164: Chapter 164 Resentful of Lie Tian's Defeat, Ye Qing Pursues Him into the Wilderness

The Battle of Black Wind City ended with the complete rout of the Yao Race army.

Above the city walls, the cheers of the Human Race Cultivators rang out like a tsunami, echoing through the skies.

Many were teary-eyed, embracing each other and weeping.

This victory had come too arduously, and too timely.

It not only preserved Black Wind City but also greatly boosted the morale of the entire Human Race on the eastern front.

Daoist Master Xuantie landed on the city wall, looking at the Yao Race army retreating like a receding tide, then looked at the figure standing proudly in the Void Realm holding a dark silver hunyuan ruler, his eyes filled with gratitude and admiration.

He walked quickly to Ye Qing, cupped his hands in a salute, and said in a booming voice: "Many thanks to Fellow Daoist Ye for your help! If not for your Divine Might, Black Wind City would likely have been in grave danger today!"

Ye Qing withdrew the hunyuan ruler, turned around, and a faint smile appeared on his face: "Daoist Master Xuantie is too polite. As fellow humans, helping each other in times of need is only right."

"Fellow Daoist Ye is too humble! Your contribution today is enough to be recorded in history!"

Daoist Master Xuantie laughed heartily, then asked with some curiosity, "I wonder what plans you have next? If you don't mind, why not stay in the city for a few days, and let me play the host!"

Ye Qing shook his head, his gaze cast toward the direction where Lietian had fled, a trace of coldness flashing in his eyes: "I appreciate your kindness. However, I have a private matter to attend to. That Lietian cannot be left alive."

Hearing this, Daoist Master Xuantie's expression changed slightly, and he quickly advised: "Fellow Daoist Ye, do not pursue a desperate foe! Although Lietian has been defeated and fled, he still has many remnants under his command, and he is extremely familiar with the surrounding terrain. Pursuing him rashly might lead to unforeseen dangers!"

"It is fine."

Ye Qing's tone was calm but carried an unquestionable confidence, "I have my own judgment. Immortal Master just needs to guard Black Wind City to prevent the Yao Race from making a comeback."

Before his words finished, his figure flickered, and he had already turned into a barely perceptible streak of light, chasing rapidly in the direction where Lietian had fled.

Daoist Master Xuantie watched Ye Qing's back disappear into the horizon, opened his mouth, but ultimately did not try to dissuade him again, only letting out a long sigh: "I hope... Fellow Daoist Ye can return safely."

Meanwhile, Lietian was fleeing for his life, not slowing down until he was thousands of miles away from Black Wind City.

Confirming there were no pursuers behind him, he finally slowed his speed, landing on a desolate mountain peak, his face so gloomy it could almost drip water.

"Damn Human Race Cultivator! You ruined my great plan! I, Lietian, swear I will kill you!"

He smashed a fist into a nearby boulder, shattering it to pieces!

He never expected that his carefully planned, sure-to-succeed strategy to take Black Wind City would fall short because of a suddenly emerged, unknown Loose Cultivator of the Human Race!

Not only did he lose tens of thousands of elites, but he also sacrificed four Yao Kings at the Mid-Nascent Soul Stage!

This loss was unbearable even for him, a Patrol Envoy of the Heavenly Demon Imperial Court!

"That Human Race Cultivator, his cultivation is clearly on par with mine, why is his combat power so terrifying? Could it be... he hid his cultivation? Or does he have some Heaven-Defying Magic Treasure on him?"

After calming down, Lietian began to recall the details of the fight with Ye Qing, and the more he thought, the more alarmed he became.

The power of that ruler strike, the ease with which he slew the four Yao Kings—it all made him feel a deep sense of dread.

"No! This person must die! Otherwise, he will become a major threat to my Heavenly Demon Imperial Court!"

A ruthless look flashed in his eyes.

He took out a pitch-black token from his bosom, engraved with a pattern of a spreading-winged Lietian Eagle, and then channeled a special Demonic Qi into the token.

The token vibrated slightly, emitting a low hum, and then an extremely subtle fluctuation, detectable only by specific powerful members of the Yao Race, spread rapidly in all directions with the token as the center.

He was calling for reinforcements!

He wanted to use absolute strength to completely eradicate that Human Race Cultivator!

However, just as he had finished sending the distress signal and hadn't even had time to catch his breath, an indifferent voice, ghost-like, sounded not far behind him:

"Lietian, do you think you still have a chance to wait for reinforcements?"

Lietian was shocked, turning around abruptly to see Ye Qing standing on a rock dozens of zhang away behind him, holding the hunyuan ruler, looking at him calmly, as if looking at a dead person.

"You... how could you be so fast?!"

Lietian's pupils constricted, his face showing disbelief.

He considered his escape speed to be extremely fast, and during the flight, he had deliberately changed directions several times and used several methods to hide his aura, yet he didn't expect the opponent to catch up so easily!

"Your speed is too slow."

Ye Qing's tone was flat, as if stating a fact.

Hearing this, Lietian's face turned from green to white, his heart filled with shock and anger.

He knew that today's matter probably wouldn't end well.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the shock and anger in his heart, and slowly drew the long saber at his waist.

Black light flowed on the blade, emitting a sharp Evil Qi.

"Since you insist on courting death, then I will fulfill your wish!"

Before he finished speaking, the long saber in his hand suddenly erupted with blinding black light.

A condensed black blade aura, seemingly capable of severing the Void Realm, left the blade and slashed fiercely towards Ye Qing!

This strike was his full-powered attack in anger, with power three points stronger than when he fought Daoist Master Xuantie before!

Seeing this, instead of showing any fear, a hint of appreciation flashed in Ye Qing's eyes: "This strike is not bad."

While he spoke, his hands were not slow at all.

He slowly raised the hunyuan ruler, dark silver light flowing on the ruler's body, and then, facing the incoming black blade aura, he simply pointed the ruler out!

Ding!

A crisp sound, like metal and jade clashing, rang out over the desolate mountain!

Ye Qing's seemingly light ruler strike landed with pinpoint accuracy on the tip of that sharp, peerless black blade aura!

An indescribable, terrifying force traveled along the ruler body and instantly transmitted to the black blade aura!

That black blade aura, capable of severing mountains and rivers, shattered like fragile glass, turning into countless black light spots and dissipating in the air!

"What?!"

Lietian's expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with horror!

His full-powered strike was actually broken by the opponent so effortlessly?!

How is this possible?!

The moment his mind was shaken, Ye Qing moved!

His figure flickered, appearing like a ghost instantly in front of Lietian.

The hunyuan ruler in his hand, like a viper, stabbed toward Lietian's heart at an extremely tricky angle!

Lietian was, after all, a battle-hardened expert.

Though shocked, he remained calm.

At the critical moment, he sidestepped violently while holding his long saber horizontally, attempting to block this fatal strike!

Clang—!!!

A deafening sound of metal clashing rang out again!

Sparks flew!

Lietian felt a terrifying, irresistible force coming from the blade, shaking his hand until it split, his arm numb, and his whole body felt as if it had been hit by a divine mountain, flying backward uncontrollably!

"Such strong power!"

Lietian was horrified, quickly stabilizing his body in the air.

Looking down, he saw a grain-sized nick on the blade of his precious saber, which had been with him for many years!

His heart pained, but more than that, he felt unbelievable shock!

The opponent's strength was far more terrifying than he had expected!

"Can't go on like this! Must find a way to escape!"

Lietian's intention to retreat sprouted, and he began looking for an opportunity to flee.

However, Ye Qing gave him no chance at all!

He pressed his advantage, wielding the hunyuan ruler like a raging storm, launching a continuous series of attacks at Lietian!

His Moves were simple and direct, without any flashiness, yet every Move contained terrifying Chaos power, forcing Lietian to retreat repeatedly, with only the ability to parry, and no power to counterattack!

The more he fought, the more alarmed Lietian became; the more he fought, the more suffocated he felt!

He, a dignified Patrol Envoy of the Heavenly Demon Imperial Court, a top expert at the peak of the Nascent Soul Late Stage, was actually being suppressed by an unknown Human Race Loose Cultivator!

If this got out, what face would he, Lietian, have to continue in the Yao Race?!

"Human! You forced me!"

A hint of madness flashed in Lietian's eyes.

He gritted his teeth and took out a blood-red Medicinal Pill emitting a violent aura from his bosom, and without looking, swallowed it in one gulp!

The moment the pill entered his stomach, a force of extreme violence erupted from within him like a volcanic eruption!

His eyes instantly turned blood-red, and strange, vein-like black lines began to bulge on his skin!

His aura climbed steadily, actually breaking through to the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm in a short time!

"Roar—!!!"

Lietian threw his head back and let out a beast-like roar, and a more violent, more terrifying Demonic Qi swept wildly in all directions with him as the center!

"Human! To be able to force me to take the 'Blood-Burning Explosion Pill', you should be proud! Now, go to hell!"

Lietian roared, his long saber erupted with blinding black light again, and a black blade aura, more condensed and terrifying than before, carrying the aura of destroying the world, slashed fiercely towards Ye Qing!

The power of this strike had already exceeded the limit of the Nascent Soul Late Stage, reaching the level of Nascent Soul Perfection!

Seeing this, a hint of gravity finally flashed in Ye Qing's eyes.

He took a deep breath, no longer holding back, and operated his Chaos Infant Essence to the limit.

The dark silver light on the hunyuan ruler became brilliant to the extreme, as if an dark silver sun had risen in his hand!

"sword, Severing the Dao!"

He slashed down with the ruler, directly against the incoming black blade aura that seemed capable of destroying everything!

Boom—!!!

A heaven-shaking explosion blasted over the desolate mountain!

A blinding light, as if it could illuminate the entire world, spread wildly in all directions from the center of their collision!

The violent energy turbulence destroyed all the surrounding trees and rocks, leveling the ground!

Even the clouds in the sky were dispersed, revealing a clear blue sky!

The light dissipated, revealing the scene in the field.

Ye Qing still stood in place, holding the hunyuan ruler, his robes fluttering, his aura steady.

And Lietian was kneeling on one knee, the precious saber in his hand broken into two pieces, and a deep, bone-visible wound appeared on his chest, with black blood flowing out continuously.

He raised his head, looking at Ye Qing, his eyes filled with unwillingness and despair.

"You... you..."

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately couldn't utter a single word.

His body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground, losing all signs of life.

Patrol Envoy of the Heavenly Demon Imperial Court, Lietian, at the peak of the Nascent Soul Late Stage, had fallen!

Ye Qing withdrew the hunyuan ruler, looking at Lietian's corpse with no expression on his face.

He waved his hand, collecting Lietian's corpse, along with his broken precious saber and the storage Magic Treasure on his body, into his Cave Heaven World.

Then, he looked up toward the east, toward that wider world.

"Lietian is dead; the Yao Race's momentum of moving east should be curbed for a while. Next, it's time to find a place to go into seclusion and make a Breakthrough to the Spirit Severing Realm."

He had a premonition that the opportunity for his Breakthrough to the Spirit Severing Realm was not far off.