"Damn it…" Dragon Queen cursed under her breath and stared at Xuefeng coldly. "How can I trust you without a Blood Pact? Especially now when everyone turned their backs to me. What if you decide to run away as soon as I open the Sacred Altar?"
"I was never a fan of binding agreements and I only agreed because I trusted you," Xuefeng pointed out calmly. "You broke that trust the moment you attacked me earlier. I'm only offering to help you because I still want to strengthen my Dragon Bloodline and killing those Elders is the fastest way to achieve it. In case we can't kill them, I will naturally take my wife and escape."
Xuefeng wanted to continue but the Red Dragon broke his speech with a loud roar and threatened, "Dragon Queen! You heard us clearly from the inside! If you want to live, come out and surrender yourself! If you don't leave in the next minute, we will be forced to break inside and that won't end well."
Dragon Queen clenched her fists and walked toward Xuefeng aggressively. She stopped right in front of him to look him closely in the eyes and Xuefeng remained still as he matched her gaze. Their exchange lasted a few seconds before her forehead fell on his chest and she questioned defeated, "If I were to trust you, what is your plan? We can't face them when they are all together."
"Maybe we can't kill them all but that won't be necessary," Xuefeng replied while lifting her chin. "They just made this alliance so it's extremely unstable. All we need to do is kill one of them as quickly as possible and shock them. The rest is easy."
Dragon Queen looked up at all the Elders and her gaze fell on the Red Dragon. "That one. I want him dead first."
"I was going to start from him anyway," Xuefeng informed with a nod and reminded of another demand. "I want the Earth Flame afterward. That's my reward for helping you to keep your crown."
"No, you already get a Pure Dragon Bloodline as a reward," Dragon Queen denied despite being in a time crunch. "If you want the Earth Flame, you have to give me a baby in exchange."
Xuefeng immediately frowned. "Did you forget what is your situation? You don't have the ability to negotiate."
"My situation couldn't be worse but you are forgetting about something," Dragon Queen muttered while pointing outside. "Your wife is outside all alone surrounded by ten powerful Dragons. Do you think they can get inside the Sacred Altar easily? It will take them days before they can break inside. I'm sure they will vent their frustrations on your wife."
Xuefeng gazed at Thunder Goddess who remained unbothered by the commotion. The Elders didn't pay her attention this whole time either which made him think she used some technique to hide. He thought of using it to pressure the Dragon Queen when the Red Dragon finally notices Thunder Goddess on the ground.
"This lady must be this bastard's woman. She was helping him kill the City Lord," the Red Dragon called out, causing all the Elders to focus on the small human.
"They might help the Dragon Queen escape. We can't let them live," another Elder confirmed and they all looked at each with common understanding.
Before Xuefeng could decide, they all opened their maws and spat colorful flames from all directions. The whole Sacred Altar got swallowed as well but the barrier was barely affected.
"Quick! Decide or your wife will die!" Dragon Queen hurried with nothing but fire all around them. "We are in the same situation. You can't blame me for wanting a fair deal."
Xuefeng only chuckled at her, causing Dragon Queen to snap at him, "Why are you laughing?! What kind of husband are you?! Your wife is in danger!"
"Why am I laughing?" Xuefeng repeated as he watched the purple Lightning break out through the flames. "I'm laughing because you actually thought my wife could be in danger facing those weak flames."
Dragon Queen seemed confused but then her eyes widened at the change of scenery. All the flames got swallowed by Lightning and a gigantic winged snake exploded upwards like a phoenix rising from its ashes.
Thunder Goddess was inside the snake's body and she stared the Red Dragon down with Lightning blasting from her eyes. "I couldn't kill you earlier but now that you attacked me, I can do whatever I want. Thank you, I was getting bored."
The Red Dragon got taken aback but Thunder Goddess didn't explain. She launched herself forward against all ten Elders with no fear in her eyes. It was full of excitement instead.
"Is she crazy?!" Dragon Queen cried out in shock but contrary to her belief, Thunder Goddess wasn't on the losing edge and quickly pushed the Red Dragon to retreat.
"Fuck! She is strong! Help me!" the Red Dragon yelled loudly and the confused Elders finally joined the fray. Despite the combined efforts, they were unable to get even close to hurting her.
Xuefeng knew this was their only chance and snapped Dragon Queen back to reality. "Are we going to just watch? We can overpower them if we join forces now. If you remain stubborn, I will take my wife away and leave. I have an Ancient Artefact that can get us out of here but I don't want to waste it. You are forcing my hand though."
Dragon Queen gazed at him and the battle in the sky before leaning over force a kiss on his lips. "This kiss is the sign of our deal. Help me take over and I will make sure we both benefit."
Dragon Queen didn't wait anymore and shouted into the void, "Ancient Spirit! The Bloodline sacrifice cannot be done! I, the Queen of Dragon Race, demand you to open the Sacred Altar!"
Xuefeng was suspicious if that was the right way to free them but then he heard a deep voice out of nowhere. "You dare wake me up for nothing? If it wasn't for the situation outside, I would eat your Bloodline as payment."
The blood pillars shone after a second and the blood barrier was quickly sucked inside. Only after hearing the Ancient Spirit did Xuefeng understand how dangerous the Sacred Altar was. Even if he tried to escape with the Cube, the Spirit could still possibly stop him.
"Unloyal Bastards!" Dragon Queen bellowed as her body transformed into her Dragon Form and her full force was unleashed. "Bow down to the Dragon Queen!"