by Feng Yise
Otherwise, spatial law also would not be called one of the supreme laws.
Inside space, there were layers upon layers. It was a maze in the first place.
Empyrean powerhouses were able to utilize spatial law, but it was just in a more superficial manner.
The truly obscure and difficult to understand areas, they were unable to touch it at all.
And this area of spatial rifts was far more complicated than the outside world. So, when Long Xiao they all hid inside, even if a Heavenly Emperor came, it would also be very hard to find.
A spatial maze was actually a deep layer of superimposed space; fragile and complicated.
Once falling into this layer, wanting to find the way back again would be difficult!
Long Xi chased after Ye Yuan in a sullen rage and actually came into a spatial maze unknowingly.
This was clearly Ye Yuan's scheme.
They never would have thought that Ye Yuan entering this spatial rift was like a fish entering the sea; knowing everything about it.
But their doorstep became their graveyard.
Suddenly, Ye Yuan's figure walked out of a corner. "No need to worry. Very soon … you guys will be able to go and meet your companions."
Long Xi looked at Ye Yuan, gritted his teeth, and said, "Brat, do you think that you can trap us like this? This Empyrean tells you, even if it's a spatial maze, with our understanding of the spatial rifts, as long as we find a familiar plane, we'll be able to return to the surface layer space!"
But Ye Yuan shook his head and said with a smile, "When did I say before that I want to use the spatial maze to trap you all?"
Long Xi's pupils constricted and he said in alarm and anger, "You … What are you trying to do?"
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Haven't you already guessed what I want to do? Spatial … collapse!"
It was only to see Ye Yuan stomp his feet. Chaos divine essence suddenly erupted. Chaos divine essence that was interwoven in space actually started collapsing layer upon layer.
A tyrannical energy spewed forth without restraint inside the spatial rifts.
Long Xi said in a great rage, "Brat, if you make space collapse, you'll die in here too!"
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "You're thinking too much! How can my understanding of spatial law be what you can imagine?"
Chapter 2158 - Immense Grief
"Not good! Spatial collapse!
Feeling that intense energy undulation, Long Xiao's face turned white with a whoosh.
His figure suddenly moved, virtually arriving at a certain area among the spatial rifts in an instant.
However, it was already too late!
Once a spatial collapse occurred, it was like a domino effect. The energy undulation that was setting off became stronger and stronger.
Even he, this Fourth Firmament Empyrean, once he got caught inside, it would be certain death too.
"Ye Yuan!"
Long Xiao's heart suddenly ached, as if his heart was being rended.
Among these subordinates, Long Xi followed him the longest, and the relationship was also the deepest.
Long Xiao never dreamed of this situation. When facing the encirclement and suppression of countless Heavenly Emperor and Empyrean powerhouses, they could even escape alive, but today, they would actually die here!
Died at the hands of a brat who just entered Empyrean!
"Is it very painful?" A figure walked out of the void, his face full of coldness.
Seeing Ye Yuan, Long Xiao's two eyes turned bloodshot and he gritted his teeth and said, "Punk, this Empyrean will definitely rip you apart today!"
Long Xiao raised his saber and arrived in an instant!
The powerful blade light virtually tore space apart.
It was just that Ye Yuan's figure dodged slightly, and he disappeared right before Long Xiao's eyes.
"For so many years, you guys and Ao Xu have worked in cahoots, butchering how many of your same kind? Have you ever thought about … whether their family members would feel pain or not? I have no grudge nor enmity with you guys, but you want to ambush us. Since that's the case, then you'll have to be prepared for my vengeance! Relax, the game has just started."
Ye Yuan walked out of another folded layer of space, his words full of frostiness.
Long Xiao this group of people had their hands stained with fresh blood. Ye Yuan did not have any psychological restraint when killing them.
If not for his numerous means, he would definitely die at Long Xiao's hands today.
Once Ye Yuan was enraged, the consequences were very terrifying.
Now, Long Xiao tasted the bitter fruit.
However, Long Xiao had more rage currently, it was the fury of not being content with anything less than his destruction.
Long Xiao raised his blade and chased after Ye Yuan. But unfortunately, in this spatial rift that he was incomparably familiar with, he was like a headless fly, being led by the nose by Ye Yuan, running around everywhere.
Occasionally, he would intrude into a layer of folded space, but seeing his subordinates' corpse, his eyes could not help turning bloodshot from anger.
Apart from Long Xi that squad being completely wiped out, the other teams were already thoroughly broken up by Ye Yuan and Long Xiaochun two people as well.
A powerful besieging team became all alone by themselves now.
With Ye Yuan's strength, killing a lone Second Firmament Empyrean was not a hard thing.
A carefully planned encirclement evolved into a one-sided massacre in the end.
Long Xiao's heart was dripping blood, these Empyreans were all old brothers who have followed him for hundreds of thousands of years, braving through wind and rain together, living days on the edge of danger before there was today.
He did not expect that all of them fell here today, right at their own doorstep.
Just as Ye Yuan said, he finally felt the taste of pain!
Long Xiao had a body full of powerful strength, but in this area of spatial rifts, there was no room for him to unleash his ability at all.
His saber had just raised up and Ye Yuan already vanished.
But in half a day, the 17 to 18 Empyreans that Long Xiao brought over only had a scanty few people left.
"Ye Yuan, come out for me! If you have the capabilities, have an open and above-board showdown with me!" Long Xiao roared at the depths of the void.
"B-Boss!" Suddenly, a voice sounded out behind.
Long Xiao turned his head to look, it was the Long Zhao whose two eyes were thoroughly red.
His eyes were not red from killing, but red from crying.
One brother after another dying made Long Zhao mourn endlessly.
"Long Zhao! I finally found you! Follow me! Make sure not to leave. When we see that little brute, you and I work together, we can definitely kill him!" Long Xiao gnashed his teeth in hatred and said.
Long Zhao's eyes were red as he said, "Boss, are we still fighting? S-Surrender!"
Long Xiao's gaze turned cold and he said in a chilly voice, "So many brothers have died, but you're asking me to surrender? If I don't carve that punk up into a thousand pieces today, I, Long Xiao, swear that I'm lesser than human!"
"But we can't find him at all! He understands this region of space like the back of his hand and even comes and goes freely the deep layers of space. His spatial law has reached rank six at the minimum!"
Long Zhao already did not have any temper. What was terrifying was not a powerful opponent, but an opponent that you could not understand at all.
Could not even catch the other party's shadow, how to fight still?
Long Xiao's expression was livid too. Suddenly, Ye Yuan's figure flashed, and Long Xiao said in a cold voice, "Chase!"
Swoosh!
Space fluctuated, it suddenly became clear before his eyes.
At this place, cherry blossoms were in full bloom, a small stream flowed past some cottages, young children horsed around in the village. It was act
ually a retreat away from the turmoil of the world.
Far away, Long Xiaochun was currently playing with a few children in great delight.
But Long Xiao's expression changed wildly!
He stared fixedly at the Ye Yuan standing in the air far away and said in a cold voice, "Boy, what do you want to do?"
Ye Yuan's gaze swept across the village, a hint of gentleness flashing across his eyes.
"Surrender," Ye Yuan said coolly.
Ye Yuan traversed through the void and unintentionally discovered this place.
Only then did he know. It turned out this was Long Xiao's den.
Ye Yuan also did not expect that Long Xiao and the rest killed and pillaged outside, committing all kinds of atrocities, it was actually for the sake of this otherworldly paradise.
Originally, Ye Yuan was planning on directly entrapping Long Xiao they all to death in the void.
With Ye Yuan's spatial law attainments, even if he could not kill Long Xiao, he still had assurance for the others.
Even if it was a Third Firmament Empyrean, under Ye Yuan's sneak attack, it was very hard to survive too.
But now, he changed his mind.
The hand that Long Xiao held his saber trembled lightly.
Clearly, he was struggling fiercely in his heart.
"Boss! Give up! We have no chances of victory!" Long Zhao said with reddened eyes.
Long Xiao looked at Ye Yuan and gritted his teeth and said, "How do I know whether he'll strike to kill or not after surrendering?"
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "If I want to deal a killing blow, it wouldn't be such a situation now."
Long Xiao's pupils constricted, immediately understanding Ye Yuan's meaning.
If Ye Yuan was a mindless butcher of innocent people, or someone who was callous and merciless, he should have threatened with the lives of women and children currently, and not stand here talking to him perfectly well.
Clearly, that way of directly threatening was more effective.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Several figures suddenly dashed out, it was Long Ming and the others.
When they saw this scene, their expressions immediately changed dramatically.
Ye Yuan actually found their lair!
Their lair was extremely hidden, it had never been exposed before for so many years. Did not expect that it was actually found by Ye Yuan.
"B-Boss!" Long Ming also said, seemingly rather parched.
Suddenly, Long Xiao's hand loosened up. That heavy short blade dropped down at a high speed, sticking into the soil with a clank.
Thud!
Long Xiao directly knelt in front of Ye Yuan in the air and said with gritted teeth, "Long Xiao had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai and offended Lord Dragon Son. I hope that Your Excellency punishes! I only hope that Your Excellency lifts your hand high up in mercy and let the people of Dragon Source Village go!"
As he said, Long Xiao directly sealed his divine sea and became a cripple.
Seeing Long Ming like this, the rest no longer had the will to fight, throwing down their weapons one after another, and kneeling in front of Ye Yuan.
"Your Excellency please lift your hand high up in mercy! We're willing to take the punishment!"
Chapter 2159 - You Seem Very Disappointed
At Purpledragon Stronghold, a group of Son of the Heavenly Dragons were already ready and waiting for orders to set off.
Two people surrounded a handsome youth, their attitude rather humble.
"Huhu, with Brother Yu's strength, you'll definitely radiate splendor in the Battle of Dragon Sons this time!"
The one talking was precisely the Long Zheng that Ao Xu brought back.
"That's right! Big Brother Yu already has no opponents among our Purpledragon Stronghold's junior generation. Only those people that came down from the Heavenly Dragon Mountain have the qualifications to be his match."
This was another one of Purpledragon Stronghold's Son of the Heavenly Dragon, Ao Zhong.
Long Xiaochun did not have a Heavenly Dragon Mark, but her identity was special, and an exception was made this time for her to participate in the Battle of Dragon Sons.
"Humph! That Raindragon Stronghold is so haughty, to actually not arrive yet until now!" Long Zheng said with a cold snort.
After a few sentences of small talk, Ao Yu gave Ao Xu a signal. The two people found a quiet place and started discussing in whispers.
"Second Uncle, is that punk really as incredible as you said?" Ao Yu said with a frown.
"More than incredible! You think about it, what kind of existence is Sacred Ancestor High Priest? How can a person that could make him personally confer as sage be of the ordinary sort? If let him grow unchecked, he'll definitely be your great enemy in the future!" Ao Xu said.
Ao Xu had already told Ao Yu about Ye Yuan's monstrousness.
It was just that these words ultimately sounded like some Arabian night fantasy tale. So he was still not willing to believe it.
Ao Yu was arrogant at heart and haughty in manner. Normally, he would not place his peers in his sights at all. Now, a freak that was even more impressive than him suddenly popped out, he was naturally unhappy in his heart.
But Ao Yu also knew that Ao Xu would not lie to him in this sort of thing.
"You're sure that he won't make it anymore?" Ao Yu's eyes glinted as he asked.
Ao Xu smiled and said, "You're aware of Long Xiao's strength! Even if he's a Son of the Heavenly Dragon, he's also just a genius that hasn't grown up. How can he possibly survive at the hands of a Fourth Firmament Empyrean? Let alone that each and every one of his subordinates are all extremely fierce. Even if a peak Third Firmament Empyrean ran into them, he can only nurse a grievance and die!"
Ao Yu also smiled slightly when he heard it and said, "Second Uncle does things flawlessly, eliminating a great calamity in my heart for me! Second Uncle, rest assured. When I step into Heavenly Dragon Mountain in the future, I definitely won't forget Second Uncle's kindness."
Ao Xu was delighted in his heart, but he had a smile on his face as he said, "You brat, what are you still being courteous with Second Uncle for?"
The group of people was currently showing impatience from waiting when suddenly, someone came to report, saying that traces of Bandit Xiao was discovered in the vicinity of Cloudheaven Mountain Range. Clearly, they had experienced a great battle. The aura of a human was even left behind.
Most likely, the Son of the Heavenly Dragon Ye Yuan and Long Xiaochun were already killed!
Everyone knew that Ye Yuan this Son of the Heavenly Dragon, the aura of a human on him was the strongest.
Then this aura was definitely left behind by him.
Once these words came out, it stunned the entire Purpledragon Stronghold.
A Son of the Heavenly Dragon being killed was equivalent to a heaven stronghold's dragon lord being killed. That was a major incident.
When Ao Xu heard this news, his expression changed wildly. Thumping his fists and stomping his feet, he said, "H-How can this be? This … This is all my fault! If not for me leaving them in Cloudheaven Mountain Range, they also wouldn't have run into Bandit Xiao, that bunch of vicious and unrestrained gang!"
Ao Xu had a remorseful and angry look, full of an ashamed and indignant expression.
One had to admit, his acting skill was mastered to perfection and could even win the best actor award.
This matter, it was naturally his responsibility that was the greatest. But looking at his appearance, the others could not very well blame him anymore.
Purpledragon Stronghold's Dragon Lord frowned slightly, no idea what he was thinking.
"Protector Xu, nobody wished to see this sort of thing either. Don't blame yourself too much."
"Yeah, Protector Xu! This matter isn't what you hoped for, it was all Bandit Xiao's fault!"
… …
When the group of people saw Ao Xu crying, being hea
rt-broken, they all came forward and started comforting.
Ao Xu wiped away his tears, came before Dragon Lord, knelt straight down, and said in grief and indignation, "Dragon Lord, Ao Xu requests to head to Cloudheaven Mountain Range to clean up Bandit Xiao! This time, even if I stand guard for 100 thousand years, Ao Xu also must kill all of them!"
Dragon Lord gave him a glance with a deep meaning, let out a sigh, and said, "Forget it. This matter wasn't what you hoped for. That Bandit Xiao is extremely cunning. Even if a Heavenly Emperor went, it's also useless. This matter, this emperor will ask for punishment from Heavenly Dragon Mountain."
Although Dragon Lord had some suspicions, this incident had no evidence, he could not very well sentence Ao Xu's crime with just empty words too.
But this matter was indeed fishy!
"Dragon Lord, this … I hope that dragon lord gives Ao Xu a chance to make amends for my crime and take revenge for Dragon Son Ye and Long Xiaochun!" Ao Xu was still grieving as he said.
"Oh? What happened? Heavenly Emperor Ao Xu is actually going to avenge me?"
Dragon Lord was just about to speak when two young figures suddenly walked out of the void.
When Ao Xu heard this voice, his eyes went wide, as if he had seen a ghost. He said in shock, "You … You're actually fine?"
When Ao Xu saw the other party, how could he still not understand who it was?
His gaze stared fixedly at Ye Yuan as if wanting to see through him.
Ye Yuan scoffed. "Heavenly Emperor Ao Xu seems to be very disappointed that I'm alright!"
The shock in Ao Xu's heart was simply unable to use words to describe.
A mere First Firmament Empyrean could actually survive under Long Xiao's besieging, this was too inconceivable!
The strength of Long Xiao this group of people, he was all too clear. Forget about a First Firmament Empyrean, even if it was a Fourth Firmament Empyrean, they could forget about returning alive too.
Otherwise, Purpledragon Stronghold had so many Heavenly Emperor powerhouses, how could Long Xiao, a mere Fourth Firmament Empyrean, live until now?
There was naturally Ao Xu's assistance involved, but their own strength also occupied a crucial reason.
But what was this situation right now?