To slay the Star Sea Empire's third marshal, Tuoba Lingyun, with a single sword strike?
Tuoba Lingyun was ranked fifth in the Star Sea Empire. Although his strength paled in comparison to the empire's second strongest, the first marshal, Tagikelo, being able to kill him with one sword suggested his power was likely on par with Tagikelo's.
If that were the case, then the two of them, working together, could fully execute their previous plan.
"Then tell me your second plan!" Mo Qingqiu was already convinced by Yang Feilong. The fact that he could withstand her punch just moments ago indirectly proved his strength, indicating he was definitely not weak.
He might even be comparable to her.
"My second plan is that I'll call for backup!" Yang Feilong said.
"Call for backup?" Mo Qingqiu asked doubtfully. "Is there anyone left in the Vera Empire who can help my race? Everyone is struggling to survive!"
"I'm considered someone of the Seventh Princess's faction. While her strength doesn't match her father's, she is currently a peak Integration Stage cultivator. You should know how powerful a Purple Golden Demon Dragon with a spiritual treasure at the peak of the Integration Stage is!" Yang Feilong chuckled.
"What? Vira Duoduo is now at the peak of the Integration Stage? How is that possible?" Mo Qingqiu's eyes betrayed her shock. She remembered that before the great war broke out, Vira Duoduo was only at the peak of the Void Refinement Stage. Even if she had successfully broken through to the Integration Stage then, she would have only been at the early Integration Stage. How could her cultivation have increased so much in less than a year?
After all, every step of advancement in the Integration Stage was incredibly difficult!
"What's impossible about it!" Yang Feilong chuckled lightly. "Besides, I have no reason to lie to you! The reason I'm here to help you is also at her request. She hopes to get your assistance!"
"If we can overcome this ordeal, I am willing to help her!" Mo Qingqiu said slowly after taking a deep breath.
Yang Feilong's strength allowed him to slay Tuoba Lingyun. As a Purple Golden Demon Dragon, Vira Duoduo's breakthrough to the peak Integration Stage meant her combat power, even if not equal to Mo Qingqiu's, would be close. She could at least contend with the Flying Cloud Empire's second strongest expert.
This was because Vira Duoduo's talent surpassed her father's. Although she might not have mastered some techniques due to the short time, the difference wouldn't be significant.
"Then we can completely choose the second plan, can't we?" Mo Qingqiu said.
"Indeed, if we want to be more secure, the second plan is more reliable!" Yang Feilong said. "However, I don't really want to use the second plan!"
"Why?" Mo Qingqiu was puzzled.
"Because Vira Duoduo's current display of immense power, while beneficial and ensuring success, doesn't consider the aftermath. We can't possibly kill three million people, so the news will inevitably spread. If we, the three of us, all possess top-tier Integration Stage combat power, it will unite the three great empires against us. That would be troublesome!" Yang Feilong said with a serious tone. "The three great empires currently have their own conflicts and are not united. It's a good outcome if they can even utilize fifty percent of their full strength. But if they unite against a common enemy, we might face ten, or even eleven, twelve times their current power. The three great empires would never stand by and watch the Vera Empire rise to power again!"
"I see!" Mo Qingqiu showed a look of sudden realization. "However, with just the two of us, the difficulty will be somewhat significant!"
Seeing Mo Qingqiu's apparent lack of confidence, Yang Feilong said helplessly, "Sister Nine-Tailed Fox, weren't you quite domineering and assertive when you rejected Emperor Vera's advances? You even got into a fight! Why are you so timid now? Where's your assertiveness!"
"You're the timid one!" Mo Qingqiu retorted, blushing furiously at Yang Feilong's words. "That was then, and this is now. Back then, I knew Vera Wu Bing couldn't kill me. But these people are different. If they sense I'm not loyal, they'll definitely try to kill me."
Yang Feilong, knowing the reason, couldn't help but tease, "Do you want me to give you some confidence?"
"What confidence?" Mo Qingqiu asked curiously.
"Let's fight!" Yang Feilong said with a smile.
"......" Mo Qingqiu showed a hint of willingness but quickly shook her head. "Let's not. If we fight and alert those outside, they'll become wary, which isn't good. Also, if either of us gets injured, it will affect our performance later. I agree to your first plan!"
See?
This was Yang Feilong's initial concern as well. That's why he mentioned his achievements. However, his achievements, while dazzling, weren't enough to make Mo Qingqiu revere him. The matter of killing the Star Sea's eldest prince hadn't spread yet. If Mo Qingqiu had known, she might have changed her mind.
"By the way, you wanted to find a man stronger than you. Does that still count?" Yang Feilong asked with a light smile, seeing that he had convinced Mo Qingqiu.
"???" Mo Qingqiu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Yang Feilong speechlessly. "Does it still count, or not? What, do you want me to be your woman now?"
"You're so beautiful and powerful, it's not impossible!" Yang Feilong said with a smile.
If Vira Duoduo were present, she would surely scoff in disdain. Hmph, men!
Didn't he say before that he wasn't the type to be casual and wasn't interested in the Nine-Tailed Fox? Now his true colors are showing?
Of course, Yang Feilong was just trying to tease Mo Qingqiu, as he felt this woman was too aloof and needed a bit of warmth.
"......" Mo Qingqiu shot Yang Feilong a glare. "Even if you're stronger than me, I won't marry you unless you become my live-in husband!"
"......" Yang Feilong rubbed his nose. "Becoming a live-in husband is out. But why are you being so double-standard?"
"What's double-standard?" Mo Qingqiu frowned upon hearing Yang Feilong's new term.
"Double-standard means having a dual standard. You became his woman because Emperor Vera beat you, but when it comes to me, you demand that even if I defeat you, I can only become your live-in husband. Isn't that a double-standard?" Yang Feilong asked with a faint smile.
"......" Mo Qingqiu was speechless, then said, "It's different. Emperor Vera has power and status; he's a ruler of a nation. I could always make him my live-in husband! So I had to settle for the next best option. You, I'm sorry!"
"......" Alright, even if he was stronger than Vera Wu Bing, he couldn't get the same treatment.
He wasn't surprised by this.
"Why do you want someone to be a live-in husband? You'll ascend sooner or later, won't you?" Yang Feilong asked Mo Qingqiu, puzzled. "Are you going to guard the Nine-Tailed Fox tribe forever!"
"They are my kin. Without my protection, how can their safety be guaranteed?" Mo Qingqiu sighed. "Unless, one day, another Nine-Tailed Fox is born within my tribe, no, even if a Nine-Tailed Fox isn't born, as long as an Integration Stage cultivator appears, I won't have to stay and guard the tribe every day."
Yang Feilong knew how difficult it was for a Nine-Tailed Fox to be born, as any Nine-Tailed Fox was destined to become an Integration Stage cultivator in the future. However, an Integration Stage cultivator wasn't necessarily a Nine-Tailed Fox; it could be a fox with several tails.
"As long as a descendant in the Integration Stage is born, this requirement, this requirement is actually not difficult!" Yang Feilong said with a mysterious smile. "It might even be realized very soon!"
"En?" Hearing this, Mo Qingqiu's expression stiffened, and she looked at Yang Feilong suspiciously.