Chapter 1296: Hostage

He dodged the first blade, but Ye Zhangqing had already anticipated this.

Before the space pirate could catch his breath, a second blade struck at him again; this time the space pirate had nowhere to evade.

Struck hard, a deep wound exposing bone appeared on his chest, blood spurting out.

But it wasn't over; countless blades then tore the space pirate apart, killing him beyond death.

Ye Zhangqing showed no mercy; this was still his first injury.

But just as Ye Zhangqing slew that space pirate, the Great Saint Realm space pirate who had been fighting him also seized the opportunity.

A blade slashed onto Ye Zhangqing's back.

"Husband............"

"Zhangqing.........."

"Stop."

Seeing Ye Zhangqing injured again, Bai Hua Xianzi, Jueying, Chirao, and many experts of Haotu Shijie all panicked.

One by one, they rushed toward Ye Zhangqing like madmen.

They were too lax, which led to Ye Zhangqing's injury; they really deserve to die.

Everyone regretted not stopping Zhangqing from going onto the battlefield; otherwise, how could he have been injured?

If anything happened to him, how would they manage afterward?

Haotu Shijie side went berserk; even Yun Xiantai, at this moment, couldn't attend to the one-eyed brawny man, turning and rushing toward Ye Zhangqing.

Seeing this, the one-eyed brawny man wasn't stupid either; even a Emperor Sovereign Realm expert like Yun Xiantai panicked over Ye Zhangqing's injury, showing how exalted this kid's status is in this world.

Therefore, while fending off Dongfang Hong's attack, the one-eyed brawny man shouted at the Great Saint Realm space pirate beside Ye Zhangqing who was preparing to strike again.

"Don't kill that kid; capture him for me."

Ye Zhangqing is their only chance to escape; naturally they can't just kill him.

Upon hearing the one-eyed brawny man's words, that Great Saint Realm space pirate forcibly halted his attack, laying his blade horizontally across Ye Zhangqing's neck.

Even to prevent Ye Zhangqing from resisting or using other means, he directly slapped his palm onto Ye Zhangqing's lower back.

This again severely injured Ye Zhangqing, temporarily depriving him of the ability to resist.

Another mouthful of blood spurted out; his breath grew extremely feeble, his face pallid without a trace of color.

Seeing Ye Zhangqing like this, the Haotu Shijie side truly panicked.

"Stop."

"I'll kill you."

"If you don't want him to die, all of you cease your attacks."

However, with Ye Zhangqing now in the enemy's hands, as the Great Saint Realm space pirate let out an angry shout, the Haotu Shijie side, despite gritting their teeth in anger, still halted their actions as ordered.

Even Dongfang Hong did not continue his attack.

Seeing this, the one-eyed brawny man and the other space pirates quickly gathered around Ye Zhangqing.

The one-eyed brawny man even grabbed Ye Zhangqing's neck with one hand, personally subduing him.

"Don't move; I only need to shake my hand, and this kid's life is over."

"You... you release him, and I'll let you go."

Upon hearing this, Yun Xiantai's teeth itched with anger, yet having no recourse, he could only grit his teeth and say.

However, the one-eyed brawny man is no fool; after so many years as a space pirate, he has seen all kinds of scenes.

"Release Ye Zhangqing? That's obviously impossible."

"Release him? If we release him, do we still have a way to survive? Your despicable shamelessness, I have experienced it firsthand."

"If you don't release him, you'll all die."

"Oh, then before I die I can still drag someone down to share the blame; that's worthwhile too."

Saying this, the one-eyed brawny man exerted force with his hand, while violent Línglì surged into Ye Zhangqing's body, causing his existing wound, as if stimulated, to begin continuously spurting blood outward.

From his mouth, several large mouthfuls of blood continuously spurted out.

"Stop."

Seeing this, Yun Xiantai panicked, hastily shouting, while the one-eyed brawny man cracked a grin.

"This kid's status is indeed extraordinary; he can make everyone so tense."

"Just now the one-eyed brawny man was probing, testing how much Haotu Shijie values Ye Zhangqing; now he has his answer."

Yun Xiantai actually also knew the one-eyed brawny man's intention, but he could do nothing.

"Although he knows this is the other's test, he cannot just watch Ye Zhangqing come to harm."

"So, even knowing it's a trap, he must jump in."

"Now the initiative is completely in the one-eyed brawny man's grasp; Yun Xiantai's face darkened to the extreme as he said to him."

"What do you want?"

"The top priority is to ensure Ye Zhangqing's safety first, then think of a way to rescue him."

Upon hearing this, the one-eyed brawny man also relaxed his grip and laughed.

"First, send the Star Battleship over."

"Okay, but you must release the person first."

"Do you have the qualifications to negotiate terms with me?"

With an air of assured victory, the one-eyed brawny man glanced at Ye Zhangqing and then increased his force.

"Having this kid in hand means I am in an invincible position."

"As expected, seeing this, Yun Xiantai hesitated little and immediately chose to compromise."

"Good."

That's right.

Bring the star battleship over.

Yun Dao brother, you............

Shut up.

Dongfang Hong was unwilling to just watch these space pirates run away like that; once they boarded the star battleship, they would be hard to chase.

Because the Dongfang Family's star battleship still hadn't recovered, it had been torn apart into a mess by the Artifact Master Alliance Elder and the Formation Sect Alliance Elder.

As for the Xingkong Ship of Haotu Shijie, it fundamentally lacked the ability to traverse space channels, and it would likely be torn to shreds by a space storm soon.

However, this time Yun Xiantai didn't waste any words with Dongfang Hong at all.

Right now, nothing is more important than Ye Zhangqing; no matter what, we must guarantee his safety.

Seeing Yun Xiantai compromise, the one-eyed burly man felt more confident.

Although curious why this kid's status is so high in everyone's hearts, for now, escaping comes first.

And right now, having this kid in hand puts everything under control.

Soon, the space pirates' star battleship was brought over.

Anyone hidden inside the battleship had better come out voluntarily; if I find any cats or dogs hidden on the battleship, I can't guarantee this kid's safety.

His teeth were grinding so hard they were about to break, yet Yun Xiantai still spoke coldly.

All retreat.

Following Yun Xiantai's order, the strong ones from Haotu Shijie inside the star battleship reluctantly withdrew.

Seeing that, the one-eyed burly man then ordered his space pirate underlings to board the ship.

Can we release the person now?

Yun Xiantai asked coldly, 'Let the space pirates run if they want; I don't care.'

But the next second, the one-eyed burly man's answer caused Yun Xiantai's killing intent to erupt completely.

"Release him? If we let him go, can we still get away?"

"I can swear."

"Sorry, I don't believe those; I still feel more at ease with this kid in hand."

"If you don't release the person, none of you will get away."

"No problem; having this kid to die with us is enough."