You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

He came himself?

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be taken aback, and looked toward Lin Yue.

Had the Seventeenth Prince gone mad?

They acknowledged that the Seventeenth Prince had impressive strength for only cultivating for just over a decade.

The gap between a Great Cultivator and a Saint was far too vast.

Even being able to spar with an avatar of a Saint for a few exchanges was already enough to be considered a legendary warrior.

Even if the Prince's strength was extraordinary, fully at the Eighth Layer of Tianxia Building, and perhaps even with the aid of a Divine Artifact, he might still not be a match for the avatar of a Saint; it really was unthinkable.

But...

At this moment, the red-robed bald woman wasn't an avatar, she was the original!

No matter how strong an avatar, it was just a fraction of the original's strength.

No matter how strong a Great Cultivator, it was impossible to overcome the boundary and match a Saint—this was an axiom that had never been broken!

Ancestor Hall was unwilling to lend a hand, yet this Seventeenth Prince actually wanted to take action alone?

"Divine Artifact?"

The red-robed bald woman sneered dismissively, "Does His Highness really think that by relying on a mere Divine Artifact, he can suppress me?"

Although Divine Artifacts were strong, it depended on whose hands they were in.

If a Divine Artifact could bridge the enormous gulf between a Great Cultivator and a Saint, then the intimidating presence of Saints wouldn't be so astonishing.

"Let's just try it."

With a calm demeanor, Lin Yue's Divine Thought reached into the storage space, gripping the Divine Artifact Battle Saber in his hand.

Then, with a move, he broke through all obstructions, even penetrated space, his saber slashing first toward the red-robed bald woman, instantly turning into a dazzling starlight river sweeping forward.

"Hmm?"

The red-robed bald woman slightly frowned, "He has True Skills to unleash, yet he isn't using them?"

That sudden terrifying surge and oppression displayed by the Prince when he defeated Xia Wuhua was clearly some extremely fearsome True Skill.

Yet... he wasn't using that skill against her?

"Daring to underestimate me?"

The red-robed bald woman snorted coldly, not daring to truly underestimate the Prince, and with a casual wave of her sleeve, a torrential Power erupted, easily blocking the raging starlight river while also aiming to shock the Prince away, making him lose face.

And at that moment—

"Kyaa—!!"

A clear and resounding cry echoed through heaven and earth, as a streak of azure light suddenly flew out from Lin Yue's sleeve, carrying a terrifying Penetration force aimed at the red-robed bald woman.

Both the river of stars turned saber light and the Power released by the woman were instantly penetrated!

The red-robed bald woman, caught off guard, saw her sleeve torn by the azure light, which then cut through the Void, flying straight toward her face.

Her expression changed, and immediately a series of faint lights surfaced on her, the azure light entering and becoming mired as if into a quagmire, its terrifying speed suddenly slowed.

The azure light was a blue hawk crowned with a Phoenix Crown.

"Could it be... Phoenix Crown Azure?"

The thought flashed through the red-robed bald woman's mind, not daring to be careless, and her palms drew an intricate and profound circle, instantly stirring the faint light.

The azure light, transformed from the Phoenix Crown Azure, seemed caught in swirling vortices, its terrifying Penetration force significantly slowed before nearing the bald woman, even affecting the hawk's trajectory, passing right by the woman's side.

"Kyaa—!"

Amidst the echoing cries, the Phoenix Crown Azure turned into azure light once more, folding sharply in midair, dashing again toward the red-robed bald woman.

The Phoenix Crown Azure was a Mutant Beast, not suppressed in Jingzhou, still able to exhibit the threat of the Eighth Layer of Tianxia Building!

Theoretically, an ordinary Saint under the suppression in Jingzhou would be unable to release their Inner Heaven and Earth Domain; thus, their strength would be limited to this level in Jingzhou.

"Little Green, hold her back!"

Lin Yue's mind resonated with the Phoenix Crown Azure, and in the next instant, following the Sun Chasing Path, he pierced through space, rushing toward the group of outsiders.

With his strength, after bringing out the Divine Artifact Battle Saber, even Xia Wuhua couldn't stop him; as long as he didn't face the red-robed bald woman head-on, the other outsiders were simply no match for him. He alone could easily defeat these people, or at least force them to flee.

"Hmm?"

The red-robed bald woman frowned, and this time, with only one hand drawing a circle, a continuous surge of clear light vortex effortlessly diverted the azure light of Phoenix Crown Azure.

Just as Lin Yue pierced through space and charged at the outsiders, the red-robed bald woman reached out across the void, and a series of clear light immediately enveloped him, the light flowing like water around his slashing saber, endlessly entangling him.

"So this is the Seventeenth Prince's Phoenix Crown Azure? Indeed impressive,"

the red-robed bald woman sneered, "But after all, I have mastered two Paths, and even without releasing my Inner Heaven and Earth, using only half my Heart Power is enough to withstand it."

The Phoenix Crown Azure pierced the Heavenly Dome time and again, drawing sharp angles in the sky, manically charging at the red-robed bald woman, but she, with just one hand, easily deflected the phoenix's charges.

Phoenix Crown Azure was only at the level of the Three Talents Heaven Barrier and was at a disadvantage against a true Saint.

After all, its method of attack was simplistic, transforming into an azure light for hunting, a means of a Divine messenger from the Ancient Times, capable of striking a kill in one blow against anything below the Eighth Layer of Tianxia Building, but indeed paling against a real Saint.