This temple was located on a mountain peak nestled within a mountain hollow!
Beneath the temple, Ye Fan reached a soul contract with the Netherworld Blood Worm, and tens of thousands of blood worms around seemed to sense something and began to grow restless.
At this time, on the edge of a cliff on an adjacent peak, a middle-aged man in a wheelchair stared down with a somber expression, his eyes reflecting contemplation.
By the man’s side, a black-robed man wearing a mask noticed the commotion below and a trace of worry appeared in his eyes, “Headmaster, should we make our move now? These Netherworld Blood Worms are highly toxic, and Ye Fan has been in there for quite some time…”
“No need to worry! The young master’s son, since he dared to enter, naturally has his own methods. Let’s wait and see first!” The man in the wheelchair spoke indifferently, his words measured and his voice cold, his mouth curved in a slight smile that still carried an intimidating force that made others involuntarily want to step back.
This man was none other than the overall head of the Great Xia Martial Commandant, Chen Yao!
When the Europa Martial Arts Alliance invaded Great Xia, Chen Yao had once rushed thousands of miles to fight, single-handedly taking on the top ten experts of the Europa Martial Arts Alliance overnight, nearly annihilating the Europa Martial Arts Alliance headquarters, forcing Europa’s invasion plan to come to an abrupt halt.
Chen Yao became famous in that battle, and from then on, he took charge of Great Xia’s most mysterious martial authority organization, the Martial Commandant!
He could supervise hundreds of officials above and, below, could execute any martial arts expert plotting treachery without adhering to any rules! Externally, he was the strongest deterrent against the petty thieves surrounding them.
Across the whole of Great Xia, as well as the entire Europa martial arts realm, the mention of the name Chen Yao would cause everyone’s complexion to change.
“Where have Prince Jin’s men arrived?” Chen Yao casually asked the black-robed man by his side. “Prince Jin used power he shouldn’t have to harm the little mistress’s bloodline! Hmph! I didn’t know before, but now… now that I do, some troubles must be shouldered for him!”
“The ten Red Armor experts arranged by Prince Jin have reached Flower Capital and are on their way here. They should arrive in ten minutes!”
Chen Yao nodded, “Let’s go down. The Prime Minister Manor and the young mistress have some scores to settle! When necessary, we must remind Ye Fan!”
“Yes!”
The black-robed man responded, and in the blink of an eye, he firmly lifted the wheelchair Chen Yao was seated in with one hand and then leaped down the cliff.
Although the cliff was steep and perilous.
The black-robed man walked as if on flat ground, the wheelchair in his hand exceptionally stable, no different from moving on level land.
In the wheelchair, Chen Yao, the head of the Martial Commandant, closed his eyes contentedly.
…
Outside the temple ruins, Ji Ningxuan, who had already reached a safe area, frowned as she stared at the temple!
The gray-robed elder beside her had urged her several times, “Miss! Let’s hurry and leave, it’s too dangerous here. If anything happens to you, we wouldn’t be able to explain it to the Prime Minister and the Emperor!”
Ji Ningxuan’s body staggered, the wound on her chest had just numbed, but now it began to hurt again.
Though Ji Ningxuan had sealed the wound on her blood vessels, the poison of the Netherworld Blood Worm was too potent, still rapidly spreading through her body.
Thinking of what Ye Fan had said before, Ji Ningxuan had a bad feeling in her heart.
This time, she probably wouldn’t make it!
Ye Fan had already saved her twice!
Before the Emperor arrived, he had especially instructed that Ji Ningxuan’s main purpose for coming to Cloud City was to win over Ye Fan.
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Forget it!
Her life was already saved by Ye Fan, so she would return it to him!
“You all go back first, I’m not leaving!” Ji Ningxuan shouted at the gray-robed elder and the other bodyguards beside her, and in a flash, she dashed towards the temple ruins, “Ye Fan, are you dead in there? The little mistress is here to rescue you!”
“Ah… Miss…”
By Ji Ningxuan’s side, two gray-robed elders, and the other bodyguards were shocked by Ji Ningxuan’s actions and cried out, “No, don’t!”
Has the Empress lost her mind?
Ye Fan had clearly saved her from danger, and yet the Empress was recklessly hurling herself back towards those Netherworld Blood Worms?
The Empress has fallen for Ye Fan?
The two grey-robed Martial Emperor experts exchanged glances, the same thought involuntarily surfacing in their minds!
Everyone wanted to stop Ji Ningxuan, but it was already too late.
In the blink of an eye, Ji Ningxuan had already rushed to the front of the temple ruins!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
At this moment, Ji Ningxuan, without any hesitation in her hands, threw countless rune talismans, powder, and the power of the divinity fragments, along with the formidable peak Martial Venerable Qi force, recklessly at the surging Netherworld Blood Worms.
Boom! Boom!
Ji Ningxuan’s attack method this time was completely different from before; she was going all out in a do-or-die effort!
Since I’m not going to survive anyway, I might as well give my life back to Ye Fan.
So, in just a moment, the damage she had inflicted on the Netherworld Blood Worms was already several times greater than before.
What was strange, however, was that even though Ji Ningxuan had killed tens of thousands of those Netherworld Blood Worms, they only retreated, dodged, and surprisingly did not attack Ji Ningxuan proactively.
“Ye Fan, come out right now, I’m returning your life to you!”
Ji Ningxuan had already neared the temple ruins, targeting the direction Ye Fan had descended, swinging her battle saber, ready to stab down!
…
Hiss!
At this moment, in the underground nest beneath the temple.
Ye Fan had already completed the soul contracts with the two Insect Emperors, the Insect Queen, and he had given them three orders!
Not to harm people proactively!
Not to appear in densely populated areas without being summoned!
Not to…
And that blood-colored larva, upon entering Ye Fan’s palm, had directly lied down and fallen asleep.
Ye Fan was considering whether to keep this blood-colored larva with him as a pet when he suddenly felt a chill on his scalp.
Opening his Devil’s Pupil, he instantaneously saw Ji Ningxuan’s frenzied attacks above.
Looking at those tens of thousands of dead Netherworld Blood Worms, Ye Fan couldn’t help feeling heartache.
“Dammit! I could handle them being killed before, but now they are my people (insects), potentially a terrifying fighting force in the future… it would be such a waste if they died…” If he allowed Ji Ningxuan to continue her onslaught, all of Ye Fan’s progeny would be wiped out by her.
“Stop!”
Ye Fan shouted with his mouth, and with a single thought, he used teleportation to rush to the surface, unleashing his strength at the Martial Emperor level, instantly neutralizing Ji Ningxuan’s attack.
“Ye Fan… you’re okay?” Ji Ningxuan, seeing Ye Fan suddenly emerge from among the blood worms, unharmed, couldn’t hide the shock in her eyes, but in the next moment!
Pfft!
Ji Ningxuan violently spat out a mouthful of black blood, her body going limp and collapsing to the ground!
Huh?
Ye Fan was somewhat curious; he had just neutralized Ji Ningxuan’s attacking force and hadn’t attacked her in return. Was the Empress made of paper? So fragile?
Ye Fan moved in a flash, holding Ji Ningxuan in his arms, and upon looking down, he immediately saw the blackened wound below her collarbone on her chest!
“Damn! You were bitten by a blood worm? Why the stubbornness?”