When Ye Xuan woke up, his head felt as though it had been filled with lead, unbearably heavy.
Ye Xuan shook his head vigorously. Once his mind cleared a little, he slowly opened his eyes to look around. At that moment, he found himself in the midst of a battlefield. Corpses and blood covered the ground, and the air was thick with the nauseating stench of blood and rotting flesh.
Where was this?
Ye Xuan’s brows furrowed. Where had his father sent him?
As if struck by a sudden realization, Ye Xuan closed his eyes. Moments later, his expression turned grim.
He couldn’t contact Little Soul!
The Qingxuan Sword had truly been sealed!
At that moment, a weak voice suddenly sounded in front of him, “Little master…”
It was the Small Tower’s voice!
Ye Xuan looked down at his chest, where the Small Tower rested. At that moment, the Small Tower was in a pitiful state, its body covered in cracks, practically battered beyond recognition!
Ye Xuan sighed and shook his head, “Small Tower, I feel like I don’t deserve to be your master!”
He was genuinely speechless. This Small Tower had gotten too full of itself! It had actually dared to confront his father head-on! Had it gone mad?
Who was his father?
As far as he knew, his father was an invincible existence!
At that moment, the Small Tower suddenly said gravely, “I’m still a bit behind the master!”
Ye Xuan shook his head in disbelief. This Small Tower was beyond saving!
A bit behind?
With such thick skin, even he was almost ready to admit defeat!
Then the Small Tower added, “Little master, what do we do now?”
What to do?
Ye Xuan glanced around, feeling a bit helpless, “What else can we do? From now on, I’ll keep a low profile as a person, and you keep a low profile as a tower!”
The Small Tower said solemnly, “I think, with three swords, you and I are still invincible!”
Ye Xuan nearly fainted!
This Small Tower was utterly hopeless!
Just then, footsteps sounded from behind. Startled, Ye Xuan turned around. Not far away, a woman was approaching slowly.
She wasn’t human!
Though not human, her appearance was strikingly similar to one. However, her ears resembled those of a fox, soft and furry. Beyond that, her hair wasn’t black—it was blue!
Behind her followed several burly men!
Ye Xuan grew wary inwardly. His father wouldn’t have sent him to a world with a particularly low level of civilization. This place had to be at least a seventh-level civilization!
And this woman before him—he couldn’t see through her at all!
The woman sized up Ye Xuan before speaking, but Ye Xuan couldn’t understand a word she said!
After a moment’s hesitation, Ye Xuan asked, “Miss, can you speak human language?”
Hearing Ye Xuan speak, the woman frowned. Moments later, a voice echoed in his mind, “What kind of creature are you? Why are you here?”
Telepathic communication!
Ye Xuan’s expression grew even more serious! She could infiltrate his consciousness without a sound!
Seeing Ye Xuan remain silent, the woman’s brows furrowed slightly, “Why aren’t you answering?”
Noticing her displeasure, Ye Xuan quickly said, “Human!”
“Human?”
The woman looked him over again, then said, “Never heard of it!”
Ye Xuan glanced at her, “How should I address you, miss?”
The woman stared at Ye Xuan without responding.
Ye Xuan felt a bit awkward. Could this woman have taken a liking to him?
At that moment, she suddenly said, “You humans are awfully ugly!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
She continued, “Not only ugly, but so weak too!”
At that, the Small Tower chimed in, “Little master, can you tolerate this? Hit her!”
Ye Xuan ignored the Small Tower entirely, clasped his fists, and asked, “Miss, where is this place?”
The woman looked at him, “You don’t know where this is?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, “Then why are you here?”
Ye Xuan was about to answer when the distant horizon suddenly erupted!
Turning to look, he saw a powerful pressure sweeping in from afar. Moments later, a man stepped out of the space.
The man wore golden armor and wielded a long spear. Behind him sprouted wings, and as they flapped, the surrounding space rippled like water.
Seeing this man, the woman’s expression turned cold instantly, while the two powerhouses behind her grew visibly tense.
The armored man’s gaze landed on the woman, a slight smirk on his lips, “Miss Aluo Sheng, what a coincidence!”
The woman, named Aluo Sheng, gave a light smile, “Yan Huang, it seems your Yan Clan is also interested in this forbidden land!”
Yan Huang chuckled, “Likewise!”
Aluo Sheng smiled faintly, “Shall we cooperate?”
Yan Huang glanced at her and grinned, “Sure!”
Aluo Sheng turned to Ye Xuan, “You’re new here and likely have nowhere to go. Why not follow me? What do you think?”
Ye Xuan quickly shook his head, about to refuse, when Aluo Sheng added, “This place is called the Ten Directions Forbidden Land. Look at the corpses around you—they were all eighteenth-stage in life!”
Eighteenth-stage!
Ye Xuan’s expression changed!
Damn it!
What kind of hellhole had his father dumped him into?
Eighteenth-stage beings treated like ants?
What a loving father!
Ye Xuan was speechless.
Aluo Sheng asked again, “So, what’s your decision?”
Ye Xuan looked at her, “I’ll follow you, miss!”
Aluo Sheng smiled faintly, then turned to Yan Huang, “Let’s go!”
Yan Huang glanced at Ye Xuan and nodded.
The group headed off into the distance.
After a few steps, the ground to their right suddenly trembled. The next moment, a rotting corpse burst out of the earth, charging straight at Aluo Sheng and the others. As it moved, the seventh layer of time and space shattered and disintegrated in its wake!
Seeing this, Ye Xuan’s face paled!
What was this thing? How could it be so terrifying?
At that moment, Yan Huang thrust his spear forward.
Boom!
The corpse was instantly erased by the strike!
An instant kill!
Ye Xuan cast a deep glance at Yan Huang and Aluo Sheng. These two might have reached the twentieth stage!
What kind of place was this?
Ye Xuan’s brows furrowed, a growing worry for his survival creeping in!
He was only at the tenth stage, and with the Qingxuan Sword sealed by his father, he was far too weak! That corpse just now could have killed him instantly!
Oh, dear father!
Ye Xuan sighed softly. His father only thought to send him to a dangerous place, clearly without considering the level of danger versus his current strength.
Just then, Yan Huang and Aluo Sheng suddenly stopped.
Ye Xuan glanced around, his brows knitting. His instincts screamed danger!
No sooner had the thought crossed his mind than the surrounding space began to tremble, and the nearby time and space started corroding bit by bit.
Danger!
Ye Xuan’s expression turned deadly serious. What was this place?
At that moment, Yan Huang suddenly stomped his right foot.
Boom!
His wings flared behind him, and in an instant, the space around him was enveloped in a mysterious airflow. At the same time, Aluo Sheng pressed her right hand down lightly, and a golden light curtain instantly shielded her and the two elders behind her.
As if recalling something, Aluo Sheng glanced at Ye Xuan. At that moment, the space around him had been completely corroded. In a few breaths, he’d vanish from this world entirely!
Ye Xuan’s expression was calm, though inwardly, he was panicking.
What to do?
He tried summoning the Qingxuan Sword, but he couldn’t sense Little Soul at all!
Just then, Aluo Sheng pressed her hand down again, and a golden light enveloped Ye Xuan.
Relief flooded Ye Xuan’s heart. He looked at Aluo Sheng with a slight smile, “Thank you!”
Aluo Sheng smiled back, “You’re welcome!”
Nearby, Yan Huang glanced at Ye Xuan but said nothing.
“Jie jie!”
At that moment, a cold, eerie laugh echoed from the side.
Ye Xuan turned to look. Not far off, the ground split open, and a skeleton slowly floated up, clutching a bone blade.
Seeing it, Aluo Sheng frowned, “The Undead Emperor!”
The skeleton looked at Aluo Sheng, “You know me?”
Aluo Sheng stared at it, “A million years ago, invincible within the Wujian Domain!”
“Haha!”
The Undead Emperor burst into laughter, “I never imagined that a million years later, someone would still remember me! Good, very good!”
Aluo Sheng said gravely, “Why are you here?”
The Undead Emperor grinned, “To claim the inheritance of the Ten Directions Divine Emperor!”
Aluo Sheng’s gaze fell to its feet, where a blood-red chain bound it.
Seeing this, her expression darkened, “Retreat!”
Retreat!
She was about to lead the two elders away when the surrounding space turned blood-red. Moments later, countless blood-red chains shot out from the space around them!
Yan Huang’s eyes narrowed. He leapt up, slashing down with his spear, but it had no effect. A blood-red chain pierced his forehead, pinning him in place.
On the other side, Aluo Sheng tried to flee with her elders, but she was too slow!
Three blood-red chains locked her and the two elders in place, leaving no chance to resist!
Ye Xuan, ever pragmatic, extended his hands the moment the chains appeared, letting them bind him without a fight.
No resistance!
Straight-up surrender!
Just then, footsteps sounded nearby. Everyone turned to see a little girl walking slowly toward them. She was barefoot, clad in a red dress that, upon closer inspection, was made of congealed blood. A deep scar marred the right side of her face, giving her a menacing air.
In her right hand, she held a dagger formed from blood.
At her appearance, the Undead Emperor dropped to its knees, trembling.
The girl walked up to Yan Huang, looked up at him, and held out her hand, “One hundred billion soul crystals!”
Ye Xuan’s eyelids twitched. Damn, a female bandit?
But what were soul crystals?
Yan Huang stared at her, “I don’t have them!”
The girl’s right hand slashed down swiftly, and in an instant, Yan Huang was sliced into tens of thousands of pieces—body and soul alike…
Ye Xuan gaped in shock.
Just like that?
A super powerhouse like that, gone?
The girl approached Aluo Sheng next, held out her hand, and said, “One hundred billion!”
After a moment of silence, Aluo Sheng replied, “I don’t have them on me. Can I have my family send them?”
The girl nodded, “Yes!”
She then turned to the two elders behind Aluo Sheng. They looked to her desperately, but Aluo Sheng remained silent.
One hundred billion soul crystals!
The amount was astronomical!
What were soul crystals?
They were essences condensed from souls, and not just any souls—only those of fifteenth-stage powerhouses or higher could form them.
One hundred billion soul crystals!
That meant killing at least one hundred billion fifteenth-stage powerhouses!
Seeing Aluo Sheng’s silence, the two elders’ faces turned ashen. At that moment, the girl waved her hand, and they were sliced into countless pieces!
She then approached Ye Xuan. Upon seeing him, she frowned, “This weak?”
Ye Xuan: “…”
She extended her hand, “One million soul crystals!”
Ye Xuan shook his head, “I don’t have them!”
The girl stared at him, “Have your family send them!”
Ye Xuan said nothing.
As she raised her hand to strike, Ye Xuan quickly blurted, “I’ll have my family send them…”
With that, he closed his eyes, “Little Ling’er, tell Little White to contact my father. Tell him I’ve been kidnapped! Ask him to bring two million soul crystals to ransom me!”
…
Moments later, in an unknown star domain, a man in a green robe suddenly stopped. Beside him, the sword cultivator asked, “What’s wrong?”
The green-robed man’s face was expressionless, “He’s been kidnapped! They want me to bring money to ransom him!”
Sword cultivator: “…”
