Lu Yuan’s Dao stemmed from the ghostly creatures concealed behind him!
His power was naturally extraordinary.
But just because those ghosts feared Han Qianzhang didn’t mean they feared Han Yuexi too!
So using this method to suppress her was absolutely fitting.
At that moment, Ye Yu had only just lifted Han Qianzhang onto his shoulder, preparing to flee, when Lu Yuan blocked his path. He said in a cold voice, “Leave this guy behind!”
Ye Yu pointed to Han Qianzhang on his shoulder and asked earnestly, “If I hand him over, can I go?”
Lu Yuan sneered, “Of course... not. Kid, don’t think you can distract me like last time. This guy is your Dao partner’s younger brother—your own brother-in-law. How could you possibly hand him to me? Besides, I find you far more interesting!”
Hearing that, Ye Yu felt his blood run cold. What did he mean by brother-in-law? He and Han Yuexi were perfectly innocent! And this boy was now like a ticking time bomb—once awakened, he wouldn’t stay hidden. If Ye Yu actually gave him up, Lu Yuan wouldn’t even want him!
But Ye Yu kept his objections to himself. Lu Yuan’s last words had already revealed his intentions: he had no intention of letting him go.
So Ye Yu had to find another way out. He raised a single finger in front of him.
Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes, alert to the highest degree. From the memories transmitted by his ghostly clones, he knew Ye Yu’s methods far exceeded the standard of a New God realm cultivator. He wouldn’t let his guard down again.
Under Lu Yuan’s watchful gaze, Ye Yu jabbed his finger into Han /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ Qianzhang’s armpit. Humans were fragile—especially the armpit. You couldn’t scratch it, you couldn’t poke it; poking brought unbearable pain!
Let me guess how many people are secretly poking their own armpits right now?
Under the onslaught of intense pain, the previously unconscious Han Qianzhang suddenly woke. His eyes, flickering like living flames, were still horrifying to behold.
But Ye Yu was already prepared: he turned Han Qianzhang’s head to face forward, ensuring that the first thing he saw upon waking was Lu Yuan, not Ye Yu himself.
Everything went according to plan. Han Qianzhang lunged wildly at Lu Yuan. Although Lu Yuan was taken aback, he reacted swiftly and grabbed him. Finally, he had him!
Just as Lu Yuan prepared to kill Han Qianzhang and turn him into another ghostly creature for his collection, he suddenly noticed Ye Yu standing less than two meters away. What was Ye Yu planning?
Before Lu Yuan could think it through, in an instant the world within ten meters around him turned black and white. Ye Yu was black and white, Han Qianzhang was black and white—so was Lu Yuan himself!
Lu Yuan’s eyes widened. He suddenly realized he had completely lost control of his divine power. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t summon even a fraction of it. In that moment, he felt like an ordinary man stripped of all abilities.
He could only watch as Ye Yu’s fist drove into his chest with blinding speed—too fast to block.
Bang!
With a muffled thud, Lu Yuan was sent skidding backward dozens of meters. His face flushed crimson. The blow had been tremendous, yet it only disrupted his qi—it hadn’t killed him.
Ye Yu stood where he was, staring at his clenched fist in surprise. Why? How? He had fallen just short. If the divine technique All Beings Are Equal had granted him mere fractions more time—even one-tenth of a second—he would have been certain he could have killed Lu Yuan on the spot. But the gap in their strength was simply too vast to bridge.
Lu Yuan clapped his hands in admiration. “Now I’m even more interested in you than in your brother-in-law. Where did you learn such bizarre divine techniques? It’s incredible! I can’t wait to add you to my collection.”
Ye Yu exhaled heavily but remained silent. All Beings Are Equal had drained his divine power tremendously. He needed every second to recover, and he couldn’t waste the energy to speak.
“Don’t want to talk? Fine. After I kill you, your soul and body won’t refuse me!” Lu Yuan sneered and raised his hand, beginning to summon his divine power.
But in the next instant, he was swallowed whole by a blood-churning maw!
It was Little White in his true form—an enormous, terrifying beast that exuded pure malice.
“Damn, what the hell is this thing? How dare it lay a hand on my brother! The nerve!” Little White spat and then charged toward Ye Yu excitedly.
“Big brother! I finally found you, big brother!”
From ten meters away, the colossal beast bore down on him with astonishing speed, its sight alone enough to shock one’s soul. Its fangs were longer than Ye Yu’s entire body, and it had just devoured an ancient god-level expert.
Under all those factors, Ye Yu moved as gracefully as a matador, pivoting aside in one fluid motion to avoid it. Elegant—timeless!
In the next moment, freed from Lu Yuan’s suppression, Han Yuexi rushed in front of Ye Yu to protect him and stared warily at Little White. The instant her freedom returned, she saw the monstrous creature charging at Ye Yu and instinctively moved to rescue him.
Little White skidded to a stop, looked back at Ye Yu with mock hurt, and said, “Big brother, have I lost your favor?”
“Big brother?” Only then did Han Yuexi register Little White’s appellation for Ye Yu. Her face filled with disbelief as she turned to look at him.
Ye Yu replied calmly, “Once you return to your true form, we’ll talk. You’re too big like this—I have to look up at you!”
“Big brother, I can’t turn back right now! That guy I just ate was no weakling, and he’s thrashing around in my stomach. I guess I’ll have to digest him for a while before I can change back. Until then, there’s no way.”
As he spoke, Little White’s belly rumbled with the sounds of tortured screams, and ghostly faces pressed against his flesh—horrific indeed. But Little White didn’t care; he patted his belly with a claw and wiggled. To him, an opponent of equal strength was hard to digest, but not impossible—it was just a matter of time. As for ghost creatures, they were mere seasoning, destined to become stepping stones for his growth.
Ye Yu frowned slightly. He couldn’t turn back? Fine—that at least solved his crisis.
Just as Ye Yu opened his mouth to speak, Little White’s brow furrowed and he roared, “Damn—another blind bastard?” With that, he swung his massive head and swallowed the red blur charging at him. Then he belched in satisfaction.
Ye Yu and Han Yuexi were left speechless.
