130: Whoever is stupid enough to do that, will survive!

Ye Chen opened his eyes.

He wouldn't tell the Shadow Demon that he had just used [Earth Vein Tracking].

Under [Earth Vein Tracking], even if the Shadow Demon used every trick in the book to hide, it was impossible for him to disappear... as long as life existed, there was no hiding!

This...

was the heaven-defying aspect of [Earth Vein Tracking]!

He looked at the Shadow Demon with eyes that seemed to be looking at an idiot.

"Your shadow is trembling."

"Hide better next time."

Shadow Demon: "..."

Ye Chen casually tossed aside the long whip and continued speaking calmly.

"Now, I'll give you a chance."

"Tell me the specific location of the Hidden Sect's Inner Gate, as well as the whereabouts and strength of your Young Mistress and Sect Master."

"If you tell me, I'll let you off with just a prison sentence."

"If you don't cooperate..."

"Then I'll just have to work a little harder and ask you to die."

The Shadow Demon clutched his bleeding left shoulder, his face so dark it looked like it could drip ink.

He, the number one expert of the Hidden Sect's Outer Gate, the terrifying "Shadow Demon," was actually being handled by a green youth like a cat playing with a mouse, even being forced into such a corner?!

"Kid..."

The Shadow Demon squeezed a low growl through his teeth, "You're going too far!!!"

Ye Chen suddenly laughed upon hearing this.

"I'm going too far?"

"Isn't it your Hidden Sect that has gone too far?"

"I didn't provoke you, yet you've been plotting to deal with us, even trying to kidnap Bing Lan to use her as some 'Human-Shaped Precious Medicine' to help your Young Mistress break through."

"Before you kidnapped her..."

Ye Chen stared into the Shadow Demon's eyes and asked, word by word.

"Did you ask for her consent?"

"Did you ask for my consent?!"

"In the end, who is going too far???"

The Shadow Demon's chest heaved violently, silenced by Ye Chen's words. Then, a surge of sinister fire mixed with the arrogance of years in a high position rushed to his head!

"The strong prey on the weak; it is the law of nature!"

"The Extreme Yin Body is a once-in-ten-thousand-years rarity. To be used by our Hidden Sect's Young Mistress is her good fortune. What kind of thing are you to deserve..."

"I know you're anxious." Ye Chen extended a finger and placed it to his lips to interrupt him, "But don't be anxious yet, because you'll have plenty to be anxious about in a moment."

The Shadow Demon's face stiffened as he asked warily, "You... what do you want to do?"

"Me?"

Ye Chen said meaningfully, "I plan to give you a second choice."

The Shadow Demon's pupils suddenly constricted, and alarm bells rang wildly in his heart.

"You all."

Ignoring his expression, Ye Chen raised his hand and pointed at all the Hidden Guards.

"Whoever kills him."

Ye Chen's finger finally pointed steadily at the Shadow Demon, whose face had changed drastically.

"Whoever does, can live."

The moment the words fell—

Time seemed to freeze for a second in the entire living room.

Then, all the Hidden Guards who could still move, whether standing or struggling to crawl up... their gazes, filled with uncontrollable survival instinct and murderous intent, snapped toward the Shadow Demon!

Driving wolves to swallow the tiger?

The Shadow Demon's face instantly turned as pale as paper!

He whipped his head around, glaring at the subordinates who used to obey his every whim, and roared.

"You dare!!!"

"Do you want to rebel?!"

"If you dare lay a hand on me, the Hidden Sect will surely grind your bones to ash and exterminate your entire families!!!"

However.

His roar seemed so pale and weak at this moment.

Before the temptation of the word "live," so-called loyalty, fear, and consequences... were all rapidly collapsing.

The Hidden Guard closest to the Shadow Demon had eyes flickering with intense struggle behind his mask, which was eventually replaced by a ruthless look.

He gritted his teeth, and with the remaining half of a broken blade in his hand, he stabbed toward the Shadow Demon's heart without hesitation!

Life and death hung by a thread, decided in a single thought!

Puchi—!

The dull sound of the broken blade piercing flesh was accompanied by the Shadow Demon's roar of pain!

He spun around, his right palm carrying Yin Fiend energy, and slammed it hard into the chest of the attacking Hidden Guard!

Bang!

The Hidden Guard's chest collapsed, blood sprayed from his mouth, and he was sent flying, clearly not going to survive.

But this counterattack also completely ignited the powder keg!

Clutching the gushing wound on his lower back, the Shadow Demon's face was as hideous as a ghost as he hissed, "You traitors! You're looking for death!!!"

He knew that Ye Chen's move was too venomous!

By seizing the most primitive survival instinct deep within human nature, a few words had caused the "Hidden Guards" he had painstakingly cultivated for years to disintegrate!

Continuing to stay here, facing this ruthless Ye Chen, would be a certain death sentence!

If he didn't say what Ye Chen wanted to know, he would be torn apart by these red-eyed subordinates.

If he did say it, the Hidden Sect's pursuit order would never let him off... therefore.

To live another moment was better than nothing. Of the thirty-six stratagems... "Run!"

The Shadow Demon made a split-second decision. The black shadow beneath his feet exploded, and his figure crashed toward the door of the living room!

He intended to escape!

"Want to leave?!"

"Stop him!"

"Kill him... only then can we live!"

...The remaining Hidden Guards were already blinded by the desire to survive; how could they care about the Hidden Sect's rules?

The five or six Hidden Guards closest to the door reacted the fastest, roaring as they lunged forward, their blades flashing as they ruthlessly slashed at the Shadow Demon's face and legs!

The Shadow Demon was both shocked and enraged. Although he was strong, his left shoulder had been pierced by Ye Chen's whip, and his lower back had been wounded in the sneak attack, greatly reducing his strength.

Facing the desperate assault of five or six elite Hidden Guards at this moment, he had no choice but to respond.

Dang dang dang—!

His hands were like lightning, slapping away two incoming sabers and kicking over one Hidden Guard, but his ribs were still sliced open by a dagger, leaving a deep, bloody gash!

Blood sprayed!

With just that brief delay, more Hidden Guards from behind had already swarmed in like sharks smelling blood!

In an instant.

The Shadow Demon was surrounded by over twenty red-eyed Hidden Guards!

Blade light!

Sword shadows!

Fists and kicks!

Hidden weapons!

They poured down on him like a torrential rain!

The Shadow Demon roared repeatedly, his figure flickering within the siege. Every time he struck, a Hidden Guard would fall with a scream.

But the wounds on his body also rapidly increased!

The blood hole in his left shoulder, the puncture wound in his lower back, the gash on his ribs, the tear on his thigh... blood quickly soaked his black combat suit, making him look like a man made of blood!

Two fists are no match for four hands, and even a fierce tiger fears a pack of wolves!

Moreover, this pack of "wolves" had been personally trained by him and knew his fighting style well. Now, to save their lives, they were even more fearless of death!

Ye Chen crossed his arms, leaning against the wall at his leisure, as if enjoying a spectacular play.

Li Yao and Bai Shanshan were already staring dumbfoundedly.

Just a moment ago, they were on the same side, and in the blink of an eye, it was a fight to the death?

"Ye Chen! Make them stop!!!"

The Shadow Demon let out a shrill roar. One of his arms was desperately held by a Hidden Guard, while another Hidden Guard's short blade was driven deep into his abdomen!

"Ah—!!!"

The Shadow Demon's face contorted in pain. He crushed the skull of the Hidden Guard holding his arm with a palm strike, snatched the short blade, and ran the other Hidden Guard through.

But he also staggered back, his aura rapidly declining.

Fewer than ten Hidden Guards were still standing around him, all wounded, their eyes frenzied like dying beasts, staring fixedly at the tottering Shadow Demon.

Ye Chen picked at his ear, as if he hadn't heard.

"I'll tell you everything you want to know!!!"

The Shadow Demon completely broke down.

"The Hidden Sect's Inner Gate is not on land!"

"It's at sea!"

"Only I know how to get onto the island!"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, still silent.

Seeing him unmoved, the Shadow Demon's heart sank to the bottom, and fear submerged him like ice water.

He no longer dared to hide anything and roared with his last bit of strength: "I'll take you there! I beg you... make them stop!!!"

Ye Chen finally lowered his crossed arms and softly uttered a single word.

"Stop."

The voice wasn't loud, yet it was like a freezing spell.

The few Hidden Guards who were about to pounce froze in place, not daring to step further, their eyes only revealing a trace of fear toward Ye Chen... seeing the people around him stop.

The Shadow Demon then leaned against the coffee table, barely supporting himself from falling, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Who would understand?

Who could understand that kind of despair?

Ye Chen paced slowly, walking up to him and looking down at him from above.

"If you had cooperated earlier, wouldn't you have been spared this suffering?"

"By the way..."

"Are your Young Mistress and Sect Master on the island now? What is their strength?"

The Shadow Demon's throat bobbed as he swallowed the bloody foam welling up, and he said tremblingly.

"They are... the Young Mistress has been in seclusion recently, breaking through a critical bottleneck; she'll be out soon!"

"The Sect Master... is protecting her!"

"The Sect Master's cultivation is unfathomable, at least at the mid-stage of the Profound Rank."

"The Young Mistress is a natural genius; although young, she is already at the late-stage of the Yellow Rank and will enter the peak of the Yellow Rank after leaving seclusion."

"If she can obtain Bing Lan's constitution, she will be able to enter the Xuan Realm at the youngest age ever!"

He didn't dare hide anything anymore!

If he hid more, he would die...