In the starry sky, watching Ye Xuan frantically devouring the Chaos Black Fire, Ninth Young Master was utterly dumbfounded!
The Chaos Black Fire was the most sinister and malevolent force in the universe, so potent that even his folding fan couldn’t withstand its corrosion. Yet now, Ye Xuan not only resisted it but was absorbing it!
Absorbing the Chaos Black Fire?
Ninth Young Master was completely stunned, staring at Ye Xuan below with disbelief. This scene was beyond his expectations. He never imagined anyone could consume the Chaos Black Fire—it was simply absurd!
Below, Ye Xuan was voraciously absorbing the Chaos Black Fire—or rather, his battle armour was. The fire had no resistance against it! Most astonishingly, though enveloped by the Chaos Black Fire, Ye Xuan was completely unharmed!
In the starry sky, Ninth Young Master’s eyes were filled with incredulity. “Impossible… how is this possible…?”
At that moment, Ye Xuan suddenly looked up. The next instant, he spread his hands, and two fiery swords appeared in them!
Swords forged from the Chaos Black Fire!
One utterly sinister, the other utterly malevolent!
The next moment, Ye Xuan’s lips curled slightly. “Ninth Young Master, thank you!”
As his voice fell, he shot into the sky!
In the starry sky, Ninth Young Master’s pupils contracted. He swung his fan, and a white light surged from it, carrying the phantom of a celestial beast!
Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, the white light shattered instantly, followed by a scream echoing through the field. Ninth Young Master was thrown back tens of thousands of feet. When he stopped, the folding fan in his hand was burning!
Terrified, he quickly let go of the fan!
At that moment, Ye Xuan opened his palm, and the burning fan flew to him. With a gentle wipe of his right hand, the Chaos Black Fire was extinguished, and the fan began to heal itself.
Ye Xuan examined the fan, his lips curving slightly. Though not as powerful as the Chaos Black Fire, this fan was a divine artifact!
He’d suffered plenty at its hands before!
Ye Xuan stowed the fan. Seeing this, Ninth Young Master’s expression turned extremely grim.
Ye Xuan looked at him and smiled. “Come again!”
As his voice fell, he vanished from the spot!
Swish! Swish!
Two sword beams flashed through the field!
Their speed was so fast that they reached Ninth Young Master in an instant, giving him no chance to escape!
A ferocious glint flashed in Ninth Young Master’s eyes. He raised his hands, and countless golden rays surged from his body, forming a golden bell that enveloped him.
Then, Ye Xuan’s sword arrived!
Boom! Boom!
The golden bell trembled violently, and inside, Ninth Young Master spat out a mouthful of blood!
Clearly, his defensive artifact was far inferior to Ye Xuan’s battle armour, which could withstand nearly all forces! Ninth Young Master’s artifact could only block a fraction of the power!
At that moment, his pupils shrank as he noticed the golden bell was gradually dissolving.
It couldn’t withstand the Chaos Black Fire!
Ye Xuan glanced at the fire, shocked. This fire was too formidable, wasn’t it?
As if struck by a thought, he looked at the Great Dao Brush at his waist and sighed inwardly.
This brush was starting to seem a bit lacklustre!
Really underwhelming!
As if sensing Ye Xuan’s thoughts, the Great Dao Brush’s voice rang out. “It’s not my fault, it’s you…”
Ye Xuan said calmly, “I know, it’s my issue. I can’t unleash your full power!”
Great Dao Brush: “…”
Ye Xuan continued, “Brother Brush, I’m not complaining! Think about it—I used you, but I couldn’t break that guy’s fan. Yet with this fire, I easily shattered it. Tell me, doesn’t that make you seem a bit inferior? Brother Brush, be honest with me—are you past your prime? Can you keep up with my pace?”
The Great Dao Brush fell silent.
Ye Xuan sighed again. “Brother Brush, you told me before that without the Divine Book or Ancient Words, you’re invincible… Be honest, were you just boasting like me?”
Great Dao Brush: “…”
Ye Xuan was about to say more when the Great Dao Brush at his waist suddenly trembled. The next moment, a drop of pitch-black liquid appeared at its tip!
Ye Xuan was puzzled. “Brother Brush, what’s this?”
The Great Dao Brush said calmly, “Ink!”
Ye Xuan frowned slightly. “A drop of ink?”
The brush said, “Use it now!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then swung the brush.
Swish!
A black stroke slashed out.
Boom!
The golden bell, already corroding under the Chaos Black Fire, shattered instantly. Ninth Young Master was blasted millions of feet away by the stroke, and when he stopped, the surrounding starfield, spanning tens of millions of miles, had been obliterated!
Ye Xuan was stunned.
So was Ninth Young Master, whose physical body was gone, leaving only a faint soul.
Ye Xuan looked at the blackened surroundings, his hand trembling slightly.
This Great Dao Brush was something else!
The brush suddenly said, “Young Master Ye, I told you—among cosmic divine artifacts, aside from the Divine Book and Ancient Words, nothing can rival me. Your old Qingxuan Sword, that little tower, and even this fire you’re using now—it’s trash in my eyes. If it faced my true form, it’d kneel instantly. I’m really, really powerful. Stop doubting my abilities. Honestly, sometimes I get annoyed. If it weren’t for your sister, I…”
It stopped abruptly.
Ye Xuan asked, “If not for my sister, what would you do?”
The brush was silent for a moment, then said, “Nothing. I’m just explaining—I’m not weak, that’s all.”
Ye Xuan said seriously, “Brother Brush, I know you’re not weak, but you need to show it! You have to prove yourself! If you don’t, who’ll know you’re not weak?”
He picked up the Great Dao Brush and said, “Brother Brush, give me more ink!”
He noticed that after the last stroke, the brush tip had no ink left!
The brush said gravely, “There’s no more ink!”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Brother Brush, you’re being stingy? Not even a bit of ink?”
The brush gave a wry laugh. “It’s not that I won’t give it. This ink…”
It trailed off.
Ye Xuan’s brow furrowed, about to speak, when Ninth Young Master suddenly said, “That just now… was the Great Dao Brush?”
Ye Xuan looked at him. At this moment, Ninth Young Master’s soul was like a wisp of smoke.
He was about to be completely erased!
Ye Xuan opened his palm, and the storage ring Ninth Young Master had worn flew to him. He glanced inside, his lips curving slightly, then put it away. Looking at Ninth Young Master, he asked, “Why didn’t that old man save you?”
He found it odd that Mu Zun hadn’t intervened.
Ninth Young Master smiled faintly. “He knows I’m beyond saving! So, he gave up on me!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then asked, “In your family’s younger generation, where do you rank?”
Ninth Young Master was silent for a moment, then said, “Two others are better than me!”
Ye Xuan asked, “Is it just you targeting me, or your whole family?”
Ninth Young Master chuckled. “Does it matter?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “It does!”
Ninth Young Master said calmly, “It’s just me targeting you, but soon, it’ll be my whole family!”
Ye Xuan was puzzled. “Why?”
Ninth Young Master looked at him. “You killed me! I’m one of the candidates for heir in my clan, backed by a faction. Now that I’ve died by your hand, they won’t let it go, nor will the clan! Great families care most about face. They’ll avenge me. Plus, you took the Chaos Black Fire and the Yuxiao Fan—both clan treasures. They’ll come to reclaim them!”
Ye Xuan nodded. “So, they’ll come again, right?”
Ninth Young Master nodded. “Yes!”
Ye Xuan suddenly smiled. “Do you want to live?”
Ninth Young Master was stunned.
Ye Xuan smiled faintly. “I have a Soul-Nourishing Pill here. Two billion cosmic veins for one. If you want to live, I can sell it to you!”
Two billion!
Ninth Young Master was stunned, then furious. “You’re robbing me!”
Ye Xuan shrugged and turned to leave.
Ninth Young Master hurriedly said, “I’ll buy! I’ll buy!”
Ye Xuan turned back. “Pay now!”
Ninth Young Master’s face darkened. “My storage ring is with you. What do I pay with?”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Get your family to send the money. I believe you can manage two billion cosmic veins! Of course, you could also call your family to come kill me!”
Ninth Young Master was silent.
Ye Xuan smiled. “Hesitate any longer, and you’ll be gone for good!”
Ninth Young Master said gravely, “I’ll buy!”
Ye Xuan nodded, opened his palm, and a pill floated to Ninth Young Master, who quickly consumed it. His soul stabilised, but at that moment, a sword beam locked onto it!
Ninth Young Master looked at Ye Xuan, who smiled. “Tell your family to bring the money now!”
Ninth Young Master glanced at Ye Xuan, opened his palm, and a token shot into the sky, soon disappearing at the edge of the starry sky.
Ye Xuan looked at the horizon and smiled. “Ninth Young Master, two billion cosmic veins for a life—you got a bargain!”
Ninth Young Master looked at Ye Xuan. “You sure you won’t kill me?”
Ye Xuan said seriously, “Do I seem that bad in your eyes?”
He pulled out an ancient book and said, “I’m a man who reads the classics!”
Ninth Young Master glanced at the book, frowning. “Thirty-Six Yin-Yang Techniques? What kind of classic is that?”
Ye Xuan quickly put it away, a bit embarrassed.
Oops!
Wrong book!
