Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 565 - 560 Pursuers

Chapter 565: Chapter 560 Pursuers

"How is this possible? This little thing has actually slipped out of my control?!"

Yin Zongli wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, ready to continue his moves, but his expression suddenly changed because he discovered that his soul connection with the octopus—which had taken the divine dragon’s blood—had been severed, leaving him unable to control the octopus any longer.

His gaze shot towards the direction of the octopus, only to see that the little creature was getting further and further away from him, bolting in another direction.

"Damn it, how could this happen!"

Yin Zongli’s face turned an ashen hue. His soul power had long since reached the Mid Heavenly Realm, and with the Great Wilderness Sect’s secret techniques, controlling a small Demon Beast was supposed to be effortless. How could such an accident occur so suddenly?

At this time, Ao Feng and the Shadowless Swordsman were making their way toward him for another assault; both of them were absolutely determined to obtain the divine dragon’s blood.

"Wait! The divine dragon’s blood has escaped my grasp and is no longer with me; attacking me now is useless!"

Yin Zongli’s face shifted as he urgently wanted to pursue the little octopus, with no intention of engaging in battle with the two men.

"You think we would believe your nonsense?"

Ao Feng scoffed. This bastard, thinking he could fool them as if they were three-year-old children.

"No, I’m telling the truth!"

Yin Zongli was close to exploding with anger. There must have been someone intervening stealthily just now; otherwise, such an unexpected event wouldn’t happen. If he kept entangled with these two, the divine dragon’s blood would be truly lost to him.

"Real nonsense, still trying to argue your way out!"

Ao Feng and the Shadowless Swordsman did not believe Yin Zongli for a second. The latter’s reputation for craftiness and deceit was well-known; how could they ever take his word for it? They then launched their attacks, each unleashing their moves once more against Yin Zongli.

"Two fools!"

Yin Zongli cursed out loud, but it had no effect. He had no choice but to brace himself, facing the attacks of the two men without the slightest distraction—it was not a time for him to lose focus.

At this moment, by the bank of the Blood River, about a mile away from the Dragon Blood Pond, a slender figure stood—it was Lin Wan.

Plop!

Suddenly, a burst of water splashed from the Blood River and, in the next moment, an octopus surged out, its tentacles clutching a brocade box, clearly the same one which had collected the divine dragon’s blood before.

Lin Wan picked up the box, opened it, and a dazzling blood light shot out. As the blood light faded, a dragon-shaped herb was left inside the box, lying quietly and emitting faint but not subtly strong fluctuations.

This divine dragon’s blood was extremely magical. Previously at the Dragon Blood Pond, it had been over a dozen feet tall, but now it had shrunk to the size of a palm, yet its aura and fluctuations had not diminished much.

Swoosh!

At that moment, a figure swiftly approached and landed beside Lin Wan—it was Ye Xuan.

"Did you get the stuff?"

After landing, Ye Xuan immediately asked.

"Got it."

Lin Wan handed over the box to Ye Xuan, which naturally contained the divine dragon blood. Then she expressed her surprise, "Ye Xuan, how did you know the divine dragon’s blood would appear here?"

She couldn’t comprehend how the octopus, supposedly under Yin Zongli’s control, had ended up here, as she couldn’t imagine Ye Xuan using soul power to directly override Yin Zongli’s control over the Demon Beast. In the face of Ye Xuan’s Late Stage Heavenly Realm soul power, it was quite normal for Yin Zongli’s soul manipulation to be erased.

"It’s a long story. Let’s get out of here first."

Having obtained the divine dragon’s blood, Ye Xuan had no intention of lingering in this place any longer. Now that they had what they’d come for, they needed to leave immediately, without the slightest delay.

"Kid, thinking of running away?"

Ye Xuan and Lin Wan had yet to make a move when a man in a blood-colored robe with three scars on his face suddenly blocked their way, a mocking smile on his face.

"Are you that one-horned Blood Python?"

Feeling a familiar aura emanating from the man in the blood robe, Ye Xuan was stunned for a moment. He hadn’t expected Yin Zongli and his ilk to fail to catch up, but the one-horned Blood Python had managed to, its senses perhaps being more acute.

"Smart."

The man in the blood robe still wore a mocking smile, "But I didn’t expect that you, kid, would be so cunning and capable of stealing the divine dragon blood right from under that Yin surname brat’s nose. Well, this works out for me. I don’t need to confront those people anymore; I can just deal with you and take back my treasure."

"Dealing with me might not be as easy as you think."

Had it been before, Ye Xuan would have fled without a word, but now, even when facing a Demon Venerable of the Seventh Grade, he had nothing to fear.

"It will be very easy."

The one-horned Blood Python smiled broadly, then his figure moved, transforming into a swirling blood cyclone, and suddenly lunged at Ye Xuan.

"Step back."

Ye Xuan told Lin Wan to step back for a moment, then drew the Dragon Abyss Ancient Sword and made a cut.

Puff!

The sword light hit the Blood Shadow, but in a flash, the Blood Shadow burst, nothing but an illusion.

"Kid, you’re still too green."

Behind Ye Xuan, another Blood Shadow appeared, and its claw stretched out violently toward Ye Xuan’s back.

"Is that so?"

The corners of Ye Xuan’s mouth slowly curled up, and with a motion from his left hand, the Spiritual Edge Sword was drawn and stabbed behind him, embedding into the chest of the one-horned Blood Python.

Thump!

The one-horned Blood Python’s palm slammed into Ye Xuan’s back, and the two quickly separated. He glanced at the wound in his chest and narrowed his eyes, "Not bad, but what good will it do you?"

The figure moved again, the one-horned Blood Python’s palm extended, a trail of blood light stretched out, turning into a whip that suddenly wrapped around Ye Xuan, slicing through the air and forming a blood vortex.

"Illusion Fire Extinguishment!"

Ye Xuan wasted no words and directly unleashed the Illusion Fire Meteor Sword, the destructive Sword Qi blasting out and colliding heavily with the blood vortex.

"Chain Blood Explosion!"

Multiple wounds on the one-horned Blood Python burst open, emitting threads of blood that formed a web-like pattern, encasing Ye Xuan once again and emitting a continuous series of explosions along the way.

"Fire Dragon Void Breaking Slash!"

Ye Xuan gripped the sword with both hands, driving the Sword Qi to its limit. At this moment, he had completely entered the state of Sword Heart Clarity, and the Sixth Form of the Illusion Fire Meteor Sword was unleashed. The endless sword intent coalesced into a fire dragon that tore through the void, striking the exploding blood web.

The two exchanged blows continuously, and in a short time, it was hard to tell who had the upper hand.

"Ye Xuan can actually match the one-horned Blood Python blow for blow?"

Lin Wan wore a look of disbelief. The one-horned Blood Python was, after all, a Seventh Grade Demon Venerable, and with its demonic physique, such beings were famous in the entire Spirit Light Domain. Among the younger generation, there were even fewer who had reached this level, scarce and far between, with most of these individuals being candidates for the Continent’s Son.

She felt the gap between her and Ye Xuan widening. She had thought she had a grasp of Ye Xuan’s strength, but now he seemed more and more mysterious.