However, the moment Cao Man finished speaking, Chu Yunling summoned two contracted Demon Emperors.
Azure and golden dragons appeared in the sky, their massive bodies covering the island where the Divine Sea Sect was located.
Imperial might spread.
Dragon roars echoed, shaking the heavens!
The two flood dragons now bore an appearance extremely close to True Dragons.
"How is this possible? You're only a mid-stage Demon Emperor! How can your physical body be so strong?"
He was utterly shocked—this surpassed even some body-refining Martial Emperors from Hell's Gate in toughness.
"Humph, guess!"
Golden Saint Elder suddenly exerted force, crushing the Martial Emperor in his grasp.
The sound of snapping bones echoed. Within moments, blood gushed like a fountain.
Floating Life Martial Emperor felt his body about to be squeezed apart!
"Weren't you so arrogant earlier? Keep being arrogant now!"
Seeing this, Cao Man released Shi Yao, flying upward to rescue his companion.
Though this woman greatly attracted him, priorities were priorities!
Yet the moment he moved, the Azure Heaven Thundercloud Dragon blocked his path.
"I'm your opponent!"
"Then this emperor will slaughter you first!"
Hearing his companion's agonized screams, Cao Man raged, attacking decisively.
He refused to believe some upstart Chu family, risen for less than a decade, could produce such a powerful Beast Tamer.
Yet upon clashing—
a single dragon slap sent him flying tens of thousands of meters.
"How can they be this strong?"
Cao Man stabilized himself midair, face horrified.
Just one strike, and his body was already severely wounded.
Why was that azure flood dragon equally formidable?
"How do we fight this?"
Fear gripped him now.
Those two flood dragons were clearly only mid-stage Demon Emperors—yet their combat power was terrifyingly immense.
Hearing his companion's continuing screams, Cao Man roared:
"Floating Life, hold on! I'll go get reinforcements! I'll return immediately!"
With that, he vanished beyond the horizon!
Yet before he could flee far, a golden dragon suddenly appeared before him.
"Your companion has already descended. Why not join him?"
Golden Saint Elder spoke, master of spatial power.
Escaping before him? A fool's dream!
His golden dragon claw descended!
At Divine Sea Sect, Li Cangnan held Shi Yao comfortingly.
As sect elder Yue Quan attempted to slip away unnoticed, Li Cangnan blocked him.
"Li Cangnan! What are you doing?"
Elder Yue Quan growled lowly.
"At this point, what's left to say? Yue Quan, enter seclusion yourself!"
"What did you say? You want me to enter seclusion? I'm Divine Sea Sect's elder!"
"Formerly. Not anymore. As sect master, I strip you of elder status!
If you enter seclusion voluntarily, I'll spare your lineage. But if I must act, even your bloodline won't escape death!"
As Li Cangnan spoke, several other Martial Saint elders of Divine Sea Sect appeared behind him—their stance clear.
They'd witnessed everything earlier.
Originally they'd considered finding someone to replace Shi Yao, since if their sect master's wife suffered such humiliation, Divine Sea Sect couldn't continue existing.
Yet Yue Quan, without consulting anyone, had directly captured Shi Yao and delivered her to Hell's Gate's Martial Emperors!
"You... all of you!"
Seeing the assembled Martial Saints, Yue Quan's face darkened completely.
"What are you doing? Everything I did was for Divine Sea Sect's hundred-thousand-year foundation!"
"Don't cloak yourself in righteousness, Yue Quan! Answer this—how did Hell's Gate's Martial Emperors know about Shi Yao's existence?"
"Humph! Who should I ask?"
Yue Quan's heart chilled, but he sneered coldly.
Then an elder waved his hand, dragging forward a Martial Venerable.
Seeing him, Yue Quan's expression turned icy—this was his informant to Hell's Gate.
"Well? Anything left to say?"
"Hahaha! Indeed! I deliberately leaked Shi Yao's information to attract Cao Man! Including your discussions about allying with Chu family!
Pity that fool prioritized women over eliminating you first! Some Martial Emperor! Worthless trash!"
Now exposed, Yue Quan spoke frankly:
"You must wonder why? Simple—
with all you Martial Saints dead, Divine Sea Sect would belong to my Yue family!
Alas! Man proposes, heaven disposes!
At the critical moment, that Chu family Martial Emperor appeared!"
Yue Quan sighed, glancing at Chu Yunling.
He'd never expected Hell's Gate's two Martial Emperors would lose to one person!
Under the Martial Saints' watchful gazes, Yue Quan entered seclusion voluntarily—at least this way his bloodline might survive.
"Our shameful affairs have embarrassed you, senior.
Without your intervention, Divine Sea Sect would have fallen into his hands.
Please grace us with your presence for several days so we may properly host you."
Li Cangnan and the elders bowed respectfully to Chu Yunling.
After hearing Yue Quan's true intentions, cold sweat had drenched the elders' backs.
None had imagined such grand ambitions—
to claim all of Divine Sea Sect for himself!
Chu Yunling nodded.
"Coincidentally, I require your assistance with something."
Would you like me to keep formatting it this way for future chapters too (like a clean light novel style), or do you prefer a denser but still organized paragraph format?