by Feng Yise
Star Abyss waved his hand and said, "You don't have to be humble. Actually, I know that I can't teach you anything at all. The reason why I called you over in the name of master and disciple is because of another reason."
Ye Yuan's heart palpitated. Could it be that this old man discovered his identity?
That was not very likely!
Ye Yuan's heart was palpitating, but he said with a straight face, "This . . . I wonder what Lord Star Abyss is looking for me for?"
Star Abyss did not answer but retorted with a question instead, "Where did you come from?"
Ye Yuan's heart palpitated again and secretly raised his guard, quietly revolving his essence energy.
"This child is somebody from the wilderness. Lord Star Abyss won't know even if I said it," Ye Yuan said.
Star Abyss chuckled and said, "You aren't a Fierce Gale World native, right? Allegedly, an Endless World spy might have infiltrated the capital. If my conjectures are right, that person is you, yes?"
This time, Ye Yuan no longer had any thoughts of being lucky in his heart and already made the preparations to fight for his life.
But right then, Star Abyss's pupils constricted, and he exclaimed in shock, "Heart Like Still Water! What a fine lad! You really give people continuous surprises!"
Turned out that Ye Yuan already quietly entered Heart Like Still Water Realm. But this point was actually seen through by Star Abyss!
Ye Yuan was really depressed. He did not know where he revealed a flaw. With this old man's strength, he was able to see past his divine soul mystic art?
It was true that Star Abyss's strength was very formidable. But Ye Yuan similarly had great confidence in his own divine soul mystic art.
Sovereign Star Abyss should not be able to see through him!
Could it be during the Grand Pill Assembly?
Even though he made a showy display of his abilities, he did not divulge any flaws!
Ye Yuan initially wanted to use Star Abyss as a backing. To think that he actually directly exposed the skeleton in his closet!
At this point, Ye Yuan no longer had the need to cover up. There was only the path of risking his life that he could take.
Ye Yuan already silently completed the acc.u.mulation of essence energy and secretly mobilized heaven and earth essence energy!
Evidently, Star Abyss had long discovered Ye Yuan's little actions. But, he did not stop Ye Yuan, letting him carry it out free.
This was absolute confidence. He believed that Ye Yuan absolutely could not escape his Five-Finger Mountain!
Ye Yuan naturally would not be courteous either. Essence energy erupted abruptly.
"Thousand Flowing Petals! Explode for me!" Ye Yuan roared.
Innumerable flower petals appeared out of thin air, enveloping Star Abyss thickly.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Exploding sounds constantly rang without pause, wanting to erode Star Abyss's protective essence energy.
But it was all futile.
The Thousand Flowing Petals which had never failed him in previous battles was utterly useless this time. The flower petals which filled the skies vanished completely. Star Abyss still waited there perfectly unscathed. Not even a hair was hurt!
But Star Abyss's gaze right now was likewise filled with astonishment.
"Such an impressive youngster! I originally thought that since you have such unmatched talent in the Alchemy Path, your Martial Path must surely be average. To think that your talent in the Martial Path is not at all inferior to your Alchemy Path! To actually be able to maneuver heaven and earth essence energy at the Crystal Formation Realm and cast such a powerful move!" Star Abyss said with amazement written all over his face.
Ye Yuan's expression was very ugly. Nobody was clearer than him about the strength of Divine Traversing Realm powerhouses.
In the Lower Realms, Soul Sea Realms were common, but Divine Traversing Realms were uncommon.
Each sovereign level powerhouse was a peak existence in the Lower Realms, a god-like existence!
One could say that all were ants beneath Divine Traversing!
But Ye Yuan was only a Crystal Formation Realm expert now.
No matter how monstrous he was, it was also not possible to cross two major realms to defeat Star Abyss.
However, since it was death either way, Ye Yuan naturally would not submit to arrest without putting up resistance.
Canghua Sword swept horizontally. Thousand Flowing Petals was used once more!
But this time, Star Abyss did not take a beating passively. It was only to see the corner of his mouth give a wee smile; with a flick of his sleeves, the myriad falling flowers dissipated.
But right at this time, another Ye Yuan appeared behind him!
"Wind-Fire Violent Blaze Transforming Dragon!"
Ye Yuan cried out. An enormous fire dragon coiled toward Star Abyss.
Rumble!
An intense explosion sounded out. Except that this explosion did not spread out as Ye Yuan imagined. Instead, it became smaller and smaller, increasingly smaller, and finally turned into nothingness!
Ye Yuan s.u.c.k.e.d in a cold breath.
This Star Abyss was too powerful!
The firelight vanished entirely, revealing that aged body of Star Abyss.
Only that this time, he was no longer sitting but standing up!
His eyes showed immense astoundment.
"Two kinds of moves. It actually contained three kinds of true intent! Fine lad, you really let this old man broaden his horizons!" Star Abyss praised with a sigh.
Star Abyss was only sighing with admiration, but Ye Yuan was already in despair.
The Wind-Fire Violent Blaze Transforming Dragon was already his strongest move. It actually only forced Star Abyss to stand up. He could only fold his arms and wait for death.
If it were not under this sort of life and death crisis, Ye Yuan's battle result was ample to be proud of.
Divine Traversing versus Crystal Formation. Why would he need to get up to make a move?
Standing there to let you hit. Even if you exhausted your essence energy fully, you could not harm a single hair of his too!
But now, if he was captured by Star Abyss, he only had a road that led to death.
Flee?
Even if he comprehended the Wind Flow Concept, he also could not possibly escape Star Abyss's hands.
Ye Yuan unwittingly gave an agonized smile. Canghua Sword moved. Thousand Flowing Petals fluttered once again!
Only that this time, the attack target of the Thousand Flowing Petals was himself!
Chapter 392 - Therefore . . . Sorry
This was the Thousand Flowing Petals 'Behead' character formula.
When Ye Yuan created this move, he never thought that he would one day use this move on himself.
He also did not think that the originally seamless infiltration would actually be seen through unexpectedly.
But if Ye Yuan were made to choose one more time, he would still infiltrate the Fierce Gale World without hesitation to rescue his fellow apprentices.
Where justice lie, advance even if you face millions obstructing you!
Watching himself being enveloped by the myriad flying petals, Ye Yuan unwittingly gave a bitter smile.
To think that merely a year after reincarnation, he would have to die again.
In his previous life, he was only fortunate enough to escape because he had his father, Ji Zhengyang, protecting him . . .
Just as Ye Yuan closed his eyes to await death, a blast of wind blew over and actually scattered his Thousand Flowing Petals fully.
Ye Yuan's expression could not help hardening as he said coldly, "What's the meaning of this, Lord Star Abyss?"
Star Abyss sat back down again at this time and said with a faint smile, "You're mistaken. The other reason that I'm talking about is not to expose your identity. Now, can we sit down properly to have a chat?"
Ye Yuan's gaze flickered. He did not quite get S
tar Abyss's thoughts.
Not to expose his identity. Then what was all that crap earlier about?
Ye Yuan had many doubts. He nodded flatly and sat down opposite of Star Abyss.
Right at this moment, Shi Haoran's voice came from outside the door, "Master, Disciple sensed intense essence energy undulations from here just now. Are you alright?"
Star Abyss replied nonchalantly, "I was giving Ji Qing some pointers earlier; that's why a small commotion was caused. You all don't have to be alarmed over nothing. Without my permission, nobody is allowed to approach this place."
"Yes, Master!"
A moment later, there was indeed no more activity outside.
Star Abyss looked at Ye Yuan with a smile and said, "A Crystal Formation Realm martial artist actually caused such a massive commotion in my place. Truly terrifying. In my opinion, your talent can no longer be described using monstrous!"
Ye Yuan knew that he could not escape and simply calmed his heart down, saying coolly, "Geniuses are nothing. Experts are the terrifying ones! If you can't beat someone, you'll still be a clump of yellow dirt in the end."
Star Abyss nodded and said, "That's right, that's right. Neither arrogant nor rash. Being able to face difficult predicaments calmly. Decisive and daring. Resolute in killing. You're a dragon among men and will surely soar above the skies in the future!"
Ye Yuan was dumbfounded. What did this zealous flattering mean as well?
"What does Lord Star Abyss wish to say?"
Star Abyss chuckled and said, "Legendary Realm. This old man has seen it twice in my life! Today is the second time! But to be able to cultivate the Tri-Origins Samara Art to the Legendary Realm, I've never seen that before in my life!"
Ye Yuan's brows knitted. Could it be that he revealed flaws due to this Tri-Origins Samsara Art?
This . . . made no sense, right?
"Lord Star Abyss suspected me because of this?" Ye Yuan asked gloomily.
Star Abyss had a smile as he nodded and said, "That's right!"
"Why so? Although the Tri-Origins Samsara Art is rare, it's not really some impressive inheritance, right?" Getting a definite answer, Ye Yuan was even more depressed.
"Haha, if the Tri-Origins Samara Art doesn't even count as an impressive inheritance, then what kind of ability is considered an impressive inheritance? Looks like your origins are even more incredible than I imagined! This Tri-Origins Samara Art is my Dao Yan lineage's unpropagated secret. Within the Fierce Gale World, apart from Haoran and me, nobody cultivated it before. But you were able to cultivate the Tri-Origins Samsara Art to such a level. Clearly, you aren't my Fierce Gale World's aboriginal," Star Abyss said with a profound significance.
"The Fierce Gale World is so large. How can Lord Star Abyss come to a conclusion that there are no other people who know the Tri-Origins Samsara Art?" Ye Yuan asked puzzledly.
"Although the Fierce Gale World is huge, its accomplishments in alchemy skills aren't much. If my conjectures are correct, my standards when placed in the Endless World probably can't even enter the top five, right? So, how many inheritances this Tri-Origins Samsara Art has in the Fierce Gale World, this old man is still well aware," Star Abyss stroked his beard and said.
Ye Yuan curled his mouth and declined to comment on Star Abyss's conjectures.
Ye Yuan was not too familiar with the Endless World. But according to his estimations, the Northern Domain should have several sovereign level powerhouses.
Star Abyss's strength might really not even rank in the top five when placed in the Endless World.
It was precisely because the Fierce Gale World was too weak in the alchemy path, the inheritances were naturally pitiably scarce.
Star Abyss saying that he had a good idea about the Tri-Origins Samsara Art inheritance was not false.
It was just that Ye Yuan revealing a flaw because of such a matter was seriously something he had not expected.
"Just based on this, you determined that I'm not a Fierce Gale World native?" Ye Yuan countered with a question.
Star Abyss suddenly burst into laughter and said, "This old man originally only suspected, so I tricked you. To think that you're really that Endless World spy. You, this Junior, is truly impressive. To actually be able to use divine soul mystic arts to change the characteristics of the divine soul. Even I can't see through it with my realm! This round of exchange truly astonished me over again and again!"
Ye Yuan nearly spewed out a mouthful of old blood!
Ever since he reincarnated, it had always been him plotting against others. To think that today, he was actually schemed by someone!
But this honestly could not be blamed on Ye Yuan either. After all, in a different world like this, him entering deep inside alone, his mind was actually in a tightly wound up state all this while.
Star Abyss this old fox was brimming with confidence all the way and directly exposed Ye Yuan's identity. How could Ye Yuan doubt this?
If it were some other person, they might really harbor hope in their hearts and insist that they are not someone from the Endless World.
But with Ye Yuan's temperament, how could he willingly place his life in the hands of others?
Therefore, his identity being exposed was also within reason.
"You're so sly, old man!" Ye Yuan gnashed his teeth in hatred and said.
Star Abyss stroked his beard and said, "This is called all's fair in war. But you, this young man, is somebody with affection and faith! For the sake of your fellow apprentices, you actually risked your own life to enter deep inside the capital alone! I, this old man, have lived for many years and have only yielded to one person. But today, there's one more."
"Oh? I wonder who the other person is." Ye Yuan asked curiously.
"The other person is naturally my master, Sage Dao Yan! He affirmed his Dao with alchemy under such an environment like the Fierce Gale World and ascended to the Divine Realm! The first person since time immemorial in the Fierce Gale World! This Tri-Origins Samsara Art was passed down to me by his elderly self. And my lifetime aspiration is to follow in his footsteps and ascend to the Divine Realm!"
Speaking of his own master, Star Abyss also had a look of admiration and fixation.
This was the second time Ye Yuan heard of Dao Yan, this name, and could not help being stirred.
"This Ye is unworthy of Lord Star Abyss's admiration! Now, since I've already fallen into your hands, I wonder how you plan on dealing with me?" Ye Yuan asked.
"So, your real name is surnamed Ye. If you were just a mere nobody, just based on your ties of comradery, this old man could let you off. But, with the talent that you just displayed, if I let you grow unchecked, you might be a catastrophic calamity to my Fierce Gale World! Although this old man is the association head of the Alchemist Association, I grew up in the Fierce Gale World after all. Therefore . . . sorry!" said Star Abyss. Talking up to here, Star Abyss also had a regrettable look.
Chapter 393 - That Boy!
A prodigious talent like Ye Yuan, anyone who met him would their talent cherishing heart stirred.
But if such a genius was the enemy, that would be too scary!
Undoubtedly, those few moves from Ye Yuan earlier already made Star Abyss sense immense threat.
Ye Yuan's potential was too great!
As part of the Fierce Gale World, he could not let Ye Yuan m.a.t.u.r.e!
But Ye Yuan did not have any nervousness right now. Instead, he said coolly, "I can give you a reason not to kill me!"
Star Abyss was stunned, but he shook his head and said, "It's futile! Just based on those few moves that you displayed just now, you can't be kept alive! Or else, His Majesty, the Wind Emperor, might not even be your match in the future!"
Ye Yuan smiled and asked, "The Sage Dao Yan that you mentioned earlier, was his name called Li Daohang?"
Star Abyss's entire body shuddered, his eyes full of astoundment. He asked tremblingly, "You . . . How do you know Master's name?! The number of
people in the entire Fierce Gale World who knows his name can be counted on one's fingers! Furthermore, with your age, how is it possible . . ."
Seeing Star Abyss's reaction, Ye Yuan finally set his mind at ease.
Star Abyss's master, Sage Dao Yan, was really that Li Daohang that he knew!
"Haha, it's really Li Daohang huh!" Ye Yuan said with a laugh.
A Divine Traversing Realm powerhouse was quivering like an ordinary old man currently.
Li Daohang was the master that influenced Star Abyss's entire life. His status in his heart was akin to that of a god. Hearing news of him once again, how could Star Abyss not be agitated?
"You . . . You know my master? But . . . how is this possible?" Star Abyss said in disbelief.
Ye Yuan was merely 16 years of age. When he was born, Li Daohang had ascended to the Divine Realm long ago. It was simply impossible for the two of them to have any interaction!
Bu, Ye Yuan truly said Li Daohang this name. This left Star Abyss racking his brain for answers.
Star Abyss's mind was currently flooded with countless question marks. He urgently wanted to know Li Daohang's present situation.
But Ye Yuan just refused to say it. This involuntarily made him have an impulse to scratch his ears and face in anxiety.
"I naturally know him. But if you want to know his recent developments, you need to swear a Heavenly Dao Oath. The matter I speak of today will be said by me, enter your ears, and not a third person is permitted to know! Don't you think about using some method like soul search to find what you want. Since I can hide from you when it comes to the divine soul, you should know my means," Ye Yuan said with an icy look.
Star Abyss was secretly shocked. He really had that thought just now.
But being reminded like this by Ye Yuan, he knew that he definitely had no chance of succeeding anymore.
Ye Yuan could hide from his Divine Traversing Realm detection with Crystal Formation Realm cultivation. How powerful his divine soul mystic art was could be imagined!
Even if Ye Yuan was not his match, him wanting to search the soul was something impossible.