201: Chapter 201 A Despicable Person!

Holy Lord Ye Canglan saw the face before him, his pupils contracted sharply, and a name he found hard to believe was squeezed out of his throat with difficulty.

"Nangong... Liuyun..."

His voice trembled as he spoke.

It was the shock of someone long buried in the depths of his memory suddenly appearing alive before his eyes.

Thousands of years ago, he was young and vigorous, having just entered the Saint Realm, and felt he was a Dragon among men, arrogant and peerless.

So he left the Southern Region and headed to the Central Region to make his mark.

In that place where experts were as numerous as clouds and Geniuses were everywhere, he, Holy Lord Ye Canglan, could still walk sideways.

Until he met Nangong Liuyun.

It was at the entrance of an ancient ruin in the Central Region, where the two clashed over a treasure.

Holy Lord Ye Canglan found Nangong Liuyun's high and mighty, aloof manner, looking down on outsiders, very annoying, so they fought on the spot.

That battle was earth-shattering; half the surrounding mountain range was leveled.

Both were at the Early Stage of the Saint Rank, and they fought to a draw; neither could completely suppress the other.

In the end, both were injured and retreated.

Although Holy Lord Ye Canglan was more severely injured, he felt he hadn't lost.

Being able to fight to a draw with a Genius from the Central Region's super Sect, the Heavenly Pivot Divine Palace, was a victory in itself.

He even felt a sense of mutual admiration for Nangong Liuyun, thinking that although this person was a bit pretentious, at least he had real skills.

Later, he returned to the Southern Region, never went to the Central Region again, and never saw Nangong Liuyun again.

He only knew that Nangong Liuyun's strength later advanced by leaps and bounds, achieving the position of a Venerable, and becoming the new generation of Divine Lord of the Heavenly Pivot Divine Palace.

And he himself became the Holy Lord of the Luoyue Holy Dynasty in the Southern Region.

On the surface, their Ranks were similar, but their status and standing were worlds apart.

Now, that memory had long been buried in the depths of time, until today, at this very moment.

Holy Lord Ye Canglan stared at Nangong Liuyun with horror in his eyes, and asked in a hoarse voice.

"Nangong Liuyun, you are a dignified Venerable, why don't you stay properly in the Central Region instead of running to the Southern Region?"

"Is this barren land of the Southern Region worthy of you, a Venerable, stooping to visit?"

Nangong Liuyun smiled faintly.

"If it weren't for you, this Venerable wouldn't have known that such an Opportunity had appeared in the Southern Region."

Holy Lord Ye Canglan paused, his brows furrowed tightly.

"Because of me?"

Nangong Liuyun did not answer. He slowly raised his left hand and tapped gently in the Void Realm.

"Come."

Holy Lord Ye Canglan felt a heat between his brows, and a burning, excruciating pain spread from the depths of his Soul.

He instinctively covered his forehead, his whole body trembling violently.

The next moment, a golden light shot out from between his brows, traced an arc in the air, and landed steadily in Nangong Liuyun's hand.

It was a Divine Seal.

Only the size of a fingernail, yet it exuded a heart-palpitating aura.

The runes on it were dense, flowing with deep light, as if a sleeping eye were slowly opening.

Holy Lord Ye Canglan looked at the Divine Seal, struck by lightning, frozen in place.

"This... is this a Soul Seal?!"

"You, when did you!!"

Nangong Liuyun played with the Divine Seal in his hand and said in a gentle tone.

"During our battle in the Central Region, this Venerable saw that you had extraordinary talent and potential, so I wanted to see how far you could go."

"This Divine Seal was something this Venerable casually planted into your Divine Sense with that palm strike that injured you during our battle back then."

Holy Lord Ye Canglan's face turned pale instantly.

That palm strike... he remembered it naturally.

In that battle, Nangong Liuyun struck the back of his head with one palm. At the time, he only felt a sharp pain and took years to recover. He thought it was an ordinary injury and never thought much of it.

He didn't expect that within that palm, this Soul Seal was hidden. Buried deep in his Divine Sense, hidden for thousands of years. And he, completely unaware.

Holy Lord Ye Canglan's back was soaked in cold sweat.

This Soul Seal, after one's cultivation Breakthrough to the Saint Rank, if one's Soul power is strong enough to be divided, one can refine a Soul Seal from a portion of the divided Soul power.

It is specifically used to be planted in others' bodies or certain items to monitor them.

Moreover, one can choose to detonate the Seal at any time to kill the opponent, or even perform Possession on them.

He could naturally perform it too. But he didn't think that at the same Rank, he could prevent Nangong Liuyun from noticing.

Yet the Seal Nangong Liuyun planted in him, he had been completely oblivious to!

He dared not imagine if his every move and every word for these thousands of years had been under Nangong Liuyun's surveillance.

In other words, if Nangong Liuyun had wanted to kill him back then, would he even have had the chance to resist?

Holy Lord Ye Canglan's expression was extremely ugly.

That battle back then, which he thought was a draw, was merely Nangong Liuyun holding back!

At this time, Nangong Liuyun continued.

"Holy Lord Ye Canglan, don't furrow your brows, relax."

"Others are not qualified for this Venerable to plant a Soul Seal!"

"It's only because your strength is not bad that you have the qualifications to be valued by this Venerable."

Valued?

Nangong Liuyun's voice was still as gentle and calm as ever.

But hearing it in Holy Lord Ye Canglan's ears, it was as cold and venomous as a snake flicking its tongue.

He now only felt a burning sensation on his face; Nangong Liuyun was not some aloof and indifferent Genius at all. He was a complete hypocrite.

This Divine Seal was by no means "valuing" him; it was clearly a time bomb.

As long as Nangong Liuyun discovered that his strength was about to surpass his own, he would detonate the Seal without hesitation and kill him.

In the eyes of these Geniuses, they could not tolerate a single grain of sand. The fact that he had been able to injure him was enough for him to hold a grudge.

And when a great Opportunity like the "venerables inheritance" appeared in the Southern Region, this Divine Seal became a tracker.

Nangong Liuyun could instantly lock onto his location and arrive at the first moment.

No wonder he had sealed the news of the great Opportunity's emergence so tightly, yet Nangong Liuyun could appear in the Southern Region in such a short time.

No wonder he had been enslaved, and Nangong Liuyun arrived right after.

This was not a coincidence at all. From the very beginning, he had been a chess piece on Nangong Liuyun's chessboard.

Holy Lord Ye Canglan's fists were clenched tightly, his nails digging into his flesh, and he didn't even notice the blood dripping from between his fingers.

To think that after his battle with Nangong Liuyun back then, he had felt it was a satisfying fight, and thought he had misunderstood the other's pretentious behavior, thinking it was just a personality trait.

He had even felt ashamed later for being the one to provoke Nangong Liuyun first.

Now it seems, this person is a hypocrite with deep schemes. A complete, thorough hypocrite!

His first impression back then was indeed correct.

"Nangong Liuyun!"

Holy Lord Ye Canglan roared, anger and humiliation burning in his heart.

"You really are a despicable villain. Back then, when I saw you acting so pretentious, I decided to teach you a lesson, and now it seems I was right."

"I just didn't expect that a despicable villain like you could actually be favored by the heavens and become a Venerable!"

"The Heavenly Dao is unfair, the Heavenly Dao is unfair!"