124: Chapter 124 Catching Up

The Snow Eagle, Xiao Yu, suddenly displayed a Divine Ability in the dark night, leaving everyone present stunned.

Ye Yi quickly regained his senses and immediately patted Xiao Yu, saying, "Xiao Yu! We must escape at once!"

The Snow Eagle immediately flapped its wings and soared high. The white light between its wings was like a sharp blade, easily slicing through the ghosts blocking its path as it flew forward.

"Damn it! This Yao Beast actually has such a Divine Ability! Everyone, chase them! Don't let that brat get away!" The Black-robed Man flew into a rage when he saw the person who had been in a life-and-death struggle actually slip away right under his nose.

The Black-robed Man rode the flying Magical Artifact beneath him and gave chase at high speed.

This chase lasted for thousands of miles. Ye Yi endured his headache while suppressing his worry and anxiety for Ye Xuan.

He constantly observed the terrain below, then adjusted his flight speed based on the trees, rocks, and peaks, all to shake off the pursuers behind him.

Xiao Yu had suddenly manifested a Divine Ability, but using it once had consumed too much energy, leaving it extremely exhausted. However, like Ye Yi, it didn't dare to stop for even a moment.

The horizon gradually turned the color of a fish's belly. Ye Yi arrived at a desolate Gobi Desert, where there was only endless yellow sand and howling winds, with no signs of human life around.

Those Black-robed Men caught up. The leader was furious as he rushed forward: "Kid! You almost escaped! Die!"

The Black-robed Man was angry because he, a Qi Refining Level 7 Cultivator, had led so many subordinates to assassinate someone at Qi Refining Level 5, yet not only had he failed every time, but he had also been toyed with and forced to track him for so long.

It was truly a great humiliation!

He abandoned the long-range attacks of the human bone plate and, holding a pitch-black bone knife, charged at Ye Yi with a thick Death Qi.

Before the bone knife even reached him, Ye Yi felt a suffocating sense of pressure. The power of this strike was enough to seriously injure or even kill him!

Ye Yi didn't dare to be careless in the slightest. He poured all his spiritual power into his long saber, and the light of the blade became increasingly brilliant, though he did not choose to meet the attack head-on.

Instead, he controlled Xiao Yu to dodge the bone knife's slash in mid-air at the critical moment.

The bone knife struck the ground with a "boom," splitting the earth into a trench several feet deep.

"You're quite good at running! Today, I will certainly tear you into ten thousand pieces!"

The Black-robed Man kept sneering. The Magical Artifact beneath his feet shifted as he doggedly pursued Ye Yi. He brandished his bone knife so tightly that it was impenetrable, with streaks of Saber Qi crisscrossing to completely block Ye Yi's retreat.

The other Black-robed Men also closed in, constantly releasing ghost qi to interfere with Ye Yi and keep him busy.

The wounds on Ye Yi's body increased, blood soaking his clothes, and his spiritual power was also being rapidly consumed.

He knew that if this continued, he would eventually be worn to death!

Seeing that the mouse was at the end of its rope, the Black-robed Man stopped attacking personally. He merely ordered his subordinates to besiege Ye Yi, intending to wear him out until he died.

Afterward, he wanted to let the human bone plate feast on this Cultivator, making him one of his Subordinate Souls.

Ye Yi's breathing became increasingly heavy. Every swing of his saber required a massive amount of mental effort. When the wind blew against his wounds, a bone-chilling pain spread through his Meridians and across his whole body.

His vision began to blur, and he could only rely on instinct to dodge the incoming ghost qi and saber light.

The leading Black-robed Man stood outside the circle, his face full of a mocking smile.

He caressed the human bone plate in his hand, seemingly unable to wait to devour Ye Yi's soul.

"Kid, struggle! Struggle a bit more! That way, your soul will be more resilient and become an even more powerful ghost under my command!"

Just as he finished speaking, one of the subordinates fighting Ye Yi suddenly felt an itch on his neck. Then, his whole body trembled as a sharp pain instantly swept through him, and he began to convulse in front of everyone.

Then, he spat out black blood and collapsed headfirst onto the ground.

This happened extremely eerily, catching some of the Black-robed Men still attacking Ye Yi off guard. To their horror, they saw Red Beess, egg-sized and covered in spikes, emerging around them.

"What are these things!" one Black-robed Man screamed. He tried to swat away the Red Beess around him with his saber, but his arm had already been targeted by three of them, their spikes stabbing deep into his flesh.

In just an instant, the arm turned black and swelled at a visible rate. The intense pain made him scream repeatedly.

The appearance of the Red Beess was like a spark dropped into boiling oil, instantly disrupting the Black-robed Men's siege formation and forcing them to use their spiritual power for defense.

Panting, Ye Yi saw that the Red Beess were not attacking him. Instead, they swarmed around him and Xiao Yu, as if protecting them.

The leading Black-robed Man's face changed drastically, his mockery replaced by solemnity: "Where did these poisonous bees come from? How dare they interfere in my business!"

He suddenly raised the human bone plate in his hand, and pitch-black ghost qi gushed out from it, transforming into ghost claws that lunged at the swarm of Red Beess.

As the ghost claws passed through, many Red Beess were crushed into red pulp, but even more Red Beess surged forward like a tide, showing no intention of retreating.

Just then, a majestic voice came from a distance, carrying an unquestionable pressure: "How bold of you to dare touch the son of me, Ye Jing!"

Everyone looked toward the sound and saw an old man riding a black dog. He had white hair but a youthful face, a tall and straight figure, and a cold expression.

Seeing the old man, Ye Yi immediately cried out: "Father!"

This cry was filled with so much emotion that his eyes grew moist, and even the eagle beneath him let out an excited cry.

"Who are you!" The Black-robed Man was immediately wary. He stared at the black dog beneath the old man; its build was taller than a bull's, its body was pitch black with faint red patterns on its fur, its mouth was pulled back to reveal sharp fangs, and a sharp horn grew from its head.

This was clearly a First-Order Demonic Beast!

Ye Jing's gaze swept over the wound-covered Ye Yi, a flash of heartache appearing in his eyes, which then turned into a bone-chilling coldness.

With a light tap of his fingertip, a portion of the Red Bees swarm immediately split off, turning into a red torrent that attacked the remaining Black-robed Men besieging Ye Yi.

At the same time, he shouted to Hei Feng, "Hei Feng, finish them off!"

"Aowuu—"

Hei Feng immediately let out a deafening roar, its limbs exerting sudden force as its body shot out like an arrow from a bow.

Its speed was incredibly fast; the Black-robed Men had no time to react before being pounced upon, and their spiritual power defenses were smashed to pieces.

Sharp teeth bit through throats, and blood splattered everywhere.

"Old man! Do you know who we are? You dare to oppose the people of the Xuanyou Sect!"

The leader shouted in fury.

Ye Jing sneered, "I don't care what power you belong to; anyone who dares to touch my Ye family must die!"

The leading Black-robed Man gathered all his power into the human bone plate, and countless ghosts within it shrieked and surged out frantically.

Seeing this, Ye Yi hurriedly shouted, "Father! Be careful! The ghosts in that human bone plate can snatch one's soul!"

"Is that so? Then let's show him whose soul-snatching power is stronger!" Hearing this, Ye Jing showed no fear in the face of the attacking ghosts.

He commanded Hei Feng, "Hei Feng! Use your Divine Ability!"