Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 500 - 145 Saint’s Oppression

Chapter 500: Chapter 145 Saint’s Oppression

The scene descended into complete chaos, and Bai Ying and her two companions were unaware of the Netherworld Queen’s friend or foe status, making the situation utterly uncontrollable.

Saints struck out amidst the chaos, and Zhou Yan, caught in the middle, faced unpredictable and dire danger.

The Evil King, knowing this, even deliberately allowed Zhou Yan to flee, a move that provoked immense anger; such tactics not only condemned Zhou Yan to instant death at the hands of an alliance of Saints, but also used him to divert the attention of all the strong contenders, effectively cutting off his chances of survival! The Evil King even used this as an opportunity to secure his own escape!

Zhou Yan’s voice was filled with endless fury, all of which now targeted the Evil King.

After Zhou Yan pointed this out, almost all the Saints realized something was amiss. Far from being concerned, the Evil King actually announced that the Secret Realm Soul Token was in Zhou Yan’s possession to attract everyone’s attention, clearly signaling his intent to flee.

However, despite this insight dawning upon the gathered powers, the Evil King, extremely cunning, spoke out while simultaneously deriving a phantom image of himself; his real body had already fled, distancing himself in an instant.

But yet again, the situation took an unexpected turn when the Netherworld Palace Master, who had stolen the "Soul Token" from Kong Ji’s hands earlier, suddenly appeared and unleashed a powerful blast of Netherworld Power on the Evil King’s head.

The Evil King’s soul nearly shattered, but the body occupied by the Netherworld Palace Master, that of Jingtian’s Maid, immediately exploded, and the Evil King brandished his scythe-like sword, creating twelve phantoms that fiercely attacked the Palace Master.

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"Let us all join forces and suppress the Evil King and the Netherworld Palace Master first! If the four Kong Ji Saints still don’t know their place, we will suppress them all to death afterward!"

Bai Ying roared out angrily, waving her hand to release a beam of golden light, within which was the Thunder Origin Sword God Imperial Decree.

The four members of Kong Ji already harbored fierce resentment for the Evil King’s seizure of the Yuan Ci Secret Realm and had wished to take advantage of the chaos to kill Zhou Yan. But they had not anticipated Bai Ying’s deployment of the Thunder Origin Sword God Imperial Decree, which immediately brought the chaos under control.

The appearance of Wan Jian Tian and two others further reined in the situation.

All the strong ones stopped their squabbles and immediately turned their attacks toward the Evil King.

Sensing his peril, the Evil King realized his plans had been exposed and gone awry, and thus, in a display of rationale, immediately produced the actual Secret Realm Soul Token and violently threw it towards the Netherworld Palace Master, saying, "Take this, retreat! You, Netherworld Palace Master, owe the Evil King a favor!"

"Agreed!"

The Netherworld Palace Master’s expression changed, recognizing the impossibility of capturing the Evil King in the moment, whose strength was also unfathomably deep. Both had fought to a standstill, and with a united front of Saints against them, including the top-ranked Sword Tiger, it was certain he would fare poorly. Hence, he immediately accepted the Evil King’s offer.

As soon as the Soul Token fell into the hands of the Netherworld Palace Master, the Void rippled, and the Netherworld Life and Death Bridge, released by the Netherworld Palace Master, suddenly appeared.

"Leave behind the Soul Token!"

Suddenly, Jiu Que of the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoys spat out a great mouthful of Netherworld Fire, igniting the Netherworld Life and Death Bridge and causing the Netherworld Palace Master’s Soul Path technique to collapse instantly!

"Damn betrayer, courting death!"

The Netherworld Palace Master spurted a large amount of Netherworld Power, instantly engulfing Jiu Que of the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoys, while Zhou Yan immediately unleashed endless Purple Flame, mingling with the boundless Netherworld Power.

At the same time, the Holy Sword Frost Snow also erupted with a deadly aura, locking onto the Netherworld Palace Master.

Furthermore, simultaneous attacks by the Soul Path, Ten Thousand Ghosts Sword Dao, and even Xiong Ba’s Killing Dao fiercely struck the Netherworld Palace Master.

The body of the Netherworld Palace Master violently shook, its killing intent thwarted, nearly resulting in being suppressed and killed on the spot.

The Evil King seized the opportunity to break through the sky and vanish.

Half of the Palace Master’s body shattered, dropping the Soul Token.

The remaining half turned to particles and fled away.

Jiu Que of the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoys was ultimately not slain by the endless Netherworld Power and was again saved.

Suddenly, the scene quieted down, and the Soul Token lay on the ground. The four Emptiness Saints looked at it over and over again but ultimately did not attempt to seize it.

The Four Great Saints might be powerful, but with White Fox Bai Ying, who possessed the Soul Path and Thunder Origin Sword God Imperial Decree, present, guarded by the Holy Sword Frost Snow, flanked by Wan Jian Tian and Xiong Ba, and with one of the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoys evidently still there, the situation was not as everyone had expected.

This game implicated countless others, ultimately erupting in a chaotic grand battle.

In the end, the Soul Token was left behind, unclaimed by anyone.

All the powerhouses, however, had now turned their attention to Zhou Yan.

At that moment, Saint Yao, Fairy Die, and seven other Saints whom Zhou Yan did not recognize also descended.

Still, after each glanced at the Soul Token, none spoke up.

"The Secret Realm is not particularly powerful, but it does contain some decent Holy-level materials and treasures, which everyone may choose from."

Zhou Yan looked at the frail Bai Ying and sighed helplessly.

In truth, he had planned to lose the Secret Realm Soul Card, which would have prevented him from attracting hatred, and it was very possible that his soul split might even die here, but after all, it was just an avatar’s soul, and he still had a backup plan.

However, unexpectedly, Xiong Ba, Wan Jian Tian, and Bai Ying all desperately protected him, ultimately securing the Soul Card he had been ready to abandon.

But he saw the eager glint in the eyes of the Emptiness Saint and the other three; he also noticed that aside from Saint Yao and Fairy Die, the other seven saints accompanying them were still quite envious of the Secret Realm.

Zhou Yan believed that had it not been for Wan Jian Tian, Jiu Que, and others by his side, he likely would have been killed immediately by these saints, and the ’Secret Realm Soul Card’ would have been snatched away.

This was the consequence of insufficient strength.

Ultimately, it boiled down to his own weakness, so even if he attained something, others felt he didn’t deserve it.

Considering that Bai Ying was injured and couldn’t use Soul Path techniques often, considering that Xiong Ba’s and Wan Jian Tian’s combat power was fundamentally not enough to suppress everyone here, considering Little Xue and Little Snow’s situations were also unstable, considering Jiu Que’s condition was terribly poor, without much combat power, Zhou Yan took a step back.

In the Child Secret Realm, although there were still some defying treasures, the real benefits had already been transferred to the Mother Secret Realm in advance, so the loss wasn’t too regrettable. At the moment, Zhou Yan was also deliberately revealing these treasures according to plan, to suppress the saints’ covetousness for the Secret Realm.

At the same time, revealing the state of the Secret Realm let them see what the Secret Realm was really like, and also let them know that this Secret Realm wasn’t that remarkable after all.

With this in mind, Zhou Yan compromised a step.

But this wasn’t for himself, it was for those who bled for him.

If he persisted, they would all be implicated in a great battle. And once the battle started, Zhou Yan knew his side had no great advantage.

Zhou Yan thus revealed all the secrets of the Secret Realm—of course, only the abilities and wealth of the weakened and depleted realm.

With the secrets of the Secret Realm exposed, the Soul Card flew into Zhou Yan’s hands, and all the saints lit up at first, then shook their heads in disappointment, feeling quite lamentful and sighing.

But those treasures, such as Holy Artifact Materials, Elixirs, and even Holy Artifacts, still tempted them.

So, after weighing and discussing, each saint chose some Elixirs and Holy Artifacts, effectively dividing up this wealth.

Within this divided treasure, not a portion was left for Zhou Yan.

Among these people, Bai Ying just watched coldly, Saint Yao and Fairy Die felt somewhat embarrassed but had no choice but to accept, whereas Wan Jian Tian and Xiong Ba just stared at the treasure-taking saints with continuous sneers.

"Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts, White Fox Fairy, Battle Sky Bear Saint, and Snow Immortal, you don’t have to be so angry, after all. With countless saints vying for the Secret Realm these days, we have indeed exerted effort and taken action. Generally speaking, for saints of our realm, while the Yuan Ci Secret Realm may not count for much, we certainly wouldn’t allow a minor from the Void Realm to take it. But we didn’t fight over it, we just took a bit of the spoils. To be strict, we’ve actually suffered a loss ourselves.

If you treat us unfriendly with this kind of attitude, we’ll feel uncomfortable. And a saint with discomfort, I think you understand, the consequences will not be good," said the saints among them, Emptiness Saint, Wuxu, and others saw that the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts and their expressions were not good, so Emptiness spoke with a teasing tone.

"You filthy thing dare to babble? Believe it or not, Grandpa Xiong could blow you away with a fart! Do you think you’ve become divine just because you’ve realized a trace of Divine Tao Secret Technique? Back when I was a Divine-level Expert, I slaughtered no less than three. What are you?"

Xiong Ba’s temper was fiery, and he immediately glared with his bear eyes, directly threatening Emptiness Saint.

Emptiness Saint’s expression suddenly changed, his eyes filled with inexplicable killing intent and hatred, as if there were unspeakable grievances between him and Xiong Ba.

"Hmph, stinky dog bear, I call you ’Battle Sky Bear Saint’ to give you face, what do you think you are? Come and try killing me?!"

Emptiness’s face was cold, and a frost-like chill also appeared on the delicate face of Wuxu Saint by his side.

"Want to fight, is it? I, Wan Jian Tian, have never feared battle. Come at me all at once! I alone am enough!"

Wan Jian Tian stepped forward, his black hair flying, his demeanor as profound as that of an invincible War God. He still looked young and handsome, no longer withered and decayed as within the Yuan Magnetic Light Column, but his strength was inscrutable to all.

He stepped forward, standing in front of Xiong Ba, his powerful Soul Path aura immediately erupting, pressing down heavily on Emptiness, Wuxu and others, causing the faces of Emptiness, Wuxu, Yaochi Saint, and the Seductive Female Saint to pale slightly.

"Utterly ridiculous!"

The female saint Wuxu’s face turned unsightly, her hand holding the Frost Sword exuding an extreme cold aura, as if ready to strike at any moment.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let’s all take a step back. The Secret Realm Zhou Yan obtained by maneuvering countless saints was already a rare opportunity, but he knows the larger situation and has given away the treasures like Holy Artifacts, which weren’t supposed to be his. This is already a kind of compensation for the saint’s effort, and it’s really not a big deal. After all, with his weaker strength, possessing too valuable a treasure would only attract disaster. Besides, we didn’t force him, he voluntarily offered them up. If he has no complaints, there is no point in us arguing.

Now, the invasion of the Heavenly Emperor Universe can happen at any time, and the Netherworld Power has already infiltrated the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sword Tomb. If we saints continue to squabble among ourselves, the Southern Wilderness will be destroyed immediately, and Sword Burial Ancestor Star is likely to be doomed soon."

The Yaochi Saint had been silent up to this point, but now stepped forward to mediate; nonetheless, his tone clearly dismissed Zhou Yan, as though Zhou Yan getting an ’emptied’ Yuan Ci Secret Realm was already quite an achievement.

"Heh heh."

Xiong Ba chuckled coldly.