"Xiao Fan, you still owe me; don't think you can escape with death!"
With those words, Gongsun Yajiu hoisted Xiao Fan and tried to flee from Long Xiaoxiao's dragon maw.
But how could Long Xiaoxiao let them escape so easily?
With a gaping maw, the surrounding space was sealed. No matter how Gongsun Yajiu channeled her qi, she couldn't break free.
Her eyes were filled with unwillingness. Was she really going to perish here?
"No! Xiaoxiao, please don't!" Xiao Fan's desperate cries filled the air.
He did not mind dying, but he couldn't drag Gongsun Yajiu down with him.
Tears streamed down Xiao Fan's face.
It was all his fault that Long Xiaoxiao had become what she was now.
He did not want Long Xiaoxiao to bear this innocent sin any longer.
Inexplicably, a profound power erupted from Xiao Fan, who had been reduced to a cripple.
This power thrust Gongsun Yajiu out of the space sealed by Long Xiaoxiao's maw.
"No!" Gongsun Yajiu tightly gripped Xiao Fan's hand.
If they were to die, they would die together; if they were to live, they would live together.
Her eyes were filled with determination.
Finally, under the mysterious power from Xiao Fan, Gongsun Yajiu managed to escape Long Xiaoxiao's gaping maw.
Though Gongsun Yajiu clung desperately to Xiao Fan, trying to pull him out of the space sealed by Long Xiaoxiao's maw, Xiao Fan's legs were ultimately bitten off by Long Xiaoxiao.
Blood mixed with Xiao Fan's tears dripped onto Long Xiaoxiao's enormous dragon eye.
"Xiaoxiao, Master… can no longer protect you…"
Xiao Fan's eyes gradually lost focus, and his heart slowly stopped beating.
Seeing this, Gongsun Yajiu quickly channeled her qi into Xiao Fan, protecting his heart meridian.
Only after doing this did Gongsun Yajiu realize that Long Xiaoxiao hadn't attacked them again.
Gongsun Yajiu turned her gaze toward Long Xiaoxiao.
She saw that Long Xiaoxiao's enormous blood-red eyes were filled with tears.
Could it be that Long Xiaoxiao was regaining her sanity?
Boom!
The surrounding space was collapsing at an accelerating pace.
Long Xiaoxiao, with her rapidly increasing strength and her true dragon form's tough hide, could survive even if caught in the space turbulence.
But if they were caught, they would be utterly torn apart.
They had to leave now.
Looking at the unconscious Xiao Fan, who had lost his legs, Gongsun Yajiu was filled with anger.
She then looked at Long Xiaoxiao, who was slowly regaining her sanity.
"I admit, you've won."
"But don't think you'll have it easy. I'll make sure you never know the truth, forever living in the pain of being abandoned by Xiao Fan!"
Before leaving, Gongsun Yajiu cast an illusion on Long Xiaoxiao.
In the illusion, Xiao Fan heartlessly abandoned Long Xiaoxiao, despite her desperate pleas, and chose to leave with Gongsun Yajiu.
Long Xiaoxiao, whose mind was still in chaos, couldn't distinguish the illusion from reality.
Outside the Haotian Mirror.
"No!" Upon seeing herself bite off Xiao Fan's legs, Long Xiaoxiao screamed in agony as if she had gone mad.
What had she done?
How much had she harmed her master, Xiao Fan?
Long Xiaoxiao clutched her head in torment.
"This isn't real, it can't be real!"
If she had indeed bitten off her master's legs, then what about the scene of her master abandoning her?
However, upon seeing the truth of Xiao Fan abandoning her, Long Xiaoxiao glared furiously at the demon empress, Gongsun Yajiu.
"So it was you! You deceived me!"
"You made me live in pain for thousands of years, made me misunderstand my master, made me hate him for millennia!"
At that moment, all of Long Xiaoxiao's suppressed emotions erupted.
A murderous aura surged forth.
Even the distant spectators could feel the intense, violent killing intent.
Unlike the previous battle between the Fire Empress and the Jade Pool Empress, the Dragon Empress now genuinely wanted to kill the Demon Empress.
Despite this, Gongsun Yajiu seemed indifferent, provocatively addressing Long Xiaoxiao, "Oh, Xiaoxiao, you're truly foolish to only now see through my intentions."
"I will kill you!" Long Xiaoxiao glared at Gongsun Yajiu, her teeth clenched in rage.
"Dear sister, you're welcome to try!" Gongsun Yajiu sneered.
The atmosphere instantly became tense.
If the two really fought, it would be a battle to the death.
Behind Gongsun Yajiu, the demon experts emitted strong demonic qi, boosting their empress's momentum.
Seeing this, the dragon elder Long Guang knew this was an excellent opportunity to involve the entire dragon clan with their empress.
He signaled the surrounding dragon experts to stand behind Long Xiaoxiao, unleashing powerful auras to match the demons.
Neither side would back down in terms of momentum.
If the demons and dragons really went to war, it would be an earth-shattering battle that wouldn't end quickly.
Empress Han Tian, Leng Ruoxue, watched this scene with a serious expression. "What do you think? If they really fight, should we help that dragon?"
Empress Tai Yin, Wen Yajian, and Empress Tian Huo, Huo Ling'er, were surprised by Leng Ruoxue's question.
Although Long Xiaoxiao was now on their side, they had an agreement with the Jade Pool Empress.
Once the truth was revealed, and if their master Xiao Fan was innocent, there would be no reason to kill him.
If their master had committed those crimes, they would die alongside him to atone.
Therefore, they had no reason to interfere in the conflict between the demons and dragons.
Huo Ling'er was the first to refuse, "You can help if you want, but I won't help that troublesome dragon."
Long Xiaoxiao had caused her so much trouble before; she couldn't even think of helping her.
Wen Yajian also shook her head.
Although it was a personal vendetta between the dragon and demon empresses, the conflict between demons and dragons was ancient.
Now it was just old and new grudges being settled together.
It wouldn't be appropriate for outsiders to intervene.
"Alright." Disappointed, Leng Ruoxue sighed.
She wasn't primarily interested in helping the dragons fight the demons but in recruiting Long Xiaoxiao to her side.
Huo Ling'er and Wen Yajian were focused on rescuing their master, Xiao Fan, once the truth was revealed.
But she was thinking further ahead.
After saving their master, a storm of blood and tears was inevitable.
With so many disciples and only one master, she needed to prepare in advance.
Forming an alliance was her best option.
And in her eyes, Long Xiaoxiao was the best ally.
After all, Long Xiaoxiao, like her, was a true disciple of their master.