183: Ye Kong's Path to God

Ye Kong walked for an unknown amount of time through the scorched forest, nearly collapsing several times due to dizziness and blurred vision.

But in his heart, he had someone he absolutely had to save, so he did not fall.

The Divine Sound continuously emanated from Ye Manor, as if the God Ancestor had not given up searching for Ye Kong.

Thinking about it, it was true; to find Ye Liting, he had almost turned the entire Ye Family upside down.

The Ye Family members probably wouldn't let him off easily, would they?

"I wonder where Ye Kong ran off to."

"We've searched everywhere and haven't found him."

The voices of Ye Family guards suddenly came from afar.

Ye Kong quickly ducked into a nearby bush.

His body was now covered in dozens of wounds, his skin scarred as if carved, with not a single intact spot.

Even his face was covered in blood.

Only his two eyes still allowed one to recognize him as a person, not some monster.

Ye Kong held his breath, not daring to move.

The injuries Ye Kong sustained in this battle with the Ye Family God Ancestor were absolutely the most severe he had ever experienced in this world.

He had almost completely lost his combat ability, and his body was incredibly weak.

Summoning billions of Divine Lightning had exhausted all of his True Qi power, and his body, already wounded by the Deity, could not recover True Qi to heal.

Two Ye Family guards investigated and conversed as they moved through the forest.

"How terrifying do you think Ye Kong truly is? He could even contend with our Ye Family God Ancestor!"

"But wasn't he still defeated by our God Ancestor in the end? Below the Deity, one simply cannot contend with a Deity!"

Ye Kong sat in the bush, listening to the two guards' conversation, and clenched his fists.

Damn it!

Below the Deity Realm was still too difficult; he had to advance to the Deity Realm to truly be the Dominator of his own destiny!

Ye Kong thought to himself.

The two guards quickly drew closer, and Ye Kong, huddled behind a tree, remained motionless.

Perhaps the two guards were also tired; they walked straight past, not noticing Ye Kong in the bush... In the dead of night, Ye Kong returned to the capital city.

The Ye Family manor was brightly lit at this time, undergoing urgent repairs overnight.

The God Ancestor, unable to find Ye Kong, had thrown a fit of Divine Lightning and returned to the Secret Realm.

The Ye Family Head, upon receiving the news, rushed back to Ye Manor to oversee the repair work.

The streets of the capital gradually quieted down; today's great battle had deeply moved and shocked the people of the capital.

Everyone was tired and had gone home early to rest.

Ye Kong, under the cover of night, ran back into the city, preparing to spend the night there first.

Outside the capital, there might be various alien races lurking, waiting for an opportunity to retaliate against humans, wanting to kill and rob.

Or perhaps assassins dispatched by the Ye Family were waiting outside the city to intercept him.

And at this moment, Ye Kong had absolutely no physical strength to fight.

The more dangerous the place, the safer it was!

Ye Kong planned to spend tonight within the capital city.

However, with his injuries untreated, his steps became increasingly heavy.

There was no other way; Ye Kong dared not go to a hospital. The Ye Family surely had many informants in the capital, and he would be discovered with the slightest carelessness.

Ye Kong could only move cautiously, hiding along the side of the street, illuminated by the moonlight...

It was already past midnight. Xiao Lu, a beautiful reporter returning from the capital's TV station, was munching on bread as she walked down the quiet, empty street.

Today's program was incredibly explosive, titled "Ye Kong Attacks the Ye Family: What Exactly Happened?"

The program invited many powerful individuals as guests to analyze the strength of Ye Kong and the God Ancestor.

Everyone gave Ye Kong's strength a very high evaluation, but in the end, they all unanimously agreed that a Deity was insurmountable, so Ye Kong had still been defeated.

As for why Ye Kong attacked the Ye Family, insiders revealed that Ye Kong was looking for the Ye Family's Young Miss, Ye Liting.

Xiao Lu thought about today's program recording, feeling a series of astonishments.

She never expected Ye Kong to be such a devoted man!

Due to the sheer volume of news, Xiao Lu was busy until midnight before leaving the TV station; she still had follow-up reports to do tomorrow.

The thought of tomorrow's program made Xiao Lu feel a headache coming on.

Just as Xiao Lu was deep in thought, she stumbled inadvertently, almost falling.

What was that!

The bread in her hand accidentally dropped.

Xiao Lu let out a small shriek.

"My bread!"

Xiao Lu quickly fumbled on the ground to pick up the bread.

The buildings here blocked the moonlight perfectly, making it pitch black and impossible to see clearly.

After picking up the bread, Xiao Lu blew off the dust, feeling a pang of sadness, wondering if the bread was still edible.

This was her only food for the night!

Xiao Lu took a deep breath, trying to calm herself, and in a daze, she caught a whiff of blood.

Hmm?

Xiao Lu was a little puzzled; why was there a smell of blood?

Xiao Lu was someone who had seen many big scenes, so while she was curious, she wasn't afraid.

She brought the bread in her hand closer and sniffed it carefully—the bread still had its aroma, but the smell of blood seemed even stronger.

Xiao Lu frowned, looking at the pitch-black ground, trying her best to see what was there.

But she was merely a Mortal; without Divine Sense to investigate, she couldn't see the ground's condition with just her eyesight.

Xiao Lu then looked to the other side, where the white moonlight illuminated the ground, making it reflective.

She hardened her heart and slowly walked towards the moonlit area, extending the bread in her hand.

The next instant, her eyes widened.

Her half-eaten yellow bread was covered in blood!

Xiao Lu stood frozen, holding the blood-stained bread in her hands, the scene extremely eerie.

Her heart thumped wildly.

Murder incidents were extremely rare in the capital city because the Big Boss of various races resided there, and no one dared to act recklessly and harm others.

Even thieves only dared to ambush outside the city.

To find bloodstains on a street in the capital, could it be... Xiao Lu looked at the pitch-black ground emanating the smell of blood, her pupils contracting.

Then she slowly approached the dark area, slowly bending down.

The smell of blood grew even stronger.

Xiao Lu opened her mouth, very nervous.

After a little mental preparation, Xiao Lu softly called out the name she was worried about—"Ye Kong? Is that you?"

No response.

Xiao Lu took a few deep breaths, mustered her courage, and slowly extended her hand.

Soon, she touched someone's clothes, then skin! Xiao Lu's hand recoiled as if shocked, and she stood up, backing away a few steps.

Someone was here!

Was he still alive?

Xiao Lu was a little anxious; if the person lying here was indeed Ye Kong, he was clearly very badly injured to have lost so much blood.

She had to drag him out to confirm!

Just as Xiao Lu hesitated, a shout came.

"Xiao Lu—"

Xiao Lu jumped, quickly looking in the direction of the voice.

A middle-aged man walked over with steady steps.

This was Xiao Lu's colleague at the TV station, a Senior who was a director.

Xiao Lu quickly composed herself, casually tossing the blood-stained bread into a dark corner.

Her colleague walked over and said, "What are you doing here? Not going home in the middle of the night?"

"I saw you from afar, holding a piece of bread under the moonlight."

Xiao Lu was a little embarrassed, sticking out her tongue, and said, "I just thought the bread didn't taste good, so I wanted to see what it looked like."

Xiao Lu herself found this statement ridiculous.

Her colleague indeed laughed.

"Haha, I think you still finished it!" Xiao Lu nodded, blushing.

Her colleague glanced at the street ahead, where there were still many dark spots, and then said, "It's not very safe in the middle of the night; why don't I walk you back?"

After saying that, her colleague pulled out a flashlight from his bag.

Xiao Lu's pupils constricted.

How could you carry something like that!

Her colleague chuckled and said, "It's good for girls to carry a flashlight when walking at night, you see."

With that, he turned on the flashlight, and its beam shone at Xiao Lu's feet.

Xiao Lu was greatly alarmed; if that light shone on Ye Kong, it would be over!

She didn't know if this Senior would be on the Ye Family's side!

Xiao Lu quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, I can go back by myself!"

The Senior laughed heartily, jokingly saying, "Alright, my wife keeps a close eye on me too! Here, take this flashlight."

Xiao Lu breathed a sigh of relief, but during the handover, the flashlight's beam flickered towards the dark area.

As the flashlight's beam swept across, a figure lying by the roadside appeared for an instant.

Xiao Lu's heart, which had just relaxed, tightened again at this moment.

This male colleague was also startled, instinctively gripping the flashlight instead of handing it to Xiao Lu, then couldn't help but take a step back.

The male colleague was very scared, asking in horror, "Just now, did it shine on something?"

Xiao Lu forced herself to maintain a stiff smile on her face and said, "Huh? Was there something just now? Did you see wrong?"

"No, there was definitely something just now!"

Xiao Lu suppressed the fear in her heart and said to her Senior, "Senior, you should go back quickly. You see, you're so tired you're hallucinating. Give me the flashlight!"

The male colleague looked at the dark spot in terror, swallowing hard.

Then he said, "Okay, I'll take a look to see what it is, then I'll give it to you!"

At this moment, the Senior himself hoped he had seen wrong!

Xiao Lu knew things were bad. Seeing the flashlight's beam about to shine into the dark area, she quickly stepped forward, wanting to snatch the flashlight!

However, it was a little too late; the flashlight's beam moved along the ground, and what first came into view was red bloodstains, then clothes, then a human hand!

—It was a corpse!

There was a bloodstain on the person's neck, clearly indicating their throat had been slit.

Xiao Lu and the Senior were both greatly shocked!

The Senior was terrified; a corpse had appeared on the street!

And Xiao Lu was equally shocked.

However, what shocked her was that the corpse in front of her was clearly not Ye Kong!

She recognized Ye Kong's appearance.

The corpse in front of her was wearing Ye Family clothes, with a guard's saber at its waist, the saber still in its sheath.

Clearly, this guard had his throat slit before he could even draw his saber.

It wasn't Ye Kong; Xiao Lu breathed a huge sigh of relief!

"That's great!"

Xiao Lu blurted out, and the Senior next to her instantly looked at Xiao Lu with another terrified expression.

"You, you, you, what do you mean? What's so great about it!"

Meanwhile, in a dark corner against a wall, Ye Kong leaned against the wall, reaching up to wipe away bloodstains from his forehead, carefully panting as he watched the scene unfold.

Afterward, he dragged his weary body and continued on his way.

Where he was going was the path to the Deity Realm!