Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 454 - 451: Reinforcements

Chapter 454: Chapter 451: Reinforcements

The spear charged through the air, creating a do-or-die situation that was vastly unfavorable for Ye Xuan.

After all, no matter what, Ye Xuan was unable to dodge the spear; if he decided to take the blow, there was no doubt that his damaged Martial Arts Primordial Spirit would have automatically protected its master, and Huang Tianyi might have noticed something by then.

Swoosh!

Just as Ye Xuan felt cornered, suddenly a whooshing sound erupted, and right before the blood-colored spear pierced his face, a female figure stood in front of him. She reached out her fair, jade-like hand and, incredibly, grasped the swiftly piercing spearhead.

The spearhead was tightly locked in her grasp, unable to move even slightly.

"So it’s you, the female Asura, Fei Yue."

Huang Tianyi was initially shocked, but his expression grew solemn after he recognized the woman in front of him, clearly wary of Fei Yue’s strength.

Hiss!

While Huang Tianyi was still in shock, his blood-colored light spear began emitting wisps of blue smoke at the point where it touched Fei Yue, being gradually corroded and decayed by the blood-red True Yuan emerging from her palm.

"Stop!"

Seeing this, Huang Tianyi’s expression drastically changed. This blood-colored spear was condensed from the power of his Martial Soul. If it were ruined by Fei Yue, it would mean a significant loss of his Martial Soul’s power, likely leaving him unable to use it for a considerable period of time.

However, his scolding was ignored by Fei Yue. Instead, an immense force suddenly burst from her palm, and with a "crack", the spear was forcefully snapped in two.

Puh!

Once the spear broke, Huang Tianyi’s ancient book Martial Soul suddenly dissipated, re-entering his body as a beam of light, and he himself spat out blood, suddenly thrown backward.

"Fei Yue, we’ve always kept our own waters separate. I acknowledge that I haven’t offended your Inner Sect Four Demons, yet today you ambush me so fiercely. Do you wish to become enemies with the Gentleman Sect?"

Huang Tianyi spat out fresh blood, his gaze flickering uncertainly. He was naturally wary of Fei Yue, the female demon, not understanding why she had suddenly attacked him, as he didn’t recall offending her ever.

"That’s what I should be saying."

Fei Yue’s gorgeous face remained unflustered. She glanced at Huang Tianyi, then leisurely walked next to Ye Xuan, continuing indifferently, "This young man is a new recruit at our Spirit Frost Pavilion. By attacking him, you were challenging our Inner Sect Four Demons. How could I just stand by?"

"He’s a new recruit at your Spirit Frost Pavilion?"

Huang Tianyi’s expression showed surprise but soon his brows furrowed. He knew Fei Yue’s character—she wouldn’t fabricate such a reason to deceive him. Given her pride, she wouldn’t lower herself to do so.

Yet he wondered how this boy had managed to catch the eyes of the Four Demons, knowing full well that their infamous reputation within the Inner Sect meant that even his Gentleman Sect dared not offend them lightly. A mere Sixth Grade Martial Sect member joining their ranks seemed outrageous.

However, he quickly brushed these thoughts aside, finding consolation in the fact that this young man, discarding Cultivation level, was indeed a troublesome character. Considering they were separated by four ranks or five if counting up to Half-step Martial Venerate, it was terrifying that Ye Xuan had managed to fight him for so long without dying, despite Huang Tianyi’s full-on assaults.

Huang Tianyi, a core member of the Gentleman Sect and a Third Grade Martial Venerable, was retrospectively shocked at the realization himself.

"Hmph, it was this boy who instigated everything. Three of our Gentleman Sect members have had a hand crippled by him. If I don’t take action to discipline him, where would the face of Gentleman Sect stand?"

Although Fei Yue was strong, Huang Tianyi had the powerful Gentleman Sect backing him. Even though he was wary of Fei Yue, he was not afraid of her.

"Just three peripheral members, it doesn’t matter if their limbs are broken or if they’re crippled. This lad, Ye Xuan, is the fifth demon of our Spirit Frost Pavilion, a talent we’ve gone through great effort to recruit. How can your three nobodies compare to him? If anything happens to him, guess if Brother Xue Lingzi will talk to the Crown Prince about forming an alliance?"

Fei Yue’s tone was calm, but her formidable aura as a female Asura dominated the scene, turning the previously hawk-nosed men pale. The killing intent from Fei Yue was undeniable. Each of the Inner Sect Four Demons was ruthless with blood-stained hands, not to mention the powerful Fei Yue.

Hearing the words "forming an alliance," Huang Tianyi’s face drastically changed. The Inner Sect Four Demons usually stayed out of the conflicts between Crown Prince Party and Gentleman Sect, maintaining a certain distance from both. Neither the Crown Prince Party nor the Gentleman Sect wanted to provoke the Four Demons for fear that it might push them to join the opposing side, which would complicate things tremendously.

Although Huang Tianyi was arrogant, he knew the gravity of the situation. He quickly hastened to appease Fei Yue with a smile. "Today’s incident was purely a misunderstanding. Ignorance is not a sin. If I had known that this brother Ye Xuan was one of your Four Demons, I definitely wouldn’t have touched a hair on his head. Let’s just let bygones be bygones, shall we?"

If this issue made Fei Yue and the others lean towards the Crown Prince Party and turn against his Gentleman Sect, the higher-ups of the Gentleman Sect would skin him alive.

"Just let bygones be bygones? That might be possible,"

There was a contemplative look on Fei Yue’s beautiful face before she suddenly switched her tone, "But, look at my Junior Brother Ye, he has been seriously injured because of your actions. Don’t you think you should show some sincerity in your apology?"

"Fei Yue, don’t be too excessive."

Huang Tianyi could tell that Fei Yue wanted to extort him, and his face immediately darkened.

"Me, excessive?" Fei Yue scoffed. "If I were really being excessive, I wouldn’t be wasting so much time talking to you. I don’t want to take things too far, so let’s settle it like this. Thirty thousand Spirit Crystals. You just need to pay thirty thousand Spirit Crystals to Junior Brother Ye as compensation for injuring him, and we can consider the matter closed."

"Thirty thousand Spirit Crystals, are you trying to rob me?"

Huang Tianyi’s lips twitched violently. Thirty thousand Spirit Crystals were no meager sum even for him, an elite Inner Sect disciple; handing them over all at once would considerably deplete his wealth.

Yet at these words, Ye Xuan couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh. When the other party demanded thirty thousand Spirit Crystals from him earlier, the expression was certainly not this one. Now that the situation had fallen on him, it seemed like poetic justice.

"What, aren’t you willing? Then it seems today’s issues cannot be resolved just yet. You better think it over carefully."

Fei Yue continued to sneer.

After his expression fluctuated for a moment, Huang Tianyi finally took out a pouch from his Qiankun Ring and tossed it to Fei Yue.

"Here are thirty thousand Spirit Crystals. Let’s act like today’s incident never happened."

Huang Tianyi took a deep breath. Although it pained him to part with the crystals, he ultimately handed them over without shortchanging.

"Junior Brother Huang is truly a generous man." Turning to Ye Xuan, she said, "Junior Brother Ye, let’s go."

Fei Yue, with a charming smile playing on her lips, swished her sleeves and turned to leave.

Ye Xuan furrowed his brows slightly but soon followed her out.