“How is it, Ye Qingyun?”
Jiang Ye stood before Ye Qingyun, his gaze as calm as still water, without a ripple.
“My condition is simple: you only need to swear an oath with your Dao Heart to wholeheartedly complete one task for me. After it’s done, I will release Granny Yun and Li Shou.”
As his voice fell, he waved his large sleeve, and the Void Realm tore open, a wisp of light and shadow appearing.
Two figures were projected out, none other than the heavily injured Granny Yun and Li Shou.
Their auras were already decaying, their Dharma bodies damaged, making it almost impossible for them to even speak.
They could only look at Ye Qingyun with pained eyes, as if saying, “Live.”
Ye Qingyun’s expression was stiff, his fists trembling.
Ye Qingyun looked at the scene before him, Granny Yun and Li Shou’s painful appearance, his heart felt as if countless steel needles had fiercely pierced it, making it extremely agonizing.
Zhang Chaoxian had already fallen, and those old Seniors who had accompanied him for many years had also perished under the terrifying power of the multiple Formations just now.
Now, only Granny Yun and Li Shou were still struggling to hold on.
Ye Qingyun’s heart was like dead ash, and a bitter, desolate smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
He raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, looking at Jiang Ye, and asked in a hoarse voice, “Jiang Ye, why must you insist on me doing this? With your status and strength, is there anything you can’t do?”
It wasn’t surprising that Ye Qingyun was so confused.
Even the many Heaven Guards standing behind Jiang Ye had strange expressions at this moment.
Su Qingmeng also didn’t understand why her Ye’er still had to go to such great lengths with his methods.
Jiang Ye, however, was unwilling to say more, only staring at him with cold eyes, his tone carrying a hint of impatience as he asked, “Just tell me if you agree or not. This Divine Son’s patience is limited.”
Ye Qingyun’s face was bitter. At this point, he had completely fallen into a desperate situation with no chance of survival.
What other bargaining chips could he have to refuse Jiang Ye?
His clan, the Ancient Ye Family, had probably long forgotten him, a collateral descendant who had been missing for many years, and it was impossible for them to stand up for him and become enemies with the Longevity Jiang Clan.
“I agree…”
Before he could finish speaking.
Buzz!
In an instant.
The sky suddenly trembled!
Just as the atmosphere was almost stagnant, a wisp of dark sword light suddenly bloomed silently in the Void Realm.
A pitch-black figure, like the God of Death awakening from nirvana, appeared silently behind Jiang Ye.
At this moment, time seemed to freeze!
The black sword cut through the sky, as if it could pierce through all the Heavens, carrying a chilling killing intent that could destroy all Dao, pointing directly at Jiang Ye’s heart!
Jiang Ye’s face suddenly sank, his pupils constricted sharply, all the pores on his body stood on end, and the Creation Divine Power and Immeasurable Dao Embryo within him simultaneously vibrated in warning.
The strength of his Divine Soul also manifested at this moment, the alarm surging like a tide!
But everything was too fast!
So fast that Jiang Ye had no time to react at all.
The aura of that black shadow was as if it truly did not exist in the world; even the Great Dao Law failed to capture its trace.
The black shadow flickered in the darkness, the sword seemingly carrying an intent of destruction, and was about to pierce Jiang Ye’s chest.
Boom!
In a flash of lightning, an entirely luminous white protective shield suddenly appeared, sealing Jiang Ye within it.
But the power on the black sword was truly astonishing, actually corroding this protective shield in a short time.
That was the Jiang Clan’s body-protecting Divine Treasure—the Glazed Jade.
It autonomously activated its protective ability!
This sword strike was too fast.
And the terror of the black sword far exceeded common sense.
It was not ostentatious, yet it corroded everything. Before the sword body even truly touched it, a layer of black death spots had already appeared on the glazed shield, and cracks spread rapidly like a spiderweb!
Even with Jiang Ye’s True King Realm combat power, he was utterly powerless to retaliate at this moment.
This was at least a Supreme-level assassination, or even more severe!
“Seeking death!”
A cold killing intent suddenly broke through the air!
Su Qingmeng’s figure was like light, instantly blocking in front of Jiang Ye, pink peach blossom phantoms appearing in the Void Realm, each petal containing her Half-Step Great Emperor’s Supreme power.
At the same time, a scarlet expanse swept over from the horizon.
Su Hongye also acted at the first moment, streaks of crimson blood-colored Great Dao Power crashing down, sealing the Heavens and Earth!
Petals and blood light intertwined, forming a defensive Holy Domain, layer by layer protecting Jiang Ye, who swiftly vanished into the Void Realm.
Seeing the unfavorable situation, the assassin’s black shadow tried to retreat but was suppressed by Su Qingmeng and Su Hongye working together.
A short and violent thunderclap erupted between Heaven and Earth, the Void Realm collapsed layer by layer, and the killing intent solidified into substance.
The entire assassination seemed unremarkable.
But the danger within it was like the sharp cold of winter, enough to make anyone tremble with fear.
Jiang Ye had now vanished into the depths of the Void Realm, his face slightly pale, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
He had never been so close to death.
If not for the Glazed Jade protecting him, and Su Qingmeng’s timely intervention, that sword strike might have truly taken his life.
Jiang Ye lowered his gaze, his expression solemn, not uttering a word.
Ultimately, it was because his cultivation was too low, rendering him utterly powerless in the face of such an assassination.
Soon, the battle on the ground had concluded.
Blood mist surged, the echoes had not yet dissipated, and the aura of slaughter still permeated the sky.
A scarlet killing intent, even more terrifying than before, descended from the Nine Heavens like a river pouring down, instantly sealing the Eight Desolations of Heaven and Earth, firmly enveloping the black shadow.
The Void Realm where the black shadow was located twisted and solidified inch by inch, as if space-time was frozen, and even Divine Thought could not penetrate it.
“Heaven and Earth Seal… Great Dao Law?”
The corner of the black shadow’s mouth slightly curved, actually carrying a hint of mockery, his tone strangely calm, as if he had long expected it: “Heh heh… So that’s how it is. Empress Hongye, truly living up to your reputation.”
His body was locked, and his Spiritual Qi could not be mobilized.
Yet he showed no panic, his gaze as indifferent as a cold star, as if he had merely made a casual move.
Su Qingmeng stood in the air, her eyes like frosty blades chilling to the bone, looking down at the sealed black shadow, her killing intent extremely fierce, her voice chilling to the marrow: “A hidden coward, yet quite bold.”
Her eyes surged with coldness, but she was secretly vigilant in her heart.
Although this person’s cultivation was only at the Peak of Supreme.
But his aura was mysterious and unpredictable; if Empress Hongye had not personally come to suppress him, with her power alone, she probably would not have been able to capture him.
Peach blossoms scattered throughout Heaven and Earth, like streaks of flowing light flashing by.
A moment later, the black shadow gradually solidified, like an insect sealed in amber.
Under the powerful influence of the Great Dao Power, external shells, like phantoms, were mercilessly disassembled and peeled away.
Finally, the black shadow revealed its true form.
It was a man with heroic eyebrows, a tall and straight figure, with muscle lines faintly shimmering with divine radiance, his eyes deep and calm, as if he saw through everything in the world, yet also carrying an indescribable indifference and coldness.
Su Qingmeng’s lips curled into a cold smile, as she stepped down through the air, peach blossoms swirling around her, her killing intent like ice.
She stared at the man, her voice bone-chilling: “This set of illusionary armor on you is quite ingenious, forged and interwoven with special Materials, actually capable of concealing your aura and confusing Divine Sense.”