by Feng Yise
"Ye Yuan, you can't escape!" Yu Jinsong said unclearly.
"With you around, why would I not be able to escape?" Ye Yuan said coolly.
"L-Letting go of Jiang Jadehall, what if you kill me? I can let go of him, but you must swear a Heavenly Dao Oath that you absolutely can't kill me!" Yu Jinsong said.
Ye Yuan nodded his head and said, "Can!"
Ye Yuan did not plan on killing Yu Jinsong in the first place. He also knew that he could not kill him.
Capturing him was just in order to save Jiang Jadehall.
Very soon, Ye Yuan swore the Heavenly Dao Oath. This made Yu Jinsong's heart ease up.
"L-Let him go!" Yu Jinsong issued the order.
Jiang Jadehall's handcuffs and anklets were released. The him who regained freedom anew felt like he was dreaming.
"Get lost!' Ye Yuan said to the three great True God powerhouses.
The three great powerhouses were wary in taking action for fear of implications and could only open up a path.
Ye Yuan pushed Yu Jinsong and arrived on the execution grounds, and said to Jiang Jadehall, "Brother Jiang, Ye Yuan came late and let you suffered! I've let you and Haitang down."
Jiang Jadehall shook his head and said, "What's what I owe you! For you to be able to do things to this extent for Elder Brother, I didn't become brothers with you in vain!"
Chapter 1906 - Conditions
Outside the city, there was a densely packed army. Three great True God powerhouses were at the front.
Ahead, Ye Yuan's sword detained Yu Jinsong, bringing Jiang Jadehall falling back.
"Brat, we've already let him go and you're still not letting him go, aren't you afraid of Heavenly Dao's backlash?" That Second Firmament True God said in a solemn voice.
Ye Yuan said coolly, "You all followed all the way, isn't it to wait to kill me after I let him go?"
"Humph! Do you think that you can escape? The monk can run, but the temple can't run! Unless you disregard the life and death of Heavenly Eagle Imperial City!" Yu Jinsong said with a cold smile.
Ye Yuan already swore a Heavenly Dao Oath, so he was not afraid that Ye Yuan would not let him go. Hence, he also became brazen and unbridled.
Ye Yuan's bottom-line, the City Lord Manor had long investigated it inside out. Yu Jinsong knew that using this to threaten Ye Yuan was definitely useful.
Who knew that Ye Yuan replied coolly, "You can send people to destroy Heavenly Eagle Imperial City, I'm powerless to stop it too. But, starting from today, you'll have to keep your nerves constantly tensed. Otherwise, maybe someday, you'll become a deceased soul under my sword."
Yu Jinsong's face fell and he said in a cold voice, "You're threatening me? Do you know how many True God powerhouses my City Lord Manor has?"
Ye Yuan was still calm as he said, "I'm just expounding a fact. There were many True God powerhouses present today too, but they failed to protect you."
The moment these words came out, not just Yu Jinsong, those few True God powerhouses also had awkward faces.
Yu Jinsong's expression flickered incessantly. He was really scared.
Ye Yuan came and went like a shadow. Furthermore, he was extremely adept in spatial law. It was truly impossible to guard against.
What was more terrifying was that blue space!
After he was taken into the Divine Vestige Space by Ye Yuan, his entire person did not have any strength to resist at all.
The various kinds of powers of law that he grasped actually all lost effect!
That feeling of powerlessness still made him have lingering fear in his heart until now.
He did not wish to experience that sort of feeling again!
At the thought of being stalked everyday by such a bizarre person, Yu Jinsong unwittingly felt chills up his spine.
Yu Jinsong gnashed his teeth in hatred and said, "You! Consider yourself ruthless!"
Bureaucratic play and trickery, resorting to schemes and intrigues, it had always been his, Yu Jinsong's, forte. He had never failed before.
Did not expect that today, all of his methods were cracked by this mysterious Ye Yuan. This made him extremely vexed in his heart.
Suddenly, the tip of Ye Yuan's eyebrows moved, and he said coolly, "Since you came, why do you not dare to show up openly?"
No one answered him. Those city guards looked around, but could not see any figure and even thought that Ye Yuan ate the wrong medicine.
Even those few True God powerhouses were also at a loss.
Ye Yuan pinned Yu Jinsong, his figure moving slightly, appearing somewhere else.
"Still not appearing?" Ye Yuan said again.
Suddenly, two figures emerged.
A black-robed middle-aged man and a gray-robed old man.
"C-City Lord Your Excellency!"
"Lord Academy Head!"
City Lord Manor's Second Firmament True God and Fei Mingtian cried out in surprise at the same time.
Arriving here, Fei Mingtian naturally followed too.
These two were none other than precisely the Nine Pledge Imperial Capital's city lord, Yu Wenfeng, as well as Kongming Academy's academy head, Li Kongming!
Li Kongming looked at Ye Yuan, a hint of surprise flashing across his eyes as he said, "A fine young man. Looks like your attainment in spatial law is much stronger than this academy head imagined!"
Everyone all looked at Ye Yuan with incredible shock. They were very puzzled how Ye Yuan discovered these two apex figures.
One had to know, even those True God powerhouses did not have the slightest clue about these two people's arrival!
Especially those few True God powerhouses, they even looked towards Ye Yuan in great shock.
Ye Yuan was able to discover Yu Wenfeng and Li Kongming, but they could not. This showed that Ye Yuan's attainments in spatial law were far above theirs.
But Ye Yuan was just Fifth Firmament Celestial Deity!
Ye Yuan ignored Li Kongming. He said to another area of the void, "If I didn't guess wrongly, the one hiding there is Pavilion Lord Linghua, right?"
Everyone was alarmed again. No one could have thought that Pavilion Lord Linghua also came personally!
Yu Wenfeng's and Li Kongming's faces changed slightly. They actually did not notice that there was still a person hiding in the void.
Concealing within the void, this was an extremely high-level concealment method.
Its degree of concealment was naturally greatly related to the martial artist's application of spatial law.
Cultivation reaching the True God Realm, one's small world was already very complete. The spatial law perceived through the small world would naturally be all the more powerful too.
It was just that the application of spatial law also differed from person to person.
Even for people in the same realm, there was a huge difference too.
Yu Wenfeng and Li Kongming had already discovered the other party long ago. It was just that they did not even discover Pavilion Lord Linghua. This showed that Pavilion Lord Linghua already surpassed them in this aspect.
Of course, this was just a minor trick to powerhouses of their level.
They concealed in the void, unable to give away any aura. Once there was any activity, the other party would detect it. Even using it to sneak attack would not do as well.
But even so, Pavilion Lord Linghua also became all the more mysterious because of this.
To powerhouses of this level, any hint of subtle difference could have the possibility of turning into victory.
This concealment method was the hardest to discover.
But the three of them, not a single one was actually able to escape Ye Yuan's arcane sights!
How could everyone not be shocked?
The black-robed Pavilion Lord Linghua slowly revealed his figure. It was just that he was hidden in the black robe, unable for the others to see him clearly.
"Young man, you're really great! Do you have an interest in joining my Linghua Pavilion?"
Pavilion Lord Linghua slowly said.
Yu Wenfeng's and Li Kongming's expressions changed. No one could have expected that Pavilion Lord Linghua solicited the moment he opened his mouth.
"Ye Yuan, you mustn't! Kongming Academy is your home!" Li Kongming hurriedly said.
Yu Wenfeng also spoke up, "Ye Yuan, as long as you join the City Lord Manor, the matter today will be written off, I'll confer you the land of a hundred cities!"
When these words came out, the audience burst into an uproar!
Land of a hundred cities, how much resources did it possess? How many martial artists did it also possess, and how powerful of a faction could be developed?
To martial artists, this was absolutely an irresistible temptation!
As long as Ye Yuan agreed, he would virtually be equivalent to the lord of a small imperial capital.
Originally they thought that the three great apex powerhouses came out in order to go to war with Ye Yuan, but they did not expect that it was actually this situation.
"Father, I …"
"Shut up! It's none of your business here!"
Yu Jinsong was just about to speak when he was cut off by Yu Wenfeng heartlessly.
Ye Yuan looked at Pavilion Lord Linghua and said coolly, "Want me to join Linghua Pavilion, it's also not impossible. But I have a condition!"
"What condition?"
Everyone's hearts leaped up, especially Yu Wenfeng and Li Kongming's.
"Hand Rong Xiyue over to me!" Ye Yuan said coolly.
Pavilion Lord Linghua fell silent for a moment and spoke up, "You can change to another condition!"
Ye Yuan waved his hand and said coolly, "I'm only stating the condition, whether to agree or not is up to you."
Finished talking, he turned to Yu Wenfeng and said coolly, "I don't want the land of a hundred cities. I only want Yu Jinsong's life! If you agree, I'll join the City Lord Manor!"
Chapter 1907 - A Very Formidable Alchemist
"What did you say?!" The moment Yu Jinsong heard this, he immediately exploded.
But Ye Yuan could not be bothered to look at him. He stared straight at Yu Wenfeng, being not the slightest bit afraid.
But Ye Yuan's boldness also made everyone tongue-tied.
He did not even want the land of a hundred cities and just wanted Yu Jinsong's life, truly broad-minded!
Of course, there were also many people who felt that he was stupid.
But Jiang Jadehall by the side was touched, understanding that Ye Yuan was venting this frustration for them father and daughter here.
The land of a hundred cities, what kind of power and influence, how glorious was that? Yu Wenfeng really put forth the blood capital in order to rope in Ye Yuan.
But Ye Yuan did not even bat an eyelid and refused.
Yu Wenfeng frowned and said, "Otherwise than this, everything else can be discussed."
Ye Yuan shook his head and said coolly, "It's me stating terms now, not you!"
Yu Wenfeng's face changed and he said with a cold snort, "Brat, do you really want to suffer the wrath of my City Lord Manor? Do you know what that means?"
"Humph! Yu Wenfeng, do you really think that you're impressive? I, Li Kongming, am protecting Ye Yuan!" Li Kongming said with a cold smile.
With his shrewdness, how could he let go of this chance?
The two conditions that Ye Yuan stated, it was impossible for those two to agree.
Then, Ye Yuan could only choose the Kongming Academy.
Ye Yuan gave Li Kongming a glance and said coolly, "You don't need to waste your efforts either, I won't go to the Kongming Academy."
Li Kongming's expression changed, and he asked, "W-Why? Do you know what consequences there will be without my Kongming Academy's protection?"
"Hahaha! Li Kongming, messing around for half a day, you were merely under the hallucination that the other party was willing! He doesn't buy it at all!" Yu Wenfeng laughed loudly when he heard that.
Ye Yuan said coolly, "You guys don't think too highly of yourselves either. I, Ye Yuan, don't need anyone's protection. I came to Nine Pledge Imperial Capital only for the sake of saving Brother Jiang. Now that the matter has already been accomplished, I can't be bothered to get involved in the affairs between you guys."
The surrounding was silent, they were all stunned by Ye Yuan's words.
Arrogant!
Too arrogant!
Facing a bunch of True God powerhouses, Ye Yuan actually dared to say this kind of words, this was simply courting death!
Did this boy have a problem with his head, or did he really have some reliances?
In the land of imperial capital, True God powerhouses were sovereign-like existences. Ye Yuan actually made them not think of themselves as a big deal!
This kind of word was simply high treason.
And he himself was merely a puny little Fifth Firmament Celestial Deity.
The three great powerhouses were all taken aback when they heard it. Immediately, Yu Wenfeng laughed loudly and said, "Brat, do you know who you're talking to?"
Ye Yuan replied coolly, "I naturally know!"
Yu Wenfeng laughed from extreme rage and said, "Alright then, this seat wants to see what confidence you have to say this kind of words!"
No one could have expected that Ye Yuan actually slowly nodded his head and said, "You can give it a try."
As he said, Ye Yuan pushed Yu Jinsong, directly throwing him out.
Everyone was stunned, was Ye Yuan returning the hostage to the opponent?
How were they going to fight?
A City Lord Manor's True God powerhouse hurriedly made a move and caught Yu Jinsong.
Finally escaping Ye Yuan's control, Yu Jinsong pointed at Ye Yuan and roared angrily, "Father, kill him! Kill him!"
Bang!
Yu Wenfeng directly smacked a palm out. Horrifying energy undulation crushed over towards Ye Yuan.
"Brother Jiang, follow me!"
Ye Yuan grabbed the collar of the Jiang Jadehall whose complexion turned white, his figure moving, vanishing from where he stood.
Yu Wenfeng's horrifying palm immediately struck thin air.
The group of powerhouses suddenly cried out in surprise, "Spatial shift!"
They all knew that Ye Yuan's spatial law was rather powerful, but they did not know that it already reached such a degree.
"No wonder! No wonder he could slaughter his way through inside the Carefree Grove! Turns out that his spatial law is already comprehended to the fourth firmament!"
"Not only that! He already fused Sword Dao law and spatial law, this talent is too terrifying!"
"Turns out that this is his confidence, turns out that he's already established in an undefeatable position!"
...
Amidst the wave of exclamations, Ye Yuan's figure emerged once more.
The place where he stood was just nice between the three great powerhouses.
That bout of tune-up previously, actually, Ye Yuan had long calculated it.
Once these three people unleashed attacks, he would be able to shift away at once, avoiding the three people's attacks.
Otherwise, how could he put himself in a perilous situation?
Therefore, when Yu Wenfeng unleashed his attack, Ye Yuan evaded it at the first moment.
Facing off with the three great powerhouses from far away, Ye Yuan stood proudly, giving people a feeling of extreme trance.
Ye Yuan was clearly just an unassuming Fifth Firmament Celestial Deity, but in terms of aura, he actually did not lose to the three great Third Firmament powerhouses.
Ye Yuan looked at Yu Wenfeng and said coolly, "Now, you saw my confidence?"
Yu Wenfeng gave a cold snort and said, "So what? Is it possible that you think this seat can't do anything to you because you know spatial shift?"
Ye Yuan said coolly, "I know that the speed of a True God powerhouse is exceedingly fast, comparable to spatial shift. But, if I didn't have confidence in my own speed, do you think
that I'd stand here to talk and chat with you? If you don't believe me, you can give it another try."
That bout just now, Yu Wenfeng did not go all out. Ye Yuan did not use his full strength either.
At present, Ye Yuan's cultivation grew deeper with each passing day. His comprehension of spatial shift also gradually deepened. The ability of spatial shift was no longer what it had been a long time ago.
Even when facing True God powerhouses, he had the capital to escape too.
As long as he avoided the world power of True God powerhouses, however vast the world was, he could roam as he pleased!
Of course, if the space to display it was insufficient, once he fell into the world domain of a True God powerhouse, then he would be in danger.
Hence, he captured Yu Jinsong as a hostage and retreated to outside the city. It was in order to avoid the world domains of these True God powerhouses.
Everything was long within his calculations.
If he did not plan out a route of retreat for himself, how could he dare barge into Nine Pledge Imperial Capital by himself and rescue Jiang Jadehall alone?
Yu Wenfeng's expression was livid. It was already disgraceful enough that he, an exalted middle-stage True God, took action, and actually could not take down a puny little Fifth Firmament Celestial Deity.
Now, he would not attempt again rashly.
And now, he also understood Ye Yuan's intentions.
The place where ye yuan stood was just nice outside of the place that his world power was able to reach, making him extremely upset.
The Pavilion Lord Linghua who had been silent all along suddenly spoke up, "What a terrific lad, interesting! Interesting! It's just that you can escape, but can Heavenly Eagle Imperial City escape?"
Ye Yuan was not surprised, Heavenly Eagle Imperial City was Nine Pledge Imperial Capital's subsidiary. It was too easy for them to want to investigate his relationship with Heavenly Eagle.
He looked at Pavilion Lord Linghua and said coolly, "Indeed, I'm currently powerless to stop you all from destroying Heavenly Eagle. But you all similarly can't catch me either. You guys remember this for me; as long as you all dare to touch Heavenly Eagle, I'll completely destroy your three major factions in less than 500 years!"