Gang fight!
It had to be said, the Wind Soul Beast and Shenhou were incredibly strong. The moment the two demonic beasts joined the fray, the middle-aged man was instantly overwhelmed!
Within a few breaths, his physical body was shattered.
After stopping, the middle-aged man roared, “You dare gang up on me?!”
The Wind Soul Beast and Shenhou exchanged a glance, hesitating.
Gang fighting was indeed a bit dishonourable!
At that moment, the middle-aged man bellowed again, “Despicable! Shameless! Ganging up—where’s your pride? Where’s your face?!”
The Wind Soul Beast and Shenhou looked at Ye Xuan.
Below, Ye Xuan grinned. “What’s the use of face?”
He turned to the Wind Soul Beast and Shenhou, asking again, “What’s the use of face?”
The two beasts fell silent.
Strictly speaking, face didn’t seem all that useful!
Ye Xuan looked at the middle-aged man, smiling. “Since you’re talking about face, let me ask you: your realm is so high, and mine is so low, yet you come to kill me. Where’s *your* face?”
The middle-aged man glared at Ye Xuan. “Human!”
Ye Xuan laughed. “Don’t you want a fair fight? Come, I’ll fight you one-on-one!”
The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes. “Are you sure?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “You can restore your physical body now! I swear I won’t make a move, and neither will they!”
The middle-aged man looked at Ye Xuan. “Truly?”
Ye Xuan said, “I can swear to the heavens: if I make a move while you’re recovering, may I be pierced by ten thousand swords and die!”
The middle-aged man hesitated, then said, “You’re a sword cultivator. I trust you!”
With that, he sat cross-legged to restore his physical body. But at that moment, a sword suddenly pierced through his brow.
*Boom!*
His soul was instantly locked in place!
The demonic beasts: “…”
The middle-aged man froze, then looked at Ye Xuan, roaring, “Human, you said you wouldn’t make a move! Not only did you act, but you ambushed me!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Did I make a move? I didn’t!”
The middle-aged man was stunned.
Because Ye Xuan truly hadn’t moved. If it wasn’t Ye Xuan, then who was it?
The middle-aged man had no time to think further.
Ye Xuan’s sword was frantically absorbing his soul.
He looked at Ye Xuan, his eyes filled with venom. “Human, you’ll pay a heavy price for your despicable actions!”
With those words, his soul was fully absorbed.
Ye Xuan opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword returned to his hand. He glanced at the three demonic beasts, who were silent.
Ye Xuan smiled. “Think I’m despicable?”
The Wind Soul Beast and Shenhou nodded.
In the world of demonic beasts, everyone preferred straightforward battles. Ye Xuan’s underhanded tactics were hard for them to stomach.
Shen Zhao looked at Ye Xuan. “I don’t like your behaviour!”
Ye Xuan laughed. “I don’t need you to like it!”
He glanced at the three beasts. “I finally understand why you were imprisoned for so long! Your strength is inferior, your numbers are fewer, and you don’t use your brains. With minds like yours, you deserve to be locked up forever!”
Shen Zhao’s eyes narrowed. “What do you mean?”
Ye Xuan said coldly, “Let me ask you: is your strength greater than the Demon Sect’s?”
Shen Zhao was silent.
Ye Xuan pressed, “Do you have more numbers than the Demon Sect?”
Shen Zhao remained silent.
Ye Xuan laughed. “Fewer people, weaker strength—tell me, what do you have to compete with them?”
Shen Zhao stayed silent.
Ye Xuan smiled, opened his palm, and let twenty drops of essence blood float toward the Wind Soul Beast and Shenhou. “You don’t need to follow me anymore! I’m not afraid of godlike enemies—just piglike teammates.”
With that, he turned to leave.
At that moment, the demonic beast Feilian suddenly appeared in front of Ye Xuan. It looked at him and said, “I’ll follow you. I don’t want face!”
Ye Xuan laughed heartily. “Good!”
With that, he led Feilian away.
On the other side, the woman who had been watching suddenly said, “You know nothing about the Demon Sect!”
Ye Xuan glanced at her. “Please stop seeking attention. Thank you!”
With that, he and Feilian vanished at the horizon.
In the arena, Shen Zhao and the three demonic beasts stood in silence.
Ye Xuan’s sudden abandonment was unexpected. They were supreme demonic beasts—countless people would kill to have them as allies!
At that moment, Shen Zhao looked up. The next instant, the sky’s spacetime split open, and a dozen shadowy figures rushed out!
The Demon Sect!
Shen Zhao’s pupils contracted, her right hand slowly clenching.
An old man appeared before her, looking at Shen Zhao. “You actually escaped. That’s quite a surprise!”
Shen Zhao was silent for a moment, then said, “Lian Chi, let’s fight one-on-one!”
The old man, Lian Chi, shook his head. “No need for that. Attack!”
At his command, the demonic beast powerhouses behind him charged at Shen Zhao and the other two beasts!
Seeing this, the Wind Soul Beast roared, “You dare gang up on us?!”
Lian Chi sneered, “We’re enemies. Why should I talk of honour or martial virtue with you? Laughable!”
Wind Soul Beast: “…”
…
Elsewhere, Ye Xuan rode his sword through the sky.
Little Pagoda suddenly said, “Young Master, you’re really giving up on them?”
Ye Xuan laughed. “What else?”
Little Pagoda said, “It’s a bit of a pity!”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “Nothing to pity. Our values don’t align. Forcing us together would only make everyone uncomfortable. Unlike you, Little Pagoda—you don’t care about face, I don’t care about face. We get along perfectly!”
Little Pagoda: “…”
At that moment, Ye Xuan’s brows furrowed. He stopped. Not far ahead, the spacetime split open, and an old man stepped out.
It was Lian Chi!
Behind him were twelve demonic beast powerhouses, and a massive cage. Inside the cage, Ye Xuan saw Shen Zhao, the Wind Soul Beast, and Shenhou.
Captured?
Ye Xuan’s brows furrowed slightly. Unnoticed, the Qingxuan Sword in his hand had quietly vanished.
Lian Chi looked at Ye Xuan. “You’re Ye Xuan!”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Lian Chi studied him, then said, “A special bloodline!”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Are you sent by that divine king?”
Lian Chi’s lips curled in disdain. “What merit does he have?”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Lian Chi continued, “Will you come with me willingly, or shall I take you?”
Ye Xuan gave a wry smile. “I’ll go with you!”
Lian Chi’s expression was calm. “You’re sensible!”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Sir, may I test a move against you?”
Lian Chi stared at Ye Xuan. “It seems you’re not content to come along so easily!”
Ye Xuan nodded eagerly. “Just one move!”
Lian Chi said, “Make your move!”
Ye Xuan suddenly vanished, slashing at Lian Chi with his sword.
Lian Chi’s expression remained calm. He raised his hand and threw a punch.
*Boom!*
A burst of sword light shattered, and Ye Xuan was blasted thousands of zhang away. As he stopped, he coughed up several mouthfuls of essence blood.
Lian Chi froze. This weak?
He hadn’t expected Ye Xuan to be so frail. Initially, he had been wary, given that this was the man who shattered a wisp of the divine king’s soul and freed Shen Zhao and the others.
But he hadn’t imagined Ye Xuan would be *this* weak!
Was he just too strong?
In the distance, Ye Xuan was still spitting blood, as if on the verge of death.
Lian Chi looked at Ye Xuan, frowning. “Are you really this weak?”
Ye Xuan gave a bitter smile. “Yeah!”
Lian Chi glanced at him and shook his head. “A waste of my effort! Take him!”
With that, he turned. But at that moment, something unexpected happened. His pupils contracted as he sensed something and tried to retreat. Too late—a sword pierced through his brow!
*Boom!*
Lian Chi’s body shuddered violently, his soul rapidly dissipating!
Lian Chi was dazed. “Who…”
He turned to Ye Xuan in the distance. Ye Xuan looked utterly confused. “Who?”
Lian Chi stared at Ye Xuan. “Not you?”
Ye Xuan blinked. “Nope!”
Lian Chi frowned, scanning his surroundings, but he sensed nothing!
A trace of confusion flashed in his eyes. “Who was it…”
*Boom!*
At that moment, the Qingxuan Sword fully absorbed him and vanished.
The Demon Sect powerhouses in the arena exchanged glances, their eyes filled with horror.
In the distance, Ye Xuan suddenly shouted, “Who was it?”
The Demon Sect powerhouses looked at Ye Xuan, who was scanning his surroundings, his eyes full of wariness.
At that moment, one of the Demon Sect powerhouses said gravely, “Retreat!”
Retreat!
Lian Chi had been killed in a single strike, and they didn’t even know who did it!
What was there left to fight for?
At that moment, a sword suddenly pierced through the head of the leading Demon Sect powerhouse.
*Boom!*
His soul was instantly absorbed!
The remaining Demon Sect powerhouses’ faces changed drastically, and they retreated. They scanned the surroundings, then looked at Ye Xuan, only to see him on high alert, his eyes filled with wariness and even fear, as if the next sword might target him.
Not this guy?
The Demon Sect powerhouses’ eyes were filled with doubt.
In the cage, Shen Zhao glanced at Ye Xuan, silent.
In truth, if the Demon Sect powerhouses had swarmed Ye Xuan at that moment, he would have been finished. His sword struck the future—if they controlled him in the present, he was done for!
But these fools didn’t attack him. Of course, Ye Xuan’s acting was simply too convincing—he was an acting emperor!
If Shen Zhao didn’t know him, even she would have believed it wasn’t Ye Xuan’s doing.
At that moment, another Demon Sect powerhouse dropped dead.
In that instant, the remaining Demon Sect powerhouses’ faces changed. Without hesitation, they turned and fled, vanishing at the horizon in the blink of an eye.
Ye Xuan’s expression returned to calm. He opened his palm, and the Qingxuan Sword returned. He glanced at the caged Shen Zhao and the other two beasts, then casually waved his hand, sending out a slash of sword light.
*Rip!*
The cage was shattered.
Ye Xuan sheathed his sword and turned to leave.
At that moment, Shen Zhao suddenly appeared before him. She looked at Ye Xuan, patted her stunning face, and said, “From this moment on, I don’t want this face!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Little Pagoda: “…”
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