Kill the Human Sword Master?
Ye Guan shook his head with a smile. Pagoda Master had even started cracking jokes now!
As if something occurred to him, Ye Guan hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Pagoda Master, did you not once say that even the Human Sword Master would show you some respect?”
The small pagoda said, “I was boasting!”
Ye Guan fell silent.
Pagoda Master was becoming more and more cautious!
This was not a good thing!
He needed to find a chance to flatter Pagoda Master’s pagoda backside!
After the battle with Jiang Fan, several hours had now passed without anyone coming to trouble Ye Guan!
They were about seven days away from Qingzhou!
The further they went, the greater the danger!
In the shadows, more and more powerful experts were gathering!
In truth, challengers from the younger generation were still manageable. What he feared now was the older generation taking action!
He did not fear the younger generation, but if the other side bullied the weak with age and strength, his situation would become dire!
Ji Xuan’s brows were also furrowed!
In fact, she was worried about exactly this!
Three strands of Great Dao destiny!
When the Guanxuan Academy issued the wanted order, there had been no restrictions. Anyone could accept this task!
This meant that bullying the weak was allowed!
Among the younger generation, apart from those on the Prodigy List and other top experts, basically no one could threaten Ye Guan!
In other words, next, it was very likely they would bully him with superior strength!
In the blink of an eye, two days passed!
Less than five days remained to Qingzhou!
And in these two days, still no one had made a move!
Yet Ye Guan and Ji Xuan’s expressions grew increasingly grave!
This was the calm before the storm!
Just then, an old man suddenly appeared a hundred zhang ahead of the cosmos ship. He raised his right hand and gently pressed down!
A terrifying force directly swept towards the two!
Seeing this, Ye Guan narrowed his eyes slightly. “Put away the cosmos ship!”
As he spoke, he stepped forward and slashed with his sword!
Chi!
Before Ye Guan, space was directly torn apart, and the momentum released by the old man was forcibly blocked by this sword!
The old man looked at Ye Guan without speaking.
Ye Guan stared at the old man in silence.
Divine Tribulation Realm!
An expert from the older generation had finally appeared!
And right away, it was Divine Tribulation Realm!
The old man stared at Ye Guan. Without any nonsense, he suddenly opened his palm. In an instant, a bolt of lightning fell directly into his hand!
Boom!
The space around the old man immediately boiled!
The old man suddenly said, “Go!”
That lightning bolt transformed into a thunder dragon hundreds of zhang long and charged towards Ye Guan!
This thunder dragon contained extremely terrifying power. Wherever it passed, space collapsed inch by inch. Utterly horrifying!
Seeing this, Ye Guan narrowed his eyes. He suddenly charged forward!
Chi!
A wisp of sword light tore through the field!
Instant Kill Sword!
As this sword emerged, everything around seemed to slow down!
Chi!
In the gaze of everyone, Ye Guan’s sword directly shredded the thunder dragon. Then, the sword reached the old man!
The old man narrowed his eyes slightly. He flipped his palm, and a terrifying thunder light suddenly surged from his body.
Boom!
In an instant, Ye Guan was shaken back dozens of zhang. In the moment he flew out, a flying sword silently descended straight from above the old man’s head!
The old man remained calm. He lightly tapped the ground with his right foot. In an instant, he transformed into a thunder light and charged towards Ye Guan!
Chi!
Ye Guan’s sword pierced nothing!
In the distance, after Ye Guan stopped, seeing the old man charging as thunder light, he slowly closed his eyes. When the old man reached several zhang before him, he suddenly opened them, his eyes filled with resolve.
A sword thrust out!
One Sword Decides Life and Death!
This sword meant either you die or I die!
The instant Ye Guan thrust this sword, a terrifying sword momentum surged from his body like a tidal wave!
Momentum of Deciding Life and Death!
Boom!
In everyone’s gaze, the thunder light shattered explosively. The old man instantly retreated dozens of zhang. When he stopped, a flying sword directly slashed towards him!
The old man’s pupils contracted sharply. He was about to dodge when Ye Guan appeared behind him like a ghost!
The old man was greatly alarmed. He spun around fiercely, but just as he turned, an energy sword had already reached his back!
At this moment, the old man felt chills all over!
But at this critical juncture, a black light suddenly struck the energy sword behind the old man!
Boom!
The energy sword was blocked by this black light!
The old man quickly flashed to the right, a hundred zhang away!
After stopping, he looked at Ye Guan in the distance, his eyes full of wariness!
Ye Guan looked to the right. There stood a middle-aged man!
Also Divine Tribulation Realm!
It was this person who had suddenly intervened just now. Otherwise, the old man would already be dead!
The middle-aged man glanced at Ye Guan, then looked at the old man and laughed. “Old Monster Zhang, I told you! This fellow is not simple. I warned you not to fight him one-on-one, but you would not listen. You nearly got killed, did you not?”
Old Monster Zhang stared at Ye Guan. “I still underestimated him!”
The middle-aged man laughed heartily. “This one is now considered the foremost prodigy of the Central Divine Continent. In a one-on-one fight, let alone Divine Tribulation Realm, even Sealing Realm above it might not be able to suppress him! So, let us gang up on him!”
As his words fell, sixteen people suddenly appeared behind him!
All sixteen were Divine Tribulation Realm!
Not only bullying with age, but also ganging up!
Seeing this, Ye Guan’s expression darkened!
The middle-aged man stared at Ye Guan and smiled. “Young Master Ye, we are from the Group Dragon Mercenary Corps of the Guanxuan Universe. We have no grudge against you. We came to kill you purely for the bounty.”
He paused, then added, “If you have a powerful backer, just tell us. We have been active in the Guanxuan Universe for many years and know some influential figures. If the one behind you has any connection to us, or is someone we cannot afford to offend, naturally we will no longer be enemies with Young Master Ye, and we will even apologise!”
Ye Guan glanced at the middle-aged man, then said, “My backer is Pagoda Master!”
To avoid being ganged up on, he could only bring out Pagoda Master!
Pagoda Master!
The middle-aged man frowned. He exchanged glances with those behind him. Finally, he looked at Ye Guan and shook his head. “Young Master Ye, this Pagoda Master you speak of, we have never heard of him. May I ask, where does he operate?”
In his heart, Ye Guan asked, “Pagoda Master, where do you operate?”
The small pagoda fell silent.
Damn it!
Where do I operate?
I operate in your family!
It was utterly speechless.
Seeing Pagoda Master not speaking, Ye Guan quickly said, “Pagoda Master, speak quickly! If you do not, I am about to be ganged up on!”
The small pagoda said calmly, “Do not be afraid. It is only a dozen or so Divine Tribulation Realm experts. You can handle it!”
Ye Guan’s expression immediately darkened!
Though he was a prodigy, fighting a dozen Divine Tribulation Realm experts would still be very difficult!
Unless his realm also reached Divine Tribulation Realm!
In this situation, killing these Divine Tribulation Realm experts would not be a big problem, but now, with his realm only at Annihilation Realm, fighting one against a dozen Divine Tribulation Realm experts was far too challenging!
This time, he could not fight head-on! He had to use wits!
In the distance, the middle-aged man suddenly said again, “Young Master Ye? You have not answered me yet!”
Naturally, he did not dare to act rashly!
What if this fellow truly had a powerful backer? They might not rival the Guanxuan Academy, but that did not mean they could not rival his mercenary corps!
In short, caution was necessary in all things!
Ye Guan looked at the middle-aged man. “Do you really want to know?”
The middle-aged man nodded. “Of course!”
Ye Guan said calmly, “In that battle at the academy that day, do you know of the matter where over a thousand An family experts were all slain?”
The middle-aged man fell silent.
Ye Guan continued, “That day, all An family experts present were slain! Afterwards, I fought within the academy against a Five Dimensions Heavenly Mandate cultivator. In that battle, the Heavenly Mandate cultivator summoned the Heavenly Dao, but I slew it. In the end, the Heavenly Mandate cultivator fled in defeat.”
He smiled faintly. “The Heavenly Mandate cultivator claims invincibility in the same era, heh…”
The middle-aged man glanced at Ye Guan without speaking.
Ye Guan went on, “I achieved Sword Emperor at eighteen, and I am also a quasi-Great Sword Emperor. If I say the Pagoda Master behind me is just an ordinary person, would you believe it?”
Since Pagoda Master would not speak, let me boast for you!
The middle-aged man remained silent.
Naturally, he did not believe it!
Ye Guan said calmly, “The true identity of my Pagoda Master, naturally I cannot reveal here. If you think he is weak, feel free to come at me together.”
The middle-aged man looked at Ye Guan without speaking.
Ye Guan continued, “Though wanted by the Guanxuan Academy today, with your wisdom, you should know the rights and wrongs of this matter. If I reach Qingzhou and the Human Sword Master manifests, if I overturn the case, with my talent, perhaps the Human Sword Master will take a liking to me and accept me as a disciple…”
At this point, he did not continue.
Some words were best left implied!
The middle-aged man’s expression darkened!
Everyone knew Ye Guan was heading to Qingzhou to seek the Human Sword Master!
Why did he dare to seek the Human Sword Master?
Because Ye Guan had suffered unjust treatment, and everyone also knew it was the An family, along with the aristocratic and sect factions in the academy, suppressing Ye Guan!
If the Human Sword Master truly appeared, with his sagely wisdom, would he not overturn the case for Ye Guan?
Once the case was overturned!
Things would be completely different!
Moreover, with Ye Guan’s prodigious talent, if the Human Sword Master took a fancy to him and accepted him as a disciple…
The middle-aged man dared not think further!
The group behind him also looked grave!
Ye Guan continued, “Sir, to be frank, the one behind me cannot contend with the Guanxuan Academy, but since the one behind me could bury all those An family experts, could he not bury you and your group?”
After a moment of silence, the middle-aged man said softly, “Young Master Ye, earlier I was inconsiderate and did not think these matters through carefully. Today, we disturbed you!”
With that, he cupped his fists, then turned to the others. “Let us go!”
No one objected!
Two strands of Great Dao destiny were tempting!
But this young man clearly had someone behind him!
Ordinary people could not get involved in this!
Better to let the Guanxuan Academy deal with it themselves!
Ye Guan suddenly said, “Sir, wait a moment!”
The middle-aged man turned to Ye Guan. Ye Guan thought for a bit, then said, “I can hire you to protect me!”
The middle-aged man shook his head. “Do not joke. Your enemies are the academy, those aristocratic families, and the sects. Protecting you… we are a mercenary corps, not a suicide squad. Young Master Ye, farewell, farewell!”
With that, he turned and fled.
Ye Guan: “…”
