CHAPTER 399: CHAPTER 399: HE IS MY CLOSE FRIEND AND BROTHER!

"Overestimating yourself, utterly ridiculous!"

The Ice Lord coldly snorted, and terrifying pressure surged down like a heavenly river, submerging the earthly realm.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The eight Divine Kings couldn’t withstand this pressure, each kneeling on the ground, their knees sinking in, their bodies hunched.

As for Qin Zi, though not kneeling due to a mysterious support, he still felt the extreme oppression.

His bones were cracking, even breaking, and his skin started to split, revealing hideous blood marks!

The Ice Lord looked down at Qin Zi and said coldly, "The choice of Xuanhuang Mountain doesn’t necessarily grant you this qualification!"

"If you were virtuous and capable, I wouldn’t mind supporting you, but since your virtue does not match your position, I can only knock you off the divine pedestal."

"So... step down."

His voice was solemn and calm, as if everything was as it should be, his words like the will of heaven.

Qin Zi staggered, his breathing labored, but his pale face showed a trace of disdain.

"My position as Celestial Lord was conferred by Xuanhuang Mountain. I, Qin Zi, am ordained by heaven. What gives you the right to interfere?!"

The Ice Lord looked deeply at Qin Zi, then said indifferently, "Stubborn fool. In that case, return to dust."

After speaking, he raised his right hand.

"Buzz!"

As he lifted his hand, the world trembled, as if he held the entire world in his palm, and the limitless Power of Heaven and Earth converged, seemingly at his command.

Then, he struck out with his palm.

Like swatting a mosquito.

However, the scene that this slap created was terrifying. Wherever it passed, space shattered, mountains and rivers collapsed, everything returned to chaos, a gray chaotic torrent, mixed with spatial fragments, swept over.

"I’m not afraid of you!"

Qin Zi’s face was pale, his body trembling violently, yet he did not take a step back. He believed his father would not let him die.

And at this moment.

He was unaware, but hidden in the shadows, Qin Chuan’s face was covered in cold sweat—damn, there’s no killing intent!!

Perhaps in the Ice Lord’s eyes, Qin Zi was too insignificant, just a casual slap, so there was no emotional fluctuation.

Like someone stepping on an ant, there is no killing intent, just stepping on it casually, without reason.

"Buzz!"

Finally, an ancient mirror appeared in Qin Chuan’s hand, the Heaven-Burning Mirror, the life treasure of the Heaven-Burning Ancestral King Zhao Ri.

He had decided.

If nothing changed at the last moment, he would rush out, relying on the power of the Heaven-Burning Mirror, he should be able to save Qin Zi.

"Ang—"

At this moment, a majestic dragon roar sounded, and from the east of the world, ten thousand beams of golden light burst forth!

Endless golden clouds surged from the east like a tide, and everything they passed was frozen.

Temporal Stasis!!

The Ice Lord’s right hand, which was striking towards Qin Zi, also slowed incredibly, as if trapped in a swamp.

"Golden Dragon King!"

The Ice Lord’s pupils slightly contracted, he gazed into the distance, his sight piercing the void, and saw a distant Forbidden Divine Mountain.

At the center of the Divine Mountain World lay an immense dragon corpse, for reasons unknown, it had decayed, leaving only the golden dragon bones.

The dragon bones coiled on the ground, forming a massive circle, and at the center of that circle, a youth in golden robes sat.

At this moment.

The youth in golden robes also gazed over, across infinite distance, locking eyes with the Ice Lord from afar, a gentle smile on his face.

"Golden Dragon King, you intend to protect him?"

The Ice Lord frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice.

"Please, Ice Lord, show mercy,"

The youth in golden robes smiled and said.

"And if I refuse?"

The Ice Lord replied coldly.

The youth in golden robes remained unperturbed, smiling, he said, "If you insist on acting, I might not be able to stop you now, but Ice Lord, do you know... that this person is my brother by heart, my beloved brother?"

The Ice Lord’s expression changed slightly.

He did not want to provoke the Golden Dragon King, for his strength was not inferior, and his nature was belligerent, brutally fierce.

However!

He looked at his daughter beside him, and his face abruptly turned stern, saying coldly, "He may be your brother, but he is not mine! He has disrespected my daughter, spoken insolently to me, does he not deserve punishment?"

In front of his daughter, he must not appear weak!

A daughter is a father’s treasure, in front of his daughter, he must be strong and steadfast, even if his spine is broken, he must clench his teeth and stand tall, becoming a support—a giant can’t escape this rule.

The Golden Dragon King also saw Princess Bing Ning beside the Ice Lord, with a smile of mutual understanding on his face.

Then, he looked towards Princess Bing Ning.

"Buzz!"

A glance pierced through space, connecting with Princess Bing Ning’s gaze, instantly, Princess Bing Ning also saw him.

"Little Bing Ning, on behalf of Uncle Jin, spare Qin Zi, how about it?" The Golden Dragon King, like coaxing a little girl, said with a smile.

"This..."

Princess Bing Ning hesitated for a moment, then, without any hesitation, quickly nodded and said, "Okay, okay!!"

She wasn’t foolish.

Her father was putting on a brave face, and the Golden Dragon King was clearly offering him a way out, essentially the Golden Dragon King had already compromised, if she didn’t recognize this favor, then the problem would be grave.

The Golden Dragon King was not a benevolent soul!

"Hmm, thank you."

The Golden Dragon King nodded with satisfaction, then closed his eyes, and his figure disappeared from Princess Bing Ning’s view.

Not only that, when the Ice Lord looked again at the Forbidden Divine Mountain, he could no longer see the Golden Dragon King inside, only a misty haze.

This was like a friend asking you for a favor, then hanging up the phone before you could refuse!

And at that moment, Princess Bing Ning aptly said:

"Father, he is already severely injured, which counts as his deserved punishment, I think we should let it go."

"Moreover, as a giant, you have the world at heart, there’s no need to make things difficult for a junior over a trivial matter."

"Please, spare him!"

The Ice Lord’s face twitched a few times, internally conflicted, but ultimately unwilling to break ties with the Golden Dragon King, he said, "Since you plead for him, I will be lenient and give him a chance."

He looked at Qin Zi and said coldly:

"My daughter is kind-hearted and can’t bear to see me kill you, so I won’t kill you today. Behave yourself."

After saying this, he swung his wide sleeves, the surrounding space twisted rapidly, and the figures of him and Princess Bing Ning vanished without a trace.

Wow!

The suffocating pressure, too, receded like a tide, leaving the world calm and tranquil.

"Thud!"

Qin Zi fell to the ground, exhausted, his clothes soaked through, lying spread-eagle on the shattered plaza.

He gazed at the sky, thoughts swirling in his mind.

"Who is the Golden Dragon King?"

"And this Princess Bing Ning, this vixen, she pleaded for me, could it be she’s taken a fancy to me?"

"Could it be my valorous performance that day enthralled her? Left her unwilling to forget, secretly nurturing feelings?"