Chapter 32: One Day, With Sword in Hand, Flatten the Sunset Dynasty!
Ye Qiubai's talent in the way of the sword was incredibly terrifying!
His constitution was so profound that even Hong Ying couldn't fully discern it.
Given enough time, his future talent would be unstoppable, and he would surely become a Sword Saint!
This was also why Hong Ying believed Ye Qiubai could be of great help to her.
During the last day in the Blood Prison secret realm, Ye Qiubai and Hong Ying casually wandered around.
Although they encountered some legacies, neither of them was particularly interested.
Ye Qiubai had already acquired the Nine Swords of Heavenly Demon for transitioning and possessed the Primordial Sword Sutra, a technique beyond the mundane.
Hong Ying, being a disciple of the ancient Empress, had a foundation far surpassing these legacies, so she naturally wasn't interested either.
Moreover, their master, Lu Changsheng, probably had items far superior to these legacies...
Along the way, they encountered Huo Qingming, Lin Ce, and others.
Lin Ce had minor injuries, while Huo Qingming was severely wounded, his face pale, being supported by Lin Ce.
Xin Hongyi's face also looked a bit pale.
Only Zhong Wu, carrying his small bookshelf, had a smile on his face, seemingly uninjured, but his aura was stronger than before!
Seeing Hong Ying, Lin Ce immediately left Huo Qingming and rushed to her side, fussing over her.
Hong Ying, however, ignored him, feeling a bit exasperated.
Huo Qingming's face turned dark as he watched this, feeling helpless.
"This guy, always putting romance before friends..."
Xin Hongyi looked at Ye Qiubai and asked, "How did you fare this time?"
Ye Qiubai smiled and nodded, "Not bad."
"Shall we spar when we get out?"
"Anytime."
Zhong Wu observed this scene with a smile, saying nothing.
As the day came to an end, the Blood Prison secret realm was about to vanish.
Ye Qiubai, Hong Ying, and their group arrived at the exit and left the Blood Prison.
Seeing Ye Qiubai emerge unscathed, the elders from the Confucian Academy and the Sword Hall finally breathed a sigh of relief and approached to inquire about their gains.
Meanwhile, the general watching this scene was shocked.
Ye Qiubai wasn't dead?
And neither his men nor the assassins from Shadow Kill had come out?
Could it be...
Thinking of this, the general's expression darkened, and he stepped forward, unleashing the full pressure of his peak Overflowing Water realm aura on Ye Qiubai!
"What did you do? Where are my men and those black-clad assassins?"
The Sword Hall elder stepped forward, a slash of sword intent appearing in the air, blocking the pressure from reaching Ye Qiubai.
At the same time, streams of sword intent shot towards the general!
The general snorted coldly and punched out, his fist force terrifying!
The sword intent shattered, and the fist force dissipated!
Neither side gained the upper hand!
The Sword Hall elder stood firm, exuding an imposing aura without anger.
He sternly said, "This is not the Sunset Dynasty! You had better keep a low profile."
The general's face was ugly, "Low profile? Ye Qiubai killed my men. I have only one condition: hand him over, and I will let this go!"
"And if we don't?"
"Then one day, my Asura Iron Cavalry of the Sunset Dynasty will flatten your Hidden Dao Academy!"
The Confucian Academy elder chuckled, "We will await your arrival."
Ye Qiubai added, "One day, I will come to the Sunset Dynasty."
The general's eyes narrowed, then he burst into laughter, "Such big talk from a mere boy!"
Having said this, the general realized that his subordinates and the three assassins from Shadow Kill had indeed been killed by Ye Qiubai.
However, he still couldn't believe that Ye Qiubai had done this alone.
He suspected that Ye Qiubai must have had help, likely from the Hidden Dao Academy!
"I will report this to His Majesty," the general said, giving Ye Qiubai a deep look. "The Shura Iron Cavalry won't keep you waiting for long. I hope you can withstand it."
With that, the general disappeared from sight.
Although the Confucian Academy elder and the Sword Hall elder could have worked together to detain the general, they chose not to.
If they killed a high-ranking figure here, the Sunset Dynasty would have no hesitation in using it as a pretext to launch a full-scale attack on the Southern Region.
The consequences would be unimaginable!
Thus, they could only watch as the general left.
At this moment, someone from the Qiu family glared at Ye Qiubai, eyes bloodshot and filled with rage, "Ye Qiubai, why did you cripple Qiu Libei!"
Ye Qiubai looked at him indifferently, "He tried to kill me, so I crippled him. Isn't that fair?"
"Moreover, I'll visit the Qiu family myself sooner or later."
A Qiu family elder was about to erupt in anger but was met with a hostile glare from the Sword Hall elder, forcing him to suppress his rage.
After all, the Qiu family was no match for the Hidden Dao Academy.
"Let's go!"
The Qiu family members left reluctantly, taking the dazed Qiu Libei with them.
The Confucian Academy elder looked at the group, satisfied to see that everyone had made gains and no one had been lost, though many were injured to varying degrees. He smiled, "Well done. Let's return to the academy. There are rewards waiting for you."
Indeed, the Hidden Dao Academy had reaped the most benefits from the Blood Prison secret realm.
This would bring honor to the academy, and the higher-ups would surely reward them.
Huo Qingming and the others looked delighted.
Ye Qiubai, Hong Ying, Xin Hongyi, and Zhong Wu, however, showed little change in their expressions.
The Hidden Dao Academy members mounted their steeds and departed.
...
Meanwhile, above the Blood Prison secret realm, an area was sealed by a barrier, preventing anyone from seeing what was inside.
Even a powerful figure like Qin Tiannan couldn't break through this barrier!
At this moment, amidst the dark clouds and countless thunder dragons swirling in the sky, a gigantic face appeared.
The face stared gravely at a man wearing a white fox mask below.
The man stood in mid-air, sword in hand, with one hand behind his back, his robe fluttering in the wind!
"Who exactly are you?" the face in the sky asked sternly. "With your power, you shouldn't exist in this world!"
The man chuckled, "I'm wearing a mask so that no one recognizes me. Can you stop asking such brainless questions?"
"…"
The face exhaled deeply, the breath filled with crackling lightning.
"Then why are you stopping me?" the face demanded.
The man replied, "And why are you targeting my disciple?"
This man was none other than Lu Changsheng!
The face roared angrily, "The Yunhuang Empress defied the cycles of reincarnation to forcibly cultivate the Nine Turns Reincarnation. Now that she has succeeded and seeks to conquer the heavens and reestablish the Heavenly Dao, this is a grave violation!"
Lu Changsheng nodded, "I see, but so what? Isn't the Heavenly Dao already broken here? Reestablishing it is a good thing. Or perhaps…"
His eyes turned cold as he continued, "You don't want Hong Ying to establish the Heavenly Dao because you want to do it yourselves?"
The face hesitated before speaking, then let out a long breath. Thunder dragons surged from the clouds, aiming to destroy Lu Changsheng!