It still needs to fly for a bit!
When the woman attacked, Ye Xuan had already unleashed his sword, striking with *One Sword to Sever the Future*!
However, he hadn’t anticipated that the woman would subdue him first, and his sword… it would take a moment to arrive!
At this moment, he realised the greatest flaw of *One Sword to Sever the Future*!
The sword targeted the future—it was unpredictable, impossible to guard against.
But what about the present?
If someone killed him in the present…
The biggest prerequisite for using *One Sword to Sever the Future* was surviving the present!
At that moment, the woman in front of Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Stop your sword!”
Her voice was slightly hoarse but not unpleasant—rather, it had a smoky, distinctive quality.
Hearing her words, Ye Xuan’s pupils contracted. This woman knew he had unleashed *One Sword to Sever the Future*!
Damn it!
How could she know?
The woman narrowed her eyes. “Stop it!”
Ye Xuan was silent for a moment, then said, “We stop together!”
After a brief pause, the woman released her right hand. Ye Xuan willed it, and the Qingxuan Sword in the future halted.
The woman glanced at Ye Xuan, saying nothing, but her eyes held a trace of wariness.
The *One Sword to Sever the Future* Ye Xuan had just unleashed—she wasn’t confident she could block it. Beyond the sword’s unique nature, there was also the Qingxuan Sword itself!
Demonic beasts had strong defences, but in this world, perhaps only Er Ya could fearlessly face the Qingxuan Sword!
Ye Xuan looked at the woman. “How should I address you?”
The woman stared at Ye Xuan, silent, just watching.
Ye Xuan smiled again. “Miss, what’s your name?”
After a moment’s silence, the woman said, “Shen Zhao!”
Shen Zhao!
Ye Xuan blinked. “One of the four ancient beasts?”
The woman looked at Ye Xuan, silent.
At that moment, Monk Wu hesitated, then said, “Young friend, Shen Zhao is not one of the four ancient beasts. She is one of the four divine beasts—and the leader of them!”
Ye Xuan was stunned, then looked at the woman. “How did you end up with the four ancient beasts?”
Shen Zhao looked at Ye Xuan. “You’re in trouble now!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “What do you mean?”
Shen Zhao’s expression was calm, and she didn’t speak. She turned to leave.
But after a few steps, she stopped and turned to the Wind Soul Beast and Shenhou. “Do you think he can protect you?”
The two beasts were silent. After a moment, the Wind Soul Beast began chattering in its language.
Ye Xuan frowned. “Little Pagoda, what’s it saying?”
Little Pagoda said, “It says following you is… safe.”
Ye Xuan laughed heartily and looked at the Wind Soul Beast, praising, “You’ve got good taste!”
He turned to Shen Zhao. “Miss Shen Zhao, if I’m not mistaken, you were all trapped here, right?”
Shen Zhao stared at Ye Xuan. After a moment, she said, “Human, you’d better flee!”
Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes. “Why?”
Shen Zhao said softly, “As you said, we were trapped here. That divine king was merely a warden. Behind him is a force you cannot afford to provoke. By killing a wisp of his divine soul and freeing us, you’ve challenged that force. You have no idea what you’re about to face.”
Ye Xuan was silent for a moment, then asked, “Can you tell me about this force?”
Shen Zhao looked at Ye Xuan. “Have you heard of the Demon Sect?”
Demon Sect?
Ye Xuan shook his head. “Never heard of it!”
After a moment’s silence, Shen Zhao opened her palm, and a storage ring floated toward Ye Xuan. “Inside are demon cores I’ve collected. Consider it repayment for freeing me.”
With that, she turned to leave.
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Will they let you go?”
Shen Zhao shook her head. “No!”
Ye Xuan said, “They won’t let me go either. Since that’s the case, why not join forces? What do you say?”
Shen Zhao turned to look at Ye Xuan. “I, Shen Zhao, will not submit to demonic beasts, nor will I follow humans!”
With that, she started to walk away.
Ye Xuan suddenly appeared in front of her, smiling. “Let’s talk somewhere else!”
With that, he brought Shen Zhao into the Little Pagoda.
Upon entering, Shen Zhao’s pupils contracted. Clearly, she sensed the unique nature of the spacetime within the pagoda!
Ye Xuan was about to speak when Shen Zhao suddenly looked at him. “What did you just say?”
Ye Xuan paused, then said, “Let’s talk somewhere else!”
Shen Zhao shook her head. “The sentence before that!”
Ye Xuan said, “Let’s join forces…”
Shen Zhao immediately said, “Alright!”
Ye Xuan’s expression froze.
Little Pagoda suddenly said, “True fragrance!”
Ye Xuan glanced at Shen Zhao. “Didn’t you say you wouldn’t follow humans?”
Shen Zhao’s expression was calm. “Depends on the human!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Shen Zhao suddenly said, “Release the last demonic beast too!”
Ye Xuan nodded. He left the pagoda and approached the final pillar. With a light slash of his sword—
*Rip!*
The pillar shattered.
A demonic beast slowly emerged.
It resembled an ape, walking upright, its body bulging with muscle, exuding raw power.
Ye Xuan studied the beast, then asked, “This is?”
Monk Wu hurriedly said, “Feilian, one of the four ancient beasts!”
Feilian!
Before Ye Xuan could speak, Shen Zhao appeared before the Feilian. She said a few words, then turned to Ye Xuan. “Now, all four of us are with you! We share a common enemy—the Demon Sect!”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Can you tell me about this Demon Sect?”
After a moment’s silence, Shen Zhao said, “A terrifying force formed by an alliance of demon clans. They frantically collect humans and demonic beasts with special bloodlines across countless worlds!”
She glanced at Ye Xuan. “Once they learn about your bloodline, you’re done for!”
Demon Sect!
Ye Xuan frowned slightly. After a moment, he asked, “Why did they imprison you?”
Shen Zhao said lightly, “Their goal is to make all capable demonic beasts in countless worlds submit. We refused, so they imprisoned us here until we would submit!”
Ye Xuan laughed. “Quite domineering!”
Shen Zhao said softly, “There’s even more domineering than that!”
Ye Xuan was about to speak when the distant sky suddenly trembled violently. A terrifying aura swept toward them.
Shen Zhao looked to the sky, a trace of gravity in her eyes. “They’re here!”
At that moment, the Qingxuan Sword in Ye Xuan’s left hand suddenly vanished.
Seeing this, Shen Zhao gave Ye Xuan a deep look, her eyes tinged with added wariness!
To deal with Ye Xuan, there was only one way: kill him immediately after he unleashed his sword!
A middle-aged man appeared in the sky, looking down at Ye Xuan below. As he stared, excitement and fervour filled his eyes. “Indeed, a special bloodline!”
Special bloodline!
Ye Xuan glanced at the man, about to speak, when the man suddenly reached down with his right hand, grabbing toward Ye Xuan. The grab unleashed a terrifying force that surged downward.
Seeing this, Monk Wu’s face changed drastically. The man wasn’t targeting just Ye Xuan but everyone in the arena!
Monk Wu immediately said, “Young Master Ye, this old monk has matters to attend to. Farewell!”
With that, he vanished to the horizon.
The woman Ye Xuan had previously pinned with his sword hadn’t left either. She stood there, glaring at him.
Ye Xuan turned to Shen Zhao beside him. “Hold him off for me—my sword still needs to fly a bit!”
Shen Zhao glanced at Ye Xuan. “Can’t you make your sword fly faster?”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “If it flies faster, they’ll be able to block it!”
Shen Zhao was speechless. With no choice, she lightly tapped her right foot, soaring into the sky, and threw a punch.
*Boom!*
In an instant, the spacetime in the arena boiled, waves of powerful energy rippling outward.
Shen Zhao returned to her spot, her expression calm.
In the sky, the middle-aged man glanced at Shen Zhao. “Shen Zhao, the Sect Master values you—that’s your fortune. Yet you fail to appreciate it, refusing to submit…”
He shook his head slightly. “Truly foolish!”
With that, he stepped forward.
*Boom!*
As his foot landed, the spacetime above Ye Xuan shattered. A colossal foot emerged, and in an instant, the spacetime within millions of li cracked into a massive spiderweb, utterly terrifying.
Ye Xuan turned to Shen Zhao. She hesitated briefly, then opened her palm. A flame shot upward from her hand.
*Boom!*
In an instant, the sky turned into a sea of fire, and the giant foot was enveloped by Shen Zhao’s flames, unable to advance an inch.
In the sky, the man’s eyes narrowed. He vanished from his spot and threw a punch at Shen Zhao. A trace of ferocity flashed in her eyes. She disappeared, and a blaze shot upward.
A direct clash!
*Boom!*
A deafening explosion echoed in the sky, followed by a burst of firelight rippling outward. The entire sky turned into a fiery inferno, like a purgatory.
Ye Xuan suddenly glanced at the Wind Soul Beast and Shenhou. “Why aren’t you helping?”
The two beasts looked at Ye Xuan, somewhat confused.
Little Pagoda suddenly said, “Young Master, demonic beasts have a strong sense of pride. Normally, in a one-on-one fight, other beasts won’t gang up to help. Unlike you…”
It stopped abruptly.
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “No, that won’t do. Their mindset and thinking are unacceptable. They need to change!”
Little Pagoda said lightly, “You can’t change it! Demonic beasts are very principled. Asking them to gang up is an insult—a massive insult. They’d rather die than do it!”
Ye Xuan opened his palm, revealing ten drops of essence blood. He looked at the Wind Soul Beast and Shenhou. “Kill him, and these are yours!”
The two beasts hesitated, then shook their heads.
Ye Xuan added ten more drops of essence blood to his palm. “Kill him, and these are yours!”
The two beasts exchanged a glance. In the next moment, as if injected with adrenaline, they charged forward…
Little Pagoda was silent for a moment, then said, “I was too hasty!”
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