dragon eye coldly gazed down below. The golden vertical pupil reflected the outline of the Liu family’s palaces, and the terrifying pressure it radiated was indescribable.

“Shit!”

Liu Shuyan’s face instantly turned pale.

He had never imagined that the Zhao family would arrive so quickly. Yan Kuang had only just reached them, and the Zhao family was already there. He had originally planned to arrange their defenses, but now it seemed there was not even the slightest room for negotiation.

“Time to run! Move!”

Without the slightest hesitation, he grabbed Yan Kuang and shot toward the teleportation formation in the secret chamber.

There was no point in staying any longer.

The two of them against Zhao Xiong and Ao Kun?

At most, they were looking at a one-to-nine chance.

The other side would make one move, and the two of them would be smashed into nine pieces.

“Little Beast King, they’ve escaped.” When the allied army saw the light of the teleportation formation flicker, someone immediately shouted a report.

“Don’t bother with them.”

The Little Beast continued to adhere to his strategy and waved his hand decisively.

“Leave a small contingent behind to take control of this world’s defensive formation. Everyone else, follow me and keep advancing!”

“Yes!”

All the soldiers moved as one, their voices surging like a tide.

The allied army’s morale grew higher and higher along the way. They fought more smoothly with every battle, like a ferocious ranked warrior on an unbroken winning streak—riding an unstoppable wave of momentum and sweeping away everything before them.

This was all thanks to the Little Beast’s tactics.

By the time Zhao Xiong and Ao Kun reached the gates of the Five Great Families, the news had not even fully reached them. The various families had lived in peace for several thousand years and could never have imagined that the Zhao family would truly tear off all restraint—much less that a ninth-rank peak Dragon Emperor would be following behind them.

Soon, the minor worlds of the Five Great Families all fell.

Only the last one remained, the sole force second only to the Zhao family—the Mo family.

The Zhao and Kun allied army finally met resistance here.

Unlike the minor worlds of the other Great Families, the Mo family’s minor world had greatly strengthened its outer defenses after Xie Gubai’s solo invasion last time. They had replaced the original protective formation with a composite formation whose layers were interlocked. On top of that, five other experts at the Great Ascension Realm who had fled here were reinforcing it.

For a time, even Ao Kun and Zhao Xiong were unable to do anything to it.

But this was merely a temporary situation.

No matter how powerful a formation was, it was still an inanimate object. Under the endless erosion from the outside, it would eventually collapse.

“Come out, everyone.”

Zhao Xiong called out from beyond the formation, “”

Meanwhile, in the Mo family’s secret chamber—

“Big Brother Mo, what are we supposed to do now?”

The patriarchs of the various families had completely lost their bearings. One by one, they gathered around Mo Yuan with pale faces, staring at him intently and hoping he could come up with a solution.

But they knew as well as anyone else that there was no solution left.

The strongest realm in the world—Zhao Xiong.

The strongest physical body in the world—Ao Kun.

With such a domineering combination, what in this world could possibly stop them?

And what the hell could possibly stop these two lunatics?!

Nothing!

There was absolutely nothing left that could stop these two crazed monsters!

Mo Yuan sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion in the secret chamber, his eyes lightly closed. Around him were the panicked patriarchs of the Five Great Families, as well as his old friends who had once founded the organization alongside Lin Heming and Xie Gubai. Outside was Zhao Xiong, who had turned against them, watching them like a tiger eyeing its prey.

Mo Yuan’s fate was one of helplessness.

Even at the final moment, he was still worrying about everyone else.

He struggled desperately to maintain the formation protecting the Mo family’s minor world. Even raising a hand felt exhausting. He stared blankly at the people seated before him and murmured:

“What are you going to do?”

At this critical moment—

A strange electronic voice suddenly rang in his ear.

[Do you desire power?]