Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 460 - 457: Ten Steps Away

Chapter 460: Chapter 457: Ten Steps Away

"Alright, we’ll help."

Among the four, Ye Xuan unexpectedly agreed, then immediately took the Dragon Abyss Ancient Sword in hand and swiftly swept toward the battle ring.

The Inner Sect Disciples brought by Chu Yang were wondering why Ye Xuan had changed his attitude, but in the next instant their expressions dramatically changed, because Ye Xuan wasn’t there to help Chu Yang at all—he launched a direct sword attack aiming for Chu Yang’s back.

"How dare you!"

Chu Yang let out a furious shout, sounding somewhat frantic. He could never have imagined that Ye Xuan would be so bold as to strike him first, before he had the chance to deal with his opponent.

This was clearly an act of insubordination and lawlessness.

"Boy, stop it immediately! You’re committing a capital offense, do you understand?"

"That’s right, Brother Chu Yang is magnanimous. It’s not too late for you to change your mind now!"

The few Inner Sect Disciples were also shouting loudly. They didn’t expect Ye Xuan to disregard the bigger picture like this. Did this damned brat want to drag them all down to be killed by the Blood Bat Demon King?

Seeing that Ye Xuan had no intention of stopping, they all began to mobilize their True Yuan, preparing to join forces against Ye Xuan.

"Liu Xuan, my junior, what are you doing..."

Huang Bo and the other two were also shocked by Ye Xuan’s action. Such behavior was simply terrifying; after all, they were facing the gentleman swordsman Chu Yang. If Chu Yang had time to recuperate, they would certainly all die without any chance of survival.

"What are you waiting for? If you don’t want to die here, stop these people!"

Ye Xuan furrowed his brow and then shouted loudly.

Hearing this, Huang Bo and the others hesitated, yet they had no way out. After a moment’s hesitation, they made up their minds, one after another they activated their True Yuan, rushing toward the few Inner Sect Disciples.

"Attack!"

Both sides plunged into a melee.

"Boy, attacking a fellow disciple is a grave offense of betrayal. You better think this through carefully. Stop it right now, join me in dealing with this Blood Bat Demon King, and I won’t speak of today’s events."

Chu Yang was being attacked from both sides. Although Chu Yang’s cultivation as a Third Grade Martial Venerate meant he might not necessarily be able to defeat Ye Xuan’s current realm, he wouldn’t lose in a short time either—especially when there was also a Blood Bat Demon King. The two pressing an attack from both sides gave them an obvious advantage.

The Blood Bat Demon King couldn’t overcome Chu Yang, and with its high Spiritual Wisdom, it clearly saw the conflict between Ye Xuan and Chu Yang and was naturally happy to team up with Ye Xuan.

However, to the Demon King, Ye Xuan was also one of the murderers who killed its son. Once it dealt with this human, Ye Xuan would be next.

All these humans must die.

Under this pincer attack, twenty moves later, Chu Yang’s sharpness began to wane, and he gradually seemed unable to parry effectively.

"Damn it, you really think you two scum can kill me? Weeping Blood Sword Song, get lost!"

Pressured into retreat by both Ye Xuan and the Blood Bat Demon King, Chu Yang was furious. He bit the tip of his tongue, spraying a mouthful of vital blood onto the blade, and instantly, a dazzling blood light burst forth from the treasure sword, shifting his entire aura.

Pff pff pff pff!

Sword Qi pierced through the air, instantly creating several bloody holes on both Ye Xuan and the Vampire Bat Demon King’s bodies. The speed of this Sword Qi was almost incomprehensibly fast; even Ye Xuan barely had time to react. He could only dodge the attacks aimed at his vital points. The sensation of numbness spread through his body wherever the blood-colored Sword Qi struck.

Fortunately, Ye Xuan was a Half-demon with a Quasi-Saint Demon Clan bloodline, and had an incredibly resilient physique. Otherwise, these bloody Sword Qi strikes would have sapped him of a significant amount of his vitality, greatly affecting his physical condition and combat strength.

"Ten Steps Walk, Suspended Air Slash!"

Taking advantage of the opening created by the Blood Weeping Sword Melody to break through the blockade of Ye Xuan and the Vampire Bat Demon King, Chu Yang’s killing move was once again unleashed. With the wind beneath his feet, he quickly took step after step, his sword momentum growing with each stride. Ten steps were covered in the blink of an eye, and a twisted Sword Qi fiercely slashed towards Ye Xuan through the air.

At the same time, behind Chu Yang, a sword-shaped phantom appeared, indicative of his Martial Soul, the Sword Martial Soul. Typically, warriors who specialize in the Sword Dao would condense a Sword Martial Soul. However, this was not absolute as there were many types of Martial Souls, which were related to personal talent.

Compared to the Vampire Bat Demon King, Chu Yang was even more eager to kill Ye Xuan. In his view, the latter was nothing but an ant—an ant that not only dared to launch a sneak attack on him but also sought to seize an opportunity to put him to death. Such insolence was unacceptable; he must be killed.

Thus, his killing move was primarily targeted at Ye Xuan, aimed directly at him.

Facing Chu Yang’s killing move, Ye Xuan’s expression became solemn. The power of this sword was extraordinary, not inferior to the Martial Soul Blood Spear once used by Huang Tianyi. In fact, it was even more formidable.

Immersing his concentration into his sword, Ye Xuan pushed his Heavenly Realm soul power to its limits, combining it with his two grand Sword Realms to ferment an incredibly powerful strike.

Whoosh!

In the briefest of moments, Ye Xuan’s build-up was complete. The Dragon Abyss Ancient Sword in his hand shot out explosively, clashing with Chu Yang’s killing move in a direct confrontation.

This was Ye Xuan’s strongest sword move he could perform at the moment.

Boom!

The two streams of Sword Qi collided, immediately creating a cross-shaped mark on the ground of the area, cracking open inch by inch.

In such a clash, both offensive waves nearly annulled each other, yet Ye Xuan was the first to be pushed back, barely holding onto the Dragon Abyss Ancient Sword, and only after retreating dozens of meters was he able to steady his stance.

However, Chu Yang’s killing move had also been neutralized.

"How is this possible?"

A look of disbelief appeared on Chu Yang’s face, as he found it difficult to accept that his killing move had not only failed to take Ye Xuan’s life but had not even been able to inflict an injury. By all logic, Ye Xuan should have been decapitated by the strike, leaving no chance for survival.

The reality proved that this was merely Chu Yang’s conjecture. Although Ye Xuan’s critical strike was astounding, it did not possess power comparable to Chu Yang’s killing move. However, due to Ye Xuan’s higher Sword Realm and Soul Realm, and since Chu Yang was also a Swordsman, to some extent, he was being countered by Ye Xuan. This also somewhat weakened the effectiveness of his move against Ye Xuan; otherwise, even if it didn’t kill Ye Xuan, it would at least have caused an injury.

But in the blink of an eye, Chu Yang’s failure to kill Ye Xuan presented an opportunity for the Vampire Bat Demon King, who seized the moment and fiercely clawed at Chu Yang’s back with its paw, nearly tearing through his heart. Struck by such a powerful blow, Chu Yang also spewed a mouthful of fresh blood, his aura greatly diminished.

"The opportunity has come."

A murderous glint flashed in Ye Xuan’s eyes. He had no intention of deciding how to deal with Chu Yang, because he had already made up his mind: to kill.

Now was the best time to slay this gentleman sword-wielder.

A majestic dragon’s roar suddenly resonated from deep within Ye Xuan as he brought his palms together, forming a powerful and unbeatable handprint. The nine forms of the Dragon Essence Palm Skill flowed rapidly through the changes of the handprint.