‘Su Ye?’
Upon hearing Lu Pengfei's words, Jiang Yanran and the other Elite Students of the Heavenly Dao Academy were all taken aback.
Because Su Ye was standing right there!
‘Brother Lu, may I ask… what business do you have with Su Ye?’ Murong Fu asked, his expression turning a bit strange. He seemed to have guessed something.
‘He killed my cousin, Lu Fengxian! I want to cut him a thousand times over, to make him know that the Lu Family’s people are not to be trifled with!’ Lu Pengfei said through gritted teeth, his killing intent thick.
‘So that’s it! Hahaha… Brother Lu, do you know the phrase, "when you least expect it"?’ Murong Fu suddenly burst into loud laughter.
‘Senior Brother Murong, what do you mean by that?!’ Jiang Yanran, hearing Murong Fu’s words, knew things were going wrong and couldn't help but rage.
‘Murong Fu, you mean… Su Ye is right here?’ Lu Pengfei immediately caught on as well, his sharp, piercing gaze sweeping over the seven Heavenly Dao Academy students one by one.
‘No, that’s wrong. The murderer Su Ye who killed my cousin is a mere Minor Mystic Pill Realm ant. None of them are at that realm.’ Lu Pengfei shook his head.
‘Lu Pengfei, you dare to openly seek trouble with a student of our Heavenly Dao Academy in broad daylight like this? Do you really think our Heavenly Dao Academy is easy to bully? We decline your company! Let’s go!’ Knowing that if this continued, Su Ye’s identity would likely be exposed, Jiang Yanran spoke up. The strength of Tianxuan Sacred Land was not inferior to that of the Heavenly Dao Academy. This Lu Pengfei was a core disciple of Tianxuan Sacred Land, and it was said he could rank within the top fifty on the Tianxuan Board within the sacred land itself. His strength was formidable. Moreover, he had a large group of followers.
After she finished speaking, Jiang Yanran shot a meaningful glance at Ye Yunfei, then took the lead and walked into the distance. Ji Mengyao and Ye Yunfei followed.
‘Yanran, why are you so protective of Su Ye! A mere Minor Mystic Pill Realm ant, is he worthy of such favor from you?!’ Murong Fu raged. The better Jiang Yanran treated Ye Yunfei, the more jealous and furious he became.
‘What?! He is Su Ye?!’ Hearing Murong Fu’s words, Lu Pengfei’s gaze immediately locked fiercely onto Ye Yunfei.
‘You are Su Ye?’ Lu Pengfei’s tone began to turn icy and sinister.
‘That’s right. I am Ye Yunfei.’ Ye Yunfei turned around, looking calmly at Lu Pengfei. When Patriarch Dongzhuo of Muzhou's cave abode was opened, Ye Yunfei had slain a large number of Tianxuan Sacred Land disciples within it, including Lu Fengxian. The moment this Lu Pengfei spoke of finding Su Ye earlier, Ye Yunfei had guessed that he must have come because of Lu Fengxian.
‘Good! So you are Su Ye! Truly, there's no escaping justice! Fengxian, today your cousin will avenge you. May your spirit in heaven rest in peace!’ Lu Pengfei roared.
Immediately, the Tianxuan Sacred Land disciples who had come with Lu Pengfei surged forward, surrounding Ye Yunfei in a tight ring. Among these disciples, half were at the Primordial Soul Realm, and the other half were at the Great Mystic Pill Realm.
‘Murong Fu, why did you help outsiders and expose Su Ye’s identity?! I really shouldn’t have asked you to come along!’ Jiang Yanran, her willow-leaf brows raised in anger, shouted furiously at Murong Fu.
Seeing Jiang Yanran's anger, Murong Fu said nothing more. Besides, his objective had already been achieved. He retreated to the side with a cold smile.
‘Lu Pengfei, if you want to lay a hand on Su Ye, you’ll have to ask for my agreement first!’ Jiang Yanran cried out sharply. Together with Ji Mengyao, she positioned herself on either side, protecting Ye Yunfei in the middle.
‘You three, come over here and help protect Su Ye!’ Jiang Yanran called to the other three Elite Students.
‘Apologies, Senior Sister Jiang. We came here to assist you. We have no prior relationship with this Su Ye. We don’t wish to get involved in his matters.’ The other three Elite Students, following Murong Fu, retreated to the side, making it clear they would not intervene in this matter. Tianxuan Sacred Land had over a dozen disciples, while the Heavenly Dao Academy side only had seven. Seeing they were outnumbered, these three Elite Students naturally did not want to take risks for Ye Yunfei.
‘You…!’ Jiang Yanran was both anxious and angry.
‘Jiang Yanran, Ji Mengyao, it would be best if you didn't interfere in this matter. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite!’ Lu Pengfei said with a forceful aura, waving a hand. Five or six Primordial Soul Realm initial stage disciples each locked their gazes onto Jiang Yanran and Ji Mengyao.
‘Su Ye, you kill members of my Lu Family, that is a capital offense! Now, repay it with your life.’ Lu Pengfei took step after step towards Ye Yunfei, his tone venomous.
‘What does your Lu Family matter? Lu Fengxian dared to provoke me, so I killed him. If you want to provoke me, you’d best weigh the consequences first.’ Ye Yunfei, having appeared calm all along, spoke up.
‘Brat, daring to be so insolent in front of me? Seeking death!’ Lu Pengfei roared in anger.
‘Senior Brother Lu, a mere Minor Mystic Pill Realm ant doesn’t warrant you moving personally. Let me take his dog life!’ A Great Mystic Pill Realm late stage disciple rushed out first. Clutching a steel saber in both hands, he hacked forward. The saber light streaked forth like a bolt of white silk, sweeping towards Ye Yunfei.
‘Stop!’ Jiang Yanran raged.
Both Jiang Yanran and Ji Mengyao shouted simultaneously, preparing to attack that Tianxuan Sacred Land disciple.
‘You two don’t need to be concerned with this matter. They can't do anything to me.’ Ye Yunfei suddenly spoke up.
As soon as the words fell, Ye Yunfei unleashed the Soul Severing Sword, attacking that disciple's soul sea.
The disciple stiffened, his movements freezing.
Ye Yunfei activated his Heavenly Shadow Robe for tenfold speed, took a step forward, and like a ghost, instantly appeared before this disciple.
Roar…
A monstrous beast abruptly appeared, opening a dark, cavernous maw as it pounced towards the disciple.
Ye Yunfei's speed was truly too fast. The disciple couldn’t quite react in time.
Ah!
Caught off guard, the disciple was blasted away, sent flying through the air. A small half of his body exploded as he let out a wretched scream.
‘Dog bastard! Even trash at the Minor Mystic Pill Realm dares to fight back! All of you, get on him! Capture this trash for me! I'll deal with him using the cruelest of punishments! Let him find life impossible to seek, and death impossible to obtain!’ Lu Pengfei flew into a mad rage and roared hysterically.
Whoosh, whoosh…
Following Lu Pengfei's roar, the over ten Tianxuan Sacred Land disciples all charged forward, killing intent directed at Ye Yunfei.
‘Su Ye, don’t linger in the fight. Let’s break out of their encirclement together!’ Jiang Yanran’s expression turned grave. She shifted her footing, her delicate form blocking in front of Ye Yunfei. The fragrance of a young maiden wafted straight into Ye Yunfei's nostrils.
Ji Mengyao was also on full alert, prepared for a bitter fight. The other side had over a dozen people, with six or seven Primordial Soul Realm initial stage experts, while their own side only had two at the initial stage. Jiang Yanran and Ji Mengyao knew that a fierce battle was unavoidable.
‘Don’t worry. They can’t do anything to me.’ Ye Yunfei was somewhat moved as he said this.
Having spoken, Ye Yunfei took a step and vanished into space, disappearing without a trace.
‘Huh? Where did that kid go?’ The Tianxuan Sacred Land disciples were all dumbfounded.
‘This kid can actually disappear! Could it be he has cultivated the movement technique of the Heavenly Nether Tombs?!’ Lu Pengfei was both shocked and furious.
After a while, Ye Yunfei still hadn't appeared. It was as if he had vanished completely.
‘Search! Find him!’ Lu Pengfei barked, frustrated and enraged.
The dozen-plus Tianxuan Sacred Land disciples immediately scattered, searching everywhere for Ye Yunfei.
‘Damn it! It's this same eerie movement technique again!’ Murong Fu gnashed his teeth.
‘Excellent!’ Jiang Yanran and Ji Mengyao, however, were overjoyed.
‘I almost forgot about Su Ye’s Spatial Movement Technique!’ Jiang Yanran said excitedly.
‘Senior Sister Jiang, continue ahead. I’ll follow you from the shadows. I will reveal myself after we reach the destination.’ At this moment, Jiang Yanran suddenly received a voice transmission from Ye Yunfei.
‘Alright!’ Jiang Yanran nodded.
‘Let's go.’ Jiang Yanran said. Then, Jiang Yanran led the way forward.
Ji Mengyao strode to catch up.
Murong Fu’s face shifted between dark and light clouds of mood. He hesitated for a moment, then finally followed as well.
The other three Elite Students also followed.
‘Damnit!’ Lu Pengfei watched Jiang Yanran’s group leave, his killing aura billowing, but ultimately did not hinder them. Because, Jiang Yanran’s group was not weak. Furthermore, they were all Elite Students of the Heavenly Dao Academy. Without a justifiable reason, causing injury or death to an Elite Student of the Heavenly Dao Academy would likely bring him considerable trouble.
‘Su Ye, you son of a bitch, get the hell out here!’ Lu Pengfei raged like a maniac, roaring angrily.
Right at that moment, one of the Tianxuan Sacred Land disciples was searching in the distance for traces of Ye Yunfei.
This disciple was at the Great Mystic Pill Realm late stage.
Suddenly—Swish!
A small sword attacked this disciple's soul sea.
Ah!
The disciple let out a miserable cry.
Roar!
A subterranean dragon burst out from beneath the ground, smashing squarely into the disciple.
Ah!
The disciple’s body exploded on the spot, torn asunder, blood and flesh flying everywhere.
‘He’s over there!’ Lu Pengfei immediately charged over with the other disciples, rushing desperately towards the spot.
But that subterranean dragon, swift as lightning, burrowed back into the ground beneath and vanished.
By the time Lu Pengfei and the disciples arrived, only scattered blood, flesh, and severed limbs remained on the ground.
‘Bastard! Search! Find him for me!’ Lu Pengfei was now in a fully berserk state, bellowing.
Over a dozen disciples once again scattered to search.
‘It’s Su Ye!’
By now, although Jiang Yanran and the others were already some distance away, their Soul Power clearly perceived everything that had just happened. They couldn't help but halt, absolutely shocked.
Next, Ye Yunfei appeared in succession, ambushing three more disciples at Great Mystic Pill Realm strength.
All of them were killed with a single strike!
‘I told you, if you dare to provoke me, better weigh the consequences first!’ Ye Yunfei turned and looked coldly at Lu Pengfei in the distance as he spoke.
Having said that, Ye Yunfei vanished.
‘ROAR… SU YE, YOU’RE SEEKING DEATH! I WILL KILL YOU!’ Lu Pengfei's insane roar resounded across the world.
‘Su Ye actually killed this many Tianxuan Sacred Land disciples?!’ In the distance, Jiang Yanran couldn’t help but say blankly, her beautiful face filled with shock.
‘Heheh… Truly audacious. Does he really think Tianxuan Sacred Land disciples are so easy to kill? Killing feels great now, but wait until the higher-ups of Tianxuan Sacred Land investigate. Then he’ll know regret.’ Murong Fu sneered coldly.
‘I will never regret anything I do. My principle in life is this: If others do not provoke me, I do not provoke them. But if others provoke me, I will pay them back double.’ The moment Murong Fu’s voice fell, Ye Yunfei appeared nearby, his icy gaze fixed on Murong Fu as he spoke.