After learning that both Cao Mao and Tuo Ba Xiong had died at Ye Qiu’s hands, Yao Meng was utterly shocked. Without the slightest hesitation, she turned and fled into the distance.
She knew exactly how strong Cao Mao and Tuo Ba Xiong were. Even if she gave everything she had, she could never kill them. If she continued fighting Ye Qiu here, she would end up just like them.
Therefore, running away was the wisest choice.
“Think you can escape?”
A cold glint flashed in Ye Qiu’s eyes as he spoke icily. “Did you ask my permission?”
With that, he spread his five fingers.
Swish, swish, swish.
Sword qi burst from his fingertips, tearing through the sky and slashing fiercely towards Yao Meng.
Yao Meng felt a terrifying killing intent behind her. She immediately used several movement techniques, dodging the sword qi while shouting, “Ye Changsheng, I am the saintess of Chaos Sacred Land. You attack me over a demon, are you not afraid of Chaos Sacred Land’s revenge?”
“What does Chaos Sacred Land count for? I killed both Cao Mao and Tuo Ba Xiong. Do you think I care about your background?” Ye Qiu said with disdain. “Don’t talk about a mere saintess. Even if it were your Chaos Sacred Land’s sect leader, I would still dare to strike. You’re not convinced? Then fight me!”
Fight my arse. I’m not that stupid.
Yao Meng knew perfectly well that battling Ye Qiu would be suicide.
Swish!
She fled even faster into the distance.
Ye Qiu took one step forward. In the next instant, his figure shot forth like lightning, instantly blocking Yao Meng’s path.
Yao Meng jumped in fright and thought, how can this fellow be so fast?
“Your speed is too slow,” Ye Qiu said. His gaze swept across her chest as he teased, “Though I understand why. You’re carrying extra weight, after all.”
This bastard, he’s actually mocking me?
Rage flared in Yao Meng. Regardless of whether she was his match, she slapped a palm towards Ye Qiu.
Boom!
The moment her palm struck, it whipped up a powerful airflow, producing bursts of sonic booms and dense killing intent.
Yet before her palm could reach him, Ye Qiu threw a punch.
In that instant, his fist moved like a meteor, wrapped in brilliant golden light, as though it could smash everything in its way, and collided directly with Yao Meng’s palm.
Pfft!
Yao Meng’s palm instantly exploded into a bloody mist. Her body was sent staggering backwards more than a hundred steps before she finally steadied herself.
“This is the strength of the Chaos Saintess? Pathetic,” Ye Qiu mocked.
Yao Meng’s face turned livid. It was the first time anyone had ridiculed her like this. Her eyes reddened with fury.
“Ye Changsheng, do you really think I’m afraid of you?”
“Didn’t you want to fight me?”
“Fine. I, Yao Meng, will keep you company to the end!”
With that, Yao Meng formed seals with both hands before her, chanting mysterious incantations. In moments, her battle intent soared.
At the same time, nine great cave heavens appeared behind her, like nine ferocious beasts opening their bloody maws. The sight was utterly terrifying.
Yet everyone present remained eerily calm, not a single person showing the slightest reaction.
They all knew Ye Qiu had reached the Cave Heaven Extreme Realm. Nine cave heavens were nothing but a breeze before him.
In fact, Elder Longbrow and the others were even whispering mockery.
“This woman must be brain-damaged. Showing off her cave heavens in front of that little monster? She’s just asking to be humiliated,” Elder Longbrow said.
Mo Tianji added, “If Big Brother brings out his ten cave heavens, I wonder if it’ll scare her to death.”
Lin Da Niao was blunter still, cursing, “Big chest, no brains!”
“…”
Yao Meng hovered in the air. In a short time, her combat power reached its peak.
Divine light swirled around her body, and the nine cave heavens behind her churned with murderous intent, making her look like a female war goddess.
Ye Qiu stood with his hands behind his back, completely ignoring her aura, and smiled. “I’ll give you one chance to attack. Remember to use your strongest move, otherwise you’ll die very quickly.”
“Ye Changsheng, stop being so arrogant. This time next year will be the anniversary of your death.” Yao Meng declared fiercely, then charged straight at Ye Qiu.
The distance between them closed rapidly.
Just as she was about to reach him, Yao Meng suddenly flicked her sleeve. More than a hundred flying daggers shot out together, enveloping Ye Qiu completely.
Though the daggers were small, under Yao Meng’s control each carried a metre-long blade of killing intent. So many attacking at once was soul-shaking.
Ye Qiu clearly felt that these daggers were not only incredibly sharp but also infused with Yao Meng’s battle will. Their power was considerable.
This time, he did not defend passively. Instead, he swung his fists and brutally smashed the incoming daggers one by one.
Crack, crack, crack…
In the blink of an eye, a third of the daggers had been shattered by Ye Qiu.
“Ye Changsheng, your life is mine!”
Yao Meng roared. Her body soared like a wild goose, then dove down from high above, murderous intent flooding the surroundings and chilling everyone’s hearts.
The disciples of Green Cloud Sword Sect could not help but whisper among themselves.
“As expected of the saintess of Chaos Sacred Land. Her strength really is impressive.”
“If she hadn’t met Master Ye, it would be hard to say who would win this fight.”
“What a pity. Geniuses like Tuo Ba Xiong, An Ruoxi, Wei Wuji, Pei Gang, and Cao Mao were all no match for Master Ye. So there’s no suspense in this battle.”
“Yao Meng is definitely going to die.”
“…”
While they were talking, Yao Meng dove from the sky, seemingly about to unleash her strongest strike.
Yet to everyone’s astonishment, just before reaching Ye Qiu, her body suddenly shot upwards again, streaking away like a beam of light, fleeing into the distance at top speed.
“Well, looks like the woman still has some brains after all.”
Everyone instantly realised Yao Meng had never intended to attack Ye Qiu. She was trying to escape.
Ye Qiu saw through her intention, swiftly smashing the remaining daggers with a few punches, then waved his right hand.
Six Pulses Divine Sword!
Swish, swish, swish.
Several strands of sword qi, trailing long comet-like tails, vanished into the void and caught up with Yao Meng in an instant.
After breaking through to the Cave Heaven Extreme Realm, the power of Ye Qiu’s Six Pulses Divine Sword had increased more than a thousandfold.
At this moment, Yao Meng felt a chill down her spine, as though locked onto by a peerless ferocious beast.
She hurriedly changed direction, but the sword qi behind her followed like it had eyes, never losing her.
With no other choice, Yao Meng turned to face the sword qi head-on.
Yet the moment she turned, one strand pierced straight through her collarbone, spraying blood. The immense penetrating force sent her flying.
The remaining strands pursued relentlessly. Yao Meng managed to shatter a few with her palms, but two still struck her body.
Whether by design or accident, one of those sword qi happened to pierce straight through a magnificent towering peak.
Pfft!
Yao Meng vomited blood and plummeted from the sky.
