Since Bie Jian was here, Yang Kai didn’t need to think about which great force these people belonged to, it was no doubt Thunder Light.
In the Crouching Dragon Mountain Range a few months back, Bei Jian, leading a group of Thunder Light disciples, had collected a lot of Dragon treasures, but in the end, he was intimidated by Yang Kai with the Earth Dragon and the Scarlet Flood Dragon, and forced to hand over everything he had gathered and retreat empty-handed.
At that time, Bie Jian didn’t have many people with him and he had no choice but to bear the disgrace before the Scarlet Flood Dragon and Earth Dragon. Every time he thought about that day, his heart would burn with fury and hatred. He secretly vowed to take revenge the next time he met Yang Kai.
Unfortunately, the Grand Ancient Ruins Boundary was vast, and he had no idea where Yang Kai was, so he couldn’t talk about revenge. He had never thought that he would run into him in the Yuan Magnetic Mountains today. When he came face to face with his enemy, his eyes turned red in anger.
After recognizing Yang Kai, Bie Jian sneered, “Little brat, you will get what you deserve today! I told you a long time ago that you should always leave a way out for yourself, and not be ruthless, but you just had to insist. I’ll see how you will escape with your life today!”
On the Crouching Dragon Mountain that day, Bie Jian believed that the other party was stronger than him, and had proposed to divide the Dragon treasures harvested in half, but Yang Kai refused. In the end, Bie Jian had no choice but to hand over everything and back away helplessly.
When he met Yang Kai on the Yuan Magnetic Mountain today, he naturally wanted to vent all his hatred and make him pay for the disgrace he had suffered that day.
Yang Kai chuckled, “We will see if you have what it takes or not.”
“Do you know him?” An elderly man beside Bie Jian asked doubtfully. He could tell that there was some kind of grudge between Yang Kai and Bie Jian.
Bein Jian replied with a scoff, “Brother Zhu, do you remember me telling you about the Crouching Dragon Mountains?”
The old man surnamed Zhu raised his brow after hearing this, “Is he the one you were talking about?”
“Yes, it’s him!” Bie Jian continued, grinding his teeth, “At that time, he had used two powerful exotic beasts to deter us, so this King had no choice but to lower his head. I have been searching for him for several months, but unfortunately, I couldn’t find him. I didn’t expect to run into him here.”
The old man surnamed Zhu nodded, “In that case, you don’t need to care about being civil.” He looked up at Yang Kai and demanded, “Brat, I heard that you obtained many Dragon Blood Flowers from the Crouching Dragon Mountains, honestly hand over those Dragon Blood Flowers along with the Fifth-Order Divine Stone you just found, and we might let you keep your life. Otherwise, this day next year will be the anniversary of your death!”
Dragon Blood Flowers could enhance one’s physique, so there was no Open Heaven Realm Master who wouldn’t desire them. When one’s cultivation had reached the Open Heaven Realm, cultivators focused first on slowly improving their Order while also improving their physiques. Dragon Blood Flowers were an excellent treasure for Body Tempering. If they could grab those Dragon Blood Flowers, the old man surnamed Zhu was confident that he could improve his physique by several levels. Even if he couldn’t improve his Order, his strength would be greatly enhanced.
As for the Fifth-Order Divine Stone just now, he couldn’t miss it either. The Fifth-Order Divine Stone was worth at least 1.5 million Open Heaven Pills.
“Sir Zhu, Sir Yang is my Scarlet Star’s Sixth Manager, do you want to start a war with my Scarlet Star by being so aggressive?” Guo Zi Yan stepped and sonorously shouted.
As soon as he made this remark, both Bie Jian and the old man surnamed Zhu were taken aback.
The old man surnamed Zhu glanced at Guo Zi Yan before asking, “Are you a member of Scarlet Star?” Whether it was Thunder Light or Scarlet Star, they had been ruling the Star City for tens of thousands of years and crossed swords multiple times during this period. As a Great Commander of Scarlet Star, Guo Zi Yan wasn’t an unknown figure, so the old man surnamed Zhu had naturally seen him a few times, though he hadn’t paid much attention to him.
It was only when he said those words that the old man finally glanced at him.
Guo Zi Yang quickly replied, “Yes!”
Bie Jian was taken aback even more so, “Wasn’t Scarlet Star’s Sixth Manager Du Niang Zi? When did this brat become your Sixth Manager?”
Guo Zi Yan replied, “Du Niang Zi has already fallen, this is my Scarlet Star’s new Sixth Manager!”
Bie Jian and the old man surnamed Zhu looked at each other after hearing this. They couldn’t believe that Du Niang Zi was actually dead. She was a Master of poison, so even the two of them didn’t dare to provoke her easily. They couldn’t understand how she died? Who had killed her?
However, since Guo Zi Yan, a Scarlet Star Great Commander, had said so, it must not be wrong.
Bie Jian scoffed, “Scarlet Star has really regressed. You actually made an Emperor Realm brat your Sixth Manager? Was there no one available in Scarlet Star?”
The old man surnamed Zhu also snorted and added, “So what if you belong to Scarlet Star? It’s not like my Thunder Light hasn’t fought with your Scarlet Star before, so who needs to fear whom?”
Guo Zi Yan’s face turned cold as ice, “Are you two not going to give us face?”
The old man surnamed Zhu and roared angrily, “What face do you even have? Enough with the nonsense, if you don’t want to die, hand over your things right away!”
Bie Jia raised his hand and calmly addressed, “Guo Zi Yan, let me guide you to the right path, are you willing to listen to me?”
Guo Zi Yan agreed with a frown, “Sir Bie Jian, if you have anything to say, just get on with it.”
Bie Jian smiled at Yang Kai and continued, pointing at Yang Kai, “He is going to die today, and no one can save him! If any of you don’t want to die, just obediently surrender and join my Thunder Light, perhaps you might live!”
There were just over thirty people around Yang Kai, but Thunder Light had dispatched more than 300 people this time. There was a ten-fold difference in number. In the Grand Ancient Ruins Boundary, it was akin to a completely one-sided situation. No matter how strong Yang Kai might be, he wouldn’t get out of this safely!
However, Bie Jian wanted to enjoy Yang Kai’s desperation before he killed him. Bie Jian wasn’t worried about the choices of Scarlet Star’s members. If they surrendered, they would naturally be shown mercy, but if they remained bullheaded, they would be killed together with Yang Kai!
When it came to life or death, people would always make a wise choice.
“I will only count to three, those who don’t step forward in three breaths will be killed without mercy!” Bei Jian raised his finger and counted in a long drawn-out manner, looking triumphantly at Yang Kai, “One!”
Just as he shouted, the thirty or so people behind Yang Kai immediately broke into a clamour. All of them were terrified and their faces had turned ugly.
“Two…” Bie Jian shouted again, raising another finger.
The 300 or so Thunder Light members secretly circulated their strength, as if they were preparing to kill the enemy at any moment. The silent pressure made most of Scarlet Star’s members’ faces turn pale.
In just a breath, someone couldn’t bear the threat of death and jumped out from behind Yang Kai and shouted, “I surrender, I surrender, don’t kill me!”
One turned into two, and in an instant, eight people had rushed out to surrender.
Guo Zi Yan’s teeth cracked as he angrily cursed, exasperated by their disappointing performance, “You fools! We have been fighting Thunder Light for so many years that the blood feud between us cannot be resolved! You won’t have good days ahead of you after your surrender. It’s better to follow the Managers and fight our way out. Even if you die here, don’t disgrace my Scarlet Star’s name!”
As soon as he stated this, the people who were still a bit eager to surrender immediately quashed this idea. Guo Zi Yan was right, Scarlet Star and Thunder Light had been fighting for many years, so the enmity between the two had reached an unforgivable level. In the future, even if they managed to preserve their lives by surrendering, their days would be worse than death in the future. It might be better to die now than live on in misery.
But not everyone thought so. After the initial eight people, nearly ten people had rushed to Thunder Light’s side after them.
Yang Kai already had a small number of people under him, but now, nearly twenty people had surrendered to the enemy, leaving only about a dozen people behind him. This formed a sharp contrast against the hundreds of Thunder Light members.
Guo Zi Yan’s eyes turned red in rage as he glared at the defectors. He wanted to charge at them and tear them to pieces, but now he couldn’t even save himself, so how would he have the energy to kill those traitors?
Bie Jian broke into laughter, looking extremely proud, “Those from Scarlet Star are just a bunch of trash! They become like a fist of loose sand after just a little threat from this King. How could they achieve big things with such weak spines!”
The Thunder Light members burst into laughter.
Bie Jian’s face suddenly turned cold as he stated with a snort, “This King despises traitors more than anything. They take no responsibility for their cowardice at all and can betray their comrades at any moment. What’s the use of keeping such people alive? Kill them all!”
Just as he ordered this, the expression of the twenty or so cultivators who had defected to Thunder Light greatly distorted; however, before they could beg for mercy, all kinds of artifacts or Secret Technique rained down on them.
They didn’t even have the chance to scream as they all died then and there!
A bloody smell filled the air as twenty or so mutilated and incomplete corpses lay on the mountains as energy waves slowly spread into the surroundings.
The dozen or so people standing behind Yang Kai shuddered in fear. They were secretly glad that they hadn’t defected; otherwise, their corpses too would be lying on the ground. At the moment, their life and death was still in their hands, albeit their chances were slim in front of an enemy dozens of times stronger than them.
Guo Zi Yan stared and stated, “You went back on your word!”
Bie Jian chuckled, “So what?”
Guo Zi Yan ground his teeth in hatred. Although he hated the defectors and wanted to kill them to vent his anger, he still couldn’t help but feel sad and angry at the sight of them being killed by Thunder Light like this.
He secretly regretted it. [If I had known this would happen, I would have sent a message to the other Managers, asking them to bring more people over. Now, we are surrounded by hundreds of people. I’m afraid we are doomed today!]
As this thought crossed his mind, Guo Zi Yan approached Yang Kai and whispered, “Sir and Madam, when the fight begins, you should immediately leave. This humble subordinate will bring up the rear. I just hope that if you get a chance in the future, you will avenge us!”
Yang Kai glanced at him before patting his shoulder and stated, “I never like leaving revenge to the future.”
Guo Zi Yan was stunned, “Sixth Manager…”
Yang Kai smiled at him, “You are pretty good.”
No matter what, Guo Zi Yan didn’t betray him; also, based on what he had said just now, he was willing to cover Yang Kai’s retreat while risking his own life. Thus, Yang Kai would definitely repay his loyalty! Before, he only thought that Guo Zi Yan was taciturn, but now, Yang Kai realized that his character wasn’t bad. Apparently, Scarlet Star had assigned him a pretty good Great Commander.
Yue He pursed his lips and chuckled, “You haven’t seen our Sixth Manager’s skills, today you will have your eyes opened!”
Guo Zi Yan was completely confused as he stared at these two new Managers in a daze. They were surrounded by hundreds of people and their lives were hanging by a thread, but they were still able to talk and laugh like this, filled with confidence.
Although he had no idea where Yue He was getting this confidence, Guo Zi Yan’s pride was also aroused so he quickly declared, “Sir and Madam, just relay your order and this subordinate will tread through oceans of fire and rivers of blood!”
*Pa pa pa…*
Bie Jian chuckled and started clapping, “What a great display of loyalty! How touching!” His face suddenly sank as his voice turned colder, “But what does it matter? You all will be dying here today!”
“Who will live and who will die remains to be seen. You should not jump to conclusions so soon!” Yang Kai grinned and grabbed the Six Fated Paths Bag from his waist and shook it. The next moment, a behemoth suddenly appeared with a thump.
The Scarlet Flood Dragon’s roar reverberated across the sky, its 300 metres tall body surrounded by a scorching hot aura!
It overlooked the world with its house-sized head.
Each and every Thunder Light member turned pale in fright, sensing the fearsome power of this ferocious creature, especially those who had followed Bie Jian to the fight the Scarlet Flood Dragon back in the Crouching Dragon Mountains in the past. Their faces were particularly pale.
Last time, when they fought with the Scarlet Flood Dragon under the leadership of Bie Jian, they had the numerical advantage, and yet they were still thrown into disarray. If Bie Jian didn’t decisively retreat, perhaps many would have lost their lives that day.
Past experiences always guided one’s future decisions, so how could they not be afraid after seeing the Scarlet Flood Dragon at this moment?
“It’s this damn thing again!” Bie Jian’s face turned black. He never expected the Scarlet Flood Dragon to actually be by Yang Kai’s side. When he didn’t see the Scarlet Flood Dragon or the Earth Dragon here, he naturally thought that the two exotic beasts had already left Yang Kai. Now, he discovered that Yang Kai could summon them at will!
The old man surnamed Zhu, on the other hand, had his eyes lit up. He stared at the Six Fated Paths Bag in Yang Kai’s hand and greedily stated, “That’s a pretty good treasure you have there, boy!”
He could tell that the bag was a storage artifact that could hold living creatures at a glance; otherwise, how could the Scarlet Flood Dragon appear here?
Yang Kai stared deeply at him before a smile appeared on his face and he waved his hand, “Kill them!”
A Dragon Roar reverberated across the sky as the Scarlet Flood Dragon rushed out. It opened its mouth wide, breathing raging flames, attacking the Thunder Light members. The scorching flames that could burn down the world swept through the sky and the earth in a flash.
Thunder Light had too many people, so the Scarlet Flood Dragon didn’t even need to aim, all it needed to do was breathe its scorching flames.
Every time the Scarlet Flood Dragon made a move, the Thunder Light members would be thrown into panic.
Bie Jian shouted fiercely, “Spread out, be careful with this bastard!”
Even if he timely warned them, some people were still too late to avoid the Scarlet Flood Dragon’s attack. It was mainly because the Scarlet Flood Dragon had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, so none of them were prepared for it.
The scorching flames instantly covered seven or eight people, and before they could even scream, they were reduced to ashes.
The Scarlet Flood Dragon didn’t stop of course, and as it was breathing fire, its enormous body turned around before charging through the scattered Thunder Light camp, dividing the hundreds of people into scattered groups.
Its strong and powerful tail swept around with a fearsome momentum, swatting through the Thunder Light members. The tail attack was so strong that anyone who tried to block it ended up dying while those who were brushed by it were left injured.
The Scarlet Flood Dragon attack sent the Thunder Light fleeing.
However, after just three breaths, the Scarlet Flood Dragon was showered with attacks from all directions. The disadvantage of its large size was that it was a huge target that couldn’t be missed.
Attacks that could destroy the Heavens and the Earth landed on the Scarlet Flood Dragon, scattering away its fiery aura. Its sturdy scales fell off as it became bloody and injured in a flash.
The Scarlet Flood Dragon roared in pain; however, the pain did not make it shrink back and instead aroused its ferocious nature even more. It opened its jaws and spat flames again as it charged forward.
Miserable screams resounded again as a dozen or so Thunder Light disciples in the forefront were reduced into balls of fire all at once, rolling on the ground in pain.
In the midst of this chaos, Yang Kai also made his move.
He manipulated Space Principles such that the space within a radius of a thousand metres became as viscous as a swamp, making it difficult for his enemies to move freely or circulate the energy in their bodies.
At the same time, he waved his hand to shoot out pitch-black Moon Blades one after another, sending them flying in all directions.
Everyone standing before these blades was cut in half.
A nauseating bloody smell filled the air as severed limbs and blood flew everywhere. The small hill had turned into a purgatory in a flash!
Guo Zi Yan was dumbstruck, and so were the dozen or so Scarlet Star members left. Only Yue He wasn’t surprised and she watched Yang Kai’s movements intently; however, an unusual gleam could be found in her pretty eyes.
As far as those from Scarlet Star were concerned, everything they were seeing was impossible.
Although they had already heard from different sources that the new Sixth Manager had killed Du Niang Zi and Gan Hong to take their positions, at the end of the day, they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes.
Not to mention, the other Scarlet Star Managers completely suppressed all news about Yang Kai’s feat as this kind of scandal was not to be spread out.
Therefore, except for a few people, no one knew about Yang Kai’s fearsome strength.
At this time, when Guo Zi Yan saw Thunder Light’s cultivators being mowed down like wheat in a field, none of them being able to stop that strange dark crescent moon-shaped attack, he realized just how terrifying this new Sixth Manager of theirs was. Even if someone tried to form a defensive shield around them, it would still be broken through just as easily, and they would still die like everyone else.
The crescent moon-like attack was emanating terrifying Principle fluctuations and appeared quite unfathomable. It was definitely beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
In just ten breaths, more than thirty people had lost their lives at Yang Kai’s hands, all of them dying extremely tragically. His battle record was even crueller than the Scarlet Flood Dragon.
[Our new Sixth Manager is so powerful!]
Guo Zi Yan stared blankly as his heart started racing, making his mouth feel parched. Soon, he summoned a long stick-like artifact and started charging forward.
Yue He, however, pulled him back and asked, staring at him, “What are you doing?”
“I’m going to help!” Guo Zi Yan replied without thinking.
Yue He scoffed, “How can you help? If you really go over, he would have to take care of you. Stop making trouble and stay behind me!” Saying so, she grabbed Guo Zi Yan’s collar and threw him back.
Guo Zi Yan was speechless…
But after thinking about it, he also knew that the Seventh Manager was right. Although he was strong, they were in the Grand Ancient Ruins Boundary after all, so he couldn’t exert any World Force from his Small Universe. He really couldn’t provide any help in this situation. If he really rushed over, he would only be adding to the chaos.
He was unwilling, but Guo Zi Yan had no choice but to be patient.
Yue He chuckled, “If he really needs help, I would go help him. It’s still not your turn, so just sit back and watch!”
She didn’t know Yang Kai’s actual limit, but she knew that he was a Master of the Dao of Space. If he really couldn’t win a fight, he could easily run away, so she wasn’t worried about his safety at all.
While the two were talking, nearly thirty more people lost their lives. They were either killed by the Scarlet Flood Dragon or beheaded by Moon Blades. Not a single one was left wounded, all lost their lives on the spot!
It had only been a few dozen breaths, but Thunder Light had lost over sixty people already. Even if Thunder Light had a numerical advantage, they couldn’t withstand such a terrifying rate of loss.
The old man surnamed Zhu’s eyes widened in anger while Bie Jian was also on tenterhooks. Neither of them thought that Yang Kai’s strength would be so astonishing. They thought that they would have an absolute advantage with so many people on their side and Yang Kai would easily be killed. They had never thought that their men would instead be killed instead like leaves falling from the trees in autumn.
[Is he really an Emperor Realm cultivator?] If they hadn’t witnessed it with their own eyes, they would have never believed it.
But the facts were right in front of them. A Human and a Scarlet Flood Dragon had actually charged into the hundreds of Thunder Light members alone, and forced the latter to flee in panic!
“What are you all so afraid of!? He is just one person, fight back, you fools!” Bie Jian angrily shouted.
The old man surnamed Zhu also roared.
With their concentrated efforts, Thunder Light’s side finally stabilized. They were caught off guard by the Scarlet Flood Dragon, and when Yang Kai’s quick attack drew rivers of blood, the Thunder Light members were greatly frightened. Now, after hearing Bie Jian and the old man surnamed Zhu’s rallying shouts, they finally began to compose themselves.
There was only one person and one beast on the other side. No matter how strong he was, two palms couldn’t block four fists!
After paying the painful price of a hundred casualties, Thunder Light’s side finally managed to organize itself, forming small teams and working together.
Deafening explosions rang one after another on the small hill, causing the World Energy to be thrown into chaos. Violent shockwaves of different kinds of energies wreaked havoc, shattering space and collapsing the surrounding world.
Countless attacks landed on the Scarlet Flood Dragon’s enormous body, causing it to roar in pain again and again. Its enormous body flipped around as its red scales were blasted off. Its entire body was covered in wounds and bleeding!
Not only was the Scarlet Flood Dragon under siege though, but even Yang Kai couldn’t escape from the enemy barrage.
With attacks pouring down on him from every angle, Yang Kai had no room to escape, not that he was trying to!
His body shook and his Dao Seal released a thick and solid Power of Earth, forming a diamond-shaped transparent shield around him, leaving no openings.
The diamond-shaped shield was radiating a Great Dragon’s majesty and was constantly rotating around Yang Kai. It was completely impenetrable!
Dragon Shield!
When he was absorbing the Earth Dragon Bead’s Earth Element in the Crouching Dragon Mountains, Yang Kai had comprehended this Secret Technique from it!
This technique should be an Innate Dragon Technique of the Earth Dragon stored inside its Dragon Bead.
For other people, even if they had obtained that Dragon Bead, they might not be able to comprehend the Dragon Shield Secret Technique. At most, they could only gather its Earth Element Power. But Yang Kai had Dragon Blood flowing through his veins, so it was a matter of course for him to comprehend the Dragon Shield Secret Technique.
This was the first time Yang Kai had faced enemies using this technique.
He had no idea about its effectiveness, so he secretly gathered his Space Principles and prepared to use Nihility at any moment!
Immediately after the Dragon Shield Secret Technique was cast, deafening rumbles followed as attacks rained down on Yang Kai. All of a sudden, dazzling gleams filled Yang Kai’s vicinity and he was nowhere to be seen.
Bie Jian couldn’t stop laughing at the sight as he scoffed, “Let’s see how you will survive this!”
He was overjoyed. Yang Kai’s previous performance had been completely shocking. He had never seen such a ferocious Emperor Realm Junior before, and if such a character was allowed to grow, no one in the world would be able to rival him. At that time, the first person he would kill would probably be Bie Jian.
But even a genius with outstanding talent needed time to grow. If he fell before developing, he wouldn’t be considered anything.
Hundreds of attacks landed on Yang Kai at once, so Bie Jian didn’t believe the former could survive this. Even an Open Heaven Realm Master might raise the white flag in surrender, not to mention Yang Kai who was just an Emperor Realm cultivator.
“Sixth Manager!” Gao Zi Yan cried in shock.
Yue He’s face was completely calm. Although she stood in her spot looking all calm and composed, her tightly clenched fist clearly betrayed her.
She couldn’t help but be nervous. There were too many Thunder Light cultivators, so the number of attacks that struck Yang Kai was equally great. Each and every Secret Technique and artifact attack was displayed with full strength. No one could take such a barrage head-on.
Yang Kai was completely submerged in attacks.
When the shockwaves and dazzling flashes finally dispersed though, a brave and heroic figure stood before everyone’s eyes. The figure was completely unscathed; there was not even a crease on his clothes.
Bie Jian’s eyes almost popped out of their sockets while the old man surnamed Zhu couldn’t help but cry out loud, “Impossible!”
Yue He let out a long breath, and patted her towering peaks in relief. At that moment, she was so nervous that her heart had almost jumped into her throat.
The Thunder Light members were also dumbstruck. They all thought that Yang Kai would definitely die without even leaving behind a corpse after that wave of attacks. It never occurred to them that not only would he not die, but he not even be wounded.
[How did he do that?]
Yang Kai pursed his lips into a fierce grin.
The Dragon Shield technique really lived up to his expectations. It was tough and durable. Although it failed to block all the attacks directed at him, its effectiveness exceeded his estimations by a large margin. In the end, it was an Innate Secret Technique of a True Earth Dragon. It was condensed from the Power of Earth refined by a Great Dragon Bead, making it truly extraordinary.
It resisted more than half of the attacks of over a hundred people before shattering. The moment the Dragon Shield shattered, Yang Kai immediately used Nihility to merge with the Void, avoiding the remaining attacks.
If not, how could he remain unscathed?
The chaotic energy and the dazzling flashes obscured his movements, making everyone mistakenly think it was all thanks to the Dragon Shield he used. Even Yue He thought so.
The Thunder Light members despaired. If the Dragon Shield Secret Technique was so strong, who could possibly hurt Yang Kai?
Bie Jian’s brow wildly twitched as he ground his teeth so hard that they were almost crushed. When he raised his eyes though, his gaze happened to meet Yang Kai’s playful eyes.
Instinctively, his heart clenched as a dangerous premonition gripped his Soul. Bei Jian hurriedly fled away without a moment of hesitation.
“Where do you think you are going?” Yang Kai shouted as he raised his hand, summoning the Azure Dragon Spear. He then thrust the spear in Bie Jian’s direction as he bravely charged towards him!
A deafening dragon roar reverberated across the sky as the long spear swept away everything in its path. Anyone who blocked its way was killed on the spot. Over a dozen Thunder Light disciples were unable to avoid Yang Kai’s charge in time and were blown away into blood mist.
In an instant, the distance between the two shortened as the Azure Dragon Spear’s tip rapidly grew bigger in Bie Jian’s eyes while the aura of death enveloped him.
Bie Jian’s Soul almost left his body as he felt a chill shoot up his spine. He promptly shouted, “Brother Zhu, save me!”
At the same time, he swung the long sword in his hand, releasing a sword wave that blotted up the sky and shot straight towards Yang Kai.
At the juncture of life and death, Bie Jian managed to squeeze out all the strength he could. When he swung the sword in his hand, he summoned a small banner-like artifact in another hand. That artifact immediately enlarged and formed a dazzling halo around him.
The banner-like artifact was a one-time consumable and was definitely not cheap.
When the old man surnamed Zhu heard Bie Jian’s cry and turned to look, he saw Yang Kai thrusting out his spear, causing Bie Jian to back up again and again. Enraged, he roared, “Junior, you dare?!”
Just as he shouted, he punched towards Yang Kai’s back.
The punch was followed by howling winds and surging storms. The next moment, an enormous fist shadow struck Yang Kai.
Yang Kai staggered, but his spear didn’t falter for even a moment. Under the fearsome momentum, Bie Jian’s sword wave was shattered as the Azure Dragon Spear continued forward without losing speed, stabbing straight into the white halo protecting Bie Jian.
The all-conquering Azure Dragon Spear was surprisingly unable to directly pierce through the white halo, which appeared extremely weak but was evidently extremely resilient. It caved in under the Azure Dragon Spear’s attack, but surprisingly it blocked the fatal thrust.
Bie Jian’s eyes were filled with fear as he broke out into a cold sweat, but at this critical moment, the ferocity hidden in the depths of his heart was stimulated. He advanced instead of retreating, stabbing towards Yang Kai’s eye with his sword. The sword tip was surrounded by a piercing sword aura and obviously carried a lethal power.
Yang Kai coldly snorted and shouted, “Break!”
The Dao Seal in his body shone brightly as a raging Fire Element Power poured into the Azure Dragon Spear, heating it to the point it turned red hot like smouldering lava.
With a deafening crash, the white halo enveloping Bie Jian suddenly tore apart as the Azure Dragon Spear plunged straight into Bie Jian’s shoulder. At the same time, Bie Jian’s sword thrust brushed past Yang Kai’s brow.
Fresh blood splashed on both sides as Yang Kai’s vision instantly blurred.
The next moment, Bie Jian staggered with a look of unwillingness on his face. His aim wouldn’t have been off had Yang Kai’s explosive spear thrust not knocked him off balance. His sword would not have just slashed past Yang Kai’s brow, but instead directly stabbed into his eye.
However, he had missed his one opportunity, and it would never come again.
In the fleeting clash, both sides ended up injuring each other. The scene was extremely tragic.
The old man surnamed Zhu didn’t give Yang Kai any room to breathe and led a team of disciples to attack him from behind. The old man had his axe raised over his head at some point and swiftly chopped down at Yang Kai.
Yang Kai promptly turned around and thrust out his spear, striking the axe blade. A tremendous recoil immediately passed through the axe, causing the old man surnamed Zhu’s eyes to widen. The axe flew out of his grip as the recoil pushed him back.
[Strong!]
The old man surnamed Zhu happened to have the foundation of a Fourth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master, but he was still pushed back by Yang Kai’s attack. The Thunder Light disciples who followed him weren’t so lucky though.
Yang Kai unleashed a barrage of thrusts, killing an Emperor Realm cultivator with each spear, sweeping through the Thunder Light members and killing over a dozen people on the spot.
*Hong long long…*
Another round of attacks flew towards Yang Kai from every direction, but this time, Yang Kai’s figure distorted as he disappeared from the spot before the attacks could even reach him.
All the attacks hit nothing but air!
Using Instantaneous Movement, Yang Kai appeared right in front of Bie Jian and thrust his spear out.
Bie Jian’s face turned ashen. He was able to block Yang Kai’s spear before because of his powerful artifact, but how could he have another such artifact on him? Still, he quickly condensed all his strength to resist this blow.
To Bie Jian’s surprise, however, the circulation of his strength was quite sluggish. He immediately noticed the abnormality in his body. He had no idea when, but a raging heat had at some point invaded him and was now flowing along the meridians of his body, wantonly burning everything in its path.
In the time it took for a spark to fly off a flint, Bei Jian guessed what had happened. [There must be some strange energy condensed on his spear that injured me.]
But what was the point of knowing that now? The scorching heat was potent enough to make his blood boil and had spread through his entire body, making it impossible for him to mobilize his full strength.
Yang Kai’s Azure Dragon Spear split the air and pierced into Bie Jian’s forehead before coming straight out of the back of his head.
Bie Jian’s eyes instantly widened before his figure froze on the spot. Even now, he still couldn’t believe that he, a Fourth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master, would die at the hands of an Emperor Realm Junior. His heart was filled with unwillingness, but he was unable to turn the tables now. The only thing left to do was regret.
“If you reincarnate, remember to keep your eyes open and clearly see who you can and cannot offend!” Yang Kai stared at him indifferently. The Azure Dragon Spear in his hand shook as Bie Jian’s head exploded the next moment, while his headless corpse fell to the ground.
[Sir Bie Jian was killed!]
[He was killed by an Emperor Realm cultivator!]
All the Thunder Light members who saw this scene were horrified. They were all stupefied and didn’t dare to take any rash action. All of them witnessed Yang Kai madly slaughtering their comrades, so how could they have the guts to take any action?
In a flash, within a thousand metres of Yang Kai, everything went silent.
A thousand metres away, the 300-metre-long Scarlet Flood Dragon was rampaging, angrily roaring as it ceaselessly fought with another group of Thunder Light disciples.
The Scarlet Flood Dragon was an Ominous Beast native to the Grand Ancient Ruins Boundary and was fairly strong. It had killed a lot of people during the battle, but at the end of the day, it was still just one beast. Its strength was already declining as its entire body was covered in bloody wounds. Who knew how many of its scarlet scales had fallen off?
The most terrifying wound was left by an attack that almost cut it in half!
It was surrounded by over a hundred people at all times, attacked by Earth-shattering techniques again and again, draining its strength ceaselessly.
The Scarlet Flood Dragon was in danger and roared with anger!
Yang Kai looked over and coldly snorted. He instantly teleported above Scarlet Flood Dragon’s head, which was as big as a house, and set the Azure Dragon Spear beside him, standing it erect while his hands formed a set of seals!
As his hand seals changed, a mysterious force swirled around Yang Kai.
Suddenly and slowly, a low voice resonated in everyone’s ears, “Time Flows on Infinitely, Like a Mighty Stream, Like an Unending Dream!”
Yang Kai pushed his palms out, and in a flash, time froze. Everyone’s thoughts stagnated for a short moment, and even Yue He and the others from Scarlet Star, who were watching from a distance, felt their thoughts slow slightly.
By the time they recovered, the palm had already landed.
Yang Kai had launched his attack towards the densest crowd of enemies, catching about twenty people in the Time Flies Seal’s range. Under the erosion of time, those twenty had their hair turn grey and fall out in an instant. Their bodies withered as their vitality drained.
The Scarlet Flood Dragon swept them a Divine Dragon Tail Sweep, smashing these twenty or so people into a bloody mist!
Invincible and unstoppable!
Thunder Light had come in a very threatening manner, but not only did they lose over a hundred members, they even lost a Manager like Bie Jian. They had suffered a huge loss today.
The old man surnamed Zhu ground his teeth. He then turned his head and looked at Yue He and the others, who had been watching the battle from a distance, before raising his arm and ordering, “Follow me!”
[I can’t beat that filthy beast or that boy Yang Kai, but I can take the lives of those Scarlet Star members! As long as I can take these people down, no one will be able to claim that Thunder Light lost one-sidedly. If I can capture them, I can even negotiate with that Yang Kai to at least let my remaining subordinates and I retreat.]
With just one order, several dozen people gathered in an instant, rushing towards Yue He and the others under the old man surnamed Zhu’s lead.
Scarlet Star’s dozen or so members were still immersed in the shock of what they just witnessed today, and were unable to return to their senses for a long time. They all thought that they would die today, but none of them expected their Sixth Manager to be so strong!
The Scarlet Star members were pleasantly surprised and excited after everything they witnessed. Everyone had a bright and happy look on their faces. They were even more glad that they didn’t defect, otherwise, they wouldn’t have gotten the chance to witness such a magnificent battle.
As soon as they turned their heads and saw the old man surnamed Zhu rushing over with several dozen more people, they immediately became tense.
Just because the Sixth Manager could kill hundreds of people easily on his own didn’t mean that Thunder Light was easy to deal with. Rather, it was just because he was ridiculously strong.
They had fought with Thunder Light countless times, and both sides had killed their fair share of the other’s members. Naturally, Scarlet Star knew how difficult and powerful Thunder Light was.
Several dozen Masters were coming at them, and more importantly, they were led by the old man surnamed Zhu. How could so few members of Scarlet Star be their opponents?
Each and everyone turned their gazes at Yue He and Guo Zi Yan, waiting for their orders.
Guo Zi Yan clenched his long stick-like artifact as his blood started boiling. Judging by the look on his face, he was very eager to fight. Having seen the strength of the Sixth Manager with his own eyes, he couldn’t wait to follow behind him to kill, throwing away any notion of his own safety.
On the other hand, Yue He’s face turned extremely solemn as she took a step forward and ordered, “Don’t make any rash moves!”
While speaking, she summoned her little flower umbrella artifact and slowly started spinning its handle. The little flower umbrella slowly rotated, and as it did, it rapidly enlarged, instantly covering the dozen or so people behind it. At the same time, silk thread-like projections dropped down from the edge of the umbrella, turning into an invisible barrier.
The old man surnamed Zhu, who was leading the charge, grit his teeth and let out a war cry at the sight of this. The next moment, he swung the axe in his hand. Immediately after, the several dozen people following behind him also triggered their artifacts and cast their Secret Techniques.
Instantly, numerous ripples appeared on the protection barrier around the Scarlet Star members, as if pieces of stone were thrown into a calm lake, creating a series of waves.
Yue He formed hand seals as she poured her strength into the little flower umbrella madly, but even if she had the foundation of the Fifth-Order Open Heaven and the defence of the little flower umbrella was strong, it couldn’t last for long.
In just ten breaths, the little flower umbrella had already started flickering and its glow had dampened. The barrier around everyone was on the verge of breaking.
Perhaps the shield around everyone would be completely broken at any moment, and when that happened, except for Yue He and Guo Zi Yan, who were Open Heaven Realm Masters and might be able to escape, the remaining members of Scarlet Star would die without a complete corpse.
After somehow maintaining the shield for another three breaths, Yue He couldn’t hold in anymore and shouted at Yang Kai, “Young Master, if you don’t help me now, I’ll die!”
“Fine!” Yang Kai took a step from the head of the Scarlet Flood Dragon, and by the time his foot fell, he was already above the old man surnamed Zhu. The next moment, Space Principles flared as he thrust the Azure Dragon Spread down.
A spinning black ball the size of a fist appeared at the tip of the spear. It was radiating an aura that could annihilate everything in its path.
Feeling its destructive power, the old man surnamed Zhu’s face greatly changed. He raised his hands high and hefted his axe over his head to block the oncoming spear.
With a loud bang, the black ball at the tip of the Azure Dragon Spear ballooned all of a sudden, sweeping across a range of several hundred metres before rapidly shrinking back and disappearing the next moment. Everything within a range of several dozen metres, including space itself, had disappeared, leaving only a tiny black hole radiating the aura of nihility and chaos.
The edges of the black hole undulated as the Void was slowly repairing itself under the influence of the local World Principles.
But a dozen or so Thunder Light disciples within the radius of destruction had disappeared without a trace, not even able to let out a scream before they perished.
Thousands of metres away, the old man surnamed Zhu’s brow twitched wildly, staring at the black hole in awe and terror.
Just now, he saw an opportunity to escape and did so without hesitation. Otherwise, he too would have been seriously injured, if not dead. He glanced at the axe in his hand and realized that its spirituality had been severely damaged.
After the first attack, Yang Kai attacked twice more, killing over a dozen more Thunder Light disciples. The rest immediately fled, thereby resolving the crisis Yue He and the others were facing.
Yang Kai looked back and saw that the Scarlet Flood Dragon’s situation had also stabilized. Yang Kai’s short help relieved a lot of the pressure it was facing. At the moment, it was filled with fury as it kept biting and flicking its tail, chasing and killing the Thunder Light disciples around it, completely ignoring its own tragic injuries.
At the end of the day, it was an Ominous Beast, one that went completely feral after losing its sanity.
Yang Kai, holding his spear, looked at the old man surnamed Zhu and pointed its blade at him as he grinned, “Old dog, time for you to die!”
The old man surnamed Zhu was completely regretful. Their group had started off with two Open Heaven Realm Masters and hundreds of Emperor Realm disciples, but they were still slaughtered by Yang Kai and the Scarlet Flood Dragon. Now, half of their group was either dead or mortally wounded. How could the rest still have the courage to continue fighting?
In his heart, he was secretly cursing Bie Jian. [How the Hell did he offend this little monster? He is too terrifying! With him in Scarlet Star, what can Thunder Light do to compete with them?]
He might be thinking all kinds of things, but he didn’t stop for a moment. His figure burst into a mist of blood as he fled into the distance, leaving a streak of bloody light behind.
Having realized that things had taken a turn for the worse, the old man fled straight away. He didn’t even bother about the hundred or so Thunder Light disciples who were still alive.
When the old man surnamed Zhu had already run away, how could the disciples under him have the courage to continue fighting? They abandoned their opponents and scattered away like birds and beasts.
Staring at the streak of bloody light shooting towards the horizon, Yang Kai mocked with a grin, “You want to run? Do you really think you can escape from this King!?”
Yang Kai gripped his spear and began to condense his Space Principles to give chase; however, right then, an unexpected change occurred.
A mournful cry came from the depths below, and the next moment, the ground quaked before a beam of light suddenly shot into the sky from somewhere near the top of the mountain. Everyone within a thousand kilometres could see it clearly.
Immediately after the beam of light emerged, an enormous body some 300 metres in length also appeared. It was none other than the Earth Dragon released by Yang Kai before.
The Earth Dragon had been looking for the Yuan Magnetism Divine Stones under the mountain. Yang Kai hadn’t summoned it even during the fight, it simply came out on its own.
However, who knows what the Earth Dragon had encountered underground, but it was covered in wounds. It kept shaking its head and flicking its tail as the mysterious light kept shooting into the sky, raining blood and screaming constantly!
Yang Kai’s pupils shrank and he couldn’t help but turn his head to look. He didn’t have the time to hunt down the old man surnamed Zhu now.
Suddenly, swishing sounds rang out as the artifacts lying on the ground flew through the air, as if an invisible hand had grabbed them and threw them towards the mysterious beam of light.
These artifacts were all owned by Thunder Light disciples who had lost their lives at the hand of Yang Kai and the Scarlet Flood Dragon. After their death, these artifacts were scattered on the ground, and no one had shown any interest towards them.
Not only these unowned artifacts though, but even the artifacts in the hands of those who were still alive were all drawn over by an invisible force. It appeared as if they wanted to throw themselves into the beam of light.
Yang Kai saw quite clearly that there were quite a few Thunder Light disciples who were fleeing when the artifacts in their hands were suddenly sucked away. What’s more, no matter how hard they tried to summon back their artifacts, it was all in vain.
On Scarlet Star’s side, the long stick in Guo Zi Yan’s hand was also shaking. It scared Guo Zi Yan greatly who immediately put it away, a look of surprise filling his face.
All the artifacts that were sucked into the light dimmed down in a matter of few breaths, greatly losing their spirituality and turning into nothing but scrap.
“Yuan Magnetic Divine Light!” Yue He tenderly cried as her pretty eyes looked at the mysterious beam shooting into the sky. In a momentary lapse of her concentration, the damaged little flower umbrella returned to its original state and flew straight towards the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light.
Yue He was greatly shocked and cried miserably, “My umbrella!”
She reached out to grab it, but all she caught was air. She then used her Divine Sense to recall it, but the little flower umbrella was also not listening to her commands. After this momentary delay, it was already too late to give chase.
Seeing that her little flower umbrella was about to be taken away by the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light just like all the other artifacts, Yue He’s eyes turned red. The little flower umbrella was very meaningful for her. It was gifted to her by a very important person in her life and she had always regarded it as her most precious treasure. She was already distressed over the fact that it got damaged today, but now that she was about to lose it completely, her beautiful face couldn’t help turning pale.
A figure suddenly flashed in her field of vision as a hand grabbed the little flower umbrella, preventing it from being sucked in by the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light.
Yue He was pleasantly surprised and her pretty eyes focused on the figure. She felt heartfelt gratitude towards him that could not be described in mere words.
Mid-air, Yang Kai, grabbing the little flower umbrella, furrowed his brow slightly. Although he had stopped this artifact at the critical moment with his Instantaneous Movement, he could obviously feel an unbelievably strong pull coming from the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, trying to yank the little flower umbrella away from his hand.
[This Yuan Magnetic Divine Light is quite strange!]
The figure flickered again as Yang Kai arrived before Yue He and handed her the little flower umbrella.
Yue He took it with a smile and bowed to him, “Thank you, Young Master!”
She didn’t risk giving the little flower umbrella a thorough check but quickly put it away instead.
Even Yue He’s little flower umbrella was almost sucked away, but Yang Kai’s Azure Dragon Spear didn’t move, which was quite puzzling.
“How can a pile of scrap metal be compared with this King’s artifact!” Yang Kai snorted. Having said that, it was only after being reminded by Guo Zi Yan that he realized that his Azure Dragon Spear was indeed not affected by the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light.
So to say, although the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was impressive, it wasn’t omnipotent. At the very least, an artifact of the Azure Dragon Spear’s level could ignore its pull.
When Guo Zi Yan and the other Scarlet Star members heard this, they were beyond belief. They realized that their Sixth Manager really didn’t have any humility; however, thinking about the phenomenal strength he had just shown them, he really had all the qualifications to boast.
The Thunder Light disciples had already escaped, leaving over a hundred mutilated corpses on the mountain. A thick and nauseating smell of blood was lingering in the air as the ground was littered with pieces of flesh and severed limbs, depicting the fierceness and cruelty of the previous battle.
Yang Kai commanded, “Clean up the battlefield!”
Guo Zi Yan cupped his fists and responded, “Yes, Sir!” He took the command very sincerely.
Before, when he was assigned under Yang Kai, Guo Zi Yan was just obeying orders from his superiors without much thought. In fact, he didn’t think that Yang Kai deserved to be the Sixth Manager; after all, Yang Kai was just an Emperor Realm Junior while he was a Second-Order Open Heaven Realm Master. How could he be subservient to Yang Kai?
However, it was an order from the top, so he had to obey it. Setting aside what expression was on his face, he hadn’t submitted to Yang Kai in his heart.
Now though, having witnessed Yang Kai’s strength with his own eyes and watching him butcher Bie Jian like a dog while forcing the old man surnamed Zhu to flee, Guo Zi Yan felt ashamed of his inferior strength. At the same time, he felt lucky to be able to follow someone as strong as the Sixth Manager.
It wasn’t just him, all the surviving Scarlet Star disciples were looking at Yang Kai with reverence.
The Scarlet Flood Dragon, on the other hand, was nowhere to be found after it gave chase to the fleeing Thunder Light disciples. Yang Kai couldn’t recall it, but he wasn’t worried about its safety. Even though it was seriously injured, it was an exotic beast in the end. It had pretty strong inherent restorative abilities, and once it had vented all its anger, it would return on its own.
The dozen or so Scarlet Star members began cleaning up the battlefield, gathering the Thunder Light disciples’ Space Rings.
Yang Kai, on the other hand, was staring at the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, which shot straight into the sky. All the artifacts had been taken away by the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light and had been reduced to dust. Just based on this, the fearsome might of the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was quite apparent.
When he probed it with his Divine Sense, the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light gave off the same fluctuations as the Yuan Magnetic Divine Stones he had found, but far denser and more concentrated.
The Earth Dragon moved its enormous body as it flew towards Yang Kai and landed before him. Its huge mouthparts were squirming, and its entire body was covered in horrendous wounds, as if it had been cut by thousands of knives. There was almost no place intact on its body and it was almost severed in two in several places, revealing its wiggling internal organs.
If the Scarlet Flood Dragon had suffered such injuries, it probably wouldn’t have been able to hold on. The Earth Dragon’s injuries were far more serious than what the Scarlet Flood Dragon had suffered at the hands of Thunder Light disciples, but fortunately, it was an Earth Dragon so its vitality was extremely tenacious.
Even an ordinary Earth Dragon might survive after being cut into two, let alone an Ominous Beast that had evolved in this unique environment.
Therefore, although its injuries were far more serious than that of the Scarlet Flood Dragon, its life wasn’t in danger. Nonetheless, the Divine Sense fluctuations it was transmitting were filled with grievance, like a child who was beaten by others when it was away from home and had come back to complain.
Yang Kai found it both irksome and funny at the same time. He knew that the Earth Dragon had been digging a hole in the mountain, but he had no idea how deep it went before it forced this Yuan Magnetic Divine Light to appear. Obviously, it was hurt by the Divine Light, otherwise, it would not have suffered such hideous wounds.
Yang Kai threw a few healing pills into its wiggling mouth, as well as two Dragon Blood Pills before the Earth Dragon finally quieted down.
“Young Master, since such a strong Yuan Magnetic Divine Light is shooting up from this mountain, there must be a high-quality Yuan Magnetism Divine Stone down below!” The nearby Yue He stated.
Yang Kai furrowed his brow and rebuffed with a look of disgust on his face, “Can you act normally?”
Every time she called him Young Master, he felt like she was acting crazy. A powerful Fifth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master being so subservient was unnerving.
Yue He stared at him with her pretty eyes and replied, “Young Master for a day is a Young Master for life.”
Yang Kai was rendered speechless by her reply. He was too lazy to care about her any further and pondered for a moment before asking, “What do you think the Order of this Yuan Magnetic Divine Light is?”
Yue He replied without giving it another thought, “Sixth-Order!”
Yang Kai gently nodded. It was in line with his judgment too. If the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was of higher Order, he would have been prompted by his Dao Seal to absorb it in order to refine his Metal Element.
After having condensed his Earth Element, it was time to condense his Metal Element.
Unfortunately, the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was still a little lacking, which made Yang Kai sigh. But in any case, Seventh-Order and above treasures were extremely rare. He was already lucky to have found the Immortal Tree, the Golden Crow’s True Fire, and the Great Earth Dragon Bead. It wasn’t that easy to find treasures of the Seventh Order and above. Everything depended on one’s luck and opportunity.
“Young Master, are you not going to absorb it?” Yue He asked, looking at him.
“You already know my thoughts, so why ask?” Yang Kai lightly snorted.
Yue He sighed in her heart. She wished Yang Kai would gather the Sixth-Order Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, so even if Yang Kai’s foundation were completely laid, he could only advance to the Sixth-Order Open Heaven Realm. After that, she wouldn’t have to worry about anything.
Yang Kai’s eyes gleamed, looking at the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light shooting into the sky.
Although he did not want to use it to condense his Metal Element, if he could collect it, he could use it to cultivate a powerful Divine Ability.
Yang Kai had witnessed the fearsome might of the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light with his own eyes. Even an exotic beast like the Earth Dragon couldn’t stand the damage caused by it. Furthermore, it pulled away many artifacts the moment it appeared. If he could use the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light to cultivate a Divine Ability, its power would surely be extraordinary.
Unfortunately, even the cleverest woman couldn’t cook a meal without rice. He couldn’t use the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light to cultivate a Divine Ability without the corresponding Secret Art.
“Can you use it?” Yang Kai asked.
Yue He shook her head in denial. “I can’t.”
She obviously knew what Yang Kai was asking about, so afterwards, she added, “But you can find a way to collect it first and then plan how to use it later.”
Yang Kai nodded lightly, “I guess I can only do this for now.”
Saying so, his figure flickered as he flew straight towards the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, arriving at the top of the mountain in a flash.
The pit drilled by the Earth Dragon wasn’t small, but the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light shooting out of the pit showed no signs of abating. It was proof in itself of how abundant the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was.
Yang Kai shook the Fated Paths Bag and immediately caused it to enlarge. Afterwards, he flipped it over and placed it over the pit, covering it entirely.
The Yuan Magnetic Divine Light that was shooting into the sky disappeared in the blink of an eye, pouring into the Six Fated Paths Bag.
Yang Kai observed it for a while before he set his mind at ease, standing there and waiting.
He had no idea if the Six Fated Paths Bag could withstand the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, so what he did just now was just a trial, and it seemed to be working.
The Six Fated Paths Bag could grow bigger or smaller depending on his will, and its interior space was extremely mysterious. It could easily house both the Earth Dragon and the Scarlet Floor Dragon, so it could collect the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light too.
Guo Zi Yan flew over and handed Yang Kai a bunch of Space Rings as he reported, “Sixth Manger, this is everything.”
Yang Kai gave a nod before putting all the Space Rings away. He didn’t have the time to check them now, so he decided to take inventory of their contents after he had returned to the Star City.
Guo Zi Yan glanced at the Fated Paths Bag covering the pit before speaking in a low voice, “Sixth Manager, do you want to send a message back?”
“Why should I send a message back?” Yang Kai glanced at him.
Guo Zi Yan replied, “There are a lot of people here, investigating the sudden change that occurred. Although you are strong, there are too many people gathered on this Yuan Magnetic Mountain. I’m afraid…”
“You’re afraid that two fists can’t block four hands?”
Guo Zi Yan added, “That is one of the reasons. The other is that the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light appeared, so there must be a lot of high-Order Yuan Magnetism Divine Stones down below. We have only a few members, so I’m afraid…”
Yang Kai replied, “We are tens of thousands of kilometres away from the Star City. It will be too late by the time they reply.”
Guo Zi Yan thought about it and agreed. If he sent a message back, by the time Scarlet Star provided reinforcements, the issue at hand would have already been settled.
He cupped his fists and continued, “Sixth Manager, if you really need something, you don’t need to worry about anything. Our men will take care of it.”
Yang Kai nodded in agreement.
While the two were chatting with each other, many people could be seen approaching from afar. Apparently, everyone had been alarmed by the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light and had come to check out what happened.
The first to arrive was a group of over a dozen people. The leader of this group was a burly bald man. There was a fierce look on his face and he was radiating an evil aura.
He landed on the ground and swept his gaze around, his eyes flickering when he saw Yue He’s beautiful figure. The next moment, a flash of greed flickered in his eyes as he wiped the drool at the corner of his mouth and asked, “Brat, the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light just appeared here, did you see it?”
Yang Kai calmly replied, “I didn’t see it.”
The burly man shouted angrily, “Nonsense! The Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was so obvious, how could you possibly not see it? Are you blind?”
Guo Zi Yan, leading the dozen or so Scarlet Star members, stood behind Yang Kai, looking at the burly bald man in pity.
[If this guy knew that the Sixth Manager had just killed hundreds of Thunder Light disciples, he wouldn’t dare act so aggressively.]
A cultivator suddenly approached the stalwart bald man and whispered something in his ear, glancing at the Six Fated Paths Bag.
The bald man turned his gaze towards the Six Fated Paths Bag before ordering, pointing at the bag, “Kid, is that thing yours? Take it off, I want to check it.”
“Just because you say so, I need to obey? Who do you think you are?” Yang Kai sneered.
The bald man’s expression turned grim upon hearing this, “Brat, do what I tell you to do while I’m asking nicely, otherwise…”
“Otherwise what?” Yang Kai glanced at him indifferently. The next moment, he raised his hand as the Earth Dragon, who was healing from its wounds on another mountain, rushed over. It was extremely fast and was already standing before them in the blink of an eye. Its condition was a lot better than before, but it still looked pretty miserable.
Be that as it may, the fearsome aura it was radiating, the mucus dripping from its wiggling mouth, and its 300-metre-long body was a huge deterrent.
The burly bald man was instantly flabbergasted. Gulping nervously, he stared at the Earth Dragon in a daze. He couldn’t help but back away in fear while the dozen or so people following behind also looked terrified.
“Scram or die!” Yang Kai coldly glared at them.
A look of humiliation instantly appeared on the bald man’s face; nonetheless, he was intimidated by the might of the Earth Dragon and dared not attack.
Fortunately for him, groups of cultivators flew over and landed in the vicinity one after another.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds had gathered atop the small mountain, and as time passed, more and more arrived.
Everyone who came later furrowed their brow. Although everyone knew that the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light would definitely attract all the people in the vicinity, the number was still far beyond what they had imagined. From time to time, Divine Sense fluctuations could be felt as people were secretly discussing with one another.
Suddenly, the burly bald shouted, “The Yuan Magnetic Divine Light is inside that bag. What are you guys waiting for!?”
He quickly stepped back as he shouted, trying to hide in the crowd.
Be that as it may, Yang Kai didn’t give him a chance and stared at him as a grim smile appeared on his lips, “Kill him!”
The Earth Dragon behind Yang Kai shot out like an arrow fired from a bow. Its enormous mouth had completely covered the position where the burly bald man stood.
The burly bald man screamed out loud before everything went dark.
When the Earth Dragon lifted its head from the ground, the burly bald man was nowhere to be found. Not only him, but a dozen or so people around him had disappeared in an instant. Only miserable screams could be heard coming from the Earth Dragon’s belly.
Everyone around was horrified at the sight of this. Some people silently backed away, moving as far away as possible from the Earth Dragon. In the Grand Ancient Ruins Boundary, Open Heaven Realm Masters couldn’t display their full strength, so it was really difficult to deal with this kind of Ominous Beast. No one wanted to fight against it.
An elderly man looked at Yang Kai as a slight furrow appeared on his brow, “Friend, that man just spoke a single sentence, and you killed him for that. Isn’t that too much?”
The old man had a calm and composed aura, but the look on his face was serious; obviously, he was an Open Heaven Realm Master and there were many people behind him, as many as thirty.
Someone recognized the old man and whispered, “It’s Orchid Union’s Manager Hu Yi.”
Hundreds of thousands of people were swallowed into the Grand Ancient Ruins Rolling Fog and fell into the Grand Ancient Ruins Boundary, so in addition to the three great forces of the Star City, Thunder Light, Scarlet Star, and Sword Pavilion, other cultivators knew that it was best to stick together. This gave birth to many big and small organizations, just like how Ding Yi timely raised his flag and established Emperor Heaven. Orchid Union was also a similar influence established in the Grand Ancient Ruins Boundary. Such great forces were like fish in the river, countless in number.
Most of the great forces didn’t have Open Heaven Realm Masters; after all, the Open Heaven cultivators weren’t pebbles by the roadside that could be seen at will. Only a few great forces had Open Heaven Realm Masters leading them.
Although Orchid Union didn’t have many people, Hu Yi was a Third-Order Open Heaven Realm Master. He was strong and could subdue the public.
“Senior Hu is right, this boy regards human life like nothing. He doesn’t seem like anything good,” another young man agreed, looking at Yang Kai with a sinister gaze.
“Profound Clouds Society’s Boss, Liao Yi Bai!” Someone identified the young man.
Liao Yi Bai raised his head with a proud look on his face.
“Young man, I advise you to remove the bag; otherwise, it will be difficult to dissuade the crowd,” another great force’s Manager stated.
With these three people speaking up, the rest of the group immediately became emboldened. Everyone had seen the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light appear, so they had rushed over to investigate, but when they arrived, the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was nowhere to be seen. Originally, they had been somewhat puzzled, but the bald man’s shout before his death had enlightened them.
Although they didn’t know what was so special about this bag, it was the most suspicious thing on this mountain. It was definitely this thing that had blocked out the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, so how could they be willing to accept it? For a moment, the crowd was filled with rage. Even though the Earth Dragon had killed more than a dozen people at the outset, they were still cursing at Yang Kai.
Liao Yi Bai stared greedily at the Six Fated Paths Bag. A bag that could block the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was definitely extraordinary, and in this situation, this bag could actually collect the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light. This trip to the Yuan Magnetic Mountain would not have been in vain if he could obtain this bag.
Thinking so, Liao Yi Bai angrily shouted, “Brat, are you taking this bag away or not?”
The loud noise lingered in Yang Kai’s ears, but he remained calm, the threats around him like a cool breeze. Hearing the loudest shouts, Yang Kai turned to look at Liao Yi Bai, “So what if I take it away? So what if I don’t?”
Liao Yi Bai coldly snorted, “If you take it away, everything will be fine, but if you don’t, you’ll have to bear the consequences.”
Yang Kai grinned at him, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, “I’ll wait and see!”
Displeased, Liao Yi Bai turned to Hu Yi and asked, “Senior Hu, what do you say?”
Hu Yi stated in a low voice, “Since this boy is so stubborn, let’s see what kind of end he will face after causing public outrage.”
Liao Yi Bai burst into laughter, “That’s exactly what I want. A mere Emperor Realm cultivator dares to speak so arrogantly here, he really doesn’t know how high the sky is or how deep the earth is! Does he really think he can do whatever he wants just because he has this beast? We might as well join forces to capture this beast first before carefully teaching him how to show proper respect!”
“Good!” Hu Yi nodded his agreement.
Liao Yi Bai summoned his spear with the shake of his hand and pointed it towards the Earth Dragon, shouting, “Kill!”
Saying so, he was the first to rush forward and thrust his spear out at the Earth Dragon. Although this spear was not as powerful as Yang Kai’s Azure Dragon Spear, it was still quite extraordinary. Following right behind him were the people from Profound Clouds Society.
As soon as he made his move, a hundred or so other people present immediately launched their attacks at the Earth Dragon, especially the Open Heaven Stage Masters.
However, not everyone was attacking. Most of the cultivators present still maintained a wait-and-see attitude; after all, they had no grievances with Yang Kai before, so at this time, they were unwilling to offend him easily.
The Yuan Magnetic Divine Light had already injured the Earth Dragon, leaving it quite miserable, so now that these countless attacks had struck it causing its blood to splash everywhere, in pain, it opened its mouth and spewed its corrosive mucus everywhere at random.
Many cultivators were caught off guard and were hit by the sticky mucus, causing them to cry out in pain. It was too late for them to retreat as the sticky mucus was extremely corrosive and instantly melted their flesh, revealing their white bones.
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen people had died.
Hu Yi, Liao Yi Bai, and the other Open Heaven Stage Masters were all shocked. Originally, seeing the Earth Dragon riddled with wounds, they had thought it was a soft persimmon, but who would have thought that this fellow would be so ‘slippery’? Many of their attacks landed on it, but none of them caused significant damage. On the contrary, many of their allies suffered heavy wounds after it retaliated.
They really didn’t know how this strange beast had suffered such grievous injuries.
However, since they had already taken action, it was naturally impossible for them to back down now. The deaths of these dozen or so people didn’t cause them to retreat and instead attracted even more to attack.
Seeing this, Yue He couldn’t help but take action, while Guo Zi Yan and the others were also filled with righteous indignation, each of them secretly circulating their strength, waiting for Yang Kai’s command to rush forward.
Yang Kai raised his hand to stop them and whispered, “It won’t die so easily.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the Earth Dragon shook its head and flicked its tail before plunging into the ground, creating a large hole, and disappearing.
If it had been in its peak state, it would have been able to hold out for a while against the hundred or so people’s attacks, but now that it was seriously injured, how could it be a match for them?
If it couldn’t beat them, it would naturally flee. The Earth Dragon’s instinctive reaction was to burrow underground, so everyone’s attack hit nothing but air. The death of more than a dozen people had been in vain.
Looking at the huge hole in the ground, no one dared to pursue, all of them standing there stunned.
In the crowd, a figure suddenly appeared. It was Liao Yi Bai, who was rushing straight towards the Six Fated Paths Bag with one hand holding a spear and the other reaching towards it with an excited expression.
Seeing that the Fated Paths Bag was shaking non-stop, it was obvious that it had already collected a lot of Yuan Magnetic Divine Light. Liao Yi Bai secretly made up his mind that he would immediately flee after snatching this bag. As for the rest, he couldn’t be bothered with them. This bag was a treasure, and the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light stored inside was also a treasure. His harvest would be excellent as long as he could succeed!
Although his movements were fast, it was impossible for him to hide from the observation of the Open Heaven Stage Masters present. Seeing this, they secretly cursed Liao Yi Bai for being so quick to act as all of them swiftly used their respective Movement Skills and chased after him.
The space in front of the Six Fated Paths Bag trembled as a figure appeared like a ghost. Liao Yi Bai, who was charging at the forefront, looked up and saw that it was that stubborn Emperor Realm brat from before.
Immediately, he shouted in anger, “All who dare block my way will die!”
As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his spear and thrust it forward with an unstoppable might.
If it was an ordinary Emperor Realm cultivator facing such a thrust, they would not be able to do anything other than dodge; Yang Kai obviously had no intention of doing so.
“A spear user? I’m also a spear user!” Yang Kai smiled at Liao Yi Bai, stretched out his hand, and gripped the Azure Dragon Spear. With a wave of his hand, Yang Kai also thrust out his spear in a simple way without any fancy movements.
Liao Yi Bai was enraged at the sight of this. A mere Emperor Realm brat actually dared to be presumptuous before him? From another perspective, it meant this boy simply didn’t put him in his eyes; otherwise, how could he have so boldly thrust his spear forward?
Enraged, Liao Yi Bai poured all his strength into his spear, determined to kill Yang Kai on the spot.
In the blink of an eye, the two spears collided as a violent shock wave spread outward. Liao Yi Bai, who was originally full of confidence, had his eyes bulge in shock.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, the long spear in Liao Yi Bai’s hand shattered and its fragments flew everywhere.
Immediately afterwards, Liao Yi Bai’s figure suddenly came to a stop in mid-air as he felt a sharp pain in his chest.
Looking down, he saw a long spear piercing through his chest, coming straight out of his back.
He couldn’t help but gulp in fear before looking up at Yang Kai, his eyes filled with disbelief.
“You’re nothing much,” Yang Kai lifted his nose and looked up at him arrogantly.
Liao Yi Bai opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but how could Yang Kai give him a chance? With a wave of his Azure Dragon Spear, a burst of power swept out, causing Liao Yi Bai’s body to explode into a blood mist that scattered everywhere.
Yang Kai waved his hand and took Liao Yi Bai’s Space Ring, stuffing it into his own without even looking at it.
Everyone fell silent!
Everyone stared at Yang Kai, dumbfounded, unable to regain their senses for a long time.
The Open Heaven Stage Masters who had followed behind Liao Yi Bai and were preparing to snatch the Six Fated Paths Bag all felt a chill run down their spines as they froze in place, not daring to move forward.
None of them could believe what they were seeing. An Open Heaven Stage Master was actually blown into smithereens by a single spear thrust from an Emperor Realm Junior? Not even Liao Yi Bai’s artifact remained intact! Was this young man really an Emperor Realm cultivator? Was he some kind of High-Rank Open Heaven Stage Master in disguise?
However, under the perception of their Divine Senses, Yang Kai really didn’t have the aura of an Open Heaven Master. On the contrary, traces of him being only an Emperor Realm cultivator were extremely obvious.
Guo Zi Yan sneered in his heart. [A ragtag mob wants to make an enemy out of the Sixth Manager? They’re really overestimating themselves!]
The hundreds of Thunder Light cultivators, who had ganged up on Yang Kai before, had been half slaughtered. Even a Fourth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master like Bie Jian had died on the spot, let alone a piece of trash like Liao Yi Bai.
It was undeniable that Guo Zi Yan had never imagined that an Emperor Realm cultivator could possess such terrifying combat strength before today. Everything he had seen had completely toppled his understanding of the Martial Dao, but the hot blood surging in his veins told him that compared to Du Niang Zi, he was more willing to serve under Yang Kai. Being able to follow such a leader was not an opportunity everyone could have.
The corners of Hu Yi’s eyes twitched as he stared at Yang Kai, and then at the Azure Dragon Spear in his hand, asking bitterly, “What did you do?”
In that confrontation just now, none of them had been able to see what had happened clearly. In an instant, all they saw was Liao Yi Bai, who was at the front of the crowd, suddenly coming to a stop. The next thing they knew, he exploded.
Everything happened too quickly!
“I just killed a piece of trash!” Yang Kai held his spear with one hand, exuding an imposing aura like he alone could handle everyone as he coldly swept his gaze across the battlefield, “Who else wants to die?”
No one dared to move. Having witnessed Liao Yi Bai’s end, seeing how he was killed on the spot, no one among the remaining Open Heaven Realm Masters dared to act rashly. At the very least, until they understood the true strength of this spear-wielding young man, no one dared to provoke him.
All of them felt extremely aggrieved in their hearts. This damned Grand Ancient Ruins Boundary with its damned Rolling Fog, if not for this, how could a mere Emperor Realm Junior be worthy of their attention? He would have long been dealt with by the crowd.
The people from Profound Clouds Society were both angry and depressed. Their leader had been killed right before their eyes and had even been called trash, yet they didn’t even have the strength to avenge him.
Thousands of people on the mountaintop were all silent at this moment, only the sound of the Six Fated Paths Bag vibrating constantly was heard.
In Yang Kai’s perception, the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light that had been shooting up from underground was pouring straight into the Six Fated Paths Bag, filling it. At this moment, the bag was about half full.
Yang Kai didn’t know if he could fill up the entire Six Fated Paths Bag, but he was still quite excited.
In this strange silence, a loud bang rang out as a huge pit appeared in the ground. The Earth Dragon, which had previously burrowed into the earth, suddenly poked its head out and swallowed a few cultivators, catching them off guard, before drilling back into the ground with lightning speed.
It had been miserably beaten up by these people and had to hide underground; but now, it had come out to stir up trouble. Obviously, it was holding a grudge.
Everyone was shocked and quickly flew up into the sky.
The Open Heaven Realm Masters glanced at each other, communicating with each other via Divine Sense. Even though they knew that the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was under the bag, they had no choice but to helplessly watch it be taken away. Naturally, they all felt depressed.
Yang Kai suddenly raised his eyes and looked towards the distant sky.
He noticed densely packed streaks of sword light flying over from the west. The sword light in the lead was like a meteor, piercing across the Heavens. This group was still a few hundred kilometres away, but the sword intent had already reached them, filling the air.
Feeling this awe-inspiring sword intent, everyone couldn’t help turning to look in that direction. When they saw what was happening, Hu Yi and the other Open Heaven Realm Masters’ eyes lit up.
“Sword Pavilion’s people are here,” Guo Zi Yan’s expression became serious as he quickly whispered to Yang Kai.
Yang Kai nodded slightly in understanding.
In the previous Star City, there were originally three great forces, Thunder Light, Scarlet Star, and Sword Pavilion.
In terms of numbers, Sword Pavilion had the least. Thunder Light and Scarlet Star on the other hand were about equal in size, but it was Sword Pavilion that had the greatest overall strength. In the Star City, Sword Pavilion controlled almost half of the shops and territory, while the remaining half was divided between Scarlet Star and Thunder Light. From this, it could be seen just how strong Sword Pavilion was.
The three great forces of the Star City had been fighting each other for millennia, so when Guo Zi Yan saw the overwhelming sword light approaching, he immediately recognized these people.
Everyone from Sword Pavilion cultivated the Sword Dao and had strong murderous intent. Their fighting style was ruthless, and they were famous throughout the Star City. Unless they had no other choice, no one was willing to fight against Sword Pavilion.
Yang Kai had forced his way into Scarlet Star and had fought with Thunder Light earlier. He had never had any conflicts with Sword Pavilion.
However, news about the Yuan Magnetic Mountain had spread far and wide, so it was only natural for Sword Pavilion disciples to rush over to investigate. After all, both Scarlet Star and Thunder Light had arrived.
For some unknown reason, Hu Yi and the other Open Heaven Realm Masters had all gathered together to welcome Sword Pavilion.
As the sword light flashed over, figures appeared in front of everyone one after another.
The leader of this group was a man with a fiery red head of hair and a beard. He was bare-chested and had a dignified look on his face. Behind him was a woman dressed in palace robes and a young man.
These three people were exuding the aura of the Open Heaven Realm, indicating their status as Masters. Each of them possessed an overwhelming sword intent, especially the red-haired man in the lead. Standing there, he was like a peerless sword, its sharpness intimidating all around him.
The woman in palace robes didn’t exude such an overbearing aura, but her beauty was extraordinary. She was extremely fair and had voluptuous peaks. Her eyes were bright and limpid. Her hair was casually tied into a bun. On the other hand, the young man was handsome and a fiery glint could be seen in his eyes every time he blinked, like there was a fire burning in their depths. He was carrying a blue long sword on his back and his long robes were flapping along with the wind, giving him a heroic air.
Guo Zi Yan was afraid that Yang Kai didn’t know how powerful these three people were, so he quickly introduced them, “Sixth Manager, those three are leaders of Sword Pavilion. The red-haired is Zhong Fan, a Fifth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master, the woman is Lu Xue, a Fourth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master, and the young man is Luo Qing Yun, also a Fourth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master!”
Yang Kai nodded slightly, indicating that he understood, but he was a little surprised in his heart. He was surprised by the fact that Zhong Fan was a Fifth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master. [Doesn’t it mean that he is on par with the Head Manager of Scarlet Star?]
He wondered what Zhong Fan’s ranking in Sword Pavilion was.
A Fifth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master could be considered a powerhouse in the 3,000 Worlds, enough to occupy a Spirit Province and establish a Sect of their own.
On the other side, Hu Yi and the others went up to him and said something to Zhong Fan. The next moment, Zhong Fan glanced at Yang Kai, his eyes flickering with aggression.
A moment later, Zhong Fan nodded slightly and flew towards the top of the mountain, followed closely by the Sword Pavilion disciples.
Not many people from Sword Pavilion had come this time, only a few dozen, but when these people gathered together, they gave off a silent pressure. The Sword Intent that constantly lingered around them caused everyone on the mountaintop to unconsciously distance themselves from them, lest they be injured by the Sword Intent.
“Is there really a Yuan Magnetic Divine Light underneath this bag?” Zhong Fan glanced over at Yang Kai, but didn’t take him seriously, instead focusing on the Six Fated Paths Bag itself.
Hu Yi stepped forward and stated, “No one saw it, but the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light did appear here. This bag is the most suspicious thing here.”
“If you think it’s suspicious, why don’t you check?”
Zhong Fan’s question caused Hu Yi and the others to feel extremely awkward. Who didn’t want to check it? It was just that the leader of Profound Clouds Society, Liao Yi Bai, had just tragically lost his life right there, so who would want to follow in his footsteps? If it weren’t for Sword Pavilion’s sword light shooting over, they really had no idea how to deal with this situation.
Seeing everyone remain silent, Zhong Fan knew that they must have suffered some kind of loss; after all, the bloodstains and mutilated corpses on the ground had already explained everything to him.
He couldn’t help but snort.
Luo Qing Yun stared at the Six Fated Paths Bag with a burning gaze and chuckled, “This bag is a pretty good treasure!”
He finally turned his gaze towards Yang Kai, and asked warmly, “Friend, is this your bag?”
Yang Kai replied with a nod, “Yes!”
“This bag is pretty good, are you willing to part with it?” Luo Qing Yun asked.
“No!” Yang Kai slowly shook his head.
“Don’t be so quick to refuse. Why don’t you hear the price before deciding.”
“No matter what price you offer, the bag is not for sale.”
Luo Qing Yun shrugged and said, “If that’s the case, then forget it. I hope you won’t regret it later.”
As soon as the word ‘forget it’ left his lips, Luo Qing Yun transformed into a streak of sword light, shooting straight at the Six Fated Paths Bag like a bolt of lightning.
“You court death!” Yang Kai shouted angrily as he quickly pushed his Space Principles, causing the space within a thousand metres of him to become extremely viscous.
Luo Qing Yun’s cry of surprise rang out from the sword light. Obviously, he hadn’t expected Yang Kai to be so powerful. The sudden change in space had actually caused his movements to become sluggish.
The next moment, Yang Kai had thrust his spear straight towards the sword light.
A sword cry rang out as Luo Qing Yun unsheathed the sword on his back. In an instant, Sword Qi filled the air as Sword Intent soared to the Heavens.
No one was able to see what was happening clearly. Only a series of crisp clangs and sparks could be heard and seen as Luo Qing Yun was sent flying back while Yang Kai stood in front of the Six Fated Paths Bag with his spear in hand and a malevolent look on his face!
This exchange was so fast that it dazzled everyone’s eyes. No one knew who won or lost, but judging from the expressions of Yang Kai and Luo Qing Yun, it was the latter who must have suffered a small loss. At this moment, Luo Qing Yun was staring down at his long sword, a pained look flashing across the depths of his eyes. The long sword’s lustre was a little dimmer than before, obviously having suffered some damage from the previous exchange.
Zhong Fan’s eyes narrowed slightly, whereas Lu Xue was shocked and Hu Yi and the others’ faces turned ashen.
Even a Fourth-Order Open Heaven Realm like Luo Qing Yun had been unable to do anything to Yang Kai and had even suffered a small loss in a frontal confrontation. Liao Yi Bai, a Third-Order Open Heaven Realm Master, had apparently not died in vain.
“Brat, you dare damage my sword’s spirituality?!” Luo Qing Yun suddenly raised his head with a fierce look appearing on his face.
That short exchange had actually damaged his sword’s spirituality. Although it wasn’t too serious, it was still enough to make his heart ache. It would take him at least a few months to recover it.
“A waste with a piece of scrap metal dares to act so arrogantly? If you dare come here again, I’ll kill you,” Yang Kai’s voice turned colder as he thrust the Azure Dragon Spear forward.
When Yang Kai saw this fellow’s dignified appearance just now, he really didn’t expect him to suddenly launch a sneak attack. He almost lost the Six Fated Paths Bag. Although he had refined the Six Fated Paths Bag and it wasn’t impossible to snatch it back, if it got snatched, it would definitely ruin his plan to obtain the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light.
“Junior, you have some skill, no wonder you speak so arrogantly!” Zhong Fan’s expression sank as he took a step forward. His imposing aura gave the impression that he could topple the mountains and overturn the seas as he coldly continued, “But are you really going to make an enemy out of my Sword Pavilion?”
Yang Kai, on the other hand, acted as if he had heard nothing and simply stared at him coldly, “This King is Scarlet Star’s Sixth Manager, while you are a leader of Sword Pavilion. In terms of status, we are on equal footing, so don’t call me Junior. Moreover… even if I made an enemy out of your Sword Pavilion, so what?”
As soon as these words came out, the entire crowd went into an uproar. Hu Yi and the others stared at Yang Kai in shock, all of them thinking that this man had gone crazy. [A mere Emperor Realm Junior dares to act so arrogantly in front of Zhong Fan? Does he not know how to write the word ‘death’? Zhong Fan is a Fifth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master who is also proficient in the Sword Dao! He has probably killed more people than this brat has ever seen in his life, yet he still dares to provoke him like this?]
Luo Qing Yun couldn’t be bothered to be angry with him as he turned to Lu Xue and asked, “Is this boy stupid?”
Lu Xue’s face was cold, but her voice was gentle, “He probably has something he can rely on.”
“Good!” Zhong Fan shouted, “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a brave boy. Since that’s the case, this King will teach you the consequences of opposing my Sword Pavilion.”
As soon as Zhong Fan’s voice fell, flames suddenly engulfed his body. No one knew what kind of Secret Art he cultivated, but it was extremely hot and violent.
Zhong Fan raised his hand as a long sword appeared in his grip. At first glance, this long sword looked somewhat similar to the Myriads Sword that Yang Kai had used many years ago, both of them belonging to the same heavier long sword class, a true work of art.
However, this sword was obviously of a much higher grade than the Myriads Sword.
As soon as this sword appeared, Zhong Fan’s aura completely changed. The raging flames wrapped around his sword like a snake, causing the temperature of the entire mountain to rise sharply.
Hu Yi and the others all wore excited expressions, secretly rejoicing in their hearts. Yang Kai’s imposing aura had left them frightened before, but now, when they saw Zhong Fan take action, they were naturally filled with anticipation.
However, at this moment, a chorus of shouts suddenly rang out from afar.
“Emperor Heaven, Emperor Heaven, never submit!”
Along with the shouts, innumerable streaks of light shot over from the distance, shouting loudly as they flew, as if they were afraid that no one would know that they were coming.
Everyone looked over with strange expressions and the tense atmosphere suddenly became stagnant.
However, after seeing the number of people who had come, many people’s expressions changed slightly. Even the three leaders of Sword Pavilion couldn’t help but turn solemn.
It wasn’t surprising though as there were simply too many people flying over at once. At a glance, there were at least seven or eight hundred people, perhaps even a thousand.
There were only about a thousand people gathered on this mountaintop in total.
The leader of this group was a young man with an arrogant look on his face and a giant sword on his shoulder, his nose pointing towards the sky. Before he even arrived, his voice had already reached them, “Emperor Heaven lays claim to this place, all unrelated people should retreat!”
Yang Kai narrowed his eyes as a strange expression appeared on his face.
Ding Yi was like a ghost haunting Yang Kai. No matter where he went, he would always run into him. It was obvious that he had been living quite well recently and had gathered many subordinates, his self-confidence once again soaring.
Ding Yi’s words were a bit pompous, so naturally, no one liked it and looked unhappy. As for Zhong Fan, he just coldly snorted.
In the blink of an eye, Emperor Heaven’s thousand or so members had already arrived. Ding Yi suddenly came to a stop, and so did the people from Emperor Heaven behind him, neatly arranging themselves into several square formations. At first glance, they seemed quite well-trained, and with so many behind him, it made Ding Yi stand out like a crane amongst a flock of chickens, only raising his profile even further.
However, there was no Open Heaven Realm Master among their group. After all, Emperor Heaven was founded on the idea of breaking free of the oppression of Open Heaven Realm Masters.
Ding Yi took out his sword and pointed it towards the front before loudly declaring with a condescending attitude, “I heard that there were some Open Heaven Realm Masters here bullying an Emperor Realm Brother?”
If this were the outside world, he wouldn’t have dared to speak so arrogantly in front of Open Heaven Realm Masters. He would have probably bowed to them long ago. Only a special environment like the Grand Ancient Ruins Boundary gave him the chance to speak so arrogantly.
He also enjoyed this feeling of being the centre of attention. This illusion of being in control of everything made him extremely infatuated.
“Brothers, what do you think we should do?” Ding Yi shouted aloud.
“Emperor Heaven, Emperor Heaven, never submit!” Emperor Heaven’s members shouted in unison.
Ding Yi grinned, “That’s right! May I know which friend is being bullied? Don’t be afraid, since this Ding is here, I will ensure your safety!”
Zhong Fan turned around and asked, “Who is this guy?”
The woman in palace robes, Lu Xue, stepped forward and whispered a few words to Zhong Fan, whereupon Zhong Han nodded his understanding. Only now did he realize that this was the same Emperor Heaven that had been in the limelight recently. Emperor Heaven’s name had been spreading far and wide, attracting quite a few people to join it. Rumour even had it that at its peak, it had over five thousand members, but for some reason, only a thousand had come here today.
When Zhong Fan was speaking, Ding Yi also noticed Yang Kai and couldn’t help but have his eyes widen, “It’s you!”
“We meet again,” Yang Kai grinned at him.
Ding Yi wore a strange expression as he hesitated!
After escaping from the Beast Tide, Ding Yi led his men to a mountain valley and happened to run into Yang Kai and his group who were resting there. They had some unpleasant experiences and were nearly killed by Yang Kai on the spot. It wasn’t easy for them to survive that ordeal, but after that, Ding Yi ordered that if anyone from Emperor Heaven saw Yang Kai again in the future, they must not clash with him.
He hadn’t expected to see this fellow again today!
Recalling Yang Kai’s scorching palms and the miserable state of the people he had killed, Ding Yi couldn’t help feeling a little apprehensive.
However, since he had led a thousand people here today, it was not impossible for him to take revenge for what happened that day, many months ago.
Pondering for a moment, Ding Yi seemed to have made up his mind. He gritted his teeth and stated, “Since there is an Open Heaven Realm Master here today, this Ding won’t argue with you about the grievances we had that day. Quickly come over here, this Ding will ensure your safety, he won’t let you suffer any harm. In front of this Ding, no Open Heaven Realm Master can ever bully an Emperor!”
Who knew what had happened to him in the past that made him so hostile towards those of the Open Heaven Realm? Surprisingly, he didn’t even want to pursue his grievances with Yang Kai and instead chose to protect him.
Hearing this, Yang Kai’s eyes flickered with a bright gleam as he found this guy’s simplicity somewhat cute. A smile appeared on his lips as he refused, “No need, I’ll just stand here and see who dares to attack me.”
Ding Yi was stunned for a moment before giving him a thumbs up, “You’ve got guts! This Ding admires someone as courageous as you the most. I’ll definitely befriend you.”
He then stepped forward, glaring at Zhong Fan and the other Open Heaven Realm Masters as he declared, “All of you, either scram or die!”
It was quite boastful for him to say this, but whether or not these thousand people had the ability to do so was something to be seen.
However, despite facing an enemy several dozen times stronger than them, the several dozen Sword Pavilion disciples didn’t show the slightest bit of fear; instead, they stared coldly at Emperor Heaven’s group.
Zhong Fan sneered at Ding Yi, “A frog in a well dares to boast in front of me? Who gave you the courage to act so arrogantly in front of Open Heaven Realm Masters like us?”
“So what if you’re an Open Heaven Realm Master?” Ding Yi didn’t take him seriously at all, “It’s not like I haven’t killed any Open Heaven Realm Masters recently. They still die if their head is cut off.”
Zhong Fan’s face sank, “Junior, are you sure you want to get involved in this matter? In that case, I’ll behead you first!”
Saying so, he suddenly shouted, “Sword Formation!”
*Ceng ceng ceng…*
The sound of swords being unsheathed rang out continuously. The auras of the several dozen Sword Pavilion disciples, led by the three Open Heaven Realm Masters, suddenly interlinked with each other. In an instant, the wind and clouds surged as their Sword Intents filled the air, churning the void and whipping up a violent wind.
“Junior, accept your death!” Zhong Fan shouted angrily as he transformed into a streak of sword light and flew forward, closely followed by the dozens of Sword Pavilion disciples who were using some Secret Technique together.
In an instant, dozens of Sword Pavilion disciples set up a Sword Formation that transformed into a stunning sword light and slashed towards Ding Yi!
Ding Yi was struck with panic as he promptly retreated and waved his blade, shouting, “Attack!”
The thousand or so people behind him did not hesitate, each of them using their own Secret Techniques and artifacts to attack the Sword Pavilion Formation.
The next moment, deafening rumbles filled the air as the world went pale. The ground quaked and the surrounding World Energy became turbulent. The stunning sword light flashed wildly, but its momentum didn’t decrease as it slashed towards Emperor Heaven’s group.
Miserable screams rang out instantly as more than a dozen Emperor Heaven members lost their lives in just a single blow, falling from the sky like dumplings.
The sword light danced about, sweeping in and out of Emperor Heaven’s group like it was being swung by an invisible hand, killing as it went. More importantly, no one was able to stop it.
Ding Yi never stopped roaring orders, but the Emperor Heaven members were all Emperor Realm cultivators; as such, they weren’t that strong. Although they were attacking together and had a vast numerical advantage, against such a powerful and practised Formation, how could they possibly be Sword Pavilion’s opponent?
Watching his Emperor Heaven members dying and a rain of blood falling from the sky, Ding Yi’s eyes turned bloodshot; however, he didn’t abandon his subordinates and flee. He was in the lead and proved he did not fear death, but the difference in strength could not be made up for with numbers alone.
If they wanted to destroy the Sword Pavilion’s Sword Formation, it would be impossible to do so without a few hundred casualties, but Ding Yi wasn’t sure that Emperor Heaven could last until then.
“Aren’t you going to help? He provoked such a powerful enemy for you,” Yue He approached Yang Kai and asked.
Yang Kai glanced at the battle in the sky before turning his attention to Hu Yi and the others and muttered, “I can’t leave now!”
If he left, the Six Fated Paths Bag would definitely be lost.
Yue He pouted her lips, “Heartless man!”
Yang Kai sneered, “That Ding Yi has his own plans, do you really think he’s just standing up for me?”
If Ding Yi could defeat Sword Pavilion, Emperor Heaven’s reputation would definitely soar. At that time, he wouldn’t have to worry about others joining him. Still, Ding Yi had indeed helped Yang Kai a little this time; otherwise, he would have had to face Sword Pavilion alone.
Yang Kai observed the power of this Sword Formation and believed that it would take him some effort to defeat it if it was turned against him.
Therefore, Yang Kai didn’t plan to sit back and do nothing, he was just waiting for the right time to act.
As the battle continued, everyone who saw the might of the Sword Pavilion’s several dozen disciples couldn’t help becoming absent-minded. With such a powerful Sword Formation, who in this world could stand against them?
Emperor Heaven had already suffered more than a hundred casualties in less than half a cup of tea’s time. On the other hand, Sword Pavilion’s side was completely unscathed. The stunning sword light’s momentum was still as strong as ever, sweeping through Emperor Heaven’s group without impediment. All who came into contact with this sword light were either injured or killed.
Ding Yi continued giving orders while leading the fight, somehow managing to stabilize the situation, decreasing Emperor Heaven’s casualties.
Once the battle began, regardless of the reason, both sides’ eyes turned red with bloodlust. It would only come to an end when one side was completely defeated.
After an incense stick worth of time, Ding Yi let out a muffled grunt and retreated as a forearm-length wound appeared on his chest, nearly killing him on the spot.
He quickly circulated his strength to suppress his injuries, but the Sword Intent radiating from his wounds was causing him great pain and difficulty.
At that moment, Yang Kai’s voice suddenly rang out in Ding Yi’s ears, “Tell your people to put away their artifacts.”
Ding Yi was startled and turned to look at Yang Kai, only to see him staring at him.
Although he didn’t know what Yang Kai meant by this, Ding Yi decided to take a leap of faith and shouted, “Stow your artifacts!”
Saying so, he swiftly stored his broadsword.
Although Ding Yi had given such an order, the Emperor Heaven members all acted differently. From this, it could be seen just how lax their discipline was. If Zhong Fan were to say the same thing, the Sword Pavilion’s disciples would have definitely obeyed.
However, Yang Kai didn’t care anymore. He could sense that the space inside the Six Fated Paths Bag was already filled with Yuan Magnetic Divine Light and would soon reach its limit.
After sending his message to Ding Yi, Yang Kai raised his hand and burst into maniac laughter, “I’ll deliver you a big gift!”
Saying so, he stowed away his Fated Paths Bag.
A mystical and ever-varying beam of light soared into the sky as the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light reappeared!
The distorted beam tore a hole in the sky, revealing itself to everyone within a thousand kilometres.
Suddenly, a cry rang out from the crowd, “Ah, my sword!”
With a woosh, a long sword flew straight towards the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, behind it was a shocked cultivator staring blankly, unable to fathom how his long sword artifact, which was clearly held in his hand a moment ago, flew out on its own.
“What’s going on!”
“How!”
A series of panicked cries rang out from the crowd, and all the cultivators who had summoned their metal artifacts paled. It couldn’t be helped either as a tremendous suction force had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, pulling away their artifacts.
Everyone else also stared up at the sky in shock as they saw numerous artifacts flying towards the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light at an astonishing speed.
After a moment of hesitation, the cultivators who had lost their artifacts quickly formed hand seals and tried to recall them by urging their Divine Sense.
Nonetheless, they couldn’t summon their artifacts back! The pull of the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was too powerful, and since it had already been taken away, it was no different from throwing a meat bun at a dog. It was already a lost cause.
The first person who saw his sword being pulled into the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light had no time to feel sad before his face suddenly turned pale. He grunted and spurted a mouthful of blood as his face immediately became pale.
The long sword was connected to his Soul, and after being washed away by the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, it quickly lost all spirituality and began to disintegrate, causing his Soul to suffer damage. Such damage would take at least a year or two to recover from.
*Pu pu pu…*
Countless people spurted blood one after another as more and more were injured. Only the cultivators who had not refined their artifacts deeply didn’t suffer any serious injuries, all they lost was their prized artifacts, which still put a pained look on their faces.
“It’s the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light!” Someone exclaimed, “That Yuan Magnetic Divine Light actually has the power to pull away artifacts! Everyone, be careful!”
Not everyone’s artifacts had been taken away, Hu Yi and the other Open Heaven Realm Masters were still desperately resisting the strange movements of their artifacts, so when they heard this, their expressions all became serious. They quickly put away their artefacts, and finally prevented them from being lost.
In a short period of time, all the artifacts that had been taken away dimmed down and became a pile of scrap metal without any spirituality.
“This Yuan Magnetic Divine Light is actually able to pull artifacts, doesn’t that mean the Sword Pavilion disciples are in danger?” Someone muttered.
Hearing this, everyone seemed to realize something and quickly turned their attention from the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light to the battlefield.
After taking a look, they were dumbfounded!
The Sword Formation that had been rampaging through Emperor Heaven’s group had been broken at some point and numerous streaks of light were now flying towards the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light from the Sword Pavilion group. No matter how much the Sword Pavilion disciples tried, they were unable to recall their swords.
Everyone from Sword Pavilion cultivated the Sword Dao and used special Secret Techniques to refine their swords. It could be said that these swords were closely connected to the lives of the Sword Pavilion’s disciples. Most of the Sword Pavilion disciples’ skills were related to their swords.
At this moment, when their swords had been taken away, the Sword Pavilion disciples were like tigers whose teeth and claws had been pulled out. Not only that, but they had even lost the swords they had been cultivating with their entire lives, so the Sword Formation naturally collapsed.
“What’s going on?” Luo Qing Yun’s face was filled with horror. The sword in his hand hadn’t been taken away; after all, he was an Open Heaven Realm Master and his foundation was not something an ordinary Emperor Realm cultivator could compare to. The moment he noticed something was wrong, he gripped his sword tightly, but at this moment, the sword in his hand was waving around uncontrollably, wanting to fly out of his grip. He was completely focused on his sword, so how could he be in the mood to kill?
“It’s the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light!” Lu Xue shouted, her pretty face turning gloomy.
“What a vicious brat!” Zhong Fan lowered his head and glared at Yang Kai, who was laughing madly.
Previously, Yang Kai had crazily shouted that he would deliver them a big gift, but no one had expected that this gift would actually be a death sentence to Sword Pavilion! With just this one move, he had condemned dozens of Sword Pavilion elites to their graves!
In the time it took for the spark to fly off a flint, Zhong Fan roared, “Follow me!”
Taking the lead, he put away his artifact and charged towards the weakest point of the crowd as his body surged with Sword Intent.
However, the Sword Pavilion disciples had relied on the might of their Sword Formation to slaughter their way through the thousand or so members of Emperor Heaven, so now that their Formation had been broken, it would not be easy for them to escape.
*Pu pu pu…*
A series of dull thuds rang out as the Sword Pavilion disciples spurted mouthfuls of blood and became dispirited.
Unlike the crowd down below who had received varying degrees of backlash from the destruction of their artifacts, the Sword Pavilion’s disciple’s very lives were at stake. Their swords were refined using various special Secret Techniques and were closely linked to their lives. Once their swords were destroyed, it gave them a devastating blow.
As the swords were drawn into the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light and their light dimmed, the dozens of disciples of the Sword Pavilion had their Souls shaken and suffered heavy injuries!
Ding Yi was flabbergasted!
Previously, when Sword Pavilion had set up their Sword Formation, they looked extremely majestic and awe-inspiring. Emperor Heaven had a thousand men on their side, but they were still cut down like vegetables and were unable to fight back at all. The anger and frustration in his heart couldn’t be described in mere words. Ding Yi had already begun considering retreating, thinking that provoking this group of a madman from Sword Pavilion was not worth it, but after Yang Kai sent him a strange message, the situation had suddenly taken a turn!
After a series of sword lights flew out from the Sword Pavilion disciples’ hands, the unstoppable Sword Formation actually collapsed on its own! Immediately after, many of the Sword Pavilion disciples spat out mouthfuls of blood and their faces went pale as if they had suffered heavy injuries.
There was no need for him to hesitate. Ding Yi raised his hand before waving it down and grinning fiercely, “Kill them!”
As he finished speaking, he took the lead and charged forward, his entire body was covered in a golden light that exuded boundless sharpness and caused others to shiver in fear. Shockingly, he was using his Dao Seal’s Metal Element Power to enhance his attack.
Strictly speaking, although Ding Yi’s cultivation wasn’t very high, his strength was still quite good amongst the Emperor Realm. Just from the quality of his Metal Element, one could tell that an ordinary Emperor Realm Master wasn’t his opponent. Moreover, it was quite apparent that he had condensed the Power of a Fourth or Fifth-Order Open Heaven material. Perhaps after spending a few months in the Great Ruins Boundary, he had his own opportunities!
With a single punch, the sky changed colour.
Since their leader had already set an example, how could those from Emperor Heaven shrink back?
With a loud bang, a series of Secret Techniques flew towards the Sword Pavilion disciples from every single direction, one after another.
Having lost their swords, the Sword Pavilion disciples’ strength had been greatly reduced, and after suffering heavy blows to their Souls, how could they resist such a dense barrage of attacks? If the Sword Formation was still functioning, they naturally wouldn’t fear these scattered attacks, but it had been disrupted when they lost their swords.
Despair flashed across the Sword Pavilion disciples’ eyes as none of them were able to avoid this attack. All they could do was desperately circulate their strength to form defensive barriers.
In an instant, layers of brown-coloured light appeared on the bodies of the Sword Pavilion disciples, all of them were clearly using their Earth Elements. Some of them even developed Divine Abilities related to the Earth Elements they had condensed, especially Zhong Fan, who was in the lead. He held a giant shield in his hand that was congealed from pure Earth Element Power that looked extremely solid.
However, in the face of countless attacks, their efforts were meaningless.
In a flash of light, the Sword Pavilion disciples’ defences were shattered. Even Zhong Fan’s giant shield couldn’t endure.
One attack after another hit the Sword Pavilion disciples, causing them to scream in pain as their fleshly bodies were reduced to a blood mist, not even leaving bones behind!
In the blink of an eye, more than half of the Sword Pavilion disciples had died. Even Zhong Fan, Luo Qing Yun, and Lu Xue were injured, their bodies drenched in blood, wounds riddling their figures!
The members of Emperor Heaven were ecstatic.
Just now, their side was being slaughtered by the Sword Pavilion’s Formation, causing them much grief and anger, so now that they had a chance to take revenge, they naturally spared no effort.
After the first round of attacks, the second round arrived!
“Sword Pavilion’s group is finished,” Hu Yi watched helplessly as this thought flashed across his mind, his face extremely pale. Ever since he had broken through to the Open Heaven Realm, he had not placed an Emperor Realm Junior in his eyes. To him, all Emperor Realm cultivators were nothing but ants whom he could kill at will, but today, after seeing the Sword Pavilion disciples running for their lives and witnessing Zhong Fan, a Fifth-Order Open Heaven Realm cultivator, fleeing like a stray dog, he finally realized that the saying ‘many ants could bite an elephant to death’ wasn’t an empty talk!
After all, this was the Grand Ancient Ruins Boundary!
The culprit behind this entire debacle was none other than the young man with his hands behind his back.
Although Emperor Heaven was the murderer, at the end of the day, the death of the Sword Pavilion disciples was all the fault of this young man. If he hadn’t released the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light just now, how could Sword Pavilion have fallen so easily?
Turning his head to look at Yang Kai, Hu Yi felt a chill run up his spine. This young man had killed Open Heaven Realm Masters like slaughtering chickens and dogs, and now he had obtained this Yuan Magnetic Divine Light. In the future, who in the Great Ruins Boundary could be his opponent?
Screams rang out again as Emperor Heaven’s second round of attacks wiped out all the remaining Sword Pavilion disciples, leaving only the three Open Heaven Realm Masters who were still trying to escape.
From this, one could see the difference between the Open Heaven Realm and the Emperor Realm. Under the effects of the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, they were still able to control their swords and protect themselves from the barrage of attacks.
“You want to leave?” Ding Yi’s aura locked onto the fleeing Zhong Fan as he shouted angrily, “Leave your life behind first!”
As he spoke, he sent out another punch towards Zhong Fan. This punch was filled with Metal Element Power and was quite terrifying!
Zhong Fan hurriedly turned around, clenched his teeth, and pointed his finger, sending a stream of Sword Qi to greet the attack.
With a loud bang, space warped and his finger energy was shattered, causing Zhong Fan to spit out a mouthful of blood as his figure flew backwards. Emperor Heaven’s two rounds of attacks had already injured him and now, he was forcefully exerting his strength. He was almost no match for Ding Yi at the moment.
Luo Qing Yun quickly supported him and exchanged a glance with Lu Xue. The two of them then turned into two streaks of sword light, wrapping themselves around the three of them before instantly breaking through Emperor Heaven’s blockade and fleeing into the distance.
Several dozen Sword Pavilion disciples arrived under the leadership of three Open Heaven Realm Masters in an aggressive and overbearing manner, but after an incense stick of time, all of them were either dead or fleeing for their lives.
Of the dozens of Sword Pavilion members who had come, there were only three people left. Even Zhong Fan, a Fifth-Order Open Heaven Realm Master, had suffered heavy injuries and nearly died on the spot.
On the Yuan Magnetic Mountain, everyone was silent except for those from Emperor Heaven, who were cheering loudly, causing the world to tremble. Ding Yi was even laughing wildly, like he was the ruler of the world and nobody could stop him.
Many people were unhappy with his arrogant attitude, but it was undeniable that after this battle, Emperor Heaven’s prestige would reach new heights and its name would spread far and wide. In this Grand Ancient Ruins Boundary, there was definitely a place for him now.
Many of the thousand people present were already looking at Emperor Heaven with glistening eyes, wondering if they should join it.
After laughing madly, Ding Yi came back to his senses and wanted to thank Yang Kai, but when he looked down, Yang Kai was nowhere to be seen, along with the dozen or so people who had been standing behind him.
“Where is Brother Yang?” Ding Yi asked the person beside him.
No one knew. Everyone was busy chasing after the Sword Pavilion disciples just now, so how could anyone pay attention to others?
On the other hand, one of the Emperor Realm Masters on the ground pointed below and replied, “They entered the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light.” He clearly saw that when Zhong Fan and the others fled, Yang Kai led the dozen or so people around him into the sinkhole.
Ding Yi turned his head and saw that the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was still shooting out from the hole created by the Earth-Dragon. His eyes couldn’t help narrowing as he secretly admired Yang Kai’s boldness. He had just witnessed the might of the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light and not only did it possess the power to pull in artifacts, but also to damage said artifacts critically in short order. How could jumping into this light result in a good end?
However, very soon, an unyielding thought emerged in his heart.
If Yang Kai could have the courage to jump down, why couldn’t he?
More Importantly, since such an intense Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was shooting out from the sinkhole, there must be High-Grade Yuan Magnetic Divine Stones below! It was a precious treasure trove!
Without any hesitation, he waved his hand, “Follow me!”
Leading the way, Ding Yi rushed towards the hole and arrived in the blink of an eye.
After approaching it, Ding Yi was able to sense how terrifying this Yuan Magnetic Divine Light truly was. When his Divine Sense made contact with it, it was immediately shredded, causing his head to ache.
Ding Yi couldn’t help gulping hard, wondering if he should wait and see what the situation was like later. If he couldn’t ‘eat the meat’ and ended up getting himself into trouble, it wouldn’t be worth it.
A cultivator beside him also came over with a nervous look and asked, “Leader, jumping in here is probably a bit dangerous, should we wait a little first?”
If this man hadn’t said anything, Ding Yi would have really waited, but since he was trying to build a reputation for himself and was now being dissuaded, Ding Yi became stubborn and declared, “What are you waiting for? There must be some kind of great treasure down there. Don’t you see that Brother Yang has already gone down? He must have gone to clean out all the riches. This Ding will go down first, the rest of you follow, no one is allowed to back down!”
The man’s face immediately became bitter.
After Ding Yi finished speaking, he grit his teeth and leaped forward, diving straight into the sinkhole. In order to avoid any accidents, he even pushed his Earth Element Power to protect himself, preparing for any consequences with whatever he had available.
However, just as he jumped down, he suddenly let out a blood-curdling scream and shot out of the sinkhole like an arrow.
Under everyone’s eyes, Ding Yi appeared a thousand meters away, but they were all shocked after seeing his current state.
At this moment, the Earth Element Power surrounding Ding Yi’s body had already been shattered. Not only that, but his clothes were also in tatters and countless tiny wounds covered his body. His blood had almost dyed his entire body red. Hovering in mid-air, Ding Yi’s eyes were filled with shock and fear.
Everyone gasped in astonishment.
Although everyone knew that this Yuan Magnetic Divine Light wasn’t something that could be easily rushed into as all of the artifacts had lost their spirituality and become scrap metal when they came into contact with it, none of them had ever imagined that it would be so terrifying.
Ding Yi had not even been able to last a breath before he was reduced to such a miserable state. If he had stayed inside for even a little longer, wouldn’t he have died without a complete corpse?
If even he was like this, what about the young man surnamed Yang and the dozen or so people around him?
“I’m afraid that brat is doomed,” an Open Heaven Realm cultivator whispered to Hu Yi. It had been half a cup of tea since Yang Kai had jumped into the sinkhole with his dozen or so followers, but there had been no movements even after such a long time. How could he be safe and sound?
A smile finally appeared on Hu Yi’s stiff face as he muttered, “Very good!”
Witnessing Yang Kai kill Liao Yi Bai with a single move, Hu Yi had become extremely wary. It would have been fine if this man was an Open Heaven Realm Master, but Yang Kai was just an Emperor Realm Junior.
This kind of unconventional existence was a great blow to him, so he was naturally happy to see him die.
“Sir, are you alright?” One of Emperor Heaven’s members rushed over to Ding Yi and asked.
Ding Yi raised his hand and said, “I’m fine!” Although he said so, his face was still filled with fear. It was fortunate that he had acted quickly; otherwise, he really might have been in trouble. Thinking about how Yang Kai had been inside for so long, he immediately came to the same conclusion as Hu Yi and the others. Yang Kai probably had lost his life.
With this thought in mind, Ding Yi’s expression brightened, and he waved his hand, ordering, “Encircle this sinkhole, kill anyone who dares trespass without mercy!”
If Yang Kai were to die, then the treasures below would be left untouched. This Yuan Magnetic Divine Light couldn’t go on forever, it had to stop at some point. As long as Ding Yi waited until then, he could lead the members of Emperor Heaven down to plunder the treasures below, thereby benefiting the most.
After receiving the order, Emperor Heaven quickly gathered around the sinkhole, completely surrounding it in the blink of an eye.
This action naturally drew the ire of the crowd, but those from Emperor Heaven were not afraid. Even though the surrounding cultivators were glaring at them angrily, they remained completely calm and composed.
At the same time, inside the sinkhole, as the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light washed over them, a group of more than a dozen people wrapped in Yang Kai’s Earth Element Power continued to descend.
Contrary to what Hu Yi, Ding Yi, and the others thought, not only was Yang Kai not dead, but he wasn’t even injured. Not only him, but the dozen or so Scarlet Star members were also unharmed. The Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was unable to break the defense of his Earth Element.
Yang Kai had now gathered his Wood, Fire, and Earth Elements, but he still didn’t know what Order these three Elements were, and neither could he ask anyone else about it. All he could do was try to figure it out himself.
If the Wood Element Power from the essence of the Immortal Tree was classified as Ninth-Order, then the Golden Crow True Fire and Earth Dragon’s Dragon Bead could probably be classified as Eighth-Order.
In other words, he now possessed at least one Ninth- Order and two probable Eighth-Order Elements.
However, this Yuan Magnetic Divine Light was only Sixth-Order, so under the protection of an Eighth-Order Earth Element Power, how could Yang Kai and the others be harmed?
Although this was the case, Yang Kai was consuming a great deal of energy on this journey. Nonetheless, he had no choice but to constantly channel his Earth Element Power from his Dao Seal; otherwise, even if he remained unharmed, everyone else would be in danger of being killed, including Yue He. After all, her Elements were only Fifth-Order, so there was no way she could resist this Yuan Magnetic Divine Light.
“A Yuan Magnetic Divine Stone!” A disciple exclaimed as they kept falling, obviously seeing the treasures lining the cave walls.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Kai stretched out his hand and took the Yuan Magnetic Divine Stone. Looking at it, he saw that it was only a Fourth-Order material, so he didn’t pay it any mind and simply tossed it into his Space Ring.
Who knows how deep the hole the Earth Dragon had dug was, but it was still drawing out Yuan Magnetic Divine Light hidden underground. As they continued to descend deeper into the cave, they occasionally discovered some Yuan Magnetic Divine Stones.
Yang Kai had collected more than a dozen pieces along the way, but the best was still just Fourth-Order, while the others were basically Second or Third-Order, so they weren’t worth much.
After descending about thirty thousand meters, the space below suddenly became bigger and everyone felt as if they had fallen into a sea of Yuan Magnetic Divine Light.
In just two breaths of time, the group of people once again rushed out of the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light sea.
The next moment, a beautiful world appeared right before their eyes.
Shockingly, this was a giant underground cavern. The various parts of the cavern were flashing with a dense light, each of which represented a Yuan Magnetic Divine Stone.
Looking up again, above the cave, rays of Yuan Magnetic Divine Light gathered together and illuminated the vast cave.
This was obviously the source of the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light that had broken through the surface and shot into the sky.
Earlier, Yang Kai had used his Fated Paths Bag to collect an entire bag worth of Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, so he hadn’t expected there to still be so much left even after erupting for so long!
This situation made everyone’s heart ache. If they had more artifacts like the Fated Paths Bags, they might be able to collect more.
Yang Kai had thought about using the Sealed World Bead to collect the rest, but after trying it out during his descent, he had no choice but to give up. After the Sixth-Order Yuan Magnetic Divine Light entered the Sealed World Bead, Yang Kai sensed it came under a bit of pressure. It didn’t matter if he collected a little, but if he collected too much, the Sealed World Bead would collapse.
Estimating the amount of Yuan Magnetic Divine Light left in this cave, it would run out after another incense stick worth of time. Once that happened, the people above would definitely come down to plunder the treasures.
In other words, Yang Kai and the others didn’t have much time left.
“Sixth Manager, we’ve struck it rich this time!” Guo Zi Yan looked around and cheered. Just from what he could see, there were more than a dozen Yuan Magnetic Divine Stones. Although he didn’t know what Order they were, just this number was enough to excite him.
Not to mention, this underground cavern was extremely vast. As long as they continued searching, they would definitely discover something good.
“Let’s move,” Yang Kai suggested calmly.
The reason why he had brought these dozen or so Scarlet Star members down here was, first, he was considering their safety. He had offended many people before, so it was definitely not safe to leave them outside. The other reason was that he needed people to collect these Yuan Magnetic Divine Stones. Since he had already anticipated that there would be treasures below, how could Yang Kai not come up with a few plans?
The dozen or so Scarlet Star members rushed out excitedly and began gathering under his command, rushing towards everywhere something was glittering.
Yue He didn’t say a word and simply walked towards the most dazzling Yuan Magnetic Divine Stone, and quickly put it away into her Space Ring.