227: Chapter 227 All Cards Revealed

After leaving the territory of Liuli City, the official road gradually became deserted.

Ye Tian, accompanied by Hou Xiaojie and the Mini Dragon Ape, walked unhurriedly in the direction of Cangya County.

He appeared calm on the surface, but his Divine Sense remained constantly vigilant, spreading out to a range of one hundred zhang around him.

Although Xue Wuya had been defeated and fled, the hatred for killing his son was irreconcilable.

Ye Tian did not believe Xue Wuya would give up just like that; although Xue Wuya lacked the strength himself, there was no guarantee he wouldn't hire outside help, so he had to be careful.

Hou Xiaojie, on the other hand, was carefree; one moment he was chasing butterflies by the roadside, the next he was tugging at vines on the trees, chattering incessantly: "Senior Brother, do you think Cangya County is as lively as Liuli City?"

"Will there be treasures left behind by immortals in the Ancient Sword Mansion Ruins? Can we pick up a Heaven Rank divine sword?"

Ye Tian felt a bit of a headache from his noise and said helplessly: "Be quiet and watch your surroundings. I don't know if there are treasures in the ruins, but there will definitely be no shortage of trouble."

The Mini Dragon Ape squatted on Ye Tian's shoulder, seemingly very interested in Hou Xiaojie's liveliness; its little head turned back and forth following him, occasionally letting out soft "wo wo" cries.

Just at this moment, Ye Tian's footsteps halted abruptly, and his expression instantly became extremely grave!

An extremely terrifying, blood-filled, and violent aura was approaching from behind at an astonishing speed!

This aura was so strong that it far exceeded his previous perception, even giving him a suffocating sense of oppression!

"True Martial Realm... Tenth Layer?!"

Ye Tian's pupils constricted, and his heart pounded wildly!

How is this possible!

Within a thousand miles of Liuli City, there were not many powerhouses who had reached the Tenth Layer of the True Martial Realm on the surface, and almost all of them were at the level of Sect Elders who rarely went out. How could one appear in a place like this?

And this aura... it carried a familiar and nauseating smell of Evil Qi!

It was Xue Wuya!

But he was clearly only at the First Layer of the True Martial Realm!

Even if he used a secret technique, he would reach the Third Layer at most!

How long had it been?

How could he have reached the Tenth Layer?

This completely defied common sense!

"Senior Brother! What's wrong?" Seeing Ye Tian's expression, Hou Xiaojie also became nervous.

"Let's go, quickly!"

Ye Tian had no time to explain; he grabbed Hou Xiaojie, and while his thoughts raced, a silver light flashed under his feet, and the little void boat appeared instantly!

He pulled Hou Xiaojie and the Mini Dragon Ape onto the flying boat and crazily injected his True Qi into it!

"Whoosh!"

The little void boat turned into a silver line, speeding forward just above the treetops!

Its speed instantly soared to the extreme, and the trees on both sides flew backward rapidly!

"Hahaha! You little bastard! You can't escape!"

A crazy, hoarse, wild laugh came from behind!

A blood shadow appeared, moving faster than the eye could track; in a few blinks, it had already caught up to within a hundred zhang behind the little void boat!

Xue Wuya!

At this moment, his appearance had changed drastically!

His entire body's skin was dark red, covered in twisted vein patterns, his eyes were pitch black like ink without a trace of white, and his whole body was wrapped in thick, inseparable blood-colored Evil Qi!

He didn't need any flying Magical Artifact; relying solely on his own outrageously thick True Qi, he was actually able to briefly ride the air, and his speed was even a fraction faster than the little void boat at full capacity!

"Get down here!"

Xue Wuya struck out with a palm from a distance!

A blood-colored giant palm several zhang in diameter appeared out of thin air, carrying the violent power to tear everything apart, and slammed fiercely toward the rear of the little void boat!

"Careful!"

Ye Tian roared, controlling the little void boat with all his might to dodge, and the boat body narrowly avoided the blood-colored giant palm by a hair's breadth!

"Boom!"

The blood-colored giant palm slammed into the forest below, causing the ground to shake immediately, leaving a huge palm-print crater, and countless trees were turned into powder!

The terrifying shockwave still swept through the little void boat, causing the silver hull to tremble violently and its light to flicker erratically!

Ye Tian felt a sweetness in his throat and forcibly swallowed the blood that surged up.

Hou Xiaojie and the Mini Dragon Ape were shaken so hard they were stumbling, their faces pale with fright.

"It's no good! I'm not as fast as him! If I keep dodging, I'll be worn down to death sooner or later!"

Ye Tian's thoughts raced, and a flash of determination crossed his eyes, "I have to fight!"

He suddenly changed direction, steering the little void boat toward a relatively open valley below, while landing the flying boat steadily.

"Hou Xiaojie, take the Mini Dragon Ape and hide far away! No matter what happens, don't come out!"

Ye Tian pushed the boy and the ape off the flying boat, quickly put away the dim little void boat, turned to face the oncoming blood shadow, and the liuguang sword was already unsheathed, its tip pointing obliquely at the ground!

His Martial Dao Will erupted completely!

A forward-surging Battle Intent rose from his body into the sky, actually temporarily resisting some of the pressure of the Tenth Layer of the True Martial Realm!

"Oh? You dare to stop?"

Xue Wuya's figure appeared ten zhang in front of Ye Tian in an instant, his pitch-black eyes staring at Ye Tian, "Do you want to die quickly?"

"Who lives and who dies is not yet certain!"

Ye Tian shouted coldly, knowing the principle that striking first gains the advantage; he executed his Taixu Star-Shift Steps to the extreme and took the initiative to attack!

"Starfall Finger!"

"Taiyi Light-Splitting Sword Art!"

The finger force was sharp, and the Sword Qi crisscrossed!

Ye Tian held nothing back, crazily executing the Martial Skills he had learned, with every move aiming straight at Xue Wuya's vital points!

He knew the gap in Realm was huge, and only by relying on his Martial Dao Will might there be a glimmer of a chance to win!

"Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!"

Xue Wuya sneered and didn't dodge at all, just casually swinging his fist wrapped in Evil Qi.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The finger force and Sword Qi landed on the layer of Evil Qi on Xue Wuya's body, only causing ripples, completely unable to break his defense!

"Too weak!"

Xue Wuya punched out, simple and direct, yet containing terrifying power that could collapse mountains and crack rocks!

Ye Tian held the liuguang sword horizontally in front of his chest, blocking with all his might!

"Clang!"

That terrifying power sent Ye Tian flying backward, breaking seven or eight large trees before he landed on the ground, and the liuguang sword even flew out of his hand.

"Pfft!"

Ye Tian immediately spat out a mouthful of blood; his internal organs were damaged, and several ribs were broken.

The gap was too big!

Fifth Layer of the True Martial Realm versus the Tenth Layer—it was simply a world of difference!

Even with the blessing of his Martial Dao Will, top-tier Cultivation Technique, and a strong Physical Body, he simply could not bridge this huge gap in Realm!

"Senior Brother!"

Hou Xiaojie, hiding behind a giant rock in the distance, saw Ye Tian vomiting blood and was so anxious he wanted to rush out, but he was grabbed by the pant leg and dragged back by the Mini Dragon Ape.

The Mini Dragon Ape growled anxiously but didn't dare to step forward; it could feel the danger radiating from that blood-covered man.

"Tsk tsk, is that all you've got?"

Xue Wuya walked over step by step, his pitch-black eyes full of cruel satisfaction, "This Sect Leader hasn't had enough fun yet!"

"Rest assured, I won't let you die too quickly. I want to crush your bones inch by inch, letting you die while wailing in extreme pain, to pay tribute to my Li'er's spirit in heaven!"

Ye Tian struggled to stand up, but his injuries were too severe, and he failed after several attempts.

He looked at the approaching Xue Wuya, and a sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart.

Was he really going to die here today?

No!

He still had the chaos bead!

Ye Tian hurriedly concentrated his spirit, attempting to communicate with the bead in his Sea of Consciousness, hoping it could perform another miracle.

The chaos bead seemed to sense it; it heated up slightly, emitting a stream of Qi to protect his heart meridian, alleviating his worsening injuries, but it did not erupt with powerful offensive energy as it had before.

Now, Ye Tian was truly out of options!