Invincible? Humble enough?
Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile.
Qing’er said no more and vanished completely.
In the field, Ye Xuan stood silent.
The Small Tower was gone!
The Qingxuan Sword was gone!
He truly had no external aids left!
Beside him, Gu Chuan suddenly asked, “Young Master, any other instructions?”
Ye Xuan smiled faintly, “Tell my mother I miss her! Once I settle things here, I’ll come find her!”
Gu Chuan chuckled, “Will do!”
He opened his palm, and a storage ring floated to Ye Xuan.
Ye Xuan blinked, “What’s this?”
Gu Chuan grinned, “One million Cosmic Veins!”
Ye Xuan and Dao Ling froze.
Gu Chuan smiled, “The master said she can’t join the Great Dao contest, but a mother giving her son some pocket money—that’s normal, right?”
Ye Xuan nodded eagerly, “Totally normal!”
Dao Ling chimed in, “Extremely normal!”
Gu Chuan laughed, then said, “Young Master, take care!”
He turned and disappeared at the horizon.
Ye Xuan opened his palm, sending a storage ring to Dao Ling, containing 300,000 Cosmic Veins!
Dao Ling was stunned, “Brother Ye… what’s this?”
Ye Xuan patted his shoulder, “Let’s cultivate together!”
Dao Ling was silent for a moment, then said, “I’m also a contender for the Great Dao Destiny. One day, we might be enemies!”
Ye Xuan laughed, “Before that, let’s take down the other contenders! Deal?”
Dao Ling roared with laughter, “Deal!”
Ye Xuan paced, deep in thought.
Dao Ling frowned, “Brother Ye, what’s up?”
Ye Xuan’s expression was grave, “We’ve got two problems. First, without the Small Tower, we can’t cheat-cultivate anymore! Second, my gut tells me there are other Great Dao Destiny contenders besides us and Shi Tian. We know nothing about them, but they might know us!”
Without the Qingxuan Sword or Small Tower, he had to think harder.
And he’d just told Qing’er not to suppress the Great Dao Pen, meaning his trials were about to begin!
When hardships came, he couldn’t just run to Qing’er, could he?
That’d be too embarrassing!
Ye Xuan said firmly, “No matter what, we need to boost our strength fast. The quickest way is through combat.”
Dao Ling suggested, “To the Shi Clan!”
Ye Xuan said, “Let’s go!”
They vanished.
No more cheating cultivation—time for the real thing!
Soon, they reached the Shi Clan. Ye Xuan leaped into the air, roaring, “Swords, come!”
Instantly, countless swords pierced through time and space, gathering above the Shi Clan—millions of them!
Dao Ling bellowed, “All-Forms Dharma Body!”
A 10,000-foot dharma idol appeared behind him, its terrifying pressure sweeping down, threatening to crush the heavens.
Ye Xuan commanded, “Slash!”
Millions of swords rained down.
Dao Ling roared, “Kill!”
He slammed a palm down, his dharma idol mirroring the strike, its force boiling and igniting the sky above the Shi Clan!
Then, Ye Xuan and Dao Ling turned and fled!
Below, Shi Qian and his clan’s faces darkened.
Shi Qian snarled, “Strike!”
Shi Clan experts soared upward…
At the horizon, Ye Xuan suddenly stopped. Dao Ling halted too, confused, “Brother Ye, what’s wrong?”
Ye Xuan frowned, “Why are we running? Aren’t we here to fight and improve?”
Dao Ling froze.
Right!
Why run?
Ye Xuan said, “Back we go!”
They returned to the Shi Clan.
The clan was in chaos.
Though the Shi Clan had many Time Realm experts, they couldn’t fully block Ye Xuan and Dao Ling’s devastating attacks.
Shi Qian’s face was grim. These two kept hitting and running like demons!
Then, Ye Xuan and Dao Ling reappeared.
Seeing them, Shi Qian frowned.
As they prepared to strike, a man approached from the horizon—Shi Tian!
The Shi Clan experts erupted in excitement.
Shi Tian was their hope!
Ye Xuan and Dao Ling frowned.
Shi Tian faced them, saying, “Shi Yuan is dead. Can our feud end here?”
Ye Xuan shook his head, “No.”
Dao Ling nodded, “No.”
After being hunted by the entire Shi Clan, how could the grudge end so easily?
Shi Tian nodded, “Then we fight!”
He glanced at them, “Which of you?”
Dao Ling grinned, “Me! We didn’t finish last time—let’s continue!”
Shi Tian nodded, “My thoughts exactly!”
He entered an unknown spacetime domain, clearly avoiding a fight in the clan.
Dao Ling followed.
Only Ye Xuan and the Shi Clan experts remained.
Shi Qian eyed Ye Xuan warily.
Having dealt with him, Shi Qian knew Ye Xuan was full of tricks—caution was key.
Ye Xuan suddenly called, “Little An!”
He frowned.
Wait!
Little An was in the Small Tower!
Taken by Qing’er!
Ye Xuan was stunned, having forgotten that.
But he soon smiled.
Little An with Qing’er was no bad thing—likely a great one!
With Qing’er’s guidance, Little An’s progress…
His face darkened.
The Small Tower was with Qing’er in the Milky Way!
If Qing’er casually mentored it, that thing would get insufferably smug!
Ye Xuan refocused, looking at Shi Qian and the Shi Clan Time Realm experts. His reasons for targeting the Shi Clan weren’t just their past pursuit of him—there was Little An!
Little An was nearly killed by the Shi Clan’s mob!
This grudge demanded retribution!
The Shi Clan had to be destroyed!
No one could stop him!
Shi Qian said gravely, “Young Master Ye, Shi Yuan’s dead. Isn’t that enough?”
Ye Xuan smiled, “How’s that enough?”
Shi Qian snarled, “Must it be a fight to the death?”
Ye Xuan sneered, “Wasn’t it always?”
His eyes closed, and a sword light slashed at Shi Qian!
Slash the Future!
Shi Qian’s pupils shrank, “Together!”
Against Ye Xuan’s eerie Slash the Future, he couldn’t resist alone—only a group could!
Ye Xuan fully activated his bloodline power!
*Boom!*
He became a blood-red figure.
A sea of blood surged!
Ye Xuan grinned ferociously, “Great Dao Pen, without Qing’er’s suppression, I’m begging for hardship! Make it brutal—I, Ye Xuan, fear nothing!”
He charged.
Shi Qian and his group looked grim.
Ye Xuan’s aura was soaring!
Shi Qian roared, “Kill him! All together!”
Six Time Realm experts rushed Ye Xuan!
This time, Ye Xuan didn’t retreat!
He was testing his limits!
*Boom!*
An explosion erupted, and a burst of blood-red light flared. Ye Xuan was blasted back tens of thousands of feet!
Even with his bloodline activated, he couldn’t match six Time Realm experts!
Stopping, he closed his eyes, opened his palm, “Swords, come!”
*Boom!*
The space behind him trembled, and millions of swords from across the realms gathered—all blood-red!
Ye Xuan’s lips curled into a savage grin. His palm split, blood pouring out, forming a blood sword!
A sword from his bloodline!
Shi Qian and his group looked grave.
Was this guy a blood cultivator or a sword cultivator?
Why all these flashy tricks?
Ye Xuan leaped, “Slash!”
Millions of swords rained down, tearing through everything!
Shi Qian’s eyes flashed with ferocity, “Kill!”
The six Time Realm experts soared, their terrifying forces smashing toward Ye Xuan’s sword energy!
Ye Xuan vanished.
*Rip!*
The heavens split!
A sword light slashed down!
*Boom!*
The space above the Shi Clan exploded, countless sword energies shattering!
Shi Qian’s six were forced back by the sword energy, while Ye Xuan retreated tens of thousands of feet, blood trickling from his mouth!
Shi Qian’s group bore sword wounds, but they weren’t fatal.
Shi Qian looked at Ye Xuan, grave, “Young Master Ye, Shi Yuan’s dead. We’ve paid the price. Can our feud end?”
He was truly scared!
Though they hadn’t lost, Ye Xuan’s bloodline was terrifying. Someone like him either had a powerful father or mighty ancestors!
And that sword from before…
He definitely had backers—likely more than one!
Even if he could kill Ye Xuan, Shi Qian didn’t dare. Killing him would bring catastrophe to the Shi Clan!
Ye Xuan wiped the blood from his mouth, saying calmly, “End? Sure. Kneel, and maybe…”
*Thud!*
Shi Qian dropped to his knees, looking at Ye Xuan, “Young Master Ye, I’ve knelt!”
He kowtowed hard, “Young Master Ye, we’re done fighting! If you spare our clan, I’ll do anything!”
Ye Xuan’s expression froze, “What the hell!”
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