Chapter 1396

"Damn it, I only want Ye Zhangqing, why are you all blocking me."

Under the joint encirclement attack of Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong, the Viper let out a ferocious roar.

He just didn't understand; from beginning to end he only wanted Ye Zhangqing, why is everyone stopping him.

Facing his angry shout, Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong paid no heed.

Still only wanting Ye Zhangqing, joking, they came all the way from Haotu Shijie, searching all the way to this Heaven Martial Realm, isn't it also for Ye Zhangqing?

Nothing more to say, today we'll kill him.

Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong's faces turned cold and severe, their attacks grew increasingly fierce; under their joint assault, the Viper found it increasingly hard to resist.

Seeing the situation worsen, the Viper gritted its teeth and directly employed the Mìfǎ.

"Fine, since you won't let me have an easy time, then let's all die together."

During this period, it was absolutely the time when the Viper employed the Mìfǎ most frequently; basically, whenever a problem arose, this guy's first reaction was to employ the Mìfǎ, forcibly boosting his combat power.

And he completely disregarded the side effects of the Mìfǎ.

Even when chasing a Star Battleship, this guy could employ the Mìfǎ, leaving himself weak; let alone now facing the joint encirclement of Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong, a perilous situation.

As the Mìfǎ was employed, the Viper's aura kept rising, but Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong showed no change.

A mere Mìfǎ is not enough to make them wary; in their eyes, the Viper's state is nothing more than a trapped beast's struggle.

Once the Mìfǎ's time is up, he'll be fish on the chopping block, with no chance left.

What the two need to do now is to stall for time, draining Yun Xiantai's last flicker of vitality.

On the Viper's side, it's an all-out effort, while Lixue and another Emperor Sovereign Realm expert here are still evenly matched.

But the two are growing more panicked as they fight; there's nothing else—once that old man Ling dies, the balance of the battle will be directly broken.

As for how long the Viper can hold on now, it's unknown; once the Viper is killed, how will those two cope with four Emperor Sovereign Realm experts?

So even if they seem able to hold on for now, Lixue and the other's mood is becoming increasingly anxious.

However, facing Qiu Baiyi and the Ling Snake Granny, the two have no recourse, and finding a chance to win is even harder.

Under the Mìfǎ's boost, the Viper could indeed fight two against one, temporarily exchanging blows with Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong.

Mainly because Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong chose not to clash head‑on with the Viper; as long as they could stall, that was enough.

Fighting desperately with a dying person is utterly meaningless.

So for a moment the Viper actually seemed to perk up.

But this is only superficial; in reality, everyone knows the Viper's state cannot last long.

Moreover, even after employing the Mìfǎ, the Viper couldn't really harm Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong.

If they could manage to seriously injure Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong, that might still be considered a good outcome.

But the actual situation is that the damage the Viper inflicted on them is negligible, basically ignorable.

This is the worst case; Lixue has been monitoring this battlefield, seeing that the Viper has no recourse, his anxiety grows ever stronger.

Time trickled by, and Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong simply stalled the Viper without hurry or delay.

As time passed, the Mìfǎ's duration ended, and the Viper's aura began to wane.

Seeing this, Yun Xiantai gave a cold smile; he had been waiting for this moment.

And the Viper himself clearly knew his situation; as the Mìfǎ's time was about to end, he unleashed a fierce punch.

It looked like he was making a final struggle against Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong.

Faced with the Viper's all‑out strike, even a life‑risking blow, Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong chose to dodge rather than clash head‑on.

But just as Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong dodged, the Viper suddenly turned and ripped open space, trying to flee.

"This damn thing wants to run again............"

Lixue, who had been paying attention to everything here, immediately noticed the Viper's move, his teeth clenching involuntarily.

Last time the Viper ran, and now this bastard wants to run again.

This guy truly doesn't value their lives at all.

But Lixue can't do anything about it; you could say this guy is crazy, and sometimes he really is.

But if you say he's not crazy, he still knows to run when he can't win, instead of just fighting desperately.

Just like last time when he fought Qiu Baiyi, he ran as soon as he couldn't win, abandoning himself.

It's the same now.

Watching the Viper hesitate not at all, about to plunge into the spatial rift, Lixue's heart turned cold halfway.

If the Viper runs, the outcome will be obvious: once Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong free up their hands, they'll have to face four Emperor Sovereigns.

This bastard just sold himself out again.

But Lixue can only watch helplessly, unable to stop any of this.

Yet what he didn't expect was that, just as the Viper was about to dive headfirst into the spatial rift, a black giant hook shot forth like lightning and snagged his body.

The Viper, already half‑submerged, was instantly yanked back by that black giant hook.

The other end of the hook was Yun Xiantai's; just moments ago, when the Viper tried to flee, Yun Xiantai had without hesitation produced his own giant hook.

For Dao Yi Shengdi, hook technique has basically become a required course—from the old patriarch down to ordinary Menial Disciples, anyone who can't wield hooks with both hands would be ashamed to claim affiliation with Dao Yi Shengdi.

"Come back."

Under the Viper's terrified gaze, his whole body instantly returned to before Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong.

Looking at that spatial rift within arm's reach, it now felt as distant as billions of miles.

Clearly a single step would let him cross, yet he couldn't.

His aura kept fading, and Yun Xiantai and Dongfang Hong now launched a counterattack.

After waiting so long, wasn't it all for this moment?

The two no longer held back; given the Viper's present state, facing their joint encirclement, resistance was naturally impossible.

Not long after, they were heavily wounded by the two.

Finally, Yun Xiantai's long sword pierced the Viper's heart, while Dongfang Hong severed his head with a single sword strike.

Even at the last moment, the Viper struggled desperately, but still could not change the final outcome.

He died beneath the swords of Dongfang Hong and Yun Xiantai.

With the Viper's death, Li Xue and that Emperor Sovereign Realm expert's hearts also sank straight to the valley bottom.

Elder Ling and the Viper died one after another; now it's their turn, ah.

As for the two of them, they must face four Emperor Sovereigns outright, double their number; in such a situation, not to mention winning, even escaping has become a luxury.

Hearts like dead ashes, that Emperor Sovereign Realm expert even turned to the Spirit Snake Granny and said.

"Spirit Snake, let me go; from now on, I won't concern myself with the affairs of the Tianwu Realm."