Gu Han was gone!
Truly gone!
Of course, Ye Xuan didn’t resent her. As he’d said, her saving him was already a great kindness.
Snapping out of his thoughts, Ye Xuan sat cross-legged. He had to restore his body before the Supreme Ancient God Realm expert arrived. Only with a body could he fight!
He shook his head with a wry smile.
He really couldn’t stay impressive for more than three days!
Boom!
Suddenly, a terrifying aura erupted in the distant starry sky, and the starfield around Ye Xuan began to churn!
They were here!
Ye Xuan opened his eyes, a sea of blood within them. His body had been restored.
A blood-body!
His entire form was like blood, eerily strange.
But he couldn’t care less, as long as he had a usable body.
The Mysterious God Realm leader appeared before him, flanked by six Ancient God Realm experts!
The leader glanced into the distance. “Where’s the woman who saved you?”
Ye Xuan grinned. “She left!”
The leader sneered, “How pragmatic.”
Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile, slowly standing. He opened his palm, and a blood sword materialized, forged from sword intent and blood.
The leader looked at him. “You think you can fight me?”
Ye Xuan smiled faintly. “Who do you think you are? Haha…”
Boom!
Suddenly, the Great Dao Brush in his hand trembled violently. His aura surged to Ancient God Realm, and soon after, it climbed further to Supreme Ancient God Realm!
Seeing this, the leader’s eyes narrowed.
He was stunned!
Reaching Ancient God Realm was surprising but not shocking, as jumping one realm was somewhat normal. But Ye Xuan had gone from Mysterious Cave Realm to Supreme Ancient God Realm!
That was far from normal.
As a Supreme Ancient God Realm expert, he knew how hard it was to bridge that gap.
In the distance, Ye Xuan’s face was deathly pale, his body trembling, extremely unstable.
It was his first time using the Great Dao Brush to jump two realms. He felt like he was floating, almost ethereal.
Supreme Ancient God Realm!
Ye Xuan took a deep breath and looked at the leader. The sword in his hand turned back into the Great Dao Brush!
He’d realized the stronger he was, the more powerful the Brush became!
Holding the Brush, Ye Xuan took another deep breath. His bloodline power surged wildly, channeling terrifying energy into the Brush, while his Human Sword Intent and Human Power roared to life.
Seeing this, the leader’s eyes narrowed. “Retreat!”
His six Ancient God Realm subordinates quickly backed off.
They knew Ye Xuan was now beyond their ability to handle. Staying was pointless!
The leader opened his right hand, and the surrounding starfield trembled as countless mysterious forces gathered toward it!
The Power of Fate!
And the Power of Faith!
As a Supreme Ancient God, he naturally wielded faith power.
Ye Xuan opened his eyes, looking at the leader. “One strike to decide life or death!”
With that, he swung the Brush.
Slash!
A blood-red stroke sliced out!
His strongest attack ever!
The stroke erased millions of miles of the starfield in an instant!
In the distance, the leader’s pupils shrank. The power of Ye Xuan’s strike far exceeded his expectations!
Not daring to underestimate it, the leader roared and threw a punch!
Boom!
A world-destroying force erupted from his fist!
A direct clash!
At this moment, neither had a way out!
As the stroke met its target—
Boom!
A deafening explosion roared through the erased starfield. Ye Xuan and the leader were flung back, each retreating hundreds of thousands of feet.
When Ye Xuan stopped, his blood-forged body shattered, but moments later, the fragmented bloodline reformed, restoring his body!
On the other side, the leader’s body disintegrated bit by bit. In mere moments, it was completely annihilated, and his soul began to fade, becoming nearly transparent, though it didn’t vanish entirely.
The six Ancient God Realm experts watching from afar turned grim.
They hadn’t expected Ye Xuan to be this terrifying, nearly killing their leader!
A Supreme Ancient God Realm expert!
The leader looked at Ye Xuan, his face dark and solemn. That strike had nearly erased him!
In the distance, Ye Xuan opened his palm, the Great Dao Brush reappearing. He grinned at the leader. “Round two?”
The leader’s eyes narrowed. “If I’m not mistaken, you’re at your limit, with no strength left to wield the Brush, right?”
Ye Xuan smiled faintly. “Try me.”
The leader stared at Ye Xuan for a moment, then said, “A Cang, you go!”
The Ancient God Realm elder’s face changed instantly. “Leader, this…”
The leader looked at Ye Xuan. “He’s spent, no strength left. Go ahead!”
The elder’s face was ashen.
No strength left?
Damn it!
What if he did?
One swing of that Brush, and who could stop it?
The leader turned to the elder, frowning. “What’s the problem?”
Ye Xuan suddenly called out, “Come on, then! Worst case, we all go down together!”
The elder’s face grew even grimmer.
The leader’s expression turned cold. “A Cang, you…”
A Cang cut in, “I’m done!”
The leader froze.
A Cang said flatly, “Leader, from this moment, I’m out of the Mysterious God Realm!”
With that, he turned and vanished into the starry depths.
The leader: “…”
The remaining five Ancient God Realm experts exchanged odd looks.
Fight?
They didn’t dare take on Ye Xuan!
They knew he was at his limit, but what if?
What if Ye Xuan swung the Brush one last time before dying?
Who could withstand it?
Whoever faced Ye Xuan now was essentially signing up to perish with him. Having cultivated to this level, they weren’t keen on dying like that!
The leader was silent, knowing that if he pushed them, they’d leave too!
This filled him with frustration.
Raising soldiers for years, only for them to cower when needed!
Utterly infuriating!
Ye Xuan suddenly spoke up, “If you don’t act today, your leader won’t say anything now, but later? If I were you, I’d run, far away, because he can’t chase you down right now!”
The remaining Ancient God Realm experts exchanged glances.
The leader sneered, “Trying to sow discord?”
He turned to an elder with a cold laugh. “Li Qiu, alone, you’re no match for him, but if all five of you go together, he’s done. He’s our sworn enemy now. If he lives, he won’t spare you!”
Li Qiu’s expression flickered.
He was hesitating!
Ye Xuan suddenly laughed. “You’ve investigated me, so you should know I’m a scholar. I founded an academy for the peace of the myriad realms, not to create more slaughter! If you leave today, I swear, as a scholar, I won’t settle scores later.”
He opened his palm, a sword appearing. “Besides being a scholar, I’m a sword cultivator. You can trust my character!”
Li Qiu glanced at the Great Dao Brush at Ye Xuan’s waist and said nothing.
The leader was about to speak when Li Qiu suddenly said, “Young Master Ye, take care!”
With that, he and two other elders vanished into the distant sky.
The leader: “…”
Li Qiu was scared!
Why?
The Great Dao Brush!
And Ye Xuan’s bloodline!
No ordinary person could wield the Brush and possess such terrifying bloodline power!
Even if he killed Ye Xuan, it’d come with massive karmic consequences!
He was ultimately too afraid!
And compared to the leader, he trusted Ye Xuan more, because, as Ye Xuan said, they had investigated him!
And Ye Xuan was indeed a scholar!
The leader looked at Ye Xuan. “Skilled in both pen and sword, impressive!”
He was furious but couldn’t show it. If he did, the remaining two would leave!
Just then, Ye Xuan turned to the two remaining Ancient God Realm experts.
They hadn’t left because they were the leader’s loyal confidants, having served him for years. They knew his temperament. If they left today, he’d never let them go!
Though they were Ancient God Realm, they couldn’t withstand a Supreme Ancient God Realm expert’s pursuit!
But they also didn’t dare kill Ye Xuan, not with the Great Dao Brush in his hand!
So, they hesitated!
Ye Xuan suddenly looked at a black-robed Ancient God Realm elder. “Want to take a gamble?”
The elder stared at Ye Xuan, silent.
Ye Xuan smiled faintly. “With the Great Dao Brush, I can instantly reach Supreme Ancient God Realm. If you’re willing to believe in the Brush, I’ll lend it to you to elevate you to Supreme Ancient God Realm!”
The leader’s face changed drastically.
The black-robed elder, excited, asked, “Really?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Of course, as long as you believe in the Brush like I do.”
The elder stared at Ye Xuan. “How can I trust you?”
Ye Xuan thought, then said, “I’m a scholar!”
The leader: “…”
