Ye Qiu was trapped in a deadly situation — his life hanging by a thread.
Long Ye decisively fired.
Bang!
Bang! Bang…
Long Ye shot several times — bullets whistling toward the Sorcerer God.
The Sorcerer God — in a rage — struck out with a palm from a distance before the bullets could reach him — sending them flying — causing them to explode in mid-air before they could get close.
Then — his left hand’s fingers curled like hooks — continued grabbing at Ye Qiu’s scalp — while the dozen fiery divine blades rapidly closed in on Ye Qiu.
At the critical moment — Ye Qiu used an escape technique — diving into the ground — vanishing without a trace.
Where did he go?
Not only was the Sorcerer God surprised — even Tang Fei and the others were shocked.
Where was Ye Qiu?
How did he disappear?
Moments later — Ye Qiu emerged from the ground — appearing fifty metres away.
“What’s going on? How can Ye Qiu burrow into the earth?” Tang Fei asked, puzzled.
Qilin explained: “Ye Qiu is using an escape technique.”
Escape technique?
Tang Fei was stunned.
At that moment — the Sorcerer God’s voice rang out: “Didn’t expect you to know escape techniques — but your cultivation is too weak to unleash their true power.”
“Stop resisting — just go to your death obediently!”
The Sorcerer God waved his hand — and instantly — the dozen fiery divine blades swiftly attacked Ye Qiu.
Before the blades even reached him — Ye Qiu felt a scorching heat hitting his face — his skin burning.
Without hesitation — Ye Qiu used the earth escape technique again — diving back into the ground.
The Sorcerer God’s eyes turned cold — he swiftly darted forward.
As Ye Qiu’s head emerged from the soil — he saw the Sorcerer God standing before him.
Damn!
Ye Qiu was startled — diving back into the ground — but when his head emerged again — he found the Sorcerer God still standing there.
Not good!
Ye Qiu was shocked — realizing the Sorcerer God could track his aura.
This was not good.
Ye Qiu had planned to use the earth escape to wear down the Sorcerer God’s stamina — but now — that plan seemed doomed to fail.
“Damn it — let’s see if this old man can still track me!”
Ye Qiu pushed the earth escape technique to its limit — appearing two hundred metres away.
Yet — the situation remained the same.
As soon as he emerged — he saw the Sorcerer God standing before him — a chilling smile on his face.
Ye Qiu’s expression darkened.
He hadn’t expected that — even pushing the earth escape to this extent — the Sorcerer God could still track his aura.
What now?
Ye Qiu’s face was grim.
At that moment — the Sorcerer God pressed down with a palm.
Left with no choice — Ye Qiu used the earth escape to flee again.
“Since you like hiding in the dirt — stay there forever!” The Sorcerer God stepped into the air — then waved his hand — a fiery divine blade slashing into the ground.
“Boom!”
The ground exploded into a deep pit.
Everyone was shocked.
This move from the Sorcerer God was more powerful than a grenade explosion — terrifyingly so.
Tang Fei and the others quickly retreated.
But this was only the beginning.
The Sorcerer God unleashed over a dozen more fiery divine blades — their immense power blasting countless pits into the plaza.
With nowhere to hide — Ye Qiu was forced to rush out from the ground — only to be struck by a fiery divine blade.
Splat—
A long wound appeared on his back — blood spraying out.
“Not good — Ye Qiu’s hurt!”
“Look at Brother Ye Qiu’s blood…”
At Zhao Hu’s reminder — everyone noticed that the blood from Ye Qiu’s wound was pale gold.
When Ye Qiu had spat blood earlier — they had clearly seen it was bright red.
Why was his blood now pale gold?
The Sorcerer God also saw Ye Qiu’s blood — his eyelids twitching — a hint of shock in his eyes.
Three seconds later — the Sorcerer God said coldly: “No wonder Cao Yuan entrusted the Dragon Gate to you — your physique is special.”
“But the gap in cultivation can’t be bridged by physique — if you had another century — perhaps you could challenge me.”
“As for now — you have only one path — the road to the underworld.”
Ye Qiu retorted: “Old man — don’t think your nine streams of true energy can kill me — I’m warning you — be careful — or you’ll be the one dead soon.”
The Sorcerer God struck like a phantom — shouting: “Time to die!”
Boom!
The surrounding air trembled.
The Sorcerer God’s withered hand turned red-hot — as if just pulled from a fire — radiating scorching heat as it pressed toward Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu didn’t want to dodge anymore — or rather — dodging was futile.
The Sorcerer God was too strong.
In front of him — neither the invisibility spell nor the earth escape technique had any effect.
Ye Qiu decided to face him head-on.
Clang!
A resounding sword cry echoed.
Ye Qiu swung the Emperor Sword — unleashing the Grass Character Sword Art’s first and second forms in one go.
The Sorcerer God seemed unfazed — his withered palm pressing down — striking the sword’s edge.
“Slap!”
A heavy sound.
The Emperor Sword flew from Ye Qiu’s hand — and he was sent flying.
The Sorcerer God — filled with killing intent — chased after him — his palm radiating a terrifying pressure — like a mountain crashing down.
“Slap!”
Ye Qiu was sent flying again — spitting out blood.
As Ye Qiu flew backward — the Sorcerer God teleported behind him — a palm strike slicing into Ye Qiu’s shoulder.
Crack!
His shoulder bone snapped.
Ye Qiu’s body had just hit the ground when the Sorcerer God kicked him again.
Bang!
Ye Qiu crashed in front of Tang Fei and the others — blood pouring from his mouth.
“Ye Qiu!” Tang Fei rushed to help him up — saying: “Don’t fight that old monster alone — let’s take him on together.”
Han Long added: “Boss — I refuse to believe we can’t take him down with all of us together.”
Zhao Hu said: “Sect Leader — give the order! The Dragon Gate disciples won’t take a step back!”
Qilin declared: “At worst — we’ll go down together!”
Everyone could see that Ye Qiu was no match for the Sorcerer God alone — if this continued — Ye Qiu would die.
Since the battle between Ye Qiu and the Sorcerer God began — Su Luoying and Su Xiao’s eyes hadn’t left Ye Qiu — seeing him so badly injured — both were filled with deep worry.
But as women — they couldn’t help much.
“Sister — what do we do?” Su Xiao was on the verge of tears.
Su Luoying hesitated — then mustered her courage — walking to Ye Qiu and saying softly: “Let me treat your wounds?”
“No need,” Ye Qiu refused.
At this moment — the Sorcerer God wouldn’t give him time to heal.
Ye Qiu stood up — addressing everyone: “Step back. No matter what happens next — no one interferes.”
With that — he turned and walked toward the Sorcerer God.
To face death and find life!
