“No, I need to think of a way to shake off these guys! That's it—Starlight Child!”
Inside the flying ship, Wu Heishan pondered for a moment and came up with an idea.
At that moment, the man leading the pursuers was hot on his trail.
“Look! That kid has stopped. He seems to be waiting for us!” someone suddenly shouted.
Sure enough, there in the starry void ahead, Wu Heishan stood holding a long sword, his eyes filled with anger as he awaited their arrival.
“Move! Surround him!”
The man in the lead waved his hand, and the pursuers rushed out of their ship, charging forward to encircle Wu Heishan.
“Die!”
Wu Heishan, formidable and imposing, raised his long sword and charged towards the pursuers.
All over his body, he burst with dazzling starlight. Illusory figures of countless stars continuously emerged, following by his side as he advanced through the starry void, rumbling with power.
At this moment, Wu Heishan seemed like a deity descending upon the mortal world, awe-inspiring in his might.
Soon, Wu Heishan and these pursuers were locked in fierce combat.
Wu Heishan unleashed various moves of the Astral Law, each strike astonishing in power.
In the surrounding starry void, immense streams of astral energy continuously converged towards Wu Heishan’s body, replenishing his strength without cease.
For a time, Wu Heishan’s divine prowess shone brightly; he actually fought these pursuers to a stalemate.
This astral environment was most favorable for Wu Heishan! Because he cultivated the Astral Law, he could constantly replenish his astral power!
“Damn it! This kid's cultivation level is lower than ours, yet why is his combat power so strong? He’s actually tangled with us for so long!” The pursuers were both shocked and furious.
However, Wu Heishan, alone and outnumbered, gradually began to fall into a disadvantage after a short while. Finally, with a resounding bang, he directly exploded, scattering into a sky full of starlight.
“Not good! We’ve been tricked! That wasn’t the real person! The brat must be hiding nearby. Search!” The leader’s expression changed drastically as he yelled.
At that moment, far away in the fabric of spacetime, a flying ship was rapidly departing.
“This Starlight Child phenomenon is truly excellent! I can use the essence of the stars to simulate a clone to fight in my place!” Wu Heishan said excitedly within the ship.
From cultivating the Astral Law, he had finally manifested this Starlight Child phenomenon not long ago. Today was the first time he used it against an enemy, and the effect was excellent!
“Boss, where are you? How are you doing now?” Wu Heishan thought of Ye Yunfei.
At the same time.
In another sector of the starry void within the Canghuang Realm.
“Who are you people? Why are you pursuing me?” Dugu Huan stood firm in the starry void, his gaze cold and indifferent, his hands clasped behind his back as he asked frostily.
At this moment, Dugu Huan’s demeanor was somewhat ethereal and transcendent, detached from the mundane world, looking down upon all living beings. It carried a profound, bone-deep loneliness!
He was the perfect image of a lonely bladesman!
“Are you Dugu Huan?”
A burly man wielding a nine-ringed steel broadsword demanded sternly.
“That’s right. I am Dugu Huan.” Dugu Huan nodded coldly.
“Then there’s no mistake! Everyone connected to Ye Yunfei—capture them all! Move!”
The burly man laughed with a sinister grin.
“I understand. So you want to capture me to use against Ye Yunfei.” Dugu Huan’s gaze turned icy.
The next moment.
Dugu Huan drew his blade!
A simple, ancient-looking curved saber slashed directly forward. The move was straightforward, its trajectory direct, without any discernible technique to speak of.
Yet the speed of this blade was indescribable—it flashed and vanished!
This blade strike was like a shooting star, burning its life for one last moment of glory. It was also like the night-blooming cereus, enchantingly beautiful, brief yet brilliant!
Crack!
Before the leading burly man understood what was happening, Dugu Huan’s curved saber had already struck his throat, severing more than half of his neck.
“What… what kind of blade technique is this? How… how can it be so fast…” The burly man asked, his words slurred.
“It’s a blade technique for killing. Of course it’s fast.” Dugu Huan replied coldly.
Clang! Clang…
The next moment, Dugu Huan swung his blade, cutting towards the other assailants.
One head after another was sent flying amidst the flashes of the saber, accompanied by spurting blood.
Not long after, Dugu Huan was the only one left in that patch of starry void, the curved saber in his hand dripping with fresh blood.
“I wonder how Ye Yunfei is faring now?” Dugu Huan murmured to himself.
At the same time.
Long Yingying, Yuan Dayong, Wen Zi, and even Xiao Hui—friends of Ye Yunfei—were all being pursued.
Those hunting down Ye Yunfei's friends included people from the Canghuang Alliance, as well as individuals from the other realm!
At this moment, a piece of news began to spread throughout the Canghuang Realm.
The closed-door disciple of the Luosha Sect’s Master, Qin An, was betrothed to a genius disciple of the Su Clan. The wedding date would soon be chosen, and the two great powers had also formed an alliance, pledging everlasting friendship!
“How is that possible! I don’t believe it! Sister Qing Luo has always liked Ye Yunfei. How could she possibly choose to marry Qin An, the closed-door disciple of the Luosha Sect?” At the headquarters of the Taiyi Sect, Qiqi, upon hearing the news, simply couldn’t believe it.
“Of course Miss Su wouldn’t be willing. However, the marriages of young masters and ladies of great clans are not up to them to decide. This is certainly not Sister Su’s wish; it must be the decision of the Su Clan’s upper echelons,” Qiqi’s father, Zheng Wenhui, thought for a moment and said.
“No way! Sister Qing Luo and Ye Yunfei are a perfect match! Sister Qing Luo cannot marry Qin An. Father, we need to think of a way to stop this!” Qiqi urged anxiously.
“This is a marriage alliance between the Su Clan and the Luosha Sect, two major powers. We lack the ability to interfere.” Zheng Wenhui shook his head.
“Qing Luo is marrying Qin An of the Luosha Sect? How can this be? There must be something wrong with this!” On a certain planet, within the headquarters of the Pan Clan, a woman in a fluttering white dress, her aura ethereal and transcendent, stood atop a peak, her face filled with disbelief.
This woman was precisely Pan Yi!
Simultaneously, the news also made its way back to the headquarters of the Qingyun Palace.
“Qing Luo is marrying Qin An? How can that be! This must be fake!” Everyone in the Qingyun Palace was both shocked and furious.
“Dammit! Qin An actually became the closed-door disciple of the Luosha Sect Master! He’s retaliating against Fei’er! Qing Luo is definitely in a bad situation; she’s certainly being coerced!”
Upon hearing this news, Ye Tianpeng and Miao Ziqiong immediately had a vague idea of what was happening.
After all, they knew the enmity between Ye Yunfei and Qin An inside out. Upon hearing it, they understood Qin An was seeking revenge against Ye Yunfei!
“I can’t just stand by. I need to save Qing Luo! She’s my daughter-in-law. I can’t let anything happen to her!” Miao Ziqiong grew frantic with worry.
“Both the Su Clan and the Luosha Sect are powerful sects that command awe across the Canghuang Realm. With just the two of us, we’d be no match for these two great forces.” Ye Tianpeng hurriedly held Miao Ziqiong back.
“Well then, can you bear to just stand by and watch our daughter-in-law be bullied?” Miao Ziqiong demanded angrily.
Meanwhile, within the Phantom Tower.
“My Time Energy level has advanced significantly! The Time Blade I can now unleash will not affect my lifespan for the time it takes one incense stick to burn. However, the Time Blade I can currently wield can only affect those at the early Dao Sculpting realm.” Ye Yunfei slowly opened his eyes.
“Now, relying solely on the Time Blade, this forbidden secret art, I can roughly hold my own against early-stage Dao Sculpting realm experts. Of course, only for the duration of one incense stick’s burn. The power of the Time Blade is truly impressive. Next, I still need to gather more Time Crystals to elevate my Time Energy level. That’s the only way to unleash a stronger Time Blade.” Ye Yunfei muttered to himself.
Time Energy was famed as one of the most obscure and difficult types of energy to cultivate within all the Three Thousand Realms, with few experts across the many worlds truly mastering it.
Ye Yunfei had previously conducted deep research into Time Energy and the laws of time, amassing a wealth of insights and experiences. That was why his cultivation now progressed so smoothly.