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And he even jumped down happily . . .
But, how was this possible?
That was a Tier 4 essence fire! Even if Sea Transformation Realm powerhouses came to subdue it, they would be filled with trepidation and exercise extreme caution.
Even if this brat came from a hermit family clan and had a brilliant fire controlling technique, with this brat's strength, it was also impossible to make the Cleansing Sandal Sacred Flame do so, right?
This Cleansing Sandal Sacred Flame actually seemed to fear this brat!
This . . . How was this possible? Just what was this brat's background?
"Puchi!"
Fang Yaojiang could not hold back anymore and vomited a mouthful of blood. The burnt black him partnered with the bright red blood made him look very miserable.
"I, Fang Yaojiang, have been scheming against people my entire life. I didn't think that in the end, I would be schemed against by a little fellow. Truly retribution!" Fang Yaojiang wailed sorrowfully in his heart.
This Fang Yaojiang had always been very low-key among demonic beast hunters and did not reveal his capabilities. But he relied on his brilliant concealment skill and connived against many in the same occupation.
And also, because he schemed against people, Fang Yaojiang accumulated a massive amount of wealth. He relied on these accumulations to breakthrough to the Crystal Formation Realm and even became an Alchemy Grandmaster.
But who would have thought that he would be reverse-stabbed by Ye Yuan when he originally came prepared to ambush Ye Yuan.
And this bout claimed his life.
Ye Yuan no longer bothered with Fang Yaojiang but prepared to subdue the Cleansing Sandal Flame Lotus.
With Ye Yuan's alchemic standards, he could naturally easily determine Fang Yaojiang's injuries. He already no longer had the ability to threaten him.
Because of Fang Yaojiang, too much time had already been wasted. Ye Yuan must get a tight hold on time to refine the Cleansing Sandal Flame Lotus to prevent a long night from being fraught with dreams.
Ye Yuan's hands created phantoms as he formed seals. The origin fire essence was instantly trapped by Ye Yuan again.
Except that this time, Ye Yuan did not show any painful expression at all. Instead, he appeared to do it with ease.
Even though he was mentally prepared long ago, Fang Yaojiang was still angered to the point he vomited blood again.
That Cleansing Sandal Sacred Flame was trapped by Ye Yuan. It gave off chirping sounds like it was begging for Ye Yuan to spare it.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Don't need to do this. Following me, your name will shake the nine heavens in the future! Even if you remain here, you also can't escape the conclusion of being subdued by others. Rather than becoming those fools' slave, you might as well follow me. Perhaps, there would come a day where not only can you obtain your freedom. You could become much more powerful!"
It seemed to have understood Ye Yuan's words. That Cleansing Sandal Sacred Flame actually struggled no more and allowed Ye Yuan to trap it.
Ye Yuan only gave a faint smile when he saw the situation and started to refine the Cleansing Sandal Flame Lotus.
This Cleansing Sandal Flame Lotus was a natural spiritual object. It could naturally sense Ye Yuan's distinction.
Although Ye Yuan was not strong, the Cleansing Sandal Flame Lotus could sense the power of the depths of Ye Yuan's soul.
And from Ye Yuan's divine soul, it could even faintly sense an existence which made it palpitate.
Hence, its instinct also told it that submitting to Ye Yuan was its best option.
. . . . . .
At the gorge, the Black Crow Old Man and the Golden Sword Condor's fight had reached its white-hot stage.
"Eh? What's happening? The treasure ripples from the depths of the cave became unstable! Could it be . . . someone sneaked inside?"
Black Crow Old Man gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "To dare snatch away my, Black Crow's, jackpot, truly tired of living!"
Finishing, Black Crow wielded his staff and beckoned with both hands. All the essence energy in the bottom of the gorge was thrown into disorder.
The staff in Black Crow's hands gave off a faint azure glow, and with the increased buildup of essence energy, the more terrifying Black Crow's staff became.
"You feathered beast! To dare ruin my beautiful thing, you really think I can't do anything to you? Take this move of mine, Essence Qi Wave! Go and die!" Black Crow gave an enraged cry.
Black Crow was currently angry to the extreme. There was actually someone who sneaked in from under his eyelids and snatched the priceless treasure belonging to him, Black Crow. How could this not infuriate him?
In Black Crow's heart, the valuable treasure born in this Lotus Moon Gorge was already long his. Others were absolutely not allowed to have a share.
And now, there was really someone who dared to pull his tiger whiskers! Truly tired of living!
An extremely powerful undulation came from the Essence Qi Wave. It felt like it was about to turn everything into nothingness.
The Golden Sword Condor was similarly Tier 4 and also this Lotus Moon Gorge's master. Its thoughts were actually roughly the same as Black Crow. It naturally also refused to back down at this time.
Only to see that its bird mouth opened wide and an extremely powerful essence energy beam shot out.
In a blink, the two powerful attacks collided together.
Rumble!
Sand and pebbles immediately blew everywhere in the entire gorge wildly. The area between Black Crow and the Golden Sword Condor was practically razed into flat ground.
A bird cry resounded throughout the valley. The Golden Sword Condor actually flew away!
"It's actually Black Crow Old Man who is superior! Looks like these few years, Black Crow Old Man obtained quite a bit of lucky chances! His strength is actually powerful to such a degree!"
"Yeah! Under ordinary circumstances, early-stage Tier 4 demonic beasts are stronger than First Level Sea Transformation Realm human martial artists. But Black Crow actually suppressed the Golden Sword Condor. So scary!"
"The battle between Tier 4 and Sea Transformation is indeed earth-shattering! Completely not on the same level as Crystal Formation Realm martial artists!"
Many curious people surrounded to watch this fight from far away. Seeing the Black Crow actually chased away the Golden Sword Condor, they could not help being greatly shocked, which further dispelled the thought of getting some small gains.
While he chased away the Golden Sword Condor, Black Crow was also not feeling too good. The clothing on him was already tattered rags, and he also suffered internal injuries which were not light.
But compared to the priceless treasure, what did this small injury even count for?
Black Crow did not wish to ultimately prepare the wedding gown for others after a great battle.
He recuperated for a short while before charging into the cave, sweeping past towards the underground at maximum speed.
And at the current moment, Ye Yuan's refinement had already reached the final juncture.
He circulated the Fire Source True Sutra with full strength. Although he was a major realm lower than Fang Yaojiang, his speed was several times faster!
Seeing this scene, the fury in Fang Yaojiang's eyes had already turned into sorrowful hatred.
Simply not on the same level! Why did you pretend to be a pig to eat the tiger?!
If I knew beforehand that this brat was so powerful and so sinister, couldn't I have just withdrawn straightaway?
Currently, Fang Yaojiang's intestines were already green with regret. It was truly wanting to cry but have no tears.
Right at this time, he suddenly sensed an extremely powerful aura approaching this place rapidly.
Fand Yaojiang sweated heavily. It looked like the outcome was decided outside. Wonder if it was Black Crow Old Man or the Golden Sword Condor?
However, the result seemed to be the
same.
Fang Yaojiang's eyes could not resist turning towards Ye Yuan. A thick mockery intent was revealed in his eyes.
Brat, you plotted against your father, but isn't your outcome still death? I don't believe that you can escape alive from the hands of a Sea Transformation Realm!
Chapter 173. Last Minute Breakthrough! |
The approaching person was clearly releasing a powerful aura on purpose. The goal was to make the other party surrender.
Black Crow Old Man was powerful and simply did not care who was inside. Either way, as long as he found out, the outcome was death.
This was the powerful confidence in his own strength!
"Where art thou from, Little Thief! To dare spoil this Old Man's business! Quickly leave, and I'll spare your life! Otherwise, this Old Man will extract your soul and refine your bones!"
Black Crow Old Man's angry roar had exceedingly powerful penetrative force as it instantly spread throughout the entire underground cave.
From Black Crow Old Man's voice, one could tell just how enraged he was right now.
The reason why Black Crow Old Man was so infuriated was that the treasure's undulations were becoming progressively smaller. It was evidently about to be taken away by someone else.
And even though he raised his speed to the maximum right now, he was still unable to arrive immediately, so he wanted to use words to awe the other party.
The entire underground cave was full of twists and turns. No matter how great Black Crow's speed was, it was also hard to rush to the deepest part right away.
However, his angry cry did not have any effect at all, because Ye Yuan would not even buy it.
Ye Yuan turned a deaf ear to Black Crow's warning as if he was unable to sense the aura belonging to a Sea Transformation Realm powerhouse. He continued to refine the Cleansing Sandal Flame Lotus.
Heart Like Still Water realm was no joke. Forget about Sea Transformation Realm, even if it was the aura of Soul Sea Realm, it was also impossible to disrupt him.
"This brat has such powerful concentration. That warning, that should be Black Crow Old Man. Such an incredible aura, even I'm almost unable to withstand it. He's actually not affected in the slightest!" Fang Yaojiang was secretly alarmed.
He discovered that other than Ye Yuan's realm not being high, he had no chinks in virtually all other aspects.
Just what kind of hermit family clan could actually nurture such a breathtaking youth?
At least within the scope of the Tranquil Cloud Sect, Fang Yaojiang had never heard of such a powerful family clan. Even if it was the Tranquil Cloud Sect's core disciples, they were probably inferior when compared to this young man in front of him, right?
Right at this time, Ye Yuan who had his eyes shut this whole time suddenly snapped open both eyes. A brilliant light shone from his eyes.
Fang Yaojiang was secretly shocked. He finished refining the Cleansing Sandal Flame Lotus!
Ye Yuan's refining speed was actually multiple times faster than him!
This brat was truly leaking mystery from all over his body!
Black Crow Old Man who was currently rushing over paused his footsteps and clenched his jaw tightly in anger. The aura of that fire-attribute treasure totally could not be sensed anymore!
"Heaven has a path, but you refuse to walk! Hell has no gate yet you want to barge inside! Looks like this old man has not come out for a long time, many people in the outside world have already forgotten the terror of me, Black Crow! Regardless of who you are, I will let you know just how tragic the outcome of pitting against this old man will be!" Black Crow Old Man gnashed his teeth and said.
Black Crow moved and swept towards the bottom floor again. But he stopped his footsteps again after just a few steps.
"Huh? What's going on? This is . . . essence energy storm? Could it be that this Little Thief wants to break through here? Heh heh, really does not know how the word death is written! After snatching this Old Man's treasure, he did not think about fleeing but actually dared to stay at the spot to break through. I want to see if you have the strength to withstand old me after breaking through!" Black Crow Old Man said with a cold smile.
. . . . . .
At the bottom floor, Fang Yaojiang's eyes revealed astonishment again. After Ye Yuan refined the Cleansing Sandal Flame Lotus, he actually not did run away immediately, but chose to take advantage of the opportunity to breakthrough!
Could it be that this brat wanted to confront Black Crow Old Man face to face?
But Ye Yuan was only at the First Level Spirit Condensation Realm! Even if he broke through, it was only Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm. That was on a completely different level from Black Crow Old Man!
Just what on earth is this brat thinking?
Although Fang Yaojiang was heavily injured, he was thrown into disorder by Ye Yuan's actions.
He initially thought that after Ye Yuan refined the Cleansing Sandal Flame Lotus, he would flee frantically, or find a place to hide. That way, he could see the despair on Ye Yuan's face in his death throes.
But who would have thought that this brat's actions would exceed all expectations. He actually chose to break through on the spot and sit here waiting for Black Crow Old Man's arrival!
Ye Yuan' expression was currently calm as if he did not sense the approaching danger. He just absorbed essence energy frenziedly and greedily.
The Cleansing Sandal Flame Lotus was a Tier 4 natural spiritual object. By itself, it contained vast quantities of essence energy. After Ye Yuan refined it, he already became one with the Cleansing Sandal Flame Lotus.
Borrowing that colossal essence energy from the Cleansing Sandal Flame Lotus, it was not surprising for Ye Yuan to take advantage of the situation to break through. It was just that the timing and venue he chose was unbelievable.
In truth, it was not that Ye Yuan did not wish to run, but because he knew that he already could not flee.
Entering the Heart Like Still Water state, Ye Yuan had an abnormally vivid grasp on the situation.
From Black Crow Old Man's undulations, he had already crossed that hidden cave entrance. Even if Ye Yuan wanted to flee, there was already no place to escape.
Since there was no place to run to, then there was only meeting the enemy face to face.
At this very moment, even another portion of strength was good too. What Ye Yuan was about to face was a Sea Transformation Realm powerhouse!
Hence, he chose to break through without hesitation.
Perhaps to others, Sea Transformation Realm was an unmatchable existence. Any form of resistance was futile.
But Ye Yuan would not think that way. He had a clear understanding of a Sea Transformation Realm powerhouse's strength and also had a clear understanding of the cards in his hands.
Ye Yuan felt that he had the strength to fight!
Another nine spirit liquid drops gradually formed within Ye Yuan's Dantian. He was about to break through to the Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm!
Right then, an aged but ice-cold voice sounded out, "I was wondering which expert dared to steal my, Black Crow's, item! Turns out that it's merely a First Level Spirit Condensation Realm Little Punk! The younger generation should really be feared! To actually even dare to do a last-minute break through. Such bravado is worth complimenting! However, it ends here!"
Black Crow casually fire out a ball of light which flew towards the currently breaking through Ye Yuan with tremendous speed.
Even though it was just a casual blow, this strike made even Fang Yaojiang palpitate. Putting aside that he was currently heavily injured, even if he was perfectly fine, he also would not dare to receive it head-on!
Bang!
It did not happen like Black Crow imagined, the ball of light smashing Ye Yuan to smithereens.
Just now, Ye Yuan suddenly turned into nine in an instant. And that light ball passed through the center Ye Yuan just like that, striking a rock behind.
Then, the ni
ne silhouettes combined into one and Ye Yuan's figure appeared.
The current Ye Yuan actually already successfully broke through!
Black Crow Old Man's expression stirred and said, "Oh, really have some capabilities. No wonder you would do this sort of suicidal thing! Brat, hand over the treasure. This Old Man will not just spare your life, I can even take you in as my disciple. How's that?"
Ye Yuan looked at Black Crow Old Man indifferently and said, "You don't have the qualifications yet to be my master. What you can teach, I know them all. But what I know, you might not."
"Hahaha . . . What an unbridled brat! Since that's the case, I'll take the treasure myself after I kill you! I want to see just what do you know that even I, this Sea Transformation Realm, can't teach you!"
Ye Yuan's words were simply ignorantly rampant in Black Crow's ears. Only Fang Yaojiang lying over the ground knew that what Ye Yuan said might not be false!
Ye Yuan's expression was calm as he said nonchalantly, "Yuan Fei, come on out!"
When Ye Yuan said that, Black Crow's face changed. With his Sea Transformation Realm divine sense, he actually did not discover that there were still people around here!
Could it be . . .
Chapter 174. Seven Star Ephemeris Grand Array! |
Under Black Crow Old Man's horrified eyes, Yuan Fei appeared out of thin air!
Yuan Fei's arrival gave him a huge shock, but what followed was wild elation!
"Spatial artifact! You actually have a spatial artifact! Hahaha . . . The heaven has truly opened its eyes! Not only did it let me, Black Crow, obtain a priceless natural treasure, it even let me acquire a spatial artifact!" Black Crow laughed madly without restraint.
Seeing Black Crow Old Man's appearance, Ye Yuan could not help secretly lamenting that he was an idiot.
He even dared to show the spatial artifact, could he not have any self-assurance at all?
Why is everybody so presumptuous and opinionated? Fang Yaojiang was so, Black Crow Old Man too.
It was like every time a treasure appeared, it was prepared for them.
