Ye Xuan had no way to deal with the ferocious entanglement of this beastly girl—after all, he couldn’t beat her.
At that moment, the Tianyuan Saintess, having recovered somewhat in the distance, looked at Ye Xuan. “Thank you, Young Master Ye, for saving my life!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Saintess, I’m kind of looking forward to the reward you’re going to give me!”
The Tianyuan Saintess hesitated, then said, “Young Master Ye, would you accompany me to the Tianyuan Holy Sect?”
Ye Xuan frowned slightly. “Tianyuan Holy Sect?”
The Tianyuan Saintess nodded.
Ye Xuan turned to look at the beastly girl, who grinned. “Up to you!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “Alright, let’s go to the Tianyuan Holy Sect!”
The beastly girl glanced at the Tianyuan Saintess and Ye Xuan, a faint, almost imperceptible smile curling her lips.
Moments later, Ye Xuan and the beastly girl followed the Tianyuan Saintess toward the Tianyuan Holy Sect.
This trip to the secret realm had been a huge gain for him!
After merging with that mysterious spacetime, he could now sustain it for half an hour. Not only that, he could now throw the tower three times in a short burst.
The only pity was that he still couldn’t wield the spacetime pressure of that mysterious realm. If he could, his strength would rise to another level.
And there was one headache—this beastly girl!
He couldn’t shake her off now, and he knew big trouble was coming soon!
—
In the Divine Path Kingdom, within the imperial palace, Mu Zuo approached Divine Path Ling and bowed slightly. “Fang Lin is dead!”
Divine Path Ling frowned. “It wasn’t that guy who killed him, was it?”
Mu Zuo said gravely, “Fang Lin’s last message claimed it was Ye Xuan, but according to our intel, the real killer is someone else!”
Divine Path Ling was puzzled. “Then why did Fang Lin send word back saying it was Young Master Ye?”
Mu Zuo shook his head. “I don’t know!”
Divine Path Ling’s face darkened. “Dead and still screwing me over! What kind of nonsense is this!”
Mu Zuo said solemnly, “Your Majesty, we’ve received word that the Taiyi Clan has gone looking for Young Master Ye…”
Divine Path Ling immediately stood and left.
Mu Zuo froze, then asked, “Your Majesty, where are you going?”
Divine Path Ling didn’t look back.
Mu Zuo wanted to say more, but his face suddenly paled as he noticed twelve figures in white armor with golden swords at their waists following her—Divine Path Soldiers!
Mu Zuo was stunned. Why had she mobilized the Divine Path Soldiers directly?
—
Just after Ye Xuan and his two companions left the City of Ten Thousand Domains, the spacetime before them trembled violently. A powerful aura surged from the quaking space.
Ye Xuan sighed inwardly. He knew it had to be the Taiyi Clan!
At that moment, the trembling space split open, and a middle-aged man stepped out.
Seeing him, Ye Xuan’s expression darkened.
Very strong!
Definitely beyond the Fate Realm!
Beside him, the Tianyuan Saintess said gravely, “Taiyi Yan, patriarch of the Taiyi Clan!”
Taiyi Yan scanned the trio, his gaze settling on the beastly girl, a hint of wariness in his eyes.
Ye Xuan spoke up immediately. “The one who killed your Taiyi clansman is this girl. If you want revenge, go ahead and act!”
The beastly girl rolled her eyes at Ye Xuan. “Little brother, you’re so heartless!”
Ye Xuan ignored her completely.
Taiyi Yan stared at the beastly girl for a long moment. “How should I address you?”
She grinned. “Aren’t you here for revenge? Why aren’t you making a move?”
Taiyi Yan’s face soured. He wanted revenge, but he couldn’t read this girl!
The Taiyi Clan was strong in the Divine Path Kingdom, but they weren’t invincible—not even the Divine Path Clan dared claim that!
And this girl had emerged from that ruin.
She suddenly laughed. “If you don’t act, I will!”
With that, she opened her palm, and a flame appeared.
Seeing this, Taiyi Yan’s face changed drastically. He stomped his right foot, and instantly, the surrounding spacetime collapsed like a landslide.
Ye Xuan’s expression darkened. This guy was fierce!
The beastly girl’s lips curled slightly, and the flame in her hand shot out. In an instant, Taiyi Yan’s body ignited!
Boom!
His physical form shattered in a flash!
Taiyi Yan’s heart filled with terror as his soul tried to flee, but the flames still clung to him!
Just as his soul was about to dissipate, a golden light descended from the sky, enveloping him. Under its glow, the flames gradually faded.
The beastly girl turned to see a woman approaching slowly—Divine Path Ling!
With a gentle wave of her right hand, Divine Path Ling dispelled the powerful flames around Taiyi Yan.
Taiyi Yan relaxed and bowed slightly. “Thank you, Your Majesty!”
Ye Xuan glanced at Divine Path Ling. Damn, this woman was strong too! Good thing she’d gone after Qing’er back then, or he’d have been in trouble.
Divine Path Ling looked at Ye Xuan with a slight smile. “Young Master Ye!”
Ye Xuan grinned. “Miss Ling, we meet again!”
Miss Ling!
Taiyi Yan’s face twitched at Ye Xuan’s words. He dared call Her Majesty by name!
And to his shock, Divine Path Ling didn’t get angry!
She studied Ye Xuan, then smiled. “Young Master Ye, your strength has grown quite a bit!”
Ye Xuan chuckled but said nothing.
Divine Path Ling turned to the beastly girl, her smile turning wary. “How should I address you?”
The beastly girl laughed. “You’re a descendant of Divine Path Ming!”
Divine Path Ling smiled. “You knew my ancestor!”
The beastly girl nodded. “I did! Your ancestor was impressive! As for you…” She sized up Divine Path Ling, then grinned. “You’re decent enough!”
Divine Path Ling smiled faintly. “Senior, this was a misunderstanding. Can we let it go?”
The beastly girl glanced at Ye Xuan. “I’ll give him face!”
Ye Xuan was speechless. She was dragging him into this again!
Divine Path Ling turned to Ye Xuan with a smile. “Young Master Ye, please put in a good word!”
Ye Xuan glanced at Taiyi Yan. “He wanted to kill me!”
Divine Path Ling looked at Taiyi Yan, who quickly said, “Young Master Ye, it’s a misunderstanding! I came here just to meet you!”
Ye Xuan blinked. “Meet me?”
Taiyi Yan nodded eagerly. “Yes! I’ve long heard Young Master Ye is a dragon among men. I’ve admired you for ages, so I came today to see you. Now that I have, it’s truly better than the rumors, I…”
Ye Xuan shook his head with a laugh. “No need for that. Just know who killed your clansman!”
Taiyi Yan nodded hastily. “I know now! This has nothing to do with Young Master Ye!”
Ye Xuan smiled, then turned to the Tianyuan Saintess. “Saintess, I won’t be going to the Tianyuan Holy Sect. Let’s part ways here!”
The Tianyuan Saintess frowned, puzzled. “Why?”
Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile, saying nothing.
The beastly girl beside him laughed. “He originally planned to take me to the Tianyuan Holy Sect and use you to get rid of me! But now he’s realized neither the Divine Path Kingdom nor the Tianyuan Holy Sect can do it. Get it?”
The Tianyuan Saintess glanced at Ye Xuan, silent.
Ye Xuan looked at the beastly girl. “Let’s go!”
With that, he turned and left.
The beastly girl licked her candied hawthorn stick and followed.
As they departed, Taiyi Yan let out a heavy sigh of relief. Then, turning to Divine Path Ling, he asked, “Your Majesty, who exactly is this Young Master Ye?”
Divine Path Ling said calmly, “Didn’t you see even that little girl didn’t dare harm him?”
Taiyi Yan gave a bitter smile.
Divine Path Ling added, “Go heal. From now on, don’t provoke Young Master Ye!”
Taiyi Yan bowed slightly. “Understood!”
He turned and left.
Divine Path Ling watched Ye Xuan and the beastly girl disappear into the distance, a flicker of worry in her eyes.
—
Ye Xuan returned to the Women’s Academy with the beastly girl, then brought her to Ding Girl. “Talk to Ding Girl,” he said, then left.
The beastly girl looked at Ding Girl, licking her candied hawthorn, silent.
Ding Girl smiled. “He has that mysterious spacetime, which you want but fear. What do you fear? His background! If I’m not mistaken, you’re trying to figure him out. Once you do, and he’s no threat to you, you’ll kill him without hesitation, right?”
The beastly girl grinned. “You’re spot on!”
Ding Girl smiled faintly, saying no more.
The beastly girl blinked. “Aren’t you worried?”
Ding Girl laughed. “About what?”
The beastly girl stared at her. “Aren’t you afraid I’ll really kill him?”
Ding Girl patted her shoulder gently. “All his enemies are just toys his sister left for him!”
With that, she turned and left.
The beastly girl called after her, “Is his sister strong?”
Ding Girl didn’t look back. “Not that strong. You might get to meet her someday!”
The beastly girl licked her candied hawthorn, grinning. “Looking forward to it!”
In the distance, Ding Girl shook her head with a smile, saying nothing more.
No one wanted to meet that woman!
Except Ye Xuan, of course!
—
After entering the small tower, Ye Xuan began merging the Qingxuan Sword with the mysterious spacetime!
Upon his return, Ding Girl had given the Qingxuan Sword back to him!
With it, he was confident he could unleash the power of that mysterious spacetime.
While Ye Xuan trained, the beastly girl didn’t leave the Women’s Academy, wandering around instead…
A month later, in the Divine Path Kingdom’s palace, Mu Zuo suddenly entered the hall, rushing to Divine Path Ling and bowing respectfully. “Your Majesty, something big has happened!”
Divine Path Ling set down her ancient book. “What?”
Mu Zuo’s face was grave. “We just got word—a group of mysterious powerhouses has entered our kingdom, heading straight for the Women’s Academy!”
Divine Path Ling frowned. “Who are they?”
Mu Zuo shook his head. “Their identities are unknown!”
Divine Path Ling fell silent.
Mu Zuo said gravely, “Could their target be Young Master Ye?”
Divine Path Ling stood abruptly. “He can’t die! At least not in my Divine Path Kingdom!”
Mu Zuo was puzzled. “Why?”
Divine Path Ling said softly, “If he dies here, the Divine Path Kingdom will be buried with him! Understand?”
Mu Zuo: “…”
