Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 343 - 340: Double Kill

Chapter 343: Chapter 340: Double Kill

On Black Water Island, the powerhouses of Sky Demon Mountain and the Sea God Palace were all somewhat shockingly staring at the intense confrontation. The Soul Blade Glow suspended in mid-air, as well as the combined defensive efforts of the Teng Beast and Elder Jingzhe, resulted in dazzling sparks erupting continuously in the center of the two parties.

"Actually able to fight against two."

Qin Chuan, who was in the midst of healing, also opened his eyes and watched the scene before him, unable to help but feel shaken. The enemy, whether it was the Teng Beast or Elder Jingzhe, were both top-notch experts. Even he might not stand a chance against the two in alliance, yet Ye Xuan was able to withstand against these two at the same time?

However, Ye Xuan’s strength wasn’t as overwhelming as he had imagined. If the Teng Beast and Elder Jingzhe had joined forces against Ye Xuan from the start, the outcome might still be uncertain. But because they hadn’t done so initially, it gave Ye Xuan the chance to defeat them separately.

And now, even though the two were joining forces, both the Teng Beast and Elder Jingzhe had sustained varying degrees of injuries, especially Elder Jingzhe, whose soul had been severely damaged by Ye Xuan, making a quick recovery unlikely.

This Talent Competition champion’s reputation was indeed well deserved, with a value much higher than imagined.

"Burst!"

As the Soul Blade Glow was blocked in mid-air, a flash of light suddenly streaked across Ye Xuan’s eyes. With the word uttered from his mouth, the Soul Blade Glow suddenly burst apart.

Pfft!

The moment the blade light exploded, both the Teng Beast and Elder Jingzhe were violently shot back, spewing out a mist of blood.

"Gold Thunder Slash!"

Ye Xuan suddenly drew the Spiritual Edge Sword. A twist of golden sheen flowed on the sword, mixed with lightning arcs. With Ye Xuan’s sudden burst forward, he swung the sword horizontally with great force.

This sword, aimed directly at Elder Jingzhe, reached him with the speed of a shooting star under the movement of the Taiching Spirit Void Step.

"Jingzhe Three Transforms!"

Elder Jingzhe’s face drastically changed, his tail suddenly coiling up as he lay flat on the ground. With this action, his body overlapped and manifested three indistinguishable shapes, blurring the line between reality and illusion.

However, the sword light seemed to have reached the realm of pure simplicity, ignoring the deceptive tactics. In the astonished eyes of the Sea God Palace experts, the sword pierced Elder Jingzhe’s throat without any hesitation, with blood immediately gushing out in all directions...

"You..."

A look of terror emerged in Elder Jingzhe’s eyes, as he still couldn’t believe until this moment that he would die at the hands of Ye Xuan. He had originally thought that this mission would be an easy one. Yet now, he realized that Ye Xuan’s strength was not something he could underestimate...

"Damn, the Sea God Palace will not let you go..."

His vision rapidly blurring, Elder Jingzhe grasped Ye Xuan’s arm tightly, and his resentful and unwilling voice, spewing with blood, entered Ye Xuan’s ears.

Ye Xuan remained unmoved. In this war between two major Fifth Grade powers, it was either kill or be killed. There was no need to take such threats seriously. Hesitating because of a harsh word could lead to a missed opportunity or even letting the enemy slip away.

And letting the enemy escape was clearly not something Ye Xuan would allow.

After stabbing Elder Jingzhe in the throat with one sword, Ye Xuan immediately took out a translucent crystal from the Qiankun Ring. From that crystal, a powerful suction force suddenly extended, pulling all the vital blood from Elder Jingzhe’s body toward the crystal.

In just a short while, the crystal was tainted with a blood-red color, and Elder Jingzhe’s body rapidly shriveled.

This translucent crystal was a Demon Power Crystal designed to collect bloodline power and temporarily store it.

"Elder Jingzhe is actually dead."

As they looked at the withered corpse that had turned into an elder’s body, everyone’s hearts were seized by a stormy surge. Earlier, when Elder Jingzhe took action, he was quite impressive, full of vigor as if unbeatable. Even Qin Chuan had been defeated by him. No one expected that, in a short time, he would become a corpse; it was hard to connect this corpse with the Elder Jingzhe from before.

Originally, they hadn’t held much hope for Ye Xuan, but now, Ye Xuan had undoubtedly proven his strength. Even Elder Jingzhe, the most powerful enemy among them, had died at Ye Xuan’s hands, his bloodline forcefully extracted and utterly dealt with.

The scene was too shocking, almost unbelievably so.

"Damn kid, you dared to kill Elder Jingzhe, he held great importance in our Sea God Palace, you’re done for."

The Teng Beast couldn’t quite believe what he witnessed with Elder Jingzhe being killed. After issuing a brutal threat, his first thought was to escape, to flee into the ranks of the Sea God Palace warriors, preventing Ye Xuan from having a chance to kill him again.

"Think you can get away?"

Ye Xuan certainly wouldn’t let the Beast escape; his task was to kill the enemy commander. Strictly speaking, Elder Jingzhe didn’t count. This Beast was the real general of the Sea God Palace, the commander of the enemy forces that had launched the attack on Black Water Island.

"Dream on if you think you can catch up with me!"

The Beast sneered coldly. The fins on his back vibrated at a high frequency, and his speed surged as though he was leaving others in the dust. Ordinary people couldn’t even hope to see his back, let alone catch up with him.

"Is that so? Taiching Spirit Void Step, Spirit Void Flash!"

Ye Xuan’s footsteps blurred, and his body shimmered with a dazzling luster. Under this glow, his body seemed to become transparent and was shrouded in a layer of greenish semi-transparent light. His figure suddenly vanished, then reappeared not far behind the Beast.

"So fast!"

Seeing Ye Xuan suddenly moving like a flicker, Qin Chuan couldn’t help but exclaim. Such a movement technique was utterly unpredictable and beyond comprehension.

"Hmph, no matter how fast you are, you still can’t catch up with me."

The Beast was startled by Ye Xuan’s sudden flash but soon regained his composure and breathed a sigh of relief.

However, at that moment, Ye Xuan suddenly raised his head, his lips curled slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Flash again!"

As the words fell, Ye Xuan’s figure flickered once again and disappeared from the spot.

The Beast’s expression changed dramatically, and he immediately felt a sense of foreboding. Just as he was trying to suppress the panic in his heart and change direction, his body suddenly stiffened and came to an abrupt halt. Then he slowly lowered his head to look at the sword light that had appeared out of nowhere and pierced through his heart from behind, blood gushing from his mouth.

Behind him, a figure stood like a ghost, the sword firmly grasped in his hand.

Thump!

The life faded from the Beast’s eyes, and his body collapsed to the ground, quickly becoming cold.

With a gesture, Ye Xuan absorbed the Qiankun Ring from the Beast and then severed the Beast’s head as proof for the completion of his task.

In just over ten minutes, Elder Jingzhe and the Beast, two of the Sea God Palace’s most formidable experts, had become stiff corpses.

The one responsible for this outcome stood before their eyes. The entire Black Water Island gradually fell silent at this moment, and everyone knew that the battle might already have a victor.

With the strongest general and elder fallen, the troops of the Sea God Palace had lost their leadership, quickly degrading into headless flies with plummeting morale. Meanwhile, on the side of Black Water Island, Ye Xuan’s consecutive killing of two top enemy experts greatly boosted their spirits. As a result, the tide of the battle swiftly turned.

"This Ye Xuan, we must devise a foolproof plan to assure his elimination."

Amidst the crowd on Black Water Island, Hei Sha watched Ye Xuan with a face that fluctuated between light and shadow. He had initially planned to wait until Ye Xuan and the Beast were both weakened from their fight to seize an opportunity to strike. However, contrary to his expectations, even after slaying the Beast and Elder Jingzhe, Ye Xuan was hardly injured, leaving Hei Sha with no suitable chance to make a move.

The best moment would have been during the intense battle between Ye Xuan and the other two.

Having missed the prime opportunity, Hei Sha would not act blindly. He knew that even he, without adequately utilizing his assassination skills, had no chance of killing Ye Xuan in a direct confrontation. The young man’s strength was more formidable than what the Demon Dragon Young Master had described, certainly not someone who could be easily assassinated.

After the turn of events, the battle on Black Water Island quickly came to an end.

The Sea God Palace might have arrived with a powerful force and a large number of troops, well-prepared, but the ultimate result was still a victory for Sky Demon Mountain. Despite a moment when it seemed the mountain might fall and even their leader, General Qin Chuan, was nearly killed, Ye Xuan, tasked with a Gold Level mission to defend Black Water Island, displayed extraordinary strength by slaying two of the enemy’s strongest experts and securing the victory.

Ye Xuan was undoubtedly the biggest hero of the battle. With his power alone, he influenced the outcome, stirring immense admiration among the people on Black Water Island for Ye Xuan.

Even General Qin Chuan had completely revised his opinion of Ye Xuan, his gaze now mixed with a touch of respect.

Not lingering long on Black Water Island, Ye Xuan embarked on his return journey. Now that his mission was perfectly completed, he naturally needed to head back to Sky Demon Mountain to report and receive his reward.

However, on his way back, a pair of eyes kept a vigilant watch on him, not slackening for a moment and following him every step, observing his every move.

"Who could it be that’s been tracking me from the shadows all this time?"

With his acute soul perception, even though Hei Sha was highly confident in his ability to hide, he was still sensed by Ye Xuan. Ye Xuan could feel an elusive murderous intent targeting him. Although it was well concealed and seemingly normal most of the time, to someone like Ye Xuan who had survived countless assassinations in his past life, even the slightest irregularity was enough to alert him.