Ye Xuan snapped out of his thoughts as the beautiful woman charged towards him!
Facing her, Ye Xuan remained calm. Suddenly, his Burial Sword turned into a streak of sword light, slashing out.
*Boom!*
A burst of sword light shattered, and the woman was forced back hundreds of metres.
Ye Xuan, however, didn’t retreat a single step!
As soon as the woman stopped, Ye Xuan rushed forward. The next moment, a sword light slashed straight down from above her head.
*Whoosh!*
A sharp tearing sound echoed through the starry sky!
A glint of ferocity flashed in the woman’s eyes. She opened her palm, and a terrifying black light surged from it.
*Boom!*
A deafening explosion rang out!
Ye Xuan returned to his original position, glancing at his slightly trembling arm, frowning. He looked at the woman in the distance, now surrounded by a black dragon!
A beast?
Ye Xuan’s brow furrowed.
Why did this clan always resort to merging with beasts?
In the distance, the woman glared at Ye Xuan. Suddenly, she opened her palm, and the black dragon let out a furious roar before charging at him!
*Boom!*
The charge was like a torrential flood, overwhelming everything!
Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed. He opened his palm, and the Burial Sword hovered in his hand. A terrifying sword intent surged from within him, and the power of the mortal realm gathered in his right arm.
After a moment’s pause, the Burial Sword flew out.
*Whoosh!*
A blood-red sword light tore through the scene, meeting the black dragon head-on!
A direct clash!
*Boom!*
With a resounding explosion, the sword light shattered, and the black dragon was sent flying thousands of metres away!
But at that moment, the woman rushed to Ye Xuan’s front. Before he could react, she grabbed his throat. Her right hand turned pitch black, and a terrifying force engulfed him.
*Boom!*
With the two at the centre, the surrounding space-time turned to ash!
Yet, Ye Xuan was completely unharmed!
Seeing this, the woman’s pupils shrank, “How…”
Before she could finish, she released him and tried to retreat. But Ye Xuan slashed down with his sword.
Terrified, the woman raised her right arm to block.
*Boom!*
Before everyone’s eyes, she was sent flying tens of thousands of metres. When she stopped, her pitch-black right hand split open, black blood spurting out!
The group of powerhouses behind her turned grim.
This young man’s strength was so terrifying?
The woman’s face darkened. She looked at Ye Xuan, “Who are you?”
At that moment, her mind cleared!
This young man was no ordinary person!
Ye Xuan smiled faintly, “What’s the point of asking that now?”
He glanced at the woman and her group, then smiled, “Come at me together!”
Together!
The words silenced the scene, so quiet you could hear a pin drop!
Together?
The woman glared at Ye Xuan, “What makes you so arrogant?”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Fighting you alone is no challenge. So, all of you, come at me!”
As he spoke, he opened his palm, and the Burial Sword appeared.
*Boom!*
His bloodline activated, and the Burial Sword came alive, a terrifying aura surging from him!
A feral glint flashed in Ye Xuan’s eyes. He charged forward, slashing down!
*Whoosh!*
The heavens and earth trembled!
The woman’s eyes turned ferocious, “Kill him!”
With her words, she and her group vanished from their spots.
A real group attack!
Behind her were nine top-tier powerhouses!
Ten against one!
Yet, Ye Xuan showed no fear, only excitement and frenzy!
Fight!
The battle erupted!
Though Ye Xuan’s cultivation was lower and he was outnumbered, his momentum matched theirs. Despite being suppressed in a ten-on-one fight, the woman and her group couldn’t defeat him!
Because of Erya’s battle armour!
Even their combined strength couldn’t breach it!
As long as Ye Xuan’s defence held, he was invincible!
The lead woman snarled, “Wear him down!”
She believed that while Ye Xuan’s divine artefact was powerful, it must have limits, and his attacks consumed energy too. They could outlast him!
Ye Xuan’s mind was consumed with one thought, fight!
Relentless fighting!
Having just reached the Ancient God Realm, he needed combat to solidify his cultivation!
His bloodline power and mortal sword intent grew stronger!
Gradually, the woman and her group’s faces darkened as they realised Ye Xuan was getting stronger!
An elder beside the woman said gravely, “Madam, we can’t defeat him. We must retreat!”
The woman’s face twisted!
Retreat?
How could she accept that!
The elder added, “This young man is extraordinary, not ordinary at all. We need to investigate him, or we could be in trouble!”
After a moment’s silence, the woman said, “Retreat!”
Retreat!
At her command, the group fled.
Seeing them retreat, Ye Xuan was stunned, “Retreating? Fight me!”
He moved to attack again, but the woman and her group turned and vanished into the starry sky!
Ye Xuan frowned. They didn’t fight to the death!
After a moment’s silence, he turned and left.
…
In an unknown part of the starry sky, the woman stopped, her face twisted with rage, “That damned insect!”
An elder beside her hesitated, then said, “Madam, this man is not simple!”
Her face cold, she said, “Find out who he is! Dig into his background!”
The elder nodded and left.
The woman’s gaze burned with unmasked killing intent.
Nearby, the third uncle of the Ninth Young Master glanced at her, feeling uneasy.
He could have saved the Ninth Young Master earlier, but he never expected Ye Xuan to defy the sect leader!
How awkward!
This guy’s courage was unreal!
…
Elsewhere, the Third Young Master and his group were watching Ye Xuan’s battle.
Seeing the woman’s group unable to defeat Ye Xuan, the Third Young Master frowned, “This guy…”
An elder beside him said gravely, “This young man is extraordinarily unusual!”
The Third Young Master smiled, “He’s a bit special, but so what? Can he compare to our sect?”
The elder glanced at him, sighing softly.
Across the sect’s younger generation, only the Second Young Lady was truly exceptional.
Her talent and intellect were unmatched! Yet, sadly, she was a woman. A clan this vast couldn’t be led by a woman, though it wouldn’t have mattered.
But recently, the Second Young Lady was named the sect’s guardian!
Her authority was second only to the clan leader. Yet, this also signalled she could never be the leader, as per sect tradition, guardians couldn’t become clan leaders.
What a pity!
Countless sect elders lamented!
She was the ideal candidate for the next leader, but her gender held her back.
The Third Young Master suddenly smiled, “My third aunt won’t let this go, it’s a vendetta for her son’s death!”
He turned to the elder, “Li Zun, investigate Ye Xuan for me, thoroughly.”
The elder nodded and quietly left.
The Third Young Master fanned himself, smirking, “Interesting, to find such a figure in this low-tier universe…”
…
In an unknown world.
Atop a mountain peak, a woman was playing chess with a black-robed elder.
She wore a purple gown, her long hair cascading, her features flawless, especially her eyes, like whirlpools that could draw you in.
She placed a white piece, looked at the elder, and smiled, “Grandfather, you’ve lost!”
The elder studied the board, then shook his head with a smile, “Impressive!”
The woman turned to the distant horizon, where cranes soared. She smiled, “Grandfather, you didn’t come out of seclusion just to play chess with me, did you?”
The elder looked at her, “You know my purpose!”
She smiled, “But I still want you to tell me yourself!”
He met her gaze, “Are you resentful about being stripped of your inheritance rights?”
She shook her head.
The elder frowned, “Truly none?”
She rose, walked to a vibrant flower, inhaled its scent, and smiled, “So fragrant!”
The elder watched her, silent.
She gently touched the flower, smiling, “Grandfather, I’m leaving!”
The elder was stunned, “Leaving?”
She smiled, “Yes! I’m curious about the unknown immortal realm, so I want to see it!”
She turned to him, smiling, “Grandfather and Father want me to leave too, don’t they?”
The elder was silent.
She walked off but paused, adding, “I just learned the Ninth Brother was killed, his Imperial God Fan and Chaos Black Fire taken… In that kind of universe, someone who could kill him is no ordinary person! A clan’s decline comes from internal corruption and external threats. Our sect is at its peak, but prosperity leads to decline. This is our most dangerous moment… That’s all, Grandfather, take care!”
With that, she floated away, vanishing at the horizon’s end.
