287: Crush Xue Ye

After laughing for a long time, Xue Ye's eyes finally regained their calm.

Then, a hint of malice emerged.

"Shen Xi, the humiliation you once inflicted upon me, I will repay it tenfold, a hundredfold!"

Xue Ye had been pushed to the brink of despair more than once in this secluded corner.

Each time, he would think of Shen Xi.

Driven by his hatred for Shen Xi, he gritted his teeth and endured.

Now, he had finally succeeded!

His combat power had also seen a qualitative improvement, and the first thing he wanted to do after emerging from seclusion was to find Shen Xi and exact his revenge!

"Brother Shen, we are less than twenty li from the third Opportunity location."

"This time, I must Cultivate diligently at the third Opportunity location to catch up with everyone."

"Counting the time, it should be time for the third Opportunity location to open, right?"

"Two more hours. At our current speed, we can reach it in about ten minutes."

At this moment, discussions could be heard.

Upon hearing the words "Brother Shen," Xue Ye's pupils immediately constricted sharply.

Because of Shen Xi, he was extremely sensitive to this form of address.

Then, he listened carefully to the discussion and realized that the people speaking were indeed Shen Xi's group.

And Shen Xi was among the crowd, chatting idly with everyone.

"Damn dog, while I suffer here, you're comfortable, enjoying the feeling of being surrounded by admirers."

In Xue Ye's eyes, there was no concept of friends.

He believed that Chen Fang and the others were just Shen Xi's followers, revolving around him.

"However, it's truly a narrow road for enemies; to think I'd encounter Shen Xi. This time, I will definitely make him pay a bloody price!"

Xue Ye did not rush to act but secretly followed Shen Xi's group.

He had learned his lesson; he wouldn't rashly attack without first determining his opponent's strength.

"Three Later Heaven Transformation Realms, one Early Stage of the Acquired Realm, three Greater Completion of the Acquired Realms—they're not worth mentioning. But what Realm has Shen Xi reached?"

Xue Ye frowned, unable to gauge Shen Xi's Realm for a moment.

He still had a psychological shadow from Shen Xi; his Cultivation speed was simply too fast.

Their first meeting was in Zhu Feng City, where the other party was only at the Houtian Lesser Stage Realm. The second meeting was at the entrance of the Chasing Wind Secret Realm, where the other party had actually Breakthrough to the Houtian Major Completion, successfully evading his ambush.

As for the third time... Xue Ye didn't want to recall it.

At that time, Shen Xi was already at the Later Heaven Transformation Realm, completely dominating him throughout, making him unable to lift his head.

If he hadn't sold out the Deceiver and if the Tower of the Heavens hadn't opened at that exact moment, Xue Ye wouldn't have even escaped and would have died by Shen Xi's hand.

"Dragons mate with dragons, Phoenixes with Phoenixes. Shen Xi associating with these people means his strength shouldn't be too far off. At most, he's at the Innate Transformation of Strength Realm, which is nothing!"

Xue Ye analyzed for a long time, finally making a definitive judgment.

In his opinion, people strive for higher positions, and water flows to lower places. If Shen Xi had Breakthrough to the Dian Ling Realm, he wouldn't be mingling with Chen Fang and his group anymore.

Thinking of this, Xue Ye's confidence soared!

He leaped into the air, landing in front of Shen Xi's group.

"Hahahaha! Shen Xi, truly there's a path to Heaven you don't take, and a gate to Hell you insist on crashing through. To dare appear before me, you must be seeking death!"

Xue Ye laughed maniacally.

He had endured for so long, suffered so much, wasn't it all for this moment—to find Shen Xi and exact his revenge?

"You are...?"

Two words, and Xue Ye's composure shattered!

He glared at Shen Xi, his face filled with anger.

The other party actually didn't remember who he was!

For a moment, Xue Ye felt like a clown.

He harbored resentment towards Shen Xi at all times, remembering the humiliation the other party had once brought him.

But Shen Xi, had he never taken him seriously from beginning to end?

"Damn dog, have you forgotten the humiliation you brought me during the Tower of the Heavens?"

Xue Ye gritted his teeth and spoke.

From his stance, if Shen Xi said he didn't recognize him again, he would lose control and bite him.

"Oh! It's you! My apologies, I generally don't bother remembering the names of my defeated opponents."

Shen Xi shrugged.

He had naturally recognized Xue Ye long ago.

The other party had targeted him repeatedly; how could Shen Xi forget this grudge?

He was merely deliberately annoying Xue Ye.

"You!"

Xue Ye was furious.

After a good while, he finally regained his composure: "Hmph! Even if I once lost to you, times have changed. I have successfully emerged from seclusion, and the humiliation I once suffered, I will reclaim it tenfold, a hundredfold!"

"Shen Xi, prepare to die! Next year today will be your death anniversary. I'll make you regret the humiliation you once inflicted upon me!"

Xue Ye couldn't be bothered to say more; he was afraid of being angered to death by Shen Xi.

As he spoke, he gripped a sapphire-blue saber in his hand. This was one of the Opportunities he had obtained during his seclusion.

The Tidal Wave Saber, a top-grade Yellow-tier weapon. Even Xue Ye didn't possess a weapon of this caliber.

"You talk too much!"

Shen Xi frowned in displeasure.

He extended his hand, and his profound True Qi transformed into a large True Qi hand, slapping Xue Ye across the face.

Bang!

Xue Ye immediately flew backward like a kite with a broken string, knocked away.

His pupils constricted, filled with disbelief.

Dian Ling Realm!

Shen Xi had actually reached the Dian Ling Realm!

Both the True Qi and that crushing slap just now confirmed Xue Ye's guess.

The Martial Artist Four Realms Cultivate Origin Qi; only the Martial Dao Five Realms Cultivate the higher quality True Qi!

Furthermore, Xue Ye was already a Half-Step Dianling Realm Martial Artist; it was impossible for anyone other than a Martial Dao Five Realms powerhouse to crush him so easily.

"Why!"

Xue Ye staggered to his feet, his eyes becoming incredibly frantic.

He roared unwillingly: "Why! I endured so much hardship, repeatedly experiencing near-death situations, only to barely reach the Half-Step Dianling Realm. How can you Breakthrough to the Dian Ling Realm?!"

"I'm unwilling, so unwilling!"

Xue Ye seemed to be possessed.

When he thought of the suffering he had endured to improve his strength during this period, he felt it wasn't worth it.

He had put in all his effort to reach the Half-Step Dianling Realm, yet he couldn't compare to Shen Xi, who Breakthrough to the Dian Ling Realm while being admired by many and chatting happily with beautiful women!

"Bah! Do you think you're the only one who suffers?"

"When you're working hard, aren't others working hard too?"

"You only see your own suffering, but you don't know that when you're not looking, others suffer much more than you!"

Fatty and the others immediately couldn't sit still and began to curse.

Xue Ye thought he was suffering, but weren't others suffering too?

Why was it right for him to Breakthrough to the Half-Step Dianling Realm, but unreasonable for Shen Xi to Breakthrough to the Dian Ling Realm?

All of this was nonsense!

It was simply Xue Ye forcibly believing it was unfair!