Chapter 500: Coward
Going against the flow of time! Ye Guan knew that going back was no longer an option. The path backward was swarmed with powerful Time Reversers, so he had no other choice but to choose the challenging path of going against the flow of time.
Ye Qingqing stared at Ye Guan and asked, "Do you understand what that means?"
"I do."
Ye Qingqing fixed her gaze on him, "What does it mean, then?"
"As of now, I am in a desperate situation. Going with the flow of time means certain death, but going against it offers a slim chance of survival. So, I choose to go against it—I choose to fight against the odds!"
Ye Guan stood up just then and clenched his fists. His eyes sparkled with determination as he continued, "I am in a desperate situation, but for me, it's an opportunity as well. Both my grandfather and father had risen to unparalleled heights from adversity. I, Ye Guan, can do the same!"
Ye Qingqing stared into Ye Guan's eyes and saw the unwavering determination within. Ye Qingqing's cold face unexpectedly broke into a smile with a hint of admiration.
Many would succumb to adversity or blame others for their failure to overcome that adversity. However, Ye Gun perceived adversity as an opportunity, and Ye Qingqing found Ye Guan's mindset to be quite refreshing.
He had the heart of a true warrior! One needed a resolute spirit to ascend to the peak of cultivation and dominate everyone else.
Ye Guan sat down and contemplated his situation. Choosing to go against the flow of time was like confronting the waves head-on. Success meant riding the waves, but if he failed, the waves would sweep him away instead.
He had to be meticulous, as recklessness meant certain doom.
Ye Qingqing saw Ye Guan's contemplative look and asked, “What are you thinking?”
Ye Guan said, "If I were one of the Time Reversers, what would I do?"
A glint of interest flashed in Ye Qingqing's eyes. "Tell me."
Ye Guan sounded solemn as he replied, "If they stumble upon us again, they will surely try to restrain you and then go all out to kill me. They're not going to make the same mistake again as well.
"You're strong enough to fight them and perhaps shatter their encirclement."
"It's impossible," Ye Qingqing said, shaking her head.
Ye Guan looked at Ye Qingqing.
Ye Qingqing calmly explained, "It's not exactly impossible if I'm alone. However, their target is you, and they're definitely going to employ hit-and-run tactics just to stop me from helping you. We're strong enough to fight them, but they have reinforcements!"
Ye Guan sighed bitterly. He knew that the Time Reversers wouldn't be able to stop Ye Qingqing from leaving. She only sustained injuries because she was determined to kill the white-robed spearman. If it weren't for Ye Guan, those Time Reversers would be no match for Ye Qingqing.
Ye Guan knew that he was the weakest link. If it hadn't been for Ye Qingqing, he wouldn't have perished long ago against the woman wielding a colossal sword.
Ye Qingqing asked, "Any ideas?"
Ye Guan responded, "For now, we fight and retreat."
Ye Qingqing looked at Ye Guan, expecting more details.
Ye Guan continued, "The most powerful ones among them are the two black-robed figures, the woman wielding a colossal sword, and the man wielding a mirror. The latter is the most dangerous foe."
Ye Guan stared into Ye Qingqing's eyes and suggested, "How about we ambush them and focus on killing the man wielding a mirror? At the very least, we have to incapacitate him."
Ye Qingqing maintained a steady gaze on Ye Guan. "How do we ambush them?"
Ye Guan replied, "I'll be the decoy."
Ye Qingqing's eyes narrowed. "And I handle the ambush?"
Ye Guan nodded. "The moment they lay eyes on me, it'll be like injecting adrenaline into chickens—they'll charge at me recklessly just to hunt me down. Especially that woman wielding a colossal sword and the two black-robed figures. The man wielding a mirror will surely focus on attacking me.
"If you make a move while their attention is on me. There's a high chance that you'll succeed in taking down the man wielding a mirror."
Ye Qingqing stared into Ye Guan's eyes. "This plan will put you in serious danger."
"Well, I'm a danger magnet, so I'm used to it," Ye Guan said, chuckling.
Ye Qingqing smiled. "All right.”
"For now, we should focus on healing ourselves," Ye Guan said. Then, he began absorbing the Divine Tree of Nature's force of nature.
Ye Qingqing glanced at Ye Guan and closed her eyes to focus on recovering. In less than thirty minutes, they recovered completely, and it was all thanks to the tiny pagoda.
Rumble!
The two had just emerged from the tiny pagoda when a wave of pressure descended upon them.
They're here! Ye Guan furrowed his brows. They're here sooner than I thought.
Ye Qingqing looked up and warned, "They're coming. Be careful."
With that, Ye Qingqing vanished, concealing herself within the folds of the void.
Shortly after Ye Qingqing disappeared, a colossal spacetime rift manifested, and an overwhelming pressure pelted Ye Guan like a torrential downpour. The surroundings couldn't withstand the pressure, becoming illusory.
A group of figures emerged slowly from the spacetime rift. The woman wielding a colossal sword, the Ancient Mirror Sovereign, the Heaven Sovereign, and the Earth Sovereign stood at the helm of the group.
Ye Guan was like a startled cat. He trembled at the sight, and his eyes quivered in panic as well. Then, he turned around and hopped onto his sword, disappearing into the distance.
Ye Guan couldn't stand idly by and appear calm, as they would definitely become suspicious if Ye Guan were too calm. The Time Reversers were far from naive as well.
A sinister gleam flashed in the eyes of the woman wielding a colossal sword and her companions. They didn't hesitate as they took to the sky and chased after Ye Guan.
A rumbling noise echoed from within Ye Guan as he activated his two bloodlines, propelling himself at incredible speeds. Every inch of spacetime in his way disintegrated, and he left behind a trail of destruction as he fled.
The woman wielding a colossal sword and her allies picked up the pace as well upon seeing Ye Guan's desperate bid to escape.
Ye Guan abruptly came to a halt and slashed out, carving a spacetime rift. Then, he flew toward the spacetime rift to escape. Unfortunately, a fist imprint was already a few meters away from him before he could enter the spacetime rift.
Ye Guan's pupils constricted, and he slashed out toward the fist imprint.
Bang!
A deafening noise echoed, and Ye Guan was blasted instantly thousands of meters away, cutting a sorry figure all throughout. When he came to a stop, the spacetime behind him collapsed, unable to withstand the overwhelming power of the attack.
The attacker was none other than Diyi Feng. He had fully recovered and was standing in the distance with Diyi Lou.
"Thinking of escaping?" Diyi Feng sneered at the retreating Ye Guan, "Dream on!"
Swoosh!
Before Ye Guan could do anything, a powerful attack flew toward him from behind. He whipped around and saw a colossal sword enveloped by a radiant sword light. Ye Guan thrust his sword toward the colossal sword.
Crackle!
A crisp noise echoed as Ye Guan's sword light shattered. Ye Guan flew like a kite that had lost its strings. However, the Time Reversers weren't done just yet.
It was the Ancient Mirror Sovereign's turn. He lifted the ancient mirror in his hands and chanted an inscrutable incantation. The ancient mirror trembled violently, and a terrifying brass-colored beam of light rushed out of it.
The calamitous brass-colored beam of light seemed strong enough to bring about the apocalypse, and it made a beeline for Ye Guan.
Just then, the Ancient Mirror Sovereign's pupils constricted in fear. He spun around and saw a sword flying toward him. Horrified, the Ancient Mirror Sovereign brought the ancient mirror in front of his chest to block the strike.
Bang!
A burst of radiant sword light erupted, and the impact sent the Ancient Mirror Sovereign flying away. Ye Qingqing took to the sky and unleashed a relentless flurry of slashes toward the Ancient Mirror Sovereign.
A kaleidoscope of sword lights erupted, inundating the Ancient Mirror Sovereign and making him feel as though he were drowning in a sea of sword lights.
The sudden turn of events shocked the Time Reversers. Their expressions changed drastically, and the woman wielding a colossal sword chasing after Ye Guan immediately turned around.
She decisively charged into the sea of swords.
The woman wielding a colossal sword realized just then that Ye Guan was bait. If Ye Qingqing successfully killed the Ancient Mirror Sovereign, the situation would become extremely unfavorable for them.
Their teamwork was the reason they had been able to push Ye Guan into a corner. If one of them died, there would be a gap in their teamwork. Unfortunately, it would become exceptionally challenging for them to suppress Ye Qingqing.
In fact, Ye Qingqing would be capable of fighting back by then.
Ye Guan and Ye Qingqing were an extraordinary duo, so they couldn't let Ye Qingqing kill the Ancient Mirror Sovereign!
Boom!
The woman wielding a colossal sword had just barged into the sea of sword lights when it burst open, sending radiant sword lights in all directions. The woman wielding a colossal sword was sent flying away.
Swoosh!
An object flew toward the woman wielding a colossal sword, and she instinctively swung her sword at it. However, she instantly came to a halt upon realizing that the object was a head, and it was the Ancient Mirror Sovereign’s head!
The Time Reversers were horrified.
The Ancient Mirror Sovereign was no more!
The woman wielding a colossal sword glared coldly at Ye Qingqing and sneered, “A sneak attack, really? A supreme elite like you is actually willing to steep so low as to employ a sneak attack?”
Ye Qingqing stared contemptuously at the woman wielding a colossal sword and said, “You have hundreds of people ganging up on the two of us, and you have the nerve to say such shameless words?”
The expression of the woman wielding a colossal sword turned dark.
"How about a fair and square one-on-one duel?" Ye Qingqing asked, "No one is going to intervene. What? Do you not dare?”
The woman wielding a colossal sword narrowed her eyes. “Why would I fight you by myself when I have a group of people with me?”
Ye Qingqing shook her head. “So it turns out that you're just a little coward.”
“You...!” the woman wielding a colossal sword snapped.
"Coward, coward, coward..." Ye Qingqing raised an eyebrow. “I'll call you 'coward' from now on. Unhappy? Then, come and fight with me!”
The woman wielding a colossal sword revealed a fierce expression. Then, she lifted her colossal sword, charging at Ye Qingqing and roared, "Attack!"
The Time Reversers charged at Ye Qingqing. The woman wielding a colossal sword didn’t bother fighting Ye Qingqing one-on-one. Knowing that she had no chance of defeating Ye Qingqing in a duel, she could only gang up on the latter.
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