No martial virtue!
A gang-up!
After Ye Xuan landed, he was seething with rage. At that moment, a fragrant breeze swept in, and the next instant, he found himself in an unknown dimension.
Gu Han!
At this critical moment, Gu Han had intervened to save him. Instead of confronting the Mysterious God Realm’s leader head-on, she chose to flee with Ye Xuan.
In the scene, the Mysterious God Realm leader looked up at the sky, eyes narrowing. “Trying to escape?”
As he spoke, he prepared to pursue, but a trembling voice from an Ancient God Realm expert interrupted, “Leader, Xuan Mu, he…”
The leader spun around, and upon seeing Xuan Mu, his expression turned ferocious.
Xuan Mu’s soul was so faint it was nearly transparent!
He was done for!
The leader rushed to Xuan Mu’s side, his voice shaking. “You…”
Xuan Mu shook his head. “I’m finished!”
The leader’s face darkened.
Xuan Mu whispered, “I was too arrogant! That Great Dao Brush…”
A bitter smile spread across his face.
He was in the Ancient God Realm, while Ye Xuan was only in the Mysterious Cave Realm, a full tier below. He’d been brimming with confidence, thinking no one in the Mysterious Cave Realm could even fight back against him. But Ye Xuan was different.
Ye Xuan’s bloodline power and sword intent far exceeded his expectations!
His plan had been to win with that final strike, or if it failed, to resort to a group attack. But Ye Xuan gave him no chance, directly activating the Great Dao Brush.
With the Great Dao Brush, Ye Xuan was terrifyingly powerful!
Xuan Mu looked at the leader, snarling, “Brother… avenge me!”
With those words, his soul vanished completely.
The leader’s face twisted in fury. Xuan Mu was his younger brother, and the two had grown up relying on each other, their bond deeper than most.
Seeing Xuan Mu erased, his heart felt like it was being sliced apart!
The leader slowly closed his eyes.
He was filled with regret!
Immense regret!
He shouldn’t have let Xuan Mu face Ye Xuan alone!
His carelessness had cost them.
The leader looked to the sky, his gaze icy. “Escape? Let’s see where you can run! Issue the order across the heavens: from this moment, Ye Xuan is the sworn enemy of the Mysterious God Realm. Anyone who befriends him is an enemy of the Mysterious God Realm! Anyone connected to Ye Xuan will be eradicated by us!”
With that, he and the six Ancient God Realm experts beside him shot into the sky.
Chasing Ye Xuan!
…
The Mysterious God Realm’s decree quickly spread across the myriad universes.
Many knew little of the Mysterious God Realm, as it was a secretive and ancient force. Only those of a certain strength were aware of its terrifying power!
The Mysterious God Realm had Supreme Ancient God Realm experts!
That alone was enough to make countless forces across the heavens tremble.
At the Di Huang God Clan, Di Yuan’s face was grim, silent.
He’d received the Mysterious God Realm’s decree!
He knew a bit about them, as his clan’s ancestors had once dealt with this force.
The Mysterious God Realm had not only Supreme Ancient God Realm experts but at least five Ancient God Realm experts!
Such a lineup was undeniably terrifying!
Di Yuan was worried!
He’d previously claimed Di Zhuang and Ye Xuan were close…
There’s no wall that doesn’t let some wind through!
If the Mysterious God Realm learned of this, it would spell disaster for the Di Huang God Clan!
He was caught in a dilemma!
He had two paths: First, help Ye Xuan. But that thought was dismissed instantly!
What could the Di Huang God Clan use to oppose the Mysterious God Realm?
The second path was to pledge loyalty to the Mysterious God Realm, help them hunt Ye Xuan, and distance themselves from him.
He hesitated on this path!
The third option was to pretend ignorance, but he feared the consequences, as the decree stated anyone linked to Ye Xuan would be eliminated!
He was, admittedly, a bit panicked!
An elder beside him, sensing his worry, suggested, “Clan Leader, we could do this: pledge loyalty to the Mysterious God Realm, pretend to help them find Ye Xuan… but secretly, we search too. If we find him, we don’t act, just leak his location to them. Problem solved, right?”
Di Yuan’s brows furrowed.
The elder pressed, “It’s the best way!”
After a long silence, Di Yuan said, “Do as you suggest!”
He looked to the distant sky, a flicker of worry in his eyes.
Truthfully, he admired and believed in Ye Xuan, but he didn’t dare gamble. The Mysterious God Realm’s power was too terrifying.
He couldn’t afford the risk!
Di Yuan sighed softly, “Young Master Ye, looks like you won’t be my son-in-law!”
…
At the Immortal Treasure Realm, within the Immortal Treasure Pavilion, Xiao Lan’s face was grim.
He’d received the Mysterious God Realm’s decree and was furious. They dared to ignore the Immortal Treasure Pavilion, abducting someone within its grounds!
It was a blatant disrespect to the Pavilion!
Though angry, he felt helpless.
He couldn’t contact Qin Guan, the only one who could mobilize the Pavilion’s special experts.
He was at a loss!
Suddenly, Xiao Lan stood, “Issue my order: find Young Master Ye at once. If found, protect him at all costs!”
He was starting to realise the gravity of the situation!
If anything happened to Ye Xuan, it wouldn’t be a small matter, especially since he was taken from within the Pavilion!
Thinking this, Xiao Lan left abruptly.
He couldn’t just sit idly!
He needed to seek help from other Immortal Treasure Pavilions. Normally, they might ignore him, but with Ye Xuan involved, they wouldn’t dare sit back!
This was Lord Qin’s friend!
…
In some endless starry expanse, Gu Han tore through space, racing frantically with Ye Xuan.
In her arms, Ye Xuan’s soul was extremely faint. Fortunately, he’d swallowed a soul-nourishing pill Yang Nian Xue had left him, or his soul might’ve vanished entirely.
Even so, he was incredibly weak, having forcibly used the Great Dao Brush to elevate his realm to Ancient God, which drained him immensely. Plus, he’d taken a full-force strike from a Supreme Ancient God Realm expert!
He was as weak as if he’d dual-cultivated for ten days and nights, utterly drained.
Gu Han suddenly said, “They’re chasing. At this speed, they’ll catch up in a quarter of an hour at most. Got any ideas?”
Ideas?
Ye Xuan paused, then looked at the Great Dao Brush, feeling exasperated. His body was shattered, yet the brush was unscathed!
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Brother Brush, they disrespected you so much just now, don’t you have any thoughts?”
He could only try to coax the Great Dao Brush!
The Brush replied, “What thoughts could I have?”
Ye Xuan frowned, “Take them out! Arrange them!”
The Brush paused, then said, “My true form can’t leave the Milky Way. How am I supposed to deal with them?”
Ye Xuan, puzzled, asked, “Why can’t your true form leave the Milky Way?”
The Brush said lightly, “It’s complicated, not something I can explain in a few words.”
Ye Xuan pressed, “They disrespected you! No thoughts at all?”
The Brush said, “You just want me to help you fight them, don’t you?”
Ye Xuan nodded eagerly, “Yes!”
The Brush was silent for a long time before saying, “Big brother, I’ll call you big brother. Do you know how busy I am? I manage this vast universe! Do you know how many universes there are? More than you can imagine! Every day, I oversee the fates of countless beings and things… Do you think I’m just idling around all day?”
Ye Xuan: “…”
The Brush continued, “Big brother, I have work to do!”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
This guy wasn’t going to help!
A quarter of an hour!
Ye Xuan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and began quietly repairing his soul while reconstructing his body.
Boom!
His bloodline suddenly surged around him.
He was using his bloodline power to rebuild his body!
It was a sudden idea. Though his body was shattered, he discovered his bloodline remained intact!
His bloodline existed independently of his body and soul!
Incredibly powerful!
He hadn’t expected he could reshape a body with his bloodline!
A blood-body?
It felt absurd, but he had no choice and continued reconstructing.
He needed a body, and a normal one wouldn’t withstand a Supreme Ancient God Realm expert’s power—it’d shatter on impact.
He could only hope this bloodline body would be strong enough!
Seeing Ye Xuan use his bloodline to form a body, Gu Han found it bizarre. She was already struggling to understand him!
His body was destroyed, yet his bloodline power persisted!
A bloodline independent of the body?
Gu Han shook her head. The longer she stayed with Ye Xuan, the more mysterious he became.
Sensing something, Gu Han turned. In the distant starry depths behind her, a terrifying force was closing in!
The Supreme Ancient God Realm expert was catching up!
Her face darkened as she looked at Ye Xuan in her arms. “How much longer do you need?”
Ye Xuan thought, then said, “At least half an hour!”
Gu Han shook her head. “I can’t hold them off for half an hour! At most, half a quarter, and with my current strength, I can’t stop them!”
Ye Xuan considered, then said, “Then you go alone!”
Gu Han froze, then fell silent.
She’d had that thought!
Ye Xuan smiled, “Don’t overthink it! Go! You saved me, that’s a huge favour. If I don’t die today, I’ll repay you once I’m out.”
After a pause, Gu Han said, “Take care!”
She set Ye Xuan down and vanished into the starry expanse.
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