Chapter 519: 518. Chapter 513: Became the One Being Hunted

518. Chapter 513: Became the One Being Hunted

Shi Li looked at Ding Huan: "Friend, I, Fu Fu Yuxing, have always acted with integrity. I ambushed you because I mistook you for one of those who chased me into the Gray Sea."

I merely spoke up for a lone cultivator, and was hunted by several Immortal Sects' Immortal Kings."

This suppressed rage has blocked my progress ever since, and since your aura matched that of the elder who ambushed me, and your figure was identical, I made the mistake…"

Ding Huan knew this was not meant for him—it was meant for the refined man.

It seemed Shi Li had roughly guessed the man's nature.

"Stop." Ding Huan raised his hand and cut Shi Li off directly.

The red-clad woman glanced at Ding Huan with disgust, as if he had no manners for interrupting so rudely.

"It was just a misunderstanding. Was it necessary to poison someone and then hunt them here?" The red-clad woman chuckled, her tone dripping with mockery.

Ding Huan spoke calmly: "If I could speak, I'd speak before acting. If I cannot speak, then act."

Ding Huan's Void Killing Array's sealing runes had already locked this space—he didn't believe Shi Li still had an escape route.

To deal with just a few Immortal Kings, Ding Huan had only set up a Level Seven Void Entrapment and Kill Array.

He thought it sufficient.

The red-clad woman was about to speak when the refined man said: "Friend, you are certainly able to speak."

Ding Huan looked at Shi Li and said coolly: "To be honest, I've seen many beasts—but someone as heartless and vile as you, I've never seen before."

You usurped your disciple's body, murdered your master, raped your consort, slaughtered your own sect—ha, all for a single artifact, or rather, a bit of Qi vein…"

Shi Li froze.

How could anyone else possibly know this?

He was one hundred percent certain no one else could know what he had done.

Even outsiders only knew that Fu Fu Yuxing had tricked his master, Shi Li.

The refined man saw Shi Li's expression and instantly understood.

A flicker of contempt passed through his eyes.

At the same time, he stepped back several paces—this retreat fully exposed Shi Li.

"Dare you try to act on my ship?" The red-clad woman suddenly summoned her artifact and fixed her gaze on Ding Huan.

Ding Huan paused, then realized.

This woman wasn't truly protecting Shi Li—she wanted his Immortal Crystals and the Celestial Scale.

Ding Huan sneered inwardly—he had come for the Celestial Scale; how could he let it go to anyone else?

The Wheel Spear surged forward and slammed toward the red-clad woman.

Countless spear rays exploded, instantly sealing the space around her and cutting off all life.

The refined man's face changed—he immediately moved to help.

He hadn't expected Ding Huan's power to be so great.

But before he could step forward, a violent aura of Dao resonance exploded before him.

"Boom!"

Ding Huan was blasted dozens of zhang away, crashing into the Immortal Ship's protective array.

Ding Huan wiped the blood from his lips and calmly regarded the old man who had suddenly appeared.

He was an Immortal Emperor—and an Immortal Emperor of Late Stage.

Before such a powerhouse, Ding Huan had no chance to resist.

He had seen clearly just now: this Immortal Emperor had arrived via a teleportation talisman.

Clearly, the red-clad woman had sent a message to summon him.

The refined man's eyes dimmed—he knew exactly why his companion had summoned this Immortal Emperor.

It was because he wouldn't steal anything from Ding Huan.

Looking at the Immortal Emperor summoned by the red-clad woman, Ding Huan was also surprised—he himself was only a Luotian Xian, and he had never concealed his realm.

With two Mid-Stage Immortal Kings on her side, they should have been able to handle him easily.

Why summon an Immortal Emperor?

"Senior Jia…" The refined man bowed deeply upon seeing the old man.

The old man ignored the refined man, his cold gaze fixed on Ding Huan: "Dare to strike one of the Jia Clan? Who are you, insolent fool?"

Ding Huan carved more Void array runes: "Where are you from?"

Now it wasn't about killing Shi Li or seizing the Celestial Scale—Shi Li was certainly dead. As for the Celestial Scale, with a Late-Stage Immortal Emperor here, to seize it, he must trap the man for a few breaths.

"Hahahaha…" The old man roared with laughter: "I, Jia Buqin, have never met a fool like you—a mere Luotian Xian daring to be so arrogant!"

As he spoke, his Immortal Emperor domain unfolded, the oppressive aura instantly filling the entire ship.

"Senior Jia, this matter has little to do with him—the main cause is…"

The refined man had barely begun speaking when a powerful force slammed into his chest—he spat a jet of blood.

Clearly, the Immortal Emperor had suppressed him with his domain's pressure, forcing him to vomit blood.

At the same moment, Ding Huan activated his entrapment and kill array runes and lunged toward Shi Li, who sat motionless with a blackened face.

Seeing this mere insect dare snatch someone right before his eyes, the old man was enraged beyond measure. But the next instant, the space around him suddenly turned chaotic—countless slicing blade rays engulfed him from all directions.

To an Immortal Emperor, these blade rays caused negligible harm.

But the entrapment and kill array Ding Huan had set up momentarily trapped him.

Ding Huan had set up the entrapment array only to prevent Shi Li from escaping—he hadn't used a Level Nine entrapment and kill array, only a Level Seven.

A normal Level Seven entrapment and kill array could never stop an Immortal Emperor.

But holding one back for three breaths? That was possible.

Ding Huan didn't need several breaths—he needed only one.

When Ding Huan rushed to Shi Li's side, his hand swept out, and Shi Li's arm turned into black mist.

The ring on his finger had long been snatched by Ding Huan, and then Ding Huan dashed out of the spaceship.

Shi Li's eyes were filled with despair; he had clearly seen Ding Huan move, yet he was utterly powerless to resist.

That terrifying Poison Dao principle sealed all his vitality and divine sense—even with a Dao Fruit suppressing it, he could not turn the tide.

As he opened his mouth and spat out a jet of black blood, the old man shattered Ding Huan's seventh-level Void Immortal Array.

"No wonder he was so arrogant—he could even set up a seventh-level Void Immortal Array." The old man glanced at the lifeless Shi Li but did not immediately pursue Ding Huan.

"Eunuch, hurry after him! He has two Primordial Artifacts—both top-tier Primordial Treasures." The red-clad woman cried urgently.

"He won't escape."

After speaking, the old man glanced at the refined-looking man, snorted, and vanished from the spaceship.

"Big Brother Fan, I'm sorry—my Eunuch didn't know the full situation. He's always had such a terrible temper…" The red-clad woman bowed her head in apology to the man.

Fan Xuan seemed not to hear her apology; he still stared, stunned, in the direction where Ding Huan had vanished.

Could this really be a Luotian Xian?

Earlier, when chasing Shi Li, he had assumed Shi Li had been poisoned first.

Now, a Luotian Xian had escaped right before Jia Buqin—while Jia Buqin was still trapped inside the Void Immortal Array.

But that wasn't the most shocking thing. The most shocking thing was that, as the young man left, he whispered a single phrase into his ear:

"You're a fine man—why live under the skirt of some worthless woman? The world is vast; there are plenty of blossoms to be found."

Listen to Brother Huan's advice: leave while you still can. Otherwise, you'll come to despise yourself. If you truly mean to go, shave every strand of hair off."

Fan Xuan murmured: "The world is vast; there are plenty of blossoms to be found…"

He was stunned by the young man's terrifying observational ability—just one glance, and he knew Fan Xuan loved Mu Caiyun.

Ha, perhaps the young man didn't even know Mu Caiyun had once had a Dao Companion—only that her Dao Companion had perished. Nor did he know the man who just attacked him was Mu Caiyun's Eunuch.

If this Brother Huan knew all that, he'd look down on Fan Xuan even more.

Beyond that, Fan Xuan deeply admired the young man's understanding of the Dao.

To whisper a message before an Immortal Emperor without the Emperor sensing it—this ability…

What star continent could such an astonishing young man come from?

"Big Brother Fan, let's hurry back. My Eunuch might reach Lu Star Immortal Continent even before us."

Seeing Fan Xuan still dazed, the red-clad woman reached out and took his hand.

The warmth reached him, and Fan Xuan suddenly felt it was bitterly ironic.

That young man was only a Luotian Xian, yet he roamed the boundless void alone. Meanwhile, Fan Xuan was already at the mid-stage of Immortal King.

His family had nurtured him for so many years, yet he did nothing for his clan—he came to serve a woman with an Eunuch, and served her for over a hundred years.

Mu Caiyun spoke of "Eunuch" constantly—clearly, she never truly cared for him.

Yet he had been bewitched—he'd been stuck at mid-stage Immortal King for how many years?

Even when Mu Caiyun reached late-stage Luotian Xian, he was already mid-stage Immortal King. Now, after all these years, he was still mid-stage Immortal King.

At this moment, Fan Xuan wanted to slap himself.

He had wronged too many people.

"Caiyun, I'm sorry—I can't return to the star continent with you." Fan Xuan finally made his decision.

Mu Caiyun stared at Fan Xuan in shock; for so many years, she had grown used to him always being by her side.

Guarding her breakthroughs, seeking cultivation resources for her, shielding her from all distractions to her cultivation…

Now had Fan Xuan lost his mind? He actually said he wouldn't return with her?

"Big Brother Fan, I apologize on behalf of my Eunuch—he's just like that. I…"

As Mu Caiyun spoke, her eyes turned red.

Fan Xuan sneered at himself—she spoke of "Eunuch" constantly. Had it not been for that sudden appearance of Brother Huan, he might have kept chasing Mu Caiyun endlessly.

"I need to do something for myself. Let's part ways here." Fan Xuan finished speaking, opened the spaceship's protective array, and stepped out.

"Big Brother Fan, once we return to the star continent, I'll become your Dao Companion…"

Seeing Fan Xuan was serious this time, Mu Caiyun panicked.

"You're already mid-stage Immortal King—I can't help you anymore…" As Fan Xuan spoke these words, his figure had already vanished into the boundless void.