Chapter 1048: All Shadows Annihilated

Their great battle raged fiercely, and the trial disciples nearby kept their distance from the start; no one dared to come near.

When the remaining shadows realized they were about to be annihilated and tried to flee, it was already too late; the ferocious beasts had, according to Ye Liuyun's orders, surrounded them.

So some shadows made a desperate gamble, aiming to kill Ye Liuyun first.

If Ye Liuyun died, the ferocious beasts would lose their master, and perhaps they would have a chance to escape.

However, few could evade the beasts' attacks and get close to Ye Liuyun.

When they got close, before Xia Tianqiong could act, the Black Python on her arm lunged out and eliminated a shadow.

Nevertheless, these shadows were indeed well‑trained assassins.

Just after the Black Python killed a shadow member, two senior‑ranked Martial Cultivators seized the chance to charge at Ye Liuyun, even offering their backs to the ferocious beasts, determined to slay him.

In its haste, the Black Python could only pounce on a shadow first.

Xia Tianqiong immediately drew her sword and rushed toward another senior‑ranked strongman, intending to shield Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun merely smiled faintly, raised his hand, and shot another arrow.

Except that the arrow he released was black Demon Qi.

At the same time, behind Ye Liuyun a silver whip sprang, snatching that senior‑ranked shadow.

"Boom, boom" two explosions rang in succession; the senior was first pierced through the chest by Ye Liuyun's arrow, then blasted apart by Huo Hu's silver whip, its Soul annihilated on the spot.

Xia Tianqiong had already prepared to take a hit for Ye Liuyun.

She didn't expect that, upon rushing close, she would see the senior‑ranked strongman shattered.

"You can still shoot arrows? What was that silver thing?"

Xia Tianqiong was first amazed that Ye Liuyun could still shoot arrows, then immediately grew curious about the source of the silver attack.

She didn't know Huo Hu had been trailing behind, protecting them.

"We'll talk later!"

Ye Liuyun said a brief line, then continued to command the ferocious beasts, eradicating all remaining shadows.

In this great battle, Ye Liuyun single‑handedly exterminated all shadows in the area around Qian Long Academy.

He released a Skeleton Puppet to collect the shadows' corpses.

He then gathered the ferocious beasts, and, with Xia Tianqiong and Huo Hu, returned to Space World.

Only when she saw Huo Hu remove the Invisibility Cloak did Xia Tianqiong realize that the silver attack had certainly come from Huo Hu.

But then she had another question.

"Who are you? Where did this cloak come from?"

"You don't know me?" Huo Hu laughed, retorting.

"She transformed into a demon fox. The cloak was given to me by the Crown Prince!" Ye Liuyun, knowing Huo Hu was teasing Xia Tianqiong, gave her an explanation.

"Huo Hu? The older brother gave you the cloak?"

Xia Tianqiong hadn't expected Huo Hu to have transformed, but it made sense.

Yet the Crown Prince actually gave the legendary Invisibility Cloak to Ye Liuyun, which she found unbelievable.

"Recover first; we'll discuss the rest later!"

Ye Liuyun gave no further explanation, sat cross‑legged, and began cultivating Mysterious Origin.

After this exhilarating battle, his Mysterious Origin, repeatedly drained, has now become more condensed.

Ye Liuyun estimates that it won't be long before his realm can breakthrough again.

After Ye Liuyun's Mysterious Origin fully recovered, he reappeared, collected the Skeleton Puppet, and headed straight for the central Teleportation Array.

This time he encountered no obstacles; the battle here had long scared everyone away, leaving no one to undertake a hunting mission in this area.

After returning to the Sect, Ye Liuyun released Xia Tianqiong, Ling Shuang, and Yuan Datou, letting them go rest.

As for those shadow corpses, Ye Liuyun placed them into a Storage Ring and gave it to Xia Tianqiong to exchange for points at the Sect.

"These points are all yours; at least your effort wasn't in vain!"

Ye Liuyun couldn't use all the points he earned last time in Ten Thousand Poison Cave, so he simply handed the shadow corpses to Xia Tianqiong for her to exchange for resources.

"After taking so many risks, finally there's some reward! I won't be modest then!"

Xia Tianqiong also knew Ye Liuyun didn't lack points; when he returned from Ten Thousand Poison Cave, he gave Ling Shuang and Yuan Datou each ten thousand points.

So she didn't hesitate, taking the Storage Ring herself.

"You still haven't told me why the older brother gave you that Invisibility Cloak?"

Xia Tianqiong hadn't forgotten that matter.

When the Crown Prince received his reward, she noticed he was clearly fond of the cloak; how could he have given it to Ye Liuyun so easily!

Ye Liuyun smiled and, unwilling to conceal further, said, "I snatched it from him! When we entered the Secret Realm he attacked me, and I let the ferocious beasts seize that legendary item."

At that moment, he also didn't tell Xia Tianqiong that the Crown Prince was a shadow.

"Then his severed arm—was that your doing? But didn't he say a shadow did it..."

Xia Tianqiong was completely baffled.

She only knew the Crown Prince and Ye Liuyun had a grudge over the Qian Long Academy Token, but she hadn't expected they once fought in the Secret Realm.

"I only let the ferocious beasts snatch his cloak; the rest wasn't my doing! Maybe he later ran into shadows."

Ye Liuyun could only fabricate a lie to cover the past.

"Oh!" Xia Tianqiong still sensed something off, but she didn't press further.

As for what really happened between the Crown Prince and Ye Liuyun, she didn't want to inquire further.

As long as Ye Liuyun is fine, that's all that matters.

Although she and the Crown Prince are siblings, royal offspring share only faint affection, making it impossible for them to turn against Ye Liuyun over this.

After Ye Liuyun sent them back, he relayed the news to the Fourth Prince, informing him that all shadows had been exterminated, their corpses were with Xia Tianqiong, and would be taken to the Sect for point exchange.

The Fourth Prince saw that Ye Liuyun had returned so quickly, and even went over to Xia Tianqiong to verify.

Seeing all those shadowy corpses, he curiously asked Xia Tianqiong about the events.

Xia Tianqiong gave him a rough account. However, thinking he could not disclose Ye Liuyun's power, he concealed the number of the final beasts, saying only that there were a few beasts and not being specific.

"I see the bodies killed by arrows, over sixty. How could he use a divine artifact bow to fire over sixty arrows?"

Xia Tian Yuan suspected that Xia Tianqiong was deceiving him and hadn't spoken the truth.

Xia Tianqiong sighed, "Indeed! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it!"

Seeing that Xia Tianqiong didn't appear to be lying, he was also quite perplexed.