You think I didn't?

"Roar!"

In an instant, nine dragons roared, and blood-colored light filled the sky.

It also turned its spearhead, transforming into a blood-colored lightning bolt, and followed!

Seeing this, Boundless Supreme Venerable also gave chase!

...In Flowing Cloud City.

Watching Ye Qing's receding figure and the three terrifying orbs of light in hot pursuit behind him.

The hearts of all the Cultivators in the city instantly leapt to their throats, filled with worry and anxiety.

"City Lord Ye..."

Although Ye Qing had just displayed immense power, even able to trade blows with an awakened demonic artifact, like a god of war.

But... the current situation was completely different!

"Suddenly, another despicable villain of unknown identity has appeared!"

"And this guy actually brought two Dao Artifacts of the same grade, shamelessly launching a sneak attack!"

Some people were indignant, cursing incessantly.

"Anyone with a brain knows that although City Lord Ye is strong, after all, two fists are no match for four hands!"

"He can block one demonic artifact, but how could he possibly withstand the combined assault of three Dao-Grade weapons?"

"Plus, there's still a Peak Void Realm expert hiding in the shadows, ready to ambush at any moment..."

Everyone's hearts instantly sank to the bottom.

"City Lord Ye's situation... is likely extremely perilous!"

A tragic atmosphere spread throughout the city.

Many people immediately clasped their hands together, knelt on the ground, and closed their eyes piously.

Silently praying for Ye Qing:

"Heaven, please protect him!"

"City Lord Ye must return safely!"

A little girl with pigtails held her grandmother's hand with one hand, clutching a stick of candied haws she usually couldn't bear to eat tightly in the other.

She looked up at the sky, blinking her clear, large eyes, and said in a childish voice,

yet with utmost seriousness:

"Old Heaven Grandpa, if you can let Big Brother City Lord come back alive..."

"This stick of candied haws... and all the candied haws in the future, Niu Niu will give them all to you to eat!"

Beside her, the little girl's grandmother sighed softly in her heart... Soon, tens of thousands of miles away.

On a desolate, uninhabited Gobi desert.

"This place should be about right."

Ye Qing stopped and hovered mid-air, turning to look behind him.

There.

Three terrifying Auras were rapidly approaching.

The pursuing Boundless Supreme Venerable, seeing the figure ahead suddenly stop, was actually secretly shocked in his heart.

Because throughout this chase.

He discovered that even with the boost from two Dao Artifacts, he still couldn't catch up to Ye Qing's speed!

He even vaguely felt like he was being led on!

"This junior's evasion technique... is actually so formidable?"

Boundless Supreme Venerable felt a faint unease in his heart.

"If I really let him escape today, that would be like setting a tiger free back to the mountains, a truly terrible turn of events!"

"Fortunately..."

Looking at the halted Ye Qing, Boundless Supreme Venerable let out a long sigh of relief, a flash of joy in his eyes.

"This brat must be exhausted! How dare he stop!"

"Then don't blame this venerable one for being impolite!"

"Seal!"

Boundless Supreme Venerable hurriedly waved his hand.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The kunwu mirror and the seven treasures purple gold gourd instantly separated, one in front, one behind.

Blocking Ye Qing in the middle.

The kunwu mirror even directly hovered high in the sky, its mirror surface flipping over, casting down a hazy circle of cyan radiance.

Completely sealing off the space for a thousand miles in all directions!

This was to prevent Ye Qing from running again!

"Roar!"

At the same time.

The nine dragons bloodthirsty spear also caught up, its spear tip pointed directly at Ye Qing. Nine phantom demonic dragons coiled in the void, emanating a ferocious Aura that seemed ready to devour its prey.

The spear spirit was furious at this moment.

Today, it was determined to tear this Human Race ant to pieces!

...Seeing the encirclement complete.

Boundless Supreme Venerable, convinced the situation was under control and that Ye Qing had no escape, trapped like a turtle in a jar,

finally stopped concealing himself. He revealed his figure from the gray mist and laughed coldly:

"Run?"

"Why aren't you running?"

He looked at Ye Qing, his tone full of mockery:

"Ye Qing, you must be wondering why I, a fellow clansman, would attack you?"

"Hmph!"

"You might as well guess... who I am?"

He still concealed his face, thinking Ye Qing didn't know his true identity.

Wanting to see Ye Qing's unwillingness, his dying with eyes wide open in grievance.

However.

Hearing this.

Ye Qing smiled.

He smiled lightly, even with a hint of derision.

"Guess?"

"Guess your mother."

Ye Qing crossed his arms, looking at Boundless Supreme Venerable as if he were a fool:

"Old Dog Boundless, you think just because you're wearing a disguise, I wouldn't recognize this old turtle?"

"That nauseating stench you carry is exactly the same as your worthless son!"

"What?"

"Here to avenge your son?"

Ye Qing shook his head, his face full of disdain:

"If you want revenge, come openly. Hiding your head and tail, aren't you ashamed?"

"However..."

Ye Qing's tone shifted, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

He said coldly:

"Since you've made your move today..."

"I suppose you've already prepared yourself mentally?"

"From this day forward..."

"Your Western Heaven Prefecture need no longer exist in the Central Domain!"

"...What?!"

Hearing these words.

Boundless Supreme Venerable's expression changed drastically, his entire body trembling with rage.

Not only was his identity exposed, but he was also insulted to his face, and even threatened with the annihilation of his entire faction?

"Arrogant! Utterly arrogant!"

Boundless Supreme Venerable laughed in extreme anger:

"Still talking tough even when death is at your door!"

"Can't you see that today is your death day?!"

"I'd like to see if your mouth can still be this hard when your soul is being extracted and refined later!"

Afraid of complications and not wanting to waste more words on a dead man walking,

"I beseech the treasures to take action!"

Boundless Supreme Venerable directly bowed respectfully to the two Dao Artifacts and shouted loudly:

"Annihilate this beast! Uphold my Divine Might!"

..."Hum!"

The two Dao Artifacts—the kunwu mirror and the seven treasures purple gold gourd—now erupted with dazzling light!

From within the gourd, the artifact spirit emitted a cold, arrogant Divine Thought fluctuation:

"This junior is wildly insolent and disrespectful. He has brought death upon himself!"

"I shall now send him to the Western Paradise!"

Whoosh——!

The gourd's mouth opened, and a stream of purple-gold divine fire capable of dissolving all things surged out, transforming into a fire dragon.

It swept towards Ye Qing!

Meanwhile, the artifact spirit of the kunwu mirror was even more cruel and bloodthirsty.

"Western Paradise?"

"Hmph! You're too soft-hearted!"

"I shall capture his Divine Soul into the mirror, tormenting him day and night, making him wish for death but unable to die, just to amuse and relieve my boredom!"

Swish!

The mirror surface rotated.

A bewildering soul-fixing divine light shot out, directly illuminating the space between Ye Qing's eyebrows, attempting to forcibly tear out his Divine Soul!

At the same time.

The nine dragons bloodthirsty spear nearby, though silent.

Was not slow in action!

"Roar!"

The nine dragons merged into one, blood-colored light soaring to the heavens!

Transforming into a world-destroying, earth-shattering blood-colored spear radiance, it coordinated with the attacks of the two Dao Artifacts, forming a triangular formation.

And blasted towards Ye Qing!

Three seventh-rank Dao Artifacts!

Simultaneously erupting!

Such power, even a true Early Dao Integration Stage mighty one present would likely have to temporarily avoid itsSharpness (edge)!

...Seeing this.

The nearby Boundless Supreme Venerable's eyes flickered slightly, his heart filled with wild joy.

He sensed the power of that nine dragons bloodthirsty spear was extremely formidable, and it was uncontrolled, an ownerless object.

While on his side, he had two Dao Artifacts stationed. What was this?

This was advantage on my side!

"Excellent!"

"Today, perhaps not only can I kill Ye Qing for revenge..."

"I might even be able to pick up an extra seventh-rank demonic artifact along the way!"

"With three Dao Artifacts in hand, my Western Heaven Prefecture will surely become the number one force in the Central Domain!"

Thinking of this, Boundless Supreme Venerable secretly rejoiced in his heart.

For a moment, greed surged within him.

He couldn't help but think about how to coerce and tempt to seize that spear afterward!

Simultaneously.

He also turned his gaze towards Ye Qing, at the center of the attacks, a cruel smile appearing at the corner of his mouth:

"This time..."

"You're surely dead, right?"

...However.

The next moment.

Facing this certain-kill situation.

Ye Qing's expression remained neither sad nor happy; there was even a trace of annoyance in his eyes.

"Annoying."

He was indeed somewhat displeased in his heart.

Originally, he wanted to use that nine dragons bloodthirsty spear to properly hone his combat skills and have a good, satisfying fight.

After all, opportunities like this, where he didn't need to hold back much and could fight with all his strength, were rare.

In the future, after his cultivation advanced further, wanting to find such an "evenly matched" opponent again.

Would likely be as difficult as climbing to the heavens.

"It's just a pity..."

"Interrupted by this old dog."

"In that case..."

Ye Qing sighed and shook his head.

"Let's stop playing."

"Let's resolve this quickly!"

He couldn't be bothered to drag it out.

Moreover, he suspected that this Boundless Supreme Venerable, as the master of a prefecture, might have some life-saving treasures or escape methods.

He didn't want to fight once, let him escape, and then have to chase and kill him a second time.

Too troublesome!

Therefore.

"Once and for all... resolve you!"

Ye Qing's expression was calm.

Facing the three world-destroying seventh-rank weapons blasting towards him.

He neither dodged nor avoided.

He merely slowly raised his right hand.

And then... casually waved it.

"Come out."

"Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!"

In an instant.

Treasure light erupted between heaven and earth!

It was as if someone had opened the door to a mobile treasure vault!

All those Dao Artifacts Ye Qing had obtained through the System's critical hit returns, which had been kept at the bottom of his stash... at this moment.

Were thrown out by him all at once, as if discarding trash!

Seventh-rank Low Grade Dao Artifact—【Primordial Elemental Heart Sword】, its Sword Qi stretching for thirty thousand miles!

Seventh-rank High Grade Dao Artifact—【Taiyi Five Elements Formation Diagram】, the Five Elements flowing and transforming, almost as if evolving a world!

Eighth-rank Low Grade Dao Artifact—【Great Geng Sword Formation Diagram】, peerless in slaughter, Geng metal Qi tearing through the sky in an instant!

Seventh-rank Top Grade Dao Artifact—【Divine Void Bracelet】, fixing illusions, sealing space and time!

Eighth-rank Low Grade Dao Artifact—【Dragon Soul Sword】, containing the essence of a true dragon, its dragon might vast and mighty. With one sword drawn, ten thousand swords submit!

And 【Sky-Shaking Seal】, 【Weapon-Binding Rope】, 【Nine Heavens Blazing Sun Ruler】... Ye Qing couldn't be bothered to check their specific grades.

As long as they were Dao Artifacts, it was fine!

He casually took out a full ten Dao Artifacts at once!

Moreover.

Relying on his own vast, sea-like Divine Soul power and the abundant resources in his storage ring.

One word: smash!

"Awaken!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Ten Dao Artifacts, simultaneously Awakening!

In an instant.

Around Ye Qing's body, it was as if ten dazzlingly brilliant suns had simultaneously risen!

The terrifying Dao resonance fluctuations instantly overwhelmed all the surrounding rules!

Even the surrounding heaven and earth seemed to tremble under this power!

...Wh... what?!"

Witnessing this scene.

Boundless Supreme Venerable, who had been brimming with confidence and even starting to daydream about the future,

Instantly turned pale with fright!

His eyeballs almost popped out!

At this moment, he looked at Ye Qing in disbelief, his mind violently trembling, almost falling straight out of the sky!

"This..."

"How is this possible?!"

If his eyes weren't deceiving him... if he wasn't seeing things... "Dao Artifacts?!"

"All of them are Dao Artifacts?!"

"And... taken out all at once... ten of them?!"

Boundless Supreme Venerable felt his worldview collapsing.

It must be known.

In the entire Central Domain, the six top-tier forces combined only had about eleven or twelve Dao Artifacts on the surface!

That was the accumulation of countless years of heritage!

But now... Ye Qing, alone... as if setting up a street stall, casually pulled out ten?!

"What the hell... did he dig up some Immortal's ancestral grave?!"

What made him feel even more terrified was.

Among those ten Dao Artifacts.

He even clearly sensed... two Auras countless times more terrifying than his kunwu mirror!

"That is..."

"Eighth-rank Dao Artifacts?!"

"This... is this possible?!"

...Soon.

Boundless Supreme Venerable understood he hadn't misperceived.

Because.

The kunwu mirror and the seven treasures purple gold gourd, which originally viewed Ye Qing as an ant and aggressively charged forward,

even planning to extract Ye Qing's Divine Soul for amusement,

the instant they sensed the ten terrifying Auras opposite them.

"Screech——!"

Like an emergency brake.

The two Dao Artifacts came to an abrupt halt in mid-air!

Their light instantly dimmed, even trembling slightly.

Immediately after.

The terrified and panicked thoughts of the two artifact spirits transmitted into Boundless Supreme Venerable's mind:

"Bo... Boundless..."

"Today's matter..."

"That... do you think perhaps we can settle this peacefully?"

"This junior... beside this junior..."

"There are several Dao Artifacts, and their grades are much higher than ours! And there are even eighth-rank ones!"

"If we insist on fighting..."

"The result might be... we could shatter!"

"..."

Hearing his own artifact spirits' words, so cowardly they couldn't be more so.

Boundless Supreme Venerable "gulped," swallowing hard.

His face turned as pale as paper.

Even the Dao Artifacts are scared?

What's the point of fighting now?!

Seeing this.

The kunwu mirror, being a clever one, realized that reconciliation seemed impossible.

So, it didn't bother saying more and directly turned around, preparing to soar into the sky.

"Time to scram, scram!"

It intended to abandon this idiot Boundless Supreme Venerable and flee the scene alone.

Having nothing better to do, always provoking entities one shouldn't mess with.

Whoever follows him is unlucky!

Meanwhile, the seven treasures purple gold gourd sighed softly and sent out a Divine Thought, tentatively asking Ye Qing:

"This... Fellow Daoist?"

"That... it's better to resolve grievances than to create them."

"Could we... cease hostilities?"

As for the fiercest one, the nine dragons bloodthirsty spear.

It also remained silent for a moment.

The nine demonic dragons on the spear body retracted.

It transmitted a blustering thought:

"Human..."

"Let me leave!"

"Today's incident... let's pretend it never happened!"

"Otherwise..."

It attempted to threaten:

"If pushed to the brink, if I self-destruct!"

"Even with all those Dao Artifacts, you might not be able to protect yourself completely!"

"You would also surely die!"

...Seeing this.

Ye Qing smiled.

He smiled very brightly.

"Self-destruct?"

"Want to perish together with me?"

He shook his head and casually waved his hand.

Just Dao Artifacts for protection.

You think I don't have any???