Path of Alchemy Mastery
Chapter 113: The Enlightened Mu Can, The Fleeing Ye Wang

Chapter 113: Chapter 113: The Enlightened Mu Can, The Fleeing Ye Wang

The black fog dispersed in the sky gradually condensed, and Ye Wang reappeared in Mu Can’s field of vision.

However, Ye Wang now looked extremely wretched, his originally snow-white clothes scorched in several places, revealing the charred black skin underneath. It was as though he had run out of a fire.

"You actually ignored the Soul Attack!" Ye Wang felt that he had met his match this time.

With Soul Attack ineffective, Ye Wang’s combat strength instantly dropped by half.

"It seems the Reincarnation Pearl played a role; otherwise, he couldn’t possibly be this weak." Mu Can had been wondering how Ye Wang could have such little combat strength.

"Heh, no matter what, you are dead today." Seeing Ye Wang’s state, Mu Can felt greatly relieved.

With the Reincarnation Pearl and Yun Yi’s help, if he couldn’t even defeat Ye Wang, Mu Can would have no face to see Purple Cloud again.

"Kuang Ben, help." Seeing his strongest attack method weakened, Ye Wang hastily summoned Kuang Ben and spoke.

The Mu Can before him was just too strange; clearly weak, yet possessing formidable close-combat abilities and Fire Control skills.

Mu Can’s flames were much stronger than Yan Dan’s; the Dragon Clan’s fire was not something other races could compare with.

Most importantly, Ye Wang’s Soul Attack had no effect on Mu Can. Just now, amidst the black fog, Ye Wang attacked Mu Can for a long time, only to find that Mu Can seemed to have no soul at all, not reacting in the slightest.

One must know, even Yan Dan, under Ye Wang’s assault, couldn’t even manage to protect himself; if he hadn’t self-destructed, the only outcome would have been to be devoured by Ye Wang.

"Damn it, I’ve met my match." Ye Wang wiped the blood from his lips, looking at Mu Can with a grave expression.

Ye Wang no longer possessed the certainty of victory.

"I must survive. Xiao Die is still waiting for me to bring her back." Ye Wang clenched his fists tightly; he ventured into Death Space with only one purpose—to resurrect his childhood sweetheart, Xiao Die.

Unlike Ye Wang’s display, Mu Can was now brimming with confidence.

"Consider this as collecting some interest for the Demon Heart Seal on my body." Mu Can loathed the cultivators from the Demon World to his core.

The Demon Heart Seal on his body had also caused Mu Can a great deal of trouble.

With a flash, he charged again, unleashing an attack on Ye Wang, and the two once again entangled in battle.

Mu Can grew more valiant as the battle waged on, while Ye Wang, harboring reservations, dared not take Mu Can’s soul-cutting Dagger head-on, and could only fight while retreating, suffering miserably.

"I can’t go on like this; at this rate, he’ll definitely have me cornered." Ye Wang calculated his odds in his mind, under these circumstances, he saw no chance of victory.

"What on earth did he grow up eating, to be this fierce." Ye Wang inwardly lamented, only after being thrashed by Mu Can did he realize there’s always someone stronger out there.

"Yun Yi, that’s exhilarating." Mu Can wore an excited expression; he initially had reservations about Ye Wang, but now, Mu Can wished there was another one for him to fight.

"Be careful, it’s very dangerous here, make it a quick battle." Purple Cloud cautioned; she, too, feared that the commotion of their fight would draw others, knowing that almost all the remaining people had been through at least one battle and had survived by truly capable means.

Mu Can nodded, and the attacks with his hands quickened even more.

A swing of the blade whisked past the top of Ye Wang’s head, startling him into a cold sweat.

"Need to think of a way out, or I’ll really be done for here," Ye Wang was also shocked.

"Master, increase the distance between you and him," Kuang Ben was also anxious on the side. His vast size meant that if he attacked, there would be no way to differentiate between the two entangled fighters, risking harm to Ye Wang.

"Damn, I also want to increase the distance," Ye Wang thought gloomily. If he could increase the distance, he might be able to fight back.

But every time he wanted to pull away, Mu Can seemed to see through his intentions, intensifying his attacks even more.

This made Ye Wang feel utterly powerless, and in his daze, Mu Can inflicted two more wounds on him.

Mu Can, on the other hand, felt that his attacks were becoming more fluid, as if his whole being had entered a profound state.

In this state, every swipe of the Dragon Claw, every wave of the Dagger, had a special kind of beauty.

Each attack followed the most exquisite trajectory, and Mu Can’s Cultivation seemed to be slowly increasing as well.

"Epiphany." Purple Cloud watched Mu Can with surprise; at such a moment, Mu Can had entered the state that all Cultivators dream of.

An epiphany can only happen to Cultivators with unparalleled talent. Once in this state, their Cultivation can skyrocket, and this growth can manifest in different aspects—perhaps in their movement technique, attack methods, or even in their comprehension of a certain power.

And Mu Can’s epiphany was manifesting in close-quarters combat.

Mu Can now felt as if he had taken an Immortal Pill, with boundless strength coursing through him. The close-combat skills inherited from the Dragon Clan were rapidly improving at this moment.

Mu Can was thoroughly enjoying the fight, but Ye Wang was in pure misery. He felt that in an instant, Mu Can’s combat strength had surged, making his own defense even more difficult.

Close-quarters combat was not Ye Wang’s forte to begin with, and now his Soul Attacks were also ineffective against Mu Can.

Facing Mu Can, Ye Wang felt a deep sense of helplessness, somewhat akin to a mouse trying to bite a turtle—with nowhere to take hold.

"Sigh," Ye Wang heaved a deep sigh. If he didn’t leave now, chances were that Mu Can would kill him right here.

"Shadow Escape Assault." Ye Wang took a deep breath, and his body burst apart without warning, turning into a cloud of black mist, while the white clothes he was wearing—

"Self-destruct? No, that’s not it." Seeing Ye Wang suddenly turn into black mist, Mu Can was taken aback, but then he quickly realized.

Ye Wang had run away, abandoning the mount he had just subdued, forgoing the spoils of defeating Yan Dan, just like that, he fled.

The black smoke faintly dissipated in front of him, as if nothing had happened at all.

"Master?" Kuang Ben was also startled. After the contract was formed, a certain connection had been established between Kuang Ben and Ye Wang, but now, this connection was barely perceptible.

There was only one explanation: They were now very far apart, so much so that the sensing was incredibly faint.

"He’s run away." Mu Can looked at Kuang Ben with a complex expression.

"Poor fellow, your master has just decided to abandon you," Mu Can knew that Ye Wang had used some kind of Escape Technique that came at a great cost, one that didn’t even allow him to take his most prized clothes with him.

As soon as these words fell, Kuang Ben’s body exploded; Ye Wang had made Kuang Ben self-destruct.